DiamondJim

I used to buy every Mario Sports game because they used to be great. I haven’t bought Strikers after the reviews and being underwhelmed with Mario Golf. The same will happen with Pokemon if they consistently start releasing rush jobs like Scarlet/Violet. Consumers will not continuously spend premium money e.g $60+ if the product is not premium.

Hopefully it’s not over 30GB like MK11. Even with my 1TB microSD card I struggle for space.

I’m flabbergasted that a 2D platformer is in development hell because if Team Cherry ever decided to develop a 3D open world game it would take them 600 years.

Like everyone else I’m not sure whether to get this or Zelda TOTK.

They actually need to do this with nearly their whole catalogue as most of their games are more expensive than Nintendo first party AAA titles like Mario, Pokemon, Kirby, etc.

I agree with the pro controller being number one bit the drifty joy cons that are too small and often disconnect should be dead last as they break, they’re way too expensive and they just plain suck.

@Key19 Spot on.

I hate it when this happens. I only buy digital on deep discount so if it reviews well and goes down to US$10 then I’d give it a go but looks like I’ll pass

@SpaceboyScreams You might be right. 6 years for a sky area and a fuse and rewind mechanic with no new maps sounds lazy when you put it like that. I hope there’s more….

Can’t wait for this. DQXI is the best turn based rpg on the Switch with only Octopath Traveler II coming close.

I love Inazuma 11 and excited to see the other franchises return. I clocked over 900 hours into Yokai Watch 3 on the 3DS so was hoping for Yokai Watch 4 but oh well, still excited.

If that’s the case I hope the deal goes through as I would like COD portably even at 30 fps.

Probably should’ve always been free for the loyal Pokemon fanbase. Incredibly stingy practice and poor form for the ultra rich Pokemon Company. I bet it’ll shut down completely in the next 12 - 24 months as the Pokemon Company are not generous. I hope I’m wrong. I know it’s a business and not a charity but certain practices need to be called out

I got mine. No day one patch so all on the cart. Yay!

I put off getting Stardew Valley for so long because the graphics stink yet I loved it and put over 100 hours in. (I still hate the graphics) This game looks lovely but will the gameplay hold up?

Awesome both Capcom and Level 5 presentations for March 9th. Big day - Can’t wait.

Less people and NPC’s so the world will be emptier ala Breath of the Wild. Disappointing!

Put us out of our misery and localise Yokai Watch 4. Level-5 announced they were localising it in 2019 and although they stated that they’re closing their western branch Level 5 Abby they’ve never stated that the localisation of YW4 is cancelled so we continue to wait……..

“New WORLD” of Steam. Is it a big world or even an open world in a steam setting?

Didn’t even know the sale of Activision had gone through.

3 months ago if you told me Level-5 were coming back with a new Prof Layton & Fantasy Life game for the west I would’ve been over the moon. On top of this we’re getting a new IP and maybe a new Inazuma 11 game (I had Inazuma 11 Go Shadow for the 3DS and it rocked) Level-5 were the highlight of the direct for me. With all this I’m still a little salty as I want Yo-Kai Watch 4 more than any other game. I’ve logged over 800 hours in Yo-Kai Watch 3.

@MontyCircus Yeh I’m getting it. Looks good enough for me especially as I haven’t got the first instalment

IGN only gave it a 7. It’s currently sitting at a metacritic score of 84 for the Switch version

Pokemon fans will lap this up. No-brainer at this price.

Hope it has a physical release without a day one patch rendering the cart worthless. This looks great though.

The $70 price tag is therefore easier to digest if it’s all on the cart as it would not fit on a 16GB cart. If however there’s a day one download of 2GB or more and they’re using a 16GB cart then imo it’s a cash grab

I don’t get why each game is double the price of Persona 4 Golden

It’s a good game with plenty of content but the glitches, pop-in and crashes is a disgrace from a full priced game selling over 10 million copies. The revenue for Scarlet/Violet will exceed half a billion dollars (do the math) and they release it in a shocking state. Just plain greedy. Budget indie games run better

Do we need a sequel? No. Does Marvel need another movie/franchise? No. Let’s face it all the Marvel movies are the same film but different costume. However if it’s entertaining I’m happy to watch Detective Pikachu 2

Feb & March look decent but at this stage April is as empty and barren as the Sahara Desert. Hopefully that February Direct is real and rectifies this

I think Nintendolife should make mention of the very large download size of over 26GB for this game as this will have an impact on people like myself buying it as it’s digital only.

This is crazy. I seriously would’ve purchased nearly half the list

@DrkBndr Ok didn’t know that

@holnugget My sealed box had a download code but NO cart. It literally is a code in a box

My “physical” copy of Ark for the Switch is a BS code-in-a-box.

I put off buying Stardew Valley for so long because the pixel art graphics suck however after buying it I sunk over 100 hours into that game even though I still hate the graphics.

I hate breakable weapons. And electrical storms constantly destroying your weapons was over the top, stupid, annoying, unrealistic, unfair and just NOT FUN

I just want to know when this is going to be free.

Looking forward to this. Would really like the steelbook edition but looks like my chances of getting that in Australia are slim

You didn’t list 2 of the main pros for each. Pro for digital is that you can load game instantly without swapping disks or cartridges. Pro for physical is that you can sell it later

They say they are taking on new challenges. How about the challenge of bringing Yokai Watch 4 to the west considering they promised they would be doing just that at the Anime Expo in 2019.

Not buying P3P. I’ll buy P4G if it’s the same price as P4U but if it’s full price like P5R then I’ll pass.

What is the point of code in a box? We have an e-shop. It’s as useful as a solar powered torch or an appendix transplant. It’s just a complete waste of plastic. Am I missing something here?

Thanks for posting this article as I had no idea. I own this game so it’s nice to be informed on what’s going on with these companies good or bad.

@Rosona Your calculations are wrong It’s 23399 not 23999 so with the OG and lite Switch sales total 38634. PS5 sold 34287 + 4579 for PS5 digital = 38866. So you have incorrected the article. It was close but PS5 outsold the Switch

Would’ve loved this 25 years ago

The art style looks low budget to me. Certainly not AAA. Still ages until release so I haven’t given up on this just yet as I liked it on the Gamecube

Why bother? Stadia failed and that was designed for this type of gaming. Switch is not designed for streaming games so cloud games will fail on Switch. When will they learn?

I’m trying to work out apart from the graphical upgrade is there any new FREE content for existing Switch Ark owners in this update?

A fool and his money are soon parted. Tag Hauer will cash in big time on those 250 fools