DiamondJim

@PushMyGran1986 I hadn’t considered that but the way things are going you might be right

It's a good time to hit the backlog as apart from Pokemon Legends Arceus there are no AAA titles releasing in January or February AT ALL. It's very bleak the next 2 months but March it starts to look better. So I'm getting back in to Stardew Valley and next I plan to start Ni No Kuni 2, Xenoblade 2 & Persona 5 Strikers.

If they can keep good games flowing for the next near on 3 years potentially they might be ok to wait until late 2024 to release the next gen console. I’m worried that Nintendo’s underpowered Switch might not be an attractive purchasing option in early 2024. Sony would’ve got a decent library of games for the PS5 by late 2024 so I think a late 2023 might make better sense

If it’s Kemco then it’s probably shovelware so no way would I waste time and money on it. Maybe I’ll give it a go when my sanity has departed.

@Banjo I agree with you BOTW was a good game but it was also frustrating and annoying with weapons breaking especially during a storm which I thought was plain stupid as well as the empty and desolate samey open world which needed more characters, towns, etc. Hopefully BOTW2 addresses this so I remain hopeful.

I had this for the N64 and liked it back in the day. We have moved forward a long way in gaming since then and it doesn't look to have aged well even with the remaster.

Can we just have either P4G or P5R on the Switch? Give me either of those and I’m happy

I actually think it will come to Nintendo, whether it’s the switch or the new system that I think Bloomberg says a number of developers have kits for I don’t know. It could come to Switch if the 2022 release date is correct as the Switch is so dominant and I think the Bioshock trilogy has sold well on the Switch (correct me if I’m wrong) - Just hope it’s not a cloud version

3rd stratum was annoying. I had to watch a YouTube video to get past it. Great game although the environments and buildings are too samey so graphics really lack variety. That said I’ve lost 100 hours to this game so I’m obviously enjoying it

I was considering this but when I read about the micro transactions that is a deal breaker. There are so many great games on Switch and I have a backlog of games already so there’s no chance an average game with micro transactions will be considered

I loved playing Arkanoid on the Commodore 64. That said it’s aged and is pretty basic by today’s standards and really needs to be priced at less than $10 to even tempt me today

Looks like a mobile game. Really lazy effort. Hope Arceus recovers because I would hate to see the Pokémon franchise end up like the Sonic franchise where we get used to mediocre games and lose excitement for new releases in the series

How damaging will this be to the Rockstar (owned by Take-Two) & GTA brand? I'm guessing not too damaging if GTA6 is amazing. But what if GTA6 disappoints on top of this disappointment? Then they'll be major issues. Let's face it doing this GTA trilogy should be a piece of cake compared to GTA6 and if they can't get this easy piece of cake right then maybe just maybe GTA6 might be disappointing or worse yet a Cyberpunk 2077 / Fallout 76 moment.

Fair enough that it’s a cheap remaster and rough around the edges. Rockstar are a little independent studio with limited funds and don’t have the resources that a company like Saber Interactive have to make a quality port or upgrade. Right?!?

I just want Yokai Watch 4++ to be released in English even just digitally and I’d be super happy.

Seriously this game graphically looks like a free mobile game. It’s unlikely that I’d pay full AAA price for a game that looks this bad and is based of a DS game however I’ll wait for the reviews to be sure. I’m pinning my hopes on Arceus

I loved the Yokai Watch games on the 3DS and I would love anything to do with theee games on the Switch but After waiting patiently for Yokai Watch 4 I’m not getting my hopes up

This and Captain Toad had the best 3D IMO

I’m Ok if they put GTA3 and Vice City on the cart with San Andreas as a download provided you can play San Andreas even without the cart inserted (eg Borderlands 2) They might go with this as GTA3 and Vice City should fit on the cheaper 16 GB cart. I would prefer all 3 on the cart but I would be Ok with this outcome

Physical release - fantastic. I'll hate waiting a few extra weeks but it'll be worth it

There’s stuff on my wishlist that I didn’t get and that will be the case with all directs but this is a really, really good update which will get me back in to the game which I haven’t touched for 5 months. Exceeded my expectations so well done Nintendo

Difference is Link’s Awakening looks nice whereas this looks like a mobile game and a cheap one at that

It’s hard to believe it when they are completely non-specific. I’m sure these updates have improved the stability of the controllers

@westman98 - you have a fair point.

About time. Smash Brothers sales figures are well below Animal Crossing but they’ve had heaps of regular new content whereas what Nintendo has given the larger Animal Crossing install base in comparison has been pathetic

Don’t know I can wait for the physical so unless the download size is more than 15GB will be picking this up digitally

@VoidofLight No just any game announcement that involves Switch. P4G would be great but P5R for Switch would blow me away.

What a complete let-down of an announcement. Even more so for everyone living outside of Japan as we get nothing. Having said that hopefully the reason is they don’t want to shift focus from SMT5. The next announcement is in December a number of weeks after the release of SMT5 and we have the Tokyo Games Show soon so I haven’t given up…….yet.

Loved the first one on switch so I’ll be buying the physical day one. In Australia the physical is released one week later than digital.

Interestingly the hefty 45gb download was not even mentioned in the review or comments which is a big factor preventing me from buying. Even with my 512gb sd card I’m not prepared to give up nearly 10% of my storage on a basketball game

I would've liked more explanation on what they fixed from the first Little Nightmares game which you scored a 6.

Good to see Rockstar doing something for Switch however I was hoping for GTA 5 or at a minimum GTA 4. I’m interested to know if they will charge a premium price for this as I would pay $30 but if they charge more for these old games I would make do with the Saints Row games I have.

I really liked this Direct. I was hoping for an update or release date for Disco Elysium as there’s been no news of late on the Switch release

The price is ridiculous. I laughed and then thought are there morons who would pay this much when you can get free mobile phone games better than this? I suppose the people who buy this will also buy the calculator at full price on the eshop. LMAO

Pathetic, an insult to our intelligence if Nintendo thinks we are going to be happy about this update. Why even bother?

In much the same way that my hopes are fading for a Yokai Watch 4 western release I had almost given up hope for this title. Great news

Haven’t played this since the first week of July. Need some decent content for me to get back in to it for more than a couple of days

It’s not worth it as an upgrade for most but worth it if you’re buying your first Switch. I actually don’t want a pro to be released as I want to get 2-3 more years out of the current Switch before Nintendo go to a new generation.

The graphics do not look HD. Graphics look sooo dated and like a 10 year old game or a budget title. No way am I paying the full asking price for this. Could u imagine if this ugly game released at full price on PS5 or even PS4 it would be a laughing stock or just totally ignored. If this wasn’t a Zelda game no one would buy it

I know it’s a business and I know Apple do this sort of thing too but if that’s the case that Nintendo are just profit gouging on the new model then I hope people continue to buy the base Switch

I hope the download size is smaller this time around

Graphically it looks terrible when compared to BOTW. Heck Link’s Awakening looks better than this. First Zelda in a long time that I have no interest in

Swapping between SMT3, American Fugitive, World Of Final Fantasy Maxima and Saints Row 3 thanks to some great e-shop discounts

Knowing that it was a 40 minute direct they packed a lot in. There was no Pro, Trilogy Pack (Zelda, Metroid, Mass Effect) also no Donkey Kong, Xenoblade, Mario Kart 9 etc. But I was pretty happy as I feel there is plenty of good games to look forward to and when all is said and done that’s all we really need. I give the direct an 8/10

Level 5 released Ni No Kuni II but are they also taking care of the Switch version or is Nintendo or Bandai Namco taking care of the Switch port as Level 5 have financial issues

They are even marketing the next update by delaying it to build hype and interest

This is giving the game plenty of publicity and a lot more exposure than If it released as was expected a couple of weeks ago. Smart marketing intended or not.

Hope it’s better than Balan Wonderworld