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Another year, another crappy Pokémon anime movie. I'd rather watch Detective Pikachu again.

@Luna_110 To be fair that picture turned out to be inaccurate.

@zool If you were paying attention to recent news, Nintendo is much more likely to team up with Microsoft than with Sony.

@darthstuey Those three games are also on Xbox

@DDFawfulGuy What games did they censor?

@Andigaming What games did they censor?

This article needs to be considered pseudoscience.

Most underrated console of all time.

@chardir Axiom Verge was released physically on Wii U this year, if that means anything.

So Nintendo owns the copyright to this game... would that make this game or Kirby's Dream Land the first Nintendo-HAL collaboration?

@AlternateButtons You seem upset.

@wizzgamer The Wii was niche? Did you really just say that? Please use your head next time.

@wazlon @NintendoFan4Lyf The mini-DVD problem could easily be fixed by splitting the game into multiple discs. Third-parties didn't have a problem with that on the PS1 before, and they didn't have a problem with that with the Xbox 360 after.

The Xbox used DVD's, but still got demolished by the PS2 in sales.

I think Nintendo Life is correct with why the GameCube failed.

First he was cut in Smash Bros. as an assist trophy, now he's losing his job. Poor guy can't get a break.

@azoreseuropa You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?

"On paper, EA’s decision to field the B team makes some sense, as did the ‘Legacy’ versions that got released on Wii. In its launch week just 1% of FIFA 19’s physical sales in the UK were for the Switch version (this didn’t account for digital sales, but we don’t imagine them being much better). On the face of it, this indicates that the audience simply doesn’t exist on Switch to warrant putting effort into anything other than a ‘legacy’ (read: old) release."

The U.K. is never a good sample of sale performances on Nintendo consoles, considering that it's Nintendo's weakest region. In contrast, the head of Nintendo's French division was pleased with FIFA's sales. And in Japan FIFA 18 on Switch is believed to have outsold the PS4 version!

EA has no one to blame but themselves. They are not doing their best.

@Trajan You've missed out on plenty of games. The Wii U was also for hardcore gamers and Miyamoto said that too.

@jarvismp The richer don't get richer if people don't buy from them. Vote with your wallets and keep others informed.

@Scollurio In Japan the Switch version of FIFA 18 actually outsold the PS4 version. Take it as you will.

@Trajan The Wii, 3DS and Wii U had plenty of fantastic games. "Dark years" my balls.

@sixrings Look what happened to Sega, sixrings. They're a total shadow of their former selves.

Let's not have Nintendo do the same thing.

@LuciferOnReddit That's gonna be a heavy task, especially in Europe.

Will Nintendo call EA out on this?

@Heavyarms55 Detective Pikachu showed that a live-action video game movie can be done well. That, and making it animation doesn't mean it's going to be good. Look at Pokémon, it's had 21 movies ranging from mediocre to dreadful, yet it's live adaptation blows them all away.

@Hordak I'd bet had Earthbound 64 been released, people would look back at it fondly, not say it didn't age well.

@Alucard83 You can play Stardew Valley if old-school graphics is what you want.

@Itzdmo You do know once you get the figurine, you can unlock anything compatible with it and any future stuff as well. You won't need to buy things separately.

You can also save data to an Amiibo and use it elsewhere.

How this is somehow worse than lootboxes is rather insane.

@tr573 You are very selfish, you know that, kid?

@FlyingFoxy There are plenty of childish anime, you are deeply mistaken.

@ShaiHulud Therefore, you have a phobia. You'd best lose it.

@Agramonte What bothers you about the game?

@sinn1 Because they're fun? Did that ever come to mind?

@Disco_K Lose your phobia for motion controls. It can bring new life to plenty of games.

@Ulysses You should lose your phobia for motion controls and give it another try.

@ShaiHulud people need to lose their phobia for motion controls, including you, Shai.

They can be a great experience when done correctly.

@GrailUK The sales numbers show that plenty of people need them. Hurts, doesn't it?

I actually knew about this character before the video existed. I lost my other 3DS and had to buy a new one, had to redownload all my games and DLC. You won't have to pay another penny for Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, and hence no need to haggle. That's when I got to see the old dog!

The actual offense is turning Ash into a phenomenal failure in order to get him there to begin with. I share you this link:
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/general_discussion/the_big_problem_with_the_pokemon_anime_-_an_essay_and_a_rant_warning_long

Anyone who still watches the anime at this point is supporting corruption.

@Silly_G You said this earlier: "I dread this being enormously successful for that will only indicate that the worst is yet to come. Different strokes, I guess. I still enjoy watching some of the traditionally animated Pokémon films from Japan though."

It appears that you're complaining about the aesthetics about the movie and how it is a "b******dization" of the Pokémon IP. If you have this much of a problem with the aesthetics, then the problem is on you, not the movie. The idea that Hollywood does not meet "social, cultural, artistic/literary, and/or historical merit", and "are often disappointingly unambitious in their storytelling" isn't remotely true, there are plenty of fantastic movies that meet one or more of those qualities.

You sure sound jealous due to the fact that Detective Pikachu is positioned to become a financial hit and succeed critically whereas the anime movies have not.

@dimi "Nintendo should focus on hardcore gamers"

They tried that with the Wii U and it failed.

It was a good attempt, even if it didn't capture everything of what made the original so great.

If there's one certainty about Pokémon, it's that Ash Ketchum will never win a Pokémon league.

@Jaalsky The Pokémon anime movies were all bad and contributed to the "bad video game movie curse".

@Silly_G I bet you think that the Pokémon anime movies were good. You seem rather jealous that Detective Pikachu is getting better-received than those crapfests.

I look forward to seeing the film.

It should be noticed that Detective Pikachu is currently the highest rated video game based film in Rotten Tomatoes, with a score of 69% as of this writing, beating Rampage's 52%. It also breaks the record of The Power of Us, which is at 60%, if we include movies with limited theatrical releases.

AFAIK, only Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie and Resident Evil: Damnation rank higher, but they weren't released in theaters in the west.

@Chibi_Manny Beg them to re-release GameCube games.

@idrawrobots Sure seems to be the case with those who watch the yearly anime movies. They're quite bad, IMO.

70% on Rotten Tomatoes is solid though. I look forward to seeing Detective Pikachu.

@Kutal Actually, a great movie needs to appeal to everyone, not just enthusiasts. This is where the Pokémon anime movies failed and where Detective Pikachu succeeds.

@HeroponRiki The Power of Us ranks higher and managed to get 60% based on five critics. Detective Pikachu is beating that right now.

The Pokémon anime movies deserve a dishonorable mention, if not outright belong in that list.