Love this game!!! I have finished it multiple times now along with the New Game Plus mode and my only complaint is how small it was and I wish it had at least one more area with another spirit you had to help but I am glad it is getting a sequel. I loved exploring the land, cleaning up the corrupted areas, fighting the monsters and the Rots were cute and I especially loved how they included a sapphic couple in the game too as two of the spirits you had to reunite.
It reminded me of Ary and the Secret of the Seasons with the way it looked like a Disney/ Pixar movie and Asterigos: Curse Of The Stars.
@DwaynesGames I love Super Mario Sunshine and have been playing it again in the Super Mario 3D All Stars collection on Switch. It has always been one of my favourite Mario games and Shigeru Miyamoto said a few years ago 'Super Mario Sunshine' didn't turn out the way they wanted it to but he liked Isle Delfino and said it is possible they might bring it back as the setting for another Mario game in the future. I would love to see that happen 'cause I loved Isle Delfino and would love to see it expanded with newer graphics and new areas. 😀
Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Mega Collection
Sonic Gems Collection
All of them were on Gamecube and while some have been re-released on other consoles Sonic Heroes is the best 3D Sonic game that has never been re-released in my opinion and I would love to see it added to this so we finally have it on a new console.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
The Donkey Konga games
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Would be fun additions too but the one I would love to see the most that are sadly unlikely due to dumb copyright issues that stop us from getting the games re-released is The Simpsons: Hit & Run and both Matt Groening and Al Jean want to see the game get released on a new console too and have said it is one of the things fans have asked them the most about.
Looking forward to playing it with my Nieces. We loved Yoshi's Woolly World and Yoshi's Crafted World on Wii U and Switch and was hoping we would get a new Yoshi game but I am still hoping we get a Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 2' the most and one of the creators of the game said there is hope we could get a sequel in the near future and Nintendo hasn't forgotten about it.
I hope the next game has Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong in big roles as playable characters and they bring back Lanky Kong as a playable character too. Maybe the Donkey Kong movie will bring Lanky back.
Good list. Out of the ones I have played I would rank them
1) Super Mario World 2) Super Mario Bros 3 3) Super Mario Odyssey 4) Super Mario Bros 2 5) Super Mario Sunshine 6) Super Mario Bros Wonder 7) Super Mario Galaxy 2 8) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 9) New Super Mario Bros U 10) Super Mario 64 11) Super Mario Galaxy 12) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 13) New Super Mario Bros 14) Super Mario Maker 2 15) Super Mario Bros 16) Super Mario Maker 17) Super Mario Land 18) Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
@Ability-King-KK Microsoft is worth $4.288 Trillion and is the fourth most valuable company in the world and they made more money last year than in 2020-2024. Meanwhile Sony is only worth $180.93 Billion and is the 156th most valuable company in the world. Whatever they are doing they are not doing better than Microsoft or they wouldn't be so low beneath them. Microsoft could buy Sony if they wanted to but it is more likely Disney is going to buy them soon because Marvel wants the Spider-Man rights back and they done a poor job with their Spider-Verse Live Action spinoff movies.
They have got new people in charge of X Box now so we don't know what they are going to do in the future but it has been reported Microsoft is looking to purchase Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc which owns Rockstar Games, Zynga and 2K and they only purchased Activision recently so I don't see them leaving gaming anytime soon. Sony used to port their games to X Box, Nintendo and PC and Nintendo got criticized for years for keeping Mario, Pokemon, Legend of Zelda and Metroid on their consoles and not sharing them with Playstation and X Box. When Sega stopped making video game consoles and put their games on Nintendo, Playstation and X Box a lot of people were happy Sonic was no longer exclusive to one console so I don't see console exclusitivity as a good thing.
@progx That's the thing. It is not hurting Nintendo but it is hurting the people. With the rising cost of living the last thing anybody should be doing is justifying big companies who have billions of dollars putting prices up and hating on companies that still want to sell things at lower pricesl. It is this type of thing that is going to lead to our countries becoming like Middle Eastern countries where they have got a heap of poor people and some rich people and nobody in between them because you wipe the middle class out.
And the creators of games like Pokemon, Mario, Donkey Kong, Kirby and even Legend of Zelda have said these games are made for children and while it is okay for people of all ages to like them their target audience is children. Pokemon is for children like my Nieces and Nephew and their friends and it is parents like my Sister who have to fork out money to pay for their ridicolously high prices which were significantly cheaper only a few years ago. What is next? $300 for video games? I get that you like the companies and I do too but I don't blindly follow them and make excuses for them wanting to rip people off.
Nintendo is worth $11.84 trillion. They are not a company that is struggling with money but suddenly want to charge us $115 for video games that were only $69 on their previous console and nearly twice the price of a Switch 1 for a Switch 2.
@Ability-King-KK We will have to wait and see but I think it is very premature to claim X Box is dead when it is owned by a major company like Microsoft that could turn things around in the future. It reminds me of all the hardcore Marvel fans that said DC was dead and was going to go under just because their movies weren't making as much as the MCU and yet just had a big hit with a new Superman movie and we have got Supergirl, Clayface and Lanterns coming out this year.
Also, why is it that Playstation and Nintendo are the only video game consoles allowed to exist? This brand loyalty where we are not allowed to have anything other than two big brands and wishing death on one because it is not as popular anymore is odd to say the least. If you don't like X Box that is fine and noody is asking you to buy one but to go out of your way to want to kill the console off is pretty over the top and hurts the video game industry in the long run since most companies benefit from having competition.
@progx No. We get ripped off here compared to other countries which is why things sell less here and with Trump's tariffs video game consoles and videos are most likely to go up even more which means less people will get them. Switch 1 still outsells Switch 2 here by a large margin and you can get a Switch 1 for around $300 now. Until Switch 2 drops under $500 I don't see it changing because Nintendo consoles are generally made for children and a lot of parents can't afford to buy them for their kids at the moment.
A lot of video game shops have closed up here and many shops have axed their video game sections along with their sections for albums, books and DVDs and Blu Rays because they weren't selling enough anymore. DVDs and Blu Rays took a big hit from streaming services and a lot of people of don't buy music anymore because they can stream it or download it for free online.
The prices of these things need to be dropped if they want people to buy them. The cheap prices of X Box Series X consoles here is why there are a lot of people who are still buying them and a lot of people I know that had Playstations moved to X Box 360 when the Playstation 3 came out here because they put it up to over $1000 while you could buy an X Box 360 for around $500. Playstation 2 was significantly cheaper.
@Ability-King-KK It has already been confirmed. Aniimo isn't being released on Playstation or Nintendo consoles so people will have to get an X Box Series X to play it.
@progx Most young people don't have PCs anymore. They use their phones or IPADs to go on the internet or have laptops. My Nieces and Nephew and their friends have never even used a PC in their lives and see it as a machine for old people. lol
PCs have jumped up significantly in price here too and can cost $2000-$7000.
@progx Not here they are not. It cost around $700 to get a Switch 2 here and $749 for a Playstation 5 (which was over $1000 when it first came out and were hard to get) while you can get an X Box Series X for around $400 when they are on special which is often. Also most new X Box Series X games are only $69-$79 while most Switch 2 games are over $100 with some going up to $125 which is why a lot of parents have been complaining.
@progx A lot of people don't have PCs anymore because of the expensive prices and PCs are seen as outdated technology to many young people who have IPADs and use the net on their phones. I swear, this site must be full of rich people since the majority of people I know aren't buying a lot of new things now because of how much the prices have gone up and this is at a time where the price of living has gone up significantly too yet we have people so desperate to defend video game companies with their rising high pricess and hate on the ones that still sell things for cheap that most regular families can actually afford.
@progx Not unless prices start dropping just like Switch 2. As I have said before one of the main reasons people still buy X Box Series X over Playstation 5 and Switch 2 is the console is cheaper and the games are significantly cheaper.
@progx Regardless of its sales performance, the Call of Duty franchise remains the biggest franchise for Xbox and they announced they will no longer release Call of Duty games in the same sub-series in consecutive years meaning titles like Black Ops and Modern Warfare won't be immediately followed by sequels because it has a negative impact on sales. Also, they are looking to reboot the Call of Duty games and make some significant changes to Call of Duty 8 now and it was said 7 sold the least on Playstation 5 so making them exclusive to X Box is a very real possibility.
@Aswannsong They were here and they were always the cheapest out of all the video game consoles. Switch 1 was around $400-$450 when it first came out here while Nintendo Switch 2 was $700-$750. A lot of longtime Nintendo Console onwers I know have yet to buy Switch 2 because of how expensive it is compared to Switch 2 and their new games have gone from $69-$79 like to $105-$114 which is around $50 more per game and X Box Series X now has the cheapest games.
You have got some shops refusing to sell certain Switch 2 games now because of their high prices and Nintendo are blaming the US Government with their tariffs over the high prices and are looking to sue the US Government because they are not making as much sales as they hoped for.
@Ability-King-KK That belief is a big reason why they will most likely go back to having console exclusive games. If they lose money over it and less people buy X Boxes the company will change what they are doing and they have got new people in charge now.
@Ability-King-KK It depends on how much money they see out of doing it and if Playstation continue to make more games console exclusive. The Spider-Man games used to be on all consoles too and we had Spider-Man on Nintendo and X Box consoles but then they made them exclusive to Playstation. They have got new people running things now and they might change things up.Call of Duty is the third biggest selling video game franchises of all time and has sold more than Pokemon games and X Box making the 8th game X Box exclusive for their next console could get more people buying it.
@Ability-King-KK Lack of exclusive X Box games with Playstation making more and more of their games Playstation exclusive. They own Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot too and it has been reported there is a new Spyro game in the works now to follow up the success of the 'Spyro Reignited Trilogy.' They might make new Spyro and Crash Bandicoot games X Box Exclusive on their next console along with Call of Duty 8 which they also own now after purchasing Activision.
@Ability-King-KK There has been talk of a new Banjo Kazooie game being made for a while and Asha Sharma was just recently appointed as the CEO of Microsoft Gaming and is a fan of Banjo Kazooie so if it is going to happen it has the best chances now with somebody who is an actual fan of the games being in charge.
Love this game!! We got it on special on the X Box Store for under $50 after I read it was similar to 'Asterigos: Curse Of The Stars', 'Eternal Strands' and 'Kena: Bridge of Spirits' and we ended up enjoying it.
They should bring over 'Asterigos: Curse of the Stars' too. It is pretty similar to this game but also has a lot of similarities to 'Immortals: Fenyx Rising.' which was one of my favourite games of this decade.
@SalvorHardin See, this type of thing is one of the biggest problems with the gaming industry aside from sexism, homophobia and transphobia. Toxic loyalty to companies to the point where you wish death on other companies and want them to go out of business so there is no competition or alternative for your favourite company. It is like the dumb DC and Marvel online wars from 5-10 years ago where MCU fans didn't want DC or other comic book companies having any movies or shows because only their favourite company was allowed to have those in their eyes and the WWE vs AEW and TNA wars.
If you don't like X Box don't buy one but there are people that do and still buy these consoles just like there are people who still like DC and watch AEW and TNA and why its existence upsets you so much is a little over the top to say the least.
@Ability-King-KK @Ability-King-KK They own Banjo Kazzoie, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Battletoads, Perfect Dark and many other Rare franchises and the upcoming Aniimo which a lot of Pokemon fans I know are interested in is only going to be on X Box Series X but they have wasted most of Rare franchises since they bought the company and a lot of people I know would buy a new X Box if they got new Banjo Kazooie and Conker's Bad Fur Day games on it. They need to push the Rare franchises again.
I will say though the cheap prices of X Box consoles and their games are one of the main reasons myself and others who have X Box Series X got it over Playstation 5 along with all the things they can do like play streaming services like Netflix, Disney +, Paramount +, Apple +, Prime Video, HBO Max, Tubi, Binge, You Tube, Stan etc, surf the internet on Internet browsers and use social media sites and write emails, lay albums, DVDs and Blu-Rays and play the radio etc as I mentioned above. Plus, I don't know how much money PCs cost in your country but they are dear as posion here to get a new PC with the latest video graphic cards to play the games an X Box Series X can play and can cost $2000-$5000 while you can get an X Box Series X for around $400 when they are on special which is often. It costs $700 to get a Switch 2 (Switch 1 was around $400 when it first came out here) and $749 for a Playstation 5 which costs over $1000 and were hard to get when it first came out.
They need to make their next console have backwards compatibility to play all games that were released on X Box, X Box 360, X Box One and X Box Series X. When consoles change to different cartridges and CDs it makes sense it is not going to play them but when X Box has always used CDs there is no excuse why they can't play all the games on the previous consoles going back to the first X Box console. We should be able to play The Simpsons Hit & Run for example on a new X Box.
@Ability-King-KK Most games that used to come out on X Box came out on Playstations too and vice versa which was one of the things people used to praise both companies for compared to Nintendo and Sega which made most video games exclusive to their consoles. Now the companies are just screwing over people expecting us to buy all consoles to be able to play all games.
@BLK_4EVER Cheaper prices for one. We got an X Box Series X for half its original price three years after it came out as part of the Christmas sales and the games are much cheaper than Nintendo Switch 2 and Playstation 5 games. For example it costs $114 here to buy Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 when you can buy it on X Box Series X for $79. It used to be Nintendo had the cheapest games but now it is X Box and you can buy most new and upcoming games for $69-$79- with some even down to $48 and $58.
You can watch streaming services like Netflix, Disney +, Paramount +, Apple +, Prime Video, HBO Max, Tubi, Binge, You Tube, Stan etc, surf the internet on Internet browsers and use social media sites and write emails, can play albums, DVDs and Blu-Rays and listen to the radio on it.
@UltimateOtaku91 I am okay with 400 Pokemon in the main game being in the main game but think they should continue to include additional Pokemon in DLC packs. There were more than 230 additional Pokemon in The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk and I think the next DLC should have 300.
Seriously? Still no Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land and Wario Land 2? Come on. I don't get why these games were not brought out on Switch years ago considering how popular they were and they are first party games Nintendo owns.
Maybe there is some problem with the music rights because it makes no sense why they still haven't put them on there.
@Dragwhite The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk DLC for Scarlet and Violet came with more than 230 additional Pokemon and The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra for Sword and Shield had over an additional 200 Pokemon. I can definitely see us getting more Pokemon in DLC for these games again but they might go up to 300 this time.
Hopefully Eevee and the Eeveelutions are in it along with some new ones 'cause the Eevees are my fav and it has been a while since they have had a new Eeveelution.They will most likely include a lot of older Pokemon that don't make the main game in DLC packs like they have with other games.
It looks like they are going to be fun games and my Nieces and their friends are very excited about them but I have a feeling they are still going to end up getting a lot of hate from so-called adults whinging over things made for children like they do with Dora the Explorer, Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig and Disney movies.
@Scoopz The best way of doing that would be putting the prices of the games down - some of which are around $50 more than new Switch games are and are more expensive than other consoles. For example, it costs $114 here to buy Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 when you can buy it on X Box Series X for $79. It used to be Nintendo had the cheapest games but now it is X Box and a lot of new Nintendo Switch 2 games are being sold for over $100 whereas on X Box Series X you can buy most new and upcoming games for $69-$79-$89 with some even down to $48 and $58 which is why a lot of people think the prices of games on Nintendo Switch 2 are a ripoff.
It is a joke Nintendo Switch 2 consoles are more expensive than X Box Series X consoles here when you watch streaming services like Netflix, Disney +, Paramount +, Apple +, Prime Video, HBO Max, Tubi, Binge, You Tube etc, you can surf the internet on Internet browsers and use social media sites and write emails, can play albums, DVDs and Blu-Rays and can listen to the radio on it - all of which a Nintendo Switch 2 can't do. Nintendo Switch 2 should have included streaming services at the very least.
@Tyranexx The more the console goes down in price the more people will buy it. You can now get a Nintendo Switch 2 at some places here for $200 less than it was when it first came out. We have got Nintendo, X Box and Playstation consoles down at significantly lower prices as part of sales too and got the X Box Series X for nealy half its original price as part of a Christmas sale three years after it came out.
@Yosher It is the highest grossing media franchise of all time and the video games don't even make up half of its sales so it is going to sell either way because it is not the quality of the games that made Pokemon the worldwide sensation it become. A lot of Pokemon fans I know don't even play video games and grew up watching the cartoon (which is up to something like Season 28 now) and animated movies and bought the trading cards, plushies, toys and other merch.
@SillyG I am hoping we get Heart Gold and Soul Silver next followed by Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. If these sell well they might release more and I have been wanting to play the Johto region again on a modern console..
@Rhaoulos I disagree with that. A lot of Pokemon fans I know still haven't bought a Nintendo Switch 2 yet and are waiting for the price to go down before getting it even though Pokemon Pokopia is coming out next month. They think it is a ripoff along with the prices for the games which I agree with since a lot of the new games cost over $100 here in Autralia now when most new Switch games used to only cost $69 and $79. Mario Kart World for example costs $114 when Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was only $69 when it came out here on Nintendo Switch. That's almost another $50 for a game that is not even a deluxe edition with bonus things and they will probably want another $50 for DLC.
@Rykdrew Okay. That's fair. I think one of the main things a lot of people get confused with Pokemon is it is not the games that made it the highest grossing media franchise of all time with over $115 billion sales worldwide. The video games themselves have only sold over $489 Million worldwide which make it the fourth biggest selling video game franchise of all time but they don't even make up half of Pokemon's sales. It is the cartoon, the cards, the plushies, toys and the rest of the merch that has made Pokemon huge and I know a lot of people who grew up watching the cartoon and movies and loved them and bought a lot of Pokemon merch but they don't play video games.
The cartoon made Pokemon mainstream in a way the games couldn't and won over a lot of people who don't play video games too and they are up to Season 28 of the cartoon now and it has had 23 animated movies to go with it and I would argue when a lot of people buy Pokemon games they are not buying them because of the actual games but because they like the cartoon and the Pokemon which have become very popular on their own and I don't know if you have ever been to Japan but you will find Pikachu things in their major cities and I was surprised by how many of them there were and Pikachu is like the mascot of their country.
@8bit-Man TBF, It could be worse. They could be releasing it on Nintendo Switch 2 physically for $104 each like they are doing with 'Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' and 'Tears of the Kindgom' here in Australia like they are brand new games. lol
I am still surprised they didn't just move all the stuff from the Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Wii U to Nintendo Switch and I remember reading before Nintendo Switch came out we would be able to play all the games we downloaded on Wii and Wii U on Nintendo Switch if we used the same account but that sadly didn't happen. As disappointing as some people found the Wii U I really liked the eShop on the Wii U and it had a great selection of games on it.
@KidRyan That is sad to hear. I thought it would have gotten a sequel for sure 'cause it was popular and Sonic the Hedgehog is up to Sonic the Hedgehog 4 now and they got plans to make even more Sonic movies and spinoff movies and shows but maybe Nintendo and Game Freak weren't happy with the movie. I would like to see another Live Action movie 'cause there were a lot of Pokemon I like that weren't in the first one and as an Eeevee fan I was excited Eevee might have been getting a big role in the sequel since Eevee and the other Eeveelutions aside from Flareon were absent from the first movie
With Legend of Zelda on the way and talk of a Metroid Live Action movie hopefully Nintedo tries again with Pokemon 'cause my Nieces and their friends loved Detective Pikachu and want to see more Live Action movies. I would love to see them do a Live Action or Animated Kirby movie too and think that could be really cute.
@Rykdrew At 44 you are not exactly the demographic they are looking for. lol Pokemon is made for kids like my Nieces and their friends and while it is okay for people of all ages to enjoy them and as somebody who grew up playing the games and watching the show I still like playing Pokemon games now and play them with my Nieces but these are kids' games. They are not made to draw in an adult audience.
Saying you don't like Pokemon is like saying you don't like Dora the Explorer, Paw Patrol or Bubble Guppies. lol
@Misima That's okay. Pokemon is not for everybody. I always disliked first person shooter games and remember playing Doom and Wolfeinstein on PC in the 90s and didn't enjoy them at all and and I preferred games like Commander Keen, Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure, Lemmings, Hugo 1, 2 and 3, Jill of the Jungle, Hocus Pocus, Jetpack, Paganitzu, Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise, Supaplex, Word and Math Rescue.
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Re: Rumour: Nintendo's 2026 Plans Include New Star Fox & Zelda Remake, No 3D Mario
Just give us Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 2!! 😄
Re: Review: Kena: Bridge Of Spirits (Switch 2) - Old-School Platformer Offers Sumptuous Visuals & Heaps Of Charm
Love this game!!! I have finished it multiple times now along with the New Game Plus mode and my only complaint is how small it was and I wish it had at least one more area with another spirit you had to help but I am glad it is getting a sequel. I loved exploring the land, cleaning up the corrupted areas, fighting the monsters and the Rots were cute and I especially loved how they included a sapphic couple in the game too as two of the spirits you had to reunite.
It reminded me of Ary and the Secret of the Seasons with the way it looked like a Disney/ Pixar movie and Asterigos: Curse Of The Stars.
Re: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Has Received A Small Patch Today
My Youngest Niece and I adore this game and we are still hoping they make a sequel.
Re: Switch 2's GameCube App Has Been Updated (Version 1.6.0)
@DwaynesGames I love Super Mario Sunshine and have been playing it again in the Super Mario 3D All Stars collection on Switch. It has always been one of my favourite Mario games and Shigeru Miyamoto said a few years ago 'Super Mario Sunshine' didn't turn out the way they wanted it to but he liked Isle Delfino and said it is possible they might bring it back as the setting for another Mario game in the future. I would love to see that happen 'cause I loved Isle Delfino and would love to see it expanded with newer graphics and new areas. 😀
Re: Switch 2's GameCube App Has Been Updated (Version 1.6.0)
Bring on the Sonic games!!
Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Mega Collection
Sonic Gems Collection
All of them were on Gamecube and while some have been re-released on other consoles Sonic Heroes is the best 3D Sonic game that has never been re-released in my opinion and I would love to see it added to this so we finally have it on a new console.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
The Donkey Konga games
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Would be fun additions too but the one I would love to see the most that are sadly unlikely due to dumb copyright issues that stop us from getting the games re-released is The Simpsons: Hit & Run and both Matt Groening and Al Jean want to see the game get released on a new console too and have said it is one of the things fans have asked them the most about.
Re: Yoshi And The Mysterious Book's Switch 2 Box Art Is Suitably Adorable
Looking forward to playing it with my Nieces. We loved Yoshi's Woolly World and Yoshi's Crafted World on Wii U and Switch and was hoping we would get a new Yoshi game but I am still hoping we get a Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 2' the most and one of the creators of the game said there is hope we could get a sequel in the near future and Nintendo hasn't forgotten about it.
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Producer Can't Discuss DK's Future Just Yet, But Is Relieved After Fan Reception
I hope the next game has Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong in big roles as playable characters and they bring back Lanky Kong as a playable character too. Maybe the Donkey Kong movie will bring Lanky back.
Re: Best Super Mario Games Of All Time
Good list. Out of the ones I have played I would rank them
1) Super Mario World
2) Super Mario Bros 3
3) Super Mario Odyssey
4) Super Mario Bros 2
5) Super Mario Sunshine
6) Super Mario Bros Wonder
7) Super Mario Galaxy 2
8) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
9) New Super Mario Bros U
10) Super Mario 64
11) Super Mario Galaxy
12) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
13) New Super Mario Bros
14) Super Mario Maker 2
15) Super Mario Bros
16) Super Mario Maker
17) Super Mario Land
18) Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Ability-King-KK Microsoft is worth $4.288 Trillion and is the fourth most valuable company in the world and they made more money last year than in 2020-2024. Meanwhile Sony is only worth $180.93 Billion and is the 156th most valuable company in the world. Whatever they are doing they are not doing better than Microsoft or they wouldn't be so low beneath them. Microsoft could buy Sony if they wanted to but it is more likely Disney is going to buy them soon because Marvel wants the Spider-Man rights back and they done a poor job with their Spider-Verse Live Action spinoff movies.
They have got new people in charge of X Box now so we don't know what they are going to do in the future but it has been reported Microsoft is looking to purchase Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc which owns Rockstar Games, Zynga and 2K and they only purchased Activision recently so I don't see them leaving gaming anytime soon. Sony used to port their games to X Box, Nintendo and PC and Nintendo got criticized for years for keeping Mario, Pokemon, Legend of Zelda and Metroid on their consoles and not sharing them with Playstation and X Box. When Sega stopped making video game consoles and put their games on Nintendo, Playstation and X Box a lot of people were happy Sonic was no longer exclusive to one console so I don't see console exclusitivity as a good thing.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@progx That's the thing. It is not hurting Nintendo but it is hurting the people. With the rising cost of living the last thing anybody should be doing is justifying big companies who have billions of dollars putting prices up and hating on companies that still want to sell things at lower pricesl. It is this type of thing that is going to lead to our countries becoming like Middle Eastern countries where they have got a heap of poor people and some rich people and nobody in between them because you wipe the middle class out.
And the creators of games like Pokemon, Mario, Donkey Kong, Kirby and even Legend of Zelda have said these games are made for children and while it is okay for people of all ages to like them their target audience is children. Pokemon is for children like my Nieces and Nephew and their friends and it is parents like my Sister who have to fork out money to pay for their ridicolously high prices which were significantly cheaper only a few years ago. What is next? $300 for video games? I get that you like the companies and I do too but I don't blindly follow them and make excuses for them wanting to rip people off.
Nintendo is worth $11.84 trillion. They are not a company that is struggling with money but suddenly want to charge us $115 for video games that were only $69 on their previous console and nearly twice the price of a Switch 1 for a Switch 2.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Ability-King-KK We will have to wait and see but I think it is very premature to claim X Box is dead when it is owned by a major company like Microsoft that could turn things around in the future. It reminds me of all the hardcore Marvel fans that said DC was dead and was going to go under just because their movies weren't making as much as the MCU and yet just had a big hit with a new Superman movie and we have got Supergirl, Clayface and Lanterns coming out this year.
Also, why is it that Playstation and Nintendo are the only video game consoles allowed to exist? This brand loyalty where we are not allowed to have anything other than two big brands and wishing death on one because it is not as popular anymore is odd to say the least. If you don't like X Box that is fine and noody is asking you to buy one but to go out of your way to want to kill the console off is pretty over the top and hurts the video game industry in the long run since most companies benefit from having competition.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@progx No. We get ripped off here compared to other countries which is why things sell less here and with Trump's tariffs video game consoles and videos are most likely to go up even more which means less people will get them. Switch 1 still outsells Switch 2 here by a large margin and you can get a Switch 1 for around $300 now. Until Switch 2 drops under $500 I don't see it changing because Nintendo consoles are generally made for children and a lot of parents can't afford to buy them for their kids at the moment.
A lot of video game shops have closed up here and many shops have axed their video game sections along with their sections for albums, books and DVDs and Blu Rays because they weren't selling enough anymore. DVDs and Blu Rays took a big hit from streaming services and a lot of people of don't buy music anymore because they can stream it or download it for free online.
The prices of these things need to be dropped if they want people to buy them. The cheap prices of X Box Series X consoles here is why there are a lot of people who are still buying them and a lot of people I know that had Playstations moved to X Box 360 when the Playstation 3 came out here because they put it up to over $1000 while you could buy an X Box 360 for around $500. Playstation 2 was significantly cheaper.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Ability-King-KK It has already been confirmed. Aniimo isn't being released on Playstation or Nintendo consoles so people will have to get an X Box Series X to play it.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Ability-King-KK Aniimo is X Box exclusive.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@progx Most young people don't have PCs anymore. They use their phones or IPADs to go on the internet or have laptops. My Nieces and Nephew and their friends have never even used a PC in their lives and see it as a machine for old people. lol
PCs have jumped up significantly in price here too and can cost $2000-$7000.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@progx Not here they are not. It cost around $700 to get a Switch 2 here and $749 for a Playstation 5 (which was over $1000 when it first came out and were hard to get) while you can get an X Box Series X for around $400 when they are on special which is often. Also most new X Box Series X games are only $69-$79 while most Switch 2 games are over $100 with some going up to $125 which is why a lot of parents have been complaining.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@progx A lot of people don't have PCs anymore because of the expensive prices and PCs are seen as outdated technology to many young people who have IPADs and use the net on their phones. I swear, this site must be full of rich people since the majority of people I know aren't buying a lot of new things now because of how much the prices have gone up and this is at a time where the price of living has gone up significantly too yet we have people so desperate to defend video game companies with their rising high pricess and hate on the ones that still sell things for cheap that most regular families can actually afford.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@progx Not unless prices start dropping just like Switch 2. As I have said before one of the main reasons people still buy X Box Series X over Playstation 5 and Switch 2 is the console is cheaper and the games are significantly cheaper.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@progx Regardless of its sales performance, the Call of Duty franchise remains the biggest franchise for Xbox and they announced they will no longer release Call of Duty games in the same sub-series in consecutive years meaning titles like Black Ops and Modern Warfare won't be immediately followed by sequels because it has a negative impact on sales. Also, they are looking to reboot the Call of Duty games and make some significant changes to Call of Duty 8 now and it was said 7 sold the least on Playstation 5 so making them exclusive to X Box is a very real possibility.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Aswannsong They were here and they were always the cheapest out of all the video game consoles. Switch 1 was around $400-$450 when it first came out here while Nintendo Switch 2 was $700-$750. A lot of longtime Nintendo Console onwers I know have yet to buy Switch 2 because of how expensive it is compared to Switch 2 and their new games have gone from $69-$79 like to $105-$114 which is around $50 more per game and X Box Series X now has the cheapest games.
You have got some shops refusing to sell certain Switch 2 games now because of their high prices and Nintendo are blaming the US Government with their tariffs over the high prices and are looking to sue the US Government because they are not making as much sales as they hoped for.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Ability-King-KK That belief is a big reason why they will most likely go back to having console exclusive games. If they lose money over it and less people buy X Boxes the company will change what they are doing and they have got new people in charge now.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Ability-King-KK It depends on how much money they see out of doing it and if Playstation continue to make more games console exclusive. The Spider-Man games used to be on all consoles too and we had Spider-Man on Nintendo and X Box consoles but then they made them exclusive to Playstation. They have got new people running things now and they might change things up.Call of Duty is the third biggest selling video game franchises of all time and has sold more than Pokemon games and X Box making the 8th game X Box exclusive for their next console could get more people buying it.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Ability-King-KK Lack of exclusive X Box games with Playstation making more and more of their games Playstation exclusive. They own Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot too and it has been reported there is a new Spyro game in the works now to follow up the success of the 'Spyro Reignited Trilogy.' They might make new Spyro and Crash Bandicoot games X Box Exclusive on their next console along with Call of Duty 8 which they also own now after purchasing Activision.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Ability-King-KK There has been talk of a new Banjo Kazooie game being made for a while and Asha Sharma was just recently appointed as the CEO of Microsoft Gaming and is a fan of Banjo Kazooie so if it is going to happen it has the best chances now with somebody who is an actual fan of the games being in charge.
Re: Xbox Is Bringing Another Game To Switch 2 Later This Month
Love this game!! We got it on special on the X Box Store for under $50 after I read it was similar to 'Asterigos: Curse Of The Stars', 'Eternal Strands' and 'Kena: Bridge of Spirits' and we ended up enjoying it.
They should bring over 'Asterigos: Curse of the Stars' too. It is pretty similar to this game but also has a lot of similarities to 'Immortals: Fenyx Rising.' which was one of my favourite games of this decade.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@SalvorHardin See, this type of thing is one of the biggest problems with the gaming industry aside from sexism, homophobia and transphobia. Toxic loyalty to companies to the point where you wish death on other companies and want them to go out of business so there is no competition or alternative for your favourite company. It is like the dumb DC and Marvel online wars from 5-10 years ago where MCU fans didn't want DC or other comic book companies having any movies or shows because only their favourite company was allowed to have those in their eyes and the WWE vs AEW and TNA wars.
If you don't like X Box don't buy one but there are people that do and still buy these consoles just like there are people who still like DC and watch AEW and TNA and why its existence upsets you so much is a little over the top to say the least.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
@Ability-King-KK @Ability-King-KK They own Banjo Kazzoie, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Battletoads, Perfect Dark and many other Rare franchises and the upcoming Aniimo which a lot of Pokemon fans I know are interested in is only going to be on X Box Series X but they have wasted most of Rare franchises since they bought the company and a lot of people I know would buy a new X Box if they got new Banjo Kazooie and Conker's Bad Fur Day games on it. They need to push the Rare franchises again.
I will say though the cheap prices of X Box consoles and their games are one of the main reasons myself and others who have X Box Series X got it over Playstation 5 along with all the things they can do like play streaming services like Netflix, Disney +, Paramount +, Apple +, Prime Video, HBO Max, Tubi, Binge, You Tube, Stan etc, surf the internet on Internet browsers and use social media sites and write emails, lay albums, DVDs and Blu-Rays and play the radio etc as I mentioned above. Plus, I don't know how much money PCs cost in your country but they are dear as posion here to get a new PC with the latest video graphic cards to play the games an X Box Series X can play and can cost $2000-$5000 while you can get an X Box Series X for around $400 when they are on special which is often. It costs $700 to get a Switch 2 (Switch 1 was around $400 when it first came out here) and $749 for a Playstation 5 which costs over $1000 and were hard to get when it first came out.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Codenamed 'Project Helix'
They need to make their next console have backwards compatibility to play all games that were released on X Box, X Box 360, X Box One and X Box Series X. When consoles change to different cartridges and CDs it makes sense it is not going to play them but when X Box has always used CDs there is no excuse why they can't play all the games on the previous consoles going back to the first X Box console. We should be able to play The Simpsons Hit & Run for example on a new X Box.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Codenamed 'Project Helix'
@Ability-King-KK Most games that used to come out on X Box came out on Playstations too and vice versa which was one of the things people used to praise both companies for compared to Nintendo and Sega which made most video games exclusive to their consoles. Now the companies are just screwing over people expecting us to buy all consoles to be able to play all games.
Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Codenamed 'Project Helix'
@BLK_4EVER Cheaper prices for one. We got an X Box Series X for half its original price three years after it came out as part of the Christmas sales and the games are much cheaper than Nintendo Switch 2 and Playstation 5 games. For example it costs $114 here to buy Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 when you can buy it on X Box Series X for $79. It used to be Nintendo had the cheapest games but now it is X Box and you can buy most new and upcoming games for $69-$79- with some even down to $48 and $58.
You can watch streaming services like Netflix, Disney +, Paramount +, Apple +, Prime Video, HBO Max, Tubi, Binge, You Tube, Stan etc, surf the internet on Internet browsers and use social media sites and write emails, can play albums, DVDs and Blu-Rays and listen to the radio on it.
Re: Talking Point: After 30 Years, Is It Time To Reset The Pokédex?
They should make a Pokemon and Kirby crossover game for all the people who think Kirby is a Pokemon. lol
Re: Talking Point: After 30 Years, Is It Time To Reset The Pokédex?
@UltimateOtaku91 I am okay with 400 Pokemon in the main game being in the main game but think they should continue to include additional Pokemon in DLC packs. There were more than 230 additional Pokemon in The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk and I think the next DLC should have 300.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Virtual Boy And GBA Library With Three More Titles
Seriously? Still no Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land and Wario Land 2? Come on. I don't get why these games were not brought out on Switch years ago considering how popular they were and they are first party games Nintendo owns.
Maybe there is some problem with the music rights because it makes no sense why they still haven't put them on there.
Re: Pokémon Winds & Waves Will Be Released "Exclusively" For Switch 2
@Stormcloudlive So is X Box Series X but it can do significantly more and costs less.
Re: Pokémon Winds & Waves: Pokédex - Every Confirmed Pokémon So Far
@Dragwhite The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk DLC for Scarlet and Violet came with more than 230 additional Pokemon and The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra for Sword and Shield had over an additional 200 Pokemon. I can definitely see us getting more Pokemon in DLC for these games again but they might go up to 300 this time.
Re: Pokémon Winds & Waves: Pokédex - Every Confirmed Pokémon So Far
Hopefully Eevee and the Eeveelutions are in it along with some new ones 'cause the Eevees are my fav and it has been a while since they have had a new Eeveelution.They will most likely include a lot of older Pokemon that don't make the main game in DLC packs like they have with other games.
Re: Gallery: Here's A Look At Pokémon Winds & Waves On Switch 2
It looks like they are going to be fun games and my Nieces and their friends are very excited about them but I have a feeling they are still going to end up getting a lot of hate from so-called adults whinging over things made for children like they do with Dora the Explorer, Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig and Disney movies.
Re: Pokémon Winds & Waves Will Be Released "Exclusively" For Switch 2
@Scoopz The best way of doing that would be putting the prices of the games down - some of which are around $50 more than new Switch games are and are more expensive than other consoles. For example, it costs $114 here to buy Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 when you can buy it on X Box Series X for $79. It used to be Nintendo had the cheapest games but now it is X Box and a lot of new Nintendo Switch 2 games are being sold for over $100 whereas on X Box Series X you can buy most new and upcoming games for $69-$79-$89 with some even down to $48 and $58 which is why a lot of people think the prices of games on Nintendo Switch 2 are a ripoff.
It is a joke Nintendo Switch 2 consoles are more expensive than X Box Series X consoles here when you watch streaming services like Netflix, Disney +, Paramount +, Apple +, Prime Video, HBO Max, Tubi, Binge, You Tube etc, you can surf the internet on Internet browsers and use social media sites and write emails, can play albums, DVDs and Blu-Rays and can listen to the radio on it - all of which a Nintendo Switch 2 can't do. Nintendo Switch 2 should have included streaming services at the very least.
Re: Pokémon Winds & Waves Will Be Released "Exclusively" For Switch 2
@Tyranexx The more the console goes down in price the more people will buy it. You can now get a Nintendo Switch 2 at some places here for $200 less than it was when it first came out. We have got Nintendo, X Box and Playstation consoles down at significantly lower prices as part of sales too and got the X Box Series X for nealy half its original price as part of a Christmas sale three years after it came out.
Re: Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Are Already "Best Sellers" On The Switch eShop Charts
@Yosher It is the highest grossing media franchise of all time and the video games don't even make up half of its sales so it is going to sell either way because it is not the quality of the games that made Pokemon the worldwide sensation it become. A lot of Pokemon fans I know don't even play video games and grew up watching the cartoon (which is up to something like Season 28 now) and animated movies and bought the trading cards, plushies, toys and other merch.
Re: Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Are Already "Best Sellers" On The Switch eShop Charts
@SillyG I am hoping we get Heart Gold and Soul Silver next followed by Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. If these sell well they might release more and I have been wanting to play the Johto region again on a modern console..
Re: Gallery: Here's A Look At Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen On Switch
@Rhaoulos I disagree with that. A lot of Pokemon fans I know still haven't bought a Nintendo Switch 2 yet and are waiting for the price to go down before getting it even though Pokemon Pokopia is coming out next month. They think it is a ripoff along with the prices for the games which I agree with since a lot of the new games cost over $100 here in Autralia now when most new Switch games used to only cost $69 and $79. Mario Kart World for example costs $114 when Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was only $69 when it came out here on Nintendo Switch. That's almost another $50 for a game that is not even a deluxe edition with bonus things and they will probably want another $50 for DLC.
Re: "We Thought It Would Be Fun" - Nintendo Explains Why Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Aren't On Switch Online
@Rykdrew Okay. That's fair. I think one of the main things a lot of people get confused with Pokemon is it is not the games that made it the highest grossing media franchise of all time with over $115 billion sales worldwide. The video games themselves have only sold over $489 Million worldwide which make it the fourth biggest selling video game franchise of all time but they don't even make up half of Pokemon's sales. It is the cartoon, the cards, the plushies, toys and the rest of the merch that has made Pokemon huge and I know a lot of people who grew up watching the cartoon and movies and loved them and bought a lot of Pokemon merch but they don't play video games.
The cartoon made Pokemon mainstream in a way the games couldn't and won over a lot of people who don't play video games too and they are up to Season 28 of the cartoon now and it has had 23 animated movies to go with it and I would argue when a lot of people buy Pokemon games they are not buying them because of the actual games but because they like the cartoon and the Pokemon which have become very popular on their own and I don't know if you have ever been to Japan but you will find Pikachu things in their major cities and I was surprised by how many of them there were and Pikachu is like the mascot of their country.
Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 7 Pokémon?
Rowlet and as a Vulpix fan I have to say the Alolan Vulpix too.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)
I have been playing a selection of games on and off on Nintendo Switch and X Box Series X over the past few weeks which include
Genshin Impact
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Biomutant
Pac-Man World Re-Pac
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Yooka-Replaylee
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Re: "We Thought It Would Be Fun" - Nintendo Explains Why Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Aren't On Switch Online
@8bit-Man TBF, It could be worse. They could be releasing it on Nintendo Switch 2 physically for $104 each like they are doing with 'Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' and 'Tears of the Kindgom' here in Australia like they are brand new games. lol
Re: Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It Remains Focused On Offering Classics Via Switch Online
I am still surprised they didn't just move all the stuff from the Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Wii U to Nintendo Switch and I remember reading before Nintendo Switch came out we would be able to play all the games we downloaded on Wii and Wii U on Nintendo Switch if we used the same account but that sadly didn't happen. As disappointing as some people found the Wii U I really liked the eShop on the Wii U and it had a great selection of games on it.
Re: Talking Point: Our Pokémon Presents 2026 Predictions - What Are You Hoping For?
@KidRyan That is sad to hear. I thought it would have gotten a sequel for sure 'cause it was popular and Sonic the Hedgehog is up to Sonic the Hedgehog 4 now and they got plans to make even more Sonic movies and spinoff movies and shows but maybe Nintendo and Game Freak weren't happy with the movie. I would like to see another Live Action movie 'cause there were a lot of Pokemon I like that weren't in the first one and as an Eeevee fan I was excited Eevee might have been getting a big role in the sequel since Eevee and the other Eeveelutions aside from Flareon were absent from the first movie
With Legend of Zelda on the way and talk of a Metroid Live Action movie hopefully Nintedo tries again with Pokemon 'cause my Nieces and their friends loved Detective Pikachu and want to see more Live Action movies. I would love to see them do a Live Action or Animated Kirby movie too and think that could be really cute.
Re: "We Thought It Would Be Fun" - Nintendo Explains Why Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Aren't On Switch Online
@Rykdrew At 44 you are not exactly the demographic they are looking for. lol Pokemon is made for kids like my Nieces and their friends and while it is okay for people of all ages to enjoy them and as somebody who grew up playing the games and watching the show I still like playing Pokemon games now and play them with my Nieces but these are kids' games. They are not made to draw in an adult audience.
Saying you don't like Pokemon is like saying you don't like Dora the Explorer, Paw Patrol or Bubble Guppies. lol
Re: Talking Point: Our Pokémon Presents 2026 Predictions - What Are You Hoping For?
@Misima That's okay. Pokemon is not for everybody. I always disliked first person shooter games and remember playing Doom and Wolfeinstein on PC in the 90s and didn't enjoy them at all and and I preferred games like Commander Keen, Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure, Lemmings, Hugo 1, 2 and 3, Jill of the Jungle, Hocus Pocus, Jetpack, Paganitzu, Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise, Supaplex, Word and Math Rescue.