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Will there likely be an update for expansion pak subscribers this or next week too?

@sportymariosonicmixx
Given the choice I take the long hours for job security. Maybe it’s just the grass looks a lot prettier on the other side but when I hear about other countries with much better job security, universal healthcare and college, employment benefits such as longer paid leave and vacation, and much better retirement benefits, it seems the middle class lives better in most other developed countries (At least not having to worry about medical bills or out of control tuition costs). I know the taxes are high in many of these countries with “socialism” but I live in New Jersey and the taxes here are very high. After seeing the middle class being continually worse off, I question whether “socialism” is just a word used by politicians to scare the general public in order to allow the wealthy to deny benefits for services that don’t favor them.

Sega does what American corporations don’t. The Japanese corporate culture is definitely better with lifetime employment where employees are considered family compared to US companies where they operate under at will employment and constantly throw employees under the bus just to beat an earnings quarter so the CEOs can get richer.

Nintendo games were so much better when the company was under Yamauchi. These days, too many rehashes and remasters.

@Ralek85
I’m curious what the end game will be for NSO. Surely they have to have another retro games access service in place before they shut down the NSO similar to they had the NSO/ expansion pak before they took down the virtual console.

If they want to make up for the sales gap between Z-A and Arceus they could re-release the classic Gen 1-3 Pokemon games for purchase but for some odd reason they don’t do it.

@Friendly
Mario & Luigi partners in time should be under DS list

I really want wonder trade. I got a bunch of duplicates in my boxes.

Back in the day, Europe used to get the short end of the stick. Now North American gamers get the short end due to pretty much all of the games including the older Final Fantasy, Super Mario RPG and Earthbound that were released in America but not in Europe are now officially released in Europe but classic games like Terranigma and Doshin the Giant still haven’t been released in North America.

I struggled getting past the song playing with mic part in Spirit Tracks. I wonder if they will make it easier. Also, as much as I want DS games, they should slow down a bit on new systems. We barely got any GameCube games and still no main retro Pokemon games. Also I hope they don’t just disable everything when they eventually end the NSO like when they ended the virtual console after adding so many retro games.

Is there any chance of Microsoft releasing Rare Replay on Switch and PS5?

How things would have been different had Microsoft not buy Rareware.

Why only physical on Switch and not on PS4/5?

@Coalescence
They can still allow us to buy the retro games off of NSO if they want to. Sony allows gamers to buy PS1 and PS2 games that are also accessible via a subscription.

I bought it day 1 and I did the same for Mario 3D All Stars. I support re-releases/ remasters of classic games. I’m glad Nintendo has been remastering GameCube and Wii games. I hope they continue doing this and Nintendo Classics access via NSO will not stop this pattern. For everyone who wants the virtual console back, this is as close as we get to buying classic Nintendo games.

Is Nintendo moving to remastering Wii games and stops remastering GameCube games? Lately they been remastering Wii titles including DKC Returns, Kirby Return to Dream Land and of course Mario Galaxy 1 and 2. The last GameCube remaster release was over a year ago when they released Paper Mario Thousand Year Door.

Digital products last longer? I hope he’s right. I want my virtual console games to still be there when I’m on my deathbed.

I will take the old Mario cartoons from 1989-1991 over these movies any day.

@Kingy
True but that was under a much better CEO who wasn’t motivated by pure greed.

My biggest complaint is when one day they discontinue the NSO/ Nintendo Classics, all the accessories we bought (Virtual Boy accesory, GameCube, N64 controllers etc) will be useless relics since there’s no option to buy the games.

I guess this might be a September release. Maybe a shadow drop of Kirby’s Air Ride will be released tomorrow on NSO.

I hope it’s not exclusive to Limited Run Games.

I remember this game was originally announced as Super Mario RPG 2/ Super Mario RPG 64 then as Super Mario Adventure. There was a few years between the initial announcement right before N64 launch until the first screen shot which came as a big surprise because I was expecting a full 3D RPG with 3D characters like Super Mario RPG. But the game exceeded my expectations and was one of my favorite N64 games. As for feeling old yet, I certainly do but I think most of the folks here were born after this game came out.

What is the ticker for Nintendo stock? NTDOF or NTDOY?

Is it also coming to PS5?

Uhhh what am I going to use as a mouse pad? My couch?

I paid $75 for the pro controller sold at Costco.

We should give Nate the Hate credit for being correct on Direct dates so many times. At least he doesn’t make up fake info like so many “leakers” do. Two of these immediately come to mind are whoever said they will announce a Pokemon Memories and Reminisce retro collection and years ago at Switch 1 launch Laura Kate Dale falsely reported Mother 3 will be coming out on the Switch.

@SakuraHaruka
I honestly wouldn’t get my hopes up. A lot of us were so sure we will get Metroid Prime 2 and 3 HD before Prime 4 and nothing was announced, even during Prime 2’s 20th anniversary last November. Final Fantasy 9’s 25th anniversary came and went with no remake announcement that so many of us were hoping to get. Zelda Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD never came on Switch either. I would be pleasantly surprised but not counting on it.

I’m really going to just expect nothing for Pokemon Presents going forward, even for the next one on the 30th anniversary. The strangest thing is why they felt the need to announce this presents 2 months in advance.

@ThisisJosh
Thank you for the clarification. I will definitely start looking into the missions to earn more platinum points.

Don’t have enough points even though I purchased a lot of physical games and recently Switch 2 console. Are the points only for digital purchases? I don’t see any codes to redeem for points in my physical game boxes or Switch 2 console. I know back in the 3DS days they had the codes in the game boxes.

@Alienfanatic
I think both PD and B-K can be successful if they take the franchise into new directions. Zelda is now an open world game and instead of collecting triforce pieces or medallions. The new PD game looks like it is taking the series into a new and better direction. Although this attempt didn’t always work, B-K Nuts and Bolts failed but I always thought of that game as a side Banjo game like Mario Kart instead of a main entry.

If Microsoft doesn’t want to make more Perfect Dark or Banjo Kazooie, why not sell the IPs or sell Rareware? The only real good thing Microsoft did with these franchises was releasing the remastered versions with added features on Xbox Live and included them in Rare Replay.

Regarding the comments on purchasing games, Nintendo is behind with the times again. Sony and Microsoft allow gamers to buy games offered under subscription service. I wonder if Nintendo will eventually offer this option. Even Capcom caved in and allowed gamers to buy Resident Evil and Dino Crisis after keeping them behind a subscription paywall.

I hope they will do a Castlevania 3D collection since they have re-released most of the games in the franchise.

What about re-releasing Turok Rage Wars?

I’m surprised folks who have expansion pak subscription but don’t have a Switch 2 yet haven’t posted comments calling Nintendo out for not adding games this month for Switch 1 owners.

@smeggysmeg
No company is too big to fail. Look what happened to Sears and Blockbuster Video.

@Galaxy2IsTheGOAT
For me the best Mario games were from the NES to N64 era. I especially loved Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. The Mario games over the past 20 years are good but feels like they reused too many things from past games, even the music constantly gets reused in the New Super Mario Bros games. I hope we get some Mario games with new enemies, Bowser and his Koopa gang are used way too many times. I wouldn’t mind if they make a sequel to Super Mario Bros. 2 and bring back enemies like Wart, Mouser, Phantos and Fryguy from that game.

This comment will be frowned upon but it actually disturbs me that Mario Kart is selling very well. This means $80 will likely be the standard price for first party Nintendo games going forward and they might even test waters with $85-$90 MSRP. Nintendo is not exactly a consumer friendly company and they tend to become arrogant when they are at the height of success. I don’t want Nintendo to fail or lose money but at the same time it might not be good for consumers if they are too successful.

I hope Nintendo Classics under NSO will carry over to the next 20 consoles. It will be a very sad day if Nintendo ever pulls the plug on it.

To the folks who want the older Pokemon games on NSO or Switch, I feel your pain. Best hope comes next February for 30th anniversary since they re-released Gen 1 on virtual console during 20th anniversary. If not, maybe shareholders who attend meetings should bombard Nintendo president on the re-release. Maybe he’s not aware of the high demand for the re-release.

After reading this I went on eBay and bought a copy of Starflight for Genesis lol.

I hope Nintendo would be “kind enough” to re-release The Other M. I know it was poorly received but I never played much of it and my Wii is disconnected and would love to play the entire game to see what the complaints were. The game always intrigued me due to it showing Zero Suit Samus without finishing the game with a good ending.

@CaptainQuo
Not yet

Will Vanilla Dome, Forest of Illusion, Star Road, Chocolate Island and Donut Plains be in the movie?

Um Luigi’s Mansion was already confirmed to be released.

For $80 Nintendo should include an instruction manual and map of the tracks with each copy of the game. Back in the old days games come with these goodies.

Just give us the option to buy the retro games. The defendants should say that in court as part of their defense.