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@RupeeClock I just needed to have the final 3DS physical release. I'm glad this is the last time I'll ever have to order anything from LRG. 2022 was my last time. Hopefully never again.

@luciobar1980 Since Shantae is held hostage in North America between LRG and Wayforward, it'll likely skyrocket in value. Go check VGPC if you don't believe me.

@CANOEberry Perhaps? It's hard to tell. But them calling Metroid fans desperate; what parallel universe are they living in? That user took the L. 🤦‍♂️

@IceDomino You really, reeeeeaaaaaly should play MP remastered. It's available right now. No need to wait for MP4.

@imadeanaccount Uhh, we get new Metroid games every few years, kid. That's hardly "desperate". Now F-Zero, that's another matter...

@Zeebor15 The Best Buy/LRG partnership thing is or was sold through the US only. Notice my avatar? I'm from Canada 🍁, so I never took advantage of it. LRG titles weren't sold in CDN Best buy stores, or on the CDN website.

That's cool about Akka Arrh. I love seeing old, lost projects finally get completed and released. 🥹 It reminds me of how Airworld was also finished and included in Atari 50. I must get around to playing that compilation.

@Zeebor15 Your grammar was confusing to me, that's why I was asking. Akka Arrh I'm not familiar with at all.

The Best Buy stuff is irrelevant to me since you're talking talking about the deal they have with Best Buy in the US. And AFAIK, their Amazon store would charge me US shipping. Please note my 🍁 avatar image. 😋

@Zeebor15 Wait, isn't that a good thing that Atari Mania is getting a normal release that isn't from those A-holes at Limited Run?

Pokemon fans are psychotic and will defend mediocrity, so if this Palworld is making some angry, have at it, lol. 😂

@Kiyata I think it's a combination of many factors. The market is absolutely saturated with new games; far more than we ever could've imagined in the 80s and 90s.

Budgets for blockbuster titles have really gotten out of hand in most respects; with one mediocre performing title can cripple a studio, regardless of its quality.

It's very hard to complete with free games like Fortnite, or cheap titles like Minecraft that still enjoy enormous popularity with huge mainstream appeal, which can easily be supported with DLC and loot boxes, etc.. So anyone just mostly focusing on that, isn't going to spend much money or time on other titles.

Then we've got your straight up classic greedy a-holes like Embracer that tried to gobble up everything they could, choked, and bankrupted a bunch of studios. No mystery there. R. I. P. (again) Timesplitters... 😭 😭

Those are just four examples, but I'm sure there are at least a dozen more significant issues contributing to the decline. 😔

@ATHFjman18 Ah yes. Which seems terrible, as bots and scalpers can more easily exploit this. LRG doesn't care... 🤦‍♂️

@ATHFjman18 It will not be open format. The copies are stated as in-hand and thus will be limited.

@Sisilly_G

Or better yet still, if Wayforward and LRG were not exclusively in bed with each other in North America, and released normal retail versions of their games here like they do in others regions, like SE Asia.

But but but but all the financial and business editorial outlets said the Chewy guy was a genius and would turn Gamestop around! How could this be?! /sarcasm 🙄🙄

@Serpenterror This is sadly also true... cries

WHY IS KONAMI USING THE SCUMBAGS THAT ARE LIMITED RUN?! Ridiculous!!!

If it's an iterative design, like some rumours have suggested, Switch 2 makes sense.

Otherwise, it'll be a name none of us would ever expect.

@GinMiguel Prince of Persia began its life as a 2D series.

He's just restating old rumours. Must be nice to be an overpaid video game analyst. Seriously why anyone would pay for such a "service", only to have one's product still possibly flop is beyond silly.

@Fiskern If you're referring to Chicken Wiggle, I'm fully aware. I'm on the KS list. I backed the game. It's coming soon. The point is, it should have been out AGES ago. Same goes for Treasurenauts.

I've got the personally signed Dementium 2 poster from Jools that was given away prior to the original DS release of Dementium 2. I've followed Jools for years and am a huge fan of most of their work, including Moon, Mutant Mudds, Xeodrifter, even got the Atooi collection from the scumbags at Limited Run, every though I didn't need it. In recent years however, Jools has not been delivering at all. Games like that Soccer title for Switch are garbage. It's a stark contrast to the RK/Atooi of yesteryear.

@wideawakey There's very little actual journalism within the gaming industry. Real investigative work, grilling CEOs with tough questions, holding publishers accountable when they do or say really stupid stuff, for example. Nlife would have to be blind to the negative feelings towards Atooi(formally Renagade Kid) /Jools, but they seemingly just ignore it, because that would otherwise open a can of worms they are clearly avoiding.

I'm just waiting for my backer copy of Chicken Wiggle at this point. This Qbert clone doesn't look appealing at all. What happened to this company's vision? It's bizzare and sad.

@its_luke_c https://www.reddit.com/r/LimitedPrintGames/comments/125iv6b/limited_run_games_tease_they_have_one_last_3ds/

This, I guess? Even after explicitly saying Go! Go! Kokopolo was their last 3DS physical release... ****!!! More BS and lies from LRG. SMH. 🤦‍♂️

@GameRiff Ouch, I'm sorry to hear. See, that's the kind of scumbag BS I'm talking about with LRG. I got my Go! Go! Kokopolo Collector's Edition arriving any day now, since it's the final 3DS release, as I'm a mega fan of the system, but I'm done with LRG after this.

LRG = 💩
Haven't bought from them since 2022 and hoping to continue that through 2024. Just can't support this garbage business model and I'm sick of the expensive shipping and waiting 12+ months for games. Enough. 😡

Both him and Lulu, excellent news! Good riddance! 👏😌

Stop calling on Nintendo to "do something" about these trash games. Don't like them? Don't buy it! Simple.

If enough customers flag it, it'll get removed, like that TLoU clone did. Otherwise, I can appreciate just how open to all Nintendo's shop actually is

@TenEighty It's a well rounded list. Maybe find a new hobby. 🤔

Game came out 5 months ago and has yet to see a single discount. 😡

@ParadoxFawkes Twirling is all fine and good and all, but so long as we're moving forward, not backward! Upward, not forward! 👾🤣

As usual, a tiny group of nutcases ruins the thing for everyone else.

@Tirza With 130-odd titles, it's unclear what you're referencing.

It couldn't be 130? 🙄 Seriously, who started this trend? IGN? 😒

It couldn't be 75? 🙄

@RupeeClock Wow, removing something that one has already paid for. Seems like it should be grounds for a lawsuit. At least physical buyers can delete the patch if need be.

I'm not going to watch the video but does he happen to plainly explain why he left platinum?

Truly this is heartbreaking news.
My inner teenage self is crying his eyes out. 😭

We know what we're getting, just hurry up and let Nov 17th get here!

@Isaix I own zero iDevices, yet even I know tens of millions of people own Apple products. You might wanna rethink that claim that no one owns their devices.

@Atariboy @TYRANACLES Yeah that's what I was thinking. Top Gear Crossroads is new! 🥹😍🥹😍

OH MY GOD!!! My second favourite SNES racing game, after Super Mario Kart! I loved this series, even the N64 titles! 🥹🥹😍😍

@Nintendo_Thumb Like the super guide from the Wii days.

I like the flowers, they're not annoying at all. It's different but charming at the same time. 🌹🙂

Purolator has already shipped mine. 😍😁😄

One of the dumbest things Activision did was to never bother developing a COD title for Switch. Even the Wii U had 2 of them. The DS had 5.

"Grow the install base first", my ass.

*Sad Pushsquare noises *

Mario could be mute for all I care, just give me Wonder.

@Devann but "I just don't feel like leaving the house"???

Believe me, it's far more common than you may realize. Outside of a few close people, strangers are just that to many; strangers.

@BTB20 @FiveDigitLP If covid taught me one thing, it's that I'd personally give anything for post-secondary to go back fully online. And I'm barely a twitter user either. 🤷‍♂️

No, unless Switch 2 was digital only, then I'd have no choice.

🎶 I would like a Switch "2" day, please! 🎶 😉😁

Massive, massive L on this, Nintendolife. I think you guys do this deliberately just to drum up controversy and clicks. There's nothing I can honestly take seriously in good faith from this site. SMH, Gavin. Truly tone deaf. 🤦‍♂️

@Greatluigi It's NOT a cloud game. Don't spread BS rumours.