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@idkmyname i’d say this is worse though. No residual value after you’ve used the key code.

Bethesda: “plastic exists!”

Yay.

I’ve preordered Indiana though.

Lost 5 years of my life playing WoW. Not going to burn myself twice to an MMO. Even though I heard this is probably the best one out there.

@C25CLOUD maybe they want people to take the jump from their main platforms.

Then again, no NSO required. Nintendo has to get some money somehow…?

So many games!

Since i skipped the PS5 / xbox series gen so far, I’m eating well!

Nintendo first party games, great indies, stellar 3d party new releases, ports, can’t keep up!

Can also be because I’m stuck with playing old gems. Working my way through Yoshi’s Island with my daughter. And while she’s asleep the Resident Evils available on Switch 2 (currently at 4). 😅

@C25CLOUD rather square id say

Partner direct or general direct.

@Dr_Wright they will. They simply didnt need to at this time, the demand was there from early adopters. Now, for years 2 and 3 they can start releasing their very heavy hitters (mario, zelda, pokemon gen X, smash, splatoon, animal crossing, switch sports, new mario party).

I also think that from now on they will give space to 3d parties to release and promote their games to make sure theres a continuous revenue stream.

These kind of characters turn me off of a fighting game (not being smash bros). Cosmic stuff? Just too weird / out of place.

At least Blanka had some sort of backstory why he turned out the way he did.

Heartily recommend Sayonara Wild Hearts for anyone into either rhythm games, stylish games or both.

It’s art.

The twins is a level i will never forget.

@NintendoWife i know they can but hope they wont

@NintendoWife i’ll hope they’ll only do one last one (mario world with the koopalings) and then leave it be. There are no other worlds nor mario characters they can build with.

Maybe Pauline and New Donk City… then again, they already did a city in 1. Maybe a luigi’s mansion movie. Maybe a Peach costume movie.

And I hope they’ll not incorporate Wario, i think that character stinks - literally.

@hanzel i see. Yeah, makes sense for US box office. Not sure if there’s a global one.

Think they'll be more than happy though to have produced a 2nd billion box office movie out of 2 movies.

@hanzel what? It’s out for 2 weeks. How does it show in the numbers?

Me and my daughter still have to go, so they can add an extra 20 dollar to that listing for upcoming Sunday.

Nintendo’s marketing this year has been weird. It’s not about big events, it’s just about consistently being in the news with something.

@Pillowpants yes, that song is mesmerizing. Love the Japanese version especially!

Looks wild!

Is that cape clipping with his sword though when he’s rolling through Hyrule field?

So, I haven't been bothered with Dragonball Z after the Cell saga (Frieza saga is still the best imo), but how many versions of Goku are we dealing with currently?

I love indies!

Multiple of these games intrigue me. Working through the recommendations. So far: big hops and death howl. That said, there’s only so much time…

Also: isnt filmechanism actually a sort of Braid?

Nice! Such a shame it’s delayed on Switch 2, but hopefully Nintendo’s team will be helping a bit with optimizing. Or maybe they did it because of Indiana Jones’ release?

Absolutely can’t wait for this one.

But I wonder, is half of the movie Link fighting skulltula’s with one big eye, while doing front flips, cutting grass and shouting hiyaaah?!

So, when are the ogre battle games coming to switch online, Nintendo and Square Enix?!

@MoldyPasta I actually wouldn't mind Nintendo having one game we can look forward to the next 2 years. For which they build up the hype over time. A new Zelda for instance, ór a completely new franchise / type of game. Something massive at least.

Currently there's so much Nintendo throws at us, as a Nintendo fan it's difficult to keep up. But having that one thing on the horizon that you can look forward towards, and gauge at.... I liked that with Breath of the Wild, with Tears of the Kingdom, but also with Metroid Prime tbh. (though they messed up the advertisement of that one a bit in my opinion...). It shows Nintendo taking their time with a game, to make sure it is absolutely perfect in every way. I'd like one of those games again. A 10/10 for everybody.

Like Mario Odyssey, last Zelda's, Smash Brothers Ultimate and its hypecycle, but also Fire Emblem Three Houses also received massive advertisement.

Maybe Nintendo can make a toggle in the settings to make games run in un-boostmode for situations like these.

Can’t stop Capcom these days.

Man, they’re on a roll…

Oeh.

Nintendo Direct happening end of this week or next week??!!!

This feels like it. Nintendo is usually moving from one big event to the next, and since Mario Galaxy Movie has now happened, they need a new next big thing to put on the horizon. And directs are almost always preceded by a stability update (with stuff in the background that we can’t see).

@hol_up @upsidedownrowlet i absolutely disliked most of Scarlet and Violet designs. And the characters shouldn’t have been portrayed as weird fashion wearers.

I mean, the designs of at least Eri, Atticus, Iono, Mela and Ortega are way over the top weird.

Then there’s team Yell in Sword and Shield…

Why are they making characters more weird with every release?

The mask is really too much.

@Friendly @liam_doolan

Thank you for the reminder! 🙏

@NotASockPuppet maybe try call of duty or a game as a service somewhere if you want true innovation instead of the games Nintendo produces.

@SurprisedRobinChu Success is not measured in ratings but in $.

Quality is.

Lot of mechanics in that game.

If they would have made an adventure game with cool characters instead of a sandbox game with a goat i might have played it.

@BrewsterTea @notasockpuppet don’t mention retiring to Miyamoto please! He should be allowed to bring a fun light into the world for as long as he wants

@UpsideDownRowlet nah, link looks different in almost every game. Can be the same for his movies too

@SurprisedRobinChu success is measured in $ in this day and age. Not critic scores (often sadly).

@Aquinas if you’re in the 0.1% you will not have experienced true poverty. And i know everything is grey.

Funny you mention that I’m thinking everything is ‘black or white’ and then follow it up with two absolute statements. Always “them”. Never “me”.

Noticed earlier that your reasoning is off. You have not experienced living with a limb less. With a drug addicted mother. After a natural hazard. It’s not always “them”. But “they” (big investors) are only caring about accumulating more and more money however they can thus money is taken away from what should actually matter and will circle around only in richer circles. Money accumulation in increasingly smaller circles is the problem of our lifetime. War in Ukraine, war in Iran, abundant focus on AI, … all of these are examples of that.

Don’t understand you can’t just recognize that fact.

I hope the Zelda movie will have plot and is liked by critics unlike the mario movies.

I mean, if you’re a nintendo fan, you have to see it i guess. There will be tons of cameos.

@Dunkin I like your positive view on all this and hope you’re correct. To add on to it: I especially hope GameFreak will now be able to get rid of all the clumsy menus they are now forced to put into every pokemon game. And get rid of stuff that doesn’t matter to most people that aren’t focussed on min-maxing, like ev-training, natures and abilities. The pokemon games can focus again on adventure, story and collecting. And maybe turn-based combat wont be a thing anymore as well.

@Switching or a deluxe ultra tier where you have a chance on winning instantly for every second you’re subscribed

@Dom_31 yes, you’re right. However, i estimate at least 90% of the work on pokopia is done by Koei, since the game borrows so much from dragon quest builders 2. I think mainly the stories, overall design of the game and decision which pokemon to include and why are done by gamefreak - and all technical stuff and 3d elements are made by Koei.

Just my estimation.

This used to be a part of every mainline pokemon game. Now it’s separate, and in order to compete it seems you have to pay a subscription.

Pokemon has reached a new low during the switch era but when looking at this subscription it seems to continue the fall. Pokopia is a lucky shot since it wasn’t made by the pokemon company but by Koei Tecmo instead.

Hopefully gen 10 will elevate the franchise again somewhat.

I am all for a remake! And please do a remake of majora's mask next year while you’re at it, my 2nd favorite Zelda game (after Breath of the Wild). It uses the same assets so should be incredibly easy! (Spoken like a true non-developer).

Resident evil: fatal frame

I saw ‘return to the court’ and all i could think was ‘Objection!’

@foursider "Onward and upward!" to wake you up

If you missed out on the switch 1 edition, this is a no-brainer

@Aquinas if you’re in that 0.1% and you not caring that would make your responses to all this worse. Got it.

Have a good day yourself too.

Will you not be able to obtain hoppip once the event has gone?

@Aquinas as I said. You’re also one of those people who would think those rules would affect you. They don’t. They affect the top 0.1% of the richest people in the world. They are the only ones who are able to forego and break current rules. E.g. panama papers.

Another example: The EU rules against corruption are the ones that keep for instance Hungary / Orban a little bit in check. Accountability. That same accountability doesn’t apply for Georgia (not part of the EU), nor the US. And look how those countries have changed for the worse. Rules help. They are the only way to reign in the blood hounds. And no, they do not affect you, they’d actually help you.