It's a shame......wrestling games were a staple of my youth from NES on.......last good one I remember playing though was on 64 maybe? WWE AllStars on Wii was ok if I remember. Maybe going back to cartoon style over the top button mashing craziness needs to make a comeback
This is 1 I might actually pick up........not a fighter fan in general but having them all on a cartridge would be fun......even for a non fighter gamer like me
I'm sure getting help, cooperation, and approval to use various indie characters for this would be difficult but I think it would have been worth it. A Nindie celebration of sorts with 20-30 characters would have made it more likely for me to purchase. As it stands I'll pass.
Still looks like a decent game for thise who love Smash
A lot of good games in this collection but the sometimes ok sometimes sub par mostly good emulation makes me want to wait on it. I really want to build 1 of these into an arcade cabinet for the basement though.......maybe one day I'll find one worthy
Could be over 3 million before end of 2017......still 3 to 4 weeks left and they have been over 100K last 2 weeks and historically the next 2 or 3 weeks have been the strongest sales wise in Japan.
Interested to see how the collections are released, price, etc.......as far as Mega Man 11 goes..........well I'm adopting a wait and see approach. It has to be better then Mighty #9 right........right?
I don't think this is a special shopping Black Friday kind of jump......otherwise all the other systems would have seen a boost.....this is a everyone now wants a Switch and it doesn't matter how many they send to stores it's gonna sell out.....at least for sometime.
Whenever the next direct comes I bet it is loaded with 3rd party "surprises"
The thing is........shelves are still full of PS4s and very empty of Switches........so is that good bad or not news?
Will be interesting to see when numbers for Nov hit. If Switch manages to outsell PS4 again then there is reason to think Nintendo has a Wii kind of hit on their hands.......and that is good for us who want some of the fringe games that can only be made when money is rolling in and a gamble isn't that big of a deal
Well deserved......1st Zelda game that grabbed me since OoT. For me it was being different I think that helped draw me back in. I got bored part way through the last few and never even tried Skyward Sword.
It was nice to be obsessed with a LoZ game again..........
If Hamster continues making arcade ports for Switch, someone needs to make a pre-made cabinet with Switch dock. Would be nice to have a arcade cabinet in my basement that my switch powered
I know it is selling well because I venture into a few stores often and while they have a steady stream of stock for Switches, it is constant being sold. Walk in 1 day see 6 sitting on the shelf, walk in 2 days later and empty. It's a repeating pattern for about a month and with Christmas coming up I'm guessing we will see steady sales for another few months at least
@rjejr - I googled PUBG and still am not really sure what or why it belongs on the list?
Definitely time for a Direct.....but probably happen mid January.....seems to be their new schedule. The most anticipated might have a Switch game on it if we knew anything about 2018 let alone past 2018, other then Yoshi and Kirby? Then again how many of the most anticipated will actually make 2018?
They have a great social network team.....can their developers make a great game though? I want people to be screaming you must play this Sonic game, or Sega is back, or at least a faint whisper of wow this is better then anything in years
Wonder if Mario is having a similar sell through rate of Switches as in Japan. That would mean roughly 300K Switches sold in US for opening weekend of Odyssey and about 500K world wide?
Gonna be interesting to see how strong of a holiday season Nintendo has
Mario is a Xmas gift for the youngest, so I will be playing Stardew Valley, maybe work on Splatoon 2 single player and some multiplayer on SMB3DW as requested by my sons
@rjejr - I think 200K might be possible. I think Nintendo has been stock piling the Mario bundle since the Splatoon bundle.....but watch the number be 70K and I'll be way off
I appreciate your dedication to baseball Thomas......even if I kinda hate the Cubs.....think it is in my heritage as a metro Detroit native to hate all things Chicago though. Regardless, I'll drink a crappy beer and have a hotdog in your honor while I try not to root for the Dodgers.
I'm gonna play some Stardew Valley. I decided to download it yesterday and while the controls are a little slow, it feels like a great Harvest Moon, and I haven't played 1 of those since the N64
I'd like to see an eshops select range at some point in Switch's life. 5 indie gems on a cart for $49.99. Too many games coming I want to play but I would be more likely to buy a physical collection down the road if the developers could work something out like this.
This game seems great I just can't fit it in right now
Is it graphics or art style choices? FEWarriors looks very clean and bright and I'm sure is a step above Hyrule Warriors but I'm not sure it is entirely because of the console.
Regardless it is pretty amazing considering I'd have to tape about 15 Switches together to equal the size of a PS4.....maybe 6 together to equal the Wii U plus Gamepad
720 and 30fps isn't a big deal......but the game being another subpar Sonic experience......well that is my concern. If it is a good platformer the numbers are just that......numbers.
@bluedogrulez - it's like a cross between Strawberry and Cream Soda and very fizzy.......people either love it or despise it's existence.
I happen to think it is the only Faygo worth buying.....except when I was super poor & their 20oz were half the cost of the national brands at gas stations. Then I had a car full of empty Faygo bottles
@ANeonChicken - haven't had it but I'm always on the lookout for a good rootbeer. Couple brewery's in Michigan make good versions but it's hard to find a bottled root beer that compares to fresh off the tap
@Shadowflash - Rock & Rye is worth a purchase if you ever see it, kind of a mixture of cream soda and strawberry, and is something different, everything else is about the same as your local grocery budget brand......although probably more variations of flavors with Faygo
@ANeonChicken - they might be branching out a little more then in the past. You can't walk into a store in Michigan without seeing it but I seldom see it outside the immediate area.
I do know Michigan transplants in several states who have stores by them that carry it but I don't think it's very common
@ANeonChicken - it's a Detroit brand, Rock & Rye is pretty stellar, but other then that it is cheap and has a ton of different flavors and most of them are ehh
ICP use to....or still do use Faygo as part of their stage show which made it a more common name but unless you live in Michigan, Faygo is mostly unknown
Percentage wise seems like Switch FIFA sold about the same as PS4. I have no idea what EA expects so 12K maybe good or bad news for them.
I'm starting to actually see Switch Stock in stores and online so Nintendo is starting to hit a lull but able to supply enough Switch to satisfy the market......I'm guessing they will be in short supply come November and December though so the stock surplus probably won't last long.
How is PSVR doing? Between Vita and it I'm thinking Sony is a little shy about taking chances ar the moment and they have a good selling piece of hardware out so I'd expect them to be conservative.......especially if the PS4 Pro isn't quite as successful as they had hoped.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE - you just unfortunately live in the wrong place financially......I can get this off Amazon right now for $39.99. What is that......34€?
Sorry about the prices......I use to think you were just being whiny........but costs like that would ruin my days too.
The game is fantastic.......due to Heist being turned based and my love of that genre I haven't fallen in love with Dig 2 as much as Heist yet but it seems to be an improvement in every way over SteamWorld Dig.
Then again I'm only an hour in and I have a feeling I'm no where near being able to finish it in 6.5 hours. Probably exploring too much
Slowly things are working back to general stores (Wal Mart & Target) and specialty shops (comic book stores & fashion boutiques) The mall era is ending. Amazon fills in the gaps and the bloated retail market is crumbling because you don't need 4 stores in a mall that all sell the same thing.
Toy's R Us will survive this but probably cut half the stores and be what they were 30 years ago.....a destination place that thrives on holidays and special trips to the toy store for the kids
If they fix the issues great......clearly they were having problems and that is why the physical release got delayed.
By all accounts they did a quality job with the game as long as they can fix the issues......hopefully they do and it doea well enough to get a stronger better 2K19.
As a rule I usually don't buy the 1st iteration of a sports title on a platform....of course in the Wii U era that meant no sports titles
@rjejr - yeah.....not a good bundle......like all the other wonderful GameStop bundles that charge you extra for the privilege of buying a group package? For $380 it should be packaged with the 3 Amiibos......but Switch is printing money right now so no need to offer actual deals I guess.
I'd order Odyssey from Amazon, get the 20% discount, and find the normal Switch for $299 some where and save the money.
BTW I seen on another post that GS thinks it comes with a screen protector......I got one off Amazon for $7......actually it came with 2 for that, so I have a backup and it's worked great for what little I use it undocked.
Also 5 months in, no warping, no scratching, no joy-con issues and my pro controller works great......either I've been really lucky or most of those issues were overblown
Overall it was a quality direct......I thought the XBC2 segment was slow and took away some of the pacing, but there were a decent amount of surprises for both 3DS and Switch owners considering the Direct stated it would be about games coming in the next few months.
SMO looks incredible and Octopath's demo is amazing in my opinion. The art direction for XBC2 has me confused though. Seems like they are trying to mix realistic & cartoon and Im just not sure what to think. I'm sure the game will be good but I'm disappointed by the look? Or just confused by it? XBC and XBCX were both great so I will withhold judgement on it.
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Re: SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition Storms onto Nintendo Switch This Year
Great game and I will download it as soon as I can. Our house put hundreds of hours into this game on Wii U.
As much as I love Dig 1 & 2........Heist is on a whole other level.........now I wonder what is next for the gang at Image & Form
Re: Review: WWE 2K18 (Switch)
It's a shame......wrestling games were a staple of my youth from NES on.......last good one I remember playing though was on 64 maybe? WWE AllStars on Wii was ok if I remember. Maybe going back to cartoon style over the top button mashing craziness needs to make a comeback
Re: Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Rumbles Onto Switch May 2018
This is 1 I might actually pick up........not a fighter fan in general but having them all on a cartridge would be fun......even for a non fighter gamer like me
Re: Smash Bros. Fans Should Take Note - Brawlout Arrives on Switch on 19th December
I'm sure getting help, cooperation, and approval to use various indie characters for this would be difficult but I think it would have been worth it. A Nindie celebration of sorts with 20-30 characters would have made it more likely for me to purchase. As it stands I'll pass.
Still looks like a decent game for thise who love Smash
Re: Hardware Review: Retro-Bit Super Retro-Cade: A Treasure Trove Of Vintage Gaming Goodness
A lot of good games in this collection but the sometimes ok sometimes sub par mostly good emulation makes me want to wait on it.
I really want to build 1 of these into an arcade cabinet for the basement though.......maybe one day I'll find one worthy
Re: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gets a Free 'Versus' Mode Update Tomorrow
This will be a welcome addition when my son finally gets the game for Christmas.
Versus mode is always good in games like these......still wish SteamWorld Heist had it as an option
Re: Nintendo Switch Ends 2017 On A High With 2.5 Million Units Sold In Japan Alone
Could be over 3 million before end of 2017......still 3 to 4 weeks left and they have been over 100K last 2 weeks and historically the next 2 or 3 weeks have been the strongest sales wise in Japan.
Re: Pokémon, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Nintendo Switch Lead the Way in Japanese Charts
So how long before we start talking about when Switch will outsell Wii U's lifetime sales in Japan.......
Switch is doing great but some info for 2018 is needed soon, although I'm sure a direct is coming late Dec or early January
Re: Poll: Capcom is Finally Bringing Mega Man Back - Are You Excited?
Interested to see how the collections are released, price, etc.......as far as Mega Man 11 goes..........well I'm adopting a wait and see approach. It has to be better then Mighty #9 right........right?
Re: Nintendo Switch Hardware Sales Reach Another Level in Japan
I don't think this is a special shopping Black Friday kind of jump......otherwise all the other systems would have seen a boost.....this is a everyone now wants a Switch and it doesn't matter how many they send to stores it's gonna sell out.....at least for sometime.
Whenever the next direct comes I bet it is loaded with 3rd party "surprises"
Re: Nintendo Switch and Super Mario Odyssey Among the Big Sales Winners Over Holiday Weekend
The thing is........shelves are still full of PS4s and very empty of Switches........so is that good bad or not news?
Will be interesting to see when numbers for Nov hit. If Switch manages to outsell PS4 again then there is reason to think Nintendo has a Wii kind of hit on their hands.......and that is good for us who want some of the fringe games that can only be made when money is rolling in and a gamble isn't that big of a deal
Re: Review: Letter Quest Remastered (Switch eShop)
Was great on Wii U, my sons love it.....but not much of an incentive to repurchase it when they can still play the Wii U
Re: Zelda: Breath of the Wild Won Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards
Well deserved......1st Zelda game that grabbed me since OoT. For me it was being different I think that helped draw me back in. I got bored part way through the last few and never even tried Skyward Sword.
It was nice to be obsessed with a LoZ game again..........
Re: VS. Super Mario Bros. Arcade Archives Release Set for Festive Arrival on Switch
If Hamster continues making arcade ports for Switch, someone needs to make a pre-made cabinet with Switch dock. Would be nice to have a arcade cabinet in my basement that my switch powered
Re: VS. Super Mario Bros. Arcade Archives Release Set for Festive Arrival on Switch
Double Dragon I will buy.......assuming it is up to the other Hamster standards.
Vs Mario I'm not sure.....I played it in arcade but I have enough Mario versions.
What I really want is Donkey Kong, but the GameBoy version made into arcade classic graphics........
Re: Letter Quest Remastered Will Bring Wordy Delights to Switch Very Soon
great game on Wii U, my son's loved it and play it a lot.......but I will not double dip for Switch.....they can still play it on the U
Re: Nintendo Promises More SNES Classic Edition Stock Is On The Way
Managed to snag one at a store that just got a shipment in so I'm set........now I just have to wait to Christmas
Re: Switch and Nintendo Systems Dominated US Hardware Sales in October
I know it is selling well because I venture into a few stores often and while they have a steady stream of stock for Switches, it is constant being sold. Walk in 1 day see 6 sitting on the shelf, walk in 2 days later and empty. It's a repeating pattern for about a month and with Christmas coming up I'm guessing we will see steady sales for another few months at least
Re: Nintendo Scoops Plenty of Nominations for The Game Awards
@rjejr - I googled PUBG and still am not really sure what or why it belongs on the list?
Definitely time for a Direct.....but probably happen mid January.....seems to be their new schedule. The most anticipated might have a Switch game on it if we knew anything about 2018 let alone past 2018, other then Yoshi and Kirby? Then again how many of the most anticipated will actually make 2018?
Re: Nintendo Gives a Teasing Glimpse of a New ARMS Fighter
My son just got this for his birthday so we will see how long it keeps him entertained and how the added content helps.
So far so good......as I am not a fighting game fan it does little for me but he has played it non stop today.....at least when I would let him
Re: Super Mario Odyssey and Nintendo Switch Continue Strong Run in Japan
Good software sales for Sony......even a few non new games still in top 20. I assume SMO, Splatoon 2 and Zelda will stay in top 20 until January
Re: Random: SEGA Goes for Laughs in Eggman Promotion for Sonic Forces
They have a great social network team.....can their developers make a great game though? I want people to be screaming you must play this Sonic game, or Sega is back, or at least a faint whisper of wow this is better then anything in years
Re: Super Mario Odyssey is the Fastest Selling Mario Title to Date in the US
Wonder if Mario is having a similar sell through rate of Switches as in Japan. That would mean roughly 300K Switches sold in US for opening weekend of Odyssey and about 500K world wide?
Gonna be interesting to see how strong of a holiday season Nintendo has
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Halloween Edition
Mario is a Xmas gift for the youngest, so I will be playing Stardew Valley, maybe work on Splatoon 2 single player and some multiplayer on SMB3DW as requested by my sons
Re: Gallery: Japan's Collective Body Is Ready For Super Mario Odyssey
@rjejr - I think 200K might be possible. I think Nintendo has been stock piling the Mario bundle since the Splatoon bundle.....but watch the number be 70K and I'll be way off
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - The Triumphant(?) Return
I appreciate your dedication to baseball Thomas......even if I kinda hate the Cubs.....think it is in my heritage as a metro Detroit native to hate all things Chicago though. Regardless, I'll drink a crappy beer and have a hotdog in your honor while I try not to root for the Dodgers.
I'm gonna play some Stardew Valley. I decided to download it yesterday and while the controls are a little slow, it feels like a great Harvest Moon, and I haven't played 1 of those since the N64
Re: Review: Wulverblade (Switch eShop)
I'd like to see an eshops select range at some point in Switch's life. 5 indie gems on a cart for $49.99. Too many games coming I want to play but I would be more likely to buy a physical collection down the road if the developers could work something out like this.
This game seems great I just can't fit it in right now
Re: Video: See the True Grunt of the Switch with Fire Emblem Warriors & Hyrule Warriors Compared
Is it graphics or art style choices? FEWarriors looks very clean and bright and I'm sure is a step above Hyrule Warriors but I'm not sure it is entirely because of the console.
Regardless it is pretty amazing considering I'd have to tape about 15 Switches together to equal the size of a PS4.....maybe 6 together to equal the Wii U plus Gamepad
Re: Sega Confirms Sonic Forces Is 720p, 30fps On Nintendo Switch
720 and 30fps isn't a big deal......but the game being another subpar Sonic experience......well that is my concern. If it is a good platformer the numbers are just that......numbers.
Re: Random: Drinks Company Hints At Undiscovered Super Mario Easter Egg
@bluedogrulez - it's like a cross between Strawberry and Cream Soda and very fizzy.......people either love it or despise it's existence.
I happen to think it is the only Faygo worth buying.....except when I was super poor & their 20oz were half the cost of the national brands at gas stations. Then I had a car full of empty Faygo bottles
Re: Random: Drinks Company Hints At Undiscovered Super Mario Easter Egg
@ANeonChicken - haven't had it but I'm always on the lookout for a good rootbeer. Couple brewery's in Michigan make good versions but it's hard to find a bottled root beer that compares to fresh off the tap
Re: Random: Drinks Company Hints At Undiscovered Super Mario Easter Egg
@Shadowflash - Rock & Rye is worth a purchase if you ever see it, kind of a mixture of cream soda and strawberry, and is something different, everything else is about the same as your local grocery budget brand......although probably more variations of flavors with Faygo
Re: Random: Drinks Company Hints At Undiscovered Super Mario Easter Egg
@ANeonChicken - they might be branching out a little more then in the past. You can't walk into a store in Michigan without seeing it but I seldom see it outside the immediate area.
I do know Michigan transplants in several states who have stores by them that carry it but I don't think it's very common
Re: Random: Drinks Company Hints At Undiscovered Super Mario Easter Egg
@ANeonChicken - it's a Detroit brand, Rock & Rye is pretty stellar, but other then that it is cheap and has a ton of different flavors and most of them are ehh
ICP use to....or still do use Faygo as part of their stage show which made it a more common name but unless you live in Michigan, Faygo is mostly unknown
Re: Nintendo Switch Surges in Japanese Charts as Fire Emblem Warriors Makes Debut
Percentage wise seems like Switch FIFA sold about the same as PS4. I have no idea what EA expects so 12K maybe good or bad news for them.
I'm starting to actually see Switch Stock in stores and online so Nintendo is starting to hit a lull but able to supply enough Switch to satisfy the market......I'm guessing they will be in short supply come November and December though so the stock surplus probably won't last long.
Re: Win an Exclusive Death Squared Switch Dock & Game! - US Only
I will gladly buy a power cable to have a second dock down in the basement.
Thanks NintendoLife and SMG Studio for the opportunity to enter
Re: SteamWorld Dig 2 Has Had the Biggest Launch in the IP's History
Ok Image and Form, Great Work......now that it is out.....what's next? No, no breaks get back to work, I need more SteamWorld!
Re: Sony Doesn't Consider Handheld Gaming To Be A "Huge Market Opportunity"
How is PSVR doing? Between Vita and it I'm thinking Sony is a little shy about taking chances ar the moment and they have a good selling piece of hardware out so I'd expect them to be conservative.......especially if the PS4 Pro isn't quite as successful as they had hoped.
Re: Review: The Jackbox Party Pack 2 (Switch eShop)
@Xaldin - thinking of grabbing one of these and was going to ask for some opinions, thanks for the insight
Re: Review: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Switch)
@SLIGEACH_EIRE - you just unfortunately live in the wrong place financially......I can get this off Amazon right now for $39.99. What is that......34€?
Sorry about the prices......I use to think you were just being whiny........but costs like that would ruin my days too.
Re: Review: SteamWorld Dig 2 (Switch eShop)
The game is fantastic.......due to Heist being turned based and my love of that genre I haven't fallen in love with Dig 2 as much as Heist yet but it seems to be an improvement in every way over SteamWorld Dig.
Then again I'm only an hour in and I have a feeling I'm no where near being able to finish it in 6.5 hours. Probably exploring too much
Re: Review: SteamWorld Dig 2 (Switch eShop)
I love Dig and Heist and so far this is another great game......can't wait to put more time into it!
Re: Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection Headed To Switch
Ferguson says, "BARF"
I say I hope it gets localized.......I'd love a compilation of what are some of my favorite NES era games!
Re: Toys 'R' Us Seeks Bankruptcy Protection in North America
Slowly things are working back to general stores (Wal Mart & Target) and specialty shops (comic book stores & fashion boutiques) The mall era is ending. Amazon fills in the gaps and the bloated retail market is crumbling because you don't need 4 stores in a mall that all sell the same thing.
Toy's R Us will survive this but probably cut half the stores and be what they were 30 years ago.....a destination place that thrives on holidays and special trips to the toy store for the kids
Re: 2K Hopes To Slam Dunk The Bugs In NBA 2K18 on Nintendo Switch
If they fix the issues great......clearly they were having problems and that is why the physical release got delayed.
By all accounts they did a quality job with the game as long as they can fix the issues......hopefully they do and it doea well enough to get a stronger better 2K19.
As a rule I usually don't buy the 1st iteration of a sports title on a platform....of course in the Wii U era that meant no sports titles
Re: Video: How to Make Your Own Awesome Nintendo Switch Arcade Cabinet
I really want to make an arcade cabinet someday......maybe this is the inspiration I need.......probably not......but maybe
Re: Review: R.B.I. Baseball 17 (Switch)
Maybe hamster will give us a baseball stars?
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of the Nintendo Direct?
XC2 - was a poorly done segment.......and I say that as someone who loves the other 2.
Doom and Wolfenstein were great surpises.....especially Wolfenstein since it is a "new game"
Overall solid direct with enough surprises & variety that most should be happy with the effort
Re: Feature: What We Expect from the Nintendo Direct - 13th September
@rjejr - yeah.....not a good bundle......like all the other wonderful GameStop bundles that charge you extra for the privilege of buying a group package? For $380 it should be packaged with the 3 Amiibos......but Switch is printing money right now so no need to offer actual deals I guess.
I'd order Odyssey from Amazon, get the 20% discount, and find the normal Switch for $299 some where and save the money.
BTW I seen on another post that GS thinks it comes with a screen protector......I got one off Amazon for $7......actually it came with 2 for that, so I have a backup and it's worked great for what little I use it undocked.
Also 5 months in, no warping, no scratching, no joy-con issues and my pro controller works great......either I've been really lucky or most of those issues were overblown
Re: Feature: The Big Nintendo Direct Summary - 13th September
Overall it was a quality direct......I thought the XBC2 segment was slow and took away some of the pacing, but there were a decent amount of surprises for both 3DS and Switch owners considering the Direct stated it would be about games coming in the next few months.
SMO looks incredible and Octopath's demo is amazing in my opinion. The art direction for XBC2 has me confused though. Seems like they are trying to mix realistic & cartoon and Im just not sure what to think. I'm sure the game will be good but I'm disappointed by the look? Or just confused by it? XBC and XBCX were both great so I will withhold judgement on it.