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Worse thing the gaming industry ever done was to get rid of E3

During E3 Sony , Microsoft and Nintendo had to bring their A game to outdo the competition, they have all gotten lazy, honestly are Nintendo directs exciting anymore? Most things are leaked in advance.

Add this to the fact that all 3 are buying up studios left right and centre making even less competition.

The AAA companies of today are not the same as 10, 15 or 20 years ago, The team making Elder Scrolls 6 is not the same folks that made Morrowind, Oblivion or Skyrim, with Starfield being as soulless as it is , is there really any hope for ES6?

Anyone remember Striker, remember playing this at a local toy shop before it came out, had it playable on a snes kiosk, what a game, had an indoor mode too, then in the PS1 days we got adidas power soccer, you could put in a code to change the commentary to a housewive if i remember correctly.

Ubisoft won't get another penny from me, after the last few years, i was always there day one for any Assassins Creed or Prince of Persia games, i have fond memories of playing the Sands of time games back on PS2, but the company like so many others have been captured by the modern mob, just left with apathy now.

@CallieShiver20 Don't believe this anymore, we're being constantly gaslit on the price of memory, same as covid, WMDs wars in regions that don't concern us whilst other wars such as Burma and Sudan go unreported, its all a lie to hike up prices.

Sad to say the current states of gaming needs to bottom out altogether and recorrect itself.

@OrtadragoonX There's been so many high profile flops from these companies the last few years, pushing out games that obviously gamers don't want any part of, also smaller games like the one funded by the Norwegian government, dustborn i believe. All being ignored by gamers.

Games aren't selling like they used to, and its a combination of things, sharp price increases on games, increased amount of flops, prices have almost doubled here in Norway, the Switch console launched at kr3300 here and as prices went up it was costing kr4500. PSplus has doubled in price, 1 year used to cost kr400

@Switching i think Nintendo has a healthy nest egg.

Fair to say Xbox and PlayStation have shot themselves in the foot this generation, Nintendo have chopped of a toe, not nearly as bad as the big boys with all the shenanigans this gen.

Remember when N64 dropped to 100 quid in the UK the system got a much needed influx of players at the time, now console prices go up instead of down.

This gen has also seen alot of flops being released, imagine if the debacle surrounding Concord had occurred with a game back in the day, all the cartridges recalled and destroyed.

Good news, they delivered a fantastic game.

@NintendoJunkie the fact the game sold less than was hoped may have doomed the series for the future, whereas other titles would be a more sure investment.

@NintendoJunkie I guess i was unclear with my point, you mentioned that Metroid Prime Beyond has struggled to sell units, don't you think it was down to the games reception? It got mixed reception when it launched, great reviews and word of mouth will surely help to move units, no one is talking about it anymore.

I was on the fence with Pokopia and didn't fully understand what the game was about, but when the reviews and reception came in i was sold, the game delivered.

I read a report from February 2025 that 66 people were let go then, maybe someone already mentioned this?

@NintendoJunkie
Do you think Nintendo lost the trust of Metroid fans with that game?
I've been a long time Metroid fan and having played Super Metroid when it came out, the Prime games and Samus Returns i think fans have a preconception of what to expect from a Metroid game.

As the game was approaching release it was clear to many that Beyond wasn't what we were expected.

@BrewsterTea but are shareholders making the games? If i wasn't doing a worthwhile job for the company why should they stick with me, people expect everything for free these days, growth keeps people in work.

If these studios were knocking out hit after hit they would all still be in a job, the gaming industry has been a shambles for a few years now, when quality games get released gamers show up to the party.

When xbox was buying up all these studios the future was looking bright for the Xbox Series but how games landed and how many got cancelled?

Studios got caught up in the culture wars from inside and outside influence, a lot of gamers have checked out, calmer heads no longer exist at these studios, for example how many people who worked on Inquisition would have been involved in Veilguard?? Probably a whole new generation of developers at this point.

There has also been a big disconnect between gaming media and user reviews on certain releases, seems to be a recent trend the last few years.

On one side the tools to make great games have probably never been better, but companies have to balance the books in order to survive.

Still not buying it, Ubisoft much like bioware and obsidian have lost the trust of many many gamers.

Enjoyed what i have played so far of this game.

Went to the Belfast store last summer, not sure if it was always called game, was there for a long time, remember when they sold new NES Gameboy and Master System titles, remember buying a quickshot controller to play sensible soccer on my Atari ST in there

Shop wasn't looking so good, couldn't see prices on the games, no pride in keeping shop looking good.

We were excited for this game, but it will be a pass this time, we put alot of time into the 3ds game.

For those who don't expect such options in games should be able to disable them at a system level, and not have to deal with it, DQIII could have taken this route, fine with people wanting these options but for those that don't they should get the choice too.

Should have reversible cover art on these.

for those that have played this, whats the function of the Amiibo cards in the game?

Recently got back into this game, its the only game me the wife and kids play together, the facebook group for the game has been buzzing about this update and there are a ton of people enjoying this update.

Many have 1000 plus hours in this game, someone reviewing this after 5 or 6 hours doesn't really do the game justice.

Been to the park in California 2 years, heading to Florida next month.

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has a proper Switch 2 physical

Some of the Switch 2 editions of games seem like a waste of resources, sure we want a visuals and performance bump on Switch 1 games, but did we really need Kirby and the forgotten land and mario party jamboree again? Animal Crossing new horizons incoming again, Mario Wonder getting Re-released.

A new Mario, Smash or the next Animal Crossing would get the ball moving on sales, Will Mario Tennis Fever be a system mover? I doubt it.

Mario KW aside, Donkey Kong and Kirby Air Riders seem to be solid releases, whilst Metroid and especially Pokemon ZA have been lackluster, While Pokemon sells like gangbusters anyway, the quality Isn't there.

The industry as a whole has lost alot of consumer confidence, with quiet a few lackluster releases in the past 2 years, who to trust for honest game reviews, although Nintendo has been on a very strong roll since 2017 they may be feeling a bit of what the others are feeling.

Nintendo is the only game subscription service we subscribe at home anymore, i let PS plus run out this past summer after they raised the price, its not worth it anymore, Gamepass i tried a few years ago after getting a Series x, that was a disappointment for me.

NSO is far from perfect, F.Zero 99 and Tetris 99 are fantastic, when it comes to retro I would much prefer Virtual Console than whats been offered at present.

I guess a Switch 2 Edition of Smash Ultimate is likely, fighter pass 3, Adol from Ys hopefully.

@topsekret i am not talking about this game in particular, just the focus on arcade archives since the release of the switch 2, whilst i am glad these titles are being made available, they are way overpriced, and thats where the lack of push back from NL is apparent.

The Tales game i have played most, Magilou what a great character.

Are Hamster sponsoring these reviews, strange to focus so much on old arcade roms, they are ridiculously over priced on Switch 2.

Nintendo has been on top of it since the Switch released, getting most things right, while i am not the biggest advocate of NSO rental service, its been more affordable than psplus or gamepass, i would have preferred virtual console though.

The Switch has perhaps the best library in the history of gaming, Nintendo has delivered a ton of great games on the platform, whilst i can't say the same for Sony, all the great games they had on earlier systems have been forgotten, we spent so much time on games like Singstar, buzz, Uncharted, Killzone, Infamous now all gone.

This was the only NSO controller i didn't get because it was never in stock, before the weekend i had ordered the Super Famicom version used.

@PerfectFrost Codswallop as they say, just another lie to funnel us all into an all digital future.

Have enjoyed the game so far, about 3 hours in and pleasantly surprised by how good it runs, story is intriguing.

Game Freak are essentially printing money with this release, as we all know Pokemon is a Juggernaut of a franchise, but here is a game framed as a AAA release with the minimal of effort put in whilst it looks like a budget title that you would expected to pay no more than 15 bucks for, Silksong showed the worth and value of a game done right.

Both my kids turned their nose up at the game when they seen it, i picked up 2 copies thinking we'd play at the same time like last game.

I took a gander at metacritic to see the scores, and much like other high profile games of late there is a real disconnect between reviewers and gamers, overall quality of titles are diminishing rapidly but seem to be propped up by games media to the bemusement of gamers, holding games creators to higher standards has all but disappeared.

Personally i am not finished with Z-A, i am hoping it will click for me soon, but the lack of voice acting, battling is uninspired and feels like a cooldown simulator, and the city feels soulless.

Played about 3 hours, it hasn't clicked for me yet, i feel the city is lifeless, npcs are just standing around, a city should be vibrant, especially if its based on Paris, but everything is so bland.

Too much focus on the performance of Scarlet and Violet during reviews for those games ignoring the fact that they were decent games, i'm no Pokemon expert but i enjoyed SaV way more than Sword and Shield.

Probably a lot of games released arould the same time as Metroid prime 4. I doubt it will take away sales.

@progx Isn't Persona 3 Reload getting a gkc?

Watched gameplay of this earlier, its on the radar.

I think i bought the 2 pack, i remember something about 1 game being on the cart while other game needs downloaded, is that the case here also?

The fact that Ubisoft were making an Assassin's Creed game set in Japan was an exciting proposition, as details came out about the playable characters then excitement began to fade.

Certain characters in games seem to be shoehorned in these day, for many they are not believable, other huge franchise's have done this.

AC set the bar high with Characters such as Ezio and Edward Kenway.

Heard sales were down 40% compared the first game, not surprised.

Galaxy 1+2 on the other hand wasn't expected to sell gangbusters as its not a new experience, had it been Galaxy 3 that was just out then it would wipe the floor with the competition.

Good on Nintendo, its great that people can use their talents to revive older systems like 3ds or wii u, but pirating current gen software is like a red rag to the Bull.

Strange that Clair Obscure Isn't mentioned, that has clearly had the most buzz this year, only heard good things, same happened last year with Black Myth Wukong, clearly it had the most attention from gamers, with Metaphor the only real competitor for goty in 2024, strange times we live in.

A decent game, but not a 9/10 level game, lets be honest, 7 or 8 range.

I've played a few of these Sonic Racing games overs the years and Crossworlds is the only one that has truely clicked so far, all these games have to have some sort of gimmick instead of focusing on tight racing and interesting tracks, Nintendo has been guilty of this way too often, that's why we don't get an F-zero or even a Starfox game because they have to shoehorn in a gimmick.

Enjoying 3 at the minute.

I dropped of playing fifa games after 19, had been playing since the first game back on the Mega Drive, these days there just Isn't competition for football games, EA have settled into a rut.

Back in the day we had sensible soccer, kick off, super soccer, striker and even the likes of Nintendo world cup and a load of others including tonns of football management games.

For me the pinnacle of Fifa games was the 2010 world cup game, slowly but surely its been downhill since.

Long overdue a new Kid Icarius, a metroidvania style would be great.

Ordered mine, hoping they add in a text size option, i am getting on in years and struggled with the text size in III, the writing is great and want to be able to read it all.

Donkey Kong Bananza is the stand out experience, although a little short, my son finished the game, i think used about 15 hours.

Kirby and Mario Party are to be honest cheap cash grabs, Drag X Drive is basically to show how the Switch 2 joycons can be used as a mouse.

Cyberpunk can be played elsewhere

Hopefully they get the ball rolling with some new experiences soon, Metroid is taking so long.