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@Olmectron idk the whole situation is strange tbh. This same game is fully on the cart for Switch (1). And Square Enix generally released their games fully on cart on Switch and now the small file size Bravely Default is getting a key card. I'm waiting for more info to come out on all this...

I heard rumors that Nintendo isn't doing smaller game cards this generation. 32 GB may be the smallest one available. If this is the case, it explains all the smaller games flaking out a true physical release.

@AnnoyingFrenzy you could already kinda do this on the original Switch like games like La Noire and the 2K games basically not having most of the data on the cartridge and making it one big update. Honestly I feel like Key Cards may be enabling third party developers here. But idk things are crazy rn so yea...

Interesting. I thought he'd been working with HAL again, which would've been cool. This is fine too tho. I do imagine a few HAL devs might help out or supervise or something tho.

I think this is why Nintendo made digital games cheaper to begin with in Europe specifically. We don't get physical game deals like this in the US so it will likely be the same price both physical and digital here.

Can I just say I LOVE Mario's model in this game! It captures the appeal of 90s era Kotabe Mario art so well!! Wonder was a good step in that direction, but this model is basically perfect imo

I just hope the d pad is actually good this time.

Do you have a source for the US pre order date?

@Astropez thats not an actual lie. Check out https://www.doesitplay.org/. Out of the 490 ps5 games tested, 70% work without a download and no caveats. Another 16% work without downloads but are buggy or are missing small portions of the game like a character in a fighting game or something like that. I'd definitely say that constitutes a majority. And I've several of my ps5 games myself downloading them offline and they work just fine. Switch DOES have better statistics though with 542 games tested and 81% working great offline and 11% working with caveats.

@Edu23XWiiU Ps5 games install off the disc itself though, not the internet. At least for most games. The difference is you can do this entirely offline and that means it will still work if say the update servers shut down. Even if that means you'll be stuck with an older version of the game.

I think the Physical vs Digital price variation may just be Europe thing to counteract all of those physical game deals you can always get in Europe? On the site for Mario Kart World it justs says the price is $80 and don't you think they'd want to advertise it if it was cheaper digitally? Anyway $80 for a game is a yikes either way. But it's strange DK is cheaper when that game is clearly just as high budget as MKW???

I hope it has an actually good d-pad this time.

@DanijoEX-the-Pierrot Recompile those games yourself then. The tools are out there.

@LadyCharlie These collections are based off the arcade versions and that was a specific ps2/xbox port.

@caseyyy never released in any primarily english speaking countries

I wonder what they mean by appearance changed for certain characters in the endings of Power Stone?

Holy crap is this just an official Pokemon take on Showdown???

@TenEighty Hmm, that's weird. Mine peel off super easy. I bought mine off a seller from eBay so idk. Having to shuffle through 30+ n64 games without top labels to find what game I'm looking for is really annoying though.

@TenEighty Are you talking about those top labels on n64 games to help you tell which game is which? Those stickers easily peel off without leaving residue.

I mean Haunted Castle Revisited on Dominus Collection by M2 was basically a new game because it has almost nothing in common with the original

@Harmonie I don't understand this. Playing Wii games on a Wii U is slower than a Wii and the image quality is worse. Do you just not have a good way of accepting analog signals?

They don't even deny that its the real system lmao

Expected this, but nice to have. No idea why people doubted this, when Nintendo handhelds have a long history of backwards compatibility. And the Switch is part handheld.

Not shocking given Ubisoft's track record. Sad either way.

Heck yeah. Now I finally can go.

@Serpenterror Mega Man 4-6 are actually great games, especially 4 and 6. People just don't have as much nostalgia for them due to them being late cycle NES titles and not innovating as much. Honestly more consistently quality games though without stuff like the Doc Robot stages in MM3 or the Wily Stage 3 boss in MM2 (I still like MM2 better but hey).

I'm shocked they're remastering Angel of Darkness. Pretty infamous game.

@RupeeClock The sales of the ps5 are only slightly below where ps4 was at this time in its lifespan.

Why does Zelda need to feel empowering and how does that effect the quality of the game? Did people complain Toad didn't feel empowering enough in Captain Toad? I mean he was WAY less capable than Mario.

@axelhander How on earth is Pokemon iterative of Digimon? The first Digimon device came out a year after Pokemon Red and Green came out in Japan. It was way more iterative of Tamagotchi than it was Pokemon, until later when they started to do an anime, video games, tcg, etc. Pokemon was more inspired by Dragon Quest and perhaps even Megami Tensei than Digimon.

I didn't even know that word could be said in a rated E game tbh.

Capcom cheaping out on another physical Switch release... Some things never change.

Considering how small these games are, this will be likely be a multilanguage release, even if there isn't an actual ESRB US release.

Really cool special edition! Too bad its $250. Also if you actually want to play the game when it comes out, you're f***ed since its Limited Run so that means another $60 if you want to actually play the game when it comes out.

@Samalik 3 & Knuckles has tons of different shortcuts so I don't know what you mean by not getting any faster? Levels like Carnival Night Act 1 can be beaten so much faster once you know the route to take. To me I've played say Rush and S ranked several levels in it. It is run, but once I get the S, I don't really feel the drive to replay the level. Because you can instantly reach top speed, maintaining your speed becomes a non factor, so at that point its just about memorizing the levels. I respect your view, but it does feel like we just have fundamentally different views about 2d Sonic. To me I replay Sonic 2 and 3&K to death and most of the Dimps games (aside from maybe Advance 1 and 3) are every once in awhile type of games. The bs I think makes them less friendly to newcomers (I can learn the level layouts just fine) and I think even when you learn the layouts they are less interesting overall.

@Samalik I don't see how the Dimps games are a step up over the genesis games. They have a lot of trademark Dimps bs where you get crushed by stuff you couldn't see it, bottomless pits in places where they shouldn't be, etc.. Not to mention, the boost makes the gameplay WAY different (not bad but quite different). It makes the game more about reacting to whats coming on screen than trying to maintain your speed and flow like in the Genesis games (Advance 2 had a similar type of design as well despite lacking the boost). I will say Advance 3's tag team system is really cool and should be considered for another 2d Sonic game, but the level design still feels a bit wonky... (I still like the game quite a bit) A ranking system is kind of cool, but if the game is well designed, I think its inherently fun to replay and get better. Learning the level layouts and how to maintain your flow is fun regardless of whether the game gives you a carrot on a stick to do it.

Alright I feel stupid asking this but what Nintendo game are you referring to? BotW or TotK I'm guessing?

I'm frankly surpised it lasted as long as it did. Either way, pretty sad to see the last major gaming magazine publication end. Even if I haven't read one of them in like 10 years.

@LadyCharlie that's cool. There's nothing wrong with preferring easy games, but that doesn't mean being hard is "bad design".

@LadyCharlie how is being hard bad game design? Having a game be unfair is bad design, but being "hard" just means a good challenge. Do you like beating everything in a game on your first attempt and never having any challenge? For the record, I don't have a problem with easy games either. Different difficulties suit different games. Being easy suits the design Kirby is going for, while being hard suits the design Dark Souls is going for. Not every game will be for everybody and that's fine.

Forever Entertainment is back with another jank remake!!! Horray???

I mean thats just Funko Pops. They just look ugly in general. Imo the Pac Man, Sonic and Morgana ones look worse.

Does this mean Nintendo will technically develop games for PlayStation and Xbox? Interesting

@SuperRetroArt You could just not grind tho. Not to mention some games afer Shadow Dragon don't have grinding like Conquest.

This title gave me some hard whiplash

@KafeiToGo interesting. I thought the gba just functioned as a Gamecube controller in most GC games, but I haven't really tested it out, aside from using it to snag the Jirachi from the Colosseum bonus disc.

Could you not do this already with a Gamecube to GBA link cable and Gamecube usb adapter for Switch?

This is not a new update. You've been able to see this on the Amazon listing for quite awhile.

Even by video game nerd ***** this seems like such a pedantic and small thing. And thats really saying something bc most of us like to complain about small stuff (including me!!!). I guess I'm more impressed at this article than anything tho.

@-wc- so basically like how Yoshi works in NSMBWii & U vs how he worked in World??? I think I get what you're saying. Or like how in KDL2 you had to backtrack in levels to get the right ability + animal buddy combinations for the rainbow drops (or Kirby's Adventure for the secret exits sometimes to a lesser extent) vs. modern Kirby games usually having the ability you need close by?