Hoshiko

She did a great job as Bayo. I’d love for her to return in a sequel with a more inspired narrative.

Looks like a PS5 controller

Bowser Jr’s eyes were certainly a choice

The balconies and other details on the side of buildings being flat PNGs is absolutely laughable

I truly believe No Man’s Sky is a major achievement not only for video games but for tech in general. To have a fully explorable simulated universe is nothing short of incredible.

That being said, man do I wish I could’ve played this as a kid. The sense of wonder and mystery would’ve been unparalleled. But now as an adult, I know that all of the planets are just pulling from a list of possible characteristics and features and there’s nothing really “unique” to be found. Though that’s usually how it is with procedurally generated games: as wide as an ocean, as deep as a puddle.

Is this the first time Nintendo has released a game on both mobile and console simultaneously? Pokémon aside of course

I see we’re continuing the tradition of survival horror protagonist that look like Vinesauce Vinnie

@N00BiSH This. I believe they shot themselves on the foot with the screenshots. That’s why it takes so damn long to get any meaningful OSTs added, and why we have a bunch of NES games that, let’s be honest, no one is putting in their playlists

@cedarhyped I would personally love for them to expand beyond just Mario to also include Yoshi’s Island and Donkey Kong Country game styles.

Thank you for the video and the article! I made the 3D Mario and Kirby games, and it makes me very happy to see them like this

A simple world filter would do wonders. Just let us block anything with “Hentai” or “Ecchi” or whatever else these AI companies are churning out these days. There’s literally no reason not to have this feature. Are they worried people are gonna block “Mario” or something?

@Axecon We had to wait 10 years for this one to come out

@gameovermarty Nice! Welcome to the club! The games in the Direct are all great at showing off the true capabilities of the engine

Thank you for the article Liam! I have shared it with the community and we’re all immensely grateful for the exposure!

One of my own games also made an appearance in the Direct, it’s the 3D Kirby that briefly shows up at the “Recent Highlights” bit. Here’s the code if anyone would like to check it out: G 006 FRX LLY

Also, if anyone would like to discover more amazing games from the community, consider visiting gbgShop, it’s our new platform for sharing games, including all of those featured in the Direct.

https://gbgshop.glide.page/dl/discover

And the crowd goes mild

This such a Nintendo addition I love it

@PikminMarioKirby I’m genuinely curious here, why would this hurt Nintendo’s “core audience”? She looks close enough to Zelda, and even if she’s not that knowledgeable about the games that’s not a requirement for a quality performance

@canaryfarmer Yeah… 10 dollars seems a bit much for what is essentially just flicking on a setting to bump up the resolution and framerate

Another quality addition! Now just gotta wait for them to add the rest of Splatoon 3’s tracks, we’re missing the best ones!

@PlayingWithPower The Switch of Theseus lol

I love the reference to ‘House’ in one of the prints, it’s pretty much a 1 to 1 replica of the movie’s poster

Funny how they’re dropping all of their pro-consumer incentives. First the gold points and now this

Hopefully they’ll give the Lego Worlds idea another shot. That game was such a missed opportunity for a Lego game that’s actually focused on building and creativity

Pokemon is really turning into a mobile game franchise huh

Genuinely devastating news. I got some of my favourite games on the Switch for free thanks to the gold points. Downwell, Steamworld Heist, Portal. This is seriously a baffling move from Nintendo

How many years until we have a spiritual successor to Bayonetta

Blasphemous as it may sound I genuinely believe Astro Bot is better than every 3D Mario game… except for Odyssey. Odyssey was a cultural reset

I don’t think they will even bother suing this as it’s clearly not a game that actually exists, just a bunch of surprisingly convincing AI junk.

Okay now it really feels like everyone’s just piggybacking off of one design. Who’s to say half of these accessory companies aren’t just making these models based on the last few leaks because they know it will get them attention.

But when are we getting the year of Trumbeak?

Oh, just when I was starting to get back into Steven Universe and was even considering buying the game. Sigh…

Just creatively bankrupt with atrocious character design then

To be honest this feels like a clear downgrade to the game feel, but if gets them safe while they work on a better alternative then it’s understandable

Why do they keep adding these games no one cares about 😭

I’ve actually had an idea for a while on how it could work. Basically have the top screen be the main one with the bottom screen being displayed in a Picture in Picture style.

What sets it apart is that you would be able to move the bottom screen around with the right stick, and pressing it in would switch which one is bigger.

It’s not perfect, but I actually think it could work really well for games where the bottom screen is just complimentary for the top one. Additionally, touch controls would be handled with the gyroscope and the trigger button when in TV mode.

They just kinda gave up on adding more DLCs to the service huh, and it doesn’t help that one of the inclusions is for an outdated game that barely anyone will buy

How did they even manage to screw up the performance on a game like this lmao

SPLATOON MUSIC!! And sorted by the in-game artists too!! We won so hard

Microsoft does seem to be on its way to drop out of the console market. I just hope we get a new competitor who can keep Sony’s scummy practices in check, whoever that ends up being.

With your hands on your hips!

If nothing else, there’s definitely value in getting to look at scrapped Pokémon / beta designs, which we’d have never gotten otherwise

Reminder that this is a country that executes gay people. I’m opposed to any government owning shares in game companies, but this one is especially iffy.

Like it or not, the Type 1 / Type 2 thing is good PR for a game, why else would companies have it? Especially Nintendo, which has never been one to care for “social issues”.

Really good news, especially since some of the companies that have always been considered “the good ones” are starting to cave in to AI slop (looking at you Level5)

@JHDK You could say the same about adults who are into Nintendo games.

Really makes you wonder what other rumours will turn out to be true 👀

@dew12333 Except a computer can’t imagine, it’s fundamentally unable to (at least with the tech we have now).
All it can do is rearrange the various elements from the content it has consumed in order to best match the prompt it was given. No imagination involved.

@shgamer I’d say that the main problem with a lot of modern AAA is that they’re trying to be movies rather than games. They spend so much time and effort crafting “Cinematic” and “Immersive” experiences that they often forget games are supposed to be fun first and foremost.

And while I disagree with the idea that games aren’t art, I do believe there’s a great deal of unexplored potential when it comes to conveying an artistic vision through gameplay.

It’s kinda crazy seeing Golf finally be added to NSO so many years after the Switch’s launch, when it was found hidden in the system’s code, only to then be removed in an update. We’ve come full circle.

The possession mechanic seems to have Super Mario Odyssey written all over it, and if it plays anything like that game I’m sure it’s an amazing experience! I’ll definitely have to check it out, any Odyssey-like is an instant buy for me.