HotGoomba

@HIGHscores85 God forbid people have fun. I can enjoy Metroid while still goofing off and Living the Dream.

Happy to see my submission make it onto this month's list!

In response to my letter, I do, in a realistic sense, agree. I am also tired of studio acquisitions and buyouts. Especially after Xbox gutted or sold off a good chunk of their studios, and after the shutdown of talented houses like Bluepoint.

At the same time, I think that Nintendo has a good record when it comes to acquisitions, and a sensible one as well, buying up long-time partners or legitimate worthwhile investments rather than buying Bethesda for no good reason beyond "We can afford it!" So if Nintendo were to buy Good Feel, I would not be worried at all.

In regards to LK's submission, I agree, how the hell have we not gotten a Switch 2 point-and-click update for the Sam and Max titles?

@metaphysician I don't really think it's fair to disqualify independent developers of the term "indie" just because they're published by a much larger company. To an extent, I get it, an video game made by a small developer, but backed with millions of dollars, or at least a handful of marketing, does loosen the definition of "indie", but the thing about independent developers is that you have to get that funding somewhere, and something like crowdfunding can be risky or unreliable for Independent developers, not that working with conglomerates isn't, but I don't blame any indie devs for going that route.

Even some self-published games like Cuphead by Studio MDHR are partially funded by Microsoft, hence why Cuphead was an Xbox exclusive initially, but that doesn't make Cuphead and Studio MDHR, at least at the time, any less of a big, costly investment for the founders and employees, especially to keep their IP their own and not Microsoft's, and because of that, I don't think that makes it any less of an indie game than something like Undertale or A Hat in Time.

I don't like Game Key Cards or digital codes, but when all is done and all is well, GKCs will (hopefully) be cheap on the used market years from now, digital codes will be worthless immediately, and eShop sales will always be something to look out for.

I can see the worth in GKCs. I see no worth in digital codes. If you're considering a physical game that's only a download code, just get it from a digital store like Steam or the eShop. You'd might as well save some shelf space.

If you're genuinely considering getting this, just get a damn VR headset. The Quest 3S is like the same price as the RayNeos with a JoyDock, and you don't need a whole other console to use it.

I really enjoy these fan letter articles. Can't believe that these have been a thing for three years at this point. I love this website, I thank all the staff for making this such a nice place to visit and read regularly.

@Anti-Matter Buddy, logically, the Kingdom Hearts Collection was never going to be on a cartridge. The size limit for the cards are 64gb. The collection more than doubles that. They could release the three games separately, but at the end of the day, that would end up being more expensive than getting the collection from the eShop, or waiting for the key card to go down in price on eBay.

If you're going to protest game key cards in every damn comment section, at least weigh the pros and cons of the format and ask yourself why the developers chose it. Yes, many times it's lazy. But in this case, a proper physical release makes no sense at all.

My blade is ready.

I should probably play this game. I always like the trailers with the funny doggy. What the hell am I doing not playing this?

"Finally, an opportunity for me to finally get into Zelda!" HotGoomba exclaims, foolishly ignorant about the fact he's going to drop the game 10 hours in, like every other Zelda game he's played.

Looks like a huge improvement over the last Nintendo Switch Sports.

I know some are disappointed that some games are being reused, and I wish that there was just a few more, but I didn't pick up the last one, so I don't mind some rehashing.

And thank you Yoshiaki Koizumi for the visual representation of how ass I'm going to be at the finger wrestling game.

At this rate, they're going to move Thanksgiving Day to September.

Hollow Knight is a great game, but not a key card? Yeah, that's unfortunate. Gonna have to be a skip for me. Maybe I'll reconsider if they rerelease this with nothing on the cartridge.

Surprised that this article didn't bring up Snoopy's appearance in the FBI's most wanted list as of late last year.

Really disappointed at this score. Whenever I play a Bubsy game, I'm looking for pure garbage and dispair. Sad to see that this awful game series has fallen into the common trope of "quality" and "good". Here's to hoping that Atari listens to all of the HotGoombas out there and makes sure that the next title is pure ass.

@Max_the_German Agreed! They need to stop all this focus on small franchises that nobody cares about, like Splatoon, Yoshi, and Pokémon, and focus on some REAL heavy-hitters like Doshin the Giant, Wrecking Crew, and Geist!

I'm happy to see that Nintendo has finally addressed the criticism and started lowering the price of the Switch 2, especially in a time where companies are raising prices!

Although, a price decrease by negative fifty dollars does seem a bit strange...

Get yourself a partner that's as annoying, vague, and deceptive as 2K 💖

I'm impressed with how many options there are in the poll, yet none of them actually match my "I'll get it eventually lol" viewpoint.

Glad to see that the brand new Mario characters are getting their own spotlight!

Now how do I bring game key cards into this so I have something to complain about...?

Happy to hear that they're updating the demo for Tomodachi Life, but this is just making me more impatient for that April 16th release date. It can't come soon enough.

This is why I don't buy games on Amazon. I'm perfectly happy getting my Switch games from the mysterious trench coat fella behind a 7-Eleven.

Honestly, after Project Hail Mary was so good, even if that wasn't an action film, I would love to see more science fiction space movies, and I think a live-action Metroid film could work. As long as Chris Pratt is Samus.

My favorite part of the Mario Galaxy Movie was when they stopped halfway through and reminded us to smash that like button and hit the bell for more Mario Movie content. Such nice.

I prefer to see it as a $70 Angry Birds Red, with a free Sonic Racing CrossWorlds included.

If I ever saw a damn horde of spiders and giant bugs, I'm taking out a loan, fast-tracking becoming an astronaut, and going to Mars so I can be as far away from the pest-infested land we call Earth as possible.

Game looks fun though.

Reminds me of those Nickelodeon Flash games that used to be on their website. Whether or not that's a compliment is up to you.

Oh, and @Anti-Matter, in 2019 Nickelodeon's parent company at the time, Viacom (now under Paramount Skydance) bought Garfield from the original creator of Garfield, although I believe he still makes the comics. There was supposed to be a Garfield show on Nick by now, but I think that got scrapped, then had its development restarted, so we probably won't see it for a long time.

@HammerGalladeBro is correct as well, Viacom and Nickelodeon bought Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2009, which is why the TMNT 2012 show (amazing) and all their other shows have aired on Nickelodeon, although comics like the IDW continuity and The Last Ronin have been made during the Nickelodeon era.

Oh, and Paramount Skydance, Nickelodeon's current owner, is planning to buy Warner Bros, which would include Tom & Jerry, Cartoon Network, Looney Tunes, DC, and adult swim. Let's hope that doesn't happen because it's bad for the industry and us consumers, but at the same time, Nickelodeon's Tom and Jerry is a funny thought.

Project Hail Mary is a great movie, but a horrible Nintendo movie, so I'm glad this film released to show Lord Miller how it's done.

That poor multibillion dollar company. They really are struggling with that massive game of theirs. They're really struggling to keep the lights on and the money in their pockets, I hope everyone's not too harsh on them...

I've never heard of Pokémon or Disney before. What exactly are those? They sound like a type of disease. I really hope that anyone suffering from those gets well soon : - (

@N00BiSH I wouldn't say the new Angry Birds games are bad, but they're either mediocre and nothing special, piggybacking on the old games while stuffing microtransactions, or they're games that play nothing like Angry Birds but have the brand name on it anyways.

I don't think that the Angry Birds brand would've devolved to this point if Rovio had any other notable franchise that they own, but they don't. They peaked in the late 2000s and early 2010s, and are using the brand they built up during that time to not go under.

Rovio and Sega should make a mature first person shooter Angry Birds game. I'm sure that's a great way to make back that $776 million!

@Yousef- eh, could use more goombas, but this is cool anyways.

I love a sprinkle of handheld mode boost on my stability sundae!

He's happy that the fan reception was positive, because if it wasn't, Nintendo of America would've executed Donkey Kong live on Nintendo TVii.

Donald Glover as Yoshi

Holy grail, that's the "Awaken, My Love!" guy!

Donald Glover is a great actor, music artist, and voice actor, but Yoshi?
Was hoping for Danny Devito, but can't judge much until I see the actual movie.

A Kickstarter for a port of a recently released game is kinda weird, but whatever.

@DarkCoolEdge I don't think the "this remake of an old game should be able to run just fine!" argument really works when something like the Resident Evil and Final Fantasy VII remakes for modern platforms exist, or Demon Souls. Those are originally PS1, GameCube, and PS3 titles, yet I seriously doubt that a Switch 1 can handle those remakes.

I owned two 3DS models. A standard 2DS and a New 3DS XL.

The 2DS suddenly stopped working after 2 or so years.

I replaced it with a New 3DS XL. The New 3DS XL is still working perfectly, over a decade later.

@fenlix The PS4 version of Final Fantasy VII Remake wasn't the one ported to Switch 2, but rather the PS5 remaster of the remake subtitled "Intergrade", which is likely why it runs at a consistent 30fps rather than any higher frame rate.

Also, I believe that Rebirth had performance issues when it launched on PS5. I don't think that the Switch 2 is the sole issue here, rather optimization and how the game was originally built, especially if Capcom can get two upcoming titles running at a mostly consistent 60fps and having the Switch 2 version pretty comparable with the Xbox Series S.

The visual mode is only 30fps/30hz? I'm sorry, I'm not usually a frame rate snob, but if Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata are aiming for 60fps and are brand new, upcoming games, why does an ass old game like Skyrim need a performance mode to run at 60fps?

Cyberpunk 2077 also runs at 30fps on TV mode, but the difference with that it released in 2020, is obviously a lot more technically advanced than Skyrim, and is infamous for being difficult to optimize, yet they were able to get the Switch 2 version to run consistently and still looking more than good enough. Yet I'm supposed to be ok with Skyrim being the same frame rate in visual mode?

I don't think it's unreasonable to think that a company under a trillion dollar giant could afford to optimize a game from 2011 just a little more, right?

Then again, this is the company that couldn't even get basic desktop functionality working on Fallout on PC without having unpaid fans/modders fix the game for them, so maybe my expectations are too high.

@Anti-Matter Based on the fact that it's on the Atari website, the physical releases are likely not being done by Ubisoft.

Man, Ubisoft is an absolutely awful company. I don't think I could ever support them-- did someone say Rayman!?

I'll wait for the inevitable discount to $20.

Happy to see the best Digimon game coming to Switch.

A shame. Nothing in the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase could ever live up to the absolutely outstanding Poker Night remaster.

Haven't really sat down and played anything other than Brawlhalla and Marvel Rivals on PC, so I've been finishing Kirby and the Forgotten Land this week so that I can start clearing my backlog.

2nd place? 12/12 in less than 83 seconds!? Forget HotGoomba, I'm KingGoomba!

Someone will look at this and still say that the AI hate is unnecessary and overdone, not realizing that the AI hate comes from a place of tiredness of the abundance of pure slop and the disrespect towards real, human-made art, not a place of ignorance and hating "the future".