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@SuperRetroArt

If anything, it’s the opposite. I’m rather proud to be at a stage where if I am on a flight, I’ll buckle up into Zelda. I’ve played a lot of BotW on long haul 8hrs+ flights.

Beyond Switch, I don’t have any other mobile device that I game on so it’s hard to contrast. If for example I had a Steam deck and was playing a more mature looking game, would that impact how I feel others perceive me? My answer: No.

Nintendo lawyers: Putting the N in NDAs.

@Pillowpants

They will drag it out, strategically. They have lots of software on Switch to push out and it wouldn't be wise to announce a new console ahead of the holiday season, especially with release date and software, when it wont be ready for the holiday season.

Earliest you'll get an update is January. Latest is March 31st. The details of the update... time will tell.

I voted NA but that Japanese one is arguably, objectively better since the box is so large. EU cover is just a hodgepodge.

A good way to market to younger demographics. Not might the best, exclusive way to market a demo for Zelda, considering there is a very large demographic of people aged 30-50 (OG Zelda fans) who wouldn’t drive to a mall for a demo.

Either way, I support the return of demos and specifically, demo kiosks at physical stores.

I remember playing Zelda OoT at a kiosk inside Dairy Queen when I was very young. That memory is vivid and was one of the first times I played N64. It was one of the factors that led me to ask for the console.

@IceClimbersMain

OH! I have the NES keyboard and loved it since launch but it’s my first keyboard without a numb pad. I had no idea they sold a separate numb pad! Thanks! I hate using Excel or Google Sheets without a numb pad.

The only winners are the lawyers.

I think we'll get a Fall / Winter line up and Switch 2 announcement will NOT happen. It will get it's own mini direct in January or February.

Switch 2 won't release until Fall 2025. They're likely waiting for economy to stabilize a bit to keep price down and not launch at 500$+.

@GMIKLOS

Sending help with a 16x mult

Please offer reasonably priced merch… £25 for a cotton t-shirt is absurd. It costs more that the game it’s promoting!

Love it!

Kids in the comments are just getting salty here because they’re going back to school without being spoiled with more game or console announcements.

Discovered this a few hours ago
from Chris Adler, former drummer of Lamb of God. He mentioned on socials that he drummed for the song “Spingrind” w. the artist, Myrone. Whom I believe produced the official OST.

https://open.spotify.com/track/41iOW75Ap0UmfTpZlHiuV9?si=LSm_87U9Q7WRn8MZfPRsTg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4imqRK7QUXclnBhfS31p6m

@Folkloner Prototypes are likely easily tracked since so few were produced. If ones were sold directly by Nintendo to a third party, there was likely very strong legal requirements.

Given it's been 20+ years and multiple console generations have passed, its unlikely that Nintendo would up hold those terms. A lot of assumptions and if's but better to be safe than sorry.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bouncing back stronger than it's rubber band AI. It's almost as if it found a blue shell and dodged a bunch of bananas...

Send the ninjas

https://www.icegif.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/icegif-1544.gif

Im excited but I may wait depending on initial availability, screen quality, and cost.

I don’t mind jumping in early if my back log is improved (performance, resolution, or any other functionality). If it’s the same experience, I think I will wait.

First adopters usually have growing pains.

I like the concept of this game but for the casual player, hard to justify the costs. I'm sure a hardcore community has already formed, with people competing for fractions of a second... LOL

Not my forte but I can respect it.

@Not_Soos

Ubisoft likely won't let any studio outside of France, besides Montreal, to lead a Rayman game.

All the respect to Davide, the development teams in Milan, and developing that relationship with Nintendo. Providing a unique experience, introducing more audiences to turn based strategy games in a fun, accessible way

@Kidfunkadelic83

How many thumbs do you plan on destroying?! XD

@Ogbert

I wouldn’t necessarily generalize that most people are confused about the definition of the roles.

Where the confusion likely comes into play is when in practice, there are conflicts in decision making. When you have conflicts, you have confusion. Confusion leads to errors, delays, over spending etc.

For some additional context, it’s quite common for directors to report to producers. E.g, Art Director, Audio Director, Programming Director. In smaller studios, maybe the lines are blurry. There are of course different scenarios or structures, where there is a “Game Director” or some other larger director role that both directors and producers report into.

All in all, Sakurai is doing a really good job IMO breaking down complex topics of game development into digestible content that can be understood by anyone, especially those not in the industry.

It also depends on the size of the project. The way I've rationalized it:

High level:

• Producer = Manages the business side
• Director = Manages the creative side

Background:

• Producers usually stem from project management (coordinators, project managers etc.).
• Directors usually stem from creative/ development (level designer, team leads, associate directors etc.)

Details:

• Producers will be more involved with getting that product (game) out the door. Speaking up / down with project sponsors (those funding the project) and project managers (those working directly with the team leads, managing resources, timelines, etc.).
• Directors will be more involved with the details of the project scope and quality (audio, gameplay, art, level design, programming etc.)

*Edited formatting

@Ralizah

100% accurate that it’s been up there, even in the former “NPDs” for NA, MK8 Deluxe had an insane streak being in the top 20.

Alas, the sales numbers are nearly double the next best selling games like Animal Crossing, BotW, and Smash. The only reason I can foresee for that disparity is the fact M8K Deluxe has been bundled with Switch since early days. Somewhere between 2017-2019.

They even pack it in with the OLED. I’m sure the game deserves the praise but context is important. Why else is this game doubling every thing else and sticking up in the top 20?

Gameboy to Gameboy Advance?

Gameboy Color was the successor to the Gameboy. It featured better specs, a better screen, and had exclusive games. Kirby Tilt’ n Tumble is fricken’ fantastic and you ain’t playing that on OG Gameboy.

Someone re-crunch the numbers because it doesn’t add up.

I can understand if you skip the Pocket. That’s just a smaller, more efficient Gameboy like a DS Lite or GBA SP or Switch Lite. Gameboy Color was in fact, a successor.

Surprisingly, never played.

I played all the others and I own all between and including N64, except Super Circuit (GBA), up to MK7.

Mario Kart DS remains my favourite. Online multiplayer and N64 like graphics on the go was fantastic for its time.

Not many people to play locally against these days and I’m tired of the rubber banding AI.

Heard nothing but good things about MK8 / MK8 Deluxe. Kudos to the 60M+ people enjoying it but I suspect most of those numbers come from the Switch bundle.

Balatro

Simple concept, excellent execution, low cost, highly addictive. Perfect game for the Switch.

@Joeynator3000

While it's not perfect, AI can help with simple exercises today to help speed up the workflow, which may result in faster deliverables or higher quality assets.

To achieve this, designers could use AI tools to iterate faster on concepts or developing reference images to create assets.

Example: I'm a 3D modeler on the next Zelda game. The concept has been communicated as a biopunk fantasy, with many worlds underwater. A.K.A. Medieval Bioshock.

I'm tasked to create a pendant light fixture. I may look at art deco light fixtures online and go from there, iterating on different concepts. Or alternatively, ask AI to generate images of biopunk art deco light fixtures and use that base to tweak and develop a basic asset.

Doesn't mean AI replaced anyone's job. Doesn't mean AI makes the game. All it does is help reduce time iterating on assets.

I like the series but will skip. If it was 1 & 2 I would have considered it to round up my collection on Switch.

This is a trend more retailers should head in, generally speaking.

Digital sales already make up more than 50% of sales and games are becoming more accessible with subscription services.

Having large retail footprints won’t be sustainable and these large retailers are finally catching up.

This will give more opportunities to smaller businesses to remain competitive. I can easily see in the next 10 years, as physical becomes niche, you'll see more small shops carve out that niche selling retro and other games, with access to new via pre-order.

The model of starting at a wall of empty game cases will die off. It has too. It just doesn’t make sense. And I know others arent happy with the experience today anyway. EBGames / Gamestop here in Canada is just that plus a bunch of useless merch. Which is probably keeping these stores alive (high margins, low cost items).

Glad it's on NSO but if you have an Xbox 360, Xbox One, or Series Console, play that (XBLA) version instead. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/perfect-dark/C0SWGV4560W1

It has online multiplayer, updated controls, 60fps, and depending on the system, renders at 1080p (native). On Series consoles, it outputs at 4K. Not sure what the render resolution is for the Series consoles but it's super crisp. I still play it, locally against bots, to this day.

I didn’t expect it and was hoping it would be Switch 2.

My jaw dropped. They pulled it off. A full blown sequel, with all Retro Studio trademarks of Prime. No less running 60fps on what we presume is Switch hardware. Only 10hrs later after watching the direct did I discover the antagonist shown is from Metroid Prime Hunters.

Meanwhile, everyone is talking graphics and FPS (my self included)…

What
About
That
MUSIC!!!

The vocals when Samus showed, to the piano phendrana drifts style mix, and the Metroid Metal guitar solo with Sylux. Oh sweet baby Metroid will this game sound amazing.

Well done, Nintendo. Well. Freaking. Done.

Honestly, Im down for a board game on my Switch. My concern is that it will be garbage. I’ve heard only negative things about Catan on Switch (different developer) but I have heard good things about Monopoly.

I loaded up the store page and got confused real quick because… and maybe I am just stupid, but I don’t understand the difference between Monopoly (already on Switch) and Monopoly, dropping this fall.

Store page on Ubisoft’s website is incredibly unclear.

@Axecon

I think they just want to be flexible because we don’t know the fall release schedule. A week can make a huge difference.

Been waiting almost 3 years for an update! Glad it’s still alive and looking forward to it

@Tourtus

Thanks for all the info. Edit: I wasn’t aware I needed an active Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) subscription. That explains everything, I don’t have one!

Dumb question: How do I spend my points on these things? I've never claimed special icons before on Switch. Thanks in advance!

@Lofoten

Would it really? XD

One thing isn’t liking a game but objectively, it does a lot of things well. Anything lower than a 6 screams troll.

I broke my own promise and I bought it at full retail. Honestly, I love it more than I thought. I'm 4 hours in but I've beaten it before, I believe twice, on Gamecube. TL;DR 9/10

Thoughts:

• I don't think 60fps is needed, but the conversation is hard to avoid.
• The RPG mechanics are very accessible but the extra button presses for style points can be tough to max out appeal / style in every battle. That's Nintendo 101. Easy to pick up; difficult to master.
• The characters are fantastic. Really, it's shocking how good this game is / was and how much of a misdirection they've taken the series with all of their more recent entries. It's not just the humor, it's how its conveyed these characters and how this world feels believable. Every character fits the lore and the world.
• Pacing is good, albeit a bit slower / easier than I would like at the beginning.
• The game is absolutely beautiful. It's not just higher res, it's all the new paper, card board, foam core type assets that really makes it sing.

Overall, it feels like the definitive RPG from Nintendo, still, 20 years on. And that's very impressive. It's just hard to give it a perfect score where there is a compromise. Even if it's justified.

@Lizuka

I disagree. I think it's a relevant discussion point because no two games are the same and definitions evolve over time. All studios approach it slightly differently and brand them differently.

There might be some common principles that are true for a remake vs. remaster but sometimes a game walks a fine line between. Sometimes it's even labelled as a "Reimagining" even if objectively, at it's core, it's a remake. Like FF7 Remake. Wikipedia groups them all together on one page with notes for each individual title because it can get quite granular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_remakes_and_remastered_ports

@Azuris

Yea and I don't think it's that black and white either. I like to imagine it on a scale or spectrum. If we want to compare it against a political spectrum:

Far left = Different Game
Far Right = Original Game

So to map it out...

Different Game <-> Reboot <-> Remake <-> Remaster <-> Port <-> Original Game

Sometimes a game lands in between those definitions. To ground those definitions, I usually think of these games

Reboot = Doom (2016)
Remake = Dead Space (2023), RE2 (2019)
Remaster = Metroid Prime: Remastered, RE4 HD (2014).

Definitely Paper Mario TTYD is a remake but I can see it on the scale in between remaster and remake given the lack of content changes vs. other remakes. One might argue a remaster would of been a better fit, to not compromise on the frame rate. Like Metroid Prime.

@CaleBoi25

No nips; No problem

In my head...

Remaster = original source code, engine etc. running on modern hardware. Content may be updated but not required. E.g., 4K textures.* Low variability.
Remake = Same core content but remade in a new engine, new code. May include new or modified content but not at requirement* Mid variability.
Reboot = Same universe, no constraints on tech (could be old or new tech); will* include new content and/or different content. Large variability.

*Clarifications

@lyle_catcliffe

All good At least the user a few posts above is sharing the PDF for download. Take that to your nearest print center for a high quality print and you're sorted. Granted, I do think it's a bit weird it says Nintendo Gamecube on top, especially the "Only For" tab.

I think they could of been a bit more creative but I also understand if they wanted to bring back the old cover, it's 100% original.

I still have my original GC copy and while I love the game, I was never a fan of the brown palette. I think I like the new cover art more... ducks away

@lyle_catcliffe

Some retailers are offering it as an additional sleeve. This is separate from printing it yourself.

Oddly polarizing how many fantastic games are coming out whilst the industry is throwing its talent into the proverbial meat grinder. Wild.

I know the industry (# of players) has grown tremendously since PS2, DS were released but I think it’s fascinating that Switch have sustained these sales without a permanent price drop.

Curious what their fall lineup is going to be considering the successor is unlikely to release this calendar year.

Will we finally see Metroid Prime 4? What about a 3D Mario? Maybe one last fan requested remake? Surprise large
3rd party title? So many questions and none of them Switch 2 related

Looking great! Not particularly worried about 30fps but simply my backlog is too large to consider a remake right now of a game I’ve played many times and still own on Gamecube.

If it had been released a couple months before or after Metroid Prime, might have been a different story.

I know Sea of Stars is coming out in May (physical) so that may very well be my first
NS game purchase of 2024. Super excited to play it since trying the demo on PC back in August of 2023.

Maybe once I catch up, Paper Mario will be 40-50USD and then I will dip my toes back in.

Regardless on my own personal situation, the good news here is that more people will get to play this game. I loved Paper Mario on N64 and when I was a teenager, I was extremely hyped for TTYD release. I have my original copy, my Nintendo Power magazines. All of it.

So to those who will play this for the first time, enjoy! I hope Nintendo brings back the original Paper Mario in some form of fashion to Switch. Whether it’s Nintendo Online Expansion Pass or as a remake. Both one and TTYD are excellent games!

Gruntilda:

Banjo's games you thought had ended, well you've been fooled I've just pretended!

I think the market will speak for it self. If the game is worth the cost, people will pay for it. I don't believe $70 will go away, rather, I hope pricing will be more dynamic based on the quality, scope of the game and we should see more games (hopefully) of mid size.

Some of the large AAA studios will not take as much risk anymore and pour years of development into one or two titles with over bloated budgets, $200m+ budgets. However, others will continue to push for the $70+ (including special editions, early access, season passes etc.) This has been an emerging trend for a while.

Oh mah lord. I was questioning whether I buy this game. I love Paper Mario (if that's not evident by my King of the Hill x Paper Mario collaboration icon) but I don't have a lot of appetite to spend $80 CAD on a game I've beaten many times.

However, that pre-order bonus appears to be quite nice. Curious if it comes to Canada...