Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee are the only Pokémon games I currently own on Switch and they're easily the best. Accurate Pokémon sizes, consistent frame rate, fun catching/shiny hunting system, and a very nice artstyle that isn't too chibi like the Sinnoh remakes.
All they need to do is to adjust the meta to make it a little more competitive and maybe let you battle wild Pokémon and it would be the perfect game, especially if you could travel back to Kanto.
Gens I, II, and III on NSO would also be appreciated. I expect a shadowdrop of Stadium 2 announced near the middle, then the final announcement is the Pokémon Red intro.
I have a few steelbooks and special games so those go on the shelf. Everything else stays either: in the drawer (PS5/Xbox games) in the Switch backpack, or burned onto the console itself (modded Wii) then stashed in the attic.
@Paulo we've already got our third party 80s hard-as-nails platformer arcade Christian projectile-based demon slaying fighter, two of them in fact but I would love a third. Probably the one character where an install Final Smash actually makes sense with Golden Armor.
I would have definitely taken a Fighter's Pass 3 with Professor Layton, Rayman, Master Chief, Paper Mario, and Sub-Zero/Scorpion.
With what Sakurai said recently on the future of the series, my hope is that Ultimate just gets more Ultimate. Add some more characters, stages and balance changes for the next system, because it is really designed as the "perfect" Smash game.
This is HUGE. I haven't played Splatoon since before the pandemic and I might try and get good again just for this. If only Smash Ultimate got something like this.
Guess I'm the first one here to say it's worth it.
Superstar Saga, Banjo, the Booster Course Pass, Mario Party, Pokemon Snap, Strider, Virtua Fighter 2, a whole bunch of games (and Mario Kart) that I've put some decent hours into now.
Of course I would rather buy these games standalone but it's starting to be worth it.
I was wondering what the "extra update" would be (like the custom items or the shock change) and this seems pretty insignificant, but useful.
Though I always feel like, and especially on 200cc, the Red Shell warning is extremely early, I've outrun them for half a minute and I have to check behind me constantly on when to use a super horn.
I still can't believe that when they talked about this in that Presents, they said something along the lines of "we want to give Pokémon fans something to look forward to when they wake up" or something like that 😭 they know their target audience for sure
Rock Pikmin is my GOAT look at the little scrunkly the scrimblo bimblo he is the perfection I love him so much he is peak character design just a little guy
Ridley skewers people through the gut, Villager attacks with an axe, and Kazuya has his whole assortment of painful-looking attacks. They could work Mortal Kombat.
Hoping the next Nintendo console is a disc-based, non-portable system with a cart reader so we can be done with this nonsense and still keep backwards compatibility. They should still run the Switch as a portable console.
If only they would drop all their biggest Wii/Gamecube games like this. I would pay 30 bucks without hesitation for Mario Strikers Charged, Super Paper Mario, Smash Melee, Twilight Princess, etc.
I don't play Pokémon Go anymore, but I tried using my Pokéball Plus at a Go Fest. In the first 5 minutes it failed to catch a Shiny Dratini and it fled.
@-wc- Lego set pricing is all over the place, especially with licensing.
For example, there are some Lego sets out there with 2,000+ bricks for less than $125. Now Lego Pac-Man comes rolling around with ~2,600 pieces for nearly $300. I agree with some of the other comments. You can buy an 3/4 scale Arcade1Up cab that actually plays Pac-Man for the same amount.
Heck, there's an officially licensed Metal Slug 3 arcade cabinet from a Chinese Lego alternative for 80 bucks on Amazon with ~1,500 pieces, it has just as much functionality as this and looks better too. Goes great with my Neo Geo Mini on my shelf.
I held off on the NES and the Atari for the price and the fact that I am more of an arcade guy than a console guy, but this looks cool especially with the rumor that it will be fully controllable/playable.
Actually, I just picked up the Pantasy Neogeo Metal Slug 3 "Lego" set to satisfy the building block arcade urge for about $70 on Amazon. This will look great next to it.
I've gotta say, aside from Mega Man, the only Sega games I've touched are arcade ports. Strider, Virtua Fighter and now Street Fighter. Pretty nice to have.
@TheBigBlue I prefer the force unleashed as a star wars game but republic commando is a GREAT feeling Star Wars clone game. Need to finish it on Switch.
I haven't emulated anything in a while, been buying the official rereleases when possible but dang it really makes no sense to me.
All Nintendo has to do is port games they own with emulators they already have. They would make so much money for practically no effort. Instead they drip 1 or 2 retro games a month for a $50 annual subscription (which I ended up buying anyways for Mario Kart DLC, but still).
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Re: Rayman Returns In Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Final DLC, Here Are The Patch Notes
@Erigen the best part about that is I can't tell if you're joking or not
Re: Fitness Boxing Is Being Removed From Switch eShop Later This Year
Maybe it's a licensing thing with the songs included?
@EarthboundBenjy I bought that for however much it was and I don't think I've even booted it up.
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Another Game Next Week
I was reallyyyyy hoping it would be Mario Party 3 but I'll still take whatever crumbs Nintendo will give us for now.
Re: GuliKit Announces New SNES Themed Docking Station, Compatible With Switch
I can't bring myself to buy any of these with that small chance of it bricking the console.
I know in most cases it's a bad power supply but still, my stock one has served me well.
Re: Charles Martinet Will No Longer Be The Voice Of Mario
@Anti-Matter Yes, you are
Re: Memory Pak: Making Contact With The "Ungoogleable" Game I Couldn't Quite Remember
There are many that I haven't found surprisingly
Re: Pokémon Unite Adding Blaziken, Mimikyu And Meowscarada, Here's A First Look
I'm starting to understand the reasoning behind that Pokémon Presents less and less
Re: Reggie Fils-Aimé To Deliver Keynote At PAX West 2023
I guarantee Mother 3 will pop up and I'm all for it.
Edit: annnnnd it's done. Hoping they might choose my Mother 3 question over the other couple million.
Re: Boom! Quake II Is Now Available To Download From The Switch eShop
I've never even heard of Quake (yeah I know) but at that price I might as well.
Re: Save 20% On Picross Titles In Jupiter's Upcoming Switch eShop Summer Sale
I might as well grab Overlord Picross here
Re: Looks Like Mewtwo Will Be The Next Tera Raid In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
@Fizza That's what I'm getting from this announcement.
Hopefully the only reason Red/Blue aren't shown is because they're coming later.
Re: Atari's Quantum: Recharged Brings The Classic Arcade Shooter Back Onto Switch This Month
I love these recharged games for 10 bucks on my Atari VCS
Re: Pokémon Presents Announced For 8th August 2023
Let's Go Johto Let's Go Johto Let's Go Johto
Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee are the only Pokémon games I currently own on Switch and they're easily the best. Accurate Pokémon sizes, consistent frame rate, fun catching/shiny hunting system, and a very nice artstyle that isn't too chibi like the Sinnoh remakes.
All they need to do is to adjust the meta to make it a little more competitive and maybe let you battle wild Pokémon and it would be the perfect game, especially if you could travel back to Kanto.
Gens I, II, and III on NSO would also be appreciated. I expect a shadowdrop of Stadium 2 announced near the middle, then the final announcement is the Pokémon Red intro.
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Store Your Games Collection?
I have a few steelbooks and special games so those go on the shelf. Everything else stays either: in the drawer (PS5/Xbox games) in the Switch backpack, or burned onto the console itself (modded Wii) then stashed in the attic.
Re: Talking Point: Would A Third Wave Of Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Have Been Too Much?
@Paulo we've already got our third party 80s hard-as-nails platformer arcade Christian projectile-based demon slaying fighter, two of them in fact but I would love a third. Probably the one character where an install Final Smash actually makes sense with Golden Armor.
Re: Talking Point: Would A Third Wave Of Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Have Been Too Much?
I would have definitely taken a Fighter's Pass 3 with Professor Layton, Rayman, Master Chief, Paper Mario, and Sub-Zero/Scorpion.
With what Sakurai said recently on the future of the series, my hope is that Ultimate just gets more Ultimate. Add some more characters, stages and balance changes for the next system, because it is really designed as the "perfect" Smash game.
Re: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Announced, Squidward & Jimmy Neutron Join The Roster
It already looks like most of the characters from the first are returning so I wonder if they all are.
Saw some Twitter post claiming that only 4-5 characters were not shown/their stage was not shown.
As long as Garfield is there I'm good. Would also like to see Goku.
Re: Nintendo Teases 'Tournament Manager' Feature For Splatoon 3
This is HUGE. I haven't played Splatoon since before the pandemic and I might try and get good again just for this. If only Smash Ultimate got something like this.
Re: A "Massive amiibo Restock" Is Reportedly On The Way
I'll be buying a ton of these, especially if all of these will be at 12/13 bucks instead of 16/17.
Terry, both Clouds, Captain Falcon, anything else I'm missing for Mario Kart.
I know Rosa's rare
Re: Miyamoto Considers Pikmin To Be Nintendo's "Most Global Characters"
"Are these 'Pikmin' in the room with us right now?"
Re: Amazon Spain Leaks An Upcoming 'King Kong' Game For Switch
Heart attack reading this in the morning as Donkey Kong
Re: PSA: Pikmin 4 Has Already Leaked Online, Watch Out For Spoilers
Pikmin has lore other than weed and Olimar's kids??
Re: Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Gets A Tasty Limited Time Discount (UK)
Guess I'm the first one here to say it's worth it.
Superstar Saga, Banjo, the Booster Course Pass, Mario Party, Pokemon Snap, Strider, Virtua Fighter 2, a whole bunch of games (and Mario Kart) that I've put some decent hours into now.
Of course I would rather buy these games standalone but it's starting to be worth it.
Re: Poll: Super Mario All-Stars Is 30 Years Old - Do You Prefer The NES Or SNES Versions Of The Classics?
I personally prefer the GBA versions, they were just what I needed!!
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Has Been Updated To Version 2.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I was wondering what the "extra update" would be (like the custom items or the shock change) and this seems pretty insignificant, but useful.
Though I always feel like, and especially on 200cc, the Red Shell warning is extremely early, I've outrun them for half a minute and I have to check behind me constantly on when to use a super horn.
Re: Best Food In Nintendo Switch Games
I've always wanted to eat Peach's cake 😋
Re: Pokémon Sleep Will Help You "Rest Your Very Best" Later This Month
I still can't believe that when they talked about this in that Presents, they said something along the lines of "we want to give Pokémon fans something to look forward to when they wake up" or something like that 😭 they know their target audience for sure
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 Arrives Next Week
All I need is Funky Kong and a Mario Movie DK track and I die a happy man
Re: Feature: Pikmin Tier List - Which Pikmin Type Is The Best?
Rock Pikmin is my GOAT look at the little scrunkly the scrimblo bimblo he is the perfection I love him so much he is peak character design just a little guy
Re: Takaya Imamura: F-Zero Hasn't Been Revived Because Mario Kart Is Nintendo's "Most Popular Racing Game"
Just port the Gamecube one with online
Re: Feature: 8 Strangest Super Mario Urban Legends - Which Mario Myths Are True?
The Hell Valley Sky Trees always fascinated me. Same thing with the ghosts that appear in 3D World. Just neat.
Re: Random: Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Knows Who He'd Add To Smash Bros., If Nintendo Was To Ask
Ridley skewers people through the gut, Villager attacks with an axe, and Kazuya has his whole assortment of painful-looking attacks. They could work Mortal Kombat.
Re: Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
I will always take more arcade titles, even if they're just ports.
Re: Nintendo Updates The Switch Again (Version 16.0.3), Here Are The Details
@WaffleBoat Honestly I was typing a legitimate comment then yours popped up and I was like "nvm" lol
Re: Nintendo Updates The Switch Again (Version 16.0.3), Here Are The Details
The switch is more stable than my life right now
Re: Batman Arkham Trilogy For Switch Only Includes One Title On The Game Cartridge
Hoping the next Nintendo console is a disc-based, non-portable system with a cart reader so we can be done with this nonsense and still keep backwards compatibility. They should still run the Switch as a portable console.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Detective Pikachu Returns On Switch
That box art better be a placeholder.
Very excited to see how the story goes, but man those animations look worse than the 3DS one.
Re: Review: Pikmin 1 - A Bare-Bones Port, But A Joyous Adventure
If only they would drop all their biggest Wii/Gamecube games like this. I would pay 30 bucks without hesitation for Mario Strikers Charged, Super Paper Mario, Smash Melee, Twilight Princess, etc.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 5 DLC Gets Squeaky Clean This Summer
So next we get a Mario Movie Donkey Kong course with Funky and Diddy, right?
Re: Feast Your Eyes On The 'Ultimate' Premium Pokémon GO 'Auto Catcher'
I don't play Pokémon Go anymore, but I tried using my Pokéball Plus at a Go Fest. In the first 5 minutes it failed to catch a Shiny Dratini and it fled.
Never again.
Re: Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Scores A New Chrono Game Update Next Week
@nessisonett If it helps, you can actually ignore the diagonal inputs since it will register the two directions on each side.
So a diagonal up left can be done by pressing just up, or just left. That made it easier for me, at least.
Re: LEGO Expands Its Retro Gaming Collection With A $270 PAC-MAN Arcade Set
@-wc- Lego set pricing is all over the place, especially with licensing.
For example, there are some Lego sets out there with 2,000+ bricks for less than $125. Now Lego Pac-Man comes rolling around with ~2,600 pieces for nearly $300. I agree with some of the other comments. You can buy an 3/4 scale Arcade1Up cab that actually plays Pac-Man for the same amount.
Heck, there's an officially licensed Metal Slug 3 arcade cabinet from a Chinese Lego alternative for 80 bucks on Amazon with ~1,500 pieces, it has just as much functionality as this and looks better too. Goes great with my Neo Geo Mini on my shelf.
Re: Switch Android Emulator Skyline Halts Development "Due To Potential Legal Risks"
I didn't know there are Android phones powerful enough to run Switch games. Unless it's for Android based mini pcs?
Re: LEGO Reveals New Donkey Kong Adventure Playsets
I knew Funky was going to be in the biggest set.
I'll just pay $30 for him on eBay.
Re: More Donkey Kong Figures Teased For LEGO Super Mario
I have never purchased any Nintendo Legos and never planned on it...
But I WILL pay for Funky Kong. Have we ever gotten official Funky merch with his MKWii design?? (I know there were plushies in the 90s)
Re: Oops! Images Of A Lego Pac-Man Arcade Machine Appear Online
@DwaynesGames Pacmania will get you pretty close lol
Re: Oops! Images Of A Lego Pac-Man Arcade Machine Appear Online
I held off on the NES and the Atari for the price and the fact that I am more of an arcade guy than a console guy, but this looks cool especially with the rumor that it will be fully controllable/playable.
Actually, I just picked up the Pantasy Neogeo Metal Slug 3 "Lego" set to satisfy the building block arcade urge for about $70 on Amazon. This will look great next to it.
Re: Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
I've gotta say, aside from Mega Man, the only Sega games I've touched are arcade ports. Strider, Virtua Fighter and now Street Fighter. Pretty nice to have.
Re: Nintendo's Next Switch Game Trial Is Now Available To Online Subscribers (North America)
@TheBigBlue I prefer the force unleashed as a star wars game but republic commando is a GREAT feeling Star Wars clone game. Need to finish it on Switch.
Re: Nintendo Wins Court Dispute Against Pirated Game Hosting Site
I haven't emulated anything in a while, been buying the official rereleases when possible but dang it really makes no sense to me.
All Nintendo has to do is port games they own with emulators they already have. They would make so much money for practically no effort. Instead they drip 1 or 2 retro games a month for a $50 annual subscription (which I ended up buying anyways for Mario Kart DLC, but still).