But seriously, I'm glad they went with these over the originals as the extra polish and QOL stuff added at the time make them easier to play in this day and age. I'm sure those who've enjoyed speed-up functions on emulation won't be able to cope though! But I suspect they're less fussed about buying them officially anyway, I assume.
Very good, for a partner direct. Feels like they were holding back some things for a full direct maybe? This was great though, lots of 3rd party support.
I thought he was fine and the game is great in general. Not a big fan of Sol Valley but didn't ruin the whole experience.
You can really pinpoint those comments from people who didn't play the game and just watched on YouTube... anyone parroting the word "constantly" for example...
@molkom I'm near the end and enjoyed the whole experience. Yes there are some less good bits, but they are minor and not the bulk of the game. The core game, the "stages", are awesome. It feels like a Prime game, so if you loved the other games, you'll like this I think. If you've never played a Prime game, you might be in for a shock. This isn't like an FPS you get anywhere else.
@Moistnado I suppose we could justify this by assuming the Federation didn't know about the additional Metroid's Sylux and the Pirates had taken captive at some point, but it would be nice for some clarification. This "statement" sounds like they've thrown it out there with no real thought. Maybe they just wanted to say something more interesting than "Prime 4 is after Prime 3".
Personally, I don't care much either. Prime 4 is great wherever it sits.
I think I'd be more excited for this if we hadn't had at least two other high profile racing games on S2 already. But I'm sure that won't stop others having fun
Had my eye on this for a while and from these samples, it's not a disappointment. Exciting!
Too close to MP4 release to shadow drop 2 and 3 now. I suspect 2 will make it to NSO in 2026. 3 might have to wait until they get around to releasing Wii games on NSO. Which sounds unlikely before DS games so... 2027 maybe?
Looks good to me gameplay wise and that's more important than character design. Who plays this kind of game for the characters anyway? They look ok to me, better than some of the slop live service games are pushing.
I'm enjoying it overall. I hadn't even thought about the lack of a map so obviously not that big of a deal to me anyway.
I've had precisely one crash and one instance of clipping out of the level. Concerning, but not "broken" and actually kind of weirdly authentic compared to games 20 years ago.
My biggest gripe are the bosses. Boring, damage sponges.
I don't know how Sega could look at the very positive reception for Mania and decide not to do a follow up. Superstars was fine and I commend them for going all in on an all new 2D Sonic, but they should have trusted Whitehead and co to make it, it would have had that extra magic that Mania had.
The dude is a lone developer. He should do whatever he wants and not be hounded for doing so. Making games is hard enough without having to deal with entitled pr*cks on top of that.
I'm surprised this hasn't happened before. Multiple games disappear from Playstation Plus every month. Maybe Nintendo, to their credit, insist on longer term licenses?
40k? Don't get ripped off folks. I'll sell you a switch 2 for half that price. As long as you don't mind waiting until release day. And that it comes shaped like a Switch 1.
Sure, NSO might get shutdown one day, but it will just be replaced with another official way of playing the games on future hardware, so NSO disappearing is highly unlikely to mean these games are gone forever.
Your VC purchases on the other hand are tied to your 3DS, Wii or Wii U. What's going to happen when your hardware dies (and it will die one day)? Gone forever...
It is kind of weird that everywhere does GOTY lists in December and not January when all the games for the previous year and have been released and people have had a chance to play them.
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Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (GameCube)
Resident Evil: Big Face Edition
Re: Review: Star Trek: Voyager - Across The Unknown (Switch 2) - Merciless But Ultimately Satisfying Survival Strategy
I had a good time with the demo. Just waiting for a little discount.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Tales Of Symphonia (GameCube)
They're both nice, but the western one is best.
Re: Capcom Spotlight Taking Place Later This Week, Here's A Teaser Trailer
More Mega Man is always welcome.
Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 8 Pokémon?
Boltund for me! He's a good boy. An excellent puppa.
Re: "We Thought It Would Be Fun" - Nintendo Explains Why Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Aren't On Switch Online
"We want the option to buy the games!"
Nintendo: "ok"
"NO! NOT LIKE THAT!"
But seriously, I'm glad they went with these over the originals as the extra polish and QOL stuff added at the time make them easier to play in this day and age. I'm sure those who've enjoyed speed-up functions on emulation won't be able to cope though! But I suspect they're less fussed about buying them officially anyway, I assume.
Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 4 Pokémon?
Leafeon forever!
Re: Pokémon Pinball Machine Officially Revealed By Stern Pinball, Available Now
It's interesting how much goes into these machines. It's more than just flippers, bumpers and flashing lights.
Re: My Nintendo Store Adds A New Virtual Boy Reward (Europe)
I've got some of their posters in the past using points. I can vouch for their quality.
Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics
I'll try the cardboard version at some point, out of sheer curiosity.
Re: Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase February 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
Very good, for a partner direct. Feels like they were holding back some things for a full direct maybe? This was great though, lots of 3rd party support.
Re: Poll: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Has A Final Title, But What Could It Be?
Final Fantasy VII Part 3: Remake 2.
Re: Nintendo Producer Kensuke Tanabe Has Seemingly Confirmed His Retirement
THANK YOU Tanabe.
Re: Site News: Please Welcome Mai, The Newest Member Of Our YouTube Team
WHO'S THAT POKEMON?
IIIIIIIITS MAILADYMAN!
Re: Poll: So, Now The Dust Has Settled, How Did You Find Myles MacKenzie?
I thought he was fine and the game is great in general. Not a big fan of Sol Valley but didn't ruin the whole experience.
You can really pinpoint those comments from people who didn't play the game and just watched on YouTube... anyone parroting the word "constantly" for example...
Re: ICYMI: My Nintendo Adds Printable Metroid Prime 4 Box Art Cover, Databook Now Also Available In English
@molkom I'm near the end and enjoyed the whole experience. Yes there are some less good bits, but they are minor and not the bulk of the game. The core game, the "stages", are awesome. It feels like a Prime game, so if you loved the other games, you'll like this I think. If you've never played a Prime game, you might be in for a shock. This isn't like an FPS you get anywhere else.
Re: Nintendo Comments On Metroid Prime 4's Placement In The Metroid Timeline
@Moistnado I suppose we could justify this by assuming the Federation didn't know about the additional Metroid's Sylux and the Pirates had taken captive at some point, but it would be nice for some clarification. This "statement" sounds like they've thrown it out there with no real thought. Maybe they just wanted to say something more interesting than "Prime 4 is after Prime 3".
Personally, I don't care much either. Prime 4 is great wherever it sits.
Re: Feature: Farewell, Nintendo Switch - It's Finally Time To Bid Our Old Friend 'Adieu'
A console with a player base as big as the Switch 1 won't lose support for years yet.
Re: Nintendo Suggests Metroid Prime 4's Tortured Development Meant It Was "Divorced From The Changing Of Times"
Well I think Prime 4 is great. Merry Christmas.
Re: Community: It's Time To Rate Your Switch 1 & 2 Games Of The Year
It's quite possibly Prime 4 for me, but not sure yet.
All this list highlights is how many 2025 games are in my backlog.
Re: Nintendo Has Scheduled Maintenance For 3DS Later Today
I'M OUTRAGED!*
*He was in fact, not outraged.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Kirby Air Riders?
I think I'd be more excited for this if we hadn't had at least two other high profile racing games on S2 already. But I'm sure that won't stop others having fun
Re: 48 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In The eShop 'Halloween Sale' (Europe)
Another sale, another NintendoLife list with 13 Sentinels at the top! It's like a tradition at this point.
But seriously, hope everyone finds a cool new game.
Re: Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective Digital Sample Available For Free
Had my eye on this for a while and from these samples, it's not a disappointment. Exciting!
Too close to MP4 release to shadow drop 2 and 3 now. I suspect 2 will make it to NSO in 2026. 3 might have to wait until they get around to releasing Wii games on NSO. Which sounds unlikely before DS games so... 2027 maybe?
Re: Review: Agatha Christie - Death On The Nile (Switch) - Monsieur Poirot Shimmies Into The '70s In Style
My wife loves these games and was looking for more so this is great news for her.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Checking Out Switch Online's Virtual Boy Service?
I'm interested in trying it one day but not rushing out to buy an expansion pass and peripherals.
Re: Stardew Valley Creator Announces Version 1.7 Update
Looking forward to trying this out on Playstation Plus. If I like it enough I might get the Switch version for convenience.
I wonder if he financed this latest update with the money he got from licensing this for PS+? I assume that's how these things work.
Re: Sonic "Love Letter" Rollin' Rascal Announced For Switch 2
Looks good to me gameplay wise and that's more important than character design. Who plays this kind of game for the characters anyway? They look ok to me, better than some of the slop live service games are pushing.
Re: Review: Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (Switch) - A Cool Time Capsule Of A Game
I'm enjoying it overall. I hadn't even thought about the lack of a map so obviously not that big of a deal to me anyway.
I've had precisely one crash and one instance of clipping out of the level. Concerning, but not "broken" and actually kind of weirdly authentic compared to games 20 years ago.
My biggest gripe are the bosses. Boring, damage sponges.
Re: Sonic Mania 2 Prototype Artwork Revealed By Christian Whitehead
I don't know how Sega could look at the very positive reception for Mania and decide not to do a follow up. Superstars was fine and I commend them for going all in on an all new 2D Sonic, but they should have trusted Whitehead and co to make it, it would have had that extra magic that Mania had.
Re: Nintendo's Switch Online Playtest Program Returns, Includes Switch 2 Support
@LazyDaisy Every game ever made gets playtested. Many times. They're just not normally public events like this one.
Re: Third-Party Launch Games On Switch 2 Reportedly Sold "Very Low Numbers"
The article misses one more important reason: there's only a few million Switch 2's in the world so far.
Were these third parties expecting to sell 10 million on a console with an install base of 3-5 million?
Re: Capcom Spotlight Announced For Next Week, Here's A Teaser Trailer
New Megaman game pretty please?
Re: Stardew Valley Creator Open To Sequel, But Admits Updates Are "Much Easier"
@AstroTheGamosian Those games have a studio of people behind them. Stardew is one guy.
Re: Stardew Valley Creator Open To Sequel, But Admits Updates Are "Much Easier"
The dude is a lone developer. He should do whatever he wants and not be hounded for doing so. Making games is hard enough without having to deal with entitled pr*cks on top of that.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
50/50 after 1009 votes. I think that's fair as this was a tough one. I went with the US/EU one just because the colours are bit more vibrant.
Re: Three Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
The Megadrive box arts always bring on a wave of nostalgia. Ahhh.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
I preordered mine from Amazon UK last week. They've been available from other retailers for days...
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
Aaaaaand they're sold out already.
Re: Rumour: GameCube Revival Planned For Nintendo Switch Online
A Gamecube controller patent could just be for a new Smash game. Expectation management people!
Hope it's true though.
Re: PSA: You Can Now Download Nintendo's New Mobile App
Excellent. I'll never have to visit Nintendo Life again for my Nintendo news
Re: Reminder: Nintendo Is Removing A Switch Online SNES Game Next Week
I'm surprised this hasn't happened before. Multiple games disappear from Playstation Plus every month. Maybe Nintendo, to their credit, insist on longer term licenses?
Re: Poll: Which Pokémon Game Really Deserves A Remake Next?
Pokemon Stadium 3!
I'd take a 2nd gen rerelease of Soul Silver though.
Re: Alarmo Now Available To Everyone On The My Nintendo Store (US)
Splendid. I'll take ten.
Re: Switch 2 Units Are Reportedly Selling For $40,000 On The Chinese Black Market
40k? Don't get ripped off folks. I'll sell you a switch 2 for half that price. As long as you don't mind waiting until release day. And that it comes shaped like a Switch 1.
Re: Random: Mario & Luigi: Brothership Glitch Lets You Get All 5 Power Taps Early
Now you tell me. I'm 40 hours in and near the end 😂
Re: Surprise! Capcom's First Showcase Of 2025 Is Airing Next Week
Megaman X9 please and thank you.
Re: Rumour: Switch Virtual Console Was Apparently Nintendo's "Original Plan"
Sure, NSO might get shutdown one day, but it will just be replaced with another official way of playing the games on future hardware, so NSO disappearing is highly unlikely to mean these games are gone forever.
Your VC purchases on the other hand are tied to your 3DS, Wii or Wii U. What's going to happen when your hardware dies (and it will die one day)? Gone forever...
Re: Sega President Shuji Utsumi On Sonic The Hedgehog’s Next Major Outing
"It needs to be a great game"
Such wisdom. I dread to think where Sega would be without him...
Re: Rate Your Favourite Switch Games Of The Year 2024
It is kind of weird that everywhere does GOTY lists in December and not January when all the games for the previous year and have been released and people have had a chance to play them.