Sounds like some old dates from an older document copy and pasted in and nobody bothered to update them. Must have been 1 line in amongst hundreds of pages. Nothing to see here.
Nice list. I'm trying to find a pre order for pokemon snap under 42 quid. Usually one of the cheaper online retailers has a good deal on new releases, but struggling this time.
Wow. This list really brings home what an awesome library the little GBA had. Lots of my fave games here. I don't even disagree with general layout and was pleasantly surprised that the top 10 wasn't dominated by Mario, Zelda and Pokemon. Good job all.
@Letzg077 These, and the Legends game, are unfinished. I would expect some of the rough edges, like jaggy polygons and jumpy animations to be improved before the final releases.
Nintendo shot itself in the foot making celebrating 35th anniversaries a thing.
They'll have to go through this whole thing again for the 40th! Constantly spending time and resources creating rereleases, deluxe editions and collections for whatever console is around then, causing further delays in actual new games.
Nintendo should absolutely continue to innovate. There wouldn't have been a Switch without Nintendo's experimentation. It's unbelievably foolish to say they could just keep releasing Switch 2, 3, 4 forever and people would just keep buying it because it had Switch in the name. It didn't work for the Wii U and the name Wii was just as well known at the time as Switch is now, arguably more so!
I think there's a happy middle ground to be met. I enjoyed Sword and Shield, but my biggest gripe with it was the battle mechanics feel so dated and slow now.
Having a wild pokemon in the red and with a status condition and just selecting Ultra Ball from a menu screen over and over again and having no luck? Infuriating and dull in 2021. I'd actually prefer Let's Go catching to that today, where the quality of your throw can make all the difference to whether or not you catch the pokemon or not, rather than some random catch rate stat in the background.
@kuri4 Hand on heart, I did not see your comment starting "here's the thing..." until after I posted mine. The fact mine started the same way as yours is a glorious coincidence! Haha
Here's the thing. There's nothing "classic" about Nintendo directs. They got on just fine without them for over 25 years before the first Direct in 2011. Times have changed, the way people digest media has changed. Directs had their time, now we get news differently.
Not strict at all. Very reasonable and any legit streamer or let's play channel pretty much sticks to these rules anyway to avoid YouTube's algorithm taking it down automatically.
Thanks for the info. As they were on offer I thought they might be a cheap way of picking up an extra set of joy-cons. Sounds like they're not worth it unless you're going to be playing those NES games a lot.
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Re: Talking Point: Should Nintendo Do More DLC For Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Or Just Release Mario Kart 9 Already?
It would be nice but it makes no business sense as long as MK8 is still selling so well.
Re: Xbox Thought Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2, Bayonetta 3, And Metroid Prime 4 Would Come Out In 2020
Sounds like some old dates from an older document copy and pasted in and nobody bothered to update them. Must have been 1 line in amongst hundreds of pages. Nothing to see here.
Re: Super Mario Maker 2 Players Have Now Uploaded More Than 26 Million Courses
@60frames-please Thanks! It kept me busy in lockdown! You're right, there's tons of good levels but people are too lazy to look properly.
Re: Super Mario Maker 2 Players Have Now Uploaded More Than 26 Million Courses
I have! Try out my Super World. It's not too hard or troll-y.
VDS-MLS-Q4G
Re: Baldo: The Guardian Owls Gets Gorgeous New Footage, Still Slated For Switch 'Soon'
Baldo?
Baldo?
Baldo. Yes it's called Baldo. I had to read it a few times.
Looks cute.
Re: Humble Bundle Will Begin To Cap Charity Donations Next Month
So, is this better for charities? I thought that was the whole point of humble bundle.
Re: Back Page: Guessing The Next Zelda Title Using Industry Trends
Breath of Shadows.
Re: Nintendo Download: 22nd April (North America)
Shantae for me! I just picked up Seven Sirens too as it was on sale.
Re: Nintendo Indie World Showcase To Air Tomorrow, 14th April
The YouTube chat is a sad state of affairs. Everyone commenting BotW2, Prime 4, Smash etc... it's INDIE! The clue is in the name.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #82 - Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Tough one this week. I like them both.
Re: Video: 11 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In April
Nice list. I'm trying to find a pre order for pokemon snap under 42 quid. Usually one of the cheaper online retailers has a good deal on new releases, but struggling this time.
Re: Back Page: An Interview With Luigi, The Late Mario's Brother And Business Partner
Nevermind what Green Mario thinks! Where do I get that picture of the baby Mario's and the stork??
Re: Nintendo Thanks Fans For Celebrating Mario's 35th Anniversary
It's not like there isn't other stuff to play...
35 isn't even a proper anniversary to celebrate anyway. We going to have all this drama again for the 40th?
Re: Anniversary: Nintendo 3DS Launched Ten Years Ago Today In Europe
Feels longer. Anyone else agree?
Re: Feature: Best Game Boy Advance (GBA) Games
Wow. This list really brings home what an awesome library the little GBA had. Lots of my fave games here. I don't even disagree with general layout and was pleasantly surprised that the top 10 wasn't dominated by Mario, Zelda and Pokemon. Good job all.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #79 - Kuru Kuru Kururin
Voted Aus/NZL. It's more crisp than the Japan region.
Europe's just sucks.
Re: Talking Point: Is Zelda An RPG, Or Not?
It's more action adventure in my humble opinion.
Re: Poll: Rate Your Favourite Game Boy Advance Games
This list looks very short. Lots missing I can imagine.
Some great great games in there. Hopefully they'll shine amongst all the Mario and Zelda ports.
Re: Random: Forget Fat Pikachu - We're All About Wide Link
We need stuff like this to keep us grounded in a world that takes things to seriously sometimes.
Re: Feature: People Are Sharing Their First Four Zelda Screenshots On Switch, And We Wanted To Join In
Sadly, I'm the one guy who played the Wii U version, so can't take part
Re: Some History About ILCA, The Japanese Studio Working On The Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes
Those are some top, top tier games they've worked on. Looking forward to seeing what the final products look like.
Re: Poll: Do You Like The Chibi Art Style In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl?
I don't mind it and the games aren't finished yet. The final product will look better. Reserve judgement!
Re: Pokémon Platinum Content Spotted In Diamond And Pearl Remake Trailer
@Letzg077 These, and the Legends game, are unfinished. I would expect some of the rough edges, like jaggy polygons and jumpy animations to be improved before the final releases.
Re: Study Suggests Nintendo Switch Is The Most Eco-Friendly Console On The Market
The environmental cost of all consoles is pretty interesting too. No one comes out looking good in that regard.
Re: Random: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Trends On Social Media Ahead Of Nintendo's Direct Broadcast
Nintendo shot itself in the foot making celebrating 35th anniversaries a thing.
They'll have to go through this whole thing again for the 40th! Constantly spending time and resources creating rereleases, deluxe editions and collections for whatever console is around then, causing further delays in actual new games.
Re: Random: Twitter Plays Pokémon Red Suffers Major Setback As "Most" Of The Party Is Released Into The Wild
Sums up Twitter really. Nothing nice can survive there.
Re: Random: The Pokémon Company Forgot What A Magnemite Looked Like, And It's Really Sorry
I'M FROTHING, FROTHING AT THE MOUTH! LET'S BURN DOWN POKEMON HQ!!
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Super Mario Update Arrives This March
Are we going to go through all this again for the 40th anniversary?
Re: Nintendo Shares Release Schedule For 2021 And Beyond, And It's Looking Pretty Bare
Fans: Don't announce games too early!
Nintendo: Ok
Fans:
Re: Netflix Officially Announces Sonic Prime, A New 3D Animated Series
Waiting for a trailer.
Re: Reggie Admits Switch Was A "Make Or Break Product" For Nintendo After Poor Performance Of Wii U
Nintendo should absolutely continue to innovate. There wouldn't have been a Switch without Nintendo's experimentation. It's unbelievably foolish to say they could just keep releasing Switch 2, 3, 4 forever and people would just keep buying it because it had Switch in the name. It didn't work for the Wii U and the name Wii was just as well known at the time as Switch is now, arguably more so!
Re: A 2019 Rumour About Gen IV Pokémon Remakes Might Be Coming True
I think there's a happy middle ground to be met. I enjoyed Sword and Shield, but my biggest gripe with it was the battle mechanics feel so dated and slow now.
Having a wild pokemon in the red and with a status condition and just selecting Ultra Ball from a menu screen over and over again and having no luck? Infuriating and dull in 2021. I'd actually prefer Let's Go catching to that today, where the quality of your throw can make all the difference to whether or not you catch the pokemon or not, rather than some random catch rate stat in the background.
Re: Sega To Share "Something Special" In Its First Live Stream Of 2021
"We're excited to announce... Sonic 2 for the PS5 and Xbox Series X!"
...
In all seriousness, hoping for an actual reveal, not an announcement about an announcement.
For a company that "can't wait!" to share news about what's next for Sonic, they sure have waited a long time...
Re: Feature: What’s The Sexiest Nintendo Console Ever?
The GBA SP Classic NES Edition thank you! Yum yum yum.
Re: Soapbox: When Is The Next 'Big' Nintendo Direct? Oh, Does It Really Matter Anymore?
@kuri4 Hand on heart, I did not see your comment starting "here's the thing..." until after I posted mine. The fact mine started the same way as yours is a glorious coincidence! Haha
Re: Soapbox: When Is The Next 'Big' Nintendo Direct? Oh, Does It Really Matter Anymore?
Here's the thing. There's nothing "classic" about Nintendo directs. They got on just fine without them for over 25 years before the first Direct in 2011. Times have changed, the way people digest media has changed. Directs had their time, now we get news differently.
Re: Random: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World's New Cover Art Is A Parody Of Sonic Adventure
Man that box art takes me back to a simpler time. The nostalgia is real.
Re: Capcom Shares Strict Video Guidelines For Content Creators
Not strict at all. Very reasonable and any legit streamer or let's play channel pretty much sticks to these rules anyway to avoid YouTube's algorithm taking it down automatically.
Re: Random: The Pokémon Company Has Spotted A Slight Print Error With One Of Its Trading Cards
Anyone with one of these cards should hold onto it. Cards with mistakes tend to become quite collectable later on.
Re: Video: Square Enix Releases New Trailer For Switch Exclusive Bravely Default II
What are they bravely defaulting on? Their mortgage payments?
Re: What Are Your Most-Played Switch Games This Year? Find Out With Nintendo's Year In Review
Maybe it's something to do with data protection laws in Europe that mean Nintendo aren't allowed to crunch these numbers over here?
Or it's Nintendo being Nintendo.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #71 - Pokémon Stadium 2
This just makes me want Pokemon Stadium 3
Re: Poll: What's The Best Switch Game Of 2020? It's Time To Rate Your Favourites
@kingbk Pretty much what I said I'd agree with you on the Switch having more good games too.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Switch Game Of 2020? It's Time To Rate Your Favourites
So much dross. It's the Wii library all over again. It's the downside of successful consoles. Great games swimming in shovelware.
Re: The Game Awards GOTY Is The Last Of Us Part 2
They're all deserving to be honest. Great year for games and a lot of variety in the nominees.
The real winner? GAMERS!
Re: Poll: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade Of Light Is Out Today, Are You Getting It?
I played the DS remake. It was a bit pants compared to other fire emblem games at the time and a shiny new coat couldn't hide its age completely.
This will be a marmite game for those experiencing it for the first time.
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Members Can Now Get 50% Off The Switch NES Controllers (Europe)
Thanks for the info. As they were on offer I thought they might be a cheap way of picking up an extra set of joy-cons. Sounds like they're not worth it unless you're going to be playing those NES games a lot.
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Members Can Now Get 50% Off The Switch NES Controllers (Europe)
Might be asking a daft question but, can they be used as regular Switch controllers or are they just for use with NES or NSO games?
Re: UK Charts: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Debuts In Top Ten, But Can't Unsettle Next-Gen Stars
A competitive Top 10 is best. Long may it last.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #68 - Super Mario World
In the UK, we had the NA box and I always liked it. But now I've seen the alternatives...
I've gone with Europe. I prefer the red. The yellow is too bright on the Japanese one.