The whole point of videogaming is to get as fat as possible while pretending to be in shape by controlling various Adonis like characters and sitting on the couch pounding Pringles and Skittles and Mountain Dew Game Fuel.
My life goal is to get on the news when I die with the headline: "Local man needs to have his wall broken down and crane brought in to remove his corpse".
Sega does what NintenDON'T...yea like get driven out of the new hardware business thanks to not knowing how to have your JP and US teams work together (along with many other factors) and drive your major IP into the ground with tons of painfully awful blue blur games.
@Donald_M Ok there is a lot in that post so I'll go point-by-point.
1.) "It's a small team trying to make the best game they can."
These aren't amateurs. They have made plenty of games in the past. THEY ALREADY MADE THIS GAME. I had hoped they would know enough to put together an even somewhat in the ballpark estimate of how long they needed to make the new version.
2.) "Nobody "went back on their word".
Nobody forced Jools to put December 2018 on his Kickstarter page as the release date. At this point I believe he did it with malicious intent...knowing he would never make that deadline and posting it anyway to get more supporters. And certainly nobody forced him TO DO IT AGAIN after he missed the OG release date.
3.) "Games get delayed all the time."
Yea, tons of bad things happen all the time. Just because something happens a lot doesn't make it right, or moral.
4.) "A solution here would be for developers just to not give a release date on games until they can actually be sure it's realistic"
@Donald_M I hear ya, but it really rubs me the wrong way when someone I respect promises something, asks for my money to help with that promise, then goes back on his word.
@Deku-Scrub This is a really good point but even as disappointed/upset as I am with Jools and Atooi right now I refuse to let myself believe he would care so little about his backers that he would stoop to such a lowlife move like that.
This is upsetting news to me but I should have seen it coming. How many Kickstarters does this happen to? It's really not a major surprise that yet another Kickstarter has been delayed into oblivion.
I thought it would be different. This one has Jools, who seems like a great guy and makes really fun little (and some bigger with Renegade Kid) games so I decided to make it my first supported Kickstarter. Even this morning when I woke up and saw there was an update email I had hope it was good news. But here we are.
Look, I only gave $10 so it's not the end of the world. It's more like a sacrifice of 1 Burrito and Coke. I'm way more frustrated about the Animal Crossing delay because they have a powerhouse company with seemingly endless funds behind them. But it is still very disappointing to me. First it was promised by December 2018, then sometime in late 2019.....Now? Maybe 2020? Who knows anymore.
At this point I'm no longer 100% confident this game will come out. I like to think it will but who knows anymore? Jools/Atooi was up there with the SteamWorld and Shovel Knight guys as my favorite indie dev. And to think, I probably still would have supported, and all this could have been avoided, if he just told us from the start it might take a really long time to make this game.
I didn't play it all the way through but I really enjoyed AoT on Switch. I'll likely be getting this expansion, but I need to watch the new season before I play it.
Nintendo is truly a company of heroes for delaying the game...
...or maybe they shouldn't have announced a 2019 release in the first place.
This PR spin to get people on their side after yet another AAA game delay is pathetic. The delay of AC ruined an otherwise great e3 Direct for me.
Now back to playing Wild World while I wait for the March 2020 release. Despite how upsetting this is to me I will of course be buying it day one because I love Animal Crossing and it will likely surpass BotW (their other delayed game) as my most played Switch title at over 500 hours.
@Matthew010 I'm being a bit facetious but I also believe that if you set a deadline you should do everything in your power to meet it. Sometimes I, probably you, and most everyone, has to put in grueling hours at work to get the job done. All this "boo hoo, we work too hard and can't handle it" doesn't fly with me. These people chose the line of work they wanted to get into and I have zero sympathy if it turns out to be harder work than they expected.
@LetsGoSwitch God forbid a company has to work extra hard make a deadline they decided to set themselves.
Let's all work leisurely 40 hours weeks and have a nice siesta in the middle of every day. Ha! IDK what fantasy world you're living in, but that's not how my gig works and it shouldn't be for Nintendo either.
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Spawn Wave is the best.
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I think I'm one of the weirdos who enjoyed the DS game more than the Wii version or remastered Switch port.
It would be nice to get another title in the series.
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I'm glad they exist and people like them but I just can't seem to enjoy the core control scheme on twin stick shooters.
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I will only shop at dedicated Pokemon Snap stores.
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The eShop seems fine to me.
Smaller outlets have to work extra hard to make titles that get recognition. Working your way up is never an easy task.
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That's funny because 430,000 is the exact number of framerate hiccups I've noticed while playing the game.
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The whole point of videogaming is to get as fat as possible while pretending to be in shape by controlling various Adonis like characters and sitting on the couch pounding Pringles and Skittles and Mountain Dew Game Fuel.
My life goal is to get on the news when I die with the headline: "Local man needs to have his wall broken down and crane brought in to remove his corpse".
Stop trying to ruin my dreams Nintendo.
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European BotW with link looking towards you, is just plain awful.
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"I'm a walking CONTRAdiction
And I ain't got no right"
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OB Toad in Mario Golf 64 is the best Toad.
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Glad it turned out to be pretty good. This is a sale game for me.
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One time I was with some one and wasn't very careful. A few days later I realized she gave me a bad case of tockles.
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@leo13 Thanks for the heads-up!
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Sega does what NintenDON'T...yea like get driven out of the new hardware business thanks to not knowing how to have your JP and US teams work together (along with many other factors) and drive your major IP into the ground with tons of painfully awful blue blur games.
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The number of comments on this article was at an obscene number. I'm just here to make it family friendly again. You're all welcome. I'm a hero.
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Has Image & Form ever done something that wasn't awesome? Not that I can remember.
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BotW LABO update was my biggest disappointment with the Switch so far.
It's a bummer but with so much good going for it I'm not going to hate too hard over one failure.
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I only play games that sold 2.5 million copies or more.
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Do you get a platinum turd if you get 8,000?
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I won't believe it's real until it gets a North Korean rating.
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This is by far the biggest Switch news of the day!
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@Donald_M I'm upset with Jools/Atooi but not with you. I hear your points.
I think a lot of it boils down to this was the first time I supported a Kickstarter and it was created by someone I really respected.
Re: Chicken Wiggle Workshop Unlikely To Be Released On Switch This Year
@Donald_M Ok there is a lot in that post so I'll go point-by-point.
1.) "It's a small team trying to make the best game they can."
These aren't amateurs. They have made plenty of games in the past. THEY ALREADY MADE THIS GAME. I had hoped they would know enough to put together an even somewhat in the ballpark estimate of how long they needed to make the new version.
2.) "Nobody "went back on their word".
Nobody forced Jools to put December 2018 on his Kickstarter page as the release date. At this point I believe he did it with malicious intent...knowing he would never make that deadline and posting it anyway to get more supporters. And certainly nobody forced him TO DO IT AGAIN after he missed the OG release date.
3.) "Games get delayed all the time."
Yea, tons of bad things happen all the time. Just because something happens a lot doesn't make it right, or moral.
4.) "A solution here would be for developers just to not give a release date on games until they can actually be sure it's realistic"
!!!THIS!!!
I 100% agree with this!
Re: Chicken Wiggle Workshop Unlikely To Be Released On Switch This Year
@Donald_M I hear ya, but it really rubs me the wrong way when someone I respect promises something, asks for my money to help with that promise, then goes back on his word.
Then goes back on his word again!
Re: Chicken Wiggle Workshop Unlikely To Be Released On Switch This Year
@Deku-Scrub This is a really good point but even as disappointed/upset as I am with Jools and Atooi right now I refuse to let myself believe he would care so little about his backers that he would stoop to such a lowlife move like that.
Re: Chicken Wiggle Workshop Unlikely To Be Released On Switch This Year
This is upsetting news to me but I should have seen it coming. How many Kickstarters does this happen to? It's really not a major surprise that yet another Kickstarter has been delayed into oblivion.
I thought it would be different. This one has Jools, who seems like a great guy and makes really fun little (and some bigger with Renegade Kid) games so I decided to make it my first supported Kickstarter. Even this morning when I woke up and saw there was an update email I had hope it was good news. But here we are.
Look, I only gave $10 so it's not the end of the world. It's more like a sacrifice of 1 Burrito and Coke. I'm way more frustrated about the Animal Crossing delay because they have a powerhouse company with seemingly endless funds behind them. But it is still very disappointing to me. First it was promised by December 2018, then sometime in late 2019.....Now? Maybe 2020? Who knows anymore.
At this point I'm no longer 100% confident this game will come out. I like to think it will but who knows anymore? Jools/Atooi was up there with the SteamWorld and Shovel Knight guys as my favorite indie dev. And to think, I probably still would have supported, and all this could have been avoided, if he just told us from the start it might take a really long time to make this game.
All that good will is now gone.
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My dream daddy is Damien McFerran.
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As a general rule I try to get all my gaming news from Czechoslovakian websites that I Google translate, so this is great to hear.
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I didn't play it all the way through but I really enjoyed AoT on Switch. I'll likely be getting this expansion, but I need to watch the new season before I play it.
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It makes me so happy that Hotel Mario is FINALLY getting a reboot!
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I'll pass on this one. You can find me chilling down by the fishing pond at Lake Hylia instead.
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No Vroom in the Night Sky? No Ark: Survival Evolved? No Troll and I?
This list is clearly fake news. Do better NintendoLife.
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Boring.
Now if there was a DOS Kentris battle royale, that would be something worth talking about.
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I'm all in on the Switch Pro. Switch Mini will be a pass for me.
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The big N will always be the last man standing.
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I'm so old I remember when I was excited for the BotW Labo update. Times were simpler back then. A boy could naively dream.
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Linneman's a big boy these days.
Re: Nintendo: It Would Be A "Disservice" To "Loyal Fans" To Release Animal Crossing In A Rushed State
Nintendo is truly a company of heroes for delaying the game...
...or maybe they shouldn't have announced a 2019 release in the first place.
This PR spin to get people on their side after yet another AAA game delay is pathetic. The delay of AC ruined an otherwise great e3 Direct for me.
Now back to playing Wild World while I wait for the March 2020 release. Despite how upsetting this is to me I will of course be buying it day one because I love Animal Crossing and it will likely surpass BotW (their other delayed game) as my most played Switch title at over 500 hours.
Re: Have The Post-E3 Blues? The Dates For E3 2020 Have Already Been Confirmed
@Matthew010 I'm being a bit facetious but I also believe that if you set a deadline you should do everything in your power to meet it. Sometimes I, probably you, and most everyone, has to put in grueling hours at work to get the job done. All this "boo hoo, we work too hard and can't handle it" doesn't fly with me. These people chose the line of work they wanted to get into and I have zero sympathy if it turns out to be harder work than they expected.
Re: Have The Post-E3 Blues? The Dates For E3 2020 Have Already Been Confirmed
@LetsGoSwitch God forbid a company has to work extra hard make a deadline they decided to set themselves.
Let's all work leisurely 40 hours weeks and have a nice siesta in the middle of every day. Ha! IDK what fantasy world you're living in, but that's not how my gig works and it shouldn't be for Nintendo either.
Re: Have The Post-E3 Blues? The Dates For E3 2020 Have Already Been Confirmed
@Matthew010 Yes, I do.
Re: Have The Post-E3 Blues? The Dates For E3 2020 Have Already Been Confirmed
Can't wait to see what title Nintendo is delaying next year!
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He's the best! Can't wait to hear his contribution to Chicken Wiggle Workshop...if that game is ever released.
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Link's Awakening: Happy Home Designer.
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A little less time spent on nonsense and AC might not have been delayed.
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Link's eyes look weird.
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@suikoden And that screen grab of the Ferris wheel and bumper cars in the amusement park look a whole lot like the one in Pripyat.
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If they just stop-motion animated that pizza cutter and plugged it into the movie it would still look better than the Sonic in the trailer.
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Timely cash-grab releasing this on Switch right after the HBO miniseries ended.
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Third Pillar Pride!