Joekun

There was a time when I thought I was done with gaming. I tried the PS2 and wasn’t impressed, so I got an OG XBox and played a few games. Eventually I hacked it and played Ocarina of Time (which I had missed due to getting rid of my N64 too early). It was buggy but I loved the game so I bought a GameCube with the Zelda pack in disc. What I discovered is that I really just like Nintendo games. If Nintendo suddenly disappeared I probably wouldn’t buy any games. What the other consoles do doesn’t appeal to me enough to invest in them.

Would have bought this, but the lack of an actual physical version is a no go. I can live without it.

I’m out. Physical or bust.

Looks good (but not a game changer), definitely interested when it goes on sale. Full $66 price (including tax) seems too much for a 2D Mario game these days.

@Uncle_Franklin Fair point (although you can choose monthly). I despise subscriptions, lol.

I’m not subscribed to Nintendo Online anymore, and don’t miss it. I despise monthly fees, and while I might actually play some older titles if they gave us a collection to buy, they’re going to have to offer something truly spectacular to get me to subscribe to their service.

My Best Buy order has said “Preparing for Pickup Today” for several days and it is absolute torture. I’ve avoided all the new videos this year except one viewing of the final trailer. Very excited for the newest entry in my favorite series! Finally a new Nintendo game for me (and a new Pikmin coming too)! Wish they would release new 2D Zelda games in between the 3D releases to give me my fix more often

I’ll pick it up when it gets a decent sale price. I’m not too big on strategy games, but I’m willing to give this a chance. If it’s anything close to Military Madness I’m sure I’ll like it.

Looking forward to getting my cartridge, but with Zelda coming it’s going to be a long while before I play anything else.

@Codenamehardhat I’d order from Play Asia. It’s actually quite a bit cheaper than what I paid on Square’s site (which was almost $110 with tax).

If they would release collections of these games on cartridge I would likely buy all of them.

I’m glad some people were happy with what they got in 2022, but it was completely devoid of traditional Nintendo franchises. I’m not a Pokémon fan, find Kirby games too simple, and don’t enjoy racing games. Played Splatoon 2 to death, but 3 really brings nothing new to the table to pull me back in. Xenoblade is alright though, I’ll grab 3 on sale at some point. 2022 really had zero for me from Nintendo. It was probably the switch’s worst year.

I have some nostalgia for these games, having played them on TG-16 back in the day. I bought the 1st collection because it was cool to have 1-3 all in English (3 I think for the first time). I definitely missed 4 not being there, but THERE IS NO WAY I’M BUYING THIS COLLECTION JUST TO GET 4!

@DogDetective There are some games that give me motion sickness, but it isn’t a given thing. For some reason Lego Star Wars did (but that seems to be a common issue when I look online). Games like Splatoon are just fine though. I thought MPR would have a dual stick/gyro option like Splatoon, but it doesn’t. I think it’s the control scheme, but I can’t be sure of that.

@DogDetective Yes. I preordered it right away after I saw the direct. I always do in store pickup because I live a few blocks from a Best Buy. I wonder if the options vary by location. Maybe your store was already out of their allocation when you ordered. Hope you get it soon. Sadly after playing about 2 hours on Wednesday I had motion sickness all day yesterday. Not sure I’m going to be able to play anymore…

Preordered from Best Buy and picked it up on release. I played through Prime on GC and on Wii, but this version is giving me serious motion sickness. Not sure if I’ve changed or it has.

Hmm, I wonder if this means no Curse of the Moon 3. I expected that to come along with a trilogy physical release in Asia, but maybe not.

Got mine today. I was kind of surprised that it doesn’t have a Splatoon type control scheme where you can use dual sticks and gyro (for finer aiming). I’m using the pointer controls but it’s giving me quite a bit of motion sickness. Sad because I LOVE the trilogy.

I can’t wait for this! Won’t be buying it digitally though as that goes against every fiber of my being. February 22nd can’t come soon enough. Although now that I see it’s sold out and Best Buy is listing it as unknown release date on my order page I’m getting a little nervous.

I believe we will be seeing 2 and 3 remasters later this year leading up to the release of Prime 4 next year.

Really interested in these games, but not a subscription. Just dropped from a family plan to a single plan for my daughter because she plays Splatoon 3. I don’t need online for the games I play. I’ll probably play a few gameboy games with the base package.

For Zelda and Metroid I would pay the higher price. Luckily I already had them preordered at lower prices. Any other games I will wait for sales as always. It likely won’t matter in the long run after they reset our currencies to CBDC.

TBH the current $66+ (with tax) price is beyond what I’m willing to pay for a game. Zelda and Metroid are the exceptions. Luckily I preordered Prime 4 years ago at a discount, and TOtK when it first popped up at $60. I’d still get my money’s worth out of those two titles at nearly $80 (as it would be with tax), but that’s really starting to stretch it.

I can’t wait for TOTK and Pikmin. There hasn’t been a day 1 Nintendo title for me since Dread!

Finally broke down and ordered the big collection after getting the Wonderboy collection in the mail today. I have a soft spot for these newly translated classic releases.

Never played a Fire Emblem game. Not into turn based strategy really. This continues the long string of Nintendo releases that don’t interest me. Zelda though…

I don’t care what the other consoles are doing, only have a Switch. 2022 didn’t see a single exciting Nintendo release for me. I don’t care for Pokémon at all. I tried Arceus though and it wasn’t for me. Tactics games are not my thing either. I enjoyed and beat Xenoblade DE a few years ago, but have tried to start 2 several times and just can’t get into it, so haven’t bothered with 3. I LOVED Splatoon 2, but 3 just seems like more of the same so I passed. Kirby looked great, but the demo didn’t do anything for me. Yeah, it has been a slow year. Currently playing Persona 5 thanks to the 50% off sales it has seen. It took a lot of hours to get into it, but enjoying it now. Exploring Tokyo in the game really takes me back to my high school days in Japan, lol.

2023 will be great for Zelda alone, but Pikmin is right up there too.

I can wait to see if they improve it. Should be good by the time they do a physical.

It’s been a really lackluster Switch year for me. But just started Persona 5 and digging how it makes me feel nostalgic for my high school days in Tokyo (minus the whole palace thing of course).

If, as some suggest, the next console is not a hybrid but a new innovation then I think the Switch will get a spec bump and remain in the lineup. Otherwise they would be abandoning a market they created. Personally I don’t see them going in a different direction. I think we will see a Switch 2 with some new innovation.

Really enjoyed the first game on switch. I wasn’t aware they were still adding content. I hope we get a sequel soon along with Curse of the Moon 3. I fully expect an Asia region trilogy cartridge once that happens, lol.

I would think a few physical limited time retro collections from Nintendo would do really well. Just a cartridge of all the games from the NES Classic and another with all the games from the SNES Classic would be instant buys for me. If the 3rd party rights are too difficult then just do one cartridge with all the Nintendo games from both. Do I want more than that? Yeah, but that would be a great start.

At some point people will have subscription fatigue and then most companies are going to have to pivot quickly.

No physical games is a deal breaker for me. Although on the plus side Steam often sells digital games on sale for about what I believe they’re actually worth, a few dollars.

I hope Platinum is going to give their side of this, because that’s pretty outrageous.

People in general have a really skewed view of what being a good actor actually requires. It’s hard work. The entertainment industry is super cut throat, and definitely not a great way to have a career. Everybody wants your job, and is willing to work for peanuts to get their foot in the door. It’s a freelance job, so you’re not getting benefits, and on top of that you have to pay self employment taxes if you’re in the U.S. After taxes that $4k wouldn’t even cover 1 month’s rent in Los Angeles for example.

I once saw a documentary where Clint Eastwood said you shouldn’t get into the industry unless you just wouldn’t be happy doing anything else. It’s a sad truth.

@Atariboy Thanks for the detailed info! I just assumed if they had the rights to release titles from the Lynx and Jaguar eras that they would have the rights to all Atari games from that time.

Really disappointed there is no APB. Not the Arcade version and not the Lynx version. Sure could use a donut.

Woah, wasn’t expecting that. I’d love to see a new Time Crisis or my favorite light gun game of all time, Gunbullet! But I would absolutely need one of those awesome arcade guns with the kickback.

Whenever these controversies arise I just go look at the Japanese titles. That cleared it up immediately.

Now it’s time to release that port of Wind Waker. Wait, is it wind like the breeze or wind like a wind-up toy? LOL.

Glad I skipped this game on release because it was incomplete. I might buy it in a few years when it’s complete on cart and on sale.

2022 is still looking like a bust for me. Oh well, 2023 is looking to be fantastic!

@burninmylight My company has software that tracks how much activity you engage in on your computer. If there is no input from the keyboard or mouse in a given 10 second period, that counts as inactivity. You are required to maintain an 85% activity rate. It burns you out, but I can definitely say that I spend most of my work hours making sure there is input on the computer.

I wish SLG would stop double taxing US customers. Their prices have become outrageous. They don’t remove their European VAT tax, which is baked into the price, and then they charge me my local taxes on top of that. I like it much better when they simply billed me in Euros.

If any of Zelda or Metroid Prime rumors are true it would save 2022 for me. When we do finally get Twilight Princess I really hope they give us the option of motion control. While it was nothing like what Skyward Sword had, I really enjoyed the sword control option.

I put 150+ hours into Splatoon 2 (which is a lot for me). Had a really good time, but eventually moved on. Splatoon 3 hasn’t shown me anything that makes me want to pay for another go. Plus my online subscription will expire in a few months at which point the game won’t get any use unless I renew. Probably not going to do that.

In for a copy of the inevitable physical game.

Can we hope for real subtitles and not dubtitles this time? I assume not, but one can dream.

@joey302 Yeah, I’d like to try it. I had a Jag back when it was new, but I don’t remember ever seeing that game.

@GrailUK LOL, didn’t see that one. The title rings a bell, but I don’t think I ever played it. There was one box on the screen that was half cropped and I couldn’t tell what it was.

In the video I see the following Jag games:
Atari Kart
Cybermorph
Fight for Life
Missile Command 3D
Tempest 2000

Put this on a cartridge and make sure it includes Tempest 2000. It will be mine. This announcement is better than anything from yesterday’s direct for me.

Was thinking of ordering this from Play-Asia. Glad I waited. I’m not buying digital, but maybe they’ll patch English in to the Japanese release, or better yet do an Asia English version.