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Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Metroid Prime Remastered

Joekun

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.

Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Temporarily Listed On Nintendo Website For $70 USD

Joekun

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.

Re: Soapbox: If You Thought Last Year Was "Sad" For Switch, 2023 Might Be Hard To Handle

Joekun

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.

Re: Rumour: Switch Pro Was Real But Got Cancelled, Claims Digital Foundry

Joekun

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.

Re: Best Of 2022: Why Can't Nintendo Offer Both Virtual Console And Switch Online?

Joekun

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.

Re: Bayonetta's OG Voice Actor Asks Fans To "Boycott" Third Game After PlatinumGames Wage Fallout

Joekun

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.

Re: Fisti-Fluffs Publisher 'Rogue Games' Moves To A Four-Day Work Week

Joekun

@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.

Re: Random: People Are Getting Pretty Worried About Splatoon 3

Joekun

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.

Re: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Appears To Feature English & Japanese Lip-Syncs

Joekun

@NinjaSyao This was my first thought, MATCH THE NAMES IN THE SUBTITLES TO THE AUDIO I SELECTED. My Japanese isn’t what it used to be, so I do turn on the English subs, but that only confuses things more when it comes to XBC. An option for faithful subtitles (regardless of changes made to the English script) would be way more helpful than lip sync for me.

Re: Video: We Haven't Had A Nintendo Direct Yet, But That's Fine

Joekun

I’m glad everyone is excited about the upcoming titles, but not one of them is for me. I loved XBC:DE, but find the combat in XBC2 too obtuse, which makes 3 not very exciting. Loved Splatoon 2, but 3 hasn’t shown me anything to get excited about. BOTW 2 would have been enough for this year, hopefully they’ll have something else up their sleeves.

Re: Wonder Boy Returns Remix Gets A Physical Release For Switch

Joekun

I ordered the collection when it was announced a few weeks ago. The next day strictly limited increased the dollar price by quite a bit. It seems like they’re making US buyers pay the European VAT tax and on top of that pay our local tax rate too. Their games were already pretty pricey, but this just makes them outrageous. I won’t be buying from them any more until they figure out how to make it more reasonable.