What a lovely ad between its narration and how it showscases the various features of Switch 2 (the inclusion of Tomodachi Life is smart between backward compatibility and also being able to use GameShare even with Switch games) - of course it further made me look forward to the Ocarina remake, too!
As usual don't mind delays if they mean games being better from the get-go (as long as it's feasible to delay them of course) and this is certainly no exception - looking forward to it whenever it's ready!
Overall great list, thanks to all those who recommended any of these games - already knew about several of them (haven't played them myself, though), but there are some I haven't even just heard of and that definitely appeal to me!
Makes sense for this kind of game in general as shown also by Dimension Shellshock in Shredder's Revenge already mentioned in the article and this scenario specifically - looking forward to giving it a try whenever I finally play Cosmic Invasion myself (glad both Sue Storm and Doctor Doom are included in this DLC, too)!
I'd say it was for the best considering for this game specifically, just like later Mario games focused the fight on the mechanics introduced in those games specifically (Super Mario Bros. 3 being the exception while in World there's the throwing upwards, in 64 spinning the control stick and so on) - anyway, pretty cool to hear this from Miyamoto-san!
Thanks for the review, glad to hear that this version of Minecraft is overall pretty good (would be great if they added motion controls and/or mouse mode at least later through an update) and of course better than the Switch one - looking forward to finally giving this game a try myself thanks to it at some point instead of having just watched others playing!
Most certainly Nintendo aren't shutting down the 3DS servers anytime soon if ever considering this, unsurprising (others and I have been pointing out countless times that these servers are still up) but love to see it - anyway, glad all these maintenances won't last long for those making use of any of these services!
Love to see Modern Warfare 4 and Switch Sports Resort in 1st and 2nd instead of the usual FC 27 on top - while not above it of course I'm glad for Resonance in 4th, too (almost half of the sales on Switch 1 and 2 combined)! Also personally happy for World still in 6th, Belmont's Curse in 7th and selling the most on Switch, Lego Batman back to the top 10 in 9th (bet the PS5 version was on sale), Planet Zoo 2 debuting in 10th, Tomodachi Life in 11th, Pokopia still in 12th, Toy Story in 15th, Legends Z-A in 19th, Onimusha back to the charts in 20th etc.!
@Dunan "Owners of the Nintendo Switch version playing on Nintendo Switch 2 will also receive a free update improving performance and unlocking mouse controls" indeed, but exactly based on that (and also the trailer in the article I linked) it seems to be partial because it's missing the "improved visuals" mentioned for the Switch 2 version - as I had already said, that's the only thing not included, luckily for everything else it is an upgrade à la Sparking Zero!
Great article, glad you're finally learning to play the ocarina thanks to this occasion and enjoying doing it!
The less said about how I played the recorder in elementary school the better (jokes aside, I wasn't that bad at it but definitely not particularly good either), in fact that's exactly why I switched to the piano as soon as I could and eventually to the guitar which ended up being the best instrument for me - that said, I want to give the ocarina a try, I'm just waiting for the Nintendo one to finally become available... but even then I'll keep on playing these legendary songs on guitar first and foremost like I've been doing all these years!
@Luigia Nope, haven't played it yet, the campaign is the biggest reason why I'm interested in potentially giving this game a try at some point - was already what piqued my interest (along with the setting) when we heard of it for the first time and even more so now based on what others mentioned, now including you!
Love to see the Switch 2 Editions (and so also available as upgrades no matter if you have the game digitally or physically) continuing in general and nice that the latest one is for Darkest Dungeon II in particular - happy for those playing this game!
Nice to see Avenging Spirit as this week's Box Art Brawl in occasion of its addition on NSO - going for Europe/Japan for sure as it gives you a better idea of what the game is about and also shows more characters!
Glad they're further polishing this although luckily it was already great overall as is - hope those playing it will enjoy it even more (and again, I'm genuinely considering giving it a try myself at some point)!
Happy 30th anniversary Tomb Raider, nice little video in occasion of it - looking forward to finally starting playing this legendary series myself when I can (so glad all these games are now available on Nintendo platforms, too)!
Happy 15th anniversary Return to Dream Land and great way to celebrate it - unfortunately missed it back in the day so the remake was the first time I played it myself, but absolutely loved it when I did (thank you Kumazaki-san and co. for your work on this and following Kirby games)!
@Friendly No worries and yeah, if I recall correctly Koei Tecmo released an actual upgrade only for Atelier Yumia (a paid Switch 2 Edition, but it costs only $10 unlike the way more expensive "upgrade" in the form of a discount for Age of Calamity).
... Guess they were just referring to the Great Fairies with "a few female characters that are depicted from low camera angles", but that's a weird description as it seems to imply upskirts which is definitely not the case - anyway, glad the remake got rated and so another step towards release is complete, can't wait to start playing it myself as soon as my copy arrives!
Haven't properly played ARMS myself yet (looking forward to doing so at some point and even more so considering that it's one of the games that got a free Switch 2 upgrade), but I quite liked the tracks that I have heard of its soundtrack - considering that I'm even happier that it's now on Nintendo Music and yes, I'd love to see this series getting a new game at some point!
Tonight I'm seeing my friends, not sure what we'll play. Apart from that I'll continue with my schedule:
Fitness Boxing (3, did Monica's 1st Box-and-Bond; 3 did all Box-and-Bond for Lin, 1 for Monica);
Ring Fit Adventure (did 1 mission of World 14; 9 Worlds completed and 5 finished);
Freedom Planet 2 (did 1 stage as Milla);
Xenoblade Chronicles X (did some normal missions; 8/?? Chapters, 29/?? Affinity, 92/?? Normal, 102/?? Basic Missions and 72/?? Heart-to-Hearts - Mira 41.41% - 127/204 Story, 64/315 Combat and 92/222 World Achievements);
Guardians of Azuma (did some bonding quests and married for the 1st time; all Main, 244/?? Bonding and 2/?? Azuma Quests - 112/?? Bestiary - all Kamiwaza, 32/36 Quests, 5/6 Battles, 3/16 Bonds and 6/8 Everyday Life Seals);
Fantasy Life i (did some Life quests and so ranked up the Miner Life; all Chapters - Lives 8 Hero and 6 Master Rank - 112 Personal Requests - all Characters, 121/148 Monsters, 108/138 Resources);
Mario Kart World (did a Knockout Tour; Mirror Three Stars all GPs, 8 KT - 26 Panels, 64 Switches and 15 Medallions in Free Roam - all Vehicles, 124 Characters and 310 Stickers);
Street Fighter 6 (did Chapter 14-5 and a sidequest in World Tour; World Tour 14 Chapters and 41 Sidequests);
Yakuza 0 (continued the business - also did a substory; all Chapters - 51.60% Completion, 45/79 Adventure, 45/84 Battle, 58/99 Business, 14/27 Substories, 31/85 Minigames);
Bananza (continued Emerald Rush, did the event; base game completed - 114/117 Discs - VoidCo 21 Rewards);
Age of Imprisonment (did 2 aside quests and many quests; all Chapters and Battles, 158 Aside Quests and 352 Quests);
Persona 3 Reload (continued Tartarus; Max Courage and Charm, 4 Academics - 1 Max Rank, 1 Rank 9, 2 Rank 8, 1 Rank 6, 3 Rank 5, 3 Rank 4, 2 Rank 3, 2 Rank 2, 2 Rank 1 Social Links - 24% Compendium - 41 Elizabeth's Requests);
Trails in the Sky 1st (went around Zeiss for the first time; Prologue and 2 Chapters - Junior Rank 4 0/50, 32/?? Requests - Rewards 70/??, Achievements 9/43);
Pokopia (did the event; game finished - Pokédex 119, 9 Events and 13 Basin, Habitats 74, 9 Events and 10 Basin);
Tomodachi (on my own; Catalog 8771/9814, all Quirks and Goods);
Legends Z-A (started a main mission and did 2 requests; 18 Main and 42 Side Missions - Rank E - Pokédex 64 Caught, 144 Seen - Research Level 15, 47 Requests);
NS2 Star Fox (continued Challenge Mode; Holoviewer 49/73 - Campaign all Routes and Normal Medals - Challenges 11 Normal);
Groove (did Chapter 1 of Beatspell; all Stages, 14 Medals, 3 Perfects);
Raiders (did 4 dungeons and replayed 1; 43 Dungeons and 13 Islands finished - Level 27 - all Gadgets, 259,955,054 Relic, 29 Scrolls, 37.7% Salmonids, 35 Weapons);
Wario World (completed World 3; 3 Worlds and 6 Levels completed);
Fortune's Weave (continued Chapter 5; Prologue, Cai 4 Chapters finished);
Tokimemo (up to 96/6/2);
Sports Resort (did all Tour modes once - will also play it on stream this Sunday; Plane 7/105 Photos, Skate 12/80 Ph., Cruising 6/60 Ph.);
on YouTube CrossWorlds (did Race Park offline and took part in the Avatar festival online);
@Friendly I don't get why people now including you bring up Bandai Namco along with Square Enix and Sega when more of their games have upgrades unlike those two:
All those double entendres seem appropriate for the wettest temple in the game...
Jokes aside, having played this on 3DS for the first time luckily there wasn't the annoyance of the Iron Boots and so overall quite enjoyed it, too - didn't particularly mind Morpha either although I can see where you're coming from, definitely recommend going for the cornering strategy to hit it more than once/twice per cycle (don't remember if I did that myself, but I know for sure I've seen it done before, funnily enough exactly in the N64 version when I watched randomizers)!
Thanks for the review, I've looked more into it and interestingly enough this game includes a "Village in the Sun" mode which removes the horror elements (couldn't find out if it's toggleable at any time or only chosen at the start of the game) - considering also that I'll definitely give this a try, first and foremost in its entirety despite horror not being my cup of tea and only if it proves to be too much for me I'll switch to that mode while practically everything else appeals to me for sure!
Love to see it, absolutely deserved and even more so considering what he said in this occasion (further disproving all the ridiculous claims about him) - thank you Miyamoto-san and those who worked together with you on all those games first and foremost, movies etc. and looking forward to future ones!
Yeah, what's genuinely bad about these is the random element as already mentioned by the article, for the rest it's just a matter of people being personally interested in such products or not - I'll stick to Origins Plus myself (looking forward to finally playing my copy at some point), but happy for those going for these!
By the way, look at the comments about the starting price of Modern Warfare 4, while there are people just saying that they'll look/wait for discounts which is totally fair there are yet again some claiming that it's "insane" etc. (funnily enough in this case by saying that it lasts only 8 hours when that's exclusively the length of the campaign, but of course there's much more to the game than that) - this has been going on to various extents ever since the start of the Switch 2 gen with the infamous DROP THE PRICE nonsense etc., so much for supporting the official releases...
Thanks for the review (and all those "impressions", practically reviews of those specific aspects of this game, before it), so glad Call of Duty is finally back to Nintendo and luckily better than ever for those interested in it - again, I'm genuinely considering getting it myself at some point, especially for the campaign!
Love to hear that you can get the upgrade for free even if you don't have the Switch version yet, definitely doing that now then and eventually I'll get the game itself - looking forward to giving this a try at some point and even more so now that it got a Switch 2 version (I should play World of Assassination first and foremost though also considering that I already have it)!
Way more worried about what happened to CAPCOM ID accounts that we also got to hear on this very day than something like this and even more so since apparently it isn't enough in itself for piracy while it's confirmed to be usable for all that mentioned in the quote - even if it COULD be used for piracy again, shame on those using it to pirate still available for purchase games and so not supporting the creators (not sure about Switch 2, but reminder that on Switch there are so many delisted games, I'd say the same reasoning most apply to games on older systems is perfectly applicable also to those), not on the tool itself and those using it for other reasons...
Updated my password just to be safe, thanks for telling us about this (haven't got that mail myself at least so far) - fingers crossed the scope will be limited to the already confirmed cases and regardless, hate to see it and shame on those doing such things!
The game looks promising based on this trailer so yeah, it makes the closure of BioWare even more painful - it's also baffling because again, EA and others aren't even just leveraging the IPs they got through such acquisitions (as shown also by the complete absence of Mass Effect from Switch)...
What a great update as already mentioned by others here and yep, the highlight is definitely Mole Mania - it's one of the games that I luckily got as a kid for the Game Boy and while I didn't finish it back then overall I loved what I played of it (replayed it later on 3DS, don't remember if I finished it but I definitely made more progress also thanks to the Japanese official guidebook)... looking forward to replaying that for my channel at some point and interested in finally giving the other games a try myself considering what I've heard about them, too!
Yep, have seen a comment here on Nintendo Life mentioning it earlier today - so glad all the games in this trilogy are now also on Switch (and funnily enough all shadowdropped) for those interested in them, absolutely me included at some point!
Thanks for the review, I'd rather play on Switch so I'll definitely go for this instead of Elite (and even with those limits I quite appreciate the inclusion of a timeline, loved those in the Zero Escape games) - looking forward to finally experiencing Steins;Gate myself when I have the time for this!
My copies of Switch Sports Resort and Resonance (two of the latter, one for my sister's birthday) arrived earlier today, Minecraft preloaded as I had the Switch version digitally and so could preorder this one for free, I should get a code for Ailuri as I've supported it on Kickstarter, I'll eventually get the Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy for sure - voting for the games up to here -, most likely also Cotton Reboot, City of the Wolves , Grand Gourmet, maybe also Modern Warfare 4 and that should be it for this week... As for last week, my physical copy of Belmont’s Curse arrived, will eventually get Astral Ascent, Toy Story Retro Roundup, Tales of Eternia for sure, technically also Once Upon A Katamari in the sense of the partial "upgrade" of the Switch 1 version so I'm voting for those in the poll!
Interesting article even beyond the occasion that triggered it - that said, for me personally original versions of videogames don't go anywhere regardless of remakes because even if I didn't play them anymore (most likely that won't happen for Ocarina specifically as I'd like to eventually play also the original for my channel, but that's besides the point) I would still have all the memories of them and could still reexperience them in other ways like watching others playing etc.!
A weaker week in general but again, not surprising considering how busy these months are - even more so considering that love to see Tales of Eternia on top etc. and selling that much by combining the different versions! Also personally happy for Belmont's Curse debuting in 2nd and 6th (wish it sold better, though), Groove in 4th, Ace Combat 8 in 7th, Kingdom Hearts in 8th, Fortune's Weave in 9th, Tomodachi Life in 10th and Switch 2 on top of the hardware charts!
Glad to hear more about this matter in general thanks to the article and comments - based on that I have to say that I can see where they're coming from as if they had waited for the fix to be ready before disclosing the vulnerability and someone somehow managed to take advantage of it lawsuits would've been guaranteed...
Anyway, happy that these Pokémon apps are now back for those using them (not me included so I didn't know they were offline)!
So mod support is actually available also on Switch 2, nice (as usual the update will come to Switch 2 later compared to other platforms, but better late than never) - love to see so many additions in general, looking forward to playing Cyberpunk myself when I can even more than I already was!
More options are a good thing period and that's why having physical including Game-Key Cards (although of course fully physical is even better) is objectively preferable to exclusively digital like it already is or is becoming on other platforms - having said that, while I'm happy for those going for this I doubt I'll get it myself considering that it's seemingly not a retail release by Limited Run if those are still a thing in the first place and I'd rather not further increase the cost to import it!
Nice that the Dragon Ball crossover is getting expanded, happy for those interested in it - potentially me included, especially considering the story mode (in the meantime my free preorder of the Switch 2 version of Minecraft got preloaded so I'm giving that a try for sure at some point)!
Have already commented about this in general in the other article, but let me add that EA or whoever else shouldn't have acquired all these companies in the first place - heck, they haven't even just leveraged the IPs they got with those acquisitions, as already mentioned here they definitely left money on the table by not porting ANY Mass Effect to Nintendo platforms (look at how many in this comment section alone and most certainly elsewhere would've bought it, me included to finally give it a try myself)...
See the difference compared to other companies NOT closing studios and/or laying-off their staff regardless of other "controversies"?
Anyway, hate to see it and as usual wish the best to those affected - also considering this (in addition to the abovementioned in general Mass Effect is one of the few series I would've got to at least give it a try, but I seriously doubt they'll even just rerelease older ones on Switch 2 anytime soon if ever considering the closure of BioWare) I'll continue not getting games by EA for the most part, pretty sure the only exceptions have been games by Hazelight Studios which luckily for them are only published by EA instead of having been straight up acquired...
The classic update to first and foremost enable the online, but interesting that it includes also an option for the frequency of Mii - anyway, have preordered a copy so I'm just waiting for it to arrive (hopefully tomorrow without delays) to start playing it myself!
Thanks for the review, too bad this isn't as good as it could've been for those interested in such a dock - not me included, a simpler but more stable additional dock for Switch 2 (or one compatible also with Switch 1) to connect it to my TV will suffice whenever I end up getting one!
Finally, love to hear it for those interested in visiting it after its opening - looking forward to seeing which other locations will get Pokémon stores (of course have my fingers crossed for one here in Italy, too)!
Nice, fingers crossed it will become available also on the European eShop for those interested in it (not particularly me included considering the genre, but still)!
Happy for those interested in this (most certainly not me included) that it's coming also to Switch - even a bigger surprise considering that the release date is so soon!
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Re: Nintendo's New Switch 2 Ad Is As Wholesome As They Come
What a lovely ad between its narration and how it showscases the various features of Switch 2 (the inclusion of Tomodachi Life is smart between backward compatibility and also being able to use GameShare even with Switch games) - of course it further made me look forward to the Ocarina remake, too!
Re: Shenmue 3 Enhanced Has Been Delayed Into Next Year
As usual don't mind delays if they mean games being better from the get-go (as long as it's feasible to delay them of course) and this is certainly no exception - looking forward to it whenever it's ready!
Re: Community: 42 Switch Games We Missed, As Recommended By You
Overall great list, thanks to all those who recommended any of these games - already knew about several of them (haven't played them myself, though), but there are some I haven't even just heard of and that definitely appeal to me!
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Lands New Roguelike Game Mode In Upcoming Doomsday-Themed DLC
Makes sense for this kind of game in general as shown also by Dimension Shellshock in Shredder's Revenge already mentioned in the article and this scenario specifically - looking forward to giving it a try whenever I finally play Cosmic Invasion myself (glad both Sue Storm and Doctor Doom are included in this DLC, too)!
Re: "I Can't Create A Battle Like This" - Miyamoto On The Origins Of NES Mario's Non-Violent Bowser 'Fights'
I'd say it was for the best considering for this game specifically, just like later Mario games focused the fight on the mechanics introduced in those games specifically (Super Mario Bros. 3 being the exception while in World there's the throwing upwards, in 64 spinning the control stick and so on) - anyway, pretty cool to hear this from Miyamoto-san!
Re: Mini Review: Minecraft (Switch 2) - A Satisfying Upgrade Overall, But Where's Mouse Mode?
Thanks for the review, glad to hear that this version of Minecraft is overall pretty good (would be great if they added motion controls and/or mouse mode at least later through an update) and of course better than the Switch one - looking forward to finally giving this game a try myself thanks to it at some point instead of having just watched others playing!
Re: Nintendo Has Scheduled 3DS And Switch Maintenance For This Week
Most certainly Nintendo aren't shutting down the 3DS servers anytime soon if ever considering this, unsurprising (others and I have been pointing out countless times that these servers are still up) but love to see it - anyway, glad all these maintenances won't last long for those making use of any of these services!
Re: UK Charts: Switch Sports Resort And Call Of Duty Are Fast Off The Starting Block
Love to see Modern Warfare 4 and Switch Sports Resort in 1st and 2nd instead of the usual FC 27 on top - while not above it of course I'm glad for Resonance in 4th, too (almost half of the sales on Switch 1 and 2 combined)!
Also personally happy for World still in 6th, Belmont's Curse in 7th and selling the most on Switch, Lego Batman back to the top 10 in 9th (bet the PS5 version was on sale), Planet Zoo 2 debuting in 10th, Tomodachi Life in 11th, Pokopia still in 12th, Toy Story in 15th, Legends Z-A in 19th, Onimusha back to the charts in 20th etc.!
Re: ICYMI: Cult Of The Lamb Summons A Switch 2 Version, Includes Free Upgrade Path
@Dunan "Owners of the Nintendo Switch version playing on Nintendo Switch 2 will also receive a free update improving performance and unlocking mouse controls" indeed, but exactly based on that (and also the trailer in the article I linked) it seems to be partial because it's missing the "improved visuals" mentioned for the Switch 2 version - as I had already said, that's the only thing not included, luckily for everything else it is an upgrade à la Sparking Zero!
Re: Feature: 30 Years Later, I'm Finally Learning To Play The Ocarina (And You Should Too)
Great article, glad you're finally learning to play the ocarina thanks to this occasion and enjoying doing it!
The less said about how I played the recorder in elementary school the better (jokes aside, I wasn't that bad at it but definitely not particularly good either), in fact that's exactly why I switched to the piano as soon as I could and eventually to the guitar which ended up being the best instrument for me - that said, I want to give the ocarina a try, I'm just waiting for the Nintendo one to finally become available... but even then I'll keep on playing these legendary songs on guitar first and foremost like I've been doing all these years!
Re: PSA: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Switch 2 Update Now Live, Here Are The Details
@Luigia Nope, haven't played it yet, the campaign is the biggest reason why I'm interested in potentially giving this game a try at some point - was already what piqued my interest (along with the setting) when we heard of it for the first time and even more so now based on what others mentioned, now including you!
Re: "Forward Now, Into Oblivion's Inky Embrace" - Darkest Dungeon II Now Has A Switch 2 Edition
Love to see the Switch 2 Editions (and so also available as upgrades no matter if you have the game digitally or physically) continuing in general and nice that the latest one is for Darkest Dungeon II in particular - happy for those playing this game!
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Avenging Spirit (Game Boy)
Nice to see Avenging Spirit as this week's Box Art Brawl in occasion of its addition on NSO - going for Europe/Japan for sure as it gives you a better idea of what the game is about and also shows more characters!
Re: PSA: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Switch 2 Update Now Live, Here Are The Details
Glad they're further polishing this although luckily it was already great overall as is - hope those playing it will enjoy it even more (and again, I'm genuinely considering giving it a try myself at some point)!
Re: Video: The Tomb Raider Series Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary This Week
Happy 30th anniversary Tomb Raider, nice little video in occasion of it - looking forward to finally starting playing this legendary series myself when I can (so glad all these games are now available on Nintendo platforms, too)!
Re: Feature: 15 Years Ago, 'Return To Dream Land' Ushered In Kirby's Golden Era
Happy 15th anniversary Return to Dream Land and great way to celebrate it - unfortunately missed it back in the day so the remake was the first time I played it myself, but absolutely loved it when I did (thank you Kumazaki-san and co. for your work on this and following Kirby games)!
Re: ICYMI: Cult Of The Lamb Summons A Switch 2 Version, Includes Free Upgrade Path
@Friendly No worries and yeah, if I recall correctly Koei Tecmo released an actual upgrade only for Atelier Yumia (a paid Switch 2 Edition, but it costs only $10 unlike the way more expensive "upgrade" in the form of a discount for Age of Calamity).
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 ESRB Rating Summary Published
... Guess they were just referring to the Great Fairies with "a few female characters that are depicted from low camera angles", but that's a weird description as it seems to imply upskirts which is definitely not the case - anyway, glad the remake got rated and so another step towards release is complete, can't wait to start playing it myself as soon as my copy arrives!
Re: "Final Battle" - Nintendo Music Expands Its Library With The ARMS Soundtrack
Haven't properly played ARMS myself yet (looking forward to doing so at some point and even more so considering that it's one of the games that got a free Switch 2 upgrade), but I quite liked the tracks that I have heard of its soundtrack - considering that I'm even happier that it's now on Nintendo Music and yes, I'd love to see this series getting a new game at some point!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th October)
Tonight I'm seeing my friends, not sure what we'll play.
Apart from that I'll continue with my schedule:
Re: ICYMI: Cult Of The Lamb Summons A Switch 2 Version, Includes Free Upgrade Path
@Friendly I don't get why people now including you bring up Bandai Namco along with Square Enix and Sega when more of their games have upgrades unlike those two:
Yes, they aren't as consistent as companies like Nintendo etc. but please, let's give credit where credit is due...
Re: ICYMI: Cult Of The Lamb Summons A Switch 2 Version, Includes Free Upgrade Path
So glad it's a Switch 2 Edition so the upgrade applies to not only digital, but also physical - nice that GameShare support is included, too!
Re: Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #6 - Forget The Hate, It Still Floats My Boat
All those double entendres seem appropriate for the wettest temple in the game...
Jokes aside, having played this on 3DS for the first time luckily there wasn't the annoyance of the Iron Boots and so overall quite enjoyed it, too - didn't particularly mind Morpha either although I can see where you're coming from, definitely recommend going for the cornering strategy to hit it more than once/twice per cycle (don't remember if I did that myself, but I know for sure I've seen it done before, funnily enough exactly in the N64 version when I watched randomizers)!
Re: Review: Village In The Shade (Switch 2) - A Farm Sim That Plays With Cosy Tropes In Clever Ways
@Zaruboggan Yeah, suspected that but still, glad the option is present in the first place - thanks for the confirmation!
Re: Review: Village In The Shade (Switch 2) - A Farm Sim That Plays With Cosy Tropes In Clever Ways
Thanks for the review, I've looked more into it and interestingly enough this game includes a "Village in the Sun" mode which removes the horror elements (couldn't find out if it's toggleable at any time or only chosen at the start of the game) - considering also that I'll definitely give this a try, first and foremost in its entirety despite horror not being my cup of tea and only if it proves to be too much for me I'll switch to that mode while practically everything else appeals to me for sure!
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto Becomes First Game Dev To Receive Japan's Prestigious Culture Award
Love to see it, absolutely deserved and even more so considering what he said in this occasion (further disproving all the ridiculous claims about him) - thank you Miyamoto-san and those who worked together with you on all those games first and foremost, movies etc. and looking forward to future ones!
Re: Gallery: iam8bit's Sonic Legacy Cartridges Are Stunning, But Are They Worth The Money?
Yeah, what's genuinely bad about these is the random element as already mentioned by the article, for the rest it's just a matter of people being personally interested in such products or not - I'll stick to Origins Plus myself (looking forward to finally playing my copy at some point), but happy for those going for these!
Re: Switch 2 Supposedly Jailbroken Via Software-Only Exploit
By the way, look at the comments about the starting price of Modern Warfare 4, while there are people just saying that they'll look/wait for discounts which is totally fair there are yet again some claiming that it's "insane" etc. (funnily enough in this case by saying that it lasts only 8 hours when that's exclusively the length of the campaign, but of course there's much more to the game than that) - this has been going on to various extents ever since the start of the Switch 2 gen with the infamous DROP THE PRICE nonsense etc., so much for supporting the official releases...
Re: Review: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (Switch 2) - Best-In-Class Bombast That Doesn't Shortchange Nintendo Gamers
Thanks for the review (and all those "impressions", practically reviews of those specific aspects of this game, before it), so glad Call of Duty is finally back to Nintendo and luckily better than ever for those interested in it - again, I'm genuinely considering getting it myself at some point, especially for the campaign!
Re: PSA: Hitman: Absolution's Switch 2 Upgrade Path Is Free For Now, But Be Quick!
Love to hear that you can get the upgrade for free even if you don't have the Switch version yet, definitely doing that now then and eventually I'll get the game itself - looking forward to giving this a try at some point and even more so now that it got a Switch 2 version (I should play World of Assassination first and foremost though also considering that I already have it)!
Re: Switch 2 Supposedly Jailbroken Via Software-Only Exploit
Way more worried about what happened to CAPCOM ID accounts that we also got to hear on this very day than something like this and even more so since apparently it isn't enough in itself for piracy while it's confirmed to be usable for all that mentioned in the quote - even if it COULD be used for piracy again, shame on those using it to pirate still available for purchase games and so not supporting the creators (not sure about Switch 2, but reminder that on Switch there are so many delisted games, I'd say the same reasoning most apply to games on older systems is perfectly applicable also to those), not on the tool itself and those using it for other reasons...
Re: Capcom Data Breach Results In Unauthorised Access To More Than 11.7 Million 'CAPCOM ID' Accounts
Updated my password just to be safe, thanks for telling us about this (haven't got that mail myself at least so far) - fingers crossed the scope will be limited to the already confirmed cases and regardless, hate to see it and shame on those doing such things!
Re: Mass Effect: Universe Trailer Leaked Online As BioWare Shuts Down
The game looks promising based on this trailer so yeah, it makes the closure of BioWare even more painful - it's also baffling because again, EA and others aren't even just leveraging the IPs they got through such acquisitions (as shown also by the complete absence of Mass Effect from Switch)...
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Three More Titles
What a great update as already mentioned by others here and yep, the highlight is definitely Mole Mania - it's one of the games that I luckily got as a kid for the Game Boy and while I didn't finish it back then overall I loved what I played of it (replayed it later on 3DS, don't remember if I finished it but I definitely made more progress also thanks to the Japanese official guidebook)... looking forward to replaying that for my channel at some point and interested in finally giving the other games a try myself considering what I've heard about them, too!
Re: Surprise! 'Shadow Of The Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition' Has Shadow Dropped On Switch 2
Yep, have seen a comment here on Nintendo Life mentioning it earlier today - so glad all the games in this trilogy are now also on Switch (and funnily enough all shadowdropped) for those interested in them, absolutely me included at some point!
Re: Review: Steins;Gate Re:Boot (Switch 2) - The Timeless Visual Novel Gets A Fresh Lick Of Paint
Thanks for the review, I'd rather play on Switch so I'll definitely go for this instead of Elite (and even with those limits I quite appreciate the inclusion of a timeline, loved those in the Zero Escape games) - looking forward to finally experiencing Steins;Gate myself when I have the time for this!
Re: Nintendo Download: 22nd October (North America)
My copies of Switch Sports Resort and Resonance (two of the latter, one for my sister's birthday) arrived earlier today, Minecraft preloaded as I had the Switch version digitally and so could preorder this one for free, I should get a code for Ailuri as I've supported it on Kickstarter, I'll eventually get the Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy for sure - voting for the games up to here -, most likely also Cotton Reboot, City of the Wolves , Grand Gourmet, maybe also Modern Warfare 4 and that should be it for this week...
As for last week, my physical copy of Belmont’s Curse arrived, will eventually get Astral Ascent, Toy Story Retro Roundup, Tales of Eternia for sure, technically also Once Upon A Katamari in the sense of the partial "upgrade" of the Switch 1 version so I'm voting for those in the poll!
Re: Opinion: I May Never Play The Original Ocarina Of Time Again
Interesting article even beyond the occasion that triggered it - that said, for me personally original versions of videogames don't go anywhere regardless of remakes because even if I didn't play them anymore (most likely that won't happen for Ocarina specifically as I'd like to eventually play also the original for my channel, but that's besides the point) I would still have all the memories of them and could still reexperience them in other ways like watching others playing etc.!
Re: Japanese Charts: Castlevania And Tales Of Eternia Battle It Out For The Gold
A weaker week in general but again, not surprising considering how busy these months are - even more so considering that love to see Tales of Eternia on top etc. and selling that much by combining the different versions!
Also personally happy for Belmont's Curse debuting in 2nd and 6th (wish it sold better, though), Groove in 4th, Ace Combat 8 in 7th, Kingdom Hearts in 8th, Fortune's Weave in 9th, Tomodachi Life in 10th and Switch 2 on top of the hardware charts!
Re: Pokémon Apps Are Coming Back Online After Extended Cybersecurity Outage
Glad to hear more about this matter in general thanks to the article and comments - based on that I have to say that I can see where they're coming from as if they had waited for the fix to be ready before disclosing the vulnerability and someone somehow managed to take advantage of it lawsuits would've been guaranteed...
Anyway, happy that these Pokémon apps are now back for those using them (not me included so I didn't know they were offline)!
Re: Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5) Officially Revealed, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
So mod support is actually available also on Switch 2, nice (as usual the update will come to Switch 2 later compared to other platforms, but better late than never) - love to see so many additions in general, looking forward to playing Cyberpunk myself when I can even more than I already was!
Re: Limited Run Announces Hitman: Absolution Switch 2 Physical Release, Here's A Look
More options are a good thing period and that's why having physical including Game-Key Cards (although of course fully physical is even better) is objectively preferable to exclusively digital like it already is or is becoming on other platforms - having said that, while I'm happy for those going for this I doubt I'll get it myself considering that it's seemingly not a retail release by Limited Run if those are still a thing in the first place and I'd rather not further increase the cost to import it!
Re: Minecraft x Dragon Ball Z - 1.1 Legends Update Adds More Characters, New Story Mode Fights & Custom Tournament
Nice that the Dragon Ball crossover is getting expanded, happy for those interested in it - potentially me included, especially considering the story mode (in the meantime my free preorder of the Switch 2 version of Minecraft got preloaded so I'm giving that a try for sure at some point)!
Re: EA Shuts Down Legendary RPG Developer BioWare
Have already commented about this in general in the other article, but let me add that EA or whoever else shouldn't have acquired all these companies in the first place - heck, they haven't even just leveraged the IPs they got with those acquisitions, as already mentioned here they definitely left money on the table by not porting ANY Mass Effect to Nintendo platforms (look at how many in this comment section alone and most certainly elsewhere would've bought it, me included to finally give it a try myself)...
Re: EA Outlines Future Development Plans As It Prepares To Cut Around 400 Jobs
See the difference compared to other companies NOT closing studios and/or laying-off their staff regardless of other "controversies"?
Anyway, hate to see it and as usual wish the best to those affected - also considering this (in addition to the abovementioned in general Mass Effect is one of the few series I would've got to at least give it a try, but I seriously doubt they'll even just rerelease older ones on Switch 2 anytime soon if ever considering the closure of BioWare) I'll continue not getting games by EA for the most part, pretty sure the only exceptions have been games by Hazelight Studios which luckily for them are only published by EA instead of having been straight up acquired...
Re: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Has Been Updated To Ver. 1.1.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The classic update to first and foremost enable the online, but interesting that it includes also an option for the frequency of Mii - anyway, have preordered a copy so I'm just waiting for it to arrive (hopefully tomorrow without delays) to start playing it myself!
Re: Review: JSAUX 6-In-1 Gaming Dock For Switch 2 - Attractive Enough, But No Replacement For The Real Deal
Thanks for the review, too bad this isn't as good as it could've been for those interested in such a dock - not me included, a simpler but more stable additional dock for Switch 2 (or one compatible also with Switch 1) to connect it to my TV will suffice whenever I end up getting one!
Re: A Permanent Pokémon Store Is Finally Coming To London
Finally, love to hear it for those interested in visiting it after its opening - looking forward to seeing which other locations will get Pokémon stores (of course have my fingers crossed for one here in Italy, too)!
Re: Strange Scaffold's Super Slick Revenge Shooter Is Out Now On Switch 2
Nice, fingers crossed it will become available also on the European eShop for those interested in it (not particularly me included considering the genre, but still)!
Re: Award-Winning Indie Horror 'Mouthwashing' Finally Arrives On Switch This Month
Happy for those interested in this (most certainly not me included) that it's coming also to Switch - even a bigger surprise considering that the release date is so soon!