Interesting that it's with CrossWorlds specifically instead of Sonic in general - unless I play Fortnite again with my friends I won't check that out myself and regardless, I'm more interested in seeing what this will mean for CrossWorlds itself (and what Sega has in store for us in occasion of the 35th anniversary in general, most likely Frontiers Definitive Edition but hopefully there will be more)!
Love to see a new event coming and even more so since it involves Jirachi (cool in general and also nostalgic to me personally thanks to Pokémon Channel) - absolutely taking part in it when I play Pokopia as part of my gaming schedule next week!
Glad to hear that you overall quite enjoyed what you got to play of this, Jim - so happy Granblue Fantasy is finally coming also to Switch 2 thanks to this version for those interested in it (definitely would like to give it a try myself, we'll see if I even end up preordering it although I'm not starting it anytime soon regardless as I currently don't have the time for it)!
@squiddu-real At this point let's look at the facts first and foremost in a schematized way, shall we?
Dispatch, got CERO, PEGI and ESRB ratings, D, 18 and M respectively (here are the links to the Japanese PlayStation store and UK ones, in the latter you can change the region to see the American one)
On other platforms:
censored in Japan according to the local laws;
Visual Censorship toggle so fully uncensored if people desire outside of Japan.
On Nintendo currently:
DLC not available in Japan "due to regional censorship requirements" (so it's effectively a different, separate build now);
DLC, but with with full Visual Censorship in Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan & SE Asia;
DLC with partial visual censorship in Americas, Europe & ANZ.
Other games that got their Western release cancelled - I'll use Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 as an example although it happened to several games, got CERO, PEGI and ESRB ratings, B, 12 and T respectively.
On other platforms:
the European and North American releases got cancelled, according to the publisher due to the contents "not complying with the Nintendo Guidelines".
The fact is that outside of Japan these games are censored on Nintendo platforms unlike on other ones - as for that not happening to games like Cyberpunk we can only make educated guesses by comparing it to the games that got affected, as others also said also here it could be due to it being a bigger IP from a bigger studio and/or due to not having a cartoon aesthetic etc.
@DarkTron The fact is that the game is still not fully uncensored outside of Japan despite this DLC not being released there and that's because as AdHoc said before and again here "we were surprised to learn that our game would require some level of censoring in all regions, not just the few we were already planning for" (added the bold), then they unfortunately decided to release it as a single build etc. at first and doing that is on them - the game requiring some level of censoring in all regions isn't though and again, Nintendo themselves said that "Nintendo requires all games on its platforms to receive ratings from independent organizations and to meet our established content and platform guidelines" and if it isn't the ratings from independent organizations as shown also by other games with 18+ etc. ratings like Cyberpunk not being censored then it has to be Nintendo's guidelines... THAT is what I've been saying all this time and I'm sorry, but more than AdHoc's mistakes and even more so now that they have been addressed I'm way more worried about Nintendo's censorship that not only caused Dispatch to be censored even outside of Japan etc., but also, and that's another straight up fact, Western releases of other games to be straight up cancelled!
@DarkTron "Again, why wouldn't AdHoc be able to fully uncensor it outside of Japan at least after its release then if it's exclusively due to the CERO, the one build and so on?" and this is exactly what happened - please, stop falsely accusing people...
The game wouldn't require ANY kind of censorship outside of Japan, Korea etc. if it weren't for Nintendo's guidelines, this straight up proves that unless you're seriously claiming that AdHoc is voluntarily still not fully uncensoring the game through this DLC available everywhere but in Japan, Korea etc. and so losing the sales of those who don't want any censorship and again, while disregarding what both companies mentioned in their statements (and yet others and I got attacked last time because we simply said that)...
Anyway, glad they were able to implement at least this and I hope more will get the game this way, me included at some point - how I wish there weren't such censorship in the first place though and even more so since other games straight up got their Western releases cancelled due to it!
Glad you had fun and this is also entertaining to read as usual - not sure when I'll get to play the upcoming game in co-op multiplayer (definitely giving the competitive one a try sooner rather than later), but I'm so glad it will be included as it's pretty cool being able to play Star Fox games that way as shown by this very article, too!
Nice, happy for those who'll get to play it there (and potentially articles about it and/or Gamescom in general here on Nintendo Life) - looking forward to seeing and hearing more about this new Mega Man!
Happy for my fellow Europeans interested in getting Switch 2 thanks to this bundle (bet many will go for it) - Pokopia is a great game to have not only in general, but also installed on the system considering its genre!
Thanks for the review, love to hear that the full release of this is overall great (so glad that the performance issues on Switch 2 don't affect the gameplay although it would still be great if they could improve on those aspects with patches) - not sure when I'll be able to play it myself considering all the games I'm currently playing and other upcoming ones, but I'm looking forward to my copy to arrive and playing it when I can!
Always nice to see games coming to Switch 1 and/or 2 and even more so when they're as good as apparently this one is - definitely interested in getting this myself!
@WiltonRoots Yeah I know that unfortunately some including that person always do that, if I'm still bothering responding in such cases it's just for the sake of others reading comments...
Unfortunate that this time something actually happened, but really glad to hear that the damage is so limited - hope Nintendo and co. will be able to avoid further attacks first and foremost and then that the police will be able to arrest these criminals!
There's a similar, actually even better as it's 2 extra months, offer here in Europe available until the end of June, I've already got it myself - anyway, hope those subscribing for the first time or continuing their subscriptions thanks to this will enjoy what NSO has to offer (also reminder that you can get it for even less by sharing a family subscription with friends and/or acquaintances, I'm paying around €10 per year for the Expansion Pack that way)!
Funny trailer and nice additions, happy for those playing Minecraft - so glad it's finally coming also to Switch 2 for those interested in it (potentially me included at some point)!
Lovely additions, great to see they're still supporting this game - looking forward to playing it myself when I can even more than I was (already have it so it's exclusively a matter of finding the time for it)!
@sixrings Between fellow human beings losing their jobs of creating the games many all over the world enjoy and making customers pay for those products they worked on I'll gladly take the latter any day but sure, let's keep on bashing on Nintendo who are among the few not laying-off their employees (and who didn't do so even when they were struggling during the Wii U days and no, it's not just because of Japanese labor laws) for that reason - nobody is perfect and Nintendo is certainly no exception, but I'll always heavily disagree with the "criticism", or should I say entitlement, about that aspect when it's exactly one of the reasons why they're among the unfortunately way too few companies even just when it comes to gaming not shutting down studios and/or getting rid of their workers...
Most likely no because I'll eventually replay it on my channel for sure (and this time finish the original version, have only fully played the 3DS one), but I doubt I'll get to it in time considering that even just when it comes to Zelda games I haven't played A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening yet - even leaving that aside, I usually prefer going in "fresh"... relatively speaking as I'm so familiar with the original anyway considering the previous times I've played it myself, how much I've read about it, watched randomized playthroughs etc.!
@SoIDecidedTo Thanks for telling me, I would like to give some horror games at least a try so maybe including this one considering that and also its relatively short length (there are other games in the genre that have higher priority for me though, Resident Evil starting with 4 for example) - glad to hear you enjoyed what you played of it and hope you'll enjoy the rest if you ever play it again!
Thanks for the review, not sure if I'll ever play this myself considering its horror elements - regardless of what I end up doing, glad it got rereleased on Switch 2 and so is better than ever for those going for it!
Glad to hear they're further improving this in general and also on Switch 2 in particular (was already an overall great port based on what I've seen and heard, but still) - looking forward to playing it myself when I can!
Yeah, considering the name and also most games Sega has released on Switch 2 so far I doubted there would be an upgrade, too bad for those who have the Switch version me included - I got that quite discounted back in the day though so I might still get this one depending on the additional contents and regardless, happy for those interested in getting and playing Frontiers for the first time thanks to this whenever it comes out (yep, most likely they'll announce it as part of the anniversary celebrations)!
Love to hear it and yep, the Switch 2 version will most certainly help further sell DMC5 (and just like the anime it's a win-win for both Capcom and us) - absolutely getting that myself to finally start playing the Devil May Cry series!
Wish them all the best in this endeavor, going independent or finding another buyer would still be better than being closed immediately - hope Microsoft will genuinely do their part to allow at the very least that if they can't (or most likely they and/or their shareholders just don't want to for the sake of bigger profits in the short term, not the long one) keep these studios... would've been great if they didn't acquire them in the first place then though just like Nintendon't, in a positive sense!
Took the survey, hope it will help to make this even better than it already is - in the meantime so looking forward to the already announced additions (and then seeing what they have in store for us after those)!
Love to hear it for those still playing on the original Switch - the eShop was such an improvement on Switch 2 (by the way, not only development takes time, but also I doubt the dedicated app was ready much earlier than the release of the new system and then they had to port it to Switch)!
Thanks for the review, so glad to hear this game in itself and also the Switch 2 port are better than the previous one - I'll still play them in order (the setting of the first game quite appeals to me and I've partially played it with a friend so I'd like to properly play and finish it this time) and I might play the upcoming Legacy of Atlantis before coming back to this trilogy, but I'm eventually playing it for sure and fingers crossed the third game comes at some point, too!
Unfortunate that Rebirth is so low while yeah, not surprised to see FC 26 back on top this week... Anyway, personally happy to see First Light in 2nd, Lego Batman in 3rd, Requiem in 4th, Pokopia in 5th, World in 6th, Tomodachi Life back to the charts in 8th (finally got a restock?), Legends Z-A in 10th, New Horizons in 14th, the Galaxy bundle in 15th, Bananza in 16th, Cyberpunk back to the charts in 18th (guess thanks to a sale, wonder if exclusively on PS5 or also Switch 2), 8 Deluxe in 19th, Wonder in 20th, Yoshi in 21st etc.!
By the way, yet again it's proven that the response of the silent majority is overall positive no matter how loudly some keep on complain when it comes to this Direct in particular, Switch 2 in general etc. (for the former also look at the how many even just on Nintendo Life voted in the poll in the second related article and its results, currently 6,939 votes and 52% said it was great or better and 66% including also the votes for good) - I feel for those who personally didn't enjoy the Direct, but they completely lose me as soon as they pretend that it was objectively bad when that's far from the case and the same when it comes to Switch 2 and so on...
Not surprised but still, love to hear that the Direct was the most-watched showcase (and even more so since it was really good for many if not most, me included) - that said, I absolutely agree that the Summer showcases were great in general based on what I've seen/heard of the other ones and I'm so glad that's the case!
Thanks for the review, not interested in this personally since I have the official adapter (and might eventually get the wireless replica), but it's great to have an alternative to that and it looks pretty cool, too - hope those going for it will enjoy it!
@ShadLink Edited my comment to further specify some points so you might want to check it out again - anyway, couldn't agree more with you (and again, even 3DS Ocarina despite being like that got several additions and changes so I seriously doubt we won't see as many and most likely more in this which is even more of a remake)... and yeah, it's sad to see how little some think of the upcoming Star Fox 64 remake considering that and also while disregarding the additions/changes it does have no matter how overall faithful it is!
First and foremost as luckily others have already pointed out, this quote doesn't actually tell you anything about how the game will end up being and second also considering that, people could and should just wait to see it.
That said, what can already be done is looking at Nintendo's past remakes and based on those I'd say that it will be mostly faithful (no big changes like "reimagined" games à la FF7 Remake despite its name etc. especially when it comes to the core gameplay so I'd say no open world for example), but at the same time there can be some significant change - all past Nintendo remakes have additions and changes, sometimes even significant (Super Mario 64 DS immediately comes to mind), but overall they're still the same games and when that's not the case they turn them into straight up different games (look at the Oracle games starting as a Zelda 1 remake etc.)... and even leaving general tendencies aside, look at all the changes/additions specifically to the 3DS version of Ocarina so most certainly we'll see at the very least more of those!
@link3710 What's mentioned in the article just abbreviated, reload saves from anywhere - before that I even said "I'm voting for the ones that I think are more likely to happen" between the options in the poll...
For those in Japan they announced a Splatoon Raiders bundle in the Japanese Direct although be careful that it's the Japan-only model - anyway, great article as not only it's nice to hear all the different opinions at Nintendo Life in themselves, but also it shows that just like the first Switch one of the many great things about Switch 2 is the variety to it when it comes to games (let's not forget backward compatibility and now also Handheld Mode Boost), ways to play and so on!
My picks for the poll are Mario Kart World as despite opinions on the internet it's the safest bet for the general public although of course you could go for any of the other mentioned games depending on your personal preference and yeah, when it comes to accessories I'm voting for something else since I'd also say go for a screen protector first and foremost, better safe than sorry as others here also mentioned!
Europe/Japan for me as it has an actual background and so shows all those locations already mentioned in the article - North America goes for the gold, but compared to other Zelda box arts doing that at least it shows also the titular Ocarina and Sheik's Harp so I don't mind it as much (and I'd say it's more interesting than those also aesthetically thanks to that)!
Think I'd prefer fixed 30fps than variable myself, but the more options the better - anyway, glad this is coming also to Switch 2 for those interested in it (me included, would like to at least give it a try at some point)!
Glad to hear they're further improving this - looking forward to playing it myself when I can (got a Japanese physical copy so it's exclusively a matter of finding the time for it)!
Glad to hear that's the case so people can choose their preferred version, not to mention that the less games getting delisted in general the better (it's worth mentioning that in this case there's also a physical release to counter that if it ever happens, not sure how easy it is to find nowadays though) - anyway, personally I'll most likely play Retold first and foremost considering its additional contents!
As usual glad to hear when games are rated since that means they're getting ready for release - not getting and especially playing this myself anytime soon (even just when it comes to Bethesda games other ones have priority, Indiana Jones first and foremost also considering that I already have it), but I'm so glad it's finally coming also to Switch 2!
@PlatinumTour I have specific slots for each game:
the games I use as a way to exercise in the morning, each one once per week for a relatively short time;
Tomodachi Life three times per day according to the marketplace, usually also for a relatively short time;
for all the other games I have two slots each day of around 1 hour or 2 during which I play 1 or 2 games, one after dinner and one before sleeping;
you can find my YouTube schedule on my channel (there's a link to it in my Nintendo Life profile).
The games you mentioned all have slots dedicated exclusively to them, but of course by playing them this way I make much less progress compared to playing one or few games at a time - nothing wrong with either approach, it's just a matter of preference and this one is what works for me as there are so many games that interest me!
@the_beaver My guess is that if you go for the collection then unfortunately you will need to have them all downloaded at once - as I've already mentioned in my comment above, there are still several benefits about the collection compared to the individual games, it's just a matter of what's more important to you.
@OorWullie The totals are 131GB or 126.2GB - the collection includes all the other games listed while if you get those separately and add their file sizes together then you get the second total (but if you do that you could just keep one downloaded at a time to save space).
Unfortunate that you need all that space at once for it, but considering that the individual games cost more and the benefits of physical that Game-Key Cards still have most likely I'll still go for that - regardless, so looking forward to finally playing the Kingdom Hearts games myself thanks to this (have only played the original GBA version of Chain of Memories so far and speaking of, would be cool if they added that to NSO at some point)!
Tonight I'm not seeing my friends so I'll just continue with my schedule:
Fitness Boxing (3, did a workout; 3 did all Box-and-Bond for Lin);
Ring Fit Adventure (did 1 level of World 14; 9 Worlds completed and 4 finished);
GameCenter CX (continued the 8th game, got to the final area; first GameCenter CX and 7 Games of the second one completed, 2 finished);
Freedom Planet 2 (did 1 stage as Milla; Story as Lilac and Carol - 25/63 Badges);
Dragon Quest III (continued grinding to defeat that in even less turns; game finished, all Medals, Monsters, Dungeons and Arenas);
Xenoblade Chronicles X (did a normal mission and some basic ones; 7/?? Chapters, 26/?? Affinity, 66/?? Normal, 83/?? Basic Missions and 64/?? Heart-to-Hearts - Mira 32.74% - 109/204 Story, 51/315 Combat and 80/222 World Achievements);
Guardians of Azuma (went around a previous area - also did some bonding quests; all Main, 197/?? Bonding Quests - 106/?? Bestiary - 16/45 PescaPedia - all Kamiwaza, 32/36 Quests, 5/6 Battles, 2/16 Bonds and 6/8 Everyday Life Seals);
Fantasy Life i (did some requests, Life quests and so ranked up the Woodcutter Life; all Chapters - Lives 7 Master and 7 Expert Rank - 97 Personal Requests - all Strangelings, 105/148 Monsters, 90/138 Resources, 49/50 Characters);
Mario Kart World (did a Knockout Tour; Mirror Three Stars all GPs, 2 KT - 26 Panels, 64 Switches and 15 Medallions in Free Roam - all Vehicles, 117 Characters and 303 Stickers);
Soul Calibur II (did Arcade as 1 character; Arcade as 11 characters - Weapon Master completed);
Street Fighter 6 (continued KO Festival in World Tour; World Tour 11 Chapters and 33 Sidequests);
Yakuza 0 (continued the final chapter, got to the point of no return; 16 Chapters - 37.97% Completion, 33/79 Adventure, 42/84 Battle, 45/99 Business, 10/27 Substories, 12/85 Minigames);
Bananza (completed SL 1100 and 1200 - also continued Emerald Rush; game finished, 11 layers completed - 697/777 Banandium Gems, 626/696 Fossils, 110/117 Discs - VoidCo 17 Rewards);
Age of Imprisonment (did 3 aside quests - also did many quests; all Chapters and Battles, 117 Aside Quests and 253 Quests);
Persona 3 Reload (up to 6/9 not included; 4 Charm and Courage, 3 Academics - 1 Rank 6, 2 Rank 5, 2 Rank 4, 4 Rank 3, 2 Rank 1 Social Links - 17% Compendium - 18 Elizabeth's Requests);
Trails in the Sky 1st (did the stronghold and so finished Chapter 1; Prologue and 1 Chapter - Junior Rank 6 18/50, 20/?? Requests - Rewards 48/??, Achievements 7/43);
Tennis Fever (continued the Adventure; 1/5 Medals - all Courts, 14/20 Characters, 5/20 Colors, 22/24 Rackets, 4/7 Movies);
Pokopia (finished the 3rd area; Pokédex 84 and 4 Events, Habitats 53 and 4 Events);
Tomodachi (on my own and on stream; Catalog 4630/9814, all Quirks and Goods);
Mysterious Book (continued Chapter 2; 1 Chapter and 9 Levels finished - 253 Stars, 34 Flowers);
Legends Z-A (did a main mission, i.e. my first actual Z-A Royale; 4 Main Missions - Rank Y - Pokédex 8 Caught, 12 Seen - Research Level 2, 1 Request);
on YouTube FireRed (did the Pewter Gym; 1 Badge - Pokédex 13 Seen, 7 Owned);
SNES Star Fox (played Stage 3 and 4 of Level 1; 4 Stages of Level 1)!
None as I've already got a Switch 2, I get new consoles only when there's a change beyond aesthetic (and even then not necessarily, while for example I got the New 3DS more or less at launch and eventually the XL model I stuck to my original Switch) - that said, really hope Nintendo will be able to release at least some special editions for those interested in them!
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Re: Sonic-Themed Fortnite Collab Teased, Coming Soon
Interesting that it's with CrossWorlds specifically instead of Sonic in general - unless I play Fortnite again with my friends I won't check that out myself and regardless, I'm more interested in seeing what this will mean for CrossWorlds itself (and what Sega has in store for us in occasion of the 35th anniversary in general, most likely Frontiers Definitive Edition but hopefully there will be more)!
Re: Pokémon Pokopia "Wish Upon A Jirachi" Event Starts Next Week
Love to see a new event coming and even more so since it involves Jirachi (cool in general and also nostalgic to me personally thanks to Pokémon Channel) - absolutely taking part in it when I play Pokopia as part of my gaming schedule next week!
Re: Preview: Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Feels Right At Home On Switch 2
Glad to hear that you overall quite enjoyed what you got to play of this, Jim - so happy Granblue Fantasy is finally coming also to Switch 2 thanks to this version for those interested in it (definitely would like to give it a try myself, we'll see if I even end up preordering it although I'm not starting it anytime soon regardless as I currently don't have the time for it)!
Re: Dispatch's Free 'HR Violations Pack' DLC Removes Some Censorship On Switch
@squiddu-real At this point let's look at the facts first and foremost in a schematized way, shall we?
Dispatch, got CERO, PEGI and ESRB ratings, D, 18 and M respectively (here are the links to the Japanese PlayStation store and UK ones, in the latter you can change the region to see the American one)
On other platforms:
On Nintendo currently:
Other games that got their Western release cancelled - I'll use Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 as an example although it happened to several games, got CERO, PEGI and ESRB ratings, B, 12 and T respectively.
On other platforms:
On Nintendo:
The fact is that outside of Japan these games are censored on Nintendo platforms unlike on other ones - as for that not happening to games like Cyberpunk we can only make educated guesses by comparing it to the games that got affected, as others also said also here it could be due to it being a bigger IP from a bigger studio and/or due to not having a cartoon aesthetic etc.
Re: Dispatch's Free 'HR Violations Pack' DLC Removes Some Censorship On Switch
@DarkTron The fact is that the game is still not fully uncensored outside of Japan despite this DLC not being released there and that's because as AdHoc said before and again here "we were surprised to learn that our game would require some level of censoring in all regions, not just the few we were already planning for" (added the bold), then they unfortunately decided to release it as a single build etc. at first and doing that is on them - the game requiring some level of censoring in all regions isn't though and again, Nintendo themselves said that "Nintendo requires all games on its platforms to receive ratings from independent organizations and to meet our established content and platform guidelines" and if it isn't the ratings from independent organizations as shown also by other games with 18+ etc. ratings like Cyberpunk not being censored then it has to be Nintendo's guidelines...
THAT is what I've been saying all this time and I'm sorry, but more than AdHoc's mistakes and even more so now that they have been addressed I'm way more worried about Nintendo's censorship that not only caused Dispatch to be censored even outside of Japan etc., but also, and that's another straight up fact, Western releases of other games to be straight up cancelled!
Re: Dispatch's Free 'HR Violations Pack' DLC Removes Some Censorship On Switch
@DarkTron "Again, why wouldn't AdHoc be able to fully uncensor it outside of Japan at least after its release then if it's exclusively due to the CERO, the one build and so on?" and this is exactly what happened - please, stop falsely accusing people...
Re: Dispatch's Free 'HR Violations Pack' DLC Removes Some Censorship On Switch
The game wouldn't require ANY kind of censorship outside of Japan, Korea etc. if it weren't for Nintendo's guidelines, this straight up proves that unless you're seriously claiming that AdHoc is voluntarily still not fully uncensoring the game through this DLC available everywhere but in Japan, Korea etc. and so losing the sales of those who don't want any censorship and again, while disregarding what both companies mentioned in their statements (and yet others and I got attacked last time because we simply said that)...
Anyway, glad they were able to implement at least this and I hope more will get the game this way, me included at some point - how I wish there weren't such censorship in the first place though and even more so since other games straight up got their Western releases cancelled due to it!
Re: Feature: "Why Is Falco So Thick In This Game?" - Lost In Space With Star Fox Zero
Glad you had fun and this is also entertaining to read as usual - not sure when I'll get to play the upcoming game in co-op multiplayer (definitely giving the competitive one a try sooner rather than later), but I'm so glad it will be included as it's pretty cool being able to play Star Fox games that way as shown by this very article, too!
Re: Mega Man: Dual Override Will Be Playable For The First Time At Gamescom 2026
Nice, happy for those who'll get to play it there (and potentially articles about it and/or Gamescom in general here on Nintendo Life) - looking forward to seeing and hearing more about this new Mega Man!
Re: New Switch 2 Bundle Announced For Europe
Happy for my fellow Europeans interested in getting Switch 2 thanks to this bundle (bet many will go for it) - Pokopia is a great game to have not only in general, but also installed on the system considering its genre!
Re: Review: The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Switch 2) - An Emotional Journey Through Space And Time
Thanks for the review, love to hear that the full release of this is overall great (so glad that the performance issues on Switch 2 don't affect the gameplay although it would still be great if they could improve on those aspects with patches) - not sure when I'll be able to play it myself considering all the games I'm currently playing and other upcoming ones, but I'm looking forward to my copy to arrive and playing it when I can!
Re: Acclaimed Point-And-Click Adventure 'The Drifter' Hits Switch 2 Next Week
Always nice to see games coming to Switch 1 and/or 2 and even more so when they're as good as apparently this one is - definitely interested in getting this myself!
Re: Multiple Xbox Studios Reportedly In Active Negotiations With Microsoft To Avoid Closure
@WiltonRoots Yeah I know that unfortunately some including that person always do that, if I'm still bothering responding in such cases it's just for the sake of others reading comments...
Re: Hacker Group Steals Nintendo Employee Data, Posts $2 Million Ransom
Unfortunate that this time something actually happened, but really glad to hear that the damage is so limited - hope Nintendo and co. will be able to avoid further attacks first and foremost and then that the police will be able to arrest these criminals!
Re: PSA: Switch Online + Expansion Pack Limited-Time Offer Adds Free Bonus Month For 12-Month Memberships (US)
There's a similar, actually even better as it's 2 extra months, offer here in Europe available until the end of June, I've already got it myself - anyway, hope those subscribing for the first time or continuing their subscriptions thanks to this will enjoy what NSO has to offer (also reminder that you can get it for even less by sharing a family subscription with friends and/or acquaintances, I'm paying around €10 per year for the Expansion Pack that way)!
Re: Minecraft's Chaos Cubed Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Patch Notes
Funny trailer and nice additions, happy for those playing Minecraft - so glad it's finally coming also to Switch 2 for those interested in it (potentially me included at some point)!
Re: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Updated To Version 1.5.0, Adds New Game + And Much More
Lovely additions, great to see they're still supporting this game - looking forward to playing it myself when I can even more than I was (already have it so it's exclusively a matter of finding the time for it)!
Re: Pokémon Champions Launches On Mobile Today Alongside A New Game Update
Hope those who'll play this on mobile will enjoy it (personally, I'll stick to Switch 2) - glad to hear about those additions, too!
Re: Multiple Xbox Studios Reportedly In Active Negotiations With Microsoft To Avoid Closure
@sixrings Between fellow human beings losing their jobs of creating the games many all over the world enjoy and making customers pay for those products they worked on I'll gladly take the latter any day but sure, let's keep on bashing on Nintendo who are among the few not laying-off their employees (and who didn't do so even when they were struggling during the Wii U days and no, it's not just because of Japanese labor laws) for that reason - nobody is perfect and Nintendo is certainly no exception, but I'll always heavily disagree with the "criticism", or should I say entitlement, about that aspect when it's exactly one of the reasons why they're among the unfortunately way too few companies even just when it comes to gaming not shutting down studios and/or getting rid of their workers...
Re: Mini Review: Observer: System Redux (Switch 2) - A Sci-Fi Thriller Bursting With Blade Runner Reverence
@eldersnake Will definitely keep it in mind to potentially give it at least a try myself at some point then - thanks for telling us!
Re: Poll: Will You Be Replaying Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Before The Remake Arrives?
Most likely no because I'll eventually replay it on my channel for sure (and this time finish the original version, have only fully played the 3DS one), but I doubt I'll get to it in time considering that even just when it comes to Zelda games I haven't played A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening yet - even leaving that aside, I usually prefer going in "fresh"... relatively speaking as I'm so familiar with the original anyway considering the previous times I've played it myself, how much I've read about it, watched randomized playthroughs etc.!
Re: Mini Review: Observer: System Redux (Switch 2) - A Sci-Fi Thriller Bursting With Blade Runner Reverence
@SoIDecidedTo Thanks for telling me, I would like to give some horror games at least a try so maybe including this one considering that and also its relatively short length (there are other games in the genre that have higher priority for me though, Resident Evil starting with 4 for example) - glad to hear you enjoyed what you played of it and hope you'll enjoy the rest if you ever play it again!
Re: Mini Review: Observer: System Redux (Switch 2) - A Sci-Fi Thriller Bursting With Blade Runner Reverence
Thanks for the review, not sure if I'll ever play this myself considering its horror elements - regardless of what I end up doing, glad it got rereleased on Switch 2 and so is better than ever for those going for it!
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.1.11 Out This Week, Includes Switch 2 Handheld Improvements
Glad to hear they're further improving this in general and also on Switch 2 in particular (was already an overall great port based on what I've seen and heard, but still) - looking forward to playing it myself when I can!
Re: Sonic Frontiers: Definitive Edition Switch 2 Box Art Surfaces Online
Yeah, considering the name and also most games Sega has released on Switch 2 so far I doubted there would be an upgrade, too bad for those who have the Switch version me included - I got that quite discounted back in the day though so I might still get this one depending on the additional contents and regardless, happy for those interested in getting and playing Frontiers for the first time thanks to this whenever it comes out (yep, most likely they'll announce it as part of the anniversary celebrations)!
Re: Devil May Cry Anime Helps DMC5 Achieve Record Sales Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch
Love to hear it and yep, the Switch 2 version will most certainly help further sell DMC5 (and just like the anime it's a win-win for both Capcom and us) - absolutely getting that myself to finally start playing the Devil May Cry series!
Re: Multiple Xbox Studios Reportedly In Active Negotiations With Microsoft To Avoid Closure
Wish them all the best in this endeavor, going independent or finding another buyer would still be better than being closed immediately - hope Microsoft will genuinely do their part to allow at the very least that if they can't (or most likely they and/or their shareholders just don't want to for the sake of bigger profits in the short term, not the long one) keep these studios... would've been great if they didn't acquire them in the first place then though just like Nintendon't, in a positive sense!
Re: Sega Wants To Know Your Thoughts About Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Took the survey, hope it will help to make this even better than it already is - in the meantime so looking forward to the already announced additions (and then seeing what they have in store for us after those)!
Re: Rejoice! The Original Switch eShop Isn't Awful Anymore
Love to hear it for those still playing on the original Switch - the eShop was such an improvement on Switch 2 (by the way, not only development takes time, but also I doubt the dedicated app was ready much earlier than the release of the new system and then they had to port it to Switch)!
Re: Review: Rise Of The Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (Switch 2) - The Crown Jewel Of The Survivor Trilogy
Thanks for the review, so glad to hear this game in itself and also the Switch 2 port are better than the previous one - I'll still play them in order (the setting of the first game quite appeals to me and I've partially played it with a friend so I'd like to properly play and finish it this time) and I might play the upcoming Legacy of Atlantis before coming back to this trilogy, but I'm eventually playing it for sure and fingers crossed the third game comes at some point, too!
Re: UK Charts: FF7 Rebirth Falls Off A Cliff As FC 26 Returns To The Top Spot
Unfortunate that Rebirth is so low while yeah, not surprised to see FC 26 back on top this week...
Anyway, personally happy to see First Light in 2nd, Lego Batman in 3rd, Requiem in 4th, Pokopia in 5th, World in 6th, Tomodachi Life back to the charts in 8th (finally got a restock?), Legends Z-A in 10th, New Horizons in 14th, the Galaxy bundle in 15th, Bananza in 16th, Cyberpunk back to the charts in 18th (guess thanks to a sale, wonder if exclusively on PS5 or also Switch 2), 8 Deluxe in 19th, Wonder in 20th, Yoshi in 21st etc.!
Re: Hacker Group Claims To Have Stolen Nintendo Data, Posts $2 Million Ransom
Would be great if like last time it ended up being disproven - regardless, fingers crossed whoever is involved in this gets arrested...
Re: Latest Nintendo Direct Reportedly The Most-Watched Of The Summer Showcases
By the way, yet again it's proven that the response of the silent majority is overall positive no matter how loudly some keep on complain when it comes to this Direct in particular, Switch 2 in general etc. (for the former also look at the how many even just on Nintendo Life voted in the poll in the second related article and its results, currently 6,939 votes and 52% said it was great or better and 66% including also the votes for good) - I feel for those who personally didn't enjoy the Direct, but they completely lose me as soon as they pretend that it was objectively bad when that's far from the case and the same when it comes to Switch 2 and so on...
Re: Latest Nintendo Direct Reportedly The Most-Watched Of The Summer Showcases
Not surprised but still, love to hear that the Direct was the most-watched showcase (and even more so since it was really good for many if not most, me included) - that said, I absolutely agree that the Summer showcases were great in general based on what I've seen/heard of the other ones and I'm so glad that's the case!
Re: Review: Retro Fighters Battle Dock For Switch 2 - Time To Dig Out Those Old GameCube Pads
Thanks for the review, not interested in this personally since I have the official adapter (and might eventually get the wireless replica), but it's great to have an alternative to that and it looks pretty cool, too - hope those going for it will enjoy it!
Re: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Description May Suggest A Faithful 1:1 Remake
@ShadLink Edited my comment to further specify some points so you might want to check it out again - anyway, couldn't agree more with you (and again, even 3DS Ocarina despite being like that got several additions and changes so I seriously doubt we won't see as many and most likely more in this which is even more of a remake)... and yeah, it's sad to see how little some think of the upcoming Star Fox 64 remake considering that and also while disregarding the additions/changes it does have no matter how overall faithful it is!
Re: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Description May Suggest A Faithful 1:1 Remake
First and foremost as luckily others have already pointed out, this quote doesn't actually tell you anything about how the game will end up being and second also considering that, people could and should just wait to see it.
That said, what can already be done is looking at Nintendo's past remakes and based on those I'd say that it will be mostly faithful (no big changes like "reimagined" games à la FF7 Remake despite its name etc. especially when it comes to the core gameplay so I'd say no open world for example), but at the same time there can be some significant change - all past Nintendo remakes have additions and changes, sometimes even significant (Super Mario 64 DS immediately comes to mind), but overall they're still the same games and when that's not the case they turn them into straight up different games (look at the Oracle games starting as a Zelda 1 remake etc.)... and even leaving general tendencies aside, look at all the changes/additions specifically to the 3DS version of Ocarina so most certainly we'll see at the very least more of those!
Re: Feature: Six Things That Need To Change In The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake
@link3710 What's mentioned in the article just abbreviated, reload saves from anywhere - before that I even said "I'm voting for the ones that I think are more likely to happen" between the options in the poll...
Re: Talking Point: Starter Pack - What Are Your Nintendo Switch 2 Essentials?
For those in Japan they announced a Splatoon Raiders bundle in the Japanese Direct although be careful that it's the Japan-only model - anyway, great article as not only it's nice to hear all the different opinions at Nintendo Life in themselves, but also it shows that just like the first Switch one of the many great things about Switch 2 is the variety to it when it comes to games (let's not forget backward compatibility and now also Handheld Mode Boost), ways to play and so on!
My picks for the poll are Mario Kart World as despite opinions on the internet it's the safest bet for the general public although of course you could go for any of the other mentioned games depending on your personal preference and yeah, when it comes to accessories I'm voting for something else since I'd also say go for a screen protector first and foremost, better safe than sorry as others here also mentioned!
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D (3DS)
Europe/Japan for me as it has an actual background and so shows all those locations already mentioned in the article - North America goes for the gold, but compared to other Zelda box arts doing that at least it shows also the titular Ocarina and Sheik's Harp so I don't mind it as much (and I'd say it's more interesting than those also aesthetically thanks to that)!
Re: Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Switch 2 Resolution And Frame Rate Revealed
Think I'd prefer fixed 30fps than variable myself, but the more options the better - anyway, glad this is coming also to Switch 2 for those interested in it (me included, would like to at least give it a try at some point)!
Re: Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection Is Getting A New Update Early Next Week
Glad to hear they're further improving this - looking forward to playing it myself when I can (got a Japanese physical copy so it's exclusively a matter of finding the time for it)!
Re: Ubisoft Says The Original Rayman Legends Is "Staying Put"
Glad to hear that's the case so people can choose their preferred version, not to mention that the less games getting delisted in general the better (it's worth mentioning that in this case there's also a physical release to counter that if it ever happens, not sure how easy it is to find nowadays though) - anyway, personally I'll most likely play Retold first and foremost considering its additional contents!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th June)
@PlatinumTour You're welcome!
@Shmicko Thank you!
Re: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Switch 2 Rating Surfaces Online
As usual glad to hear when games are rated since that means they're getting ready for release - not getting and especially playing this myself anytime soon (even just when it comes to Bethesda games other ones have priority, Indiana Jones first and foremost also considering that I already have it), but I'm so glad it's finally coming also to Switch 2!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th June)
@PlatinumTour I have specific slots for each game:
The games you mentioned all have slots dedicated exclusively to them, but of course by playing them this way I make much less progress compared to playing one or few games at a time - nothing wrong with either approach, it's just a matter of preference and this one is what works for me as there are so many games that interest me!
Re: Kingdom Hearts Collection Switch 2 Estimated File Size Revealed
@the_beaver My guess is that if you go for the collection then unfortunately you will need to have them all downloaded at once - as I've already mentioned in my comment above, there are still several benefits about the collection compared to the individual games, it's just a matter of what's more important to you.
@OorWullie The totals are 131GB or 126.2GB - the collection includes all the other games listed while if you get those separately and add their file sizes together then you get the second total (but if you do that you could just keep one downloaded at a time to save space).
Re: Kingdom Hearts Collection Switch 2 Estimated File Size Revealed
Unfortunate that you need all that space at once for it, but considering that the individual games cost more and the benefits of physical that Game-Key Cards still have most likely I'll still go for that - regardless, so looking forward to finally playing the Kingdom Hearts games myself thanks to this (have only played the original GBA version of Chain of Memories so far and speaking of, would be cool if they added that to NSO at some point)!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th June)
Tonight I'm not seeing my friends so I'll just continue with my schedule:
Re: Talking Point: Switch 2 Console Special Editions - What Would You Like To See?
None as I've already got a Switch 2, I get new consoles only when there's a change beyond aesthetic (and even then not necessarily, while for example I got the New 3DS more or less at launch and eventually the XL model I stuck to my original Switch) - that said, really hope Nintendo will be able to release at least some special editions for those interested in them!