JohnnyMind

JohnnyMind

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Re: Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Lands Switch 2 Release Date

JohnnyMind

Makes sense since this month there's the Switch 2 Edition of Wonder and next month Tomodachi Life but still, good to know the precise release date - looking forward to seeing and hearing more about this before then (starting with today's trailer as soon as it becomes available also on YouTube), but based on what we already know I'm so looking forward to it as is!
... It's actually already on YouTube as well, I've just watched it and yep, even more excited for this game than I already was!

Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Switch 2 Edition Gets A New Overview Trailer

JohnnyMind

Except that the second half of the trailer is focused on the additions to the main game and even in the first half there's the camp with 74 challenges that can be tackled also in single player, not sure why some keep on insisting that it's mostly if not exclusively multiplayer modes when that's far from the case - one thing is the additional contents offered not being for you or enough personally, another is disregarding them mostly if not completely (even more so considering that the exact aspects I've heard people complain about when it comes to the base game of Wonder like the lack of an assist mode regardless of your character, bosses, combined badges etc. are addressed by this)...

Re: Resident Evil Requiem Story Expansion Is Now In Development

JohnnyMind

Nice that there are all these additions coming other than the usual fixes - even happier that I ended up getting Requiem myself sooner rather than later (I've recently bought the Generation Pack physically, waiting for it to be delivered), will definitely give it at least a try when I can!

Re: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Introduces The Voices Of Yoshi, Wart, And The Honey Queen

JohnnyMind

Loved the trailer and nice that they revealed the remaining voice actors (for the original English version so it won't matter to me personally as I'm watching it in Italian first and foremost, but even if it did I couldn't care less about the whole celebrity casting "issue" and even less so when the majority of these actors' performances were good if not great in the first movie for most, especially Charlie Day and Jack Black's), hilariously including Honey Queen - so looking forward to watching the full movie in practically three weeks and will definitely try to get all the cards on Nintendo Today!

Re: New Survival Game 'Pickmon' Is Just Asking To Be Sued Into Oblivion

JohnnyMind

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company didn't, most likely because they couldn't despite the similarities unlike when it comes to Chinese mobile games with actual copyright infringement, sue Palworld for copyright and yet here we are still insisting about that - even more so when as mentioned by this very article it's actually a mix of different games etc. and speaking of, imagine how ridiculous it would be if the "Akira slide" were copyrighted...
Personally, I hope this will be a good game (why should I wish for it to be bad?) and if that ends up being the case that nobody negatively affects it, its creators and players!

Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

JohnnyMind

Glad most mentioned here overall quite enjoyed it - so looking forward to finally starting the Stories series myself when I can and so eventually playing this one, too (in the end I preordered it despite that for the bonus and even more so to support the creators sooner rather than later, from Japanese Amazon as it wasn't available anymore on the Italian one)!

Re: Capcom Wants To Know Your Thoughts About Resident Evil Requiem

JohnnyMind

Hope most of the feedback will be useful for the sake of future games as much as this one is already overall great based on what I've seen and heard - most likely I won't take part in this myself as I'm not playing Requiem anytime soon (in the end I got the physical Generation Pack, but I'm still giving 4 a try when I can first and foremost)!

Re: Nintendo "Cagey" About Letting Games On Switch 2, Wants To Avoid "Slop Fest"

JohnnyMind

@metaphysician Steam already has such filters so it's not unrealistic at all for others, absolutely including Nintendo, to have them as well.
That said, I agree that it should be up to the end users first and foremost to make informed purchases... which is exactly why they should be given tools to filter out games and publishers they already know they don't want to see for one reason or another!

Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Pokémon Pokopia?

JohnnyMind

Too early for me to tell for sure so I might change it later, but based on the "little" I've played myself (only once but for more hours than usual, at least 3 if not 4 I think) and also what I've seen and heard so far it's quite high for me, at the very least a 9 - Excellent if not even higher - anyway, so looking forward to playing it more when its time comes as part of my gaming schedule!

Re: Review: Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (Switch 2) - Another Excellent Monstie Collecting Spin-Off

JohnnyMind

Thanks for the review, fingers crossed they'll further improve the game with patches, but overall I'm absolutely interested even as is and even more so after reading this (and funnily enough I've just preordered a copy from Japanese Amazon) - that said, I do want to go all in so as soon as I can I'll finally play Stories, but starting with the remaster of the first one!

Re: Nintendo "Cagey" About Letting Games On Switch 2, Wants To Avoid "Slop Fest"

JohnnyMind

In theory good, but I really hope that in practice it won't mean genuine creators being prevented from releasing their games on Switch 2 and even just such delays can be bad enough when it comes to the visibility of indies etc. - how I wish users could filter out games and publishers on the eShop first and foremost (also those that simply don't interest them, but that's besides the point), that would solve this issue also on Switch along with being less risky!

Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Pokopia 'Undersupplied' At Retail And Falls Short

JohnnyMind

Not the smartest move considering the kind of game it is starting with it being Pokémon and now as shown also by how much it sold even in such conditions - really hope elsewhere there's higher supply from the get-go...
Anyway, also personally happy to see Requiem still in 1st and also in 10th thanks to the Generation Pack, Mario Kart World in 3rd, Legends Z-A in 4th, Resident Evil 7, 3 and 2 in 5th, 7th and 9th respectively (I presume all on PlayStation and higher thanks to Requiem and/or discounts), Monster Hunter Wilds in 6th, New Horizons in 8th, Bananza in 12th, 8 Deluxe in 13th, Switch Sports in 15th, Street Fighter 6 in 16th, Jamboree in 17th (interesting the almost half-half split between Switch 1 and 2), the Galaxy bundle in 18th, Wonder in 21st etc.!
@Olliemar28 There's a typo when you can fix it, "Pokémon Legenda: Z-A".

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (7th March)

JohnnyMind

Today I'm late because I've been to a convention!
I'm going there also tomorrow, but I'll still continue with my schedule of alternating between:

  • Fitness Boxing (3, did one workout; 3 did 4 Box-and-Bond for Lin - FotNS did Battle Mode);
  • Ring Fit Adventure (did 1 level of World 14; 9 Worlds completed and 4 finished);
  • GameCenter CX (continued the 8th game; 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 (started grinding levels to defeat that in enough turns; game finished, 20 Dungeons, 108 Mini Medals);
  • Legends Arceus (continued going around to catch all Pokémon; 26/27 Missions and 87/122 Requests completed - Pokédex 237 Seen, 227 Caught and 133 Max Research);
  • Xenoblade Chronicles X (did a normal mission and a couple of basic ones - also got a Heart-to-Heart; 6/?? Chapters, 21/?? Affinity, 55/?? Normal, 57/?? Basic Missions and 49/?? Heart-to-Hearts - Mira 26.12% - 91/204 Story, 41/315 Combat and 68/222 World Achievements);
  • Guardians of Azuma (advanced the story - also went around previous areas and did some bonding quests; 117/?? Main, 105/?? Bonding Quests - 88/?? Bestiary - 16/45 PescaPedia - all Kamiwaza, 24/36 Quests, 4/6 Battles, 2/16 Bonds and 6/8 Everyday Life Seals);
  • Fantasy Life i (finished Chapter 6 - also did several Life quests and so ranked up the Miner Life; 6 Chapters - Lives 1 Master 6 Expert and 7 Adept Rank - 57 Personal Requests - 85/148 Monsters, 76/138 Resources, 18/49 Strangelings, 18/50 Characters);
  • Mario Kart World (did a Grand Prix; Mirror Three Stars 6 Grand Prix - 16 ? Panels, 36 P Switches and 10 Peach Medallions in Free Roam - 103 Characters, 40 Vehicles and 280 Stickers);
  • Soul Calibur II (continued Extra Chapter 1 in Weapon Master; Arcade as 1 character - Weapon Master finished, 9 Chapters and 3 Sub-Chapters completed);
  • Street Fighter 6 (did 3 sidequests in World Tour; World Tour 9 Chapters and 26 Sidequests);
  • Yakuza 0 (continued the business; 10 Chapters - 31.55% Completion, 26/79 Adventure, 37/84 Battle, 35/99 Business, 8/27 Substories, 12/85 Minigames);
  • Bananza (completed Sublayers 300, 301 and 302 - also continued Emerald Rush; game finished, 3 layers completed - 575/777 Banandium Gems, 541/696 Fossils, 105/117 Discs - VoidCo 5 Rewards);
  • Pac-Man World 2 (finished but not completed 1 level; game finished, 7 Worlds, 27 Levels and 13 Mazes completed);
  • Age of Imprisonment (did 7 aside quests and 1 battle - also did many quests; 3 Chapters, 15 Battles, 61 Aside Quests and 123 Quests);
  • Persona 3 Reload (played up to 4/27 not included);
  • Trails in the Sky 1st (did the mine and so advanced the story - also went around Rolent and so did a request; Junior Bracer Rank 8 3/30, 7/?? Requests - Rewards 23/??, Achievements 2/43 - Standard Menu 1/28);
  • Tennis Fever (did the tutorial, Singles Mushroom and barely started the Adventure; 1 Cup - 10 Courts, 20 Characters, 8 Rackets);
  • Pokopia (played up to rebuilding the Pokémon Center; 20 Pokédex, 13 Habitats);
  • on YouTube CrossWorlds (did two Grand Prix offline and took part in the Tangle & Whisper festival online);
  • Mario Advance 2 (completed World 5 and 6; World 7 /75)!

Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"

JohnnyMind

Hope this will be good for its creators and those interested in it - personally, I'm waiting to see if it's a hybrid, if that's the case then it could be for me also considering the PC games part depending on its price (for now I'm still considering a Steam Deck or even better a potential successor to it first and foremost as an accompanying system to my Switch 2)!

Re: Capcom's New Game Pragmata Is Now Releasing A Little Earlier Than Expected

JohnnyMind

Doubt I'll be able to start it as soon as it comes out (that most likely would've been the case even with the original release date) considering all the games I'm currently playing but still, nice that it's coming sooner than expected - anyway, nice trailer, I've preordered the full release after playing the demo on stream and I'm so looking forward to it!

Re: Mario Kart World Could Be Getting A Battle Mode Update

JohnnyMind

Fingers crossed that ends up being confirmed, if there's one aspect that's objectively lacking compared to certain past Mario Karts it's the Battle Mode (there are straight up less modes than in Double Dash and 8 Deluxe although funnily enough several other games only have two just like World if not only one, can't help but feel that people don't know or forget how much smaller most games in the series are or at least were at launch) - I've been enjoying World anyway, but of course I hope they'll keep on improving it!

Re: Monster Hunter Stories 3 Launch Trailer, Save Data Unlocks And Free DLC Revealed

JohnnyMind

Great launch trailer and the game itself keeps on looking fantastic - in the end I'll most likely preorder it (even more so now that I got reminded of the bonus for doing so, but also to support the creators sooner rather than later) even though I won't play it anytime soon since I have the previous Stories games to tackle first (also for their save data bonuses, but I wanted to do that regardless)... in the meantime I'll definitely watch the anime trailer as soon as it comes out, pretty cool idea!

Re: Video: 13 Exciting New Games Coming To Switch 1 & 2 In March 2026

JohnnyMind

Looking forward to most of these myself (and great selection in general even when it comes to those that I'm not personally interested in), but the one I'm most excited about is definitely Pokopia - in fact, my copy arrived earlier today and I'm about to start playing it despite the way too many games in my gaming schedule as is!

Re: PSA: You Can Access Pokémon Pokopia's First In-Game Event Right Now

JohnnyMind

Fingers crossed this will work also after the event is officially over and so that it simply works like Animal Crossing (apart from future events most likely not being in the game yet, but that applied to the latter as well to an extent) - regardless, I'll try to take part in this event myself although if I can't for some reason I'll still enjoy the base game anyway!

Re: Nintendo Download: 5th March (North America)

JohnnyMind

My copy of Pokopia has just arrived, my code of The Last Ninja Collection as I've supported it on Kickstarter a couple of days ago, will eventually get Blue Prince (potentially sooner rather than later considering the current discount), Planet of Lana II, Öoo - voting for the games up to here in the poll -, Minishoot' Adventures, Poker Night at the Inventory and Ratcheteer DX for sure, most likely also Rotwood and that should be it!