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@shineget64 I hope so; I want this SE content shared across all the systems. Hope Sony doesn’t go and pay for more timed BS on any more of these upcoming projects.

I’ve loved this game ever since I had it on N64. Extremely underrated. I hope it still stands the test of time.

@Scarko ah gotcha. Thanks for the response. I appreciate you don’t want to tarnish your memories of the original!

@Scarko how come? I loved the original and I have a sealed copy of the 3DS version which I want to get to at some point. Is there something wrong with it (genuine question)?

@HammerGalladeBro Yea Partners In Time is one of the few games I mean to pickup before the eshop is killed.

@UglyCasanova every day more kids grow old enough to play it and their parents buy it for them. Crazy how it’s been going strong since 2009 (which is when I bought it for the first time) - definition of evergreen!

I ordered this triple set when it was first announced too. Would have got it on Xbox if it was announced at the time for the achievements but as usual everything is staggered.

Any chance of NLIFE10 coming back? It literally disappeared so quickly.

That is the sort of thing that will be worth a lot in a decade or so.

Only 2 player co-op?

@Einherjar Yea I understand. Sometimes games can be completed and then the DLC is worked on before it officially launches so it can seem like the game was incomplete when it wasn’t… and sometimes there is a cashgrab. I’m not arguing that this isn’t a cashgrab lol. Just funny seeing the comments; out of context they could be applied to so many different games that people still happily buy.

But yea a Battle Pass is so much different to a Season Pass; in gaming terms; so I feel like the wrong terminology has been used.

I completely agree though regarding the quality of something like Mario Kart’s initial release. And how this differs from that.

Everyone talking about having to buy a game and a season pass; forgetting that Mario Kart is actually in that position for the full content. Lots of games are.

However; yes this is more of a “battle” pass than a season pass (relative to what other games offer); which sucks. And looks like they are hiding the best characters behind it?

But otherwise nothing wrong with a game offering more paid content on top of it’s initial cost. Literally you could copy and paste a lot of these comments onto a Mario Kart article.

@Mauzuri Pokken and the Let’s Go games?

I always want these things but really they are so expensive. Worse than that though is I have nowhere to display them. Still tempted by the Sonic one though. Hopefully Nintendo plucks out a Pikmin set 😍

@Damo the only quote you have from them in the article is saying the Play Test is not compatible with the Switch Lite. Can you link to where they say the game is incompatible like the article title says?

@mariomaster96 you say this, but when Metroid Dread was shown at E3 last year. Metroid games on the eshops shot up the charts. Not sure how many they sold exactly; but they sold because they were much cheaper than hunting down a physical copy. That could easily happen again with other franchises (e.g. if they announced another Mario & Luigi or FZero). I think it’s a shame though of course not surprised in the slightest.

Nintendo pioneered backwards compatibility back in the day. It really sucks they don’t have a way to carry forward your purchases. My disappointment with all this; is that the Wii U is a flimsy toy. It’s a great system and yea last week I downloaded Wind Waker HD and last year I got Zero Mission. But the screen on my gamepad is actually crap. Bottom left doesn’t work at all. So one day this is all going to fail.

Like Xbox; Nintendo needs to have a system that supports these games being carried forward. I really hope the Switch’s successor allows for this. Also NSO sucks compared to the Virtual Console. Not because it’s a subscription service but because its content is extremely lacking.

Meanwhile the Xbox 360 store is sitting there strong. My 2008 HD copy of Banjo Kazooie (that I got free with Nuts and Bolts) is there ready for me to download on 360, Xbox One or my Series X - all with the same save file. Or for those that don’t want to buy it it’s on Gamepass and I believe on Xcloud (it’s also included in Rare Replay; quite often for £5. Choice is good). It’s not hard - Nintendo just refuses to offer this to it’s customers.

This really sucks due to lack of Virtual Console on Switch. If it was all there; I wouldn’t care so much.

@Ninetaled interesting - not a bad gig to get! Fair play

I’m glad they they are British but it makes me feel like I could be a voice actor given how terrible some of them sounded in that trailer

Yea ports, remasters and remakes are all different and it would be easy for those in the industry to learn the difference. You can also port and then tweak. Come on guys this isn’t Kotaku.

Also good to see it coming to Xbox!

@NinChocolate Activision have ignored a lot of their old IPs and Phil Spencer said he would be keen on bringing them back. It’s not impossible, and I think other companies can see the worth in their IPs. It’s just Konami that can’t. Even just remasters at this point would go a long way (Suikoden and Metal Gear for example - Castlevania is slowly getting ported).

It really depends who they are bought out by (someone in the video game industry vs a party that isn’t).

@Ambassador_Kong touché

@SuperZeldaFun off topic but I used my 3 month trial just to play Mini Motorways (and Mini Metro which is even better but I had already played that). Check them out if you haven’t.

@Medic_Alert oh I understand and appreciate that. My point was more; if Konami was purchased by one of the big 3, I feel like no one could really complain as it kind of needs to happen for these IP to ever see the light of day again (in a serious capacity). Hypothetical of course; I know it’s never that easy.

Shame NintendoLife is so against acquisitions as Konami getting acquired by… (almost) anyone could only make them better right? This company is ripe for the picking* and they have incredible IP being absolutely wasted. Microsoft or Sony (or Nintendo) would absolutely put the IP to use. Let’s just hope this happens before the outside tech giants get their hands on them.

*not financial advice

I’m digital everywhere else but physical with Nintendo. Love cartridges!

Has NintendoLife just decided that FFVIIR Part 2 is a Playstation exclusive (third paragraph)? Even though the first is on PC and potentially could still come to Xbox (and Steam/PC Xbox store)?

Also Crisis Core is a beautiful game and one of my favourite video game stories.

Acquired by Soulja Boy

Just got New Pokemon Snap and Mario Golf Super Rush for £20 each. Had them in my wishlist and they showed at this price; but otherwise they were full price. Weird but worth a shot.

Yea I quite enjoyed it (but played it on Gamepass).

I mean… of COURSE Konami is in on this. What a mess.

Are these going to sell out permanently? Like, is that something that happens with these sets or do they get restocked?

Couple hours into Fata Morgana, “door 2”, and… it’s long. It feels a bit too long. I get that I have to push through but dayum.

@Krull yea the main issue with the production of plastic is single-use plastic; e.g. straws. If something is manufactured and then exists and is used for decades thats not so bad.

@Sun_wukong current Xbox consoles have the most sonic games available on them (you can play more on Series X than on Switch, including Transformed, Unleashed, Generations, fighters, adventure 1 and 2 etc) and the Xbox was, in a way, a spiritual successor to the Dreamcast. So it’s fair!

@WhiteTrashGuy yea was going to say the same thing. I heard DQ5 was good but… dayum. Need to get on that.

Yup I grew up with Putt Putt and Freddi Fish (and dabbled in Pyjama Sam). Really good games actually and totally going to go through them again on Switch haha!

Thought I would prefer Putt Putt goes to the Moon or Saves the Zoo.

Man this site is becoming more and more Americanised. All of the headlines are in dollars for whatever reason. Whats with that?

As long as Grant Kirkhope does the music - i’m in.

Analogue website says your order will be cancelled if you put it up for sale before receiving it. However, I don’t know how they would like their customer to the ebay seller. I hate scalping.

@Anti-Matter Xbox just added Paw Patrol, Ben 10 and Race with Ryan to Gamepass this week. Just saying!

On another note - I just played through Spongebob Truth or Square on my Series X backwards compatibility and it was a very fun game that made me miss these sort of Gen 6 licensed platformers.

I think you have it in your head that Microsoft is bad and they hate casuals but they really don’t.

Back to the topic of Kinect - Rare made some great Kinect games with Kinect Sports. They actually worked really well. I still have my Kinect - it’s cool it’s just long to set up and clear space for.

@Azuris same. Had it in my basket as soon as preorders opened but was hoping for PayPal as didn’t have access to my cards at the time. No point now if it’s going to be 2023!

@PigmaskFan and now the Chocobo theme is in my head for the rest of the day.

Let’s go! Chocobo!

(I actually kind of want this)

Played on Gamepass. Was enjoyable but by the last level the amount of clicking on boxes got a bit much! Isn’t this like £16/£17? Grateful for Gamepass for games like this as that seems to be the standard price to get slapped on Indie games these days.

https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/play/games/banjo-kazooie/BSJG7TTSWVJ2 can even play with Touch Controls on mobile (if you really wanted to).

It Takes Two is an incredible game and I encourage those whinging about it winning to check it out.

@PBNightmare yes omg I have memories of playing that game and loving its mock-online gameplay. And it came with a DVD of the anime. Think I only had that one and the sequel, not played any more so might look into this.

At the risk of upsetting Uptownsoul, I do think this is mainly down to Sony money. Yes the team is small and hit the big-time all at once so of course this factors in. But with all that cash they can arrange for more employees to come in and handle the other platform versions. Not to mention the Epic money/manpower. They should really want to get on Xbox and Switch while the game is still hot. It was good fun on PS Plus - would love to see it come to other platforms sooner rather than later.

Thought Square would be getting sick of being in bed with Sony anyway. Hope this comes to Switch and Xbox.