Kang81

Sure they are. 🙄

Really happy for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope along with Ubisoft guy. Hope he's as happy as he was during the reveal of the original.

@Yosher

I would say somewhere else, but I need to be careful with my choice of words. 👀😄

@OctoKing

First off, dont take this as a slight against you, this is just my general opinion on the matter.

I've grown so tired of the inflation excuse to be honest. Companies are making record profits despite inflation while wages have been stagnant for decades. (In the US anyway)

I dont feel sorry one bit for multi-million or multi-billion dollar companies. They love to cry about lost profits and appeasing shareholders. If they're so worried about lost profits, they should be looking at their overpaid CEO's and the other top 1% of their respective companies first. Their salaries keep grossly increasing while the employees deal with more and more BS for stagnant pay or insufficient pay increases at best.

Unfortunately that's a fantasy world and not the real world we currently live in.

@EriXz

I will, I can't say anything for most people though. Then again, I'm one of the few who thinks BotW is vastly overrated. 🤷‍♂️

@WOLF13

Which is conveniently digital only. 🙄

I'm begrudgingly ok with the next gen tax bringing games up to $70. The Switch is far from next gen though so I'll just wait as usual for a retailer to have a discount on the game. Better yet, I'll just wait until I can find a used copy of the game.

Nintendo is the most anti-consumer company out of the big 3, and I have no intention of supporting them as they continually get worse.

@tee-cup

What are you talking about?

The eShop is perfectly fine! Who doesn't like their storefront experience to feel like your using America Online? Or having your scrolling experience freeze, the reset bringing you back to the start so you can spend another 20 minutes scrolling through 800 shovelware games on sale out of the 900 total games on sale? I sure do love it!

/sarcasm

@Nancyboy

Exactly!

Gaming hardware and accessories have continually become more problematic over the years I take immaculate care of all of my belongings, especially electronics and my music equipment.

I went through 8 Xbox 360's! I only did that because I would buy the store warranties for $50 right from the start. Sadly I traded my original Xbox in to ease the original purchase price. Something I regret now.

I sent one console back to microsoft but it left me without a console for 3-4 weeks. Over the course of the 360's lifespan, I essentialy paid full price for another console just to avoid having to ship a console in for repair and play the waiting game. I just kept replacing the $50 warranty fee each time. It got to the point GameSop stopped offering warranties and I switched over to Best Buy.

I never once defended Microsoft during the catastrophic 360 era. Then I had the YLoD on my 60GB backwards compatible PS3. Then my Vita had a faulty SD card slot that mechanically failed to function just days after purchase.

Numerous Dualshock 4 controllers with faulty thumbsticks,where they failed to register clicks or just activated whenever they wanted. Even with the PS5, my Dualsense that came with the system had stick drift right out of the box and my spare controller's R2 button broke due to the weak springs Sony used. Which they quietly upgraded before it got out of hand. I tried the haptic triggers for less than 30 minutes before it broke.

Anyone coming to the defense of a company baffles me. Why?!? They do NOT care about us. 🙄🤦‍♂️

So what this basically means is that as long as a company has consumers agree to an EULA, said company can freely make faulty products and consumers have no recourse?

Got it!

Before anyone says, "but Nintendo fixes Joy-Con for free, just send it in!"

They didn't always, and they do now to avoid losing any lawsuits and save face.

@sanderev

Well yeah, buts it's basically the Emulation for Dummies version, which I prefer. Haha

@SilentHunter382

That's another aspect of the job I often forget about. Yes, there are a lot of roles out there, but there is also a lot of talent. It's contract work, so you never really know when you'll have work, even worse for lesser established voice actors than the small handful most people know.

I'm sure they don't get health insurance either, which is not cheap.

To the people saying it's an easy job, I'm sure it's not. If it was, I'd being in the voice acting business instead of breaking my back at work. 🙄🤦‍♂️

$4,000 is a pittance compared to what these publishers and studios pay to have Hollywood actors in their games. Professional voice actors aren't just a John/Jane Doe like you and me roleplaying a character. Just compare any low budget game with horrible voice acting to something like Uncharted, The Last of Us, etc. Because sure, you and I can easily pull off emotional performances like that.

Please. 🙄🤦‍♂️

@RudeAnimat0r

If they were only going to pay the original voice actress Hellena Taylor $4,000, I highly doubt Jennifer Hale of all people recieved that same offer or less.

I dont know the average payout for voice acting, but this seems very low. I imagine getting Hollywood actors costs publishers and studios millions, so to see only $4,000 because your not Hollywood talent? Yeah, that's BS.

It would be cool if they had something like this for GameCube/WiiU/Switch/DS/3DS. I'm too lazy to bother with emulation, this is so much simpler.

I still don't understand why anybody cares about this guy. He had the world record score on and off for a video game. Big deal. 🙄🤷‍♂️

@Tandy255

Honestly, it's probably that high because of its limited run. Gotta love that artificial scarcity.

Well, looks like the Steam Deck it is. I'd rather not wait until Q1 2023. I've really been looking for a new Metroidvania to get into.

While I had played a bit of the original and Zelda II on the NES as a kid, I didn't get into gaming until late in the SNES's lifetime.

My first true Zelda experience was Link's Awakening on the GameBoy. It was a gift from my mother along with the GameBoy itself way back when. It was also one of the games that initially got me interested in games at all. It led to getting the SNES where I truly started to love video games.

Games like Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros. Allstars (the best Mario game collection ever), the Donkey Kong Country trilogy (best platformers EVER!), Mega Man X, and Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. The Final Fantasy that I hear FF fans claim to be the black sheep of the franchise or just an Americanized FF game. I don't care, I enjoyed it and it still has one of the best video game soundtracks EVER!

One of my absolute favorite Zelda games is The Minish Cap. I want a sequel to that more than any other Zelda game. Yes, even BotW 2, as I wasn't a huge fan of BotW.

@Gardhul

It is much more accessible with the inclusion of God Mode at least. Still, repeating so much just to get to the story is tiresome for me.

I dont remember even having a crouch option, but I stopped playing long ago. While Dead Cells is one of the best feeling Metroidvania style games to play, I just cannot get behind Roguelikes, despite my trying with this and Hades.

Both great games, but both games I would have preferred to be single player narrative games. Perhaps with an added roguelike mode for those fans.

Still glad to see these developers enjoy their massive successes.

@BoilerBroJoe

It's not? Dang!

I adore DS9, well, until the later seasons focused on one overarching plot about the worst part of the show. The prophets and Bajor.

I much preferred DS9 when it was like TNG and Voyager in which each episode was it's own story with the occasional two part storyline.

@HexagonSun

I just wish there were more good Star Trek games period.

@wollywoo

Star Trek died for me after Voyager.

I signed up for Paramount+ to check out the new shows. For some reason I went with the animated shows first.

Prodigy is so-so, definitely geared towards a younger audience and is pushing more of a Star Wars feel than typical Trek.

Lower Decks, oh man, I LOVE Lower Decks! It recaptures that TNG era so well, and the cast and characters are all genuinely great in both writing and acting. I haven't felt this good about Star Trek in forever, I never would have expected an animated comedy series to be the one to bring me back.

I hope Strange New Worlds is as good as I hear. I've heard Picard has been going downhill, and I dont remember the details, but I recall there being some kind of hate towards Discovery.

Wow! That is awesome!!!

This brings back memories of me almost being late for my job often because I was making sure the VCR was set to record so I could watch the show after work. Haha

@Lady_rosalina

Most of those games are good, Wolfenstein however is horrible visually. At least in handheld mode.

I bought it to play on a trip to visit family in Texas back when it came out. The dynamic resolution was horrible, as were the dynamic textures.

More often than not the characters look so blurry I find the game to be unplayable.

I'd say the best example of a port done right on Switch is the Witcher 3 though. It still amazes me how good it looks and handles, from what ive played anyway.

@Franklin

👏👏

I tried the original, didn't really care for it. Obvious campy feel and emphasis on overt sexual themes aside, I just don't seem to like anything from Suda 51.

That being said, I expect this to be either toned down or censored with the remaster. Which I am strongly against, whether I think the game is good or not. I am not a fan censorship in any way.

If anything, I expect a lesser experience for fans playing this on a Sony console as Sony is going full force on censorship as of late. Even Nintendo let's more slide these days then Sony, which is a joke.

GTAIV, I couldn't care less about.

A remaster of RDR on the other hand I would have loved. Even more so due to the fact that R* made RDR2 such a chore to play I gave up and have no desire to ever go back to it.

@steventonysmith

They could easily update the Kremlins. To me, they're as essential to Donkey Kong Country as Koopa is to Mario.

If this is a new entry, I really hope King K. Rool and the Kremlins return. It's not DKC without them.

@AG_Awesome

I'd love that as well, or fully remade in glorious HD.

@Raptorboggle

It's a hope, but whenever I mention the game, not many people seem to know it. It may have been my first Diablo-like game, unless Baldur's Gate Fark Alliance (the good one!) released first. But I think it was after.

I've never been interested in any of the "mini" consoles before. However, if SEGA released a Dreamcast Mini I would be all for it.

Dream games for it are Skies of Arcadia, ECCO the Dolphin, Record of Lodoss War. It would be easier than setting up my Dreamcast.

@clianvXAi

I appreciate that Microsoft has this function. I feel Sony and Nintendo don't want it as they feel it will impact profits of their stores in negative ways.

I also hate how Netflix removed the 5 stars rating for a thumbs up. 😑

In all honesty, the entirety of Nintendo's online store is a failure. In this day and age, with the money Nintendo makes, the eShop is a joke in usability as well as functionality. Even the web based store is horrible and functions poorly.

I just stopped using it unless I know exactly what I'm looking for and search for it specifically. I appreciate some of the Youtuber's out there and sites like NintendoLife that take the trouble to browse the store and post the deals when they do.

@moodycat

Your avatar really compliments your response. Haha

@Gofixmeaplate

I have the collection, now Konami just needs to release a collection of the DS games.

Thank you so much for the HD clear artstyle. I'm so tired of the pixelated style, particularly anything pre 16 bit graphics.

Finally!

I saw this article in my Google feed and was going to just ignore it thinking it'd just be another stability update, I'm glad I clicked on it afterall.

Now, hopefully we don't have to wait that long for the PS5 to get folders. 😑

I see it's still never been released on Android. Sad.

@kobashi100

I haven't read them yet, but my brother did mention it to me.

**Edit** Did a quick Google search.

I'm still not too concerned, even playing indie games, I only get about 3 hours tops on my Switch.

My Switch and upcoming Steam Deck aren't devices I generally use or will use away from an outlet or at least having a large battery pack with me.

I mostly use my Switch on lunch break at work or while being in the same room as my wife while she watches some boring TV show.

I'm probably not the most common type of user for the Switch/Steam Deck though.

This is cool that it's being ported to the Switch, but after enjoying the improved performance and load times on the PS5 version, I don't think I could handle the load times on Switch.

If I were to play this on the go, I'd at least play it on the Steam Deck over the Switch. Cool its coming though because I think it's a great game and the dev team have done some amazing work and an equally amazing come back with this game.

About 900+ of those games will likely be trash.

Seriously, I just hopped on the store last night, even the majority of the coming soon section was filled with shovelware.

I'm so sick of the eShop and Nintendo’s complete inability to do anything meaningful about curating games, sales, and the over abundance of shovelware. I dont even know why I bother to look at the eShop or any articles regarding eShop sales anymore. /rant

This is way better than I expected. Bravo!

@Scollurio

I agree. These past two years have really hindered my enjoyment of this hobby.

As of now, I've just been working on my backlog of games...finally.

I'm thinking of just going on a media blackout this year. It's seems everything I read about anything is just depressing, anger inducing cr@p!

Ugh.

In other words, don't expect Metroid Prime 4 to release on Switch. It will be an exclusive for the New Nintendo Switch Expansion System, launching in 2026.

So...They're remastering Shovel Knight and will support the remaster with 5 years of additional updates and content.

Got it.

I like the idea, hate the look, I'd need it in solid black. That said, I'll stick with my Satisfye Grip and battery back. Much cheaper and less bulky.

@YagaMaki

I remember the Tiger GameCom, we had one as kids, and it was pretty bad. It was my introduction to Duke Nukem though. 😆