Kelsey really does know her Animal Crossing stuff! The store she co-owns, Pink Gorilla, just expanded to a third location here in Seattle. She's a great person and I am very excited for this book!
Those talking about them taking out the Miis, that was to be expected since - until very recently - they really gave Miis a de-push and shoved them into the background. Most Switch users (save for the diehard fans) have one Mii per user on the system, so single players like me only have one in total. And you can have a profile without even having a Mii at all on your system. The game would have a significantly smaller pool of Miis to draw from than back on the Wii, so replacing them with Shy Guys made more sense.
@ShadowofTwilight22 While I loved Wii Sports, you are definitely not alone in that opinion. One of my best friends felt the same way. He never understood why I loved it as much as I did. haha
@Rika_Yoshitake Article never says its a failure, nor did it compare it to the sales of Elden Ring. It in fact says it did well for a niche game, selling close over 800k worldwide in only two weeks.
I'll add that - in the case when I worked at NoA as a contractor via an outside agency - any decisions made in regards to training, discipline, benefits, rules, regulations, treatment, working conditions, etc fell solely on NoA and its employees. The only contact I had with my agency when there was for paycheck and time keeping stuff. Everything else was dictated by Nintendo.
So anything (if anything at all) comes out of this, it falls much more on Nintendo's doing than on whatever agencies they use.
@Andyv01 You're not in a minority. It's a rule of thumb that the upset customers are the ones who are more vocal than the ones who are pleased. Not that the angry ones don't have points to make, but most people who are happy with LRG aren't as likely to a post about liking them as the people who don't.
@Anti-Matter There is nothing wrong with seeing people with different opinions. But posting stuff like giant Barbie gifs and saying "Girlie games forever", you should expect to get some comments in return.
Giving an opinion also means people can give theirs in response to yours.
I am happy Ubisoft is supporting this game with DLC. Just picked this up and pretty happy its legit pretty innovative and much more than just a new card skin.
This sounds like a part of the book I would really, really be interested in.
It's unrelated to the MK series, but Sega CD's Night Trap also played a huge role in at least the early creation of a video games rating system, and was often mentioned right alongside Mortal Kombat in those congressional hearings.
@ShePenny Judging from your comment history, you are frothing at the mouth to trash Pokemon Legends just as much as you can. Too bad your negativity and desire to be a wet blanket compels you to comment like this even in a completely unrelated article.
No wonder Nintendo tries to tell people to "prep" consoles before giving them as gifts. I'd be ticked if someone opened my new console before giving it to me, but I'd also be ticked to not be able to download Mario Kart in my holiday bundle. haha
@MeloMan Wow, I haven't thought of seeing those kiosk lines in years. I was hypnotized by that demo, as were so many other kids at the time! Thanks for reminding me of that great memory.
@broskiplays If you didn't want a discussion, you shouldn't make any comments, because that is the definition of opening a discussion.
People are free to reply to whatever you say on here and saying "no discussion" to everyone is akin to standing there screaming while plugging your ears.
The wide range of comments here are really fascinating, ranging from "This issue is way overblown/doesn't exist" to people who have actually had it happen (including the article's writer) and give clear examples of how and when it did.
@RiasGremory Good luck. They aren't going to spring for a 32GB card for this game. The base game is a 17.8GB download, and with two hefty DLC packs, this game would certainly still need an additional download even with a physical cartridge.
Having a franchise such as Madden on the Switch - who had yet to have a real American football game on it as far as I know - would be huge. People here may hate EA for good reasons, but this would be a major deal to see a Madden on Switch this fall alongside the other consoles.
There is a large swath of sports fans who already own a Switch and would definitely give a portable Madden a try.
It's funny to see how this took off. I watched it on his channel before it went viral. It's just a fun little video, not meant to be anything groundbreaking or a deep dive into them technical aspects of it.
@jeffrey1485 Bob is a great Nintendo YouTuber. I've been watching his stuff ever since the launch of the Switch. Glad to see someone come back with facts on his behalf.
It should also be noted that in North America, this port is launching at $20 less than the MSRP of the PS4/Xbox One versions - which still sit at $59.99 today. Its a tardy port, but - for once - is a lesser price than its counterparts.
I really enjoyed it. They do seem to speed up slightly once it gets past the 16-bit era, but there are a lot of outstanding interviews throughout, and great footage from the eras. Nostalgia kicked in seeing the ads, pictures from the hardware cases at Toys 'R Us, so I probably liked it for that reason, too.
I think the nitpicks here are valid, but as die hard Nintendo fans, we are going to be very critical about documentaries like this. I enjoyed it for what it was, and have recommended it to friends.
EA gets a lot of flak from Nintendo gamers, with good reason. But there is no doubt having their titles available on Switch would be a good thing, generally speaking. Having a Battlefield or a Madden on the Switch (given they are comparable to other consoles) would put up decent numbers I believe as far as third party titles go. EA also holds the licenses to games that I think would sell great on Switch, like The Sims 4 and Peggle.
I wonder how their ports of Burnout and Need for Speed sold on Switch?
Ghost n Goblins for me. I would consider the Blizzard Arcade Collection, but $20 seems a little pricy to me for just three games, although all the added content listed gives me a bit of pause on it.
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Re: Animal Crossing Is The Latest Game To Get The Boss Fight Books Treatment
Kelsey really does know her Animal Crossing stuff! The store she co-owns, Pink Gorilla, just expanded to a third location here in Seattle. She's a great person and I am very excited for this book!
Re: Video: We Instantly Make Nintendo Switch Sports Better
Some people are so overboard with their hatred about this game, its like Switch Sports came to their house and shot their dog.
Did anyone even watch this video before devolving into the same complaints from a week ago? Its a really funny video.
Re: Video: Join Us As We Celebrate 'The MOTHER We Share: Our EarthBound Story'
@Mikmoomamimocki I misread the comment. He said Mother 3 on an article on an Earthbound/Mother 2 video, which is what I was referring to.
Re: Video: Join Us As We Celebrate 'The MOTHER We Share: Our EarthBound Story'
@Ziondood Fantastic video and work Zion! I'm actually watching it now for a second time after the premiere!
Re: Video: Join Us As We Celebrate 'The MOTHER We Share: Our EarthBound Story'
@AndyC_MK111 Because it recently came out on NSO, and today is Mother's Day - so it was probably a buildup to today's video project.
Re: Poll: What Is Your Most Played Sport In Nintendo Switch Sports?
Bowling, easily. I've tried the others and they were mostly fine, but I keep coming back to Survivor Bowling every time.
Re: Random: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Players Really Want Nintendo To "Fix" Coconut Mall
Those talking about them taking out the Miis, that was to be expected since - until very recently - they really gave Miis a de-push and shoved them into the background. Most Switch users (save for the diehard fans) have one Mii per user on the system, so single players like me only have one in total. And you can have a profile without even having a Mii at all on your system. The game would have a significantly smaller pool of Miis to draw from than back on the Wii, so replacing them with Shy Guys made more sense.
Re: Video: Wii Sports - What Makes It Iconic?
@ShadowofTwilight22 While I loved Wii Sports, you are definitely not alone in that opinion. One of my best friends felt the same way. He never understood why I loved it as much as I did. haha
Re: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Claims Third In March NPD Results
@Rika_Yoshitake Article never says its a failure, nor did it compare it to the sales of Elden Ring. It in fact says it did well for a niche game, selling close over 800k worldwide in only two weeks.
Re: Random: Devolver Cheekily Prods Sega Over Sonic Origins Pre-Orders
@samuelvictor Awesome, detailed and polite reply explanation. It wasn't towards me, but I learned a lot from what you shared.
Re: Nintendo Of America Named In Workers' Rights Complaint
I'll add that - in the case when I worked at NoA as a contractor via an outside agency - any decisions made in regards to training, discipline, benefits, rules, regulations, treatment, working conditions, etc fell solely on NoA and its employees. The only contact I had with my agency when there was for paycheck and time keeping stuff. Everything else was dictated by Nintendo.
So anything (if anything at all) comes out of this, it falls much more on Nintendo's doing than on whatever agencies they use.
Re: Feature: How Limited Run's New Engine Respects The Legacy Of Classic Games
@Andyv01 You're not in a minority. It's a rule of thumb that the upset customers are the ones who are more vocal than the ones who are pleased. Not that the angry ones don't have points to make, but most people who are happy with LRG aren't as likely to a post about liking them as the people who don't.
Re: Video: How Your Animal Crossing Island Tune Reflects Your Villagers' Personalities
@parkerdeal Its a great video! Learned a lot!
Re: More Switch Owners Would Consider Game Pass If Activision Titles Were Added, Poll Finds
@Anti-Matter There is nothing wrong with seeing people with different opinions. But posting stuff like giant Barbie gifs and saying "Girlie games forever", you should expect to get some comments in return.
Giving an opinion also means people can give theirs in response to yours.
Re: UNO Gets 'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' DLC On Switch
I am happy Ubisoft is supporting this game with DLC. Just picked this up and pretty happy its legit pretty innovative and much more than just a new card skin.
Re: Feature: How Mortal Kombat Led To The Birth Of E3 And The ESRB
This sounds like a part of the book I would really, really be interested in.
It's unrelated to the MK series, but Sega CD's Night Trap also played a huge role in at least the early creation of a video games rating system, and was often mentioned right alongside Mortal Kombat in those congressional hearings.
Re: Pokémon 'Catch A Million' Event Aims To Raise Money For Childhood Cancer Research
Loving the picture by @ziondood used for this piece!
Re: Memory Pak: The Scariest Resident Evil Scene No One Talks About
This game was a technical achievement on the GameCube and remains one of my favorites on the console!
Re: Memory Pak: The Scariest Resident Evil Scene No One Talks About
@Moistnado That's fine, but you didn't say sale price. The regular price does match still.
Re: Memory Pak: The Scariest Resident Evil Scene No One Talks About
@Moistnado Its regular price now is $19.99 on the eShop, which matches the other consoles. Right now, its on sale for $12.99.
Re: Site News: Say Hello To Felix, The Newest Member Of Our YouTube Team
Welcome, Felix!
Re: The Pokémon Company Releases 'Bidoof's Big Stand', A Glorious 8-Minute Animation
@ShePenny Judging from your comment history, you are frothing at the mouth to trash Pokemon Legends just as much as you can. Too bad your negativity and desire to be a wet blanket compels you to comment like this even in a completely unrelated article.
Re: The Pokémon Company Releases 'Bidoof's Big Stand', A Glorious 8-Minute Animation
That ending actually made me tear up a bit! Loved it.
Re: Random: Get Nostalgic For The Wii Days With Nintendo's E3 2006 Conference, Upscaled
That's awesome!! They also have the 2004 (Reggie's debut) and 2005 E3 conferences uploaded on their channel in the same fashion.
Re: Nintendo's eShop Experienced Outages Over Christmas (Again)
No wonder Nintendo tries to tell people to "prep" consoles before giving them as gifts. I'd be ticked if someone opened my new console before giving it to me, but I'd also be ticked to not be able to download Mario Kart in my holiday bundle. haha
Re: Feature: The Best Hidden Gems And Underrated Switch Games Of 2021
@Rich_Uncle_Skeleton I wouldn't, normally, but he's posted those same pictures in multiple threads.
That's the thing about the internet! You share your opinion in an open forum and others can respond with their own.
Re: Feature: The Best Hidden Gems And Underrated Switch Games Of 2021
@JasmineDragon Yeah that one was more legit, admittedly. The other two though...
Re: Feature: The Best Hidden Gems And Underrated Switch Games Of 2021
@Anti-Matter lol
Re: Feature: The Best Hidden Gems And Underrated Switch Games Of 2021
@Anti-Matter Haha, this is a list of underrated gems, not shovelware junk.
Re: Retro: Back In 1996, Nintendo 64 Was The Must-Have Christmas Gift - Alongside 'Tickle Me Elmo'
@MeloMan Wow, I haven't thought of seeing those kiosk lines in years. I was hypnotized by that demo, as were so many other kids at the time! Thanks for reminding me of that great memory.
Re: GTA Trilogy Fans Aren't Happy With Some Of The Changes In The 'Definitive' Remaster
@broskiplays If you didn't want a discussion, you shouldn't make any comments, because that is the definition of opening a discussion.
People are free to reply to whatever you say on here and saying "no discussion" to everyone is akin to standing there screaming while plugging your ears.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Island Name Advice - Why Can't You Rename Your Animal Crossing Island?
I love the Twin Peaks name! Hello fellow fan!
Re: Talking Point: Should We Be Worried About Screen Burn-In With Switch OLED?
The wide range of comments here are really fascinating, ranging from "This issue is way overblown/doesn't exist" to people who have actually had it happen (including the article's writer) and give clear examples of how and when it did.
Re: Astria Ascending Gets A Release Date And Stylish New Trailer
@Ziondood Wait, what is this?
Re: Random: Logan Paul Thinks The Pokémon Card He Wore To The Mayweather Fight Is Now Worth A Million Dollars
If that were a real fight, Mayweather would have laid Logan Paul out flat in about 15 seconds.
I'll never forget that Suicide Forest stunt he pulled. He should have been cancelled for that and it is beyond me how he is still around.
Re: Ask Iwata: Words Of Wisdom From Satoru Iwata, Available Now And A Lovely Read
@Anti-Matter Really distasteful comment.
Re: Random: Take a Nostalgic Virtual Walk With This Video of Every StreetPass Puzzle
I miss Streetpass so much. Collecting pieces of these puzzles was like my second full time job!
Re: DOOM Eternal's Part Two DLC Will Be Unveiled Later This Week, Teaser Trailer Goes Live
@RiasGremory Good luck. They aren't going to spring for a 32GB card for this game. The base game is a 17.8GB download, and with two hefty DLC packs, this game would certainly still need an additional download even with a physical cartridge.
Re: EA Job Listing Suggests Madden Could Be Coming To Switch
Having a franchise such as Madden on the Switch - who had yet to have a real American football game on it as far as I know - would be huge. People here may hate EA for good reasons, but this would be a major deal to see a Madden on Switch this fall alongside the other consoles.
There is a large swath of sports fans who already own a Switch and would definitely give a portable Madden a try.
Re: Random: Thought Tenet Was Hard To Follow? Try Watching It On A Game Boy Advance
It's funny to see how this took off. I watched it on his channel before it went viral. It's just a fun little video, not meant to be anything groundbreaking or a deep dive into them technical aspects of it.
@jeffrey1485 Bob is a great Nintendo YouTuber. I've been watching his stuff ever since the launch of the Switch.
Glad to see someone come back with facts on his behalf.
Re: Nintendo Download: 11th March (North America)
It should be noted that Crash 4 is launching on Switch at $20 less than the still-current MSRP price on PS4/PS5/Xbox Family.
Re: Fortnite's Next Season Begins With A Single-Player Narrative Mission
@GVIL That's an awesome story about how gaming was able to keep people connected during one of the toughest years we've ever faced.
Re: Video: Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Apex Legends Running On Switch And PS4 Pro
@Bulborb I think a lot of the gaming people doing these comparison videos have moved onto having a PS4 Pro so that is what is available to them.
Re: Bethesda Will Make "Some" New Titles Exclusive To Xbox And PC
@PALversusNTSC Because Bethesda has games on Switch right now and this could affect future titles.
Re: Video: Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Crash Bandicoot 4 On Switch And PS4 Pro
It should also be noted that in North America, this port is launching at $20 less than the MSRP of the PS4/Xbox One versions - which still sit at $59.99 today. Its a tardy port, but - for once - is a lesser price than its counterparts.
Re: Feature: Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story Is A Fun Documentary With Some Critical Flaws
I really enjoyed it. They do seem to speed up slightly once it gets past the 16-bit era, but there are a lot of outstanding interviews throughout, and great footage from the eras. Nostalgia kicked in seeing the ads, pictures from the hardware cases at Toys 'R Us, so I probably liked it for that reason, too.
I think the nitpicks here are valid, but as die hard Nintendo fans, we are going to be very critical about documentaries like this. I enjoyed it for what it was, and have recommended it to friends.
Re: Plants Vs. Zombies Could Pave The Way For Bigger And Better EA Frostbite Titles On Switch
EA gets a lot of flak from Nintendo gamers, with good reason. But there is no doubt having their titles available on Switch would be a good thing, generally speaking. Having a Battlefield or a Madden on the Switch (given they are comparable to other consoles) would put up decent numbers I believe as far as third party titles go. EA also holds the licenses to games that I think would sell great on Switch, like The Sims 4 and Peggle.
I wonder how their ports of Burnout and Need for Speed sold on Switch?
Re: Nintendo Download: 25th February (North America)
Ghost n Goblins for me. I would consider the Blizzard Arcade Collection, but $20 seems a little pricy to me for just three games, although all the added content listed gives me a bit of pause on it.
Re: Random: Zelda: Breath of the Wild Player Beats Every Shrine With His Feet
Articles like this really bring out the comments by people who take life too seriously.
Re: Poll: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
@michellelynn0976
You can't say "nobody cares if you are buying this game or not" when the article directly asks if people are going to buy it or not.