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Re: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope, NieR: Automata File Sizes Seemingly Revealed

Koda1000

The first Rabbids game was lengthy enough, quite lengthy. The increased file size doesn’t necessarily mean the second game is larger. It could indicate that less compression has been used. Because the visuals seem to be better, this could possibly be achieved by constantly streaming in uncompressed asset’s in real-time. This technique has been used since at least the PS2 to get around the constraints of low system memory.

Re: Miyamoto Wasn't A Fan Of The Art Style In Zelda: Wind Waker

Koda1000

This is revisionist history. I was 17 years old when this game came out. I remember all the interviews I read at the time stating the cell shading was Miyamoto’s style and decision. That he was very disappointed at the initial reception. That he was very proud of the fluid cartoon like animation and the very expressive facial animation. He was very happy with Wind Waker.

Re: Feature: Will We Finally See These Games In The Not-E3 Nintendo Direct?

Koda1000

I expect Nintendo to announce the closure of Retro Studios, without any mention of Metroid, Starfox, or F-Zero; allowing those franchises to remain forgotten. I’m serious. Retro hasn’t done anything in over 7 years. They are not the same studio from the year 2002. StarFox’s on-rails gameplay is not in-fashion and needs major reinventing. F-Zero while beloved has been replaced by MarioKart.

Re: Nintendo Says It Wants To Avoid A Repeat Of Wii U With Switch's Successor

Koda1000

The iPhone has mostly retained the same look for 15 years. Apple customers understand that the new iPhone is better. Nintendo needs to market very cleverly in a similar way. It honestly I don’t think Nintendo can help themselves, they’ll probably have zero backwards compatibly and the new system will look way different. If that is so, the Switch may be my last system from them. I already skipped the Wii/WiiU days, but kept up with handhelds because the DS line was similar enough and had backwards compatibility. Just do not game enough anymore to subscribe to gimmicks for the sake of being different. People understand the iPhone and they understand that a PC can look the same but have newer faster hardware inside.