Kogorn733

Rowlet, hands down

Emo EA executive looks Emo

I agree that eSports competitors should be treated like athletes (though I think the law would have to be amended to be clear). However, considering his reputation for being a jerk, I think Leffen makes a bad figurehead for such a movement.

I'm really torn. On the one hand, I view gamers who game only on mobile devices (tablets/phones) as the low-birth dregs of gaming society, and don't want to enable their behavior. On the other, I think having mobile games designed to funnel or channel such gamers to dedicated gaming devices, which it appears Nintendo is trying to do, is a great way to elevate them into legit gaming society.

Hangin' in da club with the big NT. Loggin' in 2 download sum D-L-C

What bothers me is not so much Nintendo releasing the NX in March 2017. That makes some degree of sense timing-wise in terms of spacing out console releases and not trying to be too early, or too late, in comparison with the next generation of consoles.

What DOES bother me is the fact that Nintendo has made no effort to really generate and maintain hype for the NX. We still know nothing about it and, in the current Nintendo market context, have no reason to get excited without further information. Many Nintendo fans are skeptical given the Wii U's track record, and SOME tidbit of information would have helped generate and maintain excitement. Modern advertising methods are all about generating hype now.

I don't think the reason for the delay is a production issue. I think it's a combination of what Darren stated about avoiding a crowded market, and also a desire to protect trade secrets in the NX. I think the NX is going to be doing something really really new, and the more that is revealed about it in advance, the more competitors can do to try and remove that edge and/or learn about them through reverse engineering.

More than worth it, even though I already have Darksiders and Affordable Space Adventures

@SKTTR
You mean platinum? Retro is an exclusive developer for Nintendo...they don't make XBO stuff.

As to the subject at hand, I think there's something major going on behind the scenes with the publisher. No way this is just a network infrastructure issue.

The only "review" I'm upset about is the one on Polygon. Arthur Gies is truly a pathetic excuse for a human being.

What I honestly think this will be is a device with modular processing power, where the consumer can increase the power of the console by buying attachments (sort of like how you buy additional ram for the PC), in order to enhance the console. The new console, as well as other ones that could be synced or connected to it, would draw off this additional power.

I mean, Slippy IS the member of Star Fox who'd be most likely to become a serial killer.

I'm going to have nightmares for weeks

@shani

Not in North America

Why this??? Why not Super Mario RPG???? What gives?

@darklinkinfinite

So far, the single player is better than people give it credit for. More 6-7/10 range than 2-3/10 in any event. It's goods, mindless fun, and the switching between first and third person is more fluid than the reviews made it sound.

I'm about a couple chapters in, though I'm waiting for my (likely) Christmas present of a pro-controller before I continue. The controls definitely do not lend themselves well to the gamepad.

I knew this would happen, in part because it's a niche game and (likely) Itagaki's last console game in light of the rumors that his studio is switching to mobile.

Reserved my copy when it was announced. My Gamestop hadn't even had it unpacked on release day when I came to pick it up; the employee had to go retrieve it from the back. Pretty sure my copy was the only copy in there.

Bought it to play though, not sell, so kind of a moot point. But I did get my hands on it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Pcnz-vl5s

If you're putting in a power up costume as just a costume, then you might as well not put it in at all.

I hate video game company investors. Hardly any of them know or give a damn about video games as an art or respect consumers

As I recall, the Pokemon Company (which makes and owns subsidiaries that license the Pokemon brand), is owned by Nintendo, Gamefreak, and Creatures Inc., with Nintendo owning a majority of the shares in the company. Thus, Gamefreak cannot make and publish new Pokemon games without Nintendo's say-so/approval. Outside that realm, however, Gamefreak is technically a third-party developer, and can act independently of Nintendo.

I might be getting some of the specifics wrong, but I think that's the general picture.

After the negative public flack that NoA received in the West for some aspects of Tomodachi life, and knowing that females now comprise a not-insignificant portion of Nintendo's fanbase, it doesn't surprise me that changes like these are made to appease the SJW rabble out west.

I can't figure out why, but this game reminds me of Bill & Ted's excellent adventure for some reason lol

In addition, I would not be surprised if the "big publishers" have some sort of unspoken agreement where they're free to draw inspiration from each other, within bounds of course. Would explain all the Nintendo references in Un'goro crater in vanilla WoW

Circumstances would be different if, perhaps, this was a metroidvania title or the costume was much closer to Samus's actual outfit. Here, it's really just the color scheme, and the nature of the game is entirely different.

Don't think they'd get sued. This is far from copyright infringement, and in order to be an infringement of the right to produce derivative works something has to be "based upon" the existing work. Here, while drawing inspiration from Samus's costume, the design of the character, game, etc. are so unlike that of the actual Samus character/Metroid series that I'm not sure it could be said to be "based upon" them.

I'm fine with delay. However, with present circumstances having made it impossible to deny that the Wii U is on its last legs as of E3 2015 (even to diehard Nintendo fans like myself), articles like this that continue reinforcing that point are needless garbage/clickbait. I would have expected better from NL. For comparison, you guys did a much better job with this article (which I liked), which actually added something new to the conversation: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/09/talking_point_sweeping_internal_changes_show_that_nintendo_is_ready_to_tackle_new_challenges

The smartphone/tablet gaming market, in general, still disgusts me. Truly the dregs of society

I saw this in the states back in July and can say with no hesitation that it was FANTASTIC and tons of fun, with a nice tribute to Iwata at the end. I highly recommend it to those over in the UK!!!!

is it only multiplayer?

I've flat out given up trying to figure out how Nintendo structures release dates across regions. It makes ZERO SENSE

Very good news! Keep it up, Nintendo!

Nonononono PLEASE do not hold Zelda for the NX

I'm in the states, but I sympathize with Nintendo gamers in Europe. How could it possibly take more than a year to translate/localize the game?? Are there really THAT many hoops that have to be jumped through? Is there really some marketing reason to wait THAT long? What exactly is the deal?

I'm filing these worthless dirtbags in the same category as EA. At least Ubisoft kept its commitment for Watchdogs and then admitted it was done. Bethesda Softworks was upfront too about not supporting Wii U, as were Deep Silver, Square-Enix, Mojang, and Konami. I have respect for people who are upfront about their business plans and what not, even if it means no Wii U support. But I have a problem with bullpoopy excuses (i.e. Gamefreak's Tembo) or withdrawing support after acting as if its happening.

Please keep SJWs out of my video gaming plz k thx

BRING BACK THE ICE CLIMBERS!!

@Ralek85

How were the graphics for Star Fox bad? Were they PS4-quality? No, but I don't think they were garbage by any means.

Sony has gotten made the adjustment; I don't know why Nintendo can't cave in and do the same. It made efforts in this area with the Metroid Prime and F-Zero games.

Anyone else feel that Nintendo is too focused on finding ways to appeal to Japanese gamers, rather than catering to a much larger, console-loving, Western audience that makes much more sense for them to focus on? In focusing too much on their native land (chibi art style, party games, etc.), they're wasting valuable resources that could be spent on people who buy stuff other than primarily mobile games.

I literally facepalmed when this was announced. Nintendo had so much potential at this e3 and they blew it, probably to stupidly push more stuff to the NX

Biggest disappointments for me would either be (1) no Metroid, or (2) a Metroid on 3ds but not Wii U. Metroid belongs on the big screen!

Not necessarily a Wii U, but a PS4 or PC if not Wii U. I just hate XBO

Is the new Platinum Games game really another XBox One exclusive? what bullcrap

Crapcom being Crapcom as always. Hate these studios making stupid "business decisions" that ignore Nintendo consoles when they're really just lazy.

@OMC79

I'm just as mad that the special edition isn't coming out for Wii U, but on a side note, why do people believe that Inafune is not delivering what he promised, in terms of the game itself? I wasn't backing games/following kickstarter at the time of Mighty No. 9's kickstarter, so if anything happened I missed it.

If I were king of the universe, not porting a multi-platform game to the Wii U would be a crime.

Until that glorious day, I'll have to accept this sigh

Soooooo slooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww with the virtual console releases

Oh well, I'm excited to buy/play Swords & Soldiers 2!

@Grumblevolcano

I know minecraft is a great game, but would you really need the likes of an entire separate development studio like Tantalus to port a game with a relatively simple graphics scheme to the Wii U?

Maybe I'm taking you too literally

I know some Wii U owners/fans don't want to back this project anymore because of how Iga treated Nintendo platforms, but there are others who are willing to forgive and back it if the Wii U goal was MORE CERTAIN. Why keep it covered and just "hint" at it? Why not post something about new features intended for the platform? I'm not gonna even think about backing something based on a lone indirect comment and part of an image that only slightly appears to include the Wii U logo.

People like certainty.

Anyway, on the subject at hand, I see no reason why indie developers who have confidence in their products can't price their products higher. Indies are GOOD for the industry, and we want them to expand and grow. How else is an indie studio to expand if they can't move from charging pennies for a low quality game, to much more for a higher-quality game? There's no reason indies should be de facto limited to a certain price bracket. Affordable Space Adventures was well worth my day 1 purchase at full price, and I've never looked back.