KoiTenchi

I’m not sure what it is, but this Brad gentleman seems familiar. 😉

This reminds me of Half-Minute Hero which I enjoyed a lot on PSP (and I believe was made my the same team).

That being said, the price here is kind of absurd so this has just worked its way onto my “keep an eye out for a sale” list.

@Not_Soos

I was actually going to say the same thing. Not only has the subheading gotten a lot less enthusiastic but the descriptions feel less enthusiastic too. Every game that already has a review just shows a hyperlink saying “Read our Review” as opposed to the old style of varying comments such as “we very much liked this game in our review” or “See how we felt about it in our review”.

The whole thing just feels like it has less personality in general. I mean, I can’t complain too much because all the important info is still there and it’s just as easily digestible as ever (and I started reading these to begin with because they were much cleaner to read than Nintendo’s eshop press release) but something just feels off somehow. I’m not sure if it is a different writer or not.

While I’m on the topic, I also truly miss the old days when these topics would also cover all the new games that are on sale but my understanding is that Nintendo made you stop doing that? I never fully understood why (when you did that I felt it helped bring more attention to those games then they would have gotten) but if you were required to stop, I understand why you did.

I don’t mean to sound like i’m Just complaining since I continue to find this topics very helpful but I just wanted to add my feels on this especially when I saw I wasn’t alone.

The description on this wasn’t doing much for me (a rhythm game with more minimal button pressing?) but I’m glad I watched the video because now I’m really curious and will keep an eye on this one for sure. That Musical level in particular looked especially fun to me.

I’d consider this if the pitch legitimately fixes the issues though with all the other games out at this point I would definitely wait for a sale too.

@therealgamer That’s adorable that you don’t realize I already have a massive Switch catalog that’s going to last me at least several months.

I guess I do feel bad for some of those gamers on the other consoles though who apparently have so little to play right now that they have nothing to do except troll the Nintendolife comments while they wait for Dragonball FighterZ and Monster Hunter World to come out. Here’s to hoping to more games for those gamers in the near future!

I totally agree with the people saying the first AT game was by far the best. Yes, It was short, yes, it was easy, but most importantly to me it was fun. I remember playing through it twice and thoroughly enjoying both playthroughs.

Then the second game, Explore the Dungeon, just... it bored me so much I never really got much of anywhere in it. And that was trying to play through with a friend. I can’t even imagine how much more boring it would be attempting to play through it alone.

The third game, Nameless Kingdom, though still not nearly as good as the first game was a big step up from the second game. There was definitely some fun to be had but it felt consistently glitchy and slow. I beat it but I felt like I was forcing myself to beat it at points. That’s still a lot more than I could say for the second game.

I can’t speak for the fourth game (investigations) since after feeling like I outright wasted my money with the second game and feeling let down by the third game, I didn’t rush out and purchase this. I was considering getting it on sale but by he time some sales hit I was finding myself much more interested in other games.

All things considered, I still would love a great AT game again and will keep an eye on this to see how it turns out.

For those in the comments asking about the other AT games though, the only one I would truly recommend is the 1st.

(Edit: I didn’t think this would be nearly as long as it ended up being but hopefully it helps someone. I’ve just always been a big AT fan and big Nintendo fan so I have a lot of thoughts on the game series.)

Honestly if this came came out months ago that price might have been relevant (and I would have been okay with it) but they really waited to release this at such a poor time that the price is pretty irrelevant to me. I’m still finishing up Odyssey and then am going to start Xenoblade Chronicles 2 so by the time I would be ready and interested to buy and play this I get the feeling it’ll be on sale anyways.

I see it says the contest entries close on October 5th and the sale on the game goes until the 8th. With the winners be announced before the 8th?

I highly doubt I’d win but would love to know before the 8th because I may likely buy the game on sale if don’t.

I feel like they may as well rename this “The Mummy Mastered” instead of “demastered” because clearly this game has had more work and care put into it than the movie! It’s looking good but I can’t my say I was expecting anything less from WayForward!

I was really excited for this when it was first announced but the Switch has been having an amazing year (that just keeps getting stronger with Odyssey, Xenoblade 2 and some great indies on the horizon) that I feel like at best I'd be waiting for this to go on sale considering it seems like it'll release in the craziness of everything else.

I'm kind of surprised to see all the negative experiences with this game but at the same time I guess I kind of get it.

My only experience with this game was at a party at a friend's house a year or two back and we were playing some Xbox One swapping before a few games before they broke this one out. There were actually two Xbox Ones since there were a lot of us and a bunch of people were playing Halo on the other while the rest of were taking turns on this. No one could beat the first level. I'm not very comfortable with an Xbox controller since I don't have an Xbox but I love old school games so I decided to try it. I died a LOT but in the end started getting further than anyone else. I actually beat the first level (and maybe even second?) and before I knew it everyone, even the guys originally gaming on the other Xbox, were watching and cheering me on. It was a great experience.

Honestly the game is hard as nails but I'm not sure the last time I felt that accomplished for beating a level in the game. I'm thinking of picking this up for Switch even though it won't be the same without a whole crowd.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE They specify in both the title and the article itself that these codes are for "Pokken Tournament DX"

I always felt there was something to be said for the fact that this game was so focused around the FLUDD and yet myself and almost everyone I have talked to always found the little obstacle course sections (where they take the FLUDD away from you) to be the most enjoyable sections of the game. I haven't revisited the game in quite a while though.

I have to echo the few other commenters asking what happened to the Pokken Demo. I'm confused, I remember seeing the article about it coming out today.

Does this mean that the two units that Nintendo made for Quebec will be sold somewhere else now?

Looking at the comparison pictures in the article, I'm more appalled about the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire icon being replaced by the Oceanhorn icon. 😉

All kidding aside, I think the new Snakepass icon looks a lot worse than the old one but people are really overreacting.

I'll have to watch the video later when I have sound but I'm already a little confused how apparently Nintendo turned Ubisoft down on something like this back in the Wii days when the Rabbids were at the height of their popularity but now are on board for the idea when the Rabbids are pretty irrelevant overall.

I was already under the impression that PETA had nothing better to do than try to jump onto popular things in the media and troll other companies but the fact that this article is penned by the PRESIDENT OF PETA outright confirms it.

Oh man! Please excuse me in advance for your collective frown but Bomberman 64 is the bomb! That was the game that really got me into the series. I'll have to try R at some point but I'm so glad to see that game has not been forgotten.

(While I have you groaning, I would like to also mention that I have heard from a reliable source that Blaster Master Zero is a "blast".)

@PlywoodStick oh whoops. I see that now. You two even mentioned the specific aspect ratio.

I'm surprised there aren't even more people mentioning it. I honestly don't even understand how Retro Bit would let this out the door with the screen cut off for all GBA games. I've got to imagine some games must be unbeatable if you don't know them very wel already because of things you can't see.

I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone mention this (at least not on this comments section) but even more so than the bad L and R button placement, I'm actually really bothered by how much they cut off the sides of the screen. You can't even fully see your current lap time in F Zero in the video.

Honestly, the real issue last time wasn't that the Wii U didn't have the first two games when they released Mass Effect 3 on it but that Mass Effect 3 was coming out on Wii U AT FULL PRICE at the SAME TIME that the other systems were all getting a Trilogy Pack release. That whole thing really stunk of "let's take advantage of Wii U gamers" and then the company started complaining as soon as Wii U gamers caught on and decided, surprise surprise, they didn't want to be taken advantage of.

It was a shame because I hear so many great things about the series and was really interested to try it but then lost all interest in getting it on Wii U when I saw what they were trying to do. Even then I was considering buying it when it hit the bargain bin for a 3rd of the price or less to give it a chance but by the time that started really happening I had already amassed quite a bit of a Wii U backlog and lost a lot of interest.

Honestly, I truly believe they could have built a very successful market for themselves on Nintendo consoles if they actually attempted to do so last gen instead of half assing something just so they could say "we tried" when they really didn't.

"generally looks on track to be another monster hit for The Pokémon Company"

I see what you did there.

Anyways, I have to repeat a lot of other people here. I personally did sign up for and take part in the event but I only even found out it was a thing that existed from a friend of mine posting about it on Facebook, otherwise I never would have even heard of it. The game doesn't do a great job explaining it. And then once I did find out, the sign up process was needlessly annoying.

Does anyone know 100% for sure yet if the Toon Link amiibo here reads as Toon Link in Smash?

He mentioned to look it up online but I never have been able to find anything clear on if it reads as Toon Link or Regular Link.

@Roam85 I never had a subscription but I used to pick up some issues at the bookstore every so often so it is very possible that's where I heard it from.

It definitely was one of the video game magazines. I remember that for sure.

Somehow I heard about this game when I was a kid and didn't know it was Japan Only so I very distinctly remember going to a number of different video game stores with my family asking if anyone had it only to be disappointed.

I've still never actually gotten to play it and have no idea if it's any good. I'll have to actually play it someday even if just to fulfill that childhood dream.

I never got around to playing this game but I remember reading some of the drama around the release. Based on this interview though, I feel like the game creator is literally a little kid and it's hard to even take him seriously. He's trying to blame everyone but himself for the commercial failure of his game. Clearly it couldn't have anything to do with the game he created, clearly it's the fault of everyone else.

And then he actually complains NOA didn't change or rig reviews for him? And we're supposed to feel bad for him?

I mean, NOA is absolutely not perfect and I've gotten annoyed at them for somethings but I'm actually quite glad to hear they don't just massively rig reviews for complaining developers.

I enjoyed the first and would definitely buy this at the right price.

I always kind of felt the first Fairune sort of seemed like it was a full game and world that was built off of the comparative "demo" of Witch and Hero. Considering both games were made by the same company, I'm not truly convinced that wasn't what they actually did.

@RealPoketendoNL

I really have to echo this sentiment.

I played the demo of the first game when that came out and I really didn't like the battle system but found myself really enjoying the characters and worlds. I wanted to love the game but I just couldn't do it. I actually enjoyed the world enough that I started watching some episodes of the show though.

Once the demo of the second game came out, I gave it a try and unfortunately felt the same way again. That battle system does nothing for me but I just love the world and concept and all.

@Marce2240 you seem to be one of the few who has a general understanding of copyright law while everyone else is lashing out in anger.

Nintendo is required to protect their copyright if they want to be able to maintain that copyright.

I get the feeling Nintendo knew the game was coming out but decided to think of the fans and allow the game to be released so that the fans could enjoy it (knowing then it would always be out there for those who really looked) while still doing what they legally needed to do to protect their copyright.

If they really wanted to they could have just screwed over the fans and stopped this way before they could ever even get their hands on it but they didn't.

I find it weird this will be coming out around the time as Pokemon Go Plus...

They couldn't have added these features to plus and made one device that could handle both? Or are they worried that would make them slightly less money?

@MemoDuh it may have only been popular for about two weeks but considering Miitomo was RELEASED in 2016 the answer is, well... a lot of people.

If you asked who plays it now that would be a different story.

Sega does what... Nintendoes?

The design of this one looks a little more basic to me than some of the other new ones they've been revealing.

It's to where I could almost see this one fitting right in Gen 1.

I'm not sure totally if I like it or not.

This reminds me of "The Terrible Secret of Animal Crossing" which I really really enjoyed!

I'll have to watch this later when I'm home.

I remember reading Japan had Mega Man 7 on 3DS VC a while back and got really excited and was wondering when it would come here. This was an awesome surprise today since I thought it would still be quite a while!

And Rhythm Heaven was an awesome surprised yesterday! I thought that game was still a month or two away.

Awesome surprises all around and I haven't felt that way for a Eshop update in a long time.

I don't want to be a "Negative Nancy" but honestly I'm not surprised and have found these results reflect my own personal experience.

Originally a few friends talked me into downloading Miitomo (I had pre-registered for coins but wasn't sure how to feel about it). I had about 6-7 friends using it and found it interesting to do the questions/answers but it started to get more and more slow and more repetitive with the questions. I started to find I would only continue to check/use it for the My Nintendo coins and at this point only one other friend of mine still uses it.

At this point I'm now having a hard time using it just for the My Nintendo coins since they really don't even have that many interesting rewards so I'm not even sure what I'm saving up for. I already got Twilight Princess Picross and the Mario 3DS theme. They need to put up more/new rewards.

...is no one else old enough to remember when this same thing happened (maybe to a slightly lesser degree admittedly) with Star Fox 64? I remember it was going for pretty cheap back in the N64 days since there were so many used copies.

People would play through the game once and trade it in, not bothering with medals, alternate paths or other extras. That's what happens with Star Fox games since the "initial playthrough" can be beaten within hours.

I'll admit this wasn't as well documented with 64 since the Internet wasn't what it was today but I would think people who were gaming back then would have realized this since the copies were everywhere.

Does anyone know if this has Off-TV play?

I saw the part in the review about "no unique gamepad elements" but I wasn't sure if they were talking more about no separate stuff on the gamepad and no touch screen or if the gamepad is literally just blank during the game.

It's always a bonus for me with Wii U games in general if they have Off-TV play.

@Grumblevolcano even if you're going to count amiibo as DLC, Fire Emblem still has more expensive DLC because it supports 4 different amiibo.

Is this the furthest in advance that Nintendo has ever given an official date for a Direct?

I feel like usually they're only 1-3 days after the date is given.

I guess this is good news since I might consider the possibility of purchasing a Capcom game on NX maybe.

@ledreppe and all I'm saying is:

"All Amazon is doing here is offering more options which is great since some people prefer digital over physical. I hardly see how offering more options means Amazon is "going to the dogs" unless that suddenly means something positive nowadays. I can't keep up with slang anymore."

If you don't want it, don't buy it but some people prefer options.

@ledreppe Amazon has always had games available physical. The physical games will continue to be available.

All Amazon is doing here is offering more options which is great since some people prefer digital over physical. I hardly see how offering more options means Amazon is "going to the dogs" unless that suddenly means something positive nowadays. I can't keep up with slang anymore.

Maybe I'm crazy, but I swear these same games were also all on sale together about a month or two ago. I believe for around the same prices too. That was when I picked up the two AA games.

The story and even some of the gameplay is reminding me of The Starship Damrey.

@BlatantlyHeroic Honestly, the whole "there are too many Pokemon" thing is silly to begin with because they haven't been actively advertising "Catch 'em All" in a long time (and I could be wrong but I don't believe they EVER did in Japan).

There is literally nothing stopping a person from just using what they want and more Pokemon = more options.

Maybe I'm crazy (since no one else has mentioned it) but to me it almost looks like something that would be part of the Ralts/Kirlia/Gardevoir line. Like an alternate baby or something.

@Megumi Huh... Was it a monster thing like this or did that boss look like a person?

I'm not sure if telling me just that is some sort of spoiler.

I've yet to play the first one but it's on my list of one of those things I would consider if I saw it on sale.