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Crazy, for how much acclaim and success Tango’s games have been touted that it just gets shuttered. Maybe this is an off-base assumption, but it feels like Tango is paying the price of Starfield not being the phenomenon of past Bethesda titles of its size.
Ghostwire particularly was a fun game for me to finish and will be recognized at the very least as a cult classic to come.
Crushing to see closures from a massive publisher like Xbox and the closures are likely to eclipse all the closures we saw in the early 2010’s.

I’ve played this game for a few hours and yeah, the performance is pretty bad. I’m still going to pull through with the game, because I do like the gameplay, world and mechanics.

Even though a lot of Japanese box arts have had the philosophy of keeping things simple and have focus on one or two things/characters to carry the box, the Japanese Mario Paint does feel like a sloppy predecessor to Wii Series box arts, emphasizing peripheral, purpose and novelty under a basic background. I don’t like either box arts, but I dig the JPN design a bit more.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is one of the few co-op games me and my best friend beat together. Great title. As for Pushmo, I really wish it can return it’s such a clever puzzler with a stellar art style.

At long last, Ubisoft’s “We Dare” has a challenger for which can take the mantle, usurp its throne and become the best adult-oriented Party Game.

I think it’ll be a game-time decision for the day of. If my friend wants to play though I’ll join in. Itlooks good.

This is one of the most impressive Switch peripherals I’ve seen in a few years. Seems a bit tiny to be ideal, but its really capturing that novelty that would still make me want to play games entirely with it.

Asmodee right now is the only thing in Embracer that is actually hitting out of the park, so this move makes complete sense.

Interesting that they would have the Coffee Stain has the lead team and name over THQ. Coffee Stain has come a long way from making the funny goat Game Jam game, but their publishing crew has undeniable hits with Huntdown, Valheim and Deep Rock Galactic.

Seems lame to do for a game that’s being marketed on its authenticity to the original trilogy. I feel like we’re mature enough to recognize that this content came from a different time, was made for a certain demographic and was made by different people, without having to remove this content. I’d love to see what the internal discussion is like amongst Aspyr about this and get a grasp of who as a developer felt offput about this.

They’re bother stellar, really. I prefer North America’s though.

Among all the games shown, Yars Rising is the one that has my interest piqued. 2024 is looking to be a great year for Metroidvanias with Prince of Persia, Tales of Kenzara, Yars Rising, Shantae Advance, Ender Magnolia and maybe (just maybe) Hollow Knight: Silksong

This is so interesting to see Atari take these swings with Indie developers. The quality of them also seems to keep going up as more release.

I remember Keza for her time at IGN. It’s cool to see that she’s still writing and writing books no less! I’ll keep an eye on this book. Glad to see so many good games industry related books out now and coming soon. A much bigger swing than we’ve seen even 10 years ago outside of magazines.

Awesome. I love how the curation of Indie World has been to feature devs from around the globe. It’s been a while since I’ve taken to any of the games in a showcase though.

Undertow Spillway is amongst my least favorite stages in Splatoon 3, because it’s so awkward to move around. Tower Control especially is a pain on this one because of its jagged terrain. It’s real only advantage is that this is the stage with the most incentive to Super Jump in the middle of the area, where most stages will punish you when things get rough.

Really contemplating changing my sleep schedule to watch this. If Jackpot wins, it would be legendary

“Ripple Island is an adventure game where Kyle is the main character”

Sign me up!

Who would have thought Aiai had that damn fourth Chaos Emerald all along?

Epic Mickey had the worst camera I’ve ever experienced a game, so that’s good to see. Still worried on how pointer controls will translate.

Bears! My adorable galoot of a dog already looks close enough to be a bear to the point that people on the street thought he was one, so it would be wrong if I don’t step up for my cuddly bears.

I’d rather see Super Mario RPG 2 than another Mario and Luigi game at this point, especially after last year’s release got so much love and acclaim.

I’ll be finishing up Layton Vs. Phoenix Wright, as it feels like I’m hitting the last chapter, as all but 1 of the mysteries are stamped gold.
For those that don’t know, the game has an epilogue chapter that is only unlocked after beating the game and connecting to internet, so it will only be available for about another week.
But yeah, I’m loving so much about this game, it’s amongst the best games in the Layton series. I treasure all the games in the series and I haven’t played a mainline one in so long, so I’m just loving my time. Biggest issue is that the puzzles are very very easy.

@mereel There’s definitely an awful error in consumer logic if the pre-requisite of every perceived good female character design has to be that they look pretty first and foremost, otherwise we get complaints like yours. It leads to far less interesting character designs, especially in the long run.

I can’t choose! They’re both phenomenal. I guess there’s something to BOTW not having felt topped over TotK for me, but they hone in on different things and really trade advantages and minor stumbles in a lot of categories.

Is it me, or are Deep Cut cut just bad company? They seem to cause problems with anyone they’re around.

I was getting some bad vibes from the game, but I’m surprised to hear that some of the roguelike elements are worthwhile. Sounds like it could be a guilty pleasure game if the Switch version ran competently.

If I played Scribblenauts and asked myself how it can be topped, I think Europe’s fancy tennis playing dinosaur does a great job of showing how goofy verbs and adjectives can change the game. It also just looks wicked.

The Super Mario Wonder event felt like a joke and a bad reskin of their golden goomba event. At least this looks like it took more work. I guess any reason to go back to Mario Run is a good one.

Edit: About an hour to take to beat. Tougher missions than I expected.

I’ll take Japan’s side here, but I’m a bit peeved they got rid of the “For all players hoping to touch the true entertainment” saying that you can find under Mario Golf 64’s Japanese logo. Is GBC Mario Golf not true entertainment?

I would put Super Metroid or Metroid Prime over the original Metroid in the Hall of Fame. When push comes to shove, I’d rather not see Metroid be inducted amongst this group.

It’s a great potential lineup of inductees this year though. The one I’d say belongs there the most is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Still, one of the highest praised games of all time. It’s one of the few console games at its time to have such a huge cultural swing during its time. Tony Hawk, who’s is recognized as the legend in his sport, put a huge mark into the series like no other sports game or really any celebrity associated game beyond Earthbound/Mother. Most importantly, it’s also gameplay that stood the test of time, which is more than can be said for a few a few of these nominees if I’m being honest.

My Nintendo Switch Online money is going to good places, I see.

I put so much time into Splatoon 1. If I remember right, I was pretty close to reaching the Level 50 cap, so I would like to go back for another whirl with the game before the shutdown.

Nowadays, I mostly just play Splatoon 3 anyways. After Splatoon 2, which I put a good few dozen hours into, but didn’t play near as much and missed far more Splatfests, I didn’t think I would involve myself as much into the Splatoon series. But Splatoon 3 is now my most played game my a grand margin, having put over 1,250 hours into it so far, with no sign of stopping.

Last year’s Summer Game Fest was a fun watch. Hopefully this year we can keep things going

Of the main Mario games, I think the one I’d have to argue for most underrated is New Super Mario Bros. 2. If you’re playing that game with the objective of collecting coins and earning high scores, this game has a completely different vibe from the other 3 New Super Mario Bros games and I put plenty of hours into this much more arcadey approach to the series.

Of the side Mario games, I’d argue Super Mario Party, Mario and Luigi Paper Jam and Mario Strikers: Battle League are all very underrated.

Those Minigames were fun! I spent a lot of time with Trampoline Time, juggling Marios around and frantically trying to get the right angle.

Mario Maker on Wii U had remade Fly Swatter to work with the Gamepad, this and Mario Maker as a whole is the type of weird energy I crave. There was also the Luigi Bros. bonus game in Super Mario 3D World on Wii U, which was really only there because people really liked the concept of Year of Luigi.

Judging on how Luigi’s Mansion 3 didn’t make a wild impression with its 8 Player side games, or how Super Mario Party’s content was criticized for being so spread out Vs. Mario Party Superstar’s much more direct approach, I would have to wonder how much Nintendo would have to care any longer in funding the time for stuff that’s not going to contribute to the game’s pitch. But, then again, they’re still consistent in working on Splatoon 3’s Tableturf Battles, which is deemed forgettable for a lot of players that aren’t me.

Although, if I had the choice to bring back NSMB’s Minigames or NSMB’s Mario Vs. Luigi, I’m taking Mario Vs. Luigi in a heartbeat.

Ooh boy. Not a great sign for Avalanche Software, developers of Hogwarts Legacy. I don’t know how they look at this and see any good sign for what they’ll be assigned, especially when they’re saying Hogwarts Legacy, the best selling game of 2024, was not a great strategy.

Avalanche, had already briefly shut down prior, when having to stop development in Disney Infinity 3.0. The studio would have disappeared had WB not come in part way of Disney Interactive’s closure. So to see them go from a game too big to continue success and just nearly costed the entire studio their livelihood, to exponential success in their contained product, to another potential ongoing project just seems to be a recipe for history to literally repeat itself again.

I wonder if there’s anything about Pictionary Universe, a cancelled Wii U game that was reportedly worked on from them

As someone who hasn’t played the game, how much of Balatro’s enjoyment is determined by casino-styled luck? It seems like its a game that gives you constant opportunities for wins and losses, to the point where I’d draw it down to describing it as a luck simulator.

I have a feeling that the nearly 20% that say they aren’t buying if its not physical will compromise once Nintendo deems its time.

I played this last year and completed my trophy case. It took around 130 hours through the course of a few months. It really is lovely in alot of aspects. I love all the weird characters and their strange backstories.

Biggest issues at hand would be that this game is VERY luck based. It might border along the line of being a “luck simulator” where you can master your skills, but still take hours to progress, because you picked up the Queen instead of the Ace.. Also, some of its mechanics aren’t really well explained.

Probably Snake Rattle n Roll. I remember watching the Classic Game Room review for the game and it just looked so funky. Do wanna put time in Killer Instinct at some point as well.

I’d have to agree with most the review, except the strong desire for run chips.

I think it’s best to approach this DLC not as another campaign like Octo Expansion/Rise of the Mamalians. It feels more like an alternative to Salmon Run (especially in its lack of variety) and it has about the same staying appeal as Salmon Run too, with the amount of in-game rewards. I hope they go back to this Rogue-like idea in the future and bolster it more to be something even closer to Risk of Rain 2 and its sense of co-operation and chaos as stages evolve. But as it is, it’s neat and just deep enough for me to put some really good hours into it.

Definitely my favorite game from the Nintendo Direct. Crab Soulslike!

This was the best Partner Showcase. Plenty of same-day releases. Alot of good relevant games. Genuinely surprised to have seen Super Monkey Ball, Monster Hunter Stories Remake ad Epic Mickey Remake there, all of which hit on my level, I’m really not sure how a Partner Showcase could have reasonably improved. Alot of the games looked very interesting.

I’ll be honest, every trailer makes this game look so dull. It may be for broader audiences, but I also think there are more engaging games with a better spectacle appeal than this game on Switch.

I love how no team got shut out. And 1 category made the difference! The Open results being as close as they were is kinda insane. I don’t play Open in Splatfest so I guess this loss falls somewhat on me. Team Sunday sweeping the category that lands on Sunday…yeah I guess that makes sense.

I was on Team Saturday however, so about 2/3 Pro games were Mirror Matches and 4/5 Tricolor games were Mirror Matches. Splatfests are best when the popularity is split, for a multitude of reasons, but mainly matchmaking. I was left with long wait times just to go into mirrors. I felt lucky that I did get some 10x matches and a 100x match and lost none of them too. So, despite so many matches I went into not having any odds of having clout in them, my streak of getting onto the float continues.

Bluefin was a bit of a strange Tri-Color. Definitely the stage that’s most geared for Defenders, because I think I can only recall 1, maybe 2 matches where the Attackers won without getting both signals. And there were certainly plenty of matches where Defenders still won, despite losing both signals. I did like that you can throw your sub, or even shoot over the wall where you spawn and can make enough points to make the difference. I main Fizzy Bombs, so it was definitely nifty.

Frye fans though..What is wrong with you guys? There’s definitely has to be a lack of skill towards the people who strictly play Frye, as it seems like they’re hurting the team more than helping the cause.

Overall, I was a bit more optimistic on this Splatfest than most. I wish more Splatfests can be regional. There is definitely a divide between Japanese players and Western players, both in popularity of the game and the passion towards the game, which is why we get teams that have no popularity here, winning a few of the Splatfests and it seems unmerited. But here, I do think the win was deserved.

1-2-Switch lets you feel what it’s like to milk a cow. What more do you need?

“Nintendo on auto-pilot” is a great way to explain how I think of this remake.

Oh no. I was looking to calling Nintendo this week to repair n3DS XL, since I just started the Ace Attorney games. I’m gonna have to check soon.

Ultimate NES Remix was great. I wish we’d get more, but I do wonder how tricky it would be with anything more complex than NES. It seems like Nintendo is still in close contact with Indiezero and with the upcoming remakes of the GameCenter CX games, perhaps there is a chance for these game to come back if the remakes show signs of succes