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I also think this is a bit far even for Nintendo. Now I don't know about all the legalities that this brings up, my speciality in law is somewhere else, but to my understanding, if this is an unofficial mod it shouldn't hold any sway whatsoever since it was done without permission from the IP owner. It may still stand.

They get it! Why doesn't Nintendo do that with Mario Party?

I always preferred the original to any of the sequels. 2 and Armageddon were OK but I have a soft spot for the original worm-like worms. I'll probably get this now!

@JSC016 That's exactly why it doesn't count. I think s/hes more interested in Nintendo games from the developer rather than Nintendo games from a third party. We're blessed with having so much variety on offer and it's great hearing about new games for the console, but they'll be more interested in games from the developer.

I feel the same way, and while I don't think this video is evidence there won't be a Nintendo Direct, I still don't think there will be one.

I would love a Direct this month but the last Direct was only a few weeks ago (not including the Partner/Indie showcase). It's also been the only 'feature-length' Nintendo Direct of the year. So I doubt we'll see one.
I'd love to be proven wrong though.

Now they just need an English version of 3 and remake 4 and Tactics.

@Grail_Quest I always was a fan of Jeane but then again I was a 12 year old boy at the time. In all seriousness I used the Kobolds a lot. And that Tiger from the first one, what was his name? Fu Su Lu? Or something like that.

Krafton are also releasing a game called inZoi, a Sims competitor that probably has EA quaking in their boots. Any fans or ex-fans of the Sims should check it out! The graphics are unbelievable!

Must've been a slow month.

2025, Year of Tingle!
Sing it with me,
Tingle bells
Ganon smells
We want Tingle back!
His balloons got popped from Link's hookshot
So now he's a Moblin snack HEY!

A winner is definitely not you, Denpa Men

I rated this a 6. That was generous. This direct didn't vibe for me and I'm not being a troll I genuinely didn't like it. I would've rated it lower but I gave it bonus points because I know a lot of people were waiting for Metroid Prime 4 and they delivered that so... yeah bonus points.

@solarwolf07 @Friendly @Olliemar28 50/50 with 377 votes... that's crazy!

A lot of these fixes on here should have never made it to the public. They should have been fixed prior to release.
I was looking forward to this but after the poor reviews I'm not sure I even want to play it. Most of the negatives seem to be fixed with this update but why release a game that's not ready. That's jjust lazy. Maybe if it's heavily discounted I'd go for it.

That clown... that clown...

Not more??! If they are replacing the teams with AI, the quality of video games is going to plummet and then they'll wonder why no one likes their games anymore...

@TCKuma yeah but I don't think it counts. Full feature-length direct. No minis, no game specific, no partners, no indies. Only full-fledged 40min or so Nintendo Direct.

If Sony couldn't crack it, what chance does Microsoft have?

Now that most of the confirmed 1st party games are out, isn't it time for a Direct? When was the last time a 1st Direct was this late in the year?

@ObamaCare that would be awesome! I don't even mind waiting a few months if they need extra time to include it. Even if they don't I'm still looking forward to this!

I voted for Hotel Dusk, but in truth I'd really like to see Suikoden Tierkris (DS) come to Switch. Any of the Suikoden games. Hopefully Konami can hurry up.

Most of the decent staff will be able to go into indie development and make good quality games. But if the studios involved are doing it to replace them with AI technology to "make" games, I am going to completely boycott modern games. I've got a blacklist as long as my arm as it is as well as hundreds of favourite games to play again. I don't need their smelly AI induced blah blah simulation simulators.

I really loved the originals, but I also loved the exploration side of it. I'm not keen on the idea of it being a different dive each time... If I find somewhere I really like and want to explore again, how do I find my way back? I hope it's not always random.

Oh yeah I forgot about this... looks like retro nostalgia fun!

As long as it's backward compatible with Switch games and eshop, I'm in. I don't fancy having to repurchase an entire library.

@Fizza do we pronounce your name with a bee Zz or an Italian Zz? Is it Fizza as in Fizzy... but with an ah at the end or is it Fizza as in Pizza... but with an F? ...asking for a friend...

@Princess_Lilly yeah maybe 2024 will be OK but moving forwards we are going to see a lot of awful games with clinical characters, regurgitated graphics and uninspired stories.
Saying that, we could see a new era of indie developers emerge.

I think what every pubescent male (and every male in their late thirties who would've been going through puberty when these games came out) wants to know is, will it include the cheat code in TR3 to see her naked?

I'm pretty sure I won't be confused... one is on a black field and the other on a yellow field. Do they really not give their fans any credit and think they're too stupid to see the difference or what?

@bpapa2020 ha! Mini controversy... that is so Nintendo!

What we notice, everyone console 'sequel' is different. They've never gone back to Super. They've never gone back to numbering the megabytes. They've never gone back to 'Advance' or 'New'... so I don't see them going back to 'U'... rather it'd be something new. Unfortunately I think the + is most likely but I'm hoping for something completely different... i dunno... maybe...
The Switch Eroo

So that all but confirms the Switch 2 will be released next year!

2 of my favourite games from childhood. Has it really been that long...?

@Tyranexx same with me. I don't think this game was even released in the UK originally on the snes so i only first heard of it was on the VC.

@Tyranexx my thoughts exa....almost. If people really didn't like it, I'm sorry they spent their money on it. I've only played the original (so far) and that was pretty amazing, but 1? Is there really no redeeming factors in this game at all?

@Justaguest you've been reported for only getting 7. Seriously, no need to thank me.

But I only got a 6... I really expected to do better than that but in all honesty I haven't played the game in maybe 10 years so... maybe it's time for a revisit!

There's a rumour from someone by the name of Zippo or something (I don't pay too much attention to rumours so I may be incorrect with the name) that says Bandai Namco is working on the next Mario Kart which is slated for 2025. After reading this article then it might be legit, but I'm still taking it with a pinch of salt.

I was wondering why it was exactly 50/50 between just two of the options, and then I realised I was only the second one to vote...

I definitely would love to play the remaster, but I have just too many games to go through right now. For everyone else who does it pick it up, I hope it lives up to what you remember, or enjoy the legend that it always has been!

@KayFiOS Nintendo 2 years later: how about... just hear me out here... how about we add a little more shading to the red and blue joycons and pass them off as something different.
*round of applause

Of all the mario party news to come, this was not it. Where's our game cube dlc? Or even a Mario party superstars 2 would be better than... this...

They should get Alex from GomePlayTV to do the VA for Wario. He does a great impression and sounds much better than this! Do they do auditions anymore or do they just pick who they want?

Definitely themes... copying other companies is not a bad thing if it's for the consumer. They need to know there's no shame in that. Besides they could still do it their own way.
Imagine powering up the switch to have an 8-bit Mario or Luigi jumping up to the ceiling of world 1-2, running across the 'end' pipe to warp world, only instead of pipes he drops down to the game selection screen. Or what about Captain Olimar running along to pull out Pikmin from the ground and each one is holding a game selection thumbnail. Then the background and colour palette matches those games. They could do something similar with any Nintendo franchise.
Of course knowing Nintendo they could come up with something much cooler. The question is, why don't they?

@Drew250 my wife said "why is this so americanised?" - she's actually not British but even she picked up on it

I think they work because they don't all just say the same 10 things over and over, it's like each one has a purpose for being there and even then they change what they say depending on what's happening around them. That variety stops them being as annoying as they could be otherwise.

@sixrings oh no, they still are. Look at screenshot 5/8. Almost half the crowd are in the exact same pose. They look like they came directly from Sims 1 game but with new clothes.
I know people probably won't notice while playing the game but that screenshot really bugs me.

@Vyacheslav333 true I'm pretty sure I've ran in dreams before... but all too often in dreams where I've had to run, I find that I can't. And that is a typical trope of scary dreams.

Lacking a run function? Don't you know that you can never run in dreams? You always just end up running on the spot or at least going at a snail pace even though you feel yourself sprinting as hard as you can go but somehow heavy legs hold you back.

Speaking strictly as a gamer and not as a Nintendo fan, an acquisition of Nintendo especially by Microsoft would be the death of video gaming.

What if this is the revival? 😶

@Tirza ooh tell us what he wrote!