LazyDaisy

Happy holidays, nintendolife community. We made it through 2025.

I look forward to seeing the Switch 2 pick up major steam with games next year.

Resident Evil? I’m listening.

Keep it out of graphics, art, writing, voice acting, animation and gameplay.

AI is already causing people to think for themselves less. The more we rely on it, the worse that’ll become.

@sportymariosonicmixx I believe he means that gaming has evolved so much that it’s hard to go back to games like the first Super Mario Bros, and he’s not wrong. The older Mario games weren’t that easy to control. I think many people don’t realize this because they played the Mario Maker version of these games, which made them so much easier to control.

Think Mario 64. Classic game, but its outdated controls/movement might make it hard to come back to compared to Odyssey. But one day even that game will be considered outdated, too.

They’ll bring it back and/or do it with other games.

Also, Mario Kart World won’t be the only $80 game. Expect the next Pokemon, Mario and Zelda to have it.

I heard this game was too big and empty at the time. Not sure if it received updates that improved the gameplay.

@UpsideDownRowlet I’ll probably watch a bunch of analysis/theory videos when the full game is out. Always fun to watch/read people’s takes on a story, and most importantly, what it means to them.

Unfortunately, I’ve lost interest in Deltarune. I played Chapter 3 and 4 and I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as 1 and 2. I know this game is known for being wacky, but 3&4 felt over the top and less interesting.
Those tense scenes where Kris would throw his heart out? Turned into comedy like the closet scene. Or that time he pulled out a knife? Turns out it was for pie. I thought they were onto something good with the first chapter, but it doesn't feel like the same game anymore. Add that to the fact that we’ve had major gaps in between chapter releases, and that the final 3 chapters are likely a couple more years out, and it has become exhausting for me, as I’ve been along for the ride since chapter 1. I still remember playing it on my laptop. I think Toby released it around Halloween. Good times.

@AG_Awesome It’s like that in the Wii version too. Always felt like an oversight in Mario’s movement.

Here before it becomes its own game and takes 9 more years to release.

There’s a reason it got shadow-dropped. It should not have released at all.

I like the blue-colored Sonic one, but I’d be pressing the wrong key 90% of the time.

My guess is $2000.

@Stormkyleis I think this day and age, it sounds scary to hear when a game won’t receive future updates. But as Sakurai stated, he put everything into this game and feels that it is complete.

He’s definitely all-in on Smash now. I expect to see a new release before 2028.

@Kyloctopus Smash is the 2nd best-selling fighting game franchise of all time.

Kid Icarus 3DS sold around 1 million copies. No offense to its community, but it doesn’t seem worth the trouble. You could argue “why make Air Riders 2 then?” but he is the creator of Kirby.

I prefer new villains that get dealt with within one or two games. Even though Eveline died in 7, her consciousness remains in-intact thanks to the megamycete sample that was recovered. Anyway, she still played a role in 8 and in the dlc, despite being destroyed in 7.

YES!

Can’t get too excited yet. We’ll see if his role is bigger than Chris’s segment in RE8.

Haven’t heard the soundtrack for this game, but I’m assuming it’s along the lines of every other Yoshi game post-SMW2/Yoshi’s Island. That one had such an awesome soundtrack, and it has never been topped since.

I can’t believe we have to wait until next year to receive more games.

Maybe K Rool’s VA is in the MKW credits because he voices other stuff in the game? Why would he already be in the credits for a DLC that hasn’t been revealed? It makes no sense.

I’d say times are different, and that Prime 1 wouldn’t get a 97 today, but holy crap I didn’t realize the remastered version got a 94. Should I cope further and say that nostalgia carried it? Because I’m shocked Prime 1 gets a 94 today while Prime 4 is on the cusp of 79. I wonder what’s so different about it that the review aggregate has fallen so much? I have to play this for myself and find out.

Slightly related, but Nintendo just put up 7 tracks from Prime 4 on their music app.

@Wood_Stick On one hand, Nintendo could have Retro go straight into another 3D Metroid while they’re hot off Prime 4 and prob knock it out in 2-3 years.

One the other hand, if Prime 4 doesn’t sell well, Nintendo will likely shelve 3D Metroid for some time. Pretty sure we’ll get another 2D Metroid though. Dread sold at least 3 million.

The Switch 2 version was never meant to look different. It’s a Legends ZA situation—simply higher framerate and resolution. If Nintendo decides to make a Prime 5, (which they probably won’t) I’d expect them to focus more on graphics next time, and make a 1080p-1440p 60fps or 4K 30fps game.

Truthfully, I’d like to see Retro make something else. Whether they go back to 2D DK, the cancelled platformer, or some other IP, I’m sure they’ll do great.

@Metaphor1987 People are freaking out over nothing, but the patch notes were not clear with their wording. They should have specified Switch 1 carts being used on a Switch 2 will show the S2 Edition upgrade in the main menu.

I’ll probably get the Switch version. 60fps is enough for me.

I hope I enjoy it more than Prime 1. I occasionally got lost/stuck and had to look up guides. If Prime 4 is easier to follow and doesn’t have a collectathon end quest, I’m set.

@UpsideDownRowlet Big updates are usually reserved for .5 and .0. Let’s see what they do for 1.5.

This game could really use more costumes for certain characters like DK and Pauline. I also want them to simplify the character select screen. Skins should never count as separate character slots.

I guess Samus didn’t take off her suit if reviewers are disappointed by the ending.

@larryisaman I don’t usually click on sales chart articles because they rarely interest me, but I’ve noticed that the UK is obsessed with sports videogames. I remember seeing those games reign supreme over there even during the previous generation. Everyone’s got their cultural tastes, but it’s interesting to see them gobbling up EA’s loot box-infested yearly releases like candy.

Not surprised. All they play is EA slop.

We need updates for more Nintendo games like Xenoblade.

Acquire Grezzo next.

Once my Pro Controller gives out, I’ll get the Pro 2. I like using it for PC gaming, but I hate that Steam Client doesn’t accurately translate the original button layout. On an Xbox controller, A is A, B is B, X is X and Y is Y. However, on a Switch controller, B is the new A, A is the new B, Y is the new X and X is the new Y. The in-game button prompts are correct, but the layout is flipped from what the devs originally intended, and that irks me so much. B and A I can understand, but there’s no reason to flip X and Y.

Also, I’m confused with the wording of the GameCube compatibility. What is Wii U mode??

A year from now, we’ll be enjoying Gen 10. It’ll be a crazy system seller. I expect Mario in 2027 and Zelda in 2028.

Gosh I love the pink color overlay. Wish I could use it across the site. I get Nintendo is red but I prefer other colors.

@Joekun Dang, that sucks. I know that you can enable a center dot and turn off settings like motion blur, chromatic aberration, fish lens, widen/minimize the field of view, and slow the camera movement/acceleration in the Remake games to help with that.

@ATMVF I recently played through Village. Great game, but not as scary/unsettling as 7. And hey, it’s totally okay to play these games in easy/assisted mode! I’ve done it multiple times and enjoy those runs as much as (if not more than) the harder ones

I’m sure one will come out soon after release.

Requiem has the same director as RE7. So if you enjoyed 7, you’ll probably enjoy 9.

@Axecon They can’t make the first ever Zelda film and not have Ganondorf in it!

Table-top mouse mode has always sounded uncomfortable af to me. You have to play wirh horizontal joycon with buttons on the side instead of on top like an actual mouse or keyboard. And with a game like Resident Evil, I believe the devs when they say that the button layout was too awkward to work. Gyro is perfectly fine.

Also, I fully believe Capcom is sitting on a Leon Kennedy amiibo alongside Grace.

Is the whole point of region-locking it so that overseas people don’t gobble them up for cheap? I know that a Japanese region lock means you can’t use NTSC—U or PAL carts, but surely you can make regional Nintendo accounts, and buy those versions digitally, no?

Also, don’t most games offer language and/or subtitle settings? Unless Japan versions don’t. (EDIT: dmcc0 says that they typically don’t.)

His voice actor is going to make or break him. Also, I hope there’s a scene where Mario has to ditch Yoshi for a high/long jump, would be a funny reference.

I’d like Crash 5 please 😭

@Friendly I love Awakening, but it was the start of a new shift for the FE franchise. But I’d rather have this timeline than be in the one where Awakening doesn’t sell and the franchise gets shelved.

@Potimarron Thanks, but I figured it didn’t matter that much and just stuck to the overall message itself.

I would like to see new a IP from Nintendo that’s not a multiplayer game. 1-2 Switch, ARMS, Snipperclips, Splatoon, and Drag x Drive are new IP, but they’re meant to be played with other people. That Minecraft-like game they’re making will likely also be multiplayer in nature. Whereas the latest single player IP we’ve got from them was Pushmo for 3DS and Ring Fit for Switch. I’d like to see more more new single-player experiences.

Happy birthday. Thanks to all members of the team who keep this site going.

Yamauchi: ”Stay humble. Keep your feet on the ground and do the right thing.”

Miyamoto: “Sorry, I can’t hear you over all these Switch 2 sales.”

$30 DLC not even 2 months after release. This is cut content, just like Bananza’s.

@Markiemania95 Thanks for the info. Just as I was about to contact Nintendo Support, I booted up my 3DS and tried inputting a few passwords. Turns out it was MarioSonic1 😂 I now changed my password and email.

On another note, I can’t see any of my Switch play activity, even though the console is linked to my account. Is anyone else having this issue?