As a person who grew up with the original on PS1 I think this whole situation people have made has been blown way out of proportion. I started it last night, I heard the new soundtrack and was like "this is what people are upset over?" people get upset over anything today and you do know it's available on GOG too but that's just a crappy cheap old ROM with no achievements available for it.
After I read about a possible Switch 2 Price increase I really don't care if people emulate Switch games now tbh. For every Emulator they take down 10 more will rise up to take its place. It's a never ending battle they clearly have no hope of winning.
I got so burnt out from the repetitive nature of the Mega Dimension DLC I just had to stop playing. I beat Mega Darkrai but dear God in Heaven that doughnut was an absolute pain and don't get me started on the 5 star scans. Battle Zones Battle Zones and more worthless Battle Zones, just existing for the sole purpose of padding the game out and wasting the Player's time.
It looks cute and relaxing for sure but I'm a bit concerned about it keeping my interest however I said something similar about Pokèmon Snap on the N64 and it went on to become one of my favourite games.
@Bats1234 Mario Power Tennis on Gamecube had a robust Single Player Campaign. If anything your comment only shows how out of touch you are just like Nintendo.
@rockodoodle Because they seem to think only Gen Z exists. They've clearly forgotten that people like myself were born at a time the internet didn't exist at all.
Previous game was trash so won't be bothering with this either. Online doesn't interest me either and the people I met online were just annoying anyway.
Yet another disappointment in the Mario sports games lineup. Oh well at least there's High on Life 2 and Nioh 3 because I'm definitely going to be playing those.
I can play it on Rog Ally X along with Steam Deck OLED for a portable experience and honestly when compared to previous games in the series it's not that good at all. It's not bad per se but I feel it just could have been better. I don't think people who own Switch 2 as their only handheld are missing out really.
Nah not my cuppa tea. I might check it out later on though like when there isn't much else to play and I suppose I am pretty curious by nature as well.
The previous game didn't interest me and neither does this. If you're so butthurt about inclusion here then don't buy it it's that simple. Kicking up a stink about it won't do anything at all.
I was going to play Crash Bandicoot 4 and twice I ended up rage quitting it so I won't be playing anything at all now as I'm not in the mood. I don't know what people see in that stupid orange THING tbh.
Not surprised. Gamestop closed down completely here in Ireland and elsewhere so this was bound to happen. My sympathies go out to those who lost their job and I wish them the very best of luck in their future endeavours.
I've moved on from this game. I got my fill and honestly I'm just burnt out from running around the same environment. Good luck to those taking part though.
If they do make another Legends game I sincerely hope they make it like Legends Arceus again or better.
Best of luck my friend. It only seems like 5 minutes ago when you joined and I wish you the very best of luck with your future endeavors. quite a few people have left Nintendo Life now since I originally joined in 2013
@KingMike Lol what an honour. Seriously though I've heard he's a really nice guy in real life and the only reason he blocks people is because he's fed up of being spammed which makes sense.
First World problems at their finest. I'm 47 and I'm getting on just fine without a D-Pad and I suffer from bad Arthritis and Carpal Tunnel. Guarantee if I said this to him on Social Media he would probably block me anyway like he did on Twitter when I said hello.
@LastFootnote Whatever. Don't come crying here then when Nintendo start charging more for mediocre DLC like this in the future. Never ceases to amaze me the way you all complain about everything else yet when Nintendo do it oh it's suddenly perfectly ok.
@LastFootnote No I'm talking about the DLC as a whole. It's a blatant ripoff and I find it bizarre as well as frustrating how you and others here can defend it. It's worth €10 at most maybe less.
Kirby Air Riders Sonic Racing Crossworlds Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Star Crossed World Metroid Prime 4 Both Zeldas (TOTK and BOTW) followed by Donkey Kong Bonanza and Silksong are my games of the year. Even though I struggled with Silksong and wish for a difficulty select it's obvious a lot of love and passion went into making the game.
I have this game on Steam and I went in not expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised instead. Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is another good Zelda like game too.
Not enjoying Ranked at all. Not because I'm losing matches, I'm actually winning quite a few actually I just don't like being forced to play it when I don't really want to just so I can obtain a Mega Stone I wouldn't be able to obtain otherwise. People are talking of hackers, they're just people that used some program or generator to gain an adbvantage. I wish people would stop using the term "hackers" as hacking is very complex and this game does not have "hackers" so stop using that stupid term please.
@AG_Awesome Hmm that does sound really annoying. I know I did have a similar issue playing Let's Go Eevee recently but I think that was because of drift. The Joycons I was using were my launch ones thiough so they were quite old.
Pokèmon Legends ZA, I got 2 Shiny Fletchling last night, heard the Shiny sound, ran around like a lunatic couldn't find anything, panicked, looked up and one was in a tree and the other was hiding in a patch of grass. Away from that I'll be playing more Kirby Air Riders some Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 on Switch followed by Sonic Racing Crossworlds Sonic X Shadow Generations and Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment.
Reading this is funny because only recently I read an Article about how Bethesda said they like to take their time when it comes to releasing their games. If that's true then why do they still release them in such a buggy glitchy state? or why is it they end up running like crap? it genuinely does make me wonder what exactly these developers get up to behind closed doors and considering this is a 14 year old game this is just embarassing to put it mildly.
You can't even save your progress with this. Guess I'll be sticking with my Dreamcast version as I still believe that's the best way to play it. I have it on GOG and 3DS too but to me I'll always prefer the original Dreamcast release.
I've been glued to Kirby Air Riders so it's nice to see it as high as it is here. Mario Kart World I'm still not interested in personally unless they add an option to play 3 lap races online. Intermission just doesn't interest me now and it won't interest me in the future, EVER.
I find the base game repetitive with all of the research tasks and repetitive Z-A battles at night but I've been playing it in short sessions so boredom doesn't set in. Reading this Review I must admit I'm not as enthusiastic for playing the DLC to what I was, I hate time limits and again more repetitive research tasks. I'm going to have to take a time out from the game I think after I finish the base game before I attempt this and honestly making everything higher than lv 100 just seems like a cheap way to pad it all out. It all sounds like artificial difficulty to me rather than a genuine challenge.
Kirby Air Riders Pokèmon Legends ZA Sonic X Shadow Generations (PC) I might play some Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (PC) followed by Sonic Racing Crossworlds. Oh and if I'm in the mood and have time I'll play some more Roboquest VR too (PCVR)
I was just about to play some online again and as luck would have it there's maintenance going on so I guess I'll play when I get home from work now this evening.
@Emacster Everyone on my friend list has abandoned Mario Kart World for this game or Kirby Air Riders. Just be honest Mario Kart World compared to 8 Deluxe is just a half baked failure regardless. If it has Mario on the box ofc it's going to sell, same with any big IP regardless of quality really.
Hope it brings the series back to its roots because Shadow of the Tomb Raider even though it wasn't a bad game by any stretch of the imagination compared to the 2 games that came before it I feel it was definitely lacking in that Idk that oomph I suppose.
I recently bought the Switch 2 version and it's superb. To me the empty boring Open World and straight line intermission races have completely ruined Mario Kart World for me. Crossworlds is basically everything I want from a game of this genre. My only nitpick though is the game has too many lock on weapons.
Why can't they just give them via an in game event or Mystery Gift? I lost interest in Competitive Pokèmon years ago and I don't like the way I feel forced to play Ranked to get the stones when I'm just not interested in it. Epic failure in my book.
I'm happy playing the Oblivion Remaster tbh. Skyrim was great when it came out but because it's been re-released so many times I'm just tired of seeing it now.
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Re: Ubisoft Reportedly Aware Of Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition OST Requests
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Re: Ubisoft Reportedly Aware Of Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition OST Requests
@GoldenSunRM Your loss then and then you'll be sad when there's no Rayman 2 or 3 Anniversary Editions or whatever.
Re: Ubisoft Reportedly Aware Of Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition OST Requests
As a person who grew up with the original on PS1 I think this whole situation people have made has been blown way out of proportion. I started it last night, I heard the new soundtrack and was like "this is what people are upset over?" people get upset over anything today and you do know it's available on GOG too but that's just a crappy cheap old ROM with no achievements available for it.
Re: 13 Switch Emulators Hit By Latest Wave Of Nintendo Takedowns
@Strawblaze Armchair Lawyers.
Re: 13 Switch Emulators Hit By Latest Wave Of Nintendo Takedowns
After I read about a possible Switch 2 Price increase I really don't care if people emulate Switch games now tbh. For every Emulator they take down 10 more will rise up to take its place. It's a never ending battle they clearly have no hope of winning.
Re: Pokémon Pinball Machine Officially Revealed By Stern Pinball, Available Now
For a moment when I read this I thought it was talking about the Gameboy Colour game being re-released for 7000-13000 euro ahahahaha 🤣
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (14th February)
Nioh 3 High on Life 2 Rayman 30th Anniversary. Metroid Prime 4 Kirby Air Riders and Monster Hunter Rise.
Re: Talking Point: How The Heck Will MGS4 On Switch Handle Its PlayStation References?
My absolute favourite out of all of them. I remember finding the scene with old Snake really moving.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 7 Start Date And Mega Stone Rewards Revealed
I got so burnt out from the repetitive nature of the Mega Dimension DLC I just had to stop playing. I beat Mega Darkrai but dear God in Heaven that doughnut was an absolute pain and don't get me started on the 5 star scans. Battle Zones Battle Zones and more worthless Battle Zones, just existing for the sole purpose of padding the game out and wasting the Player's time.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Super Monkey Ball DLC Update Launches For Free This Week
As someone who enjoys the Super Monkey Ball games even if I am terrible at them this pleases me.
Re: Preview: Despite Low Expectations, Pokémon Pokopia Had Me Grinning From Ear To Ear
It looks cute and relaxing for sure but I'm a bit concerned about it keeping my interest however I said something similar about Pokèmon Snap on the N64 and it went on to become one of my favourite games.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Mario Tennis Fever For Switch 2?
They said they would improve the Single Player, they clearly didn't so no I'm not buying this. Much better games than this to play anyway.
The golden days of the Mario Sports games are sadly over it seems.
Re: Review: Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) - Slim For Singles, But An Addictive Core Gives It Online Legs
@Bats1234 Mario Power Tennis on Gamecube had a robust Single Player Campaign. If anything your comment only shows how out of touch you are just like Nintendo.
Re: Review: Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) - Slim For Singles, But An Addictive Core Gives It Online Legs
@rockodoodle Because they seem to think only Gen Z exists. They've clearly forgotten that people like myself were born at a time the internet didn't exist at all.
Re: Review: Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) - Slim For Singles, But An Addictive Core Gives It Online Legs
Previous game was trash so won't be bothering with this either. Online doesn't interest me either and the people I met online were just annoying anyway.
Yet another disappointment in the Mario sports games lineup. Oh well at least there's High on Life 2 and Nioh 3 because I'm definitely going to be playing those.
Re: Borderlands 4 Switch 2 Development Paused, According To Take-Two
I can play it on Rog Ally X along with Steam Deck OLED for a portable experience and honestly when compared to previous games in the series it's not that good at all. It's not bad per se but I feel it just could have been better. I don't think people who own Switch 2 as their only handheld are missing out really.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A "Complete" Five CD Soundtrack Announced For Japan
I do enjoy the Hyperspace Lumiose music so I will definitely try to get hold of this on iTunes assuming they sell it at some point.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream For Switch?
Nah not my cuppa tea. I might check it out later on though like when there isn't much else to play and I suppose I am pretty curious by nature as well.
Re: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Nintendo Direct: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?
The previous game didn't interest me and neither does this. If you're so butthurt about inclusion here then don't buy it it's that simple. Kicking up a stink about it won't do anything at all.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th January)
I was going to play Crash Bandicoot 4 and twice I ended up rage quitting it so I won't be playing anything at all now as I'm not in the mood. I don't know what people see in that stupid orange THING tbh.
Re: GameStop Kicks Off 2026 By Reportedly Shutting "Hundreds" Of Stores
Not surprised. Gamestop closed down completely here in Ireland and elsewhere so this was bound to happen. My sympathies go out to those who lost their job and I wish them the very best of luck in their future endeavours.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 5 "Coming Soon", Includes Another Mega Stone Reward
I've moved on from this game. I got my fill and honestly I'm just burnt out from running around the same environment. Good luck to those taking part though.
If they do make another Legends game I sincerely hope they make it like Legends Arceus again or better.
Re: Today Is Doug Bowser's Final Day As Nintendo Of America President
I see people beat me to it 🤣
Re: Today Is Doug Bowser's Final Day As Nintendo Of America President
The next President's name will probably be Mario.
Re: Video: It's Time To Say Goodbye To The Lovely Felix-From-Nintendo-Life
Best of luck my friend. It only seems like 5 minutes ago when you joined and I wish you the very best of luck with your future endeavors. quite a few people have left Nintendo Life now since I originally joined in 2013
Re: "This Just Didn't Fit Into My Gaming Lifestyle" - Hideki Kamiya Isn't Happy About Switch 2's Lack Of A D-Pad
@KingMike Lol what an honour. Seriously though I've heard he's a really nice guy in real life and the only reason he blocks people is because he's fed up of being spammed which makes sense.
Re: "This Just Didn't Fit Into My Gaming Lifestyle" - Hideki Kamiya Isn't Happy About Switch 2's Lack Of A D-Pad
First World problems at their finest. I'm 47 and I'm getting on just fine without a D-Pad and I suffer from bad Arthritis and Carpal Tunnel. Guarantee if I said this to him on Social Media he would probably block me anyway like he did on Twitter when I said hello.
First World problems 🙄
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Has Been Updated To Version 3.0.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@LastFootnote Whatever. Don't come crying here then when Nintendo start charging more for mediocre DLC like this in the future. Never ceases to amaze me the way you all complain about everything else yet when Nintendo do it oh it's suddenly perfectly ok.
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Has Been Updated To Version 3.0.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@LastFootnote No I'm talking about the DLC as a whole. It's a blatant ripoff and I find it bizarre as well as frustrating how you and others here can defend it. It's worth €10 at most maybe less.
Re: Feature: Games Of The Year 2025 - Nintendo Life Staff Picks
Kirby Air Riders Sonic Racing Crossworlds Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Star Crossed World Metroid Prime 4 Both Zeldas (TOTK and BOTW) followed by Donkey Kong Bonanza and Silksong are my games of the year. Even though I struggled with Silksong and wish for a difficulty select it's obvious a lot of love and passion went into making the game.
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Has Been Updated To Version 3.0.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Brilliant game. I'm not interested in the DLC though and €20 is a bit steep for 30 minutes or so worth of content anyway.
Re: Opinion: Who Needs Link? This Top-Down Metroidvania Is The Best Zelda Game Of 2025
I have this game on Steam and I went in not expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised instead. Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is another good Zelda like game too.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 4 Is Now Live, With Another Mega Stone Reward
Not enjoying Ranked at all. Not because I'm losing matches, I'm actually winning quite a few actually I just don't like being forced to play it when I don't really want to just so I can obtain a Mega Stone I wouldn't be able to obtain otherwise. People are talking of hackers, they're just people that used some program or generator to gain an adbvantage. I wish people would stop using the term "hackers" as hacking is very complex and this game does not have "hackers" so stop using that stupid term please.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Updated To Version 1.3.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@AG_Awesome Hmm that does sound really annoying. I know I did have a similar issue playing Let's Go Eevee recently but I think that was because of drift. The Joycons I was using were my launch ones thiough so they were quite old.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Updated To Version 1.3.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@AG_Awesome That's weird that never happened to me at all.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (20th December)
Pokèmon Legends ZA, I got 2 Shiny Fletchling last night, heard the Shiny sound, ran around like a lunatic couldn't find anything, panicked, looked up and one was in a tree and the other was hiding in a patch of grass. Away from that I'll be playing more Kirby Air Riders some Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 on Switch followed by Sonic Racing Crossworlds Sonic X Shadow Generations and Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment.
Re: Bethesda Releases Skyrim Switch 2 Patch Addressing Input Latency Issues
Reading this is funny because only recently I read an Article about how Bethesda said they like to take their time when it comes to releasing their games. If that's true then why do they still release them in such a buggy glitchy state? or why is it they end up running like crap? it genuinely does make me wonder what exactly these developers get up to behind closed doors and considering this is a 14 year old game this is just embarassing to put it mildly.
Re: Opinion: Rayman 2 Is An Overlooked Platforming Classic About A Rebel With A Cause
You can't even save your progress with this. Guess I'll be sticking with my Dreamcast version as I still believe that's the best way to play it. I have it on GOG and 3DS too but to me I'll always prefer the original Dreamcast release.
Re: Japanese Charts: Switch 2 And Mario Kart World Continue To Obliterate The Competition
I've been glued to Kirby Air Riders so it's nice to see it as high as it is here. Mario Kart World I'm still not interested in personally unless they add an option to play 3 lap races online. Intermission just doesn't interest me now and it won't interest me in the future, EVER.
Re: Review: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension (Switch 2) - Repetition Takes The Shine Off
I find the base game repetitive with all of the research tasks and repetitive Z-A battles at night but I've been playing it in short sessions so boredom doesn't set in. Reading this Review I must admit I'm not as enthusiastic for playing the DLC to what I was, I hate time limits and again more repetitive research tasks. I'm going to have to take a time out from the game I think after I finish the base game before I attempt this and honestly making everything higher than lv 100 just seems like a cheap way to pad it all out. It all sounds like artificial difficulty to me rather than a genuine challenge.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th December)
@Nep-Nep-Freak I have Cyberdimension Neptunia in my Steam Library but I haven't gotten around to playing it yet, is it any good?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (13th December)
Kirby Air Riders Pokèmon Legends ZA Sonic X Shadow Generations (PC) I might play some Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (PC) followed by Sonic Racing Crossworlds. Oh and if I'm in the mood and have time I'll play some more Roboquest VR too (PCVR)
Re: Kirby Air Riders Updated To Version 1.2.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I was just about to play some online again and as luck would have it there's maintenance going on so I guess I'll play when I get home from work now this evening.
Re: Mini Review: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - Now A Legit Contender For Mario's Karting Crown
@Emacster Everyone on my friend list has abandoned Mario Kart World for this game or Kirby Air Riders. Just be honest Mario Kart World compared to 8 Deluxe is just a half baked failure regardless. If it has Mario on the box ofc it's going to sell, same with any big IP regardless of quality really.
Re: A New Tomb Raider Entry Has Leaked Ahead Of The Game Awards
Hope it brings the series back to its roots because Shadow of the Tomb Raider even though it wasn't a bad game by any stretch of the imagination compared to the 2 games that came before it I feel it was definitely lacking in that Idk that oomph I suppose.
Re: Mini Review: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - Now A Legit Contender For Mario's Karting Crown
I recently bought the Switch 2 version and it's superb. To me the empty boring Open World and straight line intermission races have completely ruined Mario Kart World for me. Crossworlds is basically everything I want from a game of this genre. My only nitpick though is the game has too many lock on weapons.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Walkthrough, All Wild Zones, Tips & Tricks
I caught a Shiny Alpha Eevee last night. It took over 150 Ultra Balls to catch and I had 180 in total. To say I was tense would be an understatement.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch 2 GameCube Library With Wario's 3D Outing
Ohh nice. I still have this game for my Gamecube but I haven't played it in years so this is a perfect excuse for me to play it again.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Confirms Return Of Hoenn Starter Mega Stones
Why can't they just give them via an in game event or Mystery Gift? I lost interest in Competitive Pokèmon years ago and I don't like the way I feel forced to play Ranked to get the stones when I'm just not interested in it. Epic failure in my book.
Re: Feature: "It's A Bit Of A Joke At This Point" - Skyrim Dev On Returning For A Switch 2 Re-Release
I'm happy playing the Oblivion Remaster tbh. Skyrim was great when it came out but because it's been re-released so many times I'm just tired of seeing it now.