I expected this to be included with the system, like the excellent Astro's Playroom on PS5. Or if we go 14 years back on time, the free software that came with 3DS: Faceraiders and AR app (don't remember the name, but it was fun to play at launch).
Not cool. I advise everyone to buy some amazing indie game instead.
Never owned the first one, only played it like once at my friends place. Still have the copy of Croc 2 on PS1. I liked that one less than any Spyro or Crash on the platform but it was still an interesting game to play trough with my brothers. Maybe they'll remaster that one too, or heck, make Croc 3. That was the game I was actually waiting for back in the day because kid me thought that every game in existence will surely get more sequels.
It's been over 11 years. This must be second longest time between new DK releases, only beaten by the time gap between Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong 94.
Looks very, very promising... But I'll download a demo first and if I end up buying, it'll be from Steam, since they allow refund when playtime is less than 2 hours.
@StewdaMegaManNerd About Mario Party 9 (since I'm something of a MP nerd myself): Just because something is original, doesn't make it automatically good. The designers stated in Iwata asks interview that the decision to put all the players in the same vehicle was because "there was nothing to do while other players rolled the dice in previous Mario Party games"... which is just plain wrong. An important part in the previous Mario Party games was paying attention to what your opponents are doing on their turn: what items they buy and use, do they manipulate your moves with items such as poison mushrooms and pipes, etc. Mario Party 9 lacks a lot of planning decision making since all the players are heading to the same direction while sitting in a car (there are different dices to use, but a lot less decision making that would actually matter in the long run). As someone who has played every Mario Party game to date, I'm just glad that awful era of Mario Party games (2012-2017) is over (Mario Party Advance can join the bottom tier party of MP too). What MP9 and 10 (and the 3DS entries) had though, were solid minigames and extra modes.
If car ever makes it grand return to Mario Party I hope it's put into an extra mode and doesn't limit the number of traditional MP boards... unless they make a lot of great changes to car mechanics, somehow making it the best MP main mode ever. I have no idea what that would require though.
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And now about Kamiya...
I'm really looking forwars to Õkami 2 and other games he's going to be working on in the future.
@Anti-Matter Have you played Lego Island? That was the first Lego game released in the west and also one of the first pc games I got. Lego City Undercover was fun. Not one of my absolute favourites but still a great 8/10 title that deserves a sequel.
Magic the Gathering used to be about it's own world and characters, now it's about Spongebob punching Cloud while the 4th Doctor is dancing in the backround.
Not that I really care, I'm mostly a Pokemon TCG player myself.
Black and White remakes... both 1 and 2 on a single cartridge... Pokemon company has more than enough money for that and they need make the GREATEST REMAKES EVER after what they did with Gen4 remakes (and yes, I've actually played trough Brilliant Diamond, only borrowed it though).
@LXP8 You mean Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled, right?
@Dee123 Which is a shame, since CTR NF and Sonic Transformed are better in both gameplay and track design, imo. I just don't get the hype for Mario Kart 9, at all.
It's cool to have those 3DS exclusive stages on the big screen, but having the less graphically detailed 3DS version because of that as the base for Switch version... and selling it for 60€...
Not cool.
And if people don't buy this version, the hyper Nintendo fanboys will use this as an excuse for why we can't get new Donkey Kong games: "You should have bought the most expensive version of a 14 year old game" or something.
I swear... these comment sections are just so weird sometimes. Let people enjoy whatever products they want. Just because someone types a comment on a Nintendo related site doesn't mean automatically their favourite company.
And now to the topic: It's been well documented that this partnership could've well ended into Sony's favour. Sony would have received profits from every single CD game sold and eventually they might have just become that much bigger and bought out Nintendo.
I would prefer this over the DKL sequels because of the new level themes BUT the controls and movement of the Kongs was greatly improved innthe sequels.
My neighbors played the original two on their PC's in the late 90s. One of them even said that he wanted to be part of the team developing LBA 3 in the future as an adult. Back then I just said that LBA 3 will be done years before anyone of us reaches adulthood.
And here we are with a new version of the first game and no LBA 3 on the horizon.
Just don't ignore certain game OST's from your vast history of games and also remove said songs from YouTube. Don't drip feed songs as you've done with old games on NSO.
@Dirty_Croc Bought the original cartridge 5 years ago for 40€ and that was years after I had played it on an emulator. Last time I checked the prices for cartridge+box+manual were between 100-200€. Haven't checked after the NSO release though.
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Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Price Has Been Confirmed
I expected this to be included with the system, like the excellent Astro's Playroom on PS5. Or if we go 14 years back on time, the free software that came with 3DS: Faceraiders and AR app (don't remember the name, but it was fun to play at launch).
Not cool. I advise everyone to buy some amazing indie game instead.
Re: Check Out Donkey Kong Bananza's Beautiful Switch 2 Box Art
Looks very nice!
Re: Review: Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos (Switch) - A Solid, If Unspectacular Retro Adventure
Never owned the first one, only played it like once at my friends place. Still have the copy of Croc 2 on PS1. I liked that one less than any Spyro or Crash on the platform but it was still an interesting game to play trough with my brothers. Maybe they'll remaster that one too, or heck, make Croc 3. That was the game I was actually waiting for back in the day because kid me thought that every game in existence will surely get more sequels.
Re: Standard Micro SD Cards Won't Work On Nintendo Switch 2
@Rpg-lover
At launch yes.
Re: Donkey Kong: Bananza, A New 3D DK Adventure, Is Confirmed For Switch 2
It's been over 11 years. This must be second longest time between new DK releases, only beaten by the time gap between Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong 94.
Re: Standard Micro SD Cards Won't Work On Nintendo Switch 2
Well at least this time internal memory isn't pathetic 32gb like on Wii U and Switch so it's not that big of a problem for me.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Melee Player Abdulaziz "Hax$" Al-Yami Has Died
Rest in peace and condolences to the family.
Re: Switch 2's Pre-Order Date Might Have Been Accidentally Leaked By Best Buy
So... people are no longer leaking just actual release dates but pre-order dates too?
Ok.
Re: Pokémon's Team Rocket Is Returning To The Trading Card Game In A New Set
I'm very happy to add bew Porygon cards to my collection. Those are one of the few things I collect, I'm mostly a tcg player.
I literally have every Porygon, Porygon2 and Porygon-Z in my collection... other than the japanese only Fan Club Porygon card. Those prices...
Re: Review: Laika: Aged Through Blood (Switch) - A Supremely Unique Motorcycling Metroidvania
Looks very, very promising...
But I'll download a demo first and if I end up buying, it'll be from Steam, since they allow refund when playtime is less than 2 hours.
Re: Opinion: We'll Never Get A Final Boss As Good As Pokémon Legends: Arceus Again
It was truly a great final boss. Also the only time in the series where it was truly wirth it to complete the Pokedex. My other favourites:
Re: Anniversary: No, There's Absolutely No Way In Hell Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Five Today
It is. Just accept the facts.
Re: Pokémon Center Singapore Sticks Its Middle Finger Up To TCG Scalpers
Good. Just play the game. It's fun.
Re: "I Couldn’t Allow Myself To Kill My Soul" - Kamiya Dives Deeper On Why He Left PlatinumGames
@StewdaMegaManNerd
About Mario Party 9 (since I'm something of a MP nerd myself):
Just because something is original, doesn't make it automatically good. The designers stated in Iwata asks interview that the decision to put all the players in the same vehicle was because "there was nothing to do while other players rolled the dice in previous Mario Party games"... which is just plain wrong. An important part in the previous Mario Party games was paying attention to what your opponents are doing on their turn: what items they buy and use, do they manipulate your moves with items such as poison mushrooms and pipes, etc. Mario Party 9 lacks a lot of planning decision making since all the players are heading to the same direction while sitting in a car (there are different dices to use, but a lot less decision making that would actually matter in the long run). As someone who has played every Mario Party game to date, I'm just glad that awful era of Mario Party games (2012-2017) is over (Mario Party Advance can join the bottom tier party of MP too). What MP9 and 10 (and the 3DS entries) had though, were solid minigames and extra modes.
If car ever makes it grand return to Mario Party I hope it's put into an extra mode and doesn't limit the number of traditional MP boards... unless they make a lot of great changes to car mechanics, somehow making it the best MP main mode ever. I have no idea what that would require though.
____________
And now about Kamiya...
I'm really looking forwars to Õkami 2 and other games he's going to be working on in the future.
Re: LEGO Is Apparently "Building Up" To In-House Game Development
@Anti-Matter
Have you played Lego Island? That was the first Lego game released in the west and also one of the first pc games I got. Lego City Undercover was fun. Not one of my absolute favourites but still a great 8/10 title that deserves a sequel.
Re: Best Tony Hawk Games Of All Time
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 is the best one because you can play as Shrek.
Re: Splatoon Manga Spotted On Japan's Switch eShop, Out Next Week
I have a japanese account as well so I guess I'll download this.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Two More Titles
DK94 is one of top 5 Game Boy titles but I gotta ask...
Whens DK64? We got that for Wii U 10 YEARS AGO.
Re: Nintendo Highlights Four Brand New Games "Coming Soon" To Switch
Not all these "brand new games" are new though.
Re: New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Distribution Event Is Now Available
Glad I noticed this early enough.
Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Tops Switch Charts In Opening Month (US)
When will they patch this poor HD version though?
Re: Random: Final Fantasy Is The Next Magic: The Gathering Crossover, Here's A First Look
Magic the Gathering used to be about it's own world and characters, now it's about Spongebob punching Cloud while the 4th Doctor is dancing in the backround.
Not that I really care, I'm mostly a Pokemon TCG player myself.
Re: Poll: Which Pokémon Game Really Deserves A Remake Next?
Black and White remakes... both 1 and 2 on a single cartridge... Pokemon company has more than enough money for that and they need make the GREATEST REMAKES EVER after what they did with Gen4 remakes (and yes, I've actually played trough Brilliant Diamond, only borrowed it though).
Re: Round Up: The First Impressions Of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 'Closed Network Test' Are In
@LXP8
You mean Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled, right?
@Dee123
Which is a shame, since CTR NF and Sonic Transformed are better in both gameplay and track design, imo. I just don't get the hype for Mario Kart 9, at all.
Re: Nintendo Is Discontinuing Gold Points, One Of The Switch's Best Incentives
I don't expect Nintendo to replace this with anything but having a much better, less laggy eShop would help.
Re: Nintendo Is Developing New Mobile Game Apps, Unsurprisingly
Really? The latest one was Pikmin Bloom and that was over 3 years ago.
Re: Ubisoft Confirms Another Wave Of Layoffs, With 185 Employees Affected
I hope they find work from a much better company.
Re: Rumour: Ubisoft Has "More Than Half A Dozen Games" Planned For Switch 2
Ubisoft is still around?
Re: Nintendo Asks Wii U Owners To Refrain From Using "Unauthorised" Online Services
Sure, just bring the online features back Nintendo.
Re: So, Have You Pre-Ordered Donkey Kong Country Returns HD For Switch?
It's cool to have those 3DS exclusive stages on the big screen, but having the less graphically detailed 3DS version because of that as the base for Switch version... and selling it for 60€...
Not cool.
And if people don't buy this version, the hyper Nintendo fanboys will use this as an excuse for why we can't get new Donkey Kong games: "You should have bought the most expensive version of a 14 year old game" or something.
Re: Trainer's Pokémon Cards Make A Comeback In Upcoming Scarlet & Violet TCG Expansion
@swoose
Have you played The Gym Leader Challenge format? It bans the rulebox cards (ex Pokemon, etc).
Re: Sonic's Live-Action Movies Have Apparently Surpassed $1 Billion At The Box Office
Easily the best of the three Sonic movies.
Re: Random: After Almost 25 Years, Majora's Mask's Blue Underdog Has Finally Nabbed A Racing Win
Saw the video last week, so glad for the blue dog.
Re: Nintendo's Punch-Out!! Series May Be Dead And Buried For Good
A shame really, since the Wii one is really good boss rush game and my favourite Punch-Out.
Re: Feature: 15 Best-Looking Switch Games Of 2024
Moomin is finnish, you know.
Re: 46 Games You Should Pick Up In The Nintendo Switch eShop Holiday Sale (Europe)
I recommend Pizza Tower to anyone who loves a great fast paced platformer with parry and combo mechanics.
Re: Nintendo Left Sony "Standing At The Altar" With SNES Disk Add-On, Says Former PlayStation Exec
I swear... these comment sections are just so weird sometimes. Let people enjoy whatever products they want. Just because someone types a comment on a Nintendo related site doesn't mean automatically their favourite company.
And now to the topic:
It's been well documented that this partnership could've well ended into Sony's favour. Sony would have received profits from every single CD game sold and eventually they might have just become that much bigger and bought out Nintendo.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Another Classic
@MontyCircus
Now I want to check the list since DKL2 and 3 are easily in my top 10 Game Boy games.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Another Classic
Nice, I'll use the japanese app to play the color version.
@Dev1024
I'll join that club as well. Kiddy Kong is great and I wish his water bounce ability was used mire in DKC3.
Re: Random: This Awesome Pokémon Build Transforms Porygon Into A Working Nintendo Wii
My favourite evolution line as a console? Yes!!!
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Another Classic
I would prefer this over the DKL sequels because of the new level themes BUT the controls and movement of the Kongs was greatly improved innthe sequels.
Re: Review: Little Big Adventure - Twinsen's Quest (Switch) - Charisma & Quirkiness Can't Quite Carry A Cult Classic
My neighbors played the original two on their PC's in the late 90s. One of them even said that he wanted to be part of the team developing LBA 3 in the future as an adult. Back then I just said that LBA 3 will be done years before anyone of us reaches adulthood.
And here we are with a new version of the first game and no LBA 3 on the horizon.
Re: English Box Art For Famicom Detective Club Remakes Spotted In Official Nintendo Graphic
It'd great to have a physical release in the west, since this game is NEVER SOLD AT A DISCOUNT.
Re: 'Nintendo Music' Is A New Mobile App Exclusive To Switch Online Members
Just don't ignore certain game OST's from your vast history of games and also remove said songs from YouTube. Don't drip feed songs as you've done with old games on NSO.
Do these and I'll be a happy customer, Nintendo.
Re: Potential Switch Port Round-Up - The Wii U Games That Haven't Come To Switch
@epicgamner
As much as I want Switch 2 revealed already, announcing Switch ports of Wii U era Zeldas would be very funny and totally worth it.
Re: Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Update 1.6 Now Live, Here's What's Included
Wasn't there supposed to be a co-op update for this game or was it just a dream I had?
Re: Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Team Reportedly Disbanded By Ubisoft
Had fun with Prince of Persia, I just miss the old Ubisoft that gave us new Rayman games and a little gem called Beyond Good and Evil.
Re: Mario & Luigi: Brothership Has Reportedly Leaked Online
"(Insert game title here) Has Reportedly Leaked Online".
Re: F-Zero Climax Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Free Course
@Dirty_Croc
Bought the original cartridge 5 years ago for 40€ and that was years after I had played it on an emulator. Last time I checked the prices for cartridge+box+manual were between 100-200€. Haven't checked after the NSO release though.
Re: Xbox Studio Rare Excited About The Return Of Banjo-Tooie Next Week
Great to have this on NSO so that I don't have to endure the frame rate of hhe original N64 release anymore.