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@ThomasBW84 Sorry for bringing down the mood. I just half-expect it at the moment given current trends with games in Europe at the moment. Hopefully I am wrong. =)

So it is essentially moving over then? At least there will still be a SEGA arcade in the area.

I am half-expecting these to be delayed here in Europe like the Metroid Dread Amiibos were.

"There were about 120 cinematics to do, it was too big an overscope".

Holy heck, I can only imagine how cinematic Dread was going to be otherwise. As much as I liked the cutscenes in Dread, I also like how the environments in Metroid games normally tell the story in a more subtle way.

I play mostly at home, so almost always docked. If for whatever reason I am playing portably, I normally play indie games as the experience is not noticably different. I would much rather have new games experienced on a big screen, but repeat playthroughs are fine on portable, such as Metroid Dread.

Gonna play through Dread and do it a lot faster.

@Heavyarms55 "Hey, if you've got all the roms downloaded already, why the hell do you even care about a service like this?"

I'll let you in on a secret; not everyone has roms downloaded. I would love to play these games on Switch. Unfortunately, people seem more than happy to rent games in perpetuity and not keep them. Money is not the issue; the terrible online experience which has not improved since the Wii U days and lack of ownership are the issues. I could play these elsewhere, but if I want Nintendo to put these on Switch a la virtual console, what else to do besides complain.

@HeadPirate Oh s***, you sure told me and others who don't like this. You are clearly right. Because Nintendo is seemingly the best of a bad bunch, they are the good guys.

If the sub makes perfect sense to you, then good for you! But don't say that everyone who doesn't like this and criticises it is entitled.

I'm seeing quite a bit of "This is expensive and ***** me off, but I am still gonna buy it" in the comments so far.

This is how Nintendo gets away with this s*** every time. And the same mentality is why paying for online gaming became a thing.

People have to do what is best for them so if you want to buy then please enjoy, but I urge you; If you don't like this, please do not buy.

Terrible. But that's not really new coming from me.

@DennisNOR I am not sure if someone has already pointed this out to you, but the biggest gripe (for me at least) is paying for something you will never keep. I've said before in this article that I don't mind paying for games a la virtual console model. Money by itself is not the issue. Your suggestion regarding stopping subscriptions to Netflix, Disney, Youtube etc does not solve the issue. Then there is the fact that it doesn't matter what games they offer now with online play, the online experience is still crap, and no better than before. We are not paying for online infrastructure; just the privilege of using our own internet connections. You said why complain? Why not? The offering might not change if we say anything, but it definitely won't change if we are silent.

I wouldn't look too much into it. It feels like PR talk for "no, no native version, only cloud".

@Kirbo100 This especially. The online experience is no better than it was on the Wii U, which remains free today. I don't believe in paying for online play on consoles when you are already having to arrange your own internet connection with ISPs, but if I absolutely must pay for online, Nintendo should at least make sure it works better than before..

@victordamazio For some people, sure. But for me specifically, I despise subscription models. I never minded paying the price for the individual titles on virtual console since I at least get to keep the purchases.

Keep on walking Nintendo. Come back when you have virtual console.

I feel like almost a year is significant enough to warrant a credit, especially since the work was used in the final product.

That said, declaring you will never buy a game until someone is credited seems short-sighted. What about the other developers who also worked on the game? Wouldn't it be better to buy and appreciate the work they all contributed to and spent years working on? One person not getting credit (again, when they should) versus everyone not getting anything at all? Because who cares if you worked and credited on something that wasn't successful?

@BloodNinja I mean, PS4 sales are roughly in line with JP Metroid Prime Hunters' first week sales of 32,613.

Next highest Metroid first week sales in JP than I can see was Fusion with 49.680, so this debut is great, especially when you factor in digital.

Edit: Now I've double-checked due to the helpful post above, original MP had higher first week sales in JP of 39,828, I originally put Prime Hunters since bizarrely, it seemed as if it did better (because on DS for instance), but no, my fault for not checking properly.

I would like the white one if I ever got around to buying one, but I don't feel the need to buy one at present.

I like how you have to squint to look for an "upgrade" to the 3D All Star variant of SM64. I still feel like 3D All-Stars wasn't that good value for money, but eh, I paid full price for a new Metroid game which I know some people don't think was a good deal, so perspective I guess?

@mr-duster And that is fine if that is what you think. But ever since Sticker Star, nothing they have done has convinced me they know where they are going with the series.

Free. Failing that, just make online free again and revert to a Virtual Console like service of buying what you want to play, heck, give it a rebrand such as "Nintendo's Select Classics" because NSO certainly does not improve the online experience.

I hate subscription services, and I am amazed that I stayed subscribed to NSO for as long as I did, but since lapsing at the end of September, I feel no desire to return.

It is annoying that Nintendo got so much right with this game, yet stubbornly refuse to take another look at it and instead wander aimlessly with the series. I get the newer Paper Mario games have their fans, and good on them, but for me, they'll never have the same spark to them.

Collecting the last few items for 100% was an absolute lesson in shinesparking. I really wish that I could of used the D-Pad for these specific parts of the game. I do like that Dread has these trickier items though, it really feels great when you pull off a maneuverer perfectly.

@MrGawain I must of missed the last article, but you are correct. Damn.

@MrGawain I was gonna go with "Everybody Hertz...", but I like this too.

Cool that Nintendo addressed this. Still not going back to NSO.

@JasmineDragon Surprised? No, not really. Still annoyed to high heaven though as it sends the wrong message. As you said, the people buying these games probably buy because of name alone and some will also not realise that the games are ports with minimal added to them (although I am sure people will argue with me that what has been added is quite substantial but that is its own sack of potatoes), but it irks me that people will not give new games a chance.

Oh? Something that is not affiliated with Limited Run or any other similar group?

Why yes, I will be buying these.

@JohnnyC Hopefully, Dread has done enough that it will stand on its own two feet despite being in the other games' shadow.

@Friendly Regarding Monster Hunter, I would argue the game is more appealing due to multiplayer and the simple objective of "Kill the big monster". But the other reason would be that the series has been constantly getting new games over the last 20 years, whilst Metroid games have been a lot more spaced out over the last 35 years; as a result, Monster Hunter is more recognisable so will more likely draw an audience.

"It's early success makes it the fifth biggest Switch launch of 2021 in the UK so far; only Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Monster Hunter Rise and New Pokémon Snap sold more copies on their debut weeks."

That's irksome that two ports have done better than a new game on Switch, but there you go I suppose. It'll be nice to get definite numbers on sales.

@Clyde_Radcliffe I only found out about this a few months ago myself; I never realised the studio had become RGG. I am kind of still hoping that one day, they would return in some fashion to develop a sequel.

A second switch could be useful, but at the moment, it makes no sense for me to buy the OLED at present.

Waiting for Hermes to deliver my special edition... and then waiting for me to finish work today so I can play it. I am stoked!

Yep, that worked real good for Konami and PES.

@UltimateOtaku91 "if people want the newer and bigger games then they best get acquainted with cloud gaming otherwise they aren't playing those games on their switch"

I mean, to be fair, if they are playing via cloud, they're still not technically playing on the Switch. =P

MVG is probably correct on a lot of the reasoning as to why SE don't want to properly port the games. That said, I doubt any of that makes fans feel better about having this half-baked solution. Heck knows I would be mad if I cared about Kingdom Hearts, but Disney and Final Fantasy mean very little to me as I never grew up with either, so by extension, KH is irrelevant to me.

@Sakaixx "It just doesnt make sense why you want a physical version and Persona Strikers did show in the end Switch version was pretty neglected as most bought on PS4."

Regarding P5 Strikers, the game is fantastic mechanically and does feel like a proper persona game despite going to hack-and-slash. But it also feels like a sequel; in a good way mind you, but to the point that it is just expected for you to like the characters without knowing anything about them and have full understanding of the setting of Persona when it could be argued a good portion of people playing the game on Switch would never have played Persona before. It's no wonder the game didn't sell as well on Switch. They should have put actual P5 on Switch first, then maybe it would of done better. For reference though, I own it on both, game is great. =)

Irrelevant of the guys personal stances, I loved the Dragon Quest music. RIP.

@progx True. But it feels like whenever I see these articles that it is almost always one of the first three comments. Probably not actually the case but... shrug

Anyway, in relation to the article:

"It'll be interesting to see what the company does in the medium-to-long term to boost profits and keep shareholders happy."

I feel it would be more interesting to see what they do for their fans rather than their investors no matter how important their financial health is, but that is just me... speaking of which, F-Zero when Nintendo?

...Wait, where are the "NINTENDOOOOOOOOOOOMED" comments that I normally see on these articles?

Good that it is reviewing well. That said, I just want to play it and see for myself at this point.

@garfreek I am just thinking of Pursuit - Cornered and the Steel Samurai theme getting new arrangements and maybe a medley of tracks throughout Ace Attorney. Possibly have the original Gumshoe theme in game as well.

Smash Bros new remixes/arrangements are great to listen to.

In hindsight, I feel like I could of gotten away with just having the first fighter pass and not buying the second (Kazuya was probably the saving grace for me in the second Pass and I don't even play Tekken!). That said, I have no regrets buying both if for no other reason, more music in the game.

Still sad the miracle never happen.

Good to see the completed mural. That said...

The miracle never happen.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/b/b4/ILikedTheHoddieBetter.png/revision/latest?cb=20210308200319

The cloud be raining sadness over gamers everywhere.

@twadebarcelona Agreed, but I was more referring to the Original and OLED models since Nintendo themselves have said multiple times they considered them Home consoles. From their perspective, the portability is the gimmick... well that and the joy-cons I suppose.

@Pak-Man Pretty much the reasons you listed; not to mention that the Cloud feels especially stupid on Switch given that despite it being marketed as a home console, ultimately, the gimmick is still to take it with you on the go. Cloud gaming is not practical portably. It defeats the whole point of having the Switch. There is also the fact that the game will be eventually unavailable. Sure, physical copies could also be destroyed due to passage of time or whatever (or heck, even digital copies of games), but at least you can play those portably since you don't have to worry about the connection.

@Yosher I guess... that answer makes sense, but looking at the mockups now, they are hardly the most dynamic poses we have seen, but I suppose that is a limitation of the characters. There is also the fact that Pyra and Mythra seem to be getting unique amiibos, though I suppose that case is also unique.

…wait what?

This is bull! You mean to tell me that Alex gets an amiibo but not Fem Byleth?! What the hell?!

Eww cloud... cloud...

...cloud...

Okay, now that bit is out of the way, I do actually own all these on PS4 funnily enough. I have just never gotten around to playing them as Disney was never that big a thing in my life growing up and neither was Final Fantasy. I played the first one for a few hours, but have not gone back since...

Ehh, I'll try again eventually.

Not my choice, heck, not even played Kingdom Hearts, but happy that the wait is finally over, and we can put this speculating behind us. Happy for everyone who wanted Sora.

Damn. I was hoping this was going to include the Samus Returns' Amiibos as I missed them initially due to missing the pre-order window...