@Outerdragon @Yannis @Otoemetry @AmplifyMJ - Looks like it has just been delivered based on an update from Royal Mail just now. So I know what I will be playing tonight
@Yannis Thanks, hopefully I will finally finish it this time.
@Outerdragon I've heard that before when I was asking for feedback about them when pre-orders went live. I am tempted to say it is more Royal Mail being a butt rather than ShopTo, but we'll see I guess.
@AmplifyMJ Ordered 9th Feb, the day after the Direct.
Still don't have my copy unfortunately. I am not sure what is going on with it. Ordered from ShopTo. Might chase tomorrow if I still haven't received my copy by that point.
Good to hear it performing well, although I certainly would of liked a bit more demand.
Don't have digitally, but I do have the special edition copy with all three routes, and separate copies of both Birthright and Conquest, and all the DLC, so I think I am set.
I feel the reasoning for removing from the eShop this early is a bit weak, but Nintendo have always been strange. Will probably be going on a last-minute spending spree for other things on the eShop.
@Coalescence Very true. I would like the sale mostly for DLC such as Fire Emblem Echoes and NSMB2, and perhaps VC titles, but I know Nintendo won't feel the need for sales.
@YANDMAN No worries, got my pre-order in the same day as my first comment. Out of curiosity though, ShopTo is still showing at the £29.85 for pre-order when I go through to them?
@koffing Part of me is still thinking I missed something, but yeah, definitely not as hype as they were first hoping. I am mildly interested in side order, but not too much info still. Maybe whenever we hear more, might be a good sell.
@metroid02 I haven't played Splat 1 in a hot minute. I might have to go do that; only real way I can play online in Splatoon now.
Wave 1 still confuses me. Nice throwback I guess, but it seemingly doesn't serve any unique function? If it does, then why they didn't advertise that I have no clue.
Not going to vote. Awaiting my physical copy on March 3rd (annoyingly enough, if the physical released the same time everywhere, I would probably be playing it next week whilst I am on leave). Every time I see it though, the more I want to play it.
Furukawa is hardly going to admit that they have nothing. Perhaps they do have something, but until they say something, easier to assume nothing. As much as I enjoyed the recent direct; all of Nintendo's stuff were games and DLC announced previously with one new announcement of an admittedly decent remaster. Perhaps they are waiting for Zelda to pass, perhaps they are preparing a new console, perhaps they have dropped the ball; it's all irrelevant anyway; we still going to have to wait until they finally decide to say something.
@RupeeClock Already out of stock apparently. To be fair, now that I look at the contents, and given that I am still unsure about the game, I might just pass for now.
@Dizzymario Came to say the same, but you beat me to it. Might break out my 3DS to play through it again. Would love a new one in the same style of gameplay, but with Shake It's art style.
@Setrodox Still haven't fully played through the first, but my understanding is the Untold games are complete remakes of the originals. They have the same basic story, but Untold goes more in depth with it. As Ralizah said above, I believe the games battles and mechanics are rebalanced, but I don't have experience playing the original to compare it to unfortunately.
Looking good. I wish we had this for the Switch a couple of years ago rather than Pikmin 3 Deluxe but at least it is finally coming. Quite eager to see more.
Very unexpected announcement. I had considered them to be confined to the DS and 3DS. Little bit pricey for me given how often the games were on sale on the 3DS eShop, not to mention that it's not based on the Untold variants. Though I might pick up 3 purely because it's not possible to get on 3DS, and never released in Europe on DS.
Third-parties carried this direct hard. Look at Nintendo's stuff. All DLC or games revealed previously. Prime remaster is new, but they definitely feel asleep at the wheel.
Felt much better than September's farm direct; felt like much more variety of game were on show. That said, as pointed out, Nintendo themselves seem overly reliant on DLC rather than actual game announcements. It was third-parties like Level 5, Sega, Atlus etc that were doing the heavy lifting. We saw Wario Land and F-Zero in the direct, but only as old games coming to NSO; Nintendo have a gold-mine of IPs, but keep milking the same ones. I am unsure if they are slowing down on Switch releases, or if they are just overly playing it safe, but in that sense, definitely disappointing.
Always heard good things about this, but it passed me by as never had a DS, and never thought to track it down when I got a 3DS (hadn't even started playing Ace Attorney at that point). Might give it a try.
Been waiting for this. It looks extremely polished, but my excitement is purely based on the fact that the team behind The Messenger are making this. That game is fantastic, will play the demo first chance I get.
Since I am not overly familiar with it, I thought for a second this was Style Saavy 4. Looks fine, not for me, but sure someone will get a kick out of it.
After Nintendo charging full price for Skyward Sword and locking a quality of life change behind an Amiibo, I am pleasantly surprised the remaster is £35, especially given this looks like more substantial work has been done. Definitely getting physical as soon as possible.
@Lizuka That's what worries me. I want to like it as I consider Zelda to be my favourite franchise, but BOTW, whilst good, felt like it chucked too much away of what made Zelda, Zelda. If this is more of the same, then I am good.
I like what they were doing with the camera, really helps show the huge feeling of the world despite the garden setting. Don't know how I feel about the characters yet, but I am interested on the new mechanics, and seems closer to Pikmin 2 than 1 or 3, so definitely excited.
I am struggling to see the point of wave 1 if purely cosmetic. Side order looks interesting, but I don't own Splat 3, and I am not sure I would want to buy the game and expansion for that alone.
Jeff Grubb can finally say he was right. Only took a few years. Not to mention, probably would of been a bigger surprise if they hadn't mentioned.
Now in regards to the remaster, I would of liked the trilogy, but based on the footage, they appear to have put a lot of effort into this. Will pick this up when available physically.
Don't own 3 and still haven't played 2. The footage they showed for pack 4 has my attention, but I also don't know if I want to play through all of 2 and 3...
Maybe I'll revisit 2 in the near future when I am done with Persona 3 Portable.
I see Statler and Waldorf have made the rounds on this article.
Regarding the topic, as long as it is not Sony style of price conversions from dollars to pounds, then it should be the same price as BOTW was (£60), which I can accept.
@aaronsullivan "Most people skim headlines, or at best, skim paragraphs."
So because people skim the headlines rather than read them instead of having an article with all of the information, we should have 10 articles which tell the same information across the headlines?
If the NintendoLife team want to waste their time repeating the same information, then by all means, have at it. I personally feel it gives more clutter, not to mention they have a perfectly good forum if you would like more detailed discussions.
This article feels particularly superfluous when it is following up from an earlier article that said the exact same thing, but in fewer words.
@Kalcheus To be fair, out of the things I listed, probably would be the one I would most likely play as well; I would certainly be curious if nothing else. I am just instead hoping for another Country game, or maybe they will finally attempt to do another 3D platformer with DK.
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Re: UK Charts: Metroid Prime Remastered Bags Franchise's Fourth Biggest Boxed Launch
@Outerdragon @Yannis @Otoemetry @AmplifyMJ - Looks like it has just been delivered based on an update from Royal Mail just now. So I know what I will be playing tonight
Re: UK Charts: Metroid Prime Remastered Bags Franchise's Fourth Biggest Boxed Launch
@Yannis Thanks, hopefully I will finally finish it this time.
@Outerdragon I've heard that before when I was asking for feedback about them when pre-orders went live. I am tempted to say it is more Royal Mail being a butt rather than ShopTo, but we'll see I guess.
@AmplifyMJ Ordered 9th Feb, the day after the Direct.
Re: UK Charts: Metroid Prime Remastered Bags Franchise's Fourth Biggest Boxed Launch
Still don't have my copy unfortunately. I am not sure what is going on with it. Ordered from ShopTo. Might chase tomorrow if I still haven't received my copy by that point.
Good to hear it performing well, although I certainly would of liked a bit more demand.
Re: Metroid Prime Remastered Physical Edition Out Now In Europe & Japan
Should hopefully have my copy available by the time I get home. Might have to put my Switch playthrough of P4 Golden on hold.
Re: Reminder: Today Is Your Last Chance To Get Fire Emblem Fates On 3DS eShop
Don't have digitally, but I do have the special edition copy with all three routes, and separate copies of both Birthright and Conquest, and all the DLC, so I think I am set.
I feel the reasoning for removing from the eShop this early is a bit weak, but Nintendo have always been strange. Will probably be going on a last-minute spending spree for other things on the eShop.
Re: Nintendo's February Fest eShop Sale Is Live, Save On Persona 5, Sonic Frontiers, And More (Europe)
@Coalescence Very true. I would like the sale mostly for DLC such as Fire Emblem Echoes and NSMB2, and perhaps VC titles, but I know Nintendo won't feel the need for sales.
Re: The Tetris Movie Falls Onto Apple TV+ In March, Check Out The First Trailer
That shot at the end with who I am assuming is Yamauchi made me smile.
Re: Nintendo's February Fest eShop Sale Is Live, Save On Persona 5, Sonic Frontiers, And More (Europe)
Would like a closing down sale for Wii U and 3DS eShops. Still a few games I am missing.
Regarding the Switch games mentioned in the article, I think I already have the ones I want (except P5R, but want that as a physical copy).
Re: Where To Buy Metroid Prime Remastered On Switch
@YANDMAN No worries, got my pre-order in the same day as my first comment. Out of curiosity though, ShopTo is still showing at the £29.85 for pre-order when I go through to them?
Re: Splatoon 3 Reveals Expansion Pass Wave 1 Launches Later This Month
@koffing Part of me is still thinking I missed something, but yeah, definitely not as hype as they were first hoping. I am mildly interested in side order, but not too much info still. Maybe whenever we hear more, might be a good sell.
@metroid02 I haven't played Splat 1 in a hot minute. I might have to go do that; only real way I can play online in Splatoon now.
Re: Splatoon 3 Reveals Expansion Pass Wave 1 Launches Later This Month
Wave 1 still confuses me. Nice throwback I guess, but it seemingly doesn't serve any unique function? If it does, then why they didn't advertise that I have no clue.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Metroid Prime Remastered?
Not going to vote. Awaiting my physical copy on March 3rd (annoyingly enough, if the physical released the same time everywhere, I would probably be playing it next week whilst I am on leave). Every time I see it though, the more I want to play it.
Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Fall Out Of The Top Ten In A Week Of Stiff Competition
Regarding NSMBU Deluxe, I do know my local Tesco's was selling the game on clearance for £17.50, so perhaps that is where the bump is coming from.
Re: Review: Metroid Prime Remastered - A Long-Awaited And Stunning Return Of A Legend
Put in my pre-order last night. Very much looking forward to March 3rd. Should give me enough time to finish Persona 3.
Re: Nintendo's Investor Q&A Promises Switch Isn't Dead After Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Furukawa is hardly going to admit that they have nothing. Perhaps they do have something, but until they say something, easier to assume nothing. As much as I enjoyed the recent direct; all of Nintendo's stuff were games and DLC announced previously with one new announcement of an admittedly decent remaster. Perhaps they are waiting for Zelda to pass, perhaps they are preparing a new console, perhaps they have dropped the ball; it's all irrelevant anyway; we still going to have to wait until they finally decide to say something.
Re: Switch Online's Game Boy Library Is Slightly Different In Japan
So they get Riichi Mahjong essentially? Not bad. Couldn't say I am any good, but I at least vaguely understand the rules thanks to the Yakuza games.
I would give it a try, but that would mean subscribing to NSO... nah.
Re: Where To Pre-Order The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom On Switch
@RupeeClock Already out of stock apparently. To be fair, now that I look at the contents, and given that I am still unsure about the game, I might just pass for now.
Re: Every Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy (Color) Game Ranked
@Dizzymario Came to say the same, but you beat me to it. Might break out my 3DS to play through it again. Would love a new one in the same style of gameplay, but with Shake It's art style.
Re: Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Brings Original Trio Of DS Titles To Switch In June
@Setrodox Still haven't fully played through the first, but my understanding is the Untold games are complete remakes of the originals. They have the same basic story, but Untold goes more in depth with it. As Ralizah said above, I believe the games battles and mechanics are rebalanced, but I don't have experience playing the original to compare it to unfortunately.
Re: Where To Buy Metroid Prime Remastered On Switch
@quinnyboy58 @Zisssou Perfect. Thought as much, but always reassuring when someone else has tried before. Will probably put in an order later.
Re: Where To Buy Metroid Prime Remastered On Switch
That ShopTo price looks pretty good. Can anyone vouch for it? Never used them before.
Re: Here's Your First Look At The Switch Box Art For Pikmin 4
Looking good. I wish we had this for the Switch a couple of years ago rather than Pikmin 3 Deluxe but at least it is finally coming. Quite eager to see more.
Re: Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Brings Original Trio Of DS Titles To Switch In June
Very unexpected announcement. I had considered them to be confined to the DS and 3DS. Little bit pricey for me given how often the games were on sale on the 3DS eShop, not to mention that it's not based on the Untold variants. Though I might pick up 3 purely because it's not possible to get on 3DS, and never released in Europe on DS.
Re: Random: Metroid Prime's OG Engineer Isn't Happy About The Remastered Doors
Not major enough for me to care, but can't blame the guy for caring about his work.
Re: Round Up: Everything Announced In The February 2023 Nintendo Direct - Every Game Reveal And Trailer
Third-parties carried this direct hard. Look at Nintendo's stuff. All DLC or games revealed previously. Prime remaster is new, but they definitely feel asleep at the wheel.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2023 Nintendo Direct?
Felt much better than September's farm direct; felt like much more variety of game were on show. That said, as pointed out, Nintendo themselves seem overly reliant on DLC rather than actual game announcements. It was third-parties like Level 5, Sega, Atlus etc that were doing the heavy lifting. We saw Wario Land and F-Zero in the direct, but only as old games coming to NSO; Nintendo have a gold-mine of IPs, but keep milking the same ones. I am unsure if they are slowing down on Switch releases, or if they are just overly playing it safe, but in that sense, definitely disappointing.
Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Gets Resurrected On Switch This Summer
Always heard good things about this, but it passed me by as never had a DS, and never thought to track it down when I got a 3DS (hadn't even started playing Ace Attorney at that point). Might give it a try.
Re: Nintendo Details New Emblems And Additional Storylines For Fire Emblem Engage DLC
No Gregor Emblem...
Failure.
Re: Gorgeous Chrono Trigger-Inspired RPG 'Sea Of Stars' Get August Release Date, Demo Out Now
Been waiting for this. It looks extremely polished, but my excitement is purely based on the fact that the team behind The Messenger are making this. That game is fantastic, will play the demo first chance I get.
Re: New Fashion Game 'Fashion Dreamer' Announced Exclusively For Switch
Since I am not overly familiar with it, I thought for a second this was Style Saavy 4. Looks fine, not for me, but sure someone will get a kick out of it.
Re: Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam Is Bringing The Puzzle Franchise Back To Switch
Glad to have you back Level-5. I still need to play through the Layon series.
Re: Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Is Coming To Switch Later This Year
Biggest surprise announcement for me! Finally, a sequel not for mobile.
Re: Disney Illusion Island Brings Mickey Mouse And Friends To Switch In July
I was initially dismissive, but the more I saw, it actually looks like something I might enjoy. Might have to keep an eye on this.
Re: Metroid Prime Remastered Confirmed For Switch, Launching Digitally Today
After Nintendo charging full price for Skyward Sword and locking a quality of life change behind an Amiibo, I am pleasantly surprised the remaster is £35, especially given this looks like more substantial work has been done. Definitely getting physical as soon as possible.
Re: Level-5 Shadow-Drops Detective RPG Deca Police For 2023 Release
Level 5's grand return is very much appreciated. Not sure about this one, but I am optimistic. May have to revisit closer to launch.
Re: New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Trailer Shows A Flying Vehicle And Fresh Details
@Ralizah I just wish they would show a bit more. They're keeping this very closed and secret.
Re: Surprise! Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Getting Its Very Own Link amiibo
Will probably get just to ensure I have all the Zelda themed Amiibos.
Re: New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Trailer Shows A Flying Vehicle And Fresh Details
@Lizuka That's what worries me. I want to like it as I consider Zelda to be my favourite franchise, but BOTW, whilst good, felt like it chucked too much away of what made Zelda, Zelda. If this is more of the same, then I am good.
Re: Pikmin 4 Sprouts July Release Date In New Trailer
I like what they were doing with the camera, really helps show the huge feeling of the world despite the garden setting. Don't know how I feel about the characters yet, but I am interested on the new mechanics, and seems closer to Pikmin 2 than 1 or 3, so definitely excited.
Re: Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass Inks Its Way Onto Switch From Spring 2023
I am struggling to see the point of wave 1 if purely cosmetic. Side order looks interesting, but I don't own Splat 3, and I am not sure I would want to buy the game and expansion for that alone.
Re: New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Trailer Shows A Flying Vehicle And Fresh Details
For everything it showed, still no clue about dungeons and other queries I have.
Re: Game Boy And GBA Coming To Switch Online Today
I think the only thing that surprised me is they didn't bump the price of NSO when doing this.
Still not subscribing for it though. I just want the games individually.
Re: Metroid Prime Remastered Confirmed For Switch, Launching Digitally Today
Jeff Grubb can finally say he was right. Only took a few years. Not to mention, probably would of been a bigger surprise if they hadn't mentioned.
Now in regards to the remaster, I would of liked the trilogy, but based on the footage, they appear to have put a lot of effort into this. Will pick this up when available physically.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Story DLC Teased, Volume 4 Out This Month
Don't own 3 and still haven't played 2. The footage they showed for pack 4 has my attention, but I also don't know if I want to play through all of 2 and 3...
Maybe I'll revisit 2 in the near future when I am done with Persona 3 Portable.
Re: Samba De Amigo Returns With A Brand New Game On Switch This Summer
Very happy to see a new one of these. Will definitely be getting this.
Re: Nintendo's Share Price Takes A Hit Following Latest Financial Report
@nhSnork Ha! That's a fair way of looking at it.
Re: Nintendo's Share Price Takes A Hit Following Latest Financial Report
People moan about fans being fickle; look at the investors and shareholders.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Temporarily Listed On Nintendo Website For $70 USD
I see Statler and Waldorf have made the rounds on this article.
Regarding the topic, as long as it is not Sony style of price conversions from dollars to pounds, then it should be the same price as BOTW was (£60), which I can accept.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cross Major Sales Milestones
@aaronsullivan "Most people skim headlines, or at best, skim paragraphs."
So because people skim the headlines rather than read them instead of having an article with all of the information, we should have 10 articles which tell the same information across the headlines?
If the NintendoLife team want to waste their time repeating the same information, then by all means, have at it. I personally feel it gives more clutter, not to mention they have a perfectly good forum if you would like more detailed discussions.
This article feels particularly superfluous when it is following up from an earlier article that said the exact same thing, but in fewer words.
Re: Nintendo Direct Confirmed For Tomorrow
@Kalcheus To be fair, out of the things I listed, probably would be the one I would most likely play as well; I would certainly be curious if nothing else. I am just instead hoping for another Country game, or maybe they will finally attempt to do another 3D platformer with DK.