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@Hoshiko it could be as you say… or it could be that Nintendo has nothing big planned this year and are just going to try to get by on third party games and legacy titles (maybe some big sales or a price drop?)

Personally I find the idea that this isn't launching until 2025 plausible. As I have said on other articles, I think Nintendo needs a pretty good lead up to launch the Switch successor properly. They cannot shadow drop this console like the Saturn. Maybe I'm wrong about that but I don't know. They are running out of time if they intend to launch this year.

@tanaka2687 Isn't this pretty much every industry though? Rumors about what might happen can affect the stock price of any company I think.

Very sad. I hope, when Eiyuden Chronicles releases, that it is a masterpiece. That would only be fitting.

Sold. I’ll be getting this down the road.

I own all three of these games on ps1, but I never made it very far as I found them to be very difficult. I’m a little unsure as to whether I want to buy, but if the reviews are good I’m very tempted. These games have great atmosphere.

If it’s really releasing this year they need an announcement soon. Say it releases in November - that’s already only nine months away. How much time do they think they need to market this thing?

Looks promising. I question the release date. I don’t know - I’m not going to get my hopes up too much because other RPG-veterans-make-a-new-ip projects have either not materialized or suffered extensive delays. But, if they can actually pull it off, I’m certainly interested. The art looks great.

Wow this looks good. I’ll be picking this up eventually for sure.

I chose ‘other’ because there was no option for being indifferent. I’m general I do not seek out spoilers. But I have learned that they rarely matter that much. They don’t ruin the experience for me. There’s some interesting research suggesting this is actually true for most people.

Slave Zero X looks pretty great. Tomb Raider collection could also be good but it depends on how it runs and how it controls. I’m waiting for reviews.

I hope that in the future games like this get English (and other languages) releases as a matter of course. That is one possible upside of AI. It will be easy to get at least a basic localization and they can release it on the eshop.

I saw a trailer for this a little while ago and was really intrigued. The color palette and car theme made me think of Mandy. The pixel art looks top-tier, if you’re into that (which I am). I think this review sold me on this; I’m gonna give it a shot.

@PikaPhantom Would it be correct to say that the Japanese industry already contracted years ago? I recall Japanese publishers really struggling 10ish years ago - like Konami completely abandoned game development, for example. I know smaller companies closed and merged but I can’t remember if there were many layoffs at the big publishers.

The first game also had some frame rate issues. I just played it over the holidays. Since this is a rogue like I’ll be passing on it anyway, but I hope they can fix the frame rate.

This is a must buy if it runs well. Love this series but somehow didn’t play this when it originally released.

I’m interested in this but I do wonder how the control gimmicks of the DS and Wii will translate onto the Switch. I’m sure NLs review will cover this so I’m looking forward to that review.

Then developers need to get comfortable charging about 1/10 of what they do now because there’s no way I’m spending the same amount of money on games I don’t even own.

I would love to believe that new Sakura Taisen and Evangelion games would come west… and be good… but I don’t know if I have that much faith…

@BrianJL Yes, you are so right, I screwed up the name. Yeah what a game! So many cool, funny touches. Puh-LAS-a-Maaa!

@BrianJL Are you referring to Legend of the Mystical Ninja, the one that’s like a Zelda game? That’s one of my all time favorites too. The other one that’s 2.5d I never played but I hear it’s good too.

Rocket Knight!!!’ Oh man I actually have to purchase this one! This is one of my favorite old franchises!

I mean what they can get away with vs. what I would want are two different things. I think as little as 128gb or even 64 like the OLED could be “acceptable” to Nintendo. I don’t think it would necessarily harm sakes that much. But me personally I would like at least 512gb. I just upgraded to a 1.5tb card for my switch so assuming file size goes up at all anything less than 512 will definitely get filled up fast

How about this one: the first Zelda released in ‘86 and Skyward Sword released in 2011, a time span of 25 years. From Skyward Swords release to today has been 12 years and and some change, meaning the time after Skyward Sword is already almost half as long as the entire franchise up through Skyward Sword. Whoa!

The first game that popped into my head was Ocarina of Time

I just think in terms of marketing cycles alone the earliest a new system could possible release at this point is late fall 2024. Whatever the sales numbers say (good and bad) this will be a very important hardware transition. Nintendo can’t afford to rush it or confuse consumers (as happened with Wii U). They need to announce the system, let that information settle in, then do another presentation where they go into more detail about the system, and then they need to announce and promote the launch games. They need to go through the whole hype cycle so that by release day consumers (including kids and families not just enthusiasts like us) are fully informed and fully excited. I just don’t see this being done in less than 9-10 months. So basically, if we don’t get an announcement soon the console launch will slip to 2025.

Well, that’s my guess anyway but I’m often wrong about Nintendo’s marketing so, eh.

Honestly kind a lot of stuff there I’m interested in. Another Code, Ace Attorney, Paper Mario, the Princess Peach game, and then a number of the other more indie flavored titles… I can already see that I’ll be buying plenty of Switch games in 2024! But the million dollar question is… will I also be buying a new Nintendo console???

I’ve heard of this game but haven’t played it yet. It looks really good though. I can’t imagine creating the puzzles in this and other complex puzzle games. The complexity of the design challenge they’re undertaking boggles my mind!

@Astral-Grain I agree with this completely too! I’m through with chasing graphics. Don’t care, haven’t cared for a long time. Waste of developer’s time and resources if you ask me.

@Cikajovazmaj I agree with this completely. Like on the one hand GTA6 may well not come out on Switch 2, because the games don’t normally come out on Nintendo hardware. Maybe Switch 2 can run it, maybe it can’t, we don’t know for sure because we don’t know the fine details of the system. The assumption that ray tracing will be the sticking point seems weird, for the reasons you state. I find it hard to believe that the Switch 2 will be inferior to the (eventual) minimum pc specs. That being said, the PR around a very downgraded port may still make it not worth it for Rockstar. Since neither the game nor the system are out yet it’s all a bit too speculative at this point.

@NintendoKnower yeah I honestly think this is about right.

@-wc- yes, agreed. I’ve been playing games since I was three years old in 1989, and I’m still here. My judgements are based on a lot of experience. That doesn’t make them objectively correct or anything but they aren’t just thoughtless nostalgia either.

The dungeons were an improvement over BotW but still fell far short of the best traditional dungeons. In general, BotW had a lot of issues but got by on the strength of an incredibly fresh approach and the sheer fun of exploring the best designed open world I personally have ever played in. TotK also has a lot of problems (some the same, some different) but it is far less fresh and it reuses the map so the exploration element is mostly uninteresting now. IMO, no that that’s worth anything, I think if they’re going in this direction going forward, they need to give us an outstanding and fresh world to explore every single time. Because the gameplay itself is not that fun, it’s actually kind of a step backwards in a lot of ways. Obviously this is not the majority view but…

Nights, Skies of Arcadia, Phantasy Star, Panzer Dragoon, Outrun, Burning Rangers, Shining Force, and this is only beginning to scratch the surface. They could go deeper… there was supposed to be a 3D Vectorman in the Dreamcast era, what if they bring that back? There are so many exciting possibilities!

@GamingFan4Lyf That would be a day 1 purchase for me! I know you’re joking but I’m not, lol.

Bummer. Combined with the inadequate physical edition and with so much other stuff to play I think I might be passing on this one. We’ll see what the reviews say.

I mean this game just looks great. It was a highlight from the Nintendo direct a while back and it’s still looking fantastic. I hope the gameplay and level design are as good as the art direction.

@Mattock1987 Agreed, Bolero of Fire is one of the best songs!

One of my most anticipated games. Can’t wait!

Kind of disappointing honestly. I wonder if they are planning DLC to add more "episodes"? I think for me I'll look for it on sale. You're right to point out that taking kids almost anywhere is already more expensive than this game - it could still be an acceptable diversion for an afternoon.

I’m so excited for this! One of my favorite games and this time I’m going to be playing it with my five year old. I think she’s gonna love it, and I think she might even be able to play it herself.

I voted with my heart and chose A Link to the Past. It’s my favorite Zelda game (OoT is a close second) and I do think it has an interesting story that would benefit from being represented in a modern idiom. That said, if I use my head instead of my heart, I think it’s most likely that the movie will pull from a bunch of different things while essentially telling a new story, just like the Mario movie did.

I was one of the people who expressed concern about this game before it was released and after the game came out I mostly have kept my mouth shut and just watched the general reaction. For whatever reason I choose now to say that I was completely correct in all of my concerns and ultimately did not like this game. I did three of the dungeons and an assortment of side quests and other things... I felt like I had to force myself to keep playing it. Eventually I put it down and have felt no desire to go back to it. I could not be more disappointed in it personally. I'm glad other people like it - truly - but for me personally the praise around this game has been kind of surreal. I don't think I've ever disagreed with the broad consensus on a game more strongly or completely. Speaking selfishly, the positive reaction to this game does bum me out because I assume they will be doubling down on this approach in future Zelda games (why would they change directions now?) and that may mean the end of my interest in this franchise, sadly.

I have long thought that Zelda would be a difficult franchise to adapt. The story in the games is simple. The interest comes from the adventure, going to different places, solving puzzles, getting new items, facing bosses, etc. Leaning too hard into the narrative will not feel true to the real games - it will have that “fan fiction” feeling that a lot of game adaptations have. But actually presenting the game structure would not work on film. A careful balancing act is required. They could look to the manga from the 90s as a possible guide (I haven’t read the more recent mangas, they might give a clue too). Most likely it will turn out mediocre, like awkward fan fiction. Nevertheless I’m excited to see how they do.

I believe it will be very difficult to do a good Zelda movie. But at any rate, we are definitely going to hear Link’s voice!

I’ve got my eye on this one. But I’m also curious if any of the Paw Patrol games the Outright Games published are any good? I think a new one just came out actually. I have two toddler girls and I already got them one of the Peppa Pig games which they liked okay. Christmas is coming up pretty soon, and I’ll definitely be getting at least one game for them. After having kids I’ve really noticed that these kinds of games don’t get any coverage in the gaming press - pretty much no reviews for example. So this Bluey article is appreciated!

I mean, lost levels right? I think this gets as close to an objectively correct answer as these kinds of questions could ever get. I’m having trouble imagining arguments for any other game.

Edit: okay, I understand from the comments where people are coming from better. It’s interesting actually because some people seem to be proceeding along the lines of whichever game has the hardest level is ipso facto the hardest game - it’s got the hardest challenge after all! Whereas I was thinking more of content that you are required to get through to beat the game. Starting with Mario World, all the really difficult stuff is optional. I stand by my opinion that lost levels is the hardest game overall. Even the first world is not particularly easy!

What pisses me off is that if this poorly executed collection fails to meet sales expectations Konami will say there’s just no market for classic games!

This game just looks killer. Definitely one to keep an eye on.

I loved the first game, played it a ton. Too bad to hear that this one is a little rough. Hopefully it’ll get smoothed out with some updates. I’ll wait a bit before purchasing.