I really like it, it would be weird to ditch the DKC design completely (unless the film featured a young Cranky, in which case reverting to the classic look would make sense), but I’ve always liked the older design, so this seems like a pretty decent mixture of the two.
“Before the Wii U Pro Controller and the Switch Pro Controller, the general consensus amongst Nintendo fans was that the GameCube controller was, in fact, the very best“
The Wii U Pro Controller is quite possibly the absolute worst controller Nintendo have ever produced, that abomination was complete garbage. No other major company has put face buttons underneath the right stick for a reason… what a waste of money that was.
@Otoemetry I said that GF own a 3rd of the IP. I apologise that I didn’t spend more than 30 seconds of my day on my comment so that I could include all of the other precise legal details./s Sega could be ‘easily’ stripped of its right to develop Sonic if Sony bought them. CD Projekt Red could be ‘easily’ stripped of its right to develop Witcher if Microsoft bought them. It’s not a point that’s necessary to make because they’re all very unlikely ‘what-ifs’ that could apply to almost any bigger - smaller company dynamic.
@Otoemetry OK? I didn’t state anything incorrect or to the contrary of what you stated, I’m well aware of the information in your comment and said what needed to be said in the context of the response I formed.
@EaglyTheKawaiiShika It’s their own IP lol, ofc they’ll never lose it. I’m certain Nintendo doesn’t have the power to seize it from them, given they only own a 3rd of the franchise.
I assumed that this glitch was already really well-known, I discovered the same thing myself, told my friend about it, only to find out she’d already done the same thing as well lol. One of many reasons I believe that this game either had 0 playtesting, or at least the feedback from it was heavily disregarded.
@Liam_Doolan “Interestingly, Toby is offering three tiers. Depending on your own level of interest there's Minimal, Normal, Super and Truck Freak to select from.”
Given the above comments, I’d love to see Anti-Matter’s comment, but he blocked me after he clearly misunderstood that I was trying to stand up for him in a comment section a few months ago 🙃
@Bunkerneath Why would you order anything through GAME anyway, let alone pre-order? Not trying to provoke, just curious. There are always accessible, better options in the UK, and their previous f**k-ups are well publicised. They should have gone under well over a decade ago.
Oh nice! Didn’t initially really care to know anything about this beyond the fact that it existed, but as I own Mutant Mudds & Xeodrifter, I’m now a lot more interested 😂
@BrianJL I only got the Game Boy Player about 6 years ago, and I’ve always wanted the HORI Game Boy Player pad, but the longer I wait, the more expensive it gets
@C-Olimar I got a Switch Pro Controller on launch day, and I’ve honestly always thought its D-Pad was fine. I really don’t get the hate
The real worst thing about the Game Boy Player was having to choose between a stick or an awful, tiny D-Pad. The GameCube controller is possibly my favourite of all time (close competition with Switch Pro), but I really hate its D-Pad. People complain about the Switch Pro’s, but I honestly think it’s so much better. Just a shame that the N64’s D-Pad was probably the best - the system where it’s used the least 😂
@a1904 As a fellow Brit, I think they’re fine. As @NIN10DOXD stated, they all have a precedent of having American voices. What did you expect? Tolkien-esque high fantasy with American voices is one thing, but this is completely different lol.
“Nintendo has been pushing Super Nintendo World really hard recently, despite the fact that one of them is in Japan and no one is allowed to fly to Japan yet for COVID reasons”
There’s 125,000,000 people in Japan already, the gates have been open to those with visas for a while now, and visa-free travel to the country is returning in less than a week. I don’t think it’s surprising that Super Nintendo World is being advertised as heavily as it is; the park was packed when I went one Tuesday last month (Tuesday supposedly being their least busy day of the week).
@Saban It’s not a waste if they’re like oxygen to me haha, I literally cannot be rid of them. I’m Level 40 and still only have 350 item slots - imo, it’s a waste of bag space to have them take up an entire third of 1650 slots.
@Saban Agreed, I’ve never paid for anything in GO (unless you count the GO Plus accessory), but Poké Balls are actually a huge pain for me. I use Great & Ultra Balls almost exclusively, I’m having to constantly discard Poké Balls.
@Hajilee Honestly, I think ‘shipping’ real-life people together is some of the weirdest **** someone can do. I would find it deeply disturbing if countless people were so obsessed with my romantic/sexual interests that they actually hope/insist that I should be with another person that I don’t like in that way, even more so if they’re now at the point of drawing art of it.
@sketchturner Honestly, next people are going to be commenting “I know it’s controversial… but my guilty pleasures are Pokémon Crystal & Ocarina of Time!” 😂
As for me, I’m genuinely not sure I’d say I LOVE any game that is objectively or generally viewed as bad… but I think the closest thing to that is that I seem to be the only person that truly prefers Sonic 06 to Colours (I at least got through the former, I quit the latter at the water world after it almost bored me to tears). I’ve also played through Pokémon Channel 2-3 times, a game that I don’t think many would waste their time on.
@AlanaHagues “In the second interview, sourced from the GSLA archive (and found around halfway down the page), the trio also revealed they tried to give Mario a Hawaiian shirt — which we eventually got in Super Mario Odyssey.”
The shirt appears in Sunshine too - it debuted in that game. It’s unlocked after you beat Bowser for the first time.
@AlanaHagues As @gaga64 said, you may want to edit that poll - Rayman wasn’t even so much as an Assist Trophy in Smash.
I only ever played Rayman on Game Boy Color, and never got that far into it - but despite that, aside from Mario, Sonic, & Crash, who all had hardware developers backing them up, I always thought he was the biggest mascot going. Where are the rest of the third-party platforming mascots now? His longevity is a testament to his popularity.
@ketrac Doesn’t the service as a whole have online multiplayer for all games that had multiplayer in the original release? Across NES/SNES/N64/Mega Drive? To my knowledge it would be a first if these games didn’t.
In answer to the article though, I don’t know… because I’ve actually never played any of them, except Goldeneye, and I’m not really a fan of FPS. I’d probably vote for one of the Mario Party games, but even then, I don’t know what distinguishes those three from each other - I’ve only played MP5 & Super Mario Party in the past.
Oh wow, that’s some dedication, especially considering just how many of them there are. I’ve also been trying to visit every Pokémon Center in Japan, in addition to traveling to every area that has a Pokémon region based on it haha. So far I’ve managed Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, France, UK & Spain; Hokkaido will hopefully be happening very soon. New York and Hawaii are high on my list of places to visit anyway, and Nevada (Orre) will likely come at some point after those two.
@dystome @YoshiF2 @DreamlandGem I’ve also been experiencing the same thing since yesterday morning, I’m glad I’ve finally discovered that it’s not just me. I also only get it on Nintendo Life.
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Re: Feature: Which Characters Are Next For Disney Dreamlight Valley? Every Hint From The Game
@KateGray “Narnia, Indiana Jones, The Pirates of the Caribbean, Narnia…”
Narnia twice?
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of Donkey Kong's New Look In The Mario Movie?
I really like it, it would be weird to ditch the DKC design completely (unless the film featured a young Cranky, in which case reverting to the classic look would make sense), but I’ve always liked the older design, so this seems like a pretty decent mixture of the two.
Re: Random: Masahiro Sakurai Shows Off His Impressive Controller Collection
@RupeeClock Aren’t all Famicoms toploaders?
Re: Turn Your Switch Into A GameCube With This Gorgeous Controller Case
“Before the Wii U Pro Controller and the Switch Pro Controller, the general consensus amongst Nintendo fans was that the GameCube controller was, in fact, the very best“
The Wii U Pro Controller is quite possibly the absolute worst controller Nintendo have ever produced, that abomination was complete garbage. No other major company has put face buttons underneath the right stick for a reason… what a waste of money that was.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Is The "Biggest" Launch Ever For A Video Game In Japan
@Otoemetry I said that GF own a 3rd of the IP. I apologise that I didn’t spend more than 30 seconds of my day on my comment so that I could include all of the other precise legal details./s Sega could be ‘easily’ stripped of its right to develop Sonic if Sony bought them. CD Projekt Red could be ‘easily’ stripped of its right to develop Witcher if Microsoft bought them. It’s not a point that’s necessary to make because they’re all very unlikely ‘what-ifs’ that could apply to almost any bigger - smaller company dynamic.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Is The "Biggest" Launch Ever For A Video Game In Japan
@Otoemetry OK? I didn’t state anything incorrect or to the contrary of what you stated, I’m well aware of the information in your comment and said what needed to be said in the context of the response I formed.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Is The "Biggest" Launch Ever For A Video Game In Japan
@EaglyTheKawaiiShika Ninja? As in Team Ninja? And *TPC?
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Is The "Biggest" Launch Ever For A Video Game In Japan
@EaglyTheKawaiiShika It’s their own IP lol, ofc they’ll never lose it. I’m certain Nintendo doesn’t have the power to seize it from them, given they only own a 3rd of the franchise.
Re: Random: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Glitch Lets You Skip School (And The Story)
I assumed that this glitch was already really well-known, I discovered the same thing myself, told my friend about it, only to find out she’d already done the same thing as well lol. One of many reasons I believe that this game either had 0 playtesting, or at least the feedback from it was heavily disregarded.
Re: Random: Undertale Creator Toby Fox Opens A Free Mailing List, Sign Up Now
@Liam_Doolan “Interestingly, Toby is offering three tiers. Depending on your own level of interest there's Minimal, Normal, Super and Truck Freak to select from.”
Isn’t that four tiers?
Re: Yuji Naka Reportedly Arrested During Square Enix Insider Trading Investigation
@Nintendo4Sonic I’m not sure that making a joke about a game you like being awful violates Community Rules…
Re: Random: The Pokémon Company Celebrates 'ChooseDay' Ahead Of Scarlet & Violet's Release
It was Sprigatito, but after seeing the leaks… Fuecoco.
Re: This Upcoming Super Mario Bros. 3 Mod Adds New Playable Characters, Wall Jumps And More
@WaltherP99 Super Mario World is the successor to SMB3. It’s literally called SMB4 in Japan, lol.
Re: Talking Point: Which Scary Video Game Moments Gave You Nightmares As A Kid?
The Baby Bowser final boss from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, and the Golbat sprite from Pokémon Red & Blue. Spooky.
Re: Famous Seattle Retro Gaming Store Has Been Hit By Armed Robbery
Given the above comments, I’d love to see Anti-Matter’s comment, but he blocked me after he clearly misunderstood that I was trying to stand up for him in a comment section a few months ago 🙃
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Bayonetta 3
B-b-but, we’re still all boycotting it right??
Re: The Newest Pokémon In Scarlet & Violet Is A Spooky Little Puppy
@ScribbleDot Beat me to it!
Re: Pokémon GO Pulls Surprise Zorua Encounter Due To Spotlight Hour Bug
Ah. That would explain why there were no Zorua here in Japan, then…
Re: Where To Pre-Order Bayonetta 3 On Switch
@Bunkerneath Why would you order anything through GAME anyway, let alone pre-order? Not trying to provoke, just curious. There are always accessible, better options in the UK, and their previous f**k-ups are well publicised. They should have gone under well over a decade ago.
Re: Atooi's 'Run Box Run' Will Be Free If You Own Any Of Its Previous Switch Games
Oh nice! Didn’t initially really care to know anything about this beyond the fact that it existed, but as I own Mutant Mudds & Xeodrifter, I’m now a lot more interested 😂
Re: Random: Turns Out You Can Make The GameCube's Game Boy Player A Lot Better
@BrianJL I only got the Game Boy Player about 6 years ago, and I’ve always wanted the HORI Game Boy Player pad, but the longer I wait, the more expensive it gets
@C-Olimar I got a Switch Pro Controller on launch day, and I’ve honestly always thought its D-Pad was fine. I really don’t get the hate
Re: Random: Turns Out You Can Make The GameCube's Game Boy Player A Lot Better
The real worst thing about the Game Boy Player was having to choose between a stick or an awful, tiny D-Pad. The GameCube controller is possibly my favourite of all time (close competition with Switch Pro), but I really hate its D-Pad. People complain about the Switch Pro’s, but I honestly think it’s so much better. Just a shame that the N64’s D-Pad was probably the best - the system where it’s used the least 😂
Re: Nintendo Updates Repair Regulations To Protect Staff From Customer Harassment
@dew12333 Close - an English teacher 😂
Re: Nintendo Updates Repair Regulations To Protect Staff From Customer Harassment
@dew12333 Tell me you’ve never worked in customer service, without telling me you’ve never worked in customer service…
Re: Random: 'Super Mario Kart Deluxe' Romhack Gets The Franchise's Most Notorious Item
@FX102A They did revert it to the original non-winged N64 version in both versions of Mario Kart 8.
Re: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Teaser Trailer Is Finally Here
@a1904 As a fellow Brit, I think they’re fine. As @NIN10DOXD stated, they all have a precedent of having American voices. What did you expect? Tolkien-esque high fantasy with American voices is one thing, but this is completely different lol.
Re: Heads Up, A New Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Trailer Will Premiere Tomorrow
“Honestly though, we'd quite like to see a bit more restraint regarding new Pokémon species; let us discover it for ourselves!”
Nah, reveal them all. We’re only a month away, and I always plan my team in advance, so hopefully there’s a leak or a break in street date somewhere.
Re: Everything We Know About The Super Mario Movie From The Teaser Poster
“Nintendo has been pushing Super Nintendo World really hard recently, despite the fact that one of them is in Japan and no one is allowed to fly to Japan yet for COVID reasons”
There’s 125,000,000 people in Japan already, the gates have been open to those with visas for a while now, and visa-free travel to the country is returning in less than a week. I don’t think it’s surprising that Super Nintendo World is being advertised as heavily as it is; the park was packed when I went one Tuesday last month (Tuesday supposedly being their least busy day of the week).
@Muddy_4_Ever “Browser”?
Re: Pokémon GO In-Game Prices Increasing In Select Regions This Month
@Saban It’s not a waste if they’re like oxygen to me haha, I literally cannot be rid of them. I’m Level 40 and still only have 350 item slots - imo, it’s a waste of bag space to have them take up an entire third of 1650 slots.
Re: Pokémon GO In-Game Prices Increasing In Select Regions This October
@Saban Agreed, I’ve never paid for anything in GO (unless you count the GO Plus accessory), but Poké Balls are actually a huge pain for me. I use Great & Ultra Balls almost exclusively, I’m having to constantly discard Poké Balls.
Re: Random: After Three Years Of Anonymity, Minecraft YouTuber Reveals His Face
@Hajilee Honestly, I think ‘shipping’ real-life people together is some of the weirdest **** someone can do. I would find it deeply disturbing if countless people were so obsessed with my romantic/sexual interests that they actually hope/insist that I should be with another person that I don’t like in that way, even more so if they’re now at the point of drawing art of it.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Worst Game That You Still Love For Some Reason?
@sketchturner Honestly, next people are going to be commenting “I know it’s controversial… but my guilty pleasures are Pokémon Crystal & Ocarina of Time!” 😂
As for me, I’m genuinely not sure I’d say I LOVE any game that is objectively or generally viewed as bad… but I think the closest thing to that is that I seem to be the only person that truly prefers Sonic 06 to Colours (I at least got through the former, I quit the latter at the water world after it almost bored me to tears). I’ve also played through Pokémon Channel 2-3 times, a game that I don’t think many would waste their time on.
Re: Fired Nintendo Employee Comes Forward With An Account Of Their Dismissal
@RubyCarbuncle Unless the article has been edited in the last 10 minutes, it says above.
Re: Pokémon Unite's Next Batch Of Playable Pokémon Revealed In New Datamine
I don’t play this game, but pretty sure Clefable was announced at the same time as Clefairy, wasn’t it?
Re: Takaya Imamura Celebrates Star Fox Adventures' 20th Anniversary
Imamura has expressed pride in the Star Fox series, saying that Star Fox 64 was "the game of my life".
I’m glad. One of the best games ever made, and Majora’s Mask, too.
Re: Review: Shovel Knight Dig - A Finely Formed Roguelite That Strikes 16-Bit Gold
So are we still waiting for a Shovel Knight 2? Or is this it? I can’t stomach roguelites/likes.
Re: WarioWare-Inspired 'Atari Mania' Will Be Gracing Your Switch Next Month
“In the absence of any actual WarioWare game recently”
The last one came out literally just over a year ago… that’s pretty recent
Re: All Picross S Games Are Getting Patched With Touchscreen And Multiplayer Support
“p-p-pick up a Picross“
Was… was that a Penguin bar reference? I’ve seen it all on Nintendo Life now.
Re: Newly Translated Interviews Reveal "Serious Debate" Over FLUDD In Super Mario Sunshine
@AlanaHagues “In the second interview, sourced from the GSLA archive (and found around halfway down the page), the trio also revealed they tried to give Mario a Hawaiian shirt — which we eventually got in Super Mario Odyssey.”
The shirt appears in Sunshine too - it debuted in that game. It’s unlocked after you beat Bowser for the first time.
Re: Feature: Rayman Is Back In 'Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope' - So Is He Actually Cool Now?
@AlanaHagues As @gaga64 said, you may want to edit that poll - Rayman wasn’t even so much as an Assist Trophy in Smash.
I only ever played Rayman on Game Boy Color, and never got that far into it - but despite that, aside from Mario, Sonic, & Crash, who all had hardware developers backing them up, I always thought he was the biggest mascot going. Where are the rest of the third-party platforming mascots now? His longevity is a testament to his popularity.
Re: Poll: What Switch Online N64 Game Are You Most Excited About?
@ketrac Doesn’t the service as a whole have online multiplayer for all games that had multiplayer in the original release? Across NES/SNES/N64/Mega Drive? To my knowledge it would be a first if these games didn’t.
In answer to the article though, I don’t know… because I’ve actually never played any of them, except Goldeneye, and I’m not really a fan of FPS. I’d probably vote for one of the Mario Party games, but even then, I don’t know what distinguishes those three from each other - I’ve only played MP5 & Super Mario Party in the past.
Re: Random: Animal Crossing Fan Is Visiting Every In-Game Artwork In Real Life
Oh wow, that’s some dedication, especially considering just how many of them there are. I’ve also been trying to visit every Pokémon Center in Japan, in addition to traveling to every area that has a Pokémon region based on it haha. So far I’ve managed Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, France, UK & Spain; Hokkaido will hopefully be happening very soon. New York and Hawaii are high on my list of places to visit anyway, and Nevada (Orre) will likely come at some point after those two.
Re: Random: Kirby Café Rustles Up A New Dessert To Celebrate Kirby's Dream Buffet
Perfect! Just in time for me moving there!
Re: Review: Kirby's Dream Buffet - A Delicious Spread To Put You In The Party Mood
@RupeeClock They both appeared in Smash before Amazing Mirror.
Re: There's A New Indie Game On The Way That's Inspired By Miiverse And MSN
I knew the developer must be from or living in Germany - I’d recognise the can of Schwip Schwap in that image above anywhere 😂
Re: Review: Kirby's Dream Buffet - A Delicious Spread To Put You In The Party Mood
Lack of 4-player split-screen is an absolute dealbreaker for me.
Re: Gallery: Here's A Look At Wave Race 64 For The Switch Online Expansion Pack
@dystome @YoshiF2 @DreamlandGem I’ve also been experiencing the same thing since yesterday morning, I’m glad I’ve finally discovered that it’s not just me. I also only get it on Nintendo Life.
Re: Review: Cult Of The Lamb - Animal Crossing Goes Bad In This Satisfyingly Stressful Sim
Nintendo Life trying not to compare something to Animal Crossing for 5 minutes:

Re: Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Scheduled Maintenance Spotted
@YoshiF2 “Your comparison doesn’t apply in no way whatsoever”
Double negative… so it does apply?
Re: Random: Former Nintendo President's Family Office Is Looking To Buy Marine Engineering Firm
That is one heck of a corporate website 😂