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Re: Nintendo's Next Switch Online Game Trial Is Now Available (North America)

Martijn87

@KnightsTemplar you can also buy merchandise with it from the Nintendo store, most of the time it's crap, especially when you compare it to the N64, GameCube days, but still it's not like I need to do a lot for it. Just download it and turn it on. Doing the same with PS Stars, the only better thing with that is that you can get Digital coupons for the coins.

Re: Sega Reports 'Sluggish' Sales Of Sonic Superstars And Other Major Titles

Martijn87

It released in the same month as Mario wonder and Spider-Man 2. Two highly anticipated games. That fact and people not spending alot on games because other life costs have a real impact on a Sonic game. Sega can blaim themselves honestly, the quality of a Sonic game is always a 50/50 chance. I love Sonic games but they really need to find a way to keep the quality up.

Re: Talking Point: What Will The 'Switch 2' Actually Be Called?

Martijn87

It will be either Switch 2 (if it's the same concept) or a new name. A big reason why the Wii U failed was because of it's name that didn't make it clear for the more casual market that it was a new console and not only a tablet accessory. I'm positive that they won't repeat that mistake.

Re: Zelda Producer Responds To Fans Who Want A More "Traditional Linear" Adventure

Martijn87

Funny he somehow gives a little criticism to people over nostalgia of the old franchises. Nostalgia is the reason Nintendo is still this big and the reason they stayed relevant even in Nintendo's darker time, it's pretty much what saved them. I would like to see Zelda going in the middle. Open world setting that you can explore on your own terms but a with a linear story structure. I did enjoy breath of the wild as it was new and fresh, but I didn't enjoy tears of the Kingdom at all and made me appreciate the old games even more.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 11th)

Martijn87

I'm finishing up super Mario bros wonder and after that I'm going to give tears of the Kingdom another shot. I didn't get into it the last time, but I think my expectations were to high for it making it impossible to reach. So with expectations in check I'm going to give it new go to see if it can hook me this time.

Re: Tears Of The Kingdom Continues To Prove That 'Open World Zelda' Is A Best-Selling Formula

Martijn87

They should go somewhere on the middle. It can be open world and linear at the same time. Other games do it. Bring back those massive dungeons, make them well hidden like Zelda 1 so you need to explore the open world. Make a great story to keep players hooked and deeply invested in the world they're walking through. And I would personally like that they get rid of the breakable weapons...

Re: Where To Pre-Order Super Mario RPG On Switch

Martijn87

This boxart feels like the designer woke up in the morning and suddenly realized he had to finish a boxart for Mario RPG by the end of the day. Fast designed this in panic, labeled it as a retro homage during the presentation, and it somehow got the thumbs up.

Re: Random: Sakurai Reckons Both Mario Wonder And Spider-Man 2 Are Masterpieces

Martijn87

@Princess_Lilly I'm sorry but you lost me with the limited gameplay part. You're critisising spider-an 2 on limited gameplay and praising a side scrolling Mario game that had the same (tweaked) limited, left to right and jump gameplay for decades since super Mario bros 1.

Don't get me wrong I think both games are great, masterpieces not, but both definitely worth playing. Both the gameplay part just doesn't make sense. Did you even play Spider-man 2?

Re: Charles Martinet Will No Longer Be The Voice Of Mario

Martijn87

He will always be the Mario voice of my childhood. He really gave Mario life in Mario64 and beyond.

I'm looking forward to what Nintendo has planned for Mario. I think the movie was a great case for Nintendo to see if Mario with a different voice and way more lines to speak would be accepted by the audience. And with the enormous succes maybe they will go in the direction that Mario will be more voiced in future games.