Max_the_German

@Jack_Goetz Those people who really love to moan on digital platforms probably really love moaning on digital platforms.

Nintendo will announce it a few weeks after Christmas. Why should they harm their own business without need?

The moment I read the article’s title, I thought of poor Yoshi, getting no love and attention from ol‘ Ollie.

Discolouration of oil is a strong indicator for chemical reactions on the pan surface, which should be chemically inert. Definitely a bad sign, I wouldn’t be surprised if they had to call back all of them.

@Pod And at the same time it’s the best advertisement for this game, creating FOMO for free.

@Synecdoche Yes, that’s a very long list. But what are the key changes which transform the experience in a way that NL reports on this update since 2022?

For CyberPunk 2077, the update to 2.0 was a big thing, with hundreds of entries in the changelog. But CDPR told everyone that the new police system makes a huge difference in gameplay (I never checked out the update).

So, what is the „new police system“ of Stardew Valley?

I‘ve never played Stardew Valley. But I counted 21 (!) NL articles with „Version 1.6“ in the title, starting back then in June 2022. Based on that, this slight step from 1.5 to 1.6 must be an earth-shattering event.

So, I ask you for a short explanation for fools like me what makes this update so special and how it will transform the game to another experience. Thanks!

@Serpenterror Luigi‘s Mansion 1 and a 3DS Fire Emblem sounds unexciting, so it‘s very likely.

@LadyCharlie

>> „First party developer to focus on new hardware." Yeah, obviously.“ <<

It‘s not that obvious. Sony didn’t with the PS5, releasing many PS4 games after the PS5 launch, so people complain „PS5 had no games“. Nintendo probably took note.

A great game, but as a Ubi game of course I haven’t bought it day one, (correctly) anticipating the sharp price drop after launch.

This game has the potential for becoming an evergreen title. But an evergreen should retain a respectable price. And not that disgrace!

Today’s Ubisoft is unlikable and the sad prime example for AAA gaming.

Ohh, it’s newsless Tuesday again.

@Kaiffe123 @Yosher
Right, Eurogamer rated it far below Metacritic‘s average, so absolutely and objectively wrong. People having limited fun with this game are miserable. There is objective truth for games reviews, Putin will confirm.

„Ounce“ was already rumored back in May:
https://gonintendo.com/contents/35551-rumor-nintendo-codename-for-switch-successor-is-ounce

With the new leak, it seems pretty confirmed to me.

All requirements indicate a cloud streaming service, especially the wish for wired LAN internet connection. So there are three main questions remaining for me:

1) System(s) and games available at the test: This will tell you X within minutes after the service went live.

2) Technical quality of the stream, i.e. latency, frame consistency and picture compression: This is harder to assess by YouTube videos made by average people. And more professional streamers will not ruin their careers with this stuff.

3) Future systems and games: Will you stream Switch 2 games on your current Switch? This could shift digital Switch 2 games while the hardware is hard to get. Later when you got one, you could proceed your games on your local system.

@dartmonkey: Why do you expect a Switch 2 announcement now? Because some old manufacturing samples were leaked by a Chinese worker?
For me it seems that Nintendo wants to milk the Switch until its very end. So what helps more to achieve this: 1) Switch 2 reveal BEFORE Christmas 2024 or 2) some weeks AFTER Christmas?

„Globally reduced input latency by at least one frame at 60hz“

These are the greatest news!

@Divide_and_Wander That‘s so cute!

They obviously played a lot of the latest Zelda games at Nintendo and were annoyed by constantly opening the menu in-air to equip arrows with materials.

The perfect weapon wheel for consoles. Great addition if true!

Great game, being in for 4 hours now. The world map is huge, and it is so much fun uncovering it, defeating new enemies and unlock the warp points. Battle can be stressful sometimes, but I already have some very powerful enemies fighting for me.

Enjoy yourself!

@SillyG I know, and the NL team member know the exact time.
@NintendoLife Is mentioning the embargo date in public forbidden by an NDA?

@NintendoLife Can you tell when the review embargo will fall?

@Scrubelicious I would, but I don’t use Discord. Put you question here, please.

@Zeebor15 Didn’t completely get your posting, but yeah, it seems to be some PEGI stuff.

@Shepdawg1 All I‘ve seen so far seems to be PS5-like footage. Do you have evidence that it runs poorly on Switch?

This looks so boring and straight forward - it’s very likely the real design!

@PinderSchloss A classic: Opening an article with obvious spoilers, and then complaining about spoilers.

@cookiki I‘ve read about frame dropping several times. And the trailers show it, too. I seems to be a severe issue of Grezzo‘s engine, not fixed for this title, and probably caused by on-the-flight shader compilation (to save memory space).
So, we will see frame dropping not only when using the Rod, but also when entering a new area etc. Still much better than a 30 fps cap imo.

@DripDropCop146 Imagine all the GameCubes would have had DVD video playback with only a little higher price.

No love for Super Mario Bros. Wonder…

I‘ve heard very positive things about this game.

Too sad that its Switch release was already announced back in April. With an announcement last week, just weeks before its release, the impact would probably much higher.

These games are looking so much more interesting than most of Geoff’s stuff.

Big N gives a sh*t on these awards. Last year, if they would have cared, they could have made Super Mario Bros. Wonder the star of the whole event, with dozens of stations to play the first two stages and winning all relevant and fitting categories. But, Big N gives a sh*t.

So I both bought Doom 1 and 2 back in the day but only played Doom 1 so far.

Does that mean that if I had only bought Doom 1, now I would get Doom 2 for free and I basically wasted my money?

Downloaded it. Now I just need a new fancy iPad Pro with OLED display to enjoy it properly.

Sometimes paper is still better.

@SabreLevant F*ck, you’re right! A title most people can’t remember nor write with their keyboards is just bad.

It’s not Volgar, it’s not Vollgar, it’s Völlgar.

@datamonkey No, it says that NIB was absorbed by NoE AG, and the latter is now NoE SE („currently“).

Oh Jon, we miss you so much!

@TheExile285 Agree, I am also skeptical regarding the performance. I backed Wonderful 101 and was very disappointed by the Switch port.

A physical release of these third-party games should be announced after the digital release, with all the patches on the cartridge. The Ori collection is a prime example for that strategy, and I love it!

This is more realistic than most people think:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_sexuality

Pretty many Zelda entries on the list, and probably rightfully so.

@larryisaman I‘m currently playing it, and it becomes better and better. I have to ignore the Fortnite-style characters though.

@SillyG Apple pays, Nintendo not, it’s that easy. It‘s an open secret that Sony paid Capcom for RE7 VR (for PSVR), RE8 VR and RE4 VR (for PSVR2). If Capcom can get away with it, why not?

I‘m surprised that DF counted a 900p resolution. Becausr in this video, they counted 720p:

https://youtu.be/ZdrcqPc94Yg?si=MFBYsvIyj_30Dg8P

But this can still change until release.

There‘s a much cleaner version available:

https://youtu.be/mu496jk_tu4?si=dPyStgl-kRrB_gOS

With Metroid: Zero Mission being added:
The Queen finally arrived.

@SillyG I generally agree to your arguments. However, remaking all the assets (polygonal models + textures) was probably a huge effort.

Wow, what a great selection 👌🏻

Rip and tear, Metroid Slayer!