The leaks ruined the surprise that it was going to be fundamentally unsurprising — at least in terms of form factor.
I still imagine Nintendo has a few tricks up its sleeve that will be able to surprise as well as delight. It’s easy to forget just how many gimmicks from Nintendo’s long lineage are crammed into the original Switch design given how cohesive the whole thing feels.
Home console? Check.
Portable? Check.
Wii U-style Gamepad with touchscreen? Check (kind of)
Wii-style waggle controls? Check.
Virtual Boy-style ‘strap it to your head and enjoy somewhat cumbersome VR experience’? Check.
Michelangelo didn’t reinvent pencil and paper but he did put the boundaries of what would be achieved with them.
There’s plenty of potential for combining all that tech (plus the updated IR sensors) in exciting new ways. And even if that falls through (a la Labo) they’ve still got the fact that ‘it’s a portable with Nintendo games that you can play on the TV’ to fall back on.
The tech itself was never going to blow people’s minds, so in that sense there was very little for the leaks to spoil. What matters — and remains to be seen — is how Nintendo utilises that tech to create an exciting and enticing product.
Those cards are still very much in Nintendo’s hand, and it’s going to be interesting to see (in April) how they play them.
Haven’t been following the rumours, but that’s pretty slick if true.
I’d never even considered this as a possibility, but it seems very doable and very worth doing. A mouse is not a particularly sophisticated piece of tech, but the functionally opens up all sorts of options!
I’m not a betting man but I would bet my entire Switch collection that we’ll have a successor to the Switch before next Xmas.
It’s seems about as certain as Nintendo announcing a new video game featuring Super Mario. I have zero concrete evidence that Nintendo are working on a new Mario title, but it would take a lot to convince me otherwise.
@VHSGREMLIN You’re right! Many modern banknotes are now made of polymer rather than paper, which makes them more durable but also more likely to shrink if you put them in the microwave.
Many of us are now trading plastic (or more often digital money) for goods and services instead of paper.
If any of the above is objectionable, feel free to give your own take on the financial system instead. I’d be interested to hear how it functions without the use of some form of currency, be that paper, plastic, crypto, or something else entirely.
@VHSGREMLIN To be fair, the same could be said of pretty much the entire financial system — especially in the pre-digital age.
Pokémon cards are basically banknotes at this point, but with the beardy blokes replaced with cartoon critters.
Yes, they’re just bits of paper, but much of human society still revolves around exchanging bits of paper for goods and services. One of the advancements of the last few decades has been making the paper increasingly invisible, but the basic idea is the same.
It’s a fairly bizarre system, but… well, in Golduck we trust, I suppose.
The movie looks awful, but the posters are brilliant. “Yule pay for this” almost makes up for having to listen Ben Schwartz yell “konnichi-whaaaaat” like an addled 10 year-old whose sole nourishment is YouTuber-sponsored energy drinks
“A successful collaboration with a customer to create a custom product”
Oh man, that’s just gotta be Nintendo. What other potential customers are out there involved in… products?
I know Lurpak makes like, dairy products, but Samsung is weak on dairy, so we can safely rule that out. That pretty much just leaves Nintendo in the product space.
@nessisonett Here here. Too much influence from across the pond, I say. Next thing you know they’ll be using ghastly spellings like ‘donut’ and ‘drive-thru’.
Even the site’s current name is an affront to my linguistic sensibilities. I hereby propose that that this website changes back to the good old-fashioned British spelling: Nintendough Lyphe.
Nintendo is busy not announcing anything because they have nothing to announce because it doesn’t make sense to announce anything currently because anything they announce will probably damage holiday sales so they’re doing what any sensible company would do in this situation which is pretty much nothing.
You think 160 million is big number you should have seen the crowds at my latest gaming event — at least 160 billion people maybe 160 trillion, all good people, loyal people, excellent smart people, all there to hear me announce the concepts of a plan for the world’s biggest and best video games console ever and let me tell you this console is gonna blow all the other consoles out of the water, smoke ‘em like cigars, it’s got the highest power and the most graphics and the biggest games and the smartest chips on the face of the earth and those PHONEYS at Sony and the low IQ individuals and NintenDUMB better watch out because that 160 million units is gonna be looking more like 160 millionths of the sales of my console once it exists in any tangible form.
This seems a pretty tasteful way to wrap things up, unless I’m missing something. It’s all too easy to imagine the game just disappearing and bringing all the users’ data and memories down with it. £9 doesn’t seem unreasonable to ensure that you get everything with no hidden charges forever.
Ubisoft often has multiple teams in multiple countries working on a single game around the clock. Nintendo tends to use smaller, more tight-knit dev teams.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both methods. But as you’ve said, Nintendo doesn’t seem to be doing too badly with its current strategy, which no doubt promotes face-to-face communication and makes developing a shared company culture easier.
@RetroGames I’m inclined to believe that if Nintendo were prioritising sales numbers over pure profit then we might have seen a single price drop in eight years.
…But then that’s exactly what a ludicrous virtue signaller (?) would think, isn’t it?
“Coupled with a slump in profits due to R&D expenditure, a weak yen…”
Wouldn’t the weak yen increase profits for a Japanese company that sells more products overseas than domestically?
…Or am I missing something?
Back in 2012 every dollar of profit made in the US would translate into about 80 yen for the Japanese company’s coffers. These days it’s almost double that at roughly 150 yen per dollar.
Overseas manufacturing/advertising/etc. costs will have also risen (relatively speaking) but on balance I’d imagine the weak yen is a boon. Nintendo is primarily spending in yen, but earning in much stronger currencies.
…Right?
I’m not an expert on this by any means so let me know if I’m wrong!
But I want it now and I want it with a cherry on top!!!
NOT FAIR!!!!
WHY WON’T YOU LISTEN TO ME NINTENDO!? I am your MOST STABLE and MOST GENIUS investor… assuming investment means ‘time invested in complaining about your products online’ …which BTW is a sign of PASSION because I am a REAL FAN! Way more PASSIONATE than these FAKE INVESTORS who only care about MONEY MONEY MONEY. You shouldn’t run a business for MONEY. You should run a business for ME!
ANNOUNCE SWITCH 2 NOW!!!
…OR SO HELP ME I WILL BUY THE STANDARD EDITION OF XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X INSTEAD OF THE DELUXE COLLECTOR’S EDITION WITH STEEL CASE AND ART BOOK AND FULLY POSABLE SKELL FIGURINE.
@BenAV The Xenoblade release date is interesting, isn’t it? The absolute final deadline for the Switch II announcement is 31st March 2025, which means there’s a very strong possibility we’ll already know about it by the time XCX is released — and even if not, we should know within two weeks.
They’ll be trying to push this ambitious, sprawling open-world game for geriatric hardware at a time when everyone will be talking about the hot, new, far more powerful successor that would clearly run it much better.
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if XCX ends up playing the role of the cross-generational Zeldas that occasionally bookend a console’s life.
“Yes, we put it on the old console as promised, but don’t you want it on the new, shiny one? Yes, you do. Yes, of course you do.”
@RetroGames I don’t think Nintendo really cares about the sort of accolades that Console Warrists care about. I think the main accolade they care about is earning lots of money, with only half an eye on the competition (and even then that eye is winking amicably.)
We’re no longer in the SNES vs. Mega Drive era. Mario and Sonic are only rivals if you pit them against each other in the same (Nintendo) game. Horizon is on Switch (albeit in brick form). Banjo is in Smash. One of the biggest Switch games — Minecraft — is owned by Microsoft.
I don’t think Nintendo is going to turn itself inside out to get the top spot on a fairly meaningless chart if that effort could be better spent on its successor.
As @OorWullie had said, maybe a price cut could push it over the edge. But I doubt it’s their top priority.
@Nanoline52 I don’t think it’s all they were able to prepare for launch. I think it’s all they wanted to prepare at launch, so they can drip feed new content and keep the service ‘relevant’ for months to come.
It’s likely less a matter of ‘low effort’ and more a matter of ‘deliberate marketing strategy’. Not sure if that’s better or worse, but I imagine it’s more accurate.
Nintendo could have easily dropped the entire NSO library in its current form at the beginning of the Switch’s life, but they chose not to, and as a result we get regular updates and corresponding swells of hype. Arguably cynical, but also effective.
Really nicely written review. Paints a lovely picture of the game’s charming landscapes (and is very informative to boot).
It sounds like the game has very much achieved what it set out to do. While it probably won’t be topping many GOTY lists, it looks to offer a relaxing and immersive world to frolic around in, true to its Bokunatsu lineage.
It’s nice a game can home in on being ‘pleasant’ while still maintaining a unique character, as opposed to relying on the copy-and-paste ‘cosy’ aesthetic that typifies most Wholesome Direct games.
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Re: Nintendo: Switch 2's Backwards Compatibility Feature Is The "Best Direction" For Consumers
They should refer to us as ‘Stick Masters’ or ‘Button Beasts’.
I don’t feel seen unless my mastery over the controller is explicitly acknowledged.
Re: Talking Point: Did All The Switch 2 Leaks 'Damage' Nintendo Or The Console's Reveal?
The leaks ruined the surprise that it was going to be fundamentally unsurprising — at least in terms of form factor.
I still imagine Nintendo has a few tricks up its sleeve that will be able to surprise as well as delight. It’s easy to forget just how many gimmicks from Nintendo’s long lineage are crammed into the original Switch design given how cohesive the whole thing feels.
Home console? Check.
Portable? Check.
Wii U-style Gamepad with touchscreen? Check (kind of)
Wii-style waggle controls? Check.
Virtual Boy-style ‘strap it to your head and enjoy somewhat cumbersome VR experience’? Check.
Michelangelo didn’t reinvent pencil and paper but he did put the boundaries of what would be achieved with them.
There’s plenty of potential for combining all that tech (plus the updated IR sensors) in exciting new ways. And even if that falls through (a la Labo) they’ve still got the fact that ‘it’s a portable with Nintendo games that you can play on the TV’ to fall back on.
The tech itself was never going to blow people’s minds, so in that sense there was very little for the leaks to spoil. What matters — and remains to be seen — is how Nintendo utilises that tech to create an exciting and enticing product.
Those cards are still very much in Nintendo’s hand, and it’s going to be interesting to see (in April) how they play them.
Re: Feature: Everything You Missed In The Switch 2 Mario Kart Reveal - Characters, Features, Easter Eggs
If using ‘Mario Kart 9’ as a placeholder name for the next Mario Kart is ‘bait’ then it’s the least spicy bait I’ve ever taken.
It’s like trying to catch a polar bear in the antarctic by dangling an ice cube from a stick.
There’s no shortage of ice and there aren’t any polar bears there to begin with.
Re: Switch 2's Rumoured 'C' Button Isn't Actually A 'C' Button
Now you C it. Now you don’t.
Re: New Mario Kart Teased For Switch 2
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe II: 365.59 Days % Crystal Warriors ~ Phantom ReFluX: Galactic Edition confirmed!
Re: Joy-Con Mouse Functionality Seemingly Confirmed In Switch 2 Trailer
Haven’t been following the rumours, but that’s pretty slick if true.
I’d never even considered this as a possibility, but it seems very doable and very worth doing. A mouse is not a particularly sophisticated piece of tech, but the functionally opens up all sorts of options!
Re: Nintendo Is "Very Upset" About The Switch 2 Leaks, It's Claimed
One of my friends is friends with Nintendo and he said she’s really mad.
Re: Video: Let's Celebrate 10 Lovely Years Of Alex YouTube Videos
Putting the X in Alex.
…And also the ale. 🍺
Let us celebrate this milestone with a kveiky brew!
Re: How Well Do You Remember 2024? Nintendo Life's End-Of-Year Gaming Quiz
10/14
I did well in a Nintendo Life quiz!!!!
Re: UK Charts: Nintendo Can Be Proud Of Its Last Christmas Before 'Switch 2'
I’m not a betting man but I would bet my entire Switch collection that we’ll have a successor to the Switch before next Xmas.
It’s seems about as certain as Nintendo announcing a new video game featuring Super Mario. I have zero concrete evidence that Nintendo are working on a new Mario title, but it would take a lot to convince me otherwise.
Re: Thieves Steal Thousands Of Pounds Of Rare Pokémon Cards From YouTuber's Company
@VHSGREMLIN You’re right! Many modern banknotes are now made of polymer rather than paper, which makes them more durable but also more likely to shrink if you put them in the microwave.
Many of us are now trading plastic (or more often digital money) for goods and services instead of paper.
If any of the above is objectionable, feel free to give your own take on the financial system instead. I’d be interested to hear how it functions without the use of some form of currency, be that paper, plastic, crypto, or something else entirely.
Re: Thieves Steal Thousands Of Pounds Of Rare Pokémon Cards From YouTuber's Company
@VHSGREMLIN To be fair, the same could be said of pretty much the entire financial system — especially in the pre-digital age.
Pokémon cards are basically banknotes at this point, but with the beardy blokes replaced with cartoon critters.
Yes, they’re just bits of paper, but much of human society still revolves around exchanging bits of paper for goods and services. One of the advancements of the last few decades has been making the paper increasingly invisible, but the basic idea is the same.
It’s a fairly bizarre system, but… well, in Golduck we trust, I suppose.
Re: Get Ready For Okami's Sequel With This Bargain eShop Sale
At that price it’s probably worth finding out whether this is the most underrated game of all time, or the most overrated.
Re: Sega President Talks Reviving Video Game "Rock & Roll" To Contrast Nintendo's "Pop Music"
Nintendo is kind of like Japanese City Pop.
Poppy on the surface, but built around more sophisticated harmonic principles drawn from jazz.
A bit retro. Perhaps even a little cheesy at times. But vibey as hell.
Re: Sonic, Tails And Knuckles Get The Stop-Motion Treatment In This New Festive Movie Promo
The movie looks awful, but the posters are brilliant. “Yule pay for this” almost makes up for having to listen Ben Schwartz yell “konnichi-whaaaaat” like an addled 10 year-old whose sole nourishment is YouTuber-sponsored energy drinks
Re: Every 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection' Game Boy, GBC And GBA Title Officially Confirmed
I also figured that the ‘Early Days Collection’ would be a collection games from the early days.
Re: Round Up: The First Impressions Of The Sonic 3 Movie Are In
@SBandy1 It’s not spin when someone says “Sonic the Hedgehog 3 really ups the anti.”
That’s groundbreaking information. The ascent of @Anti-Matter is a story arc no-one saw coming.
Re: Round Up: The First Impressions Of The Sonic 3 Movie Are In
“One of the best and most creative sonic movie of the trilogy”.
Good to know it’s one of the best of the trilogy. Sounds like it at least made the Top 3.
Re: Rumour: 'Switch 2' May Support Samsung's Upcoming MicroSD Cards For Higher Transfer Speeds
“A successful collaboration with a customer to create a custom product”
Oh man, that’s just gotta be Nintendo. What other potential customers are out there involved in… products?
I know Lurpak makes like, dairy products, but Samsung is weak on dairy, so we can safely rule that out. That pretty much just leaves Nintendo in the product space.
Top sleuthing.
Re: Video: Let's Discuss The Big Question: What The Heck Is Happening At Nintendo Right Now?
@nessisonett Here here. Too much influence from across the pond, I say. Next thing you know they’ll be using ghastly spellings like ‘donut’ and ‘drive-thru’.
Even the site’s current name is an affront to my linguistic sensibilities. I hereby propose that that this website changes back to the good old-fashioned British spelling: Nintendough Lyphe.
Re: Video: Let's Discuss The Big Question: What The Heck Is Happening At Nintendo Right Now?
Nintendo is busy not announcing anything because they have nothing to announce because it doesn’t make sense to announce anything currently because anything they announce will probably damage holiday sales so they’re doing what any sensible company would do in this situation which is pretty much nothing.
Re: As Switch Closes The Gap, Sony Officially Confirms PS2 Has Sold "Over" 160 Million Units
You think 160 million is big number you should have seen the crowds at my latest gaming event — at least 160 billion people maybe 160 trillion, all good people, loyal people, excellent smart people, all there to hear me announce the concepts of a plan for the world’s biggest and best video games console ever and let me tell you this console is gonna blow all the other consoles out of the water, smoke ‘em like cigars, it’s got the highest power and the most graphics and the biggest games and the smartest chips on the face of the earth and those PHONEYS at Sony and the low IQ individuals and NintenDUMB better watch out because that 160 million units is gonna be looking more like 160 millionths of the sales of my console once it exists in any tangible form.
Re: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp's 'Thank-You Finale' Waves Goodbye To The Free Mobile App
This seems a pretty tasteful way to wrap things up, unless I’m missing something. It’s all too easy to imagine the game just disappearing and bringing all the users’ data and memories down with it. £9 doesn’t seem unreasonable to ensure that you get everything with no hidden charges forever.
…But, I could well be missing something.
Re: How Well Do You Know The Nintendo DS?
Did pretty poorly (11). Great quiz.
Re: Nintendo Would Rather "Organically Expand The Organisation" Than Rely Solely On Acquisitions
@Banjo- Sakurai made an interesting video about how throwing more people at something doesn’t always bring the productivity gains you’d expect.
https://youtu.be/1-iZFmenARA?feature=shared
Ubisoft often has multiple teams in multiple countries working on a single game around the clock. Nintendo tends to use smaller, more tight-knit dev teams.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both methods. But as you’ve said, Nintendo doesn’t seem to be doing too badly with its current strategy, which no doubt promotes face-to-face communication and makes developing a shared company culture easier.
Re: Reaction: Rest Easy, Folks, Your Switch Backlog Ain't Going Anywhere
Personally, I don’t think there will be any new games for Switch II.
I think the console’s slogan will be “Switch II: Don’t Worry, You Can Still Play Mario Kart On It”.
And MK8D will keep on selling. And Nintendo will never have to make another video game ever again.
Re: Nintendo Lowers Its Hardware Forecast As Switch Sales Slow To A Crawl
@RetroGames I’m inclined to believe that if Nintendo were prioritising sales numbers over pure profit then we might have seen a single price drop in eight years.
…But then that’s exactly what a ludicrous virtue signaller (?) would think, isn’t it?
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Latest Financials Make One Thing Abundantly Clear
@swoose Thanks, that certainly adds some nuance to the picture!
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Latest Financials Make One Thing Abundantly Clear
“Coupled with a slump in profits due to R&D expenditure, a weak yen…”
Wouldn’t the weak yen increase profits for a Japanese company that sells more products overseas than domestically?
…Or am I missing something?
Back in 2012 every dollar of profit made in the US would translate into about 80 yen for the Japanese company’s coffers. These days it’s almost double that at roughly 150 yen per dollar.
Overseas manufacturing/advertising/etc. costs will have also risen (relatively speaking) but on balance I’d imagine the weak yen is a boon. Nintendo is primarily spending in yen, but earning in much stronger currencies.
…Right?
I’m not an expert on this by any means so let me know if I’m wrong!
Re: Plans To Announce The 'Switch 2' Have Not Changed, Says Nintendo's President
But I want it now and I want it with a cherry on top!!!
NOT FAIR!!!!
WHY WON’T YOU LISTEN TO ME NINTENDO!? I am your MOST STABLE and MOST GENIUS investor… assuming investment means ‘time invested in complaining about your products online’ …which BTW is a sign of PASSION because I am a REAL FAN! Way more PASSIONATE than these FAKE INVESTORS who only care about MONEY MONEY MONEY. You shouldn’t run a business for MONEY. You should run a business for ME!
ANNOUNCE SWITCH 2 NOW!!!
…OR SO HELP ME I WILL BUY THE STANDARD EDITION OF XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X INSTEAD OF THE DELUXE COLLECTOR’S EDITION WITH STEEL CASE AND ART BOOK AND FULLY POSABLE SKELL FIGURINE.
Re: Nintendo Lowers Its Hardware Forecast As Switch Sales Slow To A Crawl
@Jeronan I agree it was figuratively very very extremely super-duper dead! Dead as a door-nail nailed to a dead-ass dodo.
Re: Nintendo Lowers Its Hardware Forecast As Switch Sales Slow To A Crawl
@Jeronan I think we’re in full agreement!
(Apart from maybe the bit about the Wii U being literally dead )
Re: Nintendo Lowers Its Hardware Forecast As Switch Sales Slow To A Crawl
@BenAV The Xenoblade release date is interesting, isn’t it? The absolute final deadline for the Switch II announcement is 31st March 2025, which means there’s a very strong possibility we’ll already know about it by the time XCX is released — and even if not, we should know within two weeks.
They’ll be trying to push this ambitious, sprawling open-world game for geriatric hardware at a time when everyone will be talking about the hot, new, far more powerful successor that would clearly run it much better.
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if XCX ends up playing the role of the cross-generational Zeldas that occasionally bookend a console’s life.
“Yes, we put it on the old console as promised, but don’t you want it on the new, shiny one? Yes, you do. Yes, of course you do.”
Time will tell!
Re: Nintendo Lowers Its Hardware Forecast As Switch Sales Slow To A Crawl
@RetroGames I don’t think Nintendo really cares about the sort of accolades that Console Warrists care about. I think the main accolade they care about is earning lots of money, with only half an eye on the competition (and even then that eye is winking amicably.)
We’re no longer in the SNES vs. Mega Drive era. Mario and Sonic are only rivals if you pit them against each other in the same (Nintendo) game. Horizon is on Switch (albeit in brick form). Banjo is in Smash. One of the biggest Switch games — Minecraft — is owned by Microsoft.
I don’t think Nintendo is going to turn itself inside out to get the top spot on a fairly meaningless chart if that effort could be better spent on its successor.
As @OorWullie had said, maybe a price cut could push it over the edge. But I doubt it’s their top priority.
Re: Nintendo Lowers Its Hardware Forecast As Switch Sales Slow To A Crawl
I can’t see the logic in Nintendo announcing the Switch successor any time before December 25th.
I know NintendoFan1337 wants it. I know NintendoFan1338 wants it too. Heck, I know I want it.
But the run up to the ‘Holidays’ seems a very strange time to announce something that you cannot actually buy for the Holidays.
I don’t think the combined ire of NintendoFans 00001~99999 is going to change that.
Re: Review: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - Easily The Best Mario & Luigi RPG Yet
@ViewtifulCool You said ‘ever’ and you were wrong. You said ‘one’ and you were wrong again.
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/endless-ocean-luminous
And again.
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/03/donkey_kong_barrel_blast_wii
And again.
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/04/warioware_snapped_dsiware
Please stop moving the goal posts. And please do your own research. The onus is not on others to correct you when you can easily check this yourself.
Re: Review: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - Easily The Best Mario & Luigi RPG Yet
@-wc- I think it was genuinely satire!
Re: Review: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - Easily The Best Mario & Luigi RPG Yet
@ViewtifulCool “I don't think NintendoLife would ever rate a Nintendo game less than 6 or 7 on their scale.”
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu/animal_crossing_amiibo_festival
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Xenoblade Chronicles X For Switch?
@MegaVel91 One would certainly hope so.
Re: Video: Nintendo Puts Mario & Luigi: Brothership In The Spotlight With This Jolly Sea Shanty
As Ice-Dilla-P-60-Tha-Kiłła-$tałłion puts it:
“Yo-ho’s before Bro-ho’s, a plumber’s life for me, yarrrrrrrr!”
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Sonic X Shadow Generations
We still not might be at 60 frames per second yet, but at least we can enjoy 63 frames every two seconds.
The extra 1.5 FPS SEGA have eked out reportedly comes from advancements in Blast Processing Technology.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Xenoblade Chronicles X For Switch?
I am defiantly not buying this in protest to the fact they left out Breastlord Lord of Breasts and Bumblebutt the Prince of Posteriors.
Not only are they missing from the Western version, they’re not included in the Japanese version either.
Re: 'Nintendo Music' Update Adds Super Mario Bros. Wonder Songs
@Arawn93 How DARE you talk about Mario that way!
He may have never successfully plumbed anything in his life, but he is very, very good at jumping.
Re: Nintendo Music - Every Nintendo System, Series And Song Included
@Nanoline52 I don’t think it’s all they were able to prepare for launch. I think it’s all they wanted to prepare at launch, so they can drip feed new content and keep the service ‘relevant’ for months to come.
It’s likely less a matter of ‘low effort’ and more a matter of ‘deliberate marketing strategy’. Not sure if that’s better or worse, but I imagine it’s more accurate.
Nintendo could have easily dropped the entire NSO library in its current form at the beginning of the Switch’s life, but they chose not to, and as a result we get regular updates and corresponding swells of hype. Arguably cynical, but also effective.
Re: Random: Owners Of A Nintendo Frying Pan Are Being Warned Not To Use It
@NintonicGamer They certainly have a handle on the market, that’s for sure.
Re: Random: Super Mario 64 On NSO Is Home To A Weird Misspelling Bug
It wasn’t enough to confuse the Americans by spelling ‘colour’ and ‘favourite’ with a U so we had to start randomly introducing it in other words.
Re: Random: Oops! It Looks Like Banjo-Tooie's Idle Demo Is Sped Up On NSO
@PokemonDMG I’m sorry, but this* is ridiculous.
*I am of course referring to the price of a Galaxy Blue Ford Escort in 1988.
Re: Nintendo UK's Latest Switch Advert Shows Just How Little We Know About Pop Music
And people said Nintendo Switch couldn’t handle Raye racing!
Or… tracing.
Or… something.
Doesn’t matter. The point is she smashed it. Just goes to show the power of music can overcome all technical limitations. Take that haters.
Re: Review: Shin chan: Shiro And The Coal Town (Switch) - A Stunningly Beautiful Game, Uncomplicated Yet Weird
Really nicely written review. Paints a lovely picture of the game’s charming landscapes (and is very informative to boot).
It sounds like the game has very much achieved what it set out to do. While it probably won’t be topping many GOTY lists, it looks to offer a relaxing and immersive world to frolic around in, true to its Bokunatsu lineage.
It’s nice a game can home in on being ‘pleasant’ while still maintaining a unique character, as opposed to relying on the copy-and-paste ‘cosy’ aesthetic that typifies most Wholesome Direct games.
Re: The Plucky Squire Lands New Update On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Got soft-locked out of a biscuit tin, so hopefully I’ll now be able to continue with the adventure!