What people don't realize is morons do not have the ability to separate the mascot from the company. If Mario was on Sony PS6 and it was the worst console ever in terms of reliability... A large percentage of people would think Nintendo made a bad console and is a bad company that ripped them off. Xbox and Sony exclusives aren't associated with the company the same way as Nintendo IP. That's why Super Mario World gets it's own theme park while The Last of Us or Halo would get it's own ride in a theme park. The difference is subtle but epic.
Mario won't show up until Nintendo calls it quits in hardware. That's just a fact.
@Stormcloudlive How is this growing the Switch 2 library when it's a game that's been on the Switch 1? Yeah it's slightly better... But that's like saying Super Mario 3 was a game boy advance game because a slight upgrade version was made a decade later. That's just nonsense.
I'm with you. I got a switch 1 dpad controller from hori that I used a lot but it didn't have the guts so it made me flip back and forth and I hated that.
I am never, ever, ever going to use the joycon as two controllers again so the least Nintendo could do is provide the option to buy a a joycon with dpad. While they are at it can we get a proper Logitech like mouse with joycon internals?
I think we need to start a spreadsheet to keep track of all the companies not to buy games from anymore. It's getting harder and harder to keep track of all the villains.
I also think that if the launch game was Metroid, the second game was Bananza and World was the holiday game then Nintendo probably would have made more money.
Unfortunately, this entry will damage the growth of the franchise. There's thousands of people who have no knowledge of Metroid that will now ask AI about the series only to hear it has an annoying character in it and doesn't live up to expectations and they will never give it a chance.
Any use of AI at all takes jobs away from people and lowers the quality while stealing work from millions of artists. If a company uses it I am done with that company. I have lot of games made before AI I can play.
I don't like society much when it serves people, I am not going to endorse a version that only serves the rich.
And you know. It's also destroying the environment at speeds once unthinkable when we need the resources to be used more than ever to prevent climate doom.
I am actually shocked. I thought they were going to make this permanent because of the pushback to 80 bucks. It would have been a way to not admit they were wrong. Discount the game to 50 only in the bundle forever.
I do hope this means Kart World drops out of top sellers for good now.
Tomb Raider is like Sonic to me. I don't know why people like it but my theory is it's just nostalgia tied to a passionate fan boy anti-Nintendo sentiment.
While the original games were inventive, they were pretty bad games by themselves with lots of flaws in game design, and they didn't really evolve enough to stay relevant.
I know this is unpopular, and I don't really begrudge anyone loving the games. But I think they are objectively bad games.
@Ogbert cel shading is easy mode for graphics processing. Obviously they need to optimize and everything, but it's the difference of solving calc 1 problems and calc 4.
Superhero games are rarely any good. Outside of the Sony Spider-Man games which are mostly just iterations, and the Arkham games which are mostly Spider-Man games with slight differences, I can't think of any licensed games of Superheroes that are truly remarkable for decades. Those X-Men Legends action RPG games back in the GameCube era and some arcade beat em ups or fighters seem to be the only ones I can think of now with positive thoughts.im sure I'm forgetting some, but isn't that my point?
The IP owners likely are always getting in the way of creativity in order to protect the brand. I wish there's was a way to make food games staring the big names.
I played the demo and I hated it. I don't like the action RPG aspects. I was playing the boss in the reactor and wondering why the damage wasn't matching my actions and I had to wait to get back the action points to use skills felt worse than the turn based original.
I felt simultaneously required to do more actions and felt as if my actions were weaker. I thought the options would allow me to turn it into the classic turn based game, but normal classic difficulty did not turn it into a turn based game.
I still needed to run around and flip back and forth instead of just choosing actions when the bae finished filling.
You don't grow the brand by putting a Jar Jar into your game so the reviews become mixed. The sales could still be the highest in series history, but they blew their chances to have huge numbers. The game I am sure is fine, but this early in the Switch 2 life it could have been a BotW moment for the series.
But instead people will always remember this game as that one with the annoying guy and the bike that was cool for a short while.
@AStupidID That's not what Disney said. They said that canon is limited to the stuff they produced and the few things Lucas produced which did not include games or books, but just TV and movies.
Now they have recycled some ideas from non-canon sources... But who knows what they will include in their canon. Not that any of this matters because it only matters if you want to include it in your imagination because this is all fake anyway. I only consider a couple of things canon because Star Wars is somewhat of a poorly managed IP. I consider KOTOR more canon than the prequels.
But you're 100 on the difference between high and old Republic.
This is probably the most exciting game in a long time for me. It's funny though that I don't have any faith it will be anywhere near as good as the first 2 KOTOR games, partially because of the FOTOR name, and partially because of Disney. However it would be nice if this game could convince them to make each KOTOR game into a trilogy of movies.
Honestly no one knows what to do with the force outside of those two games and a couple of ideas that were crushed by toxic fans. The force hasn't been interesting very much in the last 50 years. Out of the force centric stories, KOTOR 1+2 were second only to Empire Strikes Back. Three movies about Reven, Malik and Basila would likely become the the best films in universe since Empire if they even got it 80% right to the vibe of the game.
I really wish they just took the RDR2 engine and rebuilt this game with it. That's what I want, a remake that makes the story more cohesive and a part of a trilogy.
These awards have zero meaning to me and all that happens is I'll see some YouTube videos that recap it. Is this normal or abnormal for feelings about this event?
I disagree. These games are better disconnected. The universe doesn't need connecting anymore. It's a world where bio companies can make monsters on accident. Why do we need anything more?
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Re: Opinion: Wishlisting Games On Switch eShop Is A Game In Itself
What did I just read?
Re: ICYMI: You Need To Check Out The Video Game History Foundation's "Untold Story Of The NES"
@Profchaos I mean all this information and a lot more was in the book Game over. It's a fantastic book.
Re: ICYMI: You Need To Check Out The Video Game History Foundation's "Untold Story Of The NES"
The video is about 99% previously known information and actually has a pretty big mistake as well in it. But generally it was a good video.
Re: "If Mario Starts To Show Up On PlayStation, That's The Apocalypse, Right?" - Ex-PlayStation Boss Thinks Console Exclusives Are Still Important
What people don't realize is morons do not have the ability to separate the mascot from the company. If Mario was on Sony PS6 and it was the worst console ever in terms of reliability... A large percentage of people would think Nintendo made a bad console and is a bad company that ripped them off. Xbox and Sony exclusives aren't associated with the company the same way as Nintendo IP. That's why Super Mario World gets it's own theme park while The Last of Us or Halo would get it's own ride in a theme park. The difference is subtle but epic.
Mario won't show up until Nintendo calls it quits in hardware. That's just a fact.
Re: "If Mario Starts To Show Up On PlayStation, That's The Apocalypse, Right?" - Ex-PlayStation Boss Thinks Console Exclusives Are Still Important
Mario won't be on a Sony, but everything Sony will be on a Nintendo. That's the power of having your own 'Mickey Mouse.'
Re: ICYMI: Stardew Valley - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Is Now Available, Will You Be Getting It?
@Stormcloudlive How is this growing the Switch 2 library when it's a game that's been on the Switch 1? Yeah it's slightly better... But that's like saying Super Mario 3 was a game boy advance game because a slight upgrade version was made a decade later. That's just nonsense.
Re: "This Just Didn't Fit Into My Gaming Lifestyle" - Hideki Kamiya Isn't Happy About Switch 2's Lack Of A D-Pad
I'm with you. I got a switch 1 dpad controller from hori that I used a lot but it didn't have the guts so it made me flip back and forth and I hated that.
I am never, ever, ever going to use the joycon as two controllers again so the least Nintendo could do is provide the option to buy a a joycon with dpad. While they are at it can we get a proper Logitech like mouse with joycon internals?
Re: Talking Point: Does Switch 2 Have Nintendo's Best Launch Line-Up Ever?
No, it doesn't. But I am also not 9 1/2 anymore.
Re: "A Knife Can Be Used For Cooking Or As A Weapon" - Level-5 Boss Defends GenAI In Game Development
I think we need to start a spreadsheet to keep track of all the companies not to buy games from anymore. It's getting harder and harder to keep track of all the villains.
Re: Feature: But The Future Can Change - Chrono Trigger And Learning To Love The World
If I had a time machine, the world would see me in every corner of it at every year until the world was much much better.
Re: Feature: My NES Longing, My Son's Terrifying Switch 2 Obsession
@niner I had one since launch.
Re: Nintendo Suggests Metroid Prime 4's Tortured Development Meant It Was "Divorced From The Changing Of Times"
I also think that if the launch game was Metroid, the second game was Bananza and World was the holiday game then Nintendo probably would have made more money.
Re: Nintendo Suggests Metroid Prime 4's Tortured Development Meant It Was "Divorced From The Changing Of Times"
Unfortunately, this entry will damage the growth of the franchise. There's thousands of people who have no knowledge of Metroid that will now ask AI about the series only to hear it has an annoying character in it and doesn't live up to expectations and they will never give it a chance.
Re: Surprise! Stardew Valley - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Is Now Available
Should I get this on Switch 2 or PC?
Re: Got Yourself A New Nintendo Switch 2? Here's What To Do First
Hope you enjoy your present kiddos (and adults with cool friends or lovers).
Cyberpunk and Bananza are the most impressive games on the system, I hope today feels like the holly jolly days of your prime.
Re: Talking Point: Does It Bother You That Big Games Companies Are Using GenAI?
Any use of AI at all takes jobs away from people and lowers the quality while stealing work from millions of artists. If a company uses it I am done with that company. I have lot of games made before AI I can play.
I don't like society much when it serves people, I am not going to endorse a version that only serves the rich.
And you know. It's also destroying the environment at speeds once unthinkable when we need the resources to be used more than ever to prevent climate doom.
Re: Switch 2's Mario Kart World Bundle Has Apparently Reached The End Of Its Lifecycle
I am actually shocked. I thought they were going to make this permanent because of the pushback to 80 bucks. It would have been a way to not admit they were wrong. Discount the game to 50 only in the bundle forever.
I do hope this means Kart World drops out of top sellers for good now.
Re: Nintendo Fans Might Get The Entire Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy Thanks To Their "Passionate Response"
Tomb Raider is like Sonic to me. I don't know why people like it but my theory is it's just nostalgia tied to a passionate fan boy anti-Nintendo sentiment.
While the original games were inventive, they were pretty bad games by themselves with lots of flaws in game design, and they didn't really evolve enough to stay relevant.
I know this is unpopular, and I don't really begrudge anyone loving the games. But I think they are objectively bad games.
Re: Review: Despelote (Switch) - An Irresistible And Appropriately Beautiful Game
Soccer? I barely know her.
Re: Dispatch Switch 2 And Switch Frame Rate & Resolution Officially Revealed
Removed
Re: "A Really Good Experience" - Digital Foundry Dives Into Switch 2's Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo
Too bad it's not turn based.
Re: Dispatch Switch 2 And Switch Frame Rate & Resolution Officially Revealed
@Ogbert cel shading is easy mode for graphics processing. Obviously they need to optimize and everything, but it's the difference of solving calc 1 problems and calc 4.
Re: Opinion: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Caps Off A Great Year To Be A Superhero Fan
Superhero games are rarely any good. Outside of the Sony Spider-Man games which are mostly just iterations, and the Arkham games which are mostly Spider-Man games with slight differences, I can't think of any licensed games of Superheroes that are truly remarkable for decades. Those X-Men Legends action RPG games back in the GameCube era and some arcade beat em ups or fighters seem to be the only ones I can think of now with positive thoughts.im sure I'm forgetting some, but isn't that my point?
The IP owners likely are always getting in the way of creativity in order to protect the brand. I wish there's was a way to make food games staring the big names.
Re: Dispatch Switch 2 And Switch Frame Rate & Resolution Officially Revealed
How is this not maxed frames and resolution when it's cell shaded?
Re: Surprise! Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's Free Switch 2 Demo Is Now Live
I played the demo and I hated it. I don't like the action RPG aspects. I was playing the boss in the reactor and wondering why the damage wasn't matching my actions and I had to wait to get back the action points to use skills felt worse than the turn based original.
I felt simultaneously required to do more actions and felt as if my actions were weaker. I thought the options would allow me to turn it into the classic turn based game, but normal classic difficulty did not turn it into a turn based game.
I still needed to run around and flip back and forth instead of just choosing actions when the bae finished filling.
I hated this demo.
Re: Best Switch 2 Ports - The Most Impressive Third-Party Games On Nintendo Switch 2
@Umbrius it deserves to be left off all lists because the creator of the IP.
Re: Best Switch 2 Ports - The Most Impressive Third-Party Games On Nintendo Switch 2
If you're an adult and you haven't played Cyberpunk yet. I do highly recommend it.
Re: Rumour: A Game-Key Card Alternative? Nintendo May Have Smaller Switch 2 Carts In The Works
I get the feeling the price of all these cards are going up and carts are dead.
Re: Fans Uncover Unused Dialogue From Metroid Prime 4
They need to have a silent mode patch.
Re: Fire Emblem Shadows Makes Metacritic's "Worst Games Of 2025" List
Oh it deserves it's place. It was extremely bland.
Re: This Adorable Hand-Drawn Cat Adventure Looks Packed With Classic Disney Charm
Why no review?
Re: UK Charts: Metroid Prime 4 Falls From The Top Ten
You don't grow the brand by putting a Jar Jar into your game so the reviews become mixed. The sales could still be the highest in series history, but they blew their chances to have huge numbers. The game I am sure is fine, but this early in the Switch 2 life it could have been a BotW moment for the series.
But instead people will always remember this game as that one with the annoying guy and the bike that was cool for a short while.
Re: Opinion: Resident Evil Requiem Needs To Solve The Series' Villain Problem
@WaveBoy Turtles 2-4 are three of the most fun games to play no matter which version of 3 you play.
Re: Mega Man Returns In 2027 With A "Brand-New Entry" For Switch And Switch 2
@CRASH64 I want to stop aging please.
Re: Mega Man Returns In 2027 With A "Brand-New Entry" For Switch And Switch 2
@CRASH64 It's kind of a shame that that's the best one after 40 years though. It's the true masterpiece and a top NES game.
Re: Mega Man Returns In 2027 With A "Brand-New Entry" For Switch And Switch 2
Yeah. I definitely like the retro aesthetic over the anime one.
Re: Review: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension (Switch 2) - Repetition Takes The Shine Off
Greed, thy name is Pokemon.
Re: Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Announced, But Will It Skip Switch 2?
@Hwatt You committed no faux pas. It's just clarification through dialogue.
Re: Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Announced, But Will It Skip Switch 2?
@michellelynn0976 by time this game comes out it could be Switch 3 time. I'm not joking.
Re: Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Announced, But Will It Skip Switch 2?
@AStupidID That's not what Disney said. They said that canon is limited to the stuff they produced and the few things Lucas produced which did not include games or books, but just TV and movies.
Now they have recycled some ideas from non-canon sources... But who knows what they will include in their canon. Not that any of this matters because it only matters if you want to include it in your imagination because this is all fake anyway. I only consider a couple of things canon because Star Wars is somewhat of a poorly managed IP. I consider KOTOR more canon than the prequels.
But you're 100 on the difference between high and old Republic.
Re: Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Announced, But Will It Skip Switch 2?
@Hwatt AAA? Probably more like 4 or never. For all we know the game is in prototype phase.
Re: Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Announced, But Will It Skip Switch 2?
This is probably the most exciting game in a long time for me. It's funny though that I don't have any faith it will be anywhere near as good as the first 2 KOTOR games, partially because of the FOTOR name, and partially because of Disney. However it would be nice if this game could convince them to make each KOTOR game into a trilogy of movies.
Honestly no one knows what to do with the force outside of those two games and a couple of ideas that were crushed by toxic fans. The force hasn't been interesting very much in the last 50 years. Out of the force centric stories, KOTOR 1+2 were second only to Empire Strikes Back. Three movies about Reven, Malik and Basila would likely become the the best films in universe since Empire if they even got it 80% right to the vibe of the game.
Re: Mega Man Returns In 2027 With A "Brand-New Entry" For Switch And Switch 2
I like Mega Man X and I like 8 but Mega Man, but I never liked the mega man that didn't fit the 16 bit or less eras.
Re: Leon Kennedy Is Confirmed For Resident Evil Requiem
Member Leon? Ohh member Resident Evil 4??? Member nostalgia bait?
Re: Mini Review: Red Dead Redemption: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - The Update That This Epic Deserved
I really wish they just took the RDR2 engine and rebuilt this game with it. That's what I want, a remake that makes the story more cohesive and a part of a trilogy.
Re: The Game Awards 2025: Time, Date & How To Watch
These awards have zero meaning to me and all that happens is I'll see some YouTube videos that recap it. Is this normal or abnormal for feelings about this event?
Re: Random: Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Wins GameStop's "Worst Game Of The Year" Award
It's not the worst game of the year, but it's the worst value of a well known item.
Re: Opinion: Resident Evil Requiem Needs To Solve The Series' Villain Problem
@WaveBoy Bebop and Rock steady. I feel like playing some classic Turtles now. Warm feelings.
I agree with you.
It's like sequels in movies. Just doing the same thing again is very lame.
Re: Opinion: Resident Evil Requiem Needs To Solve The Series' Villain Problem
@AllieKitsune You're so right.
Re: Opinion: Resident Evil Requiem Needs To Solve The Series' Villain Problem
I disagree. These games are better disconnected. The universe doesn't need connecting anymore. It's a world where bio companies can make monsters on accident. Why do we need anything more?