MrGawain

Playstation have had a genius idea: they're planning to copy Nintendo.

Again.

This slightly feels like they needed some games to make a showcase instead of needing a showcase to highlight some games.

Biggest problem the Nintendo has got is how the same genre games are releasing around the same time. We had a ton of Mario RPG’s, then the Switch 2 launched and it was all Racing Games, now the Update for Animal Crossing, This, and Miitopia are all releasing in a short time.

Nintendo need a little more thought about when to release games.

Playing Age of Imprisonment (which is undoubtedly a flawed game), the positive I take away from it is that it doesn’t focus on Link which allows for some different play styles in characters. Having more than one playable character in each level spices things up as well.

I would think that would be something Aonuma could be thinking about.

I’m being far more pickier with the Switch 2 than I was with the Switch 1. I sort of like the look of The Adventures Of Elliott and I’m sure there are a lot of high quality games on show… they’re just not what I bought a Switch 2 for.

I’m of the opinion that Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple and alike are using AI as a smokescreen to change how we use computing. AI is far too expensive and resource intensive for the average person to access, but by forcing the prices of consumer electronics up will force everyone to use ‘the power of the cloud’ to do everyday things we use computers for now. We won’t be buying something with a processor in it like a laptop or a Switch 2, but subscribing to use a data centre for everything from gaming, film making, to using a calculator.

This was they make sure we pay every month, stop piracy, and can see everything we’re up to all the time. Imagine having an idea for a new tech and the only way to develop it would be to use Google’s processing power, and they could see what you were doing,

I’m still unsure if MP4 will cause motion sickness, but if I knew it didn’t I would buy it.

I feel a demo wouldn’t hurt at this point.

I’m always unsure about these polls, because they don’t really explain what TYPE of games they’re interested in bringing to the Switch. Are we talking:

Western Triple A
Japanese Nintendo like titles
Family aimed games
Remakes
Indies
Shovelware

Because if it’s 90% shovelware that’s not a good thing.

To be fair to any of the foreign Nintendo heads, their success is 90% decided on the product Nintendo of Japan creates. The difference between Reggie and Bowser was Bowser didn’t need to be so visible in the time of the Switches’ success, whereas Reggie had to come on camera and explain the Wii, the DS, the Wii U, amiibo, and launch the Switch, because these products needed explaining.

It will be curious to see if Devon will have to launch any oddball stuff like Reggie did.

This is what’s killing Cinemas. Where over a year away from it coming out at the pictures, and I now know not to bother because 3-6 months after I can just watch it on my telly for a fraction of what it would cost to go in a group of people.

That is bad promotion.

It doesn’t say it has anything to do with the Switch 2. For all we know it’s a new SKU for the:

ORIGINAL
SWITCH
MODEL.

@Bueno_Excelente

Yes, that’s why I said the original games which is what the costume Turner is wearing is harkening back to- just the glasses alone imply that.

They made a film in 2018 that was based on the more realistic, story driven games where Lara got beaten up lots, and people didn’t really like it.

Let’s be honest, the original Tomb Raider games weren’t about plot, character growth or world themes.

It was just Sexy girlie Indiana Jones with guns and polygonal boobs.

I’m not sure if that translates to 2026 tv programme.

There are so many exciting things from Star Trek you could make into a game.

I wouldn’t say Voyager space battles would be my first choice.

I’d like to play it… just not at £60.04.

It’s the four pee that bothers me.

Ghost of Yotei meets Bayonetta… but with cast off Pokémon designs like a wolf with a plant for a tail and a Robot with Stretch Armstrong arms.

And characters without facial expressions?

I’ve barely taken the joycon off my Switch. There was a moment I tried the mouse mode in Bravely Default, which was definitely another control scheme.

The colour isn’t really obvious, is it? I mean it’s still 98% black plastic.

I’m of the opinion the real world is a bit too grim to be playing as a bunch of guys randomly shooting people in a video game these days.

It’s a perfectly fine, well made game with a smattering of charm.

Like all musou games, and there are a lot, how much treacle tart can you inhale?

I’d love a Suikoden 3 and 5 collection instead Konami.

Not if it includes 4 however.

I’m using them parallel. If a game doesn’t have a Switch 2 bump then I’ll play it on the S1. Lots of room on the memory card still!

The reason Sonic started appearing on Nintendo consoles was because Sega weren’t making enough money from their own consoles.

The reason Halo started appearing on other consoles was because…

Keep the budgets down and the sales up and there is no reason to change a winning formula.

Could you use a D-Pad to play Okami, Bayonetta or W101?

@poyo_pie

It’s the advert/store image for this game. I’m guessing it’s still an M rated game.

As far as I’m aware Mortal Kombat has never had a cover image that shows all the gory, eyeball popping fun in the game. Usually it’s just a render of that dragon logo.

It’s Nintendo’s house. If you want to go round there and play, you dress nicely, don’t curse, and say please and thank you.

Exclusive software sells new hardware. Nintendo had DK, MKW, Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors (the other games were playable on Switch 1). Not an an awful lineup, but no BOTW or Mario Odyssey to really make it really desirable.

I already know I didn’t play as much as last year, because there wasn’t as much to play. Add an extra month in and that won’t make it look so bad.

In reality, what are you really buying when you acquire a games studio? The IP is already owned by WB, there are no contracts for big marketable stars, the studios are just office space and tech aren’t really any different to another triple A studio. The people who work there that are the real talent who the product special can get up and leave when their contracts expire, and those that don’t bring a cost of wages, healthcare and pensions with them. All in a medium that Netflix really doesn’t understand, and has been shown to very expensive to produce and not necessarily profitable in the current market.

You can’t blame them for wanting to avoid video games when they are doing pretty well selling TV.

I'm still uncertain if MP4 in 120fps will cause motion sickness like Prime 1 did. I'd like to play it, but I'm not willing to just throw fifty quid at something that could make me throw up over my controller.

Still waiting to see if it causes motion sickness like the past games have. I’m hoping 120fps might solve the problem an I can play it, but I’m not willing to throw away fifty quid before fan comments or a demo shows they solved the problem.

I think keeping up with who are the hot streamers/influencers/youtubers has passed me by.

I would grumble if the price was £59.99, but to enrage me even more is that extra 4 pee.

Looks good but I can wait for a sale.

Seeing how much Bandai Namco's teams have supported several of Nintendo's first party productions, this seems like a sensible acquisition, especially in a time where more manpower is needed on more detailed games.

Plus I think I read Bandai Namco was attempting to scale their games development back? A win/win for both sides.

@AmplifyMJ

I’m more tempted than when it was £57, guessing it’s a pretty solid game.

Amazon and Smyths have dropped Pokemon down to £45 and Hyrule Warriors to £50 today.

“Hi, are you delivering a lorry of money from Ubisoft? If you could just pour it down that bottomless pit marked ‘Good And Evil 2. Great.”

I keep being asked what game I would like for Christmas. Air Riders isn’t my sort of thing, Pokemon seems to be a bit underwhelming, Hyrule Warriors is ANOTHER warriors game, Inazuma Eleven looks fun but seems expensive for a Download game with few Switch reviews yet, and I’d love to play Metroid Prime 4 but First Person games make me projectile vomit. So many games but nothing I’m sure of.

Probably will submit to Pokemon. It’s not a great year to be honest.

I must admit I’m more interested in this than Nintendo’s offerings this year, but I’m in no hurry seeing how quickly games get put on sale these days.

Well I’ve seen two blonde people with pointy ears in a field, pretty much can figure out the plot and quality of the entire film- no need to see it now.

I refuse to believe there was ever a bad game on the Wii U.

Ever.

Lalalala not listening.

The first Mario movie was a good kids film. I think this one needs a little more in the way of story to appeal to all ages.

The whole State of Direct last night was an attempt to appeal to Japanese fans. They were trying to get people excited that several games announced for Switch were coming to the PS5 as well. The whole format of the Direct was very ‘Nintendo comfy’.

Sony probably figured out they’ve left money on the table in Japan by ignoring it so far. I wonder if the stories of the PS5 ‘only being halfway through its life’ and will continue to be supported was the start of trying to get a more casual and family based customer to buy into the machine. They’re going to need a lot more stuff like Astrobot to fix the game they caused in the first five years.

I really liked the DS games- good RPG elements with a Suikoden character collecting style gimmick, and clever use of the stylus for the football.

Really can’t figure out how they can make the game fun without that stylus gameplay however.

Apparently everything is an XBox, but I question if core Nintendo fans really care about Halo and Gears?

Rare Replay yes, maybe even Fable, but there is definitely a chasm between the style of fun family stuff with Mario to shooting aliens in the face.

Will it stop Mario running around in circles in Galaxy 2?

Problems with this poll:

A. It has non Nintendo produced games on it. WWF Smackdown doesn’t not exist in the same world as Super Mario World.
2. The Faceoff seems to have a bias to show Advanced Wars and Kirby and The Forgotten Land three times as much as anything else.
E: the only time you see Xenoblade and Fire Emblem they’re in competition with each other.

Instead I suggest a quicker list: Best Nintendo games ever are the 1st party Wii U library games and then all the Zelda’s except Adventure of Link. Sorted.

Just watching the robot floor cleaner in Bluewater Shopping Centre do a half assed job, break down every half an hour and occasionally knock a shopper over has shown me how good AI is at simple tasks. What could possibly go wrong?

There are 3 tiers of viable customers for Nintendo to aim for:

-Core Nintendo fans.

-Core Gaming fans.

-The Casual market.

Early on Nintendo has succeeded in selling the Switch 2 to the core Nintendo fans. What will be harder is pushing that reach to Core Gamers who now have other flashier handheld options like the Steamdeck and the Xbox Thingy. Good games will go a big way to doing that.

To sell a much pricier Switch 2 to the casual market may be harder, especially multiple systems to families like the Switch 1 did.

I’d like to get a game for Christmas, but I’m sitting on the fence between Pokémon (Is it same of the same?), Hyrule Warriors (More same of the same), or MP4 (Will it cause motion nausea?). I’ll wait until they all release to make up my mind.

Next year there is lots, but only FE and Splatoon interest me at the moment.

To be fair the average gamer had become disinterested or unaware of Resident Evil for a run of games. The move from the Police/corporation story to the horror movie monster imagery has definitely become noticeable in popular culture. I think Japanese games tend to get clogged down in backstory, and characters like Lady Dimitrescu have added a bit more fun and variety.

And that’s coming from someone that’s never played a RE game.