It's a true blasphemy that FE Three Houses is placed at 95 while it's arguably a better game compared to some of the top 10 picks. Shame on you for this.
What an absolutely terrible list of overhyped and average at best third-party ports and blatant shovelware, with the exception of maybe 2-3 titles. I mean, how about wanting some actual new Nintendo goodness instead of that junk that can be easily played elsewhere if need be??
I'm getting those TotK amiibos regardless of their price, they look too good to ignore them. Just wish there was a set of four option for purchase somewhere.
Ugh, I wish they would already announce that Genealogy Remake for Switch and/or Switch 2, I think it's pretty obvious that the game exists at this point. Though getting older FE titles is always a welcome alternative, I suppose.
Meh, it was tolerable, but nothing actually good or new was announced. It could be much better if Nintendo wanted it to be. Almost feels like they are intentionally sabotaging the original Switch in regards to the software announcements ahead of Switch 2 Direct next week, lol.
I'd be happy with just Fire Emblem 4 Remake and Twilight Princess/Wind Waker HD Collection. Metroid Prime 2 and 3 HD ports would be a nice bonus. If Nintendo feels especially generous tomorrow, getting Kid Icarus Uprising HD announced would be cool as well.
Imo, a pretty great party game, an 8/10 from me. Just wish it had some character customization options, like changing costumes, colours and/or accessories equipped on characters. Also, would be nice to get some future DLC sets with boards dedicated to other Nintendo franchises, maybe even with some playable guest characters from Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Star Fox, Kirby and others.
I don't know, the demo version on Switch is pretty nice, albeit constant and expected fps hiccups during exploration on Quality mode, I haven't noticed any major issues with it. The graphics look pretty impressive for a Switch game and the battles are really smooth with responsive controls and comfortable camera angles. I'll be picking up the Switch physical version for sure, doubt I'll have any regrets about it tbh.
Xenoblade X, Metroid Prime 4, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, The Hundred Line, Atelier Yumia, Onimusha 2 Remastered, DQ I-II HD-2D and Capcom Fighting Collection 2 are my most anticipated releases of this year thus far.
Yep, absolutely great port with beautiful visuals and smooth performance, but the Story mode is pretty terrible and those cutscenes are seriously downscaled or something, hurts my eyes watching them tbh. Bamco/ArcSys need to fix Story mode asap.
@tobsesta99 nope, objectively indeed since it's free. nothing good comes for free in this world, games included. only children don't comprehend this simple truth.
Ugh, can we get an actually good Marvel game on Switch 2? Like, MUA4 for instance? Considering Nintendo spearheaded the development of 3rd game, hopefully it's not just a pipe dream.
@Jeronan A meme can be used for advertising purposes, and in case of Palworld a meme was intentionally used for exactly those purposes, with some moderate success. So it's not "just a meme", it's an obvious asset in the advertising campaign. The rest is just your speculation, I'm not even going to delve into it without more detailed coverage of the legal process in question.
@Jeronan And? Even if your speculation has some merit, what is the issue here exactly? It's strictly business and Nintendo fights to secure their IP from being unethically and presumably illegally copied and getting released on the competitor's platform. There's no crime in Nintendo's actions, but there is at least an attempted crime on part of Palworld's developers. And Palworld's success is only due to the fact that it had been blatantly promoted as a "Pokemon with guns", almost like a meme which is, honestly, a joke, and its reduced price compared to the Pokemon games since it's a niche title. There wouldn't have been any Palworld without Pokemon, so it's pretty obvious why Nintendo is pissed and wants some justice to be done.
@Jeronan I'm pretty sure Nintendo's main gripe with Palworld is the creatures' designs being too similar to Pokemon's which is undisputable tbh. So yeah, design-wise it's almost a "carbon copy" but not quite a rip-off yet as it always happens to be the case with plagiarism.
Loved the demo, nice gameplay and beautiful visuals albeit with some minor performance issues on Switch, just grabbed the full version of the game with a minor discount.
Fortnite, Hollow Knight and Hades shouldn't be on this list at all, though. Replace them with FE Three Houses, Super Smash Ultimate and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and you've got yourself a real definitive list.
Pretty nice line-up, imo. I'm definitely getting Tales of Graces f, GG Strive and Ender Magnolia this month. Maybe DKC Returns and Phantom Brave too later down the line.
Can't believe a blatant plagiarism is not only getting recognized, but also praised and rewarded nowadays. And people are so delusional that they can't see the obvious things just not to fall out from the common narrative.
My personal GOTYs this year: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Unicorn Overlord Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Ys X Nordics The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak SMT V: Vengeance Mario & Luigi: Brothership Dragon Quest III HD-2D One Piece Odyssey Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Darkest Dungeon II Eiyuden Chronicle
Still need to play Fantasian, Another Code, Farmagia, Mario Party Jamboree, Peach Showtime, Yakuza Kiwami, Stray, Fairy Tail 2, Bayond Good & Evil and Monster Hunter Stories remasters etc. Has been a pretty great year for good old Switch overall, imo.
Getting this one on my Switch for sure. Importing my party of rare, late-game demons from the vanilla into this new version of the game should be fun, lol.
Fishing and Survival are added free of charge for the Switch version of the base game with the latest patch, I believe. At least I have them now for some reason, without ever buying the AE upgrade from the eShop.
Can't believe you left out Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (and its Torna DLC), MDA: Rain Code and Bayonetta Origins of this list, while including Advance Wars and Super Mario RPG remakes which are technically not Switch exclusives.
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Re: Top 100 Nintendo Games, As Chosen By Nintendo Life & IGN
It's a true blasphemy that FE Three Houses is placed at 95 while it's arguably a better game compared to some of the top 10 picks. Shame on you for this.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment?
Yass, physical copy pre-ordered! Can't wait to play it, I love Nintendo's Musou games.
Re: Feature: 32 Games We're Dying To See On Switch 2
What an absolutely terrible list of overhyped and average at best third-party ports and blatant shovelware, with the exception of maybe 2-3 titles. I mean, how about wanting some actual new Nintendo goodness instead of that junk that can be easily played elsewhere if need be??
Re: amiibo Could Be Getting A Price Hike, According To GameStop Listings (US)
I'm getting those TotK amiibos regardless of their price, they look too good to ignore them. Just wish there was a set of four option for purchase somewhere.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With A Classic Fire Emblem
Ugh, I wish they would already announce that Genealogy Remake for Switch and/or Switch 2, I think it's pretty obvious that the game exists at this point. Though getting older FE titles is always a welcome alternative, I suppose.
Re: Review: The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy (Switch) - An Addictive VN & Tactics Blend With Notes Of Persona
Sounds great, I like the whole Fire Emblem: Three Houses with a twist of Mario Party premise going on in this game. A must buy for me, for sure.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition?
9/10 for me just because it's a remaster albeit a very good one. Would love to see an equally great sequel in the future though.
Re: "Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Games" Are A Thing, According To Official Website
It could mean a number of things, but most probably just a term for future cross-gen releases some of which are currently unannounced.
Re: Poll: So, How Would You Rate The Nintendo Direct For March 2025?
Meh, it was tolerable, but nothing actually good or new was announced. It could be much better if Nintendo wanted it to be. Almost feels like they are intentionally sabotaging the original Switch in regards to the software announcements ahead of Switch 2 Direct next week, lol.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Direct Predictions - What Do You Want To See?
I'd be happy with just Fire Emblem 4 Remake and Twilight Princess/Wind Waker HD Collection. Metroid Prime 2 and 3 HD ports would be a nice bonus. If Nintendo feels especially generous tomorrow, getting Kid Icarus Uprising HD announced would be cool as well.
Re: Super Mario Party Jamboree
Imo, a pretty great party game, an 8/10 from me. Just wish it had some character customization options, like changing costumes, colours and/or accessories equipped on characters. Also, would be nice to get some future DLC sets with boards dedicated to other Nintendo franchises, maybe even with some playable guest characters from Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Star Fox, Kirby and others.
Re: Review: Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist Of Memories & The Envisioned Land (Switch) - A Bold New Direction That Strains The Switch
I don't know, the demo version on Switch is pretty nice, albeit constant and expected fps hiccups during exploration on Quality mode, I haven't noticed any major issues with it. The graphics look pretty impressive for a Switch game and the battles are really smooth with responsive controls and comfortable camera angles. I'll be picking up the Switch physical version for sure, doubt I'll have any regrets about it tbh.
Re: Marvel Rivals Dev NetEase "Already In Contact With Nintendo" About Switch 2
@Chaos_Knight whatever helps you sleep at night, lol.
Re: 35 Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games To Look Forward To In 2025
Xenoblade X, Metroid Prime 4, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, The Hundred Line, Atelier Yumia, Onimusha 2 Remastered, DQ I-II HD-2D and Capcom Fighting Collection 2 are my most anticipated releases of this year thus far.
Re: Nintendo Highlights Four Brand New Games "Coming Soon" To Switch
Xenoblade X and Atelier Yumia are the only Switch games I'm interested in getting in March.
Re: Review: Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition (Switch) - A Fine Port & A Bold New Step
Yep, absolutely great port with beautiful visuals and smooth performance, but the Story mode is pretty terrible and those cutscenes are seriously downscaled or something, hurts my eyes watching them tbh. Bamco/ArcSys need to fix Story mode asap.
Re: Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition
@AmyTheBrawler Lol, the same happened to me with Millia in Arcade mode, managed to beat the boss only after 8 or 9 tries without Zato's help.
Re: Poll: Will You Trade In Your Switch When Switch 2 Arrives?
Of course I won't, why should I exactly?
Re: Marvel Rivals Dev NetEase "Already In Contact With Nintendo" About Switch 2
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Re: Marvel Rivals Dev NetEase "Already In Contact With Nintendo" About Switch 2
@tobsesta99 nope, objectively indeed since it's free. nothing good comes for free in this world, games included. only children don't comprehend this simple truth.
Re: Marvel Rivals Dev NetEase "Already In Contact With Nintendo" About Switch 2
@Chaos_Knight No, that's my way of saying Rivals is objectively a pretty bad game.
Re: Marvel Rivals Dev NetEase "Already In Contact With Nintendo" About Switch 2
Ugh, can we get an actually good Marvel game on Switch 2? Like, MUA4 for instance? Considering Nintendo spearheaded the development of 3rd game, hopefully it's not just a pipe dream.
Re: Nintendo's Palworld Lawsuit Might Go International As New Patents Land U.S. Approval
@Jeronan A meme can be used for advertising purposes, and in case of Palworld a meme was intentionally used for exactly those purposes, with some moderate success. So it's not "just a meme", it's an obvious asset in the advertising campaign. The rest is just your speculation, I'm not even going to delve into it without more detailed coverage of the legal process in question.
Re: Nintendo's Palworld Lawsuit Might Go International As New Patents Land U.S. Approval
@Jeronan And? Even if your speculation has some merit, what is the issue here exactly? It's strictly business and Nintendo fights to secure their IP from being unethically and presumably illegally copied and getting released on the competitor's platform. There's no crime in Nintendo's actions, but there is at least an attempted crime on part of Palworld's developers. And Palworld's success is only due to the fact that it had been blatantly promoted as a "Pokemon with guns", almost like a meme which is, honestly, a joke, and its reduced price compared to the Pokemon games since it's a niche title. There wouldn't have been any Palworld without Pokemon, so it's pretty obvious why Nintendo is pissed and wants some justice to be done.
Re: Round Up: The First Impressions Of Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Are In
The only Capcom Fighting Collection worth caring about, lol. I'll be getting this one for sure.
Re: Nintendo's Palworld Lawsuit Might Go International As New Patents Land U.S. Approval
@Jeronan I'm pretty sure Nintendo's main gripe with Palworld is the creatures' designs being too similar to Pokemon's which is undisputable tbh. So yeah, design-wise it's almost a "carbon copy" but not quite a rip-off yet as it always happens to be the case with plagiarism.
Re: Nintendo's Palworld Lawsuit Might Go International As New Patents Land U.S. Approval
Way to go, Nintendo, sue those filthy plagiarists. The creators of Astro Bot should be next, lol.
Re: Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remastered Coming To Switch May 2025
Can't wait, one of my favourite PS2 games and the best Onimusha title by far.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th February)
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero
Tales of Graces F Remastered
Stray
Ashen
Ghost of a Tale
Streets of Rage 4
Another Code Recollection
Naruto SUNS 3
Re: Review: The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II (Switch) - Does The Job, But Not A Series High
Nice one, can't wait to play this, but only after I finish the first Daybreak game though.
Re: Nippon Ichi's 'Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero' Scores Free eShop Demo
Loved the demo, nice gameplay and beautiful visuals albeit with some minor performance issues on Switch, just grabbed the full version of the game with a minor discount.
Re: 'Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes' Story DLC Lands New 2025 Release Dates
Oh nice, can't wait for the DLCs, base game is pretty good on Switch now and very underrated overall, imo.
Re: Opinion: We Need More Couch Co-op RPGs
More like we need more Tales of games on Switch period.
Re: Exclusive: Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Gets Gorgeous New Trailer Ahead Of May Release
The artstyle looks absolutely magnificent for this game. Can't wait to play my preordered copy of Guardians of Azuma on my Switch!
Re: Feature: 8 Games That Defined The Switch Generation
Fortnite, Hollow Knight and Hades shouldn't be on this list at all, though. Replace them with FE Three Houses, Super Smash Ultimate and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and you've got yourself a real definitive list.
Re: Video: 15 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In January 2025
Pretty nice line-up, imo. I'm definitely getting Tales of Graces f, GG Strive and Ender Magnolia this month. Maybe DKC Returns and Phantom Brave too later down the line.
Re: Random: PlayStation's Astro Bot Director Pays Tribute To Mario And Nintendo In GOTY Speech
Can't believe a blatant plagiarism is not only getting recognized, but also praised and rewarded nowadays. And people are so delusional that they can't see the obvious things just not to fall out from the common narrative.
Re: Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Announced
Finally all the Hashiras will be playable!
Re: Anniversary: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Now Six Years Old
Can't believe we still didn't get Season Pass 3 for the game. Where are my Alear, Impa, Noah & Mio, Geno and Akira Howard at, Nintendo!??
Re: Rate Your Favourite Switch Games Of The Year 2024
My personal GOTYs this year:
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Unicorn Overlord
Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Ys X Nordics
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak
SMT V: Vengeance
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Dragon Quest III HD-2D
One Piece Odyssey
Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes
Darkest Dungeon II
Eiyuden Chronicle
Still need to play Fantasian, Another Code, Farmagia, Mario Party Jamboree, Peach Showtime, Yakuza Kiwami, Stray, Fairy Tail 2, Bayond Good & Evil and Monster Hunter Stories remasters etc. Has been a pretty great year for good old Switch overall, imo.
Re: Review: Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (Switch) - One For Forgiving SAO Fans Only
Sooo, have they updated the performance/graphics in the Switch full version of the game? Or the demo is as best as it gets in that department?
Re: Round Up: Bandai Namco Summer Showcase 2024 - Every Switch Game Featured
No Bleach for Switch is a real bummer. But hopefully they will release a deluxe edition for Switch in half a year.
Re: Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash For Switch Receives DLC And Free Update This Week
Mai and Momo are great additions to the roster. Now hoping to see Kasumi, Mechamaru, Noritoshi, Mei Mei and Choso in the future updates.
Re: Review: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (Switch) - Even Better Than The Stellar Original
Getting this one on my Switch for sure. Importing my party of rare, late-game demons from the vanilla into this new version of the game should be fun, lol.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Monster Hunter Stories For Switch?
Yes, of course, got it pre-ordered, can't wait to play the game on my Switch!
Re: Batman Arkham Trilogy
Nintendo needs to get Shiver to properly optimize Arkham Knight for Switch. The Trilogy is worth it just for the first two games, imo.
Re: Review: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Switch) - An Immersive JRPG With Some Real Problems
Wow, thanks for the review, cancelling my pre-order then, sadly. Probably will get it when it's all patched up though.
Re: Mini Review: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition (Switch) - And Another One!
Fishing and Survival are added free of charge for the Switch version of the base game with the latest patch, I believe. At least I have them now for some reason, without ever buying the AE upgrade from the eShop.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Exclusives
Can't believe you left out Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (and its Torna DLC), MDA: Rain Code and Bayonetta Origins of this list, while including Advance Wars and Super Mario RPG remakes which are technically not Switch exclusives.
Re: Review: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order - Arcade Brawling Is Back, Baby
I highly recommend getting the DLC Pass, the new modes and characters add so much more variety and replayability to the already content-packed game.