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There’s a Dutch proverb, which translates to “Tall trees catch a lot of wind”, the Pokemon franchise is one of the biggest in the business, of course there will be rude, nasty and/or unpleasant people, it’s not nice, it sucks when you have to deal with them, but it’s a fact of life.

That being said, the lack of ambition in recent entries (Dexit combined with the “For better graphics”-lie, BDSP not being feature complete even after the 3Gb day 1 patch) is terrible, the whole thing smacks of “Meh, they’ll buy it anyway”, which is a bad attitude for a developer, because at some point, no idea when, people will stop buying it.

It's a bit silly that it's leaking 2 weeks ahead of time, but with these two games i really want to know what i'm getting before plopping down EUR60.

Pokemon games used to be a "Day 1"-purchase for me, but lately i want to know a bit more than "It's the latest pokemon game!" before deciding...

Why should Nintendo bring out a Switch pro (Or whatever), if the only thing stopping them from selling more regular Switch consoles is that they can't make enough of the things due to a chip shortage?

@Nookingtons Look on the bright side: His NES survived the ordeal.

I am convinced that if you hit an immovable object with an unstoppable force, and stick a NES between them, afterwards the NES will still function, after a bit of cleaning.

Old Nintendo hardware is nigh-indestructible, this article reminds me of the Gameboy that was in an explosion, but still plays Tetris just fine.

Do we know if Chris Pratt has been approached for a voice role in it too?

I'll just say the same thing i said when he was cast for the Mario-movie: Let's wait until we see/hear how he does at the role before yelling that the sky is falling...

It's pretty a pretty weird decision, changing ladies to bunnies to protect the children (I guess), but when i see these designs, i think i prefer the bunnies...

It's alright, releasing it in a bad state would do more damage to the series than delaying it does.

@IronMan30 Well, it is Nintendo news, of course they're posting it.

Still, a 33-month streak is very impressive, and i agree that people waiting for the OLED-version (While it's not a huge upgrade, if you're buying your first Switch, buy that one) are likely the reason.

@anoyonmus Yeah, now why would a site called "PC Gamer" want more games on PC? INSANITY!

@Bluerangervegeta Sakurai, i guess.

@AndyRogan Yeah, inclusion isn't really an issue here, first off, it's an animation so the colour of the actors' skin doesn't matter, and secondly, the human characters are all white.

I'm against whitewashing characters, but "Darkwashing" them to meet some sort of artificial inclusion-quota is silly as well.

Frankly, i'd be wary of comparing anything to the 1993 "Super Mario bros." movie, let alone claiming some sort of Mario-expertise due to having acted in it...

I used to be concerned about the battery life, but now i have my own place (So my own TV too, with nobody to argue about what's on ), it shifted to the price of games, since with a place of my own comes rent as well...

I was mainly a handheld gamer before Switch (I played DS and 3DS during the Wii/WiiU period), so paying "TV-console" rates for games is quite a price hike.

@RadioHedgeFund It was Nintendo's first console with true 3D Graphics (The few FX-chip games on SNES don't make it a 3D console IMO), so that was sort-of revolutionary, but IMO most games from that era aged pretty poorly, more so than NES/SNES, so i don't know how many people are going to go "Oh boy! N64 games! Gotta get me a Switch Online subscription!"

While i understand that the license-situation surrounding many titles is complicated, the IP-holder is involved, the developer (Or the company who bought up the developer), and so on, but so many games are for the average person outright unattainable right now.

There's also the battery-factor, save data on cartridges will be at risk due to batteries dying, which can also cause trouble, so re-releases on modern hardware would be awesome, people are plenty willing to pay for those games, just not inflated collector prices.

I got a flash cart for my GBA last year, excellent investment, i can put stacks of games (With a market value of "I'm happy not knowing") on there, save data is secure, i can play romhacks and all.

It's not like i'm being literally forced (I can always not play those games), but face it, if i want to play old games and i don't own them yet (I never got rid of my old systems and games), it's a lot more affordable.

@HammerGalladeBro You're really lucky, here in the Netherlands it's pretty bad (Aside from Covid shutting down almost all swap meets and such), my last big find was "Ducktales 2" for NES a few years ago, but 99% of games at swap meets are bulk PSX/2/3 games, those are common as muck, but beyond that, very few cartridge-games, and usually expensive.

@jrt87 In my experience, the vast majority of retro game sellers went online, hardly anything shows up at thrift stores, swap meets and such anymore... (Unless you're counting countless copies of soccer-games for PS2/3 or Match-3 games for (3)DS)

@dew12333 No, it's an easy way to sort-of describe the basic gameplay style of a game.

Not everything is some sort of insidious scheme to dupe visitors to the site.

What freaks me out about that artwork is that his face isn't aligned with the rest of his head, also he's holding that gun at a weird angle...

...well, the whole thing is pretty bad, quite honestly.

$60 to $70, it's a collector's item, but i already have several ways to play the game (SMB/Duck hunt cart, Mario all-stars, SMB deluxe on GBC, NES Mini, Switch online...), so i won't go too far...

@kducky11 Well, i'll keep an eye on it, it does look good graphically, i'm sure we'll see more of it before release.

@Dr_Lugae True, catching ‘em all has become a huge undertaking, for me personally it’s more about bringing along long-cherished pokemon.

My Platinum-event Shaymin, pre-order event Diancie, Primarina who took me through Pokemon Moon, a Gardevoir i caught in Ruby on my GBA, Misdreavus that followed me for over a decade, my recent bestie Cinderace, all with every ribbon i could get for them (Shaymin has several championship ribbons)

I grew to care about these little blobs of data, and it feels bad to set off on a (semi-) new adventure and having to leave most of them behind… (Yeah, i know i’m a sappy git.)

Alright! So... what can we do with them once they're in Home? (Except sorting them by NatDex number or something)

I remember the promise of "Gameplay functions" in PokeHome, i guess that went the way of "Pokemon Sleep", though.

I'll keep saying it: It feels bad to go into a new game and having to leave so many of my favourite pokemon behind, some of which have been moving from game to game with me for years, call it sappy, but i love those pokemon.

I love collecting ribbons on my pokemon for instance (My ambition being to make them look like North Korean generals with all the ribbons), well, no contest ribbons for most of my favourites, since i doubt pokemon like Primarina or Cinderace will make it into BDSP...

@Chamver They once did a “favourite pokemon” poll (On Reddit, IIRC), only two pokemon (Both pre-evolutions) didn’t get votes, so any cuts will anger and/or disappoint (At the very least annoy) people.

They could stop or slow down with adding new pokemon, but removing existing ones entirely? Bad idea.

At the risk of pulling open a whole can of worms over Dexit: I'd like a game where i get to try to catch 'em all again. (Or at least have a team of my favourites)

It still doesn't feel right, a new game where i'll have to leave behind pokemon i really like (Different ones, this time around, but still...)

I'll still buy one of the BDSP-games (Not sure which, would like some info on version differences before deciding), not sure about Legends: Arceus though, i'm not really a fan of open-world games...

@huyi An offensive site, several more of which are out there, it's legal whack-a-mole by now, about as futile as their "Stability patch"-race with console firmware...

I like the bit about "Destroy all his unauthorized Nintendo games", absolute proof that that judge hasn't got a single clue how computer files and the internet work...

Do they even still sell other consoles in Japan?

It's pretty astounding, last time one console had the market cornered this much was with the NES...

@westman98 Well, in China it's to be expected, anything that doesn't make meek little worker drones is considered evil there.

But in a country like Great Britain, it's just hack journalism to stir up some outrage and sell a few more copies of their rag...

With what limited knowledge i have of the series, i think a self-revive is the skill Krillin needed most...

I didn't know there was that much to write about the virtual boy, as far as i could surmise from the (meager) magazine coverage at the time, it was over pretty much the minute it began...

@RR529 I would love an abandoned city or industrial area, with ghost, dark, and other fitting pokemon there.

But i'm happy with these two new areas as well, they look very interesting.

The local toy store here (Suburban Holland) had a Mario Game&Watch on the shelf, no idea about "3D all stars", carts with to-be-sorted stock were standing in front of the shelves for Switch games. ^_^;

@PBandSmelly While you have a point, at today's prices, it's a very expensive feeling...

@AndyC_1101 If he flipped the consoles at 100% profit, that means that the average payoff on the rest wasn't all that hot. (And since the Pokemon card market is utter pandemonium at the moment, i thought it would be more profitable)

Does it say anywhere what his starting capital was?

Yay, you're resorting to celebrating a scalper (And considering his 10% profit, a rather crummy one) now?

Man, some people will try extremely hard to see patterns in anything...

They started it! Mudcrabs, Slimes, Pidgeys, Goombas, they all attack first, and when something attacks me, it's fair game! >_<

Yeah right, piling crushing debt on them for leaking a few pictures, "Irreperable damage" my ass, the games sold great, any damage done to the Pokemon brand was after people played them.

I know NDAs are such a very big deal, but piling $150K fines on individuals is rather extreme, they'll be stuck in debt for years, possibly for life, nobody deserves that over a few blurry photos of video game characters...

I don't understand something: Why is an early reveal apparently so much less fun than an official one? (It's the same information, so why does the timing matter?)

Purely from the angle of "Ooh, surprising!", wouldn't a leak be just as surprising as an official reveal?

Or is it a formatting thing? That sitting through the preamble of an official reveal is better than reading a list in unformatted text?

I'm not trolling, i just honestly don't see the difference, but then again, i usually just check news-sites for a recap, anyway...

Who's taking bets that those cards will be high-rarity? (You know, the sparkly ones)

So instead of one overpowered pokemon every umpteen packs, you'll get 1/4 of an overpowered pokemon! Progress!

Makes sense TBH, the “New Super Switch pro U”-rumours are very persistent lately, so people are holding off on buying a Switch now…

@ralphdibny Maybe a Lego console, which is great fun... until it bricks.

Ok, i'll see myself out now...

Great, so will this mean Switch pro (Watch them call it "New Switch" or something ) exclusives? Or games which just-about-work on the old one, but to run properly need the Switch pro? (Like "Hyrule warriors" for 3DS)

If either of those is true, i will be very annoyed...

Mareanie chasing Corsola: “Oh look, they’re playing tag!”

The pokedex those pokemon specifically mention Corsola being prey for Mareanie, i’m not sure if Prof. Mirror is completely oblivious, or outright evil...

While i miss going out to the video rental place to rent a game for the weekend (And discovered several great games and exposed cool-looking duds that way), the way games are these days with updates, on-system saves and such, i don't think it would work very well nowadays.

@bluemujika I agree, "Makai Kingdom" deserves another go, that's an awesome game!

Shaymin! IT MUST BE MINE! >_<