@PinderSchloss not entirely impossible. They still have most of the original character and background art archived so I imagine recreating the visuals wouldn't be too much of a hassle.
@CainTheConfused I second this. Gamers are the absolute worst and even if you do give them what they think they want they'll still complain about it either way.
@MyMemory "complete copycat" tells me you haven't really played this game. Antonblast may take cues from Wario Land, but it's very much its own unique bird and goes above and beyond being a simple "Wario Land copycat" as you believe. Besides, if Nintendo was really concerned about Antonblast stealing Wario Land's thunder, they could just. Make a new Wario Land game.
@The_Nintendo_Pedant do we have to call anything we don't like fluff nowadays. In the olden days when we didn't like something we just walked the other way and gave them no words. Can't do that anymore. Now we just endlessly kvetch and pretend it'll get us somewhere.
Surprised that people are dismissing this as overkill. Sakurai literally said he had more info to reveal and the first Direct had a teaser for some kind of involved story mode at the end.
Wait, why wasn't THIS in the Direct?? What are we doing here, we got more expositing on PowerWash Simulator 2 when we could've gotten the rundown on Star Force, yeesh!
@CaleBoi25 I'm not as upset with this as I am with the Martinet-Afghani shift, rather just more confused on what the priorities are for the whole "Mario recast" at this point. Let's cast one guy for all of Charles's roles but get four VAs for Peach and the Toads. While we're at it, let's recast the guy who did the Talking Flowers even though by all accounts he's still currently available. What is going on, I have to wonder(flower)
only thing that actively interested me was the Museum showcasing Mario art. Otherwise? Eh. The storybook is nice though, I love a bit of defictionalization.
@Yoshi3 Make no mistake, I am NOT defending these practices, I've got a LOT of issue with the way Nintendo's running things nowadays. I just feel like everyone's piling on so much salt that any conversation around those practices is starting to feel stale and a bit overdone, if that makes sense.
@Yoshi3 this is getting us nowhere. The MAIN POINT that I'm trying to make(and admittedly fumbled at making) is that acting like Nintendo is only NOW becoming more greedy is kinda being ignorant to the ways they've always tried to get more money out of their players no matter the leadership and that's unlikely to change.
@Yoshi3 Day One DLC doesn't really work here because it'd have to be available at launch for that to be applicable. For example, Mario Kart 8's OG DLC came out in the same year as the game but not right at launch. Alternatively, the Piranha Plant DLC for Smash Ultimate would qualify as "Day One DLC".
@Yoshi3 New Nintendo my left foot. At the end of the day they're still a business and they're always gonna find new ways to make profit. And the Wii U and 3DS eras were literally the start of all this paid DLC stuff so that's not a great comparison.
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Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Two More Titles
Happy the kids can finally enjoy a Klonoa that isn't a damn remake.
"Wahoo" indeed.
Re: Nintendo Highlights Super Mario's Game History In 40th Anniversary Timeline
@PinderSchloss not entirely impossible. They still have most of the original character and background art archived so I imagine recreating the visuals wouldn't be too much of a hassle.
Re: Antonblast Appears To Be Jumping On The Virtual Boy Bandwagon
@MyMemory what the heck are "Wario Days?" Do you mean The Year of Luigi?
Re: Nintendo Highlights Super Mario's Game History In 40th Anniversary Timeline
@Max_the_German Super Mario Land 3 isn't on there either but you don't see me crying about it
Re: "It Was A Bit Of A Perplexing Experience" - Hideki Kamiya On The Fan Reaction To Bayonetta 3
@CainTheConfused I second this. Gamers are the absolute worst and even if you do give them what they think they want they'll still complain about it either way.
Re: Antonblast Appears To Be Jumping On The Virtual Boy Bandwagon
@MyMemory "complete copycat" tells me you haven't really played this game. Antonblast may take cues from Wario Land, but it's very much its own unique bird and goes above and beyond being a simple "Wario Land copycat" as you believe. Besides, if Nintendo was really concerned about Antonblast stealing Wario Land's thunder, they could just. Make a new Wario Land game.
Re: Antonblast Appears To Be Jumping On The Virtual Boy Bandwagon
@Elbow Figures someone would try to port Doom to the thing. I'll check it out.
Re: Antonblast Appears To Be Jumping On The Virtual Boy Bandwagon
@Elbow the Virtual Boy has fangames? I mean, I shouldn't be too surprised, but here I am
Re: Antonblast Appears To Be Jumping On The Virtual Boy Bandwagon
@AussieMcBucket the tease is most likely for the long hinted-at "Lime Challenge," an extra mode in the game.
Re: Antonblast Appears To Be Jumping On The Virtual Boy Bandwagon
"Your eyes don't hurt! You're just a wimp!"
Re: Nintendo Releasing Physical 'Talking Flower' From Mario Wonder Next Spring
@SalvorHardin
Re: Feature: Jump, Man - A Celebration Of The Greatest Jumps In Gaming
@Misima being simple does not make a character inherently bad and they don't need to have internal struggles or deeper motives to be interesting.
Re: Feature: Jump, Man - A Celebration Of The Greatest Jumps In Gaming
An article about jumping? You must be hopping mad.
Re: Surprise! Kirby Air Riders Is Getting A Second Direct
@The_Nintendo_Pedant I don't see the salient point of complaining about getting more information on a game.
Re: Surprise! Kirby Air Riders Is Getting A Second Direct
@The_Nintendo_Pedant do we have to call anything we don't like fluff nowadays. In the olden days when we didn't like something we just walked the other way and gave them no words. Can't do that anymore. Now we just endlessly kvetch and pretend it'll get us somewhere.
Re: Nintendo Releasing Physical 'Talking Flower' From Mario Wonder Next Spring
These comments are abysmal oh my God, we don't need to be so aggressively cynical about a flipping DESK TOY
Re: ICYMI: If You Want To Play Virtual Boy Classics, You'll Need To Buy One Of Nintendo's Accessories
@BTB20 that's the only true dud imo. The other games are still relatively solid.
Re: Surprise! Kirby Air Riders Is Getting A Second Direct
Surprised that people are dismissing this as overkill. Sakurai literally said he had more info to reveal and the first Direct had a teaser for some kind of involved story mode at the end.
Re: Surprise! Kirby Air Riders Is Getting A Second Direct
@PinderSchloss yeah. It's not trying to be. What's your point
Re: ICYMI: If You Want To Play Virtual Boy Classics, You'll Need To Buy One Of Nintendo's Accessories
@Warioware no, the games were actually fairly solid. The problem was the hardware.
Re: Rosalina's Storybook From Super Mario Galaxy Goes On Sale This November
Fun to see some defictionalization, but I wonder: if they didn't want to add the new pages to this, why bother making new pages at all?
Re: Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection Brings DS RPGs To Switch In 2026
Wait, why wasn't THIS in the Direct?? What are we doing here, we got more expositing on PowerWash Simulator 2 when we could've gotten the rundown on Star Force, yeesh!
Re: Nintendo Direct September 2025: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
It think objectively, it was pretty solid.
Re: It's Official, The Mario Movie Sequel Is Based On Mario Galaxy
@Elbarbo "Caricatural" isn't a word.
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is Getting A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
@CaleBoi25 I'm not as upset with this as I am with the Martinet-Afghani shift, rather just more confused on what the priorities are for the whole "Mario recast" at this point. Let's cast one guy for all of Charles's roles but get four VAs for Peach and the Toads. While we're at it, let's recast the guy who did the Talking Flowers even though by all accounts he's still currently available. What is going on, I have to wonder(flower)
Re: Round Up: Everything Announced For Super Mario's 40th Anniversary
only thing that actively interested me was the Museum showcasing Mario art. Otherwise? Eh. The storybook is nice though, I love a bit of defictionalization.
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Bananza Is Getting DLC, And It's Out Today
@Yoshi3 Make no mistake, I am NOT defending these practices, I've got a LOT of issue with the way Nintendo's running things nowadays. I just feel like everyone's piling on so much salt that any conversation around those practices is starting to feel stale and a bit overdone, if that makes sense.
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Bananza Is Getting DLC, And It's Out Today
@Yoshi3 Being real, that's true of ANY company(See also: PlayStation).
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Bananza Is Getting DLC, And It's Out Today
@Yoshi3 this is getting us nowhere. The MAIN POINT that I'm trying to make(and admittedly fumbled at making) is that acting like Nintendo is only NOW becoming more greedy is kinda being ignorant to the ways they've always tried to get more money out of their players no matter the leadership and that's unlikely to change.
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Bananza Is Getting DLC, And It's Out Today
@Yoshi3 only if you pre-ordered it. It's 5 bucks otherwise. Moot point.
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Bananza Is Getting DLC, And It's Out Today
@Yoshi3 Day One DLC doesn't really work here because it'd have to be available at launch for that to be applicable. For example, Mario Kart 8's OG DLC came out in the same year as the game but not right at launch. Alternatively, the Piranha Plant DLC for Smash Ultimate would qualify as "Day One DLC".
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Bananza Is Getting DLC, And It's Out Today
@Yoshi3 New Nintendo my left foot. At the end of the day they're still a business and they're always gonna find new ways to make profit. And the Wii U and 3DS eras were literally the start of all this paid DLC stuff so that's not a great comparison.
Nintendo is Nintendo. There is no "old" or "new"
Re: It's Official, The Mario Movie Sequel Is Based On Mario Galaxy
@Elbarbo God forbid. The last thing Mario needs is hyperrealistic overdefined textures and RTX nonsense.
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Bananza Is Getting DLC, And It's Out Today
@Yoshi3 this is not new at all why are we pretending it is
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 Prices Are Live, And It's Sticker Shock Time
You're still gonna buy 'em anyways.
Re: It's Official, The Mario Movie Sequel Is Based On Mario Galaxy
@Croctopus I wouldn't get too excited if I were you. They'll find some way to bungle up Galaxy.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 Bundle Confirmed For Switch, Launching October
@EarthboundBenjy No freaking duh. With hindsight, 3D All-Stars really was pointless in the long run.
Re: Virtual Boy Is Being Added To Nintendo Switch Online
@Uncle_Franklin It's just not a quality experience without the 3D, man. I'm not even kidding.
Re: Virtual Boy Is Being Added To Nintendo Switch Online
@fenlix three people did actually:
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Bananza Is Getting DLC, And It's Out Today
They saw everyone on their knees for Odyssey DLC so they went ahead and did it here to shut everyone up.
Re: Mario Galaxy amiibo Are On The Way, Plus Two New Kirby Ones With Swappable Bases
Welcome back Skylanders Swap Force.
Re: Virtual Boy Is Being Added To Nintendo Switch Online
@CrankyBonesGaming NO. YOU'RE PLAYING THESE GAMES THEY WAY GOD INTENDED AND YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is Getting A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Did they change the Talking Flower's voice?
Re: Virtual Boy Is Being Added To Nintendo Switch Online
OHHHHH MY GOD.
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Finally Gets A Release Date, Open World Confirmed
oh I love Tron
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 Bundle Confirmed For Switch, Launching October
@Banjo- I have that. I just wanna see it rereleased with the other 3D Marios.
Re: Mario Tennis Fever Hits Switch 2 Next February
It's just TENNIS.
Re: It's Official, The Mario Movie Sequel Is Based On Mario Galaxy
@Banjo- since you can't even buy that one anymore, does it really matter if it's with 3D All-Stars at this point?
Re: It's Official, The Mario Movie Sequel Is Based On Mario Galaxy
@Banjo- ya missed the news, buddy
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 Bundle Confirmed For Switch, Launching October
Of course the gluttons get the Galaxies and us 3D Land fans get NOTHING
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