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If they aren't all as creatively/narratively shallow as the Mario movies then maybe I'll give them a gander

@Paper_Yoshi If they truly lacked confidence then they wouldn't be promoting it at all.

You don't have to agree with their methods but hey, if it works it works.

@PharoneTheGnome
"This rando octopus platformer that looks and plays nothing like Donkey Kong is somehow more like a Donkey Kong game than the actual Donkey Kong game that I dislike for not being the Donkey Kong game I wanted!"

People will say anything at this point.

@Timppis
"Switch 2 is the worst selling console of the Nintendo history so far."

N64DD: "Am I a joke to you"

Happy to see the ape succeeding in spite of folks wanting him to fail.

@Rockety @VoidofLight In regards to the KK songs, I suppose that makes sense, but at the same time, you can never have too much of a good thing, no?

Not a bad pick given the timing of the hourly playlist update, but did anyone notice some tracks aren't present? The Welcome amiibo and KK songs don't seem to be listed...

Even if this were true, it'd probably be put out by Nintendo first, either through a mini Direct or via the Nintendo Today app.

@ChaoticIgnorance Eh, you do make a fair point.

I don't think we'll get a proper new entry until the next non-sequel Nintendo console if we're being honest. Barring smaller titles like HHD, Animal Crossing has always been a "one game-per console" series.

Wait, he WASN'T in Necrodancer before??? That can't be right...

@SirLink I like the 3DS port but it's just a nicer version of a game that already holds up well. The original is still a worthwhile way to play.

@kalosn "indirect lighting/global illumination was clearly not present at all on the game."

Does it need any of that? Would they enhance the artistic qualities of the game in any meaningful way?

Sorry, frame rate snobs.

"Resetti Returns"

that is all I needed to hear

@Fighting_Game_Loser honestly I'd prefer this.

Yeesh, I know it's a month of spooky but don't jumpscare me like that Nintendo

Is LRG just holding Wayforward hostage at this point?

The guys responsible for making sure every track has a contextually relevant in-game screenshot better pick up the pace

@SteveDaSteve the 3DS port was just a small sampling of Gooigi. 3 is the full Gooigi experience.

As a passive observer who's only completed game is Sun, I do think Pokémon is in need of a proper shake up to keep things fresh in this era, in the vein of say, Mario Wonder or Bananza. Find new ways to experiment with mechanics instead of just doing more of the same.

@Truegamer79 no one appreciates good sound design anymore.

Nicalis still exists?

This is interesting and I can't wait to see how they've been updated, but I wanna say, Chunky really was kinda redundant wasn't he? DK64 went and made him out to be "the super strong" Kong even though by all accounts that should've been DK's schtick. Glad Bananza rectified that by actually focusing on DK's physical prowess. Dude can pick up a boulder with way more ease.

@Yoshi3 now more than ever I'm convinced Rare is just going to silently croak under the pressure of Microsoft's ridiculously stubborn foot. Which is uh, depressing to say the least.

@Serpenterror I don't think it's fair to even compare the two. Sega still gave enough of a damn to create the best games they could with the best creatives possible and continue to keep making games even now. They've made their mistakes but they never completely gave up, which I respect. Microsoft on the other hand squandered every opportunity they had and flushed their gaming endeavors down the sewer after complaining about how nothing was working even though it's their fault for meandering so much.

EDIT: Seems I misread your comment a little. m'bad.

"Have you downloaded this update yet?"

No, I haven't! Heck I don't even have the game! I'll go buy it on the eShop right this second!

"Crash Bandicoot is getting an animated series--"

OH???

"--from the team behind Sonic Prime."

_oh.

@ThatZeldaNerd If I could make it 11 years without a new Donkey Kong game, then you can surely make it 8 years without a new 3D Mario. I believe in you.

@BigNate outside of a few themes, almost all of Wii and 2's music can be heard in NSMBU.

@The21zonz Right? They don't sound as compressed as they did on DS.

And with that, all of the NSMB game OSTs have been added to Nintendo Music.

@andykara2003 yeah, it's a real curse

@andykara2003 you want a better source of information, you go to something like the Mario Wiki, which actually lists how many times certain characters have reappeared in future Mario titles, including the Broodals, who have only made one significant appearance and otherwise haven't appeared anywhere else.

@andykara2003 it certainly is a pointless conversation if you think AI chatbots and LLMs are a reliable source of information

and by pointless, I mean really stupid

@andykara2003 not really, no. Most characters in mainline Marios are usually one and dones, with some exceptions. Unless it's a direct sequel to Odyssey(unlikely), they won't be bringing back the Broodals.

@andykara2003 they haven't used the Broodals in at games beyond Odyssey so I dunno why you expect them to return

@Babybahamut

@ThatZeldaNerd you can wait.

In terms of raw impact, no other Mario game has hit me as hard as this one did. From the gameplay to the presentation to even how the story plays out - Odyssey is(imo anyway) a perfect home run on all those fronts. Still love this game. There's truly no "other".

@Novuscourvous yeah these days I just space out and dissociate when I'm on the can

@AussieMcBucket that'll show 'em

@Yoshi3 @YoshiTails yeah I don't think Nintendo buying Rare would really fix anything at this point.

These days I can't think of a game that doesn't have a day one patch. Kinda sucks but at this point it's not worth making a fuss over imo.

Psychonauts 2 please and thank you

@ShadLink no, elaborate. leave nothing

Nice to hear in this day and age. Sometimes a game doesn't need more.

@xmkbest "Looking at the gameplay footage can cause sensory overload – so much is happening so quickly that it's impossible for me to keep up and it's just one big chaos."

I feel like you could say this about... any kart racer or any racing game? Watching a game and playing a game can be two very different experiences.

@YunoboCo we don't know that yet.