NatiaAdamo

puts tinfoil hat on

Though I also think Sony has basically locked down Hoyoverse into their console ecosystem via backroom deals. But that's just me.

I have a personal theory that Hoyo is saving all their energy for releasing Star Rail, Genshin, AND ZZZ in the first year of the Switch 2/Pro in a way that mimics how Epic helped the first Switch in it's first year with Fortnite.

@russell-marlow @fenlix If you could link some actual articles and/or interviews rather than waving your hands up in the air, saying "Wololo!" I MIGHT consider the idea that what Sweet Baby does is a negative and not just "They worked on game, game isn't good, thus SBI = Bad"

Something, something, heated gamer moment.

@SillyG Ask Atlus.

NGL, kind of wondering how much money this Atari has in it's war chest. Though I doubt any of these recent purchases would cost any more than 8 figures.

Going to be honest, there is ONE reason why Nintendo is hiding who's developing what game. That reason is Arzest.

@RareFan I could see the trio as being the former right hand bots of Eggman/Robotnik before he created Orbbot and Cubebot. As for their roles, I can see them being minor villains whenever Eggman is busy cooking up his schemes. Something to keep Sonic busy between his regular "Save the world from Eggman/what ever pandora's box said person opened this time" activities.

@ottoecamn They really should try to fit in the current humans and "Mobians" (Which I use to describe all anthropomorphic bipedal animals like Sonic and Co) into a main line story rather than be in a youtube video. (The current explanation is that the humans live on continents while the Mobians mostly live on smaller islands.)

@Druidsbrook Kind of want to see something from Atlus, but they should have a team of lawyers ready, just in case a certain Penders tries to sue.

@FawfulDX Modding is technically illegal as laid out in "Micro Star v. FormGen Inc." in 1998. Though most companies either turn a blind eye to modding or give their blessing to allow modding, mostly for PR and financial reasons. (Legal Wack-a-Mole is VERY expensive, even to huge corporations)

@StarryCiel May I have a source on this claim? Not saying you're lying, just need a hunch at the most.

@Anrei Try looking up their anti-monopoly tactics. Other than the usual "Internet Explorer VS Netscape" browser wars, I would look up "AARD Code". A fake error message used in Pre-Release versions of Windows 3.1 to fool people that the DOS they used (in this case DR-DOS) was incompatible with Windows when it actually was.

@silverdamascus You do realize that American Copyright terms are actually shorter than the rest of the world? 95 years sounds like a long time but consider that the usual standard for copyright for most of the world is "Lifetime of creator + 75 Years". So in the case of Mickey Mouse, he wouldn't be in the public domain until 2042 if the US used the world standard. Granted, ALL of Walt's works would also be put into the public domain at the same time, but still.

@TechaNinja Going all in with the vibe of AoSTH Robotnik.

I feel like gaming needs a term similar how people describe the eras of Hollywood or Comic Books. "Generations" is good enough term, but sort of falls apart when when you start placing the non-mainstream consoles into the timeline (Also the lack of a concrete first and second generation doesn't help things either). The waters are murky because of how the generations overlap each other. Consider that the NES had new games being made for it until 1994 or how the PS2 kept going until 2012.

For me personally, retro is at least two to three generations old at the least.

@Giancarlothomaz So what, the next 3D Zelda has codename of Alphonse or something?

@Not_Soos IIRC, they didn't shut down, they just became a satellite studio for Blizzard. Which IMHO is worse.

@Sisilly_G The few Atari 2600 Games that still hold up today were from Activision. So it's all up to Xbox if they want to re-release their back catalog from before 2001.

I wouldn't be surprised if they paid extra so they DIDN'T have to buy the Amico mess (to put it lightly).

Considering the timeframe of when the Switch 2 will launch, I would put some chips down on Mihoyo/Hoyoverse throwing it's weight on the system. I'm thinking of a parallel to June 2017 where the Switch got a boost with Fortnite launching on the Switch.

Assuming Sony doesn't have some sort of console exclusivity rights, a triple play of Zenless Zone Zero, Honkai Star Rail, AND Genshin Impact could get a good amount of players from those games to jump into the Nintendo ecosystem.

I have a hunch that Nintendo of America is still scarred from when SSBU was leaked a week early because of a Mexican retailer breaking street date. Thus because of this, whenever a retailer like Amazon or Walmart ships a game before a street date, they have to take action against them for shipping it early. My guess why it's happening now is send the message before the Switch 2 is announced to say "Play by OUR rules or you're not getting as many consoles as insert other retailer"

It's a shame, but at least they were able to close down on their own terms instead of being smited from above.

I was reading the title way too fast and thought it said "Homestar". That's a crossover that I think no one would see coming.

Five years later; people want both games to be on the same platform. Oh how times changed....

I still wonder why Fortnite is bending over backwards on this. Can't they just point at the ESRB rating of Teen and call it a day?

@DiamondJim You and me both....

@RupeeClock Speaking of, WHERE the heck IS Wario Land 4? Or even 1 & 2.

IT'S HAPPY HOUR!

@Mana_Knight I feel like if she didn't voice Tails at the mid-credits scene in the first movie, they would of cast someone else.

@NinjaNicky I mean, he WAS the Grinch in 1999. So it fits his character.

@Greatluigi If this is the case, that's one joke that's funnier in hindsight.

...You sure this isn't three days late?

@GarlicGuzzler I think it's QA for Nintendo published games, not games submitted to the Eshop.

I have a feeling that Rovio helped soften the blow a bit. Without the Angry Birds money printer (Not as high as King or Hoyoverse, but still a money printer) I would figure Sega might of killed Relic and even Creative Assembly as well.

@Zeebor15 You're a bit mixed up. Relic made Company of War. (And Age of Empires 4). Creative Assembly is the one making Total War games.

@mystman12 Username checks out.

Bloons is Kiwi made? Today I learned.

Going to buck the trend and go with Neopets. Especially considering they're doing a whole event with their 25th later this year.

Maybe you shouldn't of asked for money for your emulator. Plain and simple.

Woah. That's all I can say.

@Zeebor15 To be fair, they know quite a number of people who got the pink slip as of late. Embracer has a lot of things, but little to show. EA has their sports games, Activision (Before they got nommed by Xbox) had Call of Duty, Ubisoft has Assassin's creed and so on. The company is also kind of new in the gaming space. Sure the studios that make (or have made) it up existed for some time, but the umbrella is only a decade or so old. It's also a general annoyance that whenever a company faces tough hardship, they NEVER try to cut the wages of those who got them into the mess in the first place.

@Coolmusic I have to disagree. Mania is one of those lightning in a bottle type of games, even if it was made again with the same team. The other universe would be complaining how dispite how good it was, it's more of the same.

@PipeGuy64Bit Arzest is basically a studio that makes "meh" games as a whole. Balan aside because Naka was the one who really caused it to go from "meh" to "What the hell was he thinking?!"

@Laxeybobby They did have it. But it was removed after the publishers cried to Nintendo that they were getting bullied.

Please. I ask for one thing. Yokai Watch 4 in English. PLEASE.

@Mario500 Short for "If you know, you know."

Now I'm wondering if they are either planning to get a PG-13 rating or try to avoid it.

Knuckles has a hat 10/10.

Haven't played Fortnite. Still won't. Unless they add the Club Penguin dance, then MAYBE.

@Zeebor15 The irony of that is thick enough to be a wafiu.

Reminder that Gary Bowser was hit with this fee because he was the only one of the pirate group that could be arrested. (Watch Moon Channel's video on it for more detail)

@HammerGalladeBro Maybe they could add some of the stages from the 3DS version to this version too?