@HeadPirate Hold up. I know of the love hotels, but porn?! Did they actually do porn in the past or are you referring to those two 90's porn parodies of Mario that Nintendo bought the rights to and threw them in the deepest part of the Nintendo vault, ala Song of the South?
FYI, the reward for this survey is a 10% off code for Pac-Man stuff in the Bandai-Namco store. Also, make sure to tell them that they should try to wrangle the royalties of Ms Pac-Man from AtGames.
Level-5 really seems to bite off more than they can chew.
@Anti-Matter They announced an English version of YW4 around 2019, but considering what happened after, I think it's safe to say that it's bunk-mates with an official Mother 3 English release. Also, I doubt a Switch version of 2 or 3 would be made considering how hard the first port bombed in Japan alone.
@Princess_Lilly Didn't they sort of recon her a bit?
Another day, another live service game dead. I really hope that the trend of trying to get whales into a game dies the same way as whaling IRL. There are only so many you can hunt before they become extinct.
8bitdo really is the Swiss Army knife of controllers. I do wish that they still made the Super Famicom colored controllers like they did for the Pro 1 controllers.
I don't think this would happen. Video games have ALWAYS been Disney's weak point since the start of the medium. Yes there are good Disney games, but not so much of Disney MADE games. They never really built a studio from the ground up and the studios they have bought over the years failed to really fall in the groove like the other major buyouts Iger has made.
I don't think Disney should make any major investments in the Gaming industry as long as Bob is in charge.
Very bad timing Nintendo life. I got what you're doing and I support the project, but you don't close down a comment section just because people are respectfully disagreeing with an article.
The first of many, I can only assume. No developers in the small to middle sized are going to start projects with Unity. I figure that most who do have a game in development are weighing the sunk-cost fallacy of either starting over with a different engine or canceling the projects if it isn't shipping by Q1 2024.
@Jeronan I think that Nintendo did the localization of YW1 (And possibly 2 & 3) meaning that Level 5 couldn't just copy paste it. The integration of toys not released in the US would be a factor as well. Finally, the port did so poorly (<50k units) that I'm surprised Level 5 hasn't written it off.
I doubt Charles' voice is going away any time soon, as Nintendo is probably going to use the archive voice clips along side the new voice actors' to help ease the transition. At the very least, Charles' is still around to help whomever is filling in his (multiple) shoes with their voices. He's been Mario's voice actor for over 30 years now, it's time for someone else to don the mustache.
I'm pretty sure that the Switch port is actually canceled because Sony helped invest into the game before the money was rolling in. I wouldn't be surprised if they got console exclusivity for Genshin in exchange for helping Mihoyo make a native PS5 version. I feel like Nintendo would've help Mihoyo with compression if they actually had/are making a Switch port.
@PipeGuy64Bit More like from 2013 to 2020. I do wonder what was going on in the background to make Pikmin 4 take so long to make. I do wonder if it was rebooted in development (if not multiple times), much like Prime 4. After all, before 2022, any time Pikmin 4 was brought up it was said that it was "Nearing completion" It could also be that Pikmin 3 Deluxe was made to tie up loose ends that the Wii U version brought up.
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Re: Hands On: Atari 50 Gets Even Better With Adventure II, Warbirds, And More
Wasn't Warbirds included in the 1.0 version that was patched out on a day one patch?
Re: Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered Now Arriving On Switch In Spring 2024
@N00BiSH Insert Sam quote here Where did you find these?
Re: Nintendo Is Launching An 18+ N64 Switch Online App In Japan
@HeadPirate Suddenly Bayonetta makes sense with Nintendo.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Makes The Final 5 Of "Players' Voice" At The Game Awards
@Debbiee Personally, I vote for it being a launch title for the Switch 2.
@PikaPhantom Yea, I think that's the real issue. It's not much so of "Players Choice" as it is "Gib free stuff"
Re: Random: Waluigi Designer Shares Scrapped Character Art Of "Walpeach"
Welp, looks like the ninjas got him. Me thinks that model was a step too far.
Re: Sega Appears To Be Teasing A Game Awards Surprise
You guys do remember that they bought Rovio just this year. Maybe an official crossover between Angry Birds and Sonic?
Re: Random: Sakurai Wanted The GameCube Controller To Include A Scroll Wheel
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Re: Nintendo Is Launching An 18+ N64 Switch Online App In Japan
@IceDomino Because of nukes. Japan is very anti-nuke, for some reason.
Re: Nintendo Is Launching An 18+ N64 Switch Online App In Japan
@HeadPirate Hold up. I know of the love hotels, but porn?! Did they actually do porn in the past or are you referring to those two 90's porn parodies of Mario that Nintendo bought the rights to and threw them in the deepest part of the Nintendo vault, ala Song of the South?
Re: Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered Now Arriving On Switch In Spring 2024
@Not_Soos To be fair, it does make as much sense as Toejam and Earl.
Re: Atari Reiterates Firm's Focus On Retro, Isn't Looking To Compete With Nintendo
@Ristar24 I only hope Activision's new owners are much more open to the idea.
Re: Is Dave The Diver An Indie Game? The Game Awards' Host Weighs In
Can't they just switch it out with Pizza Tower or something and call it a day?
Re: Is Dave The Diver An Indie Game? The Game Awards' Host Weighs In
@JokerCK It WAS an indie. But not since 2011 or so.
Re: Blogs On GTA 3, Vice City Development Removed After Rockstar North Complains
@Clyde_Radcliffe Yoshi in GTA 7 confirmed?
Re: Bandai Namco Survey Asks Pac-Man World Re-PAC Players To Share Their Experience
FYI, the reward for this survey is a 10% off code for Pac-Man stuff in the Bandai-Namco store. Also, make sure to tell them that they should try to wrangle the royalties of Ms Pac-Man from AtGames.
Re: Zelda: TOTK And Mario Wonder Land GOTY Nominations At The Game Awards 2023
@Jigglypuff439 Pikmin 4 did make it. One for best Strategy game and one for best Family game
Re: Zelda: TOTK And Mario Wonder Land GOTY Nominations At The Game Awards 2023
I think it's safe to say who gets the prize for "Best Debut Indie Game".
Re: Level-5 To Share Release Dates For "Several Titles" Later This Month
Level-5 really seems to bite off more than they can chew.
@Anti-Matter They announced an English version of YW4 around 2019, but considering what happened after, I think it's safe to say that it's bunk-mates with an official Mother 3 English release. Also, I doubt a Switch version of 2 or 3 would be made considering how hard the first port bombed in Japan alone.
@Princess_Lilly Didn't they sort of recon her a bit?
Re: Surprise! Nintendo Is Officially Working On A Live-Action Legend Of Zelda Movie
@IronMan30 Let's just hope it doesn't turn out like the last time the two collabed.
Re: Surprise! Nintendo Is Officially Working On A Live-Action Legend Of Zelda Movie
The irony of Nintendo working with Sony is thick enough to be a wafiu.
Re: Overwatch 2 Reveals Brand New Tank Hero At BlizzCon 2023
Ok, what they do this time?
Re: F2P eShop Title 'Omega Strikers' Ends Development Just Months After Launch
Another day, another live service game dead. I really hope that the trend of trying to get whales into a game dies the same way as whaling IRL. There are only so many you can hunt before they become extinct.
Re: Wario's New Voice Actor Confirms Role On Social Media
@SilentHunter382 Sonic comes to mind, especially when Sonic himself had three different voice actors in the span of a decade. (2000 to 2010)
Re: Review: The Mysterious Murasame Castle - The Legend Of Zelda's Action-Focused Sibling
@Serpenterror Actually, it's the third. VS Excitebike was the second.
Re: Level-5 To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Release Date Announcements
...Please. Just ONE thing. Give us SOMETHING with Yokai Watch in the west.
Re: Sonic Origins Plus Update Goes Live On Switch, Here's What's Included
@PokemonDMG That's pretty much impossible. Mostly because of ONE person.
Re: Poll: What's Your Switch Controller Of Choice For Super Mario Bros. Wonder?
8bitdo really is the Swiss Army knife of controllers. I do wish that they still made the Super Famicom colored controllers like they did for the Pro 1 controllers.
Re: Mario & Luigi's New Voice Actor Has Been Revealed
@Fizza Well... I would say 99% because of what happened earlier this year...
Re: Mario & Luigi's New Voice Actor Has Been Revealed
Also, for those wondering, Arnold is from the event for the 2.8 patch of Genshin, just FYI.
Re: Mario & Luigi's New Voice Actor Has Been Revealed
@Eggolor @Fizza
I know you guys are joking, but Genshin as a whole has been a jumping off point for many voice actors in the last few years.
Re: Disney Boss Reportedly Being Urged To Acquire A Major Game Publisher
I don't think this would happen. Video games have ALWAYS been Disney's weak point since the start of the medium. Yes there are good Disney games, but not so much of Disney MADE games. They never really built a studio from the ground up and the studios they have bought over the years failed to really fall in the groove like the other major buyouts Iger has made.
I don't think Disney should make any major investments in the Gaming industry as long as Bob is in charge.
Re: Soapbox: 'Switch 2' Doesn't Really Need Backwards Compatibility
Super mega disagree. I doubt the Switch 2 would sell as well as the Switch 1 if it couldn't play the older games. We don't NEED it, we SHOULD have it.
Re: Multiple Job Losses Expected At Team17 As It Splits With CEO Michael Pattison
@jojobar Overcooked 2, me thinks.
Re: Soapbox: What Do You Do When Nintendo Ticks Off Your ENTIRE Most-Wanted List?
I just one thing. An English Yo-Kai Watch 4. (Though a Trilogy would be nice too)
Re: Time Extension And Lost In Cult Are Joining Forces For 'The Console Chronicles'
@Deemo37 Long story short, people don't like the word "Latinx" yet we're forced to say it because it's "Representation"
Re: EA's FIFA Series Delisted On All Digital Storefronts Including Switch eShop
@Uncle_Franklin You would be surprised of how much just the name is worth.
Re: Time Extension And Lost In Cult Are Joining Forces For 'The Console Chronicles'
Very bad timing Nintendo life. I got what you're doing and I support the project, but you don't close down a comment section just because people are respectfully disagreeing with an article.
Re: Feature: From Piston Hurricane To Today: Why Latinx In Gaming Exists
@Fangleman32 Hard agree. I don't care who makes what. A bad game is a bad game. No matter who makes it.
@nessisonett Also very much agree. But I want the experience speak for itself rather it be advertised as "Someone not White or Asian made this!"
Re: Pop Blisters And Rip Out Ingrown Toenails With 'Foot Clinic', Launching This Week
So when's the Spiderman and Frozen crossover DLC?
Re: Feature: From Piston Hurricane To Today: Why Latinx In Gaming Exists
I'm an Anglo-Caucasian and even I hate the word "Latinx". Who the hell made up that word? A 90's marketing team?
Re: Wipeout-Style Racer 'BallisticNG' Cancelled For Switch Following Unity's Policy Changes
The first of many, I can only assume. No developers in the small to middle sized are going to start projects with Unity. I figure that most who do have a game in development are weighing the sunk-cost fallacy of either starting over with a different engine or canceling the projects if it isn't shipping by Q1 2024.
Re: Level-5 Premieres Multiple Trailers For Its Upcoming Switch Games
Lets be real here, given Level 5's record, we won't see these in the west until 2025 at the latest.
Re: Level-5 Premieres Multiple Trailers For Its Upcoming Switch Games
@Jeronan I think that Nintendo did the localization of YW1 (And possibly 2 & 3) meaning that Level 5 couldn't just copy paste it. The integration of toys not released in the US would be a factor as well. Finally, the port did so poorly (<50k units) that I'm surprised Level 5 hasn't written it off.
Re: Retro Game Challenge 1 & 2 Are Getting Switch Ports In Japan
Now I'm wanting a port of NES Remix 1+2. Maybe even a SNES Remix or something?
Re: Charles Martinet Will No Longer Be The Voice Of Mario
I doubt Charles' voice is going away any time soon, as Nintendo is probably going to use the archive voice clips along side the new voice actors' to help ease the transition. At the very least, Charles' is still around to help whomever is filling in his (multiple) shoes with their voices. He's been Mario's voice actor for over 30 years now, it's time for someone else to don the mustache.
Re: Random: People Are Convinced Charles Martinet Isn't In Super Mario Bros. Wonder
@MrCookieCrisps I think Nintendo were already making moves to slowly change Mario's (and Wario's) VA before they made the announcement.
Re: Genshin Impact Zelda "Clone" Accusations Had Dev Team In Tears
I'm pretty sure that the Switch port is actually canceled because Sony helped invest into the game before the money was rolling in. I wouldn't be surprised if they got console exclusivity for Genshin in exchange for helping Mihoyo make a native PS5 version. I feel like Nintendo would've help Mihoyo with compression if they actually had/are making a Switch port.
Re: Nintendo Reveals Every Challenge And Event Heading To Splatoon 3 This Month
Where's my Big Run? And what about my Side Order?!
Re: Random: Nintendo's Pikmin Short Movies Are Still Blooming Marvellous Nearly 10 Years On
@HammerGalladeBro Something, something, Steamed Hams.
Re: Pikmin Timeline Story Recap - What Happened Before Pikmin 4?
@PipeGuy64Bit More like from 2013 to 2020. I do wonder what was going on in the background to make Pikmin 4 take so long to make. I do wonder if it was rebooted in development (if not multiple times), much like Prime 4. After all, before 2022, any time Pikmin 4 was brought up it was said that it was "Nearing completion" It could also be that Pikmin 3 Deluxe was made to tie up loose ends that the Wii U version brought up.