Nep-Nep-Freak

Hello again, y'all! This weekend I'm playing:

Switch:
Pokémon LeafGreen: ever since I arrived at Vermilion City a few days ago, I've been doing nothing but grinding levels for my Pokémon party on Route 11 and Diglett's Cave, and as such, several of my Pokémon have evolved. Pretty soon, I will hop aboard the S.S. Anne.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: I was playing this a bit recently, both by myself and with a sibling, to celebrate Mario Day. Perhaps I'll play a bit more?

"And let's also not forget the sheer amount of creativity that the drawing system gives."

😏🤣

Definitely looking forward to this! Will participate.

The list of games on this list that I like a lot:

Odyssey
Wonder

Galaxy and Galaxy 2 (specifically the Switch rereleases that add in assist mode) are probably awesome as well, but I haven't played them yet, only watched a playthrough of the first one on YouTube years ago, same with 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

I gotta play more Mario sometime.

That's unfortunate, I do hope that anyone who wants a physical copy of this game on Switch or a refund because of the delay will be able to get one.

I don't mind a few small swapping out of words here and there as long as the tone and content of the media aren't majorly (and preferably not even a single bit) changed in any way.

From what I have seen and played of Dragon Quest games, their English translations seem fine. Some translation companies can certainly do a lot better though.

In other news, there will also be a Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Maximus Cup in Tetris 99 early next month.

I actually love the talking flowers 🤣.

One of the most hilarious parts of the newer Mario games, tbh.

Though I wouldn't mind them being not present in a bulk of the games either.

I'm almost certainly passing on it. Not because I think it looks bad or anything, but because I don't have a Switch 2 quite yet, I have other priorities, and I'm still giving NOA less of my money lately because of... reasons (something to do with Neptunia).

Still, hopefully anyone who does play this game enjoys it.

Just the extra quality of life features like assist mode being available for every character make this upgrade something to think about. But I'm most likely passing on it, at least for now.

Hmm, guess I better log in to the app more for those cards.

The thing is, taking out what a lot of people call "garbage" will only lead to disappointing people who like that "garbage". I bet there are some people out there who get a kick out of "slop", just like I get a kick out of the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth Trilogy, which had its American Switch release canceled by NOA itself.

I am not against introducing more filters and individual on/off publisher blocking for the eShop though.

11/12, ranked 18th for me. Pokémon Day was definitely the highlight of the month for me.

@Rykdrew,

"I wanna buy Donkey Kong Returns and Mario Maker 2 today. I need opinions! Thanks!"

I haven't played and don't own Donkey Kong Country Returns, but I will say that Super Mario Maker 2 is definitely worth the price of admission (I've put in a bit more than 100 hours) and there is still a thriving online community, if you're getting it for the online course world.

Hello again, y'all! This weekend I'm playing:

Switch:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: my uncle came over for a family member's birthday party this Saturday, and as usual, we played some Smash last night and will be playing more this weekend. A few things to note:
1. Yesterday was my first time logging into Smash all year 😅 Not much to do when your spirit collection is complete
2. As of yesterday, I have officially reached 250 hours in Smash
Animal Crossing New Horizons: as of this week, I have finally paid off the final house storage upgrade from the new update and also obtained all of the Lego collaboration items. Not much else that I want to do in this game at the moment, so I will put it on hiatus for a few months. My sisters will probably still play on their slumber islands some though.
Pokémon LeafGreen: I'm currently at Cerulean City with one badge in my possession, but I'm grinding some levels on Route 4 before challenging the next gym leader.

Super Mario Run turns a decade old this December. The run to a whole decade is almost complete!

I'll watch it live if I have a moment when it happens. I don't think I'm busy at the usual Direct time, so yay for me.

As long as it's not censored like a lot of Japanese game rereleases are these days, then I am interested.

As long as they don't change what is already there, I don't mind them adding some more content to the game, since I want to get the game digitally in a Switch 2 bundle anyway.

So it will be able to play the Neptunia games that are on PC, even though Microsoft usually doesn't allow those kinds of games on their platform?

Will probably be over $1000 USD though, if it has as much power as they are claiming 😜.

Nice headline there! 👍

I think I would be fine with the occasional generation here and there that saves all returning Pokémon for the post game (probably not likely to happen at this point though, because of the Black and White controversy and each new game now having 400+ Pokémon), though I would rather not experience a completely reset Pokédex. That would just confuse me, a long time Pokémon fan who has, like, all the Pokémon memorized, just not in exact order for a lot of them.

Limited time events, with no way to transfer them in through Pokémon HOME if you miss out. Hopefully they repeat.

I'm actually really glad that they hardly changed anything. I wanted to play a classic, unedited Pokémon game on my Switch for $20, which is why the addition of the word filter is a massive disappointment (I wouldn't have pre-ordered it if they were upfront about its addition). Though I am glad that the Mystery Gift Mythicals are built in.

Not a 10/10 because of the word filter, but I have been enjoying the gameplay when I'm not thinking about the word filter, so I give it an 8/10 score.

If something like the words "I love S*x Bob-omb" can appear in a game on the NOA platform, then what issue does NOA have with Hyperdimension Neptunia and the other niche Japanese games that have had their American Switch releases canceled.

I've never heard this of this before, but it looks pretty cool!

Hopefully it gets a western release.

Did anyone else notice that this Indie Direct happens on the exact same day as the 9th anniversary of the original Nintendo Switch?

It's a Game Key Card, so I'll pass. Let me know if they do an actual physical cartridge with all potential update content on it.

@AussieMcBucket, it was my first ever openworld game, and having all that exploration freedom for the first time was mind blowing. I also really liked the story and the characters, some of which I felt like I really related to (like Penny, who has a very introverted personality like myself). Also the ending was incredible, and I liked a fair amount of the new Pokémon designs, like Quaquaval and Ceruledge.

As for what I didn't like about it, there wasn't much. One of the gym challenges was a bit tough for me and I had to look up the answer, and the Tera Raids were a bit glitch at times, but other then that, I actually had no other problems with the game.

As for which game surpassed it recently, that would be Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 (I became a really big Hyperdimension Neptunia fan last year, and it's currently my second favorite franchise after Pokémon, hence my name on this site).

One of my favorite Pokémon that is pretty underrated I think is Quaquaval. I just love that dancing showoff, my starter from Violet.

Am I the only one who is actually disappointed that the game isn't coming out this year? Still hyped though.

You know that I don't agree with popular opinions about the franchise when Pokémon Violet of all games was my favorite game of all time until recently 🤣.

24/25 in 1 minute and 7 seconds, currently fourth place. I don't know how I messed up the Voltorb one at the end 😭. Definitely shows that I'm a Pokémon superfan though.

@CaleBoi25, so Winds and Waves is going to be your first Pokémon game?

Definitely Lucario. I'm glad that my number 1 favorite Pokémon made it into the poll ☺️.

@contractcooker, adding in the Pokémon nickname filter that the newer games have. For a game that they were marketing as true to the originals, it's freaking ridiculous. They could've at least been honest about it instead of not saying anything.

Hello again, y'all. I don't know what I want to play this weekend anymore. Now that I know the Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen ports add that stupid word filter when they are supposed to be true to the originals, my will to play LeafGreen has taken a massive nosedive. Maybe I'll play Pokémon LeafGreen Version, if I can begrudgingly will myself to play a censored game. Maybe I'll grind some more levels in Dragon Quest XI S. Maybe I'll play some more Super Neptunia RPG. I just don't know, and right now I don't give a crap because I'm really upset. I'll at least play a bit of this:

Animal Crossing New Horizons: I think I'm maybe a week away from affording the final house storage upgrade.

This game and wanting to turn my Switch 1 into an offline console are actually my only big reasons for wanting to get a Switch 2 in the first place, so this is perfect for me.

This is nice, but adding the censor crap that has plagued all the newer games is a bunch of ****ing horsecrap.

What the heck. I did manage to name my rival *sshat, but... why? I was wondering why every time I tried catching a Rattata and called it Ratb******d, the name wouldn't stay. Just for freaking HOME support? I freaking hate this. This port would've been amazing without this censor crap.

They were just announced today so I haven't decided yet, but I usually go with fire or water (Bulbasaur in LeafGreen today being an exception), so I'll probably go with... well... fire or water again.

10/10, but only because of Winds and Waves. Without Winds and Waves, it's more like a 7/10.

I'm probably gonna pass because it's free-to-play and those games don't usually gel with me that well.

I'm happy for anyone who's interested, though!

THE HYPE IS REAL.

Looks intriguing, but I'd probably check out one of the mainlines first. Which frankly, doesn't sound likely, since I'm busy with other games at the moment and the one on Switch 2 is a freaking Key Card (same with the Switch 2 release of this one, it seems 😭).

Oh my gosh I love these! Super hyped for tomorrow! ☺️

I haven't played the new Mario Tennis yet (and if I do get it, it won't be until several years from now), but it looks pretty solid, and as such, its sales are definitely deserved.

When I had a used regular 2DS from the Summer of 2023 to the Summer of 2024 (it broke on me even though I took good care of it 😭), I enjoyed it quite a bit, so I voted for the original 2DS. I'm not the greatest fan of that Nintendo generation though 🤔.

Super duper hyped! My very first pre-order.

@Debo626,

I'm disappointed about both, since I like experiencing original, unedited versions of media. I'm not a fan of any censored media, I really love original versions, especially when it comes to Japanese media, no matter how weird it is, because I love genuine Japanese media the way it was originally made.

"this is supposed to be a kids' game"

It's actually rated T for Teen (which is ages 13 and up), so technically the audience for the game are still "kids" or "minors", but even in the United States, it is culturally acceptable for teens to play games that have suggestive content or more scanty outfits in it (though any game that has complete n*dity or explicit s*x gets an immediate mature rating). So none of the censored content would change the age rating of the game at all if it was included.

I'm just weird because I really enjoy Japanese media the way it is 😉.

@darkswabber, it's not good, it's a Japanese game, yet the changes are making it more Americanized, and I don't like it when Japanese media is Americanized, I prefer my Japanese media to be genuinely Japanese, and people like you will never understand that. I will not be arguing with you anymore even if you reply to me again, so I hope you have a nice day.