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Hmm that's an issue I didn't have in mind. That others would try to beat Nintendo to the market. The concept is a proven success thanks to Switch 1.

Sure, it doesn't matter for us Nintendo fans, because for us it's about the unique games. But it can still hurt them in the overall market.

They should hurry up, I agree now.

Ok nobody spoil the ending please!

As for the dark theme - yes very much so. I’m halfway through and kinda wondering how they are going to resolve it in a manner that’s not disturbing.

Wow, can I select none? They're all ugly! Kinda telling how every branch decided they'd need to do something about it and ended up doing the same.

Japan is the least worst.

@jolteon23 I have to say Emio does that even more that the older two games. Not sure it's just pacing, the mechanic is a bit odd anyway. How they keep you cycling through the commands. I can live with it, but this time they've cranked up the instances where the same command needs to be repeated.

(ask): hmmm
(ask): hmmm
(think): I should hear what he has to say
(ask): hmmm
(ask): actually, come to think of it

That's very 'early 80s text adventure'.

Haha I wasn't going to watch the trailer, but your complaints made me curious I don't mind the randomness, looks interesting (never heard of the original game). But the dialog box popping sound is grating already, that's a good point.

@jolteon23 Is chapter 5 the one that’s basically one long conversation that goes nowhere?
I’m super happy that Nintendo continued the series, but boy does it test your patience at times!

@batmanbud2 Haven’t thought about that game in a long time! I wish there was a convenient way to revisit the DS Zelda’s.

@MischiefMaker Oh can you tell me one thing: I bought Collection of Mana some years ago and was so annoyed by the borders that I didn’t even really start Trials. Instead I wrote a mail to their support asking for an update with a „black borders“ option. Did they ever address that by any chance? (I’m sure they didn’t.)

I would continue with Emio, but my girlfriend wants me to wait til she returns. So instead I went back to "Mario 3D All-Stars". It's interesting, I'd only finished Galaxy which I thought was as fun as it was on the Wii. Sunshine on the other hand doesn't look and feel right, I need to boot up the GC original to confirm. And 64 looks fine but inputs feel delayed.

Maybe it’s actually
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 2025

Not for me, but for the nephews.

@Dazman I don't know what leak / info you're referring to. But I've been following the discussion at Digital Foundry over the past years. They've had a pretty clear picture of the hardware for a while now, and it's always been quite modest because of Nintendo's history and priorities. DF was never shocked about that. Did anything new come to light?

I don't know how your comparison works either, one is a mobile chipset and your laptop uses different types of CPU and GPU. Are you talking about benchmarks?

Either way I'm not concerned. There's only so much you can pack into a cheap device if you're not willing to sell at a loss, which Nintendo has categorically never done. But they know what they're doing, it's going to be much better than Switch and good enough for me. I've been around since the NES and don't need cutting edge graphics.

Oh and I've checked with an inflation calculator, your laptop would cost 1000€ today.

@Dazman Your 10 year old laptop likely didn’t cost (today‘s equivalent of) 400€ and wasn’t as compact either, was it? I read these comparisons all the time.. „my iPhone has better graphics“ yeah well your iPhone cost 1200€ 🤯 Nintendo consoles are dirt cheap compared to other devices.

@Dee123 Yeah people are just venting their frustration cause they’re impatient. But as soon as Nintendo pulls the curtain everybody will be hyped. Or not, if they present something stupid (but I don’t expect them to).

What do you all think, how is Nintendo going to handle the (inevitable) cross-platform release of Metroid?

It feels like a great opportunity to show off the step up in graphics with the new system. 4K vs HD, but possibly a lot more than that. Advanced lighting? And maybe backwards compatibility comes with automatic upgrades this time around, maybe Switch games will run smoother / higher framerate / higher resolution etc even without developers retouching them?

@Elock Or you might reason the other way around: Metroid‘s release date is confirmed for 2025, and we‘re all certain it will release on both the old and the new system, so that’s a strong indication that the new system will arrive this year?

@Potimarron Oh I was just trying to be funny, cause you wrote that you have a life to live

@Potimarron Have you tried Live A Live?

@DonutPie You’re right! In my mind the game was just called „Super Mario Wonder“, but I was wrong.

@DripDropCop146 Naaaah the cool thing is, they'll have worked on an all-new Mario Kart for so long now. Imagine the luxury of having 10 years between entries. You get a leap in technology, a hungry audience, and all the time to create and polish something big and new.

"Surprised by the result?"
yes 😵‍💫

Hope Zelda Echoes is not turning into a flop for Nintendo, I've been a little harsh with criticism myself. It was wonderful in the end and now we'll have a long wait before there's a new entry again.

Hope that Switch 2 launches with a new 3D Mario which is the other best thing to happen, besides a new Zelda.

That sounds like a sentence. Like, what do they wonder about?

@riderkicker I was gonna say just that. The OLED never had any appeal to me cause I love docked play.

I like the MK sets and there’s some kids in the family that will be very happy about those. Earmarked. Animal Crossing sets are reasonably cute, but I wouldn’t know who to give them to.

Great to hear that they’ve nailed every remaster but Blade Runner which I was super excited for. 😑

I think I've decided to give up on Brothelship, it's just boring :/

With Christmas almost here, what I'd be in the mood for is replaying some old 3D Zelda. OoT and MM are the ones I haven't played for the longest time.

Does anybody know more about the game? Is 2D a hint to the game being based on Terminator 2? That would be awesome. And as for 2D, I hope it’s not too generic. Most modern 2D games have this same-y feeling and look, probably cause they’re all using the same engines.

Let’s be honest, that’s what they would have said (probably did say) about „Wii 2“ up until its unveiling as „Wii U“. Analysts‘ imagination is very limited.

Hopefully for Nintendo too.
Tbh, I can’t recall why because the Wii days were so long ago, but I didn’t make it very far in the original game. After it had been hyped as a Zelda surrogate I was always going to be disappointed. Nonetheless I’d love to try the sequel.

I can only judge from the videos I’ve seen, but Astrobot practically screams „Super Mario Galaxy“. I can’t imagine Nintendo not being a little annoyed about it. The thing is… they never milked 3D Mario dry. Galaxy 2 was the only straight up sequel, in all other cases they took long breaks between entries and every entry moved the game on significantly. Which is commendable, but also means they’re leaving ideas and potential on the table. It was overdue that someone took advantage of that. And who else if not Sony.

Sounds like it’s just not for him. As a musician I get him, part of you wants total freedom and when you’re on a job that has you constantly adjust to feedback it can get annoying. That’s when you have to decide what path to take, which he did and left.

This is the first time where none of them is very good. I was scrolling down and expecting the Japanese one to be something original. But in this case, interestingly, it looks like a reworked and messier version of the US cover. Hm.

Is Ultimate more like a refresh of the Wii U title like Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe or an actual all new game?

(Asking as a non-SmashBros-er)

Name is better than the game

Well yes, absolutely!

How is any of that strange? They are busy preparing big things for Switch 2, and these low-key bits we’ve been getting are meant to entertain us in the meantime.

Ok so I am not the only person unsure if they’re going to continue & finish the game. Having played Origami, RPG and TTYD on the Switch this one is noticeably weaker.

It’s quite comprehensive though… story and characters are ‚whatever‘, no wit or funny second layer, locations all look the same, invisible walls give a constricted feeling, music is generic, art design for loading screens is ugly, and the lack of technical polish. I could go on.

So what I’m saying is, I don’t feel like this developer just needs to apply some tweaks or „get the hang of it“. It feels like the franchise is in the wrong hands.

@link3710 Ok Indies I don’t know, that’s kinda decoupled from any critical events. Might happen yes.

@link3710 Does it? Many Indies are digital only, many are available immediately, and most importantly: They don't compete with first party titles in the slightest. On the contrary, it's low-key filler content for Nintendo.

Hasn't it always been the case that Nintendo's Christmas lineup is announced around late summer, sees a staggered release in fall and then Nintendo keeps quiet until after the holidays?

In December? Why should they announce games now that don't release after Christmas, when they want their current lineup to sell?

„the best 3D Mario game“ 🤝

@fenlix I see. Yeah I wouldn't know as I don't know the first two games.

@Steel76 Chore sounds bad. Totally possible that I wouldn't enjoy it. But I've always been intrigued, because it sounds like it has a certain "vibe" or atmosphere. For example I love the Tokyo parts of "Persona 5" because there is such a strong atmosphere. Totally dislike the dungeons and RPG battles. So, who knows...

@VHSGREMLIN It might very well be, haven’t played it yet. Or maybe it’s just too old school for modern reviewers (and just right for middle aged gamers like me). I have one example: Beyond a Steel Sky wasn’t reviewed too favorably, as reviewers found the gameplay formula too ‚90s adventure game‘. I probably loved it for exactly that reason.

@Austrian Wasn’t it Nightdive who released this ultra-messy AI-upscaled Blade Runner port (instead of cancelling the project once they discovered they had NO source data to work from)? I had been so excited for it, and barely managed to play for an hour.

I loved A Final Unity, but that’s just because I’m old, we’re never going to see anything TNG related again of course. I guess everyone prefers the Trek they grew up with. I love TNG, liked DS9, Voy slightly less, lost interest at Enterprise and hated Discovery, then quit. Picard was enjoyable for nostalgia reasons (and season 3 was better than 1 & 2, but at that point it was already confirmed to end). And TOS has always felt archaic, like watching old Bond movies.

I’d love that. Preferably all 3, but that seems off the table. I do currently have a Dreamcast set up, but the original games are so expensive.

You know what would be hilarious? If Nintendo announced an updated figure for the DS tomorrow, overtaking the PS2 in the process. Not beating them with the Switch, but in the past, with the discontinued DS.

If it’s three years away then Nintendo is good for this upcoming generation. They will have built enough of a userbase and catalog by then.

„the best Mario Kart“ 💕

Like some others already said: In this case the western design is more distinct. The Japanese cover might as well be some art for Kirby in general, not a specific game.

Sneaky smart. Make a game that sends pedestrians to all inaccessible corners of the earth to „catch imaginary monsters“ with your camera.

From what I’ve played so far of Brothership I’m not sure this is such a huge blow. The game could have used more of the Nintendo touch.