@Toastmaster what? Microsoft has already released games on the Switch 2 with Tony Hawk and they’ve announced Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming next year to Switch 2. Considering this and Platinum’s & Team Ninja’s relationship with Nintendo, this game is almost guaranteed to release on Switch 2 at some point in the future.
@PJOReilly I really need to know if I can bypass the forced Ubisoft login by launching the game in handheld mode while flight mode is on.
I will never create an Ubisoft account.
This is such a big deal and I can’t seem to find clarification anywhere. I’ve seen the splash screen that says an account is required, but they seriously can’t force everyone to make an account that wants to play this, right. If so, this a massive, hard no for literally every future Ubisoft game for me.
@JimNorman Can NintendoLife report on whether you can bypass the forced Ubisoft login by switching to Flight mode in handheld mode like you can with some other Ubisoft games (like Beyond Good and Evil for eg.)?
SwitchUp’s gameplay video said there’s no way around it and this would be a bridge too far for me. If this is the case, it really should be called out if you can’t play their game without signing up to a Ubisoft account even after you’ve purchased.
@The_Nintend_Pedant But I thought you did 5 seconds of research and they’re in public relations and I was wrong that they were in marketing? I guess I shouldn’t trust NintedoLife in their reporting anymore coz they’re the ones that stated they were executives in this hopelessly crappy clickbait article just generating insane amounts of toxicity. But good one I guess, you got me good, you really showed me huh? 👍👍
@The_Nintend_Pedant you did 5 seconds of research? Perhaps you should have done a few seconds more or not commented at all and look a fool. They’re senior marketing managers with decades worth of marketing experience.
“ Kit oversaw all marketing efforts for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and was the North American lead in establishing Nintendo Direct ”
“ Throughout her career she’s also led several high profile communications campaigns including the launch of Nintendo Switch and was also the global marketing lead for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, overseeing all marketing efforts for the game. ”
@Mana_Knight I think the Woolly World OST is one of Nintendo’s absolute best in their entire history. The composer for Wooly World: Tomoya Tomita, didn’t work on Crafted World. He had to leave Good Feel because they closed their Kobe offices and he didn’t want to move cities, so now works freelance…
I still listen to the Wooly World soundtrack from time to time. The special course theme is like magic.
I'm not even worried about this being a key-card. I'm more worried about this being a dumpster fire of a port.
If you don't like the concept of key-cards simply don't buy them. I don't think I will ever buy one. That said, I can see the advantages to them, and can understand the value of them unlike a lot of people on here.
I wish Nintendo would let us hide garbage in the eShop. For eg. let us hide any game with the word Hentai in the eShop… or hide any game from certain sh*tty publishers.
@johnedwin “if a game key card game is delisted that would mean the game key card would be useless to share or trade in”
This is absolutely unequivocally factually incorrect and you really shouldn’t spread misinformation if you have no idea what the hell you’re talking about.
If you purchase and download a Switch game and it gets delisted you are still able to download it. Hell, if you bought something on Wii shop you are still able to log on and download it even more than 15 years later.
Maybe (maybe!) one day access might be switched off, but Nintendo have given no indication of that happening at all other than turning off the ability to “BUY” them.
As it stands, once you’ve bought a game, you can always redownload a game.
I love the FAST Racing games. I have a physical Wii U copy of Fast Racing NEO, and also have RMX on the Switch, so I'm really really interested in picking this up. With that said, please for love of all that is holy, tone down the difficulty just a little - just a tad. Forget doing literally anything in Hypersonic mode, I can really only get Rank 1s in Subsonic...
I’ve been thinking for years that Nintendo should do one final Switch console revision in the twilight years of its life to help boost sales along the lines of the OG Game Boy: Nintendo Switch Micro. A Switch model that is roughly the width of a 3ds. Small. Pocketable. And collectible.
@TanukiTrooper This is exactly what I was thinking... I definitely believe it's some sort of NSO streaming games thing and Australia won't get any of it.
But I don't think it's because our internet isn't the best - it's prolly more to do with the fact that we're so far away from these streaming servers, and companies just don't want to spend the money to set up dedicated servers here because there's not enough people here to justify the cost.
Man some of the takes from people make me wonder how people can be so ignorant and dumb..
All I’ll say on Silksong is this:
This game (as far as we know) is being made by only THREE (f@*king) people!
Hollow Knight had many elements that were sacrificed just to get it released and they literally crunched for years to get it done because they didn’t have the money to continue development.. With the success of Hollow Knight, they can take as long they want if they want.
It actively pisses me off that people spout nonsense when they literally have no idea what the f@ck is going on… “Dev Hell” … Coz they’re not crunching. Coz they’re taking their time to create magical…
smdh 🤦♂️ and I haven’t even played Hollow Knight!
There is no way Nintendo will wait until year 3 for Splatoon 4. That will be on the system in its first year.
After the massive sales of Pikmin 4 in Japan, do you really think they’ll only do *checks spreadsheet again, a remake/remaster in the year 2030?
It’s fun to speculate like this though..
My prediction is that Mario Kart will be the flagship launch title alongside Metroid Prime 4. Splatoon 4 will drop sometime in the first year along with a Xenoblade Chronicles X remaster/remake.
This is a very interesting acquisition, and one that seems quite forward looking given the amount of time it took ports to get to Switch. Having a dedicated studio "in-house" help these 3rd parties get ports on Nintendo's successor alongside other releases is quite a smart move.
The first order of business - getting GTA VI ported for a day and date release alongside the other versions. They've got about a year and half to do it. Best of luck team 🫡
Like some others have mentioned, I’ve been playing Splatoon 1 for the last week too (still my favourite Splatoon), and will hopefully be playing until the servers are literally shut off.
Lobbies are pretty active so if anyone is on the fence about jumping back in, dust off your Wii U and hook it back it up!
I’ve already put a solid 5 hours into Blast Corps. They really don’t make games like this anymore.
I’ll also be continuing my Jet Force Gemini play through now that they’ve fixed the widescreen mode… No articles about that though…
The N64 Online app is really starting to fill out nicely. I know I’m in the minority, but I actually like the drip feed of games - actually gives me the opportunity to finish the games, or at least put a fair amount of time into them.
There’s some good stuff here I’d love to play on NSO, but why highlight Rakuga Kids for a fighting game inclusion instead of the absolute hidden gem: Fighters Destiny
?
Fighters Destiny was excellent. Tight controls with a unique spin on the genre. I rented it so many times back in the day and recently picked up a complete in box copy for a very reasonable price. Good times
@Arawn93 You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about, and are absolutely spreading misinformation.
Firstly - I have the European version and have put more than 10 hours into the game so far. And while it does have a note on the box that it requires a 7.47GB download, this is not the case at all. It only requires the day 1 ~900MB update exactly like the PlayAsia cart - they are very likely the exact same cart with different labels. My guess is that they may have originally gone with a code in a box but changed their minds and didn’t update the box art. I was almost ready to refund when I saw this on the box but actually did some research online to find out this is not the case, so why you are saying it here is baffling.
Secondly - this is absolutely not a “bare minimum port.” It’s actually not a port - it’s a remaster. And a great one at that (no it’s not a remake - no one said it was). All the main 3d models and enemies have been updated. All the backgrounds have not only been upscaled well but all the beautiful animated background effects have also been nicely upscaled AND converted well to widescreen format. Additionally the UI has had a clean redesign not to mention all the quality of life additions that make the game faster or easier to play through.
You can be upset that they didn’t do a full on remake, or that they didn’t market the game more. The Xenoblade series sells millions upon millions of copies whereas these games didn’t sell well at all and Origins never even received a PAL release. Expecting a Xenoblade Chronicles remaster budget is just straight up silly. The fact these have even been re released is a minor miracle in my opinion.
What’s here in this package is great. It’s not perfect. There are some performance issues in the move to the Unity engine. The loss of English VO is a bit disappointing (but if you actually know why, you can kind of understand why it’s not included). Would have been nice to re dub at least the first game…
I would say if anyone is on the fence about these games, the quality of remaster is not something that you should wonder about - they are great games and great remasters.
@RadioHedgeFund So you actually think that Nintendo are actively refusing that Rare developed Goldeneye Remaster because, sorry, what; they only want Goldeneye as part of their “retro offerings?” And to “preserve the original code?” They allow all the crappy shovelware and Hentai, but that beloved Remaster - Nope… Yep, that is some äśśBackwards thinking right there. And why would “legions of gamers” harass Nintendo about getting Remakes of any N64 games when RARE developed this Remaster!? If a Rare developed Microsoft Remaster releases on Switch, what has it got to do with Nintendo? All they’d be doing is making a truckload of money for doing absolutely nothing except saying, “yeh, ok you can put it on the Switch!”
And like I said earlier - All Rando McRandomson’s believes it’s ”easier” (your word) to publish the XBLA Remaster, thinking it’s only Microsoft and Nintendo that have a say in its release… Here’s a news flash: both of those parties have the LEAST amount of say when it comes to a 007 Bond game being released, even if is one from 25 years ago.
The funny thing is, Jason Schreier would absolutely love a story sticking it to Nintendo and standing up for the little guys. He’s built a career and a reputation on doing just that for years. If even he is willing to say that what she is saying is not the truth, then nothing Hellena Taylor says is worth listening to on this subject.
I never believed what she said first was the entire story, and at this point, I wouldn’t believe a damn thing she says at all.
I was hit hard this morning on a more important matter regarding this outage in that I could not use Parsec to remote in to my workplace PC. It's only just been resolved in the last hour or so - there are far more important sectors being impacted by this outage than Nintendo Switch Online services
The auto brightness toggle is a good tip, but advising readers (and viewers) to switch off vivid mode is a little irresponsible when even the folks at Digital Foundry say it looks better with it on.
There’s no description as to what the “vivid” mode actually does (I highly doubt it’s akin to the crappy modes found on TVs as it’s much more subtle), but there is a theory doing the rounds that it’s expanding the RGB spectrum of colours a little to account for the new OLED tech - which in my opinion is enough to keep it on for good.
The Smash fighter reveal is 3 days before Metroid Dread launches. I’m going to say that was done on purpose and the last fighter will be a Metroid rep.
Either a Chozo character or the EMMI <— That would be insanely awesome
I wasn't planning on it, but I think I'm going to get this at launch. Watching the trailer a few times since E3, it just looks like so much fun - there's just something about it, that old school fun factor that most games these days just don't seem to have. The arcade version is also held in high regard, so I hope the Switch port translates well. I love the Cruis'n theme song too!
You know what needs a reprint? The Samus Returns Amiibo duo. That squishy Metroid sold out in the blink of an eye and I’ve never seen them at retail since.
Man there’s so many whinging impatient people in this comment section 🤦♂️
This is looking pretty spectacular. Doom 2016 was an amazing game, so this is definitely worth a look. I wish they had announced a release date before all of these sales though... It’s releasing so soon after I’ve just spend hundreds...
It’s actually not that our internet here is terrible (well, in some areas it absolutely is). At work I can get speeds of over 100Mb/s down, and at home I can up to 60.
It’s because the servers and infrastructure for cloud gaming haven’t been set up here by anyone just yet. A decent cloud gaming experience requires your connection to be somewhat close to the server it’s streaming from. More than likely the reason is because we have too small a population, on too large of an island for streaming technology to be viable here. Our land mass is almost the size of America but with less than 10% of the USA’s population.
It sucks, because I’d like to try out streaming tech. It’s really about money at the end of the day.
Looks like they’ve added some trees in that first image. I wonder what the ground foliage looks like after this patch. Also hoping performance has been improved too. If so, then I’ll look to purchase now. Although they could have saved some good will by delaying the game until it ran well.
@TheHeck I didn’t “trivialise the experience of those who have the issue.” You’re assuming the wrong thing. I’m actually trivialising the entire American way of life where they sue literally everyone and everything for the smallest of grievances.
I also like how you took my anectode about myself and everyone I know not having a Joy-Con problem and then made a massive jump to implying that I think COVID doesn’t exist or “it’s a little out of proportion.” Like what? How did you even get there? I actually think COVID-19 is the biggest threat to humanity in our generation.
And why do you quote my “little out of proportion” line when I relate it to Joy-Con drift and then attribute it to your made up stance of mine on COVID-19!? That’s not how you argue. You can’t take something of mine that I say about one thing and quote it in relation to something completely different. 🤦♂️
Now, I can understand anyone who has an issue with a product they’ve bought complaining about it - I do it myself! That’s why I said - “it definitely should never happen in the first place, and people who have this issue definitely have a right to complain.”
So complain. Complain all you want. Everyone with the issue should complain. Not trivialising people afflicted at all. But don’t be surprised if you’re part the “vocal minority.”
This is a really click bait title headline. Nintendo didn’t actually say those words - they’re from the legal team who are suing Nintendo.
This drifting issue, I think, is blown a little out of proportion. I have had a launch Switch with 2 set of Joy-Con with probably 3000 hours between them and I’ve never had a problem. 2 colleagues at work both have a Switch and they’ve never had a problem. My niece has Switch - no problem, my nephew has a Switch - also no issues.
The thing is, if someone doesn’t have anything to complain about, then you never hear the other side. I think the ratio of drift:no drift is way higher than those afflicted with this problem would like to think. Granted it definitely should never happen in the first place, and people who have this issue definitely have a right to complain. Nintendo did apologise in an investor meeting, so they know it’s a problem. And they should be fixing any of these issues for free... which they are... but it’s America... so let’s sue everyone. And their dog. Free money for all (lawyers)!
“Team-Xecuter, the creators of the tools being sold,” “believing they have the right to mess around with Nintendo's property.”
Yes, you can mess around with your own Nintendo property all you like. Just do it privately, in the comfort of your home and don’t distribute or sell cracking software online. Stupid pirate morons.
Just want to say it’s awesome to see the always knowledgeable Jon Cartwright join my fav Nintendo site! 👍 Such a wonderful thing see. Hopefully he’s lending his awesome voice to NintendoLife’s videos. 😀
As for me, I just got my 120th star in SuperMario64 right before downloading Rebel Galaxy Outlaw. Looking forward to reading that review as I’m having a blast so far. I’ve also been dipping in and out of DK2. Yep this is a great weekend for gaming!
I always thought that Michel Ancel was the best thing at Ubisoft. It truly is a sad day knowing that his unique creativity will never grace another Ubisoft product. I had high hopes for his vision of Beyond Good and Evil 2, but my expectations for that game are now basically non existent.
I am intimately aware of what creative differences can do within a studio environment. If Michel has decided to leave production before his Magnum Opus is complete, this tells me all I need to know about the state of that game and how different and far from Michel’s original vision it has strayed...
I wish him all the best in his new endeavours. He’ll be missed in this industry for sure.
@GrailUK Fun fact about the BotW Shrines - the names are all anagrams of the specific developer who designed them. Who do think did the Magnesis Trial Shrine? 😉
On topic, I prefer the new name to Gods & Monsters. Gods & Monsters sounds so generic, like a mobile game title. The new name gives some wiggle room for the inevitable Ubisoft sequels.
After how good Virtua Racing was done on Switch it baffles me that they didn’t continue this line with a Virtua Fighter ‘remastered’ in the same way.
I wonder what sales were like for the entire Ages line. I would guess the titles that did well were either a) ones that had extra work done to them or b) Games that couldn’t be found easily anywhere else.
@SilentHunter382 And yet the click bait article is still here - without an update.
Personally, I’m not a fan of these regurgitated news articles from other sites without fact-checking or quotes of their own. I can wait a few extra hours if it means reaching out directly to an actual person to get the full story. I would expect NintendoLife would have a fairly decent reputation with developers?
...Jim Sterling says a lot of things in his videos. And it's because of these things that I don't watch his videos... This is literally from Jim Sterling's twitter:
Do you see how there is a quote there, whereas in his video he is just rambling incomprehensible garbage? There is a massive difference between what he has "quoted" in his twitter post, and what he "said" in his video.
@nessisonett I'm not sure where the term "StickerBRUSH" originated from... or how it became such an enduring term that never seems to go away. Definitely one of the best, most timeless tracks, but it's called "Stickerbush Symphony"
David Wise and Grant Kirkhope, in my opinion, are the very best in the business. Years of experience and industry leading work have cemented their legend that will never be erased. I love listening to their music, and have it on regular rotation.
Many people always seem to hearken back to the great soundtracks of DKC and especially Diddy's Kong Quest as the best ever, but I will blow the horn and beat the drum for Tropical Freeze's soundtrack as the greatest ever composed until it's bested (probably by Mr Wise himself). In saying that, there is no denying the colossal impact the original SNES games had on video game music in general. There are many incredible sounding, timeless tracks. I personally think David Wise's "Forest Interlude" from DKC2 may in fact be the most technically competent piece of video game music ever crafted. To extract those sounds out a 16bit console is mind blowing. I listen to it often, and trying to describe its magic would do it a disservice. Anyone who hasn't heard this emotional piece of music should definitely seek it out.
I'm always excited to find out what these two are working on next - perhaps a Mario+Rabbids & DKC sequel?
I will have this day 1, and I am excited, but this video did nothing to ease my musical fears I have of this game and only increased my anxiety that this game will fall short of the soundtrack expectations that have inherently come with it.
Perhaps a small French indie studio only has a small French reach (along with a small Sega budget), but I'm a little disappointed that the original music creators weren't given the entirety of the soundtrack so it would , without a doubt, have that original Streets of Rage flavour... The way Tropical Freeze was given entirely to David Wise, that soundtrack is an absolute masterclass in video game music composition... It pulls from the old, and remixes it with new, modern techniques and tries to steer clear of contentious music genres. In my opinion, Tropical Freeze is the absolute best soundtrack ever created for a video game.
I'm glad the composers aren't trying to "replicate" the previous Mega Drive games. That would be a mistake. However, in my opinion the music should have been a purposeful call back to electronic music of the 80s/90s. It should have been that electronic/synth music with a modern twist. Remixing some old classics with new technology. Every note should attempt pluck the strings of nostalgia using the music making technology of today... Not Dubstep.
I know that the original SoR soundtracks were trying to pave new ground and trying new unproven sounds, and they succeeded. That is why those games are timeless... But this game should not be trying to do that. It is a new climate across the video game landscape and Streets of Rage does not carry the same weight it once held.
I will be getting this day 1, but while I have heard some extremely promising music (the synth music in the Floyd reveal trailer is astonishingly good), I dunno, Dubstep over Streets of Rage levels just sounds horrible to my ears... Maybe I just don't like Dubstep... Like most people...
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Re: Ninja Gaiden 4 And Ragebound Clash In Stunning New Artwork
@Toastmaster what? Microsoft has already released games on the Switch 2 with Tony Hawk and they’ve announced Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming next year to Switch 2. Considering this and Platinum’s & Team Ninja’s relationship with Nintendo, this game is almost guaranteed to release on Switch 2 at some point in the future.
Re: Review: Star Wars Outlaws (Switch 2) - An Underrated Adventure, A Super-Solid Port
@PJOReilly Amazing. Thank you for the confirmation! 🙏
Re: Review: Star Wars Outlaws (Switch 2) - An Underrated Adventure, A Super-Solid Port
@PJOReilly I really need to know if I can bypass the forced Ubisoft login by launching the game in handheld mode while flight mode is on.
I will never create an Ubisoft account.
This is such a big deal and I can’t seem to find clarification anywhere. I’ve seen the splash screen that says an account is required, but they seriously can’t force everyone to make an account that wants to play this, right. If so, this a massive, hard no for literally every future Ubisoft game for me.
Re: Video: We've Played Star Wars Outlaws On Switch 2 - Here's 16 Minutes Of Gameplay
@JimNorman Can NintendoLife report on whether you can bypass the forced Ubisoft login by switching to Flight mode in handheld mode like you can with some other Ubisoft games (like Beyond Good and Evil for eg.)?
SwitchUp’s gameplay video said there’s no way around it and this would be a bridge too far for me. If this is the case, it really should be called out if you can’t play their game without signing up to a Ubisoft account even after you’ve purchased.
Re: Former Nintendo Execs Fear We Might Be Waiting A While For A 3D Mario On Switch 2, Thanks To Donkey Kong
@The_Nintend_Pedant But I thought you did 5 seconds of research and they’re in public relations and I was wrong that they were in marketing? I guess I shouldn’t trust NintedoLife in their reporting anymore coz they’re the ones that stated they were executives in this hopelessly crappy clickbait article just generating insane amounts of toxicity. But good one I guess, you got me good, you really showed me huh? 👍👍
Re: Former Nintendo Execs Fear We Might Be Waiting A While For A 3D Mario On Switch 2, Thanks To Donkey Kong
@The_Nintend_Pedant you did 5 seconds of research? Perhaps you should have done a few seconds more or not commented at all and look a fool. They’re senior marketing managers with decades worth of marketing experience.
https://www.neveraminute.com/
“ Kit oversaw all marketing efforts for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and was the North American lead in establishing Nintendo Direct ”
“ Throughout her career she’s also led several high profile communications campaigns including the launch of Nintendo Switch and was also the global marketing lead for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, overseeing all marketing efforts for the game. ”
Re: Former Nintendo Execs Fear We Might Be Waiting A While For A 3D Mario On Switch 2, Thanks To Donkey Kong
@Jintenzo “Public Relations”? They were marketing executives. Why comment if you have no idea?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (7th June)
@Mana_Knight I think the Woolly World OST is one of Nintendo’s absolute best in their entire history. The composer for Wooly World: Tomoya Tomita, didn’t work on Crafted World. He had to leave Good Feel because they closed their Kobe offices and he didn’t want to move cities, so now works freelance…
I still listen to the Wooly World soundtrack from time to time. The special course theme is like magic.
Re: Ubisoft's Switch 2 Physical Release Of Star Wars Outlaws Is A "Game-Key Card"
I'm not even worried about this being a key-card. I'm more worried about this being a dumpster fire of a port.
If you don't like the concept of key-cards simply don't buy them. I don't think I will ever buy one. That said, I can see the advantages to them, and can understand the value of them unlike a lot of people on here.
Re: You Can Now Hide Those Naughty Hentai Games On Switch
I wish Nintendo would let us hide garbage in the eShop. For eg. let us hide any game with the word Hentai in the eShop… or hide any game from certain sh*tty publishers.
Re: Limited Run's Atlus Switch 2 Collector's Edition Is A 'Game-Key Card' Release
@johnedwin
“if a game key card game is delisted that would mean the game key card would be useless to share or trade in”
This is absolutely unequivocally factually incorrect and you really shouldn’t spread misinformation if you have no idea what the hell you’re talking about.
If you purchase and download a Switch game and it gets delisted you are still able to download it. Hell, if you bought something on Wii shop you are still able to log on and download it even more than 15 years later.
Maybe (maybe!) one day access might be switched off, but Nintendo have given no indication of that happening at all other than turning off the ability to “BUY” them.
As it stands, once you’ve bought a game, you can always redownload a game.
Re: Exclusive: Shin'en Talks 'Fast Fusion' On Switch 2, Reveals First-Look Trailer
I love the FAST Racing games. I have a physical Wii U copy of Fast Racing NEO, and also have RMX on the Switch, so I'm really really interested in picking this up. With that said, please for love of all that is holy, tone down the difficulty just a little - just a tad. Forget doing literally anything in Hypersonic mode, I can really only get Rank 1s in Subsonic...
Re: CD Projekt Red Coy On Witcher 3 Upgrade For Switch 2
My hope is they do a proper Witcher III port to Switch 2 (like what Hogwarts is getting) and not a "Switch 2 Edition" of the Switch 1 version...
I'm in for Cyberpunk at launch (as long as it's not broken), and I'd be all over a good Switch 2 port of The Witcher III as well.
Re: Nintendo Switch Hardware Sales Pass 150 Million, With PS2's Record Still A Way Off
I’ve been thinking for years that Nintendo should do one final Switch console revision in the twilight years of its life to help boost sales along the lines of the OG Game Boy: Nintendo Switch Micro. A Switch model that is roughly the width of a 3ds. Small. Pocketable. And collectible.
Re: Nintendo Announces Switch Online: Playtest Program Related To "New Feature"
@TanukiTrooper This is exactly what I was thinking... I definitely believe it's some sort of NSO streaming games thing and Australia won't get any of it.
But I don't think it's because our internet isn't the best - it's prolly more to do with the fact that we're so far away from these streaming servers, and companies just don't want to spend the money to set up dedicated servers here because there's not enough people here to justify the cost.
Re: Silksong Is "Not In Dev Hell" According To Playtester
Man some of the takes from people make me wonder how people can be so ignorant and dumb..
All I’ll say on Silksong is this:
This game (as far as we know) is being made by only THREE (f@*king) people!
Hollow Knight had many elements that were sacrificed just to get it released and they literally crunched for years to get it done because they didn’t have the money to continue development.. With the success of Hollow Knight, they can take as long they want if they want.
It actively pisses me off that people spout nonsense when they literally have no idea what the f@ck is going on… “Dev Hell” … Coz they’re not crunching. Coz they’re taking their time to create magical…
smdh 🤦♂️ and I haven’t even played Hollow Knight!
Re: Feature: We Look To The Past To Predict Every First-Party 'Switch 2' Release Until 2029
There is no way Nintendo will wait until year 3 for Splatoon 4. That will be on the system in its first year.
After the massive sales of Pikmin 4 in Japan, do you really think they’ll only do *checks spreadsheet again, a remake/remaster in the year 2030?
It’s fun to speculate like this though..
My prediction is that Mario Kart will be the flagship launch title alongside Metroid Prime 4. Splatoon 4 will drop sometime in the first year along with a Xenoblade Chronicles X remaster/remake.
Re: Nintendo Announces Acquisition Of Shiver Entertainment
This is a very interesting acquisition, and one that seems quite forward looking given the amount of time it took ports to get to Switch. Having a dedicated studio "in-house" help these 3rd parties get ports on Nintendo's successor alongside other releases is quite a smart move.
The first order of business - getting GTA VI ported for a day and date release alongside the other versions. They've got about a year and half to do it. Best of luck team 🫡
Re: Reminder: Nintendo Is Ending 3DS And Wii U Online Play Early Next Month
Like some others have mentioned, I’ve been playing Splatoon 1 for the last week too (still my favourite Splatoon), and will hopefully be playing until the servers are literally shut off.
Lobbies are pretty active so if anyone is on the fence about jumping back in, dust off your Wii U and hook it back it up!
Re: Poll: What Switch Online Rare Game Are You Playing This Weekend?
I’ve already put a solid 5 hours into Blast Corps. They really don’t make games like this anymore.
I’ll also be continuing my Jet Force Gemini play through now that they’ve fixed the widescreen mode… No articles about that though…
The N64 Online app is really starting to fill out nicely. I know I’m in the minority, but I actually like the drip feed of games - actually gives me the opportunity to finish the games, or at least put a fair amount of time into them.
I continue to be excited for what comes next.
Re: Feature: 25 Nintendo 64 Games We'd Love To See Added To The Switch Online Expansion Pack
There’s some good stuff here I’d love to play on NSO, but why highlight Rakuga Kids for a fighting game inclusion instead of the absolute hidden gem: Fighters Destiny
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Fighters Destiny was excellent. Tight controls with a unique spin on the genre. I rented it so many times back in the day and recently picked up a complete in box copy for a very reasonable price. Good times
Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Gets Slight Boost From DLC Release
@Arawn93 You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about, and are absolutely spreading misinformation.
Firstly - I have the European version and have put more than 10 hours into the game so far. And while it does have a note on the box that it requires a 7.47GB download, this is not the case at all. It only requires the day 1 ~900MB update exactly like the PlayAsia cart - they are very likely the exact same cart with different labels. My guess is that they may have originally gone with a code in a box but changed their minds and didn’t update the box art. I was almost ready to refund when I saw this on the box but actually did some research online to find out this is not the case, so why you are saying it here is baffling.
Secondly - this is absolutely not a “bare minimum port.” It’s actually not a port - it’s a remaster. And a great one at that (no it’s not a remake - no one said it was). All the main 3d models and enemies have been updated. All the backgrounds have not only been upscaled well but all the beautiful animated background effects have also been nicely upscaled AND converted well to widescreen format. Additionally the UI has had a clean redesign not to mention all the quality of life additions that make the game faster or easier to play through.
You can be upset that they didn’t do a full on remake, or that they didn’t market the game more. The Xenoblade series sells millions upon millions of copies whereas these games didn’t sell well at all and Origins never even received a PAL release. Expecting a Xenoblade Chronicles remaster budget is just straight up silly. The fact these have even been re released is a minor miracle in my opinion.
What’s here in this package is great. It’s not perfect. There are some performance issues in the move to the Unity engine. The loss of English VO is a bit disappointing (but if you actually know why, you can kind of understand why it’s not included). Would have been nice to re dub at least the first game…
I would say if anyone is on the fence about these games, the quality of remaster is not something that you should wonder about - they are great games and great remasters.
Re: Xbox Acknowledges "The Journey" It's Been On To Revive GoldenEye 007
@RadioHedgeFund So you actually think that Nintendo are actively refusing that Rare developed Goldeneye Remaster because, sorry, what; they only want Goldeneye as part of their “retro offerings?” And to “preserve the original code?” They allow all the crappy shovelware and Hentai, but that beloved Remaster - Nope… Yep, that is some äśśBackwards thinking right there. And why would “legions of gamers” harass Nintendo about getting Remakes of any N64 games when RARE developed this Remaster!? If a Rare developed Microsoft Remaster releases on Switch, what has it got to do with Nintendo? All they’d be doing is making a truckload of money for doing absolutely nothing except saying, “yeh, ok you can put it on the Switch!”
And like I said earlier - All Rando McRandomson’s believes it’s ”easier” (your word) to publish the XBLA Remaster, thinking it’s only Microsoft and Nintendo that have a say in its release… Here’s a news flash: both of those parties have the LEAST amount of say when it comes to a 007 Bond game being released, even if is one from 25 years ago.
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Re: Bayonetta's OG Voice Actor Responds To Online Backlash In Ongoing Dispute
The funny thing is, Jason Schreier would absolutely love a story sticking it to Nintendo and standing up for the little guys. He’s built a career and a reputation on doing just that for years. If even he is willing to say that what she is saying is not the truth, then nothing Hellena Taylor says is worth listening to on this subject.
I never believed what she said first was the entire story, and at this point, I wouldn’t believe a damn thing she says at all.
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Hit By Amazon Web Service Outages
I was hit hard this morning on a more important matter regarding this outage in that I could not use Parsec to remote in to my workplace PC. It's only just been resolved in the last hour or so - there are far more important sectors being impacted by this outage than Nintendo Switch Online services
Re: Video: Here's How To Change The Screen Settings On Your Nintendo Switch OLED
The auto brightness toggle is a good tip, but advising readers (and viewers) to switch off vivid mode is a little irresponsible when even the folks at Digital Foundry say it looks better with it on.
There’s no description as to what the “vivid” mode actually does (I highly doubt it’s akin to the crappy modes found on TVs as it’s much more subtle), but there is a theory doing the rounds that it’s expanding the RGB spectrum of colours a little to account for the new OLED tech - which in my opinion is enough to keep it on for good.
Re: Gallery: Nintendo Reflects On Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ahead Of The Final Fighter Reveal
The Smash fighter reveal is 3 days before Metroid Dread launches. I’m going to say that was done on purpose and the last fighter will be a Metroid rep.
Either a Chozo character or the EMMI <— That would be insanely awesome
Re: Exclusive: Eugene Jarvis Talks Cruis'n Blast And The "Joy" Of Working With Nintendo Again
I wasn't planning on it, but I think I'm going to get this at launch. Watching the trailer a few times since E3, it just looks like so much fun - there's just something about it, that old school fun factor that most games these days just don't seem to have. The arcade version is also held in high regard, so I hope the Switch port translates well. I love the Cruis'n theme song too!
Re: It Looks Like Metroid's 'Dark Samus' amiibo Is Getting A Reprint
You know what needs a reprint? The Samus Returns Amiibo duo. That squishy Metroid sold out in the blink of an eye and I’ve never seen them at retail since.
Re: Capcom Broadcasting Resident Evil Showcase Next Week, Will Feature RE: Village And "More"
You know what I would I consider a megaton announcement from Capcom regarding Resident Evil? Gyro support for Resident Evil 4.
I still haven't purchased RE4 for Switch because of that omission.
Re: DOOM Eternal Blasts To Switch In December - Check Out The New Trailer
Man there’s so many whinging impatient people in this comment section 🤦♂️
This is looking pretty spectacular. Doom 2016 was an amazing game, so this is definitely worth a look. I wish they had announced a release date before all of these sales though... It’s releasing so soon after I’ve just spend hundreds...
Re: Aussie Gamers Are Locked Out Of Switch's Cloud-Based Future, It Seems
It’s actually not that our internet here is terrible (well, in some areas it absolutely is). At work I can get speeds of over 100Mb/s down, and at home I can up to 60.
It’s because the servers and infrastructure for cloud gaming haven’t been set up here by anyone just yet. A decent cloud gaming experience requires your connection to be somewhat close to the server it’s streaming from. More than likely the reason is because we have too small a population, on too large of an island for streaming technology to be viable here. Our land mass is almost the size of America but with less than 10% of the USA’s population.
It sucks, because I’d like to try out streaming tech. It’s really about money at the end of the day.
Re: Random: Here's How Microsoft's Phil Spencer Reacted To Minecraft Steve's Smash Bros. Meat
I guess Steve was just really excited to be in Smash.
Re: The Switch Version Of The Outer Worlds Is Getting A Patch Next Week
Looks like they’ve added some trees in that first image. I wonder what the ground foliage looks like after this patch. Also hoping performance has been improved too. If so, then I’ll look to purchase now. Although they could have saved some good will by delaying the game until it ran well.
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Arguing Switch Joy-Con Drift "Isn't A Real Problem"
@TheHeck I didn’t “trivialise the experience of those who have the issue.” You’re assuming the wrong thing. I’m actually trivialising the entire American way of life where they sue literally everyone and everything for the smallest of grievances.
I also like how you took my anectode about myself and everyone I know not having a Joy-Con problem and then made a massive jump to implying that I think COVID doesn’t exist or “it’s a little out of proportion.” Like what? How did you even get there? I actually think COVID-19 is the biggest threat to humanity in our generation.
And why do you quote my “little out of proportion” line when I relate it to Joy-Con drift and then attribute it to your made up stance of mine on COVID-19!? That’s not how you argue. You can’t take something of mine that I say about one thing and quote it in relation to something completely different. 🤦♂️
Now, I can understand anyone who has an issue with a product they’ve bought complaining about it - I do it myself! That’s why I said - “it definitely should never happen in the first place, and people who have this issue definitely have a right to complain.”
So complain. Complain all you want. Everyone with the issue should complain. Not trivialising people afflicted at all. But don’t be surprised if you’re part the “vocal minority.”
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Arguing Switch Joy-Con Drift "Isn't A Real Problem"
This is a really click bait title headline. Nintendo didn’t actually say those words - they’re from the legal team who are suing Nintendo.
This drifting issue, I think, is blown a little out of proportion. I have had a launch Switch with 2 set of Joy-Con with probably 3000 hours between them and I’ve never had a problem. 2 colleagues at work both have a Switch and they’ve never had a problem. My niece has Switch - no problem, my nephew has a Switch - also no issues.
The thing is, if someone doesn’t have anything to complain about, then you never hear the other side. I think the ratio of drift:no drift is way higher than those afflicted with this problem would like to think. Granted it definitely should never happen in the first place, and people who have this issue definitely have a right to complain. Nintendo did apologise in an investor meeting, so they know it’s a problem. And they should be fixing any of these issues for free... which they are... but it’s America... so let’s sue everyone. And their dog. Free money for all (lawyers)!
Re: Nintendo Wins $2 Million In Lawsuit Against Switch Piracy Hack Store
“Team-Xecuter, the creators of the tools being sold,” “believing they have the right to mess around with Nintendo's property.”
Yes, you can mess around with your own Nintendo property all you like. Just do it privately, in the comfort of your home and don’t distribute or sell cracking software online. Stupid pirate morons.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 26th)
Just want to say it’s awesome to see the always knowledgeable Jon Cartwright join my fav Nintendo site! 👍 Such a wonderful thing see. Hopefully he’s lending his awesome voice to NintendoLife’s videos. 😀
As for me, I just got my 120th star in SuperMario64 right before downloading Rebel Galaxy Outlaw. Looking forward to reading that review as I’m having a blast so far. I’ve also been dipping in and out of DK2. Yep this is a great weekend for gaming!
Re: Rayman Creator Michel Ancel Announces Retirement From The Games Industry
I always thought that Michel Ancel was the best thing at Ubisoft. It truly is a sad day knowing that his unique creativity will never grace another Ubisoft product. I had high hopes for his vision of Beyond Good and Evil 2, but my expectations for that game are now basically non existent.
I am intimately aware of what creative differences can do within a studio environment. If Michel has decided to leave production before his Magnum Opus is complete, this tells me all I need to know about the state of that game and how different and far from Michel’s original vision it has strayed...
I wish him all the best in his new endeavours. He’ll be missed in this industry for sure.
Re: Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Shoots To Switch Later This Month
@Magician You realise this is the new Rebel Galaxy game right - Rebel Galaxy Outlaw?
Re: Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Shoots To Switch Later This Month
Yeh, I’m so down for this. Been waiting a while, but I’m there day one. Looks phenomenal from such a small team.
Re: Grab Discounts On Bioshock, Borderlands And More In 2K's Switch eShop Sale
I'm not buying the Bioshock collection until Gyro aiming is added. Then I will buy it at full price.
Re: Ubisoft Game Rating In Taiwan May Have Revealed God & Monsters' New Name
@GrailUK Fun fact about the BotW Shrines - the names are all anagrams of the specific developer who designed them. Who do think did the Magnesis Trial Shrine? 😉
On topic, I prefer the new name to Gods & Monsters. Gods & Monsters sounds so generic, like a mobile game title. The new name gives some wiggle room for the inevitable Ubisoft sequels.
Re: Sega Says It Wants To Re-Release More Past Titles On Nintendo Switch
After how good Virtua Racing was done on Switch it baffles me that they didn’t continue this line with a Virtua Fighter ‘remastered’ in the same way.
I wonder what sales were like for the entire Ages line. I would guess the titles that did well were either a) ones that had extra work done to them or b) Games that couldn’t be found easily anywhere else.
Re: There Are Reportedly "No Plans" To Fix Deadly Premonition 2's Awful Frame Rate
@SilentHunter382 And yet the click bait article is still here - without an update.
Personally, I’m not a fan of these regurgitated news articles from other sites without fact-checking or quotes of their own. I can wait a few extra hours if it means reaching out directly to an actual person to get the full story. I would expect NintendoLife would have a fairly decent reputation with developers?
Re: There Are Reportedly "No Plans" To Fix Deadly Premonition 2's Awful Frame Rate
...Jim Sterling says a lot of things in his videos. And it's because of these things that I don't watch his videos... This is literally from Jim Sterling's twitter:
https://twitter.com/JimSterling/status/1280886720939134979
Do you see how there is a quote there, whereas in his video he is just rambling incomprehensible garbage? There is a massive difference between what he has "quoted" in his twitter post, and what he "said" in his video.
Re: Feature: Ex-Rare Composers David Wise And Grant Kirkhope On Writing For Yooka-Laylee, Their Inspirations And Working From Home
@nessisonett I'm not sure where the term "StickerBRUSH" originated from... or how it became such an enduring term that never seems to go away. Definitely one of the best, most timeless tracks, but it's called "Stickerbush Symphony"
https://twitter.com/david_wise/status/940515439649665024
Re: Feature: Ex-Rare Composers David Wise And Grant Kirkhope On Writing For Yooka-Laylee, Their Inspirations And Working From Home
David Wise and Grant Kirkhope, in my opinion, are the very best in the business. Years of experience and industry leading work have cemented their legend that will never be erased. I love listening to their music, and have it on regular rotation.
Many people always seem to hearken back to the great soundtracks of DKC and especially Diddy's Kong Quest as the best ever, but I will blow the horn and beat the drum for Tropical Freeze's soundtrack as the greatest ever composed until it's bested (probably by Mr Wise himself). In saying that, there is no denying the colossal impact the original SNES games had on video game music in general. There are many incredible sounding, timeless tracks. I personally think David Wise's "Forest Interlude" from DKC2 may in fact be the most technically competent piece of video game music ever crafted. To extract those sounds out a 16bit console is mind blowing. I listen to it often, and trying to describe its magic would do it a disservice. Anyone who hasn't heard this emotional piece of music should definitely seek it out.
I'm always excited to find out what these two are working on next - perhaps a Mario+Rabbids & DKC sequel?
Re: Video: Meet The Main Composer Behind The Streets Of Rage 4 Soundtrack
I will have this day 1, and I am excited, but this video did nothing to ease my musical fears I have of this game and only increased my anxiety that this game will fall short of the soundtrack expectations that have inherently come with it.
Perhaps a small French indie studio only has a small French reach (along with a small Sega budget), but I'm a little disappointed that the original music creators weren't given the entirety of the soundtrack so it would , without a doubt, have that original Streets of Rage flavour... The way Tropical Freeze was given entirely to David Wise, that soundtrack is an absolute masterclass in video game music composition... It pulls from the old, and remixes it with new, modern techniques and tries to steer clear of contentious music genres. In my opinion, Tropical Freeze is the absolute best soundtrack ever created for a video game.
I'm glad the composers aren't trying to "replicate" the previous Mega Drive games. That would be a mistake. However, in my opinion the music should have been a purposeful call back to electronic music of the 80s/90s. It should have been that electronic/synth music with a modern twist. Remixing some old classics with new technology. Every note should attempt pluck the strings of nostalgia using the music making technology of today... Not Dubstep.
I know that the original SoR soundtracks were trying to pave new ground and trying new unproven sounds, and they succeeded. That is why those games are timeless... But this game should not be trying to do that. It is a new climate across the video game landscape and Streets of Rage does not carry the same weight it once held.
I will be getting this day 1, but while I have heard some extremely promising music (the synth music in the Floyd reveal trailer is astonishingly good), I dunno, Dubstep over Streets of Rage levels just sounds horrible to my ears... Maybe I just don't like Dubstep... Like most people...