@skywake Ivy, Rose, Lily, Violet, Venus...Piranha. Fits right in. Also, in the Pokemon world the collective noun for professors is a forest, because they're all named for trees. So like, according to the rules we've laid out, girls are flowers and boys are trees, but a Piranha is a fish so where does that leave us?
@KingdomHeartsFan I think you're being unnecessarily cynical, or at the very least overly pedantic about having a specific release date. Even with a real release date games get delayed. I get your point - people do overhype for games and then make crazy assumptions like MP4 will be released in 2019, or Bayonetta 3 will be. But arguing against Animal Crossing and Pokemon hitting this year seems like arguing against the tide. Animal Crossing was announced for a 2019 release, unless they announce a delay it's not overhyping and it's totally reasonable to assume it will release this year and based on the previous sales of the franchise that it will be a heavy hitter and therefore a fall release. Pokemon 2019 was announced as a new main series Pokemon RPG to mollify fans of the series who were disappointed with Let's Go. If that game gets delayed it will be unprecedented. Pokemon ALWAYS hits its Christmas season mark, and it's NEVER been delayed after it's been announced. There's no reason to think it will be this time either - they're almost certainly using the Let's Go engine for it, so it's not like they're inventing it from the ground up. Honestly, Animal Crossing and Pokemon are the only two games I feel we can be sure are coming this year. Getting overhyped about Luigi, Bayonetta, and others are setups for disappointment, because those games truly have no release information whatsoever.
@WOLF13 What, you won't be spending the next 6 months playing Fitness Boxing? Joking aside, your disappointment seems like a matter of taste. I'm personally excited for Fire Emblem, Luigi, and Pokemon, maybe DxM. Animal Crossing is not my thing, but it will be a big release for them. You're right that Metroid is treated like a niche franchise, which is unfortunate because it fills a genre hole in their portfolio. However, it's never been a huge sales success and they're making bank on other things, so I guess I can't really say they're wrong. I wouldn't completely rule out one or two surprise announcements, but whether or not they'll be to your taste is questionable.
@KingdomHeartsFan Animal Crossing and Pokemon releasing in 2019 is not an assumption, because both games were labeled as releasing in 2019 in their announcements/trailers. Unless they're delayed, people assuming Animal Crossing and Pokemon will release in 2019 is reasonable because that's what Nintendo has told the public - regardless of whether or not they currently have a specific release date. And yes, they could be delayed, but I think that's unlikely and as of right now I'm operating under the assumption that Nintendo's marketing is correct. These two games are coming this year.
MP4 is a different story - people who thought it would release in 2019 were absolutely making an assumption, since Nintendo only ever showed a trailer with no indication of release date, year or otherwise. The same applies to Bayonetta 3; as far as I know they've never mentioned any possible release year, window, or specific date for that game either.
@ottospooky I agree, I don't think the release schedule was poised on this one game. But I think they may have intended to show something in a direct about now and it left a big hole in that. There's been a January direct every year since 2013 except for 2016, which was the last January of the Wii-U, so they had nothing to say. To me MP4's delay announcement seems related to the lack of a January direct. Might see a short or cobbled together direct soon anyway, but if MP4 was supposed to feature I imagine they're scambling to make it work.
@KingdomHeartsFan Both games have a late 2019 release window. They might be delayed, but I severely doubt it. Let's Go was officially announced in May 2018 and released Nov 2018. Pokemon doesn't leave long between announcement and release. The fact they mentioned the 2019 rpg last year was unusual, but warranted based on the reaction to Let's Go. They also never miss a holiday release, and I don't remember a main series game ever being delayed once it had a launch window. As for Animal Crossing, there's no reason yet to think they'll miss their intended release window. I expect announcements and info for AC will follow a similar pattern to Smash - feature at E3 with multiple directs leading up to that fall release.
@NintyNate Animal Crossing and Pokemon are the heavy hitters this year. I don't think MP4 was ever planned for 2019, maybe 2020. Might see Prime Trilogy, though they may delay announcing/releasing that for another year to put it a little closer to MP4.
It's still nightmarish, but I can't...look...away. I don't even know why I want to see this so bad. It's like some sort of weird Manchurian Candidate mind control.
@rjejr Well you would lose that bet, because he's always talking about the influencers he's met and that is exactly how he refers to them. Doesn't seem to bother him in the slightest. I mean, influencer is not an easy word to say, it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but it does describe what those people do from a company's perspective - they're word of mouth advertisers, like ye olde town crier. There are just some words people don't like for whatever reason. Like moist. I'm always surprised by the number of people who hate the word moist. I guess influencer is just one of yours. My take on the whole thing is: shrug.
@rjejr @bluemage1989 Influencers aren't just on Youtube though, there's a huge portion of them on instagram. I don't disagree that the term influencer is kind of silly, but it is accurate, and platform neutral. Would either of you be as amnoyed if they were called promoters?
Edit: Many influencers for gaming are youtubers, but other industries use influencers too. As an example, my dad has become obsessed with following beer influencers on Instagram lately. When he travels he usually brings some local beers to trade with nearby influencers for their local brews.
Pokemon Let's Go Fishing. Minus the Pokemon. Seriously, I thought this might be Pokemon news with that character looking ripped right out of Let's Go before I read the article's title.
@Heavyarms55 Stylistic choices aside, I think that narrative is king. I was expecting to hate Detective Pikachu based on its title alone, but the trailer convinced me it might actually be a decent movie. If they're going to fully voice-act Pikachu with this Dr. Doolittle of Pokemon main character, I think it'll be less jarring for me in a live-action (and slightly nightmarish) style than if they had just done a fully animated film in the usual Pokemon style.
Honestly, it feels like a more mature film, both in style and humor, and that feels fresh for Pokemon's often overbearing child-friendliness. I get that it's a franchise aimed at children, it just seems to have gotten nicer and friendlier over time. I remember when Blue was a bully, and I wanted to beat him because he was a jerk - now every in-game rival has to be a sweeter-than-the-sweetest-candy best friend. Ugh. Bring on the nightmare world of Detective Pikachu I say, let's see what happens when the franchise goes in a strange direction, even if only for one movie.
Mobile games are mostly crap now, but what if the platform is the unified platform of the future? If all games were released in the mobile marketplace and game makers simply released controllers and docks for TV viewing, every phone and tablet could be a Switch. Nintendo has always relied on strong software sales, but has often struggled to move hardware - yet nearly everyone owns a phone or tablet.
I can see this being a valid shift in the future even without moving towards full game streaming and subscription services (though that is where the industry is charting a course to right now).
I mean seriously, if Nintendo released a Switch-lite and it was a hybrid Switch and Android smartphone, I'd jump on that ship so fast.
@thesilverbrick This is a really good point that I didn't even notice until just now. Sinbad also didn't star as a genie in a movie called Shazam. My whole life is a lie.
Bowch? Peachzer? Bowseach? Powser? Now I'm thinking too hard about this...
"Nope, it’s a dead cert – main character Joker’s confirmation as the first DLC fighter for Smash Bros. Ultimate means you can bet your house on this being announced in an early 2019 Nintendo Direct."
A bold statement nL, let's see how that works out for them.
My grandmother used to play Bejeweled daily with similar dedication. I'm sure she racked up a similar amount of play time.
Does this mean that so-called casual players are way more hardcore than the hardcore? What does it even mean to be hardcore anymore? My world view is crumbling.
@ryancraddock @Bolt_Strike @Krisi It looks a lot like the Blastoise it's next to, but robo-fied. Maybe they were considering digimon-like form changes even in the early days. Omega Blastoise?
@PolarExperience Like a winged Kabutops? Terrifying.
@dkxcalibur Also NSMBU, which is lame for Wii-U owners but for everyone else will feel like a new 2D Mario. I don't think we'll see Metroid until 2020, but Pokemon is definitely coming in 2019. Also coming down the pipeline at some point: Animal Crossing, Bayonetta 3, Luigi's Mansion 3, Town, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Some of those will probably release in 2019. It's looking like a big year.
Edit: Ah, I see Luigi's Mansion 3 and Animal Crossing were already mentioned.
@retro_player_22 The chances of hitting one of these through normal play are super low, but it does happen. Two days ago I was fighting on Warioware Inc and the stage started to change just as I fell below the plane of the platform. I ended up under the stage and for a little while I was underground during the stay-dry segment. When I tried to recover, I disappeared entirely, then fell and died.
Basic fact checking on the part of the content creator, in this case DF, would make the entire argument in this comment section moot. I don't think that's unreasonable to ask for. The errors don't negate the things they're right about, but they do call their overall credibility into question.
@Pod Never suggested this statement will hurt the game's sales except, potentially, within the small dedicated fan base. I'm not calling for a ridiculous and hyperbolic boycott, nor am I criticizing Suda's character or body of work - I'm simply saying that his statement is a distasteful misstep, and thus deserves the same criticism I would give to any developer who makes a similar statement. I wasn't suggesting that it would turn away thousands of customers. As you say, this is a snippet from an interview, not an advertisement, not a high profile statement. However, everything about this statement is aimed directly at existing fans of the series and the small crowd that keeps exhausting tabs on every forthcoming game - because who else would even care abotu the potential for a NMH 3? And that's the problem, because alienating your fanbase is never a good idea. That is absolutely a risk, and why take it? I don't think there's anything wrong with saying to fans "I want to make NMH3, I have an idea for it already, but it's not currently in development. We're focusing on Travis Strikes Back right now. I hope you'll try it even though it's a little different." But that's not what he did. He directly tied the potential for NMH3, the thing his fans want, to the sales of this game, the thing his fans have not been excited about. Come on. True or not, what an unnecessary connection to make. Look at the comments here and tell me that his words had his desired effect - at best, the reaction is mixed, at worst it's outright hostile, but I think it's safe to say that few and far between are those who have been convinced to try out the game as a result of it. While the harm is not apocalyptic to the forthcoming game, it's also not nonexistent, and it certainly hasn't done him any favors.
Edit: Travis Strikes Again. Reflex to put Back after Strikes, especially if preceded by Empire.
@Pod Yes, you can smell his intent even without a direct statement. There are plenty of legitimate ways to get people excited about this spinoff and drum up sales while showing his enthusiasm for his creation: trailers, demos, advertisements, developer diaries - if he's hoping to excite current fans, do something to show why they should be excited. And if, as I suspect, he senses that his fans will not be excited about this particular spinoff, I think he should be questioning why he made it and not using such a poor tactic to try to get them on board. Using a potential future game as bait is tacky. I'm clearly not the only one alienated by this kind of marketing ploy. Why take the risk?
@MarzipanD Sure. You're right. I've now admitted my terrible error and repented of the sin of poor wording in an otherwise still excellent point - a game's merits are just one factor in a variety of factors that affect its sales success including marketing, release timing, pricing, and others. Feel better now that you've fixated on the least important detail in my statement and quibbled it?
You know what doesn't affect a game's sales significantly? The empty promise of a currently nonexistent sequel. I really don't care if a game's merits result in sales. It doesn't change the fact that this kind of ultimatum is still a shoddy marketing ploy at best.
I hate these sorts of statements from developers. It's basically sales begging. If your game is good, it will sell well. I'm not buying it for a chance of a sequel, I'm buying it because it's fun. If that leads to a sequel, great.
Edit: You know what, @BenAV is right. It's not just sales begging, it's an ultimatum. "If you want X, you better buy Y." Not cool. Even if true, keep it to yourself and sell your game based on its merits, not on the supposed merits of a maybe-forthcoming maybe-not sequel.
@Scottwood101 Legit question, is it actually the case that only female characters blush after spicy curry or is it that these online content creators are solely focusing on female characters?
@LUIGITORNADO I'm confused? How does SSBU's amazing success at all indicate that Pokemon is not taking off? Seems like Pokemon has and is continuing to take off just fine, Smash is just taking off faster.
@Giygas_95 I agree with all of that. Metroid Prime Trilogy just makes sense. I imagine we'll see it closer to Metroid Prime 4. I suspect they'll release it holiday season 2019 to try to mollify the fan base when they announce Prime 4 for 2020 holiday release. Similar to how Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee is in some ways a stopgap for Gen 8.
Wish this was 3D World instead. Oh well, it'll probably happen eventually.
What's even left to bring over from Wii-U now? 3D World, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Mario Maker, Pikmin. That's it right? The ports are running out, at least for Nintendo (still holding out hope Atlus will bring Tokyo Mirage Sessions over, but I'll be happier with P5 if that happens).
@Medic_alert I too don't disagree with anything you've said as such, except that I contest the objectivity of the online flaws. The review noted that the occasional match was bad when matched to a player with a poor connection, but that a strong majority of the time it works very well, and the average player will find it very responsive. The reviewer obviously felt that these problems (in their experience) were minor and were not enough to detract from the score on the whole, since the game still received a 10 after they withheld the score to check this very feature. I don't think withholding the score like that shows a disconnect with their community, but rather a strong understanding of that very community. Individual players may be experiencing more problems based on their location, and the players they're being matched with. That, to me, is the hallmark of a subjective experience. As I said before, a review score is not meant to be a universal global score for every single person. It's an attempt at an aggregate. Those who highly value online are unlikely to agree that Smash Ultimate is a 10, but on the whole, taking into account all subsets of their community and not solely the players who highly value online play, I think NintendoLife has given a fair score.
@Gzeus88 A 10/10 review score does not mean that the game is 10/10 perfect for every single person in existence. Turns out, these things are subjective. For example, it's a 10/10 for me without any online functionality at all, because I don't care much about playing Smash online. If you don't agree with the score, that's fine, but your opinion is not necessarily a reason to change the score. It's perfectly fine to say "The game is an X/10 for me, because the online isn't stable enough for my purposes and that feature is super important to me." It's another thing to criticize the review score because the game didn't meet your personal expectations, or to expect your personal score to be representative of everyone else.
But I digress...
This is a cool retro Gameboy version of the trailer. I like it.
I have played this game multiple times since its release, and I would buy a portable version in a heartbeat. If Sony doesn't have money in the pot on it, Atlus has been a decent supporter of Nintendo, so this seems really possible.
Trying to reign in my hype over just the rumor is so hard...
@Draxa That's awesome. I used to watch Lotr when I was breeding for shiny Eevees with the right IVs in X/Y. 600 Eevees later I finally got my Blu-mbreon. My luck could be better. Then again, it could also be worse. I'm not particularly hunting shinies in Let's Go but I caught a shiny Geodude in Mt. Moon, and I saw a shiny Paras, but it despawned before I could get to it.
@Nickster076 I think you're overreacting. Let's Go is not a glorified Pokemon Go. The main series battle system is fully intact, except for the removal of wild battles and their replacement with Pokemon Go's catching. That's certainly disappointing, but to say Let's Go has more in common with Pokemon Go as a result is just misleading.
@Draxa Best of both worlds, I like how you think. I'm a HUGE fan of the spawn in and spawn out wild pokemon. I never want random battles again, but I miss wild battles just as much as I (apparently) disliked the randomness of them. And I'm not opposed to motion/gyro being available for those who like that sort of thing, or having the catching mini-game be a little more robust, my complaint is that those controls are mandatory. The lack of wild battles is hugely dissatisfying to me, and I, personally, just want a button press to throw a ball.
@TheMadPolarBear Never had an issue with gyro controls. This motion is bad and they should feel bad, but the gyro in handheld works like a charm. Gyro aiming is my preferred playstyle for most games that require aiming. I like motion controls when it adds to a game, but all too often it's a finicky gimmick like in Let's Go. I feel your pain though - it says it wants a throwing motion, but it's a lie.
@SimplyCinnamon53 Thanks for the advice, but I'm frustrated enough at this point to stand up, walk across the room, and put it in handheld mode every time I have to catch something. I don't hate motion controls on principle, but this game's are too finicky and inconsistent for my liking.
It's doubly discouraging because of how smooth handheld mode's gyro aim with button shoot works. I don't know why they couldn't be bothered to at least make that an option in docked mode. Or, you know, just allow us to turn on/off motion controls if we want them or not. There's nothing in this mechanic that couldn't be handled by a button press, which means it's 100% gimmick forced upon the player. But to be honest, I'm also not sure why full controller mapping isn't standard for every single game on the market at this point. Oh well.
Let's Go is pretty fantastic. Except I can't make the motion controls work well at all. The game is simultaneously way better than I expected and worse than I had feared. 8/10, would play again.
Edit: Which is to say, I think it deserves its success. I hope several of the features it has make it into the main game. But not non-optional motion controls. And not Pokemon Go's catching mechanics.
Seems poorly optimized on other platforms. The work to port it might not be worth it. But hey, a remake like this doesn't really have a shelf date, the longer it takes the more likely people are to double dip.
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Re: Assassin's Creed III Remastered Gets Official Release Date, But It Seems The Switch Rumours Were False
Personally, I don't really want to replay ACIII anyway, but it would be nice to get some sort of AC support.
@AlexSora89 Haha! Don't toy with my emotions like that.
Re: Piranha Plant Was Silently Nerfed In Day One Smash Ultimate Update
@skywake Ivy, Rose, Lily, Violet, Venus...Piranha. Fits right in. Also, in the Pokemon world the collective noun for professors is a forest, because they're all named for trees. So like, according to the rules we've laid out, girls are flowers and boys are trees, but a Piranha is a fish so where does that leave us?
I am not being serious in the least.
Re: Review: Wargroove - A Turn-Based Strategy Classic That Intelligent Systems Would Be Proud Of
@SwitchVogel That's a good idea. Sold! Well, sold on it anyway, but now I want to make a co-op campaign, so extra sold.
Re: Review: Wargroove - A Turn-Based Strategy Classic That Intelligent Systems Would Be Proud Of
@SwitchVogel Just to clarify, by multiplayer you mean competitive not co-op right? Are there any co-op modes?
Re: Random: Looks Like Amazon Didn't Get The Memo About Metroid Prime 4
@KingdomHeartsFan I think you're being unnecessarily cynical, or at the very least overly pedantic about having a specific release date. Even with a real release date games get delayed. I get your point - people do overhype for games and then make crazy assumptions like MP4 will be released in 2019, or Bayonetta 3 will be. But arguing against Animal Crossing and Pokemon hitting this year seems like arguing against the tide. Animal Crossing was announced for a 2019 release, unless they announce a delay it's not overhyping and it's totally reasonable to assume it will release this year and based on the previous sales of the franchise that it will be a heavy hitter and therefore a fall release. Pokemon 2019 was announced as a new main series Pokemon RPG to mollify fans of the series who were disappointed with Let's Go. If that game gets delayed it will be unprecedented. Pokemon ALWAYS hits its Christmas season mark, and it's NEVER been delayed after it's been announced. There's no reason to think it will be this time either - they're almost certainly using the Let's Go engine for it, so it's not like they're inventing it from the ground up. Honestly, Animal Crossing and Pokemon are the only two games I feel we can be sure are coming this year. Getting overhyped about Luigi, Bayonetta, and others are setups for disappointment, because those games truly have no release information whatsoever.
Re: Random: Looks Like Amazon Didn't Get The Memo About Metroid Prime 4
@WOLF13 What, you won't be spending the next 6 months playing Fitness Boxing? Joking aside, your disappointment seems like a matter of taste. I'm personally excited for Fire Emblem, Luigi, and Pokemon, maybe DxM. Animal Crossing is not my thing, but it will be a big release for them. You're right that Metroid is treated like a niche franchise, which is unfortunate because it fills a genre hole in their portfolio. However, it's never been a huge sales success and they're making bank on other things, so I guess I can't really say they're wrong. I wouldn't completely rule out one or two surprise announcements, but whether or not they'll be to your taste is questionable.
Re: Random: Looks Like Amazon Didn't Get The Memo About Metroid Prime 4
@KingdomHeartsFan Animal Crossing and Pokemon releasing in 2019 is not an assumption, because both games were labeled as releasing in 2019 in their announcements/trailers. Unless they're delayed, people assuming Animal Crossing and Pokemon will release in 2019 is reasonable because that's what Nintendo has told the public - regardless of whether or not they currently have a specific release date. And yes, they could be delayed, but I think that's unlikely and as of right now I'm operating under the assumption that Nintendo's marketing is correct. These two games are coming this year.
MP4 is a different story - people who thought it would release in 2019 were absolutely making an assumption, since Nintendo only ever showed a trailer with no indication of release date, year or otherwise. The same applies to Bayonetta 3; as far as I know they've never mentioned any possible release year, window, or specific date for that game either.
Re: Random: Looks Like Amazon Didn't Get The Memo About Metroid Prime 4
@ottospooky I agree, I don't think the release schedule was poised on this one game. But I think they may have intended to show something in a direct about now and it left a big hole in that. There's been a January direct every year since 2013 except for 2016, which was the last January of the Wii-U, so they had nothing to say. To me MP4's delay announcement seems related to the lack of a January direct. Might see a short or cobbled together direct soon anyway, but if MP4 was supposed to feature I imagine they're scambling to make it work.
Re: Random: Looks Like Amazon Didn't Get The Memo About Metroid Prime 4
@KingdomHeartsFan Both games have a late 2019 release window. They might be delayed, but I severely doubt it. Let's Go was officially announced in May 2018 and released Nov 2018. Pokemon doesn't leave long between announcement and release. The fact they mentioned the 2019 rpg last year was unusual, but warranted based on the reaction to Let's Go. They also never miss a holiday release, and I don't remember a main series game ever being delayed once it had a launch window. As for Animal Crossing, there's no reason yet to think they'll miss their intended release window. I expect announcements and info for AC will follow a similar pattern to Smash - feature at E3 with multiple directs leading up to that fall release.
Re: Random: Looks Like Amazon Didn't Get The Memo About Metroid Prime 4
@NintyNate Animal Crossing and Pokemon are the heavy hitters this year. I don't think MP4 was ever planned for 2019, maybe 2020. Might see Prime Trilogy, though they may delay announcing/releasing that for another year to put it a little closer to MP4.
Re: Video: New Teaser Clip Released For Detective Pikachu
It's still nightmarish, but I can't...look...away. I don't even know why I want to see this so bad. It's like some sort of weird Manchurian Candidate mind control.
Re: Nintendo's Private Store Event Turned Out To Be A Promotion For Fitness Boxing
@rjejr Well you would lose that bet, because he's always talking about the influencers he's met and that is exactly how he refers to them. Doesn't seem to bother him in the slightest. I mean, influencer is not an easy word to say, it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but it does describe what those people do from a company's perspective - they're word of mouth advertisers, like ye olde town crier. There are just some words people don't like for whatever reason. Like moist. I'm always surprised by the number of people who hate the word moist. I guess influencer is just one of yours. My take on the whole thing is: shrug.
Re: Nintendo's Private Store Event Turned Out To Be A Promotion For Fitness Boxing
@rjejr @bluemage1989 Influencers aren't just on Youtube though, there's a huge portion of them on instagram. I don't disagree that the term influencer is kind of silly, but it is accurate, and platform neutral. Would either of you be as amnoyed if they were called promoters?
Edit: Many influencers for gaming are youtubers, but other industries use influencers too. As an example, my dad has become obsessed with following beer influencers on Instagram lately. When he travels he usually brings some local beers to trade with nearby influencers for their local brews.
Re: Dust Off Your Nintendo Labo Rod For Fishing Star: World Tour, Coming To Switch This Month
Pokemon Let's Go Fishing. Minus the Pokemon. Seriously, I thought this might be Pokemon news with that character looking ripped right out of Let's Go before I read the article's title.
Re: Talking Point: What Does The Bungie Divorce From Activision Blizzard Mean For Nintendo?
Really easy to tell who read the headline and who read the article on this one.
Heathstone seems the most likely and the best fit. I wouldn't hold my breath for anything else.
Re: "Merciless" Action-RPG Dark Devotion Fights Its Way To Switch In Early 2019
I wanted Bloodborne 2 not 2D Bloodborne. That altar could have had a Vicar in front of it. The dodging reminds me of Bloodborne too.
Looks fun. Wish it wasn't pixel art. I'm so sick of pixel art. I'm hesitantly interested.
Re: Detective Pikachu Is Getting A Special Mini Collection Of Pokémon Trading Cards
@Heavyarms55 Stylistic choices aside, I think that narrative is king. I was expecting to hate Detective Pikachu based on its title alone, but the trailer convinced me it might actually be a decent movie. If they're going to fully voice-act Pikachu with this Dr. Doolittle of Pokemon main character, I think it'll be less jarring for me in a live-action (and slightly nightmarish) style than if they had just done a fully animated film in the usual Pokemon style.
Honestly, it feels like a more mature film, both in style and humor, and that feels fresh for Pokemon's often overbearing child-friendliness. I get that it's a franchise aimed at children, it just seems to have gotten nicer and friendlier over time. I remember when Blue was a bully, and I wanted to beat him because he was a jerk - now every in-game rival has to be a sweeter-than-the-sweetest-candy best friend. Ugh. Bring on the nightmare world of Detective Pikachu I say, let's see what happens when the franchise goes in a strange direction, even if only for one movie.
Re: Future Business Shift Could See Nintendo Move Away From Home Console Development
Mobile games are mostly crap now, but what if the platform is the unified platform of the future? If all games were released in the mobile marketplace and game makers simply released controllers and docks for TV viewing, every phone and tablet could be a Switch. Nintendo has always relied on strong software sales, but has often struggled to move hardware - yet nearly everyone owns a phone or tablet.
I can see this being a valid shift in the future even without moving towards full game streaming and subscription services (though that is where the industry is charting a course to right now).
I mean seriously, if Nintendo released a Switch-lite and it was a hybrid Switch and Android smartphone, I'd jump on that ship so fast.
Re: Random: Nintendo Confirms Only Toadette Can Wear The Super Crown, Bowsette Officially Debunked
@thesilverbrick This is a really good point that I didn't even notice until just now. Sinbad also didn't star as a genie in a movie called Shazam. My whole life is a lie.
Bowch? Peachzer? Bowseach? Powser? Now I'm thinking too hard about this...
Re: Random: Nintendo Confirms Only Toadette Can Wear The Super Crown, Bowsette Officially Debunked
@CharlieSmile Luigi: always the Queen, never the King.
Re: Feature: 30 Third-Party Nintendo Switch Ports We'd Love To See In 2019
"Nope, it’s a dead cert – main character Joker’s confirmation as the first DLC fighter for Smash Bros. Ultimate means you can bet your house on this being announced in an early 2019 Nintendo Direct."
A bold statement nL, let's see how that works out for them.
Re: Random: 87-Year-Old Grandma Clocks In A Whopping 3,580 Hours On Animal Crossing: New Leaf
My grandmother used to play Bejeweled daily with similar dedication. I'm sure she racked up a similar amount of play time.
Does this mean that so-called casual players are way more hardcore than the hardcore? What does it even mean to be hardcore anymore? My world view is crumbling.
Re: Feature: 17 Remasters We'd Love To See On Switch In 2019
Is this what we're going to do today? We're going to fight? Alright, fisticuffs it is...deep inhale...
THEY BETTER MAKE AN HD REMASTER OF NINJABREAD MAN BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE!
Re: Early Pokémon Red And Blue Concept Art Shows How Different Some Classic 'Mon Originally Looked
@ryancraddock @Bolt_Strike @Krisi It looks a lot like the Blastoise it's next to, but robo-fied. Maybe they were considering digimon-like form changes even in the early days. Omega Blastoise?
@PolarExperience Like a winged Kabutops? Terrifying.
Re: This Portable GameCube Controller Switch Adapter Hits Kickstarter Next Month
Ugh...the Gamecube controller is one of my all-time favorites, but it's time to let it go. Great for people who want it I guess.
Re: Guide: Every Nintendo Console Ranked From Worst To Best
What?! Virtual Boy in last place?! RIGGED! I didn't even read the rest!
In all seriousness though, it's not a bad list. You could rearrange it a few different ways and I'd probably still be perfectly happy with it.
Re: Video: An In-Depth Look At Degrees Of Separation, A Beautiful Co-Op Platformer Coming To Switch
Co-op? I'm in!
Wait... looks very floaty...hmmm...maybe not.
Wait again...this looks familiar...@Thebrickster is totally right.
Well, probably nevermind then.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Shifts 3 Million Copies In The US In Just 11 Days
@dkxcalibur Also NSMBU, which is lame for Wii-U owners but for everyone else will feel like a new 2D Mario. I don't think we'll see Metroid until 2020, but Pokemon is definitely coming in 2019. Also coming down the pipeline at some point: Animal Crossing, Bayonetta 3, Luigi's Mansion 3, Town, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Some of those will probably release in 2019. It's looking like a big year.
Edit: Ah, I see Luigi's Mansion 3 and Animal Crossing were already mentioned.
Re: The Developer Of Pokémon GO Is Now Worth About $4 Billion
It prints money...or whatever. -waves hand-
Re: Isabelle And Villager Glitch Discovered In Smash Bros. Ultimate Breaks The Game
@retro_player_22 The chances of hitting one of these through normal play are super low, but it does happen. Two days ago I was fighting on Warioware Inc and the stage started to change just as I fell below the plane of the platform. I ended up under the stage and for a little while I was underground during the stay-dry segment. When I tried to recover, I disappeared entirely, then fell and died.
Re: Video: Here's The Only Technical Analysis Of Smash Bros. Ultimate You'll Need
Basic fact checking on the part of the content creator, in this case DF, would make the entire argument in this comment section moot. I don't think that's unreasonable to ask for. The errors don't negate the things they're right about, but they do call their overall credibility into question.
Re: An "Epic" No More Heroes 3 Could Be On The Cards If Travis Strikes Again Sells Well, Says Suda51
@Pod Never suggested this statement will hurt the game's sales except, potentially, within the small dedicated fan base. I'm not calling for a ridiculous and hyperbolic boycott, nor am I criticizing Suda's character or body of work - I'm simply saying that his statement is a distasteful misstep, and thus deserves the same criticism I would give to any developer who makes a similar statement. I wasn't suggesting that it would turn away thousands of customers. As you say, this is a snippet from an interview, not an advertisement, not a high profile statement. However, everything about this statement is aimed directly at existing fans of the series and the small crowd that keeps exhausting tabs on every forthcoming game - because who else would even care abotu the potential for a NMH 3? And that's the problem, because alienating your fanbase is never a good idea. That is absolutely a risk, and why take it? I don't think there's anything wrong with saying to fans "I want to make NMH3, I have an idea for it already, but it's not currently in development. We're focusing on Travis Strikes Back right now. I hope you'll try it even though it's a little different." But that's not what he did. He directly tied the potential for NMH3, the thing his fans want, to the sales of this game, the thing his fans have not been excited about. Come on. True or not, what an unnecessary connection to make. Look at the comments here and tell me that his words had his desired effect - at best, the reaction is mixed, at worst it's outright hostile, but I think it's safe to say that few and far between are those who have been convinced to try out the game as a result of it. While the harm is not apocalyptic to the forthcoming game, it's also not nonexistent, and it certainly hasn't done him any favors.
Edit: Travis Strikes Again. Reflex to put Back after Strikes, especially if preceded by Empire.
Re: An "Epic" No More Heroes 3 Could Be On The Cards If Travis Strikes Again Sells Well, Says Suda51
@Pod Yes, you can smell his intent even without a direct statement. There are plenty of legitimate ways to get people excited about this spinoff and drum up sales while showing his enthusiasm for his creation: trailers, demos, advertisements, developer diaries - if he's hoping to excite current fans, do something to show why they should be excited. And if, as I suspect, he senses that his fans will not be excited about this particular spinoff, I think he should be questioning why he made it and not using such a poor tactic to try to get them on board. Using a potential future game as bait is tacky. I'm clearly not the only one alienated by this kind of marketing ploy. Why take the risk?
Re: An "Epic" No More Heroes 3 Could Be On The Cards If Travis Strikes Again Sells Well, Says Suda51
@MarzipanD Sure. You're right. I've now admitted my terrible error and repented of the sin of poor wording in an otherwise still excellent point - a game's merits are just one factor in a variety of factors that affect its sales success including marketing, release timing, pricing, and others. Feel better now that you've fixated on the least important detail in my statement and quibbled it?
You know what doesn't affect a game's sales significantly? The empty promise of a currently nonexistent sequel. I really don't care if a game's merits result in sales. It doesn't change the fact that this kind of ultimatum is still a shoddy marketing ploy at best.
Re: An "Epic" No More Heroes 3 Could Be On The Cards If Travis Strikes Again Sells Well, Says Suda51
I hate these sorts of statements from developers. It's basically sales begging. If your game is good, it will sell well. I'm not buying it for a chance of a sequel, I'm buying it because it's fun. If that leads to a sequel, great.
Edit: You know what, @BenAV is right. It's not just sales begging, it's an ultimatum. "If you want X, you better buy Y." Not cool. Even if true, keep it to yourself and sell your game based on its merits, not on the supposed merits of a maybe-forthcoming maybe-not sequel.
Re: Random: Japanese Smash Bros. Fans Are Now Obsessing Over Curry-Induced Female Blushing
@Scottwood101 Legit question, is it actually the case that only female characters blush after spicy curry or is it that these online content creators are solely focusing on female characters?
Re: Japanese Charts: Smash Bros. Ultimate Has Already Outsold Pokémon And Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
@LUIGITORNADO I'm confused? How does SSBU's amazing success at all indicate that Pokemon is not taking off? Seems like Pokemon has and is continuing to take off just fine, Smash is just taking off faster.
Re: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe File Size Revealed, Just 100MB Larger Than On Wii U
@Giygas_95 I agree with all of that. Metroid Prime Trilogy just makes sense. I imagine we'll see it closer to Metroid Prime 4. I suspect they'll release it holiday season 2019 to try to mollify the fan base when they announce Prime 4 for 2020 holiday release. Similar to how Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee is in some ways a stopgap for Gen 8.
Re: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe File Size Revealed, Just 100MB Larger Than On Wii U
@Giygas_95 Yes! Both good calls. I don't think we'll see Xenoblade X. Wonderful 101 seems likely to happen at some point.
Re: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe File Size Revealed, Just 100MB Larger Than On Wii U
Wish this was 3D World instead. Oh well, it'll probably happen eventually.
What's even left to bring over from Wii-U now? 3D World, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Mario Maker, Pikmin. That's it right? The ports are running out, at least for Nintendo (still holding out hope Atlus will bring Tokyo Mirage Sessions over, but I'll be happier with P5 if that happens).
Re: Video: Here's How Smash Ultimate's World Of Light Trailer Might Have Looked On Game Boy Color
@Medic_alert I too don't disagree with anything you've said as such, except that I contest the objectivity of the online flaws. The review noted that the occasional match was bad when matched to a player with a poor connection, but that a strong majority of the time it works very well, and the average player will find it very responsive. The reviewer obviously felt that these problems (in their experience) were minor and were not enough to detract from the score on the whole, since the game still received a 10 after they withheld the score to check this very feature. I don't think withholding the score like that shows a disconnect with their community, but rather a strong understanding of that very community. Individual players may be experiencing more problems based on their location, and the players they're being matched with. That, to me, is the hallmark of a subjective experience. As I said before, a review score is not meant to be a universal global score for every single person. It's an attempt at an aggregate. Those who highly value online are unlikely to agree that Smash Ultimate is a 10, but on the whole, taking into account all subsets of their community and not solely the players who highly value online play, I think NintendoLife has given a fair score.
Re: Video: Here's How Smash Ultimate's World Of Light Trailer Might Have Looked On Game Boy Color
@Gzeus88 A 10/10 review score does not mean that the game is 10/10 perfect for every single person in existence. Turns out, these things are subjective. For example, it's a 10/10 for me without any online functionality at all, because I don't care much about playing Smash online. If you don't agree with the score, that's fine, but your opinion is not necessarily a reason to change the score. It's perfectly fine to say "The game is an X/10 for me, because the online isn't stable enough for my purposes and that feature is super important to me." It's another thing to criticize the review score because the game didn't meet your personal expectations, or to expect your personal score to be representative of everyone else.
But I digress...
This is a cool retro Gameboy version of the trailer. I like it.
Re: Rumour: Joker In Smash Bros. Ultimate Triggers Speculation That Persona 5 Is Coming To Switch
I have played this game multiple times since its release, and I would buy a portable version in a heartbeat. If Sony doesn't have money in the pot on it, Atlus has been a decent supporter of Nintendo, so this seems really possible.
Trying to reign in my hype over just the rumor is so hard...
Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon: Let's Go Still Number One For Third Week, Switch Sales Rise Again
@Draxa That's awesome. I used to watch Lotr when I was breeding for shiny Eevees with the right IVs in X/Y. 600 Eevees later I finally got my Blu-mbreon. My luck could be better. Then again, it could also be worse. I'm not particularly hunting shinies in Let's Go but I caught a shiny Geodude in Mt. Moon, and I saw a shiny Paras, but it despawned before I could get to it.
Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon: Let's Go Still Number One For Third Week, Switch Sales Rise Again
@Nickster076 I think you're overreacting. Let's Go is not a glorified Pokemon Go. The main series battle system is fully intact, except for the removal of wild battles and their replacement with Pokemon Go's catching. That's certainly disappointing, but to say Let's Go has more in common with Pokemon Go as a result is just misleading.
Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon: Let's Go Still Number One For Third Week, Switch Sales Rise Again
@Draxa Best of both worlds, I like how you think. I'm a HUGE fan of the spawn in and spawn out wild pokemon. I never want random battles again, but I miss wild battles just as much as I (apparently) disliked the randomness of them. And I'm not opposed to motion/gyro being available for those who like that sort of thing, or having the catching mini-game be a little more robust, my complaint is that those controls are mandatory. The lack of wild battles is hugely dissatisfying to me, and I, personally, just want a button press to throw a ball.
Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon: Let's Go Still Number One For Third Week, Switch Sales Rise Again
@TheMadPolarBear Never had an issue with gyro controls. This motion is bad and they should feel bad, but the gyro in handheld works like a charm. Gyro aiming is my preferred playstyle for most games that require aiming. I like motion controls when it adds to a game, but all too often it's a finicky gimmick like in Let's Go. I feel your pain though - it says it wants a throwing motion, but it's a lie.
Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon: Let's Go Still Number One For Third Week, Switch Sales Rise Again
@SimplyCinnamon53 Thanks for the advice, but I'm frustrated enough at this point to stand up, walk across the room, and put it in handheld mode every time I have to catch something. I don't hate motion controls on principle, but this game's are too finicky and inconsistent for my liking.
It's doubly discouraging because of how smooth handheld mode's gyro aim with button shoot works. I don't know why they couldn't be bothered to at least make that an option in docked mode. Or, you know, just allow us to turn on/off motion controls if we want them or not. There's nothing in this mechanic that couldn't be handled by a button press, which means it's 100% gimmick forced upon the player. But to be honest, I'm also not sure why full controller mapping isn't standard for every single game on the market at this point. Oh well.
Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon: Let's Go Still Number One For Third Week, Switch Sales Rise Again
Let's Go is pretty fantastic. Except I can't make the motion controls work well at all. The game is simultaneously way better than I expected and worse than I had feared. 8/10, would play again.
Edit: Which is to say, I think it deserves its success. I hope several of the features it has make it into the main game. But not non-optional motion controls. And not Pokemon Go's catching mechanics.
Re: Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Might Run On Switch, But Developer Toys For Bob Honestly Isn't Sure
Seems poorly optimized on other platforms. The work to port it might not be worth it. But hey, a remake like this doesn't really have a shelf date, the longer it takes the more likely people are to double dip.