@-wc- As @canaryfarmer has said, having the option to manually move onto the next level provides an opportunity to explore a bit more, if you wish. It's a bit of an odd requirement, since you need to reach your ship to trigger the option, at which point I would imagine you're already done exploring.
To answer your other question, yes, disabling the visual improvements does seem to smooth out the frame rate.
@MarcoP90 Good spot, that would've been for a game from the previous week that I'd simply neglected to remove. It's gone now. Need for Speed was only listed for Switch in the GfK charts.
@Rambler Game Pass is a major factor in that consumers are essentially being conditioned into not purchasing Xbox games. But yeah, at the same time, PS5 is outselling Xbox.
@_Figo_ Well, yeah... obviously. The sole reason that Prime 4 is noteworthy is that we, Nintendo's customers, know that it exists. I'm sure Nintendo would have rather kept it under wraps until it was ready, but alas, that didn't happen.
@SwagaliciousJohnson If Nintendo keeps up this cadence of remakes and remasters to keep us occupied in 2024, I feel Twilight Princess and Wind Waker could well be just around the corner.
... Then again, I'm sure someone says the same thing every year.
Weird decision. I've not worked at GAME in a long time and it seems to have changed a lot since then, but pre-owned was its bread and butter. 100% of profits from pre-owned sales went to GAME, while the company took, what, maybe a 30% cut of new game sales. Just weird, I don't get it.
@PoeTheLizard Apologies, that list of features was from an old press release prior to the mobile launch - the Switch version won't include this as a feature.
@PinderSchloss Sorry, I should have mentioned it in the article, but you can also zoom in You can get closer than the original GBC view, but not so close that it's disorienting.
@gcunit You'd be surprised at how little quality and performance factor into sales. If it did, The Walking Dead: Destinies wouldn't have charted at all.
@frenchtoastplease Yeah the info we've been provided states that this initial update is just the games, but future updates will include additional timeline content.
@Serpenterror My assumption is that Sony isn't treating it as a separate SKU. In other words, the 'Slim' is the only PS5. The original will be phased out.
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Re: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance's Protagonist Rocks An Awesome New Look
@TheExile285 It's a joke.
Re: Staff At UK Retailer GAME Reportedly Facing Redundancies
@ralphdibny Yeah you're right, I've tweaked it slightly.
Re: Random: Chris Pratt Looks Back On The Mario Movie With A 'Brilliant' Dad Joke
@nhSnork
Re: UK Charts: Princess Peach: Showtime Can't Usurp EA From Its Throne
@PinderSchloss Can you point out where I insinuated that it should be breaking records..?
Re: Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Gets Back To Work With A New Company
@Ruthchild How..?!
Re: The First Review For Princess Peach: Showtime! Is In
@JackieCMarlow Multiple critics contribute to the score for Famitsu, so yes.
Re: Review: Balatro (Switch) - Devilishly Compelling Cardplay, And A Clear GOTY Contender
https://x.com/PlaystackGames/status/1763614758043795909?s=20
Re: Review: Balatro (Switch) - Devilishly Compelling Cardplay, And A Clear GOTY Contender
@IsThis5or6 Hmm odd, that's never been a problem for me. I've always been able to quit out of the game and pick up where I left off.
Re: Review: Balatro (Switch) - Devilishly Compelling Cardplay, And A Clear GOTY Contender
The devs are currently looking into the game's disappearance from the eShop. It seems to have only occured today. It wasn't us, we swear.
Re: Review: Balatro (Switch) - Devilishly Compelling Cardplay, And A Clear GOTY Contender
@polygenics Interesting. Let me see what might be going on.
Re: Feature: "It Would Be Really Cool To Do A Retrospective On Iwata" - Atari's CEO On Acquisitions & Dream Collaborations
@KingMike That's why I specified 'brand'.
Re: Review: Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (Switch) - Another Must-Play From Nightdive
@-wc- As @canaryfarmer has said, having the option to manually move onto the next level provides an opportunity to explore a bit more, if you wish. It's a bit of an odd requirement, since you need to reach your ship to trigger the option, at which point I would imagine you're already done exploring.
To answer your other question, yes, disabling the visual improvements does seem to smooth out the frame rate.
Re: UK Charts: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong Slips Down The Ladder To Third
@MarcoP90 Good spot, that would've been for a game from the previous week that I'd simply neglected to remove. It's gone now. Need for Speed was only listed for Switch in the GfK charts.
Re: Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Is Rolling Exclusively Onto Switch Later This Year
@ibookboyuk Ha, thank you - this is what happens when attempting to cover Direct announcements.
Re: Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase February 2024 - Time, Where To Watch, What To Expect
@_fatto_katto_ Over 20 million copies sold says otherwise.
Re: Rumour: A Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Will Reportedly Drop Next Week
@JackieCMarlow Do you see the word 'news' in the headline tag? Or 'rumour'?
Re: 'Lake' Delivers Peaceful Narrative Postage On Switch Today
I played this on Game Pass and it's pretty good, but good grief, it looks shocking on Switch.
Re: Review: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (Switch) - The Best Way To Rediscover A Gaming Idol
@Solomon_Rambling Well, I wasn't going to say anything...
Re: UK Charts: Top Three Receive Another Shake Up, But Mario Stands Firm
@Rambler Game Pass is a major factor in that consumers are essentially being conditioned into not purchasing Xbox games. But yeah, at the same time, PS5 is outselling Xbox.
Re: Microsoft's Xbox Layoffs Hit Crash Bandicoot And Spyro Developer 'Toys For Bob'
Stupid stupid stupid stupid. Aaaaargh.
Re: Switch Sales Pass 139 Million, Will Be "Main Business" In 2024, Says Nintendo President
@LadyCharlie Ha, yep, that's the key takeaway here, I think.
Re: UK Charts: Suicide Squad Kills The Competition Despite Mixed Reception
@JohnnyMind Doesn't look like that's happening, unfortunately.
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/02/no-expanded-royal-or-golden-edition-for-persona-3-reload-atlus-promises
Re: Jim Carrey Returns As Dr. Robotnik In Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie
Excellent news indeed. I had a feeling that if any role could tempt him back out of retirement, it would be this one. He's brilliant in it.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Stealth Games
@yaboiEan Great suggestion, I've added Arkham City to the list.
Re: Soapbox: Tricks Of The Trade-In - Chronicles Of An Ex-GAME Employee
@Metalinkster I'm lucky it turned on at all. Charger's lying around somewhere.
Re: The Next 7 Star Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Tera Raid Is Incoming
@JohnnyMind Hahaha, thank you!
Re: Random: It's Been 5 Years Since Metroid Prime 4 Was Rebooted
@Serpenterror That's some tinfoil hat stuff right there.
Re: Random: It's Been 5 Years Since Metroid Prime 4 Was Rebooted
@_Figo_ Well, yeah... obviously. The sole reason that Prime 4 is noteworthy is that we, Nintendo's customers, know that it exists. I'm sure Nintendo would have rather kept it under wraps until it was ready, but alas, that didn't happen.
Re: Atari's 'Mr. Run And Jump' And 'Kombinera' Get The Physical Dual-Pack Treatment
@MarioBrickLayer They're new games. Mr. Run and Jump has also been 'demade' for the Atari 2600.
Re: Princess Peach: Showtime! Trailer Reveals Ninja Peach And Cowgirl Peach
@SwagaliciousJohnson If Nintendo keeps up this cadence of remakes and remasters to keep us occupied in 2024, I feel Twilight Princess and Wind Waker could well be just around the corner.
... Then again, I'm sure someone says the same thing every year.
Re: ZREO Is Revisiting Zelda: Twilight Symphony With An 80-Piece Orchestra
@Kirbyo .... How?
Re: GAME Apparently Ending Physical Trade-Ins From Next Month (UK)
Weird decision. I've not worked at GAME in a long time and it seems to have changed a lot since then, but pre-owned was its bread and butter. 100% of profits from pre-owned sales went to GAME, while the company took, what, maybe a 30% cut of new game sales. Just weird, I don't get it.
Re: Fibre Wire At The Ready, Hitman: Blood Money Launches On Switch This Month
@PoeTheLizard Apologies, that list of features was from an old press release prior to the mobile launch - the Switch version won't include this as a feature.
Re: Random: Miyamoto Made Shigesato Itoi Cry After 'Mother' Pitch
@Ryu_Niiyama There's no spin here. We've translated and relayed an interesting conversation between the pair.
Re: "Fans Have Waited Many Years For A Return To Form" - WayForward On Contra's Grand Revival
@Mommar There are a few reasons for that:
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Year In Review 2023 - Our Most Played Games
@NintendoKnower It was my number one game, so I kinda had to say something. I'm pleased you've enjoyed it so much, though!
Re: PC Port Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Offers HD Visuals And 120fps Scrolling
@PinderSchloss Sorry, I should have mentioned it in the article, but you can also zoom in
You can get closer than the original GBC view, but not so close that it's disorienting.
Re: Dialga And Palkia Star In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet 5-Star Tera Raid Event
@RupeeClock Alright smartypants, it's fixed.
Re: Zelda Movie Director Wants Film To Feel Like "Live-Action Miyazaki"
I feel like he probably Googled "what do fans want from a Zelda movie" and then just... said words.
We'll see, anyway.
Re: Hands On: Atari 50 Gets Even Better With Adventure II, Warbirds, And More
@NatiaAdamo Yeah, there was some last-minute licensing issue, which is why it's back now.
Re: UK Charts: EA Sports FC 24 Dominates As Mario Wonder Climbs The Ladder
@MarcoP90 Here you go:
FC 24:
PS5 - 37%
Switch - 28%
PS4 - 20%
Xbox - 15%
Hogwarts Legacy:
PS5 - 36%
Switch - 30%
PS4 - 18%
Xbox - 10%
MK1:
PS5 - 58%
Switch - 23%
Xbox - 18%
Re: UK Charts: EA Sports FC 24 Dominates As Mario Wonder Climbs The Ladder
@gcunit You'd be surprised at how little quality and performance factor into sales. If it did, The Walking Dead: Destinies wouldn't have charted at all.
Re: Atari Reiterates Firm's Focus On Retro, Isn't Looking To Compete With Nintendo
@AstroTheGamosian Hmm, not bad!
Re: 'Atari 50' Is Getting More Games Via Free Updates, 12 Dropping Next Week
@frenchtoastplease Yeah the info we've been provided states that this initial update is just the games, but future updates will include additional timeline content.
Re: 'Atari 50' Is Getting More Games Via Free Updates, 12 Dropping Next Week
@AtlanteanMan It's lovely you could enjoy that together; I'm very sorry for your loss.
Re: Atari Reiterates Firm's Focus On Retro, Isn't Looking To Compete With Nintendo
@AstroTheGamosian "I wouldn't mind if Atari makes sequels to those games, or even modern-day remakes"
It's doing exactly that with its 'Recharged' line. Brand new games are also being made; Mr. Run and Jump is an excellent little platformer.
Re: Exclusive: TEVI Reveals 4 Boss Fights With Blistering Bullet-Hell Trailer
The video is now available folks, sorry for the inconvenience!
Re: Exclusive: TEVI Reveals 4 Boss Fights With Blistering Bullet-Hell Trailer
@JohnnyMind Thanks, I've reached out to get it rectified; hopefully won't take too long.
Re: Japanese Charts: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Passes 1 Million Physical Sales
@Serpenterror My assumption is that Sony isn't treating it as a separate SKU. In other words, the 'Slim' is the only PS5. The original will be phased out.
Re: Review: Bluey: The Videogame (Switch) - Captures The Look, But Not The Family Magic
@gaga64 I'll see what her schedule is like, but I suspect she's going to be quite busy eating, sleeping, pooping, and playing.