Perryg92

Thank God "Garfield Kart Racing" is coming soon so I can steer away from this microtransactions laden game

I knew this was going to happen eventually. Very sad, but it's unfortunately Activision being Activision.
At least the core game was pretty solid + I got my dose of 90s childhood nostalgia. Clocked 35hrs into CTR with a mix of single player story, online play and local multiplayer with friends. So it satisfied me overall.

Got to say though, I have gone back to my old Gamecube over the last week and it's so refreshing not seeing any MT or "Live Service Mechanics"... Just pure games.

Pleased that the load times are being addressed, but also slightly worried as my Switch more recently has been scalding hot when playing CTR, and with this added boost mode in play, i don't want my Switch to fry itself!

Damn! Assassin's Creed 3 already on sale!... Guessing it must have sold really poorly on Switch.

May get Stranger Things 3 if it reviews well (and after watching the TV series), but tbh i'm fully locked into CTR: Nitro Fueled and tidying up some of my Switch backlog like Darksiders and Hollow Knight that i'm in no rush.

The support for this game from Beenox is amazing!... although getting very suspicious as to why Activision is being so nice... maybe we all sold our souls in their 42 page licence agreement.

Granted we don't know if ALL these characters will be unlocked for free as part of the Grand Prix seasons, but honestly if this was offered as paid DLC packs, similarly to Mario Kart 8's packs 1 & 2 back on WiiU, I would bite.

Being selfish, I am hoping that's not the full list of Spyro characters. Would be cool to have Moneybags, Sparx, Elora and Bianca in CTR too.

Nice to see Tennis Aces still receiving free DLC updates, Kudos to Camelot.
But it makes me all the more saddened that Super Mario Party hasn't been treated similarly
Even just one more board would be nice.
Guessing NDCube might be working on the sequel instead.

Probably gonna get bombarded with a lot of hate for this outlandish suggestion, but WHAT IF the graphical style was overhauled to the cel shading a la Wind Waker/BOTW/Tales of Vesperia ...(to a worser extent FFXV: Pocket Edition)... to reduce the texture detail load, for it to run smoothly?
Could look nice on the portable screen if stylised well & kinda set it apart from the original release.
Granted, based on Digital Foundry's video (and possible insider info) it'd be more in line with the original graphical style as there was no mention of a theoretical change up there.

Agree with you @Alucard83 regarding the audio though. A few Switch titles have had their audio heavily compressed (Dark Souls, ACIII) and would be a shame to happen to Witcher 3 too if real.

Oooohh, the Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney trilogy is on sale! Never played them back in the DS days but was always curious to try.

I'll wait to see if next week has any crazy E3 sale first. If nada, i'll go for it

Will hold off for a while until it's hopefully patched up a bit. Likewise with Saints Row: The Third.
Did this with Wolfenstein 2, waiting till the 1.2 patch. And it plays great in portable.

I booted up Assassins Creed: Black Flag on WiiU yesterday and wow I don't remember the framerate being so bad! Very choppy, looking mid teens/low 20s. And on a 102" screen didn't help xD
Still a fun game though and played for hours.
So I think I'd survive seeing AC3/liberation at 24/30fps. But a fix to a locked 30 would be nice

The Digital Foundry analysis just released is quite damning.
Saying it's just above Ark is a bit awks!

Honestly thought this game was going to be ported with a bit more care like Darksiders with the options between 60fps performance and 30fps quality modes. Silly me!

The game looks fun, especially in portable play, but I'll await post patch re-evaluations before I consider buying this.

Forgotten Anne for me!
Enjoyed the demo and the animation/world was really cool. So for just under a tenner, I can't really say no.

May get Steamworld Dig 2 and one of the Resi Revelations games too if i'm in a real "Treat Yo Self" mood

I know this is a Smash Ultimate thread, but seeing Super Mario Party numbers, how has this game not received any updates similarly to Tennis Aces!?!
6.4Mil is a good number.
Need some extra boards dude!

It's clearly Jett Rocket 3!
Check out pictures of the main character. Metal looking gloves and a helmet.
Shin'en secretly bought out by Nintendo and merged with Retro to make a fully fledged threequel.

Ooh I might bite with the 2 Panic Button ports, Doom and Wolf 2.
I can never find those games for cheaper physically on Switch. Always £40-50.
Might as well go digital with these 2.

Sphinx & The Cursed Mummy now that it's got a bit of a discount.
Missed it back in the GC/PS2 days. Like to see if it's as good as people say.

...And my parents who pay 45% tax per year.
I was also privately funded. no student loan

Ah yes, still remember being a silly first year uni student buying the 3DS for £250 in a HMV with Lego Star Wars III, with no money left for essentials to live ... But glasses free 3D!! xD

i was so excited to watch 3D movies like Avatar & How To Train Your Dragon on the system... oh wait.

Interesting!! Jon Cartwright predicted in Gamexplain's discussion video yesterday that Star Fox Grand Prix will release on April 5th with a Beta beforehand.
Very specific! Curious!

@panthro Luigi's Mansion 2 released in March so I don't think Nintendo are really that fussed with it coinciding with Halloween.

Halloween is not exactly a part of their traditional Japanese culture. August is the season for spirits returning and ghost stories in Japan.
So 19th July could technically be a somewhat decent fit for Luigi's Mansion 3.

@Toadie Same! I've only played Ty 1. Never tried the sequels but would really like to.
Good to know that Krome own the rights and have an active interest in the Switch.
Otherwise EA would somehow figure out a way to shoehorn in micro transactions: lootboxes to get boomerangs etc.

I'll only go back to EA if they remake the 'Ty The Tasmanian Tiger' trilogy similar to Spyro and Crash, with Frostbite for realistic boomerang breaking action and bring it to Switch

@nhSnork thanks for the insight.
I keep on panicking that I have somehow automated purchases for additional passes xD
As I never play the game, I might delete it and see if that fixes it and puts my mind at ease.

Is there anyone else who's Switch account says they purchased the Paladins packs despite not doing so?
I've only downloaded the free to play version back when it launched & not even played it yet, but with each season pass/pack that releases it says "purchased" on the product page/icon. Freaks me out when I go on the Eshop.

@Antraxx777 there's always one! 😜

I get ya! Playing KH since I was 10 in 2002 (damn I'm old! 😂), I'm totally aware how vanilla it is as a JRPG... Hence why I'd like to attempt something a little bit more meatier such as Tales of Vesperia 😊

Never managed to jump into JRPGs properly (except Kingdom Hearts), but the Tales series has always coloured me intrigued despite never playing one.
I definitely think this will be sliding into my Switch library

Would love Tomb Raider & Rise to appear on Switch.
I have and completed them both on PS4, but I would be more than happy to jump back in for portable play.
Also feel Life is Strange 1, Before the Storm and 2 would be such a good fit to appear on the hybrid.
A Kingdom Hearts collection would be nice too.

(Wow! just realised I listed all Square Enix titles xD)

Seeing RCT Adventures at that absurd price and sounding rather poor/mediocre upsets me.
Wish that a game like the indie developed "Parkitect" could make it's way to Switch. That looks a proper RCT1/2 spiritual successor.
But as it's made by such a teeny team, it unfortunately seems very unlikely 😔

@Pod Spyro runs on Unreal Engine 4. So it should work on Switch.
I've got it on PS4 and the frame pacing is quite stuttery though, so not sure if it could potentially be a lot worse on Switch.

Will the Nintendolife team be reviewing Rollercoaster Tycoon Adventures?
I feel that pricepoint is very steep and already seen relatively negative feedback so far, but growing up on RCT1, 2 & 3, I'm holding out on some positivety somewhere to sway me into getting it.

With the numbers from this and the US now, i'm very curious how many Switch consoles are out in the wild now globally. Hopefully getting close to N64 figures already.
Even my PS4/Xbox loving friends are getting their hands on the hybrid!

@Captain_Toad i literally posted my comment about Sphinx hype just after your question. xD
Never actually played the game, only coming across it in a Nitro Rad review on YouTube recently.
As a platformer kid from the N64/PS1 & GC/PS2 era, it definitely coloured me interested.

That's convenient. Was in a nostalgic mood today for some platformer games from the GC/PS2 era & was gonna get Sphinx for my PS2.
No need now! Switch it is!

Looks really cool @AloftStudio , congrats on reaching the funding goal.
Was some of the music inspired by Zelda: Spirit Tracks?
The first 20secs from the trailer reminded me of riding the train in that game

Next time on Capcoms' Switch port extravaganza... Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure!!
Genuinely I'd love for that game to come to Switch.

Rosalina is called Harmonie in French! That's really cool... never knew that!

Oh and I definitely would love for Ubisoft to make a Mario+Rabbids 2. Keep on expanding this world

@maruse Sorry to hear you and your family are having terrible time due to the typhoon. Hopefully its destruction stops soon for you all.

I've since seen that the Direct is actually happening which has surprised me. Although it appears to be Europe, Aus & North America only. No Japan Direct based on NLife's latest article.

I hope this is true, however I have a feeling the current typhoon in Japan could delay it.
I know it's all pre-recorded, but i can imagine they'd postpone out of respect to the people of Japan and the situation.

Also the "N" on the Nintendo logo at their HQ in Kyoto has been destroyed by the typhoon!! Now they're "Intendo"

So is this 9/10 for Planet Alpha or Alpha Planet or Freedom Planet??

I think Spawn Wave on YouTube said in a recent video not to believe any screenshots that surface of the firmware 6.0.0 update as his reliable sources didn't provide any to him either.
But for all we know these could be legit. just gotta wait n see.

OMG i've just realised what Nintendo are doing!!
They've specifically put all of their first party online games on sale so that they pull us in and then we're locked into having to get the Nintendo Online Service in September!
Sneaky Ninty.

Stoking the fire here, but there appears to be a few too many reveals this morning... DLC for Shantae, Xenoblade 2, Harvest Moon.... Undertale release date and now this for Luigi's Mansion!!

Nintendo Direct real soon???

Good to see issues are being fixed.
But the menus seriously need to be overhauled next! Court selection is unnecessarily complicated. Just have it like 64 and Power Tennis with actual visual representations of the courts!

Picked up "South Park: The Fractured But Whole Gold Edition", using my points to bring it down to an even £30 👍
And there was me contemplating for a sec to pay full price just last week!!... Good thing I didn't!

Wonder what the 2nd batch of discounts will be on the 9th August?
Shame it wasn't all at once.

I asked Panic Button last week if they are porting "The Bioshock Collection" & "Tomb Raider + Rise of the Tomb Raider" to which they didn't reply.... so I will take it as confirmed as part of their "tons"

@Whalehome I never mentioned the ps4 UI being too cluttered in my original comment... 🙄
I just asked if this is what people wanted. Felt it lacked Nintendo's trademark shot of originality.
As a ps4 owner since launch, theirs is nice albeit a bit sluggish. And that's a more powerful piece of kit... I love my Switch being super snappy thanks to the simple interface.

So "the dream" is for the UI to look almost identical to the PS4's...?? xD
I'll take the Mario Sunshine & Gamecube games running on Switch though!!

For a second I thought this was a sequel to the Wii action platformer "Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars" and thought what an obscure title to revitalise with a sequel, but kinda cool bringing it to Switch... now I'm a lil disappointed.
Sure this game will be cool too though.

Toughest decision ever... Pikachu or Eevee?!?!
They're both so adorable.

Am I right in thinking that you can play around offline in the Mario Tennis Aces demo to get a feel of the game before its proper online tournament??
The description says to "get warmed up" so i'm assuming so.

Looks cool, will wait for the reviews first. But i really really wish this had local co-op play. Would have been a more instant purchase from me if it did.