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Fantastic Mr. Star Fox

When I'm feeling pessimistic about the future, I often think of that line "but the future refused to change." Maybe from now when I think of it I'll remember this article.

Is WiFi-6 compatible with my 5G vaccine?

It would be great if America could just screw itself and leave the rest of us alone.

Between the Virtual Console and NSO, there's no best option. NSO could lose licensing, you're constantly paying and many great games are missing. VC, without backward compatibility, is tied to the machine, and you might be paying for the same games over and over again with each new console.

But there is a secret third option.

Lot of people saying they have NSO for the retro games. You should try emulation. It's free. It's easy. The emulation is better and has more better implemented features. You can play every game at anytime and they won't disappear.

I bet it still works when you emulate it.

Oh damn, never thought I'd hear about that show again.

It's important to note that in 1996, Nintendo repurposed thousand of unsold Virtual Boys into EDIU (Employee Dream Incursion Units), pronounced "adieu." With competition from Sega and Sony heating up, Nintendo felt pressured to tap into their employees' subconscious for new ideas. Unfortunately, the effects of an EDIU lasted longer than employees were told and Miyamoto continued to rummage through their dreams long after they left the company. For years, when employees resigned, Miyamoto would say farewell with an ominous "I bid you adieu." The Japanese government banned the device in 2004 when a nightmare escaped and terrorized 3 people at a noodle stand in Kyoto.

I've never played a Tales game but based off the description in this article I voted for Phantasia but Eternia sounds interesting too. I literally don't know.

I think indie developers have done more with the genre than Konami, in its current state, will ever be able to do again.

This is interesting nonetheless. I think they should try something different. Something like Hades or Curse of the Dead Gods.

or a dating sim.

Good for them. I'll probably get it when the DQ I-II remakes come out. At this point, I'd be happy if Square Enix did nothing but remake their back catalog.

This makes me happy. I remember hearing how discouraged the dev was over Phoenotopia's sales and I thought we'd never see another game from them again. I loved Phoenotopia. It's one of those games that stays with you. Star Iliad looks look gorgeous in the same artstyle. I'm looking forward to it. Hope it comes out on Switch 2!

Maybe I don't get it. Is this something we need?

I'm playing CrossCode this weekend. It's an old game but I've been sitting on it for a while and damn it's addicting.

Thanks for the review. I'm really looking forward to this. The first one was so good.

How will the Nintendo ever recover from this? Damages to their name must exceed $14 million.

In terms of carting and power-ups etc., MK 8 is basically the best MK will get imo. There's only so much you can change and refine the concept. I guess more courses and variety of courses would be an improvement.

People finally seem to be buying games for those PS5s they bought last month.

I was looking forward to Earthblade, but I wouldn't want to play an indie game the devs weren't happy making. For one, the game probably wouldn't be very good but also it wouldn't sit right.

I doubt most people even noticed there were leaks.

God has forsaken us.

Just waiting on the games.

Why can't we have nice things?

Gotta throw in Ring Fit Adventure.

I'll be adding Citizen Sleeper 2 to the backlog made longer by end of year sales. Looking forward to playing it in a few years.

Even if they turn out to be true, none of these rumours or leaks mean anything until the Switch 2 is actually revealed.

I always make sure I have my strap on.

The US government is for sale. Tencent just needs to donate to the right politicians or buy an unaccountable judge a vacation home.

I think we all need to chill.

I've never played Suikoden. Is it about overthrowing an oppressive oligarchy? Stopping an ancient evil, we foolishly believed was stopped generations ago, from returning?

The only thing interesting me here is Tales of a the Shire: A The Lord of a the Rings Game.

Popeye is now public domain so my prediction is that Miyamoto will finally get his revenge.

Of the options presented in the article, I'm voting Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus.

My personal choice is Pentiment, which is a 2022 game but came out on Switch in 2024.

4/14 - I have no idea what's going on here.

They need to curb their obsession with cutting edge graphics and spectacle, lower their expectations for a smash hit, get down to basics and make a fun game.

Compared to last week: Switch OLED and OG are slightly down, Switch Lite is way up, PS5 got a decent bump as did the the Digital Edition. XBox Series X - Digital (surprisingly?) doubled sales from the week before.

Also, people talking about Christmas as a sales driven here. I lived in Japan for 5 years and I don't remember Christmas being a gift giving holiday. Certainly not like the massive, soul-defiling consumerism of North America. Sometimes people ate cake. That was about it Maybe things have changed and some of you know better than I.

Pentiment came out in 2022, and although I played it in 2024 I hadn't realized it was a 2024 Switch game. OK then, I'll add to my best games of 2024 list.

Also might check out Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Thanks for the recommendation.

I played mostly old indie games this year. Cosmic Star Heroine, Citizen Sleeper, etc. And a lot of the FF pixel remasters. I only played one game that came out this year: Moonstone Island.

I look forward to playing this year's best indies in 2028

I think they'll announce it on Dec 24. People will be buying their kids Switches for Christmas and Nintendo will be like haha suckers it's already obsolete, now drive to the mall on Christmas Eve and bludgeon another shopper with a waffle iron for the last Switch 2 in stock. Miyamoto wants blood and blood he shall receive.

It's obviously his ruff, but now I can't unseen the tiny body.

Have the people touting things as "photorealistic" ever seen a photo before? Or anything real?

Another crispy chicken sandwich.

Wow! I was hearing a lot of Barbie buzz. This really took me by surprise.

Seriously though, what games are these 40,000 new PS5 owners playing? Why aren't they showing up on the charts?

I'll definitely keep an eye on this. Happy for the local co-op too!

OH! The three fingers is a W. Now I get it.

Interesting that the PS5 had such a huge jump because of a sale. So quite a lot of people want a PS5 but they went years without buying one because the price was too high.

Make little money on an overpriced console selling less or make more money selling more at a cheaper price. Congratulations, you just passed my MBA course.

Since this article was first published, I have played this game and I'm excited for a sequel.

I'm a Nintendo fan but I think two things are pretty clear:

1. The Playstation was good for the gaming hobby.
2. PS1 was better than N64.