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Re: Reaction: Nintendo Pins Hopes On Familiar Fun With Switch 2

Radixxs

Nintendo wasn’t known for their quirky “gimmicks” and innovations until the Wii/DS era. Until then, they innovated with updated/new controller configurations and better graphics.

I would argue that this is, in fact, very Nintendo. We know that it will be packed with nuanced innovations such as mouse control that aren’t obvious to see by looking at the console. Don’t be fooled by the Switch 2’s familiar form factor. This generation will be defined by Nintendo letting loose on a proven great concept with great games.

Re: Talking Point: Considering the Angles of a Portable and Dynamic Nintendo NX

Radixxs

I can't shake how ridiculously clumsy and counterproductive this concept of detachable controllers sounds. If a new portable device has detachable controllers, said device will either need to be larger than a portable system should be, or feature very small controllers- or both.

While two-player gaming on the go is an appealing concept upon first glance, further consideration has left me doubting that I would want to play a two-player game on such a small, portable screen, particularly when split screen is involved.

Beyond the reality that multiplayer handheld gaming is more comfortable when each player has their own console rather than crowding around a tiny portable screen, this concept would also make purchasing the console less of a necessity for certain people, given that you don't need your own console to play with a friend who has one. Making multiplayer gaming more clumsy while simultaneously deemphasizing the the need for everyone to have their own console hardly makes sense to me.

Re: Review: Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS)

Radixxs

This honestly looks like Super Mario 3D Land for Paper Mario in terms of reusing the series' ideas and having no story or anything actually new. Except for the stickers of course, which look to be more annoying than anything.

Re: GAME Mobile App Suggests That Nintendo ID Is On Its Way

Radixxs

@TysonQ7 I thought that was only GameStops in North America? Assuming so, unless they only care about selling 250,000 or so preorders, I don't think holding out on the basic information of the console's online capabilities 2 weeks before launch is very smart at all.

Re: Feature: Spooky Levels For Surprising Frights

Radixxs

I learned about the origins of the religious melting pot that is Halloween today, and it was far from pointless. Actually quite interesting. What is now a "cheap costume candy-fest" started as 3-4 different traditional festivities in different cultures that were fused together eventually. I could go on, but it seems rather "pointless" here.