Meanwhile, Nintendo is still not aware competition exists since sega stopped making consoles and they are doing a perfect job ignoring it selling more Switch than any other console ever (yes, Sony is full of crap with their PS2 numbers)
TBH, I'm only interested about the games. It'll be a new iteration of the Switch, with few improvements. All I want is a new 3D Mario, a new Zelda and Metroid Prime 4 as a Switch 2 exclusive within the first year (I know a main Zelda entry won't come for at least 2-3 years, but let me dream)
You know how good Monolith soft is when they included a unpatented PLAYi in XC3 that didn't require the definitely 100% real PLAYi computing unit. Or maybe the Switch is infinitely more powerful than we all thought?
3 letters: NDA. Nintendo is probably asking for such reparation if the silence is broken, nobody will mention the dev kit until tomorrow, or launch day.
Sakurai spoke the truth. Japan should never water down it's art for western audience. And I mean any art, whether it's music, games, food, etc. Everything is better over there, no exception.
This is going to be bad... Ganon a warlord? Not Ganondorf? And Link is usually a nobody, not a warrior. Who knows, maybe a blue guy will come out when you rub the Triforce.
This is when rumours can't be believed. Why the old gen? It's obviously to link 2 switch 2 so this generation can reach 300 million units sold! And sony will swear they sold 320 million PS2!!!
I guess there is more censorship in the west than in China. Good to know. Maybe Tencent will be an improvement.
Not fan of Ubisoft anyway. They've been going downhill since AC Black flag which was an incredible game. Every AC that followed was worse in terms of gameplay and story.
At some point you have to realise that TPC is like that special kid with crutches. When every single step is a misstep, you know TPC will never walk normally.
@Daniel36 France was lucky enough to have the Club Dorothée which had some (slightly famous) anime like Dragon ball, city hunter and other. But it was overly westernised and poorly translated with all the names changed. As if they were trying to hide the fact that it was Japanese.
FYI, if you use a hammer to get the Wii U disk inside your switch, it runs in 4K 120fps with ray tracing, even in handheld (it somehow upgraded my screen). Just try it, you can trust me.
An update is always free. DLCs and upGRADES aren't always free. But you should never feel the need to specify that an update is free. Unless it's EA or Ubisoft, one day they'll charge for bug fixes
Western games are pretty bland in comparison, mostly because of modern censorship and politically correctness (aka wokism). That's why indy games have become better than AAA games (unless they rely on one of those despicable "consultants").
Sony definitely needs to listen to Sakurai's advice.
I can already imagine the Nintendo direct in April:
"The Switch 2 will feature a real life all out brawl! It will be on sale at your local retail in 3... 2... 1... May the worst humans get their hands on a Switch 2! Good luck (with the OG star fox voice)"
@Kiyata I'm guessing it's the same people who invite Instagram girls to have fun with dogs, camels and several old men? And I mean, definitely doing PG13 stuff.
I'd take pretty much anything half as good as the original. A HD2D remake, an FF7R style remake, a prequel, sequel, spin-off, or... Chrono break??? Pretty please, make it a reality.
I probably set myself up for unavoidable disappointment.
I'm sure they will come up with a much better solution that requires a dozen cables, a switch, an android phone and an iPhone, a PC running on windows 3.1 and a fridge. Nintendo has always been weird with basic implementations of existing systems.
@HeadPirate Wrong gen. WiFi6 is ax, 5 is ac and 4 is n. And nobody has ever called it G4. I think @anti-matter is mistaking 4G as the mobile network with WiFi. Often people think wifi is a magical thing that give you the internet and don't even realise there is a dsl/fibre connection behind it.
Another common mistake is calling the 5GHz frequency "5G"
@AnnoyingFrenzy They started giving numbers to the generation of WiFi starting with 6 and going backwards. Before that it was called 802.11 b, g, a, n, ac, ax, be.
@JS_Comics I'd say there are a few reasons. The game engine and some visual effects are more demanding. Higher definition, etc. But there is most definitely some laziness and incompetence. A console game should always be optimised to run smoothly on the hardware by finding the right balance between quality and performance.
Developers have been talking about the switch as if it was less powerful than the Gameboy and use it as an excuse not to port or optimise anything. And the Switch 2 will probably be the same, or worse. They will port games, add ray tracing and blame the hardware for not hitting 30fps on a game cube HD remaster.
I've always been amazed by the brainwashing around Spielberg. Sure he made some great films 30 years ago, but he's mediocre at best nowadays. Good thing Miyamoto's got a brain not poisoned by western propaganda or blind nostalgia.
Also a Zelda live action is a terrible idea. I could see it as an anime from one of the many incredible studios out there, but definitely not a live action. But I'd love to be proven wrong if it's happening...
@Truegamer79 eBay has never done anything against scalpers, counterfeit or anything else. I don't believe they will ever get clean unless they get sued to oblivion by a giant company.
Those guys either state the obvious or try to be original by saying the stupidest things possible. Yes, the switch 2 will sell like hot cakes, and so will the switch 3 and 4 as long as they aren't named "Switch U".
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Re: Check Out Donkey Kong Bananza's Beautiful Switch 2 Box Art
It feels like Wreck-it-Ralph with bananas. Looking forward to this one.
Re: Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion Arrives On Nintendo Switch 2 This September
The first one looked so boring, I was never interested. This one looks much better, but I'll wait for reviews. I won't be a console seller for me.
Re: The Duration Of Tomorrow's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Has Been Confirmed
"Your Local Time: 3pm, Wed 2nd Apr 2025 heure d’été d’Europe centrale"
Frenglish, my favourite language.
Re: Has The Xbox Switch 2 Rival Just Revealed Its True Form?
Meanwhile, Nintendo is still not aware competition exists since sega stopped making consoles and they are doing a perfect job ignoring it selling more Switch than any other console ever (yes, Sony is full of crap with their PS2 numbers)
Re: Nintendo Drops Teaser Video For The Switch 2's 'C' Button
TBH, I'm only interested about the games. It'll be a new iteration of the Switch, with few improvements. All I want is a new 3D Mario, a new Zelda and Metroid Prime 4 as a Switch 2 exclusive within the first year (I know a main Zelda entry won't come for at least 2-3 years, but let me dream)
Re: Introducing PLAYi - A Whole New Way To Not Play
Also I'd recommend some moisturiser + a drop of tea tree essential oil for Navn Mann. Impressive makeup
Re: Introducing PLAYi - A Whole New Way To Not Play
You know how good Monolith soft is when they included a unpatented PLAYi in XC3 that didn't require the definitely 100% real PLAYi computing unit. Or maybe the Switch is infinitely more powerful than we all thought?
Re: Random: Fantasy Life's Animal Crossing Parody Starring 'Tim Crook' Is A Good Laugh
@Skunkfish So that's your lie for the day? You used it on something trivial. I respect that.
Re: Rumour: FCC Filing Hints At Switch 2 Pro Controller, And It May Come With One Big Upgrade
I really hope I can keep using my old pro controller on switch 2 until it dies.
Re: Rumour: More Switch 2 Development Kit Rumours Emerge Following Report Of "3-Phase Launch Plan"
3 letters: NDA. Nintendo is probably asking for such reparation if the silence is broken, nobody will mention the dev kit until tomorrow, or launch day.
Re: Random: Fantasy Life's Animal Crossing Parody Starring 'Tim Crook' Is A Good Laugh
The day of unlimited stupidity has begun. The average IQ is below zero for 24 hours... I didn't miss this
Re: Nier Automata's Dev Was "Ordered" To Ignore What The West Thinks Of His Game
Sakurai spoke the truth. Japan should never water down it's art for western audience. And I mean any art, whether it's music, games, food, etc. Everything is better over there, no exception.
Re: Rumour: Zelda Live-Action Movie Will Reportedly Be Part Of A "Trilogy"
This is going to be bad... Ganon a warlord? Not Ganondorf? And Link is usually a nobody, not a warrior. Who knows, maybe a blue guy will come out when you rub the Triforce.
Re: Talking Point: What We Expect From The Switch 2 Direct
Hopefully they won't curse Metroid Prime 5 by announcing it too early
Re: Talking Point: What We Expect From The Switch 2 Direct
All this wishful thinking and not a single mention of F-Zero. I'd like a new Nintendo IP, like a sci-fi action RPG or an adventure game.
Re: Rumour: New Switch 2 Rumour Makes Wild Claim About Mysterious 'C' Button
This is when rumours can't be believed. Why the old gen? It's obviously to link 2 switch 2 so this generation can reach 300 million units sold! And sony will swear they sold 320 million PS2!!!
Re: Ubisoft Opens New Subsidiary Backed By Tencent For Assassin's Creed And Other IP
I guess there is more censorship in the west than in China. Good to know. Maybe Tencent will be an improvement.
Not fan of Ubisoft anyway. They've been going downhill since AC Black flag which was an incredible game. Every AC that followed was worse in terms of gameplay and story.
Re: Legend Of Zelda Movie Release Date Revealed, Coming March 2027
Hopefully they will do a reverse Disney and make an Anime remake of the live action in a few years.
Re: Ubisoft Opens New Subsidiary Backed By Tencent For Assassin's Creed And Other IP
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Re: Select Pokémon Card Pre-Orders Cancelled After New Expansion's Disastrous Launch
At some point you have to realise that TPC is like that special kid with crutches. When every single step is a misstep, you know TPC will never walk normally.
Re: Chrono Trigger's Lifetime Sales Have Now Surpassed The Five Million Mark
@Daniel36 France was lucky enough to have the Club Dorothée which had some (slightly famous) anime like Dragon ball, city hunter and other. But it was overly westernised and poorly translated with all the names changed. As if they were trying to hide the fact that it was Japanese.
Re: Minecraft Is Getting A Graphics Upgrade
I bet people can't wait to play it when it releases on Switch 4. This looks like the graphical upgrade that was cancelled years ago on XBO.
Re: Chrono Trigger's Lifetime Sales Have Now Surpassed The Five Million Mark
5 millions almost seems too low for this game. I wonder how many people played it on emulator since it wasn't released in Europe.
Re: Random: Xenoblade Chronicles X On Switch Has A New 'Sex' Warning, But Why?
Maybe they added a secret adult mini game with the mechas? Like legos
Re: Random: Lego Mario Kart Fan Creates Astonishing Real-Life Track
This looks time consuming.
Re: A Hidden 60fps Mode In Xenoblade Chronicles X Gives Us Hope For A Switch 2 Upgrade
FYI, if you use a hammer to get the Wii U disk inside your switch, it runs in 4K 120fps with ray tracing, even in handheld (it somehow upgraded my screen). Just try it, you can trust me.
Re: The Reason For Balatro Dev's Anonymity Is Pretty Straightforward, Actually
Not everyone wants to be a public person. I perfectly understand his behaviour, and I'd probably do the same if I developed a game.
Re: 'The Knightling' Packs Plenty Of 3D Zelda Vibes Into New Release Date Trailer
At least it seems better than Fenyx rising. But I'm not getting those Zelda vibes, which is a good thing to avoid disappointment.
Re: Fitness Boxing 3's New Free Update Is Now Live (Version 1.1.0), Here Are The Full Patch Notes
An update is always free. DLCs and upGRADES aren't always free. But you should never feel the need to specify that an update is free. Unless it's EA or Ubisoft, one day they'll charge for bug fixes
Re: Sakurai Says Japanese Developers Should Avoid Trying To Appeal To Western Tastes
Western games are pretty bland in comparison, mostly because of modern censorship and politically correctness (aka wokism). That's why indy games have become better than AAA games (unless they rely on one of those despicable "consultants").
Sony definitely needs to listen to Sakurai's advice.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo May Have Already Shipped A Boatload Of Switch 2 Units To North America
I can already imagine the Nintendo direct in April:
"The Switch 2 will feature a real life all out brawl! It will be on sale at your local retail in 3... 2... 1... May the worst humans get their hands on a Switch 2! Good luck (with the OG star fox voice)"
Re: Niantic Sells Pokémon GO And Entire Gaming Division For $3.5 Billion
@Kiyata I'm guessing it's the same people who invite Instagram girls to have fun with dogs, camels and several old men? And I mean, definitely doing PG13 stuff.
Re: Niantic Sells Pokémon GO And Entire Gaming Division For $3.5 Billion
Niantic is now owned by the Saudi Arabia government.
I honestly think it's weird to see video game studios owned by government, regardless of which country.
Re: Star Fox Veteran's New Game Is Channelling Serious Lylat Energy
@Spider-Kev Don't mislead other people. The gameplay is nothing like Starfox.
And it's boring as hell. You spend half the time shooting at static object and the other half following the next objective.
Re: Celeste Composer Releases "Concept Album" For Studio's Cancelled Follow-Up, Earthblade
Weird angle for a Yamsha meme. It's sad to see a project from obviously pationate people get cancelled like this.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Expected To Join Switch 2 With A New Handheld This Year
So far, it has sold as many units as the Switch 2. Well done Microsoft, you can definitely call this a success.
Re: Chrono Trigger To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With "Various Projects"
I'd take pretty much anything half as good as the original. A HD2D remake, an FF7R style remake, a prequel, sequel, spin-off, or... Chrono break??? Pretty please, make it a reality.
I probably set myself up for unavoidable disappointment.
Re: New Nintendo Patent Hints At Improved Voice Chat On Switch 2
I'm sure they will come up with a much better solution that requires a dozen cables, a switch, an android phone and an iPhone, a PC running on windows 3.1 and a fridge. Nintendo has always been weird with basic implementations of existing systems.
Re: Switch 2 Filings Show Support For Wi-Fi 6
@HeadPirate Wrong gen. WiFi6 is ax, 5 is ac and 4 is n. And nobody has ever called it G4. I think @anti-matter is mistaking 4G as the mobile network with WiFi. Often people think wifi is a magical thing that give you the internet and don't even realise there is a dsl/fibre connection behind it.
Another common mistake is calling the 5GHz frequency "5G"
Re: Switch 2 Filings Show Support For Wi-Fi 6
@AnnoyingFrenzy They started giving numbers to the generation of WiFi starting with 6 and going backwards. Before that it was called 802.11 b, g, a, n, ac, ax, be.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection 2.0 Update
@JS_Comics I'd say there are a few reasons. The game engine and some visual effects are more demanding. Higher definition, etc. But there is most definitely some laziness and incompetence. A console game should always be optimised to run smoothly on the hardware by finding the right balance between quality and performance.
Developers have been talking about the switch as if it was less powerful than the Gameboy and use it as an excuse not to port or optimise anything. And the Switch 2 will probably be the same, or worse. They will port games, add ray tracing and blame the hardware for not hitting 30fps on a game cube HD remaster.
Re: "The Answer Was Always No" - Ex-Nintendo Employee On Zelda Movie Pitches
I've always been amazed by the brainwashing around Spielberg. Sure he made some great films 30 years ago, but he's mediocre at best nowadays. Good thing Miyamoto's got a brain not poisoned by western propaganda or blind nostalgia.
Also a Zelda live action is a terrible idea. I could see it as an anime from one of the many incredible studios out there, but definitely not a live action. But I'd love to be proven wrong if it's happening...
Re: Random: Link Goes Full Master Chief In This Ocarina Of Time X Halo Mash-Up Mod
Now we need a more destructive weapon: a bow that shoots cuccos.
Re: Samsung Shows Off Its Switch-Inspired Foldable Handheld
They need to keep working on it and allow to unfold the screen enough times so it's as big as a TV.
Re: Nintendo Places Outside Top 20 In Metacritic's 15th Annual Game Publisher Rankings
Nintendo just above EA and below Ubisoft. What happened to them?
Re: Stardew Valley's New Update Resolves Nintendo Switch Patch "Error"
@Anti-Matter You should wait for the "definitivest" edition scheduled for release in 2078.
Re: Nintendo Awarded $7 Million In Win Against Counterfeit amiibo Sellers
@Truegamer79 eBay has never done anything against scalpers, counterfeit or anything else. I don't believe they will ever get clean unless they get sued to oblivion by a giant company.
Re: Nintendo Discounts Several Games On Switch For MAR10 Day (North America)
Mario should be renamed "Iothmar", so we can also enjoy these sales in Europe.
Re: Analyst Expects Switch 2 To Sell Like Hot Cakes In Its First Quarter
Those guys either state the obvious or try to be original by saying the stupidest things possible. Yes, the switch 2 will sell like hot cakes, and so will the switch 3 and 4 as long as they aren't named "Switch U".
Re: An Unofficial New Book Celebrating Mario's 40th Anniversary Is On The Way
How do these unofficial things work from a legal point of view? Is it just a lawsuit magnet, or is there a grey area making it not 100% doomed?