Hoping for tearful Sakurai announcing fighter pass 3 and saying he’s looking forward to it as he unsuccessfully gnaws the chain attaching him to his desk….
@Captain_Toad I mean it was how it’s worked for centuries now.
Both AT&T and News Corp. are literally all about it. News Corp. uses their tabloid outlets to “Catch and Kill” stories all the time. (Buy rights to story. Bury story.)
Double Dash as a mode (so you can play either way), Mission Mode returns (with bosses), 6 new cups, 6 retro cups, track variants (take from the phone game, add ramps, reverse/mirror, all the stuff), all the tracks from the mario kart arcades that never got home release, all previous drivers return (with alt costumes from phone game where applicable), and any completely new tracks from the phone game (the ones based on locations) get added.
Also an F-Zero mode. Big Blue and Mute City are ace tracks in 8’s DLC(or the deluxe version). So yeah, give me all the original f zero tracks mario kartified all the way up to port town. Of course with amazing music remixes.
@Goodnoodle5 if we still haven’t gotten an anime adaptation of the four sword manga or the link to the past one (why yes, I am named Roam)… I don’t see Ninty mining this easy source of profit for profit.
@jemil1992 Bright side: we got Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, the ABC cartoon (and I suppose Sonic Underground with it), and Sonic X all kind of using variants of this style.
I see it likely on a rom dump. In high school I thought there was an Japan exclusive F Zero 2 until I realized it was just a bunch of satellaview tracks. Don’t have roms anymore and the site was taken down though.
After riding day and night across the countryside, Sakurai finally thought he reached peace, dismounted his steed to feed it an apple when Sakurai noticed there was something on the horse’s bridle. Sakurai tried to flick it away and realized he just unmasked two smash fanatics in a horse costume that were begging him for a third battle pass.
Next time, Sakurai knew, he’d need to go somewhere even more isolated.
A rogue smash fanatic also knew this as they prepared their penguin costume.
Owned 10/10 wii u. Owned 6/10 3ds (and don’t know how LBW and KI:U didn’t sell more). 8/10 Wii (No party or Fit+ for me). And only 4/10 ds (Jump Ultimate Stars didn’t make it? …yeah, okay, I understand that).
@Dethmunk what can you do to elevate a mario kart 9? It’s pretty easy.
Bring in character costumes, MKTour has already made plenty.
Bring in the alternate modes of tracks from MK tour. Hell, bring in all the custom “world tour” tracks from that game.
Make a new mission mode (with battle mode bosses) like MKDS.
Make a separate additional option for double dash mode, complete with new and retro tracks, and new double dash karts and kart parts. Double Dash mode would be able to toggle on or off “character specific items”.
Throw in Kirby and a Kirby stage to celebrate his move to 3d and as a cheeky air ride nod.
I think Mario Oddyssey or Luigi’s Mansion was the last “short” game I played I paid full price for (Luigi was technically a discount because it was the time of game vouchers).
Yes, I’m going to give in. But in the vain hope that the cost increase is to herald a better product (which yeah, you now need more systems than 64 and genesis to add to it. So maybe if those rumors about the saturn are true… throw in dreamcast, game gear, gb(c), gba, DS (two switches required even), 3ds, wii, and wii u (two switches required again), turbografx 16, and virtual boy) and stop drip feeding the games.
@YusseiWarrior3000 no, they are ubisoft characters that have an existing shared franchise with nintendo characters and get lumped in.
Kind of like when nintendolife does an article on someone digging up the segasonic the hedgehog arcade. Sonic is not a nintendo character, but he has mario and sonic at the olympics. So he’s “close enough” to make news on a nintendo site.
@YusseiWarrior3000 it shows video game characters and franchises heavily associated with Nintendo get lumped into nintendo things from news sites to old cartoons. Especially ones that are allowed to get crossovers between their licensed characters and nintendo’s.
@YusseiWarrior3000 Rabbids appear in numerous games on numerous nintendo systems and they first appeared on a Wii launch title, which already made their ninty association strong. Now, as the sequel has been announced, they have a crossover franchise with Mario which is more Nintendo action than many Nintendo franchises get.
Also, hey, global tourist attraction and slice of history. Maybe mario went there with his …time machine…
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Re: Nintendo Direct To Air Today, Wednesday 9th February 2022
Hoping for tearful Sakurai announcing fighter pass 3 and saying he’s looking forward to it as he unsuccessfully gnaws the chain attaching him to his desk….
Wait, why are smash fans the worst again?
Re: Rumour: A "Certain Super Spy" Could Return Within The Next Few Weeks
Honestly, I was hoping for Gex.
Re: Talking Point: Who Is Nintendo Going To Buy? Don't Be Shocked If The Answer Is "Nobody"
I don’t see them doing it, but if they bought Capcom, they’d have all the win.
Re: Random: Artwork In Retro Japanese Magazine Depicts Link As A Female
So Linkle lied about her age.
Re: Metroid Prime Hunters Designer Would Love To See The Game Remade Today
I liked playing Weevil online. Leave leg turret, hide in corner, get to slashin
Re: Review: Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 - More Of The Same Short-But-Sweetness
I liked GV1 and 2 and playing as Copen in 2.
But the first luminous avenger didn’t click with me. Think I’ll pass this time.
Re: The First Zelda Was Almost 100% Dungeons, According To Miyamoto
Dungeon supremacy? Design dungeons without world map?
Man, Breath of the Wild broke everything.
Re: Round Up: The Pokémon Legends: Arceus Reviews Are In
@Troll_Decimator be fair to the trolls. I don’t know if there is playable eggsecutor or Sudowoodo.
Re: Video: Nintendo Fixed* The Water Emulation In Ocarina Of Time On Switch
They finally sprung for the N64 Expansion Pak and the games have more RAM now.
But I thought it was supposed to come with DK64, not Banjo Kazooie.
Re: Random: This Fan-Made Pokémon FPS Finally Lets You 'Shoot 'Em All'
But Pokemon have ranged attacks. Why aren’t they using them?
Re: Feature: Someone Did An AGDQ Speedrun Of Legendarily Awful CD-i Game, Zelda's Adventure. Why?!
The sad part is… this is easily the best game of the zelda cd-i trilogy.
Not that this game is good. That’s just how bad the other two are.
Re: Bobby Kotick Considered Buying Game Websites To "Change The Public Narrative" Around Activision
@Captain_Toad I mean it was how it’s worked for centuries now.
Both AT&T and News Corp. are literally all about it. News Corp. uses their tabloid outlets to “Catch and Kill” stories all the time. (Buy rights to story. Bury story.)
Re: Poll: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Looks Mighty Impressive - How Hyped Are You?
It’s going to be hard convincing my wife to play Kirby just so I can play Bandanna Waddle Dee.
Re: Talking Point: Could 'Mario Kart 9' Be The Smash Bros. Ultimate Of Racers?
My ideal Mario Kart 9:
Double Dash as a mode (so you can play either way), Mission Mode returns (with bosses), 6 new cups, 6 retro cups, track variants (take from the phone game, add ramps, reverse/mirror, all the stuff), all the tracks from the mario kart arcades that never got home release, all previous drivers return (with alt costumes from phone game where applicable), and any completely new tracks from the phone game (the ones based on locations) get added.
Also an F-Zero mode. Big Blue and Mute City are ace tracks in 8’s DLC(or the deluxe version). So yeah, give me all the original f zero tracks mario kartified all the way up to port town. Of course with amazing music remixes.
Re: Nintendo Is Adding A New Course In Mario Kart Tour's Next Update
This game has a pretty good roster… but I still want to see Dr Goomba Tower make a return.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess Manga Will End With The Next Chapter
@Goodnoodle5 if we still haven’t gotten an anime adaptation of the four sword manga or the link to the past one (why yes, I am named Roam)… I don’t see Ninty mining this easy source of profit for profit.
Re: Best Of 2021: Seriously, What The Heck Is Going On Inside Samus’ Morph Ball?
I do really hope the next pokemon lets you buy Morph Balls from the shop and catching a Ditto with one evolves them into Samus.
Re: Feature: 'Royal Anapoko Academy' Director On Ancient's Style And Potential Issues Of An Overseas Release
If you haven’t played “Beyond Oasis” by Ancient, go play that game.
Re: Random: Sonic 2's Trailer Gets An Anime Makeover
@jemil1992 Bright side: we got Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, the ABC cartoon (and I suppose Sonic Underground with it), and Sonic X all kind of using variants of this style.
Re: Ubisoft Staff Are Leaving Their Jobs In Droves, Report Claims
Rabbids team seems okay.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Year In Review - Our Stats And Most Played Games
Pokemon Unite… it kind of has consumed a lot of time.
Re: Random: It Takes Two May Just Be Playable Solo, If You're Masahiro Sakurai
Sakurai plays pokemon unite with five controllers. Handling the entire team himself. He still has an 80% win rate in standard.
90% in ranked.
Re: Mini Review: WinBack: Covert Operations - Omega Force's Overlooked And Influential Cover Shooter
If you’re playing the versus mode… one character does not need to reload. Pick him.
Re: Star Wars: Hunters Shows The Force In Flashy New Trailer
I’m giving it a shot entirely because it let’s me play as two jawas standing on each other’s shoulders.
Re: Five Switch Publishers Team Up For Huge eShop Sale, 15 Switch OLEDs Also Being Given Away
Robonauts, One Strike, and Not Not are probably the only qubic games I’ve got that I’ve ever gone back to more than once.
Bit.Trip Runner and sequels are all amazing.
Re: There's A $5,000 Reward For Anyone Who Can Find These 'Lost' F-Zero Tracks
I see it likely on a rom dump. In high school I thought there was an Japan exclusive F Zero 2 until I realized it was just a bunch of satellaview tracks. Don’t have roms anymore and the site was taken down though.
Re: Random: Look, It's The Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai On A Horse
After riding day and night across the countryside, Sakurai finally thought he reached peace, dismounted his steed to feed it an apple when Sakurai noticed there was something on the horse’s bridle. Sakurai tried to flick it away and realized he just unmasked two smash fanatics in a horse costume that were begging him for a third battle pass.
Next time, Sakurai knew, he’d need to go somewhere even more isolated.
A rogue smash fanatic also knew this as they prepared their penguin costume.
Re: Decidueye Joins Pokémon Unite Next Week
@thiz Venusaur, Torterra, sceptile, and chesnaught are all cool enough, imo.
Re: 'Amazing Princess Sarah' Mixes Castlevania And Super Mario 2, And It's Out This Week
Gameplay looks cute.
Apparently the official art is distracting.
Re: Hideki Kamiya Says He Wants To Make An Okami Sequel "Someday"
Do it! Do it now! Since Capcom has to be involved anyway, crossover with Viewtiful Joe.
Re: The Top Ten Best-Selling Games For Wii U, 3DS, Wii And DS (As Of September 2021)
Owned 10/10 wii u. Owned 6/10 3ds (and don’t know how LBW and KI:U didn’t sell more). 8/10 Wii (No party or Fit+ for me). And only 4/10 ds (Jump Ultimate Stars didn’t make it? …yeah, okay, I understand that).
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Has Now Outsold Mario Kart Wii
@Dethmunk what can you do to elevate a mario kart 9? It’s pretty easy.
Bring in character costumes, MKTour has already made plenty.
Bring in the alternate modes of tracks from MK tour. Hell, bring in all the custom “world tour” tracks from that game.
Make a new mission mode (with battle mode bosses) like MKDS.
Make a separate additional option for double dash mode, complete with new and retro tracks, and new double dash karts and kart parts. Double Dash mode would be able to toggle on or off “character specific items”.
Throw in Kirby and a Kirby stage to celebrate his move to 3d and as a cheeky air ride nod.
I’m good here.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Has Now Outsold Mario Kart Wii
@AlexHarford if you use a mushroom or hit a boost, the ink will be blown off early.
@westman98 Granted on DS/3DS you could use the touch screen to wipe the ink away.
Re: WayForward's Co-Op Brawler 'Dawn Of The Monsters' Gets New Trailer And Release Window
@Velkku arcade version does have a switch port
Re: Giles Goddard Shares A Glimpse Of Zelda 64 'Portal' Demo In Action
Hope more footage of the zelda gamecube tech demo gets released if this becomes a trend.
Re: Nintendo Has Now Shut Down Its Dr. Mario World Mobile Game
RIP Dr Goomba Tower
Re: Charles Martinet Wants To Voice Mario For As Long As He Possibly Can
He thanked me so much-a for playing his game.
Re: Soapbox: 8 Times I Ugly Cried At Kingdom Hearts
Aw, Namine in Chain of memories gets nothing?
Well, that was a rather long quest…0
Re: Talking Point: How Many Hours Is A 'Short' Game For You?
I think Mario Oddyssey or Luigi’s Mansion was the last “short” game I played I paid full price for (Luigi was technically a discount because it was the time of game vouchers).
I don’t regret either. At all.
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Release Date And Pricing Revealed
This is terribly priced. More than doubling it?
Yes, I’m going to give in. But in the vain hope that the cost increase is to herald a better product (which yeah, you now need more systems than 64 and genesis to add to it. So maybe if those rumors about the saturn are true… throw in dreamcast, game gear, gb(c), gba, DS (two switches required even), 3ds, wii, and wii u (two switches required again), turbografx 16, and virtual boy) and stop drip feeding the games.
Re: Yes, The Nintendo 64 Controller For Switch Has Rumble
What about controller paks? And will I be able to bring my nfl blitz playbook to the arcade?
Re: #ThankYouSakurai Gains Traction On Social Media Ahead Of The Final Smash Bros. Fighter Reveal
Thank you, Sakurai
Re: Triangle Strategy Has A Silly Name But Looks Great, Out In March
I like the look of it… but honestly I feel like I’d get the same from Disgaea.
Re: The 'Second Free Update' For Mario Golf: Super Rush Swings Onto Switch Today
Hey awesome! Was not expecting a second desert course, but am definitely up for more courses
Re: The Super Mario Movie's Release Date And Cast Are Revealed
I like Chris Pratt…. But he’s no Charles Martinet and he is definitely no Bob Hoskins.
Re: A New Kirby Game Just Leaked On Nintendo Japan's Website
Neat.
Still hoping the direct announces some dlc for kirby fighters, but I also don’t see it as likely.
Re: Ubisoft's Rabbids Invade The Palace Of Versailles In New Augmented Reality App
@YusseiWarrior3000 no, they are ubisoft characters that have an existing shared franchise with nintendo characters and get lumped in.
Kind of like when nintendolife does an article on someone digging up the segasonic the hedgehog arcade. Sonic is not a nintendo character, but he has mario and sonic at the olympics. So he’s “close enough” to make news on a nintendo site.
Re: Ubisoft's Rabbids Invade The Palace Of Versailles In New Augmented Reality App
@YusseiWarrior3000 it shows video game characters and franchises heavily associated with Nintendo get lumped into nintendo things from news sites to old cartoons. Especially ones that are allowed to get crossovers between their licensed characters and nintendo’s.
Re: Ubisoft's Rabbids Invade The Palace Of Versailles In New Augmented Reality App
@YusseiWarrior3000 it’s the same way mega man and simon belmont were in captain N, the game master.
Re: Ubisoft's Rabbids Invade The Palace Of Versailles In New Augmented Reality App
@YusseiWarrior3000 Rabbids appear in numerous games on numerous nintendo systems and they first appeared on a Wii launch title, which already made their ninty association strong. Now, as the sequel has been announced, they have a crossover franchise with Mario which is more Nintendo action than many Nintendo franchises get.
Also, hey, global tourist attraction and slice of history. Maybe mario went there with his …time machine…