RushDawg

Genesis Mini is better than the SNES Classic. Twice the games and an incredible lineup.

Marvel has already mixed it up with video game royalty with great results (Marvel vs. Capcom series). With that said, I'm of the opinion that the Smash Bros series should be for video game characters only.

@Silly_G

SEGA has nothing to do with the original design, so I don't think they should be ashamed of it. Perhaps they should be ashamed for licensing out the Sonic franchise to Paramount without any oversight or control though.

Super Mario Maker 1 released in 2015 which was basically the peak of the amiibo craze.

In 2019, amiibos are pretty niche and you have to go out of your way to find new ones (they were everywhere in 2015).

A post release patch is possible, but I doubt Nintendo would bother. I'm sure they have the numbers to show that people aren't buying amiibos anymore. Why bother adding in a function that most people can't enjoy?

Wow, that was fast. At one point in time Arena of Valor was literally the biggest game in the world. Surprising that it failed to gain any meaningful traction in the West, though perhaps not too surprising since the game was virtually unknown amongst Switch owners.

What a weird lineup from Namco. Galaxian instead of Galaga? The only franchise to get two games is Mappy?

@retro_player_22

The fact that you're calling SEGA "beyond greedy" for something they didn't actually or do (or even hint at doing) is absolutely hilarious to me.

We really turned a corner with Sonic Mania, by following it up with Sonic Forces and the amazing Sonic movie. We know what the fans want!

@PBandSmelly

SEGA gets full credit for Sonic Mania. They engaged talented fan developers and enabled them to make something special. Most companies squash fan projects.

Yakuza 6, Yakuza Kiwami 2 and Valkyria Chronicles 4 have MetaCritic scores of 83, 85 and 84 respectively (PS4 versions). Those are objectively great scores.

@PBandSmelly

You're joking right? SEGA's recently released Yakuza 6, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Puyo Puyo Champions and Sonic Mania. There's tons of great stuff coming from SEGA these days.

The problem with the Monkey Ball series is that the director (Toshihiro Nagoshi) of the GameCube games is the same person who is currently directing the Yakuza series (SEGA's best and most consistent modern series). Clearly Nagoshi's focus is elsewhere these days.

Looked better than I expected honestly

They should have just made a Gradius collection. They were half way there!

Japan is getting a physical release. Wonder if it will be in English.

I'm calling it now. The Genesis Mini will be better than the SNES Classic.

30 years later, SEGA still does what Nintendon't.

@DrJiggle

aka Gradius 0

@RupeeClock

Which is what Bayonetta uses...

Yawn. I'm waiting for the Snake, Simon Belmont and Joker announcements.

@RupeeClock

Kirby's had a gun since he copied Bayonetta in 2016.

Way too expensive. If this is anything like the PlayStation Classic, I expect deep discounts on this after it flops.

@BANJO Yakuza 6 has a full version of Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (amongst other SEGA arcade games), complete with online play.

Yakuza 5 and Yakuza Kiwami 2 both have full versions of Virtua Fighter 2 with online play.

The Switch is really missing out by not getting Yakuza games.

@BANJO

The Yakuza games contain full Virtua Fighter titles with online play in them. THAT'S how good they are.

@Lord

The Yakuza series contains Saturn classics. Yakuza Kiwami 2, for example, has full versions of Virtual Fighter 2 and Virtua On in the main game.

The new spinoff game, Judgment, has Fighting Vipers in it.

Yakuza 0 would be fantastic on the Switch. The game has a PS3 version so a port would be technically feasible and the game offers a great, standalone introduction to the series.

Kiryu would also be a fantastic addition to Smash. He's a great mix of violence and comedy that'd fit in well with the rest of the cast.

Shame SEGA's keeping the series of Switch for the time being.

It's too soon for a Link to the Past remake, as it would completely overshadow the upcoming Link's Awakening Remake.

@retro_player_22

SEGA still makes great stuff. They just showed off footage of a new Sakura Wars game that is coming West and the upcoming Judgment looks awesome.

I do miss SEGA's arcade racing games though. They were some of the best in the business. That said, no one seems to be making AAA arcade racers anymore.

@Bomberman64

I think it was more anti rental / anti second hand games market than it was anti-piracy.

GX is clearly the best. SEGA did what Nintendidn't; make the best F-Zero game.

Why pick Shantae 1/2 Genie Hero, a level-based platformer over Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, an actual Metroidvania?

My outlandish wish is for the game to allow for the creation of 3D levels in the same style of Super Mario 3D World.

Brazilians love SEGA

There seems to be a typo in the press release, as they mention three masterpieces. It should read "two masterpieces and RE Zero".

What a terrible poll. The Mega Drive / Genesis mini should absolutely have ALL of the games in the poll options. SEGA's been releasing Genesis compilation games for YEARS that have multiple Sonics, Shining Forces, etc. Hell even the terrible Atgames mini consoles have multiple games per franchise.

How disappointing would it be if the Mega Drive / Genesis mini was limited to one game per franchise?

No need to balance the game? They literally just released a balance patch. Expect more in the future.

This pretty much reconfirms Bayonetta 3 for 2019.

Also, a shame we have to learn of these release dates from financial reports instead of, you know, a Nintendo Direct.

@Moroboshi876

And some of those are Sonic games which are literally one button games!

Still, the controller looks sweet.

Activates Mom voice

I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed.

Glass half-full take:
Nintendo is looking to bring in some top talent to improve and grow their online service by giving the fans more of what the want.

Glass half-empty take:
Nintendo's leadership in Japan is upset that Nintendo Switch's paid online is undersubscribed. They're looking to hire a salesman to try to push the service, more or less as-is.

That's a solid list.

Interesting how the Switch Online service features most, but not all, of the games on the NES and SNES Classic mini consoles (assuming this leak is true).

Nintendo's being pretty stubborn pushing 3DS support into 2019. I'm not at all surprised to see major titles underperforming. Most everyone seems to be done with their 3DS as this point.

They should have stopped support after 2017, with Metroid Samus Returns and Pokemon Ultra Sun / Moon as the system's swan song(s).

@CharlieSmile

Well duh, Peach and Daisy are princesses, not queens. Luigi on the other hand....

These mini consoles went from impossible to find to languishing on store shelves. Looks like Nintendo struggled to find the right amount to manufacture / ship. It's a similar situation to amiibo. I imagine scalpers will want to scoop these up fast after today's news. The consoles will probably be worth quite a bit in a few years.

@neufel

Bingo! He didn't deny a 2019 revision at all. He basically said that his focus was on selling the current Switch for the current holiday season. That's it. This article's headline is VERY misleading.

Overcooked 2 winning Family Game of the Year is hardly a victory for Nintendo. It basically beat out most of Nintendo's 2018 exclusives for that honour.

This was a horrible showing for Nintendo at the Game Awards.

@readyletsgo

Persona 5 runs just fine on PS3. It is basically a PS3 game and was intended for PS3 for most of its development. A Switch version seems fairly likely.

@HobbitGamer @Almighty-Koz

ARMS also got a lot of free updates (new fighters, stages, modes, etc.)

@goggles789

People with much more knowledge of the situation than you or I decided to ban him and strip him of all records. They didn't do this because he was totally innocent pal. Proving he can get a high score doesn't take responsibility for anything. That makes zero sense. How does his proof of a high score take responsibility for him playing on MAME and lying about it?

By your logic, a car thief can take responsibility for his car theft by proving he has enough money to buy the car.

@goggles789 That's not what I said. I said him getting a high score does nothing to address what he's accused of. If he addresses what he's accused of and takes responsibility for it, then I would personally not have a problem with giving him a second chance.

Billy Michell's talent was never in question. Even his most vocal critics can acknowledge that he's a great player. My response to this recent great score is "so what?". We know he's great at Donkey Kong. Always has been. This does nothing to address the shady things he's been accused of.

@Hunt3r_Cr0wl3y

My comment was facetious. There's no way the entire NES library will come to the Switch. There's way too many licensed titles, not to mention a bunch of weird games no one cares about (Wall Street Kid anyone?).

"We haven’t even made the full library of NES games available yet"

Key word is "yet". You heard it here first folks. Get hyped for such NES Classics as:

-Wall Street Kid
-Taboo: the Sixth Sense
-Classic Concentration
-Color a Dinosaur
-Bad Street Brawler