I LOVE Warioware games. But this game needs to have the multiplayer versus! The Smooth Moves multiplayer is a big party game...8 people playing together!
I don´t care about more characters. I only play with Koopa Troopa. I´ve never chose another character in 250 hours of gameplay. I want the new tracks, baby!
In my country...
Metroid Dread...R300.00...on HYPER MAX shop sale? R209.00
LOL
I am buying games on STEAM for R140.00 (Spiderman Remaster), R40.00 (Batman Arkham Collection, with 3 games more all DLC), R30.00 (Devil May Cry 5 complete + all DLC)..
Goodbye Nintendo games. Nintendo makes good games, but not R300.00 / 209.00 good games for me.
We like Just Dance. We have the Just Dance Unlimited and play a lot.
We have a Pump-it Up arcade machine here. And it´s just perfect. When we have a lot of people..they prefer Just Dance than Pump-it up, because Just Dance is 6 simultaneous (interactive) people. DDR is a "poor Pump it up". We have DDR too..but Pump it Up is way better!
I don´t know if we need the 2024 version...but...maybe
@Bret Many $3 and $5 games are not commercially successful. Sky Racket, for example.
These games achieved very high popularity. Some of these games sell many products, such as t-shirts, bedding, decorative objects, such as Among US.
I'm not talking about billing, but popularity.
Having a game that has been played by 30....50...80 million people is sometimes worth more than a $60 game that has only been played by 1 million people.
I have the impression that even if had Octopath Traveler II sold for $5, it would not have reached 30...50...80 million in sales.
@Gamepro500
I think only 10% Square Enix games managed to sell 10 million copies of a game.
Imagine Square Enix's rage. It invests millions in Final Fantasy VII Remake, the most powerful version of its most powerful franchise. Only 5 million people buy the game.
Then comes Vampire Survivors, a game that nobody expected, and it came out of nowhere, and in 1 year 49 million people played the game. LOL
Today i prefer indie games than traditional franshises.
Indie games receive = more content, more dedication, cheaper prices, more hours of gameplay, more fun (my taste).
Into the Breach
Slay the Spire
Binding of Isaac
Shadowverse
Hollow Knight
Hades
Dead Cells
Among Us
Skullgirls 2nd Encore
Horizon Chase Turbo
Shovel Knight
Enter the Gungeon
Skyforce Reloaded
Cuphead
Art of Rally (not the Switch version)
Rocket League
Roguebook
Wargroove
Pummel Party (steam exclusive...better than any Mario Party, 8 players online/offline, perfect board game)
Celeste
TowerFall
Descenders
Vampire Survivors
I didn't watch the movie. I don't really like animations. I'll watch it when it's really cheap on some streaming...on a day when I have nothing else to do.
@luckyseven Yes i know. I mean..."this KIND of game". I can't give Xenoblade a chance since I don't like playing games alone. I almost exclusively play multiplayer games with friends. If I'm alone, I don't play games.
I have 6 joycons (We can play Just Dance in 6 players). Need more one pair of joycons to complete the party here. Preparing to play Everybody 1+2 Switch here!!!
@SBandy1 I see. And.....at the end of the day we are very different players. I like fighting games, online competition, strategy and racing and 90% of my time is with multiplayer and competitive games. I feel sleepy playing offline single player games. I find it boring! But, you probably enjoy single player games more than competitive multiplayers. For me, gaming is like a sport. If I can't fight in person, I'll fight in the game! But, I don't have the patience to play games with a lot of plot, I don't care about the characters' stories, I don't care about the virtual setting, about the adventure, stay immersed (inside a virtual world), none of that. I see the Zelda Map..the forest, the scenario and I don't feel anything. no "wow" effect and I'll never understand so much frenzy. Well, good night, I'll leave you and the other guy fighting over there.
@SBandy1 I did not follow your conversation, I only read about Gears of War, as if it were a poor game, but it is hot online and Gears 5 - Hivebusters is splendid! And I have no idea what "okay dokey" means.
@SBandy1 No please!! We LOVE Gears of War. I have a PC gamer and my wife her PC gamer.
Gears 5 is the second most played game here. We compete online and offline. This game is HUGE, so much fun! Difficult and perfect! A lot of strategy, reflex and skill with the controller. Great design!
We have a lot of virtual friends playing Gears 5 on Steam every day! Clan vs clan is fantastic!
I feel sleepy playing slow games like Zelda, Skyrim, The Witcher 3...I don't enjoy exploring virtual scenarios. I need more action to have fun playing a game. If I want to "puzzle" I prefer strategy games like Xcom, Advance Wars, Wargroove (good A.I. against me)... Strolling through a virtual scenario starts to hit me with a feeling of isolation that leaves me depressed! I feel like the loneliest person in the world! I like games where I can compete offline or online co-op against complex artificial intelligence or people...gears 5 has one of the best A.I. ever!! The bots make smart strategies against you. it´s perfect!......games like Zelda, the enemies have virtually no artificial intelligence and I find the type of combat dull. But that doesn't mean I'm going to say that Zelda is a bad game. It's just not for me. Gears is probably not for you. But it's one of my favorite games of all time. And I've been playing since 1981!
My friends and me are playing Street Fighter 6 on Steam and this game is perfect! I have more than 1500 hours playing Street Fighter IV and 1000+ on Street Fighter V. I have 100% achievements in 36 fighting games on Steam! And it´s my #1 kind of game: fighting games! Street Fighter 6 probably will be my best game ever! Today...my best game ever is Soulcalibur VI!
Dead or Alive 5 Final Round: i like this version more than Dead or Alive 6.
Both are excellent games. Doa 5 Final Round is one of the best fighting games in history. Extremely complex and complete. Today I scheduled to play online tournaments with many Steam friends. Let´s go Mila and Naotora team (tag battle)!! Love this game!
on Switch:
Shovel Knight Treasure Trove: challenge and perfect oldschool game!
@JohnnyMind These games are more expensive in the Nintendo store. Apparently Nintendo charges an expensive fee for each game, forcing the price up, because in other stores, these games are much cheaper (since launch).
That's why most of these games I buy on Steam (PC)...and now I can use them on Steam Deck as well.
In the case of Advance Wars 1 + 2, Nintendo only changed the graphics (and put very little effort into these graphics) and put few animations and few dubbed words. It was very little. It didn't bring anything else. It is a game copy of GBA: Advance Wars 1+2 from 2004.
She didn't redo the artificial intelligence, she didn't change the maps. I see, it's a remake. My point is, it wasn't a $60 level effort.
Wargroove 2 will even have a Rogue Like mode, with randomized battles and maps, that will give this type of game infinite replay value for half the price (launch price)
At the end of the day these are Nintendo's decisions, which can be praised or criticized. The games themselves are good. But for people with my profile, not $60 good, as there are other games that these Nintendo games can be compared to that bring more content for less, and are just as good, if not better.
I don't wish the games themselves harm, but honestly, I prefer to see commercial failure sometimes, because only with failure will the company try harder.
As long as Bug-Pokemon sells a lot, it will remain Bug-Pokemon. I don't buy games with Pokemon in the name. The day they look good to me, I buy them. I won't buy buggy $60 games, either from Nintendo or any other company.
Yesterday I asked for my money back on the Steam store for a $3 game because the achievements are buggy.
The Steam Store is fantastic and respectful of the consumer. They give the money back. If Nintendo had the same level of respect, I might ask for my money back for MXGP3, which is currently unplayable on Switch.
To ask for the money back on the Steam Store is super simple. Now with Nntendo, recently someone posted that it is possible to do this once, for extreme cases, as happened with Pokemon, but it is super bureaucratic, compared to the Steam Store.
Each has a perception of value. I review games coldly, with no relation to the company that made them. Only the game (and the price) matters to me, not the company that made each game.
But that's it, games are for fun. It's up to each one to decide to pay the price or not for the level of fun they think they'll have in return!
@JohnnyMind Thank you for explaining the MSRP to me. Your point of argument is fair.
I realize that every Nintendo product has a built-in "brand value", because Nintendo is, as we say around here, a luxury brand, in its segment.
I realize that for fans, a Nintendo product, even before its birth, already has an "additional value". This is the value perceived by the players.
Nintendo has invested in Marketing for many years, in addition to having an old and successful history that has provided it with this advantage: the advantage of not being questioned.
Of course, Nintendo is being questioned more every day. But in this market, it's a brand that, whatever Nintendo does, its audience will make more of an effort to understand and support it. This does not happen, with this strength, with other brands in the gaming industry.
A big part of the reason why my views seem extreme is that I'm not a Nintendo fan, and I'm a person who isn't swayed by marketing. I don't see "additional value" for anything. Not only for Nintendo but for any brand, any type of product that I buy.
So, by nature, I don't use euphemism. I have no "affection" for Nintendo, and I'm not careful about criticizing. I don't care about praising either. My opinions are the raw opinions. Without the necessary care to alleviate the situation. But I'm like that with all companies, not just Nintendo.
I need to be more careful, especially when I'm on websites where people really love a brand. (I'm not saying this about you, I'm doing a self-criticism!)
Where do I want to go?
Nintendo has put itself on this pedestal where $60 is justifiable for any product. Likewise, as you've noted, Nintendo can't create seasonal sales so that people stop shopping waiting for the next sale.
On the other hand, since it has conquered this market positioning (so desired by any company), it should deliver products at the height that this positioning requires, because if people do not believe that some of its products are worth the asking price for them, these people will not buy. Mostly people like me, immune to marketing, immune to character design and other abstract or sentimental values.
As there are games much cheaper than $60, sometimes in the same style, but with much more content and dedication from the companies behind them...some experiences with Nintendo games are looking very shallow.
Metroid Dread could have more game modes, could have a Rogue Like mode, or any other type of content to justify the $60 (since Nintendo chose this MSRP). Because Hollow Knight greatly expanded its value (with free DLC), which made this game HUGE and with much, MUCH more content than Metroid Dread. Hollow Knight is much cheaper than Metroid Dread (since launch). Ori and Blind Forest is another example of Metroidvania with more content than Metroid Dread, and which costs much less (since launch), Dust: an Elysium Tale as well, Shadow Complex as well. And many other examples.
This makes me grateful that some such good games aren't from Nintendo...or would be more expensive just because of this "abstract value" that Nintendo purposely incorporated, and that I don't consume and don't value.
@JohnnyMind First, thank you for responding and for being polite in your response. Really sometimes I seem a little extreme in my opinions. First of all, I think Metroid Dread and Advance Wars 1 + 2 are good games. I don't think they are "$60 good" level, but good. I believe they would have more sales if they were $29. It would sell twice as much to make the same revenue as Nintendo did, but it would expand the player base for these franchises. This is very important in the long run. It's better than burying franchises. Metroid Dread sold 3 million copies for a console installed base of 125 million. Advance Wars will do less than that. I find these results sad. An injustice to the games themselves, but a fair result if we think that the price they received from Nintendo does not match the games they are, in my opinion, of course.
Excuse my ignorance, but I don't know what MSRP means. English is my third language and I'm not very good at it!
@JohnnyMind It is unnecessary to write to one person about a third person.
I'm here, you can write to me. We have different opinions, but as far as I remember, the tenor of our words were always respectful, summing up to just talking about the subject, not judging each other, right? Differing opinions is what makes the conversation interesting.
Yes, I played 100% Advance Wars 1 (3 times, on GBA), Advance Wars 2 (3 times, on GBA) and Wargroove (right now..my third playthrough)...I love Advance Wars franchise...and yes..Wargroove (a cheap game, and...so much cheaper on Steam....has a lot of more content than $60 Advance Wars 1 + 2, also considering the release of Wargroove 2). Wargroove: you have real map sharing between players and sharing worlds with missions and new stories, created by players, like in Super Mario Maker 2. And you don't even need to subscribe to the NSO to get access to this on Switch.
This shouldn't bother you so much. This is a fact. There really is more content in Wargroove. And Wargroove really is cheaper. Point. From there, you can like what you want and so can I. But facts are facts. Advance Wars 1 + 2...$60? It´s a joke. But, people, sometimes, pay more, happy and keeping your mouth shut! Others, on the other hand, value their wallet more (even though they have money. In fact, the fact that they appreciate their own wallet unequivocally makes them accumulate more throughout their lives!). I won´t pay $60 to play the same exactly old GBA games i played 3 times. The remake was made with very low added value. It was minimal effort.
The solutions for each map are exactly the same. There is nothing new for me. I might buy it if it cost $19.
I believe that Nintendo made this remake to attract new players. But, this did not happen. Those who went after the game are fans of the franchise. But, fans of the franchise have already played these games to exhaustion. So... sales are low.... high price and nothing new. This is an example of a franchise that deserved a new game, but it probably won't exist.
Either way, Wargroove has sold 2.5 million copies on Steam alone. Advance Wars 1+2 will not sell the same amount (Even though the Nintendo Switch has sold 125 million consoles). More people will have experienced Wargroove than Advance Wars. And among the reasons is the price I mentioned.
@Friendly Yes, I wrote this in my previous comment. No matter how I set the difficulty, the only way to make it a little less easy is to remove everything...no skills, nothing...and then it's a hyper simple game. The only way to make it challenging is to take away the skills...that is, to take away 90% of the gameplay possibilities.
The smart thing would be to put more enemies, give enemies more powerful skills and keep skills to make the game more fun.
To make it a little less easy, 90% of the gameplay elements need to be removed. This is stupid. It's not fun.
AMAZING GAME.....A LOT OF CONTENT....(100x more than $60 Metroid Dread).
Free updating...FREE ... a lot of more stuff.....
200 - 300 hours of gameplay!
Thank you for this game NOT BEING NINTENDO.
Otherwise, the same game would be $60 + $24.90 DLC!
** And no, the fact that this game is cheap ($6 on steam in my country), didn't bankrupt the company. The studio behind this amazing game is in good financial health, and creating more and more around their games!
Thank you very much! And may the studio never be bought by Nintendo!
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a EASY...EASY game... but in a limit (extreme limit) that still allows to have fun.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope crossed this threshold. The game, no matter how difficult you make the settings, limiting the gameplay, is made for 2 - 5 year old babies to finish. Seriously, this is just a way of saying that this game is not fun, as it has zero challenge.
For this game to be good, it needs to increase the challenge level A LOT, otherwise, each DLC will mean nothing.
I don’t have this level of patience.
I never finish the same game twice. The second time around I feel like I’m wasting precious time of my life doing the exact same thing. I am unable. I can’t even watch the same movie twice…I feel bored.
Imagine playing the same single-player game 20 times. Does this man have a wife??
Luckily, a work partner bought it and loaned it to me.
Hollow Knight is superior to Metroid Dread in absolutely every aspect of gameplay. There is no comparison.
Hollow Knight is a much bigger game with a lot more content. Much more variety, much more intensity.
And much cheaper!
And in addition to having a higher Metacritic average score (media and players) than Metroid Dread, it sold 3x more than Metroid Dread (Hollow Knight, Steam Store only: almost 10 million copies).
And this did not bankrupt the game's producer, who is making the sequel to the game.
What you said doesn't make any sense. But either way if it makes you happy to pay more for less, of course, the wallet is yours.
Or, if you are a game producer, if your game has less content, of less or equal quality, and costs much more than other competing games on the market....I will play theirs and not yours, sorry!
Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe: this is one of the best fighting games from Aksys. It doesn't measure up to Blazblue or Guilty Gear, but it's extremely fun. It has a King of Fighters vibe, but with super intense Aksys gameplay. I paid $2 for this game (on Steam) and $9,99 (on Switch) and i´m playing more hours than $60 Ultra Smash Bros Ultimate.
Monster Energy Supercross 2: wow..i was scared to buy because MXGP3 was a tragedy on Switch. However, I have all (absolutely all) Motocross games on Steam. This one is pretty good on the Switch. The game is intact. Finally a Motocross game on Switch that has impeccable framerate and gameplay adapted for Switch controllers (since Nintendo controllers, bizarrely, does't have analogue triggers with enough pressure levels for racing games....or if you speed up 100 % or you brake 100%, with no middle ground). I paid only $1,50.
Steam
Arcana Heart 3 Love Max: this is a good fighting game, not great. But is having a tournament here and i´ll try to be TOP-3! I paid $2,20.
Descenders: i´m having a blast with this game. I paid $1,80.
All these games here i´m playing more hours than $60 Mario Party Superstars here. Really...i think i will never pay for a game $60 again! LOL
@SwitchForce Cyberpunk 2077 is still one of the most played games on Steam.
It's also one of the games with the most active communities. To give you an idea, there are more than 600,000 reader reviews on Steam alone. It's an insane number. One of the greatest of all time.
Over 20 million copies sold on Steam alone.
At this very moment as I type this to you, Cyberpunk 2077 is on the list of games with the most people playing online. Ahead games like Forza Horizon 5, Paladins, Call of Duty Black Ops 3, Fifa, The Witcher 3 and Naraka: Blade Point.
@Tourtus I don´t like story mode, i like the battle. There is no arena battles team versus team PvE in Splatoon 3. I want a AI against me. Not kill a lot of dumb minions coop or story.
I love the PvE Rocket League game!
I love the PvE Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville (and Garden Warfare 2) against the AI team.
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Re: WarioWare: Move It! Wiggles Its Way Onto Switch In November
I LOVE Warioware games. But this game needs to have the multiplayer versus! The Smooth Moves multiplayer is a big party game...8 people playing together!
Re: Star Ocean: The Second Story R Is A Full-Blown Remake Of A Classic PS1 RPG
The only RPG game I had patience to play till the end!
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 5 DLC Gets Squeaky Clean This Summer
I don´t care about more characters. I only play with Koopa Troopa. I´ve never chose another character in 250 hours of gameplay. I want the new tracks, baby!
Re: Vampire Survivors Finally Comes To Switch This August With Couch Co-op
Please, BUY THIS GAME!
Most fun I had last 6 months!
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder, A Brand New 2D Mario Game, Is Coming To Switch
This is the Mario Wonder Boy game!
I like it!
But I don´t $60-like it.
Re: Batman Arkham Trilogy Swoops To Switch This Fall
I paid $4,50 in Batman Arkham Trilogy, last week Steam Sale.
Re: Super Mario RPG Is Getting A Remake This November, And It Looks Amazing
I don´t like RPG games...but this game is GREAT. I´ll buy. BUT...... if this game is $60...I won´t.
Re: Nintendo's Upcoming Party Game Everybody 1-2-Switch! Showcases "100 Players At Once"
All mini games look the same....up and down movement....so far...
I did not like, unfortunatly...
Re: Feature: Our Predictions For Tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct
What I want:
If Metroid Prime 4 goes to the next generation.....forget it. I won´t buy another Nintendo videogame anymore.
Re: Best Switch Games In Nintendo's Hyper Max eShop Sale (North America)
HYPER MAX SHOP SALE
LOL
In my country...
Metroid Dread...R300.00...on HYPER MAX shop sale? R209.00
LOL
I am buying games on STEAM for R140.00 (Spiderman Remaster), R40.00 (Batman Arkham Collection, with 3 games more all DLC), R30.00 (Devil May Cry 5 complete + all DLC)..
Goodbye Nintendo games. Nintendo makes good games, but not R300.00 / 209.00 good games for me.
Re: RPG Puzzler Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes - Definitive Edition Heads To Switch Next Month
Love this game. This game was FREE on Xbox360 (xbox live).
And I also have this game on Steam.
GREAT GAME!
Re: Just Dance 2024 Edition Brings The Party To Switch This October
I don´t care about the Ubisoft staff problems.
We like Just Dance. We have the Just Dance Unlimited and play a lot.
We have a Pump-it Up arcade machine here. And it´s just perfect. When we have a lot of people..they prefer Just Dance than Pump-it up, because Just Dance is 6 simultaneous (interactive) people. DDR is a "poor Pump it up". We have DDR too..but Pump it Up is way better!
I don´t know if we need the 2024 version...but...maybe
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 10th)
Street Fighter 6, course. I don´t need another game. This game is my Game of the Year. Maybe my TOP-1 all life (and I play since 1981).
Re: Where To Pre-Order Pikmin 4 On Switch - Best Deals And Cheapest Prices
@-wc- I´m with you. The only Nintendo games I like on Switch are:
The other Nintendo franshises i don´t have $60-level fun lately.
I need to play the new Fire Emblem.
Re: Japanese Charts: Etrian Odyssey Origins Sees Strong Debut, But Nothing Troubles Zelda: TOTK
Street Fighter 6 is 1 million sales now. Most on Steam!
My Game of the Year, easily....
Re: Square Enix Celebrates As Octopath Traveler II Ships 1 Million Units
@Bret Many $3 and $5 games are not commercially successful. Sky Racket, for example.
These games achieved very high popularity. Some of these games sell many products, such as t-shirts, bedding, decorative objects, such as Among US.
I'm not talking about billing, but popularity.
Having a game that has been played by 30....50...80 million people is sometimes worth more than a $60 game that has only been played by 1 million people.
I have the impression that even if had Octopath Traveler II sold for $5, it would not have reached 30...50...80 million in sales.
Re: Enclave HD Brings A Dual Campaign Of Fantasy Action To Switch This Month
This is the first Dark Souls I played!
I played on the first xbox. Really difficult game!
Re: Square Enix Celebrates As Octopath Traveler II Ships 1 Million Units
Indie companies selling 10 (Dead Cells)...30 (Dying Light)...50 (Vampire Survivors)...80 (Among Us)......millions of copies and going mainstream among gamers...and SQUARE ENIX celebrating 1 million copies.
Indies are popularizing and going viral, and traditional companies shrinking in popularity.
New Times!
Re: Dead Cells Tops 10 Million Sales As Evil Empire Teases New Games In Two "Really Massive" Franchises
@Gamepro500
I think only 10% Square Enix games managed to sell 10 million copies of a game.
Imagine Square Enix's rage. It invests millions in Final Fantasy VII Remake, the most powerful version of its most powerful franchise. Only 5 million people buy the game.
Then comes Vampire Survivors, a game that nobody expected, and it came out of nowhere, and in 1 year 49 million people played the game. LOL
Re: Dead Cells Tops 10 Million Sales As Evil Empire Teases New Games In Two "Really Massive" Franchises
Today i prefer indie games than traditional franshises.
Indie games receive = more content, more dedication, cheaper prices, more hours of gameplay, more fun (my taste).
Into the Breach
Slay the Spire
Binding of Isaac
Shadowverse
Hollow Knight
Hades
Dead Cells
Among Us
Skullgirls 2nd Encore
Horizon Chase Turbo
Shovel Knight
Enter the Gungeon
Skyforce Reloaded
Cuphead
Art of Rally (not the Switch version)
Rocket League
Roguebook
Wargroove
Pummel Party (steam exclusive...better than any Mario Party, 8 players online/offline, perfect board game)
Celeste
TowerFall
Descenders
Vampire Survivors
Some of the best games i played last years.
Re: The Mario Movie Physical Release Is Already Available (North America)
I didn't watch the movie.
I don't really like animations.
I'll watch it when it's really cheap on some streaming...on a day when I have nothing else to do.
Re: Talking Point: From The Sublime To The Ridiculous - Is Anybody Excited For Everybody 1-2-Switch!?
@luckyseven Yes i know. I mean..."this KIND of game".
I can't give Xenoblade a chance since I don't like playing games alone. I almost exclusively play multiplayer games with friends. If I'm alone, I don't play games.
Re: Talking Point: From The Sublime To The Ridiculous - Is Anybody Excited For Everybody 1-2-Switch!?
@luckyseven I'm one who prefers Everybody 1 + 2 Switch than any Xenoblade or any jRPG!
Re: Talking Point: From The Sublime To The Ridiculous - Is Anybody Excited For Everybody 1-2-Switch!?
I'm excited. We have liberal friends and make hot adult fun using (strip)Just dance challenges. And this game will fit like a glove!
Re: Nintendo Reveals New Switch Joy-Con Pastel Colour Sets
I have 6 joycons (We can play Just Dance in 6 players). Need more one pair of joycons to complete the party here. Preparing to play Everybody 1+2 Switch here!!!
Re: Nintendo Announces Everybody 1-2-Switch!, Pre-Orders Now Live
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Re: Japanese Charts: Nintendo Cleans Up As Zelda Continues To Dominate
@SBandy1 I see. And.....at the end of the day we are very different players. I like fighting games, online competition, strategy and racing and 90% of my time is with multiplayer and competitive games. I feel sleepy playing offline single player games. I find it boring! But, you probably enjoy single player games more than competitive multiplayers. For me, gaming is like a sport. If I can't fight in person, I'll fight in the game! But, I don't have the patience to play games with a lot of plot, I don't care about the characters' stories, I don't care about the virtual setting, about the adventure, stay immersed (inside a virtual world), none of that. I see the Zelda Map..the forest, the scenario and I don't feel anything. no "wow" effect and I'll never understand so much frenzy. Well, good night, I'll leave you and the other guy fighting over there.
Re: Japanese Charts: Nintendo Cleans Up As Zelda Continues To Dominate
@SBandy1 I did not follow your conversation, I only read about Gears of War, as if it were a poor game, but it is hot online and Gears 5 - Hivebusters is splendid! And I have no idea what "okay dokey" means.
Re: Japanese Charts: Nintendo Cleans Up As Zelda Continues To Dominate
@SBandy1 No please!! We LOVE Gears of War. I have a PC gamer and my wife her PC gamer.
Gears 5 is the second most played game here. We compete online and offline. This game is HUGE, so much fun! Difficult and perfect! A lot of strategy, reflex and skill with the controller. Great design!
We have a lot of virtual friends playing Gears 5 on Steam every day! Clan vs clan is fantastic!
I feel sleepy playing slow games like Zelda, Skyrim, The Witcher 3...I don't enjoy exploring virtual scenarios. I need more action to have fun playing a game. If I want to "puzzle" I prefer strategy games like Xcom, Advance Wars, Wargroove (good A.I. against me)... Strolling through a virtual scenario starts to hit me with a feeling of isolation that leaves me depressed! I feel like the loneliest person in the world! I like games where I can compete offline or online co-op against complex artificial intelligence or people...gears 5 has one of the best A.I. ever!! The bots make smart strategies against you. it´s perfect!......games like Zelda, the enemies have virtually no artificial intelligence and I find the type of combat dull. But that doesn't mean I'm going to say that Zelda is a bad game. It's just not for me. Gears is probably not for you. But it's one of my favorite games of all time. And I've been playing since 1981!
My friends and me are playing Street Fighter 6 on Steam and this game is perfect! I have more than 1500 hours playing Street Fighter IV and 1000+ on Street Fighter V. I have 100% achievements in 36 fighting games on Steam! And it´s my #1 kind of game: fighting games! Street Fighter 6 probably will be my best game ever! Today...my best game ever is Soulcalibur VI!
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
@BinaryMessiah Hollow Knight > Metroid Dread on:
Everything!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 27th)
on Steam:
Both are excellent games. Doa 5 Final Round is one of the best fighting games in history. Extremely complex and complete. Today I scheduled to play online tournaments with many Steam friends. Let´s go Mila and Naotora team (tag battle)!! Love this game!
on Switch:
Re: Rogue Legacy 2's Final Content Update Is Now Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@JohnnyMind These games are more expensive in the Nintendo store. Apparently Nintendo charges an expensive fee for each game, forcing the price up, because in other stores, these games are much cheaper (since launch).
That's why most of these games I buy on Steam (PC)...and now I can use them on Steam Deck as well.
In the case of Advance Wars 1 + 2, Nintendo only changed the graphics (and put very little effort into these graphics) and put few animations and few dubbed words. It was very little. It didn't bring anything else. It is a game copy of GBA: Advance Wars 1+2 from 2004.
She didn't redo the artificial intelligence, she didn't change the maps. I see, it's a remake. My point is, it wasn't a $60 level effort.
Wargroove 2 will even have a Rogue Like mode, with randomized battles and maps, that will give this type of game infinite replay value for half the price (launch price)
At the end of the day these are Nintendo's decisions, which can be praised or criticized. The games themselves are good. But for people with my profile, not $60 good, as there are other games that these Nintendo games can be compared to that bring more content for less, and are just as good, if not better.
I don't wish the games themselves harm, but honestly, I prefer to see commercial failure sometimes, because only with failure will the company try harder.
As long as Bug-Pokemon sells a lot, it will remain Bug-Pokemon. I don't buy games with Pokemon in the name. The day they look good to me, I buy them. I won't buy buggy $60 games, either from Nintendo or any other company.
Yesterday I asked for my money back on the Steam store for a $3 game because the achievements are buggy.
The Steam Store is fantastic and respectful of the consumer. They give the money back. If Nintendo had the same level of respect, I might ask for my money back for MXGP3, which is currently unplayable on Switch.
To ask for the money back on the Steam Store is super simple. Now with Nntendo, recently someone posted that it is possible to do this once, for extreme cases, as happened with Pokemon, but it is super bureaucratic, compared to the Steam Store.
Each has a perception of value. I review games coldly, with no relation to the company that made them. Only the game (and the price) matters to me, not the company that made each game.
But that's it, games are for fun. It's up to each one to decide to pay the price or not for the level of fun they think they'll have in return!
Re: Rogue Legacy 2's Final Content Update Is Now Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@JohnnyMind Thank you for explaining the MSRP to me. Your point of argument is fair.
I realize that every Nintendo product has a built-in "brand value", because Nintendo is, as we say around here, a luxury brand, in its segment.
I realize that for fans, a Nintendo product, even before its birth, already has an "additional value". This is the value perceived by the players.
Nintendo has invested in Marketing for many years, in addition to having an old and successful history that has provided it with this advantage: the advantage of not being questioned.
Of course, Nintendo is being questioned more every day. But in this market, it's a brand that, whatever Nintendo does, its audience will make more of an effort to understand and support it. This does not happen, with this strength, with other brands in the gaming industry.
A big part of the reason why my views seem extreme is that I'm not a Nintendo fan, and I'm a person who isn't swayed by marketing. I don't see "additional value" for anything. Not only for Nintendo but for any brand, any type of product that I buy.
So, by nature, I don't use euphemism. I have no "affection" for Nintendo, and I'm not careful about criticizing. I don't care about praising either. My opinions are the raw opinions. Without the necessary care to alleviate the situation. But I'm like that with all companies, not just Nintendo.
I need to be more careful, especially when I'm on websites where people really love a brand. (I'm not saying this about you, I'm doing a self-criticism!)
Where do I want to go?
Nintendo has put itself on this pedestal where $60 is justifiable for any product. Likewise, as you've noted, Nintendo can't create seasonal sales so that people stop shopping waiting for the next sale.
On the other hand, since it has conquered this market positioning (so desired by any company), it should deliver products at the height that this positioning requires, because if people do not believe that some of its products are worth the asking price for them, these people will not buy. Mostly people like me, immune to marketing, immune to character design and other abstract or sentimental values.
As there are games much cheaper than $60, sometimes in the same style, but with much more content and dedication from the companies behind them...some experiences with Nintendo games are looking very shallow.
Metroid Dread could have more game modes, could have a Rogue Like mode, or any other type of content to justify the $60 (since Nintendo chose this MSRP). Because Hollow Knight greatly expanded its value (with free DLC), which made this game HUGE and with much, MUCH more content than Metroid Dread. Hollow Knight is much cheaper than Metroid Dread (since launch). Ori and Blind Forest is another example of Metroidvania with more content than Metroid Dread, and which costs much less (since launch), Dust: an Elysium Tale as well, Shadow Complex as well. And many other examples.
This makes me grateful that some such good games aren't from Nintendo...or would be more expensive just because of this "abstract value" that Nintendo purposely incorporated, and that I don't consume and don't value.
Re: The Pokémon Franchise Has Now Shipped Over 480 Million Software Units
Pokemon Marketing >>>>>> Pokemon Game itself.
People = Marketing zombies.
I thank myself for not having contributed these numbers!
Re: Rogue Legacy 2's Final Content Update Is Now Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@JohnnyMind First, thank you for responding and for being polite in your response. Really sometimes I seem a little extreme in my opinions. First of all, I think Metroid Dread and Advance Wars 1 + 2 are good games. I don't think they are "$60 good" level, but good. I believe they would have more sales if they were $29. It would sell twice as much to make the same revenue as Nintendo did, but it would expand the player base for these franchises. This is very important in the long run. It's better than burying franchises. Metroid Dread sold 3 million copies for a console installed base of 125 million. Advance Wars will do less than that. I find these results sad. An injustice to the games themselves, but a fair result if we think that the price they received from Nintendo does not match the games they are, in my opinion, of course.
Excuse my ignorance, but I don't know what MSRP means. English is my third language and I'm not very good at it!
Re: Rogue Legacy 2's Final Content Update Is Now Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@JohnnyMind It is unnecessary to write to one person about a third person.
I'm here, you can write to me. We have different opinions, but as far as I remember, the tenor of our words were always respectful, summing up to just talking about the subject, not judging each other, right? Differing opinions is what makes the conversation interesting.
Yes, I played 100% Advance Wars 1 (3 times, on GBA), Advance Wars 2 (3 times, on GBA) and Wargroove (right now..my third playthrough)...I love Advance Wars franchise...and yes..Wargroove (a cheap game, and...so much cheaper on Steam....has a lot of more content than $60 Advance Wars 1 + 2, also considering the release of Wargroove 2). Wargroove: you have real map sharing between players and sharing worlds with missions and new stories, created by players, like in Super Mario Maker 2. And you don't even need to subscribe to the NSO to get access to this on Switch.
This shouldn't bother you so much. This is a fact. There really is more content in Wargroove. And Wargroove really is cheaper. Point. From there, you can like what you want and so can I. But facts are facts. Advance Wars 1 + 2...$60? It´s a joke. But, people, sometimes, pay more, happy and keeping your mouth shut! Others, on the other hand, value their wallet more (even though they have money. In fact, the fact that they appreciate their own wallet unequivocally makes them accumulate more throughout their lives!). I won´t pay $60 to play the same exactly old GBA games i played 3 times. The remake was made with very low added value. It was minimal effort.
The solutions for each map are exactly the same. There is nothing new for me. I might buy it if it cost $19.
I believe that Nintendo made this remake to attract new players. But, this did not happen. Those who went after the game are fans of the franchise. But, fans of the franchise have already played these games to exhaustion. So... sales are low.... high price and nothing new. This is an example of a franchise that deserved a new game, but it probably won't exist.
Either way, Wargroove has sold 2.5 million copies on Steam alone. Advance Wars 1+2 will not sell the same amount (Even though the Nintendo Switch has sold 125 million consoles). More people will have experienced Wargroove than Advance Wars. And among the reasons is the price I mentioned.
Re: Rogue Legacy 2's Final Content Update Is Now Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@TimeGuy But Rogue Legacy is a Metroidvania Rogue-like. Much more content than Metroid Dread.
At the end of the day, Rogue Legacy has MUCH more gameplay content than Metroid Dread, while costing a lot less!
I prefer pay $6 on Rogue Legacy 2 than $60 Metroid Dread. Really....$60 for Metroid Dread is absurd.
Re: Rogue Legacy 2's Final Content Update Is Now Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@TimeGuy Sorry, $60 METROID DREAD
Re: Random: Square Enix's New Turf War Shooter Has 'Splatoon' Trending Online
I prefer this design than Splatoon design. I don´t like the splatoon art style.
It will be better if this game has battle against BOTS.
Re: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope 'The Last Spark Hunter' DLC Teased
@Friendly Yes, I wrote this in my previous comment. No matter how I set the difficulty, the only way to make it a little less easy is to remove everything...no skills, nothing...and then it's a hyper simple game. The only way to make it challenging is to take away the skills...that is, to take away 90% of the gameplay possibilities.
The smart thing would be to put more enemies, give enemies more powerful skills and keep skills to make the game more fun.
To make it a little less easy, 90% of the gameplay elements need to be removed. This is stupid. It's not fun.
Re: Rogue Legacy 2's Final Content Update Is Now Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
AMAZING GAME.....A LOT OF CONTENT....(100x more than $60 Metroid Dread).
Free updating...FREE ... a lot of more stuff.....
200 - 300 hours of gameplay!
Thank you for this game NOT BEING NINTENDO.
Otherwise, the same game would be $60 + $24.90 DLC!
** And no, the fact that this game is cheap ($6 on steam in my country), didn't bankrupt the company. The studio behind this amazing game is in good financial health, and creating more and more around their games!
Thank you very much! And may the studio never be bought by Nintendo!
Re: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope 'The Last Spark Hunter' DLC Teased
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a EASY...EASY game...
but in a limit (extreme limit) that still allows to have fun.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope crossed this threshold. The game, no matter how difficult you make the settings, limiting the gameplay, is made for 2 - 5 year old babies to finish. Seriously, this is just a way of saying that this game is not fun, as it has zero challenge.
For this game to be good, it needs to increase the challenge level A LOT, otherwise, each DLC will mean nothing.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Lawsuit Calls Out "Immoral" Lootbox Gacha System
I´ve never played Pokemon Go, Mario Kart Mobile, Fire Emblem Mobile, Mario Mobile.
I'm very proud of myself.
No money from me for greedy companies
yesss
These companies would be scared to have multiple customers like me.
That´s the true game of life, baby!
Re: Eiji Aonuma Has Completed Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom "About 20 Times"
I don’t have this level of patience.
I never finish the same game twice. The second time around I feel like I’m wasting precious time of my life doing the exact same thing. I am unable. I can’t even watch the same movie twice…I feel bored.
Imagine playing the same single-player game 20 times. Does this man have a wife??
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
@BinaryMessiah I played Metroid Dread, 100%.
Luckily, a work partner bought it and loaned it to me.
Hollow Knight is superior to Metroid Dread in absolutely every aspect of gameplay. There is no comparison.
Hollow Knight is a much bigger game with a lot more content. Much more variety, much more intensity.
And much cheaper!
And in addition to having a higher Metacritic average score (media and players) than Metroid Dread, it sold 3x more than Metroid Dread (Hollow Knight, Steam Store only: almost 10 million copies).
And this did not bankrupt the game's producer, who is making the sequel to the game.
What you said doesn't make any sense. But either way if it makes you happy to pay more for less, of course, the wallet is yours.
Or, if you are a game producer, if your game has less content, of less or equal quality, and costs much more than other competing games on the market....I will play theirs and not yours, sorry!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 20th)
Switch:
Steam
All these games here i´m playing more hours than $60 Mario Party Superstars here. Really...i think i will never pay for a game $60 again! LOL
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Has Surpassed 10 Million Sales In Three Days
@SwitchForce Cyberpunk 2077 is still one of the most played games on Steam.
It's also one of the games with the most active communities. To give you an idea, there are more than 600,000 reader reviews on Steam alone. It's an insane number. One of the greatest of all time.
Over 20 million copies sold on Steam alone.
At this very moment as I type this to you, Cyberpunk 2077 is on the list of games with the most people playing online. Ahead games like Forza Horizon 5, Paladins, Call of Duty Black Ops 3, Fifa, The Witcher 3 and Naraka: Blade Point.
Anyway, Zelda is also a huge success!
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Has Surpassed 10 Million Sales In Three Days
Still haven't reached Cyberpunk 2077: 13 million copies within its first day.
Re: Blizzard Cancels Overwatch 2's Long-Awaited PvE Hero Mode
@Tourtus I don´t like story mode, i like the battle. There is no arena battles team versus team PvE in Splatoon 3. I want a AI against me. Not kill a lot of dumb minions coop or story.
I love the PvE Rocket League game!
I love the PvE Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville (and Garden Warfare 2) against the AI team.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Japan's 7th Biggest Game Launch Of All Time
From this list i have:
5. Final Fantasy VIII
only.
And I did not like this game. In fact i like the card game inside this game. But its the only thing I like in Final fantasy VIII.
Now i see that i don´t like japanese RPG (or RPG in general)..