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I’m playing on series x for now but will get this when they have a good sale. Ubisoft if you wanna port Odyssey, I’ll buy that again too.

Please don’t give me any new merch to buy. My home already looks like I switched to (Capcom) Shinto as a belief system.

Okamiden HD on switch family would be nice though.

Oh Nintendo, you know how to level my anxiety, with your maximum stability.

Spent my tree money on games and amiibo this month so I am done buying games for at least three months. Depends on how the heat beats up my garden.

Will get tomodachi life and he-man eventually.

Wish he hadn’t felt the need to work while in the hospital, but I am glad things worked out.

Finally took a day off so playing Virtua Fighter 5 in between prepping my garden.

@DwaynesGames Oh cool, someone else that played Henry Hatsworth. TEA TIME!

Gives off Henry Hatsworth vibes. (Granted that game had more of a puzzle aesthetic on top of the action platforming but it was super fun)

I’ll read the recap as I will be asleep otherwise. However hoping for decapolice.

I think they captured the sense of the Betrayer in this ‘Dorf that felt like both a callback to OOT/WW ‘Dorf but expounded upon it. I haven’t felt legitimately angry or chilled by him in years but I really wanted to defeat him. And I honestly got nervous when he became the demon king. I still have to play age of imprisonment though.

I do feel like the wild era games were a deliberate subversion. They present him/his hatred is this mindless creature just acting in its nature which after beating him several games over he had begun to feel like a check box (Zant deserved better even if he was a fool) and then they subverted that while still keeping him as the unseen evil that haunts Hyrule and making him methodical and patient. He almost feels like he has a plan beyond “more power!!!”. In the same token I felt they did the same with Zelda herself. Her agency is a call back to OoT but way more fleshed out while still pantomiming the DID trope for those that need it (and imo alluding to Hylia without directly saying anything). Very fun to explore.

I’m not gonna rain on it as the mobile game I wanted to play got released for console in the form of Octopath Traveler 0 (so mobile to console isn’t bad imo), however the artstyle and story hook mean wait on deep discount for me. Still I hope it does well. It is always nice when consoles get access to a game they wouldn’t otherwise (or offline for that matter.)

The math seems off for this one. People aren’t gonna buy a switch 2 for this game. But Switch owners may buy the game and eventually play on their Switch 2 as well. I’m very much all for go to the new system (and feel cross gen support for too long diminished the PS5/XSX) but for a ecosystem with as strong BC as the switch family it seems like sell a Switch version and catch both sets of users than focus solely on the smaller base.

Especially since cost of living is getting tighter in a lot of countries (I feel like I spend all my extra money working on my pantry and garden right now….) so while Switch 2 numbers are good, I suspect they would be way higher of economic issues were quelled right now. Adoption may be a little slower than expected.

I mean I’m still buying it as I have a Switch 2 but at the same time for many games that aren’t demanding, I am still buying the switch version so I have the option to play on any of my systems (especially while I wait on Switch 2 express cards to drop in price…meanwhile my Switch has over 3 TB of cards…). But good luck to them. They still have a sale from me.

Welcome back Ingrid! Gotta get the Year 3 pass soon.

Yeah too rich for my blood. AMC wants 80 bucks shipped. I got to spend that money on games.

Cool. I won’t be going to the theater so good to know preorders are up.

I hope I am that cheerful when I am his age. Just always seems to have the best day ever…daily.

I just want the yoshi popcorn bucket.

Edit: woo nevermind. 80 bucks online. I’m good. I will just go buy a video game or two.

Nooooo I just set up my game book shelves and they are full.

I hope those that wanted it were able to purchase. Despite owning this one I have not played as I prefer the realistic version that came out as well. But I’ll play it eventually.

I hope her injury heals up well and speedy recovery.

All this leak stuff will do is make Nintendo pull back more and try to find the internal leakers and stop the problem. I don’t give leakers the time of day as it isn’t for the consumer benefit. It’s so they have content to churn views or engagement and make money. Knowing about games early doesn’t speed up development or release. It just kicks sand in the faces of the folks that worked on the games.

Anticipation is really lost on people now. Especially when there are so many games out/on the way.

Well. I guess I am not creative at all. I was all excited I gave my mii a different hairstyle. Good (and often disturbing) job to all the creatives out there.

well I’ll support anything with Avatar Korra in it but I hope Asami gets added. I would love to see what weapons she would make to combat benders (aside from her glove.)

Just waiting on payday!

I’d like a port of the Ocarina/MM 3DS (fix the zora swimming though) games but would still like to see a remake of the first 3 games in the EOW engine. Actually I’d like to see a new Echoes of Wisdom game. Princess Zelda as protag is my new addiction.

A spin off to OOT playing as Zelda showing the events from her perspective would be cool.

That being said I am preferring the focus on newer franchises and courting 3rd parties. As the Switch family are my primary systems.

Aww. Didn’t realize Tiana was in this. That was my hold out. Gonna have to buy this now.

tosses onto wishlist

Well that is about what I expected the xbox helix or PS6 to be so makes sense. I see why both Nintendo and Sony made a Japan only sku to hedge against inflation. I’m just glad I bought my switch 2 at launch (as I was worried about pricing across the board). I’m buying less games and not as many at launch but I’m not priced out of the ecosystem and I have a massive backlog. Switch 2 has a steady release schedule for a multigenre gamer like myself so I am fine focusing on one platform again. I think for now though if Nintendo needs to raise prices they will look at games or accessories. (well unless they are forced to redesign the switch 2 or something).

Unfortunately this is inflation, global economic turmoil (in some countries it is worse than others), shareholder appeasement, and high budgets at work. Which would be fine if wages increased as well.

I am loving all the 3rd party support. Switch family and Switch 2 in particular is becoming my favorite Nintendo console. Feels like a return to gamecube days. Please port Dragon’s Dogma 2 and the rest of the Onimusha series.

That being said…I’m never gonna work down my wishlist…

Thank you for this interview!

Been playing VF 5 since version C (still my favorite version though I have several other versions) and it is still my go to fighting game. Just waiting on payday to pick up REVO for Switch 2 (and South of Midnight…getting no sleep next month)!

(I do wish SEGA would release a VF collection though…)

Disregarding that English is 3-4 languages in a trenchcoat with a hat for what nation it is being spoken in, and is covered in patches on the coat from borrowed/assimilated words…It is less that English itself is simple (as it is probably by its very chimeric nature one of the most prolifically descriptive languages in use) but that spoken/in use literate language is “simple”. Of course literacy itself is both generational and individual so that is also a moot point. Personally, I have always found Japanese to be evocatively compact or efficient. If I want to quickly convey emotion I feel Japanese works wonders, but if I want to accurately describe events or a situation I am always amazed by the versatility of English. I’m often saddened by how much English speakers have allowed varied, daily usage to atrophy. Then again I used to (and still do from time to time) read the dictionary for fun.

That being said the localization for the franchise has been awful since 8 so it is what it is.

Of course I’d prefer to read the original interview in Japanese to form my own opinion.

I’m not an RE fan but I have played a few of them. Always liked Jill, the master of unlocking, and I would like to see Sheva return.

Nice! Digital doesn’t get discounts as often as I like so this feels like it is being taken more seriously. Looks like Nintendo is becoming a little more digital forward. Now I just need the express cards to get some good sales.

Time to clean some space off the internal memory.

Welp here’s hoping Sony will allow Tokon eventually.

Welp if they do get their money back that can hopefully be put towards more games development or salary increases for their employees. I do wonder if the JPN region only model is here to stay or if they will go back to regular region locking to cut costs.

I hope that SEGA decides to port the first two. However I will still double dip. Perhaps 4 will get worked on so this story can finally close out. Or a second season of the anime. I’m not picky at this point.

I waited so long, holding out hope this would go to switch (did buy a physical copy years ago for xbox at 10 bucks just in case) but I am glad it is finally here! Double dipping!

@Nintendosbooger Not related. This game is written in the style of the show. As such, Captain Janeway would have written in personal and official logs about the loss of a crewmember. Tuvok especially as he has been her friend for many years before the time line the show is set in.

@dartmonkey Tuvok DIED in your run?! Restart. Restart right now.

As a diehard Voyager fan, I love this game. I wish this could have had either a bigger budget or had come out during Voyager’s heyday to make it longer or get more voice acting from the cast but the product as is, is what I always wanted in a star trek game. The ship management, diplomacy, exploration (without going too deep down a rabbit hole). There are some bugs, but this is a b-c list deved game, so nothing terrible and nothing a sector reroll hasn’t fixed so far for me.

I usually wait for games like this to go on sale but I bought it day one and am still doing runs. I’m too scared to try harder difficulties though. (seriously, I had a plague outbreak while getting ambushed like every five seconds due to the region I was in (and the factions I’d ticked off) and morale cratered in one run through) Already respected Janeway before but now? She held that ship and crew together with duct tape and coffee.

Got both shirts and the zelda lego set.

I sorta still want the 35th anniversary pins since my 35th anniversary sweatshirt (edit: it was the 30th anniversary. F thieves.) was stolen. But I haven’t been to any conferences lately which was the main reason I bought lapel pins (to wear on my suits).

@mlt Yes it does. Hazel is the new Weaver but that is more cultural/title/mantle than “she now has a big bad to slay” and has the power to do it.

The game is set in the South (the region I am from though not the same state) and starts with a Hurricane (been through enough of them) so there is a ton of clean up that needs to be done and Hazel herself is a late teen so while there are some super hero generic things that can be tied up the game resolves its plot main plot/Hazel’s personal storyline. It is more, an evil/greed/pain never dies and now Hazel has a legacy to uphold (Weavers had disappeared and Hazel is the newest one in a few generations) and this is the beginning of her new chapter sort of thing. But the game is framed in a way that you can walk away satisfied. They don’t imo hook it in a way that makes you think they held back the story to make a sequel. Much of the issues resolved are personal narratives to the NPC she helps/facing your demons.

For me it almost felt like seeing a new comic book being created and as such I want to know more about Hazel’s story and world. Even more so for me personally as the game feels familiar and relatable culturally but exciting as it explores a folk history and mythology that is often overlooked. I very much enjoyed the world building. It is simply a world I want to revisit in a sequel even knowing it likely won’t get one and there are items from this game that they can expand upon in a sequel.

Was my game of the year last year hands down. Can’t wait to do another playthrough on switch 2. Absolutely loved this game, story , setting and characters and I fervently hope a sequel is made in the same world and expands on the ending. While I hope staring Hazel, frankly she has a lot to deal with after the game’s end. (would love a game with the previous Weaver even though I’d cry through the whole thing.) They just need to tighten up the combat a little.

Really starting to discover the GBA library. Had no real interest outside of fire emblem before. Will give these games a try.

I just wanna play it. Why is it not downloading into my brain?

Shuri is still my fave Black Panther (loved her in the 2008-2010 run) but happy to see T’Challa. I am a little less annoyed with him due to his current Ultimate run.

@CaleBoi25 Ha, I mean I am pretty consistent as a person, I think. But thank you. I try to make neutral but somewhat general observations (general because I am not a business expert (I do speak from experience and education however), this is a consumer site so the audience here doesn’t care anyway and getting into the weeds only detracts from enjoying the hobby. Now get me on a financial forum or a tech forum and I will sound more dour because I am willing to go down the rabbit hole), because I don’t come here to argue (seriously I have no interest in convincing anyone of anything…we are strangers on the internet). I come here to enjoy Nintendo gaming. Which most of my comments are centered around anyway.

That being said I like conversations, but if assumptions and name calling (one can get one’s point across without insults of accusations) get thrown around I lose interest quickly and don’t feed it anymore. Manners cost nothing. If you have something to say, you don’t have to pound on the table.

Look I want cheap games and all the merch too, but like world peace, that is a pipe dream. So I prefer to just be realistic.

That being said having played games for 37 years of my life, regional access has come a long way. From a neutral perspective, it is mildly impressive frankly as we get games that might have skipped regions or systems the first time around. And what companies haven’t directly bridged themselves, other companies have simply with shipping and storefront access.

Side stepping video games, as my original comment addressed global business as a whole, I have a whole apartment of Sailor Moon merch that 14 year old me would have sold a kidney to even be able have access to purchase (as I was working by then). Like, yeah a lot of stuff is annoying but is not that bad.

@Coffee-Waffle My budget does not appreciate you over there instigating reckless behavior. 😂

@Questionable_Duck Not really. Different companies (size, management structure and region), different risk, different footholds (due to product offerings). Just because Nintendo, Sony and MS sell videogames does not mean they are all entertainment companies. As such they have different avenues of approach. Hence why I said it is an iceberg. Companies don’t work by “well the other folks do it so we will just do it, it will be easy”. Square peg, round hole does not work (well) in business. Again, not a simple problem and not a simple solution.

My comment was general because the factors I listed all companies face in global markets.

Edit: Goodness, I seem to have caught your attention for some reason. I’ll edit to respond later.

Edit after reading all responses: Ah we are at the “shill/blind defense” ad hominem. Absolutely nothing I can do with that as that shows your actual motive rather than discussion (or actually reading what I wrote). As such I’ll go ahead and save myself the time and disengage now. Have a nice day.

Sometimes all you can do is be a “proxy” yourself. I’ve been importing from Japan for decades and had to use all kinds of services to get goods. As my mother says, you pay for your convenience (and that includes having to do or pay a lot to have a small item “conveniently” in your hands).