SBandy

Resident Evil 4 is the best game of all time for me so I think you can guess which way I voted.

Not Switch related sluggishness, it is poor port related sluggishness.

@countzero

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been in the top 10 nearly every week this past year. I doubt that mobile "game" has had anything to do with it.

@mauhlin12

Brilliant!

I riot until I get Plok! Just kidding, I buy Smash on launch day everytime but then get bored after a few hours of gameplay. Hype gets me everytime.

Just not my type of game and any time I spend on it now is listening to the soundtracks.

@Ralek85

Thanks for your clarification.

You make a good argument.

@Ralek85

You kinda lost me to be honest.

@Darlinfan

Yeah guilty.

All part of the fun!

@Retron

I suppose it exists but Nintendo this gen has shown they really aren't fussed about the content in games, certainly third party games anyway.

Maybe over time they decided they preferred the Western version over the Japanese version and that is their right as they made the game.

Like I said people can buy it or not. I won't be but just because I have never had any interest in that genre of games not because of any of this stuff.

When it is the original maker re-releasing it is it censorshiop or an artistic choice?!

Their decision and people can buy the game or not based on that.

I actually just bought the game on PS4 Pro for 13 quid so this is a handy list, thanks.

PS I love my Switch but this is a game I want to play on the big screen so getting it much cheaper on PS4 Pro is a no brainer. Main thing is the option is there for Switch owners too.

Just re-release Eternal Darkness already Nintendo.

The removal of blur is subjective. That DF guy loves his blur but I think its removal can only be a good thing.

@fafonio

Click it. You can't actuallly counter my points because deep down you know I am right.

@fafonio

You have commented 11 times in this thread about this game. Sounds like you need to get the life bucko.

And also sort out your priorities and stop worshipping a videogame company you pathetic sod.

@fafonio

No the point is it wants you to you.

The game is actively hoping to bring out the addict in you so you spend spend spend on it. It is a game made by Nintendo that wants to create people who develop a habit of spending money that they don't have to so it can get its "whales". Aww hell let us call them what they are: gambling addicts.

It is a disgraceful plan and as someone who loves Nintendo I find it disgusting. Anyone in the right frame of mind would too.

I wouldn't go near this piece of rubbish with a barge pole. I have standards.

But apparently I am the sheep....

@fafonio

You are a fool.

A sheep is one who follows their favourite game company and defends them at all times.

"I am having a good time so it doesn't matter how many other people may get hooked on this game's purposefully addictive gambling mechanics."

You are the very definition of a sheep.

I have standards and lines I will not cross. You are a shill. Nothing more, nothing less.

@fafonio

Why are you bigging up a scummy free to play game consumed with microtransactions?

It is OK to love Nintendo but at the same time rightfully condemn them for their scummy tactics like with this disgrace of a game.

Otherwise you just sound like a bit of a sycophant.

That applies to everyone else defending it.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-10-09-mario-kart-tour-update-includes-atrocious-gbp39-pack-which-unlocks-diddy-kong

What a pile of krap!

@johnvboy

Live service trash on top of this?! I will leave it for today!

@rjejr

I fully stand up for what I beleive in (that Mario Kart Tour and its ilk are gambling mechanic fused trash masquerading as games) but I am beginning to sound like a broken record in these articles so I will take a break from any further articles regarding them for a while.

Cheers!

@scully1888

I said my description was over the top.

But in reply I think it is even more irresponsible actually making the games with mechanics that can lead to people developing gambling addictions. That can and does happen.

@scully1888

Mario Run did come with a £10 price tag so I imagine that is the reasoning why it made more money. I know that it was seen as a failure which has led Nintendo to go down this scummy path, but that doesn't make it any less scummy.

I also imagine millions of the people who downloaded Mario Kart Tour swiftly deleted it when they saw what a b******isation it was of the real thing so the spend per user stat is a bit pointless. It will be a minority spending a lot because thats what Nintendo really wants: People to develop gambling problems and spend far too much on a "free to play" game.

Yes that description is over the top but that is how I see the people who make these games.

Anyway I will be following @rjejr 's advice and just stick to Switch news so I don't have to see any news on this game again (hopefully) so be thankfull that my rants will soon cease! Well on this topic at least haha.

@rjejr

Cheers. I am going to do that!

I realise I can go off the deep end when it comes to these mobile games with gambling mechanics and if I see an article about it I can't help but comment sometimes.

It is an issue that is not going away so the best approach will be out of sight out of mind I think.

@scully1888

Yes but I haven't seen any articles on those games which appear to be rejoicing about how many downloads those games have had or how much money the games have made to date through those scummy gambling mechanics. The last part in particular I find distasteful.

Plus there has probably been more articles on Mario Kart Tour in the last 3 weeks than those games combined.

@scully1888

I know plenty of people will be able to play and enjoy the game without paying a penny but there will be some who start pumping money into the game and could get addicted. Whilst Nintendo Life of course isn't directly responsible the constant promotion of the game may lead to an increase in the people who go to try it and therefore a possible increase in the people who get caught up in the gambling mechanics of the game.

I wouldn't want to be involved in that cycle in any way personally.

@smashboy2000

Nintendo Life has always cherry picked what stories to report on, like any gaming site does, and they are not obligated to report on every update on every Nintendo game.

The fact they continue to post articles on this gambling trash reflects badly on them in my opinion.

You should be able to put a game on your ignore list so articles don't keep popping up and you can pretend the piece of gambling trash doesn't exist.

Or I could hope Nintendo Life realises that by promoting this game so much they are part of the problem and stop doing it.

Both outcomes seem unlikely.

@EvaEeveeFan

You are lying about being a girl with autism and it is absolutely disgraceful.

You should be banned outright.

@EvaEeveeFan

How do you know it does?! You must have researched the game. I guess you aren't as squeaky clean as you like to pretend eh?

Hollow Knight for me. Easily.

Nintendo Life continues to promote gambling mechanics in Nintendo games.

"We're Actually Quite Looking Forward To Brain Training On Switch"

Shocker.

This website is tonedeaf.

By continuously reporting on this game you are encouraging people to download this game and they may get caught up in its disgusting gambling mechanics and waste a lot of money.

You are part of the problem and a disgrace.

Yes encourage more gambling mechanics! Way to go!

Got to keep that live service going to try and rack up more money from microtransactions. Scumbags.

@cryptologous

Cheers, I noticed the brand new account in that comment thread but at that point had had enough of the WUM so left it.

@DrkBndr

They are a troll, don't engage them (a lesson I learnt).

Still no SNES version which is what I was really interested in as I always found it superior to the Megadrive version.

Pity.

Does it add the 10 or 15 frames per second that are missing based on the footage I have seen.

Fair play for the review. May as well save it for next years game too.

It is a game from a series that traditionly targeted towards families that is now built around gambling and Nintendo wants people to get caught in the loop of spending more money than they should to unlock all these items. It promotes unhealthy gambling tendencies in people who may take it further to get their fix.

It is nothing more than scumbag tactics and just cause other mobile games have the same model does not mean Nintendo should escape criticism, and Nintendo Life has also gone down in my estimation for publicising the game so much with article after article.

@Matthew010

That poster is a troll. I would just ignore them from now on.

@scully1888

Well we have both made our points. Like you have said it is a divisive issue and there isn't any easy answers.

@scully1888

Fair enough. I don't agree with recommending a game that includes these gatcha mechanics because based on your review and numerous other positive articles on this site someone might download the game and get addicted to these gambling mechanics and end up wasting a lot of money.

So your review may have tried to justify how the game is good without spending any money but it misses the point because you are potentially sending people down the wrong path as they get caught in the gatcha mechanics that will be shoved in their face when they download the game based on your review.

You cannot and should not separate the two aspects of this game. That is my issue.

The game is a disgrace and I have still yet to see an article attacking this darker side of the game.

I wonder how many of those players are for the first time being introduced to gaming mechanics akin to gambling?!

Way to go Nintendo!

Didn't realise Shadowrun was an Australian game, that game was dripping in atmosphere much like Hollow Knight which I can't say enough good things about.

Good move to preserve them.

@scully1888

Hi Chris

I take back my shill comment as I didn't mean to suggest this review was paid for and I don't think Nintendo Life is receiving payments of any kind for covering this game.

But that is why I am not happy with Nintendo Life's extensive coverage of this game. There has now been 9 articles on this game this week and in all of them if the microtransaction are mentioned then they are only paid lip service and even then it seems to be "ah well other mobile games do it", even in your review.

This is arguably Nintendo flagship game series and to see it use these awful predatory gathca mechanics is quite sickening especially from a company known primarily for catering for the family market. The fact I believe this site isn't getting paid for the coverage of this game (or any other ever to make it clear) yet still isn't properly attacking the game for its horrible monetisation system is an opportunity lost.

In fact you recommend the game with your score of 7 out of 10.

@EvaEeveeFan

Everything I have sent has been here for all to see, you make it sound like I have personally messaged you. Anyone falling for your act is an idiot.

@TheLightSpirit

No the poster in question said they were an autistic girl as soon as someone finally called them on their offensive comments.

Why believe them?