“Grand new idea” is Nintendo speak for “a stupid gimmick peripheral that we must force on our players whether they want it or not.” Star Fox Zero being a great example.
I'm I the only one that thhks that the guy on the far left looks similar to Zasalamel from Soulcalibur and thinks that a CastlevaniaxSoulcalibur crossover would be awesome?
Don't really understand the point of releasing Haunted Castle as a standalone game when it's already included with Konami's Arcade Classics Collection which is also available on the Nintendo Switch. Would've done them better to release an Igavania Collection instead IMO.
" But in my experience everyone who talks about preservation is just looking to pirate roms they want to play.
And I do understand the temptation. Believe me, I do."
Wow, if that's not painting game archivists with a broad brush then I don't know what is.
Most of us don't emulate or run ROMs because we want games for free, heck most of us would buy those games in a heartbeat if they became available, it's because we aren't given any other options by companies to buy those old games and we want to preserve those old classics for years to come and keeping maintenance on an old console that runs those games is both time consuming and costly and it's more convenient to use emulators since there's little to no maintenance involved besides the occasional update.
Do you even have the slightest knowledge of how hard it is to make a ROM or run and emulator? Because it's nowhere as easy as you may think it is and it takes time and patience to complete and learn to make sure those programs are running properly.
I understand you said you haven't done much research, but I and many others in the emulation community would appreciate it if you didn't call us all "pirates" without understanding why we do what we do.
And yet you, your fellow writers and Nintendo decry emulation and rom sites: the very pioneers of online game preservation and essential for it's survival and compare it to as something as awful as 'piracy' and therefore must be stamped out?
There's a reason I don't visit this site as much as I used to and this hypocrisy is one of those reasons.
And this is why emulators and flash cards/R4 cards are so popular in the Nintendo modding community: Nintendo not respecting their fans or their own legacy.
@Yanina yeah. But if you were really interested in downloading Japan exclusives from the eshop; the Kamen rider and robot wars games are in English if you want to give them a try.
On behalf of everyone in the comment section, would you NL writers please stop reminding us about the shutdown? It's starting to get really, REALLY old and reeks of desperation for views.
Aww, they re-released the gba Robotech game but not Battlecry or Invasion? Kind of a bummer since those games are better in my opinion and would be a better fit for the Switch.
When something like Digimon: Cyber Sleuth: a game that is several years old and also is on the Switch has twice the content(story, better looking environments, better animations, meaningful side activities and multiple evolutions for all the mons) of a brand new Pokemon game with half the budget of said game, you know there's something going wrong.
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Re: Rumour: Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 'Remake' Is Being Handled By Aspyr
I certainly hope Aspyr ports or does a remake of BF2, 2005 to Switch if the reports for KOTOR are true.
Re: Soapbox: An Anniversary Ode To Okami, The Best Zelda Game That Isn't
The paintbrush controls on Switch..........Just........no.
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 12.0.1 Is Now Live
Disappointment? Me? No, I'm way past that along with any hope I had for the Switch to have any meaningful or impactful updates.
But hey, got to stay ahead of the pirate boogeymen, right Nintendo?
Re: Nintendo Is Suing A Reported "Leader" Of The Notorious Piracy Group Team Xecuter
If only Bungie was this frugal with Destiny 2 hackers
Re: F-Zero Isn't Dead - It's Just Sleeping, Says Nintendo Legend Takaya Imamura
“Grand new idea” is Nintendo speak for “a stupid gimmick peripheral that we must force on our players whether they want it or not.” Star Fox Zero being a great example.
Re: Netflix Teases Fourth Season Return Of Castlevania Animated Series
I'm I the only one that thhks that the guy on the far left looks similar to Zasalamel from Soulcalibur and thinks that a CastlevaniaxSoulcalibur crossover would be awesome?
Re: Random: Nintendo Has Uploaded Its Switch Online Trailer (Again), And It's Still Getting Disliked
Oh well, at least we have emulation. 👍
Re: Destroy All Humans Brings Its Earth Conquering Madness to Switch on 29th June
“I’ve been waiting for this day........FOR TOO LONG!!” -Nightmare; Soulcalibur 2
Re: Talking Point: Which Indie Game Should Be "99"ed Next?
Vroom in the Night Sky 99.
Re: Review: Arcade Archives Haunted Castle - The Worst Castlevania? Quite Possibly
Don't really understand the point of releasing Haunted Castle as a standalone game when it's already included with Konami's Arcade Classics Collection which is also available on the Nintendo Switch. Would've done them better to release an Igavania Collection instead IMO.
Re: Review: Star Wars: Republic Commando - Not An Elegant Weapon, But Still A Blast
Now if we could just get Battlefront 2(NOT EA), Rogue Squadron and Force Unleashed.
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 12.0.0 Is Now Live
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay..........................................................................................................coughing
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo And The Industry Needs To Get Serious About Game Preservation
@Paraka Trust me, I understand that. I just don’t like the idea that people have that the two are one and the same when the clearly aren’t.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo And The Industry Needs To Get Serious About Game Preservation
@Heavyarms55
" But in my experience everyone who talks about preservation is just looking to pirate roms they want to play.
And I do understand the temptation. Believe me, I do."
Wow, if that's not painting game archivists with a broad brush then I don't know what is.
Most of us don't emulate or run ROMs because we want games for free, heck most of us would buy those games in a heartbeat if they became available, it's because we aren't given any other options by companies to buy those old games and we want to preserve those old classics for years to come and keeping maintenance on an old console that runs those games is both time consuming and costly and it's more convenient to use emulators since there's little to no maintenance involved besides the occasional update.
Do you even have the slightest knowledge of how hard it is to make a ROM or run and emulator? Because it's nowhere as easy as you may think it is and it takes time and patience to complete and learn to make sure those programs are running properly.
I understand you said you haven't done much research, but I and many others in the emulation community would appreciate it if you didn't call us all "pirates" without understanding why we do what we do.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo And The Industry Needs To Get Serious About Game Preservation
@nhSnork Well I'm glad someone said it.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo And The Industry Needs To Get Serious About Game Preservation
And yet you, your fellow writers and Nintendo decry emulation and rom sites: the very pioneers of online game preservation and essential for it's survival and compare it to as something as awful as 'piracy' and therefore must be stamped out?
There's a reason I don't visit this site as much as I used to and this hypocrisy is one of those reasons.
Re: Surprise, Surprise! Super Mario 3D All-Stars Prices Skyrocket As Scalpers Set Up Shop
And this was supposed to be a surprise to who?
Re: Dev Explains Why Nintendo Made Mario's Anniversary Games Limited-Time
And this is why emulators and flash cards/R4 cards are so popular in the Nintendo modding community: Nintendo not respecting their fans or their own legacy.
Re: Review: Bladed Fury - A Pretty Yet Bland Hack-And-Slash Platformer That Lacks An Edge
Oh well, there’s always Roah.
Re: Cygames' Card-Battler Shadowverse Gets A Local Release On Switch This Summer
@Yanina yeah. But if you were really interested in downloading Japan exclusives from the eshop; the Kamen rider and robot wars games are in English if you want to give them a try.
Re: Cygame's Card-Battler Shadowverse Gets A Local Release On Switch This Summer
@Yanina it has some English in the pause screen menu but other than that, no sadly.
Re: Cygame's Card-Battler Shadowverse Gets A Local Release On Switch This Summer
And I just bought this game on the japanese ehsop a few weeks ago. :')
Re: Balan Wonderworld Is Getting A Suspicious Amount Of 10/10 Metacritic User Reviews
I wouldn’t be surprised if the developers were somehow behind it
Re: Review: Balan Wonderworld - A Charmless, Confusing Fossil From The Creators Of Sonic
B-but the meta critic user scores said this game was fantastic!😩
Re: Review: Renzo Racer - An Abysmal Mario Kart Clone That Should Be Avoided At All Costs
The bunny and possum are especially unsettling. Mostly the bunny though.
Re: Reminder: Super Mario 3D All-Stars Leaves The eShop On March 31st
On behalf of everyone in the comment section, would you NL writers please stop reminding us about the shutdown? It's starting to get really, REALLY old and reeks of desperation for views.
Re: Poll: What Other Nintendo Franchise Would You Like To See Niantic Work On?
None. At all. Period.
Re: A Kid Icarus: Uprising Sequel Would Be "Difficult", Says Masahiro Sakurai
Mmm, the music in Uprising was sublime. Would love to hear it again on the Switch.
Re: Celebrate Zelda's 35th Anniversary With This Wind Waker Orchestrated Fan Album
@Tourtus Something like the LoZ Collectors Edition on Gamecube would be a dream come true if they decide to go that route.
Re: Celebrate Zelda's 35th Anniversary With This Wind Waker Orchestrated Fan Album
Inb4 Nintendo shuts it down, which I hope is not the case.
Re: Review: Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure - A Surprisingly Decent Alternative To Mario Kart
I’m getting really strong ModNation Racer vibes from this.
Re: Video: Here's Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Apex Legends On Switch
The game's pretty alright as long as you turn off crossplay, otherwise it's almost nigh unplayable. I found that out the hard way.
Re: Video: Square Enix Shows Off Balan Wonderworld's Local Co-Op Mode
Knights successor, this isn't.
Re: Reminder: Super Mario 3D All-Stars Leaves The eShop On March 31st
I think I feel another soapbox article about to be posted.
What do you guys in the comments think?😏
Re: Review: Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning - RPG Action That Really Shows Its Age
I just hope this release paves the way for THQ Nordic to release the original DAH 1&2 on the Switch. Don’t really care for remake, anyway
Re: New Elder Scrolls: Blades Patch Fixes Minor Switch Related Crash
Okay, but how about no?
Re: Niantic "Testing" Pokémon GO Feature That Reveals What's Inside Its Loot Box-Style Eggs
Wait, this game is still relevant? Huh.
Re: Review: Apex Legends - A Great Game Hamstrung By A Compromised Switch Port
@TheFrenchiestFry don’t you mean “MK11”? 😏
Re: Nintendo Reminds Us The Super Mario Bros. 35 Service Will End On 31st March
Can Nintendo be anymore tone-deaf? It's like rubbing salt in an open wound, for crying out loud.
Re: Nintendo Celebrates MAR10 Day 2021 With Themed Switch Sale (North America)
So no discount on SMO then?
Re: Nintendo Isn't Backing Down On Its Decision To Pull Mario Products From Stores This Month
The amount of anti-consumer boot lickers in this thread is just sad.
Re: This Is What Kirby's Pyra/Mythra Form Looks Like In Smash Bros. Ultimate
@ObeseChihuahua2 https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/73656718/what-can-i-say-except-youre-welcome.jpg
Re: Review: Lawnmower Game: Racing - The Worst Game On Switch? Quite Possibly
Vroom in the Night Sky would like to say hello.
Re: Switch FPS Counter Recon: The First Mission Sure Does A Poor Impression Of Call Of Duty
Well I mean this is the same publisher that published both ANIMUS games and that horrible third person online shooter. 🙄
Re: PSA: Switch Online Members Can Now Claim Some More Smash Bros. Ultimate Freebies
Okay, but what if we actually got an Adventure Mode/Subspace Emissary/Smash Run type mode instead?🤔
Re: Bandai Namco Sparks Rumours Of Nintendo Direct-Style Presentation With New Trademark
I hope they announce something gundam related for the west on Switch.
Re: Robotech: The Macross Saga HD Edition Just Stealth-Dropped On The Nintendo Switch eShop
@BionicDodo Federation vs Zeon was my bread and butter on the ps2. We can always hope!
Re: Robotech: The Macross Saga HD Edition Just Stealth-Dropped On The Nintendo Switch eShop
@DrJohnny5 Same here, dude. It’s really an under appreciated classic in my opinion
Re: Robotech: The Macross Saga HD Edition Just Stealth-Dropped On The Nintendo Switch eShop
Aww, they re-released the gba Robotech game but not Battlecry or Invasion? Kind of a bummer since those games are better in my opinion and would be a better fit for the Switch.
Re: Introducing Pokémon Legends: Arceus, An Open-World Prequel To Diamond And Pearl
@Yorumi Couldn't agree more.
When something like Digimon: Cyber Sleuth: a game that is several years old and also is on the Switch has twice the content(story, better looking environments, better animations, meaningful side activities and multiple evolutions for all the mons) of a brand new Pokemon game with half the budget of said game, you know there's something going wrong.