Whelp if this isn’t proof that TPC sees their games franchise as a secondary source of income, I don’t know what is: the fact that they’re just throwing their property at any developer in the ether in order to make a quick buck without any care or supervision of how they handle it should show how far and greedy TPC has fallen
@Bobb this. This right here is the reason why I mainly stick to video reviews as opposed to written ones as written reviews, especially from biased sites like Famitsu, have little to no important information and is more or less to inflate the writers own ego as to whether or not “they” enjoyed the games as opposed to if it’s worth their readers time or not.
Imagine immediately after showing the trailers for the Blizzard Collection and Diablo 2, Blizzard was just like, "Oh, and WoW is also releasing in the near future on Switch as well."
@Debo626 my guy, this has nothing to do with entitlement, this has everything to do with business ethics and the fact that a pandemic is currently happening.
It is in no way “childish” to call a company out on anti-consumer practices because as the old saying goes, “the squeaky wheel gets the oil.” There is nothing wrong with giving a dissenting opinion on a big company’s decisions even if you personally don’t agree with it because that’s a how free society works.
Also, the argument that ‘it would require more work’ is one of the flimsy excuses I’ve heard, both for the 3D All-Stars Collection and here. Nintendo is one of the largest companies in Japan that rack in over one billion dollars a year. Do you really think they can’t afford to do some HD work on some of their older ports, or is it because they know that they don’t have to because people will buy them anyway?
@tzahn And how was I factually incorrect? Most people don't consider a slightly up-scaled, that anyone with an emulator can do and better, picture quality an enhancement, at least not enough to garner such an outrageous price increase
Also, just because it's normal does not mean it isn't anti-consumer.
@tzahn "A game's value shouldn't be based on how old it is."
It is if that game is being re-sold at full price with no enhancements made to the game like we saw with the Mario 3D All-Stars Collection when you could get those games, as well as SS, at a cheaper price of $19.99 separately on the Wii-U eshop (except for Sunshine) with the exact same functionality that is in the collection minus the widescreen, more control options and a few bells and whistles that don't effect gameplay much at all.
Stop defending anti-consumer practices, guys; Nintendo-senpai does not love you.
Yeah, so why did you amd all the other big review sites give it a 9 despite knowing about the plethora of bugs and glitches? That sounds like misinformation to me.🤨
Hellpoint looks interesting. Really wouldn't mind having another REAL 3D souls-like experience on the Switch. P5 Strikers and Skyforge also look interesting.
Field Skills in XBC2 are a great example of bad grind. If I can’t progress in the story because I don’t have a specific blade with a specific field skill that I need to grind in order progress the main story instead of a side mission, that’s when I feel it’s gone too far
@westman98 it would seem so. Though I wouldn’t get my hopes up for one of their bigger titles that uses that engine, unless they enlisted the aid of Panic Button, of course.
@Thegaminggeek Still longing for a Igavania Collection. Having SoTN, CoTM, HoD, AoS, DoS, PoR, OoE and Harmony of Despair in one nice bundle on the Switch no less would be a dream come true.
Still longing for a Igavania Collection. Having SoTN, CoTM, HoD, AoS, DoS, PoR, OoE and Harmony of Despair in one nice bundle on the Switch no less would be a dream come true.
@abbyhitter the difference is that Eternatus didn’t have any buildup,like,at all and the battle, while it was interesting in the first half of the battle, was completely made null when the two legends showed and the happy music started playing and you were basically just watching an interactive cutscene.
Compare that to Giratina, where you see it appear from a dimensional rift, shrouded in a black silhouette, grab Cyrus and pulls him into its world and then you go to its domain, you see it in the background, watching you, then when you finally encounter it, you hear this loud, unworldly cry and the battle starts, and unlike SWSH, there is no one to help you in this battle and you will lose if you’re not prepared.
It'd be nice to play a pokemon game that had REAL tense and scary atmosphere along with great lore that gen 4 had and isn't all sunshine and rainbows like SW&SH was.
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Re: Video: 14 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In March
Kingdoms of Amalur and Monster Hunter look the most promising out of the bunch.
Re: Introducing Pokémon Legends: Arceus, An Open-World Prequel To Diamond And Pearl
@Iggy-Koopa Ah, so corporate laziness in other words. Gotcha. 😜
Re: Introducing Pokémon Legends: Arceus, An Open-World Prequel To Diamond And Pearl
And the Diamond&Pearl remakes couldn’t look this good, why? 🤔
Re: Sinnoh Confirmed: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Officially Announced For Switch
Whelp if this isn’t proof that TPC sees their games franchise as a secondary source of income, I don’t know what is: the fact that they’re just throwing their property at any developer in the ether in order to make a quick buck without any care or supervision of how they handle it should show how far and greedy TPC has fallen
I mean just look at how they’ve massacred my boy!
Re: The Pokémon Company Reveals Top 30 Pocket Monsters, According To Japanese Twitter Poll
The lack of love for Mismagius is very disturbing. 😐
Re: The First Review For Bravely Default II Is Now In
@Bobb this. This right here is the reason why I mainly stick to video reviews as opposed to written ones as written reviews, especially from biased sites like Famitsu, have little to no important information and is more or less to inflate the writers own ego as to whether or not “they” enjoyed the games as opposed to if it’s worth their readers time or not.
Re: Star Wars: Republic Commando Is Landing On Switch This April
Ah, Republic Commando, Pod Racers, KOTOR, Rogue Squadron and Battlefront 1&2: The golden age of Star Wars games. ☺️
Really hope Aspyr has more SW ports to announce for Switch.
Re: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Confirmed For 2021 Switch Release
Awesome news. Here’s hoping we get the Underground games as well!
Re: Gallery: Sakurai Shares Some New Screenshots Of The Next Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighters
@JR150 aww, cmon mate; The game’ll be four years old in December. What’s one tiny spoiler gonna hurt?😉
Re: Gallery: Sakurai Shares Some New Screenshots Of The Next Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighters
Still kinda bummed that Pneuma wasn't a third form or even the duos final smash with Rex in his Master Driver armor. :T
Re: Nintendo Ignored Zelda's 35th Anniversary This Weekend, But Fans Are Celebrating In Style
Fans will do what Nintenwont.
Same with Metroid.
Re: Two Of Capcom's Legendary Street Fighters Drop Into Fortnite
Okay, now this just getting silly. I mean, who’s next, Trump and Obama?🤪
Re: Review: SNK vs. Capcom: The Match Of The Millennium - The Battle Still Rages, 20 Years On
Now what about Pac-Man World, Capcom😐
Re: Blizzard Arcade Collection Announced For Nintendo Switch, Out Today On The eShop
Imagine immediately after showing the trailers for the Blizzard Collection and Diablo 2, Blizzard was just like, "Oh, and WoW is also releasing in the near future on Switch as well."
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Will Feature amiibo Support, File Size Revealed
@Debo626 my guy, this has nothing to do with entitlement, this has everything to do with business ethics and the fact that a pandemic is currently happening.
It is in no way “childish” to call a company out on anti-consumer practices because as the old saying goes, “the squeaky wheel gets the oil.” There is nothing wrong with giving a dissenting opinion on a big company’s decisions even if you personally don’t agree with it because that’s a how free society works.
Also, the argument that ‘it would require more work’ is one of the flimsy excuses I’ve heard, both for the 3D All-Stars Collection and here. Nintendo is one of the largest companies in Japan that rack in over one billion dollars a year. Do you really think they can’t afford to do some HD work on some of their older ports, or is it because they know that they don’t have to because people will buy them anyway?
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Will Feature amiibo Support, File Size Revealed
@tzahn And how was I factually incorrect? Most people don't consider a slightly up-scaled, that anyone with an emulator can do and better, picture quality an enhancement, at least not enough to garner such an outrageous price increase
Also, just because it's normal does not mean it isn't anti-consumer.
Re: Soapbox: Zelda: Skyward Sword Is Good, Actually
But do you think a port of a 10 year old game is worth $60 when you can buy the original on the wii u eshop for $20?
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2021 Nintendo Direct, Then?
The only thing this Direct showed me was how anti-consumer Nintendo as a company has become with ports of their 5-10+ yr old games.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Will Feature amiibo Support, File Size Revealed
@tzahn "A game's value shouldn't be based on how old it is."
It is if that game is being re-sold at full price with no enhancements made to the game like we saw with the Mario 3D All-Stars Collection when you could get those games, as well as SS, at a cheaper price of $19.99 separately on the Wii-U eshop (except for Sunshine) with the exact same functionality that is in the collection minus the widescreen, more control options and a few bells and whistles that don't effect gameplay much at all.
Stop defending anti-consumer practices, guys; Nintendo-senpai does not love you.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Will Feature amiibo Support, File Size Revealed
@Tandy255 my guy, you sure have more optimism in Nintendo than I do.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Will Feature amiibo Support, File Size Revealed
I really wish we would’ve gotten a Zelda 3D Collection. It definitely would’ve softened the blow on the retail price of $60 and added more value.
Of course knowing Nintendo, they’ll release TP and WW separately at full price each and release OoT and MM in a duology at the same price.🙄
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2021 Nintendo Direct, Then?
Meh, no Prime Trilogy or Soulcalibur announcement makes jack a sad boy. 🙃
Re: Rumour: Zelda's 35th Anniversary Will See The Return Of Wind Waker And Twilight Princess
What? No 3D Zelda All-Stars Collection?
Nintendo, why do you make such confusing and backwards decisions? 😑
Re: Nintendo Direct To Air Tomorrow, Wednesday 17th February
Here’s hoping the Republic Commando leak was true!
Re: PSA: How To Use The "Safety Goggles" That Come With The Birthday Suit Collector's Edition Of Gal*Gun Returns
When I watched the safety video, I then realized that we live in a society.
Re: Star Wars: Republic Commando Appears To Be On The Way To Switch
Now all we need is confirmation of Rogue Squadron, Battlefront 2 and TFU 1 and we'll have all the heavy hitters on the same console!
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Four More Titles
@BloodNinja Finally, someone else with good taste!
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Four More Titles
I supposed SM: RPG doesn't exist then. :')
Re: Pillars Of Eternity Will Get No More Patches On Switch, Despite Unresolved Issues
Yeah, so why did you amd all the other big review sites give it a 9 despite knowing about the plethora of bugs and glitches? That sounds like misinformation to me.🤨
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Shiny Toxtricity Distribution Event Starts February 19th (North America)
Don’t miss what? There’s nothing to miss. 😉
Re: Get Ready For More Remasters From Activision Blizzard In 2021
Fingers crossed we get a Mass Effect Trilogy port to the Switch or COD for that matter.
Re: SNK Vs. Capcom: Match Of The Millennium Arrives On The Switch eShop Later This Month
This is a good sign of things to come.
Hopefully, MvC 2 gets a Switch port as well.
Re: Port Specialist Panic Button Worked On The Switch Version Of Apex Legends
@Zyph An inflated ego with big corporate pockets will do that to a guy.
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Become First Entries Since Gold And Silver To Surpass 20 Million Sales
@BongoBongo123 It needs a new developer.
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Become First Entries Since Gold And Silver To Surpass 20 Million Sales
Wow, that's actually sad.
Re: Video: 15 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In February
Hellpoint looks interesting. Really wouldn't mind having another REAL 3D souls-like experience on the Switch. P5 Strikers and Skyforge also look interesting.
Re: A 2019 Rumour About Gen IV Pokémon Remakes Might Be Coming True
If GameFreak end up massacring my favorite gen with Let’s Go mechanics, I’m gonna
Be mildly irritated. 😐
Re: Hideki Kamiya Hopes Fans Will Get A Kick Out Of Platinum's Special "Bonus Stage" Announcement
A Mad World remaster, perhaps?
Re: Video: We're Not All That Impressed With Balan Wonderworld's Free Demo
I hope Kingdom of Amalur and Monster Hunter Rise fair better on release.
This is just sad.
Re: Soapbox: Grinding Is Poor Gameplay Design That Doesn’t Respect Your Time
Field Skills in XBC2 are a great example of bad grind. If I can’t progress in the story because I don’t have a specific blade with a specific field skill that I need to grind in order progress the main story instead of a side mission, that’s when I feel it’s gone too far
Re: Pokkén Tournament Producer Katsuhiro Harada Up For A Sequel, But Says It's Not Bandai Namco's Decision To Make
Bandai really have set the standard of what Pokémon games should look like on a home console; unlike TPC and GameFreak.
Re: Apex Legends' Switch Release Date Might Have Been Accidentally Revealed
@zeromission80 that’s a funny way to say Metroid Prime Trilogy.
Re: Switch Listing For Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Surfaces Online
@westman98 it would seem so. Though I wouldn’t get my hopes up for one of their bigger titles that uses that engine, unless they enlisted the aid of Panic Button, of course.
Re: Switch Listing For Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Surfaces Online
@Snatcher excluding the dsiware version, that is.
Re: Switch Listing For Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Surfaces Online
I’d honestly rather have the first 2D Plants vs Zombies, instead.
Re: Konami's Anniversary Collections On The Switch eShop Are Currently 75% Off (US)
@Thegaminggeek Still longing for a Igavania Collection. Having SoTN, CoTM, HoD, AoS, DoS, PoR, OoE and Harmony of Despair in one nice bundle on the Switch no less would be a dream come true.
Re: Konami's Anniversary Collections On The Switch eShop Are Currently 75% Off (US)
Still longing for a Igavania Collection. Having SoTN, CoTM, HoD, AoS, DoS, PoR, OoE and Harmony of Despair in one nice bundle on the Switch no less would be a dream come true.
Re: Rumour: Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Will Be Revealed For Switch Next Month
@abbyhitter the difference is that Eternatus didn’t have any buildup,like,at all and the battle, while it was interesting in the first half of the battle, was completely made null when the two legends showed and the happy music started playing and you were basically just watching an interactive cutscene.
Compare that to Giratina, where you see it appear from a dimensional rift, shrouded in a black silhouette, grab Cyrus and pulls him into its world and then you go to its domain, you see it in the background, watching you, then when you finally encounter it, you hear this loud, unworldly cry and the battle starts, and unlike SWSH, there is no one to help you in this battle and you will lose if you’re not prepared.
Re: Rumour: Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Will Be Revealed For Switch Next Month
It'd be nice to play a pokemon game that had REAL tense and scary atmosphere along with great lore that gen 4 had and isn't all sunshine and rainbows like SW&SH was.
Re: Yes, Bowser's Fury Really Is Its Own Standalone Mode In Super Mario 3D World On Switch
Okay, but what if Mario could shoot a hadoken? 🤔