Don't mind if it doesn't launch this year. I bought 1 & 2 at release for the Wii U and still working my way through 1. If it takes another 5 years it'll probably be ready just in time for me....
@westman98 I know it's not always ideal, but emulation could be an option? It actually looks surprisingly great in 1080p (minus the HUD elements of course...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1dcvPXryM
@fafonio Wait for user reviews? What difference will that make? Pokémon Sword has 11,000 reviews on Amazon UK with an average of 4.8/5 so the user reviews there rate the game better than the critics...
@dmcc0 I saw. Kinda feel that counting all GB models as one platform is kinda cheating, I always saw my Gameboy Color as a follow-up to the original...
@moodycat I'm just about to buy Pokémon Sword I think for me and my son to play through... It's got an 80 Metacritic, 5/5 average on Amazon from user reviews and looks pretty good to me! What's wrong with the quality of that game?
@Supertiefighter I was wondering what they'd do next, as a new Switch Mario Kart would offer little improvement in visual fidelity over 8, but Mario Kart Maker could be the way forwards?
Tempting, I enjoyed this on Switch a few years ago but I dipped back into the full version (FM2021) on Mac and it might be hard to go back to Touch....
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Re: Pokémon Unite Reveals In-Game Subscription Service
I don't know what a MOBA is. I don't even want to look it up...
Re: Review In Progress: Nintendo Switch Sports - Familiar Fun With Friends, But Little More
So is the tennis better or worse than that in Wii Sports? I have Wii Sports and Resort (although I've not played that in over a decade).
I might just revisit them rather than buy this.
Re: Random: Of Course "This Is Miyamoto" Has Become A Meme
Yo yo yo, Mario's Dad here...
Re: New Trailer Highlights Nintendo Switch Sports As Part Of Fitness Regime
@jFug Fitness 'regime' is perfectly fine in British English
Re: New Trailer Highlights Nintendo Switch Sports As Part Of Fitness Regime
@Bentendo1609 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Deluxe?
Or maybe Mario Kart 8 Double Deluxe?
Re: The Switch Was Europe's Best-Selling Console In March As Kirby Sucks Up Sales
@Dezzy70 You're darn right, Xbox outselling anything is news in itself!
Re: UK Charts: LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Knocks Kirby Off The Top Spot
@uptownsoul Wow, astounded that the PS5 version was the best selling one. Well done PS5!
Re: Japanese Charts: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Is On Top For Another Week
Wow, Switch is over 24 million across the three variants... Incredible!
Re: Pre-orders For Mario Strikers: Battle League Football Gets You A Free Cosy Scarf (UK)
Why do do I get the funny feeling that the scarf is actually in scale to the game box in that photo
Re: Pre-orders For Mario Strikers: Battle League Football Gets You A Free Cosy Scarf (UK)
The capitalisation in the title makes it sound like a Cosy Scarf is some sort of thing? Unless it is some sort of thing?
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Star Jim Carrey Says He's "Fairly Serious" About Retiring
@RadioShadow Robotnik sort of had to be a comic character though? There's no way he could have just been a straight-up 'bad guy'.
And nobody does 'unhinged' better than Jim Carrey
Re: Feature: How Mortal Kombat Led To The Birth Of E3 And The ESRB
It took me a few paragraphs to realise that they weren't talking about Howard Lincoln being drunk!
Re: Random: Fan Creates A Stunning Custom Sleeve For Kirby And The Forgotten Land
Nice! Would definitely buy one of these if I was worried about the game case getting cold...
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles
@FatWormBlowsASparky I'd completely forgotten Earthworm Jim was on the MegaDrive Mini - going to have a (re)play on that before I check out 2.
Re: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Delay Sees Nintendo Shares Slump 6%
@BTB20 Yep, Galaxy 3 will take a bit longer...
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Delayed To Spring 2023
Liking Aonuma's new haircut!
Re: The First Review For Kirby And The Forgotten Land Is Now In
Edge arrived through my front door this morning but I haven't had time to take a look inside. Taking a look now!
Re: Kit And Krysta Reveal Their Least Favourite Mario And Zelda Games
I'm old, I don't know who these people are...
Re: Adorable Musical Adventure 'Snufkin' Has Moomins, Confirmed For "PC And Console" In 2023
My wife is Finnish and loves Moomins so I think we shall be getting this!
Re: Atari Acquires Video Game Database MobyGames For $1.5 Million
@Richnj I've just been looking at their balance sheet, perhaps they used some of their €11M of intangible assets?
Re: Art Of Rally Dev Releasing Its OG Title 'Absolute Drift' In Physical Form On Switch
OG? What's an OG?
Re: The Arcade Emulator MAME Is Now 25 Years Old
I've been using MAME for a while, it was purely a DOS command-line application when I first used it!
Re: Random: Here's The Nintendo Switch-Like Steam Deck Compared To Some Other Stuff
Not 100% sure what Steam Deck really offers me over a laptop and a gamepad, so it's a pass from me.
Re: Team17's Development Partners Aren't Happy About The Publisher's NFT Plans
@chatsworth Just out of interest, what do people do with the artwork they buy of yours on OpenSea?
Re: Bayonetta 3's Lead Designer Actually Left PlatinumGames Two Years Ago
Don't mind if it doesn't launch this year. I bought 1 & 2 at release for the Wii U and still working my way through 1. If it takes another 5 years it'll probably be ready just in time for me....
Re: Metroid Prime Hunters Designer Would Love To See The Game Remade Today
@westman98 I know it's not always ideal, but emulation could be an option? It actually looks surprisingly great in 1080p (minus the HUD elements of course...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1dcvPXryM
Re: Feature: Remembering The Newest Nintendo IP You'd Forgotten All About
I've never even heard of this, but I'd definitely be interested in a localisation.
Re: Soapbox: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Raises The Question - How Much Do Janky Graphics Matter?
Looks better than X & Y - that's good enough.
Re: Random: Check Out This 1986 Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Book Where You Play As Zelda
@ModdedInkling They may have known about it, but they didn't have the high-quality scans of it that have just been uploaded!
Re: Review: Pokémon Legends: Arceus - One Of The Greatest Pokémon Games Ever Made
@fafonio Well, I've just dropped some hints about it with the wife for my birthday next week - I'll let you know my thoughts if I receive it!
Re: Review: Pokémon Legends: Arceus - One Of The Greatest Pokémon Games Ever Made
@fafonio Wait for user reviews? What difference will that make? Pokémon Sword has 11,000 reviews on Amazon UK with an average of 4.8/5 so the user reviews there rate the game better than the critics...
Re: Review: Pokémon Legends: Arceus - One Of The Greatest Pokémon Games Ever Made
@EOTW I thought Sun/Moon were great?!
Re: Japanese Charts: Mario Party Superstars Leads In Another Dominant Week For Nintendo
@dmcc0 I saw. Kinda feel that counting all GB models as one platform is kinda cheating, I always saw my Gameboy Color as a follow-up to the original...
Re: Japanese Charts: Mario Party Superstars Leads In Another Dominant Week For Nintendo
@Specter_of-the_OLED What's ahead of Switch now? PS2, DS and...? did PS3 outsell Wii and PS1?
EDIT: I checked: forgot PS4 had done so well and counting GB as one, is almost cheating
Re: Uh-Oh! Pokémon Legends: Arceus Appears To Have Leaked A Week Early
@moodycat I'm just about to buy Pokémon Sword I think for me and my son to play through... It's got an 80 Metacritic, 5/5 average on Amazon from user reviews and looks pretty good to me!
What's wrong with the quality of that game?
Re: Deals: Metroid Dread And New Pokémon Snap Just £30 At Amazon UK Right Now
That's it, I'm finally caving in and buying it. Go on, take my money, just take it.... Oh....
Re: UK Charts: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Enjoys A Speedy Start To 2022
@Supertiefighter I was wondering what they'd do next, as a new Switch Mario Kart would offer little improvement in visual fidelity over 8, but Mario Kart Maker could be the way forwards?
Re: Random: Grandmother Accidentally Receives Six Nintendo Switch, So Target Gifted Them To Her
How were the shipped? We're they in a box addressed to her? Those things can affect whether she could hav kept them regardless
Re: UK Charts: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Still Leads For Switch In Another Positive Week
@GrailUK I love stealing cars but that wasn't enough for me to purchase the GTA Trilogy...
Re: Gallery: Here Are Six New Screenshots Of Sonic Frontiers, Coming To Nintendo Switch Holiday 2022
@fR0z3nS0u1 Openworld Tetris
Re: Poll: What's The Worst Legend Of Zelda Game?
If they were to include the CD-i games then a poll wouldn't be necessary... (well, perhaps only to decide which is the worst out of the CD-i games)
Re: Ouch! Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Hit With Additional $10 Million Fine
@Caryslan I seem to remember seeing some figures, that for a period of time PSP hardware was outselling PSP software.
Re: Game Journalist Thinks The Next Zelda: BOTW 2 Reveal Is Likely To Be In 2022
Nate didn't accurate reveal a higher priced tier, he accurately predicted it! (big difference)
Re: Random: 927 Artists Join Forces To Draw Every Single Pokémon For An 'Updated PokéRap' Video
Some very nice artwork showcased in that, there are some talented peeps out there!
Re: Reminder: It's Turkey Day In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Ah, missed this last year - will try to check it out!
Re: Deals: Grab 60% Off Zelda, Mario, Splatoon, And More Switch Games With GameStop's Black Friday Deals (US)
If I buy Astral Chain can I redeem it on the UK eShop?
Re: Random: This $10 Nintendo Switch eShop Game Has Suddenly Shot Up To A Whopping $250
They've just done this so that they put it on sale for 99.9% off and still make some wonga..
Re: Sam & Max: Beyond Time And Space Remastered Is Heading To Switch
@JayJ Eh? Steve Purcell just called, he wants his comic back!
Re: Football Manager 2022 Touch Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch
Tempting, I enjoyed this on Switch a few years ago but I dipped back into the full version (FM2021) on Mac and it might be hard to go back to Touch....
Re: Real Farm - Premium Edition Launches Today, Here's 8 Minutes Of Switch Gameplay
Looks nice, is this better than Farming Simulator?