@somnambulance I don't know how anyone could say the Joy-Cons are their favorite controllers? To each their own I suppose. As far as the Switch being anyone's favorite console ever? It's not even my personal favorite Nintendo console ever, let alone favorite in general. The Switch is missing too many of the big AAA titles that go to PS and Xbox for me to consider it in my list of top consoles. The Switch 2 will probably be powerful enough for devs and pubs to port 99% of those missing titles over, but it's a vicious cycle as in a few more years when PS6 and Xbox Next (or whatever they call it) come out, they'll once again be much higher spec'd than the Switch 2 and it will start missing out on a bunch of AAA stuff all over again.
@somnambulance I'm kind of in the same boat. I tend to buy my indie, 8-bit / 16-bit type games on Switch, however there've been a few lately where not only do they not have Trophies or Achievements like on PS and Xbox, but the Switch versions run a lower frames - even 2D and 2.5D side scrollers which is disappointing. Couple that with the fact the Switch is the least comfortable option as far as controller / comfort goes and I'm starting to lose my desire to play most of this stuff there.
The Switch is a testament to Nintendo's universal, lasting appeal and reputation for fun games for all ages and skill levels. Yes it's not as powerful as it's competition, but the convenience of being able to play on my TV or portably is tough to beat. Honestly as a Canadian and die-hard hockey fan, if EA Sports were to ever release NHL 25 (or NHL 26 on the Switch 2), I would have very little need to play my PS5 or Series X.
13 games is a bit too few. I don't care what they would've had to pay to get the NES version of Tetris on there but it just feels wrong that it's not included...
Also how about Pro Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Punch-Out, Dr. Mario, Wario's Woods etc?
I grew up with the Karate Kid movies, mostly the first movie. The game looks very similar to TMNT: Shredder's Revenge which is a good thing. However being from GameMill, I'll have to keep my nostalgia in check until it releases.
It’s such a shame that Activision moved High Moon Studios over to being a COD support studio and they never got to make the 3rd game in the War For/Fall Of Cybertron trilogy. Myself and millions of other diehard G1 TF fans were excited to see the Ark crashing into the volcano and Teletraan 1 converting all the Autobots into modern earth vehicles etc. It would’ve been epic! Instead we get this….Even Rise of the Dark Spark was better than this junk.
Can Hasbro please give the Transformers license back to Activision or any other competent developer? The last few TF games have been so pathetic it's sad.
Mr. Miyamoto is one of my all-time heroes. I hope he lives to 100. The day he passes (eventually as we all will) I'll need to take a day off work to mourn.
Now that I’ve had an entire day to process this morning’s Nintendo Direct, I’ve reassessed some things and I would now say it was right up there with the Xbox Showcase. I guess for a grumpy, old ***** like me it’s tough sometimes to separate the Nintendo I grew up with in the NES, SNES, N64 and GameCube era and the Nintendo of today. They are NOT the same. I grew up with a Nintendo that dominated the market and even when they fell behind their competitors, they were STILL aggressive and wanted to dominate. From the Wii until today with the Switch, they just don’t have the same swagger or motivation with their underpowered/gimmicky hardware combined with lack of 3rd party support in the AAA space it relegates the Switch to a secondary or “backup” console for me. I miss the days when my Nintendo console ticked all the boxes.
So, with all that out of the way out of everything shown/announced I’m interested in and will likely buy:
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 8 years in development
Mario and Luigi: Bros Before Ho’s
New Mario Party: This time with more than 4 boards!
This is great, but honestly this should be more like the monthly update for NSO Expansion Pass. Like, when are we finally going to get more Genesis games? I wouldn't expect GameCube to be added until the Switch 2 though.
Sigh...how to know as a lifelong Nintendo fan you've outgrown Nintendo? Its when chibi and anime stuff completely turns you off (so like 75% of the games shown here). Or more remakes/remasters or "HD" versions of old games keep piling on and Nintendo will STILL charge full price for them. Still no Trophy or Achievements like on PS and Xbox. Slow trickling of NSO retro games, sometimes going months w/ no additions. Sure I'm happy about Metroid Prime 4 finally being real instead of just a logo and the new Mario & Luigi game along with the new Mario Party look good, but most of the other stuff is just meh to me...I suppose if I was a Nintendo-only gamer I might be more satisfied?
Nintendo aren't just beating a dead horse with all the remakes/remasters/"HD" editions of old games, they're practically $exually assaulting the poor thing...
Well, at least its an actual game and not just a logo after 7 years! Looks good. It'll very likely be the same as Breath of the Wild where it'll launch on Switch, but the better version will launch on the Switch 2 just like Zelda on the Wii U but everyone wanted it on the Switch and bought a Switch primarily to play it.
At this point there is no point in mentioning MP4 until the next-gen Switch. They'd be wise to save it as a launch title as there's no way they'll have another Zelda done by 2025.
A new Donkey Kong of some kind would be great, a new Star Fox or maybe a re-master of an older Star Fox game would be great. Obviously new SNES, NES, GB, GBA, Genesis games for NSO would be great as well. Again I wouldn't hold my breath for them expanding the systems such as GameCube until the Switch 2.
Makes sense. (A) it's not the main Horizon series (B) a lot of Switch players are younger which is the main target market for the Lego games. Also, this may entice some Switch-only players to buy a PS5 if they want the FULL Horizon experience.
How the hell are any Baldur's Gate 3 characters in this list? This is supposed to be the list of all-time iconic videogame characters. The game is less than a year old.
Likely because you can strip them down to their birthday suits so all the pervs voted for them? LOL!
Admittedly I'm not an anime or manga fan, however I respect the heck out of this guy and his accomplishments and importance to that industry as well as the gaming industry. R.I.P sir.
Nintendo's court record for winning is what like 90%? They don't F#ck around when it comes to protecting their IP and bottom line. Emulating a current gen console, gee I wonder what could possibly go wrong with that?
I'm not confident this game will run great on the Switch. It'll most likely be 720p docked, obviously have no ray-tracing and be lucky to average 30 fps.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a game in development from Nintendo's TOP studio for SIX years has performance issues at times. It's clear we need a Switch 2 or Switch "Pro" soon.
It was innovative. Nintendo Innovates, the rest Imitate. The controller was built pretty much specifically for Mario 64 and that pairing of game and controller are probably the best of all-time. The stick is STILL much more precise than modern controllers - IF you can find a controller without a loose one that as.
As far as the D-pad or the L button go...HELLO?! Did any of you ever play Killer Instinct Gold? Mortal Kombat Trilogy? Tetris? Kirby 64?
Back where they belong! Nintendo should’ve upped their 49% share to a majority stake in Rare when they were given first dibs to do so. Biggest blunder in their history (followed closely by Virtual Boy, Wii U, sticking with cartridges and love hotels). And what other Rare N64 games do I want on the Switch?! How bout ALL?!
@nessisonett Agreed! Although the early NA carts were not as ugly as they had the locking slot like the EU/PAL ones, until there was some kind of lawsuit in the US where Nintendo had to remove the lock slot to allow the games to be pulled out while the console was on. Thus why the majority of NA carts have that huge, ugly gap.
So STILL no themes, no folders, and no LED light indicator for notifications around the Home button...Man Nintendo is just mailing it in with the Switch at this point.
This isn’t about Nintendo being “anti-consumer” - god I hate that term that millennials use to describe practically anything from any company that isn’t basically FREE, lol! This is Nintendo being Nintendo! They’re the all-time masters of manipulating the concept of ‘Supply vs. Demand’ in their favour. A big part of the reason many “rare” or hard-to-find cartridges for NES, SNES & N64 are so expensive for retro collectors is because of them and their overly stringent policies and limiting how many cartridges 3rd parties were allowed to produce. Then just watch in 15 years they’ll re-release Super Mario 3D All-Stars again for the 50th anniversary of Mario...but only for a limited time of course
It does indeed stand out and look a bit out of place compared to the rest. They should take the red background out at least. The BIGGER question is: WHERE in the F#C!< are FOLDERS and THEMES already?!! And WHEN will the HOME BUTTON light ring finally GLOW?!
I'll probably play Sunshine first, simply because the controls on GameCube aren't the greatest and from what I've been reading/hearing they're greatly improved on the Switch. Then I'll play Mario 64, then Galaxy.
@Clyde_Radcliffe Honestly the 8-bit era just simply doesn’t hold up nearly as well as the 16-bit era. 16-bit took everything the 8-bit systems did and dialed it up to 11. No one prefers the Sega Master System over the the Genesis. And most who grew up with the NES & Super NES much prefer the Super NES.
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Re: Upcoming Tactics Game 'Warside' Sure Looks Familiar
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the devs of Advance Wars must be EXTREMELY flattered.
Re: Nintendo Direct August 2024 - Every Announcement & Game Reveal From The Indie World & Partner Showcases
@somnambulance I don't know how anyone could say the Joy-Cons are their favorite controllers? To each their own I suppose. As far as the Switch being anyone's favorite console ever? It's not even my personal favorite Nintendo console ever, let alone favorite in general. The Switch is missing too many of the big AAA titles that go to PS and Xbox for me to consider it in my list of top consoles. The Switch 2 will probably be powerful enough for devs and pubs to port 99% of those missing titles over, but it's a vicious cycle as in a few more years when PS6 and Xbox Next (or whatever they call it) come out, they'll once again be much higher spec'd than the Switch 2 and it will start missing out on a bunch of AAA stuff all over again.
Re: Nintendo Direct August 2024 - Every Announcement & Game Reveal From The Indie World & Partner Showcases
@somnambulance I'm kind of in the same boat. I tend to buy my indie, 8-bit / 16-bit type games on Switch, however there've been a few lately where not only do they not have Trophies or Achievements like on PS and Xbox, but the Switch versions run a lower frames - even 2D and 2.5D side scrollers which is disappointing. Couple that with the fact the Switch is the least comfortable option as far as controller / comfort goes and I'm starting to lose my desire to play most of this stuff there.
Re: Nintendo Direct August 2024 - Every Announcement & Game Reveal From The Indie World & Partner Showcases
@yacsama The Switch definitely has too many games that's for sure.
Re: Random: Man Sets World Record By Connecting 400+ Working Game Consoles To One TV
But the real question is...why?
Re: Switch On Track To Surpass PS2's Lifetime Sales In The US
The Switch is a testament to Nintendo's universal, lasting appeal and reputation for fun games for all ages and skill levels. Yes it's not as powerful as it's competition, but the convenience of being able to play on my TV or portably is tough to beat. Honestly as a Canadian and die-hard hockey fan, if EA Sports were to ever release NHL 25 (or NHL 26 on the Switch 2), I would have very little need to play my PS5 or Series X.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition?
13 games is a bit too few. I don't care what they would've had to pay to get the NES version of Tetris on there but it just feels wrong that it's not included...
Also how about Pro Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Punch-Out, Dr. Mario, Wario's Woods etc?
Re: Nintendo Announces Official Switch Joy-Con Charging Stand
Wow! Where was this like 5 years ago? Finally I'll be able to charge the NES Switch Online controllers w/o having to connect them to the console...
Re: 'The Karate Kid: Street Rumble' Chops Its Way Onto Switch In September
I grew up with the Karate Kid movies, mostly the first movie. The game looks very similar to TMNT: Shredder's Revenge which is a good thing. However being from GameMill, I'll have to keep my nostalgia in check until it releases.
Re: New Transformers Game Mixes Arcade Racing And Roguelite Combat This October
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It’s such a shame that Activision moved High Moon Studios over to being a COD support studio and they never got to make the 3rd game in the War For/Fall Of Cybertron trilogy. Myself and millions of other diehard G1 TF fans were excited to see the Ark crashing into the volcano and Teletraan 1 converting all the Autobots into modern earth vehicles etc. It would’ve been epic! Instead we get this….Even Rise of the Dark Spark was better than this junk.
Re: New Transformers Game Mixes Arcade Racing And Roguelite Combat This October
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Can Hasbro please give the Transformers license back to Activision or any other competent developer? The last few TF games have been so pathetic it's sad.
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto Addresses Concerns About His Age And Role At Nintendo
Mr. Miyamoto is one of my all-time heroes. I hope he lives to 100. The day he passes (eventually as we all will) I'll need to take a day off work to mourn.
Re: New 2D Adventure 'The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom' Announced For This September
@NintendoByNature Indeed, same here.
Re: Reaction: A Direct That Delivered, And Shows That Switch Still Has Plenty Of Pep
Now that I’ve had an entire day to process this morning’s Nintendo Direct, I’ve reassessed some things and I would now say it was right up there with the Xbox Showcase. I guess for a grumpy, old ***** like me it’s tough sometimes to separate the Nintendo I grew up with in the NES, SNES, N64 and GameCube era and the Nintendo of today. They are NOT the same. I grew up with a Nintendo that dominated the market and even when they fell behind their competitors, they were STILL aggressive and wanted to dominate. From the Wii until today with the Switch, they just don’t have the same swagger or motivation with their underpowered/gimmicky hardware combined with lack of 3rd party support in the AAA space it relegates the Switch to a secondary or “backup” console for me. I miss the days when my Nintendo console ticked all the boxes.
So, with all that out of the way out of everything shown/announced I’m interested in and will likely buy:
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Gets Four New Additions Today, Including Zelda, Metroid, And Perfect Dark
This is great, but honestly this should be more like the monthly update for NSO Expansion Pass. Like, when are we finally going to get more Genesis games? I wouldn't expect GameCube to be added until the Switch 2 though.
Re: Reaction: A Direct That Delivered, And Shows That Switch Still Has Plenty Of Pep
Sigh...how to know as a lifelong Nintendo fan you've outgrown Nintendo? Its when chibi and anime stuff completely turns you off (so like 75% of the games shown here). Or more remakes/remasters or "HD" versions of old games keep piling on and Nintendo will STILL charge full price for them. Still no Trophy or Achievements like on PS and Xbox. Slow trickling of NSO retro games, sometimes going months w/ no additions. Sure I'm happy about Metroid Prime 4 finally being real instead of just a logo and the new Mario & Luigi game along with the new Mario Party look good, but most of the other stuff is just meh to me...I suppose if I was a Nintendo-only gamer I might be more satisfied?
Re: 'Super Mario Party Jamboree' Rolls Onto Switch This October
@Lizuka Very nice then!
Re: 'Super Mario Party Jamboree' Rolls Onto Switch This October
Who cares about more modes?! Just give us more game boards and mini games please!
Re: New 2D Adventure 'The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom' Announced For This September
@Lofoten To play as Link for one
Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Swings Onto Switch Next Year
Nintendo aren't just beating a dead horse with all the remakes/remasters/"HD" editions of old games, they're practically $exually assaulting the poor thing...
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Confirmed For Switch, Launching 2025
Well, at least its an actual game and not just a logo after 7 years! Looks good. It'll very likely be the same as Breath of the Wild where it'll launch on Switch, but the better version will launch on the Switch 2 just like Zelda on the Wii U but everyone wanted it on the Switch and bought a Switch primarily to play it.
Re: New 2D Adventure 'The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom' Announced For This September
Just what everyone wanted...except me.
Re: Nintendo Direct June 2024: Time, Where To Watch, What To Expect
At this point there is no point in mentioning MP4 until the next-gen Switch. They'd be wise to save it as a launch title as there's no way they'll have another Zelda done by 2025.
A new Donkey Kong of some kind would be great, a new Star Fox or maybe a re-master of an older Star Fox game would be great. Obviously new SNES, NES, GB, GBA, Genesis games for NSO would be great as well. Again I wouldn't hold my breath for them expanding the systems such as GameCube until the Switch 2.
Re: LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Coming To Switch, Confirmed For Holiday 2024
Makes sense. (A) it's not the main Horizon series (B) a lot of Switch players are younger which is the main target market for the Lego games. Also, this may entice some Switch-only players to buy a PS5 if they want the FULL Horizon experience.
Re: Chilled Adventure Game 'Overmorrow' Deletes Your Save Data Every 30 Days
Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox says "Hold my beer" My save data got deleted daily when the game launched.
Re: Random: BAFTA's 'Iconic Game Characters' Poll Has Us Scratching Our Heads
How the hell are any Baldur's Gate 3 characters in this list? This is supposed to be the list of all-time iconic videogame characters. The game is less than a year old.
Likely because you can strip them down to their birthday suits so all the pervs voted for them? LOL!
Re: Feature: Akira Toriyama, The Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest, And Chrono Trigger Artist That Inspired The World
Admittedly I'm not an anime or manga fan, however I respect the heck out of this guy and his accomplishments and importance to that industry as well as the gaming industry. R.I.P sir.
Re: Switch Emulator Yuzu To Pay $2.4 Million To Nintendo & Cease Development
@Gaming-Penguin There'd be no need for a Nintendo console if their games went to other platforms, so I wouldn't hold your breath...
Re: Switch Emulator Yuzu To Pay $2.4 Million To Nintendo & Cease Development
Nintendo's court record for winning is what like 90%? They don't F#ck around when it comes to protecting their IP and bottom line. Emulating a current gen console, gee I wonder what could possibly go wrong with that?
Want to play Switch games? Buy a Switch...
Re: Hogwarts Legacy On Switch Has Been Delayed To November 2023
@PBandSmelly Show me ONE actual article or sound bite where she actually said that...go ahead I'll wait...
Re: Hogwarts Legacy On Switch Has Been Delayed To November 2023
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I'm not confident this game will run great on the Switch. It'll most likely be 720p docked, obviously have no ray-tracing and be lucky to average 30 fps.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a game in development from Nintendo's TOP studio for SIX years has performance issues at times. It's clear we need a Switch 2 or Switch "Pro" soon.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy On Switch Has Been Delayed To November 2023
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@PBandSmelly Yeah! How DARE she stand up for biological women's rights?!!
Re: Talking Point: Is The N64 Pad Actually The Best Controller Ever?
It was innovative. Nintendo Innovates, the rest Imitate. The controller was built pretty much specifically for Mario 64 and that pairing of game and controller are probably the best of all-time. The stick is STILL much more precise than modern controllers - IF you can find a controller without a loose one that as.
As far as the D-pad or the L button go...HELLO?! Did any of you ever play Killer Instinct Gold? Mortal Kombat Trilogy? Tetris? Kirby 64?
Re: SEGA Announces The Mega Drive Mini 2, Boasting 50 Genesis And Mega CD Games
PLEASE put Crusader of Centy on this console! It's so rare and expensive on the retro market and I've always wanted to play it!
Re: SEGA Announces The Mega Drive Mini 2, Boasting 50 Genesis And Mega CD Games
Day 1 for this retro gamer!
Re: Random: Hyperkin Recreates The 'Americantendo' From Stranger Things 4
@OldManHermit Sure if you like paying nearly double and having NO shooting games on it...
Re: Xbox Studio Rare "Immensely Pleased" About Banjo-Kazooie's Arrival On Switch
Back where they belong! Nintendo should’ve upped their 49% share to a majority stake in Rare when they were given first dibs to do so. Biggest blunder in their history (followed closely by Virtual Boy, Wii U, sticking with cartridges and love hotels). And what other Rare N64 games do I want on the Switch?! How bout ALL?!
Re: Chip's Challenge Is Making Its Console Debut On SNES And SEGA Genesis
@nessisonett Agreed! Although the early NA carts were not as ugly as they had the locking slot like the EU/PAL ones, until there was some kind of lawsuit in the US where Nintendo had to remove the lock slot to allow the games to be pulled out while the console was on. Thus why the majority of NA carts have that huge, ugly gap.
Re: Soapbox: It's Time For Nintendo's Sonic Mania Moment
Yes! Imagine a direct 16-bit sequel to Suoer Mario World or Super Metroid (kinda exactly like that Metroid Prime 2D project)?! One can only dream...
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 12.0.0 Is Now Live
So STILL no themes, no folders, and no LED light indicator for notifications around the Home button...Man Nintendo is just mailing it in with the Switch at this point.
Re: Nintendo Isn't Backing Down On Its Decision To Pull Mario Products From Stores This Month
This isn’t about Nintendo being “anti-consumer” - god I hate that term that millennials use to describe practically anything from any company that isn’t basically FREE, lol! This is Nintendo being Nintendo! They’re the all-time masters of manipulating the concept of ‘Supply vs. Demand’ in their favour. A big part of the reason many “rare” or hard-to-find cartridges for NES, SNES & N64 are so expensive for retro collectors is because of them and their overly stringent policies and limiting how many cartridges 3rd parties were allowed to produce. Then just watch in 15 years they’ll re-release Super Mario 3D All-Stars again for the 50th anniversary of Mario...but only for a limited time of course
Re: Rare's Cancelled N64 Project Dinosaur Planet Has Been Leaked Online
Dinosaur Planet was never actually cancelled, it eventually became Star Fox Adventures.
Re: Random: The NSO Icon On The Switch Home Menu Is Driving Some Users Crazy
It does indeed stand out and look a bit out of place compared to the rest. They should take the red background out at least. The BIGGER question is: WHERE in the F#C!< are FOLDERS and THEMES already?!! And WHEN will the HOME BUTTON light ring finally GLOW?!
Re: Poll: Super Mario 3D All-Stars Is One Week Away - Which Game Will You Play First?
I'll probably play Sunshine first, simply because the controls on GameCube aren't the greatest and from what I've been reading/hearing they're greatly improved on the Switch. Then I'll play Mario 64, then Galaxy.
Re: Review: Super Mario All-Stars - All That Glitters Isn't Necessarily Gold
@Wavey84 True Mega Man 2 is better than 7 but definitely not better than the Mega Man X trilogy.
Re: Review: Super Mario All-Stars - All That Glitters Isn't Necessarily Gold
@Clyde_Radcliffe Honestly the 8-bit era just simply doesn’t hold up nearly as well as the 16-bit era. 16-bit took everything the 8-bit systems did and dialed it up to 11. No one prefers the Sega Master System over the the Genesis. And most who grew up with the NES & Super NES much prefer the Super NES.