@SillyG whilst I agree with your sentiment, at this moment they'd be hard pushed to release all DLC on a cart, seeing as there's still 2 to go.
Maybe they'll milk it that way in the future; who knows?
If they do then I'll buy it, but whilst I dont mind the concept of game key cards, I'm refusing to buy any relatively 1st party games (such as this), as i do worry about people not being able to access the media in the future.
And to expand on that, I'm fully aware thats a "me" opinion, but seeing as i completed my 1st party GB games collection earlier in the year, I just wouldnt have been able to do that (or play them legally etc) if they were essentially GKC 👍
A while ago I mentioned about the memory leaks, crashes and whatever else I experienced on the PS5 pro, where ive never gone back to it since the 1st day.
I had a few likes, but it was more of a warning to people buying it on S2 if it couldn't run on a pro, after seeing how many people were hyped about buying it.
I knew what it would be like, but this now (given the debate around physical media) essentially turns it into a digital copy once the relevant updates are provided (if ever), or if they republish.
I tried to warn people. Bethesda said "nah, it's cool" and then people complain as they trusted a quite literal billion dollar company over someone that played the game day 1 on a far superior (not trolling, just the truth) hardware and seeing the results 1st hand.
Never noticed xenoblade 3 was december, so unless theres a surprise "tiny" game coming out, it does look all the more likely a November release for zelda is right.
Which is fine by me as I'm waiting for a sale on GTA, unless the hype really grabs me by the Gorons 🤣
I gave it a 9 - simply because its the only SW2 game beyond MKW and Bananza so far ive actually stuck with. Just had a couple of hours on it tonight, and absolutely loving the single player focused experience, as competitive shooters put me off due my lack of skill 🤣
@Robot99 nah was october 24 or so - I know that well as I bought all those MK sets for my birthday for myself and got some family members to chip in for me!
Looks great to me, and would love it simply because of jumpman in there; but i made a promise to my credit card I'd only but Mario kart sets after the Mario expansions and minifigs i bought, and thats how its staying (in fact, I need to sell said minifigs, but my things for sale are already a lot!).
Hope everyone who dives in enjoys, as it seems better value than the luigi kart I (finally) pulled the trigger on yesterday for fear of fomo 🤣
@Browny the yellow (and the collab) is exactly the reason I like it; as an owner of the gorillaz "jeep" and now now g-shocks, and a few others with artist designs, the more obtuse the better!
@Nintoz as some others have mentioned the combo / remix / trick sections were a good change in pace, and looked forward to those the most as theres only so many times you can race on the same track in roughly the same way for 30+ years 🤣
You'd hope these things will somehow make their way into world as the open nature of it seems like a no brainer - especially score attack.
You can imagine score attack in race or H-O-R-S-E style events where players watch their opponents and take turns, similar to how THPS did t back in the day.
Sadly, we're talking about Nintendo here, so we will never know what they have planned until its basically shadow dropped into the game 🤷🤣
In a way, I'm saddened by this as I played it a lot during lockdown and beyond until 2022. But ultimately nothing new was added after a while (or not quickly enough, despite it essentially being a live service title) and i grew tired of doing the same stuff daily along with the same courses a lot of the time.
Although on the positive, it did keep me engaged (though I am a big MK fan anyway, so I was an easy catch) for a good few years and I only paid for a few passes just to support the game. If i hadn't have paid, it wouldnt have made much difference; but to me it was a "good" F2P game, and as stated in the article spawned a good set of tracks for the expansion pass in MK8; so in a way it succeeded as market research for nintendo.
I know a lot of people didnt feel the same, but 7 years for a mobile title I don't think is too bad - just a shame in a way for those that may have sunk 100's (or more) of their equivalent currency into the game.
@betterman best of luck - i got mine last week after 6 months of daily checking and my friend wanted one (they work, and this is uk im in), next day; sold out 🤣
@-wc- ive often wondered (no pun intended) if you were "baiting" with some things you say, and you come across as a grumpy old dude that says things i think before rethinking and then posting on here 🤣
At least youve settled my mind now; keep up the good work - as long as anything on here provides some sort of civilised debate (though obviously, the way you go about it can be inflammatory; and indeed something completely innocuous can also be in this day and age!), then it's all good.
At least i can bare that in mind in the future should I ever reply to you!
@IronMan30 sorry for double posting, but clicked on the link and check the FY results as well.
Digital software as you say is 50/50 (or thereabouts), but that also includes add ons and NSO.
So that is a pretty optimistic view of physical sales for software. Even IF nintendo were to consider the um... switch to digital only, theyre locked into this gen anyway with us early adopters with our primitive cart slots stubbornly refusing to move forwards 🤣
And as arguably its took 20 years to get to 50%, it could also be argued that - barring a massive shift in consumer base dynamics - we could be in "Switch 4" territory before it becomes mainstream for nintendo.
Thats a positive and optimistic outlook though; as ever, if we keep buying physical and its 50/50 then they would never dare to go digital only, unless as alluded to in other posts on a switch 2 lite that could be digital only to help keep costs low.
That could be a trigger to move it forward if the attach rate is good. But of course, thats all hypothetical, and for all we know the next nintendo thing could be an AI robotic yoshi that you can ride on 🤣
@IronMan30 its kinda what I presumed anyway. Despite all the weird decisions of late, nintendo seemes to be the most committed to physical out of them all anyway; pokopia and 3rd party aside.
And the fan base seems to enjoy actually buying games. There's a lot of groups out there for switch collectors / reselling etc compared to ps and xb from what ive seen; personally the size of the cases are a boon for this as well, as whilst they could be smaller they're pretty great to store almost anywhere. One day ill have all of mine out, but my collection is currently in one of those rollable plastic stacking boxes, using maybe as much space as 10 super metroid boxes 🤣
Thanks for all the clarification though; appreciated!
If a gane is digital only anyway, then it will only be sold as such and doesn't offer any other alternative. I get some devs will prefer this (again, because of size of the game, less expenditure et al); but being digital only does skew the statistics somewhat.
What you need to at least test the theory to some extent is what were the physical sales of say DKB as opposed to digital and We would generally have a more informed (but very limited) data set as to if an option is available on AAA games what the split is, and that would show us "real world" data on consumers.
Of course, that data would also be slightly skewed as nintendo now prices digital lower than physical, so some may opt for that with S2 games. There probably is a better way of figuring it out, but off the top of my head it's the very definition of "missing" data, and should not be used to form marketing analysis.
Of course Nintendo has that actually data, so i guess we just have to trust them - which is what we did with Sony as well and now they could well become a "digital publisher" alongside boutique, "limited run" (if you will!) Pressings of games, if their gamers get an inch of flexibility in the next two years.
@springer17 exactly. For example my representative switch library is 100+ physical and around 50 digital; switch 2 i have i think 8 physical and 5 digital.
On that basis, I'm moving more toward digital only in context; but in reality my sw2 digital titles are fast fusion, welcome tour, MKW (which was bundled, and I bought physical on sale for my collection) and starfox (again which I also bought physical).
I know I'm not a generic consumer, but even though my personal statistics show me moving towards digital this last year, we can kind of disregard at least 2 of those titles as MKW and starfox i would have bought physical primarily anyway.
And then fast fusion and welcome tour were never going to get a physical release anyway (that I'm aware of); so if they were released physically, they would basically have every sale for me in a physical capacity, as i collect exclusive and 1st party-based IP.
Unsure what other game I have digital; may just be those 4 except for upgrade packs.
***edit*** maybe a few months ago I wouldnt have thought much about the data; but ive recently read a new book on "missing data" (that i won't name for fear of being moderated for advertising) and it's changed my thinking on subjects like this 🤣
@VoidofLight thw response to @nerdypaul was very well put; especially with regards to second hand sales, and of course bricks and mortar indie stores that dont specialise in retro goods.
Its not just the devs losing jobs - the front facing people selling us the ganes will also lose out if they cant find a way to pivot their business model.
It's looking more and more like a massacre of the gaming industry at this point in the near future. And all for the sake of consumer convenience, unfortunately. I don't like it, but it's the way the world is going, im saddened to say.
67.2% of ganes being digital is still a rather large number. But how many of those are very small titles and shovelware that wouldnt usually see the light of day in a ohysical release anyway?
If we were talking 75-85% digital sales of most AAA games then I think thats a reasonable tipping point to start thinking about moving to all digital.
For the record, I don't support all digital as my switch / 2 libraries are a mixture of both (though all 1st party titles i have physical); including double dipping online games (MK8, etc) so I can easily play them. So ive got skin in both games here.
@xmkbest thats fair enough then if you may have got carried away, ad you say. The demo i felt was quite bare bones, but I knew what I was getting with my pre order, having played it all that time ago.
I get you took the opportunity, as you say... but a 3 is like REALLY bad. This is kind of a dig at you, but not a major one, but other than the length of the game, did you consider checking out the original on say YouTube to compare at least the graphical and audio experience? Did you find those assets that bad? All im saying is to mark a game down to 3 because you find it short is kinda bad. Hope you understand my point (and some others on that).
Like i wouldn't give some games ive given up on a 3, because even though I dont like it, I can see the effort thats put into it. Equally, I know its art and therefore subjective; but I think thats why a few of us just can't grasp where a 3 comes from.
And no problem about the language. Of course us English speakers automatically assume English should be spoken everywhere, but it really did fry my brain. If nothing else, have a laugh at yourself that you forced an English speaker to Google a phrase because they were doubting their own knowledge of their native language 🤣
@xmkbest exactly that - you wished the game was 5 times longer. Got it right second time!
"5 times too short" doesnt make sense in a logical way. As if you can imagine it, what is the length you are aspiring for? If you have a measurement that is absolute (say 1m) then a 20cm length is 5 times too short.
But a nebulous length of a videogame can never be "5 times too short" as there is no set limit, and its at the directors discretion.
Stating you would have liked the game to be 5 times as long as you played it for is perfect 👌
@Koda1000 as there wasn't really a proper prologue in the original, anything would have been new; and i expected "just cut scenes".
It's hardly critique saying that what you misinterpreted isnt in the game, when an "experience" can be gameplay, video, or even audio. Yet no one seems to have thought a black screen with VO was an option 😜🤣
@xmkbest I get the impression your comment (26) means that you completed the story; not the game.
If you completed the game in one day, including all the missions, then that means youve sat through it a lot of times in one day and are an expert. If that is the case, how did the game not meet your expectations? If you know the game inside out, you knew what you were getting.
I agree with others; a 3 is definitely some taking of the unmentionable liquid. If youve played LW/SF64, read any previews or reviews or all of the above, then you knew what you were getting. To pay full price and then have the gall to say its too short is frankly laughable, as thats a "you" problem for not doing your research. It's not like the run time was a hidden secret for 30 years.
Considering this is most definitely a "nostalgia" game, id say that 90% of all people bought this knowing EXACTLY what they were getting, and 10% thought they would give it a bash. were you the 0.001% that wasn't around when it first came out, never looked it up, read any reviews/previews and still bought it at full price? If so, thats some amazing dedication to nintendo 🤣
Not voted simply because nintendo botched my digital pre order (somehow sent the bonus items, but not the code because of payment failure... go figure!) And can't pay for it again till tomorrow. As I'm away, and was gonna play it this weekend.
Always great, this figital malarkey. What with that and my "used" pokemon z-a code that im still fighting nintendo over as well...
Didn't know yoi were doing this, but congrats to all that got "printed"!
If I were to have written in, I would have given 2 memories:
1st being that I was a paperboy, working up to 6 rounds a day before !nd after school (getting up at 5am, getting home at 6pm) for around £17 a week (this was very late 90s - 2001, as i moved in 2001). I begged my step dad to get me an N64 with DKR and GoldenEye after playing them at a friend's, and he agreed it would go on credit (£360 at the time, as it was £250 for the consoles and £50 for DKR, though GoldenEye was £60), and I had to pay the interest. Unbeknownst to me though, he paid it off quickly and pocketed the "interest" and when I found out he gave me the usual spiel about "learning a lesson about not paying rent" 🤣 on top of that though, he became a die hard GE player and my Mom loved DKR as we both loved Mario Kart, so that 1st "big purchase" of mine became a core memory and focal point of our family unit. Mine and my mother's bond with nintendo gaming was a key part of us being "frenemies" (like most teen / parent relationships), and I now have Mario based tattoos on my arm, due to the next paragraph. They may not be attractive, but have a significant meaning to me, even when people point and laugh, as they are pixel arts variations, so a lot of black borders.
Secondly, when i had to babysit a family friend (now referred to as cousin, as we're very much like family after losing my mom), my "cousin' was maybe 5 years old, and I'd plonk her down in front of GE and tell her to "shoot the bad men". We still talk about how abhorrent my babysitting skills were even to this day, over 25 years later 🤣
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Re: Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass Getting Packaged Download Release
@SillyG whilst I agree with your sentiment, at this moment they'd be hard pushed to release all DLC on a cart, seeing as there's still 2 to go.
Maybe they'll milk it that way in the future; who knows?
If they do then I'll buy it, but whilst I dont mind the concept of game key cards, I'm refusing to buy any relatively 1st party games (such as this), as i do worry about people not being able to access the media in the future.
And to expand on that, I'm fully aware thats a "me" opinion, but seeing as i completed my 1st party GB games collection earlier in the year, I just wouldnt have been able to do that (or play them legally etc) if they were essentially GKC 👍
Re: Random: Someone Has Made Functioning Wii Remote Joy-Con For The Switch 2
@Ironcore go home, your drunk! Ergonomically though... Yes!
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Breaks Down Oblivion's "Frustrating Performance" On Switch 2
@Ganon821 you can have "looks good" and "bad performance" in a review. Just ask my girlfriends 🤭🤣🤷
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Breaks Down Oblivion's "Frustrating Performance" On Switch 2
A while ago I mentioned about the memory leaks, crashes and whatever else I experienced on the PS5 pro, where ive never gone back to it since the 1st day.
I had a few likes, but it was more of a warning to people buying it on S2 if it couldn't run on a pro, after seeing how many people were hyped about buying it.
I knew what it would be like, but this now (given the debate around physical media) essentially turns it into a digital copy once the relevant updates are provided (if ever), or if they republish.
I tried to warn people. Bethesda said "nah, it's cool" and then people complain as they trusted a quite literal billion dollar company over someone that played the game day 1 on a far superior (not trolling, just the truth) hardware and seeing the results 1st hand.
This really does not surprise me, unfortunately.
Re: Mini Review: Future Knight (Switch) - Channels The Spirit Of Tiger Handhelds To Great Effect
@Tom-Massey no worries. It was late / early but even i spotted it 🤣👍
Re: Mini Review: Future Knight (Switch) - Channels The Spirit Of Tiger Handhelds To Great Effect
"Appealingling"?! 🤣
Re: Legend Of Zelda Limited Edition Switch 2 Console And Pro Controller Leaks
@Axecon im actually hoping for the opposite and it has the replaceable battery 🤣
Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Upcoming Switch 2 Games
Never noticed xenoblade 3 was december, so unless theres a surprise "tiny" game coming out, it does look all the more likely a November release for zelda is right.
Which is fine by me as I'm waiting for a sale on GTA, unless the hype really grabs me by the Gorons 🤣
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (GameCube)
Had to go with NA as its the one I imported 🤣
Re: When Is Nintendo Ending Switch 1 Sales?
7 out of 12. Not bad considering all I really knew was splatoon and rhythm heaven stuff 🤣
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Splatoon Raiders?
I gave it a 9 - simply because its the only SW2 game beyond MKW and Bananza so far ive actually stuck with. Just had a couple of hours on it tonight, and absolutely loving the single player focused experience, as competitive shooters put me off due my lack of skill 🤣
Re: Nintendo Store Adds New Splatoon Raiders And Super Mario Rewards
@Waa-Laa this isnt the 1st thing ive wanted from USA store but still. Anything mario world especially is my jam dances to own beatboxing
Re: Nintendo Store Adds New Splatoon Raiders And Super Mario Rewards
UK, please for the SMW display, ninty.
Re: Select Mario, Zelda, & Animal Crossing Lego Sets To Be Retired Next Week
@Robot99 nah was october 24 or so - I know that well as I bought all those MK sets for my birthday for myself and got some family members to chip in for me!
Re: Here's How Final Fantasy X On Switch 2 Compares To Switch 1
But how does it compare to the previous best version (Vita)? 🤔
Re: Donkey Kong Arcade LEGO Set Official Images Surface, Already In-Store
@dimi whispers
You dont need children... i dont have them...
goes back into the shadows
Re: Donkey Kong Arcade LEGO Set Official Images Surface, Already In-Store
Looks great to me, and would love it simply because of jumpman in there; but i made a promise to my credit card I'd only but Mario kart sets after the Mario expansions and minifigs i bought, and thats how its staying (in fact, I need to sell said minifigs, but my things for sale are already a lot!).
Hope everyone who dives in enjoys, as it seems better value than the luigi kart I (finally) pulled the trigger on yesterday for fear of fomo 🤣
Re: Casio Launches 'Mother 3' Watch For Game's 20th Anniversary
@Browny the yellow (and the collab) is exactly the reason I like it; as an owner of the gorillaz "jeep" and now now g-shocks, and a few others with artist designs, the more obtuse the better!
Re: Casio Launches 'Mother 3' Watch For Game's 20th Anniversary
Just so everyone is aware - total price is £168.46 for UK buyers; ive just gone in for one!
Re: Mario Kart Tour Service Officially Ends This September
@Nintoz as some others have mentioned the combo / remix / trick sections were a good change in pace, and looked forward to those the most as theres only so many times you can race on the same track in roughly the same way for 30+ years 🤣
You'd hope these things will somehow make their way into world as the open nature of it seems like a no brainer - especially score attack.
You can imagine score attack in race or H-O-R-S-E style events where players watch their opponents and take turns, similar to how THPS did t back in the day.
Sadly, we're talking about Nintendo here, so we will never know what they have planned until its basically shadow dropped into the game 🤷🤣
Re: Mario Kart Tour Service Officially Closes This September
In a way, I'm saddened by this as I played it a lot during lockdown and beyond until 2022. But ultimately nothing new was added after a while (or not quickly enough, despite it essentially being a live service title) and i grew tired of doing the same stuff daily along with the same courses a lot of the time.
Although on the positive, it did keep me engaged (though I am a big MK fan anyway, so I was an easy catch) for a good few years and I only paid for a few passes just to support the game. If i hadn't have paid, it wouldnt have made much difference; but to me it was a "good" F2P game, and as stated in the article spawned a good set of tracks for the expansion pass in MK8; so in a way it succeeded as market research for nintendo.
I know a lot of people didnt feel the same, but 7 years for a mobile title I don't think is too bad - just a shame in a way for those that may have sunk 100's (or more) of their equivalent currency into the game.
Re: Switch 2 Hardware Revision With Replaceable Battery Coming Later This Year In Europe
@betterman best of luck - i got mine last week after 6 months of daily checking and my friend wanted one (they work, and this is uk im in), next day; sold out 🤣
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder "Elephant Mario" Statue Officially Revealed, Here's A First Look
S/N? I don't understand! I'm old. Kinda.
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder "Elephant Mario" Statue Officially Revealed, Here's A First Look
@-wc- ive often wondered (no pun intended) if you were "baiting" with some things you say, and you come across as a grumpy old dude that says things i think before rethinking and then posting on here 🤣
At least youve settled my mind now; keep up the good work - as long as anything on here provides some sort of civilised debate (though obviously, the way you go about it can be inflammatory; and indeed something completely innocuous can also be in this day and age!), then it's all good.
At least i can bare that in mind in the future should I ever reply to you!
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder "Elephant Mario" Statue Officially Revealed, Here's A First Look
Cant believe how cheap that early bird offer is!
I'll stick with my "expensive" lego mario kart sets, where ive got all of them so far for around the same price.
Seriously, I know its a "premium" product to some people, but id expect a semi lifesize model for that price. Whoof!
Re: Nintendo May Be The Last Bastion Of Physical Games As Xbox's Project Helix Is Set To Ditch Discs
@IronMan30 never speculation when it comes to nintendo. If they can imagine it they'll R&D it.
And im 100% confident that theyre researching a lite model 😜
Re: Nintendo May Be The Last Bastion Of Physical Games As Xbox's Project Helix Is Set To Ditch Discs
@IronMan30 sorry for double posting, but clicked on the link and check the FY results as well.
Digital software as you say is 50/50 (or thereabouts), but that also includes add ons and NSO.
So that is a pretty optimistic view of physical sales for software. Even IF nintendo were to consider the um... switch to digital only, theyre locked into this gen anyway with us early adopters with our primitive cart slots stubbornly refusing to move forwards 🤣
And as arguably its took 20 years to get to 50%, it could also be argued that - barring a massive shift in consumer base dynamics - we could be in "Switch 4" territory before it becomes mainstream for nintendo.
Thats a positive and optimistic outlook though; as ever, if we keep buying physical and its 50/50 then they would never dare to go digital only, unless as alluded to in other posts on a switch 2 lite that could be digital only to help keep costs low.
That could be a trigger to move it forward if the attach rate is good. But of course, thats all hypothetical, and for all we know the next nintendo thing could be an AI robotic yoshi that you can ride on 🤣
Re: Nintendo May Be The Last Bastion Of Physical Games As Xbox's Project Helix Is Set To Ditch Discs
@IronMan30 its kinda what I presumed anyway. Despite all the weird decisions of late, nintendo seemes to be the most committed to physical out of them all anyway; pokopia and 3rd party aside.
And the fan base seems to enjoy actually buying games. There's a lot of groups out there for switch collectors / reselling etc compared to ps and xb from what ive seen; personally the size of the cases are a boon for this as well, as whilst they could be smaller they're pretty great to store almost anywhere. One day ill have all of mine out, but my collection is currently in one of those rollable plastic stacking boxes, using maybe as much space as 10 super metroid boxes 🤣
Thanks for all the clarification though; appreciated!
Re: Nintendo May Be The Last Bastion Of Physical Games As Xbox's Project Helix Is Set To Ditch Discs
@AGuyWhoLikesNintendo and I feel RAGED! 🤣
Re: Nintendo May Be The Last Bastion Of Physical Games As Xbox's Project Helix Is Set To Ditch Discs
@IronMan30 and that was kind of my point.
If a gane is digital only anyway, then it will only be sold as such and doesn't offer any other alternative. I get some devs will prefer this (again, because of size of the game, less expenditure et al); but being digital only does skew the statistics somewhat.
What you need to at least test the theory to some extent is what were the physical sales of say DKB as opposed to digital and We would generally have a more informed (but very limited) data set as to if an option is available on AAA games what the split is, and that would show us "real world" data on consumers.
Of course, that data would also be slightly skewed as nintendo now prices digital lower than physical, so some may opt for that with S2 games. There probably is a better way of figuring it out, but off the top of my head it's the very definition of "missing" data, and should not be used to form marketing analysis.
Of course Nintendo has that actually data, so i guess we just have to trust them - which is what we did with Sony as well and now they could well become a "digital publisher" alongside boutique, "limited run" (if you will!) Pressings of games, if their gamers get an inch of flexibility in the next two years.
Re: Nintendo May Be The Last Bastion Of Physical Games As Xbox's Project Helix Is Set To Ditch Discs
@springer17 exactly. For example my representative switch library is 100+ physical and around 50 digital; switch 2 i have i think 8 physical and 5 digital.
On that basis, I'm moving more toward digital only in context; but in reality my sw2 digital titles are fast fusion, welcome tour, MKW (which was bundled, and I bought physical on sale for my collection) and starfox (again which I also bought physical).
I know I'm not a generic consumer, but even though my personal statistics show me moving towards digital this last year, we can kind of disregard at least 2 of those titles as MKW and starfox i would have bought physical primarily anyway.
And then fast fusion and welcome tour were never going to get a physical release anyway (that I'm aware of); so if they were released physically, they would basically have every sale for me in a physical capacity, as i collect exclusive and 1st party-based IP.
Unsure what other game I have digital; may just be those 4 except for upgrade packs.
***edit*** maybe a few months ago I wouldnt have thought much about the data; but ive recently read a new book on "missing data" (that i won't name for fear of being moderated for advertising) and it's changed my thinking on subjects like this 🤣
Re: Nintendo May Be The Last Bastion Of Physical Games As Xbox's Project Helix Is Set To Ditch Discs
@VoidofLight thw response to @nerdypaul was very well put; especially with regards to second hand sales, and of course bricks and mortar indie stores that dont specialise in retro goods.
Its not just the devs losing jobs - the front facing people selling us the ganes will also lose out if they cant find a way to pivot their business model.
It's looking more and more like a massacre of the gaming industry at this point in the near future. And all for the sake of consumer convenience, unfortunately. I don't like it, but it's the way the world is going, im saddened to say.
Re: Nintendo May Be The Last Bastion Of Physical Games As Xbox's Project Helix Is Set To Ditch Discs
67.2% of ganes being digital is still a rather large number. But how many of those are very small titles and shovelware that wouldnt usually see the light of day in a ohysical release anyway?
If we were talking 75-85% digital sales of most AAA games then I think thats a reasonable tipping point to start thinking about moving to all digital.
For the record, I don't support all digital as my switch / 2 libraries are a mixture of both (though all 1st party titles i have physical); including double dipping online games (MK8, etc) so I can easily play them. So ive got skin in both games here.
Re: PSA: New Knockout Tour Rallies Are Now Available In Mario Kart World
After asking earlier, I pkayed them today. The drill cup on mirror mode was a pain - took 6 goes to win the 1st phase, but got it!
Boomerang cup 1st time! (Both yoshi and bullet bill machine).
Now ill wait patiently another year for my next update 🤣👻
Re: Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.7.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Krlozgod thanks. Ibviously it was clumsy the way I asked; but i got the answer i wanted in the end.
Appreciated, mate!
Re: Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.7.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Broch83 that is correct; I did all the base ones! I think you misunderstood what I said though, or I didnt write it proper!
Just are they like the base ones with the stars to race for? Absolutely minor trinkets, but i like to try and do it just to prove visibly I did!
Though ironically, I still haven't 3☆ MK8 yet; so in my experience whilst KO is a solid difficulty experience, the game as a whole seems easier to me.
***edit*** was my grammar that made it seem wrong. I meant akin to "are the new KO tours opportunities for 3☆, like the OG". So i own that mistake!
Re: Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.7.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
So a pretty minor question, that I may have answered by logging in before anyone replies; are the KO tours opportunities for 3☆?
If so it's just gave the game a bit more life for me, and I'm happy with that.
Re: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Launches August, Physical Edition Confirmed
@DennisReynolds I put my experience waaaaay down and basically what you say about the memory leak, I agree.
Everyone is so concerned that its a physical release, they've sort of forgotten if it won't run in a pro, it sure as hell wont work on a switch 2.
But hey; its physical, so its worth the money 🤣🤯
Re: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Launches August, Physical Edition Confirmed
If they "get it right" on SW2 after my ps5 pro crash fest that I gave up on after 2 hours, then ill eat my switch 2...
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Star Fox On Switch 2?
@xmkbest thats fair enough then if you may have got carried away, ad you say. The demo i felt was quite bare bones, but I knew what I was getting with my pre order, having played it all that time ago.
I get you took the opportunity, as you say... but a 3 is like REALLY bad. This is kind of a dig at you, but not a major one, but other than the length of the game, did you consider checking out the original on say YouTube to compare at least the graphical and audio experience? Did you find those assets that bad? All im saying is to mark a game down to 3 because you find it short is kinda bad. Hope you understand my point (and some others on that).
Like i wouldn't give some games ive given up on a 3, because even though I dont like it, I can see the effort thats put into it. Equally, I know its art and therefore subjective; but I think thats why a few of us just can't grasp where a 3 comes from.
And no problem about the language. Of course us English speakers automatically assume English should be spoken everywhere, but it really did fry my brain. If nothing else, have a laugh at yourself that you forced an English speaker to Google a phrase because they were doubting their own knowledge of their native language 🤣
All the best!
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Star Fox On Switch 2?
@xmkbest exactly that - you wished the game was 5 times longer. Got it right second time!
"5 times too short" doesnt make sense in a logical way. As if you can imagine it, what is the length you are aspiring for? If you have a measurement that is absolute (say 1m) then a 20cm length is 5 times too short.
But a nebulous length of a videogame can never be "5 times too short" as there is no set limit, and its at the directors discretion.
Stating you would have liked the game to be 5 times as long as you played it for is perfect 👌
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Star Fox On Switch 2?
@Koda1000 as there wasn't really a proper prologue in the original, anything would have been new; and i expected "just cut scenes".
It's hardly critique saying that what you misinterpreted isnt in the game, when an "experience" can be gameplay, video, or even audio. Yet no one seems to have thought a black screen with VO was an option 😜🤣
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Star Fox On Switch 2?
@xmkbest I get the impression your comment (26) means that you completed the story; not the game.
If you completed the game in one day, including all the missions, then that means youve sat through it a lot of times in one day and are an expert. If that is the case, how did the game not meet your expectations? If you know the game inside out, you knew what you were getting.
I agree with others; a 3 is definitely some taking of the unmentionable liquid. If youve played LW/SF64, read any previews or reviews or all of the above, then you knew what you were getting. To pay full price and then have the gall to say its too short is frankly laughable, as thats a "you" problem for not doing your research. It's not like the run time was a hidden secret for 30 years.
Considering this is most definitely a "nostalgia" game, id say that 90% of all people bought this knowing EXACTLY what they were getting, and 10% thought they would give it a bash. were you the 0.001% that wasn't around when it first came out, never looked it up, read any reviews/previews and still bought it at full price? If so, thats some amazing dedication to nintendo 🤣
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Star Fox On Switch 2?
@xmkbest
"but it's five times too short" - good way to fry my brain with that broken english language 🤣
I honestly had to read that several times and Google what the hell you meant!
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Star Fox On Switch 2?
Not voted simply because nintendo botched my digital pre order (somehow sent the bonus items, but not the code because of payment failure... go figure!) And can't pay for it again till tomorrow. As I'm away, and was gonna play it this weekend.
Always great, this figital malarkey. What with that and my "used" pokemon z-a code that im still fighting nintendo over as well...
Gotta love this potential stress free future 🤣
Re: Community: "All-Consuming, Joyous, Heartbreaking" - Your Nintendo 64 Memories
@Hank_Scorpio fellow N64 mag reader here too! Even got a letter published!
Re: Community: "All-Consuming, Joyous, Heartbreaking" - Your Nintendo 64 Memories
Didn't know yoi were doing this, but congrats to all that got "printed"!
If I were to have written in, I would have given 2 memories:
1st being that I was a paperboy, working up to 6 rounds a day before !nd after school (getting up at 5am, getting home at 6pm) for around £17 a week (this was very late 90s - 2001, as i moved in 2001). I begged my step dad to get me an N64 with DKR and GoldenEye after playing them at a friend's, and he agreed it would go on credit (£360 at the time, as it was £250 for the consoles and £50 for DKR, though GoldenEye was £60), and I had to pay the interest. Unbeknownst to me though, he paid it off quickly and pocketed the "interest" and when I found out he gave me the usual spiel about "learning a lesson about not paying rent" 🤣 on top of that though, he became a die hard GE player and my Mom loved DKR as we both loved Mario Kart, so that 1st "big purchase" of mine became a core memory and focal point of our family unit. Mine and my mother's bond with nintendo gaming was a key part of us being "frenemies" (like most teen / parent relationships), and I now have Mario based tattoos on my arm, due to the next paragraph. They may not be attractive, but have a significant meaning to me, even when people point and laugh, as they are pixel arts variations, so a lot of black borders.
Secondly, when i had to babysit a family friend (now referred to as cousin, as we're very much like family after losing my mom), my "cousin' was maybe 5 years old, and I'd plonk her down in front of GE and tell her to "shoot the bad men". We still talk about how abhorrent my babysitting skills were even to this day, over 25 years later 🤣
Re: Aardman's Pokémon Series Looks Cracking In New Poster
@Misima my first thought, as well. Stopmotion and Aardman go hand in hand like Wallace and Gromit...
And this does not look like Wallace and Gromit, it just looks like CGI, I'm afraid.
Kids will love it, but some of us that grew up in the UK with it with it will feel conflicted. Me included!
Re: Review: Brook Wingman P5S - Use (Almost) Any Controller On Switch 2
@cvrator Just what im thinking as sure enough a pro2 controller would work better on almost* any game on a ps5.
*thats not astro bot with it's haptic feedback.
Re: Talking Point: Switch 2 Console Special Editions - What Would You Like To See?
@Whirlwound you literally could have just answered that with "Tron" and it would have been a valid excuse - but thanks for the detail...
Hope you get all the glowing things you need in your life and may you never sleep at night in its radioactive glow 🤣