Very surprised to see these a) come back and b) still be in stock! 10 packs of series 1 and 20 of series 4 on the way, hopefully should make a decent dent in the ones I'm missing! Just hope that series 5 makes a comeback at some point...
This Kickstarter left a real sour taste in my mouth. The issue I had is that I received someone else's rewards, and despite emailing Yetee to flag this up, I never received a response, so I got stuck with someone else's stuff!!!
And then of course there was the whole issue with hidden shipping and customs charges. Communication from Yetee or Platinum have been nonexistent.
I'm just finishing up the final route (Secret Ending) on the first proper visual novel (if you're not counting Professor Layton) game I've played.
That game is Angels with Scaly Wings, and honestly it's one of the single best pieces of media I've ever had the pleasure of consuming. All of the characters are extremely believable (ignoring the fact they're all dragons LOL) with hopes, dreams, flaws, weaknesses. The story is superb and all the characters intertwine in excellent ways. The art is fantastic and the game has made me cry several times. (Also Anna and Adine are best dragon waifus don't @ me.)
If this is the sort of thing I can expect from a good VN then sign me up for more!!!
I'm so pleased I finally managed to clear 8-4 during the last special event! It was the last level I needed to clear to unlock Luigi as a playable character! The number of times I would come close to finishing 8-4, only for the last remaining players to die and for me to win was painful... 🤣
100% completed Ty 1 on the Switch, having played it tons on PS2 as a kid. I had a blast! But, I never did play (or even know about) Ty 2 back in the day. So I would absolutely back a second kickstarter campaign to support such a project.
I find it very amusing just how well the Ty kickstarter went, considering its from a much smaller dev (Krome) compared to the Wonderful 101 kickstarter, which has been a total dumpsterfire in comparison!!!
Yeah I normally balk at F2P nonsense but Café Mix is genuinely great fun and I've not hit a single paywall in my playthrough. Sure some levels are obviously designed to not have quite enough turns to complete, but you earn enough golden acorns through normal play that it doesn't matter that you have to spend them on extra turns here and there.
Wow, they didn't make many of these available, did they? Just got home from a 10h shift and it's been announced, gone live, and sold out in that time...
Got a physical version of the game backed, sucks that it's gonna be delayed but it is what it is, Coronavirus can't be helped. Just glad I'm still getting it, unlike Playtonic who completely pulled the rug out from under my with my Wii U physical copy of Yoola Laylee.
Just picked one up myself to help with the grind on lockdown - means I can do all my catching and spinning on my commute to/from work (which I couldn't do before, not without committing a traffic violation!).
Initial impressions are good. Totally agree with the comment about the internal motor, it's pathetic! Otherwise the screen appears decent quality, the built in USB charger is a nice touch, and it paired with the Gotcha App and downloaded a firmware update without a hitch.
I have the original Go Plus and the Poke Ball Plus. The Poke Ball Plus superseded the Go Plus thanks to the auto Poke Stop spinning function. I have a feeling this Gotcha Evolve will supersede the ball very quickly too.
@Jayofmaya Yup! Got all ghosts and have unlocked Digital N. Tropy, and have also got the paint job for all Platinum Relics (man now THAT was super hard). I will be interested to see what the difficulty level is for the Emperor Velo ghosts. I just have a few bits left to mop up in the Pit Stop outside of this GP content, then I'm done!
Space Spyro looks super adorable, but the helmet design... why is there a cut out for his nose? I hope he doesn't actually try to go into space in it! xD
I've managed top 5% in all the other GPs so far, so if I can get the champion decal for this one, I'll have the full set! I've enjoyed CTR way more than I ever anticipated I would, much much more than MK8.
Good to see Spyro shooting back up the charts, shame he couldn't quite make the number one spot! The Switch port of the Reignited Trilogy is fantastic, I've been really enjoying playing it these last few days!!!
Given Spyro is an upcoming release for the Switch, I would certainly consider something like this to be relevant news!
This statue looks stunning! I've placed a pre-order on the Exclusive edition already! It'll look nice next to my Classic Spyro and Crystal Dragon!
@JayJ They have! Look up the Spyro PVC. It's a much smaller statue (about 8 inches tall off the top of my head) that costs about $80 on average. It's a fab little piece and I would highly recommend it!
This leak, the Official Nintendo Store UK leak, heck it was even listed for pre-order on Activision's official Spyro minisite at one point.
I seriously hope it is real. I don't have a PS4 or Xbox One, but I desperately want to play the Reignited Trilogy. Hopefully my patience will pay off and I'll be playing it on Switch later this year!
Another Sonic game, another Seaside Hill remix... Good think it's a good tune to begin with! This remix is actually pretty sweet, which makes sense given Jun Senoue AND Hyper Potions are working on it!
Good to see Spyro taking the top spot. It looks like a fantastic remaster and I'm so happy to see Toys for Bob's plucky purple dragon doing so well. I'd love to pick it up for myself, my plan is to wait for a Switch release but a good PS4 Black Friday deal might get the better of me...
Meanwhile I'm playing Let's Go Eevee and really enjoying it, much much more than I enjoyed Sun & Moon. That game just got a bit too complicated for my liking.
Didn't play a huge amount for the first 6 months or so after launch owing to difficult job conditions, but I've become very committed to the game lately, especially since they first started doing legendary raids and reworked the gyms. I'm currently level 36, just 200k off of level 37. The game is much better now than it was at launch. Daily and weekly challenges, the special research tasks, trading, raids... lots to do even if your dex is mostly full! It's one of my favourite games at the moment.
@AlexOlney crumbs Alex, do you need to hand out burn heal with your comments as well? 🤣
@riChchestM all these IV calculators just read your screen/screenshots. They don't interact with the game or its APIs at all, so there's no risk of a ban. I've been using CalcyIV myself for a long time with no detrimental effects.
The lack of any news on Spyro: Reignited Trilogy on Switch was a major disappointment to me. If we'd just had that confirmation, it would have absolutely made my E3.
Now don't get me wrong, I like Smash and will almost certainly be buying it at launch, but I feel waaaaaaaaay too much screen time was devoted to it - it feels like it was about 3/4 of the whole Direct. Great for the mega fans of Smash (I know one fan who lost her mind when she saw Snake and Ridley are coming to the roster) but for everyone else, the pickings were quite slim.
I'm personally really disappointed there was no news on the Spyro Reignited Trilogy coming to Switch. Hearing that would have easily made my day.
Saw these yesterday, that Latias & Latios shirt is just too cute!!! I never buy cosmetic upgrades in games like these, but I just couldn't help myself this time. Luckily I had enough coins saved from defending gyms. Gotta show that Lati love! <3
And yes, I wish these shirts were real! I'd buy that Lati shirt in a heartbeat!!!
I bought a device recently that lets me dump Game Boy Camera photos to a Micro SD card, and the results are quite impressive! I have quite a bit of fun using the camera now.
I feel exactly the same when it comes to game complexity - Sun and Moon are almost too overwhelming for me, whereas in comparison ORAS struck a much better balance. Seeing this release is making me feel much more excited for a new game than I've done in years - I've been feeling Pokémon needs to strip out a lot of the rubbish for a while now. Bearing in mind how much I enjoy playing Pokémon Go still, and I'm very excited for these games!
I'm not going to try and complete a shiny collection because that will kill me. However, I'm very pleased I managed to get 5 shiny Mareep on Sunday, and I was successful in the previous community days at getting enough shinies to have one of each evolution.
However my real pride and joy is my beautiful shiny Lugia! I was so pleased to make that catch given Lugia is my favourite Pokémon. I nicknamed her "Mochi." 🤣
Only available on Google Home in the US. Not available in the UK. Asking my Google Home to "Talk to Pikachu" simply gives the message "I'm afraid Pikachu isn't supported in this region."
It's like being back in the dark old ages where Pokemon games would come out in the US/Japan months before they made it to Europe!
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Re: Random: Sega Celebrates April Fool's Day With The Murder Of Sonic The Hedgehog
Finished it in about 3 hours, it's unironically good!
Re: Bayonetta (Physical) Is Back In Stock On My Nintendo Stores In Europe
Just bought one with zero issues (UK, 12:47pm). Thanks for the heads up!
Re: Animal Crossing amiibo Cards Series 1 - 4, Plus Series 5 Album, Now In Stock At My Nintendo UK
Very surprised to see these a) come back and b) still be in stock! 10 packs of series 1 and 20 of series 4 on the way, hopefully should make a decent dent in the ones I'm missing! Just hope that series 5 makes a comeback at some point...
Re: Pikmin Bloom Update Adds New Share Features And Reduces Network Usage
It's a fun game but until they've confirmed a fix for the Android notification bug, I won't be reinstalling it.
Re: The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Rewards Continue To Face Delays
This Kickstarter left a real sour taste in my mouth. The issue I had is that I received someone else's rewards, and despite emailing Yetee to flag this up, I never received a response, so I got stuck with someone else's stuff!!!
And then of course there was the whole issue with hidden shipping and customs charges. Communication from Yetee or Platinum have been nonexistent.
Re: Animal Crossing's Sanrio And Series 5 amiibo Cards Are Now Available From My Nintendo UK
Still haven't been able to find a single pack of these anywhere over a week on from the initial release. So frustrating!!!
Re: These Are The Most Loved (And Most Hated) Pokémon, According To A New Study
Dragonite was the most hated!?
cries in disbelief and holds my Dragonite plushie tightly
Re: Animal Crossing's Sanrio And Series 5 amiibo Cards Are Now Available From My Nintendo UK
Not going to even bother ordering from Game, limit of 1 per customer is a joke, especially when postage charges are more than the item itself!!!
Hopefully they come back in stock, sold out in under 10 mins is ridiculous!!!
Re: New Pokémon Funko Pops Are Coming, Including A Jumbo Charizard
Here's hoping Jumbo Charizard gets a release outside of the US!
Re: Soapbox: It's The Summer Of Visual Novels On Switch, And It's Just The Beginning
I'm just finishing up the final route (Secret Ending) on the first proper visual novel (if you're not counting Professor Layton) game I've played.
That game is Angels with Scaly Wings, and honestly it's one of the single best pieces of media I've ever had the pleasure of consuming. All of the characters are extremely believable (ignoring the fact they're all dragons LOL) with hopes, dreams, flaws, weaknesses. The story is superb and all the characters intertwine in excellent ways. The art is fantastic and the game has made me cry several times. (Also Anna and Adine are best dragon waifus don't @ me.)
If this is the sort of thing I can expect from a good VN then sign me up for more!!!
Re: Angels with Scaly Wings
Absolutely in love with this game. More people need to play it!!!
Re: Want To Get Your Hands On This Gorgeous Charizard Statue, Pokémon Fans? Bad News, We're Afraid...
Gutted this wasn't made available internationally. Charizard is one of my favourites.
Re: This Week's Super Mario Bros. 35 Event Serves Up A Course-Limited Special Battle
I'm so pleased I finally managed to clear 8-4 during the last special event! It was the last level I needed to clear to unlock Luigi as a playable character! The number of times I would come close to finishing 8-4, only for the last remaining players to die and for me to win was painful... 🤣
Re: Random: No, This Isn't A New Colour Of Famicom - It's Just Really Dirty
Nothing a bit of Retrobright can't fix!
Re: A Remaster Of TY The Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue Is In The Works For Consoles
100% completed Ty 1 on the Switch, having played it tons on PS2 as a kid. I had a blast! But, I never did play (or even know about) Ty 2 back in the day. So I would absolutely back a second kickstarter campaign to support such a project.
I find it very amusing just how well the Ty kickstarter went, considering its from a much smaller dev (Krome) compared to the Wonderful 101 kickstarter, which has been a total dumpsterfire in comparison!!!
Re: Pokémon HOME Updated To Version 1.2.1 On Mobile Devices, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Wake me up when they finally add the ability to bank Pokémon from Pokémon GO...
Re: All Pokémon Café Mix Players To Receive Free Gift As The Game Hits 5 Million Downloads
Yeah I normally balk at F2P nonsense but Café Mix is genuinely great fun and I've not hit a single paywall in my playthrough. Sure some levels are obviously designed to not have quite enough turns to complete, but you earn enough golden acorns through normal play that it doesn't matter that you have to spend them on extra turns here and there.
Re: Adorable Animal Crossing Dodo Airlines Reusable Bag Appears On My Nintendo Europe
Wow, they didn't make many of these available, did they? Just got home from a 10h shift and it's been announced, gone live, and sold out in that time...
Re: Platinum Sends Out Blank Switch Codes To Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Backers
Got a physical version of the game backed, sucks that it's gonna be delayed but it is what it is, Coronavirus can't be helped. Just glad I'm still getting it, unlike Playtonic who completely pulled the rug out from under my with my Wii U physical copy of Yoola Laylee.
Re: Hardware Review: Go-tcha Evolve - The Pokémon GO Plus Killer
Just picked one up myself to help with the grind on lockdown - means I can do all my catching and spinning on my commute to/from work (which I couldn't do before, not without committing a traffic violation!).
Initial impressions are good. Totally agree with the comment about the internal motor, it's pathetic! Otherwise the screen appears decent quality, the built in USB charger is a nice touch, and it paired with the Gotcha App and downloaded a firmware update without a hitch.
I have the original Go Plus and the Poke Ball Plus. The Poke Ball Plus superseded the Go Plus thanks to the auto Poke Stop spinning function. I have a feeling this Gotcha Evolve will supersede the ball very quickly too.
Re: Create Your Own Games On Switch With SmileBASIC 4, Available Next Week
10 print "Hello Nintendo Switch!"
20 goto 10
run
Re: FAQ: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Pitfall Seeds - How To Find And Craft Pitfall Seeds In New Horizons
Oh no! Why did you use Colton - objectively, the best villager ever - in your screenshots to show the effect of the Pitfall Seed?
This is an outrage and I'm never reading Nintendo Life again. /s
Re: Mini Review: Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD - A Competent Remaster That Lacks Bite
Backed this on Kickstarter, glad I did! Have been having a blast with it and definitely looks a ton better in HD!
Re: Switch Dock Mod Adds Built-In GameCube Controller Ports
Looks like a cool mod! My only concern is how much does it affect airflow into the back of the Switch?
Re: Activision Reveals The Final Grand Prix For Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
@Jayofmaya Yup! Got all ghosts and have unlocked Digital N. Tropy, and have also got the paint job for all Platinum Relics (man now THAT was super hard). I will be interested to see what the difficulty level is for the Emperor Velo ghosts. I just have a few bits left to mop up in the Pit Stop outside of this GP content, then I'm done!
Re: Activision Reveals The Final Grand Prix For Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Space Spyro looks super adorable, but the helmet design... why is there a cut out for his nose? I hope he doesn't actually try to go into space in it! xD
I've managed top 5% in all the other GPs so far, so if I can get the champion decal for this one, I'll have the full set! I've enjoyed CTR way more than I ever anticipated I would, much much more than MK8.
Re: Poll: Vote For Your Favourite Professor Layton Game
The Lost Future is my favourite. That ending broke me emotionally. I've only ever sobbed twice at a video game ending, and this was one of them. ;-;
Re: UK Charts: Astral Chain Drops Down The Pecking Order As NBA And Spyro Take Charge
Good to see Spyro shooting back up the charts, shame he couldn't quite make the number one spot! The Switch port of the Reignited Trilogy is fantastic, I've been really enjoying playing it these last few days!!!
Re: Review: Superhot - Super Fun, Sort Of Brief
Can recommend this, I have the PSVR version which is stunning and so immersive!!!
Re: First 4 Figures Presents Its Stunning Spyro Reignited Resin Statue
Given Spyro is an upcoming release for the Switch, I would certainly consider something like this to be relevant news!
This statue looks stunning! I've placed a pre-order on the Exclusive edition already! It'll look nice next to my Classic Spyro and Crystal Dragon!
@JayJ They have! Look up the Spyro PVC. It's a much smaller statue (about 8 inches tall off the top of my head) that costs about $80 on average. It's a fab little piece and I would highly recommend it!
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening's Limited Edition Comes With A Game Boy Steelbook
What a lovely looking limited edition! That'll be a day one purchase, for sure!
Re: Spyro Reignited Trilogy Is Coming To Nintendo Switch After All
I freakin' SCREAMED when they showed off the two seconds of footage. <3
Re: New 'Pokémon Pass' Mobile App Now Available, Rewards Users With Shiny Pokémon And More
@RupeeClock Yep shows as incompatible on my Pixel 2, UK based. The error is "this item is not available in your country."
So the problem isn't device compatibility, it's geolocking. Which, in 2019, is dumb.
Re: Pre-Orders For Mario And Yoshi Statue Go Live On First 4 Figures Website
Yeah come on, I mean, what madman buys statues from these guys?
sweats profusely as currently has $950 worth of statues on preorder
Re: GameStop Lists Spyro Reignited Trilogy For August Release On Switch, Then Takes Page Down
This leak, the Official Nintendo Store UK leak, heck it was even listed for pre-order on Activision's official Spyro minisite at one point.
I seriously hope it is real. I don't have a PS4 or Xbox One, but I desperately want to play the Reignited Trilogy. Hopefully my patience will pay off and I'll be playing it on Switch later this year!
Re: Sega Teases New Track And Music For Team Sonic Racing
Another Sonic game, another Seaside Hill remix... Good think it's a good tune to begin with! This remix is actually pretty sweet, which makes sense given Jun Senoue AND Hyper Potions are working on it!
Re: Switch Gets A Major Retail Boost In The UK Thanks To Pokémon: Let's Go Success
Good to see Spyro taking the top spot. It looks like a fantastic remaster and I'm so happy to see Toys for Bob's plucky purple dragon doing so well. I'd love to pick it up for myself, my plan is to wait for a Switch release but a good PS4 Black Friday deal might get the better of me...
Meanwhile I'm playing Let's Go Eevee and really enjoying it, much much more than I enjoyed Sun & Moon. That game just got a bit too complicated for my liking.
Re: Sakurai Warns Smash Bros. Fans That New Character Reveals Will Slow Down From Now On
I know it probably won't happen but if they out Spyro in Smash I would lose my mind!
Re: Pokémon GO Has Reached Its Highest Player Figures Since Launch, User Base Is "Thriving"
Didn't play a huge amount for the first 6 months or so after launch owing to difficult job conditions, but I've become very committed to the game lately, especially since they first started doing legendary raids and reworked the gyms. I'm currently level 36, just 200k off of level 37. The game is much better now than it was at launch. Daily and weekly challenges, the special research tasks, trading, raids... lots to do even if your dex is mostly full! It's one of my favourite games at the moment.
Re: Guide: Pokémon GO IVs Explained - How IVs Work & How To Check A Pokémon's IVs
@AlexOlney crumbs Alex, do you need to hand out burn heal with your comments as well? 🤣
@riChchestM all these IV calculators just read your screen/screenshots. They don't interact with the game or its APIs at all, so there's no risk of a ban. I've been using CalcyIV myself for a long time with no detrimental effects.
Re: Feature: The Big Nintendo Summary From E3 2018 - Day One
The lack of any news on Spyro: Reignited Trilogy on Switch was a major disappointment to me. If we'd just had that confirmation, it would have absolutely made my E3.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's E3 2018 Went Big On Smash Bros. But Left Us Wanting More
Now don't get me wrong, I like Smash and will almost certainly be buying it at launch, but I feel waaaaaaaaay too much screen time was devoted to it - it feels like it was about 3/4 of the whole Direct. Great for the mega fans of Smash (I know one fan who lost her mind when she saw Snake and Ridley are coming to the roster) but for everyone else, the pickings were quite slim.
I'm personally really disappointed there was no news on the Spyro Reignited Trilogy coming to Switch. Hearing that would have easily made my day.
Re: Pokémon GO Introduces New Legendary And Mythical Avatar T-Shirts
Saw these yesterday, that Latias & Latios shirt is just too cute!!! I never buy cosmetic upgrades in games like these, but I just couldn't help myself this time. Luckily I had enough coins saved from defending gyms. Gotta show that Lati love! <3
And yes, I wish these shirts were real! I'd buy that Lati shirt in a heartbeat!!!
Re: Random: Photographing The Moon With The Game Boy Camera
I bought a device recently that lets me dump Game Boy Camera photos to a Micro SD card, and the results are quite impressive! I have quite a bit of fun using the camera now.
For example, yum, sushi!!!
https://imgur.com/a/SgCRyFa
Re: Soapbox: Pokémon GO’s ‘Casual’ Influence On The Mainline Series Is A Good Thing, At Least For Now
I feel exactly the same when it comes to game complexity - Sun and Moon are almost too overwhelming for me, whereas in comparison ORAS struck a much better balance. Seeing this release is making me feel much more excited for a new game than I've done in years - I've been feeling Pokémon needs to strip out a lot of the rubbish for a while now. Bearing in mind how much I enjoy playing Pokémon Go still, and I'm very excited for these games!
Re: Random: A Formula 1 Fan Takes Game Boy Camera To Grand Prix With Amazing Results
Oh, that El Snappo board is exactly what I need to export my Game Boy Camera photos! I've been after such a solution for years! Just ordered one!!!
Re: Guide: Pokémon GO Shinies List And How To Catch All Shiny Pokémon
I'm not going to try and complete a shiny collection because that will kill me. However, I'm very pleased I managed to get 5 shiny Mareep on Sunday, and I was successful in the previous community days at getting enough shinies to have one of each evolution.
However my real pride and joy is my beautiful shiny Lugia! I was so pleased to make that catch given Lugia is my favourite Pokémon. I nicknamed her "Mochi." 🤣
Re: Baseball And Salted Popcorn Emerge Victorious From The Weekend's Splatfests
Marina maintains her incredible streak of no Splatfest wins in Europe, why do I keep siding with her? 🤣
Re: Video: Discussing the Possibility of Spyro Reignited Trilogy Coming to Switch
I'm sure it'll be confirmed at some point, I have a pre-order sitting in my Store Nintendo account that hints in that direction!
Re: You Can Now Talk To Pikachu With Amazon Alexa Or Google Home
Only available on Google Home in the US. Not available in the UK. Asking my Google Home to "Talk to Pikachu" simply gives the message "I'm afraid Pikachu isn't supported in this region."
It's like being back in the dark old ages where Pokemon games would come out in the US/Japan months before they made it to Europe!