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@ikki5 People still buy vinyl too even though very few modern vinyls actually produce better audio quality than a high quality stream. There's both a nostalgic novelty to it and a satisfaction as a collector but if you're looking for practically, idk.

lol at everyone pretending they don't know why people care about sales numbers. You all play games, you have a competitive nature in you, you totally get it. If you're a Nintendo fanboy you want Nintendo to be able to say they have the best selling console of all time, just like I want my favorite athletes to have the most trophies, because winning kicks ass.

@BTB20 It's a long list, top item being the culture we're all sick of hearing about in other companies by now; my girlfriend and I quit when nothing was done about something that was happening to her, blatantly, on full display for weeks, and we weren't even the first people to report it. The sanitation was horrific, there were weird stains and very bad smells everywhere from the carpet to the chairs as if a janitor hadn't been in the area for years. The 3DS units we had to work with were disgusting and falling apart and the keyboards were even worse. It was such a sad little office and they put up mangled old posters of Mario characters that were probably an attempt to make you feel cool about working there but ultimately just made the atmosphere more of a joke, I sat next to two crumpled halves of a Toad poster put together crudely with a crooked strip of tape. Management would play their political podcasts on high volume while everyone worked and if you asked them to turn it down they had all sorts of idiotic responses like "work your way up to management and you can play whatever you'd like" or "you should be paying attention to this". They shut and locked the doors the second the clock hit 8am and anyone who was literally even a second late for any reason missed the whole day and got a strike, three of which would get you fired, and other penalties included "referencing other games or series that you're not working on" even if you said something like "nice Zelda shirt" to someone in the break room which would result in getting called into a meeting with a manager and having a 15 minute conversation about how you're putting their security in jeapordy.
It was cool during lunch walking over to the main Nintendo building's cafeteria next door but the contrast in quality made going back to your cubicle all the more sad. The nicer building had big statues, happy employees, clean everything. It was like we didn't belong there.
I could go on.

I tested the Animal Crossing: Welcome Amiibo update for them years ago and it was such an unprofessional ***** show I'm surprised there haven't been lawsuits by now.

@gabrigoes So am I. You don't want me directing the movie either.

@westman98 Does that include Madame Web? That tells us a whole lot actually.

I have no idea how a no-name like him got such a massive franchise to tackle. I hate to sound negative but The Maze Runner series gives me 0 hope that he knows how to handle a large fantasy epic, then you learn that the writers are responsible for such hits like Morbius and you've got yourself a massive disappointment waiting to happen.

USUM were an insult. The Sw/Sh DLC was abhorrent. The SarVi base game was the worst game I've ever played in my life, I'd rather cut off my thumbs than purchase the DLC that fixed nothing. This is not the discussion we should be having right now, we should be talking about how we can rescue the beloved series from incompetent developers hellbent on destroying all of the good will they built for 20 years. I say give the keys to the Legends team, quadruple their budget and double their development time. Nintendo should let them borrow some of the devs from Splatoon/Animal Crossing for the graphics and animations.

@Lightsiyd What's grindy about Elden Ring?

I wish these were more like Polly Pockets than Legos. I appreciate the honor of collaborating with a huge brand but Animal Crossing is so cute and Legos are so ugly, it's not a good combo.

idk they're still doing Zelda dirty by not having real temples. The sky islands, undergound and caves weren't enough to rejuvenate the sense of exploration for very long after BotW and there wasn't enough to do with your inventions besides waste time messing around. The race tracks should have been way cooler, there should have been more shrine-like puzzles in the overworld, etc. Not to sound too picky, I just had so many little issues that in the end greatly diminished my overall opinion of the game as far a piece of the Zelda canon goes. It was just a fun time waster for me.

Retro doesn't mean an item that came before a newer item, it always denotes a quality that makes said item feel like it's from a nostalgic point in history. The most nostalgic/recognizable deference between 2011 and today is that it was pre-Covid and kids hadn't tasted Tide Pods or spun a fidget spinner yet. If you were to shoot a show set in 2011 nobody would really be dressed any different or speak much different (modern slang notwithstanding), you'd just have to make sure there aren't any vapes on set.

As someone who plays their 3DS way more often than their Switch I really don't feel that way about the system most of the time. When it was "modern" it was side by side with the WiiU. The only thing more modern about the Switch next to the WiiU is that it's portable and has recent titles (and is actually successful). It was hardly a graphical leap, and the motion controls on the Switch are worse, so it's not like it has the symptoms of a typical generational leap, meaning aside from the lack of new releases and the soon-to-be cancelled online service the 3DS is still the same supplemental pocketable experience to its home console counterpart that never got replaced and may never be replaced.

Basically, we're retro when I say we're retro.

@jeleleven Yup. Making a Patron and other stupid decisions was their undoing. Many many people will work on this for free.

Anyone who thinks the emulator is actually dead after this doesn't understand why it was open source from the beginning and how many passionate people will be picking up the project right where it left off. It may have a different name and be updated on a different website but all that's happened from this is that awareness has spiked and it will be more popular than ever.

Thank goodness it's open source.

The MK8 DLC cheapened the overall experience for me. It was perfect before, now it has a bunch of lazy ugly levels just sitting there waiting to never be played. It's like if my girlfriend let me start sleeping with her twin, but her twin is fat and never showers. Thanks but no thanks.

Patronizingly easy, just like Wonder. I'm dying for the return of challenging Mario games, it was never a series for toddlers until recently.

@Coolmusic Yeah I'm certainly not going to try to predict what happens, it's just what makes the most sense to me personally but Nintendo likes to throw curve balls so I'm not holding my breath either. I think Ultimate is almost perfect and it made sooo much money that I doubt they're batting an eye at the idea of having to relicense 3rd party characters especially knowing how those other companies practically beg Nintendo to let their characters be in the games. I don't want a watered down roster, I LOVE this insane celebration of gaming crammed into one game. If they do a stripped back refresh I'm not sure I'll feel like leaving Ultimate behind, I'll end up like Melee fans clinging onto the past.

@Coolmusic A Mario Kart Deluxe had never been done before. Everything you're saying about Ultimate applies to MK8. The biggest reason is: sales. Ultimate sold like 35 million copies. A completely new game would take 5 years, a remix with 4K HDR RTX, better online, less input lag, more characters, etc. would do insanely well with minimal effort required.

@Coolmusic Mario Kart 8 Deluxe did very well for itself.
It makes less sense to release a collection when it's pretty well agreed upon that the newest is usually the greatest with the exception of Melee. Nobody wants to play Brawl or 4 anymore and Nintendo will never re-release Melee. 64 is fun for about an hour until the nostalgia wears off and you realize the mechanics are ass. A Smash Deluxe makes way too much sense.

Don't update yet if you use mods, they won't work until the next ARCropolis release.

I feel like the game would still be too easy.

I think I got into Metroid too late in life. I've played most of them, currently playing Samus Returns actually, and I think they're fine, but they feel so archaic compared to modern Metroidvanias with many many moments of frustrating design. They are much less tedious once you've gotten several upgrades, but even the upgrade system feels very random and unceremonious. You rarely get them from beating a boss, instead finding them in a random empty room when the game decides it's convenient. I'm sick of the tiny sweet spot on bosses where it feels more like luck when your missiles hit than any actual skill. It's really tiring having to morph bomb several blocks in a row just to move a few feet, but oh you fell through the floor and oh, the blocks are back, so you have to spend 5 more seconds blowing them up again, and oh now the enemies are back, blah blah blah. I'm never sad I spent my time beating them but I can never find it in me to praise them either. I hope they make Prime 4 feel like a real evolution into modern times, I thought Dread felt like much of the same and overall very sterile and not particularly memorable besides the fluid controls and the ending.

Hollow Knight has my heart where Metroidvanias are concerned, it's going to be hard to top that one.

I predict Nintendo will take a little adventure into VR and having more advanced joycons would be a necessity for that unless they want everyone to buy a separate expensive set of VR controllers. I hate the joycons because as versatile as they are on paper, every different method of holding/using them sucks, especially on their side. If they're not afraid of going big with an 8 inch screen then I don't think they're afraid of a bulkier, more comfortable, more practical and advanced form of the joycon.

@HylianFox Why would you even want to play anything else?

I'm working on a patch to get the new music in the GBA rom.

@ZombAid82 I set mine next to my keyboard for quick rounds of Smash during work breaks for example. Many games are way better with a Pro controller, I even prefer this method for Splatoon and Animal Crossing much of the time.

@KoopaTheGamer There are really nice adhesive kickstands out there, maybe not as nice as the OLED but way better than the OG.

@DreamlandGem Respectfully I feel like you're just throwing words around. My intention wasn't to "bait", it's an honest feeling that just happened to be potentially upsetting to some people I guess (I haven't read the comments) even though what I currently chose to play in my free time shouldn't upset a soul considering it's legal and non-violent. What does "unconstructive" even mean? 99% of comments are unconstructive, will you allow me to post the comment again if I somehow include a remark that makes it more "constructive" to the author or developers or you or whoever you feel needs that? To think I'm responsible for derailing anything for playfully mirroring a very common public sentiment at the moment is absurd, it's in the air with or without me here.

Hey mods, can you tell me how I was trolling? That was my legitimate feeling and action, typed in a non-inflammatory way. Is free thought not allowed here or do y'all just hate me?

I don't know or care what reasons they have for killing off multiple of my favorite franchises, I simply hate this company now. What an embarrassment.

The Urbz for DS and Palworld.

@Ashunera84 Pokemon runs on the same toaster as Tears of the Kingdom and is funded by the richest media company in the world. People bemoan a 3 year cycle but you can find a loooong list of masterpieces created in 3 years or less by indie teams with small budgets.

No. Excuse.

@Poodlestargenerica you just contradicted yourself.

Actually can we just talk about how fun it is instead? I know it's not on Switch but here's hoping it comes to Super Switch soon after that launches!

@UltimateOtaku91 Game Freak gets big props when they release good content that took actual effort to make, see Legends Arceus in many online top 5 Greatest Pokemon lists/polls. It's only when they insult the consumer that they get some well deserved backlash.

@Serpenterror Microsoft isn't media, Xbox is entertainment. Media would be Marvel, Sanrio, Winnie the Pooh, Star Wars, etc or individual games so you could include Halo and yeah Pokemon makes far more money than all of them. Well known facts.

Sometimes I forget how sad a Switch without Homebrew looks. I have full sized box art for each game, a beautiful background for the menu and a different one for each sub menu and really nice looking UI buttons/placement. I'm a big nerd for aesthetics, I hope they bring back the old charm for the Super Switch (even though I'll mod that too anyways).

@cmlobue But look at all the attention it's getting them. Maybe it was smart afterall.

I agree this game has no right being so good, I thought it was a shameless clone but how can any clone be 50x better than the most recent outing from the richest media company in the world? Game Freak needs to stick to the Arceus formula, it wasn't perfect but it's my favorite Pokemon game to date and if they dump all their resources into it instead of splitting attention between it and Gen 10 then it could really become something special.

@-wc- if by "balanced" you mean half the roster is viable then sure technically. 13 isn't bad for a fighting game, but half isn't amazing, there are wayyyy more viable options in Ultimate.

"Tightest", yes, correct.

Most essential roster, wtf? Do you know how many amazing characters it's missing? No Mega Man, Sonic, Banjo, Cloud, Sora etc etc even if some are low tier it's still amazing that we have them at all and they're all fun to play.

Level selection, no. One option for flat, Final Destination, means by default it's got way fewer competitive options off the bat. We are missing Pokefloats though, I'll give you that.

Items, uh, sure? I thought we were speaking about the competitive nature. If you just have more fun playing party mode in Melee I won't argue that with anyone.

My Peak Design Everyday backpack works great for my camera gear, my drone and all my Switch stuff plus room for tons more and keeps them all safe and sound. I spent $200 and I love it, plus it's snazzy lookin.

Not exactly related but I have about 500 custom skin mods in Smash Ultimate and have even made a few mods myself including giving K. Rool his classic SNES sounds when he's hit, it's too bad Sakurai can't talk about that community because it really extends the life of the game and shows the love and passion creative people have for the series.

@jco83 So don't steal. Rip your own copies that you purchased. lol. Do you think anyone who shops at a store is doing something morally wrong because the possibility of slipping a bag of M&Ms in their pocket exists? Or are you just mad that they can buy the bag legally then go home and put the candy in a magical duplicating machine and eat as many as they want, hurting nobody (except their waistline)?

I love how people are worried about Nintendo losing money on 3DS games that they no longer sell in stores or on their closed down eshop. I'll bet if half of you learned to homebrew you'd stop complaining.

@SwagaliciousJohnson watch them in Japanese with subtitles, it's the only way I can get through them. They talk to their audience like adults, or at least teenagers.

So many people missing the point here, I'm assuming people that haven't played the game. This doesn't keep you from playing, it amplifies your experience when you do play and keeps you from having to stay on your phone 24/7 because you feel like you're always missing out on a good catch around every corner. Now when you do feel like playing, which will still be very often because it's a legitimately fun game, you'll have several new critters to go through, check their stats, hope for a shiny, etc. and then you can level them up, battle, do raids, blah blah blah aka the meat and potatoes of the game.
Is it worth it to me? Nah, I don't mind tossing hundreds of balls a day because I'm unemployed and have terrible ADHD so it's quite soothing for me as a distraction. Plus the price seems a bit much. But the appeal is undeniable.

Obviously every little bit helps and they didn't have to give anything at all, plus there are so many different things to donate to, but I did the math and for a company that makes 4 billion dollars a year this amount comes out to about 1/6th of what they earn in one business hour or $100k less than what they earn in a single hour if you assume 24/7 income. So it's the equivalent of me donating $2.20. I donate an average of $300 a year to various charities. That's an equivalent of them donating $47,740,000 or 7,000,000,000 yen. Nintendo owns 32% so we're not sure what the exact net income is for the Pokemon Company, I just thought it was interesting math.

@tseliot The punishment against him doesn't match the crime. They can never prove how much money he's responsible for losing them because if everyone wants a modded Switch they're not going to have any difficulty with or without his chip. He didn't personally profit the amount they sued him for, nowhere close; he'll never make enough cash in his life to pay them so every paycheck from now until the end of his life will be severely reduced. That's a lifetime of reduced well-being for one stupid thing that had no real impact on an indescribably wealthy company.