I really don't understand how Game is still going. Its latest financials show they made a year on year 11.2m loss. How can Mike Ashley keep ploughing money into something that is clearly not working, and especially when things like this happen, I personally can't see them being around for much longer.
Looking forward to this. Buy it every year, have it on PC, but it's nice to have it on the go. Wonder if there will be cross save compatibility so games ive started on PC can transfer across.
@nessisonett Yeah. Its more of the fact that its more of a hassle, im not driving and parking up in London, at least at the NEC there was parking I could get to easily.
It was pricey, but I didn't mind paying it. If I didn't drive to London, I would then have to get a train, more cost on top, plus travel and and around London getting to the event.... All seems to build up and as I found on a trip last year, taxis are expensive!
I wont be there this year, the decision to move the event back to London is a kick in the balls to those who wanted a more central event, which is what was handy about it being in Birmingham at the NEC.
Not everything has to be London centric. Completely pisses me off. Screw the rest of the country, if those within the M25 are happy, no one else matters.
Dragons Dogma for me. Cuphead and My Time at Portia will also be on the list.
Hob is also releasing, Ace Attorney I've never played, not sure whether I would be interested in them, but with Dragons Dogma, that game is big enough to keep my attention for a while.
May also consider Katana Zero as well. Also have Yoshi today as well, which I know isn't April, but it's still in close proximity to other games.
I would definitely welcome a pro version. Especially if it's more powerful and gets more third party games on board.
Budget I can see why they would go there, family gamers who don't play that often, those who want it as family time etc.
My only reservation is that would the pro version alientate the consumer? Say EA can get Battlefield V etc running on the pro, but not the standard Switch.... What happens here?
I understand people who want to upgrade and want the more powerful device would upgrade, but the lower income families who cant afford too, are they going to be left out?
Just like Xenoblade on New 3DS. They've done it before, so doesn't mean they wouldn't do it again.
I cna only see this as a positive thing. MS don't want to go into the handheld area, so what better way than to give Nintendo a massive hug and say.... We can put lots of stuff on your system.... Wanna play...
To which Ninty has gone... Yes please...
In terms of games, if the rumours of gamespass by xcloud are true, then the Forza, Gears etc would come through that.
Would love a native State of Decay or Fable Trilogy on Switch. I think E3 maybe very interesting this year...
When you consider the price is still at £279 or near pretty much everywhere, £50 off to me anywhere would be considered too good to be true. Especially when they're decent bundles available if you look around.
However, as he was a top seller etc, that would make it seem believable. Played the long game by getting his rating up, then screwed loads of people over.
This is exactly what they would do. There would have been people close enough to him to be able to temporarily hold the role while a replacement is found, or someone who would have been next in line (so to speak)
Every business can identify talent within and it wouldn't surprise me if people would have been earmarked as potential or someone externally marked as an ideal replacement.
Either way, they can sack him on the spot and be in a good enough position to get someone promoted within or keep the seat warm while the recruitment process takes place.
My mum loves Mario Kart so will be taking that up when I visit at new year, but will more than likely be going through Diablo, Harvest Moon, Football Manager 19 and Pokemon
Bought my wife a Neon Switch today from Asda for £249. Think that's the best price that's going around. At least it doesn't matter I didn't get any games as I can now game share with her!
The one thing Im getting with this is that while the games can be shared across 2 Switches, those 2 cannot play the same game together.
So me and my wife wouldn't be able to play Splatoon 2 together or Mario Kart, because as soon as I start playing it's going to pause the game on my wifes Switch.
So, by the sounds of it, I can play Zelda on mine while my wife plays Splatoon or Mario Kart on her (All games are part of my account.)
There are loads of Lego Games about, but the one im really waiting for is Lego Undercover 2.... Pure Open World Lego was brilliant.
Saying that, i've already got Jurassic World pre ordered and will probably get Lego Avengers and Dimensions... Mainly for the Buildable Lego that comes with it.
@Yamagushi Ive done it loads of times where ive borrowed off my neighbour, enjoyed the game so much ive gone out and bought the game new. Fable 2 and 3 being my example. My wife enjoyed them so much as well that she bought copies for her own Xbox. So we could play together in each others games.
These i dont believe are rare cases. I think loads of people do it, im not saying that people dont just borrow and play and dont buy the game themselves, i just think you've made a mountain out of a molehill over the amount of people that do it.
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Re: UK Retailer GAME Cancels A Bunch Of Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Orders
I really don't understand how Game is still going. Its latest financials show they made a year on year 11.2m loss. How can Mike Ashley keep ploughing money into something that is clearly not working, and especially when things like this happen, I personally can't see them being around for much longer.
Re: Review: FIFA 21 - EA Insults Switch Owners Yet Again With This Half-Baked Effort
Terrible company, terrible lazy cut and paste port, score too generous.
Re: Two Point Hospital Is Out On Switch Today, Here's A Launch Trailer
Will be playing this evening. Bought it for my wife on Switch, and while she's playing on that, I'll be on the gamespass version
Re: Create Your Own Animal Crossing: New Horizons Boarding Pass With This Fan-Made Tool
@wolvesboy love this 👌🏻 well played 😁
Re: UK Retailer GAME To Close 40 Stores In "Rationalisation Programme"
@Welshland I think that is the st David's store in Cardiff. Probably why they've used that picture because of the sports direct next door 👍🏻
Re: Vaporeon And Jolteon Will Join Flareon And Eevee As Build-A-Bear Toys In 2020
@Mogster plenty, look on the eshop and I reckon you can find some....
Re: Vaporeon And Jolteon Will Join Flareon And Eevee As Build-A-Bear Toys In 2020
£50?! No thanks. I would rather buy a game or 2 for that
Re: Football Manager 2020 Touch Kicks Off On Switch Next Week
Looking forward to this. Buy it every year, have it on PC, but it's nice to have it on the go. Wonder if there will be cross save compatibility so games ive started on PC can transfer across.
Re: Nintendo Details Plans For EGX 2019, Go Hands-On With Pokémon, Zelda, Luigi's Mansion And More
@Grandiajet well, the idea I said was the alternate the show. If they want it in London, happy day, one year London, the next NEC, rinse and repeat.
Re: Nintendo Details Plans For EGX 2019, Go Hands-On With Pokémon, Zelda, Luigi's Mansion And More
@nessisonett Yeah. Its more of the fact that its more of a hassle, im not driving and parking up in London, at least at the NEC there was parking I could get to easily.
It was pricey, but I didn't mind paying it. If I didn't drive to London, I would then have to get a train, more cost on top, plus travel and and around London getting to the event.... All seems to build up and as I found on a trip last year, taxis are expensive!
Re: Nintendo Details Plans For EGX 2019, Go Hands-On With Pokémon, Zelda, Luigi's Mansion And More
I wont be there this year, the decision to move the event back to London is a kick in the balls to those who wanted a more central event, which is what was handy about it being in Birmingham at the NEC.
Not everything has to be London centric. Completely pisses me off. Screw the rest of the country, if those within the M25 are happy, no one else matters.
Re: Dontnod's Bloodthirsty RPG Vampyr Sinks Its Teeth Into Switch This October
@ThanosReXXX fml! Damn autocorrect 😂😂
Re: Dontnod's Bloodthirsty RPG Vampyr Sinks Its Teeth Into Switch This October
This is a very good game. Have it on Xbox One, and may double drip on Switch too.
Re: Ubisoft Slashes The Price Of 16 Games In Switch eShop Sale
@blockfight Terrible port, its basically the Wii U version. It's not 'remastered'.
If you haven't played it before, I would do so as its a brilliant game, but if you can get it on PS4 or Xbox, I would.
Re: Sega To Reveal Mystery AAA Game At Gamescom This Month
Football Manager 2020... that's usually announced around august time.
Re: Random: This FC Barcelona Video Might As Well Be A Nintendo Switch Ad
@TechaNinja #Facts
Re: Random: This FC Barcelona Video Might As Well Be A Nintendo Switch Ad
@USWITCH64 You must be blind or didn't watch the video. I saw several...
Re: Random: Did Nintendo Just Show Off A New Switch Dock?
Absolute non-article and no need for it. Click bait at its finest.
OMG OMG NEW DOCK NEW DOCK... No, just kit the treehouse people are using.... Oh look... a Homescreen no different to any other.....
Re: Geralt's Voice Actor Says He "Wants To See" The Witcher 3 On Nintendo Switch
This is definitely one game that I would gladly buy again. Such a brilliant experience and the story for me was top notch.
Re: Fan Creates Homemade Switch Mini Console, Beating Nintendo To The Punch
20% smaller?! My hands can barely cope with the size the handheld is now!
Re: Video: 13 Amazing New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In The Month Of April
Dragons Dogma for me. Cuphead and My Time at Portia will also be on the list.
Hob is also releasing, Ace Attorney I've never played, not sure whether I would be interested in them, but with Dragons Dogma, that game is big enough to keep my attention for a while.
May also consider Katana Zero as well. Also have Yoshi today as well, which I know isn't April, but it's still in close proximity to other games.
Re: Nintendo Download: 28th March (North America)
Got Yoshi coming tomorrow, will buy Dragons Dogma and Cuphead next month and Assassins Creed III in May.
Then E3 will hit and the hype train will roll in for those unannounced beauties we have coming.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Releasing Two New Versions Of Switch This Year
I would definitely welcome a pro version. Especially if it's more powerful and gets more third party games on board.
Budget I can see why they would go there, family gamers who don't play that often, those who want it as family time etc.
My only reservation is that would the pro version alientate the consumer? Say EA can get Battlefield V etc running on the pro, but not the standard Switch.... What happens here?
I understand people who want to upgrade and want the more powerful device would upgrade, but the lower income families who cant afford too, are they going to be left out?
Just like Xenoblade on New 3DS. They've done it before, so doesn't mean they wouldn't do it again.
Re: Microsoft Asked The Studio Behind Cuphead To Bring The Game To Switch
One platformer that I keep forgetting about is Super Lucky's Tale.
That would fit right in with Switch, and is a nice little 3D platformer.
Re: Video: Want To See 5 Minutes Of Cuphead Running On Switch? Of Course You Do
@FragRed Probably just to show the torment and torture you will experience when playing.
Re: Expect More Xbox Live-Enabled Games To Come To Switch Over The Next Year
I cna only see this as a positive thing. MS don't want to go into the handheld area, so what better way than to give Nintendo a massive hug and say.... We can put lots of stuff on your system.... Wanna play...
To which Ninty has gone... Yes please...
In terms of games, if the rumours of gamespass by xcloud are true, then the Forza, Gears etc would come through that.
Would love a native State of Decay or Fable Trilogy on Switch. I think E3 maybe very interesting this year...
Re: Random: eBay Scammer Tricks Hundreds Of Customers Into Buying Non-Existent Switch Consoles
@BenAV
When you consider the price is still at £279 or near pretty much everywhere, £50 off to me anywhere would be considered too good to be true. Especially when they're decent bundles available if you look around.
However, as he was a top seller etc, that would make it seem believable. Played the long game by getting his rating up, then screwed loads of people over.
Re: Random: eBay Scammer Tricks Hundreds Of Customers Into Buying Non-Existent Switch Consoles
If it's too good to be true, it probably is....
Re: Ubisoft Provides More Detail On Assassin's Creed III Remastered's Switch-Exclusive Features
Another game the Switch is getting later than other consoles... Ill have it on my PS4 as part of my season pass, so ill be playing it on there.
Stopped double dipping on games for Switch, generally cost twice as much on Switch than they do on Xbox/PS.
Getting ridiculous tbh.
Re: Nintendo Issues Official Statement Regarding The Allegations Made Against Nintendo Russia CEO Yasha Haddaji
@Mogster @wolfgabe
This is exactly what they would do. There would have been people close enough to him to be able to temporarily hold the role while a replacement is found, or someone who would have been next in line (so to speak)
Every business can identify talent within and it wouldn't surprise me if people would have been earmarked as potential or someone externally marked as an ideal replacement.
Either way, they can sack him on the spot and be in a good enough position to get someone promoted within or keep the seat warm while the recruitment process takes place.
Re: Nintendo Issues Official Statement Regarding The Allegations Made Against Nintendo Russia CEO Yasha Haddaji
@Wolfgabe They can and I'm pretty sure the evidence from the Live Stream should have been enough.
I know If I had done that in my job I would have been out on my arse.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Christmas? (Special Edition)
My mum loves Mario Kart so will be taking that up when I visit at new year, but will more than likely be going through Diablo, Harvest Moon, Football Manager 19 and Pokemon
Re: Review: Football Manager 2019 Touch - A Truly Great Sports Sim That Still Feels Awkward On Switch
@shani it's always been there apparently. Just one of those sneaky hidden features. I only found out by chance
Re: Review: Football Manager 2019 Touch - A Truly Great Sports Sim That Still Feels Awkward On Switch
If you're playing it docked, why not like PC just use a mouse and keyboard? I do.
Yes you still need the joycons close for the shoulder buttons, but mouse control makes it so much easier to select things
Re: Review: Sid Meier's Civilization VI - Conquer The World On The Move In This Superb Port
Never played a Civ game before, always wanted too, but never had a PC good enough to run them, so this has now given me my chance.
Played an hour or so the other day of it and really enjoyed it, using my first game to get used to everything.
Re: Guide: Best Nintendo Switch Black Friday 2018 Deals
Bought my wife a Neon Switch today from Asda for £249. Think that's the best price that's going around. At least it doesn't matter I didn't get any games as I can now game share with her!
Re: Nintendo Switch Now Supports Digital Game Sharing, But There's A Catch
The one thing Im getting with this is that while the games can be shared across 2 Switches, those 2 cannot play the same game together.
So me and my wife wouldn't be able to play Splatoon 2 together or Mario Kart, because as soon as I start playing it's going to pause the game on my wifes Switch.
So, by the sounds of it, I can play Zelda on mine while my wife plays Splatoon or Mario Kart on her (All games are part of my account.)
Am I right?
Re: Deals: Grab A Bargain On A Nintendo Switch Bundle On Amazon Prime Day In The UK
Aaaaand one of them is gone within 6 minutes! ha!
Re: Nintendo Has Created An Official Charging Stand For The Switch
Might pick this up for when I want to charge it after playing in handheld mode. Would go nicely on the side table next to my chair.
Re: Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing
@Jamietmob You're not the only one, as hard as I try I'm the same, keep banging into the Walls too. Went from first to last in the blink of an eye.
Terrible mechanics.
Re: Poll: What Are Your Nintendo Switch Pre-Order and Launch Day Plans?
Switch, Zelda, Bomberman and Carry Case for me. Maybe dip in for a 64gb memory card but will probably leave this till later as won't need right away
Re: Video: Lego Marvel's Avengers Blast Onto Wii U And 3DS With This New Trailer
There are loads of Lego Games about, but the one im really waiting for is Lego Undercover 2.... Pure Open World Lego was brilliant.
Saying that, i've already got Jurassic World pre ordered and will probably get Lego Avengers and Dimensions... Mainly for the Buildable Lego that comes with it.
Re: Hyrule Warriors Is Slashing Its Way to 3DS
@Henmii I would love a new 3DS Zelda to go with the Wii U version.
As for HW on 3DS. Ill be getting this as i dont have a Wii U and really wanted to play it. Now if they could release a Splatoon 3DS as well lol
Re: Weirdness: Football Manager Fans Can Now Show Off in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Its because the studio director Miles Jacobson (and probably a lot of other devs there) plays Animal Crossing a lot in his spare time.
Re: Video: Kapp'n Songs From Animal Crossing: New Leaf Have Never Sounded So Good
Gotta love Kapp'n!
Re: Talking Point: Wii U vs Xbox One - Online Requirements and On-Disc DRM
@Yamagushi Ive done it loads of times where ive borrowed off my neighbour, enjoyed the game so much ive gone out and bought the game new. Fable 2 and 3 being my example. My wife enjoyed them so much as well that she bought copies for her own Xbox. So we could play together in each others games.
These i dont believe are rare cases. I think loads of people do it, im not saying that people dont just borrow and play and dont buy the game themselves, i just think you've made a mountain out of a molehill over the amount of people that do it.
Re: Rumour: Sniper Elite V2 Coming To Wii U March 21st
NUT SHOT!!
Re: Troubled THQ To Be Picked Apart By Rivals
This will be very interesting so see where some of the franchises go. Specially the likes of WWE, Homefront and Saints Row.
Re: Nintendo of Europe Gives Free Retail Game to 3DS XL Owners
Just claimed my free Layton game. Nice!
Re: UK Retailers: Wii U Is Sold Out
Got mine pure ordered from HMV in Cardiff. Will be going down for opening. 1) because im excited and 2) to make sure my previous order is honored.