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Re: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Moves In On Switch 1 This April

SykoMuffin

I really didn't think allowing gay options would be so controversial, like come on. I thought we were more mature than this. Don't go outside, guys! You might see reality and that gay people exist! People being different than you is scary and you need a safe space, got it. So just... turn the option off in the game so you don't have to see the scary gay people?

Re: Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - A Cheap Upgrade, But Lacking Substance

SykoMuffin

Remember when you'd put a Wii game into the Wii U and get a big performance upgrade completely for free? Love that it's 5 USD to boost the performance on a game you already own on the new console you just purchased. Oh, but you also get a megaphone that works worse than the one from New Leaf a decade ago! The only thing that I think might be a big upgrade is the addition of more players for multiplayer. I'm happy about the free update for the Switch 1 version which will make my gameplay experience loads better, but the Switch 2 version is kind of pathetic.

Re: Poll: So, Now The Dust Has Settled, How Did You Find Myles MacKenzie?

SykoMuffin

I was watching a streamer play the game and as soon as Myles showed up, he instantly muted him and turned off the dialogue lmao. Forspoken came to mind... "Erm, THAT just happened! Did you just blow up that up with your freaking mind?! Desk jobs and student loans amirite?" I'd like him better if he was silent. It'd be kind of charming.

Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Animal Crossing: Wild World

SykoMuffin

I put so many hours into this game back in the day! The NA box art gives me a twinge of nostalgia. It's definitely not my favourite entry because that would go to New Leaf. It's the middle evolution of the series and they cut most of the iconic holidays. It had a dark sense of humour like implying that Boondox's charity is fake and lines Tortimer's pockets. Or Lyle being a weasel who scams you into buying insurance so you can access the black market. It trimmed the fat to provide a portable Animal Crossing, but I like everything they did manage to include. It's almost the 20th anniversary of Wild World's release... Jeez, where do the years go?

Re: Nintendo Reportedly Increases Switch 2 Production To 25 Million Units For Year 1

SykoMuffin

Meh, I'll hold out for a revision or a Lite. There's nothing that I absolutely must have just yet. At this point, it just seems like a Switch that's even bigger to carry around with a worse battery life at twice the price. The anti consumer crap isn't great either, like the fact they can brick the console that you bought just cus you had the audacity to purchase a second hand game... because 120 CAD is totally reasonable for freaking Mario Kart, how dare you buy a used copy! Actually, on second thought, I might skip out on this gen completely...

Re: Feature: Who Is Devon Pritchard? - Meet The Next NOA President Stepping Into Bowser's Boots

SykoMuffin

Reggie was my favourite. Yes, he made lots of mistakes but he had a "youth pastor trying way too hard to be cool" energy that I found hilarious. I have faith in Devon to lead because she seems to be a serious fan if the Bulborb plush is any indication and she has a credit in Punch Out Wii which is one of the best games I've ever played. Also she had no prior employment at EA, which is a massive bonus. I think Nintendo might finally escape its slump!

Re: PSA: You Might Want To Be Careful Buying Pre-Owned Switch 1 Games For Your Switch 2

SykoMuffin

@Stormcloudlive No, I read the whole thing. I just think it's messed up to be punished for the crimes the previous owner of the cartridge committed that you had no idea happened in the first place. I grew up on entirely secondhand videogames, who knew how many of those were copied or dumped? Yes, the console ban was reversed but the fact it happened in the first place is horrible. Nintendo raises prices of Switch 1 games and then punishes innocent people who were priced out and bought a used copy. That's messed up.

Re: Fans Reckon Nintendo Has "Killed" Mario Kart World With Its Latest Update

SykoMuffin

I think the best solution to please both parties would be to separate the open world interconnected races and the typical Mario Kart three laps of the same course into their own grand prix categories on the menu. Online races could separate the two options too. Like people in the lobby could choose the three lap version or the intermission one lap version. The problem is that Nintendo seems to be removing gameplay and player choice, despite charging a higher price. Still interesting to me that this game was in development since the early Switch 1 days and yet it came out like this. Makes me wonder if they took out characters, options, and tracks in order to distribute them as DLC later...

Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Direct: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?

SykoMuffin

I'm a big fan of the general insanity of the DK lore and timeline so this Direct intrigued me. I wonder if there's some Yoshi's New Island type time travel stuff going on because Pauline here is a child but DK and his family are their current ages. The evil characters identify themselves as Kongs which is interesting too lorewise. I wonder if they are ancestors from the distant past. I feel like they could be from the past because one of them looks like an orangutan and one could be based off of the minkey enemies from the original trilogy, both species said to be exiled from the Kong clan for being traitors. I'm more here for the lore than the gameplay as you can tell lmao.

Re: It's Official, Switch 2 Has Sold Over 3.5 Million Units Globally In Its First Four Days

SykoMuffin

I'm kind of confused how the Switch 2 is managing to sell so well at launch. All Nintendo consoles do best at launch but due to the circumstances surround this one, I'm surprised. We're in the middle of a terrible recession thanks to a certain you know who and the console has like one exclusive right now (Mario Kart), how is this console doing so well? Are people this desperate for escapism in 2025? I know I am, but I can't get past the price personally. I don't think people where I live can afford the Switch 2 or its games. In Canada, games went from being $80 to $110! I could afford $80 easily but $110 is a big oof. That's a lot of wages for Mario Kart! The console with Mario Kart is $700! It's sad, but I'm holding out for either a a steep drop in sales resulting in a price cut (wishful thinking, I know) or inflation to get even worse so the Switch 2 looks affordable. We're getting ripped off in comparison to USD and its so unfair... I was going to be first in line to preorder until I saw the price...