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@burninmylight fire emblem engage chapter 11 flashbacks

I side with Miyamoto here. Nintendo will continue to be Nintendo, for better and for worse.

Why fix it when it has sold 20 million copies already? -random game freak intern quivering because he wants to keep his job

bring back paras you cowards

It’s a shame that blue monster in the image didn’t know where the kid’s damn mommy was.

The discount using platinum points page said that offer expired in 2019. Is that just me?

That mini essay he wrote is still hilarious, you can’t lie to me

@Don Bah, I don’t even know at this point. They could still be fine tuning the games for them to work properly on the switch online service, that would explain the delay. But I’m unsure all the same.

Bless you Pokémon, for I can lay my big, heavy head down and fall asleep in peace. Oh, I guess Pokémon sleep will help with that too.

@Zeropulse Pokémon trainers don’t do a single thing in Pokémon battles. They sit down and watch two Pokémon go to war until they make each other faint

The sales for this game are still unbelievably strong; there’s no way Nintendo doesn’t push the Metroid franchise to the moon after this!

Considering Return To Dream Land is a remake of a 11 year old game, debuting at 3 is impressive!

This sounds like a gimmick straight out of the early 2010s. Strange, but it makes some sense, like Toys To Life

@Hunt3r_Cr0wl3y a lot of those iron variant Pokémon are just straight rip offs of the originals. Iron treads is just Donphan, and iron hands is Hariyama

I thought that thing was called “waking wake” what is wrong with me

RIP to the poor lads who actually thought that the dlc would be in Kalos! Man, looking back, and still not believing that rumour at the time, this is hilarious!

Come on my friends! I need that new entry in my life, level 5! Do your thing!

I’m terrible at Lego making so I don’t really criticize other’s creations because the majority of them are incredibly impressive, this rough drawing of a potential donkey Kong Lego set is cool. That said, I can’t stop laughing at that DK model, he looks like he’s sticking his tongue at you!

@PtM Have they ranked each design of the Master Sword, even though most of them look the same?

Breath Of The Wild doesn’t have its own section of the game called the Hyrule Field or something, the fields are just part of the massive, sprawling world. To this day, they are absolutely beautiful looking, and that lost memory cutscene where Zelda is admiring the flowers in the fields and then forces Link to eat a live frog is a really well done cutscene, showing the beauty of the grasslands in that game.

Just finished Fire Emblem Engage yesterday, so I will continue on my quest to beat Metroid Prime Remastered. I also play WarioWare Inc for the gba (switch online) on the side, because it’s the most wacky game collection, and it’s sheer stupidity never fails to put a big goofy smile on my face. Waiting until Pokémon Presents to see if the retro Pokémon games are coming, and until the new splatoon 3 update arrives March 1st.

@Crono1973 Yeah, but these older games get put on newer consoles because the people that do want them still will have a harder time finding them in real life. They may be outdated compared to the likes of Horizon Zero Dawn and God Of War, but these older titles still have their fans (Nintendo uses this to their advantage by hiding these older games behind a paywall, thankfully the basic plan is super cheap).

@Mgalens As a person who still owns Sonic Colors Ultimate, one of the only things they didn’t patch was the stupid long loading times. Still a pain to this day, but the rest of the game is fine.

@lyle_catcliffe Nintendo direct mini: partner showcase was held in June of last year. And before anyone says that’s not a direct, its literally in the name. Just because it’s not 40 minutes long and has no ‘3d Mario’ doesn’t mean that it’s still not a direct. Expect another partner or mini direct for June this year.

This was predictable. E3 will never be what it used to be. All 3 major companies are now doing direct style presentations. Well that smarts for E3 huh?

NL Staff want the new pikachu replacement… to have a deep tone and a drinking problem. Now THAT would be hilarious. Might have to return to the anime if that happens!

I was very late to the fire emblem party, only starting in June of last year with Three Houses. So I haven’t played the 3ds entries (You didn’t play awakening? You fool!) I have no excuses. I will not challenge my fate and try to pick of the fates games up unfortunately.

Blasphemy! This game should have got a proper reveal, and not some random accidental name drop. Oh well. At least it exists. First gta 6 gets revealed by leaks and now this. What has this world come to? At least people suck at predicting Nintendo directs so that air of mystery is still there…

@LikelySatan If anything, that’s even more impressive that you not only got the digital version, but the physical version as well, even with the scalping situation!

@LikelySatan I’ve seen comments here and there (mostly jokes, in all fairness) of people saying the games will run at 10p on the switch, and the internet service is bad enough, call of duty will be worse on it, that sort of thing. It’s harmless and actually kind of true. But there have been a ton of these comments since the contract was signed yesterday. We get it, cod will run like garbage on switch. We know. We don’t need it repeated several times after the news outlets already report them. It’s just people on social media being irritating, nothing new, sorry for the lack of context there. No problems on this site or anything else.

@Obito_Sigma It’s even worse now. People are selling the disc alone for hundreds

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I hope they don’t actually mean “the way people expect them to” because expectations are lower than a 6ft under grave. Hopefully they sort this out so it functions decently enough so people stop talking about it; it’s super frustrating.

Reports said Ubisoft wasn’t pleased with Mario Rabbids sparks of hope not meeting sales expectations, so I’m glad they are continuing the dlc as planned. Might get this game when the gold edition with all the dlc goes on an 85% off sale like the first one later on. We all know it’s going to happen.

@SonOfDracula Hey, it worked for Scarlet/Violet. Those games shattered sales records, but everyone knows that’s because they are Pokémon games. They would sell well if the whole game played like an Atari game. But they definitely should not have released the way they did with all those weird bug outs that were circulating on twitter. Some of those were nightmare fuel.

This has to be dedicated to Pokémon’s history, at least in video games. All those game boys and the 3ds. Man, if they release this outside of china, should be an interesting watch. Put it on YouTube with captions or something

I think depending on the game, certain adjustments are entirely necessary and some are not. In Skyward Sword HD’s case, there wasn’t really too much wrong with the original on the Wii (because it was on the Wii, of course the game would be as limited as the console, hence the lack of HD.) People would be unimpressed with that game’s at times finicky motion controls. Nintendo remedied this with adding button controls to the switch port, which was huge. The button configuration is still odd, but that game was only meant to work with motion plus Wiimotes. Considering that, the team did an excellent job with the button control addition. Adding High Definition to this game was also sorely needed. These and a few other small things were the only touches that need to be added in order for the game to shine again. Other games, like Prime Remastered, go a step further, when it doesn’t have to. Most people would have rathered a straight port of the whole Prime Trilogy in the switch because the games were already great visually and control-wise. Retro and everyone else who worked on the remaster went the extra mile in adding 3 whole control schemes, the GameCube one, the Wii one, and a new double stick control. They redid almost all the visuals and touched up so much of the game. The soundtrack was one of the only things they didn’t really tweak, mainly because it’s already superb. That is how you do a remaster properly, even though the game might not have needed all the upgrades, they are beyond well appreciated and worthwhile. Each game needs certain adjustments, some small, some large. It’s all in how you do it.

@geshem For me personally, the series has always had its own unique charm and characters that differ from many other franchises don’t have. It’s more laid back and colourful than say, Call Of Duty for example. The backdrops are really pretty and full of life, the very same as the characters. The storylines of each game are far from praiseworthy (One such plot involved Kirby destroying a group of mice and an evil star for a final boss, all because Kirby’s strawberry cake was stolen. I’m not even kidding, the game is called Squeak Squad!) Still, unique series exclusive game mechanics like stealing enemies’s abilities to gains variety of powers, from fire breathing to shooting geysers of water from your head, and being able to float in the air at all times, making it easy to cross small gaps. The games are cute and harmless, but many argue the games are super easy, you don’t need any effort to burn through the entire game in an hour or two, which is indeed true. Don’t expect a challenge from a Kirby game, if that’s the sort of thing you like in video games. If you express interest in buying a Kirby game, they are super accessible, controls are super simple. Go for it if you want to!

Yellow for the longest time… goodbye. You will be sorely missed (if the poll voters have anything to say about it.) but these new silver borders look much more clean and neat. Fancy too. Well, it was a long run for the yellow borders, you will not be forgotten.

RIP goofy dedede model from 2011. Replaced by ripped DDD from Forgotten Land. King Triple D’s new buff model aside, Deluxe looks great! Better lighting here, which is obvious to see. HAL Laboratory could have easily gotten away with a few slight touch ups for and HD port, but they went all out like the Prime Remaster did. Prime Remastered and Return to dreamland deluxe are exactly how remasters/remakes should be handled. To whomever picks this up, you will not be disappointed!

Interesting. A lot of these are really random, obscure games with strange titles. Still, I remember the marketing for Yoshi’s Wooly World for the Wii U. It was quite fun, and they put an emphasis on Yarn Poochy, who is incredibly adorable. SMW2: Yoshi’s Island is a classic game, I really loved playing it a few years ago when it came to the switch. Was going to buy Crafted World at some point after I beat Yoshi’s Island SNES, but I never ended up buying it. Still, I would like to see this franchise continue because whenever it makes a good game, it’s a really good and enjoyable game. It’s a nice change from all those intense online multiplayers like Smash that I play a lot of. The music is also really chilled out, and the levels have always been creative with creative ways to play like the egg throwing mechanic that has always been a staple. Go Yoshi!

@WiiWouldLikeToPlay The game is rated E for everyone, so there is cold hard truth in wanting a game to appeal to that demographic to. I understand this, as much as it seems like I’m blind to this. Gave both comments a like because they give much better points. Won’t justify what I’ve said because that will just be ignorant and rude.

“I love Kirby, but acknowledge that reviewers will use a standard for all games, not just a review to accommodate Kirby.”

This is also very true. The way I worded seems like I was making it out to be a biased review. It’s not a biased review. If they say the first part is a slog, and they mean this honestly, and there is no point in lying by about it. Honesty is the best policy, and warping their view of the game in its favor has no point.

Now this is more like it. This is a huge batch of content, to a game that already looked pretty solid in its base form. New and classic content alike, I am going to enjoy every last bit of this.

@WiiWouldLikeToPlay At least the games offer up any sort of hard mode. The meat and potatoes of the game is to play through the main story. Once that’s done, you get something like a boss rush or harder story mode. People will argue that there should be a hard option at the start, but in the end, it doesn’t really matter, at least it exists. And if someone doesn’t like that, then don’t purchase it! Easy. Most people fail to realize that if they don’t like a video game, they can either not buy it, or never play again. Simply logic, really. Also ign shouldn’t be detracting scores from the game for that reason. It’s nitpicking and unfair. It’s like asking a billionaire tech expert like Bill Gates to make you a corn dog. The game was intended to be easy.

Someone should tell IGN and Gamespot staff that Kirby games are supposed to be easy. It’s not a newsflash here, it’s almost always been this way.

@-wc- These games appeal more to little kids and families; the more casual types of gamers. Interestingly, Masahiro Sakurai, Kirby’s creator and director of his first few games, said that he created Kirby as a video game that would be much easier to pick up and play, because this was during an era of gaming where much harder video games like Castlevania and Mega Man reigned supreme on the likes of the NES. The whole series is meant to be an easier alternative to those who don’t really want to tackle the more challenging and hardcore games out there.

@Jiggies Remember, I’m also describing the original version of the game, which was already fun. From what I have seen, this Deluxe version has an all new Magolor mode, and a whole wack of new and classic mini games. It’s probably even more fun now than it was before! Even if they straight up ported the game directly from the Wii with no upgrades, I would still say this is a must-buy.

I used to play hours upon hours of F-Zero X on the N64 service when the game got added to NSO. Such a fun game, and the soundtrack is killer. I also tried my hand at Super Mario 64 ( even though I used to own 3D All Stars) and Yoshi’s story, among others. I also played a lot of Kirby Super Star and Sonic 2. Nowadays, I like to play Kirby’s Dream Land and Tetris on the game boy service, and Warioware Inc and Superstar Saga. Kuru Kiru Kuruin is also a hidden gem as well. But out of all those services, I have spent the most time on the N64. I use all of them anyway. Each library is stacked! Well, maybe not GB for now, but watch. It will be at some point. I can’t wait for Metroid Fusion and Kirby Amazing Mirror. I’m on a metroid binge/fire emblem binge.

@Diowine Super Mario 64 was released in 1996. That was the first ever 3D Mario. Super Mario Sunshine was released in 2002, the second ever 3D Mario. That is a 7 year difference. That’s the longest drought between 3D Mario games. So unfortunately, you may be waiting a while longer for your new Mario.

I have seen a lot of these comments. Everyone must remember, Tears of the Kingdom launches mid-may. It is not even March yet as of this comment. I assume if they were to do one, it would be sometime later next month or extremely early April. That is, if this TOTK direct people are so fixated on is even real.
Also for calling a direct for a simple movie trailer makes sense from Nintendo’s stance. ModdedInkling said this already, but the Direct name itself is a built up name with lots of recognition attached to it. People are more likely to watch the trailer if it’s presented in a Direct format rather than just some random drop on YouTube. Because Nintendo has hammered home the fact that this movie is a BIG DEAL. They want as many eyes on it as possible, not there won’t be regardless. I think it’s another great marketing tactic for the movie. The marketing for this movie so far is absolutely masterclass. Can’t wait for it’s April release.