The_Nintendo_Expat

@MattmanForever

"zero mission" has been on my backlog forever! i think I'll get into that and just pretend they aren't even making Metroid games anymore 😆 as a form of self care, haha

I'm gonna be real honest and say the only metroid games I've actually fallen in love with are og, super, and Prime 1, so the odds of this one really pleasing my tastes were pretty slim.

(OTOH i genuinely believe those are the best in the series, so I dont think it's unreasonable that I should want a new game that's more like those. ✌️ i give up hoping to see my taste reflected in nintendo's contemporary works again. ¡Viva la emulación!)

@Aswannsong

"You reap what you sow."

do you have any evidence that the people complaining about this are the same people buying tickets to marvel movies?

BTW do people think corporations never fib about their anti consumer practices to manipulate their consumer base? 🤔

you say one thing in the board room, another in your shareholders meeting, and a third thing to the public.

@Dm9982

you know what? you've unlocked some third party repressed traumatic experiences for me 😂

I got tekken 2 and realized that if I didn't have a memory card, i couldnt retain the new fighters i was unlocking. so, I got my mom to take me to software etc... and i picked out a PERFORMANCE memory card! after all, it has SIXTEEN X the storage capacity of the more expensive sony one! ...

and yes, of course i wore out every third party controller i ever owned back in those days, while my first party controllers are mostly all still working to this day ✊

i remember all those "cooling" fan accessories, and i almost bought one for my glitching model 1 PSX, but it died first 😆 (i forget, was the PlayStation console first party? lol jk)

so, i take your point! I think in my mind the risks became so internalized and obvious that hearing you spell it out sounded odd to me, or over the top. ✌️ if that makes sense.

OTOH, I'll leave you with this:

If Nintendo made a TV and said "you should only play Switch 2 on this TV," there would be people on here saying "well thats your fault for not using a first party TV!!"💀✌️

@Dm9982

"At least these probs can be fixed with updates and such….. back then it was HIGHLY recommended you stick with first party accessories due to compatibility issues as well as quality issues."

i grew up in the NES era. I always considered first party to be the benchmark, and generally my preference, ive used 3rd party stuff this whole time and never had a problem, and never really heard of them before the switch era either besides the boilerplate "warnings."

have you?

every new detail about this game is like cold water on a smoldering pile of ashes.

if Nintendo still made the best games, I'd still be putting up with this absolute bullsh*t.

its funny how the "if you were interested in X, youd have already bought a Y" people randomly show up or don't for these announcements.

personally im bored with even hearing about these same two games over and over, but im not going to try to yuck anyone's yum if playing it again on the new thing appeals to them.

this is a ridiculous nitpick, but why cant they just call the movie "Super Mario Galaxy?" when did everyone start using only the "The blank Movie" format?

(if it's LEGO, at least that makes sense cause you cant just call the movie LEGO lol)

it seems like another tiny lurch towards Idiocracy, to me.

relax everyone, its just an excuse to talk about the big news from a Nintendo perspective. of course its a stretch to say anything with orthogonal faces and corners is basically a gamecube 😂

i missed steam machine the first time and i always wanted one, so im interested in this device but since i just got a steamdeck i cant justify even thinking about it.

but, i wont miss it again! if these like like they'll be phasing out of production again you can bet ill grab one.

and, that controller has serious potential, if its close to as good feeling and well featured as the deck controls. 👍

Man, was I curious about Tail of the Sun back in the day!

I'm still curious!

any art dink game is interesting by default. im delighted to hear about this "preservation project" and I really hope the games come to steam. (or, if they are really serious, GOG 👍)

(is putting a game on switch 2 really "preserving" it? honest question, i have my thoughts. ✌️)

@TerribleTerabytes

i appreciate the irony 👍 but imo fzero's specific cultural cache is beside the point.

"But the slide is important, because Kaneda is establishing himself in the movie; he is the one to beat, he is the 'hero', he is the character we’ll see the world through."

Respectfully, I disagree with this analysis. IMO the slide is part of a red herring, the narrative tricking the audience into believing Kaneda is the big hero in the making when actually he is just a tough kid, blindsided, perplexed, and humbled by the happenings of the film as the rest of us.

anyway that's my take. it's been a while though 😅

@Dr_Corndog

"Yeah, kind of feels like they wasted their opportunity to make a new F-Zero, eh?"

for me, it's the final insult. id be surprised if a single other racing game from nintendo comes out this entire generation, now that we've had two already.

fzero 4 should have been the blazing fast, rock solid HD showcase launch game to prove the switch 2 thesis, silence the haters, and demonstrate that Nintendo hadn't yet completely lost touch.

please hire namco to make a new fzero using this engine, then.

(frankly i cant believe we are getting a new air riders after years of "why would they make another racing game when Mario Kart sells so well?" 😮‍💨)

i voted EU because i like the little pixel portraits on there ❤️

but the art actually pops on the JP cover better.

are there examples of game companies that went public (or got bought out) and the games became more varied and interesting?

I've probably visited this website more times over a longer period than any other website, seriously. thanks, y'all. ✌️❤️

"720p and 900p, while handheld mode delivers between 468p to 648p"

does this mean the game dives to ~470 fps when things get going? isnt that like, pretty noticable? 😬

how much worse could the HW games on switch 1 have been? 🤔

"(LttP's) dungeon and world design can be considered outdated, and the narrative is relatively linear by today’s standards [and] Nintendo would supposedly be wise to approach it in a similar way to the Switch remake of Link's Awakening."

surely they dont mean the remake of links awakening that did not to my knowledge alter the dungeon and world design or narrative 🤔

@Spider-Kev

"Doesn't it need a weird update, per game, to dock it?"

this has not been the case for me, at all 👍 i bought two different kinds of docks from two manufacturers, and so far they "just work."

"I have a few questions about it, don't wanna get in trouble for turning this into a chatroom..."

PM'd.

@Spider-Kev

i recently got a steamdeck and I'm just so much happier with it on every level 😄 i shouldve realized it sooner, but my latent Nintendo fandom was still too strong.

in particular, the ergonomics, build quality, and flexibility are just light years ahead. the eshop is so much better it's not even funny, from the filtering, the promotions, the prices, and the actual performance of the app. the 16:10 screen is perfect for pc gaming and applications, and a perfect compromise for emulation and media.

not to mention, its a full on PC, all i had to do was hook it up to a mouse + keyb, and get a little usbc hub for a monitor. and, I didnt have a PC for many years, so thats huge for me. 👍

i realized over the switch generation that I'm just not that into what Nintendo is doing anymore, which is sad for me, but it is what it is! onward and upward.✌️❤️

I'm a little annoyed that i have to wait even longer to play this on steam because they are still putting the damn switch carts together 😮‍💨

anyway this is still the first game ive actually anticipated ahead of time in a long time, so I can wait a little longer for it. 🙂👍

@NintendoWife

lol nice 😆

@Narrator1

I can agree that Nintendo is less problematic in this are than sony or microsoft, but I stand by what i said 👍✌️

if a developer is already good/talented, i hope Nintendo doesnt acquire them.

"It outright states that its plan includes "initiatives such as acquiring development companies to make them subsidiaries and augmenting our development facilities,"

"This might, on the surface at least, go against Nintendo's statement last year in which it said it would rather "organically expand the organisation" over the acquisition of developers."

i dont see the conflict, both say they plan to acquire developers.

unless we are hung up on the word "organically," which is actually meaningless corpo fluff language imo. 👍

[EDIT - I think I was reading it wrong. I took the word "over" to mean "by way of," as opposed to "in lieu of." ✌️ still, there's nothing "organic" about anything Nintendo does, regardless of how they hire talent or whatever it is, and I'll continue taking anything they "say" with a grain of salt.]

@dennabeht

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please dont bring your B.S. into our community. thank you. 👍

switch would have to outsell (DS + Wii) numbers to account for the new one console paradigm.

is it just me, or does Mario look like he forgot to put his teeth in or something?

(face too short, hat too tall? and, my inner child just isnt connecting with his new dead doll eyes.)

@rjejr

"the parade, the Thanksgiving parade, the Macy's parade, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade - it's known by any of these names"

just to bring it full circle - "the Macy's Day Parade." 🙄😄

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FudUibxgjI

Once again, Ollie uses the 'News' tag when the 'Rumour' tag is right there.

(FYI if you are writing the words "it's claimed," or "if accurate," it's not news. 👍)

@Turbotendo

thanks for the comment! I have nothing to add except that I really enjoyed reading it 😊✌️

@metaphysician

i agree with everything you said, because true. ✌️

abstractly, however i do indeed "truly want Nintendo (and everyone else) to (eventually) lose their copyrights," and yes there would be some doozies falling off the back end in a theoretical disney-less alternate timeline. 👍

PS - ive never downloaded a rom from a game made in this millennium... but OTOH ive never felt inspired to breathlessly "justify" my piracy either, much to your point 😆👍

@FrenchVaniIIuxe

the whole point of copyrights is supposed to be that they exist for a time, and then they expire. 👍

@Banjo- @Fighting_Game_Loser

thanks! i feel encouraged to get MvC collection on steamdeck now! 😄

@Banjo-

i felt burned by that SF 30th and I havent bought another of those compilations even though i desperately want to play MvC again.

(i wonder if the lag would be better on my Steam Deck?) 🤔

@LinktotheFuture

"Ultimate" means "final" and "best imaginable."

my point is, if it has glaring omissions (4/gold,) it's not either of those things because eventually another Kollection might come out that actually has all the games and that will be the "ultimate" by definition.

this is certainly a celebration and a Kollection but it's not the "ultimate" one. 👍✌️

@metaphysician

"I'm pretty sure they outright said why: because MK Gold is a Dreamcast game, and they don't have a workable Dreamcast emulator. They don't even have a workable N64 emulator as yet."

fair enough. 👍 thanks, i shouldve known this was the answer anyway.

(thank goodness for FOSS!)

@LinktotheFuture

"It’s an impressive achievement, and with an extensive accompanying documentary detailing Mortal Kombat’s inception and evolution, it’s easily the ultimate celebration of Midway Games’ gruesome fighting series.”

i was sarcasti-quoting the article, not the title 👍

what a stupid butthole! 😂

"It’s difficult to lament missing releases here when the existing lineup is so darn impressive."

hold my kontroller:

Mortal Kombat 4/Gold is the only remaining MK game that interests me in the slightest, unfortunately.

and, this cant possibly be the "ultimate" Kompilation without it, by definition. really odd they didnt include it, or couldnt for some reason. 🤔

@HammerGalladeBro

happy to clear that up 👍 i had to read through twice, myself, to get what was being said.

"how many people play Animal Crossing without NSO other than kids?"

i can see the logic of the question, but the idea of authorizing the use each time before playing effectively a throw away bonus mini game within the game (and that part of the game being "broken" without the service) is just beyond the pale for me.

(not to mention, for the people that already have NSO, its kind of a lame bonus anyway.)

i mean how greedy can you get? it's like they are afraid of good will from their own fans.

@HammerGalladeBro

"Buying these with the new currency lets you set them up in your room as you'd expect. However, if you've got an active NSO subscription, you can play 'a select classic game on each system.'"

"Don't Expect Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition To Include The DLC"

no one was expecting this from Nintendo in 2025.

they had to paywall the in-game games in a full price paid game? dear lord there is no bottom.

@Filthy

"GKC is just clutter for your someone else's attic, destined for obsolescence."

@BrewsterTea

good to know there are others! i didn't mention, I also feel as though i focus and play better with the music off, much of the time. I first noticed this while playing Wipeout on PSX c.1995, on the harder tracks. (even though I adored that OST and it was half the reason i wanted that game 😍)

Nintendo is the all time champion of "play it 'our way,' or dont play it at all."

i hung with them a v long time when the games were so damn good (c.1989-2016,) but these days I really appreciate when i can set the sound and control mappings to my liking for most games. (yada yada Steam Deck.)

@Spider-Kev

oh were you referring to my "i hate everything" addendum?

well, I dont hate "everything," especially you, my friend 😆✌️

(idk why I threw that in there lol, just to be random?)