@Shepdawg1 Why? 22 seasons worth of content available in one place is pretty cool, having to see a few ads seems fair to me. You can also just buy the complete collections on DVD and avoid the ads.
@Ultimapunch Metroid is far more niche and doesn't pull big numbers like Nintendo's other IPs. So it makes sense for them to make a port of an older Metroid game cheaper.
@NintendoKnight You're welcome to criticize the game itself, but it's uncalled for to insult people who still want to buy it. Just because they disagree with you doesn't mean they are mindless. Feels like you're only saying that because you know it will sell and that fact bothers you. But don't take it out on people.
@burninmylight Nah, I think Reboot Camp has the potential to reach 50% off. The game failed to break one-million in it's first year, and it's no secret how badly it was received. And this is an assumption, but WayForward saying absolutely nothing about it since release or patching any bugs heavily implies that we shouldn't expect a follow-up. For those reasons, I think 30% off being the game's first discount can be taken to mean we could see the game for even cheaper in the future.
@DarkTron The Pokémon franchise is known for it's strict deadlines, and one way or another, TPCi wanted Gen IX released in Q4 2024. And with Sinnoh being heavily referenced in PLA as well as the anime, they couldn't afford to give ILCA more time to develop a remake more in-line with what came before. Thus, we got the extremely 1:1 remake because that was the easiest to produce given the limited time.
ILCA absolutely isn't to blame because we have seen that they are indeed capable. But the reality is TPCi makes the final decision on anything and everything Pokémon-related, and they needed BDSP released in a windows that coincided with all the other things relating to Sinnoh.
@Maxz Eh, there are plenty of excellent gaming experiences out there where I don't feel like I'm missing out. It's simply hard for me to want to support a game whose publisher spoiled another title as a joke.
No ill will towards Billy Basso and Animal Well, it'll still pull decent numbers without my support, I just don't want to give Jason any of my money for any title he is associated with. Spoiling XC3 was very mean-spirited and I don't want to get behind somebody who thinks doing that is funny.
@Maxz That's not it at all. I'm not bothered that Dunkey dislikes JRPGs, or even Xenoblade specifically. My own friends don't care about that franchise either, no big deal. I didn't even mind the jokes at the game's expense. None of that bothered me.
My issue is when the game hadn't even been out a week, Dunkey decided to leak the XC3's ending on Twitter with no spoiler tags. There's nothing funny about that, it's just mean-spirited. Especially when the main story takes around 60+ hours to complete, most people would not have been even half-way done the game yet.
For me, that just wasn't a nice thing to do and I stopped supporting his content after he did that. I just can't really respect him after doing that, when he should know that spoilers like that would ruin people's experience of the game.
Your comparison is also off because I couldn't care less if I share the same interests as him, I just don't wish to support his endeavors. So unless he owns every cheesecake company, I could still enjoy a good cheesecake without giving him my money.
Looks fun but I won't be buying it. I refuse to support anything tied to Dunkey, not with how much he makes fun of JRPG fans - even going so far as to deliberately spoil XC3's ending on Twitter with no spoiler tags.
@dimi I'm surprised he hasn't gone on a tangent about it. Makes me think he's trying to negotiate with them privately and doesn't want to blow it if there is a chance.
@Not_Soos You were being off-topic, included NSFW content, but you're surprised that your comment got removed? Again, it read like a fetish story, that doesn't belong here on a platform for video games aimed at children. If you want to run wild with obscene stories, take your "fun" elsewhere.
@Not_Soos So now you're posting completely unrelated comments to the articles and including NSFW stuff? This literally reads like a fetish thing, take it somewhere else. Kids use this site.
I'm glad he had a positive takeaway from last year's collaboration. It's no secret that Reboot Camp saw underwhelming sales and reception, likely won't be getting a follow-up, so hopefully Yars will fare better.
Managed to beat the game and download the DLC this past Saturday, with less than two days to spare. A very good game, but also a very long one. I'd recommend it to anyone just once because the concept was pretty fun. 85 hours well spent.
@Not_Soos It takes two minutes to Google and find out. That way, it's not being spoiled for other people here.
@SurprisedRobinChu taking down unauthorized use of IP =/= hating fans and the community.
Probably less than 5% of the fanbase even bothers with fangames, even less actually develop them. Taking them down doesn't somehow mean they hate anybody.
@WhiteUmbrella it's not like the anime was doing any better leading up to the change. If this new take fails, they're more likely to just stop making any anime episodes.
@jedgamesguy Honestly, I'm not surprised. Tears of the Kingdom is a great game, but it's also very similar to what Breath of the Wild was so it lacked some of that "oomph". Sure, it had stuff in the sky and the ability to fuse items together, but I don't think that matched the excitement people had when first seeing an open-world Zelda game.
I'm glad we got TotK and how it turned out, but I think that's absolutely a sign that Nintendo has to change it up for the next entry.
The Switch truly does wonders for any franchise it touches. Like yeah, Pokémon was already a behemoth in software sales, but it definitely benefitted from the Switch's success as well.
I honestly wonder if the Switch's successor will do nearly as well, especially if there isn't another global lockdown which absolutely motivated people into buying a Nintendo system who may not have otherwise.
It's interesting to look back on, because before Sarah Natochenny, Kayzie Rogers was the first replacement (featured in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon) before backlash forced TPCi to re-cast. Because had Rogers stayed on, Veronica Taylor may have eventually been brought back. Because in 2017, Rogers retired from voice-acting, which may have given TPCi the opportunity to let Taylor reprise. But because Natochenny never stepped away, it's my belief it made it awkward for TPCi to do it. And as we saw with Giovanni and others, TPCi was open to bringing back original VAs when possible.
Almost pre-ordered, then I saw CptnAlex was involved - hard pass. For those who don't know, this guy also created joy-cons using Etika's likeness without permission from his family. It's disgusting and I can't in good faith give money to a guy who would seek to profit off the image of someone who is dead even when their family told him to stop.
I think it'll be saved for the Switch's successor. My personal belief is that the porting for P3P and P4G was partly done because Atlus knew P3R wouldn't be coming to the Switch but didn't want to ignore the console's huge market either. This way, Switch players can still experience P3's story while also getting the female route which will not be in P3R. Makes sense to me.
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Re: Pokémon Partners With WildBrain To Stream First 22 Anime Seasons
@Shepdawg1 Why? 22 seasons worth of content available in one place is pretty cool, having to see a few ads seems fair to me. You can also just buy the complete collections on DVD and avoid the ads.
Re: Japanese Charts: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Vacuums Up The Competition In Its Debut Week
Very happy to see the success of LM3. Secured my copy and plan to play it after FF VII. Hopefully we can eventually see LM1 ported as well.
Re: Japanese Charts: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Vacuums Up The Competition In Its Debut Week
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Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Costs $60 On Switch
@Ultimapunch Metroid is far more niche and doesn't pull big numbers like Nintendo's other IPs. So it makes sense for them to make a port of an older Metroid game cheaper.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
@NintendoKnight You're welcome to criticize the game itself, but it's uncalled for to insult people who still want to buy it. Just because they disagree with you doesn't mean they are mindless. Feels like you're only saying that because you know it will sell and that fact bothers you. But don't take it out on people.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Thursday can't come soon enough!
Re: Hands On: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Is Much More Than A Pretty Picture
Already pre-ordered the collector's edition for III. I am so stoked for this game.
Re: Nintendo's 'Mega Extreme Fun Sale' Brings Tasty Discounts To Select eShop Titles (North America)
@burninmylight Nah, I think Reboot Camp has the potential to reach 50% off. The game failed to break one-million in it's first year, and it's no secret how badly it was received. And this is an assumption, but WayForward saying absolutely nothing about it since release or patching any bugs heavily implies that we shouldn't expect a follow-up. For those reasons, I think 30% off being the game's first discount can be taken to mean we could see the game for even cheaper in the future.
Re: Marvelous Provides Development Update On New Story Of Seasons Game
Very excited for this one!
Re: Video: Bandai Namco Shows Off One Piece Odyssey Switch Opening
@DarkTron The Pokémon franchise is known for it's strict deadlines, and one way or another, TPCi wanted Gen IX released in Q4 2024. And with Sinnoh being heavily referenced in PLA as well as the anime, they couldn't afford to give ILCA more time to develop a remake more in-line with what came before. Thus, we got the extremely 1:1 remake because that was the easiest to produce given the limited time.
ILCA absolutely isn't to blame because we have seen that they are indeed capable. But the reality is TPCi makes the final decision on anything and everything Pokémon-related, and they needed BDSP released in a windows that coincided with all the other things relating to Sinnoh.
Re: Video: Bandai Namco Shows Off One Piece Odyssey Switch Opening
Day one pre-order for me.
Re: Review: Animal Well (Switch) - An Exceptional Metroidvania That Stands Out From The Pack
@Maxz Eh, there are plenty of excellent gaming experiences out there where I don't feel like I'm missing out. It's simply hard for me to want to support a game whose publisher spoiled another title as a joke.
No ill will towards Billy Basso and Animal Well, it'll still pull decent numbers without my support, I just don't want to give Jason any of my money for any title he is associated with. Spoiling XC3 was very mean-spirited and I don't want to get behind somebody who thinks doing that is funny.
Re: Level-5 Slightly Delays Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road's Beta Test Story Mode
Interested in trying this when it fully releases. Never tried the franchise before, but have heard nothing but good things.
Re: Random: Zelda Movie Director (Kind Of) Doesn't Want To Reveal His Favourite Game In The Series
Bet his favorite game is Wind Waker.
Re: Review: Animal Well (Switch) - An Exceptional Metroidvania That Stands Out From The Pack
@Maxz That's not it at all. I'm not bothered that Dunkey dislikes JRPGs, or even Xenoblade specifically. My own friends don't care about that franchise either, no big deal. I didn't even mind the jokes at the game's expense. None of that bothered me.
My issue is when the game hadn't even been out a week, Dunkey decided to leak the XC3's ending on Twitter with no spoiler tags. There's nothing funny about that, it's just mean-spirited. Especially when the main story takes around 60+ hours to complete, most people would not have been even half-way done the game yet.
For me, that just wasn't a nice thing to do and I stopped supporting his content after he did that. I just can't really respect him after doing that, when he should know that spoilers like that would ruin people's experience of the game.
Your comparison is also off because I couldn't care less if I share the same interests as him, I just don't wish to support his endeavors. So unless he owns every cheesecake company, I could still enjoy a good cheesecake without giving him my money.
Re: Review: Animal Well (Switch) - An Exceptional Metroidvania That Stands Out From The Pack
Looks fun but I won't be buying it. I refuse to support anything tied to Dunkey, not with how much he makes fun of JRPG fans - even going so far as to deliberately spoil XC3's ending on Twitter with no spoiler tags.
Re: Nintendo Switch Ending Support For Social Media Platform 'X' Next month
@dimi I'm surprised he hasn't gone on a tangent about it. Makes me think he's trying to negotiate with them privately and doesn't want to blow it if there is a chance.
Re: New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Distribution Now Available
Ooooooo, I want this.
Re: The First Switch Online Event For Endless Ocean Starts Next Week
Wooo! Will definitely be taking part.
Re: Vampire Survivors Releases "Surprise" Update On Switch Today
Sweet! This looks fun.
Re: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Patch Updates Are Already Rolling Out
That's good to hear. It sounded like the game was near unplayable on the Switch in the initial reviews.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
So excited for this! Just a shame that the physical release got delayed, otherwise I would have played immediately.
Re: Lara Croft's Pinup Posters Go Missing In Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
What an odd change. I wonder if they were concerned that it would affect the age rating if left in.
Re: WayForward Director Says Nintendo Changed The Way He Looks At Making Video Games
@Not_Soos You were being off-topic, included NSFW content, but you're surprised that your comment got removed? Again, it read like a fetish story, that doesn't belong here on a platform for video games aimed at children. If you want to run wild with obscene stories, take your "fun" elsewhere.
Re: WayForward Director Says Nintendo Changed The Way He Looks At Making Video Games
@Not_Soos So now you're posting completely unrelated comments to the articles and including NSFW stuff? This literally reads like a fetish thing, take it somewhere else. Kids use this site.
Re: Breathe, Octopath Traveler Is Available To Purchase On The Switch eShop Again
Glad to have it back! And now hopefully it can be on sale more often.
Re: Video: New Endless Ocean Luminous Overview Trailer Teases "Limited-Time" Event Dives
Day one for me. So excited for this.
Re: WayForward Developer Says Nintendo "Changed The Way He Looks At Making Video Games"
I'm glad he had a positive takeaway from last year's collaboration. It's no secret that Reboot Camp saw underwhelming sales and reception, likely won't be getting a follow-up, so hopefully Yars will fare better.
Re: Random: Fan Saves All Dragon Quest 7 DLC Maps Before 3DS Servers Shut Down
Managed to beat the game and download the DLC this past Saturday, with less than two days to spare. A very good game, but also a very long one. I'd recommend it to anyone just once because the concept was pretty fun. 85 hours well spent.
@Not_Soos It takes two minutes to Google and find out. That way, it's not being spoiled for other people here.
Re: Epic Mickey Switch Remake Translates "Motion Controls To Analog Sticks" And Enhances Camera
So excited for this! Already pre-ordered.
Re: Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds New Batch Of Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Glad I already got all of the Wonder icons.
Re: Pokémon TV Has Officially Ended On Nintendo Switch
@Setery You can buy every movie and season on DVD.
Re: Pokémon Fan Game Site, Relic Castle, Shut Down Following DMCA Takedown Notice
@SurprisedRobinChu taking down unauthorized use of IP =/= hating fans and the community.
Probably less than 5% of the fanbase even bothers with fangames, even less actually develop them. Taking them down doesn't somehow mean they hate anybody.
Re: Reminder: Nintendo's New Pastel Pink Switch Joy-Con Set Is Out Now
@Not_Soos What does "masculinity" have to do with it? What a weird thing to bring up.
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Re: New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Link Figma Photos Surface Online
Ooo this looks cool!
Re: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Physical Switch Edition Delayed
Oh well, still playing through P3R so I can wait. Very excited for this one nevertheless.
Re: Pokémon Executives On Anime Return Of Ash And Pikachu: "Anything Is Possible"
@WhiteUmbrella it's not like the anime was doing any better leading up to the change. If this new take fails, they're more likely to just stop making any anime episodes.
Re: UK Charts: Unicorn Overlord Makes The Top Ten And Sells Best On Switch
Love to see it. Been really excited to play this one. My collector's edition should hopefully arrive this week.
Re: Another Humongous Point-And-Click Classic Is Coming To Switch Soon
Already pre-ordered. Love all of these games and need them ALL.
Re: Video: Bandai Namco Reveals New Gameplay Footage Of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot DLC 6
It's amazing how much additional content this game has received. Very well supported post-launch.
Re: Demon Slayer's New Mario Party-Style Game Gets An Overview Trailer
Interesting idea. May check this out.
Re: Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2023
@jedgamesguy Honestly, I'm not surprised. Tears of the Kingdom is a great game, but it's also very similar to what Breath of the Wild was so it lacked some of that "oomph". Sure, it had stuff in the sky and the ability to fuse items together, but I don't think that matched the excitement people had when first seeing an open-world Zelda game.
I'm glad we got TotK and how it turned out, but I think that's absolutely a sign that Nintendo has to change it up for the next entry.
Re: Scarlet & Violet Are Now The Third Best-Selling Pokémon Games Of All Time
The Switch truly does wonders for any franchise it touches. Like yeah, Pokémon was already a behemoth in software sales, but it definitely benefitted from the Switch's success as well.
I honestly wonder if the Switch's successor will do nearly as well, especially if there isn't another global lockdown which absolutely motivated people into buying a Nintendo system who may not have otherwise.
Re: Random: Ash Ketchum's OG Voice Actor Reflects On "Devastating" Moment She Was Fired
It's interesting to look back on, because before Sarah Natochenny, Kayzie Rogers was the first replacement (featured in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon) before backlash forced TPCi to re-cast. Because had Rogers stayed on, Veronica Taylor may have eventually been brought back. Because in 2017, Rogers retired from voice-acting, which may have given TPCi the opportunity to let Taylor reprise. But because Natochenny never stepped away, it's my belief it made it awkward for TPCi to do it. And as we saw with Giovanni and others, TPCi was open to bringing back original VAs when possible.
Re: Limited Edition Shovel Knight Switch Joy-Con Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live
Almost pre-ordered, then I saw CptnAlex was involved - hard pass. For those who don't know, this guy also created joy-cons using Etika's likeness without permission from his family. It's disgusting and I can't in good faith give money to a guy who would seek to profit off the image of someone who is dead even when their family told him to stop.
So hard pass!
Re: Van Gogh Museum Fires Four Employees Following Pokémon Collaboration
Imagine holding down a job for 25 years and throwing it all away for trading cards. Very dumb.
Re: It's Official, 3DS And Wii U Online Play Ends 8th April 2024
Currently making my way through Dragon Quest VII to get all the tablets before the shutdown. Had hoped to have more time to do this, but alas.
Re: Random: Persona 3 Reload On Switch? "The Idea Is There" Says Director
I think it'll be saved for the Switch's successor. My personal belief is that the porting for P3P and P4G was partly done because Atlus knew P3R wouldn't be coming to the Switch but didn't want to ignore the console's huge market either. This way, Switch players can still experience P3's story while also getting the female route which will not be in P3R. Makes sense to me.