This is what they should have done back in 2001, along with buddying up to Sega for street cred and pedigree. I like the approach. Aside from their own strategy, it ensures that Sony will stop putting their games on PC. Then MS could show an Xbox and say "this is a Playstation."
@Nabbit01 Thanks for alerting me to the fact that Ooo by the ElecHead developer. My positive comment earlier about it was before I even knew that! I can’t say enough good things about that mind-bending game. The fact that one of the puzzle solutions involves going to the pause screen BLEW MY MIND. I'll have to get Ooo.
Just like @nusco, I show ElecHead even to non-gamers.
@somnambulance You were also singing its praises, but it you said the dev was overrated but perhaps meant underrated in comment #41.
@MirrorFate2 My mom would sometimes start to accuse me of something and then realize it was my brother (or vice versa) and slur our names together in the process. I'll take this as that.
I don't Pokemon, but I knew more of the Pokemon than I did of the celebrities. Still, it was really cool to see this, especially since the rumored Mario Galaxy ad was 5 seconds long.
Also, I just noticed the tongue-in-cheek calling of Lady Gaga an "up and comer." And no one even commented on it.
Speaking of the box, the Switch collection doesn't just show scans, it has an "unboxing" animation and even calls the option that in reference to the YouTube genre.
Console Archives is a HUGE announcement. We're finally getting a Virtual Console, although it will likely be the D-list and leftover games at this point. Maybe there'd be some overlap though with NSO, such as Capcom SNES games.
In the Japanese one, the visor has a shadow of the ship rather than a reflection which is weird. And it doesn't quite match the ship. I'm trying and failing to picture obscured appendages that could account for the discrepancy.
Putting this on Switch 2 as a full physical is so generous. It likely won't take advantage of exclusive features, so they could have just released a Switch 1 version. Maybe it was to provide an excuse for its having taken so long.
And that's weird that it says 6 games but then describes 8.
Most epic might be Alien3 where they can use the actual line of dialogue from Aliens, "Game over, man!"
DKC3's toy xylophone theme of course could be related to Kiddy Kong, but sometimes you're playing as Dixie. So it seems intended to accuse the gamer of being a baby for failing.
Re: Final Fight, imagine being tied next to a lit stick of dynamite and being able to get out of the situation with 1 second left by pulling a quarter out of your pocket.
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Re: Xbox Announces Next Generation Console, Will Play "Xbox And PC Games"
This is what they should have done back in 2001, along with buddying up to Sega for street cred and pedigree. I like the approach. Aside from their own strategy, it ensures that Sony will stop putting their games on PC. Then MS could show an Xbox and say "this is a Playstation."
Re: Nintendo Download: 26th February (North America)
That's wild to release three difficulty settings as separate games.
I guessed 1% for the "nothing for me this week." It turned out to be 3% which is still probably the lowest ever.
Re: Nintendo Showcases Every Switch 1 & 2 Indie World Game In A New Infographic
@chardir If you had this graphic before the showcase, would you have had some... information?
Re: Nintendo Indie World Showcase March 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
@Nabbit01
Thanks for alerting me to the fact that Ooo by the ElecHead developer. My positive comment earlier about it was before I even knew that! I can’t say enough good things about that mind-bending game. The fact that one of the puzzle solutions involves going to the pause screen BLEW MY MIND. I'll have to get Ooo.
Just like @nusco, I show ElecHead even to non-gamers.
@somnambulance You were also singing its praises, but it you said the dev was overrated but perhaps meant underrated in comment #41.
Re: Nintendo Indie World Showcase March 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
Öoo has the most perfect, most adorable spelling.
Re: Blue Prince's Excellent Mansion Mystery Arrives On Switch 2 Today
I don't see why it couldn't run on Switch 1. Do the mouse controls really make that much of a difference?
Re: 'Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual Collection' Announced For Switch 2 And Switch
That's a wild-sounding voiceover.
Re: Marvel Maximum Collection Revives Six Classic Superhero Titles On Switch
It finally happened!
If we collected all the non-Direct Switch announcements, we could make a pretty decent Direct!
Re: Hello, Mario!
This game reminds me of Duck Amuck on the DS.
Re: Nintendo's 'My Mario' Toy Line Adds Three Fisher-Price Playsets
They Toadified the characters.
Re: Mailbox: Non-Standard Switch 2s, Joy-Con Colours, Zelda amiibo We Need - Nintendo Life Letters
@kurtasbestos
I guess it's their Legos. And there's nothing to step on, so that's good, right?
Re: Double Dragon Gaiden Adds Four New Fighters In Free DLC Switch Update
@MirrorFate2 My mom would sometimes start to accuse me of something and then realize it was my brother (or vice versa) and slur our names together in the process. I'll take this as that.
Re: Viral Hit 'POOLS' Surfaces On Switch Next Week
@Solomon_Rambling
Yeah I was thinking it could be "Pool 8" from the "8" series, haha.
Re: Double Dragon Gaiden Adds Four New Fighters In Free DLC Switch Update
So what's Bimmy's canonical relationship? Are they all three brothers?
Re: Mini Review: Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse (Switch) - Plenty To Plunder In This Solid Sequel
That's cool that SE has its own Famicom Detective Club now.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening
@Uncle_Franklin I sure hope you didn't include this one yet.
Re: Forget The Talking Flower, This Is The Cutest Upcoming Mario Toy
@MegaJ Exactly this. It doesn't even sound like Yoshi, and the shell seems to be one-time use.
Re: Back Page: The Best Horses On The Nintendo Switch
As soon as I saw the headline, I thought, "Oh, @KateGray is back."
Re: Video: Capcom Releases New Pragmata 'World View' Trailer
DK Bananza meets Metroid Dread and (per other trailers) BioShock.
I wonder if Hugh is a pun, because he's you, the player.
Re: Square Enix Reveals Save Data Bonuses For Its New HD-2D Game
My first reaction was excitement since I have ~40 SE games. But I actually only have 1 of these.
Re: Danganronpa 2x2 Gets Fancy Physical Editions On Switch 1 & 2, Pre-Orders Live Now
What happened in that first line of the article?
Re: Japanese Charts: Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined Blows The Competition Out Of The Water
#8, now THERE'S an unwieldy title! It makes Meetup at Bellabel Park sound like Gris.
Also, shouldn't PS4 be listed before Xbox Series X since it sold more?
Re: Mini Review: Escape From Ever After (Switch) - The Closest We've Yet Come To A Brand-New, Old-School Paper Mario
I bet @SwitchVogel has completed 200+ JRPGs.
Re: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Announced For Switch 2 And Switch
See, Konami, was that so hard?
Re: Limited Run Games Is Bringing NES 'Jaws' To Switch Later This Week
Fortunately, I likely won't need a bigger SD card. Well, I will, but not for this.
Re: Feature: Here's All The Best Switch 2 & Nintendo Stuff I've 3D Printed So Far
@charliecarrot
This is why I wish Nintendo would play up the tablet as Switch's (1 and 2) 2 seldom-mentioned mode.
Re: Feature: Here's All The Best Switch 2 & Nintendo Stuff I've 3D Printed So Far
Amazing article idea, @PJOReilly! Are there any good Flip Grip-style designs?
For self-amusement, I'm picturing the cost of filament measured in g as in gold, like in an old-school JRPG.
Finally, judging by your pics, you're an actual Mario Maker.
Re: Preview: Pragmata Might Wind Up Being The Biggest Surprise Of 2026
Man who looks like a robot partners with robot who looks like a girl.
It also seems to fit in the growing genre of dad-type games.
Re: GDC Survey Shows Switch 2 Is Proving To Be A Desirable Platform For Developers
Xbox One being so utilized 5 years after being "replaced" is very surprising.
Re: Two Cancelled Virtual Boy Games Coming To NSO In 2026, Including F-Zero Spin-Off
My mind is in the gutter.
Re: Reminder: Cult Of The Lamb Summons Its "Biggest Update Ever" For Switch
This game will soon catch up to Dead Cells in terms of most updates for an indie roguelite.
Re: Oblivion, Skyrim And Fallout Switch 2 Physicals Will All Be Code-In-A-Box, Bethesda Confirms
On the cover image, Indy's whip forms a "2" just like Simon's on the cover of Castlevania 2 for NES.
Re: PSA: No, Yacht Club's New Game Isn't Coming Out In 2030 - eShop Date Just A "Placeholder"
@The_Nintendo_Expat
My sentiments exactly.
Re: Tales Of Arise Comes To Switch 2 In May, Includes Beyond The Dawn DLC
I don't know why I keep buying these. I never get around to playing them.
Re: Overwatch 2 Ditches The Number In Huge Overhaul, Switch 2 Version Announced
Or they could add a .0 and easily convey the exact sense of continuity and discontinuity.
Re: Jigglypuff Is Joined By Up-And-Comer Lady Gaga In Pokémon's Super Bowl Ad
I don't Pokemon, but I knew more of the Pokemon than I did of the celebrities. Still, it was really cool to see this, especially since the rumored Mario Galaxy ad was 5 seconds long.
Also, I just noticed the tongue-in-cheek calling of Lady Gaga an "up and comer." And no one even commented on it.
Re: Review: Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined (Switch 2) - A Fantastic Makeover & The Best-Looking DQ Ever
That semi-bump combat a la Ys is a great feature. it's really creative for them to do that to make a blend of turn-based and action RPG.
Re: Nintendo Download: 6th February (North America)
The PR for Snow Bros. Classic Collection (even the full entry on the eshop) doesn't say what games are included. Fail.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Super Bomberman 2 (SNES)
NA because of the bosses having outlines.
Speaking of the box, the Switch collection doesn't just show scans, it has an "unboxing" animation and even calls the option that in reference to the YouTube genre.
Re: Square Enix Is Making Changes To Its New HD-2D Game Based On Demo Feedback
I guess this is the console version of Early Access.
Re: Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase February 2026: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
Console Archives is a HUGE announcement. We're finally getting a Virtual Console, although it will likely be the D-list and leftover games at this point. Maybe there'd be some overlap though with NSO, such as Capcom SNES games.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Direct February Partner Predictions - What Do You Want To See?
I'm hoping for an announcement on a new game card size.
Re: Nintendo Will "Carefully Consider" A Switch 2 Price Increase, Says Furukawa
How much of this is because of AIs nobody wants, like Copilot, the new Clippy? Or why would I want an AI on my PDFs?
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Red Alarm (Virtual Boy)
In the Japanese one, the visor has a shadow of the ship rather than a reflection which is weird. And it doesn't quite match the ship. I'm trying and failing to picture obscured appendages that could account for the discrepancy.
Re: Mailbox: Non-Standard Switch 2s, Joy-Con Colours, Zelda amiibo We Need - Nintendo Life Letters
$5 says the star letter is talking about Fortnite.
Re: Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - A Cheap Upgrade, But Lacking Substance
"Hello there, lovely people! It's Alex with meat eyes here!" You have lovely meat eyes, @AlexOlney.
Re: Disney Afternoon Collection Finally Comes To Switch 1 & 2, Includes Two Additional Games
Putting this on Switch 2 as a full physical is so generous. It likely won't take advantage of exclusive features, so they could have just released a Switch 1 version. Maybe it was to provide an excuse for its having taken so long.
And that's weird that it says 6 games but then describes 8.
Re: DAMON and BABY Is A Twin-Stick Shooter With A Twist, Arriving On Switch In March
"Solve gimmicks." I know the Japanese use the word gimmick differently, but wow.
Re: Feature: 11 Of The Strangest Game Over Screens On Nintendo Consoles
Most epic might be Alien3 where they can use the actual line of dialogue from Aliens, "Game over, man!"
DKC3's toy xylophone theme of course could be related to Kiddy Kong, but sometimes you're playing as Dixie. So it seems intended to accuse the gamer of being a baby for failing.
Re: Final Fight, imagine being tied next to a lit stick of dynamite and being able to get out of the situation with 1 second left by pulling a quarter out of your pocket.
Re: Surprise! Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition Has Been Rated
I just bought them as a penny stock, and they're already reading my mind.