Was Nintendo in the legal right doing what they did here? Yes, they were.
However, even though they are legally obligated to do this, putting a stop to a product where the money made off of it goes to suicide prevention will no nothing but hurt their already worsening reputation.
from what I've played of it through the demo, Strikers is the least Warriors-like Warriors spin-off game. It's basically just P5 but it's an action RPG instead of a turn-based one.
It was the game that got me into the series. Now that I've played XBC1, I can definitely say that I prefer it over 2, but it still holds a very special place in my heart.
Sonic Adventure has been a big one for me recently. I had always liked it, but now I find myself coming back to it pretty often, and I've begun to see just how underrated it is. Some others include BotW, Monster Hunter World, SM64, and probably some others I'm forgetting.
Judging by SEGA's stance on fangames, I highly doubt SEGA will legally intervene. I don't even think there's really even a need to, but even still.
This game looks so sick, and it actually prompted me to check out Team Reptile's other game, Lethal League Blaze, which is also sick, and a game you should absolutely play
It kinda makes me mad to see people calling those who dislike the announcement/game "toxic" or "nonfans". Fans of a particular franchise don't have to like everything about a franchise to be fans. I'm a Sonic fan, so does that mean I like every Sonic game that's ever been made? No, absolutely not. Does that make me less of a Pokemon fan because I have a negative opinion about Unite? No. Being a fan doesn't mean that you have to suck up to a company and love everything they do. The only way companies will change and improve is if we, the consumers, tell them that we won't stand for what they've been doing. If we don't, TPC will continue to run Pokemon further into the ground because nothing is stopping them. Fans are more than dollar signs and yes men, they are people with thoughts and opinions, and we have the right to express them.
I mean, it looks kinda fun, I guess. I definitely think people had their hopes too high, and I think that contributed some to the backlash, but it was probably mostly the Tencent deal. I really don't see a need for this partnership besides trying to make a break in the Chinese market (a market with TPC is doing just fine without, by the way). TPC could've easily funded it themselves and hired an indie studio/asked Nintendo for help with development, yet they chose the option that they probably know would anger a lot of people. Ultimately, TPC doesn't care, they want Chinese money, and they will get it no matter how many people they anger.
A solid Direct overall. Xenoblade looks incredible, I popped off for the Arms reveal (as I do with basically every Smash announcement, but this one hit harder because it was a series I had wanted to get in since before Ultimate launched). There were a lot of neat smaller things too. I've been playing Panzer Dragoon and have had a blast, and I'm super interested in Good Job and Ninjala. It was super cool to see the Borderlands games, Boishock, Xcom, Catherine, and Jedi Acedemy come to Switch, but I don't really care about them that much. But if buying Catherine will get Persona 5 on Switch, then I will happily do so.
It’s probably a Bowser Jr. sort of character with Spring Man as the first alt. Some people seem to be forgetting that they can just turn Assist Trophies off (The Moon Assist Trophy can’t be used on Great Bay because the Moon is in the background)
@HeavyArms55 In BotW, there was a special Rex costume you could get, which I guess was a nod to how Monolith helped on that game's development. If Monolith was charged with helping with overworld design of a Pokemon game, I fully expect Shulk to be a gym leader.
@KayFiOS The 20th news is exclusively for Sonic, and that was going to be the yearly SXSW panel. SXSW got cancelled because of the virus, so now the Sonic news is coming next month
I owe a lot of where I am today to SEGA, mainly to Sonic. If it weren't for Sonic getting me into games at a young age, I don't know if I would be nearly as involved in games as I am, or if I would even like the same games I do now. Sure, it's a series that's hard to love sometimes, but I can always look forward to future projects and love what came before, which I think sums up SEGA as a whole. My only real complaint with their whole company is that they focus way to hard on reselling classic Genesis/Megadrive games. Those games are awesome, but the Saturn and Dreamcast had some great games too.
Thanks for everything SEGA, now please remake Sonic Adventure
Metacritic should really do what Rotten Tomatoes does and have a "verified reviews" section. That way these "reviews" can't hinder someone's buying decision.
My copy is still set to come tomorrow, my copy of FF7R however was delayed until June. In response, I did what any sane person would do; cancel my pre-order, and go into the breach at my local Best Buy on launch day
The weirdest thing is that for Villager and Isabelle’s Final Smashes, there’s an HD model of Froggy Chair being thrown in while the house/town hall are being built. Why didn’t they just ask to use the asset?
@PickledKong64 This showcase didn't really have much of anything interesting to me. All of the other ones had at least one thing that I was interested in, Cuphead, Axiom Verge 2, Untitled Goose Game, and probably some others I'm forgetting. I was really expecting Silksong to be that super interesting to me, but then it just never showed up.
I’ve had the itch to play Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 recently. Those are some of my favorite games, so it’s been a lot of fun to go back to them. Among them are my regular go-to games, Mario Maker, New Leaf, Dreams, BotW, and Three Houses (which I just finished up the Cindered Shadows DLC with).
@Muddy_4_Ever Yeah, their practices really suck. It sets a bad precedent for the industry, that you don't need to put heart and passion into your animated works for them to be successful, which is part of the reason why so many sub-par animated movies have come out over the past few years (Playmobil, Arctic Dogs, Norm of the North, etc.)
However, I think that with Nintendo keeping very close tabs on it, I want to say that they'll keep Illumination from taking any of the shortcuts they usually do.
I have a lot on my plate to finish already. I'm on the final boss of Kunai, the final chapter of TMS, a good ways into Pokemon Platinum, and have finally succumbed to my newfound Animal Crossing addiction.
@Bobobiwan It's still set for this winter, as in The first part of the year. My guess is that it'll be shadow dropped in the next Direct, whenever that is
Yes, sexism is a bad thing. Yes, there are a lot of places in the world where women and minority groups are treated unfairly. But the problem I have with modern feminists such as Larson is their definition of "sexism" and their inability to actually make any changes that matter.
We live in a world where a guy spreading his legs while sitting on a subway is considered sexist, which to me is astonishingly stupid. There are women dying every day to their abusive husbands in the Middle East, but western feminists are more concerned with cancelling a slightly suggestive Transformers toy (yes, that happened).
That's not even to mention the horrors done to the entertainment industry. It's cool to give women and minorities figures to look up to, but it's not cool to degrade and antagonize white people and men in the process. It's also not cool to change pre-established characters to fit the agenda you're trying to push.
When fighting sexism, the slogan shouldn't be "Woman good, man bad", that in it of itself is sexist. It should be "Woman good, man just as good", that's what gender equality is.
I'm one of the lucky people that had to sit outside of Best Buy for an hour to get my Switch day one
I the only thing I regret is not upgrading to the better battery life model, my current Switch is pretty beat up
To those of you who have gotten a second Switch, is it worth it to wait for all your games to transfer over from your original? That's the one thing that's keeping me from buying the new model.
Coronavirus has still yet to reach my area, and I hope it stays that way
(UPDATE: It has, whoops)
I don't think that E3 2020 preparations would continue unless they were absolutely sure that no one would get sick, so I have high hopes that they actually know what they're doing
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Re: Custom-Made Etika Joy-Con Which Raised $10k For Charity Fell Foul Of Copyright Claim, Creator Reveals
Was Nintendo in the legal right doing what they did here? Yes, they were.
However, even though they are legally obligated to do this, putting a stop to a product where the money made off of it goes to suicide prevention will no nothing but hurt their already worsening reputation.
Re: Persona 5 Strikers Is Coming To Western Switch Consoles In February 2021
from what I've played of it through the demo, Strikers is the least Warriors-like Warriors spin-off game. It's basically just P5 but it's an action RPG instead of a turn-based one.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Character Designer Celebrates Third Anniversary With Some New Artwork
It was the game that got me into the series. Now that I've played XBC1, I can definitely say that I prefer it over 2, but it still holds a very special place in my heart.
Re: English Version Of Persona 5 Scramble Listed By Multiple Asian Retailers
as a massive fan of Persona as a whole at this point, this'll be an absolute day one buy
I've somehow managed to avoid spoilers for over half a year so the sooner I can experience it the better
Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Switch Games, With Plenty Being 'TBA'
surprised that Metroid Prime 4 is a temporary title but New Pokémon Snap isn't
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Comfort Food Game?
Sonic Adventure has been a big one for me recently. I had always liked it, but now I find myself coming back to it pretty often, and I've begun to see just how underrated it is. Some others include BotW, Monster Hunter World, SM64, and probably some others I'm forgetting.
Re: With The DLC All Wrapped Up, Here Are The 234 Pokémon Still Unavailable In Sword And Shield
My second favorite Pokemon, Greninja, is still unavailable
to be honest, I really don't care. I play the new Generations for the new Pokemon, and the DLC is fun, so it's not the end of the world to me
Re: Want A Jet Set Radio Sequel? Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Might Be Your Best Shot
Judging by SEGA's stance on fangames, I highly doubt SEGA will legally intervene. I don't even think there's really even a need to, but even still.
This game looks so sick, and it actually prompted me to check out Team Reptile's other game, Lethal League Blaze, which is also sick, and a game you should absolutely play
Re: Random: The Pokémon Company Re-Uploads Its Pokémon Unite Videos, And Fans Aren't Happy
It kinda makes me mad to see people calling those who dislike the announcement/game "toxic" or "nonfans". Fans of a particular franchise don't have to like everything about a franchise to be fans. I'm a Sonic fan, so does that mean I like every Sonic game that's ever been made? No, absolutely not. Does that make me less of a Pokemon fan because I have a negative opinion about Unite? No. Being a fan doesn't mean that you have to suck up to a company and love everything they do. The only way companies will change and improve is if we, the consumers, tell them that we won't stand for what they've been doing. If we don't, TPC will continue to run Pokemon further into the ground because nothing is stopping them. Fans are more than dollar signs and yes men, they are people with thoughts and opinions, and we have the right to express them.
Re: Square Enix Announces New Anime Project For The World Ends With You
yes
YES
Y E S
yeah, I guess I'm kinda excited
Re: The Pokémon Unite Presentation Has Already Been Disliked 150,000 Times
I mean, it looks kinda fun, I guess. I definitely think people had their hopes too high, and I think that contributed some to the backlash, but it was probably mostly the Tencent deal. I really don't see a need for this partnership besides trying to make a break in the Chinese market (a market with TPC is doing just fine without, by the way). TPC could've easily funded it themselves and hired an indie studio/asked Nintendo for help with development, yet they chose the option that they probably know would anger a lot of people. Ultimately, TPC doesn't care, they want Chinese money, and they will get it no matter how many people they anger.
Re: Sonic Ditches Mario In His Very Own Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Release
@Paraka the game actually has almost 2 million pre-registrations in Japan
Re: Ninjala Datamine Suggests A Sonic The Hedgehog Collab Might Be Happening
I guess I’m gonna grind for Sonic stuff day one then
Re: Shigesato Itoi's Company Announces The Mother Project - Includes Book And "Other News" Before The End Of 2020
Don’t do that
Don’t give me hope
Re: Video: Deleted Scene Shows Baby Sonic Before The Movie's Redesign
Well, he sure does... exist
Re: Video: Deleted Scene Shows Baby Sonic Before The Movie's Redesign
@Xiovanni it was supposed to be of either old age or illness
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The Nintendo Direct Mini?
A solid Direct overall. Xenoblade looks incredible, I popped off for the Arms reveal (as I do with basically every Smash announcement, but this one hit harder because it was a series I had wanted to get in since before Ultimate launched). There were a lot of neat smaller things too. I've been playing Panzer Dragoon and have had a blast, and I'm super interested in Good Job and Ninjala. It was super cool to see the Borderlands games, Boishock, Xcom, Catherine, and Jedi Acedemy come to Switch, but I don't really care about them that much. But if buying Catherine will get Persona 5 on Switch, then I will happily do so.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Sixth DLC Fighter Is From ARMS
It’s probably a Bowser Jr. sort of character with Spring Man as the first alt. Some people seem to be forgetting that they can just turn Assist Trophies off (The Moon Assist Trophy can’t be used on Great Bay because the Moon is in the background)
Re: The Xenoblade Chronicles Developer Monolith Soft Now Has 243 Employees
@HeavyArms55 In BotW, there was a special Rex costume you could get, which I guess was a nod to how Monolith helped on that game's development. If Monolith was charged with helping with overworld design of a Pokemon game, I fully expect Shulk to be a gym leader.
Re: Sega Celebrates 60th Anniversary With New Website, New Character And "Special Content" Tease
@KayFiOS The 20th news is exclusively for Sonic, and that was going to be the yearly SXSW panel. SXSW got cancelled because of the virus, so now the Sonic news is coming next month
Re: Sega Celebrates 60th Anniversary With New Website, New Character And "Special Content" Tease
I owe a lot of where I am today to SEGA, mainly to Sonic. If it weren't for Sonic getting me into games at a young age, I don't know if I would be nearly as involved in games as I am, or if I would even like the same games I do now. Sure, it's a series that's hard to love sometimes, but I can always look forward to future projects and love what came before, which I think sums up SEGA as a whole. My only real complaint with their whole company is that they focus way to hard on reselling classic Genesis/Megadrive games. Those games are awesome, but the Saturn and Dreamcast had some great games too.
Thanks for everything SEGA, now please remake Sonic Adventure
Re: Angry Players Are Starting To Review-Bomb Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Metacritic should really do what Rotten Tomatoes does and have a "verified reviews" section. That way these "reviews" can't hinder someone's buying decision.
Re: The Sonic Movie Gets An Early Digital Release At The End Of This Month
I am a Sonic fan. Therefore, I love this movie and everything about it.
That’s not satire or anything, that’s genuinely how I feel about this movie.
Re: Amazon Is Delaying Shipments Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
My copy is still set to come tomorrow, my copy of FF7R however was delayed until June. In response, I did what any sane person would do; cancel my pre-order, and go into the breach at my local Best Buy on launch day
Re: Random: Sorry, The Froggy Chair Doesn’t Seem To Be In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The weirdest thing is that for Villager and Isabelle’s Final Smashes, there’s an HD model of Froggy Chair being thrown in while the house/town hall are being built. Why didn’t they just ask to use the asset?
Re: Exit The Gungeon Brings Elevator Action To Nintendo Switch Today
@PickledKong64 This showcase didn't really have much of anything interesting to me. All of the other ones had at least one thing that I was interested in, Cuphead, Axiom Verge 2, Untitled Goose Game, and probably some others I'm forgetting. I was really expecting Silksong to be that super interesting to me, but then it just never showed up.
Re: Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - An Accessible And Addictive Masterpiece
The more I play New Leaf, and the more I watch New Horizons gameplay, the more I want it. My copy can't come soon enough.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 14th)
I’ve had the itch to play Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 recently. Those are some of my favorite games, so it’s been a lot of fun to go back to them. Among them are my regular go-to games, Mario Maker, New Leaf, Dreams, BotW, and Three Houses (which I just finished up the Cindered Shadows DLC with).
Re: Coronavirus Isolation Is Causing A Spike In Online Gaming Traffic In Italy
@mesome713 I was actually going to do that as well, but none of my local retailers had any in stock
Re: Miyamoto Has Lots Of "Exciting Things" On His Plate, Wants To Work On A Smaller Project
@Anti-Matter Not gonna lie, a Punch-Out game with a kickboxing mode would actually be kinda sick
Re: Super Mario Lego Is A Thing That Is Happening
It's weird that this is the first official Nintendo LEGO set, great to see them branch out for once.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Treated To New 'Personal Island' Commercials
Tommy (or Timmy, I can't tell which) looks like he's seen some stuff in that picture
Re: New Pokémon Art Collaboration Offers Up Generous Helpings Of Nightmare Fuel
Well, those are... something...
Re: Miyamoto Reveals The Moment He Knew He Could Trust Illumination With A Super Mario Movie
@Muddy_4_Ever Yeah, their practices really suck. It sets a bad precedent for the industry, that you don't need to put heart and passion into your animated works for them to be successful, which is part of the reason why so many sub-par animated movies have come out over the past few years (Playmobil, Arctic Dogs, Norm of the North, etc.)
However, I think that with Nintendo keeping very close tabs on it, I want to say that they'll keep Illumination from taking any of the shortcuts they usually do.
Probably not, but I can dream
Re: Nintendo Joins Microsoft And Bungie With 'Work From Home' Policy In Face Of Coronavirus
There have been about 15-ish cases in my state so far, 2 of which were in my county
I bet these employees are happy to work from home for a few weeks, I would be
Re: Video: Hideki Kamiya Talks All Things Wonderful 101 As Kickstarter Comes To A Close
Day one buy for me, I'm ready to experience the last Wii U gem I never played
Re: Niantic Brings Paid Special Research Story To March's Pokémon GO Community Day
If you're only gonna charge a dollar, might as well not charge at all
Re: Nintendo Download: 5th March (North America)
I have a lot on my plate to finish already. I'm on the final boss of Kunai, the final chapter of TMS, a good ways into Pokemon Platinum, and have finally succumbed to my newfound Animal Crossing addiction.
I need help
Re: Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Hits $2 Million Dollars, 'Luka's Second Mission' Unlocked
@BrittanyLewi Wow. I never thought that the first spam comment I'd see on this website would be so... boring
Re: Hands On: Dipping Into Island Life In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
@echoplex it's a lab inside of the Museum, I don't know what it's there for though
Re: The Next Sega Ages Game Is G-LOC: Air Battle, Famous For Its Insane Rotating Arcade Cabinet
@Bobobiwan It's still set for this winter, as in The first part of the year. My guess is that it'll be shadow dropped in the next Direct, whenever that is
Re: Lots Of Mega Man Games Are Now On Sale On Nintendo Switch
I haven't actually beaten very many Mega Man games, which is weird, since I own 11 and the OG and X collections
I really need to get back to them sometime
Re: Super Mario And Levi's Join Forces For A Mushroom Kingdom Clothing Collaboration
@JohnnyC
haha funny haha
Re: Super Mario And Levi's Join Forces For A Mushroom Kingdom Clothing Collaboration
Just what everyone needs, a Super Mario fanny pack
Re: Random: Brie Larson Seems As Excited For Animal Crossing: New Horizons As We Are
Yes, sexism is a bad thing. Yes, there are a lot of places in the world where women and minority groups are treated unfairly. But the problem I have with modern feminists such as Larson is their definition of "sexism" and their inability to actually make any changes that matter.
We live in a world where a guy spreading his legs while sitting on a subway is considered sexist, which to me is astonishingly stupid. There are women dying every day to their abusive husbands in the Middle East, but western feminists are more concerned with cancelling a slightly suggestive Transformers toy (yes, that happened).
That's not even to mention the horrors done to the entertainment industry. It's cool to give women and minorities figures to look up to, but it's not cool to degrade and antagonize white people and men in the process. It's also not cool to change pre-established characters to fit the agenda you're trying to push.
When fighting sexism, the slogan shouldn't be "Woman good, man bad", that in it of itself is sexist. It should be "Woman good, man just as good", that's what gender equality is.
Re: Video: Fan Beats Pokémon Platinum Without Taking Any Damage
I'm actually playing through Platinum again right now, but this is seriously impressive
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Switch Turns 3: Challenges Await, But What A Ride So Far
I'm one of the lucky people that had to sit outside of Best Buy for an hour to get my Switch day one
I the only thing I regret is not upgrading to the better battery life model, my current Switch is pretty beat up
To those of you who have gotten a second Switch, is it worth it to wait for all your games to transfer over from your original? That's the one thing that's keeping me from buying the new model.
Re: E3 2020 "Moving Ahead Full Speed" Despite Coronavirus Concerns
@Dark-Luigi I can only imagine the chaos that would ensue if Phil Spencer coughs while presenting the Xbox Series X
Re: E3 2020 "Moving Ahead Full Speed" Despite Coronavirus Concerns
Coronavirus has still yet to reach my area, and I hope it stays that way
(UPDATE: It has, whoops)
I don't think that E3 2020 preparations would continue unless they were absolutely sure that no one would get sick, so I have high hopes that they actually know what they're doing
Re: An Officially-Licenced FIFA Match Was Just Decided By A Game Of Rock-Paper-Scissors
@Krisi to be fair, they have a wide range of appeal, being the most generic, licensed sports game money can buy.
Doesn't mean they're good though