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@Broosh In previous games you could read facts about the creatures you caught in the in-game encyclopedia. In New Leaf you could read them in the museum at the plaques and signs that have their names. Nintendo took a step backwards here for some reason.

North America & Europe, the Japanese one makes the turtles look dopey.

Japan, I like how the logo and characters are centered.

@AlexHarford The ads help too but I think most people block them.

@UltimateOtaku91 I'm hoping they'll do a huge sale within the final months in the eShop where everything is 90% off. Doubt it though.

I do think Nintendo put a limit on how low games could be sold for because awhile ago people would heavily discount their games to climb the charts in the eShop. I think you can't list a game for less than $1.99 in the U.S.

Now everyone can listen to 2 P.M. all the time!

The North American box art wins this hands down.

Hunt them to extinction.

@AstroTheGamosian A game playing like Ocarina of Time doesn't sound like a bad thing to me, even if I started the game expecting/wanting something else.

I don't think sexism is the reason people hate Krystal, I think people needed a face and name to point at for Adventures not meeting their expectations. People do that all the time with Sakurai and the Smash Bros. series even though he's not the only one who has control over what happens with Smash. More logically people should blame Rare or Nintendo since they're the ones who made the game.

Eh I think you're giving JonTron too much credit. He's one voice on the internet, and one of his most popular videos is about adhesive products so it's not like people watch him for his opinions. He runs a comedy channel first and foremost, people watch him to laugh. I just looked up the Meta Critic for Star Fox Adventures and it seems to have a fairly good score. Could be just a vocal minority complaining about Star Fox Adventures.

@russell-marlow I think Pokemon is only a gateway into worse stuff if you happen to engage with the fandom beyond talking about the in-game stories and building competitive teams. The games themselves are benign, basically I think it's the fan fictions, head canons and role play related to Pokemon that taint the minds of people. Kinda what you said about seeing stuff and it "awakening" something.

To be honest if someone said they liked Star Fox my mind doesn't immediately jump to furries. There are loads of reasons someone could like Star Fox. They could just be a Nintendo fan or like the gameplay or like sci-fi etc. I mean, most of the time you're looking at the back of a ship or vehicle, the characters aren't on screen much from what I've seen.

I think anime and manga have risen up like gaming did, where it was once a thing only nerds liked and people were socially shunned for it but it has since gained popularity among average people and as a result it has been normalized. Furries are still niche and probably always will be.

Could've sworn I heard that Nintendo was keeping up their tradition of making cards by producing the Pokemon trading cards. Maybe they just print them for Japan only or I heard wrong...

@russell-marlow Animal Crossing isn't obscure and searching for "Animal Crossing Isabelle" on Duck Duck Go brings up lewd results, and I have safe search set to strict. Perverted artists no know bounds. I feel bad for the people who just wanna look into their favorite characters and end up getting flashed with that stuff... There probably aren't as many nasty images of Isabelle as there are of Krystal but the fact that Animal Crossing is a wholesome and pure franchise and it gets that kind of art is creepy. Also, I kinda blame Nintendo for how Krystal is treated by fans, there are some official renders of her that are somewhat suggestive. I just remembered this video, it popped up in my recommendations back when there was that big leak for Dinosaur Planet happened, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAOTfdKYjD8 it adds to my point about Nintendo partially being the ones to blame for Krystal's fan renditions since they wanted to make her have sex appeal. Unlike with Isabelle, Nintendo intended Krystal to be sexy when they changed Dinosaur Planet to Star Fox Adventures. The fans took things waaaayyy too far though...

I feel bad for Miyazaki, seeing an industry you work in and love go in a shameful direction probably feels awful. You'd figure his work would inspire future generations to use anime as a medium to tell great stories, and there are some who do just that, but there are probably way more examples of anime being used to turn the fantasies of the authors into a visual medium... Like I've seen anime where the themes and plot doesn't have anything to do with lewdness but they'll shoehorn in a scene where a character face plants into breasts or they go to a hot spring or something and it's completely unnecessary, it does nothing for the plot or character development...

@russell-marlow You're always gonna have people doing weird things with characters, it can't be stopped. Just disavow it if it's ever brought up. There are so many things that I think would be innocent to search up or look into, and end up seeing something that makes me wish I could selectively erase memories. Search engines really need to improve their "Safe Search" functions.

@AstroTheGamosian So, basically she became a scapegoat for the original Star Fox fans...

I don't think Jon's nickname for Krystal was that bad, he could have said much worse. Plus his video came out years after Star Fox Adventure first released, so I don't think it had big impact on the game. No idea about the CSI thing.

The worst of any group will unfortunately be put in the spotlight by the mainstream. Happens with lots of groups, with gamers for example, we're called hateful, elitists and violent even though gaming has a super massive community it's basically impossible to say we all believe in the same things and behave the same way but I'm sure you know that. Yes there are bad gamers, I won't deny that but I think those gamers are a dwindling minority.

I'm not a weeb or a furry, but looking into those fandoms I think weebs have more perverts in their midst and have somehow normalized that perversion with memes and jokes. Like they seem to be more accepted. I've seen loads of accounts online with an anime icon of cropped lewd "art" and no one ever seems to take issue with it but I've seen people with plain, non-suggestive furry icons get insulted plenty. That's probably anecdotal but it's what I've noticed from various comment sections, boards and chat rooms over the years browsing the web. Plus, lewd stuff is far more prevalent within the manga and anime communities and it's even officially produced with games like Senran Kagura, Vtubers and licensed body pillows and figurines... I don't think I've ever seen an officially licensed lewd item of a anthro character owned by a big company but I could be wrong.

I'm not trying to say all weebs are perverts, I know there are plenty of normal weebs who just like anime and manga for the stories and artwork, it's just that I noticed anime/manga tends to produce lots of lewd stuff... It's absurd to paint an individual in a group with the same brush as the rest of them.

@AstroTheGamosian I don't think I've ever played a Star Fox game, and if I did I was too young to really remember it so the only knowledge I have of the Star Fox characters is from Smash Bros. and bits of trivia I've seen online. I've heard the argument that Krystal was the one somehow killing the franchise but I never understood that argument because as an outsider looking in, she seemed to be one of the more popular characters. Is she annoying in the games or a poorly written character?

The voice work seems fine but that model looks bad... I know for a fact other people have ripped the character models from their original games and dumped them in the Source engine. I used a mod for Left 4 Dead 2 that replaced the boomer with Wario and the spitter with Waluigi. (The acid goo even played music from Mario Kart when you stepped in it) Why didn't they just take Krystal's model from a Star Fox game or Smash Bros? It'd look much better, especially since the older models would fit in graphically with Half-Life's models.

Voted for Japan's because of the scenery. North America's is fairly bland.

@Bret I've never seen mods become more relaxed over time, the internet is more strict today than it was in the past. Heck, Nintendo Life will take down comments for using too many emojis and basically no one would be offended by that.

North America wins for me. I don't like the yellow border on the other two.

@Jmjfrank @sketchturner It's a California law, products that use chemicals that cause cancer and reproductive harm have to have that warning to be distributed in the state of California, the problem is sometimes those chemicals have to be absorbed into the body a certain way for it to actually be harmful. Some need to be inhaled or ingested and the law is very broad and doesn't distinguish how a product is harmful or that it's risk factor is low or high.

As long as you wash your hands before eating after touching them and avoid sucking on these products (a young child might do that), and avoid smelling the product or inhaling dust and flakes that come off (like paint chipping off) them you should mostly be fine.

Labramon reminds of the one dog in the pound from Lady and the Tramp.

Good on Pikmin 3 Deluxe for coming in at number 25!

@blindsquarel I'm with @ChromaticDracula Annie's mac & cheese is superior to Kraft mac & cheese. Also the one with the cheese sauce is better than the powder by a long shot. Annie's also makes some great Teddy Grams knockoffs.

On topic though, best of luck to Mr. Pizarro with his new endeavors. Kinda wish he stuck around the Nintendo sphere though.

Waiting on the Orlando park to open, it'll probably be superior too, just like how Disney World is better than Disney Land.

@Olmectron Yeah I still play my 3DS, more than I do the Switch since I have a backlog on the 3DS.

@Anti-Matter Yes, basically the LEDs start to get worn out from overuse. Burn in is less likely to happen if you keep your screen dim and don't linger on a single image for too long. It can happen to OLED televisons too, most often channel/network logos will get burned into the screen when you watch those channels/networks frequently.

I always try and pick the one based on the animal I like best or based on the appearance of their final form.

I wonder what PETA will think of this, cartoon animals fighting always seem to tick them off.

None of these, but I'll try the new Kirby and the Lost Land Demo when I get around to it.

@PhhhCough I think Star Fox Zero sold poorly and was criticized for it's controls, so they might be put off by that one, don't know about F-Zero.

It's kinda sad that fans hold events like these for franchises and the companies don't even acknowledge the franchise exists. Like even some artwork would be cool.

@AzzyC Bruh

Using the jogging controls for an open world game is a brilliant way to stay/get fit!

@Richnj I'm talking more about volunteering for charities in a general sense, not in this specific situation. But you're correct about the money bit, that's important too.

@Rambler Agreed the Red Cross has done a lot of good, I just think it's kinda gross when the heads of a charities are giving themselves six figure salaries is all...

@eaglebob345 Thanks for taking the time to explain that, I appreciate it! Also agree on the media outlets all being bought up is bad.

@Rambler That's my point about high executive fees, the CEO position for Red Cross pays more than the position of the President of the United States according to some sources. Also, CEO is just one executive position at the Red Cross, who knows what the other executive positions are being paid... It's why I prefer volunteer work over throwing money at a charity, if I volunteer for something, I can see firsthand the good I myself and others are doing.

@JGruns Excellent points! But I already know Google is untrustworthy for the reasons you stated and more.

My point in grabbing articles off of Google was to show that you don't always get a reliable source, or even the truth sometimes. It's why I hate being told to use Google.

@JokerCK I didn't claim they were reliable, I even said they were suspicious, and also, that's what "1 second of googling" got me.

@Klabanus Well from a quick search I found literal cut and paste articles.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/10/fact-check-american-red-cross-spending-claims-old-meme-false/5405797002/

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/13/fact-check-does-red-cross-really-spend-only-9-of-its-money-on-charity/112175424/

Like word for word copies, so that's suspicious.

According to Charity Navigator, Red Cross gives about 90% to it's actual services. So maybe they're good? I dunno, getting conflicting info...

Isn't the Red Cross kinda corrupt? Like, I think they pocket too much money for themselves or something with their high executive fees? Similar to Susan G. Komen? (If I'm wrong on this, feel free to correct me with sources!)

At least the devs hearts are in the correct place.

My best hopes for Ukraine, may the innocent stay safe. Wishing them well is all I can do unfortunately...

EDIT: GOG is following 11 bit Studios example here, buying the game from GOG means all profits go to The Red Cross.

@Mountain_Man I somewhat agree, but it's better to buy these games now than to regret it later. Who knows if we'll ever see them available for purchase again in the future.

There is a sequel to Inchworm Animation for the 3DS, go with that over the original for better tools and other improvements if you're interested in animating your own cartoons.

@ouchiies Good news then, I thought they were ignoring it.

Anyone know if From Software fixed the exploit in the netcode that lets players hack your PC when they invade?

@Cia I kinda agree Dark Samus has overstayed her (its?) welcome, but at the same time Ridley has had more appearances than Dark Samus and Ridley has been through much worse.

As for the visor, that's just my interpretation, to me the banner looks as if Dark Samus is looking down on Samus.

@Fazermint I've got games still on my wishlist on the 3DS and Wii U, so I do intend to buy more on these stores.

Don't the 3DS and Wii U eShops run on the same server network as the Switch? Could running these extra few servers really be costing them that much?

First, we got a PNG in a video, now we got a Twitter banner. The game is coming along nicely!

On a serious note, it looks like Dark Samus's visor is visible in the background.

That seems to indicate Dark Samus survived the ending of Prime 3 .

@FX29 Irregardless of age, spoilers should always be avoided because there are plenty of reasons that someone might not have had the opportunity to play the game. It's not fair to those who were interested in the game but couldn't get around to playing it yet.

@brendon987 Unfortunately it sounds like you can't change difficulty mid way through, couldn't do it in any Metroid before so Dread is probably the same.

@Ryu_Niiyama No you shouldn't feel bad for playing on an easier mode. I've played some difficult games to the very end like Zelda II and Dark Souls 3 and some moments in them were more frustrating than fun. Games being too difficult can definitely ruin the experience so play the mode you're comfortable with. (Although it's a nice feeling when you finally do triumph over a challenge)