@MajorasLapdog Thanks for the info! I'll try the Wii collection I already have before deciding to buy more from this franchise. Shame about the censorship though. Not bothered by voice acting changes too much as long as the replacement can do the same level or a better performance.
I started with Wild World and played every main line game since, even going back to the GameCube one. I wonder if they'll have an item or in game event for New Horizons to celebrate the anniversary...
@SeaFishelle Don't know if that's a good thing, it might bolster their bad behavior, the writers shouldn't have to bear their vile words and actions however.
Mega Man II is terrible, one of reasons is that one boss in Wiley's Castle can only be defeated by the Crash Bomb and you need a full ammo bar to do it, use any before the fight or miss a shot or something and you have to start over. I enjoyed every Mega Man game afterward but II is my least favorite for many other reasons.
@Luigisghost669 At this point there is a market over saturation for these kinds of games. Reminds me of all the Minecraft clones and zombie games from a few years back.
@Kilroy Comparing two different fan projects is not like apples and oranges, sure there is differences between them but they're still fan made products using Nintendo's IPs. I know about video game metal covers, all I'm saying is that people should pick this album up in case Nintendo notices it's existence and then they may or may not take action against it. Better safe than sorry.
@HotGoomba Satoru Iwata is what made Nintendo great in that era not Reggie. I know a lot of people like him (and I do too) but I really don't think Reggie is all that important now, Iwata left an amazing legacy when he was at Nintendo and Hal Laboratory the same can't be said for Reggie.
@vanYth Nintendo is far too lazy to animate animals doing more than just sitting down, pretending to fish, pretending to catch bugs, pretending to eat food etc. Heck, you don't even see them climb onto the carousel or climb the towers in Pocket Camp, they just teleport in place.
"There are 240 of these pesky little things to collect, but with no real way of tracking which Coins you've grabbed from each of Sunshine's individual worlds."
This is one of the reasons why I wish Sunshine got remade instead of ported so they could have an in game checklist that let's you keep track of how many coins you still need to find...
@nessisonett My sister loved the first PokéPark but thought the sequel was bad. I think it lacked the mini games and other things that made the original great.
That's nice to hear, a lot of people think companies are cut throat enemies but in reality they're made of individuals and they can form any relationship or opinion they want of their competitors.
@ModdedInkling @FluffiestP1llow I wasn't saying ModdedInkling's opinion was wrong nor was I saying he/she couldn't have it. I don't even think that The Last of Us 2 should have won game of the year primarily because of the reasons ModdedInkling stated but also because of how divisive it was among many people. Some thought it was the greatest, others thought it was the worst. Agree with what side you want but a game that was as controversial as that doesn't deserve to have won. I just brought it up because that game was the one that won game of the year 2020.
Personally I don't think New Horizons should have won game of the year either because of how barren it is in terms of features and game play and it's soundtrack is awful. I fully understand it's cultural impact (because I play the game) but take New Horizons outside of 2020's lock downs and put it in another time period like 2019 and there isn't much going for it. But I suppose it is a better fit for game of the year 2020 than The Last of Us 2 because it brought people together.
I didn't even really have a pick for game of the year in 2020 because I didn't really play anything that was released for that year, still trying to clear my backlog... Sorry for rambling but those are my thoughts.
@RandomAfricanGamer Not their first time and it won't be their last. While not a news outlet, Shigeru Miyamoto and Bill Trinen were on Jimmy Fallon to promote Super Mario Run.
@NEStalgia Yeah I always see people praise the social aspects of the game but I really don't care for them, primarily because there isn't much to do at all. I'd much rather play Smash Bros. with my siblings than play AC:NH with them.
I too, am worried about how financially successful this game is, I'm worried the sequel will be stuck at this point with the tedious crafting, few buildings to explore, shallow dialogue from animals etc. Hopefully the sequel will be more like New Leaf with the QoL improvements and features from New Horizons and other added stuff. (and they ditch crafting)
I don't think this game would have crashed without the lock downs, I'd imagine it'd sell around the same amount as New Leaf
@VoidofLight Multiplayer in this game is nearly identical to previous games, not much to do except catch bugs and fish and chat. I feel like this game is a popular choice for multiplayer because so many people own it and with government knockdowns not many people can do much else except stay at home and play games. This is just one of the new ways to hang out for now.
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Re: Random: Real-Life Jeweller Says Princess Peach's Crown Would Be Worth £240 Million
Why is the Diamond Sword here? That's a weapon not jewelry. Shoulda gone with one of the armor pieces from Minecraft.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #83 - Brain Age / Brain Training
Voted for North America for it's yellow background, the others are far too basic to me.
Re: Nintendo Is Suing A Reported "Leader" Of The Notorious Piracy Group Team Xecuter
Hope this reduces the amount of hackers playing on Switch and other platforms, it's no fun to play against a cheater.
Re: Sam & Max Save The World Remaster Getting A Limited Run Games Release
@MajorasLapdog Thanks for the info! I'll try the Wii collection I already have before deciding to buy more from this franchise. Shame about the censorship though. Not bothered by voice acting changes too much as long as the replacement can do the same level or a better performance.
Re: Sam & Max Save The World Remaster Getting A Limited Run Games Release
@edgedino I rarely play a game more than once, so them not having branching paths or different endings isn't a bad thing to me.
@HotGoomba lol I figured you'd say that.
I guess I'll put them higher up on my backlog for now. Thanks you two for the responses!
Re: Sam & Max Save The World Remaster Getting A Limited Run Games Release
I think I have a trilogy for this franchise on Wii but hardly touched it, are these games worth going through?
Re: Capcom Is Closing Down Its Online Store In The US
I had no idea this existed until now so I can't say I'll miss it.
Re: Anniversary: The Animal Crossing Series Is Now 20 Years Old
I started with Wild World and played every main line game since, even going back to the GameCube one. I wonder if they'll have an item or in game event for New Horizons to celebrate the anniversary...
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #82 - Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
North America wins for me. Kirby looks like he's actually tumbling in that design.
Re: Sonic Writer Talks About His Love-Hate Relationship With The Fandom
@SeaFishelle Don't know if that's a good thing, it might bolster their bad behavior, the writers shouldn't have to bear their vile words and actions however.
Re: Rumour: Neopets Could Be Coming To Switch
I wish I gave Neopets one last visit before Flash was discontinued.
Re: Feature: These Japan-Only Animal Crossing Figurines Are So Darn Cute, Fans Are Struggling To Find Them
Kinda surprised there isn't a K.K. one.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #81 - The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Europe and Japan win this for me.
Re: Random: Balan Wonderworld Accused Of Including "Knock-Off" Ghostbusters Song
Who ya gonna call? A lawyer!
Re: Feature: Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Is Secretly One Of The Best Zeldas
Linebeck was Link's best sidekick.
Re: Feature: Best NES Games
@Tempestryke Not sure which comment of mine you think is "bull" but these are my opinions, they're not facts.
Re: Feature: Best NES Games
@Spiders True, some of Mega Man's greatest tracks come from that game.
Re: Feature: Best NES Games
@dustinprewitt Outside of a small handful of games there is basically no point in revisiting the NES today.
Re: Feature: Best NES Games
Mega Man II is terrible, one of reasons is that one boss in Wiley's Castle can only be defeated by the Crash Bomb and you need a full ammo bar to do it, use any before the fight or miss a shot or something and you have to start over. I enjoyed every Mega Man game afterward but II is my least favorite for many other reasons.
Also, Super Mario Bros. beat out Metroid? What???
Re: This Sealed Super Mario Bros. Has Just Become The Most Expensive Video Game Collectable Ever
$660,000? Dang that's enough for two moderately sized homes...
Re: Four Of The Best Community-Made Fighters Are Joining The Rivals Of Aether Roster Later This Year
That's awesome for the fans, having their work officially a part of this game!
Re: Moon Raider Brings More Metroidvania Action To Switch On April 23rd
@Luigisghost669 At this point there is a market over saturation for these kinds of games. Reminds me of all the Minecraft clones and zombie games from a few years back.
Re: Site News: After Our Best Year Yet, Things Are Changing Here At Nintendo Life
Tom must have loads of notifications now.
Also noticed one of the two games he gave a 10/10 to was Super Metroid, a man with a fine taste!
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #80 - Resident Evil
Voted for Japan, North America's looks bad and Europe's is super boring.
Re: Capcom "Aware" Of Monster Hunter Rise Pose Glitch Preventing Players From Opening Save Files
How do you miss a glitch like this when play testing the game...?
Re: Nintendo Appears To Have Already Terminated Super Mario Maker's Bookmark Website
Nintendo is starting Mario hunting season early.
Re: Celebrate Zelda's 35th Anniversary With This Wind Waker Orchestrated Fan Album
@Kilroy Comparing two different fan projects is not like apples and oranges, sure there is differences between them but they're still fan made products using Nintendo's IPs. I know about video game metal covers, all I'm saying is that people should pick this album up in case Nintendo notices it's existence and then they may or may not take action against it. Better safe than sorry.
Re: Celebrate Zelda's 35th Anniversary With This Wind Waker Orchestrated Fan Album
@Kilroy I dunno, Nintendo has taken other things down for far less like AM2R which was free but just used the Metroid IP.
Re: My Nintendo Europe Is Giving Away This Super Mario 35 Zipper Pouch - Just Pay Shipping
@Neopolitan The U.S. has it, right now it's out of stock but these items get restocked often. I recommend bookmarking the page to keep track of it.
https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/e83101bb0e328e7d?imp=zoCqPpOrQWlN6SH7qdh7KhIUC6Y2_j5hNv24RzxN%3Areward_list%3A1%3A8
Re: Video: Here's A Sneak Peek Trailer For The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum
I wanna find out more about this game before making a purchase.
Re: Former Nintendo Of America President Reggie To Step Down From GameStop's Board Of Directors
@ModdedInkling For the U.S. that's true, but not for other regions of the globe. (Unless he appeared in the Nintendo Directs for Europe and Asia)
Re: Former Nintendo Of America President Reggie To Step Down From GameStop's Board Of Directors
@HotGoomba Satoru Iwata is what made Nintendo great in that era not Reggie. I know a lot of people like him (and I do too) but I really don't think Reggie is all that important now, Iwata left an amazing legacy when he was at Nintendo and Hal Laboratory the same can't be said for Reggie.
Re: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Gets Second Crossover Event With Hello Kitty And Sanrio
@vanYth Nintendo is far too lazy to animate animals doing more than just sitting down, pretending to fish, pretending to catch bugs, pretending to eat food etc. Heck, you don't even see them climb onto the carousel or climb the towers in Pocket Camp, they just teleport in place.
Re: Random: Fan-Made App Helps You Track Down Super Mario Sunshine's Pesky Blue Coins
@Rob3008 Maybe, they did edit voice lines and other things when porting it.
Re: Tencent Has Patented Its Own Handheld Console, And It Looks A Lot Like A Nintendo Switch
@Brummieendo90 Honda is Japanese, that's where they are headquartered. That means they're Eastern.
Re: Nintendo And Pokémon GO Dev Niantic Are Releasing A Pikmin Mobile App
This will probably just let you take photos of Pikmin with real world objects. Kinda like the AR cards that came with the 3DS.
Re: Random: Fan-Made App Helps You Track Down Super Mario Sunshine's Pesky Blue Coins
"There are 240 of these pesky little things to collect, but with no real way of tracking which Coins you've grabbed from each of Sunshine's individual worlds."
This is one of the reasons why I wish Sunshine got remade instead of ported so they could have an in game checklist that let's you keep track of how many coins you still need to find...
Re: Here's A Look At The Bomberman Board Game We'll Never Get To Play
First I've heard of it, shame it was cancelled. Too bad I never have anyone to play board games with because everyone I know dislikes them...
Re: A Kid Icarus: Uprising Sequel Would Be "Difficult", Says Masahiro Sakurai
Man this game is 9 years old now? It was the first game I picked out for my 3DS. Had fun with it but never beat it.
@Kalmaro They ported or remade Miitopia so I could see this being possible.
Re: Feature: 10 Pokémon Spin-Offs You May Have Forgotten About
@nessisonett My sister loved the first PokéPark but thought the sequel was bad. I think it lacked the mini games and other things that made the original great.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #79 - Kuru Kuru Kururin
Australia and New Zealand's box art has the cleanest look.
Re: Celebrate Zelda's 35th Anniversary With This Wind Waker Orchestrated Fan Album
Sounds great! They really put some work into this.
Hopefully Nintendo has plans for Zelda's 35th anniversary.
Re: Celebrate Zelda's 35th Anniversary With This Wind Waker Orchestrated Fan Album
@SeantheDon29 Grab it now, this is definitely going down especially because they're charging money for it.
Re: PlayStation's Ken Kutaragi "Never" Considered Nintendo To Be A Competitor
That's nice to hear, a lot of people think companies are cut throat enemies but in reality they're made of individuals and they can form any relationship or opinion they want of their competitors.
Re: Gallery: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - A Year In Pictures
@ModdedInkling @FluffiestP1llow I wasn't saying ModdedInkling's opinion was wrong nor was I saying he/she couldn't have it. I don't even think that The Last of Us 2 should have won game of the year primarily because of the reasons ModdedInkling stated but also because of how divisive it was among many people. Some thought it was the greatest, others thought it was the worst. Agree with what side you want but a game that was as controversial as that doesn't deserve to have won. I just brought it up because that game was the one that won game of the year 2020.
Personally I don't think New Horizons should have won game of the year either because of how barren it is in terms of features and game play and it's soundtrack is awful. I fully understand it's cultural impact (because I play the game) but take New Horizons outside of 2020's lock downs and put it in another time period like 2019 and there isn't much going for it. But I suppose it is a better fit for game of the year 2020 than The Last of Us 2 because it brought people together.
I didn't even really have a pick for game of the year in 2020 because I didn't really play anything that was released for that year, still trying to clear my backlog... Sorry for rambling but those are my thoughts.
Re: Gallery: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - A Year In Pictures
@ModdedInkling Didn't The Last of Us 2 win game of the year, thus making it the best of 2020?
Also skipping out on New Horizons wasn't a bad idea, you really are not missing much in my opinion.
Re: CNN Covers The Super Nintendo World Opening
@RandomAfricanGamer Not their first time and it won't be their last. While not a news outlet, Shigeru Miyamoto and Bill Trinen were on Jimmy Fallon to promote Super Mario Run.
Re: Soapbox: One Year On, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is History
@NEStalgia Yeah I always see people praise the social aspects of the game but I really don't care for them, primarily because there isn't much to do at all. I'd much rather play Smash Bros. with my siblings than play AC:NH with them.
I too, am worried about how financially successful this game is, I'm worried the sequel will be stuck at this point with the tedious crafting, few buildings to explore, shallow dialogue from animals etc. Hopefully the sequel will be more like New Leaf with the QoL improvements and features from New Horizons and other added stuff. (and they ditch crafting)
I don't think this game would have crashed without the lock downs, I'd imagine it'd sell around the same amount as New Leaf
Re: CNN Covers The Super Nintendo World Opening
It always bothers me when people pronounce "Yoshi" as "Yosh-e". at least the female reporter said it correctly.
Re: Soapbox: One Year On, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is History
@VoidofLight Multiplayer in this game is nearly identical to previous games, not much to do except catch bugs and fish and chat. I feel like this game is a popular choice for multiplayer because so many people own it and with government knockdowns not many people can do much else except stay at home and play games. This is just one of the new ways to hang out for now.