I love this story. My forgotten game is a side scrolling 2D arcade game from the late 80s/early 90s in the vein of Shinobi but with more cartoony graphics. You could play as one of 3 boys, each with their own abilities. I remember one of them was a Ninja but can't remember the other 2 (a spaceman? a cowboy?) I tried finding it but it's ungooglable.
NINTENDOLIFE could you please run a poll asking how people would imagine a Zelda movie? Every one says not Illumination as no one wants pop songs and a talking Link.
I would love a Ghibli style movie, but I understand that 2D is not as glamorous as 3D for big budget films, and Ghibli's 3D movies don't look that great.
Some people mention a live action movie like LOTR or GOT which is too western and doesn't reflect Zelda inherently Japanese take on fantasy.
I'd say next up will be Donkey Kong or Kirby, while a sequel to Super Mario Bros is being developed. Animal Crossing won't be far behind. Zelda needs to be a 2D anime film, done by a Japan studio like Ghibli or Comic Wave. Metroid is the only one that could be a live action movie. Personally, I would love to see an F-Zero live action film.
Happy to support the Nintendo Life team! I probably check out your site min 5x a day and I love the positivity that transpires through all your writing!
Very disappointing that only the cars and characters are made of Lego and not the world around them. It's such a missed opportunity and makes the art direction looks generic. I'm a big Lego fan, but I'll pass.
Nice! I loved this game and so does everyone around me. I found the reviews needlessly harsh. It's the perfect example of little snacks of games I can play in one evening which is all the gaming I can get to do these days anyway.
Although individual characters and environments are well drawn, they're too generic to stand out in a sea of anime inspired games. Also, it's lacking a coherent vision that's unifying all the elements together, like a proper art direction. On that note, when is Silksong coming out?
What's frustrating is that Game Freak puts so much time, people and money into their new IPs to the detriment of the Pokémon games which are looking worse and worse.
If they're fed up with making Pokémon games, they should renegotiate their deal with Nintendo.
I can't find it at any Crystal Should I be able to find it at any Tera Raid Crystal? I have completed the game but not all the post game stuff but I was hoping to join an online Raid. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
You're confusing violence and addiction.
ESRB Ratings are about violence in videogames.
Addiction is a completely new phenomenon.
But indeed this could be a solution: that ESRB creates a new label for addictiveness. Unfortunately, big companies like Epic will only budge if faced with a lawsuit.
Don't get me wrong: I disapprove of poor parenting in any form.
But more needs to be done to protect vulnerable people, adult or minor, from addictive games.
@ComfyAko @Ryu_Niiyama @BlueCoolYoshi
The big difference is that our society understands the addictive nature of alcool, tobacco, drugs or gambling. But addictive games (designed with behavioural psychologists) is a new phenomenon.
Most parents won't know how much more addictive Fortnite is from a Mario game.
I hope this lawsuit wins and that addictive games are forced to display a warning about their danger.
Everyone is missing the point here!
It's not about blaming poor parenting but acknowledging that there is, for some, an addiction problem in the gaming community.
While some games (like the ones made by Nintendo) are designed for FUN,, an increasing amount are being engineered for ADDICTION.
How many people have divorced because of videogames? (I know at least 3 couples).
How many kids have failed exams?
How many adults have lost their jobs?
This is an extremely important topic that no one in the community wants to acknowledge or write about.
That tweet is 100% the reason they were fired. I work in VFX on big movie franchises. I've seen people get fired for more innocent tweets than this. When you work on top secret franchises, you have to learn to shut up your tweeting hole.
@Kyloctopus KOTAKU from today is very different than the KOTAKU from 2 years ago. I've been reading the site every day for the last 14 years and the quality of journalism as really evaporated as the more senior journalists left.
Nowadays I find it really hard to navigate through the click baity articles, commercials and random articles about wrestling.
That being said, I hope Nintendo will respond to this. Any harassement, intended as a joke or not, systematic or explicit, should not be.
If you're lucky enough to be able to work with the Metroid universe, why the hell would you want to take elements from another competitive franchise? I remember playing Metroid Prime 3, fully realizing the Halo influences and being so disappointed by the lack of originality.
@TheFrenchiestFry My hope is that if Sony gets back some of the royalties, they wouldn't oppose it, especially considering that Street Fighter V has run its course and isn't generating much revenue at this point.
These days Captain Falcon is arguably more famous (and memeable) than the whole F-Zero franchise.
So capitalise on it and make a new game with an expanded story mode where you play the Falcon Puncher fighting crime between races.
Also include an online Battle Royale style game with 99 racers.
But most of all, include beautifully remixed versions of every iconic song.
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Re: New Interview With Zelda Boss Suggests There Are No Plans For TOTK DLC
My feeling is that the DLC announcement will come with the release of the 4K version of TOTK, coming to Switch 2 as a launch title next year.
Re: Memory Pak: Making Contact With The "Ungoogleable" Game I Couldn't Quite Remember
I love this story.
My forgotten game is a side scrolling 2D arcade game from the late 80s/early 90s in the vein of Shinobi but with more cartoony graphics. You could play as one of 3 boys, each with their own abilities. I remember one of them was a Ninja but can't remember the other 2 (a spaceman? a cowboy?)
I tried finding it but it's ungooglable.
Re: PSA: For Goodness Sake, Don't Fall For This Nintendo Switch 2 'Leak'
Love a good fake!
Back in the early 2000s, I made a bet with a friend that I could make his CG concept of a PS3 go viral, and it did!
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps3-concept-image-debunked/1100-6084898/
But admittedly it's much harder to achieve these days.
Re: Rumour: Universal Closing "Big Deal" With Nintendo For Zelda Illumination Movie
NINTENDOLIFE could you please run a poll asking how people would imagine a Zelda movie?
Every one says not Illumination as no one wants pop songs and a talking Link.
I would love a Ghibli style movie, but I understand that 2D is not as glamorous as 3D for big budget films, and Ghibli's 3D movies don't look that great.
Some people mention a live action movie like LOTR or GOT which is too western and doesn't reflect Zelda inherently Japanese take on fantasy.
Re: Embracer Group Shares Plunge After $2 Billion Deal Falls Through "Late Last Night"
Microsoft be like "-45%? Is it Black Friday already?"
Re: Mario's Creator Shigeru Miyamoto Teases More Nintendo Movies
I'd say next up will be Donkey Kong or Kirby, while a sequel to Super Mario Bros is being developed.
Animal Crossing won't be far behind.
Zelda needs to be a 2D anime film, done by a Japan studio like Ghibli or Comic Wave.
Metroid is the only one that could be a live action movie.
Personally, I would love to see an F-Zero live action film.
Re: Miyamoto Talks About Other Nintendo Movies, Says There's "Probably Nothing To Announce In The Near Future"
@Uncle_Franklin Ghibli Zelda is the only possible Zelda
Re: New Mario Movie TV Spot Is Packed Full Of Nintendo Easter Eggs
Is that a Mii on Luigi's phone?
Re: Site News: Love What We Do? Become A Nintendo Life Supporter!
Happy to support the Nintendo Life team!
I probably check out your site min 5x a day and I love the positivity that transpires through all your writing!
Re: Yes, The Super Mario Bros. Movie Will Have A Post-Credits Scene
Waluigi: "Have you heard of the SMASH BROS INITIATIVE?
Re: Hands On: LEGO 2K Drive Is A Wild Ride, But Will It Prove Too Much For Switch?
Very disappointing that only the cars and characters are made of Lego and not the world around them. It's such a missed opportunity and makes the art direction looks generic.
I'm a big Lego fan, but I'll pass.
Re: Resident Evil's Most Popular Character Revealed In Famitsu Reader Survey
Jill Valentine needs to be in the next Smash Bros!
Re: Video: Everything That Could Go Wrong With The Switch's Successor
The most likely issue will be a silly name like New Switch, Switch 4K or Switch + Expansion.
Just call it Super Switch and we'll all be happy.
Re: Soapbox: Why I Love Deepnest, Hollow Knight's Most Divisive Area
Greenpath all day every day!
Re: LEGO Bricktales' Easter Update Hops Onto Switch Later This Year
Nice! I loved this game and so does everyone around me. I found the reviews needlessly harsh. It's the perfect example of little snacks of games I can play in one evening which is all the gaming I can get to do these days anyway.
Re: Mega Man X Returns To The Fold In Brand New Minecraft DLC
If you had asked me 20 years ago what Mega Man would look like in the far future of 2023, that's... not what I would have pictured.
Re: Super Mario Bros. Movie Plumbing Commercial & Website Launched
Is no one talking about the fact that the website acknowledges Mario & Luigi's mom in one of the reviews???
Re: Hands On: Afterimage Is The Most Beautiful-Looking Metroidvania We've Ever Played
Although individual characters and environments are well drawn, they're too generic to stand out in a sea of anime inspired games.
Also, it's lacking a coherent vision that's unifying all the elements together, like a proper art direction.
On that note, when is Silksong coming out?
Re: Pokémon Dev Game Freak Says Original IP Is A "Very Important" Part Of Its Growth
What's frustrating is that Game Freak puts so much time, people and money into their new IPs to the detriment of the Pokémon games which are looking worse and worse.
If they're fed up with making Pokémon games, they should renegotiate their deal with Nintendo.
Re: A New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid Battle Starts Today
I can't find it at any Crystal Should I be able to find it at any Tera Raid Crystal?
I have completed the game but not all the post game stuff but I was hoping to join an online Raid. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Re: Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Epic Games Knowingly Made Fortnite "Very, Very Addictive"
@Ryu_Niiyama
The ESRB rating does not cover addictiveness:
https://www.esrb.org/ratings-guide/
A lawsuit like this could change it.
Re: Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Epic Games Knowingly Made Fortnite "Very, Very Addictive"
@Ryu_Niiyama
You're confusing violence and addiction.
ESRB Ratings are about violence in videogames.
Addiction is a completely new phenomenon.
But indeed this could be a solution: that ESRB creates a new label for addictiveness. Unfortunately, big companies like Epic will only budge if faced with a lawsuit.
Don't get me wrong: I disapprove of poor parenting in any form.
But more needs to be done to protect vulnerable people, adult or minor, from addictive games.
Re: Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Epic Games Knowingly Made Fortnite "Very, Very Addictive"
@ComfyAko @Ryu_Niiyama @BlueCoolYoshi
The big difference is that our society understands the addictive nature of alcool, tobacco, drugs or gambling. But addictive games (designed with behavioural psychologists) is a new phenomenon.
Most parents won't know how much more addictive Fortnite is from a Mario game.
I hope this lawsuit wins and that addictive games are forced to display a warning about their danger.
Re: Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Epic Games Knowingly Made Fortnite "Very, Very Addictive"
Everyone is missing the point here!
It's not about blaming poor parenting but acknowledging that there is, for some, an addiction problem in the gaming community.
While some games (like the ones made by Nintendo) are designed for FUN,, an increasing amount are being engineered for ADDICTION.
How many people have divorced because of videogames? (I know at least 3 couples).
How many kids have failed exams?
How many adults have lost their jobs?
This is an extremely important topic that no one in the community wants to acknowledge or write about.
Re: New Game From Breath Of The Wild Dev Looks Like A Stunning Mix Of Disney, Anime And Zelda
Technically good but the art direction is unimaginative af.
Re: Fired Nintendo Employee Comes Forward With An Account Of Their Dismissal
That tweet is 100% the reason they were fired.
I work in VFX on big movie franchises.
I've seen people get fired for more innocent tweets than this.
When you work on top secret franchises, you have to learn to shut up your tweeting hole.
Re: Random: Undertale Creator Is Now Writing Columns For Famitsu, Replacing Sakurai
I hope this still leaves him enough time to finish Delta Rune and start Mother 4
Re: Nintendo Direct Showcase Confirmed For Tomorrow
Cancelling all my meetings for tomorrow 3pm cause grown men needs some dopamine!
Re: New Report Alleges Sexual Harassment And Discrimination At Nintendo Of America
@Kyloctopus KOTAKU from today is very different than the KOTAKU from 2 years ago. I've been reading the site every day for the last 14 years and the quality of journalism as really evaporated as the more senior journalists left.
Nowadays I find it really hard to navigate through the click baity articles, commercials and random articles about wrestling.
That being said, I hope Nintendo will respond to this. Any harassement, intended as a joke or not, systematic or explicit, should not be.
Re: Fire Reported At Nintendo's Japanese Headquarters
Don't worry, they're professionally trained:

Re: Random: Retro Studios Clashed With Metroid Producer On Halo Influences
If you're lucky enough to be able to work with the Metroid universe, why the hell would you want to take elements from another competitive franchise?
I remember playing Metroid Prime 3, fully realizing the Halo influences and being so disappointed by the lack of originality.
Re: Toby Fox Shares Brief Game Development Update, Says It's "Going Well"
Hey Toby, after Deltarune, please make Mother 4
Re: Reggie Fils-Aimé Is A Big Believer In Blockchain And "Play To Own"
I actually really like this idea!!
Re: Gallery: This Incredible Axelay Art Proves We Need A Modern Remake
Axelay's music is hidden gem.
Re: The State Of Switch Survey Highlights NSO, Joy-Con Drift And Hopes For A Long Generation
@fafonio Amen Falcon Punch
Re: Review: F-Zero X - The Best The Series Has To Offer
World records on F-Zero X are so freaking spectacular.
Nothing beats flying in the air at 2000km/h
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_htgrW9y8M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yN5_imybSM
Re: Rumour: Could Square Enix's Latest ROM Takedowns Mean The Return Of Chrono Trigger?
In other Chrono Trigger news, here's a Grammy award nominated orchestra playing the main theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j7pu9RlOUY&list=RD-j7pu9RlOUY&start_radio=1
Re: Mother 4 "Unofficial Fan Project" Revealed, Here's Your First Look
Nintendo will have Toby Fox make Mother 4 after he's done with Delta Rune.
You've read this here first.
Re: Random: Want A Live Band In Zelda: A Link To The Past? The Game Brass Has You Covered
The best game music arrangements band will always be The Consouls
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheConsoulsBand
Re: Poll: Do You Use The Black Or White Theme On Your Nintendo Switch?
There's only one correct answer to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTFE8cirkdQ
Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate Adds Mario Golf: Super Rush Spirits This Weekend
@Expa0 Waluigi confirmed as final DLC character !!1!1!!!11!!eleven
Re: Soapbox: Indies Lead The Way But Nintendo Shows Progress Representing People Of Colour
If you want a depressing read, check out this list of Black/African Nintendo characters:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/234547-super-smash-bros-ultimate/77880191
As much as I love Nintendo, they really made a MASSIVE mistake by picking Min-min over Twintelle for Smash.
Re: Game Builder Garage Gets A September Retail Release In Europe
Awesome! I was so desperate I was about to import it!
Re: Sakurai Reminds Us There's Only One DLC Fighter Left For Smash Ultimate (Again)
My brain says Zacian ⚔️
But my heart says Waluigi 🌹
Re: Nintendo Tokyo Pop-Up Stores Are Getting NES-Themed Gashapon, And They're Impossibly Cute
That was a well written article! Made me smile a few times 😂
Re: Nintendo Ambassadors Are Receiving "Extreme Excitement" Packages Ahead Of The E3 Direct
Ok my money is on Zacian for Smash.
Re: Capcom's E3 Showcase To Feature Monster Hunter, Ace Attorney And More
@TheFrenchiestFry My hope is that if Sony gets back some of the royalties, they wouldn't oppose it, especially considering that Street Fighter V has run its course and isn't generating much revenue at this point.
Re: Capcom's E3 Showcase To Feature Monster Hunter, Ace Attorney And More
Some Mega Man news would be great!
Also SFV for Super Switch !
Re: LEGO Luigi Leaked By Amazon China
Now bring out Lego Waluigi you cowards!
Re: F-Zero Isn't Dead - It's Just Sleeping, Says Nintendo Legend Takaya Imamura
These days Captain Falcon is arguably more famous (and memeable) than the whole F-Zero franchise.
So capitalise on it and make a new game with an expanded story mode where you play the Falcon Puncher fighting crime between races.
Also include an online Battle Royale style game with 99 racers.
But most of all, include beautifully remixed versions of every iconic song.