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"I don't think they ever really liked DK 64 that much"

Yet they decided to bring back the "Ooooh Banana!" from it.

@Chimichanga Do you know what the tariff rate the EU had on the US was before we started the trade war with them?

Guys. Everything is getting a price hike. When costs go up prices go up. And tariffs by definition raise costs.

Why we getting charged for NSO then?

Why support 120hz without VRR? Don't make no sense.

@dequesi gamechat has existed on Xbox since 2001.

@johnvboy I forgive. But I never forget.

Remember when NSO was free for like the first two years of the Switch’s life? Good times.

It’s 80 dollars because 80% still gonna buy it.

@A_WINNER_IS_Mii Sometimes the more accurate translation is actually the one that is less of a literal translation. A lot of people don't seem to get that.

Switch 2 is gonna go up to $500 and $550 with Mario Kart in the US. Just watch.

Hot take. They're still better than full digital. Because they aren't at all linked to your account they still have resale value like a normal physical game. Which means you'll be able to buy used versions at a discount. I still like that better than price locked digital versions.

The best launch lineup for a system ever is the PS2.

"We're also in a very different economy now than we were in 2013"

True. Back then Trump hadn't yet overseen the start of two different recessions. Never thought I'd yearn for the days of tan suits.

If AI makes development so much easier why the prices going up?

Is there a button to turn of tariffs? Because that's really all I want at this point. My 401k can't handle much more.

I don't blame Nintendo for the pricing at all. The most powerful person in the World has been talking up his tariffs for a while now. Uncertainty costs. And anyone paying attention has been uncertain about how tariffs will be implemented since at least last summer. You add to that the entire World's post covid inflation. I know it hurts people's feelings, but Nintendo isn't a charity. They're here to make money. And when you price in the inflation and uncertainty around tariffs (not to mention the actual cost of tariffs). None of this is remotely surprising. It's why the entire Post War era was built on stability and predictability. It makes doing business cheaper and makes prices for consumers lower. Maybe someday we'll get back to that.

Us Wii U adopters ain't looking so foolish now.

Want: Individually purchased GameCube games

11/12

Got the Oracle question wrong. Those are the only two Zelda games I haven't played yet.

People cannot complain about the price of the console and the lack of OLED. How do you think costs work? A more expensive screen means a more expensive console. Add tariffs and a shaken world economy to that mix. Frankly I'm shocked the system is a cheap as it is.

Well. The US just increased the prices of physical goods. So the alternative is that they also raise the price of digital games to match physical. I'm willing to bet most people aren't in favor of that either.

@KayFiOS Yup. And Wind Waker HD is always going to remain a Wii U exclusive. For some reason.

Have fun playing the old slow version of Wind Waker with your CRT filter. I'm gonna be cruising with the Swift Sail on my Wii U.

Wow. The version that has to be imported into the US is more expensive for some reason. I wonder why that might be?

Nintendo isn't stupid. They priced in the global economic uncertainty that everyone knew was coming. And it looks like they made the absolute right call. If people are upset at prices, the mid terms are in a year and a half. Until then. Buckle down folks.

Complaining about Nintendo game prices when the cost of literally everything is about to go up in the US at midnight is funny.

They want you to pay for this. They want you to pay for Switch 2 upgrades. They want you to pay for everything except buying Gamecube games individually. The one thing I actually WANT to pay for.

@Lizuka Wii U: Buy the best version of Wind Waker once and play it forever.

Switch 2: Pay forever for the not best version of Wind Waker and play it until the service shuts down.

Wii U > Switch 2

I just want to be able to buy them individually......

I just want to buy them individually. Please. Why can't I have the choice?

Hot take. The headphone jack is going to outlast the iphone.

Why are people saying Smash Ultimate? It already runs at 60fps almost flawlessly. We need some of the games that chug to get upgraded. Not ones that already run well.

@kereke12 It'll launch with a Mario Kart and 3D Mario in the launch window. It'll do fine at worst.

It was going to be $400 until tariff uncertainty raised it to $450.

And that's why I love Kamiya. Selling your soul to the devil just ain't worth it. Just ask Cuphead.

@Jam777 True. I think that's why I never really had a problem with the framerate for Echoes of Wisdom. Like bro I played BotW on Wii U. Ain't anything gonna be worse than that. Still loved it by the way.

@obijuankanoobie I will never forgive Sega for not making a sequel.

Also totally unrelated to anything but the vibe on this website compared to Push Square is night and day. Over here people talking about all of the games they love and why they love them. And on Push Square they talk about how AI replacing game developers is somehow a good thing. We know where the real gamers at.

I voted for Metroid Prime 4. It's the only game that has been consistently on my mind for the entire existence of the Switch. So really it just has to win.

I got my old Wii hooked up with the Virtual Console version on it. If they don't announce an HD 2D remake of it this year I'm gonna go through it on my Wii. I'm due for a replay.

I just want creative developers to makes games. So I'm happy for them to do whatever they want. I cannot believe how many people on the Sony sister site are okay with Sony's leaked AI NPC slop. I still want creativity. And Kamiya is one of the GOATs.

@MrCarlos46 Maybe. I think the Vita burn still hurts them though.

Microsoft will never sell units without exclusives.

@sketchturner Honestly between Split Fiction and Astro Bot a PS5 might be worth it now. I just got one like a month ago and Astro Bot alone made me happy with the purchase.

Awesome. Now they have an excuse to charge us $40 for NSO instead of $20.

Oh please. Like there was any doubt. Nintendo gets to make plastic figures that cost 50c to make and sell them at $20 a piece. And people buy them in droves. Of course it's coming back.

Whatever it is I'm sure anime and big fan service honkers will be involved.

@MrCarlos46 Well he already started one with China a month ago. And by all accounts the EU is probably not far from his crosshairs. He's already threatened Japan. Honestly Russia is about the only country he hasn't threatened with tariffs at this point.

@MrCarlos46 So. I don't really know how to answer that because I don't think even he knows why he wants them. He's complained that trade deficits are like the US subsidizing other countries. Obviously that doesn't make sense. Trade is inherently something that benefits both parties. If anything trade deficits might help the US. We get useful things from other countries and all we really give them in return are greenback paper bills. He obviously seems to know that foreign countries don't pay tariffs since he warned Americans that times will be tough. He's also said he's using them to get concessions from other countries. But that doesn't really make a lot of sense either since the complaints he's had about Canada basically don't exist. He's complained about drugs and criminals coming into the US from Canada but actually way more drugs and criminals get into Canada from the US than the other way around. So honestly I think he kinda just likes to trip on power and enjoys being disruptive. That last bit is my personal speculation but honestly your guess is as good as mine.