@nhSnork Yes, Nintendo UK's Direct streams are always subbed, and Nintendo America's streams dubbed. At least that's the basic rule. And that's the reason I prefer the European streams. Australian & other European ones I think work similarly to the UK one. I just find it jarring to not hear the person's own speech while seeing them talk. But still, good that there are 2 options (dub/sub) for different preferences.
@NintendoLife "This won't make any difference, of course, since the NA livestream will be available at the designated time."
ANY difference? Not quite right. NA sadly covers Japanese staff's voices with dubs, whereas UK lets them speak for themselves and uses subs. A lot better in my opinion, as I quite like hearing & seeing people speak in their own voice & language (be it Japanese or anything else) rather than someone else's
@SmaggTheSmug @LXP8 @eatdogs Thank you for mentioning Klonoa! That really should be the first comparison in terms of the character, so I'm guessing the writer of this review has not played Klonoa... Just looking at just the box art, many things stand out as Klonoa inspired: Long ears, ring, spirit companion, name font, and even the name itself shows a straight homage to "Kaze no Kuronoa" aka "Klonoa of the Wind" - it's not even subtle Granted, the comparison probably ends in the character itself, while the gameplay likely is more comparable to DKC as mentioned. Still, the Klonoa origin is very much there!
People don't have the same background knowledge and experiences. Something might be very obvious for someone, but not obvious at all for someone else. Like these names "clearly being from Zelda", from the point of view of Zelda players. Also, I can only imagine writing a book a year is quite a lot of work. So I do think this is funny, and not pathetic as some people here seem to say. I wonder if the same people have been as productive during these 20 years as he has...
I like Kingdom Hearts. I like its music. I like rhythm games. I buy Kingdom Hearts music rhythm game.
But seriously, Kingdom Hearts has some of the best video game music ever, as far as I'm concerned. I loved the Kingdom Hearts World of Tres Orchestra Concert last year in London, with the special appearance of the series' genius composer Yoko Shimomura. Will certainly buy this one - then again, I would buy any Kingdom Hearts game, because I need to get the full story...
That being said, speaking of rhythm games, we seriously need a new Rhythm Paradise / Heaven on Switch, please!
@bozz You would be surprised how many people are not able to do that "simple Google search" and rather just read a "simple headline" - and those often seem to have a bit of a negative bias.
@nessisonett And yet, even some people who have done even more unthinkable deeds and had a more messed up "special kind of mind" have been able to learn from their mistakes and bad ways of thinking. Sure, no one deserves anyone's forgiveness after doing something bad. But we wouldn't become any better as people, if we didn't let other people learn. I don't know about you, but I know my thinking has developed a lot towards the better even in the last 5 years, and give it another 5 and yet again I will surely have learned more from my mistakes and flawed ways of thinking.
It baffles me to see people who are not willing to allow people grow up and learn from their mistakes. Sure, we should point out when someone makes a mistake - but rather than condemning them for all eternity, let that be a chance to learn. Otherwise, we are not at all better people than someone who made a mistake, just petty people... Well, let this be a learning chance for everyone, including myself
You "fix" something that is broken, and "improve" something that is not, ok? Oh, and the QoL "issues" and the one-town/village/island-limit have been there with all the previous entries, right? Well, I don't know about all the games in the series... But unless they have actually taken away some QoL features, that is really not an issue and only something that can be improved upon
Having said that, I can understand the frustration with your brother's save, for example, or the unchangeable Representative. And maybe some people don't like the limit, but at least for my wife and I, it has worked well, just like @johnvboy mentions. And I am on the side of the developers in that something should not be labeled an "issue", if they themselves have made that a "feature" on purpose. If the one-island-limit and a slower pace of play is within their creative vision, then that's how the game should be, in my opinion
He has a point, that I think many of you missed. I actually have felt kind of bad after a visit to a Mystery Island, if I have left too much "ruin" behind me Making tarantula islands is probably the worst example of this.
@Bunkerneath Well, most of any kind of humor and comedy is like that. Parodies, memes, stand up... Some might say ripping off, others might say paying homage. Then again, it is probably quite a fine line that is too easy to cross over to the side of unehtical plagiarism. In any case it is quite difficult to really come up with original anything nowadays, without being influenced by the things you have consumed during your lifetime. In conclusion, I think this works fine as a parody, and as such I haven't come across something like this, so in a way it seems original to me.
The most disappointing part? No, not Byleth. People's reactions - is this news truly the end of the world? Opinions are opinions and that's ok, but there's so much irrational and one-sided hate, which the world would be so much better without. Oh well, people are also quick to forget (both in good and in bad)... Even if not the most exciting announcement, it looks nice and different enough so it will be nice to try it!
Sorry for a small nitpick, but we can't really read "his words" or "hear it for yourself", as it is the translator or someone like that talking, right? Unless he made the script himself. Not a big deal and of course it's never that clear with translations anyway, but still, someting I noticed and started thinking about
And some offtopic on this topic, I really don't understand the use of dubbing (rather than subbing) in these situations, I much prefer people doing their talking themselves (and not listening to the voice and interpretations of someone else) Is it an American thing, and/or related to costs or amount of work? A reason why I always watch European versions of Nintendo Directs rather than the American.
Yeah, kind of weird the article doesn't mention that. After all, that is the more accurate comparison than the original Monopoly. It's not like this is the first time the Monopoly formula has been sped up, and the earlier one was even Nintendo themed.
Would be interesting to try a Monopoly Gamer version at some point though, even if I enjoy modern designer board games more.
True, I don't follow competitive Smash, but I have fun watching these tournaments around E3. As you said, better players still win more even with items or random stages, so why not have them on in things that aren't super serious? I like the variety they bring. I'm not that big into mastering a skill for the sake of mastering a skill, like with competitive Smash. I'm sure the players really know their stuff, but it's just not that interesting for me to play or watch, because I think it's too calculated.
I think a good example is board games with dice (not roll and move type), or cards. They have an element of luck, but you still make strategic decisions and will probably win against a weak player. I think it is this balance that I seek - luck and skill, and reacting to that element of luck. I see that as skill as well, rather than dismissing it as unnecessary randomness. In short, maybe controlled chaos? Something like that, I enjoy.
Everyone who commented "what did you expect?":
Would you expect to be watching real life deaths and dead people to develop a game? Also, isn't the whole point still that the PTSD this person suffered was UNexpected? Do you ever really expect to experience any stress and illnesses? Finally, do you expect that you can just go and choose any job in the world? I'm sorry to tell you, but you can't usually get to the dream work place before you have a lot of experience elsewhere, so you have to accept what you can, that's how real life works. Dreams are not the reality, although in this case, I'm afraid they are...
I'm guessing the deal with Universal Studios is that Nintendo can't go around and make Nintendo Lands with other partners. Besides, opening a new park must be quite costly, and although as you say they would probably have enough money to do so, it also needs to be profitable.
I don't know the details, but apparently Europe had some kind of a Universal Park before in Spain, but probably due to not making enough money, not anymore. Europe could be a bit difficult target with less people than in Asia, and not a common language like in the United States.
Of course it's not impossible, but it is also very likely not as easy as you make it sound. These things must require an immense amount of money and the proper deals, and also be able to get that money back rather than just lose it, to make business sense.
Well, there is no Universal Studios Theme Park in Europe, is there? Or in Canada, for that matter. So I'm not so sure if Nintendo is the right target for the stone tossing...
@HobbitGamer Had to use search to find this comment, and if one was not found, I would have made it myself. But you did it, good sir! Nintendo Life tried to direct our attention elsewhere, but thank you for speaking out for the silenced toe problem!
A week ago, I actually got the feeling to return to Odyssey, I think the first time after the Luigi's Balloon mode was released. I have tried to complete Breath of the Wild (story and DLC) since then, but now I got a break by playing Odyssey and yesterday got the rest of the moons and coins from all of the worlds except Mushroom Kingdom. Since this is the anniversary, maybe I should complete the game once and for all! Well, at least all the collectable moons... Of course there are still extra moons and new costumes to buy
And thank you for your politeness as well! Yeah, people tend to easily blurt stupid things online, and I do want to avoid that Of course, I am not perfect either and probably could have been even a bit more... Less-worded, I guess But my intention was not to cause sadness/anger, just point things out
You have made good points, and as you said, it is not the end of the world and in the end, potentially knowing one character is not that much as I have already been surprised several times by Sakurai and will be maybe again a time or two Although I do still enjoy the surprise elements in Directs rather than just unceremoniously seeing "btw, Isaac might be in the game" in a news article I erroneously read with wrong expectations But that is something I will be more careful with from now on!
In that case, I am terribly sorry for making more noise than I should have As @antdickens pointed out, I should be more careful when selecting what Smash news to read, as this case showed. Maybe I didn't quite understand my own best with the "recent rumours" part (well naturally, as I didn't know about the rumours as leaks that spoil characters), but for sure I will pay more attention to the subtitles now and try to think if there will be content I will not like in the middle of content I do like.
Of course this does not nullify all of my comments, and it is nice to see that you guys take the feedback into account I think when compared to earlier times, there has been an improvement in revealing (or rather, not revealing) spoilers on the site in the form of headlines and news pictures, so kudos to you! And I hope my comments have not left a sour taste for you - I learned something and hopefully you got something helpful out of this as well
Actually, I think the subtitle has been changed now to highlight potential spoiler content, which is great. I think earlier it didn't mention earlier rumours. If it had, I would not have read the article. However, if the subtitle has not been changed since I first saw it, then I admit I was wrong and jumped to conclusion too early and should not have clicked at all.
Also, there is a difference between a news article and a comment made by a visitor - of course you can never be sure about people leaking stuff, but I think news articles should be more reliable in this regard.
Finally, as I explained in my earlier comment (and maybe not as clearly in my first one, sorry about that), the item reveal was fine, I knew what I was getting into. Linking that to Golden Sun would be fine as well, as that doesn't reveal anything yet, as you said - it could be just an item. The article could even mention, "maybe Isaac is now a playable character", which would just be speculation on the part of the writer. The problem here was a direct mention of an earlier leak, and a specific mention of a character from it - sure, it might be not right but it still gives me info that I'm trying to avoid and did not expect, based on the title of the article (without a warning).
Sorry for not being as clear as I could be. What I tried to say was that I understand that the item shown was not officially discussed by Nintendo - showing and making a news about that is completely fine and I did want to see that And I clicked because it was "news" about an official video and knew what I was getting into, rather than a "rumour".
What I didn't specifically like was the fact that an "Isaac leak" was mentioned in the text, as I did not realize specific "rumour" content would be discussed, in this case a leak. As I had no previous knowledge of Isaac being leaked, trying to avoid plain leaks (as opposed to things shown in official trailers etc like I understood to be the case in this article) - this came as a nasty surprise to me.
Yes, the subtitle now points towards the recent leak content, but if I'm not mistaken, it has been changed since it was first published? I think such a direct link was not apparent before, which was why I thought reading the article itself would be safe. However, if it has been the same all the time, then it is my mistake in the end, and I'm sorry for making a fuss. But if it has been changed, my point stands while I also applaud you for changing the subtitle.
While I understand your point about being careful which news to read (which I am trying to be, for example not reading some of the "rumour" articles) and will consider that in the future, it seems a bit worrying that you direct me not to read news articles in the fear of not being unexpectedly spoiled. But of course I appreciate you warning me about this, although I think it would be nice to be able to read news I find interesting without thinking if it would contain leaked information not warned about in the titles. After all, what is the difference between spoilers (which you try to hide with the "rumour" articles and do a good job with those) and non-spoiler content (in this case, the usual "news" articles) if the latter references the former?
I am sorry for a long message and possible miscommunications and I hope you don't take this as just complaining but rather constructive criticism. It is nice that you answered to my first message earlier and are looking at feedback! I am also very sorry if I have made comments that are not true, please correct me if that is the case and I will also try to learn. In any case, I understand that writing articles which everyone are happy about probably is not the most easy thing, and I thank you for a great job that you guys usually do!
Please please PLEASE be careful with spoilers! This is tagged as "news", I did not expect to see a "rumour / leak" in it! I purposely did not click the Smash leak "rumour" to save myself from leaks, thus now you spoiled the Isaac leak for me I have said it before and will said it now - "news" is not the same tag as "rumour", please protect those of us from rumors and leaks who want to do so. Without the Isaac part, this would be an ok "news" piece...
Only yesterday I was happy to see that the Smash leak was just that, a "rumour", and that nothing was spoiled in the title / tagline / picture - I applaud you for that! Please try to keep it that way
Not sure if I understood correctly, but I think "opponent takes three prize cards from you instead of one" is wrong, because the opponent of course would take the prizes from his/her own prize cards, making him/her already 3 steps closer to victory, that is to draw all of his/her 6 prize cards.
@Hobbesyall @sword_9mm This year from Nintendo: Pokemon & Mario Party. Next year / Future: Yoshi & Metroid & Pokemon. Other big games: Bayonetta & Travis. These are just examples, of course there are more. The point is, you possibly can't say there are no games coming other than Smash. Not counting all the other quality (also non-pixel) eShop games.
And I know you were trolling with your 100 Smash fans comment, but I'll address it nevertheless - as you can see, there are many many people already commenting here who are waiting for the game, and lots more outside of Nintendo Life commenters / overall - it really is a big franchise, and why wouldn't and shouldn't it be, it has A LOT of game references in it. It is ok if you don't like it, but you can't act like it is not worth the attention, or that because of the attention, it is the only game series in existence.
Some helpful advice: Have you really completed all the games you own? Have you played them to 100%? If not, start there! However, if you can't find anything to play anymore in the existing game library, or among those other upcoming games, you might want to check you preferences once again, could there actually be something you overlooked? Also, there are a lot of other interesting hobbies out there as well - maybe you have too much free time in your hands if you can't find anything to play, so actually taking time off from video games might not be a bad idea. A final suggestion: You are also free to get other game consoles (Nintendo or other companies) to expand your possible gaming catalog by a lot!
Yay, a poll! I loved the Direct, and it actually made me much happier than the previous showings, changing the status of Ultimate from a sure buy to a MUST BUY!!! For me the top 3:
1) King K. Rool - seems like a fun new type of a heavy character, although the Belmonts look fun as well and were a surprising (and at the same time not too surprising, in a good way) and good addition
2) So many stages! I was afraid if the stage count would be smaller, as there are so many interesting stages in the previous ones, but no need fear that any more! My favourite returnee for sure: Brinstar Depths! I like stages that are very different to the others ones! That's why it's a bit sad to see the DKC Returns stage with foreground and background is not returning... :/ Oh well, there's still so much to choose from and the one I mentioned is already a reason to rejoice!
3) Smashdown Mode - I always change my character for every match, so it is fun to spice that play style up even more! And also to get those friends who use the same character to try something new
Now, the last thing that would make this the perfect game: Either Subspace Emissary-esque epic cinematic adventure, OR the like of Melee Adventure Mode, a fun and light venture through all the different game worlds with varying challenges and play styles
I also hope he can do what he loves or at least likes, rather than do Smash just out of obligation. I very much appreciate the care he puts into Smash, but it would be nice he can rest and also do other series, if he so wishes. Of course, if Smash really is still his passion, that is great - as long as it doesn't affect his health negatively.
@BouncingHat Hmm, half right. You said haterS but on a quick glimpse, I only saw one hater. If you see many more, I think the problem is on you - after all, replying should not count as hating.
@Bunkerneath @BouncingHat Another point of view: Do you also think there should have been less of all the Splatoon weapon updates on this site? If not, I kind of see a contradiction in your views. Not to say you are wrong with your opinions, everyone can have their own, and I am quite neutral on the topic at hand. Just to make you think =)
No DLC, please, if it makes the wait for a new Mario Kart longer! After all, I am an early adopter of Mario Kart 8 and thus didn't feel the need to upgrade just to a Deluxe version for a full game price. Games are not cheap, so I'd rather buy a new game than something I already own that has the same name without the Deluxe moniker. Thus, I would also feel left out if new non-cosmetic DLC did arrive for Deluxe - the story would be different if it arrives also on the original game, of course!
@Yosheel And that is how it should be! If NintendoLife had reported on that, the Nintendo Direct wouldn't have been that cool for me. And no, I don't think that would be Nintendo's fault, I just like to be surprised by the actual source, rather than something being blurted away too early by a nobody and then a respectable news site I follow, such as NintendoLife... Not reporting on leaks should be the basic rule in my opinion - or at the very least if people really want leaks, those should be very clearly marked and not spoiled in the headlines, thumbnails etc.
1) PODCASTS! Now that you said it, I definitely need a NintendoLife podcast in my life!
2) Please please please be careful and sensitive with leak/rumour/datamining/spoiler/etc content!
I enjoy hearing about new games from Nintendo Directs for example, so it isn't nice to be spoiled by some stupid leaker, which then gets reported here. This also includes news about dataminers' findings - as long as it is not an official reveal from someone within the game company, I don't want to hear about it!
Also, your news / guides (I don't use them so I don't really care, but good for those who want them) sometimes have had some spoiler content in their thumbnails or titles, which I would prefer you to be mindful about as well - for example, I once saw a BotW boss picture (I consider that a spoiler as it is in plain sight about something not happening in the beginning of the game, possibly even for a long time), or the Super Mario Odyssey world guide names, as they might have spoiled me the world names and order if I wasn't fast enough when playing (which luckily I was because of the free time I had then).
What would help, then? For example:
A "leak" tag or something along those lines (in the same way as "news", "review", "feature" etc)
A way to hide such tags or content out of view, as others have suggested
Less revealing thumbnails and titles, even on regular guides and news
3) I enjoy Alex's humorous video content, so those are always welcome!
4) Your "top X" list features, both voted by us and created by yourselves, and other features are also nice
5) Otherwise I enjoy the site very much and regularly for my Nintendo related news, so thank you for everything! Other than the comments and pleas above (especially numbers 1 and 2, those are very important points!), I am satisfied with the site as it is. Actually, I don't even want more content than this, because I don't want to miss things, and of course I don't have the time to be here all the time
The bigger question is, who is the bigger jerk here? This guy for ruining a one-time experience from others, or Epic Games for making this possible in the first place? If they make a one-time experience they want people to see, why not impose a mandatory cease-fire for the duration of the event or something along those lines...
@Yorumi ok I see your point, although the example you gave about Ridley does not make it sound any better - that would have been sad. I always prefer official announcements from companies themselves, like Nintendo Directs for example. Ruining those nice surprises is not nice in my opinion Also, I think letting any leak slide is worse for this whole leaking issue nowadays. That's why personally I feel like even this kind of leaking should be punished in some way.
Overall I don't like spoilers, and sometimes feel even companies give too much info about games (or movies) beforehand, although better that way than leaked. That's why I rarely watch trailers for movies I want to see.
@Yorumi Why shouldn't they? I don't know about the kids' case, but I think this is the right thing to do. What is the point of NDA otherwise? This person was not working for them anymore, firing them was not even an option. You would rather them not being punished at all? I do mind spoilers, and if no action is taken towards leakers, we just go deeper into the rabbit hole of leaking being "ok"
The whole quotation would mention that this IS probably the last Smash... WITH ALL THESE CHARACTERS. Why is such an important part of his comment omitted in this article? You focus on something that was not the main point of his comment. It would be okay to pinpoint that (that "the series may continue", can of course also mean it may not, although the former is more probable, looking at what was said), if you at least mentioned the "last with all characters" aspect.
However, that is totally omitted, making this article s̶e̶e̶m̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶i̶t̶ ̶u̶n̶t̶r̶u̶t̶h̶f̶u̶l̶.̶ ... miss an important point, which in my view is also worth the news. After all, it is good to realize that even if the series does continue, it is not realistic to hope for such a big roster with all the previous characters as well as a plethora of new ones in the future installments. Rather, the series will probably focus on having less characters overall to have more new ones / modes, etc. after Ultimate - at least this is how I understand his statement, elaborating a bit.
Otherwise I have of course no problem with the analysis of whether Sakurai himself (and even the series) continues or not, as that is a good point, but I think it would be good to give the whole picture in the article
Thank you for pointing these out! Yup, Otoro as in the fatty tuna (under-belly), so it does make quite a difference And the German word I had no idea about, so that's nice to learn about as well As a language student and having some Japanese skills, these kinds of things do matter to me!
(BTW, why are the smiling emoji and laughing emoji so close to each others?)
Wait a minute. This just tells me the highest stat combos for speed or acceleration. WHY are they best though? Most wins / most probable to win because... / etc. Is that explained in the actual report?
They have Japanese voices too, right? I hope they have a language switch in the game itself, but if not, I will probably change my Switch's language whenever I play. I am sure to prefer those voices...
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Re: Baten Kaitos Remasters Have Japanese VO Only, Frame Rate, File Size Revealed
@nhSnork Yes, Nintendo UK's Direct streams are always subbed, and Nintendo America's streams dubbed. At least that's the basic rule. And that's the reason I prefer the European streams. Australian & other European ones I think work similarly to the UK one. I just find it jarring to not hear the person's own speech while seeing them talk. But still, good that there are 2 options (dub/sub) for different preferences.
Re: Nintendo Direct Showcase Confirmed For Tomorrow
@NintendoLife
"This won't make any difference, of course, since the NA livestream will be available at the designated time."
ANY difference? Not quite right. NA sadly covers Japanese staff's voices with dubs, whereas UK lets them speak for themselves and uses subs. A lot better in my opinion, as I quite like hearing & seeing people speak in their own voice & language (be it Japanese or anything else) rather than someone else's
Re: Review: Kaze And The Wild Masks - A Brilliant Homage To Donkey Kong Country
@SmaggTheSmug @LXP8 @eatdogs Thank you for mentioning Klonoa! That really should be the first comparison in terms of the character, so I'm guessing the writer of this review has not played Klonoa... Just looking at just the box art, many things stand out as Klonoa inspired: Long ears, ring, spirit companion, name font, and even the name itself shows a straight homage to "Kaze no Kuronoa" aka "Klonoa of the Wind" - it's not even subtle Granted, the comparison probably ends in the character itself, while the gameplay likely is more comparable to DKC as mentioned. Still, the Klonoa origin is very much there!
Re: Random: World-Famous Author Included Zelda: BOTW Ingredients In His New Book By Mistake
People don't have the same background knowledge and experiences. Something might be very obvious for someone, but not obvious at all for someone else. Like these names "clearly being from Zelda", from the point of view of Zelda players. Also, I can only imagine writing a book a year is quite a lot of work. So I do think this is funny, and not pathetic as some people here seem to say. I wonder if the same people have been as productive during these 20 years as he has...
Re: Square Enix Officially Confirms Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory For The West
I like Kingdom Hearts. I like its music. I like rhythm games. I buy Kingdom Hearts music rhythm game.
But seriously, Kingdom Hearts has some of the best video game music ever, as far as I'm concerned. I loved the Kingdom Hearts World of Tres Orchestra Concert last year in London, with the special appearance of the series' genius composer Yoko Shimomura. Will certainly buy this one - then again, I would buy any Kingdom Hearts game, because I need to get the full story...
That being said, speaking of rhythm games, we seriously need a new Rhythm Paradise / Heaven on Switch, please!
Re: Mini Review: Poopdie - Chapter One - Like Poop, Butts And PewDiePie? Then You're In Luck!
@bozz You would be surprised how many people are not able to do that "simple Google search" and rather just read a "simple headline" - and those often seem to have a bit of a negative bias.
@nessisonett And yet, even some people who have done even more unthinkable deeds and had a more messed up "special kind of mind" have been able to learn from their mistakes and bad ways of thinking. Sure, no one deserves anyone's forgiveness after doing something bad. But we wouldn't become any better as people, if we didn't let other people learn. I don't know about you, but I know my thinking has developed a lot towards the better even in the last 5 years, and give it another 5 and yet again I will surely have learned more from my mistakes and flawed ways of thinking.
Re: Mini Review: Poopdie - Chapter One - Like Poop, Butts And PewDiePie? Then You're In Luck!
It baffles me to see people who are not willing to allow people grow up and learn from their mistakes. Sure, we should point out when someone makes a mistake - but rather than condemning them for all eternity, let that be a chance to learn. Otherwise, we are not at all better people than someone who made a mistake, just petty people... Well, let this be a learning chance for everyone, including myself
Re: Team Ketchup Wins Splatoon 2's "Bonus One-Off" Splatfest
Was fun even though we lost, but not by a lot. I think overall I had more wins than loses, so it's ok
Would very much like to rematch all the Splatfests - mainly because of the special Shifty Station stages! I always look forward to playing those
Re: Animal Crossing Director Wants To Make New Horizons "The Best Game Possible"
@RPGamer
You "fix" something that is broken, and "improve" something that is not, ok? Oh, and the QoL "issues" and the one-town/village/island-limit have been there with all the previous entries, right? Well, I don't know about all the games in the series... But unless they have actually taken away some QoL features, that is really not an issue and only something that can be improved upon
Having said that, I can understand the frustration with your brother's save, for example, or the unchangeable Representative. And maybe some people don't like the limit, but at least for my wife and I, it has worked well, just like @johnvboy mentions. And I am on the side of the developers in that something should not be labeled an "issue", if they themselves have made that a "feature" on purpose. If the one-island-limit and a slower pace of play is within their creative vision, then that's how the game should be, in my opinion
Re: Video: Excellent Fan Trailer Shows Animal Crossing: New Horizons Reimagined As A Horror Movie
Horror themed Animal Crossing, eh? I'll just leave this here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkbriJLqMHU
Re: UK News Outlet Calls Animal Crossing's Nature Day "A Farce", Says It "Teaches Kids Toxic Lessons"
He has a point, that I think many of you missed. I actually have felt kind of bad after a visit to a Mystery Island, if I have left too much "ruin" behind me Making tarantula islands is probably the worst example of this.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Islands - Get Inspired By The Best Islands We've Seen So Far
I just saw a horror themed island by a YouTube user No One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCjU07XqzEM
Re: Poll: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Shipping Early, Are You One Of The Lucky Ones?
"N/A - I haven't ordered the game yet / I've bought it digitally" ???
Hey! Some (and by some, I mean at least one - me!) are still buying from the store old school style! Without any order shenanigans. We are people too!
Re: Random: Someone's Selling Bars Of Soap That Resemble Super Smash Bros. Characters
@Bunkerneath Well, most of any kind of humor and comedy is like that. Parodies, memes, stand up... Some might say ripping off, others might say paying homage. Then again, it is probably quite a fine line that is too easy to cross over to the side of unehtical plagiarism. In any case it is quite difficult to really come up with original anything nowadays, without being influenced by the things you have consumed during your lifetime. In conclusion, I think this works fine as a parody, and as such I haven't come across something like this, so in a way it seems original to me.
Re: Fire Emblem's Byleth Confirmed As Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's 5th DLC Fighter
The most disappointing part? No, not Byleth. People's reactions - is this news truly the end of the world? Opinions are opinions and that's ok, but there's so much irrational and one-sided hate, which the world would be so much better without. Oh well, people are also quick to forget (both in good and in bad)... Even if not the most exciting announcement, it looks nice and different enough so it will be nice to try it!
Re: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass Version 2 Will Add Another Six Fighters
@Jayofmaya You don't need to be a Fire Emblem fan (I'm not, at least not yet) to get tired of the endless tears and screams from anti-fans.
Re: PlatinumGames Co-Founder Says MadWorld And The Wonderful 101 Were The Most Fun To Make
Sorry for a small nitpick, but we can't really read "his words" or "hear it for yourself", as it is the translator or someone like that talking, right? Unless he made the script himself. Not a big deal and of course it's never that clear with translations anyway, but still, someting I noticed and started thinking about
And some offtopic on this topic, I really don't understand the use of dubbing (rather than subbing) in these situations, I much prefer people doing their talking themselves (and not listening to the voice and interpretations of someone else) Is it an American thing, and/or related to costs or amount of work? A reason why I always watch European versions of Nintendo Directs rather than the American.
Re: One Of Pokémon's First-Ever Designs Was A Cute Godzilla, But It Didn't Make The Cut
Somebody is a fan of King Kong vs. Godzilla
Re: Sonic Monopoly Scraps The Usual Formula For Rings, Emeralds And Boss Battles
@playoldgames
Yeah, kind of weird the article doesn't mention that. After all, that is the more accurate comparison than the original Monopoly. It's not like this is the first time the Monopoly formula has been sped up, and the earlier one was even Nintendo themed.
Would be interesting to try a Monopoly Gamer version at some point though, even if I enjoy modern designer board games more.
Re: Nintendo Trying To Attract Casual Smash Bros. Players With Its Tournaments
@Spiders
True, I don't follow competitive Smash, but I have fun watching these tournaments around E3. As you said, better players still win more even with items or random stages, so why not have them on in things that aren't super serious? I like the variety they bring. I'm not that big into mastering a skill for the sake of mastering a skill, like with competitive Smash. I'm sure the players really know their stuff, but it's just not that interesting for me to play or watch, because I think it's too calculated.
I think a good example is board games with dice (not roll and move type), or cards. They have an element of luck, but you still make strategic decisions and will probably win against a weak player. I think it is this balance that I seek - luck and skill, and reacting to that element of luck. I see that as skill as well, rather than dismissing it as unnecessary randomness. In short, maybe controlled chaos? Something like that, I enjoy.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Beta Test Details And Images Are Already Leaking Online
Somehow reminds me of the simple nature of the Arcade versions, which is of course to be expected. They are still fun.
Re: One Mortal Kombat 11 Developer Had To See A Therapist After Violent Dreams
Everyone who commented "what did you expect?":
Would you expect to be watching real life deaths and dead people to develop a game? Also, isn't the whole point still that the PTSD this person suffered was UNexpected? Do you ever really expect to experience any stress and illnesses? Finally, do you expect that you can just go and choose any job in the world? I'm sorry to tell you, but you can't usually get to the dream work place before you have a lot of experience elsewhere, so you have to accept what you can, that's how real life works. Dreams are not the reality, although in this case, I'm afraid they are...
Re: The Best Video Game April Fools' Day Gags Of 2019
I'm a bit sad to not see a Nintendo Life joke article, though... :/
Re: Miyamoto: Nintendo's Universal Resort Theme Parks Will Be "Really Worth The Wait"
@MisterDevil
I'm guessing the deal with Universal Studios is that Nintendo can't go around and make Nintendo Lands with other partners. Besides, opening a new park must be quite costly, and although as you say they would probably have enough money to do so, it also needs to be profitable.
I don't know the details, but apparently Europe had some kind of a Universal Park before in Spain, but probably due to not making enough money, not anymore. Europe could be a bit difficult target with less people than in Asia, and not a common language like in the United States.
Of course it's not impossible, but it is also very likely not as easy as you make it sound. These things must require an immense amount of money and the proper deals, and also be able to get that money back rather than just lose it, to make business sense.
Re: Miyamoto: Nintendo's Universal Resort Theme Parks Will Be "Really Worth The Wait"
@ryancraddock @DarthFoxMcCloud @MisterDevil
Well, there is no Universal Studios Theme Park in Europe, is there? Or in Canada, for that matter. So I'm not so sure if Nintendo is the right target for the stone tossing...
Re: Site News: Nintendo Life Will Remain A Smash Ultimate Leak-Free Zone
Thank you thank you thank you!
Re: Random: Official Legend Of Zelda Art Shows Link In A Revealing New Light
@HobbitGamer Had to use search to find this comment, and if one was not found, I would have made it myself. But you did it, good sir! Nintendo Life tried to direct our attention elsewhere, but thank you for speaking out for the silenced toe problem!
Re: Nintendo Celebrates The First Anniversary Of Super Mario Odyssey
A week ago, I actually got the feeling to return to Odyssey, I think the first time after the Luigi's Balloon mode was released. I have tried to complete Breath of the Wild (story and DLC) since then, but now I got a break by playing Odyssey and yesterday got the rest of the moons and coins from all of the worlds except Mushroom Kingdom. Since this is the anniversary, maybe I should complete the game once and for all! Well, at least all the collectable moons... Of course there are still extra moons and new costumes to buy
Re: Unidentified Item Spotted In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Clip
@ShadJV
And thank you for your politeness as well! Yeah, people tend to easily blurt stupid things online, and I do want to avoid that Of course, I am not perfect either and probably could have been even a bit more... Less-worded, I guess But my intention was not to cause sadness/anger, just point things out
You have made good points, and as you said, it is not the end of the world and in the end, potentially knowing one character is not that much as I have already been surprised several times by Sakurai and will be maybe again a time or two Although I do still enjoy the surprise elements in Directs rather than just unceremoniously seeing "btw, Isaac might be in the game" in a news article I erroneously read with wrong expectations But that is something I will be more careful with from now on!
Thank you for a polite and good discussion!
Re: Unidentified Item Spotted In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Clip
@Liam_Doolan
In that case, I am terribly sorry for making more noise than I should have As @antdickens pointed out, I should be more careful when selecting what Smash news to read, as this case showed. Maybe I didn't quite understand my own best with the "recent rumours" part (well naturally, as I didn't know about the rumours as leaks that spoil characters), but for sure I will pay more attention to the subtitles now and try to think if there will be content I will not like in the middle of content I do like.
Of course this does not nullify all of my comments, and it is nice to see that you guys take the feedback into account I think when compared to earlier times, there has been an improvement in revealing (or rather, not revealing) spoilers on the site in the form of headlines and news pictures, so kudos to you! And I hope my comments have not left a sour taste for you - I learned something and hopefully you got something helpful out of this as well
Re: Unidentified Item Spotted In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Clip
@ShadJV
Actually, I think the subtitle has been changed now to highlight potential spoiler content, which is great. I think earlier it didn't mention earlier rumours. If it had, I would not have read the article. However, if the subtitle has not been changed since I first saw it, then I admit I was wrong and jumped to conclusion too early and should not have clicked at all.
Also, there is a difference between a news article and a comment made by a visitor - of course you can never be sure about people leaking stuff, but I think news articles should be more reliable in this regard.
Finally, as I explained in my earlier comment (and maybe not as clearly in my first one, sorry about that), the item reveal was fine, I knew what I was getting into. Linking that to Golden Sun would be fine as well, as that doesn't reveal anything yet, as you said - it could be just an item. The article could even mention, "maybe Isaac is now a playable character", which would just be speculation on the part of the writer. The problem here was a direct mention of an earlier leak, and a specific mention of a character from it - sure, it might be not right but it still gives me info that I'm trying to avoid and did not expect, based on the title of the article (without a warning).
Re: Unidentified Item Spotted In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Clip
@antdickens
Sorry for not being as clear as I could be. What I tried to say was that I understand that the item shown was not officially discussed by Nintendo - showing and making a news about that is completely fine and I did want to see that And I clicked because it was "news" about an official video and knew what I was getting into, rather than a "rumour".
What I didn't specifically like was the fact that an "Isaac leak" was mentioned in the text, as I did not realize specific "rumour" content would be discussed, in this case a leak. As I had no previous knowledge of Isaac being leaked, trying to avoid plain leaks (as opposed to things shown in official trailers etc like I understood to be the case in this article) - this came as a nasty surprise to me.
Yes, the subtitle now points towards the recent leak content, but if I'm not mistaken, it has been changed since it was first published? I think such a direct link was not apparent before, which was why I thought reading the article itself would be safe. However, if it has been the same all the time, then it is my mistake in the end, and I'm sorry for making a fuss. But if it has been changed, my point stands while I also applaud you for changing the subtitle.
While I understand your point about being careful which news to read (which I am trying to be, for example not reading some of the "rumour" articles) and will consider that in the future, it seems a bit worrying that you direct me not to read news articles in the fear of not being unexpectedly spoiled. But of course I appreciate you warning me about this, although I think it would be nice to be able to read news I find interesting without thinking if it would contain leaked information not warned about in the titles. After all, what is the difference between spoilers (which you try to hide with the "rumour" articles and do a good job with those) and non-spoiler content (in this case, the usual "news" articles) if the latter references the former?
I am sorry for a long message and possible miscommunications and I hope you don't take this as just complaining but rather constructive criticism. It is nice that you answered to my first message earlier and are looking at feedback! I am also very sorry if I have made comments that are not true, please correct me if that is the case and I will also try to learn. In any case, I understand that writing articles which everyone are happy about probably is not the most easy thing, and I thank you for a great job that you guys usually do!
Re: Unidentified Item Spotted In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Clip
@Liam_Doolan @NintendoLife
Please please PLEASE be careful with spoilers! This is tagged as "news", I did not expect to see a "rumour / leak" in it! I purposely did not click the Smash leak "rumour" to save myself from leaks, thus now you spoiled the Isaac leak for me I have said it before and will said it now - "news" is not the same tag as "rumour", please protect those of us from rumors and leaks who want to do so. Without the Isaac part, this would be an ok "news" piece...
Only yesterday I was happy to see that the Smash leak was just that, a "rumour", and that nothing was spoiled in the title / tagline / picture - I applaud you for that! Please try to keep it that way
Re: The Pokémon Company Adds Tag Teams To The Official Trading Card Game
Not sure if I understood correctly, but I think "opponent takes three prize cards from you instead of one" is wrong, because the opponent of course would take the prizes from his/her own prize cards, making him/her already 3 steps closer to victory, that is to draw all of his/her 6 prize cards.
But knocking out benched Pokémon sounds very dangerous! Well, haven't played in a while though... But 3 prizes - that is very high risk as well! In any case those cards will most likely end the game very soon when in play...
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct?
@Hobbesyall @sword_9mm This year from Nintendo: Pokemon & Mario Party. Next year / Future: Yoshi & Metroid & Pokemon. Other big games: Bayonetta & Travis. These are just examples, of course there are more. The point is, you possibly can't say there are no games coming other than Smash. Not counting all the other quality (also non-pixel) eShop games.
And I know you were trolling with your 100 Smash fans comment, but I'll address it nevertheless - as you can see, there are many many people already commenting here who are waiting for the game, and lots more outside of Nintendo Life commenters / overall - it really is a big franchise, and why wouldn't and shouldn't it be, it has A LOT of game references in it. It is ok if you don't like it, but you can't act like it is not worth the attention, or that because of the attention, it is the only game series in existence.
Some helpful advice: Have you really completed all the games you own? Have you played them to 100%? If not, start there! However, if you can't find anything to play anymore in the existing game library, or among those other upcoming games, you might want to check you preferences once again, could there actually be something you overlooked? Also, there are a lot of other interesting hobbies out there as well - maybe you have too much free time in your hands if you can't find anything to play, so actually taking time off from video games might not be a bad idea. A final suggestion: You are also free to get other game consoles (Nintendo or other companies) to expand your possible gaming catalog by a lot!
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct?
Yay, a poll! I loved the Direct, and it actually made me much happier than the previous showings, changing the status of Ultimate from a sure buy to a MUST BUY!!! For me the top 3:
1) King K. Rool - seems like a fun new type of a heavy character, although the Belmonts look fun as well and were a surprising (and at the same time not too surprising, in a good way) and good addition
2) So many stages! I was afraid if the stage count would be smaller, as there are so many interesting stages in the previous ones, but no need fear that any more! My favourite returnee for sure: Brinstar Depths! I like stages that are very different to the others ones! That's why it's a bit sad to see the DKC Returns stage with foreground and background is not returning... :/ Oh well, there's still so much to choose from and the one I mentioned is already a reason to rejoice!
3) Smashdown Mode - I always change my character for every match, so it is fun to spice that play style up even more! And also to get those friends who use the same character to try something new
Now, the last thing that would make this the perfect game: Either Subspace Emissary-esque epic cinematic adventure, OR the like of Melee Adventure Mode, a fun and light venture through all the different game worlds with varying challenges and play styles
Re: Masahiro Sakurai Will Continue To Make Smash Bros. Games "If The Demand Is There"
I also hope he can do what he loves or at least likes, rather than do Smash just out of obligation. I very much appreciate the care he puts into Smash, but it would be nice he can rest and also do other series, if he so wishes. Of course, if Smash really is still his passion, that is great - as long as it doesn't affect his health negatively.
Re: Fortnite v5.20 Brings New Weapon, Steady Storm Mode And Resolution Upgrade On Switch
@BouncingHat Hmm, half right. You said haterS but on a quick glimpse, I only saw one hater. If you see many more, I think the problem is on you - after all, replying should not count as hating.
@Bunkerneath @BouncingHat Another point of view: Do you also think there should have been less of all the Splatoon weapon updates on this site? If not, I kind of see a contradiction in your views. Not to say you are wrong with your opinions, everyone can have their own, and I am quite neutral on the topic at hand. Just to make you think =)
Re: Talking Point: Should Nintendo Keep Releasing DLC For Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?
No DLC, please, if it makes the wait for a new Mario Kart longer! After all, I am an early adopter of Mario Kart 8 and thus didn't feel the need to upgrade just to a Deluxe version for a full game price. Games are not cheap, so I'd rather buy a new game than something I already own that has the same name without the Deluxe moniker. Thus, I would also feel left out if new non-cosmetic DLC did arrive for Deluxe - the story would be different if it arrives also on the original game, of course!
Re: Epic Is Suing Former Employee For Leaking Major Fortnite Details Before Release
@Yosheel And that is how it should be! If NintendoLife had reported on that, the Nintendo Direct wouldn't have been that cool for me. And no, I don't think that would be Nintendo's fault, I just like to be surprised by the actual source, rather than something being blurted away too early by a nobody and then a respectable news site I follow, such as NintendoLife... Not reporting on leaks should be the basic rule in my opinion - or at the very least if people really want leaks, those should be very clearly marked and not spoiled in the headlines, thumbnails etc.
Re: Site News: We Want Your Help To Become Even Better
1) PODCASTS! Now that you said it, I definitely need a NintendoLife podcast in my life!
2) Please please please be careful and sensitive with leak/rumour/datamining/spoiler/etc content!
I enjoy hearing about new games from Nintendo Directs for example, so it isn't nice to be spoiled by some stupid leaker, which then gets reported here. This also includes news about dataminers' findings - as long as it is not an official reveal from someone within the game company, I don't want to hear about it!
Also, your news / guides (I don't use them so I don't really care, but good for those who want them) sometimes have had some spoiler content in their thumbnails or titles, which I would prefer you to be mindful about as well - for example, I once saw a BotW boss picture (I consider that a spoiler as it is in plain sight about something not happening in the beginning of the game, possibly even for a long time), or the Super Mario Odyssey world guide names, as they might have spoiled me the world names and order if I wasn't fast enough when playing (which luckily I was because of the free time I had then).
What would help, then? For example:
3) I enjoy Alex's humorous video content, so those are always welcome!
4) Your "top X" list features, both voted by us and created by yourselves, and other features are also nice
5) Otherwise I enjoy the site very much and regularly for my Nintendo related news, so thank you for everything! Other than the comments and pleas above (especially numbers 1 and 2, those are very important points!), I am satisfied with the site as it is. Actually, I don't even want more content than this, because I don't want to miss things, and of course I don't have the time to be here all the time
Re: Fortnite Player Takes All-Time Kill Record By Savagely Taking Out Rocket Launch Viewers
The bigger question is, who is the bigger jerk here? This guy for ruining a one-time experience from others, or Epic Games for making this possible in the first place? If they make a one-time experience they want people to see, why not impose a mandatory cease-fire for the duration of the event or something along those lines...
Re: Epic Is Suing Former Employee For Leaking Major Fortnite Details Before Release
@Yorumi ok I see your point, although the example you gave about Ridley does not make it sound any better - that would have been sad. I always prefer official announcements from companies themselves, like Nintendo Directs for example. Ruining those nice surprises is not nice in my opinion Also, I think letting any leak slide is worse for this whole leaking issue nowadays. That's why personally I feel like even this kind of leaking should be punished in some way.
Overall I don't like spoilers, and sometimes feel even companies give too much info about games (or movies) beforehand, although better that way than leaked. That's why I rarely watch trailers for movies I want to see.
Re: Epic Is Suing Former Employee For Leaking Major Fortnite Details Before Release
@Yorumi Why shouldn't they? I don't know about the kids' case, but I think this is the right thing to do. What is the point of NDA otherwise? This person was not working for them anymore, firing them was not even an option. You would rather them not being punished at all? I do mind spoilers, and if no action is taken towards leakers, we just go deeper into the rabbit hole of leaking being "ok"
Re: Masahiro Sakurai Notes That Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Could Be The Last In The Series
@ryancraddock
The whole quotation would mention that this IS probably the last Smash... WITH ALL THESE CHARACTERS. Why is such an important part of his comment omitted in this article? You focus on something that was not the main point of his comment. It would be okay to pinpoint that (that "the series may continue", can of course also mean it may not, although the former is more probable, looking at what was said), if you at least mentioned the "last with all characters" aspect.
However, that is totally omitted, making this article s̶e̶e̶m̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶i̶t̶ ̶u̶n̶t̶r̶u̶t̶h̶f̶u̶l̶.̶ ... miss an important point, which in my view is also worth the news. After all, it is good to realize that even if the series does continue, it is not realistic to hope for such a big roster with all the previous characters as well as a plethora of new ones in the future installments. Rather, the series will probably focus on having less characters overall to have more new ones / modes, etc. after Ultimate - at least this is how I understand his statement, elaborating a bit.
Otherwise I have of course no problem with the analysis of whether Sakurai himself (and even the series) continues or not, as that is a good point, but I think it would be good to give the whole picture in the article
Re: Splatoon 2's July Update Brings A Fresh Stage And Brand New Weapons
@HADAA
Thank you for pointing these out! Yup, Otoro as in the fatty tuna (under-belly), so it does make quite a difference And the German word I had no idea about, so that's nice to learn about as well As a language student and having some Japanese skills, these kinds of things do matter to me!
(BTW, why are the smiling emoji and laughing emoji so close to each others?)
Re: Here's The Best Mario Kart Character According To Actual Science
Wait a minute. This just tells me the highest stat combos for speed or acceleration. WHY are they best though? Most wins / most probable to win because... / etc. Is that explained in the actual report?
Re: Video: Mega Man 11 Will Blast Onto Nintendo Switch On 2nd October (And You Can Pre-Order It Right Now)
They have Japanese voices too, right? I hope they have a language switch in the game itself, but if not, I will probably change my Switch's language whenever I play. I am sure to prefer those voices...
Re: You Can Now Buy Super Mario Cereal Without The Amiibo Functionality
"Naturally flavored with other natural flavors" - what does that even mean? Doesn't sound that natural to me...
Re: Random: These Mini Switch Boxes Are Mega Cute And Can Store An Actual Game Card
"Each Pocket Mini Case can store up to a single Nintendo Switch game card."
Up to? Do people store halved cartridges?