God some of you people are ***** ridiculous. Half of you all don't seem to remember that when the Xbox One was announced it was going to be a system you had to ALWAYS be online with, and Mattick's quote was literally spitting in the face of people claiming that practice was anti-consumerist as hell.
Bowser's statement was literally just saying that they're going to keep making and supporting the Switch for those who can't afford the Switch 2 at this time.
The fact that I even have to explain this just shows how ignorant gamers are. You can call me a Nintendo fanboy all you want but it's the truth - and Nintendo Life has been almost nothing but rage bait articles the past several days.
@shred5 Mario Kart is absolutely a system seller - Mario Kart Wii is the highest selling Wii game outside of Wii Sports, and Mario Kart DS is the third best selling DS game. Also, Mario Kart World is literally being bundled with the Switch
Why does Sony get a pass everytime they re-release a remaster of a game rhat isn't even old and sells it for $70 but if Nintendo sells that much for a new game people consider then the greediest company ever? Also, Sony anf Microsoft started the precedent of $70
@Friendly This rumor doesn't really even tell us the launch window for the First Party stuff, like if they'll be available on launch day or if they'll spread it out like they did with OG Switch (assuming this is even true)
The right stick position looks identical to the position on the regular Joy-Cons though, at least when I compared pics of the Nitrodeck to the analogies controller on the right Joy-Con.
@Serpenterror
They releasesd the vast majority of the Neo Geo library, and the only remaining stuff is for games they don't have the rights to such as Visco's games. Also, they've been regularly releasing Taito and Namco games if you've been keeping up with their releases, and they have a good chunk of Konami's and Sunsoft's games on the service. Capcom probably won't happen because they're releasing their old arcade games via Arcade Stadium, and Sega has M2 as their go to company for porting old games.
Also don't know why the author is saying TGM isn't confirmed for the West when most games in the ACA lineup nowadays are released globally on the same day, plus the announcement Tweet that the game was licensed to Hamster was in both Japanese and English
@DK-Fan Remembering the time he reviewed the second Sonic movie, and claimed that most Sonic fans aren't kids and that none of the people who worked on the move knew anything about Sonic.
Also Arlo has pretty narrow tastes in games in general. I remember when they announced the Famicom Detective Club localizations, and he was really passive aggressive about it
I feel like some people in the comments are jumping the gun on that "In-Game Purchase" warning in the ESRB. For most of the Nintendo games, it usually meant DLC that comes out later, not stuff like Devil May Cry 5 with the in game items you can buy with real money. Plus I would think Kamiya would be against that idea
@Specter_of-the_OLED Just because you don't care doesn't mean no one cares. Yokai Dochuki was very popular in Japan when it was released, and is fondly remembered. I hate these takes from Western people who act as though if they've never heard of a game, the rest of the world doesn't give a *****
@ModdedInkling Like I said, outside of the big well known franchises from Nintendo and stuff like Castlevania and Mega Man, the Virtual Console sales were low for everything else, and even lower on the Wii U and 3DS, which is why they discontinued it. Not saying I agree with them doing that to be clear
@Kimyonaakuma I don't think a minute trailer is enough to conclude that anti-gravity sections won't be added to any of the courses. Also worth noting is that only half of the Retro Courses in the base game have the anti-gravity mechanic
@Banjo- All I did was say that if you weren't happy with what Nintendo is doing, stop supporting them, and I was being sincere. You were the one who was claiming I wasn't a real fan for expressing my opinion on the matter, calling me a sheep and not a real fan
@Banjo-
How about you stop making judgement calls on me because of my opinion? Don't you dare say that I'm not a real gamer just because I stated my opinion on the matter. I already said that I disliked the decision, but you seem to be mad that I understood why from a business perspective. It's not like that Nintendo's going to backtrack on the matter.
@Banjo- The Wii U was a massive flop and the 3DS sales have been declining heavily since the Switch launched. I'm not happy about the store closing, but it makes sense from a business perspective.
@Banjo-
Every time Nintendo makes a decision that's unpopular, people yell about them not giving a ***** about fans. I'm not happy that the stores are closing either, but I'm pretty sure they're closing because the Wii U was a big flop, and the 3DS sales declined heavily after the Switch released, with this very site calling it dead in 2019.
It doesn't even matter, because people soon forget about whatever Nintendo did to make them mad when their next game comes out or announced.
If you're that unhappy with Nintendo, stop buying their products and stop following news about them
@Joeynator3000 They ended the Virtual Console because outside of the big Nintendo titles and cult classics, none of the games sold well
@Ultimapunch I'm sick of people white knighting Sony and Microsoft when they're literally monopolizing the industry, and the former shut down their own Japanese studio while refusing to even promote independent games.
I don't get why people are surprised thay Nintendo are shutting down the Wii U and 3DS eshop, when the former was a total flop while the latter saw a deep decline in sales after the Switch launched, with this very site calling the system dead in 2019.
Also don't get why people on the site are suddenly white knighting Sony when they've also acted ***** in the past, and continues to ignore smaller games while shutting down their Japanese studio. Spoiler alert: no company is your friend
@Aezetz The Virtual Console isn't coming back. The reason why is because other than all the big name Nintendo and third party titles and the ocassional cult classic, everything else on the original Wii Virtual Console didn't sell well. Not to mention that apparently the Wii U (no surprise there) and 3DS Virtual Cosnole sales were also poor
@BetterThanVegas This is way too hyperbolic. The price should definitely be lowered to $30 or at least include GB/GBA games, but to compare Nintendo to EA/Activision, two companies known for the worst gaming businesses practices such as loot boxes and micro transactions over an overpriced optional online tier is ridiculous
@Yosher @ItsOKToBeOK That's literally how it works for games on PS+ that you can get - if you're not longer subscribed you lose access to them. I fail to see how this is any different
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Re: Some Fans Are Drawing Unfavourable Comparisons Between Switch 2 And Xbox One
@Poco_Lypso
Good, more for me
Re: Some Fans Are Drawing Unfavourable Comparisons Between Switch 2 And Xbox One
@Poco_Lypso
Lol you're gonna buy a Switch 2
Re: Some Fans Are Drawing Unfavourable Comparisons Between Switch 2 And Xbox One
God some of you people are ***** ridiculous. Half of you all don't seem to remember that when the Xbox One was announced it was going to be a system you had to ALWAYS be online with, and Mattick's quote was literally spitting in the face of people claiming that practice was anti-consumerist as hell.
Bowser's statement was literally just saying that they're going to keep making and supporting the Switch for those who can't afford the Switch 2 at this time.
The fact that I even have to explain this just shows how ignorant gamers are. You can call me a Nintendo fanboy all you want but it's the truth - and Nintendo Life has been almost nothing but rage bait articles the past several days.
Re: Some Fans Are Drawing Unfavourable Comparisons Between Switch 2 And Xbox One
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Re: 'Switch 2 Editions' Are Supposedly A Switch Game Card And Download Code For The Upgrade Pack
@Kingy
This really isn't that confusing lol.
Re: "Don't Let Nintendo Ruin The Entire Industry" - Is $80 For Mario Kart World A Bridge Too Far?
@Axecon
Best Buy and Target already have physical copies of MKW listed for $80
Re: "Don't Let Nintendo Ruin The Entire Industry" - Is $80 For Mario Kart World A Bridge Too Far?
@N00BiSH
If the PS5 continues to sell well along with its games why would the Switch 2 flop when it's launching with a big system seller?
Re: "Don't Let Nintendo Ruin The Entire Industry" - Is $80 For Mario Kart World A Bridge Too Far?
@shred5
Mario Kart is absolutely a system seller - Mario Kart Wii is the highest selling Wii game outside of Wii Sports, and Mario Kart DS is the third best selling DS game. Also, Mario Kart World is literally being bundled with the Switch
Re: "Don't Let Nintendo Ruin The Entire Industry" - Is $80 For Mario Kart World A Bridge Too Far?
@Axecon
It's not $90 for physical in America. Please stop spreading this rumor
Re: Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle Will Apparently Be A "Limited Time" Offer
How is a bundle FOMO when you can still get the game without buying the bundle?
Re: Switch 2 Games Cost A Bit More Than You're Probably Expecting
@MrMagic
Why would they announce a price for the console the same day the tariffs are due to be implemented?
Also I've heard that Mario Kart World is $65 in Japan so the tariffs are probably playing a part in why it's $80 in America
Re: Switch 2 Games Cost A Bit More Than You're Probably Expecting
Why does Sony get a pass everytime they re-release a remaster of a game rhat isn't even old and sells it for $70 but if Nintendo sells that much for a new game people consider then the greediest company ever? Also, Sony anf Microsoft started the precedent of $70
Re: Switch 2 Games Cost A Bit More Than You're Probably Expecting
@liveswired
Lol they aren't going third party.
Also lol that anybody thinks that there are companies which aren't greedy
Re: Poll: So, How Would You Rate The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct?
@ManaOwls
So just like Xbox One -> Series X and PS4 -> PS5
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Switch 2 To Launch In June With 3-Phase Software Plan
@Friendly
This rumor doesn't really even tell us the launch window for the First Party stuff, like if they'll be available on launch day or if they'll spread it out like they did with OG Switch (assuming this is even true)
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Switch 2 To Launch In June With 3-Phase Software Plan
@Friendly
I think a lot of people here forgot how crappy the Switch launch was. Outside of Breath of the Wild all you had for physical games were
Just Dance 2017
Skylanders Imaginators
1-2 Switch
Super Bomerman R
Re: Review: Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Switch) - An Immersive JRPG With Some Real Problems
@Jack_Goetz
Or just get it on something else like Steam or PS5. Do those versions have any issues?
Re: Review: CRKD Nitro Deck For Nintendo Switch - Almost Great, But With One Major Flaw
@-wc-
I've read opinions from others with larger than average hands where they've stated it didn't feel uncomfortable to them.
Re: Review: CRKD Nitro Deck For Nintendo Switch - Almost Great, But With One Major Flaw
The right stick position looks identical to the position on the regular Joy-Cons though, at least when I compared pics of the Nitrodeck to the analogies controller on the right Joy-Con.
Re: Surprise! Hamster Is Bringing The Hardest Tetris Series To Switch eShop Next Week
@Serpenterror
They releasesd the vast majority of the Neo Geo library, and the only remaining stuff is for games they don't have the rights to such as Visco's games. Also, they've been regularly releasing Taito and Namco games if you've been keeping up with their releases, and they have a good chunk of Konami's and Sunsoft's games on the service. Capcom probably won't happen because they're releasing their old arcade games via Arcade Stadium, and Sega has M2 as their go to company for porting old games.
Also don't know why the author is saying TGM isn't confirmed for the West when most games in the ACA lineup nowadays are released globally on the same day, plus the announcement Tweet that the game was licensed to Hamster was in both Japanese and English
https://mobile.twitter.com/tgm_series
Re: New Denuvo 'Switch Emulator Protection' Tech Launches, And Players Are Worried
@Ocaz
I'm pretty sure Nintendo isn't going to force third-party developers to use Denuvo on Switch. If a publisher does use it, they're stupid.
Re: New Denuvo 'Switch Emulator Protection' Tech Launches, And Players Are Worried
@Ocaz
Again, you do know Nintendo isn't behind this right
Re: New Denuvo 'Switch Emulator Protection' Tech Launches, And Players Are Worried
@KBuckley27
Nintendo wasn't involve in this
Re: Review: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 - Harmless Fun, But More "B-Side Filler"
@Gamergirl94
I thought Mario Party Super Stars is fine, just needed one more board from Mario Party 3 and a Bowser board
Re: Random: People Are Getting Pretty Worried About Splatoon 3
@DK-Fan
Remembering the time he reviewed the second Sonic movie, and claimed that most Sonic fans aren't kids and that none of the people who worked on the move knew anything about Sonic.
Also Arlo has pretty narrow tastes in games in general. I remember when they announced the Famicom Detective Club localizations, and he was really passive aggressive about it
Re: Bayonetta 3 Gets "Mature" ESRB Rating For Nudity, Gore, And In-Game Purchases
I feel like some people in the comments are jumping the gun on that "In-Game Purchase" warning in the ESRB. For most of the Nintendo games, it usually meant DLC that comes out later, not stuff like Devil May Cry 5 with the in game items you can buy with real money. Plus I would think Kamiya would be against that idea
Re: Video Game Publisher Bandai Namco Appears To Have Be Hacked
If Namco didn't backup their data, could they have potentially lost the source code for a lot of their older arcade games?
Re: Namco's Yokai Dochuki, Renamed 'Shadowland', Is The Next Arcade Archives Game On Switch
@Specter_of-the_OLED
Just because you don't care doesn't mean no one cares. Yokai Dochuki was very popular in Japan when it was released, and is fondly remembered. I hate these takes from Western people who act as though if they've never heard of a game, the rest of the world doesn't give a *****
Re: Random: Where's Ms. Pac-Man in Pac-Land?
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Re: Megaton Musashi Is Getting A Crossover With Getter Robo And Mazinger Z
@Damo
Yes they did co-create it, although I believe Ken Ishikawa wrote the manga up until his death in 2006
Re: Megaton Musashi Is Getting A Crossover With Getter Robo And Mazinger Z
Actually, Getter Robo was created by Ken Ishikawa
Re: Feature: "NCL Has Been Waiting For This Day Since 2014" - Former NOA Employee Talks Nintendo eShop Closures
@ModdedInkling
Like I said, outside of the big well known franchises from Nintendo and stuff like Castlevania and Mega Man, the Virtual Console sales were low for everything else, and even lower on the Wii U and 3DS, which is why they discontinued it. Not saying I agree with them doing that to be clear
Re: GBA Sky Garden Showcased For Mario Kart Tour, Spot The Differences From MK8 Deluxe
@Kimyonaakuma
I don't think a minute trailer is enough to conclude that anti-gravity sections won't be added to any of the courses. Also worth noting is that only half of the Retro Courses in the base game have the anti-gravity mechanic
Re: Video Game History Foundation Calls Out Nintendo's "Destructive" 3DS & Wii U eShop Closure
@Banjo-
All I did was say that if you weren't happy with what Nintendo is doing, stop supporting them, and I was being sincere. You were the one who was claiming I wasn't a real fan for expressing my opinion on the matter, calling me a sheep and not a real fan
Re: Video Game History Foundation Calls Out Nintendo's "Destructive" 3DS & Wii U eShop Closure
@Banjo-
How about you stop making judgement calls on me because of my opinion? Don't you dare say that I'm not a real gamer just because I stated my opinion on the matter. I already said that I disliked the decision, but you seem to be mad that I understood why from a business perspective. It's not like that Nintendo's going to backtrack on the matter.
And nice straw man argument by the way.
Re: Video Game History Foundation Calls Out Nintendo's "Destructive" 3DS & Wii U eShop Closure
@Banjo-
The Wii U was a massive flop and the 3DS sales have been declining heavily since the Switch launched. I'm not happy about the store closing, but it makes sense from a business perspective.
Re: Video Game History Foundation Calls Out Nintendo's "Destructive" 3DS & Wii U eShop Closure
@Tourtus
The 3DS/Wii U eShop server is separate from the Switch server
Re: Video Game History Foundation Calls Out Nintendo's "Destructive" 3DS & Wii U eShop Closure
@Banjo-
Every time Nintendo makes a decision that's unpopular, people yell about them not giving a ***** about fans. I'm not happy that the stores are closing either, but I'm pretty sure they're closing because the Wii U was a big flop, and the 3DS sales declined heavily after the Switch released, with this very site calling it dead in 2019.
It doesn't even matter, because people soon forget about whatever Nintendo did to make them mad when their next game comes out or announced.
If you're that unhappy with Nintendo, stop buying their products and stop following news about them
Re: Video Game History Foundation Calls Out Nintendo's "Destructive" 3DS & Wii U eShop Closure
@Banjo-
Nintendo: Puts in Sora and Banjo as Smash DLC, announce 48 new courses for MK8 Deluxe for only $25
Fans: Nintendo doesn't care about us
Re: Video Game History Foundation Calls Out Nintendo's "Destructive" 3DS & Wii U eShop Closure
@Joeynator3000
They ended the Virtual Console because outside of the big Nintendo titles and cult classics, none of the games sold well
@Ultimapunch
I'm sick of people white knighting Sony and Microsoft when they're literally monopolizing the industry, and the former shut down their own Japanese studio while refusing to even promote independent games.
Re: Feature: "NCL Has Been Waiting For This Day Since 2014" - Former NOA Employee Talks Nintendo eShop Closures
I don't get why people are surprised thay Nintendo are shutting down the Wii U and 3DS eshop, when the former was a total flop while the latter saw a deep decline in sales after the Switch launched, with this very site calling the system dead in 2019.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/07/sorry_nintendo_but_the_3ds_really_is_dead_now
Also don't get why people on the site are suddenly white knighting Sony when they've also acted ***** in the past, and continues to ignore smaller games while shutting down their Japanese studio. Spoiler alert: no company is your friend
Re: Feature: "NCL Has Been Waiting For This Day Since 2014" - Former NOA Employee Talks Nintendo eShop Closures
@Chibi_Manny
You're shocked that a corporation is out to make money?
Re: Feature: "NCL Has Been Waiting For This Day Since 2014" - Former NOA Employee Talks Nintendo eShop Closures
@Aezetz
The Virtual Console isn't coming back. The reason why is because other than all the big name Nintendo and third party titles and the ocassional cult classic, everything else on the original Wii Virtual Console didn't sell well. Not to mention that apparently the Wii U (no surprise there) and 3DS Virtual Cosnole sales were also poor
Re: Random: Uh-Oh, Nintendo's Switch Online 'Expansion Pack - Overview Trailer' Is Generating A Lot Of Dislikes
Why is there not as much backlash in Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zNYvc_v_Xc
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Release Date And Pricing Revealed
@BetterThanVegas This is way too hyperbolic. The price should definitely be lowered to $30 or at least include GB/GBA games, but to compare Nintendo to EA/Activision, two companies known for the worst gaming businesses practices such as loot boxes and micro transactions over an overpriced optional online tier is ridiculous
Re: Don't Worry, You'll Still Have Access To "Certain Things" From Animal Crossing's DLC When Your NSO Sub Expires
@Yosher
@ItsOKToBeOK
That's literally how it works for games on PS+ that you can get - if you're not longer subscribed you lose access to them. I fail to see how this is any different