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In just two weeks, Switch Sports has outsold the lifetime sales of Metroid Dread in Japan. That's.... not right :/

The footage for this in the indie world trailer had an awful frame rate, wait for reviews like said above

What's wrong with Japan!? Why only 270000 sold there?

Love these insights into the behind-the-scenes workings of Nintendo.

This line is HUGE:

"I am trying to push Nintendo in a new way. Yet Mr. Miyamoto and others have been part of the company for a very long time."

Miyamoto is a genius and an eternal legend. But I've long suspected he may in part be responsible for a growing schism between "progress" and the Nintendo of old. This is the biggest official confirmation I've seen of that idea

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There's a GameXplain video out there that directly compares the graphics in the Switch version to the PS5 version. Check it out if you're interested in the Switch version. You might leave with a more positive impression of the performance than you would after reading this review

Dang this could be something good. I'll be looking at for it later this year!

Whoo! I enjoyed this game. It's very difficult (in both good ways and bad), and has that indie jank here and there, but it's also got a lot to offer, and a lot to enjoy. I'll be enjoying this free update eventually

This is a skip for me. Loved Splatoon 1. Splatoon 2 was neat, but seemed like a version 1.5 to me. And this? It's doing absolutely nothing to make me want to dive back in.

I've still got the Octo Expansion to work on, anyway which remains some of the most interesting Splatoon content I've seen since the original

Hats off to Capcom for continuing to devote resources for original Switch development. Game looks great

Looks pretty fun

I love the effort, even if the games featured in these are never exactly my type of thing. I'll still check it out though

Better.

Still not great

Interesting review. I too am a supporter of the sixes and sevens of the world (and occasionally the 4's, when NL is feeling particularly grumpy). "Far from perfect" does not mean "far from good". Sometimes I even prefer the scrappy gameplay of a slightly unpolished gem, compared to those big budget blockbusters that have been polished to a smooth flawless sheen, so as to avoid any discomfort to the player whatsoever

I've lost a lot of interest in this game since its first reveal

This is definitely not coming to Switch haha.

I'm in the exact same boat. Haven't had any interest in Pokemon for decades, but bought Arceus and have been having a blast. Everything is new and fun to me, down to just learning what sort of "classes" are available and how they play against each other in battles. I'm not entirely sold on the next iteration quite yet, but Scarlet / Violet definitely has my attention! And that's saying something all on its own

@Damo by framing the article to highlight the guy's living circumstances, choosing a single screen grab as the lead picture to support that framing, and then only quoting from the defense the entire article, nevermind that said defense has already failed and he was still convicted. The entire article has a sympathetic tone

@Medic_Alert Same for me. Combat has always been the weakest part of the top-down Zelda formula. A game that mostly abandons puzzles, and instead leans heavily on combat and a poorly written narrative sounds like a complete drag

@Damo he broke the law. That's what instigated the process.

Y'all are a bunch of babies. Seriously. Do you want a game that's going to disappear from that shop? Then go buy it now. Problem solved.

The graphics look considerably more detailed than the last trailer, iirc. Guess this isn't coming to Switch

Is anyone out there having a perfect life where they only get positive feedback from everyone in their life - including their bosses - and never have to face any sort of uncomfortable situations?

Cuz sometimes these complaints just sound to me like people that are struggling to deal with real life

I hope Chicory gains some real traction this time. I haven't played it yet, but its predecessor, the under the radar Wandersong, is one of my favorite indies ever. Sadly, it never really gained that big of a following

I saw this hot new rumor on Gamefaqs the other day that said Nintendo is working on a new Mario game of some sort and it's due to launch sometime in the next couple years.

Nintendolife, why aren't you reporting on that rumor? It's huge news. I'm gonna start to lose respect for you as a gaming publication if you can't even keep up with breaking top stories like a new Mario game

I think it looks good 🤷🏻‍♂️ could this be the first Pokemon game I buy without returning to the store shortly afterwards since Blue / Red? Waiting on reviews now!

@Spyyd thanks! I just played my Wii U yesterday in fact (where else am I supposed to play Metroid Fusion on the big screen?)

You nearly had something up until suggesting in the final few words that Balan is better than Bowser's Fury. You clearly need some sort of medical attention.

I wish you a quick recovery!

Didn't Milestone self publish the game? The article says Mattel is the publisher

Hahaha, this is hilarious. Awesome

Looks pretty awesome! A modern indie spy hunter with more action and transformations... Could be really fun

Several people have already mentioned Outer Wilds, which is my #1 prediction (and hope). The only other thing that might seem obvious given the info we've been provided is a shadow drop / release date for Clive N Wrench.

Metroid Prime 4, anyone?

YEEEAAAAHHHH!!!

I like features like this. It's not current news or controversial or anything, but it's still good reading, especially for a long-time Nintendo fan like myself (and I imagine many other visitors to the site).

On topic, Four Swords will forever be one of the most fun video game experiences I ever had. For one glorious afternoon four of my friends just happened to all be together and have our gbas too. For most of the day we discovered an absolute gem of a game as we laughed, cursed at each other, and stumbled over the games puzzles. Sadly we never got together again to finish the game, but I'll always remember the great time I had with it for that one day!

Is there a story in this game? Is there any actual epic-ness in Epic Chef? Or is it just an endless life / farming routine game? Are the quests and the main adventure good? Reviewer: help, please!

Awesome. Not sure how I feel about Tencent being the company that is investing in them, but Playtonic and their publishing arm is one of the brightest new stars in the gaming space over the last several years. I'd love to see them continue to succeed and expand their operations.

The true return of Rare is upon us!

Animal Crossing is a tiny interactive world, GTA is a gigantic one. Yet Animal Crossing is the one that allows for an endless level of player expression. GTA does not. That's the specific comparison being made. Why is that so hard for every commenter here to understand?

Which version looks better at the 1:15 mark? I think I'm supposed to say Vita and "shame on Rockstar", but just want to make sure?

I watched the video and tried feeling outraged but it just didn't come. Sorry

Why does this Nintendo website keep recommending I buy games on other consoles, especially when they apparently haven't even confirmed for themselves whether the same problems exist on other versions?

Kind of expected to see more from that headline than just Miyamoto saying "we want to continue expanding Mario in new ways."

In other news, Nintendo has revealed that they are going to continue developing new games in the future.

Can't I just keep playing my pixel art 2D platformers forever? I'm happy the way gaming is already

The gaming investment sounds like Nintendo gearing up to develop for more powerful hardware. Modern 4K game development requires a ton of man-power

I dunno. I never felt like I was being treated to special effects whenever I saw fog in an N64 game. Complaining about it being gone now definitely seems like a rose tinted re-telling of history.

Nintendo didn't promise "Remastered" versions of N64 games. (I got that with Ocarina on 3DS years ago). And new and improved versions won't be what I'm expecting when I log on to play them either. Having access to games I've either haven't played before or haven't played for decades will be enough of a joy for me.

You are fully welcome to complain about minor details if that makes you happy, of course

These articles that have a hot take headline and then rely on second-hand twitter experiences for evidence kind of suck. Also some of your personal experience that you report on in the article invalidates what you read on Twitter. That's some sucky journalism right there

@westman98 isn't Rabbids 2 a spring game as well?

@NoTinderLife but that was already months ago. I can't imagine that would take so long to improve

Nah I don't believe an almost straight port of a gba turn based strategy game needs to be delayed for more development time. This is a scheduling delay. Either Nintendo wants more room for their 2021 games to breathe or this is now taking the spot of another 2022 game that just secretly got pushed back

Dread took me over a week of playing fairly regularly. Final playtime was almost ten hours of near-constant enjoyment. That's a perfectly acceptable game length in my book.

Short games these days are those that I can beat in a single setting

Something about this game looks super fun to me. I think a purchase may be in my future!