As far as I know, we all just wanted Banjo & Kazooie on a modern Nintendo platform is some capacity (in this case Smash) and they delivered on that demand. In theory; I don’t see how Game Pass might work on Switch, I think it’s better to just release these XBOX games as stand-alone releases in some form, like with Minecraft, Ori, The Outer Worlds, Hellblade and Cuphead. In the case of Rare Replay; I can see a three volume collection covering more games from Rare, including those published by Nintendo as a bonus.(outside of Goldeneye 007 for obvious reasons) I can also Panic Button port versions of the Halo and Gears of War games given their amazing work with DOOM and the like. All and all, we care less about Game Pass’s offerings, but care more for those legacy XBOX exclusives.
In this world where were facing a pandemic, I ain’t getting my hopes up... The only thing worth me laughing about is people expecting too much out of something clearly defined as a “Partner Showcase”.
Frisky Tom Terra Cresta 2 Soldier Girl Amazon Zoo Keeper Qix Bubble Bobble Jungler Roc’N Rope Circus Charlie Arabian Funky Fish Kangaroo Mr. Do! Mutant Night Eggs Karnov Lock N’ Chase Cobra Command Avenging Spirit Pinbo D-Day Bomb Jack Twin Swimmer Vs. Mighty Bomb Jack Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone Super Dodge Ball Dommy Sheriff Radar Scope Arm Wrestling
The only thing I kept thinking when looking at this game was Caddicarus’s video on Breakout for the PS1, featuring RECTANGLES WITH EYES. https://youtu.be/cBiteEoFJdw It’s only a matter of time before he covers Quest featuring RECTANGLE WITH FACES.
This makes sense; otherwise It be confusing to find me in a handful other Zacs born in 1999. If you’re hard-set on your name, it be uncomfortable to be forced to change it, or not change it in fear of not meeting up with your friends properly, or get them confused with someone else.
I should of expected this after a Fire Piranha Plant made it into Mario Tennis Aces in 2019, and a normal o’l one being dedicated as the 70th unique character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
@ShadowSmile, Same here; in the case of the Switch itself; a game streaming service like Disney+ or Xbox Game Pass just can’t work on a system like the Switch without an internet connection.
Wait for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA MegaMix, or import it like I did. It may not be the most impressive of it’s series, but it’s still impressive on it’s own merits.
Not voting on Spring Man for obvious reasons, Ribbon Girl, Min Min, Twintelle, and Ninjara are also not getting my vote due to also being in Smash. as Spirits you can mostly fight against.
Things will get weird if... Spring Man can summon Spring Man the assist trophy.
Ribbon Girl can fight against the Ribbon Girl spirit.
Summoning Ninjara as a spirit with Ninjara already in the fighter roster.
Fighting the Min-Min and Twintelle spirits as Min-Min or Twintelle.
Canonically; Spirits are these characters without their physical forms.
A imported copy of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA MegaMix (or in Japan; 初音ミク: Project DIVA MEGA39’s) for the last month after waiting for this game’s release since last July It’s existence alone satisfying the itch I had for the series since September 2015. (Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX on 3DS did mitigate it somewhat)
@Ventilator, I mean those things are expensive enough. With customer products like this; it’s best to strike a balance between cost, profit and tech. We could of been paying $100 for Joy-Con or $90 for Pro Controllers just to offset Nintendo’s manufacturing costs.
Now if they integrated support for it in Super Mario Maker 2. All and all I can see why Nintendo went that way with voice chat and this app: Not only does it keep the cost of the console and controllers low; but to allows for integration like this to happen.
I wasn’t surprised to hear that Disney said no; “Sora appearing in a game with, fighting and possibly loosing to Mario, Snake, Cloud, Bayonetta, and Joker? NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!”
@cryptologous, I was talking about development time between the 2 games; citing Melee’s 13-month cycle and in an era of no updates and comparing that to Ultimate’s development lasting 3 years and then some (for patches and DLC) and adding the 3-so years of development time on the Wii U game, since it ended being used as the base for Ultimate as we know it. (thusly a combined near-8 years of development) That’s only to show the difference between a game that was rushed and rough and a well-refined game both overall and mechanically speaking.
Getting back to my original point; I was also implying about the size of Ultimate’s current 81-fighter roster (which is Melee’s whole roster and 55 other characters), and the tournament friendly stage line-up picked out of the current 108 stages. (or 321 when counting forms) That’s where the whole idea of “Melee is a lesser Ultimate” comes from.
@Snivy102; you’re missing the point. At least Ultimate had almost 8 years (base game and it’s DLC and Smash for Wii U and it’s DLC) and then some to develop and be fine-tuned while Melee was developed in less than a year, and is, again; rough as a result.
Think Smash Ultimate as Melee with more characters, more stages and more polish. What’s really the point of Melee being there when it’s technically a lesser Ultimate that is ROUGH around the edges.
“This is why I can hate rose-tinted nostalgia; people are willing to buy 4 of these and scalp the 3 of them. I wish @NintendoAmerica just let us order these anyways and deliver once they have enough of them.”
I don’t know, but he’s kinda overrated if you ask me. Shooters may not be what they are without DOOM, but I just don’t see a fighter with a compelling move-set out of it, Spirits yes. (I know that word is the bane for a character’s fans’ patience)
For THE Slayer: a Metal Samus/Mii Gunner with Death’s Scythe equipped set in Brinstar Depths.
If Nintendo were to release a new Switch model this year, it be not an enhanced model, but in the vein of the Switch Lite, a Switch that is cheaper with fewer features that steers into the direction of a TV only console.
What I can Imagine is a console dubbed along the lines of
“Nintendo Switch TV” retailing for $150 USD, a physically small console about the size of a Apple TV that features the standard 2 usb ports, USB 3.0 port, USB-C port, and HDMI port, and comes with a pair of Joy-Con and a Joy-Con Charging Grip, alongside the usual cables. I would of said $100, but Nintendo would again, not want to sell it at a loss. The marketing of such a device is to provide a cheap and inexpensive gateway to the system’s library. The console WILL NOT boast hardware improvements. Unlike the PSTV, which failed because SONY put less effort into it’s marketing, much like the PS Vita, Nintendo will remain committed to it, by advertising it with the Switch and Switch Lite.
@Averagewriter, imagine a $100 game console with thousands of mostly quality games, compared to $400 - $600 console that just started with uncertainty of it’s potential library.
@sanderev, like @sixrings said, it would be inexpensive, only giving people easier access to the games available on Switch. That may mot be your cup of tea, but there’s a sizable few that only play in TV Mode.
That is what I hope happens, and NOT the “Switch Pro”, as it’s never been about the power of the system, but rather, again, the games.
I blame all the downvotes for the update videos, I think that made Nintendo think “fine; you folks seem to hate monthly updates, so we will do it irregularly”.
I’m simply not trusting this ‘leak’ considering we were in this situation last year with rumors about “Metroid Prime Trilogy HD” showing up at the GAME Awards, again LAST YEAR.
To those people in the words of Austin Lockwood (Lockstin) “you people suck” or when remarking about that one guy making false rape accusations on twitter against the devs involved; “mega suck”.
I feel like the best way to celebrate the yellow fellow’s 40th is to release a another PAC-MAN maze game that combines elements from many different titles throughout these last 40 years, something worthy of the title of “PAC-MAN FOREVER”.
I hate to say it; but I don’t really think a ‘World’-style cute 3D platformer today is gonna celebrate the series as well as it did then. This game’s identity and branding is being taken much more seriously than it used to be, from those limited-quanity quarter-sized cabinets(one I bought as a x-mas gift for my mother), full-blown fancy artistic statues developed by Richard Orlinski, even appearing in the Rio to Tokyo Flag handover ceremony alongside Mario (the director of this also worked on this video) in addition to Super Smash Bros., a now more serious cross-over in gaming, considering we’ve seen them commission the “Oriental Techno God” (twice, since he did music for a VR game) (who is already celebrating 25 years of his own career) to make this music to define this milestone, it proves it.
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Re: Top Smash Melee Player Unsure About Future Involvement In Competitive Scene
I honestly feel like it makes sense for HungryBox to join the Ultimate scene. For these reasons:
Re: We Almost Got A Pokémon MMO Back In 2005
& here we are 15 years later with the MOBA Pokémon Unite, in the hands of China’s Tech-Disney; Tencent.
Re: Phil Spencer Shuts Down Idea Of Xbox Game Pass Coming To Other Platforms
As far as I know, we all just wanted Banjo & Kazooie on a modern Nintendo platform is some capacity (in this case Smash) and they delivered on that demand. In theory; I don’t see how Game Pass might work on Switch, I think it’s better to just release these XBOX games as stand-alone releases in some form, like with Minecraft, Ori, The Outer Worlds, Hellblade and Cuphead. In the case of Rare Replay; I can see a three volume collection covering more games from Rare, including those published by Nintendo as a bonus.(outside of Goldeneye 007 for obvious reasons) I can also Panic Button port versions of the Halo and Gears of War games given their amazing work with DOOM and the like. All and all, we care less about Game Pass’s offerings, but care more for those legacy XBOX exclusives.
Re: Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase Airs Later Today
Insert [Don’t expect anything mindblowing] comment here.
In this world where were facing a pandemic, I ain’t getting my hopes up... The only thing worth me laughing about is people expecting too much out of something clearly defined as a “Partner Showcase”.
Re: Baby Wario Becomes A Qualified Doctor In Nintendo's Mobile Game Dr. Mario World
Give us Dr. Baby D.K. and I am sold.
Re: Hacker Group Not Happy About Nintendo's "Censorship" And "Legal Scare Tactics"
Bare in mind, these are also the people who stole other people’s hacking tools for profit.
https://youtu.be/JLxh4HFlDz0
Re: Two More Nintendo Games Are Coming To Hamster's Arcade Archives Range
Wishlist:
Frisky Tom
Terra Cresta 2
Soldier Girl Amazon
Zoo Keeper
Qix
Bubble Bobble
Jungler
Roc’N Rope
Circus Charlie
Arabian
Funky Fish
Kangaroo
Mr. Do!
Mutant Night
Eggs
Karnov
Lock N’ Chase
Cobra Command
Avenging Spirit
Pinbo
D-Day
Bomb Jack Twin
Swimmer
Vs. Mighty Bomb Jack
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone
Super Dodge Ball
Dommy
Sheriff
Radar Scope
Arm Wrestling
Re: Random: This Fake Switch Costs $80, But Don't Expect It To Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons
On this edition of “Rerez Presents: Canadian Gaming Masochism with Shane Luis” (aka Worst Ever series)
https://youtu.be/t3LGlkTpVCQ
Re: Back In 1979, Nintendo's President Said Everyone Should Copy Each Other's Ideas
It’s clear he was going to eat those words, with a side of Japan’s most expensive sushi or something.
Re: PETA Isn't Happy With Animal Crossing's Blathers, Or His Fish-Trapping Museum
To quote Dawn M. Bennett (the voice of Freedom Planet’s Lilac)
"Raiding islands to free fish."
But the fish were already living on the island?
Even with that logic, you still had to fish for them???
Also, it's a game?????
THAT YOU CLEARLY BOUGHT??????
Re: Random: US Border Officers Seize Over 86,000 Counterfeit Pokémon Figurines
& people thought Shiny Pokémon from the first two generations were ugly.
Re: Review: PONG Quest - A Slapdash Attempt At Resurrecting A Gaming Classic
The only thing I kept thinking when looking at this game was Caddicarus’s video on Breakout for the PS1, featuring RECTANGLES WITH EYES. https://youtu.be/cBiteEoFJdw It’s only a matter of time before he covers Quest featuring RECTANGLE WITH FACES.
Re: Illumination's Mario Movie Still Making Good Progress, Despite Current Lockdowns
I’m not worried with this movie, less we forget that Shigeru Miyamoto is still manning this project.
Re: Nintendo Accused Of Hosting Asset Flip Game On Switch, And Fans Aren't Happy
It’s not Nintendo’s fault, nor the guy who approved it, but the lazy bum who developed this quick-like, and thought this was passable for retail.
Re: Why Does Nintendo Use Friend Codes Instead Of Screen Names? Leaked Documents Reveal All
This makes sense; otherwise It be confusing to find me in a handful other Zacs born in 1999. If you’re hard-set on your name, it be uncomfortable to be forced to change it, or not change it in fear of not meeting up with your friends properly, or get them confused with someone else.
Re: Dr. Mario World Continues To Deliver With New Character 'Dr. Goomba Tower'
I should of expected this after a Fire Piranha Plant made it into Mario Tennis Aces in 2019, and a normal o’l one being dedicated as the 70th unique character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Re: Nintendo Is The Next Disney+, Says Activist Investor Which Now Has A $1.1 Billion Stake
@ShadowSmile, Same here; in the case of the Switch itself; a game streaming service like Disney+ or Xbox Game Pass just can’t work on a system like the Switch without an internet connection.
Re: Sword Of The Necromancer Kickstarter Suffers Heavy Blow From "Troll" Backer
Someone get DJ Slopes on the double!
Re: Feature: The Best Nintendo Switch Music And Rhythm Games
Wait for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA MegaMix, or import it like I did. It may not be the most impressive of it’s series, but it’s still impressive on it’s own merits.
Re: Poll: Which ARMS Fighter Should Join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?
Not voting on Spring Man for obvious reasons, Ribbon Girl, Min Min, Twintelle, and Ninjara are also not getting my vote due to also being in Smash. as Spirits you can mostly fight against.
Things will get weird if...
Spring Man can summon Spring Man the assist trophy.
Ribbon Girl can fight against the Ribbon Girl spirit.
Summoning Ninjara as a spirit with Ninjara already in the fighter roster.
Fighting the Min-Min and Twintelle spirits as Min-Min or Twintelle.
Canonically; Spirits are these characters without their physical forms.
Re: Review: Gigantosaurus: The Game - Yet Another Poor Licensed Tie-In
The moment I saw it; and seen Outright Games on the title; I knew it was gonna be shamelessly shallow, and obliviously bad.
Re: Mario Project In PS4's Dreams Comes To A Halt For Containing "Copyrighted Material"
This should of expected.
Remember the DMCA?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 14th)
A imported copy of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA MegaMix (or in Japan; 初音ミク: Project DIVA MEGA39’s) for the last month after waiting for this game’s release since last July It’s existence alone satisfying the itch I had for the series since September 2015. (Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX on 3DS did mitigate it somewhat)
(FP fighting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Will Support The Switch Online Smartphone App
@Ventilator, I mean those things are expensive enough. With customer products like this; it’s best to strike a balance between cost, profit and tech. We could of been paying $100 for Joy-Con or $90 for Pro Controllers just to offset Nintendo’s manufacturing costs.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Will Support The Switch Online Smartphone App
Now if they integrated support for it in Super Mario Maker 2. All and all I can see why Nintendo went that way with voice chat and this app: Not only does it keep the cost of the console and controllers low; but to allows for integration like this to happen.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Wanted Sora In Smash Bros. Ultimate, But Got Rejected By Disney
I alway’s dismissed Sora for two reasons:
1. Kingdom Hearts is a Disney production.
2. He shares the same name as SORA Ltd
I wasn’t surprised to hear that Disney said no; “Sora appearing in a game with, fighting and possibly loosing to Mario, Snake, Cloud, Bayonetta, and Joker? NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!”
Re: Full EVO 2020 Line-Up Revealed, Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Represent Nintendo
@cryptologous, I was talking about development time between the 2 games; citing Melee’s 13-month cycle and in an era of no updates and comparing that to Ultimate’s development lasting 3 years and then some (for patches and DLC) and adding the 3-so years of development time on the Wii U game, since it ended being used as the base for Ultimate as we know it. (thusly a combined near-8 years of development) That’s only to show the difference between a game that was rushed and rough and a well-refined game both overall and mechanically speaking.
Getting back to my original point; I was also implying about the size of Ultimate’s current 81-fighter roster (which is Melee’s whole roster and 55 other characters), and the tournament friendly stage line-up picked out of the current 108 stages. (or 321 when counting forms) That’s where the whole idea of “Melee is a lesser Ultimate” comes from.
Re: Full EVO 2020 Line-Up Revealed, Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Represent Nintendo
@Snivy102; you’re missing the point. At least Ultimate had almost 8 years (base game and it’s DLC and Smash for Wii U and it’s DLC) and then some to develop and be fine-tuned while Melee was developed in less than a year, and is, again; rough as a result.
Re: Sega Laments Poor Performance Of Its Console Releases In Latest Financial Report
Hatsune Miku Project DIVA: MEGA 39s/Mega Mix is probably their goldmine right now:
Prominent Japanese icon + successful system + releasing alongside the film adaptation of Sonic = well, you’re probably guessing.
Re: Full EVO 2020 Line-Up Revealed, Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Represent Nintendo
Think Smash Ultimate as Melee with more characters, more stages and more polish. What’s really the point of Melee being there when it’s technically a lesser Ultimate that is ROUGH around the edges.
Re: Miyamoto Says The Virtual Console Helped Convince Him To Make The New Mario Movie
Honestly for what could of been...
https://youtu.be/y2ByZRJ-oQQ
& what we have now:
https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/nes/
I’m glad for what we have today in 2020.
Re: Nintendo Switch SNES Controllers Are Back In Stock In North America
“This is why I can hate rose-tinted nostalgia; people are willing to buy 4 of these and scalp the 3 of them. I wish @NintendoAmerica just let us order these anyways and deliver once they have enough of them.”
#SuperNES #NintendoSwitchOnline
That happens to be my Twitter right now.
Re: Video: 12 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In February
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA MegaMix is due out on 2/13.
in Japan. I already ordered a copy via PlayAsia.
Re: DOOM Director Says The Team Has "Bantered" With Nintendo Asking For Doomguy In Smash Bros.
I don’t know, but he’s kinda overrated if you ask me. Shooters may not be what they are without DOOM, but I just don’t see a fighter with a compelling move-set out of it, Spirits yes. (I know that word is the bane for a character’s fans’ patience)
For THE Slayer: a Metal Samus/Mii Gunner with Death’s Scythe equipped set in Brinstar Depths.
Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate Hosts Kunio-kun Event Later This Week, Four New Spirits Up For Grabs
Knock one off the list:
{Scratches Kunio from list of Smash Ultimate DLC fighter predictions that aren’t Geno, Rex, Pyra, and Waluigi}
Re: Analysts Agree That Switch Will Be King In 2020, Less Sure About The Switch Pro
My bets are on that TV-only console I already talked about earlier (aka comment #9)
Re: Analysts Agree That Switch Will Be King In 2020, Less Sure About The Switch Pro
If Nintendo were to release a new Switch model this year, it be not an enhanced model, but in the vein of the Switch Lite, a Switch that is cheaper with fewer features that steers into the direction of a TV only console.
What I can Imagine is a console dubbed along the lines of
“Nintendo Switch TV” retailing for $150 USD, a physically small console about the size of a Apple TV that features the standard 2 usb ports, USB 3.0 port, USB-C port, and HDMI port, and comes with a pair of Joy-Con and a Joy-Con Charging Grip, alongside the usual cables. I would of said $100, but Nintendo would again, not want to sell it at a loss. The marketing of such a device is to provide a cheap and inexpensive gateway to the system’s library. The console WILL NOT boast hardware improvements. Unlike the PSTV, which failed because SONY put less effort into it’s marketing, much like the PS Vita, Nintendo will remain committed to it, by advertising it with the Switch and Switch Lite.
Re: Talking Point: Switch Lite Expanded The Console's Reach In 2019
@Averagewriter, essentially $100, $200, $300 Switch consoles, each with more functionality than the last.
Re: Talking Point: Switch Lite Expanded The Console's Reach In 2019
@Averagewriter, imagine a $100 game console with thousands of mostly quality games, compared to $400 - $600 console that just started with uncertainty of it’s potential library.
Re: Talking Point: Switch Lite Expanded The Console's Reach In 2019
@sanderev, like @sixrings said, it would be inexpensive, only giving people easier access to the games available on Switch. That may mot be your cup of tea, but there’s a sizable few that only play in TV Mode.
That is what I hope happens, and NOT the “Switch Pro”, as it’s never been about the power of the system, but rather, again, the games.
Re: Talking Point: Switch Lite Expanded The Console's Reach In 2019
@sanderev, that was because the PlayStation Vita (the hardware of the PSTV) failed. So don’t count it out yet.
Re: Talking Point: Switch Lite Expanded The Console's Reach In 2019
I don’t see a pro model Switch, but rather another “Switch that doesn’t switch” in a TV-only (PSTV-like situation) console.
Re: Talking Point: What's Happened To Switch's NES And SNES Games, Nintendo?
I blame all the downvotes for the update videos, I think that made Nintendo think “fine; you folks seem to hate monthly updates, so we will do it irregularly”.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Has Three Metroid Games In The Works, According To Leak Group
I’m simply not trusting this ‘leak’ considering we were in this situation last year with rumors about “Metroid Prime Trilogy HD” showing up at the GAME Awards, again LAST YEAR.
Re: Strictly Limited Is Bringing Darius Cozmic Collection To The West In Three Different Forms
I’d rather download it than invest in a copy.
Re: Random: Now Pokémon Sword And Shield Haters Are Asking Trump To Halt Sales Of The Game
To those people in the words of Austin Lockwood (Lockstin) “you people suck” or when remarking about that one guy making false rape accusations on twitter against the devs involved; “mega suck”.
https://youtu.be/H68BcOTahBw
Re: Pac-Man Turns 40 Next Year And Bandai Namco Plans To Celebrate In Style
@BalloonFighter, they didn’t forget about PAC-MAN & Chomp Chomp because it is actually a reskined PAC ‘N PAL.
Re: Pac-Man Turns 40 Next Year And Bandai Namco Plans To Celebrate In Style
I feel like the best way to celebrate the yellow fellow’s 40th is to release a another PAC-MAN maze game that combines elements from many different titles throughout these last 40 years, something worthy of the title of “PAC-MAN FOREVER”.
I hate to say it; but I don’t really think a ‘World’-style cute 3D platformer today is gonna celebrate the series as well as it did then. This game’s identity and branding is being taken much more seriously than it used to be, from those limited-quanity quarter-sized cabinets(one I bought as a x-mas gift for my mother), full-blown fancy artistic statues developed by Richard Orlinski, even appearing in the Rio to Tokyo Flag handover ceremony alongside Mario (the director of this also worked on this video) in addition to Super Smash Bros., a now more serious cross-over in gaming, considering we’ve seen them commission the “Oriental Techno God” (twice, since he did music for a VR game) (who is already celebrating 25 years of his own career) to make this music to define this milestone, it proves it.
Re: Review: Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout - The Atelier Franchise Finally Goes Mainstream
When Atlus starts releasing definitive editions for Persona 1 - 4 on Switch, then we can say Switch is a perfect RPG machine.
Re: It Looks Like AlphaDream's Last Project Was Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games
Insert [Please buy Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020 to hopefully give AlphaDream more opportunities for work.] plead here.