Would be nice to get another look, and maybe a release date, for Eastward. I wouldn't say no to a little Silksong action too. Everything else is a delicious cherry on top (hopefully).
The Wonderful 101 is such a great game and I'd be down for a sequel if it happened. At the same time however not every game needs to have a series; it had a nicely contained story and ended in such a way that it could be comfortably left as is.
Imagine if we woke up tomorrow and found that Mario Kart is dialing back the racing and replacing it with mental arithmetic puzzles to accelerate on a rail.
Sure it would technically still feature racing but it wouldn't be the Mario Kart that we all know and love.
Nintendo have slowly allowed this to happen to Paper Mario.
Still play through TTYD every now again when I'm in the humour. The X-Nauts are such a great villainous group and the dialogue is rich and hilarious. And of course it gives us the best partners in Vivian and Goombella.
Not really a fan of the franchise so I can't say this made me feel much. Congrats to all you Bakugan fans though; at least WayForward will make it good.
Makes me remember the days I had my mother write out pages of script on the Commodore 64 just to have infinite lives on Rainbow Islands or Creatures 2.
It'd be nice to see Take-Two place its future games on the system if these two prove successful enough. Neither are my cup of tea but if you're a fan of these genres they'll likely be decent on Switch (if the developers aren't lying about how they perceive the system.)
@HFish12 I'm sorry, but this thing has no chance against the SNES Classic. One is made by Nintendo and the other is by a smaller, lesser-known company. People would rather buy the official thing.
But there will be no stock of the official thing because all the SNES minis will be bought by scalpers. So this will be the only alternative.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE I laughed when I saw this post title, knowing that you'd mentioned it in the previous Capcom article. But to happen this quick is bloody mental.
I will be buying the Switch. Just not yet. I already have Switch games paid for.
Smart man, smart man. I daresay you're waiting on Odyssey and Xenoblade 2 before you grab one eh? I'm dying to play those games myself.
'Nintendo has already stated that its subscription service isn't a replacement for the Virtual Console'
That line is the typical PR spiel for Nintendo's attempt to establish a new system in a way that looks like they're not ditching the old one. Nintendo wants to give people all their library but have them pay multiple times for them; a Netflix online service accomplishes this. This would mean that non-subscribers will probably have access to a less than robust line of VC games on the eshop, making the cheap price-tag on the online service seem more appealing.
Even if Nintendo had parity with the other systems this sort of thing would likely continue to happen. EA has always loved flexing its muscles, even back in the N64 days.
Don't worry about this one folks; it likely features as part of a sizzle reel that Nintendo intends to show off for its E3 presentation next week and that's why it's not listed here.
It's in the same boat as Sonic Mania when it was announced. You can hit me with bars of soap after next Tuesday if it doesn't come.
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Re: Nintendo Indie World Showcase Announced For Tuesday 18th August
Would be nice to get another look, and maybe a release date, for Eastward. I wouldn't say no to a little Silksong action too. Everything else is a delicious cherry on top (hopefully).
Re: Random: Nintendo Posts New Image Of Mario In The Sunshine, Internet Goes Wild Again
Ho ho ho, they know what they're doing.
Re: Feature: All The Paper Mario Games, Ranked By You
@Clyde_Radcliffe Your name makes me wish I had Creatures 2 to play on the Switch. Still feel very proud getting to the alien family back in the day.
On topic however; exactly how I imagined a list such as this would have played out.
Re: Paper Mario Producer Says "It's A Necessity" To Change The Combat System In Every Entry
By this logic how has the core Mario experience remained various iterations of jumping for decades?
Re: Charming 2D RPG Phoenotopia: Awakening Launches On Switch Later This Month
The game looks quite good and seems like it has just enough customization. Definitely intrigued by this. Will be watching.
Re: Feature: Uncle Creates Amazing Super Mario World Play Set For His Niece
That's nothing short of amazing. Family is a great thing indeed.
Re: Warframe's Next Open World Expansion, Heart Of Deimos, Launches This Month
On an unrelated note Warframe's new content looks pretty good xD
Re: Hideki Kamiya Insists Bayonetta 3's Development Is "Going Fine"
Heh heh, just let the man work....
Re: Platinum Says It's Still Interested In Developing A Wonderful 101 Sequel
The Wonderful 101 is such a great game and I'd be down for a sequel if it happened. At the same time however not every game needs to have a series; it had a nicely contained story and ended in such a way that it could be comfortably left as is.
Re: Banner Of The Maid Brings Bodice-Busting Tactical Action To Switch Next Month
Bodice busting eh? Couldn't receive higher praise!
Re: Paper Mario Producer Says Team Is "No Longer Able To Graphically Represent Individual Characteristics" In Toad NPCs
It's sad really.
Imagine if we woke up tomorrow and found that Mario Kart is dialing back the racing and replacing it with mental arithmetic puzzles to accelerate on a rail.
Sure it would technically still feature racing but it wouldn't be the Mario Kart that we all know and love.
Nintendo have slowly allowed this to happen to Paper Mario.
Re: Earthlock 2 Might Not Make It To Nintendo Switch, It Seems
We'll get it on 2 Switch 2 Furious no doubt.
Re: The Team Behind Konami's Classic Suikoden Is Creating A Spiritual Successor
Nice to hear; really enjoyed 1& 2 and I liked 4 despite some of its flaws so a new game by some of the brains behind them is very tantalizing.
Re: Balan Wonderworld, A 3D Platformer From The Creators Of Sonic The Hedgehog, Is Coming To Switch
@TheFox He's definitely locking us in. Just submit.
Re: Balan Wonderworld, A 3D Platformer From The Creators Of Sonic The Hedgehog, Is Coming To Switch
Colourful characters, nice looking worlds. I'm definitely intrigued.
Re: Random: What's Worse Than Getting Another 'Legacy Edition?' FIFA 21's Box Art, Apparently
Wow this looks like I made it... and I was joking....
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V Is Getting A Simultaneous Global Launch On Nintendo Switch Next Year
Think I might replay SMT IV in preparation at some point. Truely fantastic announcement.
Re: Poll: Did The Nintendo Direct Mini: Partners Showcase Meet Your Expectations?
Glad to finally see some news on SMT V but if you're not an Atlus fan I can understand that you'd feel underwhelmed.
Re: Feature: 10 Of The Most Blatant Snack Sponsorships In Retro Gaming History
Nintendo Life the game must be on the way then.
Re: Paper Mario Producer Says It's No Longer Possible To Modify Mario Characters
Just the kind of answer I was expecting. Doesn't take the sting out of it though.
Re: How Well Do You Know The Koopalings?
8/8. Spent so much time looking at that Super Mario World manual in the day that I can't forget.
Re: Feature: The Complete History Of Paper Mario
Still play through TTYD every now again when I'm in the humour. The X-Nauts are such a great villainous group and the dialogue is rich and hilarious. And of course it gives us the best partners in Vivian and Goombella.
Re: Cel-Shaded Visual Novel Necrobarista Launches On Switch In 2021
Charming art-style. Might be worth a look.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #51 - Super Aleste / Space Megaforce
Japan's box is great; getting a fun Akira vibe through it. Though I like the yellow box work on the European one also.
Re: Nintendo Will Reportedly Release A $250 LEGO NES Console Next Month
Always down for some more Lego in my life. It can join the myriad of buckets that keep my house from blowing away.
Re: WayForward's New Switch Game Is Bakugan Champions Of Vestroia, Coming In November
Not really a fan of the franchise so I can't say this made me feel much. Congrats to all you Bakugan fans though; at least WayForward will make it good.
Re: Can You Match These Links To The Zelda Game They're From?
Has made me want to play the Oracles games again. I've got time.
Re: Square Enix Trademarks Super Famicom RPG Live A Live In Australia And Europe
First Mana collection and now potentially Live-A-Live? If Bahamut Lagoon or Treasure of the Rudra follow after it I will be most ecstatic.
Re: Random: Have Super Smash Bros. Boxes Been Teasing Future Games All Along?
Super Smash Bros. Spirits it is then.
Re: Can You Name These Switch Games From Their Menu Icons?
18/21. Not too shabby I must say.
Re: Can You Name These Super Smash Bros. Fighters?
Oh yes, romped home with that one.
Re: Bloodstained: Curse Of The Moon 2 To Bring 8-Bit Castlevania Vibes To Switch "Soon"
You can play as Richard O'Brien with a gun eh? Sold!
Re: Nintendo To Cut Back On Mobile Games After Animal Crossing Success, Says Report
It would be nice if they could salvage the foundation of Dragalia Lost and flesh it out into something that could be made as a normal console release.
Re: Third-Party Nintendo Switch Docks Could Be Bricking Consoles
@Fuz Love that Clyde Radcliff avatar man. Creatures 2 is where my gaming career started.
Re: New Trailer Reveals Fresh Details for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
If this has the appalling linearity and trainers only having one Pokémon to fight you with, like in Sun/Moon, then I think I'll give this one a miss. Only a sterling narrative would change my mind and it certainly isn't here.
Re: Editorial: Is This a Golden Era of Gaming? Absolutely
Makes me remember the days I had my mother write out pages of script on the Commodore 64 just to have infinite lives on Rainbow Islands or Creatures 2.
Fun times!
Re: Take-Two "Very Optimistic" About Switch, Expects Sales To "Continue To Be Great"
It'd be nice to see Take-Two place its future games on the system if these two prove successful enough. Neither are my cup of tea but if you're a fan of these genres they'll likely be decent on Switch (if the developers aren't lying about how they perceive the system.)
Re: Hyperkin Reveals HMDI SNES Clone, The Supa RetroN HD
@HFish12 I'd certainly agree with that.
Re: Hyperkin Reveals HMDI SNES Clone, The Supa RetroN HD
@HFish12 I'm sorry, but this thing has no chance against the SNES Classic. One is made by Nintendo and the other is by a smaller, lesser-known company. People would rather buy the official thing.
But there will be no stock of the official thing because all the SNES minis will be bought by scalpers. So this will be the only alternative.
Re: Resident Evil Revelations 1 & 2 Are Coming To Switch Later This Year
@SLIGEACH_EIRE I laughed when I saw this post title, knowing that you'd mentioned it in the previous Capcom article. But to happen this quick is bloody mental.
I will be buying the Switch. Just not yet. I already have Switch games paid for.
Smart man, smart man. I daresay you're waiting on Odyssey and Xenoblade 2 before you grab one eh? I'm dying to play those games myself.
Re: Feature: Odyssey of the Damned - A Case Study Into Demonic Possession in Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo is good, Nintendo is great, we surrender our will as of this date.
Re: We Know There's An Appetite For Virtual Console On Switch, Says Reggie Fils-Aime
'Nintendo has already stated that its subscription service isn't a replacement for the Virtual Console'
That line is the typical PR spiel for Nintendo's attempt to establish a new system in a way that looks like they're not ditching the old one.
Nintendo wants to give people all their library but have them pay multiple times for them; a Netflix online service accomplishes this. This would mean that non-subscribers will probably have access to a less than robust line of VC games on the eshop, making the cheap price-tag on the online service seem more appealing.
Re: Press Release Suggests E3 Nintendo Spotlight Will be About 30 Minutes
30 mins?!
....Just don't give us any of that 'I saw a squirrel and followed it and it inspired me to make this game' kind of rubbish.
Relentless reveals and, if possible, female doggin' rock music somewhere.
Re: Video: Nintendo Makes Pitch for the 'Switch Summer' of Major Releases
At least the Big N are keeping abreast in terms of marketing. Push push push that console!
Re: Pokkén Tournament DX Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
Gotta port 'em all!
Re: The Order: 1886 Studio Ready At Dawn "Interested" In Working On Nintendo Switch
Interest is always appreciated, but it's a silver medal compared to a full blown commitment.
Re: FIFA 18 Gets Reveal Trailer That Suggests Missing Features for Nintendo Switch
Even if Nintendo had parity with the other systems this sort of thing would likely continue to happen. EA has always loved flexing its muscles, even back in the N64 days.
Re: Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 is Announced, But is Skipping Nintendo Switch and 3DS
Don't worry about this one folks; it likely features as part of a sizzle reel that Nintendo intends to show off for its E3 presentation next week and that's why it's not listed here.
It's in the same boat as Sonic Mania when it was announced. You can hit me with bars of soap after next Tuesday if it doesn't come.
Re: Gang Beasts Developer is Exploring Potential Nintendo Switch Release
I remember watching this being played on Videogame Nation before it ended; looks very fun. I'd happily play this on Switch.
Re: Climax Studios Is Bringing RiftStar Raiders To The Nintendo Switch
Could be ok with a few friends certainly.
I was hoping for Sudeki XL though; allow me to bask in nostalgia a little Climax!