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@gojiguy ...Were you alive when this game came out? No, the goal in the 80s and 90s wasn't 1 credit runs or high scores, that's the goal YOU'RE setting, the goal set by the creators of the game was to get your money, that's why arcade games were the way they were until they died out, credit feeding was to their benefit.

If you like to play arcade games that way, go for it, just don't assume that was the norm then or now. That said, complaints about the length ARE silly since it's a port of a 1996 game, come on, most anyone looking into this knows what they're in for.

Em-u-late! Em-u-late!

This is fine. Delays don't matter, only the final product does. As long as it doesn't become a Duke Nukem Forever situation, developers should take as long as they need to finish their work. That generally makes for better games, so more power to them.

@Xiovanni They don't know either, but they think it will make them money, so here we are.

"If the industry's leaders failed to regulate themselves, they would lose control over their growing empire."

That regulation sure panned out well, huh? Moral guardians tend to have the entirely wrong focus. The game industry absolutely needed some oversight, but what resulted didn't really do anything to stop the industry from spiraling into it's current ridiculous state.

Good article, thumbs up. It's always interesting to see how burning issues of the day are rendered meaningless by the passage of time.

They've been monetizing the hell out of Gundam since before most of us were born, this is just the latest buzzword. For this particular company it's just the latest way for them to say "this is how we're going to market robots to people."

So would Switch players be more or less likely to be arbitrarily banned for inexplicable reasons like the Steam crowd has been?

Well that's a day-one buy! Gotta Protectors on 3DS was magnificent, now to convince my friends to buy this too.

Kinda weird how Arika is handling netcode better than Nintendo themselves, who have devised better netcode for future games but won't put it in any existing titles. Kudos, Arika. I can always appreciate changes "under the hood" of a game.

As others have pointed out, this is no guarantee that they won't add microtransactions or other sleaziness down the line. It's certainly worked for other games - wait several months until all the glowing reviews are out and players are invested, and then start demanding money. Any consumer outrage doesn't matter to them at that point because they already have the money from sales and existing players will be tempted to give them more.

Focusing on the history of the series means oddities like the creepy Tails doll from Sonic R are bound to show up eventually, and that's enough for me to check it out.

@Degenerate_Mii It's entitled to hold a company accountable for their behavior? Then it sounds like your worldview can be summed up by that meme that's been going around "don't ask questions just consume product and then get excited for next products." If such a vapid existence is to your liking, suit yourself.

@Degenerate_Mii @Dragonslacker1 Regurgitating work that was made in a different era hardly redeems them. Anytime they make something NEW, it tends to be garbage - Contra Rogue Corps and Metal Gear Survive say hi, along with their awful mobile games. Considering their track record of the last decade and how they treat developers, people are right to be skeptical of this convention.

Damage control! Damage control! Damage control!

@rjc-32 That's some top-tier corporate defending I'm seeing here, especially with the lack of an icon.

Not one single person who actually worked on these games will get money from this. Just emulate them.

All of this presumes that Nintendo cares about offering these old titles. They don't.

They have a history of saying this with their big-name titles, because companies (particularly their investors) expect every game to simultaneously make all the money available in the world and also make more money than the last product. A game can sell millions and that will never be enough for the greedy slugs that run these companies.

I'm trying to imagine someone who would spend hundreds of dollars on import hardware just to play old video games that can be googled and emulated within minutes, cause that is something else.

Whether they keep this format or go back to traditional Pokemon for future games, Legends Arceus has so many improvements to the formula that they would be fools to ignore them in future titles. The game is rough around the edges at times but they get kudos from me for finally, FINALLY experimenting with the formula in a game that isn't an obvious side project.

Now the question is whether they can keep this up.

A bit over a decade ago, friend of mine drank a "mana potion" energy drink. They spent a good chunk of that day at the toilet in case they vomited. I haven't touched any food marketed to gamers ever since.

@ChakraStomps Ironically, the only people that I ever see throw around the term "groupthink" are nftbros. Might want to look at your own groupthink first.

Interesting survey. Personally, I'm just here for the exclusives. Anything else gets purchased on Steam.

So it's basically 3DSen but set up to work on specific hardware. Interesting, if a little derivative.

Welp. If they follow through and release some sleazy live service game, that's another company for the blacklist.

Also, just a tad disconcerting that this can be interpreted as moving away from games that are "well-designed". Hmmm.

Nostalgia is often used as a weapon by companies, and Konami is a prime example. Absolutely no one would have cared about Metal Gear Survive or Contra Rogue Corps if they didn't have those licenses attached to them.

You don't need specific licenses to have a good time when there's plenty of developers who are willing to step up and take their place. It's time to move on, folks.

As long as they aren't NFTs, sign me up.

@Wexter To actually be on topic for a moment; Really, when you get down to it... if they want this to be "the future", that means the majority of people have to adopt it. And with nftbros and companies bringing up the matter in the most hamfisted manner possible, they're certainly not going to win anyone over. Companies will try to brute force these on us for the sake of money, but it'll never be as easy as it was with microtransactions and the like, which are ubiquitous but still get pushback to this day. And trolls don't sell products, that applies to just about any subject.

So between companies trying to force the matter and people like awkward man shouting at folks that could've otherwise been potential buyers, good luck making that future happen. Even if NFTs provided the most amazing service on earth, I wouldn't buy into them cause it'd mean being in the same club as guys like that

Well, if nothing else, Dr. Awkward is living up to their name. For something that's claimed to be "the future" these people never do a good job of selling it to people, huh?

@Dr_Awkward At least the "naysayers" are linking to SOMETHING, some form of evidence for their claims like that youtube video. I have never, not even once, seen you nftbros bring forth evidence to substantiate your claims, you just yell "do the research" at people you disagree with. I imagine if someone "does the research" and comes to a conclusion you don't agree with, you'll just brush them off regardless. Why don't you show YOUR research?

This is about money. Just once, I wish these companies would be honest about that.

Use whatever tools you deem necessary to download files of your favorite music, folks. That's the only way to guarantee that the music you like will continue to be available to you. That goes for a lot of subjects, honestly - corporations will never care about preserving their history and letting people enjoy their work, even just the music, unless they can make a profit.

@NightBeast You know, at least the NFT bros have an angle, they have a deeper reason for the things they say and do even if that reason is reprehensible.

People like you though? You don't care what shady activities companies get up to, legal or illegal, as long as you get your shiny toy. Your willing ignorance and enabling of issues in the video game industry is arguably more of a problem than the people pushing this NFT garbage.

@Duboiss The games I mentioned are equally successful compared to a franchise like Pokemon. Feel free to google sales figures. Also, grammar is your friend.

We live in a world where Minecraft is one of the most successful games of all time. Same goes for games like Among Us. Despite what people tell themselves, graphics haven't mattered for some time now. A good art style or clever design will carry a game further than relying on cutting-edge graphics. The only time graphics matter is when they actively interfere with gameplay.

We've been making games and other media about time periods such as this and the wild west for longer than those time periods actually lasted. Something to think about.

I haven't really kept up with Tetris 99, but have there been any events that AREN'T marketing something else?

@dew12333 If you care to actually read the article, you'll find that the report came from the Wall Street Journal, who aren't perfect but tend to have a history of doing their homework. You could find your "proof" if you cared to look into it at all. But then, the history of the internet has shown that anyone who feels the need to say "grow up" is projecting and needs to do so themselves.

@RupeeClock Fair enough. Not sure about the "both sides" bit considering how nasty people got on the subject (and still are), but yeah. Corporations control the narrative enough as it is, with many "game journalists" acting as extensions of a corporation's PR department, terrified to naysay anything for fear of losing access to "exclusives" and other schlock. People accuse sites like this of pushing an agenda when there's plenty of video game companies that will blacklist you and keep you out of the loop if you don't deliver fawning praise 24/7, blagh.

On one hand, I appreciate the coverage of titles like this. On the other hand, I get annoyed seeing interesting products that I can't experience without going through a lot of extra steps compared to local games. Eh!

@RupeeClock The movement was started by a guy to get back at his ex, and likeminded sexists picked up on it from there. It literally does not matter if there's good people in any given movement if the leaders and originators are vile, just means they got caught up in it.

@Savage_Joe Is Nintendolife imposing a political narrative with the occasional LGBT article then? It's always interesting how blurry the line is with you types. Studies have shown time and time again just how much misinformation gets thrown around on Youtube compared to other platforms, it's really only topped by Facebook when it comes to the quantity of duplicitous content. Sounds like you're more interested in confirmation bias rather than anything that might challenge your views.

Well it's good that most people here realize how scummy this is. Most people. @dew12333 Bobby Kotick will never love you and your corporate defending will never amount to any positive change in your life.

@debo626 You're free to disagree with Sterling's acerbic approach to the video game industry, but your transphobia is showing and it's not a good look.

I find it notable that the usual NFT defenders found on this site are nowhere to be seen currently. Please, come out of hiding and justify this, I would love to see what twisted logic makes it okay in your brains to steal the likenesses of others in ANY context.

Also Sterling was informed by the idiot that made that NFT that they were making a Sterling NFT purely out of spite for Sterling's anti-NFT views. THESE ARE TOTALLY GOOD PEOPLE AND NOT AT ALL VILE CRIMINALS!

@Bass_X0 They mentioned on Twitter that they prefer Stephanie but they're fine with whatever, since Jim Sterling is the brand.

This sure is a thing that exists, huh?

I love the snark in this review, and it's deserved - I love picross but mein gott there's a lot of it out there now. That said, HOLY CRAP TOUCH CONTROLS AHHHHHHHHHHHH