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We can assume the "special" will ship sometime in early 2028 if we live that long.

Not what I was referring to, but that was part of it, yes.

Yeah, we've known about this for awhile. Retailers leaked the box art for PlayStation versions last year.

@NatiaAdamo Drunk uncles fresh off of rehab right before a child relative's birthday

@NatiaAdamo I don't think Wade sees any value in their tech

One thing that the Presidents fail at is having these training games. Games that clearly came about more as a teaching tool for new staff rather than something to draw a profit. Something that's emblematic of American capitalism only being able to think of "number go up" means an inability to make long term investments like this.

I have a Trails playing associate, and he described Game Key Cards as such "In the civil war that is physical and digital games, Key Cards are the Missouri Compromise."

I want the drugs the NISA guy is on. They sound great

Something something desire to not be perceived something something Orwellian hellscape

If this doesn't end up being a tech demo for Hotel Dusk HD I'll eat Jon Cartwright's hat

@HammerKirby I meant in the bundle itself. SEA and Middle East get a cartridge for $50, while we get a download code.

High point of the direct today, though it is a bit... interesting that Pokemon now has 2 stop motion series: one in the Rankin-Bass felt style, and now this one in Claymation.

Also fun fact: the creator of Uncle Grandpa and the first fully animated Looney Toons feature film, Pete Browngart, is somehow involved in this.

That certainly is the Nintendo way of saying "YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!"

Still don't like that only the middle east and SEA get actual physicals, but at least this is a game I have some respect for.

Yes, I am that much of a Mario Kart hater, even the Bethesda level embarassment that is modern Game Freak design gets more respect from me than Mid Racing 10.

GameMill thinks they can sell a Collector's Edition of this.

They think they're THQNordic

PANTY ANARCHY?!

I mean I would have preferred Gold Masters: A Slice of the Pie - The Toru Iwatani Story, but it's nice to see Wade Networking with the Eight Shogun and helping Namco take back the Plug-in Play Legacy from AtGames

Fun Fact: Because of Star Fox, Tricky is one of only 2 Diddy Kong Racing characters Nintendo is allowed to reference. The rest are considered part of the R.C. Pro-Am franchise, which unlike the Kremlings IS owned by a bunch of real world soulless lizard monsters that we call Microsoft

Doshin vs Minecraft

There are many aspects of this game that Namco has strangely not decided to put at the forefront of the marketing that I don't understand why they didn't. Namely that the staff includes designers from Samurai Showdown, Xenoasaga (they didn't ALL go to Monolithsoft), and Kirby and the Amazing Mirror specifically.

Also, this is the first Pac-Man game to be cannon to the "main" Namco continuity that all their sci-fi games (mostly Ace Combat) take place in

I hope the delay means at least Miku will be on the Super Witch cart. So far she's the only DLC to worth anything (the paramount characters and Ichiban don't have any voice acting, and I don't like Joker Persona 5.)

@Bigmanfan Yes, Tank Troopers has most of the cast of Steel Diver in it.

They're actually putting some level of marketing... into eShop only game?! eShop games aren't supposed to get attention! They're supposed to come out and die because they never go on sale past their $20-30 price and therefore get buried underneath all the AI slop, actually well priced indie games (though I will never do so for religious reasons, the Monkey Island quote holds true for those with more flexible morals), and AAA games that people know about from elsewhere.

Thats how Bonsai Barber died. That's how Sakura Samurai died. Its how Steel Diver 3, Good Job, and the Stretchers died; and they all had actual ART DIRECTION!

The only exception is Snipperclips, but that was helpped along by the same launch line-up magic juju that gave Bomberman his best numbers ever. So much so that it actually got to be a real video game.

Star Goomba The World would have been a better game

Oh look at that! Vindication for my dogmatic principles

Statisticians would call those extremely biased and leading the audience questions. Not even considering the possibility that someone would rather not play a game at all, or even on another system, if it was digital only.

I swear if the Low-A blip on the radar that is Inti can afford physical on Super Switch...

...You know what? Fair. If they actually do end up giving the full amount for EVERY stapled and repaired Super Switch to charity, it'll be a Mistales into Miracles slam dunk for PR

@martynstuff Weird Al?

I wonder if he has access to Frankie's steam account

The problem comes when you view products as disposable, which almost all American companies very much do. Miyamoto and Imamura, however, are of the last generation who were taught to build stuff to last.

Miyamoto is not the man who makes the smart fridges of today. He is the man who made your Grandma's toaster that will survive The Bomb

One of only 3 physical third parties Japan gets

"act as a disincentive to making such games available"

GOOD

THAT'S THE POINT

I'd rather comment on the rest of that Q&A.

Here I thought the investors at Nintendo were odd-ducks. I don't know why that one dude called out the music in Warriors of Fate specifically, but he and the guy asking for the Touch my Palm sequel are men who know what they're about, and I respect that.

I also feel validated that even the investors are worried about a KPMG person being on the board because this is how I find out about that and HOLYCRAP THAT IS TERRIFYING! And explains alot about how Capcom has seemingly fallen back into Inafune habits and become one of the least consumer friendly (re: following American trends) of the Daimo. Only stopped from being the absolute worst because Konami

Yeah, that all sounds about right. Most gameplay previews and impressions from the other Atari Boomers I converse with said about the same "The card game works surprisingly well, and Atari's music gets better and better, but good LORD were those FPS segments unnecessary. Feels like they were put in just so the game wouldn't be written off as 'yet another indie (Nothing involving Atari is indie) card game"

This seems like the one time the use of AI is not only thematically appropriate, but even morally justifiable. If the actors were paid for their likeness by Rainy Frog and literally everything else was done by one crazy dude with a dream, this seems like the exact scenario AI SHOULD be used for.

I just hope Embracer Phil didn't have too many chips riding on any percentage payouts from that game. I don't want to lose Black Forest completely just because Nadia wants a new boat.

Looking back it now, Volition might have been the lucky ones. Reformed as Shapeshifter Games, they're Microsoft grunt work contract for Clockwork Revolution is still fully intact.

@TruestoryYep ...I don't feel like having this discussion again. My opinion on Digtal art is that without tangibility the value is practiclaly non-existent.

Isn't Virtuous a division of Tencent?

The most likely direct connection we'll see as consumers is a doll of a future Xenoblade protagonist that is the only way to get crucial lore about her backstory, and how she furthers the ongoing meta-narrarive of the ongoing war between the Ghosts, the cast of every Mecha thing ever, and Segata Sanshiro

@Elitepatriot https://youtu.be/GI6CfKcMhjY?si=rbLeuDJ3cRNEzoci

...Huh. You'd think if anything would be made by the Hardware team, Punch-Out style, it'd be this one.

I'm not sure if it's a sign of bad physical sales or just how stupid LRG is that they're child, SuperDeluxe was able to chart with Castlevania Anniversary Collection FINALLY releasing in Japan

I kinda have to respect Microsoft's ability to so utterly destroy second party studios too. You know, from a logistical standpoint. The way one would respect the efficiency of a German "doctor" in the 40's.

@Elitepatriot I was saying that's the full version of how I PC game. If something if of no physical substance, than it is of no monetary value to me.

I recognize this is an example of both religous and philisophical extremism, but I play Xenoblade. I don't do anything half-way when it comes to my morals. And my morals tell me there's no substantive difference between booting a game through Steam or through the Pirate Bay.

Any PC games I have bought have been through GoG; and that was Gex

@progx Yes, I'm well aware that Embracer just got another shot across the brow, what I want to know is what the fresh Hell King even had 2000 employees DOING!

Also, Rare is dead.

@progx But WHY? How do you use >2000 people on CANDY CRUSH?!

Once again my main take away from all this is just how stupidly bloated Activision is. How is King's headcount in above 2000?!

Still waiting in that physical Play-Asia leaked

@Elitepatriot "And if I'm putting up with PC, I moght as well get them for free" is my full version of that statement.