I'm super surprised about the Athens track! It looks so good and is my favorite tour track now, beating my previous favorite - Paris. I also love the Los Angeles track, despite people having mixed feelings about it. Squeaky Clean is cool too.
It makes me feel so happy when corporations are fined for their greed. I'd like this to become more common, but I wish the fees were much higher. That's for our own good, because mobile gaming became a trap and casino. This seriously needs to stop.
This is why I don't like subscription platforms. I prefer to see a game as a standalone product that I can play whenever I want. The market made gaming depending too much on the platform. It takes away some magic from gaming, now it's more like a service - play and never come back.
@TheBigK I don't understand this thinking pattern. Why wouldn't people watching illegally pay to watch the movie if it wasn't available online? It doesn't make sense, many of them potentially would pay.
Buying these cards is the level of fanboism that I don't understand. I got 1 TB Sandisk Ultra, the same one, but cheaper. It sits in the console anyway.
@Not_Soos it's very strange that the reviews of Pro Controller never mention this problem and they call it some of the best ones ever, while such a basic feature is broken lol
@Not_Soos thank you for detailed explanation. In my case it was Celeste. I completed this game in including all collectibles except for some of the Golden Strawberries. In more difficult areas I found using analog too error-prone, as I'm just not great at aiming with it. And that's how I found the problem with the D-pad. Are you sure it's supposed to be fixed in newer releases?
@Not_Soos I didn't know it was a common issue. But I don't think I have an old model, I bought it just last year. I will double check what manufacture year it is.
I don't know why, but the D-pad in my Pro Controller is not reliable at all. I press left or right and it tends to interpret it as upper left/right or lower left/right if I pressed up or down right before. It's like it doesn't "unclick" fast enough. Has anyone had this? It made Pro Controller unusable in Celeste for me.
I wonder what % of reviewers are biased by other reviewers. That explains anomalies when something is loved by critics, but hated by players (or other way around).
Luigi's Mansion is a great movie material. Kirby is way too one-dimensional to make for a good movie, unless they change his personality (or make one).
In my opinion it's not the timing that makes it weird, but the fact that they used the picture when the Queen is jumping in the muddy puddles as her memoriam photo. Like what the heck haha!
I just had one red 3DS XL. I wanted to buy New 3DS XL but I came to the party too late when it was already out of stock and was sold online for crazy prices. I wanted to experience the better 3D screen, as the one I have is rather annoying with its tiny sweet spot.
@Mattock1987 thanks for asking 😁 I haven't played Pokémon in a while, but I always liked Psyduck, Charmander and Squirtle. I know these are not very original choices, but I really forgot which ones I liked when I played Pokémon Gold and then Sapphire.
I'd like it to have a better build quality than Switch. That's my biggest complain about Switch. Then, obviously, performance. 4K 60fps in handheld would be awesome.
Free repairs are not an excuse. If someone produces a faulty device, especially when it's been so easy to find out and fix pre-release, they make customers pay the price of waiting for the repair and wasting time sending it etc. But that's not all. In some countries, like Poland, we don't even have an official way to fix this. I need to send in abroad. It sucks. I wish Nintendo lost the lawsuit for the good of customers. And don't even get me started on how Nintendo had a nerve to release the same, faulty joy-cons in Switch OLED, 5 freakin' years after everyone knew. That's pure customer abuse, same thing has been done by Apple with butterfly keyboards.
There are good games I love and there are good games I don't like. All 4 Wario Land instances are in the first group, I come back and play them from time to time. There is something magical about them. My favorite one is Wario Land 3, followed by 4. Then there are games like Luigi's Mansion or Sonic - I can tell they are good, but I just don't enjoy them. They're missing something for me.
@Preposterous I think the real reasons are economical. Nintendo is like Apple, only cares about their biggest targets. Poland is not the only country ignored by Nintendo (or Apple).
Baba is a funny word in Polish, it's sort of a rude word for a woman, usually one we either don't like or a big one. Like "that rude baba from school" about a teacher we dislike. Some children also say baba as a granny.
@NeonPizza what the heck, MK8 has the best driving mechanics of all Mario Karts by far. If you keep hitting walls, my advice is to learn when to brake. It helps to use Y instead of A to accelerate, as it makes brake button more accessible.
Mario Kart Tour is a stain on franchise's reputation. I hate mobile games with microtransations. And those aimed to children (which Mario Kart kinda is) is disgusting.
@PikaPhantom I'd do the same, but I don't own a TV Glad to hear that Kirby works better. I played demo for 5 minutes when it was released and didn't like it that much, but I will probably give it another chance, because it's a platformer from Nintendo and those are among my favorites.
@Slowdive I'm still waiting for a deal for Kirby, but I'm scared that 30 FPS wouldn't allow me to enjoy it. I finished Bowser's Fury and its 30 FPS made it almost unplayable for me. But that game suffered from frame drops on top of that, so there's hope for Kirby.
I just got my Switch in the end of 2021, so every game is new for me. From what I played, I have 3 favorites: Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Celeste. I know none of those are 2022 games, but I wanted to share my experience From games released this year, I really enjoyed Kao the Kangaroo. It's quite buggy, but I love 3D platformers and I had tons of fun with Kao.
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Re: Mario Kart Tour Welcomes The Summer With A Classic GBA Track In Upcoming 'Sunshine Tour'
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA) is the most underrated Mario Kart game in history.
Re: Review: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 - A Good, But Not Great, Penultimate Lap
I'm super surprised about the Athens track! It looks so good and is my favorite tour track now, beating my previous favorite - Paris. I also love the Los Angeles track, despite people having mixed feelings about it. Squeaky Clean is cool too.
Re: Switch Exclusive 'Disney Illusion Island' Gets A Delightful New Story Trailer
I am excited for this game, not gonna lie. Love the artwork.
Re: Random: Jack Black Sings Mario Movie Song, 'Peaches', Live At The Game Awards Concert
I don't get the hype about this song. I liked the movie, but the song is rather awful.
Re: Round Up: The First Impressions Of Sonic Superstars Are In
I'm not and have never been a fan of Sonic games. I really wanted to like them, even got Sonic Mania on Switch, but it's just not my jam.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Lawsuit Calls Out "Immoral" Lootbox Gacha System
It makes me feel so happy when corporations are fined for their greed. I'd like this to become more common, but I wish the fees were much higher. That's for our own good, because mobile gaming became a trap and casino. This seriously needs to stop.
Re: Nintendo Switch Online Release Pac-Man 99 Shutting Down This October
This is why I don't like subscription platforms. I prefer to see a game as a standalone product that I can play whenever I want. The market made gaming depending too much on the platform. It takes away some magic from gaming, now it's more like a service - play and never come back.
Re: Random: Mario Movie Illegal Upload Watched By Millions On Social Media
@TheBigK I don't understand this thinking pattern. Why wouldn't people watching illegally pay to watch the movie if it wasn't available online? It doesn't make sense, many of them potentially would pay.
Re: Random: Sakurai's Latest Video Implores Publishers Not To Mislead Players
Poor fella just wanted to chill.
Re: Official Nintendo Switch SD Card Line Expands With 1TB Zelda Card And Cute Yoshi Design
Buying these cards is the level of fanboism that I don't understand. I got 1 TB Sandisk Ultra, the same one, but cheaper. It sits in the console anyway.
Re: Talking Point: Which Is Your Favourite Nintendo Controller? Every Nintendo Pad Ranked
@Not_Soos it's very strange that the reviews of Pro Controller never mention this problem and they call it some of the best ones ever, while such a basic feature is broken lol
Re: Talking Point: Which Is Your Favourite Nintendo Controller? Every Nintendo Pad Ranked
@Not_Soos thank you for detailed explanation. In my case it was Celeste. I completed this game in including all collectibles except for some of the Golden Strawberries. In more difficult areas I found using analog too error-prone, as I'm just not great at aiming with it. And that's how I found the problem with the D-pad. Are you sure it's supposed to be fixed in newer releases?
Re: Talking Point: Which Is Your Favourite Nintendo Controller? Every Nintendo Pad Ranked
@Not_Soos I didn't know it was a common issue. But I don't think I have an old model, I bought it just last year. I will double check what manufacture year it is.
Re: Talking Point: Which Is Your Favourite Nintendo Controller? Every Nintendo Pad Ranked
I don't know why, but the D-pad in my Pro Controller is not reliable at all. I press left or right and it tends to interpret it as upper left/right or lower left/right if I pressed up or down right before. It's like it doesn't "unclick" fast enough. Has anyone had this? It made Pro Controller unusable in Celeste for me.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
I wonder what % of reviewers are biased by other reviewers. That explains anomalies when something is loved by critics, but hated by players (or other way around).
Re: Veteran Pokémon Anime Voice Actor To Retire
All respect for his great work 🙏🏻
Re: Community: Have You Played A Great Switch Game We Missed? Let Us Know About It
@Caolan114 of course. Hundreds of them.
Re: Talking Point: Which Nintendo Franchise Should Illumination Tackle Next?
Luigi's Mansion is a great movie material. Kirby is way too one-dimensional to make for a good movie, unless they change his personality (or make one).
Re: Peppa Pig: World Adventures Lead Producer Explains Random Queen Tribute
In my opinion it's not the timing that makes it weird, but the fact that they used the picture when the Queen is jumping in the muddy puddles as her memoriam photo. Like what the heck haha!
Re: New Advance Wars Switch Overview Trailer Introduces The Basics Of Battle
@BTB20 oh I didn't know it was released by Nintendo, sorry. You are right then.
Re: New Advance Wars Switch Overview Trailer Introduces The Basics Of Battle
@Thief I agree. It's one of these games that will go on a big sale after a month or so.
Re: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gets Its Very Own Monopoly Set
I cringe when I see all these Monopoly editions. Like how much garbage they need to produce?
Re: Pokémon GO Increasing Remote Raid Pass Prices & Limiting Daily Participation
Yay, never enough manipulation and cash grabbing 🤭
Re: Poll: How Many 3DS Consoles Have You Owned?
I just had one red 3DS XL. I wanted to buy New 3DS XL but I came to the party too late when it was already out of stock and was sold online for crazy prices. I wanted to experience the better 3D screen, as the one I have is rather annoying with its tiny sweet spot.
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 16.0.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@boxyguy just wiggle your joy cons, they can do that.
Re: Best WarioWare Games Of All Time
I have a very soft spot for GBA in my heart. It's my childhood, so whenever it's appreciated, I'm happy.
Re: The Game Boy Advance Could Be Getting A Stunning New Game Via Kickstarter
Is it really that gorgeous though? Looks rather amateurish to me. There are better looking GBC games.
Re: Snorlax Is The Next Pokémon To Get Its Own Official Website
@Mattock1987 thanks for asking 😁 I haven't played Pokémon in a while, but I always liked Psyduck, Charmander and Squirtle. I know these are not very original choices, but I really forgot which ones I liked when I played Pokémon Gold and then Sapphire.
Re: Snorlax Is The Next Pokémon To Get Its Own Official Website
@Mattock1987 what are your second and third favorite ones? 😁
Re: Video: Everything That Could Go Wrong With The Switch's Successor
I'd like it to have a better build quality than Switch. That's my biggest complain about Switch. Then, obviously, performance. 4K 60fps in handheld would be awesome.
Re: Countdown: 3DS eShop Spotlight - 3D Out Run
Out Run is my only digital game on 3DS and I can tell it's the best version right after the arcade one. Almost perfect.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 4 Launches Next Week
@sanderev I'm happy for you too, Amsterdam is a great city. I'm Polish and I wish there was a Polish track in Mario Kart Tour. 😀
Re: The Best Endings In Games On Nintendo Switch
I can't express how much I love Celeste. This game is so well done on every level!
Re: Nintendo Wins "Switch Joy-Con Drift" Class Action Lawsuit
Free repairs are not an excuse. If someone produces a faulty device, especially when it's been so easy to find out and fix pre-release, they make customers pay the price of waiting for the repair and wasting time sending it etc. But that's not all. In some countries, like Poland, we don't even have an official way to fix this. I need to send in abroad. It sucks. I wish Nintendo lost the lawsuit for the good of customers. And don't even get me started on how Nintendo had a nerve to release the same, faulty joy-cons in Switch OLED, 5 freakin' years after everyone knew. That's pure customer abuse, same thing has been done by Apple with butterfly keyboards.
Re: Soapbox: Wario Land 4 Deserves More Love, And Indie Devs Are Doing What Nintendon't
There are good games I love and there are good games I don't like. All 4 Wario Land instances are in the first group, I come back and play them from time to time. There is something magical about them. My favorite one is Wario Land 3, followed by 4. Then there are games like Luigi's Mansion or Sonic - I can tell they are good, but I just don't enjoy them. They're missing something for me.
Re: Here's When The Super Mario Bros. Movie Releases In Cinemas In Your Region
@Preposterous I think the real reasons are economical. Nintendo is like Apple, only cares about their biggest targets. Poland is not the only country ignored by Nintendo (or Apple).
Re: Best Pixel Art Switch Games
"To the Moon" is one of the games that I think about a lot to this day, even though playing it wasn't that fun. The story made me cry though.
Re: Random: Baba Is You Gets A Surprise Sequel... Sort Of?
Baba is a funny word in Polish, it's sort of a rude word for a woman, usually one we either don't like or a big one. Like "that rude baba from school" about a teacher we dislike. Some children also say baba as a granny.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Teases Rainbow Road Wii For Its Next Update
@NeonPizza what the heck, MK8 has the best driving mechanics of all Mario Karts by far. If you keep hitting walls, my advice is to learn when to brake. It helps to use Y instead of A to accelerate, as it makes brake button more accessible.
Re: Best Of 2022: How Stardew Valley Grew The Farm Sim While Harvest Moon Went To Seed
I have so much respect for Eric.
Re: Editorial: Happy New Year From All Of Us At Nintendo Life
I wish you all great gaming emotions in 2023! 🤗
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Ports We'd Love To See In 2023
I would love to see the old Tomb Raiders (at least 1-3) on Switch.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Welcomes 2023 With The New Year's Tour
Mario Kart Tour is a stain on franchise's reputation. I hate mobile games with microtransations. And those aimed to children (which Mario Kart kinda is) is disgusting.
Re: Nintendo Releases Update For Switch (Version 15.0.1), Here Are The Details
I wonder which bad words they added. Holy moly?
Re: Review: Lil Gator Game - An Incredibly Charming Adventure With A Deep Message
@Pokemaniacal that makes us two fans of Croc!
Re: Poll: Rate Your Favourite Switch Games Of The Year 2022
@PikaPhantom I'd do the same, but I don't own a TV Glad to hear that Kirby works better. I played demo for 5 minutes when it was released and didn't like it that much, but I will probably give it another chance, because it's a platformer from Nintendo and those are among my favorites.
Re: Poll: Rate Your Favourite Switch Games Of The Year 2022
@Slowdive I'm still waiting for a deal for Kirby, but I'm scared that 30 FPS wouldn't allow me to enjoy it. I finished Bowser's Fury and its 30 FPS made it almost unplayable for me. But that game suffered from frame drops on top of that, so there's hope for Kirby.
Re: Poll: Rate Your Favourite Switch Games Of The Year 2022
I just got my Switch in the end of 2021, so every game is new for me. From what I played, I have 3 favorites: Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Celeste. I know none of those are 2022 games, but I wanted to share my experience From games released this year, I really enjoyed Kao the Kangaroo. It's quite buggy, but I love 3D platformers and I had tons of fun with Kao.
Re: UK Charts: Nintendo Continues Its Strong Performance Amid Stiff Competition
@F_Destroyer yeah, it's pretty weird. Combined, they'd be #1, wouldn't they?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 10th)
I just got all stars on Mario Kart's new Grand Prix cups. It was a lot of sweat and cursing on 200cc, especially on the Moon Cup, not gonna lie