@Deanster101 Calm down, some of us big-handed people rely on these things. I'm literally waiting to transfer my ACNH island to my new OLED until I find a grip that works for my hands.
Thanks for this review! I'll be trying this one out. I wish RDS Industries would make an updated grip for the OLED. I love their grip on my OG Switch.
(edit) Thanks for the headsup @RCGamer. Ordered from Amazon.
@KingdomHeartsFan I've been going hard on LoZ:TP HD and for some reason the masochist in me keeps bringing me back to HotWheels Worlds Best Driver - it's so bad it's good.
@olrodlegacy My childhood copy of Mario vs DK has been lost for a decade, but I still have the box and manual! I had been thinking I wanted to rebuy the cart, but Mini Mario & Friends Amiibo Whatsit really fills the void nicely. If you already happen to own the $100+ worth of the figures... >.>
@Sabrewing Take the A-Train 3DS is more of a city simulator than I could handle, though Lionel City Builder was.... Well, I bought it and played it really hard once and never again. Lionel Trains on Track DS was the best Nintendo-system train simulator/manager I've played yet.
@teucer lol, you're right I am a bit sensitive about it, but I assure you I know Nintendo's hardware history, my first comment was more of a worry about where they are headed. Battery life on a day-to-day basis is not my concern, it's overall lifespan and how difficult it is to replace. Most tablets will be garbage in a few years b/c you have to break their screens to get to their batteries, my fear is that with Nintendo partnering with mobile hardware manufacturer's we may start to see some of those crappy practices.
@teucer It matters b/c I don't buy trash. When I buy a Nintendo console I can depend on it working for a long time. My NES is still hooked up at our main TV, along with the Wii U and gaming PC. If the battery is not user-replaceable, in 10-15 years that battery is going to be completely useless, and many mobile devices will not boot if their battery is completely kaput. I've gotten 30 years out of this NES, 20 years out of my N64, and 13 from my SP, and 10 out of my Wii. They are all still used at least once a month. Replaceable batteries ARE A MUST for the gamer whose backlog spans 30 years, because I may not get a particular game for a few decades ^.^; Just beat Twilight Princess for the first time on Wii, and it was fantastic btw
@Exy I'm betting mods for this thing will require soldering; I had thought about it too, but I think if I manage to get one at all I will keep it pure for collectors reasons. If I want a hack box I can use an Ouya or a Raspberry Pi.
I really love the pack, but I wish it was a little more particular about when it plays what music. Boo's Haunt music is weird in the overworld during day. Bob-omb Battlefield is awesome though!
@MrGawain Perhaps if you own the game on Wii U (or 3DS) you will automagically get it on the NX with only the dlc you've purchased, and the 'port' sku is for new customers and comes with all dlc or whatever.
I just released my first game in Unity for OUYA! It's exciting to think that my next project might be available on my two favorite platforms, Wii U and 3DS.
@BarryDunne @DoctorOverbuild If Vita got the shaft because of its low install base, it's not unlikely that the Wii U release would suffer a similar fate.
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Re: Unity To Charge Developers A Fee Each Time A Game Is Installed Next Year
@Switch_Pro Super Mario Run was made with Unity. This is big for Unity, but not for gamers. Devs, this is another good opportunity to checkout Godot!
Re: Accessory Review: Skull & Co. NeoGrip For Switch OLED
@Deanster101 Calm down, some of us big-handed people rely on these things. I'm literally waiting to transfer my ACNH island to my new OLED until I find a grip that works for my hands.
Thanks for this review! I'll be trying this one out. I wish RDS Industries would make an updated grip for the OLED. I love their grip on my OG Switch.
(edit) Thanks for the headsup @RCGamer. Ordered from Amazon.
Re: Limited Run Games Set To Release First And Only Wii U Game, Lost "A Lot" Of Money Making It Happen
Axiom Verge! FreezeMe! Fatal Frame! Bit.Trip Runner 2! Affordable Space Adventures!
Re: Hori's D-Pad Joy-Con Will No Longer Gobble Up The Switch Battery Life
Sweet! I've been loving mine. I've enjoyed it with the Mega Man collection, Sonic Mania, Undertale, and the NES games.
Re: Wireless NES Controllers Won't Work With Other Games On Nintendo Switch
I was hoping to use these with Sonic Mania to give me at least one sustainable reason to keep them in a post-NSO world.
Re: Wii U Receives First System Firmware Update Since 2017
I hope someday smart fans find a way to bring Miiverse back online.
Re: Shadow Archery Is A Brand New Game For Wii U, And It Will Launch For Free
@KingdomHeartsFan I've been going hard on LoZ:TP HD and for some reason the masochist in me keeps bringing me back to HotWheels Worlds Best Driver - it's so bad it's good.
Re: Shadow Archery Is A Brand New Game For Wii U, And It Will Launch For Free
Sounds cool, I'll give it a shot!
@SmaggTheSmug
@Ralizah
This won't be the last Wii U game.
Re: Random: Looks Like Bloomingdale's Couldn't Get Hold Of A NES Classic For Its In-Store Display
About a week ago my local Best Buy had about 20 SNES Classics stacked between the Switch and 3DS games.
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
I'm playing through Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD as a sort of 'side quest' to Breath of the Wild. I want to buff up my Wolf Link amiibo.
Re: Yooka-Laylee's Nintendo Switch eShop Price Is Revealed
I might've bought it on Wii U at that price...
Re: Nintendo Download: 9th February (North America)
@olrodlegacy My childhood copy of Mario vs DK has been lost for a decade, but I still have the box and manual! I had been thinking I wanted to rebuy the cart, but Mini Mario & Friends Amiibo Whatsit really fills the void nicely. If you already happen to own the $100+ worth of the figures... >.>
Re: Rocket League Dev Psyonix Asks Players To Keep Fingers Crossed For Nintendo Switch Port
This is the only game that would make me run out and buy a Switch
Re: Pokémon GO Now Has Apple Watch Support, But You Can't Catch Monsters With It
@maggerbee Came to the comments to say this.
Android Wear!
Re: Niantic Reiterates Pokémon GO For Apple Watch Is Still Coming Amid Rumours Of Cancellation
Waiting patiently for an Android Wear announcement...
Re: Feature: It's Time to Vote for Your Nintendo Life Overall Game of the Year
Looking for Mario Maker in that list...
Re: EMiO 'The Edge' Joystick is Incompatible with the NES Mini
I've been using mine with 8bitdo Retro Receivers with an actual NES. I love it. Sad to hear it won't work with the classic edition.
Re: Video: We Compare the NES Mini Emulation With the Wii U Virtual Console
@nesrocks Could you elaborate on "the sound emulation is garbage"? I'm listening to it and it sounds fine to me.
Re: Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails Arrives on the European eShop on 17th November
@Sabrewing Take the A-Train 3DS is more of a city simulator than I could handle, though Lionel City Builder was.... Well, I bought it and played it really hard once and never again. Lionel Trains on Track DS was the best Nintendo-system train simulator/manager I've played yet.
Re: Talking Point: A New Nintendo 3DS Price Drop Can Prolong the Portable's Lifespan
@c1pher_c0mplet Terraria also gets a noticeable framerate upgrade on N3DS, so 3 games! Still bad.
Re: Parent Trap: Nintendo Switch Takes on Tablets
@teucer lol, you're right I am a bit sensitive about it, but I assure you I know Nintendo's hardware history, my first comment was more of a worry about where they are headed. Battery life on a day-to-day basis is not my concern, it's overall lifespan and how difficult it is to replace. Most tablets will be garbage in a few years b/c you have to break their screens to get to their batteries, my fear is that with Nintendo partnering with mobile hardware manufacturer's we may start to see some of those crappy practices.
Re: Parent Trap: Nintendo Switch Takes on Tablets
@teucer It matters b/c I don't buy trash. When I buy a Nintendo console I can depend on it working for a long time. My NES is still hooked up at our main TV, along with the Wii U and gaming PC. If the battery is not user-replaceable, in 10-15 years that battery is going to be completely useless, and many mobile devices will not boot if their battery is completely kaput. I've gotten 30 years out of this NES, 20 years out of my N64, and 13 from my SP, and 10 out of my Wii. They are all still used at least once a month. Replaceable batteries ARE A MUST for the gamer whose backlog spans 30 years, because I may not get a particular game for a few decades ^.^; Just beat Twilight Princess for the first time on Wii, and it was fantastic btw
Re: Gallery: Take a Look At These Classic Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Grip Designs
Dat Famicom design though.
Re: Parent Trap: Nintendo Switch Takes on Tablets
User replaceable batteries? - almost all tablets lack this very important feature. Nintendo has good history with this, but this is new territory.
Re: Random: We Explore What the NES Classic Edition Will Fit Inside, in the Name of Science
@Exy I'm betting mods for this thing will require soldering; I had thought about it too, but I think if I manage to get one at all I will keep it pure for collectors reasons. If I want a hack box I can use an Ouya or a Raspberry Pi.
Re: Feature: NES Mini Classics - Castlevania
@SuperCharlie78 Same. These articles are ramping up the Mini NES hype for me!
Re: Feature: NES Mini Classics - Balloon Fight
Balloon Fight is ok >.>
Re: SM64: Last Impact is a Hugely Ambitious Super Mario 64 Fan Mod
@XyVoX The mediafire link still works for me
@BaffleBlend THANK YOU!
Re: Poll: What Are Your Most Anticipated Wii U and 3DS Games For the Rest of 2016?
Has there been any confirmation that Kerbal is still coming?
I with @rjejr, I'm looking forward to the Sonic and Harry Potter Lego packs as well.
Re: Nintendo Download: 29th September (North America)
Yesssss Fast Racing Neo
Re: Rumour: NX Entering Trial Production At Foxconn, Annual Output Pegged At 10 Million
@Stryker89 I got the same way with Nintendo Revolution.
Re: Bases Loaded Is Being Resurrected On Nintendo 3DS
Cool! I hope it makes it here.
Re: Retro: Remember When Nintendo Ditched The Headphone Socket?
@retro_player_22 That historical info should be in the article!
Re: Poll: Share Your Thoughts on Super Mario Run and the Delays to Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem on Mobile
ANDROID.
ANDROID WEAR.
Re: Super Mario 64 DS Heading to the North American Wii U Virtual Console This Week
Let's say the NX is a handheld and your VC purchases carry over: this would be pretty sweet.
Re: Nintendo And ESL Team Up For Splatoon Online Tournaments In Europe
Cool! Hope it comes to the US!
Re: Online Support is Being Cut For Disney Infinity
Meanwhile, I'm still playing online on CoD:BO on my Wii... Say what you want about Activision, but at least you know your online will be supported.
Re: Gallery: Let This Awesome Nintendo NX Mock-Up Excite You
@Megumi_Sagano I wish I had your foresight.
Re: Video: Check Out the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens E3 Trailer
I had it pre-ordered for Wii U, but since they can't get the DLC on my preferred system, I can wait until it's $20 next year.
Re: It Wasn't Nintendo's Idea To Mix Minecraft And Super Mario Together
I really love the pack, but I wish it was a little more particular about when it plays what music. Boo's Haunt music is weird in the overworld during day. Bob-omb Battlefield is awesome though!
Re: The Servers for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Are Down
I occasionally still play Black Ops on the Wii. Love the Wii Zapper!
Re: Nintendo of America Has a Snazzy New Slogan - "There's No Play Like It"
Would prefer the return of "Now you're playing with power!"
Re: Wii U Indie Title Twin Robots Does An Excellent Chibi-Robo Impression
I played this on Ouya! Glad to see it made the jump to a real console!
Re: Terraria Is Digging Its Way Towards A Late May Wii U eShop Release
I tried to get into Terraria a few times now, and honestly the 3DS version is the first one to actually engage me. It's really fun!
Re: Video: PBS Game/Show Aims to Break Down the Design Genius of Super Mario
As a "budding developer", I thought that was awesome.
Re: Activision's 2015 Figures Show Slight Growth, But Skylanders And Guitar Hero Underperform
I would've bought Guitar Hero if we could've used our old instruments; including drums.
Re: Sound Your Survey Klaxon, Nintendo of America Wants Your Feedback
That survey was brutally long.
Re: IHS Technology Adds to Speculation of an NX Portable Release in 2016
@MrGawain Perhaps if you own the game on Wii U (or 3DS) you will automagically get it on the NX with only the dlc you've purchased, and the 'port' sku is for new customers and comes with all dlc or whatever.
Re: Unity Support on New Nintendo 3DS is Now Available to Developers
I just released my first game in Unity for OUYA! It's exciting to think that my next project might be available on my two favorite platforms, Wii U and 3DS.
Re: Maintenance Will Bring a Little Downtime for Minecraft: Wii U Edition
@BarryDunne @DoctorOverbuild If Vita got the shaft because of its low install base, it's not unlikely that the Wii U release would suffer a similar fate.