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@JohnnyMind don't worry man, Elden Ring isn't anywhere near that bad. It's definitely the easiest of the Soulsborne series by a mile. It's still hard though.

Wait until they find out I can use my wife's phone to record my phone's screen. Patch that, Nintendo.

@rjejr But man, Del Toro would nail it. He might have done it, too. The material is from GRR Martin, so it's not like this is just another video game movie.

@rjejr Everything you said is correct except for your characterization of an "adult" Pan's Labyrinth. With all due respect, I think that Pan's Labyrinth is adult Pan's Labyrinth. I wouldn't let my children watch Pan's Labyrinth. Actually my children are cats so it turns out they're allowed.

@MatoFilipovic it's like how they made such a big deal about how the latest iPhone update lets me move my icons wherever I want to. A thing I could do on my android in 2009.

@Whirlwound ON the dock? MADNESS! At least the Switch 2 dock seems to actually provide a purpose though. I desperately need another dock for my Switch 1 but I'm not paying like 80 dollars for a plastic shell with an extension cord in it.

Canceled my pre-order when I found out about the co-op. It's so bad.

@speed_loafer I also got it

@Zeebor15 All companies hate the consumer.

I'm in this odd place where, while I'm not a big fan of Ubisoft and especially their business practices, I see a sliver of integrity in them not taking the easy way out and just putting that obvious garbage out into the world. Probably should have been obvious to them before they put that trailer out there (and they probably only put it out to see if they could get away with it. I'd better stop typing before I completely destroy my own argument.)

@Sine I also have had NSO+ since it started, but that was 2021. No invite though either.

@marktehshark69 if it's anything like the Switch and Wii, one to twenty three months approximately.

@Jester676 Genki had a NDA. They violated it.

@TenEighty Obviously it's not as bad as an actual PS2 game, but the lighting and textures do suck.

If it didn't look like a PS2 game I'd be interested. I don't typically care about graphics but this is just ridiculous. There's so much here to like, even the art style is great, but it just looks so.... matte? Like I hope this footage is just from development and the lighting isn't running or something.

I love Nintendo's quirky innovations. I love motion controls. The weird GameCube controller is my favorite of all time. HD rumble is a waste of my ****ing money.

@NolandC Do you always count the cost of the full game and DLC when you complain about its price? If that's the case then for you a lot of games are over $100. But wait! Let's count microtransactions, too! I wonder how much Fortnite would cost if we did that? There's some clown logic for you bud.

@NolandC $90? That's strange, I already own it and get to upgrade free like most people...

When I bought my PS2 the store I bought it from in 2000 (KB Toys I think?) forced me to buy a 400 dollar bundle. I had to buy 3 games and a controller. At the time there were only like 3 games out for the thing so I got Chrono Cross and Metal Gear Solid. The PS2 game I bought was The Bouncer. So basically it was just a DVD player for months.
I would have said it was an expensive DVD player but honestly $400 was about what DVD players cost back then.

@sd7232 In 1992 12 year old me was at Babbage's (old electronics chain) in the mall, and to my surprise they had Zelda ALTTP for sale two weeks early. The associate informed me that they had stocked it in error and they'd have to remove it from the shelf, but I could buy one anyway. I guess it's not like I was going to dump the ROM on the internet or whatever.

@Zeebor15 I got married in Vegas. The pain can start much sooner than that, my friend.

Honestly I like key cards. A lot of publishers were basically doing it anyway, this just adds a layer of transparency. If there's a Switch game on physical that only has like 1/8th of the game on it, then I avoid it like the plague. It might even dissuade me from buying digitally, as I don't like supporting devs that obfuscate like that. But if they're up front about it being a key? Well, it's better. At the very least it's better. But good for these cats.

@MikeHiscoe Staples you say? Here's a helpful hint for anyone with access to a dying retailer! I got my Wii from Roses in 2006 (older Americans are probably confused that Roses was still open in 2006, younger ones might not have even heard of Roses. There's still one open 25 miles from my house) I got my Wii U from K Mart (It was actually really hard to get when it first launched.) I got my switch online, but Roses had them a week after launch. Also got a copy of Illusion Of Gaia for the SNES there in 1999, and it was the special edition with a T-shirt pack in. Had to have been sitting there for like at least 5 years. Oh yeah, the tip is to try shopping at one of these places for it when it launches of you hadn't guessed.

@Scarmucci Wal-Mart. But it looks like someone above me already potentially explained why they have it for some and not all.

@Scarmucci they didn't have it three hours ago

My local GameStop still has like 25 left to sell as of 2:30 pm. This would have been the first Nintendo launch I missed if I hadn't gone in. The relief is palpable.

@Erigen perfect

"you wouldn't ask someone to "stay tuned" for a three-year wait, right?"

Metroid Prime 4?

In all seriousness though, this one probably won't suffer the same fate.

@Uncle_Franklin If I recall correctly there are a few characters in the game whose throws are broken. I don't remember whether Link was more broken than the others (I wanna say Raphael?) but it was bad enough that I avoided playing certain characters, Link being a particular disappointment. It was OP enough that my girlfriend at the time was able to easily dominate the game with literally zero fighting game experience.

@OldGamer999 Me too, bud. I admit that I didn't buy that one, since I was only 7. I did buy the SNES with my allowance though. It took all year at 5 bucks a week. I assume kids these days might get at least 10, which would only put them about two months behind me. I doubt they'd be able to buy as many chicken McNuggets as I was though, since they're up well over 200% these days.

@OldGamer999 Dude I was there, too. When the GameCube launched it cost more than my half of the rent. I had to skip the N64 because my full time job only paid $4.50 an hour. Are you actually old or is it just a handle?

@Bunkerneath It may contain a Switch 1 cart with the upgrade as a download. This is very much a possibility as we already know you have to download the upgrade.

@Jack_Goetz Nintendo has always been like this.

I don't believe you.

Yeah I had no idea these upgrades were free for NSO users. That's honestly pretty great. At this point the service is actually worth it without this bonus. I still think 500 dollars is an outrage. An outrage!

Wow that's nuts.

@ScalenePowers Yeah, Mario Maker 3 is a no brainer. I could have seen them doing Mario Maker Deluxe instead of MM2 when Switch launched, but that's not what we got so now it's iterative.

@MirrorFate2 it's optional.

Could be much higher if they ever rereleased it on consoles. Wouldn't even have to be a remake or remaster.

@NatiaAdamo This is an angle that many people ignore when we talk about this. Nintendo clearly screwed Sony over royally, but let's not pretend that they may have had no choice but to do the screwing. Look at Sony today. I love my PlayStations but that company is f***in' evil.

@flighty I came here to say this. Nintendo is really really bad at accessibility.

@UltimateOtaku91 I love X but it's definitely the worst game in the series.

It certainly couldn't be any worse, that's for sure. Switch voice chat is a complete joke, and honestly, getting rid of it entirely would be an improvement.

@JS_Comics in this case, because Konami.

I'm so excited to revisit this game. The first time I played through, Monster Hunter World came out. And I was so close to the end! But monhun... (Luckily I don't have the proper hardware for Wilds or I'd be screwed this time too!

Counterpoint: this is not an opinion, it is a fact!

I expect $399. $499 is my cap but I'll be pissed off if it's that high. I've bought every Nintendo console on launch day save for the NES (because I was five) and I'm not gonna stop now.

@batmanbud2 so the games that were built on the foundation of ALTTP were better? Go figure. Both games started as remakes of ALTTP, and there was over 20 years between ALTTP and ALBW. Are you aware that technology improved in that time? I bet you also prefer Mario Odyssey to Super Mario Bros. Unfortunately we didn't have Odyssey back then.

I hope it's better than the last game I played where you're a bouncer.

@rvcolem1 lol that's the last chapter

But also I did the same.