While I think the NA box is completely misleading and nothing like what you play and the EU one is doing a good job of telling that. The EU one just looks like a highschooler did it. It's just so dang basic.
@RoboCube I mean maybe even moreso there, I believe younger kids are less likely to have a game console and play games more likely on a tablet or phone, all of which have disney stuff on them as well. Biggest things kids play right now are Fortnite and Minecraft that have official Disney partnerships but nothing for Nintendo.
@RoboCube I mean i would say you have an argument against Nintendo for sure, just not Disney. I mean even with nintendo as big as they are now, they are still no where near disney even the 90s disney.
@RoboCube LOL how small do you think Disney was at the time? Sega world London was like 100k sqft inside a building. At that time Disney's smallest park was roughly 50x that size. I have no idea in what world they were ever larger. Popularity-wise Disney had a ridiculous amount of IP at that date
That would be like Disney basing their entire operations around like Toy Story or Mickey Mouse. Most of Disney's numerous large franchises are larger than Sonic on their own so idk why they think they compete with Disney without like brining anything more than sonic and friends to the table....Maybe they can compete with toy story.
I got into it for a short period of time and noped out real quick when i saw how nuts it was and stores literally had nothing for a long period of time.
this is the dumbest thing i've seen them write. It's got such Sony energy. "Man while we lost SO much and absorbed those costs, the refunds allowed us and put on a sale" like who thought that sounded good???
@Bondi_Surfer Yeah I honestly agree. Like you guys want to claim that? How it would ever make it past like the very first person seeing it is insane to me.
I'm still just flabbergasted at the embarrassingly dumb theming done here. It's just so so alpha/beta looking like you don't have to have mario in a wheelchair but dang like give it a single tiny little ounce of character.
I personally find it a decent time. It's about the closest we get to some sort of E3 with big announcements. Some of the awards though are just breezed past which kinda sucks.
@Indielink I mean they're definitely trying to channel the same roguelike energy as Vampire Survivors, Ballatro, Dead Cells. All different games but different roguelike subgeneres. Those got years and years of support. It's not needed, but I would say 10 months of support, while appreciated, is on the shorter end.
Not sure why they need to leave it as final. Seems like bad PR as it kinda makes it sound like they're abandoning it now, even if it doesn't rule out paid dlc.
@dazzleshell Yeah 100% the main thing the switch 2 needs is a lite version. The current one is so dang giant, it's not like ALL that portable. I really miss my lite, it was just so much more comfortable to use in handheld.
@xmkbest I mean there's definitely a difference between like photoshopping a person to make them look different and using photoshop to move and organize assets around. But i totally get the sentiment. Everything with AI is like this. Going to be like "remember when calling into customer service blew but you actually got a human being? good ol days"
@Milk_ I do agree to an extent. Not everything AI should be immediately bad, it's just when it comes to anything artistic, imo it mostly is. It's got a good handful of practical uses, but also so much investment in like AI videos/picture generation that from my point of view have 0 positive uses other than memes, otehrwise it's all just dangerous amd replacing artists with slop when it comes to that.
I think we could do some interesting theres here to improve AI characters in games, there are some cool use cases here which I don't totally hate what they're doing with that.
Give us 1+2. I never played any of 3 but from what I gathered it was the worst one by far. That could just be some reviewers opinion I saw though so correct me if i'm wrong
@Neckcrane I'd imagine they could get it delisted in most spots maybe? It's crazy that China would just literally not care legally at all but idk how it works.
@HauntedMasque I mean I think with this line of thought you could claim like 99% of things are a waste of money and resources, including posting in comments. Idk how a Yoshi Bucket is what you'd call out though.
The one downside honestly is the visuals for me. They aren't awful but something about them feels like bland ps2 game-ish. Maybe just not my style, not something stopping me from playing though.
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Re: 'The Elder Scrolls 6' Finally Has An Official Title
Idk what name would be good, but that name ain't it.
Re: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Avenging Spirit (Game Boy)
While I think the NA box is completely misleading and nothing like what you play and the EU one is doing a good job of telling that. The EU one just looks like a highschooler did it. It's just so dang basic.
Re: This Gorgeous 'Stop-Motion' Adventure Swims Onto Switch 2 Next Month
Yeah i love this art direction
Re: "Let's Aim For Disney" - Sonic Boss Reckons IP Has Only Reached Half Of Its Potential
@RoboCube I mean maybe even moreso there, I believe younger kids are less likely to have a game console and play games more likely on a tablet or phone, all of which have disney stuff on them as well. Biggest things kids play right now are Fortnite and Minecraft that have official Disney partnerships but nothing for Nintendo.
Re: "Let's Aim For Disney" - Sonic Boss Reckons IP Has Only Reached Half Of Its Potential
@RoboCube I’m going to highly highly doubt in the larger picture
Re: "Let's Aim For Disney" - Sonic Boss Reckons IP Has Only Reached Half Of Its Potential
@RoboCube I mean i would say you have an argument against Nintendo for sure, just not Disney. I mean even with nintendo as big as they are now, they are still no where near disney even the 90s disney.
Re: "Let's Aim For Disney" - Sonic Boss Reckons IP Has Only Reached Half Of Its Potential
@RoboCube LOL how small do you think Disney was at the time? Sega world London was like 100k sqft inside a building. At that time Disney's smallest park was roughly 50x that size. I have no idea in what world they were ever larger. Popularity-wise Disney had a ridiculous amount of IP at that date
Re: "Let's Aim For Disney" - Sonic Boss Reckons IP Has Only Reached Half Of Its Potential
That would be like Disney basing their entire operations around like Toy Story or Mickey Mouse. Most of Disney's numerous large franchises are larger than Sonic on their own so idk why they think they compete with Disney without like brining anything more than sonic and friends to the table....Maybe they can compete with toy story.
Re: "Scalpers Are Killing The Hobby For Everyone" - Pokémon TCG's 30th Celebration Isn't Going As Planned
I got into it for a short period of time and noped out real quick when i saw how nuts it was and stores literally had nothing for a long period of time.
Re: Nintendo Of America Announces Customer Appreciation Sale "Made Possible In Part By Tariff-Related Refunds"
this is the dumbest thing i've seen them write. It's got such Sony energy. "Man while we lost SO much and absorbed those costs, the refunds allowed us and put on a sale" like who thought that sounded good???
Re: Review: Star Racer (Switch) - An Indie F-Zero Through And Through
art direction is dope. Looks well executed
Re: Critically-Acclaimed The Séance Of Blake Manor Is Coming To Switch 2
Same people who did Darkside detective too! This one looks good
Re: James Pond Publisher Denies AI-Generated Trailer, But No One's Buying It
What's baffling to me is it looks like they just magic erasered things from the 4th pic to make the 3rd pic. Like what in the world
Re: James Pond Publisher Denies AI-Generated Trailer, But No One's Buying It
@Bondi_Surfer
Yeah I honestly agree. Like you guys want to claim that? How it would ever make it past like the very first person seeing it is insane to me.
Re: Double Fine Returns To Kickstarter Post-Xbox, Announces New Game Jam
Really interesting project. Really enjoy Tim and that team. Definitely will throw support
Re: The Simpsons Hit & Run Could Be Making A Return "In Some Form"
Crossing my fingers on this
Re: Feature: One Year On, Is Anyone Still Playing Drag x Drive?
I'm still just flabbergasted at the embarrassingly dumb theming done here. It's just so so alpha/beta looking like you don't have to have mario in a wheelchair but dang like give it a single tiny little ounce of character.
Re: Netflix Shuts Down Oxenfree Developer Night School Studio
Can't stand it when companies buy successful studios, then immediately shut them down, like what was the point, it wasn't even a huge studio either
Re: Mini Review: Future Knight (Switch) - Channels The Spirit Of Tiger Handhelds To Great Effect
This art style looks fantastic, super fresh
Re: Geoff Keighley Confirms The Game Awards Will Return On 10th December 2026
I personally find it a decent time. It's about the closest we get to some sort of E3 with big announcements. Some of the awards though are just breezed past which kinda sucks.
Re: Talking Point: So, What Did You Think Of The Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Nintendo Direct?
I wish the girl characters weren't all designed like some sleazy fanservice anime, but otherwise looks great.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Superstar Baseball (GameCube)
I have absolutely no idea how someone could like the Japan one more. The NA one kinda rules
Re: Ball X Pit Is Rolling Out Its "Final Free Update" Soon
@Gaymer90 Yeah it depends. I was really into Dead Cells so I loved all the DLC it had, but if you're new to them I agree it's kinda nuts to look at
Re: Ball X Pit Is Rolling Out Its "Final Free Update" Soon
@Indielink I mean they're definitely trying to channel the same roguelike energy as Vampire Survivors, Ballatro, Dead Cells. All different games but different roguelike subgeneres. Those got years and years of support. It's not needed, but I would say 10 months of support, while appreciated, is on the shorter end.
Re: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2's Resolutions & Frame Rates Revealed
The only thing I want is metal gear solid V. Can i get that
Re: Here's How Final Fantasy X On Switch 2 Compares To Switch 1
Feels like it's just higher resolution and that's all
Re: Ball X Pit Is Rolling Out Its "Final Free Update" Soon
Not sure why they need to leave it as final. Seems like bad PR as it kinda makes it sound like they're abandoning it now, even if it doesn't rule out paid dlc.
Re: Dragon's Dogma 2 Expected To Run At A Minimum Of 30fps On Switch 2
I mean that is the minimum that would be acceptable right???
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Reportedly Considering A Switch 2 OLED Model
@dazzleshell Yeah 100% the main thing the switch 2 needs is a lite version. The current one is so dang giant, it's not like ALL that portable. I really miss my lite, it was just so much more comfortable to use in handheld.
Re: Quiz: Can You Tell These N64 Games From The Mangled Box Art?
that was really fun, wish i did better but i'd love to see more of this
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Sonic The Hedgehog 35th Anniversary Switch Showdown
Origins plus is the clear standout
Re: Kingdom Hearts Collection Switch 2 Estimated File Size Revealed
i'm so confused on these naming schemes. If I wanted to play kingdom hearts 2 would I get the 1.5+2.5 or 2.8????
Re: Kingdom Hearts Collection Key Art Has Fans Sleuthing To Work Out If AI Was Used
@xmkbest I mean there's definitely a difference between like photoshopping a person to make them look different and using photoshop to move and organize assets around. But i totally get the sentiment. Everything with AI is like this. Going to be like "remember when calling into customer service blew but you actually got a human being? good ol days"
Re: Kingdom Hearts Collection Key Art Has Fans Sleuthing To Work Out If AI Was Used
Lol dude they can't even be bothered to like use photoshop for 10 minutes
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Direct June 2026 Predictions - What Do You Hope To See?
more Pikmin but also sorta kinda want a Pikmin 4 switch 2 version a lot
Re: Yooka-Laylee Dev Playtonic Seems To Be Teasing Something
Thank god, i've been waiting to play it more, but the 30fps was just kinda distracting.
Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Pokopia Is Starting To Prove Its Staying Power
What I can't believe is that Not only is the lego star wars game there but also flippen lego harry potter is still in the charts
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mendel Palace
While NA doens't represent anything in reality, it's so bonkers i have to vote for it.
Re: Fox McCloud Blasts Into The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
see now THIS is hype
Re: "New Players Won't Feel Alone" - Square Enix Partners With Google For AI-Powered Dragon Quest Companion
@Milk_ I do agree to an extent. Not everything AI should be immediately bad, it's just when it comes to anything artistic, imo it mostly is. It's got a good handful of practical uses, but also so much investment in like AI videos/picture generation that from my point of view have 0 positive uses other than memes, otehrwise it's all just dangerous amd replacing artists with slop when it comes to that.
I think we could do some interesting theres here to improve AI characters in games, there are some cool use cases here which I don't totally hate what they're doing with that.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (GameCube)
Split between NA and EU cover, the US one is great in a cheesy way, the EU one I think tops it a bit. They made them mutants in Japan though
Re: Shenmue III Enhanced Is Coming To Switch 2, Physical Editions Confirmed
Give us 1+2. I never played any of 3 but from what I gathered it was the worst one by far. That could just be some reviewers opinion I saw though so correct me if i'm wrong
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch 2's GameCube Library This Week
those character models are ugly even by gamecube standards right?
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 22.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Joeynator3000 Yeah why is this so hard to give us lol
Re: New Survival Game 'Pickmon' Is Just Asking To Be Sued Into Oblivion
I think the best thing going for Nintendo is this looks absolutely awful, like i'm not saying it's AI made but it looks like slop of some sort.
Re: New Survival Game 'Pickmon' Is Just Asking To Be Sued Into Oblivion
@Neckcrane I'd imagine they could get it delisted in most spots maybe? It's crazy that China would just literally not care legally at all but idk how it works.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Tales Of Symphonia (GameCube)
Not much competition, that NA one is just better. Other one looks unfinished compared
Re: Yoshi Popcorn Bucket Announced For The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
@HauntedMasque I mean I think with this line of thought you could claim like 99% of things are a waste of money and resources, including posting in comments. Idk how a Yoshi Bucket is what you'd call out though.
Re: Review: Blue Prince (Switch 2) - A Masterful Mystery, And One Of The Best Puzzlers Ever
The one downside honestly is the visuals for me. They aren't awful but something about them feels like bland ps2 game-ish. Maybe just not my style, not something stopping me from playing though.
Re: Nintendo Direct For The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Announced
Nintendo...... just add this onto another direct.... Nobody asks for these