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@Serpenterror Agreed a million times a million! The WiiU game is easily my favorite Need for Speed game!
So, so good!

Replanted, Reloaded, Revived
...seems like a theme this week...

"Play as one of the eight cult characters from the Garfield universe"

Either the word 'cult' doesn't mean what it used to mean or I haven't seen Garfield for a very long time and it has changed a lot.

LOVE the idea of this game...

...and I really struggled w/the controls and motion sickness. I think I'd have to have a different set-up to be able to play this.

It's a lot more complicated than I think it needs to be. The Soccer (w/leg strap) in Switch Sports remains, imo, the high point of recent unique controls in video games.

I love LOVE Ultimate Chicken Horse and was super excited to play this new game and I gave it a go at GDC...

...and...

IDK - it didn't immediately capture me. My initial thoughts were that the approach didn't work with bikes at all b/c you were rarely together and it was far too easy to make a mistake, leading to less play and more death, which wasn't super engaging.

THIS would get me to subscribe to NSO online.

I made the fatal mistake of selling my copy when Mario Baseball on the Wii came out, but that game was a FAR cry from the GCN game - which was really wonderful.

Sadly, Mario Baseball as a series is no more .
I wish Nintendo had bought Metalhead (dev of Super Mega Baseball) and had them make a Mario baseball instead of letting EA acquire them.

I do still play the baseball in Mario Sports Superstars on the 3DS - hard to believe that game is 8 years old!

Tennis, Golf & Soccer have survived, but I miss Mario Baseball.

I have the original Chibi on GCN and think it is brilliant, and I want to like this, but the reality is that I get motion sick w/3D games very, very easily, and I just can't imagine such a small team can get this running smooth enough on my S2 for me to be able to play it. Maybe a future demo will convince me otherwise?

Amazon is the Kmart of the Internet.
Lots of cheap crap and knockoffs.

I get that the CEO's salary is way too high and is ridiculous - no disagreement there at all.

I don't get how a boycott would fix anything. Wouldn't that just lead to thousands of employees of EA being laid off? Would it affect the CEO at all? Why do we want to harm the people making the games b/c the CEO is earning way too much? Why take it out on them? How would EA going under affect anything? How has Ubisoft falling apart helped the problem?

Honestly - I've got lots of questions b/c the actions suggested here seem to be all about harming the employees, but IDK how they would affect the CEO or the industry (or business in general). It seems like we need a different approach to really change things?

Yeah, I too remember when Queen put "No Synthesizers" on their albums, you know, before they started using Synthesizers and become a world-wide phenomenon.

AIGen is going to be the future - hating on people for using it now is just like Queen hating Synthesizers b/c it wasn't pure rock n roll.

Time will wear away the stone.

Frontier was such a wonderful game. It got me through rehab of a tough injury.

4 may be the better game, but I preferred the characters of Frontier. It was an amazing moment when the series came to Wii with such an amazing game.

UH how does this look like Adventure - like at all?

I loved Adventure - it was something I played every day when I came home from school - as the NES was coming out, I was still playing Adventure.

Why play so much?
b/c of the replay ability - based on where things started out, what I had to do was different (and then there was always that blasted bat!)

The variety was very different at the time (and to some degree remains uncommon today - we do have some games you can play in whatever order you want, but not many where you have to play it in a certain order - but that order is different when you replay and could be randomly modified beyond that).

This game - looks like a pixel based metroidvania.
Great!?
...but this game is NOT Adventure - it's not Adventure at all.

I went from excited to super disappointed in the course of 60 seconds of the trailer.

Question: Can I run it split screen on the Switch 2 while sharing to a Switch 1 as a 3rd player?

Star Fox Adventures is not a great game.
I bought into the hype and bought it a few years back, I still have it, but IDK why - I will not play it again. It either wasn't that great back in the day or did not hold up well, but either way, it just is a bunch of meh.
FWIW - the much maligned, and notably not great WiiU Star Fox offering is much, much better than Star Fox Adventures imo.

Wow - I may have to get Final Zone.

I have never played it - but - I played a lot of Final Zone II on TGX-CD (and while I stupidly sold my TGX collection - I kept like 3 games and FZ2 is one of them).

If FZ1 is like the sequel, I'll probably dig the first game.

GTA is worthless to me.
I think it is damaging to society.
But that's just my opinion.

Mario Kart had brought me back to gaming again and again. To play with family and friends, enjoy laughs and to create good memories.

There is no comparison.

Kind of amazing that 2 years later it is getting updates of this magnitude.
I enjoyed playing through the game with the kids, definitely interested in trying out Scrooge's CASH grab.

Sold!

The Switch reveal was notably missing a Snipperclips like game - something unique and delightful and unexpected!

I think it is worth noting what the actual quote was during the direct.

What they actually said was that FC was coming to Switch 2 and that Madden would also "be arriving on the Nintendo platform."
The fact that they did not say Switch 2 when talking about Madden may be meaningful.

My personal interpretation of that is that Madden may ALSO be coming to Switch 1 this fall.

I was looking for information around controls.

TLDR - Breakout games using an analog stick suck.

Tilt is serviceable (though still just no where near as fun as paddle controls).

Can someone confirm if this game is joystick only (trash garbage not worth playing let alone buying) or if it uses tilt (ok enough to try out).

Mouse may be the best way to play this sort of game, though pointer on the Wii worked well (stylus on the 3DS was frustrating).

The changes to the production leave me cautiously optimistic.
However, I can't find the game at Nintendo.com (on the US side).
It was going to release in October exclusive to Switch, now it is multiplayer it doesn't even have a page on Nintendo.com 2 months before release? Seems like there was fall-out there?

I've had fun with mine. I ended up mostly sticking with the Pikmin theme. It makes me smile.

It's an overpriced novelty, but fun all the same and for a superfan like me, no regrets! Happy to pay $100 for something that has made me smile each day for months.

I bought and played and then quickly gave up and sold the Wii game.

As a HUGE Zelda fan I've wondered if I sold the game short, but IDK. I just didn't like the battle interface and while it was visually pretty, the rest of the game was just not for me. I don't think HD is going to fix that, but I'm glad others find the game so awesome. I really wanted to! I'll happily replay an older Zelda instead.

Front Office Experience looks interesting.

So - IDK.

I've thought about getting new controllers B/C the Switch 2 is releasing.

I have a LOT (100+) of games on my Switch that IDK if they will move to Switch 2, but if not all or not some - they are stuck on my Switch.

...but that leads us to Drift.
I've sent in my controllers 2x.
All of them.
I have 5 sets, which equals 10 individual controllers.
They've all gone in 2x.
I've got 2 sitting waiting for me to send them in a 3rd time.

What happens when Switch 2 releases and Nintendo stops fixing them or starts charging to fix Switch controllers?
I have games I cannot play.
That seems terrible.

I hope they may all transfer to Switch 2, but I expect not - some of my Wii games didn't transfer to my WiiU (3 were stuck on the old Wii).

A controller that continues to work after Nintendo stops supporting them seems like something I'll wish I had in 10 years if I don't get it now.
...but then I sort of wish these worked on regular batteries instead of rechargables. I have 4 GBA SPs (backlit) that I cannot use at all b/c you can't replace the batteries with anything that works - all the replacements are crap that swell within weeks.

...it's just another take.

Also releasing today:
THUNDER FOX from the Arcade Archives series.

IDK if they don't get included in the press release, but they often aren't in this article.

Great game, but there are save issues in franchise that have existed for years that cause stats to be lost for players. Some people never do substitutions to avoid them. It's crazy they aren't fixed. Because of them I get my baseball elsewhere.

@SuperToe I wish Konami would do something with it. They are just sitting on all the TGX games. It's been five years since the TGX mini released and nothing since 😞.

Saw 'Bonk' - got excited, then realized it had nothing to do with Bonk's Adventure - became sad and nostalgic.

Why do the Arcade Archives sometimes not make your release list.

I was surprised when I found out they release a new game every single week w/o missing.

This week their game is not listed, but it is on their website.
(VS. FAMILY TENNIS )

I'm interested - I loved Ys III on my TG-CD - so much amazing audio for the time and the music holds up.

I'd love to see the DS games (legacy/originals) get a remake.

This is admission of guilt.

And let's be honest, if Pokemon didn't exist palworld wouldn't exist. It is 100% taking advantage of other people's work and effort. That is the only reason they can make money. Because of ripping off what other people did. That is not commendable. It is trash.

If Nintendo was a small indie studio everyone would want to protect them and their work. The next time your hear of layoffs, know that if you support what palworld is doing you are part of why the industry is laying people off!

Day 1!

I bought the retail and all the DLC, and then bought the digital when I got tired of having to put my cartridge in.

Two things I'd love to see on Switch in the sequel.
1) Improved loading time - it is go get a drink, get the mail, play a mobile game and then come back - insanely long
2) Big Map/Late Game size issues - Switch routinely cannot handle late game or big map challenges. It crashes periodically in either state and when you put the two together - well, I learned to save OFTEN! Mostly, I eventually stopped trying to play big maps and/or quit when I got to late game.

3 was short - but the variety was much MUCH higher, I think it was much better than the first 2 and I enjoyed them, but they were pretty repetitive and 3 is, imo, a vastly better game.

I'm curious if this is post game content or if you've beaten the game how you access it.

The update is a pleasant surprise.

I like the idea of the game, but found it really hard, which means it's probably just not for me.

I had a similar issue w/Mutant Mudds - which looked fun, but just required a level of consistent precision that required replaying levels over and over, which is something I would have done 30+ years ago, but I don't have any patience for anymore. Unless there is something added to make it more accessible for those of us who don't have endless hours to replay the same thing over and over until we get it, my first 30 minutes with the game will be my only 30 minutes.

I loved Xeodrifter and have bought and played through it multiple times, but Hatch Tales, which was Chicken Wiggle when I thought I was backing it, follows the illusion of Atooi games - they look fun and approachable, but they are much harder than they look, so, despite the interesting mechanics and lovely visuals, they are just too hard for me to enjoy. I expect this will be the last one I get.

I still play my WiiU frequently - having the pad to play asymmetrically remains a wonderfully unique experience.

Heck - even just having the pad to interact with made Wind Waker better, it was far more seamless to play when you can change weapons and look at the map w/o pausing.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is yet another game locked on the system that is under-appreciated imo. It was a blast to play.

The TGX-CD versions of Y's I & II are amazing due to music and voice over (which was one of the first US console games w/Voice Over - maybe THE first?)

It is playable on the Wii through the VC...but sadly not available on Switch. The EGGCONSOLE versions pale in comparison.
I wish Hudson would do more releases of TGX-16 games.

How can it be a 6 when it drops to single FPS?

I'm interested in the game - and flat out upset that it would be released in such a horrible state. That's really unacceptable. If they fix it, I'll consider it, otherwise, I'll swear off ever buying anything from Devolver Digital.

I'm serious!
Not ok!

@Cynas Try the demo.

I found the Wii unplayable due to terrible camera.
On Switch, with camera control on the R stick, those problems are gone. The demo gameplay still felt a little dated and slow, but visually it was solid and no more camera issues has me pondering picking it up when it comes out.

I was playing Sparks this morning - and I keep struggling, it is incredibly uneven.

There are good moments (maybe a great moment or two?)
...and so many stupid things (not stupid in a funny "I love the silly rabbids" way, but just stupid bad design!)

• The boxes around objects often lead you to being stuck walking the path you picked, b/c the invisible hit box of an object is just huge
• The battles are sometimes wildly tedious, two battles at the same level will give you one, walk in the park done in 2 minutes, and one, what were they thinking, this isn't fun 15 minute slog-fest of tedium. I don't remember thinking the battles in the first game were so different from each other to make me wonder if they were made by different companies.

Overall - Spark is a big let down imo versus the first game. It should be fun, but it has needless complexity and frustrating unevenness that makes it little better than filler.

What I've been reading about Civ7 has me very excited.

Fixing the tedium of late game is a noble effort and making the game have 3 ages or phases is interesting.

This should help the fun continue beyond the initial exploration part of the game, which has always been my favorite (minus the barbarians!)

I'd love to see a deeper political system - the expansions helped a LOT in Civ6, but it still felt underwhelming (Master of Orion 2, a 25+ year old game is still better at it).

I expect this will be a day 1 pick-up for me, I appreciate that they're coming to consoles at the same time as PC.

PICO PARK is maybe the best 8-player game on the Switch - I strongly recommend it and am excited to hear there is a sequel!

My kids loved the 3 main MySims games.
I enjoyed watching them play Agents & Kingdom to a degree.

If we're bringing things back, how about Boom Blox? The 2 games were both a lot of fun!

@YourDaddy - there is a .99 version that is online only that is available outside of Japan - it is not localized, but is playable.

More and more my online in Switch Sports is limited to people from Japan (based on the names). I feel like the rest of the world is sleeping on the game and missing out.

I'm really, really hoping they make this game the great game I'd hoped it would be when it came out.

I got it day one and played it for a couple of hours and was motion sick for more than a day afterwards - I get motion sick easy, but the original Epic Mickey was by far the worst game for Motion sickness I've ever played. The camera was a mess, and just fixing that could make it a much better game (the same way that Skyward Sword is a tremendously better experience with camera control on Switch).

Ever feel like Level 5 has more events to announce new delayed again release dates than any other developer?

"We've got a little bit of extra information"

Yeah...very little...

I LOVED the first game - and I was surprised by that as it didn't look interesting to me.

However, I've been very cautious about the sequel, in part b/c the SteamWorld games have been just 'ok' of late, missing the bar more often than not of late that Dig 1, Heist 1 and Dig 2 set as 'great' games by a 'great' developer.

I've been reading reviews on Heist I keep seeing words like 'grind' and 'tedious' when describing the late game. My guess is, based on the reviews, that reviewers who played to the end found the late game to be mostly filler.

The '8' here isn't all that inspiriting, I'll wait for a sale - but more likely - I'll wait and play something else.

So - I bought it for Christmas for my family - and it has been really well received, specifically b/c of the mobile phone play when playing in groups (LARGE groups).
It's been interesting b/c it was panned with EXTREME prejudice in the reviews, and I while we all would agree the Horse was a TERRIBLE idea, there are some GREAT mini-games here like the photographer one, that play fantastic on phones and make for a great party experience. I've yet to introduce it to someone who didn't enjoy it.