@Kiwi_Unlimited No I haven't played it but I have heard it has a few interesting ideas that have been implemented well. So I think it's a bit cheap to try and use something else to promote yourself, but if you have made the game enjoyable then that's not a bad thing. I am not likely to be able to play this one as I only have a switch, but you never know. Personally I am not a fan of the concept of games ideas coming from marketing but as I said if it makes a fun game then so be it.
We do not need more games like Palworld! This game is made by marketing, not by creative individuals. We need those individuals to be allowed to use new ideas in games.
This is the same score I gave in the recent poll, and I think it to be perfectly fair. The game is good and should be easy for people who like puzzle games with some story to enjoy. But for the intrigued who don't like those things then I would suggest to steer clear.
This is just another nail in the coffin, this time they are after physical games, next is the console.
In some ways you have to look at the digital world as a way of saving world resource, however governments are not regulating the industry and this is allowing business to take the p*** out of consumers. The biggest example is that they charge the same or more for digital against physical, how on earth do they work that out!
@Spider-Kev
She was the CEO for the post office during the biggest miscarriage of justice in the UK. She knowingly allowed people to be prosecuted for crimes that she knew they didn't commit. Over 500 people were fined/jailed/bankrupted, some even committed suicide, while she lied and did everything she could to protest the business she ran.
I would also mention she has CBE and was a cleric, no god fairing person should ever stoop as low.
It's a long story, but this is the wikipedia page for it - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
@SwagaliciousJohnson You are completely right about the way that older people feel about gaming. I am personally 51 and although the beginnings of the industry was a great time for me, because I loved it. But it was heavily criticised for taking people away from outside hobbies at that time, and it really did then because most hobbies at the time made people go outside. It's only since the wii and phones/ipads have come along which really changed that rhetoric by bringing gaming to a wider audience, so really people are just holding on to that old generalisation. Just ignore them, they are wrong and gaming is great!
@CharlieZee I haven't listened to the podcast, but there was a Panorama program on it a year or two ago which was very good. The current dramatization has been really good, and is very much how the same story on how it came out and how the post office dealt with it. Many people need to be accountable for what they did, Paula Vennells is evil to the core.
@Scollurio There is also the other end of the scale, the 'white collar crime', if you are aware of 'Post Office scandal' in the UK. Then it's amazing what you can do and it's not even a crime.
I just saw this as an upgrade and despite there being a few games that were exclusive I never considered it worth it. I just carried on playing the grey brick until the advance and I never felt I missed anything. I seem to remember there was already rumours about the advance when this released too. That really added to the feeling that this was just a quick upgrade to slightly extend the shelf live of the game boy rather than being the next real Nintendo console.
Thanks for some amazing memories E3. The biggest loss here is the pressure it put on games makers to make their games memorable. But the world is a changing place and the format isn't needed anymore. As long and we get directs, and whatever ever the other companies call them then will be fine as consumers.
I really dislike the way they are treating splatoon 3 like its a live service game. It's a full price game and I seem to remember a much shorter timeframe for release of new content for the previous versions.
Maybe I wouldn't have been so quick to stop playing this if all this content was released differently.
I would make the game more like the original and less like the newer versions. I find them too floaty and the rubber banding a massive issue, also take out the customisation on the vehicles, just keep it to the characters.
But a pretty similar game to all the previous one's with a little gimmick on the side, as per usual.
@IceEarthGuard Hi, I think in a perfect world you may be correct, but I imagine a marketing department doing sums in order to see what to attach themselves to in order to steel some of that market from someone else. Then popping out to another department to ask them to make a switch, to which they will answer 'but we can't do that because of patent's'. 'Bah!, don't worry about that get a solicitor he tell you how we can get round that'. Then a short while later in a sales meeting 'sales numbers are dwindling, what are we going to do?', replied with 'just copy the switch thing again, get an oled screen. To which they all pat themselves on the back for that great innovation! Overall I would like to see real innovations and expect more from companies. But I am a cynical old git, and nintendo fanboy so a very blurred opinion. I also thought of your analogy on laptops, couldn't help but think that was different market, but I certainly could see your point.
@CaptainCluck What are you referring to the devise that Sony bought in for competition of the handheld gaming market. I think the switch has enough unique ideas to separate itself from that device.
But if you don't think the deck is not following a similar pattern to the switch then that is your opinion and I respect that. I have stated that I think they have, I am not trying to change your opinion or push mine in your face.
@Bratwurst35 Pretty much everything is a copy of something. All companies can use each other ideas to create their own market, in their own way. Unlike steam deck that is following the same pattern as the switch. IN MY OPINION
@CaptainCluck I know they didn't invent those things, however they did mainstream them into the gaming market. So another big company copying ideas just shows a major lack of innovation on their part.
How pathetic is this, I kept quiet when they just copied the idea of the switch, but now they are just blatantly copying Nintendo. They are painting themselves like some Chinese fake company that has no ideas of it's own. They should be embarrassed
I love and hate games that fund themselves with sales of skins etc. I never change the appearance even if it's free I wouldn't, unless there is beneficial reason to change then I never do. So games of this nature are free for me, I have never paid a penny to play many hours of Fortnite. My issue is that they do those manipulative practises to my child which I think stinks. For adults I feel the buyer should always be aware of what they are getting into, and in most part responsible for their own actions. But that is not the case for children which is often the area that they push this the hardest.
@LXP8 Obviously I am pleased for you and others that want this game. Still surprised they decided to remake this one, but I imagine they will remake all them before the end of time.
I would definitely watch the film, but I really am not looking forward to the, he can't direct, that voice is wrong, wrong actor, wrong actress, it should be this way etc. etc. etc.
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Re: Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Xbox, Bethesda And Activision Blizzard Employees
The Corporation Manual -
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Re: 'Switch 2' Launching This Year With 8-Inch LCD Screen, According To New Analyst Rumour
Pretty boring rumour, no release date, pricing.... just an 8" screen.
Re: The Pokémon Company Releases Official Statement About Palworld
@Ashunera84 Reading lots of the comments was making me lose my faith in humanity. Yours helped me get it back.
Re: Soapbox: Game Freak Could Actually Learn A Thing Or Two From Palworld
@Kiwi_Unlimited No I haven't played it but I have heard it has a few interesting ideas that have been implemented well. So I think it's a bit cheap to try and use something else to promote yourself, but if you have made the game enjoyable then that's not a bad thing. I am not likely to be able to play this one as I only have a switch, but you never know.
Personally I am not a fan of the concept of games ideas coming from marketing but as I said if it makes a fun game then so be it.
Re: Soapbox: Game Freak Could Actually Learn A Thing Or Two From Palworld
@Duffman92 you hit the nail on the head there.
Re: Soapbox: Game Freak Could Actually Learn A Thing Or Two From Palworld
We do not need more games like Palworld! This game is made by marketing, not by creative individuals. We need those individuals to be allowed to use new ideas in games.
Re: Review: Another Code: Recollection (Switch) - A Welcome Return For A Pair Of Cult Classics
This is the same score I gave in the recent poll, and I think it to be perfectly fair. The game is good and should be easy for people who like puzzle games with some story to enjoy. But for the intrigued who don't like those things then I would suggest to steer clear.
Re: GAME Apparently Ending Physical Trade-Ins From Next Month (UK)
This is just another nail in the coffin, this time they are after physical games, next is the console.
In some ways you have to look at the digital world as a way of saving world resource, however governments are not regulating the industry and this is allowing business to take the p*** out of consumers. The biggest example is that they charge the same or more for digital against physical, how on earth do they work that out!
Re: Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Says He's "Not Involved" With New Switch Flash Cart
@Spider-Kev
She was the CEO for the post office during the biggest miscarriage of justice in the UK. She knowingly allowed people to be prosecuted for crimes that she knew they didn't commit. Over 500 people were fined/jailed/bankrupted, some even committed suicide, while she lied and did everything she could to protest the business she ran.
I would also mention she has CBE and was a cleric, no god fairing person should ever stoop as low.
It's a long story, but this is the wikipedia page for it - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
Re: Talking Point: What Will The 'Switch 2' Actually Be Called?
Because it's going to have a foldable screen, I think it will be Flip Switch.
Re: Masahiro Sakurai Plans To "Wrap Up" His YouTube Channel This Year
@Rozetta I wore grooves into the screen playing meteos. But I am not sure if it is possible to make it better, or that the switch screen could cope.
Re: EA Sports FC 24 Is The Top Game For December '23 As Switch Settles In Behind PS5 (UK)
@Eagly_lmtd_xmasskin
So maybe that super league might work then....maybe?!?
Re: Soapbox: "Go Outside, Get Some Fresh Air" - Why Won't Outmoded Gamer Stereotypes Die?
@SwagaliciousJohnson You are completely right about the way that older people feel about gaming. I am personally 51 and although the beginnings of the industry was a great time for me, because I loved it. But it was heavily criticised for taking people away from outside hobbies at that time, and it really did then because most hobbies at the time made people go outside.
It's only since the wii and phones/ipads have come along which really changed that rhetoric by bringing gaming to a wider audience, so really people are just holding on to that old generalisation.
Just ignore them, they are wrong and gaming is great!
Re: Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Says He's "Not Involved" With New Switch Flash Cart
@CharlieZee I haven't listened to the podcast, but there was a Panorama program on it a year or two ago which was very good. The current dramatization has been really good, and is very much how the same story on how it came out and how the post office dealt with it.
Many people need to be accountable for what they did, Paula Vennells is evil to the core.
Re: Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Says He's "Not Involved" With New Switch Flash Cart
@Ironcore F*** the courts and the universe!
I personally live to my own rules, and just try not to *iss anyone off with them.
Re: Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Says He's "Not Involved" With New Switch Flash Cart
@Scollurio There is also the other end of the scale, the 'white collar crime', if you are aware of 'Post Office scandal' in the UK. Then it's amazing what you can do and it's not even a crime.
Re: Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Says He's "Not Involved" With New Switch Flash Cart
@Ironcore Good luck with that one in court!
Although the world does need to figure out the rules for the new digital world, for too many grey areas.
Re: Nintendo Hacker Gary Bowser Says He's "Not Involved" With New Switch Flash Cart
@KendoHead Really you think Mr Bowser has done more for people than Nintendo!
Re: Minecraft Movie Reportedly Casts Jack Black As Steve
It used to be more a thing that we got a computer game based on a movie, now it's the other way round.
Re: Feature: Game Boy Color - A Quarter Century Of Colour Nintendo Handhelds
I just saw this as an upgrade and despite there being a few games that were exclusive I never considered it worth it. I just carried on playing the grey brick until the advance and I never felt I missed anything.
I seem to remember there was already rumours about the advance when this released too. That really added to the feeling that this was just a quick upgrade to slightly extend the shelf live of the game boy rather than being the next real Nintendo console.
Re: Soapbox: Chants Of Sennaar Is The GOTY Candidate That Nobody Is Talking About
It doesn't look like it would be my game of the year!
Re: WTF: What Exactly Is This Switch eShop Garbage, Nintendo?
Lets hope the game preservationists have logged this and the many similar gems out there. It's important we keep this for the future.
Re: WTF: What Exactly Is This Switch eShop Garbage, Nintendo?
Nindies in it's finest form. Unity, unreal made this possible and as consumers we should all be so pleased.
Re: Site News: Got A Second To Fill Out Our Reader Survey?
Survey done, I hope it helps
Re: Feature: Nintendo Switch Year In Review 2023 - Our Most Played Games
I never tell my wife about these stats -
1400 hours in total
Fortnite was the winner this year with 1000 hours.
I also must admit I play off two profiles so this does not cover all of the gaming I do lol!
Re: Soapbox: If You're Not Playing LEGO Fortnite, You're Missing One Of The Best Survival Games
Totally agree with everything in this article, and I also recommend people give it a try too.
Re: E3 Has Been Cancelled, Permanently
Thanks for some amazing memories E3. The biggest loss here is the pressure it put on games makers to make their games memorable.
But the world is a changing place and the format isn't needed anymore. As long and we get directs, and whatever ever the other companies call them then will be fine as consumers.
Re: Capcom Unveils Monster Hunter Wilds, Coming In 2025
If the look of that is supposed to be next gen then I'll pass thanks, it doesn't look like much of a step up to me.
Switch 2 with ***** graphics and a weird peripheral please nintendo
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Three More Titles
360, 360, 720, 1080, 360.......
Half pipe here I come.
Re: Japanese Charts: Dragon Quest Makes Its Monster Debut On Switch
Are the playstations in Japan just for show, cause I don't see any games in the charts!
Re: Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo Has Been Cancelled
What a sad world we live in!
Re: Talking Point: What Are The Worst Parts Of Your Favourite Games?
For me it would have to be the final level in Advanced wars Black Hole Rising.
Re: Oh Dear, Contra: Operation Galuga's Physical Edition Is A Download Code In A Box
@Shade_Koopa Be careful what you wish for, because it's not exactly a digital future we are moving towards, it's more of a cloud based future!
Re: Soapbox: 20 Years Later, Why Do We Still Not Have A New Sonic Battle?
Personally I really liked Match Fishing on the spectrum, still waiting for new version of that. Maybe I should do an article online....
Re: Oh Dear, Contra: Operation Galuga's Physical Edition Is A Download Code In A Box
Where are the regulators when you need them!!
Re: Splatoon 3's Next Big Update (Version 6.0.0) Is Arriving This Week, Here's What's Included
I really dislike the way they are treating splatoon 3 like its a live service game. It's a full price game and I seem to remember a much shorter timeframe for release of new content for the previous versions.
Maybe I wouldn't have been so quick to stop playing this if all this content was released differently.
Re: Random: More Kids Want In-Game Currency Over Physical Media This Holiday
My 10 year old has V bucks higher in his christmas list than any games.
Re: Video: Where Does Mario Kart Go From Here?
I would make the game more like the original and less like the newer versions. I find them too floaty and the rubber banding a massive issue, also take out the customisation on the vehicles, just keep it to the characters.
But a pretty similar game to all the previous one's with a little gimmick on the side, as per usual.
Re: Blogs On GTA 3, Vice City Development Removed After Rockstar North Complains
The only reason I have ever owned a non-nintendo console was so I could play Rockstar games. I wouldn't do that now.
Re: Kamiya To Take His Bayonetta Vision 'To The Grave', Thinks Franchise Will Still Continue
Not fussed about bayonetta or okami but I'd be all over another viewtiful joe.
Re: Talking Point: Which Zelda Game Should Be Adapted For The Movie?
Really not difficult here, get baddy to kidnap a princess and get a hero to rescue her. Job done
And if they can make that scene from ocarina when link looks through the window at Zelda and Gannon then that'll sell it to me.
Re: Valve Announces Steam Deck OLED, Says Switch OLED Paved The Way
@IceEarthGuard Hi, I think in a perfect world you may be correct, but I imagine a marketing department doing sums in order to see what to attach themselves to in order to steel some of that market from someone else. Then popping out to another department to ask them to make a switch, to which they will answer 'but we can't do that because of patent's'. 'Bah!, don't worry about that get a solicitor he tell you how we can get round that'. Then a short while later in a sales meeting 'sales numbers are dwindling, what are we going to do?', replied with 'just copy the switch thing again, get an oled screen. To which they all pat themselves on the back for that great innovation! Overall I would like to see real innovations and expect more from companies. But I am a cynical old git, and nintendo fanboy so a very blurred opinion.
I also thought of your analogy on laptops, couldn't help but think that was different market, but I certainly could see your point.
Re: Valve Announces Steam Deck OLED, Says Switch OLED Paved The Way
@CaptainCluck What are you referring to the devise that Sony bought in for competition of the handheld gaming market. I think the switch has enough unique ideas to separate itself from that device.
But if you don't think the deck is not following a similar pattern to the switch then that is your opinion and I respect that. I have stated that I think they have, I am not trying to change your opinion or push mine in your face.
Re: Valve Announces Steam Deck OLED, Says Switch OLED Paved The Way
@Bratwurst35 Pretty much everything is a copy of something. All companies can use each other ideas to create their own market, in their own way. Unlike steam deck that is following the same pattern as the switch. IN MY OPINION
Re: Valve Announces Steam Deck OLED, Says Switch OLED Paved The Way
@GooseLoose1 No, but I 'm certainly getting it from your message to me.
Re: Valve Announces Steam Deck OLED, Says Switch OLED Paved The Way
@CaptainCluck I know they didn't invent those things, however they did mainstream them into the gaming market. So another big company copying ideas just shows a major lack of innovation on their part.
Re: Valve Announces Steam Deck OLED, Says Switch OLED Paved The Way
How pathetic is this, I kept quiet when they just copied the idea of the switch, but now they are just blatantly copying Nintendo. They are painting themselves like some Chinese fake company that has no ideas of it's own. They should be embarrassed
Re: Warner Bros. Says It's Focused On Transforming Its "Biggest Franchises" Into Live Services
I love and hate games that fund themselves with sales of skins etc. I never change the appearance even if it's free I wouldn't, unless there is beneficial reason to change then I never do. So games of this nature are free for me, I have never paid a penny to play many hours of Fortnite.
My issue is that they do those manipulative practises to my child which I think stinks. For adults I feel the buyer should always be aware of what they are getting into, and in most part responsible for their own actions. But that is not the case for children which is often the area that they push this the hardest.
Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games
@LXP8 Obviously I am pleased for you and others that want this game. Still surprised they decided to remake this one, but I imagine they will remake all them before the end of time.
Re: Surprise! Nintendo Is Officially Working On A Live-Action Legend Of Zelda Movie
I would definitely watch the film, but I really am not looking forward to the, he can't direct, that voice is wrong, wrong actor, wrong actress, it should be this way etc. etc. etc.
Not sure how I feel about link talking though.