None of us would expect any of this for free if it wasn't for the Virtual Console not existing. They should have just kept it and provided select free VC games while your sub is active.
I don't see how it could have been profitable at all to not port their emulators to switch and make that part of the store.
I think the logistics on the controllers after SNES are getting into the expensive range to reproduce. I would guess they didn't want to charge 150 for an N64 mini with 1 controller and 40 bucks for a second one.
@nhSnork I was around back then, played a fair amount of gameboy at friends houses. It didn't feel as high tech as a smartphone, and honestly by the time it was popular (and had gotten over the early game growing pains) SNES was around and a lot of people didn't want 8 bit games.
I look at some games I passed up because I was "tired of 2d games" but I was a kid who wanted the latest technology and graphics. Not a lot has changed there for a good majority of gamers.
I still love my Wii U, it saved me a lot of money on first party switch games I already had and it still is fun for some NES remix, though the 3DS one is just as good.
You don't make a full release number upgrade unless the experience is notably different for the user. I don't understand why Nintendo tease us so much and don't add features to a 4 year old interface at this point.
@GrandScribe So just a big rant about the US? No comment on terrible human rights situation and Hong Kong? I guess you can be an apologist for that too.
@GrandScribe I've seen killer bob say all kinds of crazy stuff and that was down to earth and relatively tame. He is right too, they steal military technology a ton and are caught constantly with business or tech spies working here.
At the gas stations in my city (not in Nevada but in the US) there is a little casino in a lot of them. You can play to earn "store credit" and you always see weirdos in the back casino room that smells like old socks and cigars. No one thinks it's suitable for kids to hang out in there.
@Noid I mean I'm sure there are adults/teenagers who order a value meal who would want one. Just not sure I see the value in limiting it to kids meals.
@GannonBanned Because someone was talking about the Soviet Union and this is a forum. We respond to each other. If you think saying Stalin is evil and committed genocide is right wing I think you're horribly confused.
So I was not being nice to people reciting a historical fact? I offend all the Russians who are still Stalinists. Spoiler alert, they don't exist anymore.
@cdmac He killed countless people. Now if you want to bicker over numbers idk where to meet you in the middle. I think he is easily accountable for well over a million deaths due to forced starvation, enslavement and moving people to areas that are uninhabitable because he didn't like them.
He wasn't even a communist, he followed more of the ideals of a fascist or a dictator figure. He did not represent his people in a way that made them equals. He tore them apart.
@cdmac you need me to teach you history to believe a man who sent everyone to Syberia and has countless historical records of him damning entire towns to death?
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Re: Oddventure Is A New EarthBound And Undertale-Inspired RPG Coming To Switch In 2022
@InfamousRabbit Looks like avg software engineer makes about 22k in euros a year. And they have a demo so I guess that checks out. Good luck to them.
Re: Oddventure Is A New EarthBound And Undertale-Inspired RPG Coming To Switch In 2022
20k is not enough to make a game. It's concerning they set the bar that low.
Re: Random: Say Hello To The Wii SPii Portable, A GBA-Sized Console
@Knuckles If you can purchase a rom system and hold yourself to only roms of games you own you have more willpower than me.
Re: Random: Behold The Miya 2000, A Rare NES Accessory That Only Works With One Game
@Prizm I was under the impression you hit the ball, it makes that arm it's held onto move and that's how they measure the speed.
Re: Random: Say Hello To The Wii SPii Portable, A GBA-Sized Console
@Knuckles lol, why even pretend people are going to rip their own games
Re: Soapbox: Is It Time For Game Rental Stores To Return?
Blockbuster in the 90s were pressing mega drive carts with roms because they realized buying the games in retail form made no sense anymore.
It still doesn't and it killed gaming in redbox when their copies all just got stollen.
Re: Does Your Copy Of Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Still Work?
@SNESuperior You are more likely to have issues with the hardware reading it than the disc just going bad.
Re: Talking Point: Surely It's Time For Game Boy On Nintendo Switch Online?
None of us would expect any of this for free if it wasn't for the Virtual Console not existing. They should have just kept it and provided select free VC games while your sub is active.
I don't see how it could have been profitable at all to not port their emulators to switch and make that part of the store.
Re: Feature: Save Me, Mr. Tako! Dev On Japan, 'Franglais', And Parting Ways With Nicalis
Don't tell me all these Nicalis issues are why we haven't gotten The Legend of Bum-Bo on the switch.
This game was ok, I was excited for a Kirby's Adventure tribute but it was not that well polished and some of the level design was meh.
Re: Feature: 'Arcade Perfect' Be Damned: R-Type DX Is Still Portable Perfection
@StuartGipp people are ebay are dumb than, my bad
Re: Feature: 'Arcade Perfect' Be Damned: R-Type DX Is Still Portable Perfection
@StuartGipp average cart prices loose are about 160, you seriously just spent that much on a gbc game?
Re: Fall Guys' Switch Release Has Been Delayed, But Crossplay Is In The Works
@BabyYoda71 Not always true. When I go on COD WW2 now and look for a game, I can't find anything. The game outside of single player is dead.
This game however is far from that, just saying if a game has no one playing it (for real) it can be dead.
Re: Fall Guys' Switch Release Has Been Delayed, But Crossplay Is In The Works
"With so many new opportunities now in our hands"
Like another bulk sum of money from Sony to keep it exclusive?
Re: Talking Point: Why Did Nintendo Give Up On Its 'Classic Edition' Concept So Soon?
@Sahnec I hope that wasn't just an anniversary fluke, cause it could have been them testing the waters for a full gameboy classic.
Re: Talking Point: Why Did Nintendo Give Up On Its 'Classic Edition' Concept So Soon?
I think the logistics on the controllers after SNES are getting into the expensive range to reproduce. I would guess they didn't want to charge 150 for an N64 mini with 1 controller and 40 bucks for a second one.
Re: Random: What Is This, A Game Boy For Ants?
@nhSnork I was around back then, played a fair amount of gameboy at friends houses. It didn't feel as high tech as a smartphone, and honestly by the time it was popular (and had gotten over the early game growing pains) SNES was around and a lot of people didn't want 8 bit games.
I look at some games I passed up because I was "tired of 2d games" but I was a kid who wanted the latest technology and graphics. Not a lot has changed there for a good majority of gamers.
Re: This Christmas, We're Getting A NES-Like Console That Plays Physical Carts
I am scared for how that d-pad is going to respond. probably because it's a circle based design
The cart designs remind me of vacuum cleaner attachments as well.
Re: Talking Point: Is It Worth Buying A Nintendo Wii U In 2021?
I still love my Wii U, it saved me a lot of money on first party switch games I already had and it still is fun for some NES remix, though the 3DS one is just as good.
Re: Gallery: Hallmark Is Releasing Some Fun Video Game Festive Ornaments
@Tandy255 it does, or it kind of looks like a regular lego man standing behind a weird cross.
Re: Review: RetroMania Wrestling - A Faithful But Limited NostalgiaFest
No create a character makes it a no deal for me.
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 12.0.0 Is Now Live
@hlang Why would it want to talk directly to 4k? Wouldn't you be better off if you just let the tv do the upscaling on a 1080 signal.
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 12.0.0 Is Now Live
You don't make a full release number upgrade unless the experience is notably different for the user. I don't understand why Nintendo tease us so much and don't add features to a 4 year old interface at this point.
Re: Balan Wonderworld Is Getting A Suspicious Amount Of 10/10 Metacritic User Reviews
@BloodNinja You could too, get a good magnifying glass and don't lose count.
Re: Mistwalker Boss Not Interested In Reviving Studio's Older Games
@Einherjar all bow down to the ps4 I guess, you sure are big on listing it's sales stats.
Re: Mistwalker Boss Not Interested In Reviving Studio's Older Games
@Einherjar A console war fighter? Man how old are you, xbox exists and a lot of people like it. Get over it.
Re: Mistwalker Boss Not Interested In Reviving Studio's Older Games
@Einherjar It works on the series x, it's not really rotting.
Re: Mistwalker Boss Not Interested In Reviving Studio's Older Games
Bringing games up to HD at this point is basically just preserving them
Re: Tencent Has Patented Its Own Handheld Console, And It Looks A Lot Like A Nintendo Switch
@GrandScribe So just a big rant about the US? No comment on terrible human rights situation and Hong Kong? I guess you can be an apologist for that too.
Re: Tencent Has Patented Its Own Handheld Console, And It Looks A Lot Like A Nintendo Switch
@GrandScribe I've seen killer bob say all kinds of crazy stuff and that was down to earth and relatively tame. He is right too, they steal military technology a ton and are caught constantly with business or tech spies working here.
Re: Tencent Has Patented Its Own Handheld Console, And It Looks A Lot Like A Nintendo Switch
It will be banned in the US, just watch. Tencent are about as deep into data mining as any tech company.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Can Soon Order An In-Game Switch Lite Console
What about an n64 with some games you can actually play like the nes in the original? The classic games part I always thought they were going to keep.
Re: From The Designer Of Goat Simulator, Just Die Already Offers "Old People Mayhem"
So much cackling. Trailer is so patting itself on the back for making a funny game.
Re: Germany Is Considering An 18+ Rating On Video Games With Loot Boxes
@SuperKMx You don't think an M rated fifa would do anything for sales, cause I guarantee you less people would get it.
Re: Germany Is Considering An 18+ Rating On Video Games With Loot Boxes
At the gas stations in my city (not in Nevada but in the US) there is a little casino in a lot of them. You can play to earn "store credit" and you always see weirdos in the back casino room that smells like old socks and cigars. No one thinks it's suitable for kids to hang out in there.
Re: Random: Nintendo Ironically Celebrates All Mario Switch Games With Fans, Weeks Before Wiping Some From Existence
@Burning_Spear You're losing it worse than anyone has over the Mario limited time deal.
Re: Random: Nintendo Ironically Celebrates All Mario Switch Games With Fans, Weeks Before Wiping Some From Existence
@Joekun Isn't that statement on its own you whining? I believe it is because you're bringing up something you don't like that seems menial.
Re: Arby's And Shovel Knight Are Digging Deep For A New Promotion Which Offers In-Game DLC
@Noid I mean I'm sure there are adults/teenagers who order a value meal who would want one. Just not sure I see the value in limiting it to kids meals.
Re: Arby's And Shovel Knight Are Digging Deep For A New Promotion Which Offers In-Game DLC
Having to order a kid's meal at Arbys. That's a hard pass right there. Same old "videogames are for kids" marketing nonsense.
Re: Robotech: The Macross Saga HD Edition Just Stealth-Dropped On The Nintendo Switch eShop
I thought this was battlecry for a second and got all excited...
Re: This UK-Based Company Is Making "Museum-Grade" Display Cabinets For Your Pokémon Cards
That picture frame kinda makes it easy for someone to steal all your best cards at once.
Re: Review: Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection - A Masochistic Medieval Marvel
A maximo collection now? please
Re: Random: Researchers Visualise How Mario, Luigi, And Dr Eggman Would Look If They'd Actually Aged
@Aerona but he is so agile. I can't imagine him being in his 40s doing wall jumps and slamming his spine into turtle shells.
Re: Random: Researchers Visualise How Mario, Luigi, And Dr Eggman Would Look If They'd Actually Aged
People who work at a school make stuff up. Got it
Lara croft didn't have shoulders like that in the latest game, are they basing those dimensions off psx?
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@GannonBanned Anyone ever told you that you look like Jared from Subway.
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@GannonBanned Because someone was talking about the Soviet Union and this is a forum. We respond to each other. If you think saying Stalin is evil and committed genocide is right wing I think you're horribly confused.
So I was not being nice to people reciting a historical fact? I offend all the Russians who are still Stalinists. Spoiler alert, they don't exist anymore.
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@GannonBanned I don't get it, are you sticking up for Stalin?
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@cdmac He killed countless people. Now if you want to bicker over numbers idk where to meet you in the middle. I think he is easily accountable for well over a million deaths due to forced starvation, enslavement and moving people to areas that are uninhabitable because he didn't like them.
He wasn't even a communist, he followed more of the ideals of a fascist or a dictator figure. He did not represent his people in a way that made them equals. He tore them apart.
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@cdmac you need me to teach you history to believe a man who sent everyone to Syberia and has countless historical records of him damning entire towns to death?
Re: Controversial Rising Sun Design Removed From Street Fighter II's Re-Release
@cdmac you're insane if you think Stalin wasn't a ruthless committer of genocide
Re: EA Acquires Racing Game Specialist Codemasters
Watch dirt become a new need for speed v rally