eaglebob345

@ATaco That's sad and so much worse. 😢

Uh oh, monopoly alert. Although, this would explain why so many of the anime I was watching were removed from Netflix.

Shin'en needs to get all of their games onto the Switch.

@somnambulance It's funny that way, isn't it? They beg for something other than the gyms (Sun and Moon), then they long for them. Then when the gyms come back (Sword and Shield) they long for more exploration. Then when exploration is key (Legends Arceus) they long for gyms and a league again.

I'm not saying that TPCI, Nintendo, and Game Freak make the best decisions, but I trust them so much more than the flip-flopping masses that don't really know what they want. I was hoping they would space out the releases more, but this game looks even more promising than Legends Arceus did.

Also, on their Tiwitter, they called the game open-world, so I'm expecting it to be like Legends Arceus and the SwSh DLC mushed together.

These games look much further along than Legends Arceus did when it was announced. Gen 9 releasing this year makes me think that BDSP was supposed to be either late 2020 or early 2021 and Legends Arceus was supposed to be late 2021. Regardless, it seems that SwSh was the half-step to LA and LA was the half-step to SV. I can't wait for the hate train to be derailed and replaced with the hype train later this year. You'd think that naysayers would have figured out by now that, if they want to quit playing Pokemon, no one is going to stop them. They just feel the need to stick around and tell us all the reasons they don't want to play it every single time a new anything us announced. Go. No one is going to stop you. But also, stop trying so hard to be missed.

I don't pay attention to any of this stuff but, as soon as I saw that Sony bought EVO, I knew that Nintendo wasn't going to stick around. Why would they willingly support their competition with a literal competition? It's foolish to even think for a second that they would. But of course it's Nintendo's fault that Sony bought EVO, right? Nintendo is being stingy and selfish for not directly supporting an industry rival, right? Where was that same energy when Sony abandoned E3, something that neither Nintendo nor Microsoft owns? I remember people lauding Sony for the decision because they can go it alone with their State of Play model. Well, guess what? Nintendo will be, and apparently has been, going it alone with SSB.

@Tourtus Easy answer: The articles have the same author, and both publications are owned by the same company. It would be like if Nintendo Life, Push Square, and Pure Xbox had the same article about EA because they chose to share the same article rather than have three people write about the exact same thing. Either way, there's no conspiracy in that regard. That said, I really don't like that so many of the independent news sources are being bought out by big corporations, like the Washington Post and Amazon.

Edit: It's not Amazon that owns the Washington Post, but another one of Bezos' companies.

@Arawn93 Yep, you're on the right track. Don't forget to curse Nintendo's continued existence while you're at it.

I'm just here for the "Nintendo's gone to far" comments, even though they weren't even mentioned in the article. 🤣

I'm expecting Pokemon Legends Arceus DLC, more information on upcoming BDSP updates, and an update on Pokemon HOME. I'm hoping for a Let's Go Johto game, the NSO to add GB/GBC/GBA and DS Pokemon games, and an announcement for Gen V remakes. Normally I wouldn't hope for the remakes to come so quickly but I think it would great if they broke the remakes away from the one per generation model by sticking to the "faithful remakes" concept.

As someone who is about to drop $60+ on some old Pokemon games, I am definitely in support of the subscription service over the VC. As unpopular as the opinion may be, I don't want to spend $100 per year for individual 15+ year-old games when I can pay $20-50 a year for hundreds of games instead. That said, I do want them to release the games in console collections like the Sega, Atari, and Namco collections from years ago.

Nintendo digital games are locked to your console after the servers go down. So you basically own that copy. If you lose it in some way, how is that any different than losing the physical copy of the game? You could just make digital backups of all of your games on the 3DS on your computer and SD cards. That's much more protection than a physical cart has ever had.

@alecseus That's what I'm saying! I distinctly remember nothing but hate for the VC for years! Now all of a sudden EVERYONE loved it. 🤦🏽‍♂️

I distinctly remember people disliking the Virtual console because it cost too much and people begging for a Netflix style system for old Nintendo games.

https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/2/8329699/nintendo-could-learn-from-netflix-first-click

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-can-do-so-much-better-than-virtual-console-1825871773/amp

They delivered on that, albeit in a more primitive form than expected. It's not all it should be yet, but that doesn't mean we won't get to GB, GBC, GBA, DS, 3DS, GC, Wii, and Wii U eventually. Yes it is slow to update, but it'll only keep improving over time.

Where's the world's smallest violin gif when you need it? The other guys also deserve to go to prison, as does the notorious Mario villain Bowser.

I'm definitely doing this. I already have USUM digitally and I've wanted them all digitally for a while now. I'm probably going to do the same for Switch games at some point. I also recommend getting all of the Nintendo Selects digitally.

@Fizza The game was a resounding success, but the trolls have to go somewhere. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Who was expecting the game that obviously requires motion controls to work without motion controls?

I was one of the lucky few to get the special edition of the games. I should get the dlc though, before it become unavailable.

The games are literally still on sale and you can still buy them for over a year. If you didn't get them in the last 10 years and you don't get them within the next year, then that's on you. We've all had adequate time to get these games and still have adequate time to get them as well. After you buy the games you want, you will still have access to redownload them after the shops close.

I just want the dlc. Now, if they started including previous dlc packs, like Splatoon 2, SSBU, and Pokemon SS, in the expansion pack, then they would have me interested.

I love it! As an American I think it's awesome that Nintendo is using more than just the few big American voice actors that the rest of the industry uses a lot. I think they should've used the same voice actors for Pokemon Sword and Shield.

All I'm hearing is that Super Nintendo Kart is coming and this is the swan song of Mario Kart.

I hope it's a retelling that fixes the story.

I powered through both MHS and MHS2 in January in anticipation of Legends Arceus. I liked both games but I don't think they are as engaging as Legends Arceus. The randomized egg den system and the fact that you have to traverse a den for one egg each time made it a bit of a slog by the end. Also, whoever told them to gimp the storage system from 1 to 2 should be fired. Regardless, I liked the stories that were told. I just wish that the conclusion of each story was better, they let your ratha keep their cool new forms, and that they let me keep the cool baby monster at the end of MHS2 (if you played it, you know what I mean).

I'm expecting some busted charts next week because of Legends Arceus.

With "If Game Freak made it then it is a mainline game" as general rule, then yes. The only exceptions to that rule are Pokemon Quest from Game Fream and BDSP from ILCA.

@anoyonmus That's fair. I still don't understand why they would make such a throwaway version of something as highly anticipated as Kingdom Hearts for the Switch. Next they'll complain of low sales and say that why KH wouldn't have been worth it for them.

How are any of the platforms done if the "Switch version" is just streaming from a PC remotely? Shouldn't it be on par with a PC release?

That's a no from me. Even if they didn't want to put in any work to get KH2.8 and KH3 on the Switch, the 1.5 and 2.5 collection has no excuse. Also, you can get all of these games physically for $35 on the PS4. This is an embarrassment, an insult, and an absolute waste of money.

Hopefully Legends: Arceus lives up to the hype. If it does, it'l continue the momentum that Pokemon has from the past few games and could give rise to a Legends subset of mainline Pokemon games. Legends: Kyurem, Legends: Zygarde, and Legends: Eternatus anyone?

Awww, I missed the trolls. 😢 Jokes aside, Nintendomination is awesome. That said, I hope Nintendo doesn't rest on their laurels with the success of the Switch. I hope the Switch 2 comes out the gate swinging in Holiday 2023 or Q1 2024.

@HeadPirate Mostly a joke for them to buy EA, too. I think it's sad that Microsoft is devouring the entire industry. At this point Ubisoft, Rockstar, EA, and a few other big companies are probably being eyed by Microsoft as we speak. The funny thing is that Microsoft could've been doing what they're doing now years ago, when those companies were less expensive. They're really just showing off at this point.

Tell them to buy EA next.

I guess Microsoft got tired of Sony trying to take Call of Duty from them. 🤣

I don't think going from 7.5 million in October on just the Switch to 8 million on Switch and PC means it's "globally driven by release on PC platform".

I was sold at the 30-second mark when it was 100% confirmed that it was a dockable handheld device. The Switch is everything I wanted in a console. I'm going to continue to be disappointed that Sony and Microsoft would rather make an all digital console as a secondary rather than a handheld/hybrid device.

PokeMonster Hunter of the Wild Stories: Arceus. Looks good to me.

I also think that they are going for a brushstrokes aesthetic. The characters' hair and clothing kinda clued me in.

The game piqued my interest from the very first, super unpolished trailer. Legends Arceus looks like the game Game Freak wanted to make while designing the wild area, Isle of Armor, and Crown Tundra maps. I would definitely like to see GF make a more polished looking game, like BotW, but Legends Arceus is entirely servicable. Besides, even the worst playing Pokemon games (Gen I), the games that were the lowest point in the series for me (Gen V), and the games with the worst story (X/Y) were still solid games. I'm been on a creature capture/monster tamer bender for the past few years. Playing games like Yokai Watch, Nexomon, SMT, and even some of those Idea Factory/Compile Heart games that make you feel a little dirty. None of them have mechanics that are even close to as refined as the Pokemon series.

I won't even spend $500 on a new Playstation or Xbox. I'm definitely not spending $1000+ on a off-brand company's device. I wish them luck but, at that price, I don't even think it's a Steam Deck rival.

I'm most excited for Legends Arceus, Sparks of Hope, and the new Zelda. Legends Arceus looks a lot like Breath of the Wild and MH Rise to me, although it doesn't look as polished as the other two games.

I don't really understand why ACNH was even in consideration for the award. Spiritfarer and Hades I think were the only games on the list that should've been up for the award.

@CheekyZelda Because he is one of the biggest problems with the main series. He sucks as a character and as a trainer. The sprinkling of other series are table scraps in comparison but they are just so much better. They are literally just bits and pieces showing off what the anime should have been and should be now.

@Trikeboy Yes! And they are so much better for it. The main series anime has been bad since the very beginning. Nostalgic, sure. But still bad. Like the first season of Yugioh and most of the original Dragon Ball.

@Kevember He is the worst. He's nothing more than a poor representation of the greatest trainer of all time.

They really just need to oust Ash and make faitful animations of the games, like they did with Pokemon Origins, Pokemon Generations, and Pokemon Evolution. Journeys, as well as the rest of the main series anime, does not hold a candle to those series.