electrolite77

@NotASockPuppet

“it's time to vote with your wallet”

That is literally what everyone who chooses to buy or not buy this or anything else is doing. They may not vote the same way as you but that isn’t up to you. You only get to vote with one wallet.

@jojobar

I’m sure anyone who cares can figure that out for themselves

15 thing I’m interested in, 8 only on Switch 2. All in the systems first year. Very good start.

@kid_keo

Very well said. If somebody thinks this is too expensive for them, I totally agree. If somebody wants to buy it I agree with them too. It’s their opinion. But people throwing around phrases like ‘anti consumer’ around to describe an entertainment company pricing a product nobody needs and is not entitled to is crazy. So over the top.

Still funny watching people seemingly shocked to discover that Nintendo-an entity that literally only exists to make profits-are motivated by profits

Having got a decent deal on the physical from Shopto in the UK I’ve gone for that

@Filthy

Because plenty of other publishers are managing it

Really nice box art. Very much looking forward to this, glad it’s coming out so soon.

@Toastmaster

I’m in Europe. Games like Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Last of Us. and Gran Turismo 5 were same day release dates. In the same year American Nintendo fans were starting Operation Rainfall Little Big Planet 2, Killzone 3, Uncharted 3, Infamous 2 and Forza Motorsport 4 saw worldwide releases completed in a week, something Nintendo managed with Skyward Sword while refusing to release the Rainfall games. Gears of War 3 was a simultaneous worldwide release. No campaign required.

The Sony comparison is interesting though as staggered release dates mattered less on PS3 with it not being region locked. Meanwhile 2011 Nintendo released the 3DS, region locking a handheld for the first time. Wii U was then region locked when XB1/PS4 was not.

Hopefully this one makes it lol a bit more exciting. Never rated the original at all and the first Direct looked ok but nothing remarkable.

@nocdaes

That short gap is just down to Nintendo being woeful at releasing games in Europe back then and making us wait 3 years to get Mario 3. The original Japanese release dates were actually over 2 years apart.

Unusual to find I agree with one of these lists but can’t argue much with that. Maybe 3D World a bit higher but generally I see why this is how it is.

@Toastmaster

See post 71 for what they were doing in the 2010s. I forgot refusing to launch games like Xenoblade in the US, the Circle Pad Pro farce, the Wii Mini, different proprietary plugs for charging their devices, not including a charger with the New 3DS, Amiibo launching with content locked behind some, NES and SNES Mini and the artificial scarcity of those, and the Nintendo Creators Program

As for the Wii U price it launched at £249 for the basic set (£269 in 2017 adjusted for inflation) and £299 for the Deluxe set (£322 in 2017 adjusted for inflation). Switch launched at £279.

I probably wasn’t going to get them but now I’m definitely not

@Moroboshi876

NSO is a revenue stream. That’s their favourite thing.

@sixrings

Of course. Once something isn’t officially available it’s fair game

@sixrings

Right. I wouldn’t have thought so. This is probably a separate thing?

@Ganon821

I’m not sure why anyone would expect a new Mario game for the 40th anniversary when we haven’t got one before. Even Mario Galaxy 2 which released in the 25th anniversary year wasn’t billed as being part of any anniversary celebration-the anniversary release was Mario All Stars, a SNES ROM dumped onto a Wii disc.

@Moroboshi876

By the time NSO shuts down AI will be able to rewrite the code into a Power BI app on your eyelid streaming chip and 3D print you a proper Virtual Boy

@Boopero

They’d be even worse in 2D. This is a novelty thing where the peripheral really is required. It’s as far from essential as anyone can get so the price is neither here nor there. Funny though.

Absolutely hilarious. One of the maddest Nintendo announcements ever. Made the talking slower toy look sane.

I don’t think I’m going to get it because the VB was rubbish but still, don’t ever change Nintendo.

@whiskeydave

Reality is out of over 110 Nintendo games on Switch 13 were Wii U ports. Their schedule for the rest of the year is Mario Galaxy 2, Pokemon Z-A, Metroid Prime 4, Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors which is 4 new games. What they’ve announced for next year is all new too-Rhythm Heaven, Tomodachi Life, Splatoon Raiders, Mario Tennis, Yoshi, Fire Emblem and the two Pokemon games.

@Real_Obsi

Rage bait generates clicks

@SuntannedDuck2

You can just buy Galaxy 2 digitally

I went for 8, it was a 7-8 really.

Lots of good stuff.

New Nintendo games-Mario Tennis, Yoshi, Fire Emblem. They’re releasing 5 games between now and year end, 4 of them new (including Hyrule Warriors). We also have a picture forming of next year with the three above plus Rhythm Heaven, Tomodachi Life, Splatoon Raiders, and 2 Pokemon games.

I was hoping for more third party support. Resident Evil Requiem is a big one though not really my thing.

I also liked that some stuff was just plain weird. Anyone who predicted the Virtual Boy is lying. A talking flower toy? Sure. Samus has a bike. They were rambling on about a marathon at one point. Very quirky.

@foursider

Generally profit driven multinational corporations do behave in quite a capitalist way. Their entire existence.

@Yoshi3

I gave you several examples of what they were doing 10 years ago. If you want to go further back we can get to their antitrust cases, bullying of retailers and publishers, aggressive litigation, price fixing, artificial scarcity etc. They’ve never been any different.

@PessitheMystic

There is no objective when it comes to value. It’s all subjective.

The majority of 100-something comments is totally irrelevant to anything.

Nintendo aren’t obligated to make anything attainable. Neither is any other entertainment company. They only answer to their profit margins and shareholders and they price to what they think will maximise those profits. This isn’t housing or heating or food, nobody needs it.

@Yoshi3

I’m not interested in what they said, I’m comparing what they did. What they said is marketing fluff.

@WOLF13

100% correct. It’s weird how many people convince themselves Nintendo are their best friend and then are all shocked when they try to make money.

@PinderSchloss

I just won’t buy anything I don’t think is good value. I won’t presume to tell anyone else what they should do though.

@PessitheMystic

There’s no such thing as them objectively costing too much. Value is subjective. How are you measuring your belief that ‘the majority has spoken?’ Are you confusing 80 comments on a website with ‘a majority’ of something?

The cost of living crisis is irrelevant. These are Consumer goods that nobody needs to exist.

@PinderSchloss

I’ll buy whatever I want with MY MONEY thanks

@datamonkey

Yeah I’m a bit nervous about this. I’m not convinced it’s really open world though, more a method of navigating between areas. Hope it’s good.

@cmbaum

It’s not that nobody wants to hear it. As with everything the complainers make more noise than those who are fine with it.

@Yoshi3

People are complaining now. There’s always people complaining. But Nintendo have never changed. They’re a multinational corporation that only exists to make profit. Ten years ago they were years into DLC, had region locked all their Consoles, had awful system locked DRM and were tinkering with gacha mechanics in Badge Arcade.

Hmmmm. What they announced didn’t convince me in the slightest. Will wait and see.

I expected £30 for Galaxy 2 so wasn’t far off

Couldn’t care less about it being a GKC myself and it wouldn’t have fit on a Cart anyway. Might wait for a sale though. I’ve considered buying a couple of times on PlayStation but never been pushed over the edge. Another on the maybe pile.

@sixrings

Odd question

Another one on the maybe pile. I liked the first one but was pretty terrible at it.

@Yoshi3

Nintendo have been doing DLC since 2012. The first was New Super Mario Bros 2 and that DLC released 2 months after the games launch. So they’re pretty consistent.

I’ll wait for some reviews of this, not immediately inclined to jump in. Weird it’s getting DLC before Mario Kart World.

Finally, a release date! Lot of pressure on this game, really hope it can live up to expectations. It does look good, and the run up to Christmas is really stacked now with Hyrule Warriors out as well.

Somehow missed the bit in the video where it said you could buy them separately. Was all set for a b**** and moan about having to rebuy Galaxy 1. All in for Galaxy 2.

@Boopero

Nobody is forcing you or anyone else to buy it

Having finally played one for real a couple of years ago I’ve no desire to ever go near one ever again. Nice to see some proper Nintendo craziness in there though. This is serving a very niche niche.

Why didn’t they announce this in the Direct? 🤷‍♂️ 😆

Not my bag but getting a big name third party release day and date with the other versions is a significant moment. Good to see.

@Dee123

Which is exactly why I can’t get all that animated about whether a game is ‘on the cartridge’ or not. Last time that was truly the case was the Wii.