How do you even access the MyNintendo Store physical stuff?
Every link I find ultimately just takes me to the official UK store.
I collect the Amiibo, so I'd rather not miss out on these and have my only option being scalpers.
Gold Mario is still a pipe dream for me atm.
I got the chance to play this in VR (Oculus I believe) and having to literally duck and limbo to avoid the bullets really made this shine. I can imagine it's still good in non-VR, but I'd vastly recommend the former option if you ever get the opportunity.
Hopefully this takes place before we've had a chance to build the (patent pending) Anti-Foreigner Brexit Barricade, seeing as it kinda depends upon welcoming in overseas visitors.
Think I gave the Steam version a 6/10 (maybe 7) many years ago for an indie site I wrote for. Though, to be fair, it had a number of game-breaking bugs at the time.
It wasn't bad, just pretty derivative. I can imagine the sequel will be a vast improvement generally.
I loved the OG game on GBA, poured a ridiculous amount of time into it. Thankfully I like the aesthetics of this more than other recent HM games, so I'm excited.
I absolutely love this series, very similar in style to the third MI.
But yes, the price here is utterly ridiculous, especially considering you can often get all 4 games for mere buttons in the Steam sales.
A genre better played with a mouse anyway imo.
It's hard to judge whether price should really be commented on in a review, but I feel that this instance deserves notice.
EDIT: I paid full price for this back in the day on PC, and I'm pretty damn sure it cost nowhere near this.
It also launched on PS4 within the last few months at a much lower price.
I agree with the point of it being a brand new game for the system, but the price should at least be in line with other recent variants.
I'm not too bothered about YouTube on Switch, but give me Netflix and the ability to download episodes for offline viewing like on Android, and I'll be all over it.
I'm a longtime player of the series, and I'm very much looking forward to these games.
Solely because I'm the kind of person who likes to have a variety of fun.
EDIT: Maybe it isn't the mainline series games that are daunting to new players, but rather the 'fans' that will belittle anything Pokémon related that is less than a max IV shiny Arceus.
I've spent years avoiding tournaments and the like because I've always found the fanbase my age to be majorly toxic.
@Lizuka One of my favourites from back in the day. I got it preowned from Gamestation and it had 'KEVIN' scratched into the cartridge. I wonder where Kevin is now.
Strange that they've left in the OG Sonic when they're planning to sell it in the Ages range. I know that the Ages version is technically an advanced port, but hopefully this doesn't hinder sales.
I'm happy to get all my Phantasy Star and Streets Of Rage in handheld form.
For the last few Community Day events, I've went to my local town centre, relatively small area of Scotland. Hundreds of people walking around playing, including a lot of young families with their kids. The game is far from dead. Just got rid of the players solely riding the fad train.
1000+ developers have registered interest. That doesn't mean 1000+ shovelware titles will suddenly appear on Switch.
Anyway, there are a lot of credible indie games made using GM2. Examples already on/coming to the eShop, or generally well received are: Undertale, Minit, Hyper Light Drifter, Hotline Miami, Gunpoint, Risk Of Rain, Uncanny Valley, Home, Nidhogg, Rivals Of Aether, Downwell etc.
I know they weren't added today, but today is the last day they are on sale... Resident Evil Rev 1 & 2. Apparently there is a discount normally when you buy one when you already own the other. Does this stack with the Summer Sale price? Hopefully someone can verify.
Wow, surprised by this! I used to play Ingress years ago before GO, and there is a lot of heavy sci-fi story to it that I just couldn't follow. Great fun though. I'll give this a watch.
Many years ago, I wrote for a site where another writer reviewed the Steam copy of the game, giving it a poor score. The developer then started to personally attack people in the review comment section. This was not too long before the infamous threat to Gabe Newell. Because of this, I've never bothered to attempt to try this game, and I'll quite happily continue to pass on it.
Aww, bugger off!
I thought we got away with having no new amiibo.
This pretty much means they'll do the other newly returning characters like Snake too.
I'm too far into it now to not try complete my collection, it'll annoy me.
Ah, this worries me slightly. I have shaky hands and it's noticeably getting worse, find it difficult writing, holding my phone still, etc. Hopefully the aiming is indeed subtle in handheld mode so that I'm not jittering the screen about everywhere.
@Koudai1979 You could do that too, but the audio wouldn't be of the best quality sadly. Not to the standards you'd wish for with studio work I mean. If you just wanted to take a quick recording off for demo purposes, it'd suffice though.
@shani I'm not lazy, as it isn't a matter of time involved. I'm sure you are aware that recording through the headphone port will never give as clean, quality results as an in-DAW export. Thanks for the attempt to insult a fellow user though. It was appreciated.
As a simple DAW, it's excellent. The lack of any means of exporting audio or even MIDI is baffling though. I've taken to using 3.5 stereo jack to twin mono 1/4 inch just to get my ideas onto PC through an interface, but obviously that's just ridiculous lengths to go to.
I bought the Steam version of this a while back, at a relatively low price - even when not on sale. It was pretty addictive, and a lot deeper than it seems on the surface. If the Switch pricing is low enough, it's pretty good for short bursts of play.
@rjejr The pose is merely a cosmetic thing, just for greeting other players mid-game. The poses are generally available already in the game, though I'm unsure if the player was able to do 'praise the sun' in the original DS1. Hopefully someone will clarify.
So, yeah, it's pretty much to sell the amiibo on the attraction of the physical model alone.
Is it just me, or is that some slowdown occurring at roughly 48 seconds in?
Not that I find it to be much of an issue generally, but surely if you were putting out a gameplay trailer, you'd REALLY avoid showcasing technical difficulties...
@masterLEON A new Nintendo release will retail for around £40-50, same as new releases for PS4, etc. However, a couple of years later, that same Nintendo game will still retail at £40-50, while the games on PS4 it launched alongside now line the bargain bin. It can be off-putting for customers who need to watch their cash, and aren't really that familiar with Nintendo.
Nintendo have never particularly had a strong retail presence here in Scotland. A good indicator for me that the Switch has been doing well is that the likes of Asda and Tesco (general supermarkets) now have permanent Nintendo sections at their media aisle, which I haven't seen since very early in the Wii's lifespan, pre-shovelware outbreak. I also personally know more people who own a Switch than who own an Xbox One, which pleases me to no end.
I spend a couple of hours the other day organising my Bank boxes, as I realised that I no longer need my copies of X, AS and Moon if everything I've caught is banked. Shall hopefully be trading them in today for an extra game.
@UmbreonsPapa To be fair, it is correct that it has never been officially stated that these would be the final main series games for 3DS.
However, it has also never been officially stated that Matt Damon isn't a space bagel from Xenatron-7. We're just assuming that isn't the case.
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Re: Mediatonic Accidentally Leaked The Fall Guys Source Code
https://teknodate.com/mediatonic-accidentally-leaked-the-fall-guys-source-code/
Even your article is getting a knock-off.
There is the occasional altered word to try pass it off as original work.
My favourite one is the Nintendo Change.
Re: Monster Hunter Rise amiibo Will Be Exclusive To Specific Stores In North America And Europe
How do you even access the MyNintendo Store physical stuff?
Every link I find ultimately just takes me to the official UK store.
I collect the Amiibo, so I'd rather not miss out on these and have my only option being scalpers.
Gold Mario is still a pipe dream for me atm.
Re: PQube Slashes A Massive 95 Percent Off Visual Novel Kotodama's eShop Price, Teases New IP
Played a couple VNs before, not overly my thing, but giving this a go.
Yeah, the plot ticks all the cliche boxes and the titillation is pure cringe, but it's well presented.
I'd say the 3/10 review was a tad harsh. I'd give it a 5 or 6 so far.
More than good enough for under a quid.
Re: Square Enix Is Releasing A Game Boy Color Dragon Quest Game On Switch eShop
Please please PLEASE announce a EU release, or at least be playable in English.
Re: Review: Superhot - Super Fun, Sort Of Brief
I got the chance to play this in VR (Oculus I believe) and having to literally duck and limbo to avoid the bullets really made this shine.
I can imagine it's still good in non-VR, but I'd vastly recommend the former option if you ever get the opportunity.
Re: Cor Blimey Guv'nor, The Pokémon World Championships Are Headed To London In 2020
Hopefully this takes place before we've had a chance to build the (patent pending) Anti-Foreigner Brexit Barricade, seeing as it kinda depends upon welcoming in overseas visitors.
Re: Review: Ittle Dew - A Colourful And Funny Little Zelda-Like
Think I gave the Steam version a 6/10 (maybe 7) many years ago for an indie site I wrote for. Though, to be fair, it had a number of game-breaking bugs at the time.
It wasn't bad, just pretty derivative.
I can imagine the sequel will be a vast improvement generally.
Re: Harvest Moon: Friends Of Mineral Town Is Getting A Switch Remake
I loved the OG game on GBA, poured a ridiculous amount of time into it.
Thankfully I like the aesthetics of this more than other recent HM games, so I'm excited.
Re: Review: Deponia - An Amusing Graphic Adventure Which Is Totally Overpriced On Switch
I absolutely love this series, very similar in style to the third MI.
But yes, the price here is utterly ridiculous, especially considering you can often get all 4 games for mere buttons in the Steam sales.
A genre better played with a mouse anyway imo.
It's hard to judge whether price should really be commented on in a review, but I feel that this instance deserves notice.
EDIT: I paid full price for this back in the day on PC, and I'm pretty damn sure it cost nowhere near this.
It also launched on PS4 within the last few months at a much lower price.
I agree with the point of it being a brand new game for the system, but the price should at least be in line with other recent variants.
Re: Prepare For The Zombie Apocalypse With #killallzombies, A Third-Person Shooter Coming To Switch
The hashtag is an instant turnoff for me.
Re: Rumour: YouTube Could Be Arriving As Soon As Next Week On Nintendo Switch
I'm not too bothered about YouTube on Switch, but give me Netflix and the ability to download episodes for offline viewing like on Android, and I'll be all over it.
Re: Feature: Why Pokémon: Let's Go Is The Perfect Entry Point For Pokémon GO Players
@Fuz Preach.
Re: Feature: Why Pokémon: Let's Go Is The Perfect Entry Point For Pokémon GO Players
I'm a longtime player of the series, and I'm very much looking forward to these games.
Solely because I'm the kind of person who likes to have a variety of fun.
EDIT: Maybe it isn't the mainline series games that are daunting to new players, but rather the 'fans' that will belittle anything Pokémon related that is less than a max IV shiny Arceus.
I've spent years avoiding tournaments and the like because I've always found the fanbase my age to be majorly toxic.
Re: Sega Mega Drive Classics Is Coming To Switch This Winter With Exclusive Features
@Lizuka One of my favourites from back in the day. I got it preowned from Gamestation and it had 'KEVIN' scratched into the cartridge.
I wonder where Kevin is now.
Re: Sega Mega Drive Classics Is Coming To Switch This Winter With Exclusive Features
Strange that they've left in the OG Sonic when they're planning to sell it in the Ages range.
I know that the Ages version is technically an advanced port, but hopefully this doesn't hinder sales.
I'm happy to get all my Phantasy Star and Streets Of Rage in handheld form.
Re: Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee Will Have IVs And EVs, Ditches Held Items And Abilities
I like Pokémon games, but you do realise it's primarily a kids' franchise about magic creatures and friendship, right?
So this game is different from the one you like to play. Big #*"&@ing deal.
Stop being so damn entitled.
Re: Nintendo Restocks Super Smash Bros. amiibo In The UK Ahead Of Ultimate's Launch
Only need Sonic. Out of stock. Oh well...
Re: Anniversary: Pokémon Yellow Turns 20 Years Old Today
Thank you for reminding me of the crippling effect of time.
Re: Pokémon GO Has Reached Its Highest Player Figures Since Launch, User Base Is "Thriving"
For the last few Community Day events, I've went to my local town centre, relatively small area of Scotland.
Hundreds of people walking around playing, including a lot of young families with their kids.
The game is far from dead. Just got rid of the players solely riding the fad train.
Re: Over 1,000 Developers Want To Bring Games To Switch Using GameMaker Studio 2 Engine
1000+ developers have registered interest.
That doesn't mean 1000+ shovelware titles will suddenly appear on Switch.
Anyway, there are a lot of credible indie games made using GM2.
Examples already on/coming to the eShop, or generally well received are:
Undertale, Minit, Hyper Light Drifter, Hotline Miami, Gunpoint, Risk Of Rain, Uncanny Valley, Home, Nidhogg, Rivals Of Aether, Downwell etc.
Re: Nintendo Download: 9th August (Europe)
I know they weren't added today, but today is the last day they are on sale...
Resident Evil Rev 1 & 2. Apparently there is a discount normally when you buy one when you already own the other.
Does this stack with the Summer Sale price? Hopefully someone can verify.
Re: Random: Pokémon GO Developer Niantic Has Ingress Netflix Anime In The Works
Wow, surprised by this!
I used to play Ingress years ago before GO, and there is a lot of heavy sci-fi story to it that I just couldn't follow.
Great fun though. I'll give this a watch.
Re: Paranautical Activity Is Bringing Old-School FPS Action To Switch Next Week
Many years ago, I wrote for a site where another writer reviewed the Steam copy of the game, giving it a poor score.
The developer then started to personally attack people in the review comment section.
This was not too long before the infamous threat to Gabe Newell.
Because of this, I've never bothered to attempt to try this game, and I'll quite happily continue to pass on it.
Re: Ridley Is Finally In Super Smash Bros. And It's Getting An Amazing amiibo Figure
Aww, bugger off!
I thought we got away with having no new amiibo.
This pretty much means they'll do the other newly returning characters like Snake too.
I'm too far into it now to not try complete my collection, it'll annoy me.
Re: Motion Controls Will Be Compulsory To Catch Pokémon In Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee
Ah, this worries me slightly.
I have shaky hands and it's noticeably getting worse, find it difficult writing, holding my phone still, etc.
Hopefully the aiming is indeed subtle in handheld mode so that I'm not jittering the screen about everywhere.
Re: Review: KORG Gadget (Switch eShop)
@Koudai1979 You could do that too, but the audio wouldn't be of the best quality sadly.
Not to the standards you'd wish for with studio work I mean.
If you just wanted to take a quick recording off for demo purposes, it'd suffice though.
Re: Review: KORG Gadget (Switch eShop)
@shani I'm not lazy, as it isn't a matter of time involved. I'm sure you are aware that recording through the headphone port will never give as clean, quality results as an in-DAW export.
Thanks for the attempt to insult a fellow user though. It was appreciated.
Re: Review: KORG Gadget (Switch eShop)
Even a workaround of uploading a MIDI track to a specialised web service to download later would have been something.
Re: Review: KORG Gadget (Switch eShop)
As a simple DAW, it's excellent.
The lack of any means of exporting audio or even MIDI is baffling though.
I've taken to using 3.5 stereo jack to twin mono 1/4 inch just to get my ideas onto PC through an interface, but obviously that's just ridiculous lengths to go to.
Re: Deals: This Dark Souls: Remastered Metal Plate Looks Tasty
@AcridSkull Thanks for this!
£6.99 for postage is crazy, but I'd much rather pay for that than the £40+ asked for by scalpers.
Re: Swipe Right (And Left) To Rule In Reigns: Kings & Queens
I bought the Steam version of this a while back, at a relatively low price - even when not on sale.
It was pretty addictive, and a lot deeper than it seems on the surface.
If the Switch pricing is low enough, it's pretty good for short bursts of play.
Re: Praise The Sun, We're Getting A Dark Souls Solaire Amiibo
@rjejr The pose is merely a cosmetic thing, just for greeting other players mid-game. The poses are generally available already in the game, though I'm unsure if the player was able to do 'praise the sun' in the original DS1. Hopefully someone will clarify.
So, yeah, it's pretty much to sell the amiibo on the attraction of the physical model alone.
Re: Praise The Sun, We're Getting A Dark Souls Solaire Amiibo
This one better not sell out fast like all the Zelda ones I've attempted to get.
Need.
Re: Party Planet Gets European eShop Release Under The Name '30-in-1 Game Collection: Volume 1'
This is probably the worst localisation decision I've ever seen.
Re: Splatoon 2's Pearl And Marina Are Getting Their Own Amiibo And They're Off The Hook
I like them and will try get them for my collection, but please... Stop announcing new amiibo...
Re: Video: Get An Official Glimpse Of Castle Of Heart's Gameplay In Action
Is it just me, or is that some slowdown occurring at roughly 48 seconds in?
Not that I find it to be much of an issue generally, but surely if you were putting out a gameplay trailer, you'd REALLY avoid showcasing technical difficulties...
Re: Switch Surpasses Wii U Lifetime Sales in UK, But Its Dominance Isn't As Strong As Elsewhere
@masterLEON A new Nintendo release will retail for around £40-50, same as new releases for PS4, etc.
However, a couple of years later, that same Nintendo game will still retail at £40-50, while the games on PS4 it launched alongside now line the bargain bin.
It can be off-putting for customers who need to watch their cash, and aren't really that familiar with Nintendo.
Re: Switch Surpasses Wii U Lifetime Sales in UK, But Its Dominance Isn't As Strong As Elsewhere
Nintendo have never particularly had a strong retail presence here in Scotland.
A good indicator for me that the Switch has been doing well is that the likes of Asda and Tesco (general supermarkets) now have permanent Nintendo sections at their media aisle, which I haven't seen since very early in the Wii's lifespan, pre-shovelware outbreak.
I also personally know more people who own a Switch than who own an Xbox One, which pleases me to no end.
Re: Premium Pool Arena Pops Up On The Switch eShop Today
I used to play a similar pool game on my PC back in the early 90s, so this intrigues me.
Re: Mercenaries Saga Chronicles Invades The Switch eShop On February 8th
@brandonbwii I'm UK based (as is Nintendo Life, I believe), and we still have no listings for this game on the EU eShop or news section.
Re: Mercenaries Saga Chronicles Invades The Switch eShop On February 8th
@brandonbwii They're reporting about it again as the pre-order option and prices for the game have just been announced.
They aren't finally reporting that the game exists, if that is your implication.
Re: Rhythm Title VOEZ Now Supports Docked Mode and Controller Input
YES.
Now I'm very interested. Looking forward to trying it.
Re: Nintendo Announces Labo, A Range Of Interactive DIY Toys For Switch
You guys do realise that Nintendo is, first and foremost, a toy company?
Like, I'm not the only one who remembers that?
Re: Nintendo Announces Labo, A Range Of Interactive DIY Toys For Switch
This is really adorable and unique. Not for the 27 year old me, but I can see kids LOVING this.
@PokeMario Haha, I know right? People are so damn entitled.
Re: Win a Cool Customised Switch in This Stick It to The Man Contest
I'll gladly take the prize of not receiving that.
The gesture and competition are lovely of them, but damn those are hideous.
Re: Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Are Getting Poké Bank Support Later This Month
@Archius9 You can, yeah.
Probably not straight away from the very beginning, but they did confirm it.
Re: Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Are Getting Poké Bank Support Later This Month
@Slaz I mean the boosted stat points, the original IVs remain unaffected for purposes of breeding, which was already the case.
Re: Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Are Getting Poké Bank Support Later This Month
@Slaz Yeah, they'll be permanently boosted from now on regardless of game.
Re: Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Are Getting Poké Bank Support Later This Month
I spend a couple of hours the other day organising my Bank boxes, as I realised that I no longer need my copies of X, AS and Moon if everything I've caught is banked.
Shall hopefully be trading them in today for an extra game.
Re: Review: Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (3DS)
@UmbreonsPapa To be fair, it is correct that it has never been officially stated that these would be the final main series games for 3DS.
However, it has also never been officially stated that Matt Damon isn't a space bagel from Xenatron-7. We're just assuming that isn't the case.