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@AcridSkull Depression tends to do that to people. Brendan went through a lot due to lies told by his ex, she is a horrible woman. No person (man or woman) should be trapped in an abusive, loveless marriage. Brendan was mocked by coming out about the abuse and because his wife had better connections he was blacklisted for years until recently.

I'm sure feeling like your former love hated you, left you and then ruined your career would do quite the mental number. So glad he appears to be doing better.

No Switch Pro, it was always only rumors from blowhards in the media. 🙄

If you've used that ***** platform so much it's burned into your phone screen, you clearly need more to do at the office. 🙄😒

Pixels for this type of game is always better. I'm glad we're getting a remake for some new fans to join in but I'd be lying if I didn't say I'd miss the original look. It's definitely a classic.

@DDStuff I honestly hope we have to wait until 2023. It's not that far off, we'll see 5nm chips as the standard, more mature dlss-type of tech, storage and speed improvements...all things we'll really need to have an upgraded Switch be worth it imo.

Right now the tech hasn't advanced enough to give us anything worthwhile without a significant price increase and production issues. Nintendo isn't stupid. Why release something you'll be roundly criticized over for the next year or more? Looks at Sony/Microsoft

@westman98 It's definitely old tech but I'm always amazed at how good Nintendo titles look (and certain 3rd party titles).

With the major jumps in performance ARM/Mobile chips are seeing, I really hope Nintendo waits another 2-3 years before upgrading the Switch so we can fully realize those gains. 5nm or 3nm should be what the next Switch launches on imo.

Absolutely! I remember playing the Tennis game, a submarine title and others. My favorite by far was the Wario game, I loved it!

If only we could emulate the TI-82/83 my life would be complete.

@Scrubicius I agree, I don't think we need Mario Kart 9 until the true Switch successor. More tracks, some mini-games, new characters or even different styles of racing would be welcome. A brand new game? I don't see what they can bring to the table with current tech in all honesty and it would split the very strong MK8 online fan base.

I'd happily take a new or remastered F-Zero though!

I'm expecting ~150+ Million in lifetime sales for the system and honestly hope it's 2023 before we see a Switch Pro.

All these folks wanting an upgraded system, I ask...with what? We haven't seen major chip upgrades yet in the space the Switch operates beyond maybe upscaling titles to 4k at significant cost/heat generation.

The tech isn't ready for an upgrade yet.

@mauhlin12

Not just doomed.

Nintendoooooomed!!!

A full day later and they haven't updated the Switch numbers...do they never read the comments? Honestly 🙃

I was in 9th grade the year this debuted at Spaceworld. I was so obsessed I made a GameBoy Advance fan site during my technology class. My teacher was less than impressed since my projects weren't completed and the eye roll was priceless when I excitedly tried to explain why the site was a better use of my time because EVERYONE needed to know about it lol

Honestly, I loved the Wii U. I remember playing SM3DW and NBA 2k in bed and blown away thatsuch a thing was even possible. Of course modern day Xbox Game Pass through streaming absolutely kills it. But for almost 10 years ago it was quite something.

It still has some good looking games, if a bit soft around the edges on a modern 4k set, but the Zelda games are awesome, SM3DW, ZombiU, Monster Hunter online with voice chat and offbeat titles like the Scribblenauts series. Lots of fun to be had on the cheap.

I picked up another Wii U + Zelda package for cheap from GameStop a little over a year ago and I'm glad I did. It may never be a classic but it's an awesome system and I'm so glad most Nintendo titles have been ported over so millions of fans can enjoy them.

Oh yeah... Splatoon and SSB were better on Wii U. Fight me.

@Vash0125 I started Vagrant Story for the first time earlier this week and it's been really interesting so far. Nearly died during the first battle trying to figure out what to do. The music is sublime and the story is interesting. The graphics though...ouch, my eyes.

Season 4?! Seems like just yesterday I was watching the teaser... time needs to slow the F down

@IronMan30 Yeah, not impressed with the articles by the author lately. Her Switch is cracked? A website shut down? Perhaps it's what she's assigned but I'd love to see her on some more thoughtful pieces because she's got solid ability and her writing style is easy to read.

@KateGray Understand where you're coming from, and I do apologize but my point stands: You wanting more advanced hardware because yours is worn out. Sounds like the Switch Lite would be a much better fit for your traveling lifestyle. With shortages, bots, increasing prices on everything, I'd hate for Nintendo to crush their own momentum right now when there isn't anything out there that pushes the boundary right now in portable tech.

@Kimyonaakuma Yeah, people are idiots, especially the author here. Two years?! My launch edition is still 95% as good as it was day one and that includes letting my children play with it undocked on the weekend.

I fully believe they take better care of it than the supposed grown-up that wrote this piece lol

I personally don't see the rush. New tech would be great, but at what financial/battery life cost? Also, how much more power will we get a handful of years down the road? I think waiting for a true jump and the author sucking it up and buying a current unit would be the sane option but then they'd miss their article quota. 🙄

@SwitchForce They're in denial that their predictions of Nintendo's demise are doomed. Mwahahaha

I personally adore this series and have enjoyed each release from the first on PSP. Prior to that I even played the original Legend of Heroes in 2005. I bounced off it and forgot about the series until 2011's Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and I've been enjoying it since then.

I think it looks fantastic. Like Okami and Ninja Gaiden had a three-way with Bayonetta action. I don't have an iPhone so hopefully it'll release on Switch at some point!

Yet another reason to ignore mainstream media in America. They're all sensationalized idiots.

Absolutely an awful controller, one of the worst all-time and easily the worst on a mainstream machine from the modern era. My dislike for awful Wii Motion controls is the only thing close to it.

@MS7000 Technology company:

Loses technology

...😓

@TreonsRealm Me too! Disn Network was literally the worst. Asking us to sell Satellite TV (already a dinosaur by then) inside a dying Video Rental store? LOL...idiotic, tone-deaf management at it's finest.

@Mountain_Man That's the thing though, this isn't a board game. It's a AAA big budget title made in 2020, designed for a console that they repeatedly stress is for family time and group activities together but on their main title last year locked those options out for the sake of $. It's pathetic and I haven't purchased another Nintendo title since then.

Looking back the advertisement was very misleading as well and I wasn't the only one. Hundreds of complaints on Reddit and elsewhere about it. Disappointed because for my kids to truly explore their own island I'd need to buy them each a copy. Absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary and financially wasteful, especially in this day and age. Stupid, greedy decision by them that I won't soon forget.

Considering the Wiimotes were originally prototyped with the GameCube, why is this a surprise? Of course he was thinking about it, but the cost wasn't low enough at the time so it got shifted to the Wii.

It was a fine game and if I had more time I'd be super excited about it but what absolutely killed it for me was when I realized I'd need a separate console and copy of the game to play with my wife and also that my kids couldn't play either.

Screw that. Seriously Nintendo? It's 2021. Let us have multiple islands linked by a profile on an individual system. We're not all made of money. This could have been an awesome family game but instead it sits collecting dust because as an adult I don't have the time, patience or selfishness to sit there when I could be spending time with my kids. We love gaming together but I feel like I wasted my money on this.

@GrandScribe But he EARNED that $200 Million! 🤪

/S

The RPG's on the GBA are quite simply amazing. Golden Sun holds a very special place in my heart as it's the first RPG I ever beat all the way through. I'm still dreaming of a HD (4k?) full on remake that will... probably never happen.

Also the GBA version of Mario Tennis is my favorite sports game of all time.

@JaxonH Apparently Lost Odyssey also has a few game breaking bugs and it's currently not fully playable once you get to a certain section.

@JaxonH I'm still waiting for Lost Odyssey to come to any other modern platform. Xbox One, PS4/5, PC, the Switch would even be lovely.

@Cosats Weeellllll.....not anymore

I'm definitely a reader, even though I didn't finish this article. She lost me completely when she said that Dragon Age: Inquisition was one her favorite games. Ew.

@Bobb Muramasa is a forgotten masterpiece that should be on every system possible imo

@AnnoyingFrenzy Your username describes these rumors perfectly.

I do wonder, what tech is out there that would be able to upscale current titles to 4k and to locked 30/60fps while keeping it $299 (maybe $349 if Nintendo is feeling bold) at retail and maintaining 100% BC for current Switch titles?

@sixrings To be honest, anything I feel like I'd 'miss out' on graphically I'd pick up on PC or my One X. The only exception being Nintendo titles, if they were restricted in some way by the new systems. Hopefully that wouldn't happen so...in short, no.

I get the desire for more power, I guess I'm just currently 100% happy with what the Switch is and don't think Nintendo getting into an arms race they would lose or adding confusion to a VERY strong brand in the Switch would do them well.

Think Sega and their issues with the Genesis/CD/32X. I know, a different time with different failings but for the average person the Switch, as it currently is just 'works' and I'd hate to see that get lost until a true successor is ready.

@Dezzy70 This is exactly how I feel. I didn't purchase the Switch for bleeding edge graphics, but rather excellent Nintendo (and partner) titles, a unique way to play in both on the go and using the joy cons and also a greater focus on local multiplayer.

I'm happy to wait another year or two depending on how they handle the final transition.

@Shiryu This sold me on the game even more than the review did lol. I feel like it's a bootleg version of how I remember the N64 games looking AND playing.

@Haruki_NLI I was stupid enough to hope so, just to play it with my kids.

I say give the man bonus points for knowing who Wario is!

@RR529 Yeah...took me a while to figure that out too. Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong.

@RampantLeaf I'd love to see a rerelease as well. I had completely forgotten about it but reading the article brought back a lot of fun memories. The criticisms of the camera and finicky controls are spot on but it's fun, has good humor, a unique look and was worth the effort to complete.

Looks like it'll be well worth picking up during a future sale, possibly next year on Black Friday.

I hope we're 2-3 years out from a true Switch successor, simply because I'm loving seeing Nintendo have one dominating console and would hate for things to split off when they're going so well.

That being said, when they DO release a new console I hope it's like the 3DS in that it's 100% BC with all Switch titles (including digital store) with Microsoft style upgrades of natively better/locked framerate for titles like this that need the extra power at times.

Newbie here but I've been gaming for ~30 years now.

I own two Wii U systems! Both the black 32GB and a physical copy of nearly every title Nintendo released for the system.

It's basically the equivalent of the Sega Dreamcast for me. Underrated, misunderstood, no chance against the marketing power of Sony/Microsoft being at the top of their game. But quality 1st/2nd party titles that are thankfully getting much deserved love on the Switch.