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@AstroTheGamosian ARMS isn't their last big new IP. LABO comes to mind as a crazy risk (that didn't pay off), they own Astral Chain even if they didn't develop it, and certainly supported it's creation. Ring Fit Adventure also got crazy big as a new IP, and was certainly a risk after Wii Fit U flopped. They published and helped fund both Daemon Ex Machina and Octopath Traveler too.

@Dethmunk Lol, like exploits and glitches weren't being used in Speedruns from the beginning. Glitchless categories exist for a reason. They just rarely get news articles on them.

@GrailUK It doesn't just matter if it's redistributed. For example, say I paint a copy of the Mona Lisa. My friend likes it enough that they ask to buy it from me. I sell it to them.

No forgery occurred, since the buyer knew that they weren't getting the original product, but a reproduction.

@Sunface Even if it was a touchscreen, it's in docked mode so the touchscreen is turned off.

Dang, guess this is what happens when Niantic says it's going to make it's AR tech available to literally anyone who wants it

After playing Impossible Lair and watching them make a game that actually came close to Tropical Freeze in quality on a tiny budget, I have renewed faith that Yooka-Laylee 2 could finally catch up to the old Banjo-Kazooie titles. The developers have made it clear they are well aware of what people didn't enjoy with the first title, and I expect that feedback to help shape the sequel.

@RupeeClock The Switch occasionally downloads a log of all current game versions to check against. You'd need to have had it in airplane mode since the patch came out. Though... Usually it's set to let you play without the patch
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@Mauzuri People were upset about ORAS not including the Battle Frontier or a replacement, that was the big thing I remember. Which is an issue here too so.

@Rpg-lover ...when did I ever deny any of that? It's totally rockstar fault. All I said is that it's relevant for Nintendo Life to report on the version of the game in Nintendo consoles.

@Rpg-lover The fact that it's the second highest profile Switch game releasing this month (after Pokemon, before SMT V) means it's relevant news to Switch owners.

Cue everyone getting upset about this like it's any different than the usual dual release model...

@IronMan30 I think we'll mostly skip the 'no games' people this year. Whether or not we have exact dates, Nintendo has already announced publishing 8 games in varied genres. Usually we go into the year knowing 2-3.

@VoidofLight It specifically says 'a chance to catch', so it's not a gift Pokemon at least.

@DeusX One problem with that... Using a months worth of electricity for each transaction is inherently unsustainable, especially as the amount per transaction will always continue to scale upward, so anything done on blockchain will actually become unusable sometime within the next 10 years.

"Proof of ownership after the server goes down" - isn't any digital item useless if the game server is down anyways?

@the4seer Okay whoops, I misremembered that you were talking about the dislikes and the angry comments, not the boycotts, that was someone else.

And... is that a problem that it has had a target on it's back? Nintendo is blocking both P2P gaming and gaming on servers they don't own or pay for unless you pay them. They literally aren't providing a service, they're just blackmailing the public (the same as Sony and Microsoft). No matter what they offer on the service, it won't change that fact.

That said... this isn't a weekly update, this is their big biannual investor's meeting. I didn't say they could, would, or should update weekly.

@the4seer Well, obviously there are numbers. My point was more you were talking about boycotts and the like being pointless, and the only ones I ever heard were about the expansion pass. I don't see how the data here says anything about people disliking the expansion pass.

@the4seer You do realize that those numbers are for the base version? The expansion pass apparently isn't doing well enough for them to publicly share the numbers, which usually means it's at the very least performing below expectations.

@twztid13 Okay, quality of the policy aside, the people there mentioned were only hired 8-11 months before the game released. How did they have a choice to work on 25%? On top of that, when someone leaves, how are they to know how long the 25% requirement is? Games get delayed all the time.

Wow, just wow. What a mess this is

@johnvboy Maybe. But I can at the very least say (as I did in my first post) I'm aware of multiple people who cancelled their subscription in confusion and I had to explain what was going on so they would get the base level back and I could play with them. I'm just curious how extensive that problem is.

@johnvboy The issue is many people don't listen to the explanation. They hear people complaining about NSO being $50 on social media, and assume that means the whole service.

Most casuals aren't going to watch the video announcement or follow Nintendo's twitter after all. They'll only hear what they see on their feeds.

@johnvboy ...did I say you were? All I said was that Nintendo's messaging has been muddled to the casual gamer.

@johnvboy I dunno, I don't think the messaging is striking well with casuals either. This is totally anecdotal, When I went to play smash with my friends when Sora came out, I found out two had (without talking to each other) cancelled their NSO memberships because they though the whole service was rising to $50 and didn't realize it was optional.

At least the hardcore audience understands it's optional...

What a trolly title. The most influential launch title ever? Perhaps. The best? Certainly not. BotW, Halo, and Super Mario World are all far more consistently quality games.

Edit: before you ask, I played it first in either late '96 or early '97, and 100%ed it at least half a dozen times over the years. I love it, but it's got problems.

@Tharsman No, the last announcement was that they'd be working as a supporting developer for Blizzard and no longer making games of their own (I.e. subcontracting). Now it's a full merger.

Dang, hard choice. 3 Deluxe's inclusion of co-op makes it the best so long as you can use that. 2 is by far the most replayable, while 1 remains a finely tuned challenge even today.

Dang, the Shadow Link room looks terrible without fog...

I came back to find Kate's gloating and I was not disappointed.

@DomGC That's BS. Sword and Shield DLC was the first main series content I ever skipped in my life (having gotten every 3rd version til then). If SS's base game hadn't been a disaster, there was no way I would've missed out on it. People can change their mind on buying something they usually would...

Hm... I played this back when it first released. A lot of fun, though I don't feel like it totally nailed the ending. Hopefully the extended version might tweak some of the things didn't quite work.

@Kevember You don't even have to be an otaku to have fun with memes...?

I think I'd disagree with the last part. While Deltarune C1 definitely struggled with forming it's own identity, I feel like C2 was much more successful at breaking out of Undertale's shadow.

Otherwise, pretty much a spot-on review.

Terrible, simply terrible.

@chipia As someone who has no interest in women that way... I'd say usually the game does nail the right balance of allowing her to be as sexy as she wants to be. Both games had some poor choices of camera angles in the prologue and first chapter, but Bayonetta purposefully chooses not to wear clothes besides her hair, it's not a requirement of her powers to show more skin as she attacks. They aren't perfect games, but they definitely lean closer to doing things right than wrong.

Arkham City is better than Super Mario 64 though... A lot of those are arguable, but if we're looking at playability today and not impact SM64 doesn't stand a chance.

@ValZ That'll only double the cost.

@Borngis Was it? I assumed it was Asgore given the whole cape thing he wore before the armor was shown off.

@Ogbert Yeah... Admittedly my own choices run male too, but we still haven't even gotten Ginger or Eliza, the only two 90s female protagonists. (Yes I want Ginger, I'm aware I'm probably the only one lol).

...on the other hand, if they ever decide to include live action, I'd love Kenan and Clarissa to make appearances.

Well that confirms it's not in production at least... Zelda, Yoshi and/or Xenoblade must be what they're working on now. Probably Zelda ports.

Is this a successor to UnEpic?

@Snatcher I kinda got bored after around 250 hours... but uh... it was a whole heck of a lot of fun while I was enjoying it. I feel like anyone who's upset about a game that lasts as long as this one does is missing the point. Yeah there's a lot of stuff 'missing' but that's because this game does it's own thing instead of just retreading the previous game like most entries.

If there isn't a MAJOR animal crossing update on the September direct, this is a terrible idea.

Hmmm... Well, can't believe I'm doing this, but I kinda wanna speculate on what other characters are left to show:

Heffer - Rocko's Modern Life: Rocko's is one of the few shows to get a movie recently, which makes it both relevant and nostalgic. Rocko himself would be an odd choice, so I'm going with Heffer.
Marigold - Phoebe and her Unicorn: Probably not, but I've been a fan of the webcomic for years. So with it getting a nicktoon, I'd be very pleased.
Thundergirl - Action League Now! / KaBlam: This game seems focused on that era, and KaBlam is pretty beloved.
Daggett - Angry Beavers: One of the original big nicktoons he seems ripe as an addition.

Dang... actual good ports of the original arcade games? That'd be amazing.

@Strumpan Probably because there's little to no new assets. Code itself isn't that big, most of the file size is audio, model and textures.

@Friendly The action scenes are definitely heavier... though I do think from what we've seen of actual footage in treehouse, there's more of that claustrophobic spacing between such things than there was in Returns? Admittedly, things like the Nightmare or SA-X fight in Fusion feel like they had just as much craziness going on as the action scenes here to me so... I guess we'll see when it launches.

@Dakotastomp Eh? I don't think I know anyone in the fanbase who doesn't love Rise. And I don't know that the other Aprils would work as alts. They're completely different in build and most of 80s Aprils attacks wouldn't make sense for them.

I'm sad we're getting 3 80s TMNT characters. C'mon, you couldn't have used 03, 12, or Rise April? 12 and Rise wouldve been better suited anyways.

I'm glad! I've basically stopped playing since they made that change since it ruined my usual go to places, so I'm excited to get back into it!