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@chapu2006 Splatoon 3's file size is larger than Splatoon 2's starting file size, it's only smaller than Splatoon 2 + all free content updates.

But on top of that, Splatoon 2 was the second game Nintendo released on the Switch. They've definitely improved file compression for the system since then.

And finally, certain types of content take up disproportionate amounts of file space. For example, you could triple the length of the single player campaign by reusing existing assets, and compensate for all that content by simply removing a few weapons (not weapon types, just specific weapons). So as it's likely they'll again rollout weapons constantly for the next couple of years, we can assume there will likely be less starting weapons than Splatoon 2's finished count.

Crash 4 for me, I think I'm finally nearing the actual end of the game. After that? Finally gonna get to start Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.

@Dezzy70 They covered that this morning? Why would they bring it up in this article?

On topic, I have a genki travel dock for traveling and it's fantastic. Wouldn't bring a full size one though.

Good on Nintendo, this is perhaps the greatest DLC ever made, period (Torna is up there too, but married by them locking some QoL for XC2 behind the pass).

Glad more people will get to play it. Doesn't entice me but y'know.

@Specter_of-the_OLED The majority of games that used the Transfer Pack are JP exclusive. But that aside, I remember Mickey's Speedway having it as a kid too.

@Mgalens Torna and XC1: DE were both in the same engine, and both had significant portable mode improvements over XC2. I'd wager we'll see even further improvements with the release of 3. I don't think it'll look fantastic (we're not getting 720p60 by any means) but it should be a much more legitimate way to play.

@Dragonite89 I think Lionsgate is the current owners of those actually, they just got them recently. So there's a bit of hope they might do better.

EDIT: Nm, it was when Lionsgate acquired them that the HD versions stopped being printed welp.

No love for SL/SR, for shame. All joking aside, that was a fun read.

@Azuris On the latter one, most white people shouldn't wear dreadlocks. Not because of the cultural BS, but because if your hair isn't textured right then having dreadlocks requires basically destroying your hair and being generally unclean.

@victordamazio Oh that's such BS. Recent rereleases have done just fine with Native American characters (see Killer Instinct for example) by just... Checking with actual people how to make the design accurate.

It's not about censorship, it's using the claim of 'political correctness' as an excuse to avoid releasing anything with a risk of losing money. At the end, that's all it's about.

Ugh, Niantic again ignoring that... People work on weekends?

@Yosher One of my controllers would constantly desync up until one of these controller firmware patches (one of the first ones IIRC, this was only a problem around launch) so I'd assume bugfixes for one.

AHHHH YES! I couldn't care less about themes so this is all I really wanted.

@Gregadeth Yes, most reviews go up before a game is live to inform people who want to purchase it. That's how review sites work.

@Bobb Yeah, that summed it up.

So any chance Platinum might reverse course on their "We're only doing live service games moving forward" deal?

@Allspice Okay, but Digimon World has basically nothing in common with Pokemon in terms of gameplay. A clone would imply... Some sort of similar mechanics? They're both JRPGs (sorta) but that's it. I don't see why that game counts as the start more than the V-Pets.

@MostHandsieBoy You do realize that Digimon and Pokemon hit the market within months of each other? Neither was a clone of each other (...both were of Shin Megami Tensei but that's another story)

@Axecon While they may be rushed, Gen IX is a huge improvement from SwSh. Sure it doesn't look great still, but SwSh looks worse than upscaled Sun and Moon at times. These games look almost in the realm of acceptable on Switch.

I'm curious if Sony demanded money from Nintendo to have Smash featured at EVO...

@Snatcher They hired basically all the core employees from AlphaDream when they collapsed, the company itself was worthless so they just got the important part, the people.

@uptownsoul For the past year, yes. Ever since the launch of PS5/XBSX stock constraints have driven sales numbers instead of demand.

The same thing happened back when the Switch first launched, and when the PS4 launched (though not the XB1 iirc). What's unusual is that it's happening outside of the launch window.

@Purgatorium Yeah, it's regional... For the most part. Though typically so many of the characters have crazy backstories taking them all over that it's excusable when it isn't.

@Burning_Spear I dunno, the bonuses one I might agree with you on if they weren't paying people wages just below the poverty line, and at a rate around half that of comprable positions, with the difference made up by the bonus.

@MS7000 If you couldn't gel with 2's battle system, I recommend trying Torna at least. It has a completely unique battle system that's much better than 2's IMO.

Jeez, clicked into the eurogamer article for more details and how do people even afford food and housing on the salary they're being paid there? That'd be well below what's considered poverty level wages around here.

It looks fine for a $20 remaster of a very rough looking PS1 game

I feel rather vindicated now at my disapproval of BDSP and SS that people were claiming was people being graphics snobs lol. The issues with those games went far beyond shoddy graphics. Legends is fresh in an entirely different way. It's got a ton of room to improve with sequels mind you, but it's the first time since B2W2 that the series has capture the feeling of exploration and experimentation that made me fall in love with it in the first place.

Looks like Bayo 3 will be the last platinum game I ever play, sad. GaaS are terrible in general, Splatoon is probably the last remaining IP in that genre I have interest in.

@HamatoYoshi I'd bet money that Splatoon 3 is the big May/June game. Given we don't know what's coming out around then, it seems unlikely that it'd be put in the same crowded time of year as BotW2 with how big both titles are.

Everyone is flipping out and saying "I quit gaming/Nintendo" and this is the most stock non-answer ever.

@chatsworth Incorrect again. The NFT doesn't contain the rights in those cases, as I said. The rights are transferred separately via terms of use. The NFT is just extra baggage alongside the actual sale.

@chatsworth Yeah, so you need to approach the real artist (assuming you know who that is and aren't being misled) and have then personally verify. So... What's the point of the Blockchain? You could personally verify ownership of digital art from the original artist now, and that sort of ownership might actually have... Yknow... Legal rights with it. Whereas NFTs don't grant any usage rights whatsoever (and before you say some do, the usage rights aren't tied to the NFT, but assigned separately).

@chatsworth ...except how do you validate that the person on the other end of the Blockchain is who they claim to be. Just because you know the code of who updated it doesn't mean there's any way to validate that it's someone with the rights to sell the image.

@Ironcore While all assets have some form of decay, NFT's lack of regulations means the chances of decay are significantly higher than most other forms of assets. I've had several friends have to DMCA down their artwork that had been stolen and NFTed, and with so many competing registries we'll likely see most of them collapse in the next few years. That doesn't even get into the question of 'Why bother using crypto if you're going to depend on a centralized registry anyways'.

I don't think it's misinformation to point out that the fact that many, if not most NFTs will be worthless in the next ten years means that people need to get other people to take them off their hands before it collapsed on them.

@Ironcore Well, they are a type of pyramid scheme. NFTs are all ticking time bombs in when they'll become worthless eventually. (since they only work so long as the server the image is hosted on stays up). So the only way to make a profit in the market is to resell everything you buy at a higher value to someone else and let them get screwed over.

That still falls under pyramid scheme, even if it's not the typical method.

Well, Bungie has never made a Switch game, Activision had gotten rid of all it's Switch developers in exchange for more COD, and Blizzard ported it's only old console games already. I don't think any of this will affect Nintendo any time soon. Blizzard barely ever puts games on their systems anyways.

@Daniel36 SilvaGunner is non-monetized. They don't make money off these videos. So they'd totally allow Nintendo to stake a claim if they wanted to.

@Clyde_Radcliffe Do you know what Outride doesn't have...? Rumble pak support. Turning it off for that game would make no difference. They already have per-game setups for each title that enable different features implemented (that's why they turn off fog in OoT for some horrible reason despite it being in other titles).

@dopey-grin Given that Dread started development before Prime 4 went to Retro (it was immediately after Samus Returns came out) I highly doubt that's why. Dread wasn't made in 6 months or anything, it had a 4 year development cycle (which is longer than Retro's Prime 4 has had mind you).

@ecco6t9 Given that Bayonetta 3 is coming out this year, and we've seen actual gameplay and story trailers, I'd say that.

A... Tools Engineer? I'd assume they're replacing someone who left, cause that's one of the first things you'd need.

EDIT: I wouldn't say it's developmental hell? It's only been 3.5 years since Retro started, and the average game these days takes 5 years to make...

I had no idea this series was on Dreamcast, I'd only played it on Nintendo platforms.

...Though admittedly, I didn't know Sonic Adventure 1&2 on GCN were ports either growing up, I was always just confused to never see Sonic Adventure without the DX in any stores.

@Specter_of-the_OLED I mean, this hack is definitely not on that level of constant go-go-go. For the most part, it's very similar to Celeste, alternating section of constant movement and safe break locations.

Admittedly, it starts in difficulty closer to around Chapter 5 or so, rather than Chapter 1, but that's to be expected when it's aimed at people who've beaten Celeste.

@gcunit Has Nintendo ever put out a mobile title and a console/handheld title around the same time in the same IP?

@Greatluigi Well, given the other members of her team (Quilava, Mamoswine, Togekiss, Buneary, and Pachirisu) I'd wager this is explicitly anime!Dawn.

@MarioBrickLayer ...but FIFA as it is now is literally the butt of every joke about sports games? Articles on the regular talk about it being a casino, and I actually know parents who are starting to ban any sort of sports game from their household because of their reputation.

I think FIFA might be starting to realize that their brand is in danger if EA continues. It's only small damage so far, but I wonder how another 10 years of ultimate team adding more microtransaction would affect things.

@RR529 I was responding to a theoretical if Sony bought EA what the title list would be.

@SuperZeldaFun There's no laws against hostile takeovers between Sony and EA, while there is between Microsoft and Nintendo. Nintendo also cares far more about being independent as a company culture. It makes more sense for Microsoft and Nintendo to remain allies over a buyout.

@dkxcalibur No they wouldn't, FIFA and EA are on the outs, their PGA deal expired, Tennis isn't centralized and 2K would still have NBA / WWE. They'd only have... Baseball, NFL and NHL I think?