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But what about the people who had no intention of buying or playing the game? They wont have anything to tell people why they aren't buying or playing it. What about the content creators who get 30 minutes of material out of the same video every week?

@HeadPirate I'm glad you brought this up. IIRC, of any one party was to acquire more than 10% of a company, they could get the government involved to block it. That also applies to the PiL(?) and thier 6-8% shares

Not to mention that Shuntaro Furukawa has flat out said the company has actions in place should anyone attempt a hostile takeover

I see some complain that the raids can be too hard sometimes.

'That and Ogre Oustin', huh? Where's your 'Pokemon games are too easy' complaints now?' Ishihara says as he gets you in a headlock and furiously gives you a noogie.

Pyoro leak hints at F-Zero 99
'Ooooh F-Zero is back'
Nintendo reveals F-Zero 99
'Noooooooo! We got what we were expecting. This is Nintendo's fault and not mine for jumping to conclusions'

As exciting as this may sound, this means we're going to put up with YouTubers doing speculative clickbait videos for the next 12 months... 😔

'Switch 2 Launch Line Up LEAKED???!!!'
'The Switch 2 MUST have these features'
'4Chan poster hints at FZERO on Switch2'
'The Switch 2 is Doomed from the Start!! (They didn't send me a free game 😡)'

Anyway, in terms of DLC, it's worth remembering the initial game had no plans for add-on content so its worth keeping in mind-

• add-on content is usually a way to help recoup profits from initial development costs
• I feel pretty confident that the majority of any games DLC is usually content that either scrapped early on in development, were considered briefly or, most likely, ideas that only came to mind once the game went gold.
• in this games case, I can imagine that licensing Usagi must have took some time and fee to negotiate. You'd have to get the all clear from the original owner, Stan Sakai as well as the okay from Nickelodeon to use a character not owned by them.

I suppose someone will counter this with thier own take and fair enough but you know what wouldn't pass today? A re-release of a game with all the extra content. Imagine if publishers went with the 'Super Street Fighter II' route and just released the same game each year with a few new features and characters. This comment section would have a field day!

I'm liking the DLC but I don't think it's as enjoyable as the base game. I don't mind unlocking skins and the new characters are fun but it does feel like a grind at times. It's better in multiplayer but it's a bit to tough for me in single player. At the moment I'm using dimension warp and cheesing my way through to the last few stages online to get the last gem. That way, I can unlock the remaining skins at my own pace

Charles: I don't know what Mario Ambassador roles involves yet
Fans: So they made up a title that means nothing
Me: Not necessarily. There's a role called creative fellow that Miyamo..
Fans: I bet Nintendo copyrighted Mario's voice and forcefully removed Martinets voice box from his throat. That has to be the reason. It makes so much sense.

I hear Starfield is a tough game. People have ragequit in frustration because they struggle to get past the pronouns section at the start of the game.

I guess this would have been coming at some point although I think it would have been fun, even if it was Switch exclusive, to have Super Mario RPG tracks included. Would've been nice cross-promotion. I mean two Smash arrangements of FFVII appear in the game. That said, SE do appear to own full rights to them...

@Mr_Smoove its in the latest update according to their twitter

@IceClimbersMain Don't forget Warhammer which was also confirmed

I sell ProPlay and ProPlay accessories

@RobynAlecksys but they have my wife and kids!

@Ninetaled Oh damn. I didn't think of those!

The same day as Red Dead physical on Switch.

Its the battle of the 'I have this on other hardware. I'm not paying $50 for this' games.

Jokes aside, I'll likely get both. Thankfully, they're both £35 each

Yep, that'll happen.

You know what would make a good plot in a Pokémon game? Where the evil team were distributing Pokémon that were genetically modified to be super powerful. That would be meta.

I see this is keeping the jerky-type of animation style that the show has which is a neat little detail.

I get the feeling this might be a strategic turn based RPG akin to Fire Emblem especially with the fantasy setting. Maybe with terrain based maps (snow, that brown slush, ice patches etc). I can imagine New Kids abilities like rewinding time, fart powers could work in it too

@YoshiF2 To be fair, they are literal translation of the Japanese names. I kind of like they have scientific names akin to how real life creatures have latin based species names.

My favourite however is Iron Valiants french name being Garde-de-Ferre which translates to 'Iron Guard' and works a pun. Of course, some people dont care about that sort of detail😔

Just going to copy and paste what I wrote on a discord to save me time

Prepare for such hits as-
'Why are they talking about the mobile games'
'Give us info on Detective Pikachu Returns'
'Stop telling us about Detective Pikachu Returns'
'People getting angry at Serebii for some reason'
'Wheres BW3/Let's Go Johto/Legends: Kyruem even though there's no evidence they exist'
'Something something billion dollar company'
'Me thinking it was fine and accidentally spoiling something on this server'
On a more rational note, I would guess the nice surprises would be the TCG GBC game arriving on NSO (maybe Pinball too) and adding 'the story so far' feature to DPR that covers the first games events for those who haven't played it.

Im not expecting the mainline games on NSO if theyre like the VC versions that had no save states and I doubt they'll have rewind feature. Maybe if it was its own NSO app

Remember people of Europe- we get THREE game trials on the 25th as a part of the Multiplayer Festival event. This game will likely be one of them

Going to be honest, the moment they showed the 'Squidward looking out the window' scene I get the feeling the game may be relying on memes. The original focused way too much on memes (Hugh Neutron, Nigel Thornberry, sPonGebOB to name a few). I'll likely skip this as i didnt think too much of the original.

That said, Nickelodeon and GameMill seem to be really running this multi-character crossover genre into the ground. That's 3 kart racers and 2 Smash-likes in how many years? Don't get me wrong, they can be fun but if you go to that well too regularly the novelty will wear off real fast.

Guys, they could be referring Mario Kart

Fun fact: Kuru Kuru Kururin was based on old Welsh drinking game that required one to be inebriated and rotate around a maze with their arms stretched out.

Of course, when Nintendo adapted it into a video-game they altered the name to incorporate the word 'kuru' (to spin) but besides that the tradition of the pub game Cwrw Cwrw Cwrwrin is still alive and well on GBA NSO

Lukewarm take: Exclusives make the gaming industry interesting. As a Nintendo fan, there's been plenty of games I've wanted to play but have skipped the system I own. Sometimes you got to accept your losses.
IMO, there's nothing wrong with exclusives. The biggest issue with exclusives is peoples attitude to games being exclusive to a platform they don't own.

@JR150 I'll add a bit of context to this. Yes, while Japanese media has gore (movies, anime, manga etc), it's more of case of CERO disallowing any title that involves content like decapitation or revealing internal organs from seeing release in Japan. Considering modern day MK definitely leans into NSFL gore, it would be unlikely any new game would see a JP release.

Anyway, I think Scorpion could work as an assist trophy where he could grab opponents with his spear-chain thing, draw them in, punch/kick and fling them away. Think like the Links tether grab. Obviously less blood. Base it on his MKII design.

Unrelated but Meta-Ridley would make a fun guest fighter in an MK title

Theme to Wha' Happun plays

@Friendly I think it has less to do with Nintendo more to do with Bandai Namco considering they are the publisher (although this and Tetris 99 do have the same developer, ARIKA)
I'm not wise to how these things work but I'm guessing it wasn't quite the pull BN hoped. The fact Tetris 99 gave you a reason to come back (new themes events) probably gave it some longevity and a

Anyone notice that the Koopa Troopa soldiers and a Dry Bones was voiced by somewhat conveniently named Eric Bauza?

(and the Toad General but you know, trying the Bauza-Bowser theme there)

@Noxide I think Nintendo were the ones pushing for Martinet to have a more prominent appearance in the movie. Judging from the initial trailer listing him among the key cast and Miyamoto mentioning he'll be making 'cameos' may imply we'll be hearing his voice in scenes as various characters (or even as Wario/Waluigi in a brief scene) . I can't imagine Illumination/Universal opting for it. Either way, I hope it was a nice little payday for him.

@HeadPirate That's all well and good but does Amarica or the Japanize use spellcheck before saying stuff?

🎶 Open the door, get on the floor, everybody walk the tiny thor🎵

I married Cordelia and wound up with a snarky daughter out of it.

I had one rule in Awakening - don't marry Lucina. That's because Chrom is your best friend and, I'm sorry but friends don't hit on their friends daughters. Ethics innit?

Just a reminder for everyone. While discussion is encouraged, don't pluralise LEGO as 'Legos'. ;P

Feel free to nitpick, everyone

Legends: Mew

Takes place in a new South American region. You're part of a research team to help look into how Pokemon adapt to various environments (Urban, Forest, rivers etc). The research programme has been co-funded by sources who want you to look into various tasks for example-
The Pokemon League- collect info on how environments affect battles
The Professors Council - Research different types of pokemon to compare to how various pokemon behave region by region
Silph Co - Explore how technology is used by locals and how people can learn from each other
??? - A mysterious benefactor who wishes for information to be collected about the mythical pokemon Mew

One night while walking alone at night, you are approached by a New only you can see. As the story goes on, it becomes clearer that Mew needs your help as it has a feeling that someone in the group is secretly trying to find Mew and capture it for their bosses collection.

Anyway, it all comes to climax when you have to battle Mew who now wants to save the region by completely destroying it to start anew. Impossible to beat, you set off to summon 3 spirits of ancient mythological beings that will give you enough buffs to calm down Mew during battle. These spirits are
Purity (Celebi)
Hope (Jirachi)
Success (Victini)

In the end, Mew escapes and goes into hiding as you and the team make your way home. A mid-credits scene sees one of the exploration team approach a figure to explain that Mew was unobtainable but he managed to get something that might be of use. Its a Mew hair. The figure says it will have to suffice. The figure turns out to be the mysterious co-funder, Giovanni

As you can guess, it would be direct prequel to Red and Blue set a few months before the events of Gen 1

'Now.....Engage' would be a neat way to propose to someone. A little forceful but still...

And the small matter of not having a girlfriend stops me from doing it, obviously

I went to a dentist in Unova once. Didn't go well. They had to pull Alomamola teeth out.

You see, I like to think Grookey is a combination of grass + groovy + uki (Japanese onomatopoeia for a monkey sound) but maybe I'm looking too much into it.

Anyway, I think the most impressive name I've seen is the French name for Iron Valiant. It's Garde-De-Ferre which not only sounds like the pokemon it's partially based on (Gardevoir) but translates to...Iron Guard so it's pretty much a straight translation.

@Ogbert To be fair, the dex does state its an unknown poison pokemon that takes over a scrap engine and uses the minerals from the rock wheels to move.
Keeping in mind they're found in rocky places and the Eastern province area, it probably implies that they're scrap engines that have been discarded by the original owners. That might explain how Team Star manage to create those vehicles-through scrapyards. Might also explain why the other vehicle pokemon, the Rolycoly line, appear in similar places - because they are not needed to power things anymore.

Or so I speculate...

To be fair, Revavroom is such a Kozaki design I recognised it when it was hinted. Its the tongue sticking out that gives it away. You can see it in some of his character art for No More Heroes, Fire Emblem and Toxtricity line.

I like that GameFreak let guests contribute something to the series like Kozaki and Toby Fox (OK, fine Kozaki did the main character designs in GO but you get my point)

Don't worry guys, you still got your Metroid Prime HD, Wind Waker port, Mario Kart Ultimate, Mother 3 localisation and Smash Ultimate Deluxe Special Edition rumours to grasp on to.

I wouldn't have minded a roster mode where if you lost all HP as one character, you'd respawn as another one. I liked that feature in 3D Classics SoR2

@martynstuff Yes, I'm aware Clefairys JP name is PiPi

Very mixed feelings for those who dislike TPC

Jokes aside, good. Give me an Indeedee or Dedene over an Eneftee or Ayeye PiPi anyday

I'm kinda glad Nintendo doesn't partake in these sort of product. Could you imagine Lon Lon Milk or Splatoon Splash flavours? (for those wondering the latter is calamari flavour)

You know wh could have been a better idea? A picture of an anonymous location...

...that later turns out to be a landmark featured in FFXVI. Now that would be smart foreshadowing

I mean a lot of the steel types get huge upgrades. Also shout out to the Goomy line for being more...gooey

I hope Geoff says his catchphrase - 'Shall We Do That Again Next Year?'

One of the very few examples where port-begging actually paid off?