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@Woodyshoe @Rudolf I came here to say the same thing. I don’t know about you, but I would be genuinely thrilled if they announced another Disaster game but bigger and more insane than the first.

Find studios that can bring back new entries of the awesome sports racers of the 90’s like 1080 Snowboarding and Wave Race and F-Zero.

@LikelySatan No, you haven’t. Anything else you’d like to dream up out of whole cloth?

@Vexx234 I just played through LM3 last week because I was in that kind of mood. I chuckled quite a bit at the suspension of disbelief required to call this hotel a mansion, not to mention the floors contain… let’s see, oceans, deserts full of sand, movie production studios, four-story tall greenhouses, and so on. There is no mansion to speak of. Maybe LM4 will take place in the open world wilderness, with no man-made structures in sight!

Did the original 3DS title have ‘in game purchases’ or is this one of the HD “upgrades” we can look forward to in this the most awesome era of gaming?

Looks like Metroid Dread 2, and I’m okay with that. Looking forward to this one.

This is sad, obviously. The original Free Radical Design was formed from a bunch of Rareware devs that left before the move to Microsoft.

But looking at these group photos, I think many of these folks were in diapers when the last TimeSplitters game was released. I doubt that fans of those games would be pleased by whatever came out of this group. What has the studio done in the past 20 years?

@Ventilator Are you serious? Banjo-Kazooie is already on the NSO service, and the just-released Jet Force Gemini is also a “Microsoft owned IP.”
Perfect Dark and Conker are longshots to come to NSO for numerous reasons, but definitely possible, while Banjo Tooie is simply a matter of time at this point.

Oh John Rairdin, Nintendo of America can do nothing to address nor influence this. NOA is a separate company from NCL Japan. One company makes games and hardware. The other company distributes these products and runs marketing in the U.S.

What is NOA going to do to fix this?

Guys, here’s the dirty secret. Rare was a shell of their former glory AT THE TIME Nintendo decided to pass on them. Even then Rare would have struggled to make another good Banjo game. Nintendo saw the writing on the wall and wisely passed on the acquisition.

Some things can never return. We still got lots of great Rareware games during the 90s though, and they can’t take that away from us. All I’m asking for is Rare’s entire N64 output to be released on NSO. Come on, Microsoft. Do it for the good of all mankind.

Their own building subscribed to the Expansion Pack.

But is it worth $60? Hmm…

Awesome. Love it.
Just give me Switch ports of MK9 and/or MKX with no changes from the originals.

My NSO + Expansion Pack expires on Nov 1. Unfortunately, I think I’m going to let it lapse this time. I have enjoyed N64 and GBA games, but they are just drip-fed to us too slowly.

Does anyone know if cloud saves are preserved if you stop your NSO membership?

@samuelvictor Thanks. I’m watching a YouTube “Data Link” video featuring you. Great stories there. I also checked out your IMDb page. Looking forward to your 2024 movie. It sounds really cool.

As for Kit and Krysta, my family really looked forward to each new Nintendo Minute episode. We would watch it together as a family. I really miss it, though I’m glad to hear that Kit and Krysta are moving into new ventures such as this consulting company. Supposedly they’re going to be at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this weekend, so I’ll try to say hello to them.

@samuelvictor Who are you? I’ve been reading your comments in this article and find your insights very fascinating. Do you have a blog or podcast or something about this stuff? I’d love to learn more of this behind-the-scenes elements of videos and games.

@Vivianeat I too love Mario Kart

Where can I watch the Switch footage? I must know.

I was at the event yesterday with family. It was better than I expected. It really felt like the old school E3 vibe. Hopefully Nintendo keeps doing these. I’m sure it cost them a ton of money to put it on, so we’ll have to see.
Oh, and Super Mario Bros Wonder was playable, which was definitely a highlight.

I have basically a CD folder but for switch game cartridges. It’s great. See through sleeves so it’s easy to hunt for the right game, but it all zippers shut for easy and safe travel. The cases go on the shelf to impress my friends, naturally.

@steely_pete @AlexanderDaniels You’re kidding me. I haven’t watched this DF analysis yet but does it go into the dialogue changes you referenced? I’m getting so tired of woke NOA up in Seattle “fixing” things to appease culture activists.
Mario Golf: Super Rush. “Mario hit that one into the rough. Can THEY get it onto the green still.” So we can’t assume Mario’s gender any more, NOA?! This translation team in Seattle are a canker sore on the great Japanese parent company.
Remember, folks. NOA is just a marketing firm and distributor. Nothing more.

Kinda scummy masquerading this as news… Sorry, DEALS. When really it should be listed under Ads.

Been waiting on this DLC to come packaged with the physical game, as with SoR4. Then I will buy. Can’t wait!

Looks authentic. By which I mean terrible animation. Still, I’d play it.

@FishyS Universal, the studio which owns Illumination, also owns the Peacock streaming service, hence it is where Mario debuts for streaming audiences. It’s all business.

@Snatcher Probably in order to maintain that trademark Nintendo secrecy, it’s just too risky to tell even trusted former developers about these projects.

@Zeldork Wasn’t Nightdive Studios recently acquired in order to work full-time on Fortnite or something dumb like that?

Too bad really. I went to a panel with the founder/CEO at a retro game convention. He is genuinely passionate about reviving old classics and making them shine again on modern systems.

About time! Not sure what took so long.

Using the Unreal engine. So at least we know it will be the blurriest Pikmin yet!

Nintendo should follow their own advice… SPLATOON 3

Something to keep in mind is that Feral Interactive is THE BEST Switch porting studio in the business right now. This bodes well.

@Friscobay Agreed. The art style on offer here is soul-less, which is sad for a game based on legendary characters in the hand-drawn animation space.

I kind of feel bad for Sega. They can try a million different ideas with Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, but nobody likes any of them unless it’s a throwback to the original formula.

Mario and Zelda, on the other hand, are constantly being reinvented in various ways, and are always hits.

But will Larry David be in it? This is what the people really want to know.

MK11 runs smoothly but looks awful and blurry on Switch. Considering how similar MK1 looks to MK11, I think it will be much the same this time around.

There is a different porting house doing the Switch conversion this time around, Saber Interactive. I think they’re responsible for some other impressive Switch ports, however, so maybe this one will fare better than MK11 did.

P.S. Just give us Switch owners MK9. It will run amazingly on Switch and it’s the best modern Mortal Kombat game anyway.

So this game is played using smartphones? I don’t know what to make of this.

I played through Part 1 and was pleasantly surprised. It’s really fun. Looking forward to playing through Part 2 this weekend.

Playing them now. Yeah it feels like duplicates of SNES and NES titles, but still, I’ve never played these version so I welcome them.

@HistoricKombat I feel the same way. Keep in mind, however, that the Switch never did get a “Komplete” edition of MK11, although the other consoles did. This is why I never did buy MK11. Hopefully WB does Switch owners better this time around.

Yeah, this has me a bit worried that we’re not going to get a real sampling of 3rd party games on any of these services, especially N64.

Unfortunately the graphics on this remaster are super ugly and devoid of personality. I’d rather play the originals.

Imagine how boring the animal crossing movie would be

Nightdive is a great company. I saw a panel presentation by the founder Stephen Kick at last year’s Portland Retro Game Expo. Really cool behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to prepare a retro game like Quake for release in a modern era.

I’m bummed that they’re no longer independent. I can’t see this being a good thing for us.

More GB games. I’m in.

And here I thought I owned the complete game when I bought the physical version with DLC included on the cart…

Review scores in the video game enthusiast space are pointless anyway. Review outlets like NL have a 10 point scale but only give scores in the 6-10 range. No one dares to score a game as low-average.

@Dezzy70 I have the same TV. Maybe you can private message me and let me know what settings you use to optimize for Switch?

I’ll be the contrarian and say that I think the way the credits were handled here makes perfect sense. The original game (and Wii re-release) are quite old. Those teams are explicitly “credited” here. It isn’t difficult to look up their names in the original credits.

But a remaster is a new project, at a new time and with new developers. This is their work, and they are the ones who should receive credit by name. Noting in the credits that their hard work is based on the hard work of the original dev teams doesn’t seem insulting or inappropriate to me.

New gritty Mario Kart game based on that recent Saturday Night Live sketch.

@Axecon The praise for this game is not too much. It changed everything for subsequent first-person shooters, even on PC. I suggest you do a google search for the “Goldenera” documentary (you can stream it for free just search it). It will help you appreciate the significance of this game in altering the FPS landscape as well as redefining what a licensed video game could be. The dedication and passion which was poured into Goldeneye’s development by a small team of young, talented and hyper-dedicated devs will never be replicated.