molkom

Won’t dare to get my hopes up too much, but this could be such a great game for me if it delivers on most of its promises 🙈 Looks and sounds awesome and right up my alley 😁

As very many above already mentioned, please tell these people to stop using the term “impossible” when it already has been achieved earlier. Just use impressive or on a satisfactory level or similar… I’m glad for this and all other ports that show up respectfully on Switch 2, but using the term impossible kinda justifies ports to do worse and I think most would agree with me that we don’t want anyone to actively support lowering the bar.

Anyone tried Old School Rally, any good?

@Serpenterror
I’m curious: what you mean with fake games in this context?

Nice! Without realising this was being released now I recently started Octopath Traveler 2 and am massively enjoying it. Looking forward to this afterwards

Much better than I feared. This review reads like a 10/10 to me, so the end score surprised me when I first came to it. But looking through other reviews and hearing Alex in the video review definitely makes me see why it’s rather an 8 or 9 worthy game.

Personally, I can’t stand motorcycles thrown in where I don’t think they fit, equally so here as in Zelda Breath of the Wild. At least in Zelda it was a late DLC unlock and not part of the main game So desert biking is a big turnoff for me, but I wouldn’t let it bother my enjoyment of the rest of the game when it looks and plays as good as it sounds

Heh, had this for years but still wrapped in plastic. Too many great backlog games to ever get to this one I fear, but keep the compatibility updates coming!

Wow, NieR! I wasn’t sure it was ever gonna get this I must admit, very good news. Has anyone already been able to confirm the issues are gone?

Wasn’t aware RE4 got issues though

Nice, this made me reread the interview with him that is linked above - good stuff! 🙏

Reread this again now after following a link. Even nicer than I remembered! Funny how he dreamt of Miyamoto long after leaving, and how he takes it for granted that students sleep during class at uni ( in Japan they do but he says it so off the cuff I guess he sees it as the natural order of things )

Have planned to get back into this for years heh. Will just first make a migration from Switch 1 to 2…. any month now

@DashKappei your refreshing experience comment might push me over the fence on this one - cheers

@Jeronan thx for info, I loved Cyberpunk on Switch all the same in the end - likely because I hadn’t experienced it elsewhere - so hopefully I’ll feel the same about this one

@Max_the_German

Cheers Max, appreciate the share

@LastFootnote

Well, we do get a simple jingle?

Apparently mobile experience is of equivalent worth XD

“Furcula Games has crafted a twin-stick shooter cum card-based companion collector.“

This sentence tripped me up

This makes me wish I was a PC gamer

Same on the lighting, but main worry for me is the ”NPC counts have been reduced in highly populated areas”; I like when games feel ”alive” so hopefully it’s not too sparse!

AC Shadows for me; most things Japan pulls me in ;D

@Jhena you and me both Not sure my cup of tea, but looks intriguing. I wonder how many ”Mega Man” games there are in total in the wild haha. I basically played Mega Man 1-3 plus Mega Man X hehe

@Elektrogeist1287

I was about to go for chocolate chip or butter cookies, but I’ll be fine if you send over some Lebkuchen too. Appreciate it!

@Elektrogeist1287

Germany?

@Alpha008 The Golden Joystick Awards are mainly voted on by the public - online voting early November I think, with only a few select chosen by critics. (Critics' Choice, Breakthrough Award, Hall of Fame, and Streamers' Choice)

This one is selected by Future games critics

Played through Kazooie as a teen, never played Tooie until now Gotta agree about the dark tone!

A bit too floaty and casual feel for me - though still clearly has some depth/skill. I’m more a MK 8, MK DS, Wipeout and Sega Rally 2 kinda guy when it comes to racing. I can totally see why many would like this however, so enjoy

@STC_DX

Lol, glad to be of service 😁😂 (There are a few games that I personally wouldn’t put on it, particularly some between nr 30-50. But overall it made a bit sense to me too )

I’m interested in this for sure! Will pick up when Switch 2 version arrives. I never really tried Hitman apart from a cloud version very briefly, but have fond memories from an old Splinter Cell and I always liked to sneak around in games…

Is this the best guitar for the Switch you'd say?

I wonder what happened to the music genre, did no one buy the last games released or why is there such a desert nowadays?

I couldn't help myself. Obviously this NL/IGN list is opinionated, as it should be, but it made me curious as to how a more statistical approach would end up.

So for those interested, below is a collated "Top 50 Nintendo Games of All Time”, based on a modeled aggregation of the big sources (top 1-25 modeled more carefully than 26-50). Don't shoot me Personally, I'd not put Ocarina or Majora's Mask that high, but to each their own eh.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch / Wii U)
3. Super Mario World (SNES)
4. Super Metroid (SNES)
5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
6. Super Mario 64 (N64)
7. Metroid Prime (GameCube)
8. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64)
9. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
10. Pokémon Gold & Silver (GBC)
11. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GameCube / Wii)
12. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
13. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
14. Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
15. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)
16. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)
17. EarthBound (SNES)
18. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
19. Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch 2)
20. Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
21. Tetris (Game Boy)
22. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
23. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)
24. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (SNES)
25. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GameCube)
26. Resident Evil 4 (GameCube)
27. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GameCube)
28. Punch-Out!! (NES)
29. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
30. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
31. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
32. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
33. Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (GBA)
34. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
35. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
36. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
37. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
38. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch)
39. Kirby Super Star (SNES)
40. Pokémon Black & White (DS)
41. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Switch)
42. Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)
43. Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Switch)
44. Advance Wars (GBA)
45. Pikmin 4 (Switch)
46. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U / Switch)
47. Mario Kart DS (DS)
48. Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver (DS)
49. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (or Mother 3 — GBA, Japan-only)
50. Mario Kart 64 (N64)

Weighted Model Used

40% Cross-List Rank Score
(IGN, NintendoLife, GamesRadar, Polygon, TheGamer, Eurogamer, Top 100 YT lists)

30% Community Poll Score
(Reddit mega-polls, ResetEra, GameFAQs Best Game Ever, NeoGAF classics)

20% User Ratings Score
(Metacritic users, NintendoLife users, Backloggd)

10% Cultural Longevity Score
(mentions, speedrunning, staying power across decades)

@Glasso exactly my thoughts when reading that. Uh-oh.

@beartown interesting perspective!

Personally I just adore Mario World including its art direction; the more connected overworld map and its secrets made it feel like a real adventure. But, I played it while it was that time period so not sure how I’d judge it otherwise. As it stands, it’s in my top 5 of all time!

Thanks for a nice list, some good trips down memory lane for one thing. I don’t think I saw Conker’s Bad Fur Day on there though hmm

Only big disappointment was BoTW not beating ToTK, and reading that Nintendolife staff had to bow down to IGN on that one. BoTW was so momentously impactful. Goes to show I’m frequenting the better site of the two

@dskatter

I’m in your exact situation. Crossing fingers there is some work done at all on those two!

It’s per month. Still very low comparably, but Japanese salary systems are skewed to encourage long-term tenure afaik.

Looks good but I find the price steep, and shelf space is precious I guess the price might be palatable to those who are the target demographic however.

So players never connecting to the Internet don’t get counted, meaning the true nr should be even more impressive, like 128 million and ten!

I’d be curious to see the split of Nintendo Switch online members, however, e.g. how many pay for the extended pack and are family members and such.

Haha those are awesome. That Independece Day drawing cracked me up, and a bunch are super nice. Glad to see some of this salvaged, and that at least a few creators got theirs back. Gotta agree that Link drawing is terrific that was received in return.

Glad to hear it runs mostly fine where it matters also on Switch 1, though if I experience this it’ll be on Switch 2. Cheers for extra review

@Chimichanga

lol, even if I don’t agree with you this made me chuckle XD

I’m very ready to get into the AC series once again (not been playing since swashbuckling on the WiiU long ago!) - can’t wait

Totally forgot about this game, I trust Chucklefish to deliver something good here but can’t say I was waiting on it either 😆 Looking forward to see how it ends up in the end!

@LikelySatan

Thanks for explaining

I’m way too backlogged for this, but always glanced in Atelier’s direction just never quite got to play any. Let’s see if this will be the one eventually

@Skert_Gallant

Here, here. A remake would indeed be excellent, I’d throw money at it even with Switch 2 tax included.

And I also loved that version of Mario Golf, even if I enjoyed the Game boy color one even more (loved those RPG elements)! <3 I shed a small tear each time a Mario Golf or Tennis is released without those features haha.

@LikelySatan

What is bloated about it? I’d like to get this game I think so very curious.

Not my cup of tea but the more games the merrier! (Well, the more good quality games )

That game got some style! I’ll support it just because of that unless priced 30 and above, in which case I’ll need to see some very good reviews too

Yotei is one of those games I wish came from a multiplatform company; would fit right at home on the Switch 2

Wow, never heard of this one. Looks atmospheric.

Cool that Sakurai gave it so much credit. I wonder if he really dig it or did that since he was presenting the award as such. Either way, now officially on my radar!