Where's a new Rogue Squadron game for the Switch? That's an open goal for success...
I have Battle for Naboo lined up as my first game when the Analogue 3D drops later this year! Haven't played it before so looking forward to it!
In the meantime, I'm about to start Super Return Of The Jedi on the Pocket. There was a Game Gear port of the game - not the other two sadly. I'll probably end up putting all three of the SNES versions on the openfpga SNES for the Pocket, as I think that's one of the best ways to play these classics today (unless you pick up an Analogue SNES). Intrigued to see how the Game Gear version does though, and I love the save state feature to help you past tricky parts - the openfpga SNES hasn't had the save state feature added. Too much work apparently (I'd argue it was worth the work, but I'm not the one doing it so hey!)
AS IF we are going to live in a universe where Kirby Rainbow Curse is ported to Switch before ANY Star Fox game arrives on the system.
And I like this Kirby game, but seriously, isn't that nearly into double figures on Kirby now whilst Star Fox is on ZERO games and even Donkey Kong remains on ZERO new games!
@Banks retro games saw a surge during covid, which is when a lot of people did similar to what you have done now, and prices have been on the up ever since. There are a few dozen notoriously expensive gameboy games, and many of those feature in the NL readers top 50, so your goal was always impossible!
(Nothing wrong with the task and the achievement, incidentally! I guess it just came across as a bit naive, so I didn't read on). Glad you had fun with it though - retro gaming can be hugely rewarding. I adore my Analogue Pocket.
I'm buying up N64 games at the moment in eager anticipation of the Analogue 3D releasing later this year (edit: or whenever it does actually release...!). I'd love for these "new old games" to release an N64 cartridge version!
It'll be a perfectly fine movie, like the Mario movie was, but I'm not expecting anything great.
But then movies are pretty weird at the moment anyway. People go crazy for Spiderman and Sonic movies that are, at best, bang average movies that you watch once and never, ever again. So who knows?
@-wc- I know, I know - I'm just doing the usual FF wind up.! I adore both 6 and 7 (and 9 and 10!).
Although, it is interesting how FF7 dominates in the remake/spin off department. I often wonder why 6 hasn't been revisited in any way. Maybe it just was perfect?!
@OorWullie GoldenEye is the reason I abandoned NSO and I'm now waiting for Analogue 3D. The NSO version (and the Xbox version) are packed full of absolute nonsense that never existed in the original game - glitches and bugs everywhere.
@XenoShaun FF7 gets all the attention, rightly, because it is comfortably the best. People argue its subjective, and people claim the real number 1 is FF6 but when you break it down...
A better setting than Midgar?
A better roster of characters than Aerith, Tifa, Barrett?
Better secrets/extra content than Vincent, Yuffie and Knights of the Round?
Better soundtrack themes than the Shinra Theme, the Main Theme, Aeriths theme, One Winged Angel.
A better villain than Sephiroth?
Better locations than Midgar's slums, Cosmo Canyon, Wutai, the Gold Saucer?
Better minigame content than bikes, snowboards, submarines?
People can call it subjective all they want... it's objectively the best game and that's why it gets all the remake/spin off attention!
Forgotten Land probably does deserve top spot, but it does still feel woefully short of fulfilling Kirby's true potential. They played it very safe.
I'm surprised we haven't seen anything off the back of Forgotten Land too. I mean, everyone raves about it... so where is the next Kirby game in this vein? Maybe it's too soon still.
Kirby 64 is way too high!
Rainbow Curse is way too low! Why do people hate this game so much? I swear it's just because you haven't played it as you didn't have a Wii U... it's a far superior Kirby game to many higher entries in this list. I'd comfortably have it in my Top 10.
I've been playing Tomb Raider for the Gameboy Color the last couple of days and I can honestly say that any character that has a game made that doesn't even include music in the levels is not worthy of winning this poll.
Can you even imagine a Mario or Sonic game releasing and you play entire levels in silence?
Super Mario Land on the Gameboy sometimes gets a bad rep, but even that had a decent soundtrack!
@kedireturns nope. I was there mate and the PS2 was cheap compared to DVD players from any reputable makes. The fact it was Sony was a huge factor.
Also, they were given away left, right and centre. You got them for free with wide-screen TVs - which by the way MOST people were upgrading to from their old square box at the time.
They also gave them away with mobile phone contracts.
Ok it may not amount to millions, but it paints the picture very clearly. PS2 shifted plenty of units at dirt cheap rates - and there are plenty of people that used it just for DVDs.
How many millions of PS2's were given away with TV purchases? I remember seeing loads of deals in Comet and the like in the mid-2000s.
It would be more accurate to look at the value of the console sales. I suspect Switch is already the best selling console in total revenue.
It is also certainly number 1 in terms of dedicated games console too. You can't even watch YouTube on it... let alone use it as a secondary screen. Meanwhile the PS2 was absolutely used as a dedicated DVD player by people as it was a very good DVD player in the day for a very low price. It also, genuinely, looked pretty nice under your TV compared to the boring boxy DVD players of the time - which cost more too!
@HalBailman We all have choices to make with our money, but anyone that owns GBA games from 20 years ago is likely to be able to choose to buy an Analogue Pocket if they really want to play those games. It's the cost of 4 Switch games.
Clearly you prioritise other things, and that's fine. I do not see how that's Nintendo's problem though... it's your choice. And a fair choice at that.
I highly recommend the Analogue Pocket though. It is far better than I imagined.
@Speedo Funny because it's true. I don't think there's anything more tedious within gaming right now than people moaning about not having enough to play when the reality, and we all know it, is that they are sat on dozens of unplayed games.
It's pretty messed up when you think about it. How many unplayed games do you think people had in the SNES era?!
@Mr_Monochrome Yep, and I'm sorry to say that it doesn't change in later Worlds...
In fact, there is a heck of lot of inconsistency in the later Worlds. Its worth playing and completing... but it just doesn't hit those highs we've come to expect.
I find all the praise very strange too. I did for Odyssey too... I could say something patronising like people clearly haven't played the older Mario games(!) but actually I think it's just changing tastes.
My thoughts are largely irrelevant as this is one I'm letting the kids play through from the get go...
...but, its a really unremarkable game. It doesn't look good - its not ugly it's just not very detailed or well presented. It looks bland. The gameplay is really unimaginative - tapping as fast as you can to mix cakes... which incidentally young players really struggle to do! The lack of character voice-overs is really out dated at this point. Nintendo is like a stubborn grandparent with their lack of voice work. You just did a film... is it really that tough to bring people in for a game? It's actually very wide of the mark since a lot of kids won't be able to read all that text too.
Maybe Nintendo are finally showing us a game that's come from Home Console and Handheld development being blended? This is clearly from the DS team. And I'm being generous!!
But hey! What do I know?!
From a Princess Peach point of view... the movie felt like a huge step forward for her as a character. This game is like we've gone back a decade. Missed opportunity from Nintendo to build on the success of the movie.
Amazon has become the wild west in the UK. Is it the same in the US? Particularly on electricals, they have so much dodgy stuff for sale.
If you report the listing, they do nothing. Everything from wrong products listed, no safety tests, importing fake comments. It's a real mess.
I've stopped using Amazon out of principle. I think they got too big and now literally do not care. They are often not the cheapest too... which they nearly always used to be.
The only way I'd want a sequel is if they do what they should have done in the first place... and that's have loads of regular Mario levels that then get a Wonder level every so often.
I'd want a lot more content. The original game is way too short.
I'd want some genuine challenge. It has no challenge at all... Consider this. They added additional characters that make a ridiculously easy game even easier. Why didn't anybody at Nintendo think... you know what? Why don't we make one or tw of these characters make the game more difficult? It's like they don't play their own games!
It has too much Wonder nonsense - I like all the Wonder levels... I just don't like them all in a row. Endlessly. It needed regular Mario levels. Loads of them. This would ground the game, make the Wonders more effective and it would pad it out too.
Since Nintendo won't do any of the above... I'd have to say no to a sequel.
I keep seeing game preservation thrown around as an excuse for these illegal dealings.
Nintendo are not saying YOU or I cannot preserve our gaming memories. They are saying that people cannot do it for the masses and profit from it. And profit DOES include donations.
If you're concerned about preserving games... fill your boots and do it. By yourself. For yourself.
Downloading someone else's work, which in itself is copying other people's work, to play games you never once owned, and donating a few quid as some sort of justification because Nintendo aren't releasing their own games fast enough on their own service... you are preserving nothing and fooling nobody. You are consuming. And you're consuming illegally.
And that's before we even consider the sheer and utter pointlessness of it all since most people that use these emulators and collate all these games spend next to no time actually playing them! We all have our backlogs, but adding thousands of retro games onto it is madness!
It's fruit with a face on it... buying this over the 1000s upon 1000s of cheaper alternatives is really silly if you ask me!
I'm actually amazed the deal was struck. Presumably they figured some silly people will pay full whack and then they can bargain bin the rest safe in the knowledge that people do just buy fruit with a face on it!! I.e. the game is entirely irrelevant.
@Aryanb1 yea, maybe I was a bit negative. I still don't think it's a good trailer though... and I don't think they should feel the need to show something just because it's Pokemon day.
Honestly, I have no idea why Nintendo themselves aren't still developing software for older platforms.
1. Gaming hasn't been around all that long... this period now is the first time there has been an opportunity to engage older audiences with a history and knowledge of gaming.
2. Everyone moans about the cost of making software these days. Make some cheaper games.
3. There are so many fantastic opportunities! Mario 64 deserves a sequel - so make one. Charge £20 for it and watch it turn a huge profit versus your expenditure.
New games do not have to be high performance graphics and huge budget blockbusters. There's loads of people with money to spend on NEW older games.
Nope. I showed my kids and they had no interest either. I think LEGO messed up the balance between it looking good and being fun. These severely lack fun - both in the build and the play.
I bought both day one. I played Sonic for a while at launch, but I got a bit bored and haven't gone back since. I saved Mario for Christmas, 100% completed it over the holiday and haven't gone back since.
I can see why some people would do it the other way around, to save some money on the inevitable discount Sonic would receive at Christmas, but I deliberately chose to support both games.
I think gamers should do whatever they feel comfortable with doing / can afford to do in a difficult economy. However, it's not OK to on the one hand seek out discounts and on the other hand be surprised when developers are struggling.
Not saying this is anyone on here... but there's clearly a culture of people expecting to be able to have anything they want without needing to pay for it.
And then we all wonder why the industry is suffering such large staff lay offs? Anyone defending the emulation of current hardware and new software is damaging the industry.
I don't mean to be negative... but that Legends trailer was absolute rubbish. Its February 2024 and you're releasing in 2025. Wait until you have something to actually show us?
Well done, you can draw. I don't think anyone doubts your ability to draw. Now if only you could create a compelling open-world Pokemon game... When can you show us that? 2025? I don't believe you.
Microsoft and Nintendo managed to get GoldenEye onto the Switch.
People should show a bit more gratitude and quit their moaning.
It's constant... "I want all the games now" when our shared reality is a huge stack of backlogged games we never play.
It's the same with the TP/WW argument. We just got TotK - we now have a minimum of 5 years before a new 3D Zelda is even going to be revealed. Why would anyone want TP/WW as a double pack now?! Save them for the long 5 year wait we've just embarked on!
Diddy Kong Racing? Save it for when we don't have 96 Mario Kart courses to play?
Perfect Dark? Go finish GoldenEye on 00 Agent. We all know you haven't managed it yet!
I get where he's coming from with his comment "Talk to Nintendo about that" but he's also missing the point...
...we have been asking Nintendo for years and years and years. He is in a position where someone at Nintendo might actually listen. So of course he should say something?
One thing I'd love to see though is Rare Replay. The contradiction of Microsoft actively seeking partnerships with Nintendo and this game not being available on the Switch is jarring.
Also, I still want GTA V... although saying that, the PlayStation Portal has scratched that itch.
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Re: Best Star Wars Video Games, Ranked - Switch And Nintendo Systems
Where's a new Rogue Squadron game for the Switch? That's an open goal for success...
I have Battle for Naboo lined up as my first game when the Analogue 3D drops later this year! Haven't played it before so looking forward to it!
In the meantime, I'm about to start Super Return Of The Jedi on the Pocket. There was a Game Gear port of the game - not the other two sadly. I'll probably end up putting all three of the SNES versions on the openfpga SNES for the Pocket, as I think that's one of the best ways to play these classics today (unless you pick up an Analogue SNES). Intrigued to see how the Game Gear version does though, and I love the save state feature to help you past tricky parts - the openfpga SNES hasn't had the save state feature added. Too much work apparently (I'd argue it was worth the work, but I'm not the one doing it so hey!)
Re: Nintendo Has Filed Two New Trademarks
AS IF we are going to live in a universe where Kirby Rainbow Curse is ported to Switch before ANY Star Fox game arrives on the system.
And I like this Kirby game, but seriously, isn't that nearly into double figures on Kirby now whilst Star Fox is on ZERO games and even Donkey Kong remains on ZERO new games!
Re: 'Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition' For Switch Rated By ESRB
Sounds good to me!
Re: Feature: Can We Track Down Every Cart In Our Top 50 Game Boy List In One Week?
@Banks retro games saw a surge during covid, which is when a lot of people did similar to what you have done now, and prices have been on the up ever since. There are a few dozen notoriously expensive gameboy games, and many of those feature in the NL readers top 50, so your goal was always impossible!
(Nothing wrong with the task and the achievement, incidentally! I guess it just came across as a bit naive, so I didn't read on). Glad you had fun with it though - retro gaming can be hugely rewarding. I adore my Analogue Pocket.
Re: Review: Cavern Of Dreams (Switch) - A Rich, Rare Homage To The N64's Finest 'Formers
I'm buying up N64 games at the moment in eager anticipation of the Analogue 3D releasing later this year (edit: or whenever it does actually release...!). I'd love for these "new old games" to release an N64 cartridge version!
Re: Zelda Live-Action Movie Director Promises To Be "Ambitious"
It'll be a perfectly fine movie, like the Mario movie was, but I'm not expecting anything great.
But then movies are pretty weird at the moment anyway. People go crazy for Spiderman and Sonic movies that are, at best, bang average movies that you watch once and never, ever again. So who knows?
Re: Microid's 'Smurfs - Dreams' Looks To Serve Some "Serious Super Mario Vibes"
Looks like it could be fun.
Re: Feature: Why Play Final Fantasy VII Remake When You Could Play FFVII 'Demake'?
@-wc- I know, I know - I'm just doing the usual FF wind up.! I adore both 6 and 7 (and 9 and 10!).
Although, it is interesting how FF7 dominates in the remake/spin off department. I often wonder why 6 hasn't been revisited in any way. Maybe it just was perfect?!
Re: Every Nintendo Switch Online N64 Game Ranked
@OorWullie GoldenEye is the reason I abandoned NSO and I'm now waiting for Analogue 3D. The NSO version (and the Xbox version) are packed full of absolute nonsense that never existed in the original game - glitches and bugs everywhere.
Re: Every Nintendo Switch Online N64 Game Ranked
That's creepy as I literally just bought a copy of Extreme G! I've been building up the collection ahead of the Analogue 3D.
I've decided NSO and emulation aren't for me.
Re: Feature: Why Play Final Fantasy VII Remake When You Could Play FFVII 'Demake'?
@XenoShaun FF7 gets all the attention, rightly, because it is comfortably the best. People argue its subjective, and people claim the real number 1 is FF6 but when you break it down...
A better setting than Midgar?
A better roster of characters than Aerith, Tifa, Barrett?
Better secrets/extra content than Vincent, Yuffie and Knights of the Round?
Better soundtrack themes than the Shinra Theme, the Main Theme, Aeriths theme, One Winged Angel.
A better villain than Sephiroth?
Better locations than Midgar's slums, Cosmo Canyon, Wutai, the Gold Saucer?
Better minigame content than bikes, snowboards, submarines?
People can call it subjective all they want... it's objectively the best game and that's why it gets all the remake/spin off attention!
Re: Feature: Can We Track Down Every Cart In Our Top 50 Game Boy List In One Week?
I stopped reading when you said your budget is £100!
What rock have you been living under?!
Re: Atari Is Reviving The 'Infogrames' Publishing Label
@nkarafo Yep, North & South is how I remember them best too. Used to play it on the Amiga.
Re: Best Kirby Games Of All Time
Forgotten Land probably does deserve top spot, but it does still feel woefully short of fulfilling Kirby's true potential. They played it very safe.
I'm surprised we haven't seen anything off the back of Forgotten Land too. I mean, everyone raves about it... so where is the next Kirby game in this vein? Maybe it's too soon still.
Kirby 64 is way too high!
Rainbow Curse is way too low! Why do people hate this game so much? I swear it's just because you haven't played it as you didn't have a Wii U... it's a far superior Kirby game to many higher entries in this list. I'd comfortably have it in my Top 10.
Re: Discord Reportedly Removing Servers And Creator Accounts For Switch Emulators
I know it's not an option for everyone, but highly recommend the Analogue products instead of emulation.
Nintendo are missing a trick. They should be re-releasing their old consoles and selling the games again.
Re: Random: BAFTA's 'Iconic Game Characters' Poll Has Us Scratching Our Heads
I've been playing Tomb Raider for the Gameboy Color the last couple of days and I can honestly say that any character that has a game made that doesn't even include music in the levels is not worthy of winning this poll.
Can you even imagine a Mario or Sonic game releasing and you play entire levels in silence?
Super Mario Land on the Gameboy sometimes gets a bad rep, but even that had a decent soundtrack!
Re: Sonic Movies To Be 'Avengers-Level' Events, Says Franchise Producer
I used to joke about the day that something associated with Sonic "walks the walk" instead of "talks the talk"...
But I'm older now and understand it's never going to happen.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Xbox's Grounded For Switch?
Xbox: we need to release our games on more platforms to secure necessary sales.
Everyone else: Xbox need to make a decent game...
Re: As Switch Approaches The PS2's Lifetime Sales, Sony Moves The Goalposts
@kedireturns nope. I was there mate and the PS2 was cheap compared to DVD players from any reputable makes. The fact it was Sony was a huge factor.
Also, they were given away left, right and centre. You got them for free with wide-screen TVs - which by the way MOST people were upgrading to from their old square box at the time.
They also gave them away with mobile phone contracts.
Ok it may not amount to millions, but it paints the picture very clearly. PS2 shifted plenty of units at dirt cheap rates - and there are plenty of people that used it just for DVDs.
Re: As Switch Approaches The PS2's Lifetime Sales, Sony Moves The Goalposts
@Vegeta937 haha never even noticed they launched that! I remember it being talked about!
Re: As Switch Approaches The PS2's Lifetime Sales, Sony Moves The Goalposts
How many millions of PS2's were given away with TV purchases? I remember seeing loads of deals in Comet and the like in the mid-2000s.
It would be more accurate to look at the value of the console sales. I suspect Switch is already the best selling console in total revenue.
It is also certainly number 1 in terms of dedicated games console too. You can't even watch YouTube on it... let alone use it as a secondary screen. Meanwhile the PS2 was absolutely used as a dedicated DVD player by people as it was a very good DVD player in the day for a very low price. It also, genuinely, looked pretty nice under your TV compared to the boring boxy DVD players of the time - which cost more too!
Re: Corn Kidz 64 Brings N64-Inspired 3D Platforming To Switch This April
Does look great 👍
I'll support this as I'm definitely in the "make new old games" camp. It's a great supplement to new new games!
Physical release is a good shout too.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Advance Library
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Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Advance Library
@HalBailman We all have choices to make with our money, but anyone that owns GBA games from 20 years ago is likely to be able to choose to buy an Analogue Pocket if they really want to play those games. It's the cost of 4 Switch games.
Clearly you prioritise other things, and that's fine. I do not see how that's Nintendo's problem though... it's your choice. And a fair choice at that.
I highly recommend the Analogue Pocket though. It is far better than I imagined.
Re: Best Star Wars Video Games, Ranked - Switch And Nintendo Systems
Christmas 2024.
Analogue 3D.
Star Wars Rogue Squadron.
Good times!
(Subject to Analogue achieving a street date... and my nostalgia for the game not being tainted by reality!)
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Advance Library
@HalBailman You do have the option to buy these games.
1. You buy an Anologue Pocket.
2. You buy the games.
Or am I missing something?
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Advance Library
@Speedo Funny because it's true. I don't think there's anything more tedious within gaming right now than people moaning about not having enough to play when the reality, and we all know it, is that they are sat on dozens of unplayed games.
It's pretty messed up when you think about it. How many unplayed games do you think people had in the SNES era?!
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Devs Show Off "Unused Wonder Effects" At GDC 2024
@Mr_Monochrome Yep, and I'm sorry to say that it doesn't change in later Worlds...
In fact, there is a heck of lot of inconsistency in the later Worlds. Its worth playing and completing... but it just doesn't hit those highs we've come to expect.
I find all the praise very strange too. I did for Odyssey too... I could say something patronising like people clearly haven't played the older Mario games(!) but actually I think it's just changing tastes.
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Devs Show Off "Unused Wonder Effects" At GDC 2024
It's a shame they cut ideas from making the game as the end product wasn't exactly overflowing with content.
I still believe the game would have been best if they had normal Mario levels throughout and then used these Wonder levels sparingly inbetween.
Oh well! Nice they did something fresh.
Re: My Nintendo Store Reveals Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door Pre-Order Bundle (EU)
Well done Nintendo for finding a use for all those unsold Labo... 😀
Re: The First Review For Princess Peach: Showtime! Is In
My thoughts are largely irrelevant as this is one I'm letting the kids play through from the get go...
...but, its a really unremarkable game. It doesn't look good - its not ugly it's just not very detailed or well presented. It looks bland. The gameplay is really unimaginative - tapping as fast as you can to mix cakes... which incidentally young players really struggle to do! The lack of character voice-overs is really out dated at this point. Nintendo is like a stubborn grandparent with their lack of voice work. You just did a film... is it really that tough to bring people in for a game? It's actually very wide of the mark since a lot of kids won't be able to read all that text too.
Maybe Nintendo are finally showing us a game that's come from Home Console and Handheld development being blended? This is clearly from the DS team. And I'm being generous!!
But hey! What do I know?!
From a Princess Peach point of view... the movie felt like a huge step forward for her as a character. This game is like we've gone back a decade. Missed opportunity from Nintendo to build on the success of the movie.
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Personal Favourite Super Mario Game?
Mario 64 for me. Honestly, being there when 3D games came out is difficult to beat. It's by far my best moment in gaming.
(Along with OOT, and somewhat randomly, my mate turning white when a face hugger covered the screen on our first play of Alien Trilogy!)
Re: Video: Don't Be Fooled Into Buying Fake SD Cards For Your Switch
Amazon has become the wild west in the UK. Is it the same in the US? Particularly on electricals, they have so much dodgy stuff for sale.
If you report the listing, they do nothing. Everything from wrong products listed, no safety tests, importing fake comments. It's a real mess.
I've stopped using Amazon out of principle. I think they got too big and now literally do not care. They are often not the cheapest too... which they nearly always used to be.
Re: Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Post-Launch Roadmap Details Future Updates And DLC
I'll pick this up when everything is released. More than happy to wait, but genuinely looking forward to it!
Re: Creators Of New Switch Emulator 'Suyu' Hope To Avoid Nintendo's Wrath
So not only are they going to not monetise this thing, but they have already spent money on legal advice.
Sounds utterly pointless to me. I can only assume they, wrongly, think accepting donations or advertising revenue will be allowed.
Maybe get your legal advisor to update you on how that will go down when you end up in court...!!!
Re: Poll: Do You Want To See 'Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2'?
The only way I'd want a sequel is if they do what they should have done in the first place... and that's have loads of regular Mario levels that then get a Wonder level every so often.
I'd want a lot more content. The original game is way too short.
I'd want some genuine challenge. It has no challenge at all... Consider this. They added additional characters that make a ridiculously easy game even easier. Why didn't anybody at Nintendo think... you know what? Why don't we make one or tw of these characters make the game more difficult? It's like they don't play their own games!
It has too much Wonder nonsense - I like all the Wonder levels... I just don't like them all in a row. Endlessly. It needed regular Mario levels. Loads of them. This would ground the game, make the Wonders more effective and it would pad it out too.
Since Nintendo won't do any of the above... I'd have to say no to a sequel.
Re: Game Boy Emulator Developer Permanently Removes App From Google Play Store
I keep seeing game preservation thrown around as an excuse for these illegal dealings.
Nintendo are not saying YOU or I cannot preserve our gaming memories. They are saying that people cannot do it for the masses and profit from it. And profit DOES include donations.
If you're concerned about preserving games... fill your boots and do it. By yourself. For yourself.
Downloading someone else's work, which in itself is copying other people's work, to play games you never once owned, and donating a few quid as some sort of justification because Nintendo aren't releasing their own games fast enough on their own service... you are preserving nothing and fooling nobody. You are consuming. And you're consuming illegally.
And that's before we even consider the sheer and utter pointlessness of it all since most people that use these emulators and collate all these games spend next to no time actually playing them! We all have our backlogs, but adding thousands of retro games onto it is madness!
Re: The Switch eShop Sensation Suika Game Is Getting Official Merchandise
It's fruit with a face on it... buying this over the 1000s upon 1000s of cheaper alternatives is really silly if you ask me!
I'm actually amazed the deal was struck. Presumably they figured some silly people will pay full whack and then they can bargain bin the rest safe in the knowledge that people do just buy fruit with a face on it!! I.e. the game is entirely irrelevant.
Which at this point... it is!!
Re: Pokémon Presents February 2024: Every Announcement, Full Livestream
@Aryanb1 yea, maybe I was a bit negative. I still don't think it's a good trailer though... and I don't think they should feel the need to show something just because it's Pokemon day.
Re: Feature: Meet Morphcat Games, The New-Gen NES Devs Pushing The 8-Bit Envelope
Honestly, I have no idea why Nintendo themselves aren't still developing software for older platforms.
1. Gaming hasn't been around all that long... this period now is the first time there has been an opportunity to engage older audiences with a history and knowledge of gaming.
2. Everyone moans about the cost of making software these days. Make some cheaper games.
3. There are so many fantastic opportunities! Mario 64 deserves a sequel - so make one. Charge £20 for it and watch it turn a huge profit versus your expenditure.
New games do not have to be high performance graphics and huge budget blockbusters. There's loads of people with money to spend on NEW older games.
Re: Former Switch Exclusive Octopath Traveler "Delisted" On The eShop, But There's No Need To Worry
Not to be that guy... but if you haven't bought it by now, do you really have the right to be outraged?!
Re: Reminder: LEGO Animal Crossing Sets Are Out Today, Will You Be Picking One Up?
Nope. I showed my kids and they had no interest either. I think LEGO messed up the balance between it looking good and being fun. These severely lack fun - both in the build and the play.
Re: Sega Implies That Releasing Sonic Superstars Next To Super Mario Bros. Wonder Wasn't Smart
I bought both day one. I played Sonic for a while at launch, but I got a bit bored and haven't gone back since. I saved Mario for Christmas, 100% completed it over the holiday and haven't gone back since.
I can see why some people would do it the other way around, to save some money on the inevitable discount Sonic would receive at Christmas, but I deliberately chose to support both games.
I think gamers should do whatever they feel comfortable with doing / can afford to do in a difficult economy. However, it's not OK to on the one hand seek out discounts and on the other hand be surprised when developers are struggling.
Re: Nintendo Sets Its Sights On Switch Emulator Yuzu In New Lawsuit
Not saying this is anyone on here... but there's clearly a culture of people expecting to be able to have anything they want without needing to pay for it.
And then we all wonder why the industry is suffering such large staff lay offs? Anyone defending the emulation of current hardware and new software is damaging the industry.
Re: Pokémon Presents February 2024: Every Announcement, Full Livestream
I don't mean to be negative... but that Legends trailer was absolute rubbish. Its February 2024 and you're releasing in 2025. Wait until you have something to actually show us?
Well done, you can draw. I don't think anyone doubts your ability to draw. Now if only you could create a compelling open-world Pokemon game... When can you show us that? 2025? I don't believe you.
Re: Random: Some Rare Fans Are Upset About The Latest Switch Online Announcement
Microsoft and Nintendo managed to get GoldenEye onto the Switch.
People should show a bit more gratitude and quit their moaning.
It's constant... "I want all the games now" when our shared reality is a huge stack of backlogged games we never play.
It's the same with the TP/WW argument. We just got TotK - we now have a minimum of 5 years before a new 3D Zelda is even going to be revealed. Why would anyone want TP/WW as a double pack now?! Save them for the long 5 year wait we've just embarked on!
Diddy Kong Racing? Save it for when we don't have 96 Mario Kart courses to play?
Perfect Dark? Go finish GoldenEye on 00 Agent. We all know you haven't managed it yet!
Re: New And Improved Nitro Deck+ Announced For Switch, Pre-Orders Live
I'm not spending £70 on an accessory when I can just buy a new pair of Joy-Con for circa £40 - IF the issue even arises.
Nothing is going to be more ergonomic than the original hardware, and I get £30 back in my pocket.
Re: Mother Creator On Third Game's Localisation: "Please Talk To Nintendo About That"
I get where he's coming from with his comment "Talk to Nintendo about that" but he's also missing the point...
...we have been asking Nintendo for years and years and years. He is in a position where someone at Nintendo might actually listen. So of course he should say something?
Re: Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Is Rolling Exclusively Onto Switch Later This Year
Yes! This is good news! Well done SEGA!
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Direct Predictions - What Do You Hope To See?
I have no expectations...!
One thing I'd love to see though is Rare Replay. The contradiction of Microsoft actively seeking partnerships with Nintendo and this game not being available on the Switch is jarring.
Also, I still want GTA V... although saying that, the PlayStation Portal has scratched that itch.