After Game & Wario and Get It Together, Move It is a beautiful return to form. 10/10 for me, might be better than Smooth Moves, but I'll need to get it out at a party to know for sure.
If Nintendo can release Tears of the Kingdom in a fully-playable, no-update-necessary state on the game card, why can't other companies do the same? We're talking a 16GB game, the same as this release + its mandatory update. Just put it all on the bigger cartridge, players who want physical will pay more for it.
I voted voice chat/drift/scam games. Wii U even has full video chat. Switch successor should too. Drift remains completely baffling, considering Nintendo's 20-year history of analog stick NOT doing that. And imposing some base level of quality control for what is permitted on the eShop is essential.
Isn't Weta Workshop a company that makes physical props for movies? Are they providing 3D models of their movie props, or actually developing this game?
@Olliemar28 Can we please stop relying on twitter/X for image/text hosting? The whims of Elon Musk render all the external links, like those in this article, often unviewable for someone who doesn't have/doesn't want an account on that site.
For me: Peach and WarioWare are the highlights. Peach since it looks like something new, and Move It! because it looks Smooth Moves 2. Get It Together was okay, but I only borrowed it, cleared the main campaign over a weekend, and didn't look back. Smooth Move still comes out at parties 17 years later.
The remakes (Paper Mario, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Luigi's Mansion 2, Another Code (R)) are great, because new players will get to experience them, and I don't need to buy them again!
@Cashews It has been ~130 years since he died. Anyone can draw a variation of 'Starry Night' and put it on a T-Shirt without getting sued, which is better than getting legally screwed over by some copyright law.
@RobThelll "You had a competitive racing game named F-Zero" The lack of online in GX prevented that from being a thing. If we got a GX HD with online, it would have a chance.
@OFFICIALMichi Exactly. Venusaur and Mew aren't even game-breaking, there's no reason not to include them here. They could probably easily do a 'load the game from this News Article and you'll get 4x Mew and 4x Venusaur added to your card collection' with a quick save modification.
None of these hold up against Personal Trainer Cooking and America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking on the DS, where at the end of every stage you have a completely delicious food item to eat.
@Sarkos They have only been appearing if you have a European account. Thankfully you can make one on any Switch. @luckyseven @Melee_Ace These are consistent with the basic gifts for BotW.
I experienced the gen 3 Toys R Us Mew distribution. It went very similay to the gen 1 event described above. It made the monsters feel more valuable somehow.
@Takoda "Regardless of that, I loved BOTW, and I kind of really don’t like TOTK in terms of story and world." The story is my biggest gripe with TotK. I enjoyed how each city changed from BotW to the TotK changed, and seeing what the mundane characters were doing now, but the actual main story gets a resounding 'meh'.
In hindsight, BotW is the better, more self-contained experience.
I played TotK entirely without the paraglider, and loved all the challenges that brought. Had I played with the glider, I think I would have considered every challenge far too easy. For instance, there is a certain area with minecarts where I would have been tempted to skip entire puzzles, but lacking the glider, I actually used the carts and had a great time doing it.
I've cleared every shrine too, that was especially fun to puzzle out.
Nitpicks:
House-building: Why aren't there windows or colors other than green? Why can't the game auto-fill-in walls for me?
Donkey Kong Country, Kid Icarus, and Star Fox don't count as 'dormant' to me yet. And don't tell me that Uprising was 11 years ago. IT IS STILL NEW.
1080 is my personal pick. I love Avalanche, the series absolutely deserves a new entry. As for the others: Balloon Fight: the Nintendoland minigame actually covered this well enough. Chibi-Robo: Not opposed to it as long as it is in the style of the first game. Custom Robo: I still need to finish the GC version. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze wasn't that long ago. Let Retro finish Metroid first. Elite Beat Agents: Given the touch-screen focus, this should wait until we have a true dual-screen Wii U successor. Eternal Darkness: There is a LOT to work with here, and the first game ends with a sequel hook. I'm game. Excite (Bike/Truck/Bots): More than a new game, just get the Wii games (especially the Wiiware Excitebike) on the Switch as direct ports. F-Zero: Oh absolutely, but a good ol' cube running GX at 480p still looks and feels great. Golden Sun: Never played, no opinion Kid Icarus: Uprising does deserve a sequel, but as Hades mentioned at the end, we've got some time before that happens. Mother: The first two games have no need for updated releases. Mother 3 should get a US release, but unless Itoi is part of the project, there shouldn't be more. Nintendogs: It didn't sell 3DS consoles, it won't sell Switches. But on a new dual-screen Wii-U-esque console, it might work. Pokémon Pinball: Inoffensive, go for it. Punch-Out!!: Not sure how this would evolve beyond the Wii game, but and HD release that includes the Doc Louis fight wouldn't be bad. Rhythm Heaven: I only have the DS game, more of it would be fine, but I'm glad the team made a Warioware: Smooth Moves sequel before a Switch Rhythm Heaven game. Sin & Punishment: I have both, but haven't played. Oh the neverending backlog. Star Fox: Zero isn't that old. It can rest for now. Wave Race: Pairs well with 1080, but I prefer snowboarding. However, for the next console, a new Wave Race that demonstrates how amazing water physics can be in 2024+ would be greatly appreciated. It would make for a good launch title/marketable tech demo.
Thinking through Master Sword pulls: ALttP and ALBW: Vanilla, can't go wrong with them. Ocarina of Time: Absolutely awesome transition to the future. Wind Waker: The castle comes to life, wonderful Twilight Princess: Mostly relief of no longer being forced in Wolf mode Skyward Sword: The music finally plays when the sword is blessed, but that isn't really a pull. Hyrule Warriors: The back end of the level becomes a total slaughter, this part was awesome. BotW: Absolutely excellent. AoC: Immediately destroy the dark wizard dude with it. It feels VERY fulfilling. TotK: I have to agree, truly brilliant.
"A disaster" Miiverse was the last social network that wasn't a disaster. People just need to relearn how to use vBulletin-style forums, which are infinitely superior to reddit, twitter, comment sections, etc. for any real discussion.
@RSSR That's exactly what I was expecting. I was sorely disappointed. I also expected the Great Hall of Hyrule Castle (also in Age of Calamity) to be accessible, and it is not either.
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Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has Been Updated To Version 1.0.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The only problem right now is that each player can't individually choose their run/jump buttons.
Re: Talking Point: Which Zelda Game Should Be Adapted For The Movie?
Four Swords Adventures as a buddy comedy.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give WarioWare: Move It?
After Game & Wario and Get It Together, Move It is a beautiful return to form.
10/10 for me, might be better than Smooth Moves, but I'll need to get it out at a party to know for sure.
Re: Poll: WarioWare: Move It! Is Out Today, Will You Be Getting It?
Where's the 'Day 2' option?
Re: Reminder: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet + DLC Physical Release Now Available
Sw/Sh had the full expansion included on the cart. Why can't this?
(Obviously to meet an American Thanksgiving deadline).
Re: Review: WarioWare: Move It! - A Fine Return For Wario's Wii-Era, Motion-Based Mayhem
The review reads like you think Move It! is better than Get It Together!
Which thus makes the final score strange.
Perhaps review scores are outdated.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy Physical & Digital Switch Release Will Require 8GB "Day 1" Update
If Nintendo can release Tears of the Kingdom in a fully-playable, no-update-necessary state on the game card, why can't other companies do the same?
We're talking a 16GB game, the same as this release + its mandatory update.
Just put it all on the bigger cartridge, players who want physical will pay more for it.
Re: Talking Point: Along With Joy-Con Drift, What Does Nintendo Have To 'Fix' With 'Switch 2'?
I voted voice chat/drift/scam games.
Wii U even has full video chat. Switch successor should too.
Drift remains completely baffling, considering Nintendo's 20-year history of analog stick NOT doing that.
And imposing some base level of quality control for what is permitted on the eShop is essential.
Re: Annapurna Interactive Collection Contains 12 Acclaimed Games On One Switch Cartridge
That's a nice collection, but with sales over the years, the digital versions of these titles have ended up under $100 combined. Why the huge premium?
Re: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 To Fix A "Number Of Issues" Post-Launch
Will they fix the issue of Twin Snakes not being included?
Re: Talking Point: Which Version Of Super Mario Bros. 3 Do You Prefer?
NES, but the Famicom version should be an option due to its very different game mechanics.
Re: Community: Played A Great Switch Game We Missed? We Want To Know!
I just recommended the Dadish series, and then saw you covered it (briefly) in the most recent roundup of indie games Nintendolife missed.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Director (Sort Of) Explains What Happened To Sheikah Tech
This may be the single least satisfying lore dump of all time.
Re: Pokémon Bank Users Encouraged To Transfer Pokémon To Pokémon Home ASAP
Why did they require an online service for gen 7-8 transfer? What would have been so difficult about a direct transfer app like PokeTransportet?
Re: Review: Kirby & The Amazing Mirror - Messy With Metroid Influences, Better With Buddies
Video team idea:
@alexolney
Four-player live Nintendolife stream of Amazing Mirror over NSO.
Re: Poll: Do You Prefer Zelda: Wind Waker HD's Bloom Lighting Or The "Flat" OG?
Tingle Tuner or no buy!
(Who am I kidding? I won't buy anyways, my GC+GBA work fine).
Re: Poll: Do You Prefer Zelda: Wind Waker HD's Bloom Lighting Or The "Flat" OG?
Is this the most even 4-way poll result ever on Nintendolife?
Re: Random: AMOLED 3DS Concept Shown Off At Tokyo Game Show 2023
@Olliemar28
Thanks! I appreciate that you guys are working on it!
Re: Cosy Lord Of The Rings Game From Wētā Workshop Teased For Consoles Next Year
Isn't Weta Workshop a company that makes physical props for movies?
Are they providing 3D models of their movie props, or actually developing this game?
Re: Random: AMOLED 3DS Concept Shown Off At Tokyo Game Show 2023
Also, I would LOVE a newER 3DS with the specs described.
Re: Random: AMOLED 3DS Concept Shown Off At Tokyo Game Show 2023
@Olliemar28
Can we please stop relying on twitter/X for image/text hosting?
The whims of Elon Musk render all the external links, like those in this article, often unviewable for someone who doesn't have/doesn't want an account on that site.
Re: Nintendo Shares Colourful Graphic Featuring The Games From September's Direct
For me:
Peach and WarioWare are the highlights.
Peach since it looks like something new, and Move It! because it looks Smooth Moves 2. Get It Together was okay, but I only borrowed it, cleared the main campaign over a weekend, and didn't look back. Smooth Move still comes out at parties 17 years later.
The remakes (Paper Mario, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Luigi's Mansion 2, Another Code (R)) are great, because new players will get to experience them, and I don't need to buy them again!
Re: Pokémon Collaboration With Van Gogh Museum Announced
@Cashews
It has been ~130 years since he died. Anyone can draw a variation of 'Starry Night' and put it on a T-Shirt without getting sued, which is better than getting legally screwed over by some copyright law.
Re: Feature: 'Break The Game' Tells Speedrunner Narcissa Wright’s Story Through The Language Of Zelda
Is this actually accurate? Just last week a certain "Cosmo Wright" was streaming a Forspoken speedrun.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jCwiM02Ye6c
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Color, SNES & NES Library With Four More Games
Joy Mech Fight: Where that one assist trophy originated.
Re: Nintendo Might Be Updating Its Smash Bros. amiibo Packaging
@__jamiie
Truly Nintendo is DOOOOOOMED
Re: Splatoon 3: Drizzle Season 2023 - Every New Weapon, Stage, And Feature
Ugh, still no N-Zap+Sprinkler.
Re: Mario VA Charles Martinet Also "Not Involved" With WarioWare: Move It!
After hearing him in WarioWare Gold, it was clear that doing the Wario voice consistently is quite difficult.
Re: Round Up: Pokémon World Championships 2023 - The Best And Most Controversial Yet?
Why wouldn't the two Switch consoles be connected by local wireless?
Adding a router is a stupid point of failure to introduce.
Re: Nintendo Launches The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championships 2023
@RobThelll
"You had a competitive racing game named F-Zero"
The lack of online in GX prevented that from being a thing.
If we got a GX HD with online, it would have a chance.
Re: Soapbox: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Thunderous Callback To The Great Sky Island Is Perfect
I consiser it a design issue that there's a falling rock near a stable that takes you straight up to Dragonhead island in a single recall.
Re: Review: Pokémon Trading Card Game - A Cracking Adaptation That Still Holds Up
@OFFICIALMichi
Exactly. Venusaur and Mew aren't even game-breaking, there's no reason not to include them here.
They could probably easily do a 'load the game from this News Article and you'll get 4x Mew and 4x Venusaur added to your card collection' with a quick save modification.
Re: Detective Pikachu Returns Comes With Exclusive Pokémon Trading Card In Japan
The real question is: Will the amiibo get a reprint?
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of Raging Bolt In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet?
giraf
It actually looks very similar to the Infinite Fusion art of RaikouXGirafarig.
Re: Best Cooking Games On Nintendo Switch
None of these hold up against Personal Trainer Cooking and America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking on the DS, where at the end of every stage you have a completely delicious food item to eat.
Re: Castlevania Advance Collection Scores A Physical Switch Release, Pre-Orders Live
I see no reason to buy this, but I would consider an official release of a GBA cart with all four.
Re: Splatoon 3 Version 4.1.0 Goes Live Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Still no N-Zap '83?
Re: PSA: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom News Channel Giving Out Free In-Game Items
@Sarkos They have only been appearing if you have a European account. Thankfully you can make one on any Switch.
@luckyseven
@Melee_Ace
These are consistent with the basic gifts for BotW.
Re: Soapbox: Catching Legendary Pokémon The Old-Fashioned Way Was So Much Better
I experienced the gen 3 Toys R Us Mew distribution. It went very similay to the gen 1 event described above.
It made the monsters feel more valuable somehow.
Re: Video: We Share Our Thoughts On Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom After 100+ Hours In The Game
@Takoda
"Regardless of that, I loved BOTW, and I kind of really don’t like TOTK in terms of story and world."
The story is my biggest gripe with TotK. I enjoyed how each city changed from BotW to the TotK changed, and seeing what the mundane characters were doing now, but the actual main story gets a resounding 'meh'.
Re: Video: We Share Our Thoughts On Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom After 100+ Hours In The Game
@TenEighty
Re-releases of the first two games or 1080-3?
Re: Video: We Share Our Thoughts On Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom After 100+ Hours In The Game
In hindsight, BotW is the better, more self-contained experience.
I played TotK entirely without the paraglider, and loved all the challenges that brought. Had I played with the glider, I think I would have considered every challenge far too easy. For instance, there is a certain area with minecarts where I would have been tempted to skip entire puzzles, but lacking the glider, I actually used the carts and had a great time doing it.
I've cleared every shrine too, that was especially fun to puzzle out.
Nitpicks:
House-building: Why aren't there windows or colors other than green? Why can't the game auto-fill-in walls for me?
Re: Reminder: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Xenoblade Chronicles amiibo Are Out Today
Sora is the only one left now, right?
Re: Zelda: TOTK Is The Fourth Best-Selling 2023 Game In Europe So Far
@Vil The Europeans love their virtual soccer (unless it is Mario Strikers apparently).
Re: Poll: Which Dormant Nintendo Franchise Would You Most Like To See Return?
@Serpenterror
Trace Memory but not Hotel Dusk/Last Window?
Re: Poll: Which Dormant Nintendo Franchise Would You Most Like To See Return?
Donkey Kong Country, Kid Icarus, and Star Fox don't count as 'dormant' to me yet.
And don't tell me that Uprising was 11 years ago. IT IS STILL NEW.
1080 is my personal pick. I love Avalanche, the series absolutely deserves a new entry.
As for the others:
Balloon Fight: the Nintendoland minigame actually covered this well enough.
Chibi-Robo: Not opposed to it as long as it is in the style of the first game.
Custom Robo: I still need to finish the GC version.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze wasn't that long ago. Let Retro finish Metroid first.
Elite Beat Agents: Given the touch-screen focus, this should wait until we have a true dual-screen Wii U successor.
Eternal Darkness: There is a LOT to work with here, and the first game ends with a sequel hook. I'm game.
Excite (Bike/Truck/Bots): More than a new game, just get the Wii games (especially the Wiiware Excitebike) on the Switch as direct ports.
F-Zero: Oh absolutely, but a good ol' cube running GX at 480p still looks and feels great.
Golden Sun: Never played, no opinion
Kid Icarus: Uprising does deserve a sequel, but as Hades mentioned at the end, we've got some time before that happens.
Mother: The first two games have no need for updated releases. Mother 3 should get a US release, but unless Itoi is part of the project, there shouldn't be more.
Nintendogs: It didn't sell 3DS consoles, it won't sell Switches. But on a new dual-screen Wii-U-esque console, it might work.
Pokémon Pinball: Inoffensive, go for it.
Punch-Out!!: Not sure how this would evolve beyond the Wii game, but and HD release that includes the Doc Louis fight wouldn't be bad.
Rhythm Heaven: I only have the DS game, more of it would be fine, but I'm glad the team made a Warioware: Smooth Moves sequel before a Switch Rhythm Heaven game.
Sin & Punishment: I have both, but haven't played. Oh the neverending backlog.
Star Fox: Zero isn't that old. It can rest for now.
Wave Race: Pairs well with 1080, but I prefer snowboarding. However, for the next console, a new Wave Race that demonstrates how amazing water physics can be in 2024+ would be greatly appreciated. It would make for a good launch title/marketable tech demo.
Re: Soapbox: Getting The Master Sword In Tears Of The Kingdom Is Zelda At Its Best
Thinking through Master Sword pulls:
ALttP and ALBW: Vanilla, can't go wrong with them.
Ocarina of Time: Absolutely awesome transition to the future.
Wind Waker: The castle comes to life, wonderful
Twilight Princess: Mostly relief of no longer being forced in Wolf mode
Skyward Sword: The music finally plays when the sword is blessed, but that isn't really a pull.
Hyrule Warriors: The back end of the level becomes a total slaughter, this part was awesome.
BotW: Absolutely excellent.
AoC: Immediately destroy the dark wizard dude with it. It feels VERY fulfilling.
TotK: I have to agree, truly brilliant.
Re: Pokémon Launches Official Community Forums And It's Already A Disaster
"A disaster"
Miiverse was the last social network that wasn't a disaster.
People just need to relearn how to use vBulletin-style forums, which are infinitely superior to reddit, twitter, comment sections, etc. for any real discussion.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Update Now Live (Version 1.2.0), Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I just tested, this does NOT allow players without the paraglider to access the thing in Dragonhead Island.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
@RSSR
That's exactly what I was expecting. I was sorely disappointed. I also expected the Great Hall of Hyrule Castle (also in Age of Calamity) to be accessible, and it is not either.