If I answer generally as 'Which should be made into a movie' rather than 'Which should Illumination make': Kid Icarus. The only people in the comment section voting for any other game are people who didn't play Uprising. This, of course, comes with the caveat that a movie should just use as many of the original cast members as possible. Celebrity voice actors (with rare exceptions like Jack Black and Robin Williams) should be generally avoided. The performances in Super Mario Bros. were generally passable, except for Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, and (to a lesser degree), Seth Rogan as DK, but when there are hundreds of actors who specifically know how to do excellent voiceovers, go with them over the people trained for stage/television/live action film roles.
"Tournaments" I sleep whenever they do 'invitational' tournaments with a bunch of youtubers and twitch people play in a Nintendo-official tournament. However, I LOVED watching the 2015 and 2017 NWC events, especially the open qualifying events nationwide so that anyone could earn an invite by actually being good at a game. Seeing people compete across a bunch of different titles where no one knows what the next round will bring is great fun. Oh and a reminder to all: I think Wii U Super Mario Maker courses can still be downloaded. Be sure to grab the 2017 courses!
Here we are on the last day of the eShop, and there's no sign of Four Swords Anniversary Edition reappearing. Frankly, that's a scummy move on Nintendo's part.
For me it has to be either 2004 or 2007. After some thought, I think it has to be 2004, here's a rundown (based on titles released in the US in 2004):
Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door, Metroid Prime 2, Metroid Zero Mission, Pikmin 2, FireRed/LeafGreen, WarioWare Twisted, DS Launch, Super Mario 64 DS, Mario Power Tennis, Crystal Chronicles, Four Swords Adventures, Pokemon Colosseum, Tales of Symphonia, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, and that's just Nintendo stuff. Half-Life 2, GTA San Andreas, Halo 2, Need For Speed Underground 2, Spider-Man 2, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Metal Gear Solid 3, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, World of Warcraft, and Viewtiful Joe
Good, we're having a fertility crisis across every continent except Africa (and birth rates there are down too, just not as far). Anything that convinces more people to have children is a very good thing.
I understand that this is based on user rankings on this site, but Gold is effectively Touched+Twisted+Mega Microgames in one package. For me, it is clearly the best.
I wonder of he actually got the Wii U and 3DS games released this month, or if he is concerned about the promised updates to several titles that are still forthcoming.
The best demos I have played are those for The Stanley Parable, Bravely Default, Bravely Second, and the Pokemon Sun/Moon special demo. These are each completely standalone experiences that give you a feel for the game without covering the main story at all. Indeed, the Bravely demos are self-contained short RPGs in their own right. It is no surprise that I think the trailer for Hitchcock's Psycho is the single greatest movie trailer ever made.
@Vyacheslav333
According to Sungrand, Nintendo EU shut down developers from submitting game builds much earlier than NA. Also, Nintendo Japan required developers to have a physical office/address somewhere in Japan in order to release 3DS/Wii U games, putting them off the table as well. Sungrand is based in Australia, and wasn't even even able to launch there!
@msvt
Graphical improvement, recover opportunity when your player is off balance time trial/slalom gate modes, trick attack modes, and unlockable silly things like a snowman, moose, and skeleton pirate alternate characters, and riding an NES controller, penguin, or rocket.
But most important of all:
Link 4 GameCubes together for LAN play.
@AlanaHagues Another excellent GamePad spotlight. If you still can, I think the new Silver Falls titles: White Inside Its Umbra and Undertakers, should be featured in this series as well. The first has a 5-player shooting gallery with the gamepad player doing various assistance actions, while Undertakers has a unique asymmetric 4 vs. 1 mode.
@Avol That's actually programmed into the game, but I think you're thinking of Diesel Disaster/(Dazzlin' Teaser) and whatever the default soundtrack there is. @msvt The same, Avalanche is a great game to spin up, play a few courses, then put away again, it is just so comfy. @Shambo Same. I'd love a new 1080° title. My only real request would be that set pieces are actually scaled properly to the player character. The locomotives especially were way to small in Avalanche.
@gavinlane Good spotlight! I Appreciate the reminder that someone should get the extra routes now if they haven't already. I would like to know whether the additional (non-Revelations) DLC packs are worth it. I already bought the Heirs of Fate, Before Awakening, and Hidden Truths packs, since there is actual story content there, but I can't say the rest seemed worth it. A quick rundown of available DLC for eShop titles featured in this Spotlight series would be helpful.
@AlanaHagues Last week's roundup didn't mention the two Wii U games released, and they aren't mentioned here either. When will you mention them on the site?
@UsurperKing Getting Chrom to marry Olivia is super tricky too (without killing all of his other bride candidates). The easiest method is marrying off all of the others before the chapter Olivia areives.
I can't say I ever really felt that Robin, Corrin, Byleth, or toothpaste were my 'self-insert'. The whole 'dragon-related super powers' things each of them have never really resonated with my personal life experience for some reason.
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Re: Talking Point: Which Nintendo Franchise Should Illumination Tackle Next?
If I answer generally as 'Which should be made into a movie' rather than 'Which should Illumination make':
Kid Icarus. The only people in the comment section voting for any other game are people who didn't play Uprising.
This, of course, comes with the caveat that a movie should just use as many of the original cast members as possible. Celebrity voice actors (with rare exceptions like Jack Black and Robin Williams) should be generally avoided.
The performances in Super Mario Bros. were generally passable, except for Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, and (to a lesser degree), Seth Rogan as DK, but when there are hundreds of actors who specifically know how to do excellent voiceovers, go with them over the people trained for stage/television/live action film roles.
Re: Nintendo Live 2023 Announced For Seattle In September
"Tournaments"
I sleep whenever they do 'invitational' tournaments with a bunch of youtubers and twitch people play in a Nintendo-official tournament.
However, I LOVED watching the 2015 and 2017 NWC events, especially the open qualifying events nationwide so that anyone could earn an invite by actually being good at a game. Seeing people compete across a bunch of different titles where no one knows what the next round will bring is great fun.
Oh and a reminder to all: I think Wii U Super Mario Maker courses can still be downloaded. Be sure to grab the 2017 courses!
Re: Video: We're Playing Zelda: Ocarina Of Time In Our New YouTube Series 'First Bytes'
I suggest that Felix should aim to clear OoT and Majora's Mask by the ToTK launch.
Re: Video: Is 3DS StreetPass Dead?
"Streetpass Quest"
I don't think that's Zion's 3DS.
Re: Surprise! FMV Game Night Trap Is Getting A Game Boy Advance Video Release
Just a video, no interactivity? Lame.
Re: More Indie Developers Are Giving Away Free eShop Codes For Wii U & 3DS
At least some of the collateral thinking codes still work, I just redeemed one.
Re: Seth Rogen On Voicing Donkey Kong In The Mario Movie: "It's Gonna Sound Like Me And That's It"
@kurtasbestos
They could even have gone with Maurice LaMarche who played Donkey Kong in the 'Anthology of Interest' episode.
Re: 31 Best DSiWare Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever
Here we are on the last day of the eShop, and there's no sign of Four Swords Anniversary Edition reappearing. Frankly, that's a scummy move on Nintendo's part.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Best Year In Gaming?
For me it has to be either 2004 or 2007.
After some thought, I think it has to be 2004, here's a rundown (based on titles released in the US in 2004):
Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door, Metroid Prime 2, Metroid Zero Mission, Pikmin 2, FireRed/LeafGreen, WarioWare Twisted, DS Launch, Super Mario 64 DS, Mario Power Tennis, Crystal Chronicles, Four Swords Adventures, Pokemon Colosseum, Tales of Symphonia, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, and that's just Nintendo stuff.
Half-Life 2, GTA San Andreas, Halo 2, Need For Speed Underground 2, Spider-Man 2, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Metal Gear Solid 3, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, World of Warcraft, and Viewtiful Joe
That's an incredible lineup.
Re: Random: Amazon Is Turning Delivery Boxes Into Mario Question Mark Blocks
@Snatcher
You need a cardboard box? When it comes to Nintendo's cardboard products, Labo is surely superior to this.
Re: Random: Hideki Kamiya Thinks Bayonetta Origins Will Help People Make Babies
Good, we're having a fertility crisis across every continent except Africa (and birth rates there are down too, just not as far). Anything that convinces more people to have children is a very good thing.
Re: Best WarioWare Games Of All Time
I understand that this is based on user rankings on this site, but Gold is effectively Touched+Twisted+Mega Microgames in one package.
For me, it is clearly the best.
Re: Nintendo Reveals More Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Pre-Order Goodies (Canada)
I'm just looking forward to my cutting board here in the US.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch DLC
I think the DLC for Comduct Together deserves to be on this list. Conduct Together is a great time, and more of it is a VERY good thing.
Re: Rumour: Lego Is Looking To Take On Mario Kart With 'Lego 2K Drive'
I admit I won't consider it unless it has retro tracks from the N64/PC1/PC Lego Racers game.
Re: Random: YouTuber Spends Nearly $23K Buying Every 3DS & Wii U eShop Game
I wonder of he actually got the Wii U and 3DS games released this month, or if he is concerned about the promised updates to several titles that are still forthcoming.
Re: Talking Point: What Makes A Really Good Demo?
The best demos I have played are those for The Stanley Parable, Bravely Default, Bravely Second, and the Pokemon Sun/Moon special demo.
These are each completely standalone experiences that give you a feel for the game without covering the main story at all. Indeed, the Bravely demos are self-contained short RPGs in their own right.
It is no surprise that I think the trailer for Hitchcock's Psycho is the single greatest movie trailer ever made.
Re: Review: Bayonetta Origins: Cereza And The Lost Demon - A Placid Prequel For Platinum's Star
This more closely resembles Knights and Bikes than a Bayonetta game.
That's not a bad thing.
Re: Deals: Nintendo's MAR10 Day Sale Discounts Top Mario Games By Up To 40% (US)
The real question is: Why aren't 3DS and Wii U Mario games on sale?
Re: Countdown: Wii U eShop Spotlight - Affordable Space Adventures
@Dragonite89
Please explain how you would port this, unless it requires two Switches to play.
Re: Countdown: Wii U eShop Spotlight - Affordable Space Adventures
Get this game now. Yes, you. I know you don't have a Wii U, get one and get this now.
Re: Nintendo's Official MAR10 Day Sale Is Starting Next Week
Wow, Tropical Freeze is still 2x the price of the Wii U version.
Re: Survival Series 'Silver Falls' Lands One Final 3DS Release This Month Before eShop Closure
Neat. I wonder if any other indies have last minute games I haven't heard of yet to appear on either platform.
Re: Survival Series 'Silver Falls' Lands One Final 3DS Release This Month Before eShop Closure
@Vyacheslav333
According to Sungrand, Nintendo EU shut down developers from submitting game builds much earlier than NA. Also, Nintendo Japan required developers to have a physical office/address somewhere in Japan in order to release 3DS/Wii U games, putting them off the table as well. Sungrand is based in Australia, and wasn't even even able to launch there!
Re: Soapbox: 1080° Snowboarding Is The Coolest Nintendo Ever Got
@Avol
Or Revolution Cliff, the non-mirrored version. I'll give that a go.
Re: Soapbox: 1080° Snowboarding Is The Coolest Nintendo Ever Got
@msvt
Graphical improvement, recover opportunity when your player is off balance time trial/slalom gate modes, trick attack modes, and unlockable silly things like a snowman, moose, and skeleton pirate alternate characters, and riding an NES controller, penguin, or rocket.
But most important of all:
Link 4 GameCubes together for LAN play.
Re: Countdown: Wii U eShop Spotlight - Star Fox Guard
@AlanaHagues
Another excellent GamePad spotlight. If you still can, I think the new Silver Falls titles: White Inside Its Umbra and Undertakers, should be featured in this series as well.
The first has a 5-player shooting gallery with the gamepad player doing various assistance actions, while Undertakers has a unique asymmetric 4 vs. 1 mode.
Re: Soapbox: 1080° Snowboarding Is The Coolest Nintendo Ever Got
@Avol
That's actually programmed into the game, but I think you're thinking of Diesel Disaster/(Dazzlin' Teaser) and whatever the default soundtrack there is.
@msvt
The same, Avalanche is a great game to spin up, play a few courses, then put away again, it is just so comfy.
@Shambo
Same. I'd love a new 1080° title.
My only real request would be that set pieces are actually scaled properly to the player character. The locomotives especially were way to small in Avalanche.
Re: Pokémon GO Plus + (Yes, Two Pluses) Lets You Bunk With Pikachu
This is truly double plus good.
Re: Feature: Hyrule Fields, Ranked - The Best Grassy Plains In The Zelda Franchise
Oh no! You forgot about Hyrule Field in Four Swords Adventures!
It even features Malon and Talon and Riding horses.
Re: Countdown: 3DS eShop Spotlight - Fire Emblem Fates
@gavinlane
Good spotlight! I Appreciate the reminder that someone should get the extra routes now if they haven't already. I would like to know whether the additional (non-Revelations) DLC packs are worth it.
I already bought the Heirs of Fate, Before Awakening, and Hidden Truths packs, since there is actual story content there, but I can't say the rest seemed worth it. A quick rundown of available DLC for eShop titles featured in this Spotlight series would be helpful.
Re: Nintendo Download: 23rd February (North America)
@AlanaHagues
Excellent! My sincerest thanks!
Re: Nintendo Download: 23rd February (North America)
@AlanaHagues Last week's roundup didn't mention the two Wii U games released, and they aren't mentioned here either. When will you mention them on the site?
Re: The Pokémon Company Shows Off New Silver Border Trading Cards, Arriving March
I associate silver borders with 'not tournament legal' cards, as they've historically used them for prints of World Champion decks.
Re: 3DS Tactical Adventure 'Fragrant Story' Releasing Free DLC Expansion Before eShop Closure
@Liam_Doolan
Will you be covering the new Wii U games like Silver Falls: White Inside Its Umbra, and Cosmiball (also on 3DS?)
Re: Talking Point: What Is The Best Special Edition Switch Console?
@AcridSkull
I agree. Long gone are the days of multicolored transparent N64s.
Re: Feature: Super Nintendo World's Show Producer And Head Chef Shed Light On The New Park's Development
Will Ollie and Zion cover the full menu?
Re: Japanese Charts: Nintendo Switch Sports Tops 1 Million Physical Sales
I guess it outsold Wii Sports Club? Not a very high bar.
Re: Nintendo Download: 16th February (North America)
@AlanaHagues
@alexolney
@ziondood
Where are the two Wii U games that launched today?
Re: Where To Pre-Order The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom On Switch
Oof, NLIFE5 is the code now? Rough. I mean, of course I'll use it, but rough.
Re: Splatoon 3 Version 2.1.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@StarPoint Thank you.
Re: Splatoon 3 Version 2.1.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"in-game battle-boosting bonus"
What does that mean?
Re: Surprise! Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Getting Its Very Own Link amiibo
Hoping the Toon Link amiibo gives him a Korok leaf instead of the normal glider.
Re: Nintendo Wins "Switch Joy-Con Drift" Class Action Lawsuit
Nintendo lawyers: We already fix them for free. Just mail them to us and we fix them. Why the legal action?
Re: Talking Point: Who Did You Marry In Fire Emblem: Awakening?
@UsurperKing
Getting Chrom to marry Olivia is super tricky too (without killing all of his other bride candidates). The easiest method is marrying off all of the others before the chapter Olivia areives.
Re: Talking Point: Who Did You Marry In Fire Emblem: Awakening?
I can't say I ever really felt that Robin, Corrin, Byleth, or toothpaste were my 'self-insert'. The whole 'dragon-related super powers' things each of them have never really resonated with my personal life experience for some reason.
Re: Best Time Loop Games On Nintendo Switch
Silver Falls 3 Down Stars (New 3DS) has a unique take on this.
Re: Soapbox: Playing Games With Other People Made Me Realise That I'm A Monster
Kate, I strongly recommend finding a local crew of 4 and playing Four Swords Adventures.
Re: Sonic Frontiers' Free Sonic Adventure 2 DLC Offer Ends Next Week
@LoyalWolf
Par for the course. They cut off access to the NiGHTs level in Lost World Wii U pretty early.
Re: Random: 'WATA Certified' Pokémon Yellow Apparently Mauled By US Customs
There's a battery in the game cart, it needed to be opened eventually to prevent leakage.