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Re: Talking Point: Which Nintendo Franchise Should Illumination Tackle Next?

nukatha

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

nukatha

"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: Talking Point: What's The Best Year In Gaming?

nukatha

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: Best Nintendo Switch DLC

nukatha

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: Talking Point: What Makes A Really Good Demo?

nukatha

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: Soapbox: 1080° Snowboarding Is The Coolest Nintendo Ever Got

nukatha

@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

nukatha

@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

nukatha

@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: Countdown: 3DS eShop Spotlight - Fire Emblem Fates

nukatha

@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.