All but NES and Switch consoles have had counterpart platforms in the same generation, to represent both home and portable systems. So it would be fairer if we count sales of both devices in appropriate gen, like SNES + GameBoy, N64 + GBC, Gamecube + GBA, Wii + DS, and Wii U + 3DS. For NES and Switch, Nintendo doesn't spread its resources and put all efforts into a single system.
It's time for the Texas secession movement to answer: "Free Texas!" What about Scottish independence? Or should we use Animal Crossing to post anti-government slogans in Catalonia? Oh, wait, it's another case - West countries can't be wrong in protecting their territorial integrity.
None, I want new games: new IPs and sequels like Xenoblade Chronicles X-2, Super Luigi 3D World or Wonderful 102. If I want to replay an older title, there's an eBay where I can buy Wii U and some great titles for a low price. And I enjoy to play them in asymmetric TV+Gamepad mode as they initially intended.
I don't care as long as piracy is here - all my games are physical or DRM free only. If the game isn't available in any of these formats, too overpriced on a secondhand market, or I already own it on any other platform, then I shamelessly download it for free.
@Teksetter thanks, I'll take a closer look at these. Also, the link you provided is visible in the e-mail notification, but not at the site: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y668F7J
For some strange reason, this game doesn't support Pro Controllers. My hands are crying when I play on those tiny Joy-Cons for more than a couple of minutes.
I'm ended up with those sibling Musou games. The last one I enjoyed was Hyrule Warriors on Wii U in asymmetric co-op (one player on TV and another on GamePad screen). I dropped Fire Emblem Warriors after a couple of hours, not satisfying anymore. If you played any Warriors game - you played them all, reskin doesn't change much. I'll wait for SMTV and keep fingers crossed for the true P5 port.
Fatal Frame V was fun on Wii U with its asymmetric gameplay, also like my limited edition copy. Looking forward to the new installment but highly doubt it will beat Wii U experience.
@BlueBlur101, ATB have two modes: active (simultaneous actions) and wait (pauses enemies when you're browsing attacks, magic, summons, items, but not when you're on the list of commands). My life will never be the same again in the world, where Xenoblade and Final Fantasy are aRPGs.
@BlueBlur101, so other FF games with ATB combat system (almost all of them) are aRPGs too? In Xenoblade, you don't smash buttons, but instead, wait for your turn to refill and choose some action. Same system as ATB.
This series + Fire Emblem is all that needed for a TRPG fan. Those lengthy games best played in portable, so I buy them only on handheld consoles (DS / 3DS, PSP / Vita, and now on Switch).
"The most important findings of this study were that playing the commercial brain training game (Brain Age) significantly improved executive functions, working memory, and processing speed compared to playing the non-brain training game (Tetris) in young adults. The present results demonstrated the beneficial transfer effects of the commercial brain training game on widely various cognitive functions in young adults. Moreover, these results showed that playing Tetris can engender improvement attention and visuo-spatial ability compared to playing Brain Age. These findings are consistent with previous evidence showing that playing video games can engender improvement in untrained cognitive functions."
It's a worrying behavior, and that's why I never buy digitally, except DRM-free from GOG. And now I feel the need to blow the dust off my Bayonetta 1+2 First Print Edition.
Too bad they ditched the touch controls, it's always nice to have options. I.e., manage inventory or put commands in a pause mode by a touch screen and do everything else by a gamepad.
Here are some more gimmicks for Wii: Zapper, Taiko no Tatsujin drum, Guitar Hero musical instruments including pro versions, DJ Hero turntable, uDraw tablet, Wii Fit FitMeter & EA Sports Active sensors.
I think NES & Wii has most of the custom controllers out of all Nintendo consoles.
@Angelic_Lapras_King Maybe you're right, but for me, the size isn't that big. The GC mini-disc' size is limited by 1.4GB. Doing a little math 20 games took only 28GB, maximum. And if this size is still too huge for Nintendo, I'm good even with a 10 best titles package.
The first Xenoblade is so milked, Wii release, followed by Wii U & New 3DS ports. And the latter one is till not discounted. Bring the new title, Monolith, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, X2 or at least a some nice spin-off like Xenoblade Chronicles: Colony 9 Afteryears.
Groovy, some wonderful SNES titles with an emulator' QoL features like rewind & quicksaves. But what's worrying me more is that it took a full year to bring another console to an Online Services. What about N64 and GameCube? In 2020 and 2021?
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Re: 3DS And Wii U Online Play Ends In "Early April 2024"
@makk_zucc
https://pretendo.network/
Re: Pre-Order Pikmin 3 Deluxe From Nintendo's UK Store To Receive These Charming Extras
Still have the orange keyring on my spare keys.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/08/pikmin_keyrings_arrive_as_club_nintendo_europe_rewards
Re: Stardew Valley Creator Shares Exciting New Detail About The Next Update
I still hope for a local co-op support on a single console.
Re: Nintendo Switch Sales Surpass 61 Million, Equalling The Mighty NES
All but NES and Switch consoles have had counterpart platforms in the same generation, to represent both home and portable systems. So it would be fairer if we count sales of both devices in appropriate gen, like SNES + GameBoy, N64 + GBC, Gamecube + GBA, Wii + DS, and Wii U + 3DS. For NES and Switch, Nintendo doesn't spread its resources and put all efforts into a single system.
Re: Burnout Paradise Remastered Is Out On Switch Today, Here's The Launch Trailer
Blurry in a docked mode, no split-screen, and too overpriced. I will wait for a decent discount or Dangerous Driving 2, whichever will happen first.
Re: Review: Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - A Timely Update Of One Of The Greatest RPGs Ever
Future Connected is so bland and uninspired in comparison to the main story. I've finished it roughly in 14 hours and don't "really feeling it".
Re: Burnout Paradise Remastered Could Be Speeding Onto The Switch This June
I will wait for the Dangerous Driving 2 release before buying either of these games.
Re: China Bans Sales Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons In Suspected Censorship Scuffle
It's time for the Texas secession movement to answer: "Free Texas!" What about Scottish independence? Or should we use Animal Crossing to post anti-government slogans in Catalonia? Oh, wait, it's another case - West countries can't be wrong in protecting their territorial integrity.
Re: Review: Zombie Army Trilogy - Undead Action From The Team Behind Sniper Elite
@Ducckwon
Probably it doesn't: https://www.co-optimus.com/game/5950/nintendo-switch/zombie-army-trilogy.html
Re: Random: Sega Just Issued A Patch Which Protects Your Sensitive Eyes From Vocaloid Panties
Now it looks like a Japanese porno.
Re: PlatinumGames Announces Project GG, A Brand New Game From Hideki Kamiya
An untitled becomes GG. Goose?
Re: Tickets Please, Switch Is Getting A New A-Train Entry
For a moment I thought, that "Papers, Please" is coming to Switch.
Re: Atlus Wants To Know If You'd Like Persona, Etrian Odyssey And Other Past Games On Your Switch
I wish Persona from Atlus and Danganronpa from Spike Chunsoft.
Re: Mount Your Switch Or Switch Lite Onto Your Pro Controller With This New Accessory
Not new at all:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2973527
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fixture-s1-play-with-your-pro-controller-anywhere#/
Re: Poll: What Other Wii U Games Do You Want To See On Switch?
None, I want new games: new IPs and sequels like Xenoblade Chronicles X-2, Super Luigi 3D World or Wonderful 102. If I want to replay an older title, there's an eBay where I can buy Wii U and some great titles for a low price. And I enjoy to play them in asymmetric TV+Gamepad mode as they initially intended.
Re: Hey Nintendo, Can We Please Have Famicom Wars?
I don't care for remakes, ports, and emulators, but would instantly buy Switch Wars.
Re: Nintendo Switch System Update 9.1.0 Is Now Live
Stability, stability never changes..
Re: The Latest 3DS Update Is Now Live, But There's No Mention Of Stability Improvements
It's dangerous to pass the streets alone, update this.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda Is Coming To Super Mario Maker 2
Nice, one step closer to the Zelda Maker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggUBb95kSi4
Re: Railway Empire Brings Rail Management To Switch With DLC Included
Great news, more simulators and strategies, please.
Re: Feature: Why You'll Never Get To Play Your Favourite Retro Game On Switch
I don't care as long as piracy is here - all my games are physical or DRM free only. If the game isn't available in any of these formats, too overpriced on a secondhand market, or I already own it on any other platform, then I shamelessly download it for free.
Re: Poll: Pokémon Sword And Shield Are Out Today, Which Version Are You Getting?
Will wait for Sharp Sword & Durable Shield editions, bored of Pokemon series.
Re: Review: The Stretchers - An Unexpected And Utterly Hilarious eShop Delight
@Teksetter thanks, I'll take a closer look at these. Also, the link you provided is visible in the e-mail notification, but not at the site: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y668F7J
Re: Review: The Stretchers - An Unexpected And Utterly Hilarious eShop Delight
For some strange reason, this game doesn't support Pro Controllers. My hands are crying when I play on those tiny Joy-Cons for more than a couple of minutes.
Re: Video: Persona 5 Scramble Gets A New Trailer Introducing Joker
I'm ended up with those sibling Musou games. The last one I enjoyed was Hyrule Warriors on Wii U in asymmetric co-op (one player on TV and another on GamePad screen). I dropped Fire Emblem Warriors after a couple of hours, not satisfying anymore. If you played any Warriors game - you played them all, reskin doesn't change much. I'll wait for SMTV and keep fingers crossed for the true P5 port.
Re: 3DS System Update 11.12.0-44 Is Now Live
I demand the same stability for Wii! I use my Wii, Wii U, 3DS, and Switch as chair legs, and Wii's one isn't stable enough.
Re: Street Fighter 4 Producer Had A "Revolutionary" Idea To Make The Game A Turn-Based Simulation
The idea isn't so revolutionary, tbh. Remember Spanking Runners, a turn-based racing game released back in 2001.
Re: Atlus Is Releasing Persona 5 Scramble In Japan Next February
Another reskined misou, and still no news on SMTV.
Re: Fatal Frame Producer Wants To Bring A New Entry In The Survival Horror Series To Nintendo Switch
Fatal Frame V was fun on Wii U with its asymmetric gameplay, also like my limited edition copy. Looking forward to the new installment but highly doubt it will beat Wii U experience.
Re: Feature: Best Nintendo Switch Action-RPGs
@BlueBlur101, ATB have two modes: active (simultaneous actions) and wait (pauses enemies when you're browsing attacks, magic, summons, items, but not when you're on the list of commands). My life will never be the same again in the world, where Xenoblade and Final Fantasy are aRPGs.
Re: Feature: Best Nintendo Switch Action-RPGs
@BlueBlur101, so other FF games with ATB combat system (almost all of them) are aRPGs too? In Xenoblade, you don't smash buttons, but instead, wait for your turn to refill and choose some action. Same system as ATB.
Re: Hey Dood, You Can Download A Disgaea 4 Demo From The Switch eShop
This series + Fire Emblem is all that needed for a TRPG fan. Those lengthy games best played in portable, so I buy them only on handheld consoles (DS / 3DS, PSP / Vita, and now on Switch).
Re: Feature: Best Nintendo Switch Action-RPGs
Xenoblade 2 is aRPG? Then why Dragon Quest XI isn't here too? You can jump in both games and run on / from monsters too..
Re: Random: Xenoblade Artist Says She'll No Longer Retweet Nintendo Directs To Avoid Fueling Speculation
Xenoblade Chronicles X2 confirmed?
Re: Forever Entertainment Confirms The House Of The Dead Remakes
Overkill made fun & silly twist on the series, so I can't play 1 & 2 anymore, too dull, too dated for my taste.
Re: Talking Point: We're Actually Quite Looking Forward To Brain Training On Switch
There's the interesting study on this game series:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566110
"The most important findings of this study were that playing the commercial brain training game (Brain Age) significantly improved executive functions, working memory, and processing speed compared to playing the non-brain training game (Tetris) in young adults. The present results demonstrated the beneficial transfer effects of the commercial brain training game on widely various cognitive functions in young adults. Moreover, these results showed that playing Tetris can engender improvement attention and visuo-spatial ability compared to playing Brain Age. These findings are consistent with previous evidence showing that playing video games can engender improvement in untrained cognitive functions."
Re: Pilotwings - 16-bit Flight Simulation, The Nintendo Way
Meanwhile in the scene community:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6u7Nk6_L50
Re: Sorry, But There's No Hidden Workaround To Connect Your Switch Lite To A TV
Then why it's called Switch? Should change to NoSwitch or Solid instead.
Re: Hardware Review: Nintendo Switch Lite - Half A Switch, But That's More Than Enough For Some
It's like 2DS, which lose the console's main feature. They should call it NoSwitch or Solid to emphasize lack of a hybrid nature.
Re: Purchase Bayonetta From Wii U eShop In Japan And Europe While You Still Can
It's a worrying behavior, and that's why I never buy digitally, except DRM-free from GOG. And now I feel the need to blow the dust off my Bayonetta 1+2 First Print Edition.
Re: Feature: Beamdog On Bringing Baldur's Gate And Classic D&D RPGs To Switch
Too bad they ditched the touch controls, it's always nice to have options. I.e., manage inventory or put commands in a pause mode by a touch screen and do everything else by a gamepad.
Re: Feature: 30 Weird And Wonderful Peripherals From Nintendo's History
Here are some more gimmicks for Wii: Zapper, Taiko no Tatsujin drum, Guitar Hero musical instruments including pro versions, DJ Hero turntable, uDraw tablet, Wii Fit FitMeter & EA Sports Active sensors.
I think NES & Wii has most of the custom controllers out of all Nintendo consoles.
Re: Nintendo Just Teased A Brand New Fitness Experience For The Switch
Somehow reminds me EA Sports Active 2 / NFL Training Camp for Wii: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIqs313t9cs
I like the Wii Fit idea better, wish for the next installment instead of this.
Re: Pokémon Sword & Shield Will Feature A Pokémon You Can Drink
And that's required for a peevolution
Re: SNES Games Are Officially Headed To Switch Online, And 20 Titles Release Tomorrow
@Angelic_Lapras_King Maybe you're right, but for me, the size isn't that big. The GC mini-disc' size is limited by 1.4GB. Doing a little math 20 games took only 28GB, maximum. And if this size is still too huge for Nintendo, I'm good even with a 10 best titles package.
Re: Camps, Curry and Customisations Come to Pokémon Sword & Shield
Gimmicks, gimmicks everywhere. I was so bored by crafting in Fantasy Life. The new Pokemon game now looks even least appealing to me.
Re: Little Town Hero, The Next Game From The Creators Of Pokémon, Arrives In October
It looks so much more appealing than the new Pokemon game for me.
Re: Shulk Gets Another Encore In Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition For Switch
The first Xenoblade is so milked, Wii release, followed by Wii U & New 3DS ports. And the latter one is till not discounted. Bring the new title, Monolith, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, X2 or at least a some nice spin-off like Xenoblade Chronicles: Colony 9 Afteryears.
Re: Dante Returns To Switch In Devil May Cry 2 On 19th September, Pre-Purchase Now
I doubt it would attract me after Bayonetta 1 / 2 & Astral Chain.
Re: SNES Games Are Officially Headed To Switch Online, And 20 Titles Release Tomorrow
Groovy, some wonderful SNES titles with an emulator' QoL features like rewind & quicksaves. But what's worrying me more is that it took a full year to bring another console to an Online Services. What about N64 and GameCube? In 2020 and 2021?