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@Aaron09
Technically, it's only "ridiculous" from your viewpoint. Some people are very firm in their personal tastes and really have no desire to view or take part in adult-themed media. Totally their right and not something to be ridiculed.

Sure, there are lots of criticisms to make. But you're a fool to not take into account each individual's bias.

Here's my bias: I never thought this guy's games were particularly good.

Just keep it in mind.

I think the most interesting thing to see to hold up against comments like these would be ACTUAL third-party sales of stuff that has been on all the consoles. NBA Playgrounds, for example. That would be an interesting article: let's see the sales figures for that game between Xbox, PS, PC, and Switch. IF Switch sold the most (not saying it did), and that fact was presented in an interview like this, I wonder what his excuse would be?

@DEZn00ts
Man, believe me when I say this: I WISH I was still a kid lol

I'm probably double your age, not even joking.

I think judging a game because it's "2GB" is pretty childish.

If you want to judge by price, that's fine. But ARMS has a good amount of content for 60 bucks. There are plenty of games and DLC out there to attack for not being worth the money they are asking, but ARMS ain't one of them.

@DEZn00ts
I, too, judge my games by how many GBs they are.

@Mogster
Who EVER said that?

@XCWarrior
They really should have just been called "reveals," I agree, but to minimize them is kinda silly. The only reason you're doing that is because you were expecting a mainline game for the Switch (which many of us were).

In a vacuum, the games they announced are pretty awesome. Pokemon players are gonna love having two brand-new games on the 3DS this year.

@johnvboy
Your comment makes too much sense and therefore does not belong on an internet message board.

I like this, obviously, but again consider: It's the launch month; of course it's going to be awesome. Even the Wii U did pretty well its first month. The next half-year will be the true barometer.

Maybe I'll get to check this out. It's ... interesting, lol

Well, at least they're pushing the hardware and the games this time around, so I say "good job!"

I love my 3DS, but I never got around to Bravely Default. If they bring it to the Switch, that would be a day-one purchase for me.

@Dakt
Dude, @Romeo-75 responded to you with a DF breakdown of how BF1 does not run 1080p/60fps on PS4 as you claimed. Why did you not respond to that?

Is this game pretty awesome?

I'd rather "unique" third-party stuff. Overwatch is meant to be played on the PC, end of story.

@bimmy-lee
Please, leave him alone. God knows how long he spends on these posts that no doubt leave him believing he's quite the satirical genius.

Just let him waste his time yelling into a void. Eventually he'll crawl back into his stew.

It's great, but it needs more "stuff." The eShop needs to grow, media functions need to be installed, etc. These will happen in time, of course. But for what it is currently, which is the newest way to play the newest Nintendo games, it's wonderful.

@ironside1911
Dang, man, what crawled into your Cheerios and died?

@Deanster101
My dock is totally fine - yay for anecdotal evidence!

Oh gosh PLEASE a new Harvest Moon game in the vein of 64. No terraforming, RPG dungeon crawling and insanely complex crafting and all that - just a nice return to 64 and SNES-style gameplay. For people who want that other stuff, plenty of other options now exist.

Thanks for this! rallydefault remains!

Never gonna happen, but wouldn't it be AMAZING if next week Nintendo was just like, "Oh, and by the way - the entire Wii U VC library will be available on the Switch at launch."

I actually like the sounds!

@gatorboi352
AH! Nintendo fans on a Nintendo site?!?

We'll get 'em, sir. We'll get 'em.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Are you a game developer?

@Rumncoke25
Yea, I don't understand why people try to rationalize and say Nintendo is doing well JUST because of Pokémon or whatever the hot game is at the moment.

"Well if it wasn't for Pokémon..."
"Well if it wasn't for Mario Kart..."
"Well if it wasn't for Smash..."

lol... I mean, nobody points at Microsoft/Sony and says,
"Well if it wasn't for Gears..."
"Well if it wasn't for CoD...."
"Well if it wasn't for GTA..."

Overall, Nintendo saw a nice bump in profits. Pokémon helped a lot this time around. Next time it will be another franchise, most likely. End of story. It's not some sign that Nintendo can only rely on Pokémon.

@XCWarrior
lol thanks for that. Where did you get your analysis degree from? That's some pretty air-tight, totally logical reasoning you got there.

Also, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS, Splatoon 2, Snipperclips, Mario Odyssey, and Skyrim were just confirmed to, in fact, NOT be games coming out for the Switch after launch.

@Shellcore
I think 40 bucks is a fair price for something like this, a game which, let's be honest, you can get hundreds of hours out of if this is your "thing."

But with today's consumer? If it's not less than 20 bucks, it's immediately accused of being overpriced simply because it's not Uncharted or Battlefield.

Delay it and make this thing playable with the Pro controller. Keep the motion control setup EXACTLY as-is for those who want that option with the gamepad, but patch in the "classic" setup for the Pro controller - best of both worlds.

The NX is what I'm all about. For me, it will be a turning point: Do I want to "stick" with Nintendo for another few years if I like what I see, or will I go back to my Xbox by and large? I spent the previous two generations with the PS2 and then the 360, but this time around took my chances with the Wii U. Overall, I am happy I did, but I am starting to waver. The NX reveal and its initial lineup will be very, very important for me.

Wow. This is tough...

With deepest respect, please rest in peace.

It is what it is. The system is getting more respect as more of the vocal online personalities start to tell us that, yes, they ACTUALLY do own one and they do ACTUALLY like it.

Disgusting or not, our hobby is now driven primarily by rabid, anonymous internet dwellers that froth and foam at the mouth over talking heads on Youtube and other venues. If the talking heads say Xbox One is now cool, then dang it, it's time to buy one or start bugging mom and dad to buy one for you. It was INSANE to see the deluge of blind PS4 support on the internet after that E3... absolutely insane. So many people ended up buying that system purely from forum frenzy and being immediately let down with the total lack of games for quite some time.

Anyway, as the Wii U picks up more "internet cred," it will continue to do better, but never great, I think.

In a way, I kind of like stuff like this: It reminds me of being a kid and that "hard-earned" sort of thing when it comes to finding certain hardware pieces. I'll never forget finding my brother a Wii during the first Christmas it was out, for example. Anyway, I traveled about 60 miles away from my house yesterday and checked every Target, Walmart, Kmart, and Gamestop along the way. Nobody had one, until, of course, the VERY last one. I ducked in the last Gamestop almost begrudgingly, and lo and behold, I got their very last one. The clerk was very surprised they had one, too!

I really like the Amiibo figures so far. I have four of them, and I definitely plan on getting more. They appeal to me as a collector and as a gamer, and I do believe that more functionality will be patched in for these little guys in the future.

Ah, the holidays.

I think this is great news for Nintendo fans and all other gamers. It's good to see your hobby doing well! And honestly, I'm not surprised. Now that the raw magic of having the PS4 and Xbox One out there in the wild has passed, it seems that people are a bit more willing to at least look at what the Wii U has to offer in contrast to the mostly similar stuff (thus far) between the other two consoles.

I'm actually not a big Bethesda fan. Anybody else out there who just couldn't get into Fallout/Skyrim? To be quite honest, I'd rather play a JRPG any day.

Some people will cry, "He's an analyst! He knows things we could never even hope to know!" To that, I nod my head slowly, but I still come up with the following:

IF the Wii U sells EXACTLY as it has been for the past month or two, then yes, Pachter will be correct. However, we all know that isn't going to happen, for better or for worse (hopefully the better!)

Also, I really don't care what kind of company insight this analyst may be privy to, but in most venues learned people are slow to make such grandiose predictions before a product has hit the market. Sports analysts love making predictions, but are humble enough to always acknowledge they could be wrong. Restaurant chains test new ideas in select states before launching nationwide, as there is no reliable way to know how well a product will be received until it is in the hands of the public.

Just my rational two cents.