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Was on board with his channel since launch but the guy’s such a dedicated worker I couldn’t watch as fast as he created. His work ethic is inspiring and I don’t think he’s wired to take breaks, just shift projects.

I highly encourage people to beat 1 & 2 for the end music alone 👌

5 games is quite the update. Perhaps a premonition for a Mega Man release in the Direct??

I’m basically looking at the schedules of Gamefest, Xbox showcase and Ubisoft only to deduce when the Nintendo Direct might be 😂

Nintendo always goes last with a punch, so we know it’s at least after the 10th. And they probably want to be within the basic range of everyone else, soooo sometime between 11-13th? (Or the 18-20th frame if they’re really building up the hype.)

Besides having Famicom controllers, the cards are also superior in my opinion. Gonna hold off on the US version. My guess is I could get this eventually off EBay for $80/85

@themightyant What’s interesting is your comment lead me to Wikipedia to read the CEO’s background, and before video games the guy lead a Private Equity Firm, pulled an investor takeover, bought a majority share of Take Two and became CEO in 2007. This type of guy is absolutely about the bottom line and maximizing profit.

If an indie company is doing “just well enough” that’s not nearly enough.

Looks so dang good. Rewatching the trailer re-upped my enthusiasm.

Being an animal and nature enthusiast I want to support this type of game but to get me excited it really needs to nail the visual component, and based off what I’ve seen… it doesn’t. The animals move robotically, the lighting’s drab, the environments seem randomly thrown together….This could’ve been a great launch title for the Switch 2 and flaunt some beautiful imagery if they worked on it for a while longer and had some real horse power to back it up.

@LoroTalby nah, no one will fry you. It’s true. Extremely low poly + blurry textures are hard to come back to even for an N64 enthusiast like myself. I grew up on it and nostalgia can’t hide it.

That being said, many of ‘em still play great and no game has ever blown me away like my first playthrough of Mario 64.

Played through this game and had a blast. One of the best indies I’ve played.

Glad to see the tweak with the gatcha machine, I put a lot of currency into it and kept getting the same 2-3 stickers.

Cool update. A bit of a history lesson and always wanted to play R-Type.

As a gamer from the 80’s these updates are genuinely exciting. I still think of these as $60 games, so NSO is a great deal for me.

“64 player online battle”.

Good luck with that… let’s see how long this niche looking game regularly garners 64 simultaneous players 🙃

@TommyTendo agreed. It’s like they’re testing their fan base to see how many hoops we’ll jump through for this stuff.

@batmanbud2 Does anybody actually hate this game??

At $15 and this positive review it’s an easy buy. Gonna score it later tonight 👍

Thursday is a smart move. A lot of people order a new game to play during the coming weekend and with all the shipping hiccups that can happen to a new title, ordering a game online can mean missing the fun first weekend of playing for some folks.

We got Blast Corps today, baby! It’s a thrill just to have access to that one game again 👊

Picked it up last night. Really enjoying it so far, especially the music! Being a fan of more classic style arcade games this game is a perfect complement to a snowy weekend.

Swooping in on them Pikmins! Those haven’t been available in ages and fetch a pretty high price these days..

@Wisps thanks ✌️

Question 🙋‍♂️

If you buy the bundle is it a single icon on your Switch screen? Or is it one of those bundles that still has individual launch screens?

Just curious 🤔

@LadyCharlie oh, c’mon!! This announcement calls for anything other than cynicism. People have been looking forward to Golden Sun for so long, then they go and drop TWO of em!! This is big news!

Always meant to play the original, so the remake is the perfect excuse to finally jump in. I’m pumped!

Oddly, if the original was releasing on NSO I don’t think I’d get around to it.

Happy that it’s pulling in some decent numbers, but I was hoping we were sitting close to 4 million based on how long it’s been in the charts, all the press from big YouTubers and whatnot.

Still, if it’s considered good enough numbers for Nintendo to keep making the series then cool. But as a big fan I’ll always think it deserves even more recognition.

Oooh these are some good NES deep cuts. Always wanted to try Devil World. Definitely a decent update.

I’m about 70% through it. So good. A few stages had me beaming with genuine surprise—like to the point of laughing out loud—which is unheard of for me.

Only qualm is challenge. Even the special stages so far are fairly tame. Oh, and there’s no real motivation to experiment with badges. The R button has basically been locked to the cap ability for me.

I’ve been resisting the Zelda OLED with all my might, knowing I’ll regret making a small upgrade when the real upgrade has to be around the corner 🤞 (The Mario one doesn’t tempt me at all but I’m sure there’s a demographic for it)

I’ll be scoping eBay in a couple o weeks for this!

Keep on growin’ Pikmin 4! You deserve to be one of Nintendo’s star IP’s 👏👏

During that Direct I was actually shocked how much repetitive gabbing that flower was doing and thinking “doesn’t Nintendo normally skip voice acting for this very reason”. Lo and behold, a mute option.

I’ll try with banter on for a bit but very likely shut it off when I want to focus on the game.

It’s embarrassing this gen with Nintendo’s lack of quality control. All the hentai stuff in particular makes me irritated to check the eshop sometimes.

Even if Nintendo assembled a small team to cull the most blatant offenders it would be a huge step.

'Corporate Headquarters Development Center, Building No. 2'

Clever. I guess Nintendo uses all their creativity on games and they don’t have anything left for naming their buildings.

Bring on Friday! I preordered at Best Buy and even got a Pikmin tote bag waiting for me.

For me the magic of Pikmin is mood, creature design & environment. This one seems to have it in spades.

Man, I love the cover artwork of Famicom games. The cartoon style is so rich for me. And with the landscape composition you can make such interesting images.

@Moroboshi876 the trailer seems to infer that the package includes four different versions of the original as well as a remaster.

Used to play this game with my buddy down the street. Very excited to revisit, and with Digital Eclipse at the helm it’s gonna be solid 👊

Oof. I normally jump for any Pikmin merch, but yea, unless you’re combining it with another order getting this makes zero sense at shipping cost.

For something like this they should throw it an envelope, put a 50 cent stamp on it, charge us $1 shipping and call it a day.

These are so fitting for the Pikmin vibe! Even it needs to be a pretty penny—they will be mine!!

As someone who thinks Pikmin creature designs are the gaming world’s best, the return of a proper Piklopedia is BIG news. Pikmin 2’s was great, 3 Deluxe’s was a bit of a whiff, but this one seems like a perfect way to revisit all the cool creatures this series has!

I managed to get one of these at launch. Oddly, my GameStop had a few extras at a release party and I pounced.

For me it was EASILY worth the extra money. Definitely a classy special edition (though does take up a chunk of space 😅)

I’m happier in hindsight than I was while viewing. I’d be thrilled if they gave Pikmin 1 & 2 a biiit more love than an HD upscaling, but ultimately just happy to have em. Also excited for Mario’s new 2D direction.

@LexKitteh I read on the eshop that they both support motion controls. So, yes 👍

Physical?! Now I’m torn. Was about to download this… but can I wait until late September?!?

Fortunately, my logical brain just kicked in and said Zelda will keep me busy until Pikmin 4, then that’ll take me back to the originals. Strange release rhythm, I gotta say. 🤔

Adios “New” Super Mario Bros flat, bland, backgrounds. You will not be missed 👋

Bring on the psychedelia!!

@sdelfin appreciate the input ✌️

I adore these games, but with the conundrum that it’s one of the only games to make me motion sick. Not sure if it’s the camerawork or upscaling but I’ve tried a dozen times and gotten sick a dozen times. Weird… 😕.

Anyone else?

One I discovered at a good time was through Nintendolife: The basic machine setup with two fans and a control stick has been a lifesaver when exploring the depths. I can’t imagine all the climbing and brightseeds I would have to do otherwise.

I know it’s not a basic gameplay function, but had to reiterate the helpfulness.

@smithyo for my first few hours I wasn’t a fan. Once I upgraded my healing flask a few times and my character wasn’t dying all the time it grew on me big time. It’s one of those games that are “front end”difficult and require some deaths before you’re strong enough to start making real runs.

@antisumo on the original sky island, and also in key places in the depths you can trade Zonaite for refined crystals at places that are essentially crystal shops. Get 100+ crystals from there and then take it to a refinery (there’s one near the Hyrule outpost on a rock to the NE that I use) and they’ll stamp you out a battery increment.

That’s as spoiler free I can make it 🙂

I’m normally not one to exploit a glitch, but I really didn’t want to farm Zonaite and having a big battery’s a nifty, inconsequential bonus.

I also duplicated diamonds, because having infinite rupees is amazing… and dragon parts because I don’t like chasing dragons… ok. I’ve actually enjoyed the glitch quite a bit 😏

@SteamEngenius why would it be hard to believe? The dude has eaten and lived Zelda for 20+ years. He must enjoy it to some degree.

Link’s contained laughter in that image is representative of you trying to contain your own chuckles, Nintendolife!