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I feel like everyone forgot that excellent Cuphead trailer!! Definitely a highlight for me. It was also a testament to how ORIGINAL that game feels in a sea of sameness.

Honestly, after all the other trailers I was so unenthusiastically limp I was starting to wonder if I qualify as a “gamer” at all.

I’m still in the mindset of being pro Mercury Steam. A person being left off the credits for not being on the project long enough is not fuss worthy. A studio working long hours is how ambitious projects get finished. It shouldn’t be the standard, but I think to a degree it’s an inevitability.

Had there been this level of transparency back in the day how would we feel about Metroid Prime and Retro Studios? They had to grind for a year straight to give birth to that beauty. The Japanese developers LIVED in the office for the final months of development for Super Metroid, yet we play those games with a clear conscience.

Standards could and probably should change, but fawning over Mercury Steam’s tepid flaws and making the success of an amazing game suffer for it is just ridiculous to me.

Gyroids for me! It adds an element of weirdness that makes the game feel just a bit strange. Like it’s an another world.

@Princessmadllama are you serious? I honestly can’t tell.

As someone who’s played the original, the DS and the Wii one, New Horizons feels amazing in comparison. Especially after the update.

Bought both. Thoroughly enjoyed both. Only minor qualm is that some of those basic level ranks are really steep.

Dang. I’m playing it and enjoying it but while doing so wondering if the publicity it does generate will feed the franchise, or give people the wrong impression of the series…

@tekoii pretty much! Except you move quite slowly and can’t look left and right (except small degrees in the museum). Though it does let you tilt a bit up and down.

@Silly_G I’ve actually been seeing the Loftwing Amiibo in stock quite a few places. Just for kicks I just checked GameStop’s website and it’s available there now if you’re in the US.

Good luck 👍

@Longondo because totalitarian governments are so ideal for expanding creative horizons 😂

@Iggy-Koopa dang. Congrats on getting the special anyway 👌

@Iggy-Koopa well if you feel like passing it off in my direction I’d happily pay ya $50 for the extra content w/o game. Message me if that interests ya.

(I’m in the USA, if you’re in Europe probably not worth it for shipping costs)

Three out of four for me. Electric WD-40 does the trick for me. I have to apply it about every 4 months. Irritating every time drift comes around.

Nintendo can get raked across the coals as much as possible on this one if I’d have my way. Apologize to their investors??! Ha! Apologize to the consumers and the fans you weenies!!

@StooBush whoa! That’s good to know about. GameStop is often a ripoff with trades but then every so often they give crazy good value on consoles. $130 to upgrade to the OLED is an easy decision if I can find a GameStop that actually has the new model. Thanks for the info!

@tourjeff I think the list only pertains to the games available on the service at, or near, launch.

That being said, I’m surprised Nintendo didn’t include Waverace at launch. I know that’s when I’ll be signing up.

The 1st DLC was just decent. My hope was that all the ‘real’ effort would be in this one. So far the trailer looked solid enough.

Based off the lack of comments and interest in this game, I feel like I’ll be one of very few giving it time come late October 😅

The older I get the funnier it gets that there are competitions as if there’s one piece of art that “reigns supreme”. 😜

Oh my god, please! These are some of the finest platformers out there, and ridiculously hard to find at a reasonable price.

This could be a dream announcement in my opinion 🤩

I’m impressed with those smooth, smooth mechanics 🤤

It’s getting to the point where a review can’t even exist without the age-old argument of subjectivity vs objectivity vs conspiracy jive. I’m so over it. Nintendo has a high threshold of quality control. Their games score well. Ta-da!

Read the review, conclude your own opinion on whether the game might suit you and move on.

Even though I haven’t bought it yet, I’m a bit bummed for No More Heroes III. Feel like such a passion project should equate to some more recognition.

Lately I’ve been on a kick of collecting the Japanese editions of The Legend of Zelda. For me it’s super interesting to see the differences in packaging and design, as well as getting the feeling I know the history of the series a bit better.

Particular favorites so far are the Famicom disks of 1 & 2 and the GameCube Windwaker.

@Pokester99 I don’t see anybody here knocking it.

I imagine this game will be great in 6-8 months after they’ve factored in all of the critical input. Until then, I will opt not to be part of the beta testing. Especially a hard crash near the end. That’s just undoable for me.

I may be looking too much into this, but between Pikmin Mobile, the cameos in the Universal Park, and now these candy’s, I really do think Nintendo’s making a genuine effort to ramp up the brand recognition.

This time next year, Pikmin 4 release, mark this comment! 😄

@Mgene15 are you inferring this article is shovelware?? This is the kind of history article that takes quite a bit of effort, and super interesting to boot!

Even if a new one could be assumed, that’s pretty unprofessional of her to break a Non Disclosure Agreement like that. Little bits of info like this interview can really erode the potency of a reveal announcement.

Here’s a question that someone might be able to answer: would a buyback like this be a potential strategy to ensure a larger company like Microsoft or Apple from buying gobs of shares, become a majority owner, and basically hijacking ownership of the company?

I’ve heard and read about such things but my own understanding on it is foggy. It might be far-fetched, maybe totally possible, I’m not sure.

Two million ain’t bad, but kind of low for a Pokémon game, yea? Especially since this is one of the higher quality spin-offs. I’m sure Japanese sales adds another million, but I figured this game would be somewhere between 4-6 million by now.

@Thrallherd I’d say your friend’s not wrong, as the PS’ and Xbox’s have large hard drives to encourage digital downloads. But I’d also say Nintendo’s software as a whole is selling well both physically and digitally fueled by a hot console. If he’s concerned who’s officially “winning” then tell him he is and spare yourself a pointless argument 😉

Was just gonna pipe in and say Goodwill is a notoriously vapid charity scheme, but I’m glad others have brought it to light.

There are decent charities out there and some are iffy, but Goodwill is the pits of exploitation under a happy banner.

@Danrenfroe2016 Nice! Thanks for the heads up 👍

It may be gaudy and loud, but I’m pumped! I’ve always enjoyed this series over-the-top humor.

Hopefully it’s more in the $40 instead of $60 realm though 🤞🤞

@Aryon Good to know. Thanks for the info 👍

Ooh! All about this.

When a game is free and generous with their content like this I’d like to support it with a few bucks, but when the next tier of support goes from $0 to $30 it’s a bit too steep. A couple $5 or $10 options and I would’ve happily volunteered some support.

@Jonnyl Agreed. Based off the screen grabs I see no inference of the ‘interesting world’ they’re describing. The chosen images make the game look like a mess of pea soup and polygons.

I always fantasized Nintendo would do something like this. They have so many quirky and interesting objects made throughout their history that it’d be so interesting to see it displayed in a thoughtful chronological way.

Sign me up!!

@Heavyarms55 to add to the instability of the shortages, Taiwan one of the largest producers of semiconductor chips in the world is experiencing an intense drought. Besides the lack of hydroelectricity, semiconductors require an insane amount of purified water to make in a sterile environment. It could be a very long time before supply meets demand.

It would be convenient to chalk up Microsoft and Sony’s issue to poor planning, but literally no business saw this coming. Hence, thousands upon thousands of finished automobiles waiting in vast lots for their chip brain before they can even be driven.

My subscription can comfortably stay lapsed. See you next time ✌️

Actually caved in and downloaded this past week. Shockingly, it does have some merit and is worth a download just to see what ideas the series may potentially adopt in the future. The course designs aren’t that thrilling but the challenges are definitely an idea that deserves another chance.

For the wary, the gatcha mechanics are relatively light and honestly are so ridiculously priced they’re not tempting anyway.

@Purgatorium a lot of the time it’s on sale is because Bandai Namco tends to do studio wide sales where they discount their whole Switch catalog. Among those sales it tends to sell quite well 👌

Wholeheartedly agree. I feel like a few new tasks beyond catch object X, return to seasonal character for decorative item Y would be quite welcome.

The game is good at dangling potential in front of you, make it feel like it’s picking up, then it just never really blossoms.

I miss the manuals because I miss the “complete package” feel that games used to have. Front and back art that wasn’t as cluttered with technical jargon, or any amount of extra effort that heightened the presence of the object as a thing to have.

Nowadays I get the feeling they strip away as much of the physical charm as possible. Maybe they do it as a subliminal push to go digital, which makes sense, but it’s a bit of a loss just the same.

@OorWullie Whoa! You ain’t kidding—that game’s gorgeous. What a waste that it’s never been ported to consoles. Wish Sega, Capcom and others would actually dig into their own archives beyond their tired cash cows.

@Slowdive You’re partially right, but in the world of animation, and to a lesser extent games, lighting artists are closer to the end of the pipeline. I’m not inferring the game is coming soon, but they likely wouldn’t have recently hired an expensive lighting artist unless they have a fair amount of environments and models to light.

@clvr and then comments like yours are always in tow, because.... you took an interest too! At least enough to complain.

Nintendo itself doesn’t release official info every day, the website has to. Speculation, interesting rumors—it’s all valid. And if you don’t think so, scroll on by 👋

Literally can’t find a physical copy here. Started out looking casually and now with determination and it’s just totally sold out everywhere. With that pent up demand I think it could sell another 3 million in the month of April.

When they showed this in the direct for all of 2 minutes I grew impatient with its dull world. Apparently the gameplay is as exciting as the presentation 😪

@sketchturner Thank you! One other person in this comments section that’s happy.

To me this game is a symbol that Nintendo is acknowledging and attempting to spread the appeal of their most underdogged franchise. Heck, this game could just be a seed to spread awareness before the next full game 🤩

Meh. Anyone who wanted it has gotten it by now. There was always an abundance of copies at retail, which will make it easily available 2nd hand.

Any irritation I had about the whole thing has disintegrated by now.

@TheFullAndy oh, riiight. 🤔. Been a bit since I cleared em. Glad someone stepped in to clarify. Cheers @KevynOnVideo