@RobynAlecksys Whoever did it, they paid for the game and just dumped its files online. You're downloading, installing or emulating at your own discretion. No one stole a single boxed copy of that game from Walmart shelves. It's a crime based on copyright infringement, unofficial distribution of intellectual property material, piracy, you call it. Thievery is a very different thing.
Contrary to what you seem to believe, they contribute a lot to the gaming scene, with software preservation being the most obvious example. You wouldn't have a single Game Boy Advance ROM image if it weren't for those "thieves" dumping and uploading them online, most games would be certainly gone for good due to expired copyright, lost source code, extremely expensive copies etc.
You wanna fight back? Go to the store and buy a copy. You're supporting the developer anyway, so why bother? It's not like piracy EVER damaged a good product's sales - Breath of the Wild was one of the most pirated games in the history of Nintendo (and was the reason for the first Wii U emulator to become a reality), yet it sells like hot cakes to this day.
"Acquiring" stuff won't help anyone. The industry is so ***** up with this madness that no one is worrying about delivering good products anymore. They just focus on "good enough for launch" stuff and call it a day, so investors can lick their fancy numbers.
It took me forever to finish the Dice of Fortune and the Tower of Fate one. Great game, but don't jump in expecting a standard dungeon crawler or something you'll be able to reach the ending in a week. It's among the most brutal games I've played.
WB Games can't do a proper port for good. Remember Armored Edition and the insane framerate dips, glitches etc? I just hope they give us a decent version of the original games, not the "remastered" junk they released on PS4/XBox.
Don't waste your time, that's all I gotta say. The game has a pretty underwhelming pacing and won't deliver the story you expect - and that means literally ignoring the main scenario to focus on gibberish side quests for more than half of its length.
Just got the game it's addicting as hell. A small suggestion yo the dev: add the rotate control option for TATE mode on Switch Lite, so we can play with the left or right stick + a button, like what we have in Hamster Arcade Archives (holding the system sideways and using the built-in buttons without detaching anything)
This comes after good sales of the previous title, and releasing as DLC would kill the profits. There's no world where 6 years of development makes sense for such a barebones sequel.
@Kaspari_Villalobos You mean the same fictional videogames that should hit the news whenever a school shooting happens, and make parents assume gaming is all about guns & violence? Sure, they're all harmless.
We've got enough Neo-nazi scum in the world, no need to have buzzwords like "Hitler's Legacy" in our social media newsfeed. This bulls**t should have been banned before the campaign ended, regardless of the game's plot being the opposite of what we expect. If you don't get the point here, I feel sorry for ya.
Not gonna lie... it ran dry pretty fast. Pretty barebones "survival" mode and new characters that don't feel different from the rest of the roster. Half of the gem unlocks are just... skins? Really?
@theModestMouse 'Murica and their obsession to invade and kill everyone with machine guns, even in a fictional Nazi castle. 'Cause Hitler bad, freedom good.
It's a polite way to say "we kicked you out of the movie and now we're kicking you out of the games, but you can tell people you voiced Mario for the past 30 years".
This basically confirms the Switch 2 is going to be a software and not a real console. That explains why Nintendo has been closing down emulators lately, they're making the world's first emulator of a console that was never released!
@Goat_FromBOTW Censorship for such subjects remain as strong as it ever was. For some reason guns and other military themes are okay in the west if you look at mainstream titles aimed for the same audience, not only Fortnite.
I just find it funny how often gun culture is seen as "cool" while people lose their minds if a bottle of alcohol is pictured in any piece of media.
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Re: Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 Hololive VTuber Collab Teased
@nessisonett The Henry avatar just made this comment better.
Re: The Mario Movie Had No Influence On Wonder's New Character Designs, Says Developers
@AndroidiOS Millions also enjoyed the first Suicide Squad or the ninth Star Wars movie.
Re: The Mario Movie Had No Influence On Wonder's New Character Designs, Says Developers
Glad it didn't influence anything. That movie was so underwhelming.
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Leaked Online Ahead Of Next Week's Release
@RobynAlecksys Whoever did it, they paid for the game and just dumped its files online. You're downloading, installing or emulating at your own discretion. No one stole a single boxed copy of that game from Walmart shelves. It's a crime based on copyright infringement, unofficial distribution of intellectual property material, piracy, you call it. Thievery is a very different thing.
Contrary to what you seem to believe, they contribute a lot to the gaming scene, with software preservation being the most obvious example. You wouldn't have a single Game Boy Advance ROM image if it weren't for those "thieves" dumping and uploading them online, most games would be certainly gone for good due to expired copyright, lost source code, extremely expensive copies etc.
You wanna fight back? Go to the store and buy a copy. You're supporting the developer anyway, so why bother? It's not like piracy EVER damaged a good product's sales - Breath of the Wild was one of the most pirated games in the history of Nintendo (and was the reason for the first Wii U emulator to become a reality), yet it sells like hot cakes to this day.
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Leaked Online Ahead Of Next Week's Release
Since there isn't a public demo available on eShop, I donwloaded the leaked version and gave it a try.
It convinced me to preorder.
Re: Site News: So, Where's Our Sonic Superstars Review?
How about calling the Sonic Mania guy to make the next one? Pretty hard to nab this one at a $60 price tag.
Re: Mario & Luigi's New Voice Actor Has Been Revealed
Hey, didn't Mario "sound the same" to you guys? Changed your mind already?
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/06/random-people-are-convinced-charles-martinet-isnt-in-super-mario-bros-wonder
Re: Disney Boss Reportedly Being Urged To Acquire A Major Game Publisher
"Acquiring" stuff won't help anyone. The industry is so ***** up with this madness that no one is worrying about delivering good products anymore. They just focus on "good enough for launch" stuff and call it a day, so investors can lick their fancy numbers.
And... Disney? No, thanks.
Re: 3DS And Wii U Online Play Ends In "Early April" 2024
@Paddle1 That's exactly what you should do right now.
Re: Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon Of Serpentcoil Island Is Coming To The West
It took me forever to finish the Dice of Fortune and the Tower of Fate one. Great game, but don't jump in expecting a standard dungeon crawler or something you'll be able to reach the ending in a week. It's among the most brutal games I've played.
Re: Batman Arkham Trilogy For Switch Has Been Delayed Until December
WB Games can't do a proper port for good. Remember Armored Edition and the insane framerate dips, glitches etc? I just hope they give us a decent version of the original games, not the "remastered" junk they released on PS4/XBox.
Re: Nintendo President Reiterates Switch Software Support Into FY24/25
Just got a brand new V2 for another 6 years of gaming. Not going anywhere.
Re: Soapbox: 'Switch 2' Doesn't Really Need Backwards Compatibility
Simple as, I won't buy another Nintendo console if I can't keep my current digital library.
Re: Nintendo's Next Switch Online Game Trial Is Now Live (North America)
Don't waste your time, that's all I gotta say. The game has a pretty underwhelming pacing and won't deliver the story you expect - and that means literally ignoring the main scenario to focus on gibberish side quests for more than half of its length.
Re: Review: Wargroove 2 - A Must-Play Tactical RPG And A Worthy Successor To Advance Wars
First one was good, but no, it's not a worthy AW successor.
Re: Wipeout-Style Racer 'BallisticNG' Cancelled For Switch Following Unity's Policy Changes
Thanks, Unity. Keep up the good work.
Re: Capcom Would 'Gracefully Decline' An Acquisition Offer From Microsoft
Imagine getting dozens of great franchises either vaulted or mauled by a western team.
Truly frightening.
Re: Unity Reveals New Pricing Model For Runtime Fee Policy
What a bad joke.
Re: Soapbox: FOMO Nearly Ruined Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom For Me
The sense of wonder we had while exploring BOTW's Hyrule is gone in favor of a completely messy, bloated map with copy-pasted tasks filling the gaps.
My biggest gaming disappointment of 2023, that's for sure.
Re: Mortal Kombat Tried To Get John Wick But Had No Luck
Wait until they announce Jeff Dahmer for the next DLC pass.
Re: Review: Trombone Champ - A Hilarious Party Game That Blows A Big Raspberry At Perfection
So, it's literally unplayable on a Switch Lite or handheld with regular controls?
Re: Internal Xbox Email Details Desire To Acquire Nintendo
What a disgusting company. Seriously.
Re: Unity Apologies For Its 'Runtime Fee' Policy, Promises To Make 'Changes'
"Making changes to the policy", so what? Lowering the fee or adjusting the threshold? No one cares. Step back. Pretend it never happened and move on.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Mario vs. Donkey Kong On Switch
One of Nintendo's most boring franchises without a doubt.
Re: Stunning Zelda-Like 'Eastward' Plants New Farm-Sim DLC This Winter
How about fixing the game's several bugs and crashes before releasing that?
By the way, the game is mostly text-based, with sidequests taking the front seat. Zelda-like is just wrong.
Re: Unity To Charge Developers A Fee Each Time A Game Is Installed Next Year
Move on to a proper game engine.
Re: Raindrop Sprinters Is An Arcade Indie Gem With Simple Controls And Cute Cats, On eShop Now
Just got the game it's addicting as hell. A small suggestion yo the dev: add the rotate control option for TATE mode on Switch Lite, so we can play with the left or right stick + a button, like what we have in Hamster Arcade Archives (holding the system sideways and using the built-in buttons without detaching anything)
Other than that, game's perfect. Thank you!
Re: Raindrop Sprinters Is An Arcade Indie Gem With Simple Controls And Cute Cats, On eShop Now
@room_909 That's great, I'm going to purchase it ASAP. Suddenly everyone began to talk about it in forums and social media networks.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Will Receive No New Content After October's 'Battle Tour', Says Nintendo
They're going to shut it down in a year or so, just wait.
Re: Review: WrestleQuest - A Wholesome RPG That Struggles In The Ring
Why can't those games have better art? It's not like there aren't any good pixel artists out there.
Re: Feature: 'Break The Game' Tells Speedrunner Narcissa Wright’s Story Through The Language Of Zelda
The world is such an insufferable place.
Re: Poll: Hasn't Nintendo Always Been An 'Entertainment' Company?
They've been a videogame company for the past 50 years.
Re: TOTK Director Is Extremely Vague On Game's Placement In Zelda Timeline
This comes after good sales of the previous title, and releasing as DLC would kill the profits. There's no world where 6 years of development makes sense for such a barebones sequel.
Re: Trace Memory, Hotel Dusk Writer's New Adventure Game Blows Past Crowd-Funding Goal
@Kaspari_Villalobos You mean the same fictional videogames that should hit the news whenever a school shooting happens, and make parents assume gaming is all about guns & violence? Sure, they're all harmless.
We've got enough Neo-nazi scum in the world, no need to have buzzwords like "Hitler's Legacy" in our social media newsfeed. This bulls**t should have been banned before the campaign ended, regardless of the game's plot being the opposite of what we expect. If you don't get the point here, I feel sorry for ya.
Re: Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock - Totally Tubular DLC
Not gonna lie... it ran dry pretty fast. Pretty barebones "survival" mode and new characters that don't feel different from the rest of the roster. Half of the gem unlocks are just... skins? Really?
Re: Trace Memory, Hotel Dusk Writer's New Adventure Game Blows Past Crowd-Funding Goal
@theModestMouse 'Murica and their obsession to invade and kill everyone with machine guns, even in a fictional Nazi castle. 'Cause Hitler bad, freedom good.
Re: Trace Memory, Hotel Dusk Writer's New Adventure Game Blows Past Crowd-Funding Goal
Not sure if that name/person should ever be referenced in any product label, even with good intentions. It's just plain disgusting.
Re: Charles Martinet On His New Role As Mario Ambassador: "I Don't Know What That Is Yet"
It's a polite way to say "we kicked you out of the movie and now we're kicking you out of the games, but you can tell people you voiced Mario for the past 30 years".
Re: Nintendo Looks To Be Updating Its Smash Bros. amiibo Packaging
This basically confirms the Switch 2 is going to be a software and not a real console. That explains why Nintendo has been closing down emulators lately, they're making the world's first emulator of a console that was never released!
Re: Feature: Harvest Moon 64’s Relationship With Alcohol, The "Magic Liquid" Of Flowerbud Village
@Goat_FromBOTW Censorship for such subjects remain as strong as it ever was. For some reason guns and other military themes are okay in the west if you look at mainstream titles aimed for the same audience, not only Fortnite.
I just find it funny how often gun culture is seen as "cool" while people lose their minds if a bottle of alcohol is pictured in any piece of media.
Re: Feature: Harvest Moon 64’s Relationship With Alcohol, The "Magic Liquid" Of Flowerbud Village
You can't mention alcohol but that's okay to have real life guns in Fortnite.
'Murica at its finest.
Re: Poll: Mario & Sonic Face Off On Switch This October - Whose Corner Are You In?
What's more likely to happen? Nintendo releasing a bad Mario or Sonic Team making a good Sonic game?
That answers the question.
Re: Retro-Inspired Indie Sea Of Stars Sold 100,000 Copies On Its First Day
A worthy spiritual successor to Chrono Trigger. That's how you do it.
Re: PSA: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom News Channel Giving Out Free In-Game Items
Now watch it break in a couple minutes.
Re: Sonic's Original Rabbit Design Is Being Added To Sonic Superstars – Digital Deluxe Edition
Once again, more Digital Deluxe editions to scam the hell out of anyone who jumps into the basic edition first.
Hopefully those will be sold separately.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Update Now Live (Version 1.2.1), Here Are The Full Patch Notes
No patch will fix the awful Ultrahand controls or breakable weapons.
Re: Charles Martinet Will No Longer Be The Voice Of Mario
Wonder won't have his voice, yet you guys insisted it was him.
Re: Mini Review: Xtreme Sports - A Switch Return For Some Gnarly But Limited GBC Minigames
Please don't be the same as the first Shantae (GBC) port on Switch. It was poorly done, butchered graphics, glitches, saving issues etc.
Re: Hands On: Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 Could Be So Much More, But Isn't
What else were you expecting, really?
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Vampire Survivors On Switch
Why can't these games look better? Not saying graphics are everything, but man, those are some extremely low effort material.