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@Pandaman Ok, just sounded like that, but of course I haven't played the game so I kinda wanna trust you on that.

That said, as long as it isn't dumbed down, I think I won't have any problems with that pre-teen vibe. But I'd have to experience it for myself to properly judge that, of course.

Thanks for the info about the toy, my impression was purely based on the picture, but now I'm curious how unnoticeable it will be. ^^

Definitely looking forward to this game.

Wait what? They're expecting us to play the game with the toy attached to the controllers?! That looks really uncomfortable. I expected it to work more like an amiibo: you tap it onto your (Pro) controller once to active the ship and then you just fly around without using the toy at all.
I hope they fix this.

@Pandaman

I don't get how bright colours, cartoony characters and the toys make it a game for kids.
Sounds like you missed what has happened in the last 10-15 years, but these are actually things that most adults enjoy nowadays.
See the success of games like Splatoon, Overwatch, Dota2, Wow, Fortnite, Paladins or animated series, movies and comics.

I also have to agree with @Dreamcaster-X, you're heavily underestimating the cognitive abilities of children.

And who says a game has to be targeted at kids or adults. Why can't it be targeted at everyone?

@Damo The first part of the poll is missing a crucial option like this one:

'I still play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and I want neither a DLC nor a sequel'

Why would I play MK8D when I can drive around with the Master Cycle Zero freely in BotW?

That's great and all, but when will it finally be released? I've been waiting for almost half a year for this game.

He said something similar after last Smash game, although this time it might actually be true since it's pretty much just a content update (yes I'm aware there are some minor gameplay tweaks as well) if he's emphasizing the 'all characters playable' aspect so much.

@Liam_Doolan

Then I guess Brjann Sigurgeirsson doesn't know that Nintendo actually gave up eshop curation since the Switch was released...

Cool.

@junktron Uhm, no it's not. Have you watched any Iran-centric movies recently? Even those produced in and directed by Americans include lots of Farsi.

@SKTTR Guess what, me too. I've been mostly playing on Nintendo home consoles and PC. But a) I try to keep up with major developments on the other platforms and b) most games can be played on PC as well.
But you only said games about a 'very specific political era', not about the Iranian Revolution. There are lots of games about specific political eras (like ancient Greek, Ukraine-Russia war etc.), but I don't know any other game about Iran either. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if there actually were other games about that.

@Cosats I don't really know which part of my comment(s) you're referring to, but yes, I actually don't enjoy (re-)playing old games.
They don't make you sick like expired food but they have all the many shortcomings that were fixed by progress in game development and game design.

@Mrtoad That's very true and the reason why I don't understand why anyone would buy an XB1.
That said, I expect more from a Nintendo device. The Wii U and Wii had lots of ingenious exclusives from third party developers.

@SKTTR I've had every Nintendo console as well but you seem to have a very limited view on gaming.
Making games about a very specific political era is not a new thing at all, it has already been done multiple times in the last 30 years or so. But how would you know if you're disregarding all the other platforms?

Just because you're basically blind for non-Nintendo platforms doesn't mean all those ports are original releases. 🙄
Because they simply aren't by definition.

@Silly_G Yeah I really wanted to like this game but these things pretty much killed it for me too. I could forgive some inaccurencies and deviations from the truth because that's normal in art, but the fact that it's not even remotely authentic ruins the game.

@NightBeast Exactly, there are only a few (I already included those second-party games). Just compare the number of total Switch games (here's a list to the number of original (exclusive) Switch games and you'll see what I mean.

BTW Gear Club is a port of a mobile game, not an original Switch game.
You probably just don't know/realize how many of the Switch games are actually just ports (or 'deluxe' versions) but you can look it up.
I can assure you you won't find a significant number of games that aren't based on a previous release from a different platform.

@NandN3ds Uhm, but the genre isn't original. The genre is called 'interactive drama' (see Wikipedia). Telltale games (and other companies) have been doing them for many years decades.

'A Digital Copy Of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Use Up Over Half Of Your Switch's Memory'

What, it will use up 150GB?!

FYI: My Switch has a total memory of 288GB. Since the title doesn't mention which part of the Switch's memory (internal or external) it's referring to, I must assume it means the combined total because, you know, internet users don't read anything below the headline.

Don't buy it.

When it was released on Steam, I was quite excited about it. It's great that someone tries to tell the story of this strange historical event, especially in a videogame.

But it's not authentic. Most of the characters speak English and even the tiny fractions of Farsi that you hear are spoken with a heavy accent.
It was clearly written and produced by people who had nothing to do with the Revolution and for such a story-focussed game that's the ultimate downside.

@SKTTR
'Switch has a wealth of interesting, original games.'

You must be joking, right? Original games are exactly what the Switch is heavily lacking (apart from some great Nintendo releases, but you have those on every Nintendo device). The overwhelming majority of Switch games are ports, not original developments. And that's the case for this game as well.

Don't buy it.

When it was released on Steam, I was quite excited about it. It's great that someone tries to tell the story of this strange historical event, especially in a videogame.

But it's not authentic. Most of the characters speak English and even the tiny fractions of Farsi that you hear are spoken with a heavy accent.
It was clearly written and produced by people who had nothing to do with the Revolution and for such a story-focussed game that's the ultimate downside.

Please let him do that!

Sure why not?

Have they never heard of eshop or divital ourchases in general?

While I would definitely use the cable - even though I'm happy with my DIY mini dock - 35€ would be a bit much for just a cable.

Btw you can already charge a Switch and a Pro Controller simultaneously with the original Nintendo dock (which I'm using in mine). @Liam_Doolan

He probably just meant patches, not actual new content.

@Damo Yeah but don't they have to prove that first?

BTW there was a similar problem with Samsung, the display glass of their S4 and S5 phones cracked without any accidents happening, apparently because the housing put too much tension on it.
It was reported by tons of users and in the beginning Samsung refused to repair them under warranty as well.
But with the numbers of customers reporting it increasing and and customers being persistant Samsung eventually changed their stance and acknowledged that it was their fault and should be covered by the warranty.

It's just sad to see that Nintendo are equally customer-unfriendly...

What?! Why is this costing anything at all? It should be covered by your warranty.
I see a class-action lawsuit coming if Nintendo shouldn't change their stance.

Well that's unsurprising, because Nintendo are not Sony (and Microsoft aren't either).

All three companies have in common that they want to make profits.
Two of these at least care a tiny little bit about the players as well.
Guess which two of those three I'm referring to?

People are stupid.

That would be a bad idea, there are already too many forgettable indie releases. Pushing this even harder would bring only lead to the Switch reaching the Steam dilemma (no visibility) more quickly.

This mock-up is just replicates the PS4's menu structure - which I don't find intuitive at all.

That said, the Switch's lacklustre menu still feels like an alpha. I don't understand how Nintendo haven't given the Switch a proper menu yet, it should be at least on par with the Wii U's.

How is this not a 10/10?!

@BlueBlur101 Hm I was actually thinking of Link like on GC.

Please let it be Soul Calibur!

I already got it on Steam the moment it was announced for Switch, so I don't really care.

I predicted this when they first revealed the Switch. A portable gaming device in such a small housing is just not made for continuous duty. Running games in docked mode is just too demanding.

This is one the many bad compromises of a so-called hybrid (if we ignore the fact that it's not a hybrid at all).

But whatever, no one listened to me because apparently everyone finds gaming on the go exciting and doesn't want a high-quality Nintendo console anymore.

How shocking. ^^

Judging from the last statement in the quote I must be god then, because I know his stomach was blue from the inside.

@JayJ No, yellow paint.

@Damo That makes more sense.

That said, it would've been really cool if the headset had a gyro for games like Splatoon.

Sadly none of these settings fix the many flaws of this game.

'no motion-sensing capabilities whatsoever (which should be pretty obvious as the Switch doesn't have any VR capabilities that would allow for this)'

@Damo Are we talking about the same device? Because the Switch most certainly has those capabilities with the right Joystick and motion controls.
They could've easily replicated the gyro of the Joycons/Pro Controller with the headset. That's exactly what VR headsets do.

Ok but why 'Squid vs. Octopus' instead of 'Inkling vs. Octoling'?

What about the Wii U DLCs? Is Satura's Space Adventure included?

I'll definitely buy this again, this was one of the best indie games on Wii U.

This is exactly what Labo is made for and I can't stress enough how important this is.
This should be a mandatory part of curricula worldwide!

I don't get it, what was the point of this rocket event anyway? Seems pretty pointless to me (similarly to fireworks in real life) unless it has some kind of direct impact on the game.

Regarding that guy and the way he got that record: well it speaks volumes about the toxic kill-focussed culture in most online games. That's one of the reasons why I hate BR so much.

Everyone should take a leaf out of Splatoon's and Overwatch's book and offer players more objective-based modes to overcome this stupid nonsense.

@NEStalgia I've been using Libre/Open Office for many years privately and also MS Office.
But they both have their faults (like OO is still screwing formatting after all those years and MS's UX is a nightmare).
I've only discovered their Google equivalents recently (1,5 years ago) through my work and they exceed MS and OO in every aspect. I wouldn't even dare to go back to those, professionally and privately.

Again, every tech company is 'watching what you write' and they have been for a long time. Without that data none of their products would work as well as they do. Why single out Google for something everyone does?

Also, it's very arrogant of you to essentially tell poor people they have a 'choice' (between paying with money or with their data) when actually they don't. It's like a slap in the face, you seem to be so privileged that you can't even comprehend their situation. Classic first world problem.
They will always have to choose paying with data because any money they have will be spent on food and shelter/rent.
Putting up a paywall in front of essential services/tools is exactly how you prevent people with limited resources (like poor people) or those with less chances (like black and arabic people in America, for example).
This phenomenon is called 'discrimination'. So effectively, you're calling for discrimination in the digital world?

And regarding Android and Chromium, you just delivered another big plus: Google pushes existing open source technologies and not only improves them for everyone, but also makes them relevant in the first place.
No one would even know Android if it wasn't for Google, everyone would essentially be an apple victim.

Similarly with Chromium - which in fact was started by Google, not by someone else. When Google first introduced Chrome (the Webkit version) 10 years ago, I was very sceptical.
But over the years, it proved to be the browser with the best perfomance. Just try to let a complex web app run in Firefox and you'll see what I mean.

And well of course there are comparable alternatives to some of the services, but not all of them are a real alternative. Take Dropbox for example: it's been known for a long time - way before Snowden - that they work with and report to the US government. Google does no such thing, because they're too big to give in.
People always complain about these big companies but the thing is: it also gives them the power to withstand or rebell.
I surely wouldn't upload any files to Dropbox, but I feel safe with GDrive. Also because Google is proven to know their stuff better - from the tech side of things - so I can be sure they won't mess up and have some unknown security hole in GDrive.

But seeing how biased you are, I can't even take what you wrote seriously.
You don't seem to know what you're talking about (Chrome a security disaster? Bloated memory hogging mess?) and obviously hold some kind of grudge against Google. I mean, seriously, comparing them to the Nazis? That's ridiculous. That comparison pretty much killed the discussion and made it painfully obvious that you're on some special agenda to paint Google - a company that has provided countless life-improving tools to the public for free and pushes new technologies like AI research - as the villain.

@NEStalgia Mediocre services? You must be joking, right? Here are a few examples of their leading products in the respective market:

Google Search - it's by far the best search algorithm there is
Google Maps/Google Places - by far the best map service, it's a great help when you are in a new city or on vacation
Street View - it's really unparalleled and let's you visit places from your home as if you're there
Youtube (yes, I know they acquired it) - the leading video platform
Google Docs/Spreadsheets etc - way better and reliable than MS or Libre/Open Office
GDrive - better and more reliable than Dropbox
Android - way better than iOS
Gmail - by far the best free mail service
Chrome/Chromium - the best browser/browser engine on the market (and I'm a long-time Opera user)
Google translate - the best or one of the best translation interfaces and it's still improving
Chromecast - unparalleled

I'm certain I forgot some of the other products.

You're also underestimating the value of products costing no money (yes, they accumulate user data, but so does every other company - at least Google also uses the data for useful features). Not everyone can afford buying premium products - especially in third world countries, which make up the majority of the world.

Anything Google touches turns out to be great, so I'm really looking forward to this.

@Ryu_Niiyama Ah now it makes sense, thanks! But he should've made that clear in the first place.

@MarioFan02 I like GTA and I would love to play that!

'You've had Link show up in various fighting games in the past. I mean just look at Smash Bros.'

He's talking about third party studios and then he mentions Smash, a Nintendo game?
I think he actually meant Soul Calibur, as that's where Link made a guest appearance.

Great, it always baffled me how this game has no training mode and no singleplayer mode with bots.
Like, when I downloaded it, the first thing I wanted to know is whether it had gyro aiming. But I couldn't because there was no offline mode and I certainly didn't want to commit to a full online session.

Ok but why would I want to do that?

I miss the old Wii days where you could easily back-up your NAND and generally had a very low risk of bricking your console (and even if, you could just restore the NAND back-up).
Also, back then Homebrew was about more than piracy, you could do lots of legitimate stuff with it, like installing various apps and playing your original copies of games from previous Nintendo consoles.

Piracy is pretty much dead compared to the old days because games are getting cheaper and easily accessible via digital stores.
But as I mentioned before, Nintendo are basically encouraging hacking by leaving out crucial features and putting up a wall around the Switch.

Back then, the Wii had no apps, so you needed Homebrew to add them.
The Switch on the other hand is a normal tablet which would be totally capable of having tons of apps. But for no reason whatsoever (other than potentially not understanding hacking and being afraid of it for the wrong reasons) Nintendo have decided to scap these basic features - just like A2DP - from the Switch.

Just remove the shackles and let the Switch reach its true potential and suddenly hacking won't be such an issue anymore.

What does this have to do with Smash Ultimate? Exactly, nothing.

Must be a slow news day... or just NL's journalistic quality heavily deteriorating in the last few months.

Ok but what's surprising about this? Everyone with a brain in their skull would've known this beforehand.

The capture button captures all video & audio that had been present in the last 30 seconds. It doesn't differentiate where the sound came from because that's not how it works.