I'm sure there's a lot of stuff people wanted for a Mario Wonder Switch 2 Edition, and more Multiplayer stuff was not anywhere on the first half of that list. Though unlike the Jamboree one at least it (probably) won't need multiple pieces of new equipment to use.
@Sindayl Do you have CrossPlay off? Virtually everyone plays with it on since it's the default, and it's been a known thing that so few people play with it off that people use it to purposefully get Bot Lobbies to increase their Rank easily.
@Kingy There's a lot of turns where taking your foot of the gas is necessary even on lower speeds compared to Mario Kart. Aside from that, even without learning shortcuts or the best paths, just learning the tracks, items, & gadgets is enough.
Maybe since Pikmin 3 was for Wii U where you could use the Wiimote to point 'n aim, it was easier/faster to add mouse controls than 4 since it had something similar already?
Didn't get to use my Switch 2 for the first day/24 hours when I got it because it took THAT long to re-download all my games, that's the first thing I had to do lol
@electrolite77 "... but I treat them same as any other similar company." Well clearly you don't because every similar company puts their games on better and more frequent sales than Nintendo.
Missed a day this year, because Nintendo's online storefront always gives me an error at checkout for the eshop on desktop and I forgot to claim it on my Switch 2.
@Serpenterror The question is how many of those are by the same companies? The only reason the Cowabunga Collection and MvC Collection happened were because all those games were made/owned by the same companies.
Getting a third Marvel Ultimate Alliance game but it being a Switch-exclusive was a true Monkey's Paw Wish. That's not even to say that made it bad, just that it really limited things. I'm still waiting for the real Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 that follows up on the plot for the first game.
At least they're actually doing a few balance patches and bug fixes, unlike DKC Returns HD, where the Co-op will forever remain broken because it's a soulless one 'n done.
@ThatOneLevel Nooooo, they totally needed an extra month for this! (But also don't ask why they couldn't just delay the game a month if it wasn't cut content.)
@PKDuckman It'll never happen. Heck, the only reason it happened back then is because Microsoft though 343 would do better with Halo. They'll likely remake at least the Bungie games in Unreal 5 like Campaign Evolved, but we're not getting anything new from the MCC.
Still wild to me there's only been 50 of these after all these years. There's so many First-Party Nintendo games and Switch-exclusives that could've gotten one and just never did.
I think Transformers could have a lot of untapped potential for a Beat 'Em Up with all the gimmicks you could do, and it would be another banger choice for old school nostalgia. Though honestly I'd be down for the same game idea but DC Comics.
This Remaster was almost entirely done with AI. I don't mind it being used, but it doing the majority of the work, and the work not being very good? I'll pass until it's 5 bucks like the GOTY Edition on Steam.
No Switch 2 exclusive stuff, but I've gotten 5 First-Party Nintendo games for half off from Target, and 3 of them in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, LoZ Echoes of Wisdom, & Princess Peach Showtime weren't ones with prices Nintendo had set.
@PKDuckman It won't, not for a good few years down the line. ... Or at least I hope they didn't cheap out on the length they can use those IPs for the full priced Multiplatform game, especially when people already would've preferred more actual Sonic characters.
Why even bother making something with such a short shelf life? If you're gonna cheap out on how long you have access to other IPs, just don't make the DLC.
Barely looks like a Mega Evolution. If you didn't know the Shiny's colors you might just think it's that if you don't look real closely to notice the tiny changes.
Woder what the Exchange Rate will be for the various Aeos coin boost cards. I have a bit over 200 total, so hopefully it's not just 5 like if you have a Rental License for a Pokémon you own.
Hope the rumors of Sega using this game to add some IDW characters to the main games is true. These two specifically have already been mentioned in various main games for a few entries by this point, so the idea definitely seems on the table at least.
I'll probably buy Pokopia at or around launch despite not being super interested just to support a Pokémon Spin-Off that isn't mobile trash. For the entirety of the Switch we only got 3 Spin-Offs, and only one was an original game, which for someone who loved the Gen 1-5 Spin-Offs is sad.
Even if we ignore how fast this DLC was made, even conceptually it sounds like cut content. 'Hyperspace Lumiose' be looking like the original but through a filter from what they showed. Sounds like something that could've easily be made into a post-game. Then you have stuff like the missing Megas. Diancie being added by a Mystery Gift is fine, but... why is it not just a Quest in the base game? You know, like the Sinnoh Mythicals were in Legends Arceus? Those will be there forever no matter when you play, but since this is a Mystery Gift and not an update or free DLC you can Redeem, in the future it'll just be gone one day. I just amazes me how GameFreak seems to take a good step forward with Arceus then different steps back for the next games.
Wish they didn't reskin Cece and Viché. Would've loved to still have them based on the Squid Sisters and gotten new Villagers for Shiver, Frye, Pearl, & Marina. Unless they have some form of unique dialogue, I wonder why they didn't do that or why they only chose Mineru and Tulin for LoZ stuff, since dialogue is determined by Personality Type and every Villager is essentially a reskin with the only changes being their pre-set phrases.
By the end of the first year every Pokemon mobile game gets super formulaic and people tend to drop it. There's not really an incentive to keep Pulling if you have bad luck without any form of a Pity System, so I'm sure plenty of people just didn't Pull anything over a long period and uninstalled. The regular Pokemon TCG is already super RNG heavy even for a TCG, and who will Win in Pocket is usually determined by the Coin Flip and opening Hands. So there's no reason to swipe to Pull Meta cards.
Looking forward to this big time. I knew nothing about TMNT going into Shredder's Revenge and loved it. Can only imagine how much I'll enjoy Cosmic Invasion with some knowledge of Marvel.
I want Sonic Tracks, Sonic Crossworlds, and more actual Sonic characters with voices. I would actually pay for those things, I have no interest in the miscellaneous Crossover characters.
I can see it coming back, but being limited to what's in the available NSO and Expansion Pak catalogs. Games you buy you can play without a Subscription or needing to be online under a new Virtual Console app, however since you still need the base NSO to play online and would have to re-buy the Expansion Pak for new games added, so it wouldn't cut into the profits made normally.
If that's the case why decide to add a bunch of random Crossover characters to Crossworlds instead of more niche Sonic characters to give them more exposure and show off the Rivals System even more?
Pretty much own every DS game that I'd want that could come to the service. Aside from Pokemon, DS is one of the consoles I love a lot of smaller games more than the AAA ones, and most of them are either licensed or just not expensive. (Seriously, Transformers 2007 DS: Autobots/Decepticon were basically San Andres w/ Transformers and it was amazing for the time.)
However, don't a good handful of DS games use the mic? How would that work?
I like Splatoon's gameplay but how they handle everything else dumbfounds me to not want to play. The big two being only 2 Maps in Rotation at once and shoving every PvP Mode that isn't Turf War into Ranked. If Splatoon 1 wasn't made by Nintendo specifically, there would not be a sequel or still online servers for the original with choices like that.
@Bats1234 Maybe they expect more from it now that it is and has been the biggest IP on the planet for awhile, and not just a potential fad on the Gameboy. There's no reason GameFreak shouldn't be able to hire more employees or spend more time on the games when they're this big.
Well, unless the Nintendo portion of The Pokemon Company is actively ruining the product by not letting GameFreak do those things. Especially since GameFreak has made it apparent they want to do other things and know what fans want but aren't allowed to make changes. Almost like Nintendo just wants their own yearly game like CoD, but only have one studio do everything instead of 3 studios in rotation with 2 support teams like CoD has. And even CoD is going to every other year now.
No interest in this one. Just "Megas are back" is not enough of a selling point with GameFreak's current track record. The new Battle System might be interesting, but I have a strong feeling it'll just devolve into specific Moves being stupidly OP online and even more unbalanced than regular Competitive.
@Munchlax This. I find it really weird a lot of Nintendo fans will trash CoD and EA Sports games for being churned out yearly but just ignore the fact Pokemon does it too. Except where as something like CoD is 3 teams in rotation, minus BDSP Nintendo has GameFreak and GameFreak alone working on the conveyer belt.
@topsekret That's the wild thing, none of them are playing Time Stranger - they just have no interest in ZA. And Time Stranger is amazing, I've been having a blast between it and Sonic Racing Crossworlds.
I've seen no hype for this in my usual Communities, even compared to Scarlet Violet where there was some interest. The few people who say they're getting it are because they exclusively play Nintendo games and aren't playing anything else.
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Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park Has Been Rated
I'm sure there's a lot of stuff people wanted for a Mario Wonder Switch 2 Edition, and more Multiplayer stuff was not anywhere on the first half of that list. Though unlike the Jamboree one at least it (probably) won't need multiple pieces of new equipment to use.
Re: Pac-Man Joins The 'Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Roster Later This Week
@SalvorHardin It has brake drifting though. You can do either, it's just a preference of which one you find easier or more effective for you.
Re: Pac-Man Joins The 'Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Roster Later This Week
@Sindayl Do you have CrossPlay off? Virtually everyone plays with it on since it's the default, and it's been a known thing that so few people play with it off that people use it to purposefully get Bot Lobbies to increase their Rank easily.
Re: Pac-Man Joins The 'Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Roster Later This Week
@Kingy There's a lot of turns where taking your foot of the gas is necessary even on lower speeds compared to Mario Kart. Aside from that, even without learning shortcuts or the best paths, just learning the tracks, items, & gadgets is enough.
Re: Pikmin 3 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2 Rating Pops Up Online
Maybe since Pikmin 3 was for Wii U where you could use the Wiimote to point 'n aim, it was easier/faster to add mouse controls than 4 since it had something similar already?
Re: Got Yourself A New Nintendo Switch 2? Here's What To Do First
Didn't get to use my Switch 2 for the first day/24 hours when I got it because it took THAT long to re-download all my games, that's the first thing I had to do lol
Re: Mailbox: 'Greedy' Nintendo, New Horizons Vs. New Leaf, Boney M. - Nintendo Life Letters (Holiday Edition)
@electrolite77 "... but I treat them same as any other similar company." Well clearly you don't because every similar company puts their games on better and more frequent sales than Nintendo.
Re: Reminder: It's Time To Rate Your Switch 1 & 2 Games Of The Year
Only (new) Switch game I got this year was Mario Kart World, and I dropped it pretty fast.
Re: No Gravity Games Is Giving Away 10 Free Switch Games This Month (North America)
Missed a day this year, because Nintendo's online storefront always gives me an error at checkout for the eshop on desktop and I forgot to claim it on my Switch 2.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Marvel Games
@Serpenterror The question is how many of those are by the same companies? The only reason the Cowabunga Collection and MvC Collection happened were because all those games were made/owned by the same companies.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Marvel Games
Getting a third Marvel Ultimate Alliance game but it being a Switch-exclusive was a true Monkey's Paw Wish. That's not even to say that made it bad, just that it really limited things. I'm still waiting for the real Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 that follows up on the plot for the first game.
Re: Kirby Air Riders Dev Team Disbanding Soon, Game Updates Also Ending
At least they're actually doing a few balance patches and bug fixes, unlike DKC Returns HD, where the Co-op will forever remain broken because it's a soulless one 'n done.
Re: Review: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension (Switch 2) - Repetition Takes The Shine Off
@AussieMcBucket whoooooosh
Re: Review: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension (Switch 2) - Repetition Takes The Shine Off
@ThatOneLevel Nooooo, they totally needed an extra month for this! (But also don't ask why they couldn't just delay the game a month if it wasn't cut content.)
Re: Random: Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Wins GameStop's "Worst Game Of The Year" Award
@PKDuckman It'll never happen. Heck, the only reason it happened back then is because Microsoft though 343 would do better with Halo. They'll likely remake at least the Bungie games in Unreal 5 like Campaign Evolved, but we're not getting anything new from the MCC.
Re: Nintendo Announces 50th Maximus Cup Event For Tetris 99
Still wild to me there's only been 50 of these after all these years. There's so many First-Party Nintendo games and Switch-exclusives that could've gotten one and just never did.
Re: Feature: "Oh S**t, That's A Great Idea! Why Didn't We Think Of That Before?" - Marvel Cosmic Invasion Devs On Drafting The Ultimate Team
I think Transformers could have a lot of untapped potential for a Beat 'Em Up with all the gimmicks you could do, and it would be another banger choice for old school nostalgia. Though honestly I'd be down for the same game idea but DC Comics.
Re: Review: Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted (Switch 2) - An Imperfect Specimen, But Still Bloomin' Good
This Remaster was almost entirely done with AI. I don't mind it being used, but it doing the majority of the work, and the work not being very good? I'll pass until it's 5 bucks like the GOTY Edition on Steam.
Re: Switch 2 Black Friday Deals Are A Bit 'Meh', But Here Are The Best We've Seen
No Switch 2 exclusive stuff, but I've gotten 5 First-Party Nintendo games for half off from Target, and 3 of them in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, LoZ Echoes of Wisdom, & Princess Peach Showtime weren't ones with prices Nintendo had set.
Re: Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble DLC Is Getting Delisted A Year After Release
@PKDuckman It won't, not for a good few years down the line. ... Or at least I hope they didn't cheap out on the length they can use those IPs for the full priced Multiplatform game, especially when people already would've preferred more actual Sonic characters.
Re: Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble DLC Is Getting Delisted A Year After Release
Why even bother making something with such a short shelf life? If you're gonna cheap out on how long you have access to other IPs, just don't make the DLC.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting The New Kirby Air Riders amiibo?
I'd get Chef Kawasaki if the prices weren't insane.
Re: Switch Port Specialist Panic Button Reveals It Helped Upgrade Multiple First-Party Games For Switch 2
@B3RTAY Yeah the wording definitely makes it seem as Nintendo's gone as far as it will with the free updates for performance.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC's Next Mega Evolution Is A Mythical One
Barely looks like a Mega Evolution. If you didn't know the Shiny's colors you might just think it's that if you don't look real closely to notice the tiny changes.
Re: Pokémon Unite Is Discontinuing Aeos Coins In Its December Game Update
Woder what the Exchange Rate will be for the various Aeos coin boost cards. I have a bit over 200 total, so hopefully it's not just 5 like if you have a Rental License for a Pokémon you own.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds New Free Characters Update, Coming Soon
Hope the rumors of Sega using this game to add some IDW characters to the main games is true. These two specifically have already been mentioned in various main games for a few entries by this point, so the idea definitely seems on the table at least.
Re: Pokémon Pokopia Gets March 2026 Release Date, Brand New Trailer Coming This Week
I'll probably buy Pokopia at or around launch despite not being super interested just to support a Pokémon Spin-Off that isn't mobile trash. For the entirety of the Switch we only got 3 Spin-Offs, and only one was an original game, which for someone who loved the Gen 1-5 Spin-Offs is sad.
Re: Nintendo's Black Friday Offers Include Deals On Switch 1 Games, amiibo, And More
Did they even ever fix the Co-Op problem in DKC Returns, or was that just a conveyer belt release they never went back to fix?
Re: Nintendo's Black Friday Offers Include Deals On Switch 1 Games, amiibo, And More
Splatoon 3 for $30 makes me feel like we'll be getting a Splatoon 4 sooner rather than later.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC Scores December Release Date
Even if we ignore how fast this DLC was made, even conceptually it sounds like cut content. 'Hyperspace Lumiose' be looking like the original but through a filter from what they showed. Sounds like something that could've easily be made into a post-game. Then you have stuff like the missing Megas. Diancie being added by a Mystery Gift is fine, but... why is it not just a Quest in the base game? You know, like the Sinnoh Mythicals were in Legends Arceus? Those will be there forever no matter when you play, but since this is a Mystery Gift and not an update or free DLC you can Redeem, in the future it'll just be gone one day. I just amazes me how GameFreak seems to take a good step forward with Arceus then different steps back for the next games.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC News Coming Tomorrow
I almost wanna guess the DLC will take place in ORAS Hoenn based on certain missing Megas.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Getting Collabs With Lego, Splatoon, And Zelda
Wish they didn't reskin Cece and Viché. Would've loved to still have them based on the Squid Sisters and gotten new Villagers for Shiver, Frye, Pearl, & Marina. Unless they have some form of unique dialogue, I wonder why they didn't do that or why they only chose Mineru and Tulin for LoZ stuff, since dialogue is determined by Personality Type and every Villager is essentially a reskin with the only changes being their pre-set phrases.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment?
I enjoy the Nintendo x Warriors games, but I've already got plenty of games as of now. I'll hold off for next year and hope for a sale of some kind.
Re: Plants Vs. Zombies: Replanted Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Game was made in 6 months and datamining proved they lied about not using AI to upscale everything. The gall to charge $20 for this lazy cash grab...
Re: Opinion: One Year On, Every Positive 'Pokémon TCG Pocket' Update Still Comes With A Catch
By the end of the first year every Pokemon mobile game gets super formulaic and people tend to drop it. There's not really an incentive to keep Pulling if you have bad luck without any form of a Pity System, so I'm sure plenty of people just didn't Pull anything over a long period and uninstalled. The regular Pokemon TCG is already super RNG heavy even for a TCG, and who will Win in Pocket is usually determined by the Coin Flip and opening Hands. So there's no reason to swipe to Pull Meta cards.
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion Scores December Release Date And Two New Fighters
Looking forward to this big time. I knew nothing about TMNT going into Shredder's Revenge and loved it. Can only imagine how much I'll enjoy Cosmic Invasion with some knowledge of Marvel.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Team Open To More DLC: "Tell Us What You Want"
I want Sonic Tracks, Sonic Crossworlds, and more actual Sonic characters with voices. I would actually pay for those things, I have no interest in the miscellaneous Crossover characters.
Re: Nintendo's Trademarking 'Virtual Console' Again, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
I can see it coming back, but being limited to what's in the available NSO and Expansion Pak catalogs. Games you buy you can play without a Subscription or needing to be online under a new Virtual Console app, however since you still need the base NSO to play online and would have to re-buy the Expansion Pak for new games added, so it wouldn't cut into the profits made normally.
Re: Sonic Team's Boss Wants To Put More Sonic Characters In The Spotlight
If that's the case why decide to add a bunch of random Crossover characters to Crossworlds instead of more niche Sonic characters to give them more exposure and show off the Rivals System even more?
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Patent Supposedly Points To Return Of DS Games
Pretty much own every DS game that I'd want that could come to the service. Aside from Pokemon, DS is one of the consoles I love a lot of smaller games more than the AAA ones, and most of them are either licensed or just not expensive. (Seriously, Transformers 2007 DS: Autobots/Decepticon were basically San Andres w/ Transformers and it was amazing for the time.)
However, don't a good handful of DS games use the mic? How would that work?
Re: Reminder: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Hardware Bundle Now Available
But does it come with the Day One $30 DLC?
Re: Splatoon 2 Version 5.5.2 Now Live For Switch And Switch 2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I like Splatoon's gameplay but how they handle everything else dumbfounds me to not want to play. The big two being only 2 Maps in Rotation at once and shoving every PvP Mode that isn't Turf War into Ranked. If Splatoon 1 wasn't made by Nintendo specifically, there would not be a sequel or still online servers for the original with choices like that.
Re: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Receives A Small Update (Version 1.4.1)
@FishyS It took 22 years for Pokémon Snap to get a sequel - better get a comfy chair.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Pokémon Legends: Z-A
@Bats1234 Maybe they expect more from it now that it is and has been the biggest IP on the planet for awhile, and not just a potential fad on the Gameboy. There's no reason GameFreak shouldn't be able to hire more employees or spend more time on the games when they're this big.
Well, unless the Nintendo portion of The Pokemon Company is actively ruining the product by not letting GameFreak do those things. Especially since GameFreak has made it apparent they want to do other things and know what fans want but aren't allowed to make changes. Almost like Nintendo just wants their own yearly game like CoD, but only have one studio do everything instead of 3 studios in rotation with 2 support teams like CoD has. And even CoD is going to every other year now.
Re: Review: Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - Stellar Battles, But A Step Down From Arceus
No interest in this one. Just "Megas are back" is not enough of a selling point with GameFreak's current track record. The new Battle System might be interesting, but I have a strong feeling it'll just devolve into specific Moves being stupidly OP online and even more unbalanced than regular Competitive.
Re: Pokémon TCG Pocket Announces "New And Updated" Features For First Anniversary
Really weird that they'd specifically leave 3 Stars out considering you still need to Trade something of equal value.
Re: Pokémon Z-A's Source Code And Beta Builds Have Now Supposedly Leaked
@Munchlax This. I find it really weird a lot of Nintendo fans will trash CoD and EA Sports games for being churned out yearly but just ignore the fact Pokemon does it too. Except where as something like CoD is 3 teams in rotation, minus BDSP Nintendo has GameFreak and GameFreak alone working on the conveyer belt.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 And Switch Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed (US)
@topsekret That's the wild thing, none of them are playing Time Stranger - they just have no interest in ZA. And Time Stranger is amazing, I've been having a blast between it and Sonic Racing Crossworlds.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 And Switch Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed (US)
@Jarodlaraus These things are always via Mystery Gift so no need to worry about that.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 And Switch Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed (US)
I've seen no hype for this in my usual Communities, even compared to Scarlet Violet where there was some interest. The few people who say they're getting it are because they exclusively play Nintendo games and aren't playing anything else.