@Anti-Matter It was a commercial success upon release 9 months ago and sold 1.1 million copies in just a short space of time. The biggest issue will be lack of consoles due to manufacturer shortages, but I would imagine sales have been trickling in.
Some playing cards, some dice, a steelbook and a poster.... for £90. Yeh, hardpass from me. Will pick up the game at some point for sure, but those special edition extras are weak.
Looking forward to buying NFTs of my favourite Amiibo cards. Hope they release some digitial albums for us to put them in and that they don't sell out.
The twist? Full on expanding into Ninty's IP, so I would hope to see the likes of Kirby, Kid Icarus, Samus & others get into the karts.
@AtlanteanMan Literally typing and yours popped up just before mine =0p
Bravely Default the musical, Bravely Default the movie (starring Chris Pratt), Bravely Default theme park on the dark side of the moon, Bravely Default tea towels, Bravely Default balloon rides for pets, Bravely Default M&Ms, Bravely Default crossover with Fortnite, Bravely Default documentary hosted by Jimmy Carr, Bravely Default Fabergé eggs, Bravely Default Triple Layer Toilet Paper & Bravely Defawlty Towers spin-off. There, not expecting much, but if they don’t deliver on the above, I will be disappointed.
I like to think there will be many more people like her as my generation and the several below me grow up. Age is irrelevant though as we can enjoy all sorts of things at any age. Grateful that she can share her passion!
Nothing wrong with teasing a project. Everyone needs to be patient and respect the long, arduous task of a game's development. I'm sure the wait will be worth it. 'When it's done' should be applied to more release dates instead of holding teams to specific time frames.
Aw, no love for Zombii U then?! I know it divided critics, but that was a solid game which utilised the gamepad perfectly. Alien Isolation is still the scariest game I've ever played. I would love a sequel, but it's unlikely now.
I had fun with the last Mario Party, but boy, did those boards get old real quick. I'm grateful for the remastered boards in this outing & I'm really hoping they will support it with DLC in the future.
I hope that they will prepare for his eventual retirement for the role by recording as much dialogue / exclamation type sound effects so they can sample his iconic voice for years to come.
@Friendly Thankfully, we did get at least 1x Suikoden & 1x Silent Hill game on Nintendo hardware, but it would be nice to have the main series releases, for sure ^_^ I keep thinking how Fallout 3 & NV would be such a good fit on the Switch. Maybe Microsoft / Bethesda will continue to deliver past games like these with Nintendo as it would hardly hurt their exclusive lineup & will ultimately bring in a load of profit.
@Stocksy @turnmebackwards It says you can buy them in a bundle for $49.99 / £49.99? Sure, you can buy old gen games & consoles for less, but then you're not paying for the remaster and convenience then. I wouldn't particualry recommend playing them on the 360 as the performance was questionable at best.
@BloodNinja Saturn always gets forgotten as it was steamrolled over in the sales department by the PS1. There's some cracking titles there, but I feel like there wasn' t a huge amount of quality 1st party titles, outside of the AM2, Virtua Cop & sports titles of course. I miss the Dreamcast more though. Such a fabulous console with innovative features.
Wake me up when they revive at least one of the following: Lufia, Golden Sun, Skies of Arcadia & Grandia.
Edit: Not Kemco of course, but their respective licence holders / developers.
@victordamazio Fun fact: The original Yoshi from Super Mario World is from Dimension C-137.Although, each time you kill a green Yoshi using the sacrifical jump technique, or something similar, the next green Yoshi that pops from an egg is an illegal clone. The ending to Yoshi's Island of Terror on the VirtualBoy heavily hints that =0p
RPG leveling up system, inter-connected map that rewards exploration, back-tracking to former inaccessible areas with new abilities, a brooding atmosphere with appropriate soundtrack, enemies that make you think tactically & terrifying bosses.
Sadly, my special edition has not shipped yet from the Ninty UK store, so it looks like I wont be trying it this weekend. Something to look forward to next week though! Interested to see how the diffculty compares to Castlevania entries and titles like Blasphemous.
I never even thought about Travis!!! That would make a logical decision, considering his recent outing. Sadly another sword fighter though, but there could be so many zany ultimate smash moves that would raise a smile.
@TheRedComet I went with the WD BLACK SN850 1TB & then bought a QIVYNSRY M.2 heatsink, both on Amazon. Still stupidly expensive, but I split the costs over the next 4 months with the payment option on checkout. GoT has probably been my favourite game this year, beating Spiritfarer for zen like experience. Well worth the money, even though I was initially annoyed at the upgrade cost from PS4 ha
@TheRedComet It's crazy isn't it? I've just upgraded the storage on my PS5, but with file sizes like that, it won't last long. Thankfully, Ghost of Tsushima will keep me going for ages ^_^
@Octane_st1m Absolutely, couldn't agree more! I make exceptions for large games like Halo as it's something I will always play, but it's refreshing to have 1st Party games on the Switch that take a very small amount of space. Keeps my MicroSD card very happy ^_^
@valcoholic Maybe you need to spell it out for me as I'm struggling here. I apologise if I offended, but I'm seriously having a hard time to see what I did so wrong =0(
I re-read & I apologise for to refrring to Apple as CrApple. It's an easy and derivative slight on a Company, sure. I'm not sticking up for other companies & I don't deny that other Companies do the same thing & they are entitled to it. Maybe I got too defensive? It seemed to me, that I couldn't say a bad word about Apple, so I sarcastically added a quotation from a popular book. Is this what bothered you the most? Maybe it's my attempt at a sense of humuor that's not particularly well recieved. Maybe it fell flat, or I've been misinterpreted.
At the moment, Apple is making huge investments in TV & film & I suspect they will do the same with games going forward. It makes business sense.
Listen, I dont want to argue about my dislike for Apple anymore, nor do I want to get bogged down with arguments with like minded inviduals who are gaming fans in what's normally a very happy comment section.
Not sure whether to board the hype train with my Master Chief lunch box and Rayman Thermos, or to keep my expectations in check and then be pleasantly surprised when it does drop. Either way, I'm more looking forward to Sakurai taking a much needed break ^_^
For a second I was like 'FIFA 2122 Edition? Welcome to the world of tomorrow! - I bet when the 2122 edition does come out it will only be a change of footballers names & no meaningful updates like Zero G & battle royale.
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Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Holds Strong In The Wake Of Elden Ring
@Anti-Matter It was a commercial success upon release 9 months ago and sold 1.1 million copies in just a short space of time. The biggest issue will be lack of consoles due to manufacturer shortages, but I would imagine sales have been trickling in.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Triangle Strategy On Switch
Some playing cards, some dice, a steelbook and a poster.... for £90. Yeh, hardpass from me. Will pick up the game at some point for sure, but those special edition extras are weak.
Re: Nintendo Direct To Air Tomorrow, Wednesday 9th February 2022
Wonder if they'll drop a trailer for the Mario movie?
Re: GTA Publisher Take-Two Thinks NFTs Are A Good "Fit" But Wants To "Stay Away From Speculation"
GTA? More like Non-Fungible Theft Auto
Re: Nintendo "Has Interest" In NFTs And The 'Metaverse'
Looking forward to buying NFTs of my favourite Amiibo cards. Hope they release some digitial albums for us to put them in and that they don't sell out.
Re: Mario Kart 9 Is "In Active Development" And Comes With A "New Twist", Analyst Claims
The twist? Full on expanding into Ninty's IP, so I would hope to see the likes of Kirby, Kid Icarus, Samus & others get into the karts.
@AtlanteanMan Literally typing and yours popped up just before mine =0p
Re: Poll: Paper Mario Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch Online, Will You Be Playing It?
Got it on the Wii U, so not going to bother, plus those awful borders & the player icon are really distracting.
Re: Bravely Default Producer Tells Fans To Look Forward To Next Year's Anniversary
Bravely Default the musical, Bravely Default the movie (starring Chris Pratt), Bravely Default theme park on the dark side of the moon, Bravely Default tea towels, Bravely Default balloon rides for pets, Bravely Default M&Ms, Bravely Default crossover with Fortnite, Bravely Default documentary hosted by Jimmy Carr, Bravely Default Fabergé eggs, Bravely Default Triple Layer Toilet Paper & Bravely Defawlty Towers spin-off.
There, not expecting much, but if they don’t deliver on the above, I will be disappointed.
Re: Reminder: It's Turkey Day In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Gobble Gobble
Re: Anniversary: Zelda: Twilight Princess Is Now 15 Years Old (That's 105 In Wolf Years)
Still remains my favourite Zelda to this day. I love BotW, but TP holds a special place in my heart (Hmmmm TP.... I need TP for my bunghole)
Re: Random: You've Met Animal Crossing Grandma, Now It's Time For Shin Megami Tensei Grandma
I like to think there will be many more people like her as my generation and the several below me grow up. Age is irrelevant though as we can enjoy all sorts of things at any age. Grateful that she can share her passion!
Re: Stardew Valley's Creator Won't Release His New Game Until He's "Personally Satisfied That It's Very Fun And Compelling"
@GannonBanned ^_^ I would imagine after the success of Alyx, there will be at least some more spin-offs planned.
Re: Stardew Valley's Creator Won't Release His New Game Until He's "Personally Satisfied That It's Very Fun And Compelling"
Nothing wrong with teasing a project. Everyone needs to be patient and respect the long, arduous task of a game's development. I'm sure the wait will be worth it. 'When it's done' should be applied to more release dates instead of holding teams to specific time frames.
Re: Feature: The Scariest Game On Every Nintendo Home Console
Aw, no love for Zombii U then?! I know it divided critics, but that was a solid game which utilised the gamepad perfectly.
Alien Isolation is still the scariest game I've ever played. I would love a sequel, but it's unlikely now.
Re: Review: Mario Party Superstars - A Party Most Hearty
I had fun with the last Mario Party, but boy, did those boards get old real quick. I'm grateful for the remastered boards in this outing & I'm really hoping they will support it with DLC in the future.
Re: Charles Martinet Wants To Voice Mario For As Long As He Possibly Can
I hope that they will prepare for his eventual retirement for the role by recording as much dialogue / exclamation type sound effects so they can sample his iconic voice for years to come.
Re: Soapbox: 8 Times I Ugly Cried At Kingdom Hearts
The saddest moment was when Kingdom Hearts 1-3 was announced for Switch, but only as cloud versions 😢
Re: Nintendo Download: 21st October (Europe)
I'll probably wait for the GOTY edition before I buy Peppa Pig.
Raiden IV x POCKY.. Uh, I mean MIKADO remix looks good.
Re: Feature: 8 Games That Missed Nintendo Hardware
@nessisonett Oooo, I never knew that! Japan only, sadly.
Re: Feature: 8 Games That Missed Nintendo Hardware
@Friendly Thankfully, we did get at least 1x Suikoden & 1x Silent Hill game on Nintendo hardware, but it would be nice to have the main series releases, for sure ^_^
I keep thinking how Fallout 3 & NV would be such a good fit on the Switch. Maybe Microsoft / Bethesda will continue to deliver past games like these with Nintendo as it would hardly hurt their exclusive lineup & will ultimately bring in a load of profit.
Re: Review: Crysis Remastered Trilogy - A Slick FPS Package That Runs Fine On Switch
@Stocksy @turnmebackwards It says you can buy them in a bundle for $49.99 / £49.99?
Sure, you can buy old gen games & consoles for less, but then you're not paying for the remaster and convenience then. I wouldn't particualry recommend playing them on the 360 as the performance was questionable at best.
Re: A Month After An Iconic Tokyo SEGA Arcade Closed, Another Will Open Across The Street
Watched a short documentary on the closing just a few days ago. Super happy news for the staff and fans!
Re: Hackers Have Cracked Open A Sega Saturn Emulator Inside A Commercial Switch Release
@BloodNinja Saturn always gets forgotten as it was steamrolled over in the sales department by the PS1. There's some cracking titles there, but I feel like there wasn' t a huge amount of quality 1st party titles, outside of the AM2, Virtua Cop & sports titles of course. I miss the Dreamcast more though. Such a fabulous console with innovative features.
Re: Kemco Sale Discounts 11 RPGs Across Switch And 3DS
@Daniel36 yeh, sad times =0(
Re: Kemco Sale Discounts 11 RPGs Across Switch And 3DS
@Daniel36 Yes! No harm in wanting more though right?! ^_^ I'm talking about a new entry. One can dream...
Re: Kemco Sale Discounts 11 RPGs Across Switch And 3DS
Wake me up when they revive at least one of the following: Lufia, Golden Sun, Skies of Arcadia & Grandia.
Edit: Not Kemco of course, but their respective licence holders / developers.
Re: Random: Yoshi From The Super Mario Series Apparently Have Different Names
@victordamazio Fun fact: The original Yoshi from Super Mario World is from Dimension C-137.Although, each time you kill a green Yoshi using the sacrifical jump technique, or something similar, the next green Yoshi that pops from an egg is an illegal clone. The ending to Yoshi's Island of Terror on the VirtualBoy heavily hints that =0p
Re: Nintendo And Sakurai Approved No More Heroes 3's Smash Bros. Style Boss Fight
Might want to change the spoilery title...
Re: Soapbox: What Makes A Game A Good Metroidvania Anyway?
RPG leveling up system, inter-connected map that rewards exploration, back-tracking to former inaccessible areas with new abilities, a brooding atmosphere with appropriate soundtrack, enemies that make you think tactically & terrifying bosses.
Re: Looking For A Luxurious New Case To Protect Your Nintendo Switch OLED?
When you lift up the flap, it looks like a tool belt for hipsters
Re: Monkey Ball And Yakuza Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi Confirms Departure From Sega
Let's face it, SEGA haven't been the same since the West adopted the 'Eggman' name as a replacement for Dr. Robotnik.
Re: Review: Metroid Dread - Quite Possibly The Best Metroid Game Ever Made
@Meteoroid Oh nice! I'm glad they honoured the price!
I was very tempted to pick up another copy, but I'll be patient ^_^
Re: Adorable Hamster-Car Anime 'Pui Pui Molcar' Comes To Switch In Japan
Such a happy little series ^_^
Hoping this means they'll be doing a second season!
Re: Bonito Days Is Basically Monkey Ball's Monkey Target, But Transformed Into A Full Game
"Bonito flakes"
Re: Review: Metroid Dread - Quite Possibly The Best Metroid Game Ever Made
Sadly, my special edition has not shipped yet from the Ninty UK store, so it looks like I wont be trying it this weekend. Something to look forward to next week though! Interested to see how the diffculty compares to Castlevania entries and titles like Blasphemous.
Re: Limited Run Games Almost Released A Physical 'Clock' For Nintendo Switch, Seriously
Limited Run must have had so much time on their hands...
Re: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Is Out Now On Switch, Here's The Full Character Roster
Not everyone is here!
Re: Feature: So, Who Will Be The Final Fighter In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?
I never even thought about Travis!!! That would make a logical decision, considering his recent outing. Sadly another sword fighter though, but there could be so many zany ultimate smash moves that would raise a smile.
Re: Metroid Dread's File Size Is Smaller Than First Thought
@TheRedComet I went with the WD BLACK SN850 1TB & then bought a QIVYNSRY M.2 heatsink, both on Amazon. Still stupidly expensive, but I split the costs over the next 4 months with the payment option on checkout.
GoT has probably been my favourite game this year, beating Spiritfarer for zen like experience. Well worth the money, even though I was initially annoyed at the upgrade cost from PS4 ha
Re: Metroid Dread's File Size Is Smaller Than First Thought
@TheRedComet It's crazy isn't it? I've just upgraded the storage on my PS5, but with file sizes like that, it won't last long. Thankfully, Ghost of Tsushima will keep me going for ages ^_^
Re: Review: FIFA 22 - Another Match Abandoned
Back of the net! Shame it was an own goal though....
Re: Metroid Dread's File Size Is Smaller Than First Thought
@Meteoroid I had a quick word with my Uncle who works at Nintendo, & the compression method they use is Thwomp™
Re: Final Fantasy Kart Racer Chocobo GP Will Feature 20+ Characters
It will be nice to have a decent Mario Kart clone, so I really hope this makes the grade! It's so difficult when the benchmark is so high though.
Re: Apple Made More Profit From Games In 2019 Than Nintendo, Sony And Microsoft Combined
@-wc- Thank you, really need to hear that. I love our little community here ❤️
Re: Metroid Dread's File Size Is Smaller Than First Thought
@Octane_st1m Absolutely, couldn't agree more! I make exceptions for large games like Halo as it's something I will always play, but it's refreshing to have 1st Party games on the Switch that take a very small amount of space. Keeps my MicroSD card very happy ^_^
Re: Metroid Dread's File Size Is Smaller Than First Thought
@Meteoroid In Stepanie Sterling's voice 'Tripple AAAAAAAA video games'
I thought Nintendo use WinRAR for their compression?! =0p
Re: Metroid Dread's File Size Is Smaller Than First Thought
@Cia Can you imagine if Nintendo made Call of Duty?! It would be under 10gb =0p
Always mighty impressed with their small game sizes.
Re: Apple Made More Profit From Games In 2019 Than Nintendo, Sony And Microsoft Combined
@valcoholic Maybe you need to spell it out for me as I'm struggling here. I apologise if I offended, but I'm seriously having a hard time to see what I did so wrong =0(
I re-read & I apologise for to refrring to Apple as CrApple. It's an easy and derivative slight on a Company, sure. I'm not sticking up for other companies & I don't deny that other Companies do the same thing & they are entitled to it. Maybe I got too defensive? It seemed to me, that I couldn't say a bad word about Apple, so I sarcastically added a quotation from a popular book. Is this what bothered you the most? Maybe it's my attempt at a sense of humuor that's not particularly well recieved. Maybe it fell flat, or I've been misinterpreted.
At the moment, Apple is making huge investments in TV & film & I suspect they will do the same with games going forward. It makes business sense.
Listen, I dont want to argue about my dislike for Apple anymore, nor do I want to get bogged down with arguments with like minded inviduals who are gaming fans in what's normally a very happy comment section.
Re: Sakurai Invites Everyone To Watch Smash's Final Reveal, Whether You Play The Game Or Not
Not sure whether to board the hype train with my Master Chief lunch box and Rayman Thermos, or to keep my expectations in check and then be pleasantly surprised when it does drop.
Either way, I'm more looking forward to Sakurai taking a much needed break ^_^
Re: Nintendo Download: 30th September (Europe)
For a second I was like 'FIFA 2122 Edition? Welcome to the world of tomorrow! - I bet when the 2122 edition does come out it will only be a change of footballers names & no meaningful updates like Zero G & battle royale.