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Steel Diver!
You've been down so long, thank god for piracy! 🎶

@wazlon ah cool! Thanks for clearing that up!

I thought the marking of enemies within the Wave Breaker radius was already a thing?

GS has some of my favourite JRPG music. How can anyone not like the battle themes?! They are legendary!

Kosuke Okatani: We wanted to 'stay fresh' and offer something completely different. I know we're not 'off the hook' with the comparisons... I had an 'Inkling' they'd be coming, but our game is nothing like Splatoon & your harsh words hurt me like a 'deep cut' - for those people with only one mind set, they can 'krak-on'.

So no improvments to FPS, stuttering and general performance? sigh I guess I will continue to wait until this is addressed, or they decide to release it on Steam.

@Anachronism the more Dragon Quest games that keep coming out, the longer Togashi will take =0p
Hoping he's getting the help he needs so we can have a resolution to Kurapika's saga.

Team Frye Family for the... inevitable loss. Seriously, I can totally see either Friends or Solo picking up the win, denying Frye yet another victory. sigh

I should think we will hear something at the end of March / begining of April, at the time of Ninty's year end; news of a successor will boost stock and fire up the hype train. We'd be lucky to see it launch in Q4 2024 mind you.

Hoping for some smaller scale, experimental stuff with less emphasis on super stressful times for him and the the team

So.... Team Family / Frye not winning another one then eh?

Nintendo eShop purchase 64... 65....69.... almost there... OK! Done! What now?

Old Man: 'It's dangerous to make fan games of our IP'
Link: 'Ugh, Okay....'
Old Man: 'Here, take this' hands over cease and desist

@Astral-Grain Q1 Answer: 'Welcome to Stutter Park'
Q2 Answer: Nope

Eiji Aonuma: I think we should consider where this entry should be in the timeline.
Hidemaro Fujibayashi: flops a bowl of ramen noodles out on the table Sure, which one of these timeline threads shall we stick it on?
Eiji Aonuma: vaguely gestures to all somewhere....

The game looks like an upscaled 3DS game at points - not a problem, the aesthetics are charming, the colours are vibrant, and it has this sort of PS2 / PS3 retro charm to it, which is all fine and dandy.
Textures are flat and blurry & there's noticeable pop in - again, not super bothered, as one can ignore these when the gameplay is good, which thankfully it is!
Load times - patience, not at all bothered.
The FPS chugs along like your running through treacle.... ah, this one I can't ignore as it hinders enjoying the open segments / environments. This is inexcusable considering we can see it done properly in pretty much all first party games and many others to boot. Something tells me this is poorly optimised and rushed out the door for a quick sale. Luckily, I highly doubt the devoted DQ fans would not let their voices be heard, so hopefully a few patches will tidy things up. For now, I'm going to shelve it.
Hopefully Tose can sort this out as they are an accompished developer with a rich history of gems.

@Croctopus couldn't agree more - Amusing a Bemused Muse, whilst at first seemed like a novel idea, turned into a tedious mess as your limited vision for comparison just feels like a time wasting exercise.

There's plenty to choose from, but I'll stick to Ninty games here:
Splatoon 3 - every single ride rail mission in the single player campaign that requires precision shots to destroy the targets.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Rainbow road (various iterations).... 200cc... yeh....
Breath of the Wild - 900 Korok seeds...900! And to top it all of... no specific spoilers yeh... it's absoluetly pointless after a set amount, but for a completionist, it's very annoying.
As for other games, as a general rule of thumb, I hate when you have to fight multiple bosses in a row with no checkpoints, usually rehashes of previous bosses, or ridiculous platforming sections during a big boss battle and one simple incorrectly timed button press can send you right back to the start.

'Get ready for a surprise!' Head explodes
It will be a cross-over with Total Recall!

Please also do not post poor performance videos of our wonderful game until we've had a chance to patch it in 6 months / never (delete as appropriate)

All lip service until they deliver

@LadyCharlie I didn't realise they remastered the fruit physics for the Switch version 😂 I assumed it was more or less the same thing, but now I know!

Or, you can play it for free in your web browser 😉

Don't get your hopes up too much.... it's probably going to be a Sonic 3 movie teaser or a content update trailer for Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth

I suspect it will be easy enough to do a mobile to Switch port

New tracks / racers based on Nintendo IP, like Kirby, Kid Icarus, Pikmin etc.
Track editor!
New multiplayer modes with more courses (and a return of Block Fort!)
Weather, course hazards & maybe random / rogue elements added into specific racing / survival mode to mix things up a bit.
Weekly / monthly challenges to unlock kart customisation, keep us coming back for new unlockables - ties in with collecting coins during races to spend on cosmetics maybe? (absolutely no loot boxes etc, just in game currency)

@Mana_Knight Llyods and RBSI/NatWest seem to have very stringent, automatic fraud systems in place - the latter, who I used to Bank with, used to cancel all of my Nintendo purchases automatically. You can imagine how annoying that was for console pre-orders! I tend to buy these things with PayPal these days; less hassle!

Another DOA Walking Dead game sigh
I am laughing at how bad they've made Carol's face look in the above pic though - how close did they have to put her eyes?!

Frye was once again denied victory... Not sure how such a small percentage of Handshakers managed to win the Pro & Tricolour... although, saying that, I guess it's because I sepnt most of the time up against my own team, therfore clout doesn't count sigh

Hmmm, I already got mine from Playasia, slightly annoying.

Yeh, I'm not sold on what I've seen so far. I was concerned at first that all the good reviews on Steam were paid for. Having not played it though, I could be mistaken.

@Aneira Oh don't mind me, I'm just be my usual dimwitted self rather than having a dig at you fist bumps I knew what you were aiming for ^_^ Apologies if my post came across as condescending.
Hopefully, the film won't stray too far from the source material with Miyamoto at the helm, but I imagine it will be its own thing with just references to many of the games to tick all the right boxes.

@Aneira So it will be about Lonk as he waves his magical baguette and rides a talking mongoose then?

Tough one as I'm a console hoarder and I'll be sad to see my Animal Crossing bundle go 😂 I'll prob pass it on to family members though!

@dkxcalibur I have to agree with you bud - I tried Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing & subsequent offerings, but couldn't get used to how the vehicles felt. I also thought the majority of the courses and items were lacklustre compared to MK. I know some love it though, so I'm glad it has its fans.
I did used to love Street Racer on the Mega Drive, but the graphics and experience haven't aged well compared to the wonders of Mode 7.

What bothers me the most is that the majority of these 'live' services will be dead on arrival, leaving the hard working people below the suits facing the chopping block.

'Please understand, the Wrecking Crew are working hard, but they require a little more time'

I can picture the trailer now..
Present day New York, goofy sophomore stumbles across a magical ocarina during orchestra recital and gets transported to Hyrule Castle. Now, disoriented & fully clothed in the legendary green hero tunic, he hears someone humming a tune (the audience recognises this as the melody of the Hyrule Royal Family, Zelda's lullaby) & he stumbles into Princess Zelda's dressing room where she angrily shouts 'Well, EXCUSE ME!' & throws a clay pot at the door..
Stereotypical deep announcer voice Next summer, you'll experience a Link between worlds... & it will be dangerous to go alone...

@silverninja Oh yeah! I forgot about that one! Ugh, poor Frye indeed... I always have to pick Frye as my Daughter has a massive girl crush on her

@jump could be a tip of the top hat, a duel with the cane or a salute from atop a penny-farthing

@UltimateOtaku91 Not everyone celebrates Christmas, so I guess it would have to be more of a winter themed one (bit like North vs South Pole & Sweater vs Sock)

Interesting that they're not partnering with Universal for this, considering their current relationship. I would imagine it will do wonders for the Japanese stock market and I suspect the joint venture with Sony will mean it's a good test for future Sony game IP to move to the big screen.

I'll wait for this to drop on Game Statue Pass

I think there's still time for a stealth drop for 1,2 Son of a Switch to drop at some point before the next console. In dire need of a quality 1st party party game!

Awesome, another pair set for failure, if you catch my drift...

Certainly does feel like a last hoorah for the current SKU; a little bit of garnishing on top to push for the Holiday season.

@Yosher Hit me Ninty, Mu-se-um! 🎵

@LadyCharlie I played the 3DS Smash entry more than any other due to Smash Run! I would welcome this back with open arms!

Whilst it may be difficult to juggle that many characters again, I still wish we could get a single player campaign to rival that of Subspace Emissary.

This notion of 4K 60FPS needs to stop - expectations are way too high, especially seeing as XBSX and PS5, for the most part, can't handle this. I'd be very happy with 1080p & 60FPS. Realistically, the specs for a Switch 2 are likely to utilise Nvidia's Ampere architecture, so expect specifications somewhere around the base Xbox One or PS4 at best, which is more than enough for a portable / docked hybrid. Let's just focus on the fun factor & quality first party releases (& pretty please with sugar on top, backwards compatibility with some smoothness updates for old titles struggling to reach 30FPS)