@YaGirlSkyByte Yeah it sounds like most of the controversy was internal, but the part about it being "memed into oblivion" makes it sound like the public's response may have been a little embarrassing to Nintendo.
I'm glad they didn't go with the dot matrix LED design. The final product definitely looks like something made by Nintendo, which is the biggest appeal factor imo.
$100 is definitely steep, but I don't think it's fair to say Alarmo is unneeded because everyone uses their phone. It's pretty cool that the tech monitors your position to see if you've gotten up, assuming it works well (something my phone doesn't do).
Categories that you can quickly flip through would be useful (e.g., bird monsters, water monsters, inanimate objects, etc.).
I also think there's just a lot of unnecessary bloat when it comes to the echoes. For example, it's unnecessary to have the hawk, elephant, snake, and cat statues after you've solved the puzzle in one of the dungeons relatively early in the game.
I love the mix of top-down classic Zelda with some BOTW/TOTK influences. My only complaints so far are the stuttering framerate and not-so-great echoes inventory management. Would really love to see them build on this foundation and make it a spinoff series.
Kinda lame that playing the Switch remake of Link's Awakening doesn't count. I'd like the owl icon but don't have much motivation to go back and replay the DX version.
I don't think the Luigi's Mansion remake being one of the 3DS's last games necessarily correlates with this title being one of the Switch's last games. The 3DS remake came out October 2018, over a year-and-a-half after the Switch had already been out. We don't even have a confirmed Switch successor, so I think there are a few more Switch games to come.
I enjoyed the movie a lot, but I could barely get through the demo of the 3DS original with how slow the pacing was. Doesn't seem like much is changing with this sequel.
I think one of this game’s biggest problems was them releasing it in 2023 instead of 2002 when the movies were still coming out and Gollum merch was everywhere.
Didn’t Sonic 4 get overall decent reviews? I haven’t played it since it came out, but I think my only complaint with it was that the physics felt too slippery.
I’m kind of surprised they chose one of the starters for a new mascot instead of trying to make another Pikachu or Eevee happen (Fidough or Tinkatink could’ve been fun).
That said, I’m glad they picked Sprigatito out of the three starters.
A relatively recent one for me was the last boss fight in Bug Fables. I loved the game to death, but the difficulty spike with the final boss seemed to require going back and doing a ton of level grinding. I unfortunately never had the energy to go back and beat it.
@Dragonite89 and on top of everything you mentioned, most of the new Gen 9 Pokémon’s shiny forms are barely any different from the regular forms. Very hard to spot in the overworld.
I’m somehow only just now playing through DK Tropical Freeze (despite owning both a Wii U and a Switch), and man Autumn Heights put me in the fall spirit earlier!
Sounds like it combines elements from a lot of my favorite games, and the gameplay looks decent. I just hope the environments in the game have more variety than what was shown in the trailer.
I played Pikmin Bloom for a few months and enjoyed the cuteness of it all. But at the end of the day, there’s just not enough to do in the game and everything feels pointless.
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Re: Random: Kit And Krysta Pull Back The Curtain On Nintendo's "Controversial" Switch Teaser Photo
@YaGirlSkyByte Yeah it sounds like most of the controversy was internal, but the part about it being "memed into oblivion" makes it sound like the public's response may have been a little embarrassing to Nintendo.
Re: "We Were So Stumped" - Nintendo On The 'Unorthodox' Development Of Alarmo
I'm glad they didn't go with the dot matrix LED design. The final product definitely looks like something made by Nintendo, which is the biggest appeal factor imo.
Re: Forget 'Switch 2', Nintendo Has Just Revealed An Official Alarm Clock
$100 is definitely steep, but I don't think it's fair to say Alarmo is unneeded because everyone uses their phone. It's pretty cool that the tech monitors your position to see if you've gotten up, assuming it works well (something my phone doesn't do).
Re: Talking Point: How Would You Fix Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom's Most Frustrating Feature?
Categories that you can quickly flip through would be useful (e.g., bird monsters, water monsters, inanimate objects, etc.).
I also think there's just a lot of unnecessary bloat when it comes to the echoes. For example, it's unnecessary to have the hawk, elephant, snake, and cat statues after you've solved the puzzle in one of the dungeons relatively early in the game.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom?
I love the mix of top-down classic Zelda with some BOTW/TOTK influences. My only complaints so far are the stuttering framerate and not-so-great echoes inventory management. Would really love to see them build on this foundation and make it a spinoff series.
Re: Anniversary: Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Turn 20 Years Old In The US
Remakes turning 20 years old, god I feel old.
Re: Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Icons
Kinda lame that playing the Switch remake of Link's Awakening doesn't count. I'd like the owl icon but don't have much motivation to go back and replay the DX version.
Re: New Sonic X Shadow Generations Trailer Showcases Shadow's Doom Powers
Shadow x Bayonetta
Re: NES Remix Dev Is Reportedly Involved With Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
In my head, they are the same game.
Re: Sonic X Shadow Generations Offering Free 'Sonic Jam' Skin To Email Subscribers
@obijuankanoobie I thought it wasn't working either, but then I tried selecting the platform I'll be playing on (Switch) and it let me submit!
Re: The Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Box Art Has Been Revealed
I don't think the Luigi's Mansion remake being one of the 3DS's last games necessarily correlates with this title being one of the Switch's last games. The 3DS remake came out October 2018, over a year-and-a-half after the Switch had already been out. We don't even have a confirmed Switch successor, so I think there are a few more Switch games to come.
Re: Poll: Do You Want To See 'Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2'?
I'd love one or two more games with added abilities, I just don't want it to overstay its welcome like the New Super Mario Bros series did.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Is Apparently "Set Entirely Within Lumiose City"
It might result in a more visually appealing game if they aren't trying to make a bunch of different environments like they did in Arceus.
Re: Talking Point: Pokémon Presents Predictions - What Are You Expecting?
Magikarp Jump 2
Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Detective Pikachu Returns
I enjoyed the movie a lot, but I could barely get through the demo of the 3DS original with how slow the pacing was. Doesn't seem like much is changing with this sequel.
Re: Pokémon Sleep Will Be Tucking In New Species, Relaxing Sounds And More In Future Updates
I’d like this app so much more if they’d speed up things like collecting berries and feeding Snorlax. It’s such a slog to do the most basic things.
Re: Reminder: Pokémon GO Plus + Is Now Available In Stores
@StarPoint it’s New Pokémon Go Plus Plus U
Re: Gollum Publisher Daedalic Entertainment Shuts Down Internal Development
I think one of this game’s biggest problems was them releasing it in 2023 instead of 2002 when the movies were still coming out and Gollum merch was everywhere.
Re: Video: Super Mario RPG Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & SNES)
@Not_Soos It’s such a relief to see the unique NPCs haven’t been changed to generic Toads for this remake.
Re: Hands On: Sonic Superstars Is Exactly What Sonic 4 Should Have Been
Didn’t Sonic 4 get overall decent reviews? I haven’t played it since it came out, but I think my only complaint with it was that the physics felt too slippery.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's "Key Theme" Is Hands, Says Developers
Hands of the Kingdom
Re: Official Nintendo Switch SD Card Line Expands With 1TB Zelda Card And Cute Yoshi Design
Sad to think how many uninformed people have wasted money on these thinking their Nintendo system needs to have the Nintendo-branded SD card.
Re: Review: Pokémon Stadium - The Original 151 Brought To Life With Style
Loved this game as a kid, but it’s sadly one of those games for me that’s more fun to look back on than it is to actually play today.
Re: Can You Guess The Game From These Poor Descriptions?
I hate to be that person, but doesn’t Luigi also go gooey in the 3DS remake of the first Luigi’s Mansion?
Re: Random: Donkey Kong Country Artist Reveals DK's Early Character Design Sketches
Oof that smudging. Wonder why he doesn’t use scanned copies for this sort of thing.
Re: New Trailer Gives Us Our Best Look Yet At The Pokémon Horizons Anime Series
I’m kind of surprised they chose one of the starters for a new mascot instead of trying to make another Pikachu or Eevee happen (Fidough or Tinkatink could’ve been fun).
That said, I’m glad they picked Sprigatito out of the three starters.
Re: Random: This New Pokémon Model Lets You Create Your Own Slowpoke Circle
Haha that's one way to stop the Shellder from biting.
Re: Soapbox: Switch Is Great, But The GBA SP Was The Pinnacle Of Public Transport Gaming
Love my GBA SP, but I think the DS Lite’s sleep mode when you close it makes it a better portable all around.
Re: More Characters Seemingly Returning To Mario Kart 8 Deluxe In Future DLC Waves
I’d like to see Paper Mario along with a Paper Mario-themed course.
Re: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Gets Resurrected On Switch This Summer
@KateGray I immediately thought of you when I saw the announcement
Re: Talking Point: What Is The Most Frustrated You've Ever Been With A Video Game?
A relatively recent one for me was the last boss fight in Bug Fables. I loved the game to death, but the difficulty spike with the final boss seemed to require going back and doing a ton of level grinding. I unfortunately never had the energy to go back and beat it.
Re: Feature: Which Zelda Games Should You Replay Before Tears Of The Kingdom?
I feel like replaying BOTW would burn me out on long/open world games for a while, so I’m not going to replay it right before TOTK.
Re: A New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid Battle Has Been Announced
Does this mean it’ll take even longer to join raids since I can only join with others who have Scarlet?
Re: Japan Poll Reveals Nation's Favourite Pokémon In New Gen Scarlet & Violet
Honestly shocked to see Slither Wing poll so high.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Next Limited-Time Tera Raid Battle Begins This Week
Tera raids are fun, but I’m really tired of the enemy Pokémon’s health bar reaching zero multiple times before they finally faint.
Re: Random: Scarlet And Violet Players Are Finding Shiny Pokémon Hiding In The Walls
@Dragonite89 and on top of everything you mentioned, most of the new Gen 9 Pokémon’s shiny forms are barely any different from the regular forms. Very hard to spot in the overworld.
Re: Feature: The Best Autumnal Levels In Video Games To Get You In The Fall Mood
I’m somehow only just now playing through DK Tropical Freeze (despite owning both a Wii U and a Switch), and man Autumn Heights put me in the fall spirit earlier!
Re: A New Life-Size Pokémon Plush Has Been Announced, And This One's The Fluffiest
I love how they’re giving so many underrated Pokémon the giant plush treatment and not just the usual favorites like Charizard.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 1st)
I’ve been playing Tunic. It’s beautiful and fun, but man I’m not used to games with that level of difficulty these days.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Worst Game That You Still Love For Some Reason?
Super Mario Sunshine, something about the music and environments immediately put me in a good mood. Easily my favorite Mario game.
Re: Check Out Ed Sheeran's Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Song 'Celestial'
Why did they give all the Pokémon a unibrow/forehead wrinkle?
Re: New Pokémon For Scarlet And Violet Revealed, And It's A Weird Little Fella
Kinda reminds me of how Luvdisc and Alomomola look really similar but aren’t related. But in my head, Wiglett still feels like a regional form.
Re: Paper Animal RPG Is An Adorable Mash-Up Of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon And Paper Mario
Sounds like it combines elements from a lot of my favorite games, and the gameplay looks decent. I just hope the environments in the game have more variety than what was shown in the trailer.
Re: Here's Your First Look At Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Grafaiai
@Lony85 Splatoon 3 will need some Smeargle and Grafaiai skins so we can have them compete.
Re: New Pikmin Bloom Update Really Wants You To Go Outside
I played Pikmin Bloom for a few months and enjoyed the cuteness of it all. But at the end of the day, there’s just not enough to do in the game and everything feels pointless.
Re: Sega Is Teasing A New Game, Reveal Happening Soon
A “special Sega game” would be a clever way to hint at a Segagaga remake/sequel.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Will Take The Average Player About 20 - 30 Hours To Complete
Hopefully all that open space has room for the Chao Garden to make a comeback, that would increase my play time a ton.
Re: Poll: Pokémon Scarlet Or Violet - Which Will You Choose?
I’ll have to see the other version-exclusive Pokémon before I decide. I don’t use legendaries much, so those aren’t really a deciding factor for me.
Re: Hideki Kamiya Really Wants You To Play Bayonetta 1 & 2 Before The Third Game
@Anachronism Haha I thought the same thing. Love the games, but the plots are all over the place.
Re: Feature: What's Your Biggest Nintendo Launch Day Regret?
@Jayenkai I never heard of Pen Pen and had to look it up…kinda reminds me of Snowboard Kids except very very slow lol