In the 80's, this would this get an insane commercial with futuristic army general robots crushing each other while someone wales on an electric guitar. Kids everywhere would kick and scream until their parents bought it at toys R us for their birthday.
They would play it once. It wouldn't even break, but they would realize it "isn't like the commercial" (see also: Cross-Fire! You'll get caught up in the cross-fire. CROSS-FIRE!!!!)
Friends would come over and say "Sweet! You have Jabii!?!?!!?!?!" to which they would reply "yeah it's terrible" and they would all go ride bikes instead.
As long as they don't try to do this with everything or even with every Zelda. It can be the standard without being the pigeon-hole.
Otherwise you fall into the dark knight trap. What was awesome and gritty for batman was terrible for 500 other movies that aimed for gritty instead of aiming for excellence.
@Spoony_Tech right? lol. sometimes the masses are actually right. i'm still waiting for a proper Lufia 2 sequel (those handheld ones weren't really the same). I promise it will increase value by $2billion!....
I don't like the $$$$$$$ of all the add-ons like pro controller etc. I don't like paid online. I don't like half-hearted ports that we keep seeing from Wii and on. And there's more.
But I'll still buy one of BG&E2 is exclusive. Haha. It's all about games and so far their strategy seems to have worked of porting Wii U games others missed (Zelda, Mario Kart, basically Splatoon). Later this year when it starts getting truly exclusive new games it will be more interesting to me despite some of the drawbacks. Hope it has legs to go the distance.
@AlexOlney Hey Alex, appreciate the response. and LOVE your videos. i straight up have not been to IGN or really any game sight for almost two years for that reason and because I found NintendoLife. discussion, content, everything is so much better here! So keep up the good work. And to be fair, part of my frustration is with Nintendo. I know it's their artwork. Just like I downloaded and almost immediately deleted the fire emblem app when I saw some of that character art. Just don't need that. Anything you guys can do that helps avoid that I think is great because so many other places go "lowest-common-denominator" and turn everything into eye-candy for clicks. I think it's harmful personally, but even if others don't agree, i just think the sight is a lot more fun when it isn't hijacked by "twintelle is hottest!" or whatever thanks for listening. keep up the good Nintendo work!
@Menchi187 I'm already sick of the fact that the click-baity booty-shot Twintelle is like every article and every thumbnail now. Same as that Cami shot for SF2 earlier today. Disappointing, imho.
Is this IGN? I come here so I DON'T have to see sexualized teases on articles.
1hr at a time? dont' make people try to schedule around this.
Just do a weekend. I know they're trying to control server load for optimal experience, but it will make a lot of people miss out and isn't that kind of against the whole idea if people don't get to test it?
Of course the games we already know are... a port, a just dance, Steep (don't know??), and....monopoly. So... #1 hooray with games I don't want or need. (other than maybe Steep since I don't know what it is).
@LeRaposa uh... hasn't it been in development for years already? pauses and stops and starts. so maybe they just started back up but we had a trailer in like 2012! haha
The game list is awesome. Did they actually lic nose all of those? But sounds like the machine is terrible. Like you see at islands in the mall. Too bad it's not made by sega.
To me it looks really unpolished. Facial expressions etc. just all look like they bought the license and pumped it out quick aiming for the 8-12 age range alongside other more serious NBA offerings.
i still play NBA JAM: Tournament Edition pretty regularly so I'll stick with that. So much of it's success was the personality of the game, the announcer, etc. That's polish beyond just basketball physics. Oh yeah, and Scottie Pippen.
i never figured out how to get points (or coins or whatever) anyway. is it tied to miitomo? i don't know and i don't care. and i guess it doesn't matter cuz i'm clearly not missing anything.
they must have unpaid interns working on this because they're not even trying anymore.
why not do it like Left for Dead, you pick your level and play against whoever else picked that level? Then you get the level you want and are still all picking the best weapons for that level.
If Wii U sold low because only the Nintendo faithful bought it....
And if the Nintendo faithful are also the Switch early adopters....
Then perhaps a lot of those million are people buying it again because they have Wii U and Switch?? Like, maybe 1 million Wii U MK8's were traded in last week to help pay for this... built in discount we all wanted.
Tell me why. Cuz I started the game but never finished, LOVE the soundtrack and want to really play it someday. HD visuals might actually be worse for something that was made to be "bit" graphics and chiptune music through right?
Nintendo is trying to protect something... but I'm not sure what. Fair star ranking? They think glitches have unfair advantage? Or that glitches of any kind are loathsome because it reminds Nintendo of security exploits? who knows.
Nintendo is both WITH the times and behind them. Mario Maker was a rare "do whatever you want with our game" that is reminiscent of the PC crowd. Mod everything! Very "with it". It was also HUGE on twitch and brought a lot of positive gamer culture attention to Nintendo.
But where others celebrate glitches and the fun (and attention) they bring, Nintendo bans them? weird.
Wii U: Why advertise? It's called Wii. It will sell itself. Headline: Customer confusion leads no one to buy Wii U cuz they thought it was a Wii add on and they don't play their Wii's anymore.
Here's a thought..... use those factories to produce more NES Mini instead of New 2DS.....
If it was ALWAYS meant to be a holiday thing, then they should have just said "Limited Edition" or "this holiday only!" they would still sell out every single one, and no one would be upset because they knew it was limited edition.
"too different" is the most painful thing this guy could say (whoever he is). Wii had a TON of 3rd party content, but because Wii was "too different" it was all scaled down "waggle editions". Nobody asked for that. It's not just "third party content" that people want, they want the SAME third party content as the other consoles so they can buy one system and get all the games PLUS Mario etc. that they get nowhere else.
Many buyers who did not grow up on Nintendo, if forced to choose, will leave Mario behind and get the other systems because they have "all the rest of the games" and have them in higher quality.
@MeloMan Love your list, but that's gotta be Lufia 2 on there instead of fortress of doom. In fact, if I got an SNES Mini and it only had ONE game it would be Lufia 2!
I still buy games for my SNES and re-releases of legit carts (not those chinese repros) would be AMAZING. If companies realize there is money here and I could get a boxed Chrono Trigger for $40 instead of $700...... yeah.
i just paid $37 for a Japanese R-Type III. And that's actually a steal. You telling me the company who actually made the game wouldn't want in on that action?
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Re: FIFA 18 Gets Reveal Trailer That Suggests Missing Features for Nintendo Switch
@DESS-M-8
The commercial should add that...
"Anywhere anytime gameplay not available on all platforms: just Switch"
Re: Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 is Announced, But is Skipping Nintendo Switch and 3DS
It's not surprising, but it IS confusing. For some games, like Far Cry or something, you can't blame them because Switch is "weaker".
But this? I mean, 16-bit remakes? What is the reasoning? I would love to hear it because I can't see it.
Re: Random: Kickstarter Project Promises Real-Life ARMS Combat, In A Fashion
In the 80's, this would this get an insane commercial with futuristic army general robots crushing each other while someone wales on an electric guitar. Kids everywhere would kick and scream until their parents bought it at toys R us for their birthday.
They would play it once. It wouldn't even break, but they would realize it "isn't like the commercial" (see also: Cross-Fire! You'll get caught up in the cross-fire. CROSS-FIRE!!!!)
Friends would come over and say "Sweet! You have Jabii!?!?!!?!?!" to which they would reply "yeah it's terrible" and they would all go ride bikes instead.
The end.
Re: Zelda: Breath of the Wild Director Says the Game’s Design Could Become the New Standard
As long as they don't try to do this with everything or even with every Zelda. It can be the standard without being the pigeon-hole.
Otherwise you fall into the dark knight trap. What was awesome and gritty for batman was terrible for 500 other movies that aimed for gritty instead of aiming for excellence.
Re: SNES Classic Edition Gets Name-Checked In Xbox E3 Survey
I'm already sad that I missed out on SNES 6 months from now. (it's a foregone conclusion)
Re: Ironcast, A 'Steampunk Mech Combat Game', is Coming to Nintendo Switch
@FX102A
lol. hey you two! no punching until you match three of the same color!
(wouldn't want to much action in a mech combat game right?)
this looks terrible. someone can download it on iphone while they wait for at rain, then delete it when they get off the train.
Re: Natsume Teases Western Release Of River City Spin-Off Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki
More importantly, does Natsume have any hold in the Lufia series any more? A proper Lufia 2 sequel is what we REALLY need.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Ramping Up Switch Production For This Fiscal Year
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
what if it was a main series Pokemon BUNDLED in ? for $50 more. ?
Re: NBA Playgrounds Developer Promises a 'Huge Announcement' on 1st June
Tickets to the NBA finals??
Re: Nintendo Gains Over $2 Billion in Market Value Following Monster Hunter XX Announcement
@Spoony_Tech
right? lol. sometimes the masses are actually right.
i'm still waiting for a proper Lufia 2 sequel (those handheld ones weren't really the same). I promise it will increase value by $2billion!....
Re: Best Buy Benefits From Strong Nintendo Switch Launch to Increase Sales
I don't like the $$$$$$$ of all the add-ons like pro controller etc. I don't like paid online. I don't like half-hearted ports that we keep seeing from Wii and on. And there's more.
But I'll still buy one of BG&E2 is exclusive. Haha. It's all about games and so far their strategy seems to have worked of porting Wii U games others missed (Zelda, Mario Kart, basically Splatoon). Later this year when it starts getting truly exclusive new games it will be more interesting to me despite some of the drawbacks. Hope it has legs to go the distance.
Re: Video: Revel in these 8 Reasons to Get Hyped for ARMS
@AlexOlney
Hey Alex, appreciate the response. and LOVE your videos. i straight up have not been to IGN or really any game sight for almost two years for that reason and because I found NintendoLife. discussion, content, everything is so much better here! So keep up the good work.
And to be fair, part of my frustration is with Nintendo. I know it's their artwork. Just like I downloaded and almost immediately deleted the fire emblem app when I saw some of that character art. Just don't need that.
Anything you guys can do that helps avoid that I think is great because so many other places go "lowest-common-denominator" and turn everything into eye-candy for clicks. I think it's harmful personally, but even if others don't agree, i just think the sight is a lot more fun when it isn't hijacked by "twintelle is hottest!" or whatever
thanks for listening. keep up the good Nintendo work!
Re: Video: Revel in these 8 Reasons to Get Hyped for ARMS
@Menchi187
I'm already sick of the fact that the click-baity booty-shot Twintelle is like every article and every thumbnail now. Same as that Cami shot for SF2 earlier today. Disappointing, imho.
Is this IGN? I come here so I DON'T have to see sexualized teases on articles.
Re: Confidence in Nintendo Grows as Share Value Surpasses Previous Pokémon GO Peak
Beyond Good & Evil 2 exclusive would send this to the moon! (Right past that space whale).
Re: Rumour: Artwork for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Posted Online
Rabbids? Garbage. Do not care.
However...
Ubisoft partnering with Nintendo? Highly intrigued because that indicates key 3rd party support....
Re: An Adventure Time Mashup Pack is Coming to Minecraft
Wouldn't "consoles" mean Switch? What are we waiting for?
Re: Reminder: Here Are the Times for the ARMS Global Testpunch
1hr at a time? dont' make people try to schedule around this.
Just do a weekend. I know they're trying to control server load for optimal experience, but it will make a lot of people miss out and isn't that kind of against the whole idea if people don't get to test it?
Re: It Looks Like Dino Dini's Kick Off Revival Is Taking To The Pitch On Switch
Me reading this headline:
Dino? Cool a dinosaur game. Oh, wait, Pitch? Ok a baseball game. Er, huh, Parrot? ok I guess I have to click this.
Re: Poll: Who Would You Like To See In Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch?
Dixie and Daisie should be a no brainer.
Then...
Rayman
Bomberman
Simon Belmont
and how about Guile just so we can get his theme in there?
Re: Video: The Complete History Of Mario Kart
I loved Double-Dash cuz I could be Luigi AND baby Luigi on the LUIGI kart. That some serious Luigi.
Re: Video: The Complete History Of Mario Kart
all this does is remind me to blame Mario Kart Wii for motion controls, bikes, and playable miis. TERRIBLE.
Re: Nintendo Is Selling An Empty Splatoon 2 Bundle Box For Five Bucks In Japan
Love it cuz it's for collectors.
But for those who like the collection to be complete, do it for $5 this actually STOPS THE EBAYERS from buying it and selling their box for $200.
Re: Ubisoft Confirms It Has An Unannounced Nintendo Switch Game in Development
Of course the games we already know are... a port, a just dance, Steep (don't know??), and....monopoly. So... #1 hooray with games I don't want or need. (other than maybe Steep since I don't know what it is).
Re: Ubisoft Confirms It Has An Unannounced Nintendo Switch Game in Development
@LeRaposa
uh... hasn't it been in development for years already? pauses and stops and starts. so maybe they just started back up but we had a trailer in like 2012! haha
i wish that was it...
Re: Yoku's Island Express Developer Partners With Team17, Set for Switch in 2018
Yoku's Island? More like YOSHI'S Island!!! Amirite?
...
...
...
pause for laughter
...
...
no?
I'll show my self out.
Re: Sonic Forces Will Let You Create Your Own Playable Character
@Anti-Matter
You're a kid now!
You're a cat, meow!
Re: Video: Street Fighter's Way Of The Hado Is A Hell Made Of Motion Controls
you know Capcom will use this to say "no third party interest on switch"
Re: AtGames Is Releasing A New Sega Genesis Clone To Rival The NES Classic Mini
The game list is awesome. Did they actually lic nose all of those? But sounds like the machine is terrible. Like you see at islands in the mall. Too bad it's not made by sega.
Re: Poll: Nintendo is Keen on 'Social Competitive Gaming' on Switch - Are You Game?
For the last question
I won't BE a competitive gamer, but I will WATCH. like that mario maker championship last year was awesome.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Sets the Scene for Mario and the Switch at E3
Beyond Good & Evil 2?
Re: Poll: Are You Excited About Nintendo's E3 2017 Plans?
Mario's hair is venturing into the uncanny valley when it's on top of a head still so cartoony.
Re: Review: NBA Playgrounds (Switch eShop)
To me it looks really unpolished. Facial expressions etc. just all look like they bought the license and pumped it out quick aiming for the 8-12 age range alongside other more serious NBA offerings.
i still play NBA JAM: Tournament Edition pretty regularly so I'll stick with that. So much of it's success was the personality of the game, the announcer, etc. That's polish beyond just basketball physics. Oh yeah, and Scottie Pippen.
Re: Columbus Circle Is Releasing A New Super Famicom Game This Year
How much $$? I've ever heard o this yet should support Super releases......... classic games 4-ever!
Re: New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Rewards Appear on My Nintendo in North America
i never figured out how to get points (or coins or whatever) anyway. is it tied to miitomo? i don't know and i don't care. and i guess it doesn't matter cuz i'm clearly not missing anything.
they must have unpaid interns working on this because they're not even trying anymore.
Re: The Maps Offered In Splatoon 2 Will Rotate More Frequently
a game where you can't choose your level?
why not do it like Left for Dead, you pick your level and play against whoever else picked that level? Then you get the level you want and are still all picking the best weapons for that level.
isn't that the normal way of online multiplayer?
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Effortlessly Drifts Past The One Million Sold Marker After Just One Week
A thought though....
If Wii U sold low because only the Nintendo faithful bought it....
And if the Nintendo faithful are also the Switch early adopters....
Then perhaps a lot of those million are people buying it again because they have Wii U and Switch?? Like, maybe 1 million Wii U MK8's were traded in last week to help pay for this... built in discount we all wanted.
Re: Switch Version Of Monster Boy Has A Fighting Chance Of Getting A Physical Release
That trailer.... looked amazing and I have no real idea what this is even.
But based on gameplay and soundtrack alone I find myself suddenly wanting whatever this is.
Re: Cave Story+ to Introduce Local Co-Op on Nintendo Switch, More Info Coming
Free on PC.... $30 on Switch....
Tell me why. Cuz I started the game but never finished, LOVE the soundtrack and want to really play it someday. HD visuals might actually be worse for something that was made to be "bit" graphics and chiptune music through right?
Re: Meet The Mario Maker Player Nintendo Wants To Ban For Keeping The Game Alive
Also, I don't think they abandoned Mario Maker as much as they abandoned the Wii U. in that sense they have also abandoned every Wii U game.
Re: Meet The Mario Maker Player Nintendo Wants To Ban For Keeping The Game Alive
Nintendo is trying to protect something... but I'm not sure what. Fair star ranking? They think glitches have unfair advantage? Or that glitches of any kind are loathsome because it reminds Nintendo of security exploits? who knows.
Nintendo is both WITH the times and behind them. Mario Maker was a rare "do whatever you want with our game" that is reminiscent of the PC crowd. Mod everything! Very "with it". It was also HUGE on twitch and brought a lot of positive gamer culture attention to Nintendo.
But where others celebrate glitches and the fun (and attention) they bring, Nintendo bans them? weird.
Re: Random: Chicago Cubs Shortstop Addison Russell Has an Interesting Approach With His Pokémon Cards
@DanteSolablood
For Cub fans, it's no joke anymore! lol finally champs again.
Now if my Bills could just win a Super Bowl...
Re: Nintendo of America Spent Big on Switch TV Advertising in March
So Nintendo CAN be taught!
Wii U: Why advertise? It's called Wii. It will sell itself.
Headline: Customer confusion leads no one to buy Wii U cuz they thought it was a Wii add on and they don't play their Wii's anymore.
Switch: Better advertise.
Headline: Switch sells great!
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime Discusses NES Mini Demand and Apologises to Those That Missed Out
Here's a thought..... use those factories to produce more NES Mini instead of New 2DS.....
If it was ALWAYS meant to be a holiday thing, then they should have just said "Limited Edition" or "this holiday only!" they would still sell out every single one, and no one would be upset because they knew it was limited edition.
oh well.
Re: Stardock CEO Says Nintendo Switch Doesn't Need Third Party Support To Succeed
"too different" is the most painful thing this guy could say (whoever he is).
Wii had a TON of 3rd party content, but because Wii was "too different" it was all scaled down "waggle editions". Nobody asked for that. It's not just "third party content" that people want, they want the SAME third party content as the other consoles so they can buy one system and get all the games PLUS Mario etc. that they get nowhere else.
Many buyers who did not grow up on Nintendo, if forced to choose, will leave Mario behind and get the other systems because they have "all the rest of the games" and have them in higher quality.
Me? I need me some Luigi.
Re: Feature: 30 Games We Might Get On The SNES Mini Classic Edition
@MeloMan
Love your list, but that's gotta be Lufia 2 on there instead of fortress of doom. In fact, if I got an SNES Mini and it only had ONE game it would be Lufia 2!
Re: Random: Switch Actress 'Karen' Embraces her Nintendo Meme
The real question is, WHERE IS NON-SPECIFIC ACTION FIGURE???? i'll take an amiibo of him. haha
Re: 650+ Target Stores Get a Mario Kart Makeover in North America
And if families love it and want to buy it but don't have a switch... will there be any on the shelves?
Re: Official Nintendo UK Store Embraces Luigi Meme in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Listing
I LOVE LUIGI AND I WANT THIS SHIRT.
Any idea if it will be available separately or in NA????
Re: Here Are The Players Lining Up For NBA Playgrounds On Switch
PIPPEN.
Now I will buy.
Re: Super Nintendo Games, "Legend" And "Iron Commando", Seek Re-release
I still buy games for my SNES and re-releases of legit carts (not those chinese repros) would be AMAZING. If companies realize there is money here and I could get a boxed Chrono Trigger for $40 instead of $700...... yeah.
i just paid $37 for a Japanese R-Type III. And that's actually a steal. You telling me the company who actually made the game wouldn't want in on that action?
CARTRIDGES AGAIN PLEASE!!!!!