@felip If you don't buy the DLC and opt to get it via the Expansion Pass instead, you still get to "own" or rather rent the DLC as long as your subscription is active. As long as you have the Expansion Pass, you should be able to play the new tracks online and offline. Nintendo will check if your subscription is active from time to time like they do with NES, SNES, and N64 though.
@anoyonmus I'm not saying that Pokemon Legends Arceus won't improve. I'm sure that the final game won't have a horrendous framerate like it does on the reveal trailer. However, the reveal and actual launch for Sword and Shield did look exactly the same, so it's not like there's no precedent.
@Trikeboy Game Freak still has Pokemon Legends Arceus though. The reveal trailer itself looked like a promising new direction, but it also looked really, really, really rough.
@johnvboy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe currently has an almost 50% attach rate for the Switch and I don't think you fully understand what that means. Yes, the game has sold more than enough copies, but Nintendo can still sell more copies of the game by doing absolutely nothing. A Mario Kart 9 on the same system would fragment the install base of Mario Kart into two. Unless it's an absolutely revolutionary sequel, being on the same system as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe would hamper Mario Kart 9's financial potential. It makes zero financial sense to release a new entry on the Switch when Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still remains as the bestselling Switch game of all time.
@Sinister Masuda straight up said that they're cutting out Pokemon because animating 1000 Pokemon was too much work when all the footage we've seen so far points to them reusing the 3D models they made for Gen 6.
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Re: Reminder: You Don't Need The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass To Play The DLC
@felip If you don't buy the DLC and opt to get it via the Expansion Pass instead, you still get to "own" or rather rent the DLC as long as your subscription is active. As long as you have the Expansion Pass, you should be able to play the new tracks online and offline. Nintendo will check if your subscription is active from time to time like they do with NES, SNES, and N64 though.
Re: Rumour: We're Getting A 'Pokémon Presents' Broadcast Next Month
@anoyonmus I'm not saying that Pokemon Legends Arceus won't improve. I'm sure that the final game won't have a horrendous framerate like it does on the reveal trailer. However, the reveal and actual launch for Sword and Shield did look exactly the same, so it's not like there's no precedent.
Re: Rumour: We're Getting A 'Pokémon Presents' Broadcast Next Month
@Trikeboy Game Freak still has Pokemon Legends Arceus though. The reveal trailer itself looked like a promising new direction, but it also looked really, really, really rough.
Re: "Wide Variety" Of Third-Party Titles Planned For Switch Going Forward, Says Nintendo President
@BTB20 Octopath Traveler is no longer a Nintendo Switch exclusive as of June 2019.
Re: UK Charts: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Returns To Top Ten With 317% Weekly Sales Boost
@johnvboy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe currently has an almost 50% attach rate for the Switch and I don't think you fully understand what that means. Yes, the game has sold more than enough copies, but Nintendo can still sell more copies of the game by doing absolutely nothing. A Mario Kart 9 on the same system would fragment the install base of Mario Kart into two. Unless it's an absolutely revolutionary sequel, being on the same system as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe would hamper Mario Kart 9's financial potential. It makes zero financial sense to release a new entry on the Switch when Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still remains as the bestselling Switch game of all time.
Re: UK Charts: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Returns To Top Ten With 317% Weekly Sales Boost
@johnvboy Release Mario Kart 9 and cannibalize the sales of the system's best seller? Sounds like a killer idea.
Re: Yo-Kai Watch 4 Will No Longer Be A Nintendo Switch Exclusive
@Mr_Muscle Astral Chain was commissioned by Nintendo. They have ownership of the IP along with Platinum. It's not going anywhere else.
Re: Is Game Freak "Recycling" 3DS Animations In Pokémon Sword And Shield On Switch?
@Sinister Masuda straight up said that they're cutting out Pokemon because animating 1000 Pokemon was too much work when all the footage we've seen so far points to them reusing the 3D models they made for Gen 6.