Uhh I'm not sure this legislation would have much of any effect on the Switch? Depending on how this works in particular the Switch would have to not really change much at all to pass.
Really looking forward to this, I played the DS games when I was younger and I was super excited to see a new one announced. And maybe this'll help fill the Pokemon shaped hole in my heart to some degree.
Looking at the graph in the source, I am surprised to see that it seems like Monolithsoft's most profitable game was... Animal Crossing?! I mean I know they worked on it but I didn't think they made that much money because of it. It far surpassed any other original game they ever made.
Really puts into perspective how HUGE New Horizons was.
Never understood this kind of push people always demand from companies. Sure, make it so that female employees have the same opportunities as male ones, but enforcing quotas and arbitrarily raising wages despite the fact that an equivalent male employee would make the same seems contraproductive and if anything could even sow discord between male and female employees. If Nintendo has measures in place to guarantee the equal treatment of female employees then that's good enough, in my opinion of course.
@Vyacheslav333 And even if it was on PC, TM has completely distanced themselves from the eroge versions and would not have something like that in a current release even if they could.
Definitely buying this day 1. Unfortunately I guess they once again won't put out a physical overseas version outside of North America, but I can endure it being digital only over here. The thought of finally being able to actually officially buy Tsukihime over here just makes me that happy, even if the translation itself has a few typos here and there.
And if anyone reading has any interest, I should note that it is indeed extremely explicit so if you're sensitive to that kinda stuff this is not for you.
Would it be insane if I just got this and started here without having played the other games? lol I did actually play an English patched version of Trails in the Sky on the Vita years ago, but none of the other Trails games.
I'm not sure if not being able to choose a gender for your character is absolute insanity or a smart solution to not step on anyone's toes...
At any rate, while I do understand why some posters feel like it was very handholdy, you gotta remember that this is the beginning of the game and it will probably not be a problem further on in the game. The game does seem much easier in some aspects, but there also are some tough enemies so I don't think the game will be totally toothless and lacking in challenge.
I still maintain my opinion that adding a custom protag in Pikmin is a net negative.
I really hope Pikmin 4 won't be too casualized. It would be a bummer to finally get a new game after so long and then have it be easier than a Kirby game. Obviously Pikmin was never "hardcore" per se, but a certain level of challenge was always there.
@Greatluigi Yes, it features the characters from Love Live Sunshine!! and instead of being high school idols, they're in a magical fantasy world. The spinoff Anime will start airing next month if I remember correctly.
Nah I commend this person. I've tried writing emails, letters and calling because of complaints I've had, and it seems they've all fallen on deaf ears. What's the big issue with asking at a shareholder meeting? And honestly, isn't it stupid that everything has to be non gender specific with custom characters? Non-binary people make up a tiny percentage of the population in every country. Adding options for those people is nice, but removing expression and options for people who aren't non-binary is just silly and I agree with the fan that it's stupid that all squids have the same androgynous/feminine animations and poses as opposed to the previous games. ADD options, don't remove them.
It would absolutely be very cool to see, but yeah, also a huge undertaking. And looking at how much work FFVIIR is taking I'm not sure it would work out. Granted the VII remake isn't exactly a traditional "remake" and I'd expect a VI remake to be more faithful.
For those confused. Street Fighter V sold about 40 to 50k physical copies in this same time period in Japan back when that launched. So yeah, it's just not a big series over there anymore and hasn't been for a while.
I'm kinda happy about those Etrian Odyssey sales, still salty about the price though. But yeah, good for that series.
Also I really could do with more strong character designs and less CaC in modern gaming. But I guess it's good for those for were clamoring for it... in Pikmin?
@Ryan_Again Nintendo has actually sponsored Vtubers before. But it was just in Japan obviously. @FishyS For some reason or another people get more and more desperate for waifus as time goes on. I don't really get it either. This is a little bit like if Agitha in Twilight Princess made a huge buzz and became the most popular girl from the game. I like her, and she is cute, but to be this popular? Very surprising.
If that's the stipulation then it's definitely not happening. But I'm sure if a sequel is in the works it would be in planning by now either way, regardless of how well it sells on Steam or Playstation.
Forever Entertainment has released patches that heavily improved their games after launching them in a lackluster state before. I welcome a delay like this if it's gonna eliminate the necessity of putting out big patches post launch.
@ComfyAko Let's wait and see if things will change similarly in regards to sex appeal in games. Some people unfortunately still argue as if the agency and self determination of a bunch of pixels and polygons have any real world value and consequences.
I did not experience this era, but was there not also a somewhat similar SEGA equivalent? Maybe not on the Mega Drive but some time in the 90s I think.
And as for preservation, I think we should always distinguish between preservation for the public and preservation in general. Pretty sure even without the existence of the piracy and emulator scenes most if not all Nintendo games would be perfectly preserved. Just not easily accessible to the public at large.
@MrLinkTathapast You misunderstand me, I can definitely imagine a nice adaptation of some of the Zelda manga that I love. What I can't imagine is a committee of producers, filmmakers and financiers, that in the worst case is infected by slimy Hollywood types, making a great Zelda movie.
"we have collected together all of the Nintendo-published games (...) to have reached the big 'one milly' "
So, it's not a list of first party games then? I've never heard anyone call Octopath Traveler a first party game. Or do people consider that first party? I'm honestly not sure now.
I really thought Nintendo would do something special to prevent something like this for this release. But it seems like they've given up on preventing this stuff happening to even the biggest Switch releases. Maybe in the next console generation?
I didn't think Cloud gaming was gonna be what would undo Xbox's plans. But yeah I guess Microsoft is really entrenched in that field and would have an immediate huge advantage.
Extremely hyped about this game! That "final trailer" totally did it for me and changed my mood about it from not being hyped to being extremely excited. But I gotta ask, did Nintendo go back to the cringy WiiU style commercials or am I just seeing things?
@NatiaAdamo For shame if you ask me, not like they don't have a huge audience that would be open to that. Or y'know maybe attract new audiences that way. I often wish that Xenoblade or Fire Emblem weren't limited by these age rating targets. I get it for Smash Bros, but those games? C'mon.
Nah it's a stupid price and if you're planning on getting this I recommend getting the physical Asian edition. It's around the same price anyway actually. Really too bad for games like these or Bayonetta Origins when the publisher has a wrong idea about how much the game can be sold for in this current market.
I'm really not sure how I'm supposed to feel about this. I was hoping he'd reveal that there's an equivalent of BotW in new map areas, but it doesn't look that way. Looked more like The Legend of Zelda: Nuts & Bolts.
What I'm really curious about is what the heck went on while this game was being made?
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Re: Handheld Consoles Will Need Easily-Switchable Batteries By 2027, Says New EU Regulation
Uhh I'm not sure this legislation would have much of any effect on the Switch? Depending on how this works in particular the Switch would have to not really change much at all to pass.
Edit: Awesome for phones though!
Re: Review: Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist Of Salburg - A Concise And Cosy JRPG That Fans Will Love
I do wonder sometimes if the newer Atelier games wouldn't benefit from big time based mechanics.
Too bad this one is digital only, but other than that it sounds good.
Re: Gallery: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince "Sneak Peek" - Heroes, Story & World
Really looking forward to this, I played the DS games when I was younger and I was super excited to see a new one announced. And maybe this'll help fill the Pokemon shaped hole in my heart to some degree.
Re: Monolith Soft Profits Almost Doubled In Fiscal Year Ending March 2023
Looking at the graph in the source, I am surprised to see that it seems like Monolithsoft's most profitable game was... Animal Crossing?! I mean I know they worked on it but I didn't think they made that much money because of it. It far surpassed any other original game they ever made.
Really puts into perspective how HUGE New Horizons was.
Re: Percentage Of Female Managers At Nintendo Hasn't Improved, Despite Pledges
@Not_Soos
There's also Jade Raymond, the famous producer of the original Assassin's Creed.
Re: Percentage Of Female Managers At Nintendo Hasn't Improved, Despite Pledges
Never understood this kind of push people always demand from companies. Sure, make it so that female employees have the same opportunities as male ones, but enforcing quotas and arbitrarily raising wages despite the fact that an equivalent male employee would make the same seems contraproductive and if anything could even sow discord between male and female employees. If Nintendo has measures in place to guarantee the equal treatment of female employees then that's good enough, in my opinion of course.
Re: Pokémon Launches Official Community Forums And It's Already A Disaster
@TheBigK
Hahahaha, "discussion" lmao
Re: Nintendo Will Be At Tokyo Game Show 2023, But Not In The Public Area
I'm assuming they will be showing new hardware to 3rd party representatives then.
Re: Tsukihime: A Piece Of Blue Glass Moon Will Get First Official English Localisation In 2024
@Vyacheslav333
And even if it was on PC, TM has completely distanced themselves from the eroge versions and would not have something like that in a current release even if they could.
Re: Tsukihime: A Piece Of Blue Glass Moon Will Get First Official English Localisation In 2024
HELL HAS FROZEN OVER
Definitely buying this day 1. Unfortunately I guess they once again won't put out a physical overseas version outside of North America, but I can endure it being digital only over here. The thought of finally being able to actually officially buy Tsukihime over here just makes me that happy, even if the translation itself has a few typos here and there.
And if anyone reading has any interest, I should note that it is indeed extremely explicit so if you're sensitive to that kinda stuff this is not for you.
Re: Review: The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie - A Refreshing Entry In The Kiseki Series
Would it be insane if I just got this and started here without having played the other games? lol
I did actually play an English patched version of Trails in the Sky on the Vita years ago, but none of the other Trails games.
Re: Review: Master Detective Archives: Rain Code - Macabre Mysteries, A Captivating Cast, A Few Frustrations
Just picked it up on the way home, really looking forward to this. Although I forgot if I should read the complementary novel now or later.
@Arawn93
Kodaka said that? If that's true that's hilarious.
Re: Nintendo's Pikmin 4 Demo Is Now Available On The Switch eShop
I'm not sure if not being able to choose a gender for your character is absolute insanity or a smart solution to not step on anyone's toes...
At any rate, while I do understand why some posters feel like it was very handholdy, you gotta remember that this is the beginning of the game and it will probably not be a problem further on in the game. The game does seem much easier in some aspects, but there also are some tough enemies so I don't think the game will be totally toothless and lacking in challenge.
I still maintain my opinion that adding a custom protag in Pikmin is a net negative.
Re: PlayStation Boss Doesn't Think Call Of Duty Appeals To Nintendo's Core Audience
I'm surprised to see that so many people seem to be offended by that.
Re: Pikmin 4 Will Let You Erase Your Mistakes With A Handy New Rewind Mechanic
I really hope Pikmin 4 won't be too casualized. It would be a bummer to finally get a new game after so long and then have it be easier than a Kirby game. Obviously Pikmin was never "hardcore" per se, but a certain level of challenge was always there.
Re: Mario's Face Is Officially On A Cookie With Limited Edition Super Mario Bros. Oreos
No Hydrox brand deal?
Re: Yohane The Parhelion: BLAZE In The DEEPBLUE Is A New 2D Action Platformer From Inti Creates
@Greatluigi
Yes, it features the characters from Love Live Sunshine!! and instead of being high school idols, they're in a magical fantasy world. The spinoff Anime will start airing next month if I remember correctly.
Re: Random: Disgruntled Splatoon 3 Fan Complains Directly To Nintendo's President About Male Poses
Nah I commend this person. I've tried writing emails, letters and calling because of complaints I've had, and it seems they've all fallen on deaf ears. What's the big issue with asking at a shareholder meeting? And honestly, isn't it stupid that everything has to be non gender specific with custom characters? Non-binary people make up a tiny percentage of the population in every country. Adding options for those people is nice, but removing expression and options for people who aren't non-binary is just silly and I agree with the fan that it's stupid that all squids have the same androgynous/feminine animations and poses as opposed to the previous games. ADD options, don't remove them.
Re: Random: Some Square Enix Staff Really Want A Final Fantasy VI Remake
It would absolutely be very cool to see, but yeah, also a huge undertaking. And looking at how much work FFVIIR is taking I'm not sure it would work out. Granted the VII remake isn't exactly a traditional "remake" and I'd expect a VI remake to be more faithful.
Re: Nintendo Shows Off Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble's Motion Controls On Switch
Very cool but I'd rather pay 6€ just for this than pay for that subscription.
Re: Prince Of Persia Is Back With Brand New Title, Out January 2024 On Switch
I never thought I'd say this, but I actually prefer the butt rock from the early 2000s PoP to this...
Re: Japanese Charts: Etrian Odyssey Origins Sees Strong Debut, But Nothing Troubles Zelda: TOTK
@Ryu_Niiyama
It certainly is possible, SF4 worked on 3DS. But does Capom see that idea as financially viable? Probably not, too much work.
Re: Japanese Charts: Etrian Odyssey Origins Sees Strong Debut, But Nothing Troubles Zelda: TOTK
For those confused. Street Fighter V sold about 40 to 50k physical copies in this same time period in Japan back when that launched. So yeah, it's just not a big series over there anymore and hasn't been for a while.
I'm kinda happy about those Etrian Odyssey sales, still salty about the price though. But yeah, good for that series.
Re: Pikmin 4 Will 'Rise To The Occasion' In Brand New Trailer
No June direct confirmed then.
Also I really could do with more strong character designs and less CaC in modern gaming. But I guess it's good for those for were clamoring for it... in Pikmin?
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Character Purah Gets Transformed Into A VTuber
@Ryan_Again
Nintendo has actually sponsored Vtubers before. But it was just in Japan obviously.
@FishyS
For some reason or another people get more and more desperate for waifus as time goes on. I don't really get it either. This is a little bit like if Agitha in Twilight Princess made a huge buzz and became the most popular girl from the game. I like her, and she is cute, but to be this popular? Very surprising.
Re: Review: Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection - Divine Dungeon Crawling But Not Definitive
The fact that this is just a straight HD port to the Switch is very disappointing. Could have been so good.
Re: Live A Live Producer Open To A Sequel
If that's the stipulation then it's definitely not happening. But I'm sure if a sequel is in the works it would be in planning by now either way, regardless of how well it sells on Steam or Playstation.
Re: Front Mission 2: Remake Has Been Delayed On Switch
Forever Entertainment has released patches that heavily improved their games after launching them in a lackluster state before. I welcome a delay like this if it's gonna eliminate the necessity of putting out big patches post launch.
Re: Rune Factory 6 And Spin-Off 'Project Dragon' Officially Unveiled
@Joeynator3000
Why the hell would this come out on the Switch? I'd be disappointed if the Switch was still current by the time these games came out.
Re: Disgaea 7 Scores October Western Release Date, Nine Months After Japan
@johnedwin
It sold roundabout the usual amount I think.
Re: Soapbox: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Straight Up Fails In Just One Respect: Accessibility
Are there not third party controllers that work as options for someone who is disabled? Genuinely curious.
Re: Random: Russia's Unofficial Pokédex Presents A Hilarious, Alternate Take On Pokémon
Funny weird descriptions aside that's a very sweet thing of that father to do. Reminds me of hearing about Tolkien making The Hobbit for his children.
Re: Random: Nintendo Embraces Mortal Kombat In Stark Contrast To '90s Censorship
@ComfyAko
Let's wait and see if things will change similarly in regards to sex appeal in games. Some people unfortunately still argue as if the agency and self determination of a bunch of pixels and polygons have any real world value and consequences.
Re: Feature: Nintendo's Satellaview Blazed A Trail For Today's Season-Based, Ephemeral Games
@ArcadianLegend99
Yes! Thanks that was it.
Re: Feature: Nintendo's Satellaview Blazed A Trail For Today's Season-Based, Ephemeral Games
I did not experience this era, but was there not also a somewhat similar SEGA equivalent? Maybe not on the Mega Drive but some time in the 90s I think.
And as for preservation, I think we should always distinguish between preservation for the public and preservation in general. Pretty sure even without the existence of the piracy and emulator scenes most if not all Nintendo games would be perfectly preserved. Just not easily accessible to the public at large.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Japan's 7th Biggest Game Launch Of All Time
What's crazy is that TotK sold more during it's launch in Japan than most other titles in the series did throughout their whole lifespan.
Re: Eiji Aonuma "Interested" In Zelda Movie After Mario's $1 Billion Box Office Success
@MrLinkTathapast
You misunderstand me, I can definitely imagine a nice adaptation of some of the Zelda manga that I love. What I can't imagine is a committee of producers, filmmakers and financiers, that in the worst case is infected by slimy Hollywood types, making a great Zelda movie.
Re: Eiji Aonuma "Interested" In Zelda Movie After Mario's $1 Billion Box Office Success
I can't imagine it being done well unfortunately so I'd rather not.
Re: Rumour: 'Mortal Kombat 1' Is Supposedly Coming To Switch
Would be funny if they added the original Nintendo censorship as an option, just to be cheeky.
Re: Every First-Party Nintendo Switch Game That Has Sold Over One Million Copies
"we have collected together all of the Nintendo-published games (...) to have reached the big 'one milly' "
So, it's not a list of first party games then? I've never heard anyone call Octopath Traveler a first party game.
Or do people consider that first party? I'm honestly not sure now.
Re: Splatoon And Link's Awakening Remake Composer Leaves Nintendo after 17 Years
Wow that's a big loss, hope he'll still compose for Nintendo games to come.
Re: Watch Out, Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Leaks Are Out In The Wild
I really thought Nintendo would do something special to prevent something like this for this release. But it seems like they've given up on preventing this stuff happening to even the biggest Switch releases. Maybe in the next console generation?
Re: Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition Has Been Officially Blocked In The UK
I didn't think Cloud gaming was gonna be what would undo Xbox's plans. But yeah I guess Microsoft is really entrenched in that field and would have an immediate huge advantage.
Re: Samba De Amigo: Party Central's Song List Has Ariana Grande Headlining
Seems ok so far I guess. But please less bog standard American pop for the rest. I need more DANCE.
Re: New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Commercial Wants You To Master Your Imagination
Extremely hyped about this game! That "final trailer" totally did it for me and changed my mood about it from not being hyped to being extremely excited.
But I gotta ask, did Nintendo go back to the cringy WiiU style commercials or am I just seeing things?
Re: Nintendo Director Wanted To Adapt 'Megami Tensei' Series, Says Novel's Author
@NatiaAdamo
For shame if you ask me, not like they don't have a huge audience that would be open to that. Or y'know maybe attract new audiences that way.
I often wish that Xenoblade or Fire Emblem weren't limited by these age rating targets. I get it for Smash Bros, but those games? C'mon.
Re: Rumour: The Internet Goes Wild Over Supposed Persona 3 Remake Gameplay
If it is real then I hope they don't butcher P3 to suit "modern sensibilities".
Really excited for a potential new JSR! Loved that game.
Re: Review: GrimGrimoire OnceMore - Magical Quality Of Life Additions Refine Repetitive RTS
Oh wow it's already out in a week? Too many games!
Re: Sega Explains Why Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Costs $80
Nah it's a stupid price and if you're planning on getting this I recommend getting the physical Asian edition. It's around the same price anyway actually. Really too bad for games like these or Bayonetta Origins when the publisher has a wrong idea about how much the game can be sold for in this current market.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Trailer Gets Creative With Vehicle Building, Fused Weapons
I'm really not sure how I'm supposed to feel about this. I was hoping he'd reveal that there's an equivalent of BotW in new map areas, but it doesn't look that way. Looked more like The Legend of Zelda: Nuts & Bolts.
What I'm really curious about is what the heck went on while this game was being made?