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@ReaperMelia
Well clearly the FFVII remake teams needs all hands on deck to help speed up production.

@Snatcher
The original release of Crisis Core wasn't well received and only sold 2 million copies. So putting real effort into remaking this seems like a waste of time.

I love how Square has time to waste on projects like this meanwhile FF7 Remake will take 3 decades to be completed.

@Kirgo
I'm sure if Nintendo had another 7 years and almost three times the size to play with they could at least make something 60% stronger than the current Switch. The problem Valve did is they pulled a PS4 Pro out their pocket in a rush to the market, when Nintendo is poised to release a successor that will be stronger than the Steam Deck.

@RCGamer
No it doesn't

@Kirgo
The amazing super crazy Steam Deck has 1.6 teraflops of compute power, which is a larger number than 1.0 of the Switch. However you make it sound like its a portable PS5 which it is not. The Steam Deck can pull off a more impressive game but the PS4 to N64 comparison is a bit off. It's more like a PS4 to PS4 Pro difference.

@Don
So just because you want certain games doesn't mean their line up is bare bones for the rest of 2022

@Mgalens
Even though it makes all the sense in the World to keep the hybrid design for their next console, as Nintendo has proven a million times in the past, they are not known for doing what makes sense. So I am hedging my bets on either a new console to come out to extend the Switch life cycle called (The New Nintendo Switch) and it will be powerful enough to do 1440p and have a handful of games exclusive to it. Or they will move on to another system that will be a complete left turn.

@Lizuka
I don't feel you've actually played the game because I was shocked for a free 2 play by how little it tries to rob you of your money. It even allows you to unlock the characters instead of forcing you to buy them which again is unusual for a free 2 play game.

@Kirgo
There has been no tests to the Steam Deck's battery that shows it getting anywhere near 9 hours. The newer switch units and the oled are rated for 5-9 hours, meaning a graphically intense game will still net you near 5 hours. Also it doesn't matter if the Steam Deck can play games at settings when the screen is a cheap 720p screen.

@Rykdrew
Does the USB to HDMI keep it charged?

@felix330
The switch no longer has a 2 hr battery life and for cheaper has an oled screen and tv dock

@BinaryMessiah
If only the Steamdeck didn't have a 2 hr battery life and a ***** screen I would agree. The other problem is the Switch is far more portable

@solarwolf07
Doesn't sound like you treat them well, I have had three pairs from Launch and not one set has had any issues. Then again I've never used them for ultra competitive games that's why I have a Pro Controller or two lol

@SuperPotato316
Nope I'm using my brain and a basic level knowledge of business finance to make a solid statement. If they did but Square and wasted that much money I would be immediately worried about Sony's future

@SuperPotato316
I'm not going to because I know my answer, they won't buy Square because they don't have enough free cash to take that risk.

@SuperPotato316
So why waste 5.7 billion on a company that won't make that money back for them ever, it take decades to break even?

@Nameless_Shame
Sony's total assets is $223 billion but their equity is only a little over $50 billion. I doubt they would drop the required (presumably) $10+ billion to aquire Square. That's a lot of money for a studio who cranks out their only big games like Final Fantasy at a glacial pace

@solarwolf07
A lot of people break their joycons, I'm not one of those people because I respect my electronics

@SuperPotato316
Final Fantasy 7 Remake - Hurray I get to spend $60-70 per chunk that will come out years and systems apart. What a wonderful not dumb idea at all. Also it's only sold 5 million copies so about half of it's previous Final Fantasy game FF 15.

Triangle Strategy - Has sold 800,000 copies which again is probably why they are hurting financially.

Live A Live - congrats on finally translating and releasing a niche 30 yr old game. I bet it's overall sales numbers will be very low

Final Fantasy 14 anything is the only thing truly making them money. But you have to remember the original release of 14 was so bad they had to pull it, spend more development time and re-release it.

This is also the company who will spend a decade making the next Final Fantasy only for it to sell Ten Million copies which sounds like a lot but not for the time and money invested. Then they waste even more money by publishing gems like Babylon's Fall or Outriders. If Square does sell assets to another company or get bought out completely they will go under due to their lack on consistency and quality control.

Again Sony doesn't have enough spare cash to probably afford a company like Square just due to the sheer volume of expensive IPs they own. Also for those thinking Sony would have a better chance than Microsoft, the Xbox Series S is weirdly popular in Japan. Probably due to it's rampant availability and the fact it's small and compact and not a giant behemoth like the PS5

@solarwolf07
Which couch co op PC Game are you going to use this on with your friends?

@johnedwin
Please tell me some quality games they've released in the past couple years?

I love when people think Sony has deep pockets like Microsoft to just go out and buy major publishers. Sony as a whole is barely holding on so they need to be much smarter with their purchases and since Square, as of late, has made or published some real clunkers they are a terrible company to even look into buying any part of.

@moodycat
That is one of the most rose tinted glasses statement ever, a majority of the Pokemon games had some rough pixel artwork

@Silly_G
You could always just buy one version and ask your friends and family who also play Pokemon which version they are getting. If you don't have any friends or family there are a million Discord channels to join and you will find some with the version exclusives you don't have.

@solarwolf07
Just a bug I am not running across? Maybe your joycon is broken?

@Magrane
Manhunt would have to be on the Switch first to make this list

@Coffeemonster
Katamari never played like a dream, that's like saying Octodad has rock solid controls. The uncertainty of the controls and the general wonkiness of Katamari is half it's charm.

Given the thousands of games on the Switch this list was very disappointing and surface level.

I am under the firm belief that digital pre-orders should include every piece of pre-order DLC on offer from every store. Because a digital game purchaser is provided the most direct contribution to the console and developer and not letting Gamestop take their cut. Sadly as a solely digital game purchaser I can tell you we often get screwed out of digital DLC

Players, usually of the highly competitive type, will blame everything other than their own gaming skill.

@westman98
Sure is just like Scarlet and Violet is an improvement over Sword/Shield and Arceus

@westman98
I have eyes, Xenoblade 3 is filled with no resolutions

@MrPKOmega
Yes because Xenoblade 3 doesn't have low resolution textures

@duffmmann
Most adults have a smartphone and a smart tv. We just have to open our streaming video app of choice and cast it to our tvs. So the Wii U serves no purpose, my S22 ultra has a bigger screen and better stylus

@Acein210
I thought the first nail was the a majority of it's first party exclusives have been ported to the Nintendo Switch

I'm glad they are just making fan art and not wasting a lot of time and talent in trying to make an actual game of it

@DK-Fan
I honestly don't think Arlo is much a gamer at all. He seems highly unknowledgeable about the games he covers, and often says "I never really played this series this is the first one I've played". His videos could be much shorter too if he didn't repeat himself but I know he's trying to hit the beloved 10 min mark

@SpaceboyScreams
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/nintendo-hacker-gary-bowser-sentenced-to-three-years-in-jail

Nobody went to jail for screwing with Nintendo? Ok

I just 100% Peach Ball and was looking forward to my next shameful game on my Switch

@WhiteTrashGuy
The keyword there is eventually

@OrtadragoonX
The Gamecube was on the market from 2001-2007
In 2000 they had net sells of 530,665 (in millions of yen)
But in 2001 they had net sales of 462,502
in 2002 : 554,886
in 2003: 504,135
in 2004: 514,805
in 2005: 515,292
in 2006: 509,249

Then the Wii helped them out of basically failing stagnant numbers with 2007 they had net sales of 966,534.

So yes the Gamecube was a failure in the eyes of Nintendo.

Sony (their only real rival they considered at the time) sold 155 million PS2s

Playstation had still an attachment rate of 6.2 which when given its nearly 100 million console lead means they embarrassed Nintendo.

Just because you enjoyed a system doesn't mean that Nintendo enjoyed the experience of coming in third place

@Rykdrew
My most played games on the Switch are:
Dead Cells (90+)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (75+)
Moonlighter (50+)

However as much as I do enjoy the occasional time sink, I enjoy games as art, not a simple distraction. I enjoy a great story, an amazing vision and something that sits with me long after I put down the controller. One of my favorite games from the past decade is Katana Zero, I enjoyed every second I played through it's brief but amazing campaign. I was in shock by the end but felt accomplished too, there were parts that were far more difficult than I tend to like but I wanted to see what happened next and how the story ended.

So in short I have a few games that I can sink a chunk of hours into but I am also always on the hunt for the next game that will blow me away just like Katana Zero did.

@fenlix
You are comparing a visual novel to a 100+ hr RPG

@HollowSpectre
Maybe some microtransactions like Crash Team Racing too?

@Rykdrew
I think sadly due to eSports and streaming many gamers have stopped wanting to expand their horizons and simply play 10-15 games (mostly online centric games) for a crazy amount of hours. Which I think hurts gaming as a whole. There are thousands of games worth playing even just in this current generation of games, and many are not full $60 games.

So that's fine if people want to replay their games and save money but I would like it if people took more chances and bought a $15 indie game that had loved poured into by its creator then for them to save their money for the next souless $60 AAA title

Just for a friendly reminder here is the list of Nintendo Home Consoles and how well they sold (Numbers are in the millions and account for Worldwide sales):
Nintendo Entertainment System - 61.9
SNES - 49.1
N64 - 32.9
Gamecube - 21.7
Wii - 101
Wii U - 13.5
Switch - 107.6

So it wasn't until the Wii that Nintendo rebounded from their downward slide, and the Wii U quickly reminded them they weren't out of the woods yet and thankfully they made the wonderful Nintendo Switch and as long as they continue to come up with great ideas like that and distinguish themselves from the competition they will be around for many years to come. However Nintendo is not a fan of celebrating their failures so everyone expecting a mini N64 or NSO Gamecube should stop holding their breath

@Grumblevolcano
Nintendo does not like to remember the Gamecube, it was a huge commercial failure for them. Second only to the Wii U.

@Dop88
My info was from two sources, the first was just from this yearly postings the other was just a link talking about how in 2021 Sega had to lower their own forecasts

@JJtheTexan
Being a collector is not a good reason to buy a mass produced piece of plastic. It will hold zero value in ten years.