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@nessisonett

They still have a long way down to match Steam/IOS/Android's shops.

I guess the question is how do you stop this? You start 'seals of quality' or whatever metric and then there's good games you miss and folks are mad. You let most the things in then you get this and folks are mad.

Even AAA stuff on the Switch can be hit or miss. Do you not allow a game on the eshop that has framerate/resolution issues? Does N say 'it only goes in if it's as good as Mario Odyssee' or something like that?

It's a minefield.

@VoidofLight

Yeah I'm skipping this. Motion controls are awful and using a stick to swing the sword sounds stupid too.

Just map it to an actual button N. Motion controls needed to die with the Wii.

@kepsux

Yep. It was bad when I first played it in the early 90's and hasn't aged well at all.

That dig at Simon's Quest though... Shame. Though looking at it now yeah; it's rough.

@thesilverbrick

I played the demo and quit. I played another MH demo and quit that as well.

The games are not for me. Not many Capcom games are for me honestly. I don't really dig what they do.

I've hated every one of these games and won't play this one.

It's very niche type of game.

If they're doing this then why not just port the OG Neo games and not the portables?

@Mallow

I understand what you're saying but I kinda have to disagree. Removing historical stuff cause 'gross' isn't a good thing imo.

The confederate flag is the same thing. Fine don't sell it or fly it really (unless you're one of the 74 million traitors in the USA last election) but don't remove it from prior art. There's lessons to be learned.

@Ghostchip

Did you miss the SNES era?

So Diablo 4 2025?

@tseliot
Too bad N is too lazy to do anything right other than prey on us oldsters that grew up with them.

Not even sure why crazy taxi was popular.

Sure it was interesting for about 10 minutes then just meh. The Simpsons' one was a bit more interesting just for the Simpsons but it still got old real fast.

@Clyde_Radcliffe

It looks nicer and I like the framerate but yeah; I think I agree. Taking old games and just uprezzing/upping the fps isn't what I'd want.

I'd also say a full remake would be much better.

@dancool

It can't run last gen games very well. Why would anyone think it would get any new IP that is only xb/ps?

The Switch will be sold on smaller indie games and N's stuff until they figure out the successor and that's not looking too rosy. Knowing Nintendo the Switch 2 will be just more color combinations or some other Nintendo nonsense.

And now reading about this being a 'endless runner'. Nope. Hard skip for me.

@tatanga

Yeah. This looks interesting as I have enjoyed Horizon Turbo but I'd need to see what it plays like.

What's an 'endless driver game'? Outrun type thing? If that's the case not sure I'd enjoy it.

I need to finished the first one.

Interesting but RT is still a novelty even with the 3xxx cards.

Probably take another gen or 2 to get it in a state that's more refined with performance.

That was Mario 64 and there was slowdown. Just think about that.

Yuck. What is that some old SNK handheld version?

No thanks.

@NinChocolate

I found the guy who's never played a Genesis or TG16..

The sound on the SNES was miles beyond those 2 till they put expensive CD drives on em.

Not a bad thing imo.

Sony being the king of money-hatting every dev for PS exclusivity (timed or not) needs some pushback. MS buying out Bethesda/whoever is another good start.

Sony can't keep owning the console space. It isn't healthy.

Interested to play this.

Currently working through Horizon ZD but will try the demo. Probably on PS4 where it'll be fully realized. I might also try it on Switch just to see how much the graphics were chopped down.

But how else can a company boast the game is 200 hours long? Cause if I pay money for some game; it better last me a year of 40 hour a week playing....

Not really. Grinding is horrific as is most stuff put in games to 'extend' time. I've played quite a few games that should've stopped at say 6 hours but were extended with pointless stuff that didn't matter.

@Kalmaro

I think it will be. Cyberpunk kinda shows how this stuff is going to have to go.

Sony/MS decided to fracture gaming into base/pro with settings (I play GoW4 on my PS4 Pro in performance mode) and there's been a few games on Switch with these settings.

R@Clank on PS5 have a 'performance and pretty mode' so this is going to be something going forward. Not a fan myself since 'console' means just playing but here we are.

Wow those graphics.

It's like a very weird uncanny valley or something.

These games are PC through and through. Playing with jigglesticks would be a nightmare. May as well get punched in the crotch for 8 hours.

Doesn't look too bad considering it's running on a potato.

Playing with joycons though would have to be maddening (bad enough on a regular controller). The new Dooms basically require KB/Mouse imo.

@LArachelDisciple

The graphics do have a similar 'some cell shaded, some trying to be more real' look like BOTW which I liked enough but some folks found the style off-putting.

BOTW is definitely more cell-shaded. I think the areas look good but the characters don't mesh with them very well. Like putting action figures on a painting or something.. I dunno. Not bad but odd.

@KnightsTemplar

Not just for Switch. Bring a remastered Burnout 3 to ALL THE THINGS!

That was and still is the high water mark for Burnout. So good. I should hook up my 360 and play....

Nintendo is staffed with idiots. News at 11.

@mike_intv

IMO Burnout Paradise ruined Burnout. Not everything has to be some open world non-sense.

This sounds much better imo. Or port Burnout 3 to it.

Wonder how easy/pricey it would be to get an XBSX delivered from JPN since it seems like they'll always have stock there.

I was wanting this game but will probably pass on it unless I can find it in a bargain bin somewhere.

Just think; a Nintendo game on a capable console/PC. They certainly have the aesthetic eye; too bad they're stuck to putting these games on a toaster.

I think the 'Pro' moniker is dumb.

Just make a Switch 2 and a sweet deal with Apple for the M1 processor. Drop some N games on the Apple Arcade or something.

M1, 8gb ram, 1080 (maybe upscaled higher but I don't care 1080 is fine), 256gb on board storage and maybe a nicer screen and there you go.

But it's Nintendo so no sense will come out of that HQ. They'll milk the switch as is for as long as possible bringing back the 'will they go 3rd party' talk after sales long dry up and everyone is playing on xbsx/ps5/gtx3k pcs and then they'll do some dumb stuff like bring out a waggle switch or something else stupid like they tend to do...

They ain't going back to the NES/SNES days and that's really a shame. Fare thee well Nintendo; I'm glad to have known you but I think I might be done with your incredible contempt for your fans and your inability to see past your own noses.

@theiRiS

Same. I wanted to get one in box and not open it but they never came up for pre-order anywhere I saw (US).

@LunarFlame17

Um, 4k 30 you mean. Ain't nothing gonna ray trace (their very simple implementation of it) at 60fps/4k.

I'd have rather sony/ms gone with 1080/60/full FX but it seems those guys can't give up the 'Moar resolution' war. Heck so far the PS5 is upscaling more than the XBSX so those dumb dumbs ain't even truly hitting 4k already on pretty bog standard hardware (nothing much special with the new twins).

Though ol' Doug needs to start talking about a Switch 2 or looking for a new job. Time for N to get off the dang pot and update the old girl.

@Jhomesjones

Good to know.

I really really regret getting a Wii. I could've used that money for bourbon and been a lot better off.

I have this on the Wii but couldn't stand it. The 'waggle fighting' was madness like every other bit of waggle on that stupid system.

Does this one actually play with the buttons or do you still have to flail around like an idiot to play it?

@Zeldafan79

The only games I liked was Turtles 2 on the NES (or MAME for the better version; sadly the arcade never came out on anything that could actually run it well), Turtles in time and Turtles Hyperstone Heist.

Turtles 1 was atrocious and pretty much everything after the SNES/Genesis is an abomination.

It didn't seem too bad to me.

I would never pay full price for a game like this anyway. I think I'd like to pick up hyrule warriors/Aoc but i'll grab the carts used for cheap.

Warriors games are fun for a little while but tend to bore me after a bit so no way i'd pay full price even if it ran 4k/60fps.

@SpaceKaren

The Switch was underpowered when they released it.

They really need to iterate faster since it's a mobile system. Arm moves very quickly compared to x86 so a new Switch every 2-3 years would probably be for the better. Sell them sans dock for 299$ every 3 years.

As for the demo; I noticed some frame rate drops but nothing that really bugged me too much (handheld). It's a warriors game so that's to be expected imo even with the Switch being very weak. I may buy it cheap some day. The camera is definitely awful and that wall jump is totally worthless from my playtime.

I"m waiting for the new one to go on pre-order. From what I've seen they haven't even got an FCC sign off for it.

@bones

Overlord was pretty funny. Might still have my XB360 disc somewhere.

@IronMan30

Ports abound on all the systems. Maybe MS will be different with their BC push but N/Sony will still be a'portin.

Wish Konami (or whoever owns them now) would remaster GI Joe Arcade and release it for 5$ or something. That game was great.

I think it's silly they have such large boxes for such small cards.

Why they couldn't go with DS sized boxes is a mystery to me.

Guess it's better than a case with a download code in it.....

100% handheld.

I only have 1 TV that's usable for video games and it's also the TV watching TV so I do handheld and the wife can watch TV.

That and for some reason I like handheld more. Partly the way the living room is set up the TV has wicked glare most of teh day and it's sometimes hard to read stuff on the TV since it's only 52" and I sit something like 8-10 ft away.

But having the ability to dock is a good thing imo even though I don't make use of it.

@lighteningbolt79

What's the point of limited time though? Just a stupid publicity stunt?

I get it with physical goods (still a dumb publicity stunt) but games can be sold forever digitally. Maybe that's all it is though. The 3d all stars stuff I expected would just be piecemealed after the 'limited' run for maximum profit.

The music in that trailer reminds me of the Mana games.

This game works better imo on a Switch than a PC.

I play the PC for big blockbuster stuff. The Switch is perfect for the simple pixel side scroller.

@GEKGanon

Well the issue was the stupid cartridge instead of CD and that stupid mini-disc instead of DVD. The power wasn't the problem; it was their awful 'anti-piracy/short sightedness' that killed them in the console space.

They're smarter to keep the Switch brand and just iterate on it (faster, better battery life, better joycons, etc). No reason to try and keep up with the 'moar powah' crowd. I'd wager even if N released a similar powered console as the PS5/XBSX they'd never get back to where they were with the NES/SNES. That ship has sailed imo.

edit: Also remember N doesn't understand how the internet works. You think they can compete with that rag tag service compared to what MS does? Heck even Sony's online is barely up to par; N is so far behind it would be sad if it weren't so funny.

@TheFrenchiestFry

Why? They can't compete in the dedicated console space as proved since the poor choices that led them to the N64 and on. The Switch provides something the Twins aren't doing that seems to have caught on. Just iterate faster (say every 2 years) and I think it'd be a winner winner.