Not bad but for anything above $40 I’d personally rather get something that I can actually play. Obviously means I’m not the target audience for this but I hope they like it!
@-wc- “some combination of self delusion and outright scam, to different degrees im sure based on the person involved. If I were working on this game 6 months ago, and thought "this is definitely good for my career" at any point, I'd be very much in the former camp.”
Game Vouchers were literally the only reason I got Tears of the Kingdom because it was $70 and I refuse to buy games at that price so this sucks. Guess I’m not buying any new releases unless I really want them.
There just needs to be a ban on AI slop. The Switch eShop didn’t truly get horrendous until games started using that.
Steam used to have a ban but they eventually caved in to AI tech bros who wanted to put lazily made games on there. Even games that look good at first like Liar’s Bar are using AI trash instead of hiring people.
Not surprised that a game company that partnered with Funko would treat their employees so poorly. Here’s hoping those affected can get assistance in their search for better and more stable jobs.
I know VB Wario Land is ranked so low because it was on the Virtual Boy but it deserves better than that! It’s genuinely in my top 5 (haven’t played Shake It yet despite meaning to because my disc I bought at my local game shop was scratched)
I honestly prefer thess subscription services with all games available for one price over buying each one separately. It just allows you to discover stuff you usually wouldn’t play otherwise and you won’t feel bad if an old game you wanted to try turns out to not be so good.
That being said let us buy permanent access to each console’s app for a decent price Nintendo!
@Poco_Lypso The irony of having a profile picture form a game where the main character (who is a minor) can date his adult teacher. But it’s straight so it’s obviously okay!!!
$350 USD would be amazing. They could have a price cut for the normal Switches and then sell them as “budget” alternatives kinda like what Nintendo did with the NES when the Super Nintendo released from what I’ve heard (I heard it from the Super Mario World Gaming Historian video iirc)
@MrCarlos46 I remember when Nintendo experimented with ratings and reviews on their website at one point during the Switch’s life before removing them for whatever reason.
@DiggleDog The seal of quality literally just meant “this game won’t make your system die”. A lot of bad stuff was still released on Nintendo consoles.
The difference though is that crappy games still took effort while AI generated slip takes literally ZERO effort whatsoever.
Hopefully they're willing to release more premium games that you can pay for once and not have to worry about staying connected online. They could make something really special if they wanted to.
(Also anybody else miss Miitomo? I played it daily so I could get WarioWare Touched on My Nintendo back in the day but I had a lot of fun memories with it and made some friends on there too.)
We did get Kirby Mass Attack, Pokemon Conquest, Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 for the regular DS in 2011-2012 so this doesn't surprise me considering Nintendo's only stopped support right before a successor's release with most of their home consoles and not their handhelds.
I’m surprised that more people aren’t mentioning SNES Mouse support in ghe SNES app being possible with this. It’d be cool if they’d release a SNES mouse that can be used with the Switch and Switch 2 as well, though I imagine a regular USB mouse would work too.
I really hope the affected employees can find great stable work. Something needs to change in the industry but the capitalist machine will be there to ensure that it doesn’t.
Look guys look! It’s one of his greatest achievements: Wario Land 4 on the Game Boy Advance!
(I really hope they add Wario Land 1 & 2 as well since we already have 3. I also hope they rerelease VB Wario Land, Wario World, and Shake It! at some point too but it might not happen.)
With how expensive everything is nowadays there’s no way parents are going to buy it if it’s $499. That seems way too expansive even for something like the Switch 2. I imagine it’ll be around the $400 mark but here’s hoping they can make it more affordable (they probably can, but being a corporation means they’ll probably try to nickel and dime us somehow)
I loved what I played of Metroid Prime Remastered so I’m going with the obvious Metroid Prime 4 Beyond pick. Plus we’ve been waiting for the game for 8 years at this point so it’ll be awesome to finally be able to play it.
Sure, we only get one game at a time when music drops and it’s a bit disappointing. But I actually think the rate that they’ve been releasing game soundtracks on the app has been far better than I thought! I’d really like to see some series get multiple games released at a time though (I really want the Wario game soundtracks to get added. Especially Smooth Moves, Wario Land 4 and WarioWare D.I.Y.)
As dumb as Nintendo is to take it down the filmmakers really should’ve figured “hey, if we ask for money then won’t Nintendo kill our project?”
You’ll never see me defending Nintendo with these decisions (especially since other fan films have been crowdfunded and released for free with no ad revenue), but the creators really should’ve known better.
@SoIDecidedTo Honestly I think my attention span is just busted at this point since I quit after watching a the whole intro and walking around for a little while. I’ll have to give it another try and actually give it my full attention some other time.
Hopefully they can pull a GRID Autosport and gave GameCube controller support for analog triggers then? Nintendo honestly should just have analog triggers on their controllers by default honestly. They did it during the GameCube era.
@MirrorFate2 Just because you don’t want Ridge Racer doesn’t mean there’s not people who want Ridge Racer. I’m glad Nintendo is putting out some lesser known games on NSO (it’s what got me to try Turok for the first time!)
I get it so that people not knowledgable about games won’t be as likely go confuse them for regular Switch cases but I hope they also make the Switch 2 logo different than just a square. It would be cool just to see something a little bit different lol
Did the 3DS even have a jingle? Sure it had ambience (and music for themes) but that was it I think.
The Wii U had a cool atmosphere but it was slow (REALLY slow at launch from what I’ve heard). I prefer the Switch’s functionality (though themes would be nice).
Might watch for the Switch 2 reveals but I bet this will barely address the “challenges” of the industry and mostly just be “look at this cinematic for this large company’s new AAA shooter/fantasy game”. The Game Awards are pretty much that already but we’ll see how this is.
Huh. Didn’t know you could even do that and always assumed that you had to buy a Japanese eShop card to get stuff from there. Guess I’ll technically be right when this happens.
I just want a Mission Mode I’ll probably barely use and a roster that actually takes some characters from more of the spinoffs instead of filling it up with baby characters and Koopalings (though Baby Wario and Donkey Kong would be neat to see since they actually existed before MK8 in Yoshi’s Island DS.)
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Re: Activision Appears To Be Teasing Tony Hawk's Return
@jake1421 Who’s “we”? I think you’re alone in not being excited.
Re: 98 Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's 'Play On' eShop Sale (Europe)
I wonder how many of these games were marked as “shovelware” on the “better” eShop?
Re: The Lego Game Boy May Be Reasonably Cheap If New Leak Is To Be Believed
Not bad but for anything above $40 I’d personally rather get something that I can actually play. Obviously means I’m not the target audience for this but I hope they like it!
Re: Funko Fusion Is Deemed A "Complete Commercial And Critical Failure"
@-wc- “some combination of self delusion and outright scam, to different degrees im sure based on the person involved.
If I were working on this game 6 months ago, and thought "this is definitely good for my career" at any point, I'd be very much in the former camp.”
Re: Game Vouchers Won't Work On Switch 2 Exclusives, Says Nintendo
Game Vouchers were literally the only reason I got Tears of the Kingdom because it was $70 and I refuse to buy games at that price so this sucks. Guess I’m not buying any new releases unless I really want them.
Re: Nintendo Is Discontinuing Gold Points, One Of The Switch's Best Incentives
So what’s the point of My Nintendo now? This was perfect for spending at least a little less money.
Re: "Nintendo Is Probably The Easiest To Scam" - Devs Discuss The Current State Of The eShop
There just needs to be a ban on AI slop. The Switch eShop didn’t truly get horrendous until games started using that.
Steam used to have a ban but they eventually caved in to AI tech bros who wanted to put lazily made games on there. Even games that look good at first like Liar’s Bar are using AI trash instead of hiring people.
Re: Funko Fusion Is Deemed A "Complete Commercial And Critical Failure"
@-wc- There are a lot of devs who work on big games that they don’t care about because it pays the bills.
Re: Funko Fusion Is Deemed A "Complete Commercial And Critical Failure"
Not surprised that a game company that partnered with Funko would treat their employees so poorly. Here’s hoping those affected can get assistance in their search for better and more stable jobs.
Re: Expect To See The Switch Logo Pop Up In Future Xbox Showcases
@jufonuk Probably to make them look the most pro-consumer out of the big three. That’s just my guess at least.
Re: DC x Sonic The Hedgehog First Issue Cover Art Officially Revealed
@Markiemania95 He’s probably gonna be Lex Luthor lol
Re: Best Wario Games Of All Time
I know VB Wario Land is ranked so low because it was on the Virtual Boy but it deserves better than that! It’s genuinely in my top 5 (haven’t played Shake It yet despite meaning to because my disc I bought at my local game shop was scratched)
Re: Marvel Rivals Dev NetEase "Already In Contact With Nintendo" About Switch 2
@Murasaki_Nichirin Not objectively, just your opinion.
Re: Marvel Rivals Dev NetEase "Already In Contact With Nintendo" About Switch 2
@Zeebor15 Children playing free to play hames is not at all comparable to mentally ill people being allowed to use knives. What’s wrong with you?
Re: Marvel Rivals Dev NetEase "Already In Contact With Nintendo" About Switch 2
@Zeebor15 It’s a Teen/12+ rated game so just don’t let your kids play? Plenty of kids have non-Nintendo systems so it doesn’t change anything.
Re: Marvel Rivals Dev NetEase "Already In Contact With Nintendo" About Switch 2
Marvel Rivals would be pretty nice on Switch 2!
Re: Hideki Kamiya Wants Nintendo To Reboot Virtual Console For Switch 2
I honestly prefer thess subscription services with all games available for one price over buying each one separately. It just allows you to discover stuff you usually wouldn’t play otherwise and you won’t feel bad if an old game you wanted to try turns out to not be so good.
That being said let us buy permanent access to each console’s app for a decent price Nintendo!
Re: Random: Takaya Imamura Wants To See Star Fox: Assault On Switch 2
I hope it gets rereleased too. I prefer this to Nintendo just basically remaking Star Fox 64 again and again.
Re: UK Charts: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Pushes Donkey Kong Further Down
@Poco_Lypso The irony of having a profile picture form a game where the main character (who is a minor) can date his adult teacher. But it’s straight so it’s obviously okay!!!
Re: Rumour: Placeholder Retail Listing Suggests Switch 2 Price Might Be Cheaper Than Expected
$350 USD would be amazing. They could have a price cut for the normal Switches and then sell them as “budget” alternatives kinda like what Nintendo did with the NES when the Super Nintendo released from what I’ve heard (I heard it from the Super Mario World Gaming Historian video iirc)
Re: Sony Does What Nintendon't By Removing A Bunch Of 'eSlop' Titles
@MrCarlos46 I remember when Nintendo experimented with ratings and reviews on their website at one point during the Switch’s life before removing them for whatever reason.
Re: Sony Does What Nintendon't By Removing A Bunch Of 'eSlop' Titles
@DiggleDog The seal of quality literally just meant “this game won’t make your system die”. A lot of bad stuff was still released on Nintendo consoles.
The difference though is that crappy games still took effort while AI generated slip takes literally ZERO effort whatsoever.
Re: Nintendo Is Developing New Mobile Game Apps, Unsurprisingly
Hopefully they're willing to release more premium games that you can pay for once and not have to worry about staying connected online. They could make something really special if they wanted to.
(Also anybody else miss Miitomo? I played it daily so I could get WarioWare Touched on My Nintendo back in the day but I had a lot of fun memories with it and made some friends on there too.)
Re: Nintendo Talks About Future Switch Support Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch
We did get Kirby Mass Attack, Pokemon Conquest, Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 for the regular DS in 2011-2012 so this doesn't surprise me considering Nintendo's only stopped support right before a successor's release with most of their home consoles and not their handhelds.
Re: Civilization VII Devs "Love" What Nintendo Is Doing With Switch 2 Joy-Con
I’m surprised that more people aren’t mentioning SNES Mouse support in ghe SNES app being possible with this. It’d be cool if they’d release a SNES mouse that can be used with the Switch and Switch 2 as well, though I imagine a regular USB mouse would work too.
Re: Random: Hideki Kamiya Would Rather You Not Play Okami On The Wii
@Jhena CRTs are great. Early last year I hooked my Steam Deck up to one with an HDMI AV adapter and it was really great for games that support 4:3!
Re: Random: Hideki Kamiya Would Rather You Not Play Okami On The Wii
Seeing the headline I would’ve thought that the Wii version had turned out like the PS3 version of Bayonetta!
I have HD on Steam Deck and I’ve played about an hour so far. I really need to get back into it though methinks.
Re: Metroid Prime Remastered Studio 'Iron Galaxy' Confirms Lay Offs
I really hope the affected employees can find great stable work. Something needs to change in the industry but the capitalist machine will be there to ensure that it doesn’t.
Re: Metroid Prime Remastered Studio 'Iron Galaxy' Confirms Lay Offs
@Spider-Kev Dude, for all we know they could be non-existent. Weird response to the news that people lost their livelihoods today.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library Next Week With Wario Land 4
Look guys look! It’s one of his greatest achievements: Wario Land 4 on the Game Boy Advance!
(I really hope they add Wario Land 1 & 2 as well since we already have 3. I also hope they rerelease VB Wario Land, Wario World, and Shake It! at some point too but it might not happen.)
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Now Has A Switch eShop Demo
I’m trying the demo mainly so I can play a version of DKCR that doesn’t have the waggle controls (don’t have the 3DS version)
Re: Don't Worry, Nintendo's Thinking About Affordability With Switch 2 Pricing
With how expensive everything is nowadays there’s no way parents are going to buy it if it’s $499. That seems way too expansive even for something like the Switch 2. I imagine it’ll be around the $400 mark but here’s hoping they can make it more affordable (they probably can, but being a corporation means they’ll probably try to nickel and dime us somehow)
Re: EA: Switch 2 Could Help Games Like FC And Madden "Find Real Energy"
They perform so well that they're barely present on the current Nintendo console despite it being successful!
Re: Nintendo Taking "All Possible Measures" To Combat Switch 2 Scalpers
Hopefully one of the measures is that they’re actually available! I’m planning on pre-ordering the Switch 2 so I can get one ASAP.
Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games
I loved what I played of Metroid Prime Remastered so I’m going with the obvious Metroid Prime 4 Beyond pick. Plus we’ve been waiting for the game for 8 years at this point so it’ll be awesome to finally be able to play it.
Re: Nintendo Music Adds Classic Super Mario SNES Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
Sure, we only get one game at a time when music drops and it’s a bit disappointing. But I actually think the rate that they’ve been releasing game soundtracks on the app has been far better than I thought! I’d really like to see some series get multiple games released at a time though (I really want the Wario game soundtracks to get added. Especially Smooth Moves, Wario Land 4 and WarioWare D.I.Y.)
Re: Nintendo Shuts Down Live-Action Zelda Fan Film, 'Lost In Hyrule'
As dumb as Nintendo is to take it down the filmmakers really should’ve figured “hey, if we ask for money then won’t Nintendo kill our project?”
You’ll never see me defending Nintendo with these decisions (especially since other fan films have been crowdfunded and released for free with no ad revenue), but the creators really should’ve known better.
Re: Mysterious Patent Hints At "Predictive Input" For Nintendo Switch 2
Imagine playing in a Smash Bros tournament and losing because your character did an Up B at the absolute worst time 😭
Re: Every Nintendo Switch Online N64 Game Ranked
@SoIDecidedTo Honestly I think my attention span is just busted at this point since I quit after watching a the whole intro and walking around for a little while. I’ll have to give it another try and actually give it my full attention some other time.
Re: Rumour: Another Xbox Game Could Be Racing Onto Switch 2, It's Claimed
Hopefully they can pull a GRID Autosport and gave GameCube controller support for analog triggers then? Nintendo honestly should just have analog triggers on their controllers by default honestly. They did it during the GameCube era.
Re: Random: Sonic 3's Movie Writers Would Love To Adapt Zelda: Wind Waker To The Big Screen
@rushiosan “western stuff bad”
Sonic 3 says otherwise.
Re: Every Nintendo Switch Online N64 Game Ranked
I honestly thought Shadow Man would be lower. I genuinely did not enjoy what I played of it (haven’t played the remaster but I doubt I will)
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Namco Classic 'Ridge Racer 64'
@MirrorFate2 Just because you don’t want Ridge Racer doesn’t mean there’s not people who want Ridge Racer. I’m glad Nintendo is putting out some lesser known games on NSO (it’s what got me to try Turok for the first time!)
Re: Rumour: Switch 2 Game Cases Might Take Up More Space On Your Shelf
I get it so that people not knowledgable about games won’t be as likely go confuse them for regular Switch cases but I hope they also make the Switch 2 logo different than just a square. It would be cool just to see something a little bit different lol
Re: Opinion: Forget Themes, I Want A Switch 2 Start-Up Jingle
Did the 3DS even have a jingle? Sure it had ambience (and music for themes) but that was it I think.
The Wii U had a cool atmosphere but it was slow (REALLY slow at launch from what I’ve heard). I prefer the Switch’s functionality (though themes would be nice).
Re: Summer Game Fest Returns In June With A 2-Hour Showcase
Might watch for the Switch 2 reveals but I bet this will barely address the “challenges” of the industry and mostly just be “look at this cinematic for this large company’s new AAA shooter/fantasy game”. The Game Awards are pretty much that already but we’ll see how this is.
Re: Japan's Switch eShop Will Soon No Longer Accept Overseas Payment Methods
Huh. Didn’t know you could even do that and always assumed that you had to buy a Japanese eShop card to get stuff from there. Guess I’ll technically be right when this happens.
What a dumb decision.
Re: Talking Point: What Do We Actually Want From 'Mario Kart 9'?
I just want a Mission Mode I’ll probably barely use and a roster that actually takes some characters from more of the spinoffs instead of filling it up with baby characters and Koopalings (though Baby Wario and Donkey Kong would be neat to see since they actually existed before MK8 in Yoshi’s Island DS.)
Re: Corn Kidz 64
This game having a 6.8 user rating on here is a crime!
Re: Memory Pak: This Resident Evil Comic Made Me Sympathise With A Tyrant
@JohnnyMind Exactly! It costs nothing to be kind.