@Misima Complete and utter rubbish. People can do more than one thing. Encourage your children to explore a variety of pastimes. No reason to block one hobby because you weren't able to control yourself.
@CorvoRevo I thought that of Minecraft but apparently some people loved it. I can't bring myself to watch it. Jack Black was funny over a decade ago, now it just seems like listening to your dad tell jokes where he only remembers half of it.
It will "take over" the same way computers "took over". For reference, I took a typing class in high school. Nobody uses typewriters, but we all still type. Learn how to write successful prompts and even beyond that human art will still be valuable. The same way Pixar isn't as valuable as a Rembrandt, though both exist today.
Playing the updated Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 in preparation for Kiwami 3 remaster/remake in Feb. May play Yakuza 6, if I finish these in with time to spare.
@Spider-Kev You play that many games at once?? You can delete a game without deleting the saves. If you truly need that many games installed at once, hats off. I'm jealous, that's more spare time than I have for gaming.
It's a niche genre. I loved it. It's not COD49 or some other overused AAA genre, but that's why it won't be a GOTY. I get CO33 because it's one of the OG genres of gaming, and I loved it myself, but I think it will be a cold day in Hades before a VN ever wins GOTY. It's like a dark secret of gamers. A very, very fun dark secret.
@UpsideDownRowlet Much to the relief of everyone else making games and trying to find a good window to launch.
This February is going to be a huge month, I suggest anyone else look at any other month on the calendar.
It's a good game. Some aspects they seem to lean into slightly, then back away. You can tell it went in a hundred different directions, before picking a direction. Good game, but not memorable.
@YoshiFR2 I feel your passion but the very last thing Switch 2 needs, right now, is another racing game. Loved F Zero but it was very vanilla compared to racing games today. We have MK, Kirby, Sonic and Forza. Can't imagine how they'd make a F Zero to compete with them. Maybe it's possible, but I highly doubt it. That is probably mostly nostalgia speaking.
Not sure if this is a critique, or just an observation, but the characters look so large compared to the real estate of the screens. Are those images cropped or is that how it is in the game?
@PlatinumTour The fact people are still buying Xboxes, even in double digit numbers, is more amazing. That is definitely a sinking ship. Maybe they pull a comeback like Nintendo did with Switch after Wii U but their leadership in the gaming division needs a complete overhaul, first.
I couldn't really get into it, in single player mode. It came with my system but I barely played it. I'm sure it would be a hit at a gathering but I miss the days of Diddy Kong Racing and story adventure mode. The exploration mode in MKW is a miss to me and could have been much more. :/
FULL patch notes from Nintendo, that'll be the day. I knew this was just going to be some mumbo jumbo crap before I read the "article"
"General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience"....indeed
Imagine taking your vehicle in for maintenance and asking them after what they did:
We made it more stable
Switch 2 titles aren't really a large swath, right now. Two racing games in that catalog, is probably too much. I would be curious if it eventually gets a Christmas (boxing day?) bump?
@cedarhyped No foresight but previews, so far, sure do make me pause, a bit. I love being wrong, in the right way, about a game. Maybe it's the "second coming" of Metroid, but I'm convinced, yet.
I'm going to wait on reviews for this game. I hope I'm wrong but the previews aren't exactly screaming day one buy, for me, and I love the traditional Metroid series.
@TripleJump Mario Kart World needed a single player story-driven type campaign. (A la Diddy Kong Racing) It seemed completely setup for it and nope, they didn't even try. Free roam isn't really any fun, at least to me. It's pointless wandering.
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Re: Random: Nintendo Apparently Wasn't Happy About Sonic's Foot Being In Front Of Mario's Foot
Sonic isn't faster than a short pudgy plumber?
Re: Video: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch 2 & Switch)
The difference is cray. I can't believe it! OMG night and dusk!
Re: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Is Now Officially 'Two Games In One'
So, something, something, gimme money?
Re: Nintendo's 'My Mario' Toy Line Adds Three Fisher-Price Playsets
@Misima Complete and utter rubbish. People can do more than one thing. Encourage your children to explore a variety of pastimes. No reason to block one hobby because you weren't able to control yourself.
Re: Sega Confirms Another Retro Arcade Game For Yakuza Kiwami 3
Me and my sister don't care for the redneck appropriation in this game
Re: The Live-Action Zelda Movie Is Coming To Netflix
@CorvoRevo I thought that of Minecraft but apparently some people loved it. I can't bring myself to watch it. Jack Black was funny over a decade ago, now it just seems like listening to your dad tell jokes where he only remembers half of it.
Re: The Live-Action Zelda Movie Is Coming To Netflix
@batmanbud2 their market share doesn't really reflect that
Re: "I Don't See AI Taking Over" - Split Fiction Director Josef Fares On The Rise Of AI
It will "take over" the same way computers "took over". For reference, I took a typing class in high school. Nobody uses typewriters, but we all still type.
Learn how to write successful prompts and even beyond that human art will still be valuable. The same way Pixar isn't as valuable as a Rembrandt, though both exist today.
Re: Persona's 30th Anniversary Website Teases "The Next Chapter For The Series"
If they're calling P4 Revival the "next chapter", I'm going to be unnecessarily angry at their marketing team
Re: Opinion: Metroid Prime 4 Does This One Thing Better Than Any Other Nintendo Game
The internet has a knack for finding something popular and then looking for chinks in the armor.
Re: Pokémon Developer Game Freak To Reveal More About 'Beast Of Reincarnation' Later This Month
To me, the music was very Stellar Blade
Re: Nintendo Accused Of Using AI Images In New 'My Mario' Marketing
..and does it actually matter? They are all doing it. Some are honest about it. Some hide it and some just don't speak of it.
Re: Feature: "I've Made The Equivalent Of Like 2 And A Half Undertales At This Point"- A Quick 'Deltarune' Chat With Toby Fox
Playing the updated Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 in preparation for Kiwami 3 remaster/remake in Feb. May play Yakuza 6, if I finish these in with time to spare.
Re: Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For January & February 2026
@Spider-Kev You play that many games at once?? You can delete a game without deleting the saves. If you truly need that many games installed at once, hats off. I'm jealous, that's more spare time than I have for gaming.
Re: Opinion: Not Enough People Are Talking About This Early GOTY Contender
It's a niche genre. I loved it. It's not COD49 or some other overused AAA genre, but that's why it won't be a GOTY. I get CO33 because it's one of the OG genres of gaming, and I loved it myself, but I think it will be a cold day in Hades before a VN ever wins GOTY. It's like a dark secret of gamers. A very, very fun dark secret.
Re: Talking Point: Our 2026 Nintendo And Switch 2 Predictions
@UpsideDownRowlet Much to the relief of everyone else making games and trying to find a good window to launch.
This February is going to be a huge month, I suggest anyone else look at any other month on the calendar.
Re: Square Enix Wants Feedback About The Final Fantasy Series In Its New Survey
Feel like this is the gamer version of sitting on Santa's lap. It's either going to happen, or isn't.
Re: Square Enix Teases More For Dragon Quest, NieR and Final Fantasy In 2026
please don’t get too excited with anticipation
Re: "This Just Didn't Fit Into My Gaming Lifestyle" - Hideki Kamiya Isn't Happy About Switch 2's Lack Of A D-Pad
The '90s called, they want their D-pad back
Re: Talking Point: Does Switch 2 Have Nintendo's Best Launch Line-Up Ever?
No, not even close
Re: Nintendo Suggests Metroid Prime 4's Tortured Development Meant It Was "Divorced From The Changing Of Times"
It's a good game. Some aspects they seem to lean into slightly, then back away. You can tell it went in a hundred different directions, before picking a direction. Good game, but not memorable.
Re: Atlus Looks Forward To Persona's 30th Anniversary In 2026, Acknowledges Support For Persona 4 Revival
ATLUS and RGG milking them remakes. Granted, they are good games but give us Persona 6!!
Re: Feature: Takaya Imamura - The Man Who Named Majora's Mask And Created Nintendo's Coolest Characters
@YoshiFR2 I feel your passion but the very last thing Switch 2 needs, right now, is another racing game.
Loved F Zero but it was very vanilla compared to racing games today. We have MK, Kirby, Sonic and Forza.
Can't imagine how they'd make a F Zero to compete with them.
Maybe it's possible, but I highly doubt it. That is probably mostly nostalgia speaking.
Re: Review: The Rogue Prince Of Persia (Switch 2) - A Worthy, Approachable Follow-Up To Dead Cells
This game looks really bad. Sorry, hate to be a stick in the mud.
Re: Opinion: Who Needs Link? This Top-Down Metroidvania Is The Best Zelda Game Of 2025
Not sure if this is a critique, or just an observation, but the characters look so large compared to the real estate of the screens. Are those images cropped or is that how it is in the game?
Re: Random: "Final Version" Of Cancelled Resident Evil Game Boy Color Port Has Popped Up Online
I lived through this era, even before it (pre Atari 2600), and that still looks rough
Re: Japanese Charts: Switch 2 And Mario Kart World Continue To Obliterate The Competition
@PlatinumTour The fact people are still buying Xboxes, even in double digit numbers, is more amazing. That is definitely a sinking ship. Maybe they pull a comeback like Nintendo did with Switch after Wii U but their leadership in the gaming division needs a complete overhaul, first.
Re: Japanese Charts: Switch 2 And Mario Kart World Continue To Obliterate The Competition
I couldn't really get into it, in single player mode. It came with my system but I barely played it. I'm sure it would be a hit at a gathering but I miss the days of Diddy Kong Racing and story adventure mode. The exploration mode in MKW is a miss to me and could have been much more. :/
Re: Fire Emblem Shadows Makes Metacritic's "Worst Games Of 2025" List
The only game I've heard of on that list, and played none of them. Mark me safe.
Re: Hades 2 Dev Shares Adorable GOTY Nominee Artwork Ahead Of The Game Awards
Nintendo immediately filed a cease and desist
Re: Nintendo Switch Parental Controls App Updated To Ver. 2.3.0, Here Are The Patch Notes
Started out as the best patch notes Nintendo had ever produced then ended in "other improvements"
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 21.1.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Deege Makes it more stable
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 21.1.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
FULL patch notes from Nintendo, that'll be the day. I knew this was just going to be some mumbo jumbo crap before I read the "article"
"General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience"....indeed
Imagine taking your vehicle in for maintenance and asking them after what they did:
We made it more stable
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Decayed Master Sword "Life-Size" Statue Coming Soon, Here's A Silhouette Teaser
This screams I got a lot of disposable income
Re: UK Charts: Kirby Is Nowhere To Be Seen In A Quiet Week
@beltmenot Jim, Kirbaphboia is real. Millions of people suffer from it every year!
Re: UK Charts: Kirby Is Nowhere To Be Seen In A Quiet Week
Switch 2 titles aren't really a large swath, right now. Two racing games in that catalog, is probably too much. I would be curious if it eventually gets a Christmas (boxing day?) bump?
Re: Octopath Traveler 0 Demo Now Available For Switch And Switch 2, Save Data Carries Over
@shiningpikablu252 That seems like an obvious observation
Re: Reminder: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Available With A Switch Game Voucher
@cedarhyped No foresight but previews, so far, sure do make me pause, a bit. I love being wrong, in the right way, about a game. Maybe it's the "second coming" of Metroid, but I'm convinced, yet.
Re: Reminder: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Available With A Switch Game Voucher
I'm going to wait on reviews for this game. I hope I'm wrong but the previews aren't exactly screaming day one buy, for me, and I love the traditional Metroid series.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Switch 2 Port Technical Rundown Detailed By Ubisoft
@rvcolem1 Not much of anything
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Kirby Air Riders?
@TripleJump Mario Kart World needed a single player story-driven type campaign. (A la Diddy Kong Racing)
It seemed completely setup for it and nope, they didn't even try. Free roam isn't really any fun, at least to me. It's pointless wandering.
Re: Shadow Labyrinth Version 1.1.0 Patch Notes Detailed, Switch 2 And Switch Update Out Now
@Bizzyb That's not even a decision. Xillia is the obvious choice.
Re: Shadow Labyrinth Version 1.1.0 Patch Notes Detailed, Switch 2 And Switch Update Out Now
Too much cringe ASMR
Re: Sorry Xillia 2, 'Tales Of Berseria' Is The Next Remaster From Bandai Namco
I feel like already played an upgraded version of this game. Maybe I'm imagining it or it wasn't that dated to begin with?
Re: ICYMI: More Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC News Is Coming Our Way Tomorrow
The sewer areas made me wish the main game had more different environment locations. Not sure I want to pay an extra $30 to see that, though.
Re: Resident Evil Requiem Almost Had Mouse Controls, But It "Confused" The Gameplay
Mouse controls were a solution looking for a problem
Re: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@the_beaver Make a game in your language?
Re: Poll: What Do You Make Of Link And Zelda's Live-Action Looks?
@TheExile285 Until he gets to the Eldin Temple
Re: Rumour: Zelda Movie Production Set Footage Has Supposedly Leaked Online
Guy spying missed a perfect "Hey! Listen" moment
Re: Switch 2 Dock Supports VRR After All, But It Doesn't Actually Work With Console
@SirLink You give them too much credit