vanYth

Woah, you forgot to include NFS: Nitro to the poll!!!1!

Just kidding

@FishyS
Hm, as a big fan of the two Wii titles of Endless Ocean, I was shocked how bad Luminous was reviewed compared to its predecessors and so I skipped it not to destroy my memories for these.
So I would prefer a new (better) game over just a Switch 2 Edition

I looooved Nero, the pet of Baron Ekel von Etzmolch (German name of Baron Silas Greenback)

But I am a little careful about this news, as historically the Danger Mouse (and Count Duckula) games were not that good…

Ah, Buck Bumble.
The biggest problem I had with this game was the very low range of sight, so if they fix the heavy fog in a remaster, I will take another f(l)ight against those nasty wasps

@Toastmaster
„The current fake Atari is in reality "Infogrames" that existed for over 40 years...“

True, but they put so much love into the historical Atari products, that I won‘t call them ‚fake‘.
The ‚true‘ Atari already died 1984, maybe even earlier with Warner as mother company.

„[…] it's hard to tell at this point just how much actual driving is involved […]“

I would say: None at all

Looks like pure management. With racing involved would be new and interesting, but I don‘t think it is

We should have stayed with Atari style joysticks. All those fancy too many irritating buttons and analogue sticks and rumble and motion nonsense
One digital stick and one, maybe two, buttons should be enough for everyone

@Old-Red
I would be ok with that if there IS the possibility for analogue triggers for 3rd party controllers. In Switch 1 this was not possible. Only way was to support GC controller with adapter, but you lose L1 and HD-rumble.

„Additionally, they tend to break and get loose much quicker too.“
Never had this problem with Saturn 3D, Dreamcast, GameCube, MFi, Xbox 360, One or Series controller, some of them bought used. Sticks, yes, but not triggers.

@PlayerOne
Maybe they change input like in the Super Mario 3D All Star collection

@RasandeRose
The GameCube controller has both: a trigger with a click at the end, which could be used for a second action. So you could lock on an enemy with the trigger and then shoot with a click

Analogue triggers are mostly needed for realistic racing games, but I would say they are needed for every vehicle game.

On Switch several games are nearly impossible to play.
Of course there are many racing games like GRID, WRC or Wreckfest.
But also playing Trials Gold ist a pain. Or MudRunner.
Livery editors, e.g. in Hot Wheels Unleashed, are often using analogue triggers for sizing or rotating elements. It is driving me mad on the Switch, it feels like fighting against the game.

If I think of other platforms, something like Elite Dangerous or Euro Truck Simulator would be very difficult if not impossible to play. I also remember strategy games using them for smooth rotating, but I think these were older when there was no second analogue stick…

I am clearly team analogue trigger!

An if it is about direct input, you could also argue against the sticks, as I still see many people using them like they were digital.

@TrueBlueYoshi
Well, it is not really like a game card. It is just a dongle. So it tells your Switch, that you are allowed to download and play the game.
The card has no storage itself, so you maybe still need some additional SD card in your Switch to fit the game onto.
And to play you need to download the whole game (like if you bought it fully digital), not just an update, so bad luck if you have no or a slow internet connection in that situation.
Oh, imagine if you lost your key card, but still see the 20 Gig game in your console you cannot play anymore… But of course losing game cards is always a bad idea…

I think, the key cards are way better than the key-in-a-box, but they should not replace real game cards

@canaryfarmer maybe it depends whether the character is on the right or left side of the arena, so that the whole scene is just mirrored

@Smug43
!?
Gothic 3 is not even announced for the Switch (yet).
That‘s what this whole article is about: It could possibly been announced because of an ESRB rating, but it is unsure.
The trailer is just there to show what game this is about.

If there wasn‘t the mask, I would think the teaser belongs to a new Doom game 😄

@Dazman
The video does not show the Switch version, that is the PC launch trailer. The video was uploaded 15 years ago.

@SillyG yeah, Glover is the first and only 64bit game on Evercade, released just a few weeks ago. But afaik it is not really an N64 emulation, but a port using the original source code. They altered some things as the controls and put Evercade‘s mascot Cadey in the game.

@SillyG
There are no Duke Nukem 64 and Zero Hour on Evercade unfortunately. N64 games are not emulated yet on the Evercades.

What we got were the PS1 games, the GBA game and remastered ports of the sidescrolling PC games. As Zero Hour was exclusive for N64 it is missing.

This MUST HAVE a „Typing of the Dead“ mode!
But this time in different languages, please. I tried to play it on my Dreamcast, but typing in English on a German keyboard was nearly impossible because of the different punctuation…

The European one seems to be black coated metal, quite heavy with more than 30 gram.
Good glowing effect

No Fluttershy, no buy 😉

As I mentioned under another review:
I don‘t like that Lego chooses a house where it could not get the roof right (has to be like a cone). Why not choose another house then?

That these are not much more than facades of houses (not even half of a house I would say) and that they are very expensive are some common Lego problems. Surprisingly there seem to be (nearly) no stickers. And the sets are really cute, I took a look at my local Lego store this week. But I will pass.

I don‘t really understand the decisions made with the houses. This is the villager's house, not Fauna‘s or Isabelle‘s, but there is no villager minifig. Also Rosie‘s house is incorrect without the pointy roof…

The sets are cute anyway, but pricey

Cool second character. Nananana

The US cover hides the third characters face behind the games name? This alone makes that cover unvotable…

@Hank_Scorpio
So you want a mod of BlockOut with a moving camera?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockout

@Yaycandy
„It called 2witch“

A collaboration with Twitch?

Nintendo Swutsch

(„up‘n Swutsch gehen“ = northern German for ‚going out for party‘)

German/deutsche Version:
https://www.nintendo.de/News/2023/Dezember/Sammle-kostenlose-Pikmin-Grusskarten-und-Deko-ein--2495963.html

Oh, so little love for Space Channel 5? 😔

@DynamoDouglas
Hitman 2:Silent Assassin was on GameCube, but not this newer game

@Bl4ckb100d
https://youtu.be/dR2fNkab5Vc?si=8bx1D9bulMeTLbuC

I was amazed by the sharper look, Echoes is a very good update. And they want to improve it even more? That‘s really great.

@LikelySatan The Evercade d-pads are really nice. They are inspired by the MegaDrive/Genesis and are mostly praised.
More of a problem could be that the Technos Collection is out of production, so the prices are going up now.

@LillianC14
I still have 3633 „Motor Boat with Walter Walrus“ and a single „Charlie Crow“ in my display cabinet 😎

Is this the return of Lego Fabuland (Animal Crossing Edition)?

I don‘t believe this, but it would be cool.

"The long-awaited Double Dragon Advance and Super Double Dragon are making a double comeback this year! After 20 years, the first official ports for both games will be making their way to modern consoles on November 9, 2023."

Huh? Super Double Dragon was officially released on the Technos Collection for Evercade in 2020. but maybe that is no „modern“ console 😄

Many missed franchises.

Excite Truck was so much fun.
Elite Beat Agents was great and silly
Wave Race and 1080°
F-Zero of course (wait, too many racing games in my list)
Wasn‘t Endless Ocean been published by Nintendo?
But the most, very most, very much most missed game ist Eternal Darkness

@Sisilly_G
There is a second place where you can expand the batteries. Maybe you should investigate the surroundings of the settlement you surely visited early in the game

@canaryfarmer
It‘s not just a VR set, it is a mixed reality set, similar to Microsoft’s HoloLens. Same price range btw

@Serpenterror
Apple may be very aggressive in defending their Logo, Apple is not known for being a patent troll. Normally they buy companies because of knowledge and to use their products. Inactive patents are used for defence when being accused by another company.

And of course Microsoft does the same
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Microsoft

@Debbiee
Make sure to connect the hub of the wheel with your board. It is easy to accidentally connect the rim of the wheel with something, so it won‘t move

@Debbiee
Have you tried to turn it off and on again? 😜

No, seriously, hit the wheels to start them

@Krull
Even with the physical edition you need about 10 GB free space for the latest update

@YoshiF2
https://youtu.be/b3BQsCCwo8w

What about Cadence of Hyrule Link?

A retro collection without the Atari Lynx title? Nonsense!

@valcoholic

The settlers are not related with Settlers of Catan. The computer game was released in 1993 on Amiga, the board game was two years later in 1995

Super Mario Bros Plumbing Van from Hot Wheels — when?

@Kalcheus
Unfortunately not. The collection has the unfinished and unreleased arcade original

Mine this year were Hades, Dead Cells, Xenoblade Chronicles and the first Bayonetta