@stuntz0rZ What do you mean you didn't think anyone would be playing this anyway? There's people playing it all the time. Don't forget this version of Quake has cross-play too. Plays a big role in keeping the online community active.
@GrailUK Seems very likely! I remember Digital Foundry pondering over how the Switch was doing some fancy stuff with clouds or something in more receny BotW 2 footage a few months back. That might explain how.
@Slinkoy1 You'd think everyone would have come to grips with this by now. It is simply the time we live in. Everyone else does it so it is not reasonable to expect Nintendo not to. I personally like that the internet has allowed games to now be updated with new content as long as its not pay to win garbage.
Pfff, the casuals can think whatever they want. Fact is Nintendo have not even revealed that much yet. 3 spent more time in development than either 1 or 2 did. I strongly believe it will come out of the gate more fleshed out than the first 2 and just like them, will receive tons of post release content. Franky this is my most anticipated game for the Switch, period. Yes, really. I am a hardcore obsessed fan. Fell in love with it in a way I have not any other game series/franchise the moment I played the first one on my Wii U. I don't think I've had more fun with any other game. It is video game perfection to me.
@bonjong23 To be fair, it's still not guaranteed no more N64 tracks are coming. The "?" prefixes could be ANYTHING, including 64 courses. But yeah, if no more are coming, that's fine. The only others I would like added are DKs Jungle Parkway and Koopa Troopa Beach.
@Ninfan Because any new tracks will be saved for the next Mario Kart which will surely be released on Nintendo's next console. And just because you've already played those tracks doesn't mean all of us have. Most of the tracks in Wave 1 I had never played before. Only Coconut Mall and Choco Mountain.
@CANOEberry You can, but it is industry standard to use the word "copies" when referring to physical media. And yes, I know a physical version is coming. I've been patiently waiting for it.
I hate to be a negative Nancy, but that was just lame-o for me. I don't think there was even a single game shown that I would be interested in. I can't believe this is what we got instead of the standard big E3 Direct. sigh
Did these even ever release? As far as I can tell, they got cancelled or something.. I have the Flashback collection and it's great, but the absence of Super Turrican 2 blows..
@kkslider5552000 I always thought the same thing as well and that might still be the case with Capcom, but I'm not so sure about Konami because they put Castlevania Bloodlines and Contra Hard Corps on the Genesis/Mega Drive NSO.
@wizzgamer That was so stupid. A "family" system? What does that even mean? The Switch has plenty of violent horror games and M rated games in general. Doom, Resident Evil, Zombie Army, Mortal Kombat 11, Friday the 13th, Dead by Daylight. Just to name a few. Should the GTA Trilogy not be on the Switch since it's a "family" system? SMH. BTW, most of Nintendo's marketing of the Switch has been targeted at teens and young adults, not little children and families.
@JR150 There's the very Overwatch like Paladins and the very COD like Warface. Both are free to play so may as well give them a try if you haven't yet. Oh yeah, there's also Apex Legends which is also free to play.
Unless it has Zombies, count me out. I love how they droppped 2 CoD's on one of Nintendo's biggest failures, but have completely ignored the now 100 million plus juggernaut that is the Switch for years now. Activision logic. 🤦♂️
Overall I'm quite happy. The tracks look better than expected, though I agree with the person who said the grass texture is just fugly. I really hope they replace it via a patch, but that seems ulikely knowing Nintendo. My biggest complaint is that you can't play them online yet! Seriously Nintendo? I have no interest in racing against the boring ass bots.
It's frankly not as good as I remember. The courses are pretty simplistic and boring. Even by N64 standards the game is pretty fugly. I wish everyone would just play Fast RMX instead. Beautiful modern HD graphics, 60fps and full proper lag free online.
@Yosher @somebread I see.. Thank you for the info gentlemen. A little disappointing, but I understand why Nintendo is doing it that way. They obviously want everyone to renew every year..
@dustinprewitt Personally I can't stand the Wii U Majora's Mask or the Wii U Virtual Console in general because of that damn dark filter on all the games. More so a shame the Wii VC is long gone now... It was the OG and still the best. To think we got TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine masterpieces like Rondo of Blood and Lords of Thunder on there! Fat chance of that ever happening on the Switch.
@Wexter Not sure what you mean by copy and paste, I didn't read your comment. To answer your question, why are assuming Nintendo would accrue any cost here? Nightdive self funds most of their remasters. If Nightdive wants to pay for it and put in the man hours, Nintendo should allow them.
@octokid Yes, of course you can. Just as you could with the DLC for the Wii U version of 8. They mentioned this in the trailer, not sure how you missed that.
@ChimpHunter 100% with you! I likewise have the EP, so I'm getting this truckload of new content for free essentially. My biggest gripe with Deluxe was that it's focus was all on the Battle Mode, which admittedly did need to be fixed as it was a joke in the Wii U version, but I like to race! It took forever but here comes Nintendo with "Hows 48 more tracks sound to you?" LOL. I'm anxiously awaiting March 18th. MK 9 can wait until the Switch successor is here.
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Re: Quake's Fourth Major Update Adds Classic Capture The Flag Mod
@stuntz0rZ What do you mean you didn't think anyone would be playing this anyway? There's people playing it all the time. Don't forget this version of Quake has cross-play too. Plays a big role in keeping the online community active.
Re: It Looks Like Splatoon 3 Will Be Using Nintendo's In-House Server System
@GrailUK Seems very likely! I remember Digital Foundry pondering over how the Switch was doing some fancy stuff with clouds or something in more receny BotW 2 footage a few months back. That might explain how.
Re: Nintendo Announces Splatoon 3 "Large-Scale Paid DLC", Details Two Years Of Post-Launch Support
@Slinkoy1 You'd think everyone would have come to grips with this by now. It is simply the time we live in. Everyone else does it so it is not reasonable to expect Nintendo not to. I personally like that the internet has allowed games to now be updated with new content as long as its not pay to win garbage.
Re: Rumour: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 2 Datamine Might Have Revealed Future DLC Tracks
@Slinkoy1 I feel your pain.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 Is Now Available
@JTTS Yes! The courses are in the online rotation right now!
Re: Nintendo Twitter Account Supposedly Teases New Modes And More For Splatoon 3
Pfff, the casuals can think whatever they want. Fact is Nintendo have not even revealed that much yet. 3 spent more time in development than either 1 or 2 did. I strongly believe it will come out of the gate more fleshed out than the first 2 and just like them, will receive tons of post release content. Franky this is my most anticipated game for the Switch, period. Yes, really. I am a hardcore obsessed fan. Fell in love with it in a way I have not any other game series/franchise the moment I played the first one on my Wii U. I don't think I've had more fun with any other game. It is video game perfection to me.
Re: Nightdive Apparently Has "A Few More" FPS Remasters On The Way
Can we please get their excellent Forsaken remaster on the Switch already? Heretic and Hexen would also be welcome.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Datamine Might Have Leaked Details About Future DLC Tracks
@bonjong23 To be fair, it's still not guaranteed no more N64 tracks are coming. The "?" prefixes could be ANYTHING, including 64 courses. But yeah, if no more are coming, that's fine. The only others I would like added are DKs Jungle Parkway and Koopa Troopa Beach.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Maintenance Is Due Tomorrow, And Fans Are Speculating
@Ninfan Because any new tracks will be saved for the next Mario Kart which will surely be released on Nintendo's next console. And just because you've already played those tracks doesn't mean all of us have. Most of the tracks in Wave 1 I had never played before. Only Coconut Mall and Choco Mountain.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Maintenance Is Due Tomorrow, And Fans Are Speculating
Actually it's been over 4 months since Wave 1 released. I don't know what Nintendo is doing here, but this is some grade A BS.
Re: Watch: Is Five Years Between Splatoon Games Too Short A Wait?
@gloom You're wrong, so very wrong. And no Switch "Pro" is ever coming.
Re: Nintendo Might Finally Be Racing Ahead With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Wave 2 DLC
@garfreek 19th now and still no sign of Wave 2. Frickin' Nintendo.
Re: Sonic Frontiers Will Apparently Take The Series' Narrative To New Heights
And the gameplay to new lows.
Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Sells Over One Million Copies
@CANOEberry You can, but it is industry standard to use the word "copies" when referring to physical media. And yes, I know a physical version is coming. I've been patiently waiting for it.
Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Sells Over One Million Copies
Copies? Copies of what? There's no physical version yet.
Re: Talking Point: So, What Did You Think Of Nintendo's June Mini-Direct?
👎Not a single game in there I'm interested in. So bummed we didn't get a proper June Direct this year.
Re: Watch: Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase
I hate to be a negative Nancy, but that was just lame-o for me. I don't think there was even a single game shown that I would be interested in. I can't believe this is what we got instead of the standard big E3 Direct. sigh
Re: Smurfs Kart Races Onto Switch This Coming Winter
Oy vey.. 🤦♂️Where's that next batch of Mario Kart DLC?
Re: Gory, Grotesque, Chaotic FPS POST VOID Is Heading To Switch Very Soon
Eww. I love me my retro FPS, but that's just awful. No thank you.
Re: Nintendo Shares New Music Track For Splatoon 3, Have A Listen
@octokid I'm biased towards Seaskape from Splatoon 1. That's a banger! 🕺
Re: Classic Run-And-Gun Blaster Turrican Is Making A Comeback, And Fans Might Need Deep Pockets
Did these even ever release? As far as I can tell, they got cancelled or something.. I have the Flashback collection and it's great, but the absence of Super Turrican 2 blows..
Re: Don't Worry, Splatoon 3 Will Have All "Basic Weapons" From The Previous Games
@Moistnado Bugger off.
Re: Review: Zombie Army 4: Dead War - A Sweet Switch Port For This Schlockiest Of Shooters
@LP09 I've been wanting to get Strange Brigade, but fear the servers are ghost towns now. Is there still an active player base?
Re: Rumour: Switch Online Leak Reveals Unreleased NES Titles, Here's A Look
@kkslider5552000 I always thought the same thing as well and that might still be the case with Capcom, but I'm not so sure about Konami because they put Castlevania Bloodlines and Contra Hard Corps on the Genesis/Mega Drive NSO.
Re: Review: The House Of The Dead: Remake - Control Issues Gnaw At Sega's Arcade Classic
@wizzgamer That was so stupid. A "family" system? What does that even mean? The Switch has plenty of violent horror games and M rated games in general. Doom, Resident Evil, Zombie Army, Mortal Kombat 11, Friday the 13th, Dead by Daylight. Just to name a few. Should the GTA Trilogy not be on the Switch since it's a "family" system? SMH. BTW, most of Nintendo's marketing of the Switch has been targeted at teens and young adults, not little children and families.
Re: City Connection Announces Multiple 'Saturn Tribute X Taito' Releases For Nintendo Switch eShop
How is Saturn emulation these days?
Re: Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles
@Not_Soos The first Earthworm Jim was on the SNES.
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Remaster Supposedly Coming To Switch
@JR150 There's the very Overwatch like Paladins and the very COD like Warface. Both are free to play so may as well give them a try if you haven't yet. Oh yeah, there's also Apex Legends which is also free to play.
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Remaster Supposedly Coming To Switch
Unless it has Zombies, count me out. I love how they droppped 2 CoD's on one of Nintendo's biggest failures, but have completely ignored the now 100 million plus juggernaut that is the Switch for years now. Activision logic. 🤦♂️
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo And Mobile Is An Uneasy Alliance, But It's Still Vital
It's vital they dump it. Such a waste of resources.
Re: Poll: What’s Your Favourite New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Track?
@HammerGalladeBro Apparently its based on WarioWare. I know, I had no idea either..
Re: Video: Here's A Look At The New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tracks - Direct Switch Footage
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Re: Video: Here's A Look At The New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tracks - Direct Switch Footage
Overall I'm quite happy. The tracks look better than expected, though I agree with the person who said the grass texture is just fugly. I really hope they replace it via a patch, but that seems ulikely knowing Nintendo. My biggest complaint is that you can't play them online yet! Seriously Nintendo? I have no interest in racing against the boring ass bots.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Has Been Updated To Version 2.0.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Wait? These courses won't be available for online races until the 21st? I really hope that's not the case!
Re: Looks Like Some People In The West Are Playing The Mario Kart 8 DLC Early
@Crumpet123 Yeah, I'm assuming it was just a mistake and they'll fix it in an update.
Re: Looks Like Some People In The West Are Playing The Mario Kart 8 DLC Early
Ugh.. Still not available in the US. When does it go live here? I'm in Pacific time and its 5:30 here.
Re: Three Sega Genesis Games Have Been Added To Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@TKundNobody Alien Soldier is awesome and very fun. Overlooked gem.
Re: Three Sega Genesis Games Have Been Added To Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@FishyS Well they did add Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings last month.
Re: Nintendo Switch Led UK Console Sales In February, But Numbers Are Down Year-On-Year
Who cares.. They've already sold over a 100 million.
Re: F-Zero X Is Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
It's frankly not as good as I remember. The courses are pretty simplistic and boring. Even by N64 standards the game is pretty fugly. I wish everyone would just play Fast RMX instead. Beautiful modern HD graphics, 60fps and full proper lag free online.
Re: Konami Announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection For Switch
OMFG.. Was 100% convinced this would never happen(because of the licensing issues). I am very happy to have been wrong.
Re: F-Zero X Joins Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack Later This Week
Who's ready for lag ridden split screen multiplayer? 😑
Re: Video: YouTuber's Ultimate Switch OLED Test "Finally" Delivers Burn-In After 3,600 Hours
Shame you'll still get Joycon drift after a couple months. LOL.
Re: Zelda: Majora's Mask Cutscene On Switch Apparently "More Accurate To N64" Than Wii Virtual Console Emulation
@Yosher @somebread I see.. Thank you for the info gentlemen. A little disappointing, but I understand why Nintendo is doing it that way. They obviously want everyone to renew every year..
Re: Zelda: Majora's Mask Cutscene On Switch Apparently "More Accurate To N64" Than Wii Virtual Console Emulation
@Yosher Is that confirmed though? How would anyone know at this point if the DLC vanishes if you cancel your Expansion Pack membership?
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@dustinprewitt Personally I can't stand the Wii U Majora's Mask or the Wii U Virtual
Console in general because of that damn dark filter on all the games. More so a shame the Wii VC is long gone now... It was the OG and still the best. To think we got TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine masterpieces like Rondo of Blood and Lords of Thunder on there! Fat chance of that ever happening on the Switch.
Re: Nightdive Studios Wants To Remaster Titles Like Eternal Darkness, But Hasn't Had Any Luck With Nintendo
@Wexter Not sure what you mean by copy and paste, I didn't read your comment. To answer your question, why are assuming Nintendo would accrue any cost here? Nightdive self funds most of their remasters. If Nightdive wants to pay for it and put in the man hours, Nintendo should allow them.
Re: Nightdive Studios Wants To Remaster Titles Like Eternal Darkness, But Hasn't Had Any Luck With Nintendo
Shameful Nintendo.. Nightdive have long since proven they are masters of their craft.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Sticks With Mario Kart 8 Through 2023, But What About Switch?
@octokid Yes, of course you can. Just as you could with the DLC for the Wii U version of 8. They mentioned this in the trailer, not sure how you missed that.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Sticks With Mario Kart 8 Through 2023, But What About Switch?
@ChimpHunter 100% with you! I likewise have the EP, so I'm getting this truckload of new content for free essentially. My biggest gripe with Deluxe was that it's focus was all on the Battle Mode, which admittedly did need to be fixed as it was a joke in the Wii U version, but I like to race! It took forever but here comes Nintendo with "Hows 48 more tracks sound to you?" LOL. I'm anxiously awaiting March 18th. MK 9 can wait until the Switch successor is here.