I fully expect the ""dlc"" to do similarly well. Then it will be on to the next rushed out unbaked game. The money tree isn't going to dry up any time soon.
It's crazy that this game released with such a huge price tag. It's not different enough from the first game to justify that price. It's just more of the same but with hd and skylanders swap force.
Clair obscure is going to win. DK bananza has a chance since some people will mindlessly go for anything nintendo puts out regardless of quality but I think even those people can see the obvious winner.
Considering Legends ZA only includes a little over 200 of the 1000 pokemon and still reuses models and animations that have existed since X and Y, it's no surprise. Hopefully palworld will force them to finally create something new.
Remember back when legendary events opened up a new area in the game? Going to Darkrai's island in platinum was great. Now you just get handed a code for a shiny legendary.
The switch will outsell the ps2. Not because it's better (it's not.) but because gamers will buy anything nowadays. look no further than the switch 2 and 80 dollar mario kart 8 dlc.
Honestly very disappointed in this game. I've seen tons of gameplay and it doesn't look anywhere even close to the level of polish a game this expensive should have. You can definitely tell this was a rush job to port this to switch 2.
That's too much considering the low quality of Pokemon games. Then again, they know that people will buy anything regardless of the price if it says Pokemon on it so it makes sense.
They dont like that others are doing monster catching games better than them. Considering its been over two decades since the last good pokemon game, I'm glad palworld is rising from pokemons ashes.
@johnvboy I've watched the reveal trailer a few times now and it really doesn't look that much different from Mario Kart 8, game that's over a decade old now.
I expect it to finally be able to run 8th generation quality games but that might be shooting for the moon a bit. Based on what we saw from that new Mario Kart game, it's not going to be much of a step up from the Switch 1
Breath of the wild and xenoblade x on this list? Really? Open worlds are supposed to have things to do. Not a bunch of empty grass plains. I think if those two were released on the gamecube it might be worth talking about but on the switch there's tons of way better open world games.
You make an app to listen to you music, make it exclusive to online members, make it only available on phone and it takes you this long to finally add the mario 3 soundtrack?
Are we actually surprised by this though? They have been too lazy to put in more than half the pokemon in any game for the past decade. I don't see why one of their mobile games would be any different.
Pokemon hasn't had any style for about 20 years now. This would probably be impressive if it were released during the ps2 days. But in 2025? This is just another rushed game to make money.
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Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC Is Introducing A New Type Of Mega Evolution
Unfinished game that costs over 100$ (before you even add in the NSO subscription you need to get certain pokemon that you can only get online).
Does anyone remember when a complete pokemon game used to cost 40$?
Re: Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
And yet they still refuse to fix the multiplayer mode which has been unplayable since release date.
Re: Mini Review: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch 1) - An Impressive Version If You've Yet To Upgrade
unfortunately seems to be more modern nintendo slop. A shame it won't be able to live up to the original prime trilogy.
Re: Valve's Steam Client Adds Switch 2 Pro Controller Support
Steam innovating and doing what nintendon't.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's NES And Game Boy Library With Four More Titles
@Bolt_Strike Never. Nintendo is too greedy for that.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Kirby Air Riders?
4/10. Not enough innovation over the gamecube title and should have been half the price
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Was The Best-Selling Nintendo Game In October (US)
I fully expect the ""dlc"" to do similarly well. Then it will be on to the next rushed out unbaked game. The money tree isn't going to dry up any time soon.
Re: Review: Kirby Air Riders (Switch 2) - Incredibly Chaotic, But Satisfyingly Deep & Rewarding Racing
It's crazy that this game released with such a huge price tag. It's not different enough from the first game to justify that price. It's just more of the same but with hd and skylanders swap force.
Re: PokéPark Kanto Includes A Major Area Those With Limited Mobility Can't Access
Just like Nintendo's games, it will be unfinished, overpriced and people will still buy it.
Re: The Game Awards Nominees Announced, Donkey Kong Bananza Up For GOTY
Clair obscure is going to win. DK bananza has a chance since some people will mindlessly go for anything nintendo puts out regardless of quality but I think even those people can see the obvious winner.
Re: Official Zelda Movie Photos Give Us Our Best Look Yet At Link And Zelda
This is a nice cosplay. Now where are the actual professionally made costumes?
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Is Now The "Best-Selling" Physical Game In The US This Year
Rip to the old days of taking time on your games and not rushing out an unfinished yearly release.
Re: Digital Foundry Covers The "Disappointing Tech" In Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Legends Z-A is pretty graphically impressive for a ps2 game.
Re: Multiple Switch Games Get Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes
Console has been out for half a year and one of its main features still doesnt work for many games
Re: Hiroshi Yamauchi Might Feel Envious Of Switch 2's Success, Says Miyamoto
I'd be very envious about the amount of money they're making on this "successor".
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Zelda & Splatoon Villagers - All Compatible amiibo
The botw/totk rito is the only one that looks okay. The rest of them look really ugly to me.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC Scores December Release Date
So it's content that could have been in the base game. Cool.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC News Coming Tomorrow
The game came out in an unplayable mess but we gotta make that dlc money guys!
Re: "It Is Ever More Likely That Nintendo Will Lose" - Firm Faces Another Setback In Battle Against Palworld
Considering Legends ZA only includes a little over 200 of the 1000 pokemon and still reuses models and animations that have existed since X and Y, it's no surprise. Hopefully palworld will force them to finally create something new.
Re: Talking Point: Smashing Switch 2 Numbers Prove Nintendo's Strategy Is Super Effective
Sadly this seems to be the truth. People will buy anything nintendo nowadays so they can do whatever they want to at this point.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Super Mario Galaxy + Galaxy 2?
based on the games themselves? 9/10
Based on how they are being priced and distributed? 2/10
Re: PSA: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet - Free Shiny Koraidon & Miraidon Codes Restocked (North America)
Remember back when legendary events opened up a new area in the game? Going to Darkrai's island in platinum was great. Now you just get handed a code for a shiny legendary.
Re: Meet The Sages (And Zelda's Maid) In Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment
Why do they all look ugly? like seriously, they're making the botw models look like masterpieces by comparison.
Re: Round Up: The Latest Previews Are In For Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Another pokemon game, another uninspired mess. In other news water is wet.
Re: Switch Is Now Within Touching Distance Of The DS' Lifetime Sales
The switch will outsell the ps2. Not because it's better (it's not.) but because gamers will buy anything nowadays. look no further than the switch 2 and 80 dollar mario kart 8 dlc.
Re: Opinion: Can We Stop Comparing Donkey Kong Bananza's Tactile Thrills To Odyssey Now?
It helps to compare inferior games to their superiors that actually had more care put into them.
Re: Review: Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch 2) - Absolutely Smashing, But Can It Beat Mario Odyssey?
Honestly very disappointed in this game. I've seen tons of gameplay and it doesn't look anywhere even close to the level of polish a game this expensive should have. You can definitely tell this was a rush job to port this to switch 2.
Re: Pokémon Is Teasing Something Ahead Of Next Week's Showcase
I look forward to seeing how they continue to tank the pokemon franchise with low quality yearly releases.
Re: "Somewhat Mixed" - Digital Foundry Delivers Its Technical Analysis Of Donkey Kong Bananza
Donkey Kong bananza makes for a very graphically impressive Wii U game.
Re: Fans Reckon Nintendo Has "Killed" Mario Kart World With Its Latest Update
Nintendo is doing a great job of encouraging people to just buy a switch 1 with mario kart 8 deluxe instead.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch 2's GameCube Library Next Week
The console's been out for almost a month now and they only have 4 games for one of the biggest selling points lol
Re: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Footage Shows 60fps Gameplay For Switch 2
Now where is the update to make the pokemon not look ugly and for the gameplay to be inspired and not just the same uninspired formula?
Re: Amphie's First Pokémon Video Delves Into A Haunting Gold & Silver Memory
Ah gen 2. Back when Pokemon was good. It's a shame about what the series has become over the last 20 years.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Switch 2 And Switch 1 Prices Have Been Revealed
That's too much considering the low quality of Pokemon games. Then again, they know that people will buy anything regardless of the price if it says Pokemon on it so it makes sense.
Re: Nintendo Today! Update Prevents Users From Recording Promotional Videos
Classic nintendo. "Can't let anyone record this 30 second clip! We'll sue you!"
Re: Nintendo Has "No Plans" To Use Game-Key Cards For First-Party-Developed Titles
"No plans" yet. They will choose the cheap option in the end. Very nintendo
Re: Here's Your First Look At Pokémon Scarlet And Violet On Switch 2
Now can they fix the game to not be the worst in the series? I know pokemon has been going downhill for two decades now but these games were pitiful.
Re: Palworld Dev Announces "Disappointing" Game Changes Resulting From Nintendo's Lawsuit
They dont like that others are doing monster catching games better than them. Considering its been over two decades since the last good pokemon game, I'm glad palworld is rising from pokemons ashes.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Is Now The Second-Best Selling Game In The Series
This proves people will buy anything as long as it has the pokemon name on it.
Re: Talking Point: What We Expect From The Switch 2 Direct
@johnvboy I've watched the reveal trailer a few times now and it really doesn't look that much different from Mario Kart 8, game that's over a decade old now.
Re: Switch 2 Pre-Orders Expected To Sell Out "Day One" Due To Limited Unit Allocation
Nintendo understocking a console? Odd, where have I heard this story before?
Re: Talking Point: What We Expect From The Switch 2 Direct
I expect it to finally be able to run 8th generation quality games but that might be shooting for the moon a bit. Based on what we saw from that new Mario Kart game, it's not going to be much of a step up from the Switch 1
Re: Rumour: A Switch 1 Direct Presentation May Take Place This Week
What's the point? The console is about to die now that the switch 2 is coming out. Just move on.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Open World Games
Breath of the wild and xenoblade x on this list? Really? Open worlds are supposed to have things to do. Not a bunch of empty grass plains. I think if those two were released on the gamecube it might be worth talking about but on the switch there's tons of way better open world games.
Re: Nintendo & Pokémon Company Had An "Adversarial Relationship", Say Former NOA Staffers
They should go their separate ways. Maybe if Pokemon was actually forced to be on a modern console the games could be halfway decent.
Re: Classic Super Mario Soundtrack Joins Nintendo's Music App For MAR10 Day
You make an app to listen to you music, make it exclusive to online members, make it only available on phone and it takes you this long to finally add the mario 3 soundtrack?
Re: Rumour: Xbox Expected To Join Switch 2 With A New Handheld This Year
I doubt it'll be able to compete with the steam deck. It's been the best handheld gaming device released in almost a decade.
Re: Pokémon Champions Limited To "Select Pokémon" At Launch
Are we actually surprised by this though? They have been too lazy to put in more than half the pokemon in any game for the past decade. I don't see why one of their mobile games would be any different.
Re: Nintendo Confirms Removal Of Switch Online SNES Game
This is why virtual console (or ideally physical) will always be better. You don't own these games. It's a scam.
Re: Opinion: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Looks Cool, But It's Lacking Arceus' Unique Style
Pokemon hasn't had any style for about 20 years now. This would probably be impressive if it were released during the ps2 days. But in 2025? This is just another rushed game to make money.