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BREAD AND FRED

Shane12m wrote:


Same. I'm not sure why I watch the Nindies. It'd be nice if they cut out the developer interviews, just show the games/trailers. I get why they do it, but it adds nothing for me.

Wake me when it’s time for the next Nintendo Direct. These nindies aren’t doing it for me anymore.

TalonJedi87 wrote:
Not gonna lie, that made me cry a little mentally.

One thing I'll say about Indies, gameplay aside, many have great soundtracks.

Indies have their place. They helped keep Wii U and PS Vita afloat for far longer than either would have lasted without them when the big name publishers bailed on each of those platforms (Switch is going through this phase now).
I will say though, the indie scene has changed. They're no longer the risk takers and innovators they used to be. Remember that one infamous Nindie Direct that was remembered only for having all those farming sims? If it's not that it's roguelikes.

I like indies but there’s just too many of them saturating the market now I feel to keep up with. I just wait for buzz about the real good ones cause who has the time to sift thru the bulk of them?

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

There's still a lot of good and fresh stuff coming out but as indie has become more mainstream there are definitely some crutches that a lot of them are using.

Part of that is because it is now mainstream, a lot more copycats are jumping in on the trends they see.

Farming/crafting/roguelike/metroidvania backtracking are ways to significantly increase the length of your game without as significant an investment in time/resources.

Because like it or not, people still get offended if your game is short. Adding padding might dilute a game's strengths, but as long as it keeps people's interest long enough to get past the steam refund window...


I don't think that was a Nindie, I think that was a regular one. I remember there being a lit of farming/crafting in whatever one Harvestella was featured (square enix so definitely not an indie ).

Or it could have just gotten so bad that they are multiple Nintendo directs with this issue and even the big publishers want to churn out farming games.

i was actually interested in more games than normal in that nindies. MUCH less farming this time around lol. but i definitely agree that that interviews/intros do nothing for me. they are the reason why i don't watch them live.

Walmart has a lot of Switch games on sale right. Many first party $40-50. Plants vs Zombies and Monkey Ball Mania $5 each. Other games on sale too. I found Splatoon 2 for under $10 used (pegi version pictured) by a third party who claims they 100% check their used items. Figured I'd give it a shot as it was returnable to Walmart.

KCPenguins wrote:

If you happen to head back and snag those PvZ and Monkey Ball, i’ll send ya moolah.

theJaw wrote:

online, still shows as $5 on Monkey Ball, pretty sure he meant online as he talked about being able to return to Walmart

I did curbside pick-up. I never saw those prices in store.

The "return to Walmart" comment was on Splatoon 2 which was a third party seller.

My Xbox One S took a crap some time ago... So I been playing on the Switch lately... I'm working on LoZ: BotW... it's nice, colorful, but man some things bug me about it... not just the breaking of the weapons, that's more of a minor annoyance, but the horse riding controls seem "stuck" and then there's trying to get away from Guardians and getting stuck somehow when I try to avoid the beams and end up dying...

I'm not letting it deter me from playing it to completion though (not counting the DLC I saw available).

HybridCRoW wrote:


I remember Nintendo kinda making a big deal about the horseback riding in BotW, because they figured out a way so as long as you don't touch the analog stick your horse would avoid crashing into trees and stuff when running at full speed because "real horses don't crash into trees."
I don't think it ended up working out as well as they thought it would, and the horseback riding controls in Horizon and Ghost Of Tsushima felt much better to me.

Don't forget they put in a bonding aspect to horseback riding. The horse won't listen well to inputs unless Link is bonded to it to a degree.

I never really had any issues except in some tight spaces.

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition rated for Switch:

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/178637452842104...

Sounds like a rebranded NES Remix. (Microgames)

KCPenguins wrote:

I will buy it! I still play this on 3DS, have not booted up the WiiU in a very long time. Would be nice to have it on Switch.

Anyone play Balatro? Super addictive rougelike deck-building game that revolves around poker mechanics. Very fun stuff. I've been playing it via PC but it's available on Switch for $15. Highly recommended if you're into that sorta thing.

Nintendo says they will make announcement regarding Switch successor sometime over the next year:

https://twitter.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/178773651...

Also confirmed a June Direct but that was expected. Just don't think I've seen them confirm one a month in advance before.

BloodPuppetX wrote:


"We will be holding a Nintendo Direct this June regarding the Nintendo Switch software lineup for the latter half of 2024, but please be aware that there will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during that presentation."

Tempering expectations.

I hope they do more with the Switch 2 announcement than they did with the current one. That says they announced the original Switch in March 2015, which I forgot about since it has been so long, but we didn't actually see anything about it until a year and a half later when they uploaded the official Switch reveal trailer in October 2016.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

They should keep it going until it beats PS2 in total system sales. Just to rub it in.

benstylus wrote:


Start with a price cut and announcing some new games then, because a remake of a 20 year Paper Mario game and a decade old Luigi's Mansion ain't exactly doing it for a lot of people. I don't think entries in either series typically are known for blowing up the sales charts and certainly aren't system sellers. Endless Ocean, I do want to check it out at some point in the future, but judging by reviews it was a dud. There's just not much to look forward to and this upcoming Direct needs to change that. At this point they'd be dumb to not just put Metroid Prime 4 on the next console, but it'll probably be cross-gen.

Yeah, they could definitely do with a price cut. Crazy to think it's gone 7 years without a single one.

benstylus wrote:


And a "selects" line of $20 first party games as well.

I think they release one more big release this holiday for Switch with a couple low end releases. New 3d Mario if I had to guess, maybe Metroid Prime 4. The pessimist (realist?) says it will be something along the lines of a Super Mario Galaxy 2 remaster.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:


My kids begged me for this game. I read reviews, watched gameplay videos. It looks like a slog. They continued to beg, and I had a voucher expiring in a week... so I downloaded it. Made them pay for a portion of it to hopefully teach them the value of $.

NES Championship trailer:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELmBYBga5SY&ab_chann...

Physical confirmed.

That deluxe set is pretty sweet for $59.99

Japan gets two Famicom controllers instead of a replica Gold cartridge. And it looks like the Deluxe set will be the only physical, going by Nintendo's online store.

this is the kinda stuff I dig. Really Nintendo is the only one left making a system feel like collecting for. Definitely gonna add it to my collection. Never played the 3DS version.

Deluxe Edition is up at GS:

https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/nintendo-swit...

Free shipping is $59 again (was $79 for a while), so that's good.

I have two WaveBird controllers that I've had since they were released. Unfortunately, after years of use (and my cat chewing on them for some strange reason), the analog sticks are in terrible shape and falling apart. However, after doing some research on it, I found out that the stick on the Wii Nunchuck is identical to that of the WaveBird! Well, I say identical, but not exactly because they lack the rubbery top that the WaveBird controllers have. The good news is that I was able to swap the sticks out with those from some old, cheap Wii Nunchucks and they work like a charm!

citizen_zane wrote:
Nice! Always good to find a controller fix. (Wish I could find a fix for my 3DS's worn out thumb pad.)

Without the rubbery top, what's the comfort level compared to the original wavebird stick?

benstylus wrote:

The price hasn't gone down, but considering the inflation of the past few years, the cost/value has decreased by quite a bit.

nonamesleft wrote:

It's not quite as good, but I don't notice it when in use. I'm very happy with it.

In addition to changing out the sticks on my WaveBirds, I was able to have a little fun customizing some Wii Nunchucks. I was able to do this because I bought a lot of five untested Nunchucks of various colors on Ebay for $15.00. Luckily, they all worked! Since I already had two white ones of my own, I took them all apart and mixed the colors. This is what I came up with:

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The Wave Bird. Ah man. That brings back so many good memories from the GC era.

citizen_zane wrote:


I used to do that mix and match colors with Nintendo64 controllers back in the day.