VideoGame_Discussion

PizzaTheHutt wrote:


Q1 N's fiscal year? (Apr-Jun '24) That would line up with the Switch release, right?

If it's Q1 calendar year that seems like bad timing for the states. Missed the holiday season, taxes coming due, refunds not yet issued.

Switch came out 3/3/17.

Scott wrote:

Dang that was so long ago. What an amazing time though. The switch at launch was everything I had wanted in a console as a kid

Feeling clean in 17, ready for more in 24.

Double Dragon Month! Anyone picked it up Digital? I usually double dip PS5 n Switch but just physical this time.

Shane12m wrote:

I still remember going to the midnight launch at Best Buy, it was a great time! Got my Switch and went straight home to play Breath of the Wild all night.

Shane12m wrote:


The Switch is the only console I can play as an adult. It'd be impossible to get 10% of the hours on a traditional console compared to Switch. It's so easy to get bonus time with Switch.

Yah playing in bed at night via Switch has helped me get the gaming time in that I never would have on a normal home console. It actually helped reinvigorate my gaming in general, for better or worse. Only a few titles on Xbox or PS ever really interest me, so when I finish those games, I never play much else. And then I’d always pick and choose which Nintendo games to invest in due to the time issue. Switch has a library full of games that interest me, and a bunch that I would have never bothered to try unless they could be played handheld here and there in my off time instead of only being available when I’m contained to a TV.

That convenience the Switch provided actually informed my decision this week to snag an RG351V off eBay so that I could dive all the way back into retro gaming easier than it would have been to stay sat at a computer or TV.

My Switch launch experience was probably different than most. I just wasn't hyped for it at all for some reason. I guess I blame it on 3DS, PS Vita and Wii U, all of which I bought on release day and all of which had pretty mediocre launches for the most part (and only the 3DS really recovered and ended up not being a purchase I regret in the long run), and I wasn't convinced Switch would be any different.

I had paid it in full the day GameStop started accepting pre-orders, but come launch day a few months later I didn't even go to the store to pick up my console until 2 or 3 days post-launch when they left me a voice mail saying if I didn't pick it up the next day before closing time they would have to sell it to someone else. After watching a couple YouTubers play Zelda I figured I'll go and finally pick it up. I didn't even start Zelda until a couple of weeks later and I splurged and bought all the DLC for it (that I still never played). In the end I definitely don't regret buying it, but even after that with the PS5 and Xbox Series X launches, I was not hyped at all but I also wasn't really concerned because I typically only buy Nintendo consoles on launch day anyway.

I pre-ordered a Switch once announced. I ended up canceling the preorder as I had no hype for the system itself, and the only game at launch I wanted to play I could play on Wii U the same day. It's actually grown to be my second favorite system.


theJaw wrote:


Oh, I had a "vacation" from hell where I was stuck at night sleeping in a tiny room on a tiny bed, could not make much noise or turn on a TV else wake my kids, and averaged 2.5 hours of sleep per 24 hours. The Switch was a godsend. Made a big dent in TotK.

I remember playing breath of the wild when I first got my switch, and being floored, and having so much fun playing this beautiful game on a Nintendo, portable.

I did buy my Switch until late 2018, more than a year and a half after it was released. I wasn't in a rush to buy one. I don't think I was following the initial release either. It was a great purchase. For someone who primarily games handheld anyway, the Switch was an obvious choice. To have a home console that's a hybrid? Yes please.

I use my Steam Deck to remote play my PS5/XsX. So I can still play them and not deal with the big TV.

We played the new Mario Kart tracks the other night, this is another really solid wave! There wasn't a single track I didn't like, and a few of them were really good, like that brand new level. Wave 4 was really solid as well, so this was a nice follow-up.

I liked it too. Both Tour tracks are actually decent. I like the old Wii tracks, and the two new ones are great.

Kommie wrote:

I've got to do something like this some day. I'd probably play my PS5/XSX more if I did. As it's a bit of a wait to get the projector and receiver system booted up.

bonham2 wrote:

These may have been the best Tour tracks yet. Were there 2 new tracks? I thought it was just 1.

You're right. I thought Vancouver Velocity was a new track, but it's actually a 3rd Tour track.

I have yet to try all the new DLC tracks, still working my way through the main tracks first.

I feel like trying to get a hold of smash ultimate at a decent price, even though historically I'm not a huge smash fan. But with the insane amount of characters, it really is the ultimate version of smash. Just like MK8 is the ultimate Mario Kart.

Anyone playing Pikmin 4 or what? I got same day delivery for today so it’ll be here soon, but I’m playing more of the demo right now since data carries over. I’m really enjoying it, and sorta love the lack of a day limit. It lets me enjoy the game at my own pace (save for the day/night cycles). There’s already so much to find and explore in just the first main area.

I've got a crap load of switch games on my backlog, and currently going through Octopath Traveller 2. So no. But definitely going to play it some day. Maybe in several months I'll be mostly caught up, haha.

ErickRPG wrote:

OT2 is what I plan to fall back on whenever I finish Pikmin 4. I was getting a little bored just collecting new characters and doing their tutorial-style first chapters so I took a break but now I’ve got that “traditional JRPG” itch back.

No Pikmin 4 me. Trekking thru Persona 4 now then gonna tackle some Bayonetta Origins.

I've been mostly playing Paper Mario. Just started Chapter 6. I'll wait for the Pikmin 1+2 physical release and try to play the entire series from the beginning. I liked the Pikmin 4 demo.

I was browsing the eShop today and there must be some kind of competition between these low budget indie devs to come up with weirder and weirder names for their trash.

This game's actual title is YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!

Does anyone know if Mario Odyssey has a case variant? I'm currently selling a sealed copy, and have it listed in FB Marketplace. A guy messaged me and said he was interested, but asked for a picture of the back. Once I sent it to him, he said he wasn't interested. I asked him why a picture of the back changed his mind, and he said it wasn't the version he was looking for. Does this game have a alternate cover art or something?

Scott wrote:


He might be looking for a first print run, which apparently sell for over $250 according to this thread.
https://www.reddit.com/r/casualnintendo/comments/x...

Interesting. The copy I've owned since the game released is a first print. Too bad the sealed copy isn't.

People pay big money to speed run it seems

theJaw wrote:

I am. I'm loving it, although I'm going really slow. I wasn't entirely sold on the demo, especially some of the changes. It is a little on the east side, but the challenge in Pikmin has always been to go as fast as you can and lose the least amount of Pikmin possible. The difficulty is completely up to you. Plus, getting platinums in Dandori challenges is going to be really hard.

Massive Amiibo restock supposedly coming later this year: https://nintendowire.com/news/2023/07/25/report-ma...

Pikmin 4 got me HOOKED! No Amiibo Support BTW.

Scott wrote:


No Little Mac. :(

Little Mac looks fairly inexpensive on Ebay, especially for open box.

It's not something I need and it's a low want, something I was hoping I'd come across randomly at a game store, thrift shop or flea market fairly cheap. Maybe I'll kick the dust off my eBay account. Kids b-day is coming up and I'm sure he'd like another Meg tooth as well.

KCPenguins wrote:


And now I'm reminded of why I left eBay... lol

1 hour of browsing listings, multiple bids, 0 wins. One item ended nearly double what it should have been. I suspect shenanigans by the seller.

So Fashion Dreamer now has a release date.

November 3rd.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YBbd_ttqlpA


Remakes of the Oracle GB games just took a big hit, but awesomely they are available on GB Online. Awesome stealth drop unless I'm mistaken.

Edit: Awesome. (Where's Donkey Kong?!)

Today, I managed to do something I've never had happen with these apps before. I got up to the second dungeon of Seasons yesterday, and when I went to load the save data I somehow managed to overwrite it instead. It won't take long to get back there, but still annoying that I did that, lol.

Uhh, I guess I should remember to save in game after every play session. (In case my dumb self does this again.) Looks like I only saved after I got the sword.

KCPenguins wrote:
Ah, that's bittersweet. Would have liked remakes of those.

Still cool though to see them being brought back.