Originally created to share Nintendo friend codes and talk about the Nintendo Switch, this topic has now been broadened to the discussion of all things Nintendo. I'm still keeping the list updated here, so if you want to be added or make any changes, please PM me and I'll adjust the list.
However, the Kotaku article says "So was it a good deal or not? A Tears of the Kingdom Switch plus the cash comes out to $1,060 total."
I want the store to confirm this, because I was under the impression he was given $700 in credit for all of that stuff and the Zelda OLED Switch came out of that, not that he was given a Zelda OLED in addition to $700. If the latter, then they didn't rip him off.
> "So was it a good deal or not? A Tears of the Kingdom Switch plus the cash comes
> out to $1,060 total."
>
> I want the store to confirm this, because I was under the impression he was given
> $700 in credit for all of that stuff and the Zelda OLED Switch came out of that,
> not that he was given a Zelda OLED in addition to $700. If the latter, then they
> didn't rip him off.
>
From the video it sounds like she says the switch and $700 cash. Plus there is a picture of the cash down at the bottom and the Zelda Switch. While I don't think it was a great deal, it is quicker than trying to find a buyer. Gotta play that Zelda now.
So I beat Breath of the Wild. I did learn that you can swap the buttons to go left to right, so B is A and A is B. But it only works with the Junks Cons and not the Hori Split Pad. So I'll just deal with reading text left to right and then having to remember the dumb fudging buttons go right to left.
For anyone interested, there's a bundle containing Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and Dying Light: Definitive Edition currently on sale for $10.79 I already own Call of Juarez, and I've beaten Dying Light (and the expansion) twice on PS4, but am thinking of buying this bundle just to have Dying Light on Switch and maybe giving it another playthrough. I don't know if DL has gone on sale this cheap before by itself.
So I did go ahead and start my replay of BotW before TotK. I last save file is from 6 years ago and honestly I remember virtually nothing about the game except the obvious (4 dungeons, a bunch of shrines, fighting ganon etc) but what's wild is that even though the first time I played the game I liked it but didn't think it was awesome or amazing, this run through I am enjoying it more. I don't know why but so far I am really digging it and I figure TotK will be around for a long time before a new Zelda game so no need to rush to play it.
Anyways, yeah I guess I am going to go thru this game again and then start TotK at some point. It looks pretty awesome on the Switch OLED
"Everybody 1-2-Switch" is releasing on June 30th. I like how there was no hype or build up for this at all, they just put it in a Tweet and it'll be out in 4 weeks. So, uh...who's excited for this? https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1664438...
That's so weird. I never expected a sequel to 1-2 Switch. I won't lie, we've gotten a fair amount of enjoyment out of our copy of 1-2 Switch over the years. We've played it many times on family game nights, and also with guests. It can be a fun little party game with the right crowd. So I'm actually kind of looking forward to this. Not for $30 though. I already paid full price for the original, I'll wait until I can snag this for like $15.
Does that mean there won't be a Nintendo Direct in the second week of June like there always was before E3 died? Because otherwise why wouldn't they have just held off a little longer on that game's announcement?
Someone had said last year that Nintendo had a sequel to 1-2-Switch but were just sitting on it not sure what to do with it because it "tested horribly" among the play test groups. That guy knew what he was talking about, because here we are a year later and he even had the name correct. Maybe that has to do with why they cut the MSRP in half for this one. This article from June 7 of last year:
Unfortunately for Nintendo, it's claimed Everybody's 1-2-Switch simply didn't resonate with its target audience — namely, families with children — and "tested horribly". Play testers are said to have found its mini-games, which included musical chairs and a twist on bingo that required 'digging' out numbers using Joy-Cons, "boring" and "tedious".
The response was reportedly so bad, some employees within Nintendo began suggesting the game could damage the company's reputation for quality software if released. But despite those reservations, executives are reportedly refusing to be swayed on the idea of launching it as anything other than a full-price game (some employees have suggested releasing it as part of Switch Online's premium subscription), believing that - like its predecessor, which was also met with a poor critical reception - it will still sell well regardless of complaints.
Khan says his sources were unclear what the future might hold for Everybody's 1-2-Switch; while it's possible Nintendo may simply decide to cut its losses and abandon the project, sources say this is unlikely, and that Nintendo will "try to get the game out there one way or another."
Does anybody know if there is a case or a holder for your joy cons?
My daughter and I been trying to get them. But didn’t know if there is something to hold All of them. Or something that would look nice to have them in
Are these for joycons that you use regularly or are you trying to showcase them? If it's the former, I'd recommend a charging dock so they're good to go each time you want to play.
Mystery Tower looks neat and I'm very excited to give the classic Harvest Moon a ago. Both look like fun pick up and play games.
Blaster Master looks cool but I feel like I should play through the newest Blaster Master game that I bought way back when Switch was still new as that's probably the best experience.
And I don't know about anybody else, but I'm over the constant addition of Kirby games. There's like 400 on NSO already. At least this one apparently has the tilt gimmick, but I don't need any more Kirby games haha
Never would have expected them to add Blaster Master: Enemy Below! That game has been on my to play list for way too long. I started it once but only made it to the 2nd world. Maybe having access to it on the Switch will help me to finally play through all of it.
How beautiful are those SNES graphics? I remember wishing for more realism back in the day, but most 2D sprite games released today struggle to hold up to the high standard of some of the better SNES games.
Watching the Guerilla Collective Showcase...just had a trailer for Quest Master. Looks like somebody got tired of waiting for a Zelda Dungeon Creator from Nintendo
I finally just beat Shredder’s Revenge last week. Not that it was hard at all (maybe too easy tbh), but it was a nice “pick up later and continue” game for me and I loved the overall experience.
I’m also a bit disappointed in the lack of any new levels, but I am curious as to what that new game mode is. I can’t seem to find any details on it. Is it just single player but with all the characters backing you up or what? If whatever it ends up being is fun enough, it may make up for the lack of new levels somewhat.
> At this rate it's basically trending into Beyond Good & Evil 2 territory.
When was development restarted on MP4? 3-4 years ago? Then Covid. I'd give it another year presuming we hear about the Switch successor before calling it that.
> At this point if MP4 is announced as a launch title bundled with Switch 2.0 I’ll
> run with it.
I'm guessing Switch 2 will launch with a new Mario or Mario Kart, or will release very soon after. If I had to bet Mario Odyssey 2 with a Bowser Fury flair.
I'm usually aware of when we're due for another Direct, but this one completely surprised me! Can't wait! I'll post my obligatory ongoing want list:
1) Mario Kart 9 - MK8 came out in 2014! I know they ported it to the Switch, but still, it's time for some new Mario Kart! I'd love to see them go full Smash Kart in the next one, bringing in way more characters from non-Mario games. Not so much for the characters though, I really don't care who I play as, I just like that it would open up tons of new level possibilities. Unfortunately, we won't be getting a new Mario Kart any time soon since they're only halfway through the Booster Course Pass, but it's still my top want. I want a brand new Mario Kart, danggit!
2) 2D Zelda - Not a port or a remake, just a brand new 2D Zelda game without any (stupid) gimmicks.
3) Donkey Kong Country 4 - More like the original trilogy, not Returns/Tropical Freeze. I know this is incredibly unlikely, but it's staying on my list anyway.
4) 2D Mario - something new that breaks free from the tired NSMB formula. A 2D Odyssey with Cappy could be great!
5) 3D Mario - I'd be happy with 3D World 2, Galaxy 3, Odyssey 2, something similar to SM64, or something brand new! I do think the next one will be a sequel though.
6) Yoshi's Woolly World port - Besides TP:HD and WW:HD (which I do think will find their way to the Switch eventually) this is the only Wii U game I care about that hasn't either been ported or gotten a superior sequel. It's one of my favorite games, and I would really love to have access to it on the Switch.
7) Pokemon, Let's Go (Gen 2) - I loved the unique mechanics of the first one, and really hope to see more gens clremade in a similar way.
8) F-Zero - I had dropped this one from my list for a while after playing Fast Racing Neo and being very disappointed. But, it's back on the list now because I'm sure Nintendo would do a much better job.
9) Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons remake - After playing the Link's Awakening remake, I wanted them to remake these two games in the same style. Now, I'm not so sure that style makes as much sense for the Oracle games. They're a bit darker/grittier than LA, and don't have the whole dream aspect. Either way, I'd love to see them remade!
10) 3D Zelda ports/collection - Ideally, we'd get a collection of all the pre-SS 3D Zelda games, so the 3DS versions of OoT and MM, TP:HD, and WW:HD. But, it's Nintendo, so I know that's asking a LOT. It's hard to see them not releasing TP:HD and WW:HD as stand-alones, we all know they'd sell like crazy. So, I don't really know what to expect, I just know I'd like to see these games become available on Switch.
11) Metroid Prime 2 and 3 remasters - I had hoped they would just remaster the whole trilogy all at once, but obviously that didn't happen. Now, I'm hoping they'll remaster the 2nd and 3rd games as well, and then I'll play through all of them.
12) 2D Metroid - I'd be fine with a brand new one, or a remake. I thoroughly enjoyed Samus Returns and Dread, so I want 2D Metroid games to keep coming!
13) DS/3DS Player - something like the GBA Player, but for DS and 3DS games. Not exactly sure how this would work, maybe some add-on to the dock that could communicate with the Switch wirelessly, so the Switch itself would be the controller and bottom screen, and the add-on would display the top screen on the tv. It's not perfect, but I think it could work, and it would be great to be able to play ALL handheld Nintendo games on a TV.
Out of those, I think my top wants that are actually realistic things that could be announced tomorrow are either a 2D or 3D Mario, Metroid Prime 2 remaster, and maybe a new 2D Metroid. We're still getting more waves of courses for Mario Kart 8, so 9 isn't coming any time soon. That will probably be on the Switch's successor. Tears of the Kingdom just dropped, so I definitely don't see a new 2D Zelda coming out anytime soon, and probably not the Ages/Seasons remakes either (although I do believe those are coming eventually). I'm still hoping for another Pokemon Let's Go, but that would be announced in a Pokemon Direct, not this one.
REALLY hoping for a new Mario game, it's been too long! I'd be thrilled with 2D or 3D!
I know it's wishful thinking, but I'd swim in my own stool for an HD-2D Mario game. I don't see them ever doing a traditional 2D Mario game again, and I really don't need another "New" SMB game with its floaty controls, but an HD-2D Mario game with a similar graphics style to Octopath Traveler would be a new gimmick for the series that they haven't tried. I think it'd be worth a go for sure. Just imagine running through a SMB3 or SMW-style level but with the foreground and background playing into the atmosphere even more than they already did, hiding secrets and whatnot? A man can dream.
Really love that they wait to announce these until near release. People hype up everything, then complain when it doesn't meet unreal expectation. I can see the YouTuber hype train going full speed right now to get crap posted...
It'll be Pikmin 4, a well rumored game or two, third party stuff, NES Online/DLC update and a surprise or two.
No hyping up here personally, it’s just fun to share what I want to see. As long as you’re not the type to get pissy over video games, and I’m not, everything should be peachy haha
> I’ve heard rumors of a snes game getting remade and it possibly being Chrono trigger.
> I would lose my mind
Sea of Stars is coming out this year, which was inspired heavily by Chrono Trigger. Maybe CT is being remade too, idk, just thought I'd mention that lol
just saw that. Nice! I thought it was supposedly gonna be July, but honestly nobody knows what or when Nintendo is doing stuff these days. We got some good stuff from other companies this month. Can't wait to see some stuff from Nintendo to cap it off!
> In just about 12 short hours, all your wildest dreams will come true.
Metroid prime 2 remastered, Metroid prime 4 release date, Switch 2.0, Mario Odyssey 2 launch title, Mario Kart 9, Earthbound remake, Earthbound 2 (Mother 4), Diddy Kong Racing 2. Baten Kaitos 1&2 physical announced, Eternal Darkness 2!!!
As much as I would love some big announcements today, I don't have much hope. It really feels like we're about to enter the end-of-system drought, when Nintendo is focusing all of their efforts on games that will release on their next system. I would love to be wrong though.
I've talked a lot about Yoshi's Woolly World in the past. It's one of my favorite games. I usually don't like easier games, and I'm really not a huge fan of the Yoshi series, but I simply love this game. The graphics, the music, the collectibles, the level design...everything just comes together perfectly! One of my best video game memories is playing through this game with my family back when it came out. I've been wanting to play through it with them again but kept putting it off. Finally, for Father's Day weekend, I told them I wanted to start up another playthrough. To my great surprise, both kids were instantly excited, and keep wanting to play every chance we get! We're on the 4th world now and this game is just as great as I remember it. I still hope it gets ported to the Switch some day, it deserves it!
I mean if we can get a Switch 2.0 sooner than later then maybe I’d feel a little good about getting the new Zelda game that won’t run like asscheese on a near 7 year old system.
> I've talked a lot about Yoshi's Woolly World in the past. It's one of my favorite
> games. I usually don't like easier games, and I'm really not a huge fan of the Yoshi
> series, but I simply love this game. The graphics, the music, the collectibles, the
> level design...everything just comes together perfectly! One of my best video game
> memories is playing through this game with my family back when it came out. I've
> been wanting to play through it with them again but kept putting it off. Finally,
> for Father's Day weekend, I told them I wanted to start up another playthrough. To
> my great surprise, both kids were instantly excited, and keep wanting to play every
> chance we get! We're on the 4th world now and this game is just as great as I remember
> it. I still hope it gets ported to the Switch some day, it deserves it!
yeah loved it on WiiU. I actually caved and finally bought it for my because I played a demo and the 3d was pretty good. The graphics would be nicer on a switch port though, for sure!
So the person who tweeted something about "wonder" was hinting at the new 2D Mario. Interested in the new Peach game but need to see some actual game play first.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder!!! Finally, a departure from the tired NSMB formula. This is exactly what I've been wanting for a long time now! I'm really surprised they didn't use Cappy though. Seemed like an obvious mechanic to incorporate to make a fresh 2D Mario game. Still, this looks great!
Yeah it got kinda boring in the middle but they really redeemed it in the end. I gotta admit a lot of those games are on my list. Super mario RPG remake, Star Ocean 2 Remake, Wario Move it, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, dragon quest monsters, detective pikachu 2. A really good show by Nintendo. Some great reveals even if no Switch 2.0 lol.
they started off slow, hit one out of the park with mario rpg remake, then they had a bunch of scoreless innings, then put up a crooked number in the 9th inning, lol.
> MARIO RPG REMAKE! This is real folks. This is one of those "dream games" that never
> happens.
>
>
Same for me, I'm completely shocked right now.
Also really interested in Super Mario Wonder. I hope Warioware is good, but I was pretty disappointed in the last one. I'm not entirely sure why they announced the Peach game when they had so little to show, but I'll keep an eye on it.
I love how they just casually mentioned, oh yeah, Pikmin 1 and 2 HD will be out later today. Here's a new 2D Mario game for you. And we're remaking Super Mario RPG, you're welcome.
The other huge surprise was the remake of Luigi's Mansion 2. My son LOVES LM3 and was just asking me the other day if I thought they would ever release the old ones on Switch. I told him I was 99% sure that would never happen. He's excited now. I actually texted him at school to let him know.
This was definitely a worthy direct. A lot of love to the Marioverse too. Can’t wait to play all those new games. I see SMB Wonder is coming out in October. Has there been any release windows yet for Luigi’s Mansion 2 or Super Mario RPG remakes?
Pokemon Scarlet/Violet DLC Detective Pikachu Returns Super Mario RPG remake Princess Peach game in development Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon remaster Batman: Arkham Trilogy Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope DLC Pikmin 4 Pikmin 1 + 2 HD Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 MK8D Booster Course Pass - Wave 5 (Petey Piranha, Wiggler, Kamek) Summer 2023 TotK Zelda and Ganondorf Amiibos Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Can't believe they're actually remaking Mario RPG. I enjoyed the game the one time I played it as a kid, but never thought it was so great. Still, I've thought about replaying it for a long time now, so a remake is a great opportunity to do so.
I'm intrigued by the Princess Peach game, hopefully it ends up being something good.
I would have preferred a brand new Luigi's Mansion, but I'll take a Switch remaster. Weird that they didn't start with the first one though. Maybe because it's kind of bare content-wise compared to 2 and 3. They could add some stuff to it though.
Mostly excited about Mario Wonder though. I'm so glad we're getting a new 2D Mario this year, and it actually looks fresh and fun!
>> MARIO RPG REMAKE! This is real folks. This is one of those "dream games" that
> never
>> happens.
>>
>>
>
> Same for me, I'm completely shocked right now.
>
> Also really interested in Super Mario Wonder. I hope Warioware is good, but I was
> pretty disappointed in the last one. I'm not entirely sure why they announced the
> Peach game when they had so little to show, but I'll keep an eye on it.
Yeah me too, I did not like "get together". I finished the main part then sold it. I really think it's because it was focused on a multiplayer type experience. Even the name of the game suggests it. I mean, there were several games completely locked behind being multiplayer only.
I honestly think you'll like this one. It's theme is getting up and moving around. Similar to ring fit adventure. As long as it's single player focused I think it's going to be great! The other Warioware games that used motion or gyro (twisted, and smooth moves) were both awesome! I have high hopes for this next Warioware game!
Same. I played Super Mario RPG back in the day but it didn’t hook me in too much. I was more about Paper Mario instead but will gladly replay Mario RPG in a fancy remake with hopefully some quality of life improvements.
Things I'm actively looking forward to: Super Mario Bros Wonder Super Mario RPG Pikmin 4 (+ Pikmin 1 & 2 to a lesser extent)
Things I'm still into: -Sonic Superstars -Whatever that Peach game is -That free Palia game kinda -the MK courses -Star Ocean
Things I'm semi-interested in: -That Metal Gear Solid collection. Never played any MG or MGS game, but hear they're great and with the amount of retro content in that package, I may snag it to get the most bang for my buck.
On the topic of Super Mario Bros Wonder: It looks neat. I don't love the overworld map, it still looks sorta cheap like the NSMB or "3D" series maps look, but it's side-scrolling platforming Mario so I'm in. When I see footage of NSMB, I can legit feel the floatiness of the controls, but I didn't get that feeling with the footage of Wonder. Of course I'll need to feel it to truly judge, but I'm cautiously optimistic that the controls are a bit tighter than the other more recent side-scrolling Mario games. While I obviously would have preferred a little love for the classic pixel-art style of 2D Mario (and am admittedly a little bummed that it didn't make any sort of return, HD2D or not), I do enjoy the slight updates to the designs/animations for the characters in Wonder and vastly prefer those to the copy/paste NSMB look we've got for years now.
> On the topic of Super Mario Bros Wonder: It looks neat. I don't love the overworld
> map, it still looks sorta cheap like the NSMB or "3D" series maps look,
Out of curiosity, what exactly would you want to be different here?
> When I see footage of NSMB, I can legit
> feel the floatiness of the controls, but I didn't get that feeling with the footage
> of Wonder.
I've actually been replaying NSMBU on Switch with the kids lately. I guess I know what you mean by floatiness, but idk, it's not that bad and really doesn't bother me personally. The other end of spectrum would be very stiff controls like SMB1, and we definitely don't want that. The "floatiness" allows for better control and maneuvering IMO.
I really like the overworld in super mario wonder, it looks perfect. And I love those little talking things, lol. It's gonna be so charming running past those in the game. I think this is the first 2D mario with actual spoken lines in game? (that aren't weeee, wohaaaaaa)
>> On the topic of Super Mario Bros Wonder: It looks neat. I don't love the overworld
>> map, it still looks sorta cheap like the NSMB or "3D" series maps look,
>
> Out of curiosity, what exactly would you want to be different here?
>
I'm not entirely sure how to explain it, and it's admittedly not the biggest issue in the world. But with the NSBM/"3D" games, the overworld maps just lacked personality. Just a fairly plain board with the levels pasted along the way, and in some of the games (the 3D games mainly) free-walking across the board made it feel like there was no real sense of direction. It just didn't hit the way the maps in SMB3/SMW did, even with the levels only represented by boxes or circles on a linear path. Maybe it's just the pixel art and flat, cartoony nature of the graphics for those maps that I miss.
That said, I re-watched the Wonder trailer and my initial reaction isn't entirely valid. The tiny clip of the map we got is actually a lot more detailed and generally "fun" looking than I originally gave it credit for. I missed a lot of the personality I suppose, so I take back that initial criticism. My bad there.
>
> I've actually been replaying NSMBU on Switch with the kids lately. I guess I know
> what you mean by floatiness, but idk, it's not that bad and really doesn't bother
> me personally. The other end of spectrum would be very stiff controls like SMB1,
> and we definitely don't want that. The "floatiness" allows for better control and
> maneuvering IMO.
If you dig it, more power to you, but (to sound like a broken record using my primary examples) there's totally a notable difference between the tightness of the controls when it comes to games like SMB3 or SMW vs the NSMB series. Having played them all around the same time as each other a bunch of times, it's very noticeable to me. I don't necessarily need the ENTIRE other end of the spectrum, I just want them to feel solid like SMB3/SMW. I could maneuver and control perfectly fine without the added floatiness, and in some cases even better because having to be a bit more precise trains one to control with a higher focus instead of inadvertently relying on the added "float" that sometimes messes up the rhythm of levels. At least that's how it feels to me, like there's a slight lack of gravity in the NSMB games compared to the classics.
That old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", and I think the platforming of the NES/SNES Mario games is about as perfect as a 2D platformer can get so I never saw the reason why they needed to make it more "airy" feeling. To me, it just feels like a knock-off Mario clone's attempt at recreating the classic control schemes and, while it comes close, it's just not as satisfying.
> I haven't played Ring Fit, but I love the previous Warioware games; Touched and Smooth
> Moves are my favorites.
I just bought touched to add to my collection. Now I have smooth moves, twisted, and touched. Gonna add the OG gba game but I'll be paying $130 + for a mint complete copy some day. Those will probably be my favorite 4. I hope this new one can be #5! It def has that smooth moves get up and move and make different movements vibe.
People all year - "Man, Nintendo doesn't have anything planned after Zelda and Pikmin. Just a whole bunch of nothing. They must be gearing up for the Switch 2."
Nintendo today - "Bam. GAMES dogES!"
If I have any MINOR complaints...
- No Metroid Prime 4 update STILL, would have loved to hear SOMETHING about anything related to Metroid - I was expecting some sort of Tears of the Kingdom DLC announcement, but then again, TotK is MASSIVE - Still nothing on the long rumored ports of Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD
Other than that, this direct was awesome. I'm not interested in many of the games, but there is something for everyone.
I’m still a bit hesitant to play any of these new games on the old hardware and hold out for a Swirch successor. I mean it’s been almost 7 years. One would think in another year or so they’ll give us something at least maybe 20% better the hardware on the Switch. I mean can we at least get a new console to not run the new Zelda at below 30fps?
> People all year - "Man, Nintendo doesn't have anything planned after Zelda and Pikmin.
> Just a whole bunch of nothing. They must be gearing up for the Switch 2."
>
> Nintendo today - "Bam. GAMES dogES!"
They definitely brought it today! I can't help but wonder though if this means we're not as close to a Switch successor as we thought... Although, other than Mario Wonder, most of what we were shown today was either a remake, remaster, or a game that we've known about and has been in development for a while. So maybe they're filling up the Switch's final year with mostly remakes and stuff, while the big, brand new games are already being worked on for Switch 2.
> If I have any MINOR complaints...
>
> - No Metroid Prime 4 update STILL, would have loved to hear SOMETHING about anything
> related to Metroid
> - I was expecting some sort of Tears of the Kingdom DLC announcement, but then again,
> TotK is MASSIVE
> - Still nothing on the long rumored ports of Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess
> HD
>
> Other than that, this direct was awesome. I'm not interested in many of the games,
> but there is something for everyone.
Agree with all of this. I'd also add 3D Mario. I know they announced a new 2D Mario game, and it was unlikely they'd announce both a 2D Mario AND a 3D Mario, but still...it's going on 6 years since Mario Odyssey. If you look back at how far apart the 3D Mario games have been, 6 years is an unusually long gap (with the exception of 64 to Sunshine).
64 - 9/29/96 Sunshine - 8/26/02 Galaxy - 11/12/07 Galaxy 2 - 5/23/10 3D Land - 11/13/11 3D World - 11/22/13 Odyssey - 10/27/17
I'm confident we will get DLC for TotK, and I'm certainly in no hurry. That said, I was surprised to learn the other day that the DLC for BotW was actually announced before the game even released!
In the SMB Wonder trailer, is it just me or did Mario's voice sound different than usual? He almost sounded more high-pitched, like Mickey Mouse or something.
I'm disappointed in the multiplayer being local only. When they added online co-op to SM3DW and SMM2, I feel like the groundwork is already there and future games going forward would have it. I'm still buying it though and it was the highlight of the Direct for me. On one hand I hope it gets its own mini-Direct before release, but on the other hand, I feel like I don't need to know more, I will be buying it based on what was shown today alone.
Not huge on Pikmin 1 & 2 being $30 each (or $50 for both). I'll be skipping those unless they go on sale some day down the line, still got AEW Fight Forever and Pikmin 4 coming this summer, on top of still playing TOTK and planning on playing Fire Emblem GBA when it pops on NSO.
> I'm not entirely sure how to explain it, and it's admittedly not the biggest issue
> in the world. But with the NSBM/"3D" games, the overworld maps just lacked personality.
> Just a fairly plain board with the levels pasted along the way, and in some of the
> games (the 3D games mainly) free-walking across the board made it feel like there
> was no real sense of direction. It just didn't hit the way the maps in SMB3/SMW did,
> even with the levels only represented by boxes or circles on a linear path. Maybe
> it's just the pixel art and flat, cartoony nature of the graphics for those maps
> that I miss.
>
> That said, I re-watched the Wonder trailer and my initial reaction isn't entirely
> valid. The tiny clip of the map we got is actually a lot more detailed and generally
> "fun" looking than I originally gave it credit for. I missed a lot of the personality
> I suppose, so I take back that initial criticism. My bad there.
Yeah, I was kinda surprised, because I thought the map looked more detailed and nicer than any previous world map. My favorite was the 3D World map since you could actually move around and explore, instead of being stuck to pre-defined paths. Unfortunately, they didn't do much with it. I kinda wish Wonder was going to have an open world map like that, but have secrets hidden though out it.
> If you dig it, more power to you, but (to sound like a broken record using my primary
> examples) there's totally a notable difference between the tightness of the controls
> when it comes to games like SMB3 or SMW vs the NSMB series. Having played them all
> around the same time as each other a bunch of times, it's very noticeable to me.
> I don't necessarily need the ENTIRE other end of the spectrum, I just want them to
> feel solid like SMB3/SMW. I could maneuver and control perfectly fine without the
> added floatiness, and in some cases even better because having to be a bit more precise
> trains one to control with a higher focus instead of inadvertently relying on the
> added "float" that sometimes messes up the rhythm of levels. At least that's how
> it feels to me, like there's a slight lack of gravity in the NSMB games compared
> to the classics.
Yeah, I notice the differences, I just don't think they're bad. Even comparing SMB3 and SMW, the controls were different, but I like both. I just don't think the NSMB controls are bad, that's all, but I do recognize that they're different. I think playing so much Mario Maker got me really used to them, because the controls in that game are closest to that of NSMBU.
I am kinda curious now though. The last time I played them really close together was probably around 2018. The next time me and the kids are going to play NSMB, I may throw on SMB3 and SMW first for a few minutes each, and see what I think of them now.
> Not huge on Pikmin 1 & 2 being $30 each (or $50 for both). I'll be skipping those
> unless they go on sale some day down the line, still got AEW Fight Forever and Pikmin
> 4 coming this summer, on top of still playing TOTK and planning on playing Fire Emblem
> GBA when it pops on NSO.
That price is in line with Metroid Prime Remastered. They didn't really say if this was remastered in the same way, but they did say HD. Seeing as how each of them sell for over $50 on GameCube, I'll gladly pay $50 for both with the added convenience of HD graphics on my Switch on my big TV.
Edit - I just read that they are doing a physical release in September. I REALLY don't like that. MP was digital first for two weeks. This is 3 months. That's crazy. I expect this to become a thing for Nintendo in the future. I said something similar when TotK was leaked a week early and posted all over the internet. Nintendo is going to start experimenting with digital first or digital only releases.
They confounding our acronyms. SMW, NSMBW, SMBW... arg!
Seriously though, that game seems like someone took NSMBW, mixed it with Yoshi's Island, then slammed some SMB2 (Doki Doki Panic) in. I hope they didn't mess with the difficulty much and Paper Mario the series.
Overall a lot in the direct, not a ton for me. Doing a great job of doing fan service to older N gamers imo, though not for free as expected. Many old rumors confirmed here.
If they get all 3 Arkham games on cart I'll probably eventually pick that up. Warioware might be fun with the kids at a discount. Glad to see a Sparks of Hope demo, same for Pikmin 4. Been on the fence at $30 for Rabbids. Wonder will likely be my second voucher game, but I will need to see and hear more. That is too weird to not think they jacked with the difficulty one way or another. On a side note, Super Mario Maker 3 in a few years?
Edit: That Ganondorf Amiibo looked sweet, though I hate the clear supports. Urbosa knows what I'm talking about.
> Seriously though, that game seems like someone took NSMBW, mixed it with Yoshi's
> Island, then slammed some SMB2 (Doki Doki Panic) in. I hope they didn't mess with
> the difficulty much and Paper Mario the series.
>
They need to make SMB Wonder harder than the recent batch of Mario games. I want to get stuck on a few levels at least a couple times. I don’t want it to be another 1-Up fest.
Pikmin 4 Looks HUGE! Will also pick up the physical Pikmin 1 & 2, still have my GC copies never picked them up on Wii so maybe time to let them go as I don't keep a GC hooked up. I know I read HD but the screenshots look like GC to me.
Batman and MGS collections are nice for switch fans that want them on the go. I am not gonna get sucked into it as I picked up a few other collections and got rid of them soon after.
Super Mario Bros Wonder, for sure going to pick this up day one maybe even digital as the wife is asking to play it today
Super Mario RPG and Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, I am not sure yet both are excellent and glad a New generation will enjoy them but I think N already got my money on those so doubt I pick those up, maybe later.
>> Seriously though, that game seems like someone took NSMBW, mixed it with Yoshi's
>> Island, then slammed some SMB2 (Doki Doki Panic) in. I hope they didn't mess
> with
>> the difficulty much and Paper Mario the series.
>>
>
> They need to make SMB Wonder harder than the recent batch of Mario games. I want
> to get stuck on a few levels at least a couple times. I don’t want it to be another
> 1-Up fest.
I dunno, I thought that was Wii U followed by 3d World. The DS game was meh. The Wii game was more of the same sans the last couple worlds which were fun. The 3ds game was a 1-up snooze-fest. The Wii U game was a worthy 2d Mario akin to the original 4 imo. 3d World expanded upon that.
I don't think any new Mario from Nintendo will go Mario Maker expert level... let alone super expert. That's why they gave us Maker. I bet Wonder is easier than NSMBU, akin to 98% of Odyssey.
Speaking of Metroid Prime 4. I really think it's going to be a Switch 2.0 launch game (or launch window) with beautiful graphics. I just started playing Metroid Prime Remastered on my switch OLED and was surprised how good it looks. The lighting and textures look really good. I get chills thinking how good Metroid Prime 4 will look on Switch 2.
>> Seriously though, that game seems like someone took NSMBW, mixed it with Yoshi's
>> Island, then slammed some SMB2 (Doki Doki Panic) in. I hope they didn't mess
> with
>> the difficulty much and Paper Mario the series.
>>
>
> They need to make SMB Wonder harder than the recent batch of Mario games. I want
> to get stuck on a few levels at least a couple times. I don’t want it to be another
> 1-Up fest.
I would kill for a harder 2D Mario game made by Nintendo. I'd love to see them add difficulty settings, that way there could still be an easier mode for the lightweights.
With the titles Nintendo has laid out for us this Fall. I'm not at all mad we have to wait a little longer before hearing about the Switch 2. I'll have 6-8 good looking games to finish from September onward, and that doesn't count Starfield and other games on Xbox.
I got a voucher left so gonna use it for Mario wonder. Probably will get a second for Mario rpg and star ocean 2 remake (if that’s an option for the voucher)
I have 0 experience with Pikmin games. Can somebody describe to me what the gameplay is like? With 1 and 2 being brought to Switch, I kinda want to try them some day.
Pikmin to me would be better without the day cycle time limit. You basically have to lead your minions around completing puzzles and tasks in the environment and gather enough energy within a day’s cycle and if you don’t the day resets and you have to do it all over again.
Also I read some articles where a Switch successor may not be fully backwards compatible due to dated tech. That would be a bummer since most of my Switch games are physical copies. I was actually trying to hold off on buying anymore 1st party Switch games until 2024 when the rumored new console may launch with hopes of BC.
> Pikmin to me would be better without the day cycle time limit. You basically have
> to lead your minions around completing puzzles and tasks in the environment and gather
> enough energy within a day’s cycle and if you don’t the day resets and you have
> to do it all over again.
You can play during the night in the new one, so that’s neat.
At least in Pikmin 3, you don’t have to start all over if you fail your objective one day. You just pick back up where you left off. If I remember correctly, there were a few objectives that are almost guaranteed to take a few days. You DO need to get all the objectives dealt with in a certain amount of days dependent on how much fruit juice you make though (with 99 being the limit), but as long as you get your stuff dealt with in a timely manner, there’s usually time to spare by the end.
> I have 0 experience with Pikmin games. Can somebody describe to me what the gameplay
> is like? With 1 and 2 being brought to Switch, I kinda want to try them some day.
>
It’s pretty much real time strategy where you gather Pikmin from the environment and complete objectives using them (different types do different things, the more you have the quicker you get things done). In Pikmin 3 (the best one imo), you collect plants/fruits to create juice and give yourself more time to complete the main objective, and complete other objectives along the way. Different areas become accessible as you complete objectives/discover new Pikmin. It’s very fun and atmospheric, but can get a little tense toward the end of a day when you need to gather your Pikmin as to not lose them during the night. Like I mentioned above, the night cycles will be playable in Pikmin 4, so that apparently won’t be an issue anymore.
@theJaw Thanks for the explanation! I used to have no interest in strategy games, but after enjoying SteamWorld Heist so much, I'm open to trying some out. I'll throw Pikmin on the "to play" list.
>> I have 0 experience with Pikmin games. Can somebody describe to me what the gameplay
>> is like? With 1 and 2 being brought to Switch, I kinda want to try them some day.
>>
>
> It’s pretty much real time strategy where you gather Pikmin from the environment
> and complete objectives using them (different types do different things, the more
> you have the quicker you get things done). In Pikmin 3 (the best one imo), you collect
> plants/fruits to create juice and give yourself more time to complete the main objective,
> and complete other objectives along the way. Different areas become accessible as
> you complete objectives/discover new Pikmin. It’s very fun and atmospheric, but
> can get a little tense toward the end of a day when you need to gather your Pikmin
> as to not lose them during the night. Like I mentioned above, the night cycles will
> be playable in Pikmin 4, so that apparently won’t be an issue anymore.
That tension seems like part of the fun right? As a big fan do you worry that being able to be out at night will diminish some of the fun from that tension?
I think Yoshi carrying the shell is because he’s a playable character, so he can use shells like other characters would. The wiggler on Luigi sure is something else though haha
One tiny thing that probably shouldn’t get me as excited as it does is the fact that Mario’s hat flops up as he falls and then plops back down as he lands like it did in Super Mario World. That and his arms stretch out as he gains speed a little more in the way they did in SMW, as opposed to the animation used in the newer SMB games. Just little details like that add a bit more personality that I’m definitely looking forward to.
> That tension seems like part of the fun right? As a big fan do you worry that being
> able to be out at night will diminish some of the fun from that tension?
It definitely was part of the fun but honestly drove me nuts if I couldn't gather all the Pikmin in time. I have faith that however they choose to work the night cycle into Pikmin 4 will make up for the lack of that end-of-day scramble, on top of all the other stuff that game will apparently have. Big ol' puppy dog Pikmin thing will certainly help haha
Anyhow, fired up Fire Emblem on GBA and wasn't sure what I was expecting but I'm a bit disappointed so far (though I only played a bit of the prologue). Not a fan of the "talking anime head" style cut scenes and the graphics for the actual combat are very lacking. I know it's just GBA, but GBA also had games like FF Tactics Advance, so the graphics could've definitely been better. It also had ports of other FF games, so story beats could have played out with the in-game models and not the talking head shtick.
Oh well, maybe I'll keep going eventually. It really just made me want to fire up Banner Saga 2 and finally finish that + Banner Saga 3. Similar strategy/RPG combat but way better graphics and a story I've already invested myself in.
> I think Yoshi carrying the shell is because he’s a playable character, so he can
> use shells like other characters would. The wiggler on Luigi sure is something else
> though haha
>
> One tiny thing that probably shouldn’t get me as excited as it does is the fact
> that Mario’s hat flops up as he falls and then plops back down as he lands like
> it did in Super Mario World. That and his arms stretch out as he gains speed a little
> more in the way they did in SMW, as opposed to the animation used in the newer SMB
> games. Just little details like that add a bit more personality that I’m definitely
> looking forward to.
yeah they really went all out on that one. It seems like they said, hey let's all go to the "Mushroom kingdom" if you know what I mean, and see what we can come up with. Rules: ANYTHING GOES!! Talking flowers, pipes that slink like snakes, elephant mario, no rules, everything makes it in this game folks! lol. but it looks great.
> If they get all 3 Arkham games on cart I'll probably eventually pick that up.
I was waiting for news on this too but unfortunately it was confirmed that only the first game is on the cartridge. It's what I expected tbh. Super Mario 3D All-stars is the only collection of games I can recall off the top of my head that had all games on the cart due to the pretty small file sizes.
My son and I got picked for tickets to first Nintendo Live here is Seattle. They haven’t really announced much that will happen during it but it should be a good time.
Did anyone here play Shovel Knight Dig? I don't remember seeing any discussion about it. It's on sale for $14.99 right now and I've been sitting on a lot of eShop credit for a while, so I decided to go ahead and snag it (even though I won't be getting to it for a while because of TotK).
> My son and I got picked for tickets to first Nintendo Live here is Seattle. They
> haven’t really announced much that will happen during it but it should be a good
> time.
Enjoy! I love it that someone here won one of these things. You always hear about someone you don't know at all winning the lottery or a prize or something. But in this case, it's someone from GTZ. Sweet. Have fun, and have us all in mind :)
> Anyhow, fired up Fire Emblem on GBA and wasn't sure what I was expecting but I'm
> a bit disappointed so far (though I only played a bit of the prologue). Not a fan
> of the "talking anime head" style cut scenes and the graphics for the actual combat
> are very lacking. I know it's just GBA, but GBA also had games like FF Tactics Advance,
> so the graphics could've definitely been better. It also had ports of other FF games,
> so story beats could have played out with the in-game models and not the talking
> head shtick.
>
> Oh well, maybe I'll keep going eventually. It really just made me want to fire up
> Banner Saga 2 and finally finish that + Banner Saga 3. Similar strategy/RPG combat
> but way better graphics and a story I've already invested myself in.
I had good times with Fire Emblem GBA (both of them). Played them on a regular GBA. No backlight. Put a lot of hours into those. I definitely put a lot more time into Sacred Stones though. (It had this optional training tower area)
> Did anyone here play Shovel Knight Dig? I don't remember seeing any discussion about
> it. It's on sale for $14.99 right now and I've been sitting on a lot of eShop credit
> for a while, so I decided to go ahead and snag it (even though I won't be getting
> to it for a while because of TotK).
I played it for a bit on Apple Arcade. It was fun - I would have played it more if I had it on Switch.
I'm actually playing Fire Emblem: Binding Blade on the Japanese GBA app. It predates the 2 GBA games that were released in the US. I can't read Japanese at all but I'm able to do the battles without much issue.
I just wanna take a moment to reflect on the crap load of bad publicity that is hovering around Everybody 1-2-Switch. I mean, there must be a reason they left it out of the recent Nintendo Direct, right? We all know how poorly it tested over a year ago, which is why it took them so long to announce it in the first place. Each video they upload for it gets downvoted to hell on YouTube, and we're three days ahead of launch and they haven't even bothered sending out review copies yet, instead opting to hold an event where they invited a bunch of low level "content creators" (almost every post I'm seeing are Nintendo fans asking "who are they?" because they're definitely not the big name ones that people recognize) to Tokyo to play the game. Even that had its own problems.
When setting up the demo, a few Joy-Cons disconnected from the console, sending the Switch to its controller resync screen. That problem got much worse over time, as controllers became disconnected less than a minute — sometimes just seconds — apart. After several rounds of resyncs, which culminated in four controllers all desyncing at once, Nintendo representatives cut the Joy-Con portion of the demo short and fast-tracked us along to the smartphone portion of the game.
In the moment, Nintendo representatives didn’t have an answer for what the issue was, simply noting that the game was still in development. That’s usually a fair bit of reasoning when demoing a game that’s early in development, but this event took place a little over a week before the game’s launch.
got my front mission remake with lenticular cover in. Never played front mission and the graphics of this remake look really nice. It's still available, so I'm just shouting out this cool RPG release.
Is this actually a limited release? I'd need to drive like 50 miles to get it at GS, which is where I have credit. Just wanting to know if I can wait for more stock or is this it?
> So weird to see Microids logo on a Square product
any dev or publisher Squareenix wants to work with to make physical versions that might not otherwise happen, I'm all for it. Hell yeah!
WithinTemptation wrote:
> Is this actually a limited release? I'd need to drive like 50 miles to get it at
> GS, which is where I have credit. Just wanting to know if I can wait for more stock
> or is this it?
As far as if it will be limited, some limited editions end up selling out b4 release some end up being half price a year later. There is no way of knowing for sure. I waited on Lego Star Wars and ended up shuffling last minute to get one of the final copies. I'm not taking a chance on this one since it's only $40 and a game I'm super interested in. I got mine on Amazon and it's still available. No clue how "limited" it will be.
> If the Mario RPG background was at least a different color it would be much better,
> but that white background is terrible.
yeah I special game deserves special box art. There's literally nothing going on. Not the biggest deal since the game is what matters. But they obviously put so much effort into this remake, zero effort on the box art, lol.
picked up a few of the "cheaper" games to build back up my collection a bit. Cooking Mama 2, I'm really looking forward to trying this one. Lock's Quest, FFIII, True Swing Golf. Anyone remember true swing golf? You pull the stylus down and flick up to hit the ball. I remember playing that one.
yeah it's well made. The fact that's is more vanilla serious makes it unique! I definitely think having to carefully flick just right is a cool gimmick.
Interested to hear everybody's take on the Pikmin 4 demo. I'm happy to hear the general consensus is very positive, but I'm really not liking it so far. People keep praising the graphics. I think it looks oversaturated. The pausing of throwing Pikmin once you reach the needed amount sucks. I am missing the dismiss button too. Maybe that will be an added skill for later. The controls feel too loose but also too rigid at the same time (locking onto items).
> Interested to hear everybody's take on the Pikmin 4 demo.
My son (9) has been playing the demo and really likes it. He hasn't played any of the previous ones so I think if he tried those now (without the dog) he wouldn't like them so much. But he really likes this and the demo is VERY long...and let's you play far longer than it has any right to.
> People keep praising the graphics
Oh come on. There's no way anybody thinks these graphics are more than ok for 2023. It's typical Nintendo though...super charming and the unique design language and style makes the graphic fidelity honestly not be as necessary. So it's totally fine but Pikmin 4 looks just like what I remember Pikmin 1 looking like when that came out.
Koopa Cape and Daisy Cruiser! That new track looks pretty good too, and the Super Circuit remakes are usually solid because they're such huge upgrades from the originals. I can't believe they still haven't done Wario Stadium (MK64) though! It's been the only MK64 track to not be remade for quite some time now. Hopefully it's planned for Wave 6.
I like how it takes places inside of a specific room of a house, but you're shrunk down, kinda like that one track in the kids room with all the toys. Using a bathroom was another great idea!
I told my kids about the MK update and they were excited. I then told them they'd have to update Zelda which will remove the duping glitch. They said sell Mario Kart. LOL
On BotW - in order to find the memories how is that done? Like you just run the whole map looking for it? It's a bit of a pain I guess can just google the locations and try to find it but I was hoping there were like some internal clues somewhere or something.
>> Interested to hear everybody's take on the Pikmin 4 demo.
>
> My son (9) has been playing the demo and really likes it. He hasn't played any of
> the previous ones so I think if he tried those now (without the dog) he wouldn't
> like them so much. But he really likes this and the demo is VERY long...and let's
> you play far longer than it has any right to.
>
>> People keep praising the graphics
>
> Oh come on. There's no way anybody thinks these graphics are more than ok for 2023.
> It's typical Nintendo though...super charming and the unique design language and
> style makes the graphic fidelity honestly not be as necessary. So it's totally fine
> but Pikmin 4 looks just like what I remember Pikmin 1 looking like when that came
> out.
I agree with that about the graphics. Part of what I enjoy about Nintendo's style of games is the pleasing art style and the charm and polish that I've come to expect from Nintendo games. Personally, I consider the graphics secondary. I don't must have every blade of grass moving independently in order to really appreciate a game.
There are other platforms for that if someone wants to experience the best graphics out there.
> On BotW - in order to find the memories how is that done? Like you just run the whole
> map looking for it? It's a bit of a pain I guess can just google the locations and
> try to find it but I was hoping there were like some internal clues somewhere or
> something.
Great question. There's a painter that travels Hyrule. You can find him at several stables. If you speak to him, he'll give you clues. In your sheika slate, there are pictures that show clues of where memories are, based on what the painter tells you. It's a unique challenge, seeing if you can find an area simply based on a photo that the painter shows you. Some are easier than others.
For example, imagine that there's a part in the game where you meet a talking apple that juggles mayo jars. That image would likely stick in your mind. And if the painter showed you an image of that talking apple, you'd quite possibly be like "oh yeah, the apple was near that village near the waterfall."
But now imagine that the painter showed you an image of several trees. Much less distinct. Might be harder to recall where those trees are.
I'd suggest going to a bunch of stables until you find the painter.
Might & Magic Clash of Heroes. Release date is July 20th. I don't see anything about pre-ordering the game. Does this indicate that the release is only digital?
mario kart 8 deluxe $29.99 amazon prime day. I was waiting for it to hit $39.99 again but couldn't pass this price up, what with the DLC courses wrapping up this fall. Can't wait to play all those new courses after I purchase the full set.
8 years since Satoru Iwata took the Rainbow Road home. VIZ Media released Ask Iwata in English from Hobonichi, telling the story of Mr. Iwata in his own words and including messages from his colleagues and friends Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigesato Itoi. The Impact of Iwata book, which plans to tell stories of Mr. Iwata from fans the world over, has a Kickstarter which ends in 2 days. Consider supporting Nintendo Force and a bunch of awesome artists (...and me) by checking out the project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfpublishing/...
> 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
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.
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:
> 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...
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.
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 use my Steam Deck to remote play my PS5/XsX. So I can still play them and not deal
> with the big TV.
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.
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.
> 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.
>
>
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.
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.
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?
> 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 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.
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.
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.
If the remakes would have had the same “toy” aesthetic as the Link’s Awakening remake, I’m glad they opted to just port them to NSO. I’m sure it’s a fine remake but I’m not into the look of it and will almost always prefer playing older games like that with the original retro look they were released with.
I haven't played either tbh, I'm looking forward to giving them a go now. I just generally prefer to play retro games the way they originally looked, and sometimes find the "polish" of remakes a bit unsatisfying, so I'm glad to have them on NSO in their original form.
>> Just preordered Blasphemous 2 on the e-shop. It’s actually on sale too. 10%
> off.
>> My body is ready to receive another round of penance
> How was the first game?
First game was awesome. Great gothic like art style and pretty challenging. The final boss took me a while though because of its multiple phases with no checkpoints in between phases.
> If anyone plays Disney Illusion Island this weekend I'm really interested in
> hearing about it. Looks like it could be fun, and only $40.
About an hour in so far.
It's very much a platformer, kind of in the same vein as Rayman Origins/Legends but with a more open world rather than predefined levels.
It's also kind of metroid style in that you will be getting new moves (double jump, wall jump, etc) to access new areas that were previously inaccessible. Controls quite well though. (I think in Rayman Legends you have all your moves from the start)
There is no combat in the game so far; your options for dealing with enemies are to avoid them. So far it has been very easy - enemies have had pretty static patterns.
It does have a decent sense of humor, though.
If you haven't played Rayman Legends, personally I think it is 100x better than what I have experienced in Illusion Island so far. I would say get Rayman Legends first. But if you have it already and want a new game in that same style, this is the closest we've gotten in years. It will disappoint but only because Rayman Legends is SO good.
Rayman Legends is 5Star. Maybe best on WiiU, Prettiest on PS4, and picked it up on Switch for good measure.
So far I have not played a game only in Handheld BUT Pikmin 4 has worked out that way n it is made for handheld. Now I am looking for an OLED. On the 2nd area with 3 unlocked so far and I have Zero complaints.
I prefer rayman origins over legend, the art style looked so much more beautiful in origins. Especially on the vita OLED. I just got a new vita and can’t wait to play it again.
> I prefer rayman origins over legend, the art style looked so much more beautiful
> in origins. Especially on the vita OLED. I just got a new vita and can’t wait
> to play it again.
Fair point. I usually recommend Legends over Origins because most of Origins' levels are included in Legends as unlockables. Legends is definitely more bang for your buck contentwise.
>> I prefer rayman origins over legend, the art style looked so much more beautiful
>> in origins. Especially on the vita OLED. I just got a new vita and can’t wait
>> to play it again.
>
> Fair point. I usually recommend Legends over Origins because most of Origins' levels
> are included in Legends as unlockables. Legends is definitely more bang for your
> buck contentwise.
True, I just really love the levels and art of Origins. The art in Origins has that thick black outline and has a nicer looking hand drawn style that is more appealing to me. Not saying Legends is NOT hand drawn. It's just that the style and colors used are more to my taste in Origins. I remember being really wowed playing it on the Vita the first time. The small OLED screen just paired so well with that art style.
That water level with that song with the weird vocals was jaw dropping. I know Legends has that song too. It's just such a good 2D platformer.
> Just don't play the 3ds version if you are big on the art.
I was mildly considering it. But that was before I got a PS3. Was gonna get it for PS3 but then got a Vita. Now I bought what I think is the best way to play it. The VIta version.
> Got Pikmin 4 to play with my kid. Holy hell, the first hour is 95% dialogue. There's
> way too much unnecessary banter.
>
> I wonder if one of the earlier ones would be better for a 6 year olds first time
> playing one.
I feel like they have a bad habit of over explaining things in their games. It's especially bad in Animal Crossing where certain characters will repeat lines a bajillion times for even the most basic things. I remember in Skyward Sword on Wii there was unnecessary text that would pop up every time you collected a rupee, it was so bad that someone made a cheat for the Dolphin emulator that would disable that from popping up anymore (fans do what Nintendon't)
My daughter just 100% completed Super Mario Sunshine. I don't think I ever played past the first few levels, but that was many years ago. Maybe I should give it another day in court.
>> My daughter just 100% completed Super Mario Sunshine. I don't think I ever played
>> past the first few levels, but that was many years ago. Maybe I should give it
> another
>> day in court.
>
> Only if she agrees to go a round of Urban Champion with you
>
>
>
. I just told her what you said. She said she wouldn't wish that on me. She said it was pretty tough and all she got for her troubles was a stupid sun icon next to her file.
because I played a demo and the 3d was pretty good. The graphics would be nicer on a switch port though, for sure!
RPG release.
games to build back up my collection a bit. Cooking Mama 2, I'm really looking forward to trying this one. Lock's Quest, FFIII, True Swing Golf. Anyone remember true swing golf? You pull the stylus down and flick up to hit the ball. I remember playing that one.
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. I just told her what you said. She said she wouldn't wish that on me. She said it was pretty tough and all she got for her troubles was a stupid sun icon next to her file.