graphics and models got a massive upgrade.
#Nintendo Direct - February 8th 2023
stiff swift
graphics and models got a massive upgrade.
10 years ago texture and model upgrades would be considered a remake
alpine sluice
Well they classified it as a remaster.
alpine sluice
Still I never saw what the original looked like.
Comparing the two now the remaster looks really good.
fossil shell
As someone who has played the trilogy and can compare it, the remake does indeed look a lot better
cosmic bough
Oh I didn’t know they made Fantasy Life
flint lava
kind fjord
Anyone else unable to download thr Octo 2 demo?
brazen timber
I can try later but I wanted to keep my fingers of it
kind fjord
In any case, I’m assuming it’s the first 3h of gameplay, locking you to the earlygame areas
gritty ridge
looked back through the direct for things that im interested in
Pikmin 4
Samba de Amigo: Party Central
Ghost Trick
We Love Katamari
Etrian Odyssey
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Kuru Kuru Kururin looks funky and I love it.
Metroid Prime Remaster
Blanc
Still not been given any big reasons to buy the new Zelda
kind fjord
Like with reading Chainsaw Man, I’m sure there’ll be a few people knocking on ky door if I don’t get Ghost Trick
spark bane
Ok things I wanna buy which mean I need a source of income
Samba de Amigo: Party Central
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass
Metroid Prime Remastered
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE NEW WORLD OF STEAM GRAHHHHHH
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
stone shadow
I only want pikmin, the splatoon expansion, and Zelda
spark bane
Time to apply for jobs lmao
stone shadow
So I think I can do it
slate karma
Holly come work for me
stone shadow
Ik for sure I’m buying the splatoon 3 expansion, but I’m wondering what’s the point of us returning to the original inkopolis map apart from nostalgia? They brought salmon run back to the map, which I mean okay? We have that on the normal map. And as for the possibility of them using old stages on that map, why could they not just do it on the regular splat 3 map? (Not hating or anything I’m still gonna buy it I’m just wondering what’s up w that)
If they’re doing the latter, it seems like a paywall, which is reasonable considering they have to rebuild the stages and optimize them for the new game but I’m hoping there is still something more
spark bane
seems like its just a lobby skin tbh
which is fine, most of the price for the expansion pass will be for the side story i'm sure
wind dagger
Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass is the most idol thing
Legit paying $20 or whatever to see some idols
The second best idols at that not even the good ones
fallow summit
Would be cool to have the pokemon games on there
Unfortunately gamefreak / tpc exists
gritty ridge
NES launched with 20
SNES launched with 21
N64 launched with 9
Genesis launched with 15
GB launched with 9
GBA launched with 6
i'll leave it at that
slate karma
I have no clue why they thought it was a good idea to launch with so little
Especially bc that leak from last year had over 30 games
I’m still really happy with it knowing whats to come but the lineup rn is not super exciting
gritty ridge
glad they thought Alone in the Dark and Gargoyle's Quest were must-haves
also now have three versions of Mario 3 on nso
fallow summit
hm
quick thought is
online with those is a bit harder to pull
since you dont have local play, but a link-cable to so to say
slate karma
Fair but if you’ve already tested over 30 games
Clearly you’re not going to add all of them at launch
But still
brazen timber
It is not like you have to pay extra or something to use the Gba emulator. Imo it is fine with "only" the games which are out now because this is just extra content for the content which is already out.
brazen timber
I mean paying extra to the already existing costs
brazen timber
The bar was way lower when they announced Nso+ if you ask me
gritty ridge
online with those is a bit harder to pull
also I reject this point outright
stiff swift
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's JP price was revealed: 7,900 yen
7,900 yen at the current exchange rate is equal to $60.10 USD.
For reference, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 goes for 8,700 yen in JP, about $65 USD.
It is priced at $59.99 in the US.
As to why the west has a price jump despite the game bring no more expensive in Japan, Nintendo says it "decides this on a case by case basis".
https://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-says-its-game-prices-are-determined-on-a-case-by-case-basis-70-not-the-trend-going-forward/
My translation of the non-answer: "because we can haha"
gritty ridge
for ref, Wii U VC for gba launched with eight games - Metroid Fusion, M&L, Advance Wars, Kirby Amazing Mirror, Golden Sun, WarioWare, F-Zero and Yoshi's Island
when you're performing worse than the WIi U, something is going very very wrong
wind dagger
Fair but if you’ve already tested over 30 games
This was a leak I wouldn't stake the claim that they really tested 30 games
We've been burned with Nintendo emulation before.
They often just don't play test their own emulators
Nobody can tell me the Wii U VC emulation for the N64 Zeldas was playtested in the slightest
Nor was the OOT for NSO playtested.
gritty ridge
mhm
wind dagger
As a major GB fan this is kind of a disappointing launch for the NSO library.
Not only is there little they chose some VERY specific titles
Nobody remembers Kuru Kuru Kururin
gritty ridge
there are so few games solely because they knew they could get away with it, and they are
wind dagger
Seems like a Japanese flavored launch tbh
I wonder what Japan gets actually.
Also GBA is locked behind the expansion anyways. 6 games locked behind a higher price point for some people.
gritty ridge
Japan got the same GBA games and the same GB games bar AitD which was replaced with smth called Yakuman
desert pond
they got mario land 2 but not add mario land 1, or have wario land 3, but dont have 1 and 2?, NO WARIO LAND 4? thats his greatest achivement!
wind dagger
Don't get me wrong, this is extremely exciting still. This gives me immense hope of Four Swords being something I can play with people.
But it's a bummer start for sure.
I honestly won't be tapping into the GB NSO for a while due to the lack.
My hype was deflated slightly after a night's sleep.
Besides Metroid Prime is a masterpiece
I think I said something about Super Mario Land 1 before
SML2 is the MUCH popular one plus it looks more like a Super Mario game.
SML is weird as heck
gritty ridge
GB NSO is as pathetic as GBA
desert pond
that doesnt mean it should be neglected tho
wind dagger
It wasn't originally supposed to be a Mario game iirc its development history.
gritty ridge
9 games in and they're already scraping the bottom of the barrel
wind dagger
Neglect is a weird word to use here.
gritty ridge
tbf it is lol
wind dagger
Nintendo doesn't neglect their legacy content this is OBVIOUS. They'll put it up eventually but the launch titles are an extremely curated bunch.
They chose VERY specific games.
And then Tetris lmao
gritty ridge
I've never played tetris before
can't wait
if they ever do GCN on NSO then it'll launch with like 3 games I PROMISE you
wind dagger
GCN on NSO is seeming unlikely.
This is only due to my knowledge of emulation.
The Switch can barely run GCN games on emulators
(I know this because of Uncle Jimtendo of course)
desert pond
It wasn't originally supposed to be a Mario game iirc its development history.
even if it wasnt a mario game early on, it was finished as a Mario game and should be considered as one, despite how weird it may be personally speaking
gritty ridge
I mean it's unlike but you never know
wind dagger
I actually don't think Dolphin devs have even gotten their software to work on Switch at all
At least not yet from what I know.
gritty ridge
they've put it on xbox :))
stiff swift
One of the arguments I thought was sound on adding new NSO systems is that if the Switch is nearing EoL, why would they release new stuff for it?
So I think the end of the Switch is still pretty far off. 2025+
desert pond
i mean if it wasnt for Mario Land 1 and 2, we wouldnt have Daisy, Wario ,and everyone else that ended up put in the spinoff series later on
wind dagger
They sure did. The Xbox has been proven to be one of the best emulation machines tho
gritty ridge
honestly I can't see the switch closing off for another two or three years
aside from console specs they have zero reason to
wind dagger
One of the arguments I thought was sound on adding new NSO systems is that if th...
I do not agree with this. We definitely know from this direct at the very least that the console has another full year. 2023 - 2024. But NSO stuff has no bearing on the console's lifespan. The NSO stuff can just move to the other console with no other hassle. It's all online.
stiff swift
The NSO stuff runs on an emulator - it is not streamed.
wind dagger
Yeah but the emulator is downloaded through their eShop lol
THey can just bring it to their next system.
Because i do not see them abanonding the Switch ecosystem
stiff swift
In that sense they would have to make the emulator run on the new console
wind dagger
THink of it like the DS line
stiff swift
Which would mean the new console has to support the Switch programming language
But tbh
That sounds likely
wind dagger
I believe it will for sure.
desert pond
I do not agree with this. We definitely know from this direct at the very least ...
i personally feel like if this is their game plan, then they really did not do it the best that they couldve been, because this lineup is lame with what was given with how picky and choosey it is
gritty ridge
honestly I'm with Deemo
don't think they'll drop switch
wouldn't be surprised if it was just what they made now
bare in mind if you count the DS and 3DS as the same line, the DS lasted for 15+ years
wind dagger
In 7 years the Switch has almost become the best selling console of all time from any source.
Almost 7 years
That ain;t going awau
stiff swift
That's literally what I'm arguing against lol. I think the Switch still has many years ahead of it.
wind dagger
Well if you mean the current Switch as is
desert pond
That ain;t going awau
to be fair, the wii was successful and then they did the wii u later on, history can potentially repeat if they choose to end the switch with totk and couple of other things from 2023/2024, Potentially..
wind dagger
I think it'll go through 2024. Which is two more years. I see an announcement for a Q1 new Switch model launching 2025. Or holiday 2024.
Well they've got games all the way out to August so far.
And no new Mario yet
The new Mario will determine it all
Everything
If there is a new Mario this holiday season the Switch is here to stay until late 2024.
Also this direct showed an INSANE amount of third party support
If there was a new console coming we'd be seeing much less.
stiff swift
I wouldn't even begin to say Switch is ending in 2024 with how fire the last direct was. Consoles that leave in the next year typically see a slow down the year prior. Late 2025 at the earliest IMO.
desert pond
Everything
hold your horses there deemo, what if we are getting our hopes up and they dont have a new mario on the way as a possibility
wind dagger
People would already be developing for a new form of programming
If there is no new Mario this year I think the Switch has one foot out the door lol
I truly believe that.
vague flame
My guess as to when the Switch 2 comes out is dependent on what the second half of 2023 looks like.
wind dagger
Mario is their flagship
desert pond
i mean after getting a big cgi movie as the biggest achievement, what is left to go further?
stiff swift
There's just no reason to believe the Switch is leaving us anytime soon after the last Direct IMO
gritty ridge
honestly
wind dagger
I full agree DW.
gritty ridge
I don't think Mario is that big of a deal anymore
wind dagger
I just don't thjink it'll be longer than 2024.
gritty ridge
Mario has literally ascended to Mickey Mouse status and his place has been taken by Zelda
wind dagger
2025 sorry
You said 2025+
If it's later than 2025 WOOF.
Now you're talking a new Xbox/Sony gen of consoles territory.
But then again...
as sad as it is to say it we're going to be going through a major shift in Nintendo these next few years.
desert pond
Mario has literally ascended to Mickey Mouse status and his place has been taken...
i personally would disagree, Mario does still have importance because he is tied with Donkey Kong and Zelda as being nintendo's big hitters
wind dagger
Miyamoto is nearing retirement. Sakurai is already half way out.
Aonuma has maybe one or two more Zelda releases left.
The major players are leaving.
stiff swift
They know that, many of the teams at Nintendo have younger people on them too
wind dagger
Nintendo's future is coming to a big shift.
gritty ridge
mhm
stiff swift
Splatoon is notorious for having a younger dev team
gritty ridge
those last traces of childhood nintendo will be gone
they will then just be a corporation
like any other, truly
desert pond
if Furukawa is any indication, i do feel like Nintendo will lose the creative drive they had from the old staff, and the new staff will either be just as creative or be souless corporate
either or
wind dagger
Corporations are soulless by nature and design. They have to be.
You can't have a soul and chase profit.
stiff swift
I think Nintendo knows full well the risk of their big players getting too old and have planned accordingly with younger people
desert pond
You can't have a soul and chase profit.
thats called giving up your soul
wind dagger
People think corporations owe some sort of morality. The world runs on capitalism and that is not going to change over night. Corporations are going to continue making decisions that make money over anything
And that is 100% lawful
and what corporations SHOULD do.
Nintendo SHOULD chase making money.
gritty ridge
tho tbf miyamoto has basically just been the "ideas guy" for the past decade LMAO
wind dagger
True.
And is apparently a hard boss to work for. But who knows people say stuff all the time.
Reggie likes him enough so I trust Reggie.
Oh and just so we're all clear
gritty ridge
hopefully whoever replaces him fully won't be so allergic to narratives
desert pond
Nintendo SHOULD chase making money.
Corporations are like Rome, they werent built in a day, they were built on foundation, and strived for decades, but everything has its end, even corporations arent immune to this once they reach the lates stages of capitalism, and much like how rome collapses and dies, such as the nature of corporations when they eventually hit that point, they died as they lived, being a corporation chasing money
wind dagger
I am not trying to say Switch is going to be getting a new console lmao
Here's a snippet of my Ralf dm's
stiff swift
Yep that was my reaction to the Direct lmao
wind dagger
This was post direct hyped Deemo who was still unconcious on the floor from the MEtroid Prime announcement.
desert pond
dang Ralf acting like a villain rn
wind dagger
I am always in that arc
I think the biggest crime is Kirby and OCtopath and Metroid Prime all on the same day.
Nintendo is insane.
desert pond
i dunno the big N has done crazier things before tho
wind dagger
Who let Nintendo cook
stiff swift
You're going to cringe reading this and I do too but...
Considering Switch is likely lasting to 2025+ now, I don't think it's too late for a pro model now.
wind dagger
This is exactly what I am saying but I don't think you understood.
Think of it like the DS line
DS
DS Lite
DSi
They all played the same exact games and had the same ecosystem
Nintendo will follow this model
We are not going away fom "Switch"
It'll just be a different version
We already have Lite and OLED
stiff swift
Oh I see, I thought you meant Switch 2
wind dagger
Next is the DSi
desert pond
Switch will get a son
wind dagger
Switchi
lmao
Well wait
This is Nintendo
I say 2023 New Nintendo Switch drops for $350
2024*
desert pond
the DS mentality comparison is interesting to take note of, but i dont believe they will do something like that
if not like that, then something like a switch spinoff
stiff swift
Late 2023 with some big new game like 3d mario or metroid or early 2024 with switch 2 in late 2025-2026
I can totally see that
still
the fact we may be looking at a 8-9 year console span is wild
PS4 Pro was 2016 right?
and ps5 2020
desert pond
at best i WILL think Switch will end around 2027
a 10 year span for this seems like a good run
stiff swift
Well honestly if they do a pro model they probably could extend the lifespan because people will (mostly) stop complaining on new hardware
strong galleon
I feel like plans changed a lot with chip shortages
I feel like it would have been difficult to prepare a launch of a new console while the shortages were happening
Look at the PS5 launch
strong galleon
I don’t want to talk about it 
tepid yacht
you say ps5 launch was a disaster but its always been selling faster than ps4 did
gritty ridge
Yeah honestly the OLED model was probably just them trying to form something from the remnants of a Pro model
strong galleon
That’s what I’m thinking
desert pond
could be
strong galleon
Delaying TOTK to perhaps the new console
stiff swift
The original Aula leak (codename for OLED switch) did indeed have beefier specs originally
gritty ridge
Haven't got better specs but there's a much better screen and the ethernet port and stuff
tepid yacht
and last night makes me confirm new console is bound to next year
stiff swift
and everything minus that was the same
vague flame
I never believed that they were going to do a Pro model, seems like a waste of RnD (especially since, by this point, there is no meaningful difference between a mid-gen refresh and a new console with backwards compatibility).
strong galleon
New console better be backwards compatible 
gritty ridge
omg pls
strong galleon
And I think the NSO perks should also transfer day one
gritty ridge
honestly if it's not backwards compat then I just won't get it
I barely use my switch nowadays anyways so it just wouldn't be worth it in any way
desert pond
i would think being backwards compatible is a must have
stiff swift
You really won't get it for new Zelda and Mario?
strong galleon
Just that whole NSO channel transplanted with VC
desert pond
if it doesnt well i guess they did a missed opportunity
gritty ridge
tho like every system since the Wii has had backwards compatibility so idek if that's a question
vague flame
To be fair, without a second screen I don't know how they would have even done backwards compatibility.
tepid yacht
well pretty much every wii u game is on switch now, right?
desert pond
i dont believe every game is on it
lament pebble
Yesn't
strong galleon
With some shenanigans to get around the dual screen
tepid yacht
pretty much
lament pebble
Quite a few are missing
stiff swift
Xenoblade X / Zelda HD / Kirby Rainbow / some other minor ones
oh, Mario Color Splash
gritty ridge
WHERE IS NINTENDO LAND 2
vague flame
Where would you put the disc?
strong galleon
Nintendo Land 
desert pond
Where would you put the disc?
i would say a joke on that but my lawyer has advised me not to continue the joke
so uh...
stuff the disc in the switch
alpine sluice
Oh cool
lament pebble
yeah i already saw it
Holly i would like how you feel about the new layton game cause your a fan
spark bane
I was yelling about it in VC yesterday
And I couldn't concentrate on anything else in the Direct after that
I should watch the TotK trailer again
slate karma
So true
They dropped Mario Kart right after it and I did not catch a single thing
Other than Birdo
spark bane
It was just Birdo and new Yoshi's Island track
slate karma
Yeah I know I’ve seen it now lmao
But in the moment I did not think of anything
Other than Layton
GOD
IT REALLY IS HAPPENING
limber gate
The whole last section was just banger after banger tbh
wind dagger
New console better be backwards compatible <:UraGun:459493563709915146>
Impossible that they wouldn't do this.
Again the DS comparison
Or the Wii/Wii u one
They'll put out the next console even if it isn't a Switch one with the same cartridge style
limber gate
Nintendo doing a BotW sale
Only 40$ digitally atm if you are interested
DLC is on sale as well
wind dagger
Arlo put out his recap of the direct video and honestly I don't watch Arlo much but his opening statement just really resonates.
Sometimes it's incredibly hard being a Nintendo fan. It really do be that way sometimes. But this Direct... this is why we're Nintendo fans.
fallow summit
Comparing wii u vc to nso is also just pulled by the hair
Wii u vc was horrid for every language that isnt English
Outright horrid.
Oh, this gba game? Yeah we know e.g. German exists, here's the English one only, just for you
Saying you refuse to accept the point of multiplayer is rather ignorant here as well, implementing online multiplayer into a local only is no easy task, not even for emulation devs who are free in every aspect
The test build leaked also shows various settings used in adjusting, so the games do go through some form of testing
Stating some, since we have also had oot, lol
wind dagger
Are you for real? Wii U VC didn’t publish in multiple languages??
As an English speaker I would never have known
wind dagger
I just assumed they launched them regionally
fallow summit
Yeah its highly questionable
wind dagger
Like NSO
fallow summit
It was only English, no
wind dagger
Damn guys I’m so sorry
wind dagger
See what I mean? Sometimes being a Nintendo fan sucks
I think the Wii U era despite many of its strengths came at a hefty cost for most Nintendo fans
fallow summit
Wii U was a fun console, for what it was worth
wind dagger
Including my own parents who never bought the Wii U I had to get my own in college a year before the Switch
fallow summit
But overall im happy with gb(a) online
Gba has some important bangers inside too
Minish cap is in, so four swords became exponentially more likely
wind dagger
GBA is a massive system. In my personal opinion GBA is one of the most important consoles for Nintendo
It lasted like 4 years and had some of the most impressive games
fallow summit
Can imagine licensing will be a bit harsh there
Just like gameboy
Lots and lots of 3p games
fallow summit
Bangers that were mostly nontendo, too
wind dagger
No Batman Returns Gameboy 
gritty ridge
Saying you refuse to accept the point of multiplayer is rather ignorant here as ...
I'm not saying it's not difficult, I'm saying the framework was already there (see: NES nso, SNEs nso, N64 nso, Genesis nso) and that it shouldn't be an excuse for there being so little effort put into the actual selection of games
fallow summit
You can't compare those jet
wind dagger
Oh yeah Genesis lol
gritty ridge
why not
wind dagger
Are all the Sonic games on that?
fallow summit
Nes, snes, etcetc are all local
gritty ridge
just Sonic 2 and Spinball
Maybe 3D blast?
fallow summit
You just plug in more controllers to the console
gritty ridge
Yeah but the framework for online multiplayer is also there
fallow summit
Its still on the same console. It only shows one singular screen for all
Handhelds dont have that
gritty ridge
that's not that big of a leap tho
fallow summit
Handhelds werent on one system, they were on multiple system
gritty ridge
it's not like they had to start from scratch with it
proven helm
Oh is goldeneye a splitscreen online?
wind dagger
Is it??
fallow summit
Jet quite frankly the vast majority of us arent even qualified to make a statement like this
wind dagger
That would be rough lmao
proven helm
Idk from the little i read here i got confused about the 1 screen. Played some of those games online with others so i mever questioned it before
gritty ridge
I didn't say I was but that doesn't mean it should be assumed as some huge impossible task either
stiff swift
sorry about to post a block of dates
2023 Nintendo-published game calendar as of February 8th, 2023
January 20th, 2023 | Fire Emblem Engage
February 8th, 2023 | Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass DLC, Wave 2
February 8th, 2023 | GameBoy: Nintendo Switch Online
February 8th, 2023 | GameBoy Advance: Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
February 8th, 2023 | Metroid Prime Remastered (Digital Version)
February 15th, 2023 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass DLC, Volume 3
February 22nd, 2023 | Metroid Prime Remastered (Physical Version)
February 24th, 2023 | Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe
March 17th, 2023 | Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
April 21st, 2023 | Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
May 12th, 2023 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
TBA Spring 2023 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC: Wave 4
TBA Spring 2023 | Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass DLC: Wave 1 “Inkopolis”
July 21st, 2023 | Pikmin 4
TBA 2023 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC: Wave 5
TBA 2023 | Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass DLC, Wave 3
TBA 2023 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass DLC, Volume 4
TBA 2023 | Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass DLC Wave 4 ~ Fell Xenologue
TBA 2023 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC: Wave 6
—
TBA | Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass: Wave 2 “Side Order”
TBA | Metroid Prime 4
fallow summit
I never said it. What I said is that its vastly different to just share one single screen and sync it up to all players involved
gritty ridge
you implied it
fallow summit
Or emulate a local, shortrange (50cm) wired connection spanning over multiple systems
stiff swift
This year has a lot of DLC
gritty ridge
I really think you're over-emphasising the amount of work they had to put in
and it's still not an excuse for having so little games
the two things are almost entirely unrelated
proven helm
Hope they leave it at 1 dlc pass per game lmao
fallow summit
The work goes in for most handheld games
All have to work here, not selected ones
So no, they arent unrelated
gritty ridge
The processes of adding games and making online work are not connected
plus very few gba games would need that online stuff
wind dagger
False most GBA games have multiplayer elements
One of the biggest selling points of the console
stiff swift
@wind dagger ZELDA CE AT GAMESTOP
fallow summit
Gb to gbc less so, but still a good amount
gritty ridge
Only 3/6 games added yesterday need the support
slate karma
There’s a difference between adding just controllers for 1 screen, which is something said system already supports sort of, and having to emulate the function of a whole ass link cable
stiff swift
fallow summit
And yet all have it by default, since you can play them all in a shared session
gritty ridge
If it was really that big of a task then the number of games added should not have been sacrificed
fallow summit
I dont either
fallow summit
Its nothing but a bonus to the service I've been paying anyway
desert pond
Nintendo doesnt have the fireballs to put GBAvideo on NSO
wind dagger
There’s no buy button
desert pond
i dare them
wind dagger
fallow summit
The service didnt become worse because the games added on this new addition arent as many ad person x on the Internet wants
gritty ridge
I mean if you have no issue with them having 21 SNES games when they introduced that system, but only 6 for GBA, then that's up to you
But I think so many people saying "idk why that's a big issue" is frankly terrifying
slate karma
At least over half of those were SNES games nobody gave a damn about
gritty ridge
The N64 had more - you know, the system that is notoriously difficult to emulate
slate karma
Yeah what Andi said
fallow summit
Games o plenty dont matter if I play bugsy the rabbits rabbithole adventure 2 & knuckles: math edition
gritty ridge
How many of the games you would personally play is not the point
If it were the point then from my pov all of them have 0
wind dagger
stiff swift
Happy for you!
fallow summit
Fastest hand in the west
gritty ridge
nice
slate karma
Still waiting for retailers to add them here
wind dagger
The stars aligned
fallow summit
If it were the point then from my pov all of them have 0
Quite frankly then why are there so many complaints for a service not used either way
wind dagger
Now to inevitably have my shipment delayed and not be able to play day 1 🙂
fallow summit
It just emphasises the point
gritty ridge
Because it's about the principle of it all
if the service launched with 1 game, people would still be happy with it and be going "oh well they can add more in the future and im sure making the online work was very hard :))"
fallow summit
Why does it matter how many games if most or all of them are merely shovelware to the players
desert pond
does anyone here feel a little bit tired with whats happening with the switch been going on for 6-7 years? because i gotta be brutally honest, as great as things are, im getting freaking tired.
slate karma
If we get more technical innovations I could easily use the Switch for 6-7 more years
proven helm
I hope they do a gameboy looking controller
fallow summit
LMAO
slate karma
It’s such a good concept
proven helm
Like the nes, snes and n64
fallow summit
They just give you a brick
It'd be so cool tho
Having a mini gameboy with a screen in it
slate karma
Joycons with only a D-pad on the left and A/B on the right
Lmfaoaooaoa
Wait that would
Kinda work
proven helm
Ikr? Lmaoo. Imagine if you also had the small screen working hahaha
desert pond
they did make cardboard for the switch with labo, might as well go all the way and charge you 60 bucks for paper
proven helm
And for the gba you have the standard blue version. And then the extra fancy flip sp version that costs you 100 bucks more
slate karma
I didn’t get into Labo but I would’ve liked it I think
gritty ridge
It matters because you are paying a lot of money for something they are putting almost no effort into
The Wii U out-performs the Switch in this regard
The Wii U
It matters not because there are so few, not because they were given so little time, and not because nintendo can get away with it - but because so many people let them.
Them only bothering to port 6 20+ year old handheld games and 9 25+ year old games to Switch, six years after the system launched, for a half-arsed online service they are charging you extortionate prices for should be a bigger deal
but it's fine, because Nintendo fans got to see the little purple square thing again
desert pond
didnt Gabe Newell say something once in an interview of something being a service problem?
proven helm
But like. What if they did throw out 15 games in the beginning on both. Who would have the time to play them.
Also ofc its that little. They have new games to sell. Like the gb and gba should not overshadow the soon to come out games
gritty ridge
It does
Wii U vc for gba had 8 at launch
eager silo
Chuggaconroy nothing left to live for gag when
fallow summit
It also dismisses all 6 other languages most games released in
No, it doesnt outperform
proven helm
The wii u needed money. So ofc they threw in more
gritty ridge
So many times are awful business practices just passed off because it's Nintendo, and they can add more, and they worked so hard.
Nintendo is a multi billion dollar company and they do not need you to coddle them.
There are so many issues with NSO and this is just another one and it's gonna be forgotten in a few days yet again
limber gate
Congrats Deemo on grabbing one!
gritty ridge
Whats the big deal
it's not a big deal but it is a fact and no amount of language options can change that
fallow summit
You are paying for a online-play service, jet.
This is what you pay for
You dont pay for nes etc online
desert pond
if i might add, you dont have to pay it, its not something mandatory, you can just not play it
limber gate
And even the PS Basic Tier offers more than Nintendo Online
gritty ridge
the emulators come as part of the NSO bundle - yes I am paying for them
fallow summit
These are additions to the service you buy for
wind dagger
Congrats Deemo on grabbing one!
slate karma
Andi means that you’re not paying extra for the emulators
gritty ridge
^
limber gate
Like: Nintendo doesn't even offer games monthly, like PS
fallow summit
...which get expanded upon every so often
slate karma
He’s a little stupid with words sometimes
wind dagger
It's all about perspective isn't it?
gritty ridge
you're just paying over twice as much a year for nothing then?
wind dagger
In my opinion NSO is a paid subscription service to play video games online with your friends.
The emulator is just extra bonus.
gritty ridge
They are advertised as a core part of the service, to the point where a vastly more expensive tier exists solely for them
limber gate
The Expansion pass is essentially when you pay for the games
wind dagger
That's why Nintendo being geniuses included DLC for other games with the Expansion Pass
fallow summit
With nso+ you gained immediate access to DLC for 2 bigger hits, animal crossing and mario kart, as well as bonus emulators
proven helm
That part doesnt exist for just them?
fallow summit
With nso+ you are paying for more than just online services
limber gate
And honestly: Dunno why they don't offer the expansion pass without online
wind dagger
With nso+ you gained immediate access to DLC for 2 bigger hits, animal crossing ...
Is it for Splat as well?
limber gate
Missed opportunity imo
gritty ridge
why is the dlc not bonuses but the emulators are? Or is it because you don't want to see the half-arsed part of the service be criticised?
wind dagger
I could see them adding more
fallow summit
I didnt count sploon 2,since sploon 3 is out
gritty ridge
"nono that doesn't count, im not paying for that, it's fine, they put a lot of work into it"
brazen timber
Is it for Splat as well?
They havent mentioned it yet so we dont know
fallow summit
Alright
eager silo
This is getting a bit heated
limber gate
They havent mentioned it yet so we dont know
It is likely though
fallow summit
Given that what I write isnt getting read in here, I'll drop out of this discussion
desert pond
the way i see, NSO's concept of playing together in a subscription service could work on paper, but with how they executed with the way they chose the content and ways of how they handle it with the online and so on, its kinda lackluster in execution. not a bad idea, but the execution is on the weak side.
gritty ridge
Disagreement is not the same as being ignored
fallow summit
And it is indeed getting heated, so lets call it off to cool down
stiff swift
After Splatoon 3 moved to the new NPLN servers I gave up the goat and got a one year NSO sub, granted with gold points
limber gate
They should just say: Hey, if you buy the expansion pass you can play all our DLCs for games with Online at least or sth
stiff swift
I was holding out before then
brazen timber
Given that what I write isnt getting read in here, I'll drop out of this discuss...
I am reading your stuff :(
fallow summit
It was about the points in here, glace
proven helm
This is kinda off topic right about now. This a channel for direct talk not nso discussion.
Also idk if you did but there was a list of releases so i think that be a cool idea to pin it if not done already
wind dagger
If I am being honest I almost canceled my NSO+ sub after seeing OOT
eager silo
What we do need is for the n64 emulators to be vastly improved
proven helm
Oh there was a second list idk if we have 2 versions. Thought i just point it out
tepid yacht
True imo, gba is not worth until com is added 😎👍
limber gate
The new one hasn't been pinned yet
slate karma
CoM who
tepid yacht
Wtffff
eager silo
True imo, gba is not worth until com is added 😎👍
Not gonna happen
brazen timber
What you are pointing out now is what I mentioned earlier, which got ignored as well. So maybe it is just us lmao
eager silo
Re chain is on switch (albeit a cloud version) so it’s unlikely they’ll double dip
stiff swift
2023 Nintendo-published game calendar as of February 8th, 2023
January 20th, 20...
this
stiff swift
NSO+ isn't a terrible value now IMO
I just want to be able to own a license to play my games
stiff swift
rather than subscribe to them
tepid yacht
Wdym double dip
This is like the morbillion time they've put that Mario game they showed yesterday
desert pond
im someone that prefers owning something tangible that i can hold in my hands, because something like digital just doesnt hit the same
stiff swift
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't mind digital and it is sometimes cheaper
but I'm old school and like having a collection
limber gate
im someone that prefers owning something tangible that i can hold in my hands, b...
And who knows if they'll close the stores, so you can never re-download it
spark bane
I haven't check the price of physical Prime Remastered yet
time for it to be more expensive
desert pond
And who knows if they'll close the stores, so you can never re-download it
that too, thats something considered as well
tepid yacht
It's 40 here too
limber gate
(Tbf, with all the day 1 patches and updates even physical games are dead then)
stiff swift
Best Buy lists Prime Reastered at 39.99
limber gate
Wonder if the Prime Physical Edition will be limited, or more pricy
spark bane
not on amazon wtf...
gritty ridge
honestly I'll probably sell a bunch of the switch games I don't play to buy Prime Remastered and BotW2
stiff swift
it was just announced yesterday give it a week lol
spark bane
non
limber gate
And the physical is releasing in like 2 weeks first
spark bane
maybe I should sell some switch games tbh
only switch games i've sold so far are sonic forces and labo lmao
stiff swift
I sold a lot of my 3DS games when I was too young to have a job to pay for new games
I regret it
gritty ridge
I only have a small physical collection but I barely play switch so
would rather sell a bunch to buy what I want than just have games gathering dust
desert pond
even then, its kinda like...a big gamble here, you get games digital with patches and stuff but you lose that innovative feeling of having something that you have in your hands physically, like you got some kind of achievement by holding the game in your hands, it just is something special that no other way can recapture that feeling, you know?
stiff swift
would rather sell a bunch to buy what I want than just have games gathering dust
Fair enough, everyone if different
If it's Nintendo exclusive though I'd make super sure you want to sell it
tepid yacht
My father sold all of our Ps2 and ps3 games
wind dagger
would rather sell a bunch to buy what I want than just have games gathering dust
As a collector this wounds me.
tepid yacht
I'll never forgive that
wind dagger
Let that crap collect dust
gritty ridge
As a collector this wounds me.
ig that lol
desert pond
i had to sell my PS2 collection and console to charity
i will never forgive my family
gritty ridge
but like
so many times in the past I've stopped myself from selling in case I play it again, and then I don't
wind dagger
Your Earthbound cartridges LOOSE are $300 right now
LOOSE.
AND DAMAGED.
Games appreciate so much
gritty ridge
Animal Crossing has been gathering dust for 2.5 years now
wind dagger
Espcially Nintendo
eager silo
Show of hands
desert pond
Nintendo games that you own and are old are really valuable
eager silo
Who’s interested in Etrian odyssey hd
wind dagger
I will be buying it
gritty ridge
half a hand
tepid yacht
I'd rather keep a game I don't play than selling something I bought for 70€ and get like 20€ at most
gritty ridge
I mean that's how trading stuff in works
wind dagger
Timing is everything
tepid yacht
Ik that's why I don't trade
wind dagger
I beg of you all that if you buy a brand new game that you do not like PLEASE return it asap
Don't sit on it thinking you need to get your money worth
stiff swift
Timing is everything
thank you for the xenoblade dunban reference
wind dagger
Just go back to the store and trade it in.
Games bought within the first weeks are 1-1
If you wait 6 months you ain't getting your money back
Be sure to get your receipt 🙂
Important note to eShop buyers to never buy something day 1 unless you KNOW you're going to love it
Until Nintendo gets off their ass and implements a digital return system
eShop buys are permanent.
stiff swift
Oh is that so? I thought that only applies if you have never opened the game
gritty ridge
yeah legit never buy something off eShop lmao
gritty ridge
even if refunds were possible it'd be horrendous
wind dagger
You are never going to be going back to the store in the first weeks and getting all $60 bac
gritty ridge
you can always get the game cheaper elsewhere
wind dagger
They're keeping your tax dollars.
Anyways
It's lunch time at work
Goodbye while I play MP:R
and cry
spark bane
mario party revengeance?
stiff swift
I'd ask how the cart tastes but there's no cart yet haha
proven helm
My father sold all of our Ps2 and ps3 games
That hurt my collector soul to the ground
gritty ridge
anyway apologies for getting heated about gba nso
stiff swift
Anyways
The latest 1st party game release we have right now is Pikmin 4 in late July
versus last year's September
So maybe we could have an e3-but-not Direct
there's a lot they'd need to say
like what's in august, september, october, november, december
DLC dates
3rd party games
so I'm feeling a little better about an e3 direct this year than last year
wind dagger
There will be no E3 direct
gritty ridge
much more immersive
grand rover
E3 Is just E Now 
wind dagger
They'll do something in July ish
gritty ridge
nah, September
wind dagger
They're just going to ride the high of TOTK all through the summer and let Youtube drops do all the announcing.
grand rover
I'm curious, but how many of you guys suspect nintendo might put mother 3 on JP GBA NSO? 
stiff swift
In japan? very high chance
stiff swift
Anywhere else? nah because they'd need to translate it
gritty ridge
Mother 3 can never go overseas officially
grand rover
I also just realized something
stiff swift
My money is on Nintendo skipping June entirely.
even though they skipped last year they still had a Direct in June
grand rover
We might be able to get rhythm heaven thanks to NSO Now
stiff swift
The one with Persona 5 / NieR
grand rover
Specifially the OG GBA Version
stiff swift
Was Mario+Rabbids supposed to get DLC?
gritty ridge
yeah it will soon
stiff swift
surprised it wasn't in the direct
vague flame
Probably just Ubisoft being Ubisoft.
stiff swift
This recording is limited to 30fps
stiff swift
That doesn't mean the game is 30, just that you recorded in 30
slate karma
is it weird if I say it doesnt feel like 30
stiff swift
wind dagger
I guess all Switch captures are 30fps?
stiff swift
Yeah, the nvidia encoder is set to 30
wind dagger
Screw you encoder
stiff swift
you'd need a capture card to properly record it
gritty ridge
how does the game play with dual-analog?
is it better than the wii remote?
that's a stupid question of course it isn't
is it a noticeable downgrade tho?
wind dagger
Meh. It's player choice
It has all the options
You can play dual stick, pointer, OG Tank gamecube controls, or Gyro
Dual Stick feels natural to me as someone who grew up playing Dual Stick FPS shooters on Xbox
So I personally adore it
But the pointer Wiimote control is probably better overall
stiff swift
Gyro? that already makes it sound great
stiff swift
to me
gritty ridge
gyro controls for shooters is pretty good yeah
wind dagger
The direct didn't even say it had Wiimote controls
gritty ridge
gyro for small movements, stick for big movements
wind dagger
It just said it had "Dual Analog and "classic" controls + more"
Oh vertical
My b
tepid yacht
people that ive seen playing say its constant 60fps
stiff swift
It's 60 in the trailer. I have no doubt.
wind dagger
"Remaster"
This shit is almost ground up. If the environments didn't still have that classic Gamecube touch I'd not be surprised if Retro just rebuilt the assets.
gritty ridge
I heard the rain can be seen flowing off your gun now
wind dagger
Sure does
gritty ridge
I think that's how a remaster is done right lol
wind dagger
And flows differently depending on which way you're looking.
gritty ridge
not specifically that but that sort of approach
wind dagger
Also the raindrops on your gun are visible when moving out into the rain and into cover.
And when moving into cover they slide off until they're gone
stiff swift
10 years ago remaking textures, models, and other assets would be considered a remake. Nowadays it's a remaster for some reason.
gritty ridge
mm, maybe I'll really have to try it
stiff swift
idk why that goalpost moved
wind dagger
I know for a FACT that Samus' gunship is completely remade
It did NOT look like that on GCN
Maybe not completely
But that model is way better.
stiff swift
IMO
Port -> Same game, graphics, resolution.
Remaster -> Same game, graphics, higher resolution /or FPS
Remake -> Same game, remade graphics, higher resolution /or FPS
Reimagining -> New gameplay loop, remade graphics, higher resolution /or fps
gritty ridge
ig cause nowadays there are a lot more "from the ground up" remakes
it's less the goalposts have shifted, just definitions have changed
Prime Remastered is fundamentally built on top of the original
stiff swift
I suppose
I just feel like it devalues the work to call a game that remakes most things a remaster
not a fan of it at all
gritty ridge
I get that
Ig it's all subjective tho
like by your definition the new RE2 and 3 games are reimaginings, but most people just call them remakes
and Wind Waker HD would be a remake, despite the fact that most people would consider it a remaster, if not just a port
stiff swift
That is how I would consider it, but like you said it's become a pretty subjective thing.
Whenever I mention it I usually just say "x game remake/remaster/whateveryouwannacallit"
But anyways
I heard that MP:R is developed by Retro Studios
That's pretty major
wind dagger
It's got their name on it
stiff swift
I'd love to datamine it and see if anything can be found about it's dev history ngl
spark bane
so is MP5 and MP6 and MP7 and MP8 and MP9 and MP10 this joke was never funny
stiff swift
new funky mode
gritty ridge
it's funny if I tell it
stiff swift
lol
wind dagger
I mean valid criticsm I've seen online is that it's just the first one
But I've been expecting a first MP1 remaster/HD for a while so it's fine with me.
spark bane
nah i never played prime and for $40 i'm down
wind dagger
I'll buy all three Primes all day
spark bane
just gotta Get Money first
wind dagger
I've technically already bought MP:R twice 🙂
gritty ridge
if they did all three games they'd charge $120 for it
stiff swift
I've technically already bought MP:R twice 🙂
based
wind dagger
Digitally and pre-ordered the physical coming the 24th
wind dagger
To kinda quote Arlo again here
Metroid is a fairly small franchise by most of Nintendo's IP standards
gritty ridge
metroid is tiiinnnyyy
stiff swift
I think it's interesting how GC/Wii Zelda "remasters" are 60 and Metroid is 40
tepid yacht
i hope Prime sells well
wind dagger
The Nintendo Switch is quickly becoming the number 1 console to play Every single Metroid
We're only missing like 4 games now
tepid yacht
i think prime might appeal more the casual players than Dread does
tepid yacht
even myself im thinking of getting it
i have never played metroid lmao
i tried super metroid but i got super stuck and left it
strong galleon
Nintendo #1 if only for old tired shulk and dilf rex
gritty ridge
that's metroidvania for you
stiff swift
I'll deffo want to get Prime:R eventually
wind dagger
Metroid Prime is actually super friendly to MV haters/dislikers
wind dagger
Plenty of hints and helpful information given. The map is way nicer
stiff swift
or sound like him
gritty ridge
brown hair anime boy is obviously rex
strong galleon
wait dw are you /srs
wind dagger
True I wasn't immediately pissed off and yelling SHUT UP so it couldn't be Rex.
stiff swift
I thought it was a Lanz counterpart ngl
wind dagger
"SO TOGETHA THEY'RE LIKE.... ULTRA POWAHFUL?"
tepid yacht
i thought it was Reyn at first lmfao
wind dagger
Shut the hell up you stupid boy
gritty ridge
deemo you can't say that word
stiff swift
Though tbh I need to look at it again
wind dagger
Sorry. Shut the hell up you boy
gritty ridge
deemo you can't say that word
stiff swift
I haven't had to chance to deep dive the trailers
strong galleon
I think holding Pyra and Mythra and standing next to Shulk should be enough
wind dagger
The expansion pass thumbnail thing has all of the blades in it DW lmao
I'm pretty sure they're all there.
strong galleon
no, no deemo in the story dlc trailer, Rex was holding both Pyra and Mythra's swords
stiff swift
what Aelia said
wind dagger
I'm PRETTY SURE I saw the Monado, Pyra blade, and the one from 3 in one of the stills.
Like stabbed into the ground
wind dagger
Yeah
strong galleon
but I was talking about another thing lol
gritty ridge
observe
wind dagger
Gosh he still looks like a total dweeb lord.
strong galleon
how DARE monolith making me heart eyes at REX
strong galleon
he looks like his adoptive father figure 
strong galleon
no lol the other one
proven helm
he also sounds like him
gritty ridge
he looks like one of the little furry egg things but human
wind dagger
I don't want to sound like a hater but Rex's voice is nails on chalkboard for me.
I would know if Al Weaver was doing his thing
proven helm
lmao
stiff swift
Vandahm?
wind dagger
Maybe Al had a different direction or didn't pitch his voice to sound like an actual toddler I want to punt into the sun
Kinda like Sonic in Frontiers
strong galleon
hmm looking at it again it's more xc3 vandham and less xc2
proven helm
i was talking about his older trailer voice
stiff swift
It really doesn't look like Rex at all to me lol
but ig the swords point to that
wind dagger
I love how Aelia is so excited but you know
hasn't uh
you know
finished the damn game.
strong galleon
admire me for not starting fire emblem engage
wind dagger
Won't do it.
strong galleon
until I finish xc3
stiff swift
🥴
gritty ridge
see i've already finished the whole game and all the dlc
strong galleon
LISTEN I AM DOING MY BEST
strong galleon
i want to get to as close as 100% as possible because I can't fathom having the time to run the whole thing again with my backlog and everything else going on 😦
strong galleon
there's some missing too
like some of the ones where you finish the quest and then meet them again later to do a similar thing
stiff swift
XC3 is a weird game with the quest to main story ratio
strong galleon
at the very least I enjoy the hero quests
the ascension quests I feel are borderline main story quests
wind dagger
XC3 is a weird game with the quest to main story ratio
Not weird just over saturated imo
I'll say it again like i've said it before
Nintendo should contract Monolith to make a Xenoblade MMO.
The entire game plays like one anyway
tepid yacht
I got to a point where I skipped every side quest cutscenes /dialogue lmao
wind dagger
And XC3 has the most MMO style quest system I've ever seen
Ridiculous amount of fetch quests and kill quests.
stiff swift
Xenoblade X is an MMO without the MMO
mostly
there is some player and player interactions
wind dagger
XC3 is the one that doesn't feel MMO ish with its HUD design
The simple 8 button design for attacks is way nicer.
strong galleon
Ridiculous amount of fetch quests and kill quests.
I think XC3 has a lot less of those
wind dagger
Might be thinking XC on that lmao
strong galleon
XC1 literally has quests that are just "Kill"
wind dagger
Considering I've been playing both
I will say XC3's colony quests are LOADS LOADS LOADS better
Actual NPC development
I love all of the Send Off questlines with emotional tie ins
stiff swift
XC3 colony quests should have been part of the main story
strong galleon
honestly I actually Know NPC Names in this one
stiff swift
IMO
wind dagger
I will never forget the quest in XC in the big lake city
What's it?
Alhaitham?
What's it?
strong galleon
Alhaitham 
stiff swift
What quest are you referring to
strong galleon
there's. a lot of those in alcamoth friend
wind dagger
Curly hair
stiff swift
there are a lot
wind dagger
Nah the one quest from the dad that's like I LOST MY KIDS HELP ME
And his kid is literally 4 steps away
I wanted to punch Monolith
How is that a quest you dullards.
stiff swift
yeah xc1 has some dated stuff like that
wind dagger
Wasting my time.
THAT'S that MMO shit
Hot off the press
Do nothing get nothing as reward
More stuff to shove into your bag
World of Warcraft has those kinds of quests patented.
tepid yacht
I stopped playing wow in pandaria bc of this mainly
Well and many other reasons lmao
proven helm
hope they dont pull a Sonic 06 and have halve the team work on remastering the games
stiff swift
I'm a bit surprised they didn't even mention MP4.
Like, with Dread they confirmed development was still going on
at least something like that
gritty ridge
wind dagger
Dude these comparisons omg
strong galleon
wow
wind dagger
I know I'm hyperbolic 24/7
Serious Deemo moment here
I legit cried launching the game. Actually incredible work from Retro
Only thing that isn't remastered is the music I think
Which is great becuase Prime's OST is perfection
strong galleon
yeah it would be like remastering the BW soundtrack who would do that
wind dagger
Also I've figured it out. Well me and my buddy did
This is what's going to happen
Nintendo is primed with a massive dump of IP video games this year. Firing on all cylinders. With the Mario Movie in April they would be fools not to drop a new Mario game
Only problem is with Mario Kart 8 not going anywhere and Zelda TOTK launching in May... what's their flagship to sell new hardware???
Easy. Mario.
So holiday 2023 is going to be 2D Mario and/or a Donkey Kong game
Mario Galaxy 3 or Odyssey 2 dropping a year from now with Switch 2
and it's going to come like the 3DS
gritty ridge
donkey kong game would never push units
wind dagger
Switch 2 has brand new carts but can play Switc hgames.
It's not going to it's the holiday launch
Just the final hurrah for the Switch
grand rover
I also wonder what features the switch 2 may be able to use
wind dagger
Switch 2 launch title is 3D Mario. Comes with menu themes and that's it
Everyone goes crazy
grand rover
As I'd assume that'll have a pretty speedy SSD
wind dagger
$500 console
grand rover
Then maybe that could even tie into the next 3D Mario using it as an advantage 😼
wind dagger
For real though it'll be a bit bulkier. THey might even abandon the mobile style and relegate that to the Switch Lite line of products and make something more homebased.
But I foresee a Steam Deck sized console
stiff swift
I suspect the next Switch will use a custom Tegra Orin (Tegra239) chip
you know what i just realized
there were no cloud versions in this Direct
That's semi-significant
pulsar tartan
Yeah, I had that on my Bingo card and everything.
desert pond
void blaze
pulsar tartan
On a whim, I decided to watch through the Japanese version of the Direct (sped up for the most part). It's fascinating to compare the two, see what's in one but not the other, note the differences in ordering, and so forth.
I think their rapid-fire sizzle format is a lot better. It actually has voiceover and uses music from the games being presented instead of some random licensed track that makes the lives of anyone making reaction content of the Direct that much more difficult. (I know Tom Fawkes at least had to remove the music and reupload his reaction due to a copyright claim.)
wind dagger
Yeah. I’ve watched a few reactions now and most who uploaded just mute during the sizzle reel
Except for Asmongold who probably doesn’t care at this point
pulsar tartan
Also, if I were basing my Bingo card off the Japanese version, I'd be able to mark off "JRPG Farming Sim", since Rune Factory 3 Special was shown again. Would almost be able to get "Non-Octopath Squ'eenix JRPG", but I'm pretty sure Paranormasight isn't an RPG. (Neither is Theatrhythm FF, for that matter, as tempting as it is to claim it as such.)
Speaking of RF3S, it's listed in both the Direct and on the JP eShop as releasing on March 2, but the US eShop still lists it as "Spring 2023" with a rating pending. Wonder if there was a localization hitch and they'll end up delaying it.
eager silo
Speaking of RF3S, it's listed in both the Direct and on the JP eShop as releasin...
Don't know why there'd be a localization hitch, if RF3 is already a thing here
wind dagger
Oh
Hey per your conversation from earlier this might be a good reason why games took a while/are less of them. Seems like a lot of work went into the NSO emulator.
https://twitter.com/luigiblood/status/1624005571815899136?s=46&t=JYOHBYcRaHCJEJuziG0EDg
The thread has it in there but mGBA does not pass like this
This test in layman’s terms is designed to test the “hardware” and see how games run. The NSO GBA seems like it runs extremely close to original hardware making it even better than some PC emulators
fossil shell
Oh wow really? That's pretty cool
I saw this post earlier but didn't really know what it meant
Now I do thank you
wind dagger
Does this mean Nintendo wasn’t able to put more games up no not really
But it does tell us that the team required to make the emulator for NSO GBA did a really good job and most likely spent most of their time on the emulator than the games
fossil shell
It's probable for sure
Makes me wonder why the N64 emulator wasn't as good as this one though (at first at least)
desert pond
i guess emulating 3D games mustve been a bit more difficult of a task compared to 2d games
fossil shell
It's possible
pulsar tartan
N64 in particular is notoriously hard to emulate. Not sure all of the details myself, but there's something weird about how it handles graphics.
vague flame
N64 is notoriously difficult to emulate.