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@cylemmulo Even asides from UFO 30 I'd have preferred if it was 25 - 30 minutes long if it meant trailers for all those games. I don't like the Sizzle Reel thing.

@cylemmulo Yeah I'm really pleased about this game! BUT they must've known this game was hugely sought after and it's quite a big deal, so why did they only put in a Sizzle Reel? Especially when it's out today!

Is it just me or Nintendo's PR is really off lately and they've lost their ability to read the room? Same with giving that campfire game so much time in the Partners direct. They seem to do weird things like this all the time now, why didn't they tell us we can use the mouse in Mario Picross/Nobunaga's Ambition and that they'd improved the SNES CRT filter either? Small things maybe, but they should be bigging up any wins or new games/features people would enjoy.

I don't know, but I seem to notice this a lot from them lately. Like even going back to the Switch 2 reveal they didn't say anything about all the free Switch 2 game upgrades, we found out after. Basic PR would say stuff like that would be good to highlight to counteract the other decisions like not packing in Welcome Tour etc.

Then I ask why the devs of Handy Hockey and the Campfire game have Switch 2 dev kits but Nitrome, the developers of Mouse Works don't even though their game looks way more interesting?

It's really weird and feels like they're becoming more isolated, cut off from the wider gaming world and eccentric even by their normal standards.

We're not the only one noticing this pattern right? I mean I'm happy with the games and the way Switch 2 is going personally, but it feels like Nintendo's doing themselves zero favours a lot of the time right now.

I think it's silly when people claim Nintendo doesn't care about DK consistency (outside of spin offs) when Odyssey had so many references to the events of the original Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Country made many references to Cranky being the Kong in that game. It's only with Bananza they decided to throw the narrative they consistently crafted themselves over decades for whatever reason 🙄

Apparently the Japan Indie World is 5 minutes longer!

Hoping for some interesting mouse games

@datamonkey The 3DS version was quite disappointing. Got to say the SNES version holds up remarkably well IMO and feels a lot less dated than the other "3D" SNES games like Super Mario Kart, Star Fox and Stunt Race FX which I found harder to go back to.

@Ade117 They're not tech demos at all. They're full games with missions and progression apart from the Birdman mode on the N64 game. What a strange comment.

OMG, Pilotwings acknowledged by Nintendo! I'm a big fan and the "waaaah wah wah wah" song from the SNES game (if you've played it you know the one) used to crack me up as a child.

Wishful thinking maybe but I wonder if suddenly adding the whole Pilotwings series like this might mean they're planning to reveal a new one for Switch 2 and want to bring it back into the limelight. I note that they randomly added 3 Nobunaga's Ambition SNES games to the eShop before a Nobunaga's Ambition game was revealed to be a Switch 2 launch game.

Maybe Nintendo got wind of them blabbing to people they were going to be a in a Direct and leaking information about one coming and gave them the chop

@JR150 Though course they get long shorts, unlike the women. Kind of sexist, where are their speedos?

Apparently Street Fighter has turned into Dead or Alive. Why's Cammy looking like Madge from Benidorm?

@somnambulance I think Nintendo learned some lessons after the Metroid Prime 4 situation and prefer to announce games closer to release date now. It saves them having to announce delays if games have to be pushed back too.

@Aurumonado Interestingly a survey I got sent from Nintendo about Switch 2 listed Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream as a Switch 2 game twice (it didn't mention Rhythm Heaven) so I think it might be getting a Switch 2 edition as well, unless it was an error. One of the questions was "which Switch 2 games are you most excited about?"

@dskatter @AlanaHagues @PikminMarioKirby I believe it's only getting a Game Keycard release in the US and in Europe it's digital only on Switch 2.

On the Nintendo UK direct it said "Switch 1: Physical/Digital and Switch 2: Digital" unlike the US Direct which had them both as "Physical/Digital"

Why did the campfire game developers get a Switch 2 dev kit and not the developers of Mouse Works?

This was the highlight for me of a weirdly mediocre direct. Never played either of the original Pacman World games but I really loved the first Pacman World Re-Pac so was hoping this would come too!

I'm really glad Yakuza Zero seemingly sold enough to justify bringing the rest of the series to Switch 2. Can't wait as someone new to the series.

I want Tetris Grandmasters 4 on Switch and/or Switch 2, currently only Steam.

TGM 2 and 3 are already on Switch, Tetris is great on handheld and it's made by the same developers as Tetris 99, it's a perfect fit!

I'm a bit disappointed it's a partner showcase, not gonna lie And it's not only for Switch 2 either.

Is it possible Nintendo's just going to use the Nintendo Today! app and random shadow-drops for new announcements from now on and only have game specific directs like the Mario Kart World/Donkey Kong Bananza ones? Feels that way with the some of the announcements over the past month or so, even announcing new games that way like Splatoon Raiders

"Fixed an issue where the player gets caught on a tree in the middle of a shortcut if they have “Smart Steering” on when heading from “Starview Peak” to “Dandelion Depths” in “Ice Rally” of “Knockout Tour”

Some of these are so weirdly specific, haha, I do appreciate the level of detail Nintendo gives us in these patch notes though.

@SillyG To me the quality looks worse when NOT applying the filter as all those visible pixels look really ugly on my large OLED. Especially on N64 which just looks hideous with it off.

They're not so bad when undocked however. I turn it off for that on the home consoles but keep them on for the handhelds as they still look bad increased in size without filter IMO.

Releasing on Thursday, the same say day as Nintendo's planned network maintenance and the rumoured Direct... One day before Nintendo's Friday shareholders meeting.

I'm not saying it's definitely looking like a "out on Nintendo eShop... Today!" Direct game but just saying they haven't left themselves a lot of time to promote it in the normal channels given it just quietly slipped on to the eShop a few days ago. Hmm...

AND I've just seen "Dear me, I was" is coming out on Thursday too according to the eShop... a game where we haven't even seen any gameplay footage as yet, but it's out in two days.

But a bearded man with his mouth agape on YouTube told me that Mario Kart World is DEAD

EU/US by a bit. As an aside when you take control of the long trucks in Mario Kart World it reminds me a lot of Blast Corps, the way it controls, the camera angle and all the things you can blow it with it in some of the P-Switches. I feel like someone on the dev team was a Blast Corps fan.

@ParrakerriRush Like Pokemon Puzzle League. This is way too simplistic/easy and very overpriced.

I'm sure I could find more engaging and interesting puzzle games on the eShop or Play Store in less than a minute.

I'm using Tilt Controls!

@The_Nintend_Pedant He's self publishing it as an indie game

Not very original but Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World! Still love the Free Roam in the latter, I have about 140 P Switches at the moment. Also started to work my way through getting golds on the offline Knockout Tours

What the way Sony and Microsoft are moving away from exclusives, it does call into question what's even the need for PlayStation and Xbox to exist as different platforms? Why not have everything on the one machine? Well maybe that will be the case next generation if Microsoft don't release another Xbox...

Conker: Live & Reloaded please... or maybe just the Reloaded is more feasible

Not a surprise, most people will want to play with the official Switch 2 controller and the joycon grip isn't the most comfortable

@Ramouz Remember this? Seems it was somewhat accurate. My guess is they want the attention on their own games and select third party titles initially. Quality over quantity type approach perhaps.

Also they're paying more attention to the "eSlop" situation so maybe they're being more selective for that reason too. And lastly I read that they believed that their policy for sending out dev kits is what caused Switch 1 to be hacked and emulated so they might be being more conservative.

https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-2-three-phase-launch-plan-report/

Not only that, but Nintendo is supposedly planning a three-phase approach to its launch lineup, with the first stage focusing mainly on first-party Nintendo titles. The second phase will reportedly take place around October and November and coincide with third-party studios releasing their own Switch 2 titles. Lastly, the third and final phase of the Nintendo Switch 2’s initial launch will occur during this year’s holiday shopping season.

@Tasuki You literally know nothing about how much any of them got paid. Nintendo can afford to pay any voice actor what they want, that is pocket money to them.

I find it far more likely they wanted a younger and more lively cast to go alongside the more animated and full of life character models we've seen in Mario Wonder, DK Bananza and Mario Kart World. The character's have really benefited from these voice actor changes IMO and sound a lot fresher, especially Mario and Luigi.

The only one I'm struggling with is Bowser Jr, he sounds really different, with a less gruff tone and more like a normal child. To my surprise it's the same voice actor so they must've just delivered his lines, differently.

That's not great. I wish developers would just scale back the graphics a little to ensure all their games run at 60fps - basically Performance Mode. 60fps framerate actually affects gameplay for a more smoother control and experience, I'd always take that over slightly sharper visuals or whatever.

@lyle_catcliffe Oops, typo, haha

I was disappointed there was nothing on mainline Pokemon Game Boy games being added to NSO, although I've seen people suggesting they might add some of them for Pokemon's 30th anniversary next year which would make sense

this will set you back $499.99, putting it in line with the Mario Kart World bundle that was available at launch.

Does this mean the non bundled version will be $80 like Mario Kart World? 👀

@ShieldHero @Greatluigi @Mana_Knight The base game ISN'T free on mobile... you have to pay for the Basic Pack that comes with the Switch version. The mobile version is only "free to start" It's basically a demo.

@RupeeClock I mean you make Pokemon Plush with it and the puzzles seem to based around their powers, you could say the same about any branded puzzle game really? Like a lot of the the Mario, Yoshi and Kirby ones of the past or Pokemon Puzzle League.

@Pillowpants They should and let us use songs from it on the menu and eShop

No Bomb Rush Cyberfunk £17.99 (-50%) or Shin Chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation £16.99(-50%)?

Latter is the lowest it's ever been priced at!

Song of the Year: https://m.nintendo.com/shared/en-GB/GB/tracks/1a6554b6-b771-4c44-9c0e-c3de0fc8ef38

The Golf "music" is hilarious, go and have a listen.

Does anyone know if Bowser Jr have a different choice actor too? He sounds so different to me.

I can't listen to the Donkey Kong theme without expecting the Donkey Kong Country intro beats to kick in!

It's funny DKC portrayed the original Donkey Kong as so ancient with Cranky and his Gramophone. Date wise it was equivalent to a game from 2011 today!

A brand new survey of 180,000 players aged 15-69 years old in Japan has been conducted by GEM Partners, and there are some interesting stats on gender and age splits across multiple Nintendo franchises.

Isn't only surveying 15 year old's upwards going to massively skewer the results when it comes to age? Here's Nintendo's own data of Switch players age's from 2021 FYI:

@Jack_Goetz Did you need a Japanese Switch account to buy that and show it have English language options?

I want the Kart on the right in Mario Kart World. It would look great driving around on Koopa Beach in!

@Duncanballs Isn't the Saturn notoriously difficult to emulate? That would be cool though! As someone who went from Mega Drive to Dreamcast in terms of SEGA consoles I'd love to play all those hidden gems properly.

@TKundNobody Yep and they sampler the audio of the go karts and put it in the game!

@Baker1000 No it doesn't. The handling is more loose, closer to Mario Kart Double Dash. I found it jarring how stiff Mario Kart 8 felt in comparison when I went back to it. World feels a lot more fluid and natural IMO.

And the charge jump isn't at all useless, you can ride up the walls with it and access railings to grind on? Have you played Mario Kart World?

@Cheez I stopped watching Nintendo's game-specific Directs as they tend to spoil way too much in them for my liking. Unless it's a game I'm on the fence about the initial trailer is enough information for me. I enjoy my games so much more when I go in largely blind.