lightningbolt79

The comments here don't seem to actually reflect what was written in the review.

I do question was is needed to make people happy these days. This review literally says it is a good game and is fun yet people are acting like it is the worst thing ever. It's as if they've gone in wanting to dislike the game.

@Shinnos We already know there will be! It looks like New Donk City will be a new course - https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/free_updates_will_add_additional_characters_and_courses_to_mario_golf_super_rush

I do wish the review mentioned this, even in passing. It didn't have to be a pro or con, but it is something that can influence someone's decision to buy a game.

@BaronMunchausen Mediocre? The review literally says it is a good game. Or is good now mediocre? The review also says multiple times it is fun.

Why do people want the exact same thing in every single game? People want the same thing in every Mario Party and now it seems like Mario Golf (yet people complain when Fifa do it...).

@johnvboy

Same! It looks really good, especially when we know we are getting even more courses as DLC. I don't even think the negative points listed here are that bad. Many games don't have much of a reason to play online and I think the courses look like a nice balance between wacky Mario and standard golf courses.

And I have just read your new comment (#9). Glad to see others looking forward to it!

I'm really looking forward to it! It looks really fun and none of the issues here really bother me.

The fact there will be DLC is also good, especially when New Donk City will be included!

@Ambassador_Kong

I'm highly interested in this game.

I've had enough of people calling things "lazy" or "low-effort". It is pretty obvious effort was put into this game. It is never going to be as amazing as Breath of the Wild considering it is a golf game, but that doesn't mean it is low effort.

Why can people no longer just say something isn't for them? Why does everything we don't like now have to be "lazy" or "low-effort"? It is disrespectful to everyone who has worked on this.

@impurekind

I think this game looks very good. Don't see any issues with it.

I pre-ordered it earlier this week. It looks like it will be fun and I like the look of the courses and modes included, plus the fact more courses and characters will be added in the future. I liked World Tour on the 3DS so I'm sure I'll enjoy this. I also really liked Mario Tennis Aces on the Switch so I'm sure they will have done a good job on this as well.

@thechetearly

Wow. Is "lazy" the insult of the year? Everyone is using this as an insult, no matter how much work may have gone into something.

It is pretty clear a lot of work has gone into this.

What you probably mean is "I wish this didn't have the same map as the first one". Just because it has the same map, doesn't mean it is lazy.

We don't even know how similar the map will be.

Imo, it is lazy to call something lazy just because you don't like something.

@Not_Soos

Well, I do. Funny how that works. It's as if it's not possible to know the opinions of everyone and it's pointless to make a generalisation like that.

@Bunkerneath

Well I'm happy to pay for it. It looks like a massive improvement that had a lot of effort put into it.

@Toads-Friend

Thanks! I have loved all of the Mario Party games and I do love how each of the newer games feels different. They have their own unique modes and features which I definitely feel was needed after essentially the same gameplay for 8 games plus the DS one. I do understand that they won't be for everyone, but I get confused why they try to push the idea that everyone dislikes them.

I am currently playing Mario Shuffle from Mario Party Star Rush and I really like it. It has some quite unique tactics that you don't get from other modes in other Mario Party games. I got Star Rush recently for £15 on Amazon and I'm so annoyed I didn't get it sooner (and I'm not sure why I didn't. I think I had something on when it was launched and then I just forgot about it sadly).

Star Rush has so many fun modes that play completely differently. My favourite is Toad Scramble but the rest of them are all really good as well!

@Clyde_Radcliffe

But Super Mario Party had a lot more "big" modes. Regardless of personal opinion, that's factually true which is pretty amazing and not very lazy tbh.

I loved the fact that Super Mario Party had more modes. Mario and Partner Party played completely differently which definitely lengthened my interest in the game.

People are allowed to not like something, but that doesn't make something lazy or appalling. The recent Mario Party games have had more modes and more unique modes. How is it lazy to actually come up with new ideas? The first 8 Mario Party's and DS essentially had exactly the same gameplay. Why is that not called lazy?

Whether you like it or not, people have enjoyed the new Mario Party games. Yes, most people you've seen might have thought the newer games and less uninspiring content and less content but that doesn't mean everyone thinks that.

I like the motion control and I saw a lot of people praising Super Mario Party for its motion controls. Nintendo can't please everyone and won't make games just to please some vocal Mario Party "fans" that just want the same thing over and over. If you love the Hudson games so much, go and play them, and let us enjoy the newer games and stop acting as if no one likes them. People do and it is selfish to suggest otherwise.

@MS7000

But people actually do like the style of the NDCube games. I probably prefer the fact they have switched things up so often. Why do we need so many games in the exact same style as the Hudson Soft games? Why do people act as if the only Mario party games anyone liked were the Hudson Soft games?

@Clyde_Radcliffe

You do know that people actually liked the recent Mario Party games? I don't know why people are obsessed with making it seem like no one liked them.

People have asked for some of the older boards to be remade. This game is exactly what some people have asked for but rather than it being a way to expose younger fans to older boards and minigames, it is apparently an admission that they can't make a good MP game. This logic doesn't apply to any other franchise.

Nintendo remade a lot of Zelda games. Does that mean that is an admission that they can't make a good Zelda game anymore?

The "buttons only" thing will be an advantage to those who have a Switch Lite. It's hardly an apology, but rather suiting a different market. If you want motion control minigames, you can play Super Mario Party. If not, play this game.

I am really looking forward to this game! I really don't care that there are "only" 5 boards. I have loved every single Mario Party game and this one looks so good!

@Not_Soos

I like the extra modes in games like Mario Party. Nintendo will never please everyone but please don't act like no one likes these extra modes.

@WOLF13

You are aware things like this do require effort and people have been asking for a game exactly like this?

@Octane

Here are the number of minigames from each game.

Mario Party - 50
Mario Party 2 - 65
Mario Party 3 - 71
Mario Party 4 - 60
Mario Party 5 - 77
Mario Party 6 - 82
Mario Party 7 - 88
Mario Party 8 - 73 minigames (81 counting the repeated Duel games)
Mario Party DS - 73
Mario Party 9 - 81
Mario Party Island Tour - 81
Mario Party 10 - 75
Mario Party Star Rush - 53
The Top 100 - 100
Super Mario Party - 84

Taken from Mario Wiki.

@Joeynator3000

Same. The number of boards doesn't matter to me at all. I really liked Super Mario Party. The boards it had were really good and all of the modes felt different, making the game feel a lot more interesting.

@nessisonett It would likely be way too expensive to rebrand everything, including things like the merchandise, for very little benefit.

@SenseiDje Not who you replied to, but I don't have the energy to learn Python etc. I like these sorts of games though as they are easy to use and still produce good results.

@Mr-Fuggles777 I think you are in a minority though. Most people who have a Switch play it. I couldn't care less about the specifications as long as the games work, which they do.

@Rosona Well one reason why they haven't done it again is because they haven't released an updated console since. The Wii U didn't have a "Pro" version.

@brunojenso And this is why people will be disappointed. They aren't realistic in their expectations and then go on to blame Nintendo despite the fact they could never have lived up to the unrealistic expectations.

@Rosona "New Nintendo 3DS Exclusives".

There wasn't many of them, but they existed.

@MatoFilipovic And if there are exclusive games for the pro, I will be a bit annoyed. The Switch Lite is also still new, yet if there are pro exclusives, may not be able to play them. It just kinda sends a "we don't really care about you" to users of the original and the lite.

@nhSnork People don't seem to realise that if they had a way to fix the drift, they would have done so by now. There's no way they would continue to sell Joy-Cons with drift if they didn't have to.

@Yorumi

Hardly. It just confirms they aren't adding any of the "missing" content at the moment.

@Snatcher

That just wouldn't work. A lot of the tracks are similar and won't feel special if all tracks are in it.

Yay. More Nintendo fans complaining about something that doesn't matter. People have managed for years now without them. They clearly aren't needed.

@NIN10DOXD

No. They will ignore what SOME consumers want. Not every consumer wants the same thing.

@Radbot42

No. It's what some people would prefer. I find this level of entitlement pathetic, to be honest.

Why on Earth should Nintendo, or any other company, do exactly what you want?

Nothing is going to please everyone.

So Joy-Cons with different colour names look different? How is this a story?

Had it one Wii U and have bought it again. It is just a really fun game and much better than Super Mario Odyssey imo.

Have any of the people that are saying the score should be lower actually played this version of the game? I doubt it.

Nintendo Life has judged it and they have given it a 10 based on their criteria. You can disagree, but it doesn't make them wrong.

@Low_ink

They have played it and judged it a 10/10. Why suggest a different score (especially when you likely haven't played it)?

Who has forgotten it? The only people trying to suggest Super Mario 3D Land has been forgotten are the Nintendo Life writers.

I bet most of the people criticising Stadia have never even used it. It is a very good gaming system and most people that have actually bothered to try it have faced no issues.

For a while now, Nintendo has announced games very close to release. I doubt they will stop doing that now.

I don't understand how this could be called "forgotten".

@Jokerwolf

I don't quite understand a game being similar to another game as a negative. It would always be "neutral" observation in my opinion. The complaints about the name also don't matter much. It's why I don't think the review on this site was very helpful. The negatives they gave don't really impact the game itself.

@Enigk

Okay? Never said 2nd was bad?

@mariomaster96

That doesn't mean the New Leaf sales were bad.

@Friendly

Why? New Leaf also did very well if I remember correctly.

I love this game, but I do wish they used British English so we wouldn't have to read about "Fall" instead of "Autumn"

@Darlinfan They probably want to make it feel more special like they did with the Four Swords Anniversary edition (yes, that was free, but still very similar).

For those complaining, it is another anniversary release just like the Mario games are.

And not every game being released recently is limited time. In fact, most aren't. Can people please stop making it seem like everything is only for a limited time.

@Moistnado

They have made it in partnership with BBC Studios, which is a commercial arm of the BBC. The licence fee has nothing to do with this.

I didn't expect to come onto here and find so many people complaining at DW being "woke" when it has been "woke" since it started. DW has always tackled issues in the real world. The only difference is that the Doctor is now played by a woman.

And generally, when people complain at bad writing, all they really mean is that they simply don't like something, but for some reason, they have to blame something/someone rather than it just being a difference in tastes.