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TalkBack / Re: ESRB Posts Rating For

« Last post by UncleBob on Today at 07:11:04 PM »

What were you expecting from something with "NES Edition" in the title?  Virtual Boy games?

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TalkBack / Re: ESRB Posts Rating For

« Last post by broodwars on Today at 11:56:48 AM »

Announcement trailer dropped:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDV0LdtxkrA

150 or so challenges, multi-player, online leaderboards and other stuff mentioned in the trailer.

Meh. Just more 8 bit nostalgia pandering, which after 30 years of it I'm just done. Waiting for Nintendo to remember they had OTHER systems between the release of the NES and the Wii.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« Last post by Evan_B on Today at 11:34:58 AM »

“Rumors” stated that Prime was in “cinematics phase” not too long ago, but we should always take that with a grain of salt. If Prime 4 ends up on Switch 2, it won’t be getting a sale from me… until the console proves it has weight. I am not tossing around the rumored fee of entry until I see tangible proof of some third parties in the device, as Nintendo’s lineup isn’t going to be immediately appealing out of the gate. I find it unrealistic to expect something from Monolith Soft in launch year, we definitely won’t get another Zelda anytime soon, and 3D Mario needs to be more like 3DWorld/Bowser’s Fury and less like Odyssey to get me interested.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« Last post by Luigi Dude on Today at 11:02:55 AM »

You have to figure Prime 4 is Switch 2-bound at this point.

I still think it's about 50/50.  It depends on how much progress Retro made on the game before Nintendo started getting serious on Switch 2 development.  I mean, something like Fire Emblem Engage was literally done around a year before release but Nintendo intentionally sat on the game because they wanted to get the 3 Houses Warriors game out first before starting a new mainline installment.  Plus Tears of the Kingdom was done in 2022, but they spend the next year just bug testing to make sure everything worked right.

So if Retro managed to have this game mostly done by last year, then I could see Nintendo sitting on it to release in the second half of this year once they realized the Switch successor wouldn't be out in 2024.  Otherwise if there was any major delays, then I expect it was moved to the Switch Successor as soon as it's dev kits became available.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Announces Final Financial Results For 2023-24 Fiscal Year And 2024-25 Projections

« Last post by Luigi Dude on Today at 10:41:42 AM »

f the New Super Switch 2 U is 100% b/c with Switch, unless there is a significant price difference, I could see a lot of folks just buying the newer system.

This is where the Switch Lite will play a major role.  The Switch Successor will probably cost $350 at the very least, so people that want the hybrid model the difference in price might not be as great, but for people wanting to buy the cheaper handheld only model for kids, that will be a big difference.  Especially since it's doubtful the Switch Successor will have a handheld only lite model until at least a year after launch.

Plus if Nintendo cuts the price of the regular Switch and Switch Lite either later this year or next year, and the Switch Lite is price at around $150, that right there will guarantee a few million Switch sales after the successor is released. 

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« Last post by M.K.Ultra on Today at 10:29:10 AM »

Day 627. There is little water, no food and definitely no nintendo directs.

There is a Direct announced, now somebody get Dinar some food and water!

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TalkBack / Re: ESRB Posts Rating For

« Last post by BlackNMild2k1 on Today at 10:22:29 AM »

Announcement trailer dropped:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDV0LdtxkrA

150 or so challenges, multi-player, online leaderboards and other stuff mentioned in the trailer.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Announces Final Financial Results For 2023-24 Fiscal Year And 2024-25 Projections

« Last post by UncleBob on Yesterday at 09:41:08 PM »

Sure, there were some people who did.  Sorry if I made it sound absolute.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Announces Final Financial Results For 2023-24 Fiscal Year And 2024-25 Projections

« Last post by broodwars on Yesterday at 07:01:10 PM »

Thinking more about this, I don't think a lot of folks traded in their 3DS to buy Switches because they couldn't play 3DS titles on the Switch.

I literally did that.

Likewise, folks didn't trade in their DS to buy 3DS systems, since they'd lose that GBA compatibility.

Yep, did that too. Especially back then, we game on a budget.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« Last post by broodwars on Yesterday at 06:59:21 PM »

Yep they always have a big Direct in June, as long as something like covid doesn't mess it up like in 2020.  And look at that, Nintendo just announced a big Direct in June this year that will show off the second half of the 2024 Switch games.

Hoping for an announcement of more GameCube & Wii U Remasters, myself. A Skies of Arcadia remaster (yes, a Sega game, I know, but just let me have this one) and a Yoshi's Woolly World port would make me pretty happy. You have to figure Prime 4 is Switch 2-bound at this point.