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TalkBack / Re: Splatoon 3 Announces Apparent Final Splatfest, New Amiibo Sets

« on: July 20, 2024, 12:35:41 PM »

Not sure if I will pick up these variant amiibo as I have the original sets of all the idol groups. Still what a way to go out. I am thinking team present  . I suppose this also starts the countdown for Splatoon 4?!

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TalkBack / Re: New Famicom Detective Club Announced, Mystery of Emio The Smiling Man Launching August 29

« on: July 17, 2024, 10:46:30 AM »

I was one of the folks that thought this was a fatal frame game. Still, glad to see Nintendo publishing an M rated game and getting a cartridge release it even better.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Design Your Perfect Nintendo Console - Features and Games

« on: July 11, 2024, 11:30:27 AM »

Also, I just remembered - cartridges, CDs, or no physical media at all? What does the perfect Nintendo system have?

I still cling to physical media though I realize I am in the minority. I heard that with Switch, about half of software sales are still physical so I assume we will have physical media for the next console at least. In terms of the format, whatever will last the longest  The whole scare of 3DS carts going bad after a long period of not being used was worrying. Of course discs also have their deficiencies.
One other thing I thought of is the wired ethernet port. This is probably my favorite upgrade on the OLED switch model so I am really hoping the launch version of the next console has this.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Design Your Perfect Nintendo Console - Features and Games

« on: July 11, 2024, 08:24:58 AM »

I have to agree with you there. I am a big fan of stereoscopic 3D so any incorporation of that would great. With the lack of 3D monitors at home now (I still have 2 but most folks don't have one) that gets tricky. I am also a big fan of VR and would love anything related to that. While I like motion controls, I think what I really like is unconventional control methods. I like any cool peripheral or neat controller including the joy-cons, but also the Gamepad, DK Bongos, etc.
Portability is not really a selling point for me as I do almost all my gaming at home in front of the TV.
I think a better system for joining folks in games would be nice. What Splatoon has is nice, but it would be cool to have that at the system level along with a messaging system so I could just message someone and ask them to join a game from outside a game. Finally, I think Discord integration would be cool as Sony and Microsoft do that and it seems to work well.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Will Nintendo Finally Drop the Switch Price?

« on: July 10, 2024, 11:21:38 AM »

Yeah, what do folks think the new console will be priced at? I am leaning more towards $400 US.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Will Nintendo Finally Drop the Switch Price?

« on: July 04, 2024, 08:05:41 AM »

There could be a price drop when the new console is released in an effort to clear out stock and encourage folks to buy the new system. On the other hand, with switch 2 being more powerful and expensive, they might keep the old system in production for a year or two as a cheaper option, in that case they would still want to sell them at a profit.
I think the historic price drops coincided with parts and production becoming cheaper, but with scarcity and inflation, I don't know if the production costs of switch every did drop, hence the lack of a price cut.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Switch Online NES Library Adds Six Games, One Tire Fire

« on: July 04, 2024, 08:01:36 AM »

Some great additions here. I have not played The Mystery of Atlantis so looking forward to trying that out.

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TalkBack / Re: Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition (Switch eShop) Review

« on: July 03, 2024, 10:30:59 AM »

I plan to get the Limited Run version of this when it comes out. That will be the 22nd Anniversary Edition

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TalkBack / Re: Pair Of Capcom Collections Take Prosecution For A Ride This Year

« on: June 25, 2024, 11:51:20 AM »

For a minute I was thinking this would have the X-Men arcade game from 1992, but that was Konami and not Capcom.

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TalkBack / Re: Super Mario Party Jamboree To Kick Off October 17

« on: June 25, 2024, 11:49:18 AM »

I am pretty excited for this. I really liked Super Mario Party and skipped the one after that so I am ready for a new game in the series.

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TalkBack / Re: We're Not Getting a 2024 Switch Price Cut Are We?

« on: June 25, 2024, 11:47:34 AM »

Having already bought all three switch hardware versions, I am disinterested in a price cut personally. I would like to see the Nintendo Selects idea of discounted games brought out this year though. Make $20 (or  $30) versions of all those great first and second party switch games from the first 5 years!

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TalkBack / Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns Again In HD Remake January 2025

« on: June 25, 2024, 11:44:15 AM »

I really love this game but already have two versions of it. With nothing really new added, I don't think I will triple dip...unless I see it for under $20.

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TalkBack / Re: Metroid Prime 4 To Go Beyond In 2025

« on: June 25, 2024, 11:43:29 AM »

This has to be a dual release on Switch and successor right?

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TalkBack / Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Launching September 26 With Playable Zelda

« on: June 25, 2024, 11:42:46 AM »

Glad to see them reusing the art style from the Links Awakening remake. Also, with playable Zelda, this is a day 1 buy for me.

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TalkBack / Re: New Mario & Luigi Game Launching November 7

« on: June 25, 2024, 11:41:33 AM »

It could be developed by Intelligent Systems, but also could be some third party like Paon (who co-developed Dream Team). Any other ideas? This continues the trend of not announcing devs that happened with Princess Peach and another game I can't remember.

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TalkBack / Re: Atari 50 Expanding In Fall WIth 39 New Games

« on: June 25, 2024, 11:37:32 AM »

The previous update was not significant to get me to dive back in, but this one clearly is. Kudos for Atari for putting more into this collection.

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NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia XC: XC1 - Definitive Mafia Edition. Sign-up Thread. Take 2.

« on: June 23, 2024, 10:48:58 PM »

In 

Sorry for the delay. I have been traveling a lot lately. Just back in town and should be around for this if it happens.

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TalkBack / Re: Yacht Club Games Announces Shovel Knight Enhanced Edition Among Other 10th Anniversary Reveals

« on: June 14, 2024, 08:17:03 PM »

Stereoscopic 3D you say 
I will totally pick this up again for another console that supports 3D as I never did get the 3Ds version.

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TalkBack / Re: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Switch) Review

« on: May 29, 2024, 09:59:10 AM »

Read first paragraph, stopped reading, wishlisted. Thanks!

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« on: May 08, 2024, 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: Nintendo To Announce Switch Successor In Current Fiscal Year, Direct Next Month

« on: May 07, 2024, 10:56:28 AM »

There goes my prediction 

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

« on: May 07, 2024, 10:55:20 AM »

Okay, I just saw the other article 

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

« on: May 07, 2024, 10:48:38 AM »

I didn't think the new system was official. They did not mention it in these results did they?

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General Gaming / Re: 4th Annual NWR Four on Four

« on: May 06, 2024, 10:12:51 AM »

Not only did I not finish a game, I sold my PS5 last month.  Whoops. 

There is a joke in there somewhere involving "Returnal"...

Still thanks for posting/playing. Part of the fun is planning out the games you want to play.

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General Gaming / Re: 4th Annual NWR Four on Four

« on: May 03, 2024, 10:55:21 AM »

Bloodstained, on the other hand, suffers from being on the Switch, or at least, that console not having a great deal of priority/optimization. The instrumentation of a lot of the background music was also a bummer.

I believe it was really bad at launch and a an update made it much better. I think I waited for that and it seemed to be functional. I actually just got an email from Igarashi and Company that the final update for the game is expected soon. I might go back and try some of these new modes this summer.