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TalkBack / Re: Switch 2 Preorders To Open April 24 With System Prices Remaining As Announced

« on: April 18, 2025, 12:00:01 PM »

I can’t blame anyone for not wanting to pay these game prices. I don’t pay that. Granted, I’ve spent $80+ on some retro games. However, those go up in price; current games eventually drop. For example, I bought Tears of the Kingdom for ~$52 in July 2023, about two months after release. Spend what you feel comfortable spending and don’t spend a penny more. It isn’t as if Mario Kart World is going anywhere.

My plans haven’t changed. I intend to snag Switch 2 at launch. I’ve already set aside money for it, and Mario Kart World is cheaper in the bundle. With everything in flux, I want to get the console itself ASAP. Sony just increased PS5’s price in a bunch of regions this week so there’s a real possibility Nintendo eventually follows suit. Digital downloads wouldn’t be subject to tariffs though I’m skeptical Nintendo will adjust the pricing accordingly.

I’ll probably get a Switch 2 Pro Controller though I believe Switch 1 Pro Controllers are backwards compatible, and I’ve only used one of mine to pair and update so it’s practically new. The Switch 2 Camera is gonna be a no from me, dawg.

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TalkBack / Re: Lunar Remastered Collection (Switch)

« on: April 15, 2025, 02:55:21 AM »

Adding to the mix is a wild localization from a team that originally chose to include ‘90s American pop culture references such as Austin Powers jokes into a Japanese game. It’s a community fan favorite.

Darn, this is a big miss for me as I generally don't like Working Designs' translations. Some of the changes are innocuous like making a random villager in Alundra into a surfer dude. Corny but fine, I guess. Then, there are far worse instances like attempts at humor that are really off-putting as well as certain choices that recontextualize the original intent.

Maybe I'm yelling at clouds. I'd rather have a closer translation. For that reason, I was looking forward to Lunar Remastered Collection. I may have simply missed the train on Working Designs since I didn't play its published games until well after the 1990s. At least Lunar: Silver Star Harmony has a new translation. Unfortunately, Eternal Blue never got a similar remake.

Beyond that...

I would have even loved to see the Collection expanded with the other versions of the games and offshoots like Silver Star Harmony, Silver Star Complete, Lunar Legend, All The Lunar: Hyper Applications, Lunar: Sanposuru Gakuen, and Lunar Dragon Song, just to make this the definitive compilation.

...feels like a major missed opportunity and is perhaps not in the spirit of such a collection. This was probably the last best chance to get an official translation of Mahō Gakuen Lunar! AKA Magic School Lunar! (though I read it isn't very good) and/or fix Lunar: Dragon Song. Oh well.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Will you be willing to buy Virtual Game Cards, or would go all digital instead?

« on: April 10, 2025, 12:30:29 PM »

Assuming a full on-cartridge physical copy isn't available, would you be willing to buy a game on a Virtual Game Card, or would you just bite the bullet and get a full digital copy if it came to that?

I’ve long planned to go fully digital on Switch 2 for the convenience. However, I’ve softened this stance and will get a physical copy if I see a Godfather offer. For example, I got Super Mario RPG at Staples for $30 last year.

Virtual Game Cards are the worst of both worlds for my purposes. I have to download a large file and physically switch out a game card that takes up space in my house. The main benefits are you can share with friends and trade them in, neither of which I generally do anymore.

I did recently find out that later releases of Switch game cards sometimes include version updates which partially addresses one of my problems with physical media. Something to keep in mind if I eventually buy a Switch 2 game card especially since I rarely buy games on release day.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

« on: April 09, 2025, 05:11:02 PM »

Here’s a link if anyone wants to read up on it.

Friendly reminder that announcing tariffs then delaying them is stock manipulation.

And those who knew about the delay and bought stocks on the downswing are engaging in insider trading which is, in fact, illegal.

Also, no one is going to be held accountable for this because LOL-America.

I’m going to buy Switch 2 before this becomes an even bigger flustercuck. I can’t believe this is real life.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

« on: April 09, 2025, 02:31:09 AM »

So what is something we as gamers can do to lower the price not only by talking to Nintendo online but also with Trump and with our local governments?

Assuming this is a serious question, not much.

Nintendo can set the price to whatever it wants. NOA President, Doug Bowser, stated the tariffs "weren’t factored into the pricing" of Switch 2 so chances are, it’d get worse with tariffs. If you oppose the price, don't pay it. There are no alternatives. My expectation is Nintendo would smooth out a price increase in the United States by raising the price everywhere as it can't afford to jeopardize the largest video game market.

As for this administration, LOL. Good luck.

They’re not listening to anyone; this country is getting exactly what it voted for. Referring strictly to the economy, electing a man who inexplicably managed to bankrupt casinos (plural) to run the economy again especially after he tanked it last time was an unfortunate self-own. Anyone with even a basic understanding of tariffs immediately knew they were a fucking terrible idea. Imagine inheriting the best economy and stock market in decades then in less than three months, shooting yourself in the face.

You can try calling your representatives, but in roughly 80 days, they haven't done but jack and **** so I wouldn't expect a ton there. As always, consumers will be left holding the bag.

Then again, I guess there's a scenario where rich donors getting slammed by a destabilized market put pressure on representatives they've backed financially to actually do their jobs, and we get some of those checks and balances. Even if that happens, consumers will still be left holding the bag, but maybe it won't be as egregious.

In 2 years we might have chip plants here in the US capable of making them

LOL. Good luck.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Launches at $449.99 USD, £395.99, ¥49,980, and 469,99 €

« on: April 03, 2025, 02:18:09 PM »

Yeah when it comes to game prices, gamers have to realize that we've been insanely lucky the last few decades that game prices haven't gone up the same way lots of other prices have over the years.  With video game development cost rising way more during this same time, it was only a matter time before prices went up.

“Lucky” is not the word I’d use to describe what’s happening here. While game prices haven’t increased at the same pace as living expenses, publishers have benefited over the decades from a boom in user growth with higher attach rates. Then, the most predictable thing happened: user growth slowed (because infinite growth doesn’t exist) while development expenses exploded yet most companies never planned for any of this. Publishers aren't eating that cost; it always gets passed to consumers one way or another. We all understand this part, right? And none of this accounts for the egregious discrepancy between executive team compensation and like, a developer’s salary.

From the consumer side, wages have stagnated while spending power has lowered. Everything (e.g. utilities, groceries, rent etc.) has far outpaced inflation, just being alive costs more. And not for nothing, the inflation argument uses national averages so it doesn’t account for regional differences in wages and cost of living.

Publishers can set the price to whatever they want. When people can’t afford that price, no one benefits. Anecdotally, I rarely buy games at full price due to my LOL gaming habits. Still, I get why people are mad about this because it isn't just about me, and it reaches way farther than video games. I don't think it's healthy to live in a world as a wage slave where you don't get to unwind and relax.

That said, gaming has not always been “a rich person’s hobby”. You have Neo-dodge a lot of things to get there.

Now the question is, what is Nintendo's true motivation here?  They're increasing by quite a lot, more than what was predicted.  Are they being greedy or is this all just baking potential tariffs into the price?  I assume Nintendo set the prices anticipating tariffs.

Those are part of it, I’m sure, though I imagine there’s pressure (or at least gently nudging) from third parties. Most publishers are not managed as well as Nintendo is which has been warning the industry about rising development costs and the challenges meeting deadlines as games become more complex yet everyone told Satoru Iwata to STFU at GDC 2005. Despite having among the highest wages, retention rates, and employee satisfaction in Japan, Nintendo is still in a great position to absorb extra expenses. Beyond why-would-it-do-that (because LOL-capitalism), third parties are in greater need to hike game prices except it’d be really hard to do that if Mario Kart World is sitting there at $60.

We can make the argument that hey, maybe your company shouldn’t exist if you’re that **** at managing your own business, but it isn’t helping anything for Nintendo to view them that way.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

« on: April 02, 2025, 09:44:55 PM »

I was pretty satisfied with the Nintendo Direct with some caveats.

$449.99 USD MSRP was about what I expected though I was hoping against hope that we'd get $399.99.

Charging for Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is fucking LOL. I probably wasn't going to play an interactive instruction manual anyway. Now, I'm definitely not. GTFOH, Nintendo.

$79.99 MSRP for Mario Kart World is LOL 2: The Reckoning. While it looks amazing, I stopped paying full price years ago when I realized I wasn't finishing the games right away. It's entirely fair for people to scoff at the price. Personally, I wasn't even upset. Whether it was $59.99 or $79.99, I wasn't paying that anyway.

That said, I will try to snag the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle. I'm essentially getting the game for $50, and I can live with that. As soon as there's a patch or version update, the physical card holds no value to me.

$10 performance upgrade packs for Switch 1 games is in line with Sony's pricing with PS5 upgrade fees. Obviously, would have preferred free but not especially upset about Nintendo meeting Sony on price here.

I have yet to actually play The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom so getting the upgrade pack with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is a nice bonus for me.

I don't really care about GameCube on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack as I have a modded GameCube and would rather play all my games on original hardware. I'll snag one of those controllers though.

Donkey Kong Bananza looks amazing though I will, once again, wait for a sale. I originally didn't especially like the DK redesign when the Nintendo Switch 2 teaser came, but I've come around to it. I actually really like it. Donkey Kong is very expressive; it works.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond similarly looks amazing though I will, survey says, wait for a sale.

Not in the Nintendo Direct: I am patiently waiting for Resident Evil 4 Remake to be announced so I can continue kicking the can down the road on the PlayStation 5 I keep telling myself I will buy some day.

Ultimately, it's in my best interests to get the console in my house as soon as possible before those dumbass tariffs kick in and **** everything up. Nintendo hasn't dropped the price of Nintendo Switch so it isn't as if we can expect prices to drop. If anything, expect the opposite. Sony raised the prices of PS5 and its accessories so Pandora's Box is open. Different companies, sure, but it only takes one. Sony didn't even take as much heat for that as I thought it should have.

TL;DR:

• Getting the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle
• Leaning on the upgrade packs of OG Switch games included in NSO + EP to get me through Year 1
• Game prices hikes = corny, but I wasn't even paying the previous prices so 🤷‍♀️
• Donkey Kong Bananza = 🤌
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond = 🤌

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will Nintendo release in 2025?

« on: March 27, 2025, 05:50:21 AM »

Gotta sneak this in before the Nintendo Direct in like five hours:

• Switch 2 will launch in the first half of 2025.
• New 3D Mario for Switch 2.
• At least one game that revolves around or at least significantly uses the rumored mouse-mode functionality dealie on the Switch 2 JoyCon.
• A new IP exclusive to Switch 2. I guess this could be the same game as the one above, but it’s 5:45 AM EST and my one brain cell isn’t brain cell-ing.
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will get a resolution/frame rate bump on Switch 2, not a dedicated remaster.
• Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will coincide with a teaser for the new Super Smash Bros. on Switch 2.
• Native party chat on Switch 2. I keep hedging my bets on this one. A girl can dream.
• Nintendo will publish a third party game (not its own IP outsourced to a third party to develop).
• At least one of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. I will predict this every year until I get it right.
• Need something outlandish: Miiverse successor, Miiverse 2: The Reckoning (name not final), just some kind of social network or social network adjacent thing that hopefully, mercifully Nintendo does a much better job of moderating.

See y’all in the winner’s circle next year when cruise to victory with my hot and fresh takes (ignore that half of them were recycled from 2024).

Narrator: It was a historic loss.

Alright, I’m outta here.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« on: April 16, 2024, 03:06:31 PM »

You and your boyfriends first made the claim that piracy hurts game sales before me.

Your logical fallacy is [ad hominem].

BTW, this started because you first claimed that piracy is morally correct. There's no point in discussing this further when you've Neo-dodged every criticism about the original claim.

Stealing implies someone had something taken from them. Piracy never takes the original game away from the dev, it just makes a copy. You're talking about nintendo like they're a starving indie company when they're the richest company in japan period.

Your logical fallacy is [strawman].

They have sold over 140 million switches, made over 1 billion dollars of profit on software sales and the switch is on pace to become the best selling console of all time. I think they won't lose sleep if a few million pirate their games, especially as the switch has been pirated day one.

Your logical fallacy is [special pleading].

Won't lose sleep? Nintendo literally sued Yuzu into oblivion because of people pirating Tears of the Kingdom.

If piracy hurt sales as you pretend it does, the switch would of failed.

Your (informal) logical fallacy is [false dilemma].

At least someone here comprehends how piracy preserves old games. But tbh yall sound like boomers who bought the "you wouldn't steal a car" anti piracy campaigns, and can't move on and accept that publishers do a piss poor job of providing access to their legacy titles.

LOL, no one was saying otherwise (though there's more nuance than you presented). The difference is you're the only one claiming its "morally correct".

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« on: April 15, 2024, 03:47:51 PM »

There has never been a single case of piracy hurting a games sales. Ever. I dare you to prove me wrong.

Your logical fallacy is [burden of proof].

As a passionate fan of Nintendo, I wish they'd announce and release some really cool sequels for series I love like Mario, Metroid and Fire Emblem ... which I'll then be justified to pirate because they are a greedy **** company that doesn't deserve my respect!

LOL, the hoops some people jump through because they can't admit they simply want to steal.

Companies aren't your friends. I view it as a purely transactional relationship. I exchange money for goods and services, and if a company doesn't or no longer provides those, they don't get my monies. My respect doesn't keep their lights on.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« on: April 11, 2024, 12:13:57 PM »

I mean I agree with you that piracy can be bad for current gen games, especially indie games. I never pirate indie games. But if it was 1 million people pirating something like virtual boy wario land? There's no harm being done because nintendo isn't even selling it.

You moved the goal post, and I’m not interested in going down that rabbit hole here. If you want to have that conversation, start a new thread or use this one I created in 2022.

Even then for AAA games, there is no good evidence that 1 pirated copy = 1 lost sale. Especially because publishers rarely make demos anymore and a lot of people use piracy to demo games to see if they'll actually like them. Only steam has good refund policies afterall. It inherently relies on an assumption.

LOL, what? That’s irrelevant.

I mean for super popular stuff like Zelda, Mario and Pokemon they can survive, but pirates don't just stop at these games.  How would you feel if Metroid Prime 4 gets pirated over 1 million times?  Even if not every single one of those pirating the game would buy it, for smaller franchises, just getting a few hundred thousand more sales can be what makes the difference between companies greenliting sequels or deciding it's not worth continuing this franchise.

I agree with the rest of your post. Just wanted to highlight these bits.

While Nintendo’s methods may often seem draconian, no company can afford to set a weak precedent. It becomes that much harder to fight it the next time when bad faith actors push a little farther.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« on: April 10, 2024, 05:55:01 PM »

(And, for the record, I always though mini-discs were cool. It seemed like another leap to the future. They could create a store these huge games on these small discs. Wii with DVDs seemed like a step back.)

Opting for a miniDVD based format was such an unnecessary unforced error especially in hindsight given Wii used full-sized 12 cm discs. Nintendo forced publishers to make compromises Sony and Microsoft weren’t and during a time it really couldn’t afford to be doing that stuff coming off of Nintendo 64. Some of them chose to squeeze data into one disc. I’m still salty that Skies of Arcadia Legends has worse sound fidelity than the original on Dreamcast.

On a more positive note, the disc eject button GameCube and the smooth edge of Wii U discs were both 🤌.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Mario Kart: Double Dash - XLink Kai

« on: April 10, 2024, 11:48:50 AM »

May I bump this thread to express my annoyance with the fact that Broadband Adapters got stupid expensive before I got my set of eight.

I just need two more.

Would you consider aftermarket options like the Eth2GC? It doesn’t work with original discs so you’ll have to run Swiss or some other homebrew option like CubeBoot. I know it isn’t the same. The prices for the Broadband Adapter are ridiculous.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Boredom and Nintendo

« on: April 10, 2024, 11:37:08 AM »

In the Yuzu lawsuit, Nintendo claimed Tears of the Kingdom was pirated ~1 million times. Sure, those people are the minority when talking about a game that sold ~20 million. Contextually, that’s still a significant number even if some of them wouldn’t have played the game had they not been able to steal it.

I’ll die on the emulation hill as I consider it essential while acknowledging some people use it in bad faith. Piracy is dicier. Tons of games never left Japan and/or are likely stuck on original hardware forever because they’re not popular enough to rerelease. I generally look the other way even if I, personally, try to buy loose copies. Citing games that either have been rereleased or likely will be rereleased (again) is wild to me.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: February 18, 2024, 01:39:13 AM »

The internet went into meltdown because Switch 2 got "delayed" to 2025. Can it really be a delay when Switch 2 wasn't even officially announced? I'm being pedantic.

I'm not even disappointed. I only opened Tears of the Kingdom to claim the My Nintendo Gold Points, and I haven't bought Super Mario Bros. Wonder or Super Mario RPG. My backlog is LOL even without those games. I'm old; it'll be 2025 before I know it.

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Movies & TV / Re: SPOILER ALERT: MCU Thread (Quantum-Ant-Man-ia)

« on: February 18, 2024, 01:33:46 AM »

Secret Invasion

The less said about this trash, the better. Fridging Maria Hill was straight poo poo. Marvel should have known better. They spent so much time introducing 37 characters to give Nick Fury a backstory while Maria Hill was like RIGHT THERE. Fury didn't need a Skrull love interest. It wasn't even handled well, and Varra didn't even show up in The Marvels. What was the point of that? Marvel had a father/daughter, mentor/protégé relationship there on a platter with Hill in the MCU for 11 years. Explore that. There were any number of ways to give texture to Fury's character.

And if Marvel was really intent on killing off a character that has been in the MCU since 2012, let her go out in a blaze of glory. Hill could have died saving Fury (though I still would have preferred she not). Then, while Fury was grappling with that loss, we could have had a cool Coulson cameo.

Then, Marvel just kills off Talos for reasons.

THEN, Fury isn't even part of the climactic fight scene. Rhodey has been a Skrull since Civil War and it didn't matter.

I didn't mind G'iah, but there needed to be more episodes to build these relationships. That's the point of having a show yet Marvel simply hasn't taken advantage of it.

Secret Invasion felt intentionally and actively hostile to viewers. **** this show. Make it non-canon so we can have Maria Hill and Talos back.

The Marvels

It was okay. Iman Vellani's back must be sore from carrying that entire movie.

Monica's conflict with Carol felt unearned and contrived. Like dude, you blipped out of existence for five years, and the only reason you're back is because Carol took a Power Stone Falcon Punch to the grill. Show some respect. The universe is bigger than you.

My biggest criticism is that Captain Marvel really needed a solo sequel before a team up. Also, this is the second movie where Marvel handicapped her so she wouldn't immediately obliterate the villain.

Speaking of, Dar-Benn was simply not an effective villain (and weirdly, reminded me of Rita Repulsa at times). If Marvel really wanted to make Dar-Benn work, the entire flashback of Carol fucking up Hala should have been expanded as the climax of a direct Captain Marvel sequel (with The Marvels being the third movie). As is, Dar-benn jobbed to Carol in a like 15 second flashback yet we're supposed to think she stands a chance against an Infinity Stone powered super-being because she has that Quantum Band. And Dar-Benn only had one. She also got thrown around a lot. Ehh...

The quantum entanglement that caused The Marvels to switch places seemed poorly explained. They can still use some of their powers at the same time without switching.

Echo

It was... fine. My main criticism was it too short and the ending felt rushed. Needed a ton more character work. Maya was an antagonist for most of Hawkeye, and this show didn't do enough to humanize her.

Kingpin was coolio though.

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Movies & TV / Re: IT'S MAHVEL BAYBEE!! [OT] for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movies & TV)

« on: February 18, 2024, 12:58:40 AM »

Deadpool & Wolverine looks great.

X-Men '97 looks great.

No word on Dr Doom casting?

No, but apparently, Javier Bardem is Marvel's first choice for Galactus. I saw this pop up recently, but every article I've googled dates back to late last year. It seems like it may be the same rumor that had Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards and Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm.

Anyway, I like Pascal as an actor but think he's too old especially opposite Kirby (13 year age difference). I was hoping Pascal would play Dr. Doom since he was so effective as the Mandalorian and having a helmet on 99% of the time. At this point, it's hard for me to disagree with Marvel's casting.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: February 13, 2024, 11:40:30 PM »

This says that Switch 2 will have physical and digital backwards compatibility
and that Devs can "enhance" Switch 1 games on the Switch 2
https://universonintendo.com/rumor-proximo-hardware-da-nintendo-tera-retrocompatibilidade-fisica-e-digital-com-jogos-do-switch/

I'm assuming that will be higher frame rates, cleaner textures, higher rez output?

Probably some DLSS/AI upscaling wizardry.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will Nintendo release in 2024?

« on: February 13, 2024, 11:38:38 PM »

• More Amiibo (I'm thinking Princess Peach Showtime! and Tears of the Kingdom).
• At least one of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD; released separately.
• Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
• Microsoft will release at least one more Rare game on Switch.
• Switch 2 will be announced first half of 2024 and released in second half of 2024. The exact halfway point of the year is July 2. It's a Leap Year; let's just use July 2 anyway.
• Native party chat on Switch 2; heavily locked behind parental controls by default (can be turned off).
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with DLSS/AI enhanced visuals on Switch 2; free update as long as you own the game digitally/physically.
• 3D Mario launching with Switch 2; more like Bowser's Fury than Odyssey.
• Need something outlandish: Metroid Prime 4.
• Need something outlandish part 2: Game Gear and Master System on Nintendo Switch Online.

This was actually really difficult because this is a prediction thread for Nintendo releases, and most of what I could think of were things that I expect in a Switch 2 sizzle reel that will release in 2025 and beyond or third party releases.

I may update this depending on what Order.RSS says, if anything. Or disappear for months on end, idk.

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General Chat / Re: NBA Thread: Brought To You By The Tampa Bay Raptors Of Toronto

« on: November 15, 2023, 12:15:55 PM »

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Announces Development Of Live-Action Zelda Movie

« on: November 07, 2023, 08:19:01 PM »

A cel-animation or CGI Zelda movie was the easiest layup in the world so of course, Nintendo zags with live action.

I’ll keep an open mind given there’s very little to go on. We know some of the people involved which fine. I still don’t have enough information to have an opinion on this.

I’ll definitely watch it on streaming. Not an indictment either way. I don’t go to theaters anymore especially since the one within walking distance closed during the pandemic.

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General Gaming / Re: Shocktober 4: The Final Chapter

« on: October 18, 2023, 12:10:33 PM »

To be honest, I kind of don't like Resident Evil 2 remake so far. Every zombie is a bullet sponge. They often take three or four headshots to go down. And sometimes they still get up. What the fu...

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Movies & TV / Re: Alright! Let's Get Serious With TV Talk! Your Top Shows of the 21st Century!

« on: October 18, 2023, 12:05:36 PM »

Batman Beyond

Looking it up, about half of the show aired in the 21st Century. Around 7 or 8 years ago, I watched through the whole series because I had missed a lot of the third season episodes back when it was first airing and had recently gone through the whole Batman: TAS episodes. This still feels like an underrated series when people think of the DC Animated series as talk usually is about the Batman, Superman or Justice League series. Personally, I still quite enjoy the unrealistic future setting that was created for it and the premise and situation the characters find themselves in. Yet, it also feels like they only scratched the surface here and there was a lot more drama and conflict that could have been found from it beyond how it often felt of just setting up new villain origin stories and foiling their plots when they returned.

As much as I enjoyed Batman Beyond, I docked points for this list exercise due to its real/true ending being on a completely different show. And while Amanda Waller rewriting Warren McGinnis' reproductive DNA with nanobots to match Bruce Wayne's is some of the silliest nonsense I've seen, the Justice League Unlimited episode "Epilogue" still has one of my favorite scenes in any DC movie/show.

In less than two minutes, Batman talking to Ace illustrates a true understanding of the Batman character, certainly better than any other non-comic Batman media. Of course Batman wouldn't murder a child. He simply sits with Ace in her last moments while she faces her own mortality. Batman's empathy is especially missing from all live-action versions of Batman. Instead, we keep seeing Batman recklessly damage property and probably kill people, often unintentionally but weirdly sometimes very intentionally. And yet, sometimes, no amount of kicking, punching, and exploding things will solve a problem. I appreciated Bruce Timm's restraint with the DCAU, slowing a story down and focusing on why a character would behave in a certain way.

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General Chat / Re: After a deep reflection, thinking of quitting following entertainment stuff soo

« on: October 18, 2023, 11:21:15 AM »

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Long story short: fanboys and haters completely killed my will of keeping going with animation and gaming, and in order to preserve what I already love I'm quitting everything.

My dude, you’re gonna have a bad time if you let other people’s words dictate/affect how you enjoy things.

Does it really matter what “fanboys and haters” think? Can you tune them out, or at least not go looking for their opinions?

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Movies & TV / Re: Alright! Let's Get Serious With TV Talk! Your Top Shows of the 21st Century!

« on: October 06, 2023, 10:03:14 PM »

I'm 100% absolutely forgetting something

Yep. The IT Crowd.

I'll just keep editing this when I remember other shows.