I'm shocked something $200 less than its competitors and loaded with games even non gaming relatives recognize sold better during the holidays.
There's also the fact that Microsoft and Sony seemed to make approximately 6 and a half of their new consoles.
They probably made the most they've made of a launch console yet, it's just the audience is larger than ever and scalpers are better at being shitheads than ever.
You think so? That's my second favorite of the series actually. I actually kind of loved the coin gimmick. The first one I think is the weakest and most boring. Wii is super fun, but really just opened the way for the superior 2 and U to me.
It felt really uninspired and for bringing back the super leaf it barely used it at all.
Strikers is NOT the typical "warriors" game. Yes there are battles where you thwack a ton of mobs with a few button mashes, but you are not thrown onto an open battlefield for an hour running around following different troop movements. Its more structured like an ARPG with story segments, dungeon delves, even platforming sections. If you dislike warrior games you may still want to give this one a look because there's more gameplay variety here than in those.
In a sales contest between consoles though, scalpers count as a sale.
The sales on both consoles are supposedly extremely good, but comparing a new console with a constrained supply line vs one in the prime of its life is a bit iffy. If neither console ever overtakes the Switch, that will certainly say some things.
Strikers is NOT the typical "warriors" game. Yes there are battles where you thwack a ton of mobs with a few button mashes, but you are not thrown onto an open battlefield for an hour running around following different troop movements. Its more structured like an ARPG with story segments, dungeon delves, even platforming sections. If you dislike warrior games you may still want to give this one a look because there's more gameplay variety here than in those.
I didn't watch the video, but Strikers made me think it was a Persona football/soccer game.
Not sure how much of it I'll actually play, but I had to buy it out of principle. I'm still sore to this day that that movie/franchise didn't do better than it did in its day. I broke out my comics and am re-reading them as we speak.
Also for anyone that didn't know - to unlock Knives you gotta log into the Ubisoft... thing... on the main menu, and then exit out of that and she should be available!
Just Knives?
What sense does that even make?
I'm also now worried about whether the physical versions will truly be "complete" or not.
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Not sure how much of it I'll actually play, but I had to buy it out of principle. I'm still sore to this day that that movie/franchise didn't do better than it did in its day. I broke out my comics and am re-reading them as we speak.
Also for anyone that didn't know - to unlock Knives you gotta log into the Ubisoft... thing... on the main menu, and then exit out of that and she should be available!
Thanks! Now I know to save my money and not buy it!
Garry: I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time I'd rather not spend the rest of the winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!
Not sure how much of it I'll actually play, but I had to buy it out of principle. I'm still sore to this day that that movie/franchise didn't do better than it did in its day. I broke out my comics and am re-reading them as we speak.
Also for anyone that didn't know - to unlock Knives you gotta log into the Ubisoft... thing... on the main menu, and then exit out of that and she should be available!
Thanks! Now I know to save my money and not buy it!
Considering she was paid DLC in the original game, this is a weird take kind of!
Yeah I hate Ubisoft's Uplay and constant desire to rope me into whatever ecosystem they've got going, but I already have an account and would just log in once and log out for the sake of unlocking a character for free.
Strikers is NOT the typical "warriors" game. Yes there are battles where you thwack a ton of mobs with a few button mashes, but you are not thrown onto an open battlefield for an hour running around following different troop movements. Its more structured like an ARPG with story segments, dungeon delves, even platforming sections. If you dislike warrior games you may still want to give this one a look because there's more gameplay variety here than in those.
I didn't watch the video, but Strikers made me think it was a Persona football/soccer game.
Kind of why I prefer the Japanese name, Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers
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Strikers is NOT the typical "warriors" game. Yes there are battles where you thwack a ton of mobs with a few button mashes, but you are not thrown onto an open battlefield for an hour running around following different troop movements. Its more structured like an ARPG with story segments, dungeon delves, even platforming sections. If you dislike warrior games you may still want to give this one a look because there's more gameplay variety here than in those.
I didn't watch the video, but Strikers made me think it was a Persona football/soccer game.
Kind of why I prefer the Japanese name, Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers
In a sales contest between consoles though, scalpers count as a sale.
The sales on both consoles are supposedly extremely good, but comparing a new console with a constrained supply line vs one in the prime of its life is a bit iffy. If neither console ever overtakes the Switch, that will certainly say some things.
The Switch seemingly had supply issues too. It’s been hard to find on shelves for over half a year.
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Don’t know of this is the place for it, but...I glanced at the Amazon page for No More Heroes 3 and it specifically is calling it the Standard Edition, which kind of insinuates a special version around launch time as well. Just about the only thing holding off on me pulling the trigger on preorder, as loathe as I am to admit considering a preorder on anything.
I wonder if NMH3 might get its own Switch bundle (weirder things have happened, surely, and it would kind of make some sense to go that way, with a Purple Touchdown edition of the Switch or something), or merely be NMH with a gold beam katana.
On the other hand, with Bethesda’s eshop-only edition of Doom Eternal, maybe NMH3 won’t have a physical? I interpreted Bethesda’s choice as a means of reducing the production costs of the port, and possibly given the pandemic making it easier for Switch owners to get a copy, while also requiring that anyone who’d purchase Doom Eternal on the Switch would need a Nintendo account with purchasing means added in, all but eliminating any kids from being able to get it without parental approval built into the purchase no matter what.
I’m not sure how many mature games are hitting the Switch these days. I know Control is on the Switch but not as a cartridge.. Any thoughts on correlation between an MA rating and not getting a physical release?
I think that's just a coincidence more than anything. Doom Eternal was a giant game so I think they wanted to reduce manufacturing costs. And Control is the streaming game (like Stadia) so it can't be physical.
Looks like Capcom's going to have a Resident Evil showcase on the 21st. Hoping for something Switch related to be announced. Especially since the Capcom leak did mention something.
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Looks like Capcom's going to have a Resident Evil showcase on the 21st. Hoping for something Switch related to be announced. Especially since the Capcom leak did mention something.
MH:R runs on the RE engine so we know it's been ported. Fingers crossed!
It's basically Dead Cells but it plays like butter. There are tons of little touches that make it feel just superb.
It's really worth checking out if you're into this sort of game.
Some more thoughts on this after another hour:
The upgrades you get during runs seem very incremental. It looks like there might be some variety in the gun aspect of it, which I pretty much never use so I can't really comment. But there doesn't seem to be the sort of "build" variety that Dead Cells has.
It seems like a pretty small game, looks like 5 or 6 "levels" based on some of the menus. I have made it a few rooms into the second level so far.
It is very, very pretty. The color theming of the backgrounds vs types of enemies is very strong, everything reads very clearly. It even seems like more dangerous enemies tend to be higher contrast than less dangerous ones.
I cannot emphasize enough how good it feels to just move around and never touch the ground. I am dubbing this Dead Celeste.
In a sales contest between consoles though, scalpers count as a sale.
The sales on both consoles are supposedly extremely good, but comparing a new console with a constrained supply line vs one in the prime of its life is a bit iffy. If neither console ever overtakes the Switch, that will certainly say some things.
The Switch seemingly had supply issues too. It’s been hard to find on shelves for over half a year.
According to NPD Mat, Switch only really had a few supply bumps during COVID, and the company really cranked them out this year.
It's just that demand has managed to be higher than even that.
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You know, come to think of it whenever I am in a target or wal mart these days in the game section, I'm only seeing switch lites. Are those the more popular option now?
You know, come to think of it whenever I am in a target or wal mart these days in the game section, I'm only seeing switch lites. Are those the more popular option now?
My guess would be the opposite, they're easier to keep stocked because they're way less popular.
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I'd still like one, but Nintendo hasn't seemed to introduce a very good option for a single account to be on two systems if at all.
They did finally get around to seamless save synchronization via NSO cloud. It's just the requirement that one system have internet to play digital games that can still be a pain.
It's also missing the best feature that the Switch provides and how it got its namesake.
But I won't lie and say I hadn't thought about picking one up for my son. They look a little more sturdy than my release Switch. My wife has the teal one and it works great still.
I've had a Lite for almost a year now. I've used it at least 5 days a week the entire time, zero con issues and I really like it overall. It is indeed sturdy yet light, it's funny when I pick up a regular Switch because using the Lite so long makes the regular feel like it weighs a ton. And yet despite that I'm leaning towards 'switching' back to a regular one; my vision is deteriorating and I'm having a great deal of trouble seeing the screen when playing in bed without my glasses on. Considering I like to play a lot of puzzle games, such as picross where being able to see little tiny numbers is kind of a big deal, it's rather frustrating. The zoom feature helps at least, but the larger screen on the OG would make a more efficient difference. But then I waffle back in that it's just inevitable at this point that I'd have the same issue later on. Ugh getting old sucks.
Luigi’s Mansion 3 – $44.99 (was $59.99)
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – $44.99 (was $59.99)
Super Mario Maker 2 – $39.99 (was $59.99)
Super Mario Odyssey – $39.99 (was $59.99)
Super Mario Party – $39.99 (was $59.99)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – $39.99 (was $59.99)
Zelda: Link’s Awakening – $44.99 (was $59.99)
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I've just been using the wish list to record titles I might go back to and buy someday, maybe when they're on sale, without having to look for them again. You sometimes will get an email telling you when a title on the list goes on sale, or if the title is upcoming, when it's released.
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The Ghostbusters game is Ghostbusters 3, basically.
The Ghostbusters game is Ghostbusters 3, basically.
It's well worth it.
Be aware that the gameplay was just pretty decent when it first came out, and it's aged since then. But you'll get plenty of great dialog and other ghostbusters goodness to help you power through it.
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They probably made the most they've made of a launch console yet, it's just the audience is larger than ever and scalpers are better at being shitheads than ever.
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It felt really uninspired and for bringing back the super leaf it barely used it at all.
Yes, it's in that vein of game I think
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Three.
Four if you’re playing as Young Link in Hyrule Warriors.
50 if you're playing Zelda in Age of Calamity.
The sales on both consoles are supposedly extremely good, but comparing a new console with a constrained supply line vs one in the prime of its life is a bit iffy. If neither console ever overtakes the Switch, that will certainly say some things.
I didn't watch the video, but Strikers made me think it was a Persona football/soccer game.
Just Knives?
What sense does that even make?
I'm also now worried about whether the physical versions will truly be "complete" or not.
Like Mega Man Legends? Then check out my story, Legends of the Halcyon Era - An Adventure in the World of Mega Man Legends on TMMN and AO3!
Thanks! Now I know to save my money and not buy it!
Considering she was paid DLC in the original game, this is a weird take kind of!
Kind of why I prefer the Japanese name, Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers
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That just sounds like an american football game!
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The Switch seemingly had supply issues too. It’s been hard to find on shelves for over half a year.
I wonder if NMH3 might get its own Switch bundle (weirder things have happened, surely, and it would kind of make some sense to go that way, with a Purple Touchdown edition of the Switch or something), or merely be NMH with a gold beam katana.
On the other hand, with Bethesda’s eshop-only edition of Doom Eternal, maybe NMH3 won’t have a physical? I interpreted Bethesda’s choice as a means of reducing the production costs of the port, and possibly given the pandemic making it easier for Switch owners to get a copy, while also requiring that anyone who’d purchase Doom Eternal on the Switch would need a Nintendo account with purchasing means added in, all but eliminating any kids from being able to get it without parental approval built into the purchase no matter what.
I’m not sure how many mature games are hitting the Switch these days. I know Control is on the Switch but not as a cartridge.. Any thoughts on correlation between an MA rating and not getting a physical release?
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MH:R runs on the RE engine so we know it's been ported. Fingers crossed!
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According to NPD Mat, Switch only really had a few supply bumps during COVID, and the company really cranked them out this year.
It's just that demand has managed to be higher than even that.
My guess would be the opposite, they're easier to keep stocked because they're way less popular.
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But I won't lie and say I hadn't thought about picking one up for my son. They look a little more sturdy than my release Switch. My wife has the teal one and it works great still.
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1) Can anyone access/buy anything on your eShop wish list? If not, why does it exist?
2) I saw Ghostbusters was on sale. I’ve heard good things, but would love some first-hand PA opinions. Should I get it?
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It's well worth it.
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Be aware that the gameplay was just pretty decent when it first came out, and it's aged since then. But you'll get plenty of great dialog and other ghostbusters goodness to help you power through it.