Didn't get it last time it was on sale for this price on the eShop, but now that Amazon has it on sale, I'll probably bite for the 50% gold coin return. I can put that $1.50 toward Dead or School, which is on sale for $5.99, its lowest price ever. I'm a sucker for action games with waifus (profile pic and all lol).
I think I'm going to keep holding onto my DQ III GBC copy... same for all the other DQ games in my collection even when I have more modern versions or I can just emulate those versions.
Yeah, I remember them talking about testing it, so hopefully it's out by the end of the year. But with how common delays are, I wouldn't be surprised if it takes more time. They still haven't announced platforms for it, yet. I'm sure it'll at least be on PS5, Xbox, and Switch, but maybe it'll make it onto Switch 2. That would be awesome.
I got it for $15 at Best Buy (it was $20 but I had a $5 off reward) and honestly, I think it's worth twice that. It has a rough beginning (lots of cutscenes, some questionable dialogue), but the worldbuilding is very immersive and once you do get to the part where you can fight and explore, the game really shines. You'll have to go through maybe 2-3 hours of the slow part, which I believe is fair considering more critically-acclaimed games take much longer than that to really get going. Final Fantasy XVI's opening hours were slow as dirt in terms of gameplay, and while I enjoyed the story during that part, I really wanted to just play the game after a while. Forspoken, in comparison, may have a weaker story, but gets started much faster.
If your referring to Michael Pachter, that guy has been running a scam for decades. Why anyone listens to him is beyond me, but when you have media "clout" people quote you like you actually know things.
As long as the new console is similar to the Switch and does not have some crazy Wii type gimmick I will try to buy this day one. If Mario Odyssey 2 released with it that would be amazing.
Meh I liked the Gamecube. If they have any quality games close to that ones I'd be willing to put up with it.
I loved the Gamecube. Some amazing games on there. Definitely my favorite system of that generation.
Your reasoning is flawed. Nintendo was making a handheld and console back then. They aren't anymore. GBA sold over 80 million during the Gamecube's poor sales. 3DS is approaching 80 million during poor Wii U sales if the figures I googled were correct. Had both of those systems been combined like Switch, they would have sold much much better. Nintendo's next console will be another hybrid device so it will sell just fine.
I never really liked the Wii much either.
You never really liked both Mario Galaxy games? Never liked Twilight Princess or Skyward Sword? Didn't like Mario Kart? Never liked Super Smash Bros Brawl? Didn't like Wii Sports or Sports Resort? Didn't like the Metroid Prime Trilogy? Didn't like both No More Heroes games? Didn't like Wario Ware Smooth moves? Didn't like Super Mario Bros Wii? Didn't like Donkey Kong Country Returns? Didn't like Zack and Wiki? Didn't like Super Paper Mario? Didn't like the RE 4 port?? Didn't like Xenoblade Chronicles? Didn't like Monster Hunter Tri? Didn't like Dead Space Extraction? You really never liked any of those games?
Now I am getting subjective, and making up my own rules for what counts or not, but both Mario Galaxy games, Smash Bros Brawl, and DKC returns are the only games in that list I associate positively with the Wii. Twilight Princess and RE 4 were gamecube games, with no upgrades other than tacked on motion control. Skyward sword, Mario kart Wii, Metroid prime 3, super paper Mario: all the worst in their franchise, for the time, in my opinion. Wii sports…is Wii sports. No more heroes, Wario Ware, Zack and Wiki, Monster Hunter Tri, Dead Space extraction: these are not really in line with what I consider Nintendo classic system sellers. Xenoblade: I’m not counting since NOA made it‘s core beg for it with the “crap on the prior fan base“ portion of their blue ocean marketing strategy. The one Nintendo game I‘ve ever pirated, played the EU version on PC with dolphin, since they wouldn’t release it here. With the switch having Xenoblade 1 remaster, 2, 3, torna, and 3 will probably get DLC that could be considered a full game as well; that’s 5 Xenoblade games on one system, we didn’t have to lick Reggie’s boots for at all! And that’s already more games I associate positively with the switch from one somewhat niche series that Wii era Nintendo didn‘t think fit for release at all, than I look back fondly on from the entire Wii library. That‘s worse than the Wii U by far. Wii U has the better DKC game, better Mario Kart, better Zelda, equivalent Smash Bros, Xenoblade, and that’s not even going into its other great 1st party exclusives, easily 2-3x more than the Wii. That leaves two Mario Galaxy games, which while great, are regressive compared to Mario 64 and Mario Sunshine as representatives of the 3D exploration Mario Genre.
I am not saying I did not like some of the games I am saying I did not care for the system overall. For example I hated the VCR XBOX One but loved the XBOX One X and 360. People really need to stop thinking in absolutes and taking someone else's opinion so personally.
Fair enough, it just pales in comparison to every other Nintendo home console in my opinion, even the much maligned Wii U. It’s great games that nobody played also contributed to the success of the Switch. Another thought I had, if Switch 2 is a success, that will make it the first time Nintendo has had two home consoles in a row succeed financially since the NES and SNES. Crazy, kind of momentous even.
's sake, Nintendo, port Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD already!The N64 and GameCube underperformed financially by most 3rd party accounts, did not meet internal expectations or goals, and they lost market share. The last time they had two home consoles in a row objectively and inarguably succeed was with the NES and SNES.
