Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 4, 2024 22:42:41 GMT -5
Konami's collection releases continue: No idea if it's getting a Western release as Konami's priorities are primarily with Japan, but given they've created their own animation studio likely for stuff like Yu-Gi-Oh series, there's a chance it might get localized to promote that. They probably will, there's a good amount of interest these days in (children's) card games. Maybe not a physical release, but a digital one would be relatively simple for them and the kind of thing they tend to be making bank on these days.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Feb 4, 2024 22:46:34 GMT -5
Maybe not a physical release At least until Limited Run makes it.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Feb 5, 2024 10:34:41 GMT -5
Picked up KOTOR 1&2, Okami, Grim Fandango, Yooka-Laylee, Ni No Kuni, and each first volume of the Mega Man and Mega Man X collections
I think the total was 56.43 plus tax.
Some great sales now, check out Deku Deals.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 5, 2024 14:49:22 GMT -5
I ended up picking up Final Fantasy 6 and 13 Sentinels myself. Admittedly not entirely sure when I'll make the time either given I'm presently juggling between playing Spirit of Justice, Xenoblade 2, and Another Code and there's a lot of overlap in genre there.
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Post by chrom on Feb 6, 2024 11:53:27 GMT -5
Apparently the Switch is closing in on The PS2's record
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 7, 2024 0:45:28 GMT -5
Next Spirit Board event's all Scarlet and Violet, specifically the starters, the mascots, Ogerpon, and Terapagos.
I choose to believe it's just because the game's cast isn't interesting enough to bother including (except Yunaka who isn't important enough to get one) but distinctly noticing the lack of Fire Emblem Engage in these.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 7, 2024 2:05:37 GMT -5
Super Mario RPG in its first six weeks sold 3.14 million units, a million more than the lifetime sales of the SNES one.
Extremely likely it ends up being the best-selling Mario RPG period at this rate. It's already well on pace to pass Origami King's 3.34 million at any time, and past that it just has to get past Super Paper Mario at 4.32 million and Inside Story at 4.56 million, both of which should be easily doable.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 7, 2024 5:25:39 GMT -5
Super Mario RPG in its first six weeks sold 3.14 million units, a million more than the lifetime sales of the SNES one. Extremely likely it ends up being the best-selling Mario RPG period at this rate. It's already well on pace to pass Origami King's 3.34 million at any time, and past that it just has to get past Super Paper Mario at 4.32 million and Inside Story at 4.56 million, both of which should be easily doable. Will Thousand Year door be able to pass it? I don't think it will, there's not as much demand for it, but you never know. Who could have predicted that the Switch would become the 3rd highest selling console ever and that a game originally on WiiU (Mario Kart 8) would become the 6th best selling video game ever.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 7, 2024 13:34:13 GMT -5
Super Mario RPG in its first six weeks sold 3.14 million units, a million more than the lifetime sales of the SNES one. Extremely likely it ends up being the best-selling Mario RPG period at this rate. It's already well on pace to pass Origami King's 3.34 million at any time, and past that it just has to get past Super Paper Mario at 4.32 million and Inside Story at 4.56 million, both of which should be easily doable. Will Thousand Year door be able to pass it? I don't think it will, there's not as much demand for it, but you never know. Who could have predicted that the Switch would become the 3rd highest selling console ever and that a game originally on WiiU (Mario Kart 8) would become the 6th best selling video game ever. I could see Thousand-Year Door managing to reach the metric it's at now, but probably not where it'll eventually end up. It'll get a boost from how it's been widely beloved for years but didn't sell super great at the time, and the word on why it's being done is that the 64 one is disproportionately highly played on NSO so there's clear demand for more like it, but it's going to be hurt by the less optimal release period.
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Post by chrom on Feb 9, 2024 11:17:17 GMT -5
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Feb 9, 2024 11:43:47 GMT -5
I went to one of these live in Chicago, the "Symphony of the Goddesses". It was a blast! You had people dressed fancy because it was the theater, and you had cosplayers, all mixed together.
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Post by chrom on Feb 9, 2024 16:04:54 GMT -5
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 9, 2024 19:36:04 GMT -5
I picked up Sonic Colors the other day and I was already thinking it was overrated as all hell but I think the boss fight in Starlight Coaster is going to put a complete end to this run. This might be the single worst boss fight I have ever played in any game, unforgivingly f***ing difficult because you just take damage from absolutely nothing sometimes, it's not running on the usual mechanics, and you basically just plain don't get rings AND it's horrifying boring because you're just dodging the same two attacks over and over and over for like three minutes straight in between even getting opportunities to hit the damn thing. I don't think I could make this fight worse if I were actively trying to, I've spent like an hour beating my head against the wall on this boring ass boss fight trying desperately to get more than one single hit in in a single run before dying due to randomly taking damage from my own Homing Attack and I think it's just going to put this game completely on ice for me.
Edit: Game could've done a lot more - IE literally anything - to indicate that jumping when you're in an auto-run for some reason makes you move faster. The instant I realized it I beat that shit boss.
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Post by chrom on Feb 13, 2024 11:07:42 GMT -5
Rumors say the direct is this week
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 13, 2024 12:06:18 GMT -5
Rumors say the direct is this week Rumors have also been saying it'll be a Partner one with a general Direct next month to show off the Switch 2.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 13, 2024 23:17:06 GMT -5
More costumes from Princess Peach Showtime have leaked.
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Post by CMWaters on Feb 14, 2024 1:08:00 GMT -5
More costumes from Princess Peach Showtime have leaked. {Spoiler}Mighty Peach I get Static Shock vibes from with the electric hand.
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Post by PCfromNYC on Feb 14, 2024 9:05:02 GMT -5
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Post by chrom on Feb 14, 2024 10:41:22 GMT -5
So she's joined The Phantom Thieves
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Post by CMWaters on Feb 14, 2024 10:57:55 GMT -5
So she's joined The Phantom Thieves I mean, she did meet Joker in a game a few years ago.
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