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Post by Paul on Sept 14, 2023 10:49:15 GMT -5
Princess Peach: Showtime looks fun and I like the concept with the varied gameplay.
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Post by BorneAgain on Sept 14, 2023 11:03:42 GMT -5
Call it petty but Mario vs DK being a remake actually softened the blow of not getting a new DKC release. Getting a new entry in the former before the latter would have bugged the hell out of me, but an HD version with some bells and whistles? I can live with that.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 14, 2023 11:07:34 GMT -5
I dunno what to think on the Peach game. I thought the trailer made it look slow and plodding, was giving me some real Wario World vibes, but you can't always judge just from that and if the gameplay is there it'll probably be pretty decent. Plus I do like it conceptually and aesthetically. I think I'll need to see more of it to decide if I'm interested.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 14, 2023 13:51:44 GMT -5
The new F-Zero would be cool if it wasn't SNES era mode 7 crap. Just make a rom hack of F-Zero X already. The SNES fzero tracks probably work better for the 99 due to the tracks being much Slimmer.
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Post by darbus alan on Sept 14, 2023 14:17:51 GMT -5
It's Peach! AND SHE'S GOT A GUN!
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Sept 14, 2023 16:18:37 GMT -5
I've never played Mario vs DK but I LOVED DK'94 on Gameboy, and this obviously was a spiritual successor to that, so I'm excited to give it a try. It's nice to get these handheld-style games on the main console. Mario RPG looks stunning, I absolutely love the art style. The Peach game impressed me with the variance it has, I am definitely interested now. Bummed about no Pikmin 4 DLC; I beat that game front to back with platinum medals and still want more. It's easily my GotY thus far. FZERO99 is an excellent idea, and with them continuing the Battle Royale style games, it gives me hope that maybe we'll get a Mario 3-style Mario35 one day (40th anni?).
All in all, lots of stuff very not for me, but a few little things here and there I still enjoyed. Tour ending new content was a real shame, it has been my daily mobile game for 4 years now, but I'm glad part of its legacy will live on in Mario Kart 8. The latest cities & remake tracks have been very good overall.
Also, a NINTENDO MUSEUM!? That is like a dream come true.
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Post by Paul on Sept 14, 2023 16:27:03 GMT -5
Given Nintendo's rich history, a Nintendo museum sounds amazing. From playing cards, to toys, to home and arcade games. They must have quite an archive of material.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Sept 14, 2023 16:28:31 GMT -5
Honestly, considering the last couple of Directs were some of the most random, spectacle ridden ones of the last few years (Metroid Prime Remastered being a Headline, anyone?), we were due a lackluster one. Especially with some of the games coming out the end of this year and into the next basically with not much more needed to be said.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 14, 2023 16:57:46 GMT -5
I do find it funny that in some places people are calling that the worst Direct ever and like, it wasn't stellar (TTYD aside) but there were some utterly dire Directs in the Wii U era.
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Post by BorneAgain on Sept 14, 2023 18:01:49 GMT -5
The farming direct from last year caused me to realistically assess my overall expectations of Nintendo releases, so yeah even an okayish one like this is worlds away from the worst.
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Post by The Ichi on Sept 14, 2023 21:40:59 GMT -5
I hope FZero99 is successful enough to get us a proper F-Zero game.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Sept 14, 2023 22:52:05 GMT -5
What the piss is a Peachette?
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 14, 2023 23:01:43 GMT -5
What the piss is a Peachette? Remember Bowsette? What inspired it, powerup exclusive to Toadette in the Switch version of New Super Mario Bros. U that's basically the baby mode character for the game.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 14, 2023 23:02:03 GMT -5
What the piss is a Peachette? Toadette was added to one of the new super mario games... for a power up they gave her a crown that turned her into peach with the Toadette pigtails... and then the internet took the power up and used it to make terrible things...
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Post by Paul on Sept 15, 2023 3:40:27 GMT -5
Kurt Cobain and his Game Boy. Apparently Kurt loved playing Super Mario Land.
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Post by Andew9001 on Sept 15, 2023 5:36:47 GMT -5
Playing Luigis Mansion 3 at the moment and enjoying it so i'm looking forward to the LM2 remake. The Peach game looks pretty fun so i'll probably pick that up.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 15, 2023 20:05:05 GMT -5
You can tell a lot more people are playing Pokemon than have been in awhile because it's suddenly impossible to load into any raid at all without at least two people going LET ME THROW MY IRON HANDS AT IT! like that's anything but a horrendous idea fighting a Ground type Golem.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 21, 2023 10:34:14 GMT -5
So of all things they announced a new Izuna game.
Video game-wise it's a great time to be me personally and no one else, apparently.
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 21, 2023 10:44:42 GMT -5
So of all things they announced a new Izuna game. Video game-wise it's a great time to be me personally and no one else, apparently. Hilariously, I actually had JUST become curious about Izuna within the past few days, so make it two people, I guess.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 21, 2023 19:46:22 GMT -5
It's multiconsole but feels most worth mentioning here, turns out the Apollo Justice trilogy is rated T instead of M. Really what it should've been anyway, but curious if they had to change anything in Dual Destinies to get that or if it's just the ESRB recognizing making it M was dumb in the first place.
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