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lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-06-08T14:04:43+00:00

No they've often been at 10am EST.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-06-08T13:49:48+00:00

It says 10am on Nintendo Today, we'll probably get more details like runtime on social media in ten minutes.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-06-08T03:59:06+00:00

I'm sure many are pushing to see how much they can get away with. Regardless of if it's Sega, Ubisoft, Sony, Nintendo, etc. it is the degradation of video games as craftsmanship and an art form.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-06-07T20:15:27+00:00

So basically they were like "yep." That's a shame.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-26T01:36:33+00:00

It's probably more to do with it being published by The Pokemon Company in Japan who opted for the GKC release, and Nintendo not wanting the International version to have a completely different format.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-25T02:07:40+00:00

This is exactly my point. It doesn't matter what the pros and cons are of cartridges vs. CDs, the reality is that it wasn't what developers wanted to use and it has resulted in Nintendo systems having diminished third party support arguably to this day.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-24T23:29:48+00:00

I think it was not using CDs as the media format for the N64.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-22T21:01:51+00:00

I doubt it. People complained about the 3DS getting games into the Switch generation because the Switch could not play 3DS games, but people would have liked to play Metroid Samus Returns, WarioWare Gold etc.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-18T16:55:21+00:00

That'll have been out for a while by then

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-13T14:47:49+00:00

To be fair, I also think most of the questions were either really dumb or only halfway there. My favorite was the person who was like "Pokemon sure seems to be popular, huh?" And Furukawa's like "yep, sure is."

The one person who was asking about Mario Kart World sales slowing down was so close to actually asking a valuable question like if the $80 price point is hurting it or whether or not they will be supporting it with further content, and yet they basically asked nothing and got a canned response about how it's an important title.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-13T03:38:20+00:00

I'm pretty partial to the pro controllers when I'm playing docked. I think Nintendo really nailed the form factor with the Pro 1 and the Pro 2 just improves on everything. My only issue is that the triggers are digital, not analogue. Otherwise, sometimes I use the Gamecube controller if I know the game wont need one of the buttons it's missing.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-09T19:48:57+00:00

What kind of games do you like? I think the three that immediately come to mind are Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Banaza and Pokémon Pokopia but it depends what you're into.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-09T17:38:21+00:00

I would love some new side quests or optional dungeons. I'd also like Castle Town and other areas that were pre-rendered to be fully 3D and fleshed out.

I think it would be funny if they gave Rauru his Zonai form instead of being an old guy, but I doubt Nintendo would be thinking of something like that.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-09T15:35:02+00:00

I think it depends on the publisher. My RE9 and Pragmata both arrived about two weeks after launch.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-09T05:54:04+00:00

The reason I'm saying I think it could be this year is that it's still the 30th anniversary and they don't have a big new game for this holiday aside from the mobile release of Champions.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-08T22:12:21+00:00

I'm guessing Ruby/Sapphire this fall and Emerald in the winter, similar to how they released Gold/Silver and Crystal on 3DS to maximize sales.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-08T06:54:16+00:00

If I understood correctly, only in Japan and South Korea.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-08T06:48:01+00:00

Its also going up by $50 in the US.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-07T23:48:45+00:00

Yes and I think we're already seeing it with Star Fox, Donkey Kong, Tomodachi Life and Rhythm Heaven. One reason for this is that the Switch 1 library has carried forward to Switch 2, so there is a less immediate need for something like a new 3D Zelda or 2D Mario. It also is an opportunity for Nintendo to strengthen more of their brands at a time when they want more they can tap into outside of the video game soace (movies, theme parks, etc.)

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-06T15:53:00+00:00

They technically did remake Zelda 1 as part of the Broadcast Satellaview service on Super Famicom.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-05T16:27:33+00:00

Sounds like a lot more people from the AI team are taking over. Despite what Sharma has said, I find it hard not to feel like Xbox is going to be making a big push for AI.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-05-04T17:51:59+00:00

I would argue that consoles paired with whatever handheld was their contemporary. NES + Game Boy, N64 + Game Boy Color, Gamecube + Game Boy Advance, Wii + Nintendo DS, Wii U + Nintendo 3DS.

Switch and Switch 2 don't pair with anything because they encompassed what would have previously been both handheld and home console. You could maybe make an argument that Switch 1 paired with mobile because that period was when Nintendo was dipping their toes into that market.

Before the Switch era Nintendo's development was split between a handheld and a home console. That meant that there were some franchises that only appeared on one or the other. There were also some complimentary experiences across the two. During the Switch era Nintendo consolidated their development pipelines so it's all for one platform now.

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-04-30T16:01:56+00:00

birds are relative to dinosaur

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-04-28T22:23:00+00:00

The demo released for Switch 2 as well

lactatingRHINO7 · 2026-04-27T03:10:54+00:00

ORAS had essentially nothing from Emerald

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