The Nintendo Switch

oh yeah forgot about that, will save it for when i have less backlog

i got it but haven't had time to play it yet

Was just playing that on new years eve! Super fun; frustrating controls and camera but it's so goofy it doesn't matter really especially when playing with friends.

I don't think they did anything special with it though it's just a port afaik

yeah it's just the first game remastered for hd resolution

that's good enough for me, the original katamari games are some of my favorites and there hasn't been a good way to play them in a while

katamari is a top ten all time game for me and i look forward to confusing the hell out of my partner with it

I love the confusing premise and the discrepancy between the problem and the solution in regards to the narrative.

eShop deals in NA http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/01/treat_yourself_to_a_bargain_or_two_with_the_nintendo_new_years_sale_in_north_america

30% off MK8D, Arms, and Splatoon 2 are as cheap as these games will be in their digital version for probably ever. Mario+Rabbits w/ DLC under $30.

Basically if you have a new Switch for Xmas but no Mario Kart yet, and you're doing all digital, buy Mario Kart now because the base price is never gonna drop and it will probably not be discounted again for 9 months or so.

octopath too, dammit i have already spent so much on games on sale this season am i about to get back on my bullshit

update: back on bullshit

thanks for the head's up! buying mario kart tonight

anyone ever bought from any of the foreign stores ? tempted to pick up splatoon at the price it's on the south africa store

never tried it, i think it gets attached to your account for that region so you have to change accounts/regions every time you want to play though? not sure about that

feels like bad form to do it for indie games but for full price stuff go at yr own risk

I don’t think that’s true re switching ?

everything I’ve read says there’s no downside, except slight difficulty in paying

the gaming forum leak crew is getting rowdy again. a Nintendo Direct seems likely next week. I say it every time but Nintendo Direct is just the most amazing marketing tool and I lose my mind over it every time.

DIRECT ME TIL I FART

2nd week in January is when it was last year too so seems believable

excited for tales of vesperia rerelease next weekend, thats my only new switch game for a while unless theres a february surprise in the direct

not gonna try Travis Strikes Again?

nah thats the type of thing i'd pick up further down the road if its got good word of mouth. i still havent played bayo 2 which would be ahead of it in priority

tempted to pick up some of the wii U ports for the early year celeste_has_still_not_gone_on_sale_yet lull

NSMB maybe. or DK

Bayo 2, come on...

xp Those NMH games are some of the reasons I want to pick up a Wii/U for back catalog

i am back in possession of a (new) switch

copped 'into the breach,' it's v good imo

it's good. I beat a run for the first time today!

Katamari (which I'd never heard of) looks like a trip (in lots of ways), but it's kind of crazy to me that it's being sold for $30 when something like Gris or even Guacamelee is half that.

The prices for Switch games seem crazy.

I can pick up lots of old classics for the PS4 for £10-£15 but all the Swtich games seem to stay North of £40.

Even something like the Harry Potter Lego games which is £15 on PS4 and Xbox is selling for twice that on the Switch

a) carts are more expensive than discs and b) Nintendo keeps their first party games full price which sets different expectations for the market on their platforms

also katamari came out like three weeks ago and is not an indie game

it came out like 12 years ago actually imo

but yeah that's a Classic Game so they can charge whatever they want for it and people will buy it

I still haven't used our switch as a portable (aside from on the couch a couple of times) but I'll pay a modest switch premium just for its being always on, ie no loading time when you turn it on. the ps4 is bad for that & I'll frequently opt to play switch (or a moronic iOS game) just to avoid the tedious ps4 loading. it really should be nothing since ps4 loading is like what, a minute? but still.

xp yes I will buy katamari for whatever, duh

Katamari is I think about £15-16 in the uk? Exactly what it should be imo (first time the original game's ever been released here so it's a massive treat to finally be able to play it without importing).

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/nintendo
US only and no discounts either, but this is worth keeping an eye on for sure.

sorry "no discounts either YET"

that's a coup for the humble folks

If Katamari was $100 it would still be worth it. It looks cute and adorable, but it also makes you want to play each level over and over to improve your scores and etc. Plus, best game soundtrack of all time

I want to pick up a new game at a physical store (the experience!). Any recommendations?

I could just keep getting established Nintendo IP titles because they're reliable but on the other hand I've been hopelessly addicted to Binding of Isaac and kind of want to get hip to another less obvious choice. I'm somewhat well informed about the landscape of games but I want to know what everyone likes the most (those of you here that seem to consume a good variety of titles).

For example:

- I've played the legendary GBC Shantae but how do you like the new one?
- Is Cave Story really good?
- I'm not usually gravitating to JRPGs or game-that-this-less-cartoony-character-from-Smash-is-from titles but does anything stand out considerably?
- Are the newer Mega Man games in those collections providing any incentive to buy or should I just stick to the classics on my Classic Minis
- I like the idea of Wild Guns but I've just been so awful at the original on emulator...

I am both aware and horribly out of the loop at the same time.

josh in chi you gotta get katamari. it's a classic game

xp evan

cave story is great! it's on the shorter side, but during the 10 or so hours you play you'll have a good ol' time

(might be more like 15 or 20 or 8, it's been a while since i played it)

katamari is noise dude canon

KATAMARI DAMACY, YOU ARE A TREAT!!!!1!

Cave Story is really fun with vey nice art direction/music. Recommend for sure.

http://fccafe.fc2web.com/ptamacy.html

xp yup, Cave Story is a modern classic

new shantae is just okay, the better one is pirates curse which is on the eshop and still isn't really a classic or anything, just a solid retro platformer

cave story is good, i haven't tried it again in the wake of the millions of indie sidescrollers it spawned but i suspect it still holds up fine

i dunno what other gameplay genres you like, all the good platformers on switch are first party Nintendo games or indie eshop games which don't fit your going to the store to buy something criteria

could buy Tropical Freeze at the store

which is 1p but kinda the enthusiast's choice

i don't watch much of agdq usually but kinda excited for the trop freeze run which i think is tonight