The Nintendo Thread of Jumping, Slashing, and Home Decorating

[The Predaking]

Threads of Time looks cool!

Dumpster Gang will be mine if it comes out on physical.

Slime Rancher 2 looks like it could be fun to play with the girls.

Petal Runner has a neat retro look that appeals to me.

I never thought I would want a Coin pusher game, but that Raccoin looks like it could be fun.

 

[Rhinox]

Honestly, I do think Nintendo has won this cycle and, in general, the console wars. Despite the bitterness of a poor Zelda edition rollout, Switches are easy to find, still in the realm of affordability, and there are still games on physical media. Combined with the portability of a Switch, I'd say Nintendo has this in the bag.

I really don't expect there to be any real consoles in the future. Just PCs with perhaps a specialized OS. I think Nintendo is going to be the last light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

At this point, Nintendo has no competition. The entire industry is imploding around them, and they're the only remotely affordable hardware on the market anymore. Nobody cares about what AAA games just came out, or will come out soon, because nobody except Nintendo and indies have released anything worth playing in over a decade, and that was before they replaced all their programmers, artists, and designers with AI. Something that, again, only Nintendo and the indies are committed to not doing. All that extra "raw power" is capable of is letting programmers slack off on optimization at this point, something that will only become more necessary as all the code gets replaced by AI-generated garbage that doesn't even work.

Almost every generation of the console wars has been won by forfeit. And it looks like Nintendo might end up winning so hard by forfeit this time around that they're the only company that even survives.

 

[Steamed Hams]

Where's Valve?

 

[Rhinox]

Not even in the conversation.

 

[Fullstrength Motleypuss]

Where's Valve?

Somewhere letting off steam.

 

[The Predaking]

So I got some switch games this weekend.

Paper Mario: The Origami King (For me to try out)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Nine Realms (For my middle child who wanted to try it.)
Harvestella (Which is like a Square Enix Minecraft game that my oldest wanted)
Transformers Earthspark Expedition (I really liked the series, so I wanted to try the game)

Can't wait for my oldest to open her birthday presents tonight and see all the Switch games!

 

[The Predaking]

Also, can anyone recommend a good charging tower for Switch pro controllers? I really like the Sony PS5 charging station for its controllers, and I would love to have one or two for the Switch controllers so my kids wouldn't always have to fight over the charged controllers when they all want to play Minecraft.

 

[Caldwin]

Honestly, I just have a powerstrip next to my couch that has some USB ports so I can just put any of my controllers/ipad on a charger and not have to stop playing.

 

[MEDdMI]

Ditto, just plug it in and keep playing.

 

[Tm_Silverclaw]

So I got some switch games this weekend.

Harvestella (Which is like a Square Enix Minecraft game that my oldest wanted)

Harvestella is more like Rune Factory than Minecraft.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

How to Train Your Dragon: The Nine Realms (For my middle child who wanted to try it.)

I seem to remember liking this when I played it. Very Zelda-y, if I remember right.

Edit: Oh, wait, I might not be remembering right -- I think I was thinking of a different HTTYD game.

 

[The Predaking]

Honestly, I just have a powerstrip next to my couch that has some USB ports so I can just put any of my controllers/ipad on a charger and not have to stop playing.

Ditto, just plug it in and keep playing.

Well, the reason I ask is that it would be nice to have a little station for my kids to plug them in so that they would be charged when they want them and that they would always know where the controllers are. I really like the PS5 station that we have and I was hoping that the Switch had something similar.

 

[The Predaking]

Harvestella is more like Rune Factory than Minecraft.

I haven't played Rune Factory or Harvestella. I am just going off what the Retro store owner told me when my oldest brought it up to the counter. She has played it and likes it though.

 

[The Predaking]

I seem to remember liking this when I played it. Very Zelda-y, if I remember right.

Edit: Oh, wait, I might not be remembering right -- I think I was thinking of a different HTTYD game.

There are a couple of them for the Switch. I got my middle child this one as she had earned a prize and this was just $15. She wanted this one and another HTTYD game they had as well, so maybe it was that game. I will have to look into it and see.

 

[The Predaking]

I ordered the Doinksoft collection for the Switch yesterday to give my oldest for her Birthday. It has three games in it, but the one I wanted to play was a game called Gato Roboto. It's a black and white MetroidVainia.

The other two games I haven't checked out yet, but for $24 for the set shipped, I couldn't pass that up. I also got her Kitaria Fables for the Switch. If you notice the pattern, she wanted some cat games for her birthday.

So last night my oldest got to open these up, and she was happy to get them, but really freaked out about the Hyrule Warriors game. She got to play a little bit of that with her sisters before bedtime last night and they loved it! I need to count how many Switch games we have now....

 

[MEDdMI]

There's a demo for Harvestella, I tried it out awhile ago. I like cozy farming games sometimes, but the day cycle in Harvestella felt way too short, couldn't relax at all. I'm assuming there's power ups/abilities to make this easier later on, but I didn't enjoy feeling constantly rushed.

 

[Fero McPigletron]

Dunno where else to put this but this is supposedly the last comic strip of... Nestor? From the last issue of Nintendo Power.

I recall Nestor did show his family (his mom took his Gameboy to play Tetris) but I don't recall his dad.

There was a tall, blonde guy in a suit who left in...a Lone Ranger strip. Nestor got his bow tie in the next strip, which was Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Who was that guy?

 

[The Predaking]

Yeah, it's Nestor grown up with his own kid, going to play some Mario on the latest console. Man, I miss Nintendo Power. They should do a digital version of that, and put out there for all the people that pay for their online multiplayer.

 

[ZakuConvoy]

There were a few Nintendo Power-inspired fan-zines that popped up. I don't know if any of them really got any traction. Nintendo Force Magazine is maybe the biggest one? But, the fans did try to keep it alive, even if the golden age of gaming magazines has probably sadly sunsetted.

Who was that guy?

That was Howard. Of "Howard and Nester" fame! He was actually based on the real-life president of the Nintendo Fan Club at the time, Howard Phillips.

Howard Phillips (consultant) - Wikipedia

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