The Nintendo Thread of Jumping, Slashing, and Home Decorating

Steevy Maximus

Well known pompous pontificator
Citizen
Man, what a temptation…
Sam’s Club has Switch 2 bundles in stock. But I just dropped preorders for the fall (damn con season!), and I’ve been trying to pay down things. Again, as good as DK looks…Metroid is my “big” game, and there are rumors it might not make it out this year. Plus I’ve heard about some technical issues with the hardware (like dock cooling) which may make it worth it to give time for Nintendo to refine the manufacturing with a later revision (which probably won’t be available until later in the year).

Nintendo also announced a Pokémon Bundle coming in October…but I really don’t care about Pokémon, but it looks like THAT bundle is replacing the current Mario Kart bundle.

There’s rumors of a Nintendo Direct coming in the next couple weeks, I might just wait and see what gets revealed there before making any commitments.
 
Exatron

Exatron

Kaiser Dragon
Citizen
I finally got my e-mail to purchase a bundle from Nintendo the other day. Just let it expire. I'd love to get one, but the finances just aren't there right now. I'd love it if they do a Zelda-themed console by the time I can afford it.
 

ZakuConvoy

Well-known member
Citizen
Partner Showcase!
Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection! Yeah, okay. I could be down with another Monster Hunter spinoff. They tend to be pretty solid.

Once Upon a Katamari! Roll up stuff in different time periods. Sure. That's a fun enough gimmick for one game, at least. Not sure if it's a must-play. But, maybe it'd be fun.

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero! And it includes Goku?! Inconceivable!

Plants Vs Zombies Replanted! It has returned! Did it ever actually go anywhere?

Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac! Huh, I guess the first remake must have done well enough to greenlight another one. I kind of forgot the first one existed.

Final Fantasy Tactics! Yeah, that's a classic worth playing if you never have before. Full voice acting is a nice addition.

Persona 3 Reload! Another good RPG, if you never played it. I have it on PS4 already, though. So, I probably won't get it again.

Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment! The game's looking good! I do like how they're releasing these Warriors games in between mainline Zeldas, since the wait can be so long.

Chillin By the Fire! Truly a game that could ONLY release on the Switch 2. Have cozy games gone too far? How long until they literally make a "watching paint dry" simulator? Not my kind of thing, I guess.

Hela! The main character being a relatively realistic mouse walking on two legs is off putting to me. I do not like this. And I've read Redwall and Mouse Guard, so it's not just because the main character's a rodent. This game just looks a little stiff and "cheap", at the moment. Maybe I'm being too harsh. We'll see.

Star Wars Outlaws! It released to middling reviews on other consoles, so I'm not sure if the Switch 2 version will be any better.

Cronos The New Dawn! This actually seems to be doing a few interesting things. It's got a "sanity system" ala Eternal Darkness. It's got Dead Space and Bioshock vibes. There's time travel. And mutating enemies. This could end up being a game to keep a eye on. Maybe it's better played on other systems, but this might be a good version, too.

Yakuza Kiwami 2! I really need to check out a Yakuza game some day. I hear good things.

The Adventures of Elliot The Millennium Tales! Okay, now we're talking. A HD-2D action game. Like a Zelda or Mana game in the style of Octopath Traveller. This looks like a lot of fun! Speaking of which...

Octopath Traveller Zero! They're really going all in on the HD-2D games. Good thing I like the style. I've enjoyed the other Octopath Travaller games, so I'll probably pick this one up, too.
 
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MEDdMI

MEDdMI

Nonstop Baaka
Citizen
A new Katamari game? Ok. I am being completely normal about this.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................. *runs out of breath falls over*
 

ZakuConvoy

Well-known member
Citizen
Indie Direct!
Mina the Hollower! Still looks like a pretty fun little Zelda-like. I do like the pixel art on this one.

Well Dweller! Okay, that clown-diner boss is kind of disturbing.

Neverway! This looks like it gets pretty psychological. I don't know. It looks a little too black-on-black for me, personally.

Herdling! A..."herding" simulator. Okay, well, that's kind of a unique take on the walking-sim genre. The entire game being a escort mission sounds like it could get annoying, though.

Is This Seat Taken! Not my kind of thing.

Little Kitty Big City gets a update! More customization! And new content! Neat!

Content Warning! Whisker-Head will haunt my nightmares. A horror game mostly revolving around getting views on your videos. So...it's basically "Paranormal Investigators" the game?

Ball Pit! Yeah, this is basically a shmup. I appreciate "New Ball-bylon", though.

Glaciered! Huh. It's kind of giving me a cross between Ecco the Dolphin and Panzer Dragoon a bit. I'm not sure if I like the main character's design, but I kind of like the vibe. This might be one to keep a eye on.

Winter Burrow! I like the mouse-designs better here than in Hela. These are a lot cuter.

Strange Antiques! A cursed curio shop game. That could be fun.

UFO 50! I hear good things about this game. It's probably worth checking out.
 
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ZakuConvoy

Well-known member
Citizen
Kirby Air Riders Direct!
We have...multiple choosable characters! Unbelievable! I wonder how deep they'll end up going? Surely, there'll be more characters, at least through DLC? I'm pulling for Zero, the giant bloody eyeball, getting added to the roster!

Huh...Sakurai actually wasn't the one who pitched this game. His bosses were the ones who suggested it. Weird, given that they have Mario Kart and all. Why would they really want another Air Rider? It would actually make more sense as a passion project from Sakurai.

That's a REALLY quick start to the race! There's actually a pretty nice sense of speed here. At least when you're boosting.

Everyone gets a special move, so that's kind of neat. I guess different special moves are tied to different color palettes, at least for Kirby.

Huh...The Paper Star Machine is "fragile". So...your Machiens can take damage? I guess that explains what the attacks do.

Tank controls?! In my racing game?!

Partially damaged Machines get a speed boost. Interesting.

Magolor! Gooey! Waddle Doo! Knuckle Joe! Susie! Now, we're getting interesting! Gooey has a bunch of fun animations!

EVERYONE can use copy abilities for random enemies they find on the track! Hats for everyone! Okay, that's a fun addition. And some of the designs for the different forms are bound to be fun.

Huh, the Rider can also walk around on the course without a Machine. Interesting. Maybe if your Machine takes too much damage?

6 Riders only in races. Kind of a different philosophy than Mario Kart World took. Maybe this game is being made to give players a more "traditional" kart game experience?

I do love that rainbow-colored water slide in the ocean stage.

Oooh, a cavern full of treasure! That's kind of a neat backdrop!

OH, they worked drafting behind other players into the game as a powerup mechanic. Interesting.

There is a slower mode, if the speed proves too much for you.

City Trial! Even Sakurai knows this is the main event! Set on the floating island Skyah! The dragon-volcano is pretty neat!

Oooh, crystal caves!

Up to 16 players can play City Trial together! That's quite a lot!

Kracko and Dyna Blade as bosses! Interesting.

Now they're thinking with portals!

You can choose your Stadium from a random group of four options. Well, that's nice.

Oh, he's teasing stuff that's inside the dragon-volcano's mouth and a floating crystal platform above Skyah. There's secrets around here!

You can get hints...that lie to you...but also hint that they're lying to you. Huh. That's...a weird mechanic.

Apparently, there's still enough information for another Direct that Sakurai is teasing. So, I'm guessing there's more modes and characters we still haven't seen yet.

Oooh...looks like Dark Matter is joining the race! We might be getting Smash Bros-style reveal trailers for the other racers!

The game releases November 20 2025! So, there isn't too long to wait.
 
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Steevy Maximus

Well known pompous pontificator
Citizen
It's official: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be coming to the Switch 2 next year, presumably with the newly announced DLC
 
Pocket

Pocket

jumbled pile of person
Citizen
Confirming that Id Tech remains the least worst of the big AAA ray-tracing engines.
 

ZakuConvoy

Well-known member
Citizen
Nintendo has started to release a series of "It's Me, Mario!" stop motion shorts!

Should these get it's own thread? I could almost see a argument for it. But, for now, here we go!

...I wouldn't mind a whole game in this style, honestly. And I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo might be thinking the same thing. We've gotten Kirby's Epic Yarn and Rainbow Curse, and Yoshi's Woolly and Crafted World. Why not Super Mario Clay Kingdom?

They could even sneak a very special alternate costume in the game...
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Sjogre

Active member
Citizen
Stop motion doesn't always use clay, although I'm surprised to see something that doesn't mimic the texture at all.

From my vague memories of a behind the scenes on claymation that I saw as a wee tyke, even back in the day claymation figures generally had a mechanical armature under the clay that would get posed. In this case, the armature is covered with fabric instead of clay or another moldable dough.
 
LBD "Nytetrayn"

LBD "Nytetrayn"

Broke the Matrix
Staff member
Council of Elders
Citizen
Sjogre said:
Stop motion doesn't always use clay, although I'm surprised to see something that doesn't mimic the texture at all.
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More in reference to using this as the basis for a "Super Mario Clay Kingdom".
 

ZakuConvoy

Well-known member
Citizen
Look, "Clay Kingdom" just rolls off the tongue better than "Stop-Motion Sovereign State" or something.

"Mechanical Armature Motherland"?...no.

"Doll Dynasty", maybe? Okay, "Doll Dynasty" would actually kind of work.

"The Puppet Palace"? Okay, now we're getting somewhere.
 

Sjogre

Active member
Citizen
Super Marionette Brothers? Although if they do that, I'd hope that they go hard on the puppetry theme rather than stopmotion.

Super Mario Stopped! seems like it might work, with the added bonus that it alludes to whatever stop motion gimmick will be present.
 
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