Nintendo Switch 2 - For the Soytendo consoomers to speculate about the successor to the Switch, recently announced for 2025.

3 had a consistent theming, the Northern Kremisphere was like the pacific northwest, vs DKC 1 where you went Jungle->ruins->forest->caves->snow->factory. Doesn't mean it was a better game though. The DKC2 team went on to form the core of the Banjo Kazooie team while 3 was made by newer people. Not sure where DK64 came from, whether it was DKC3, Banjo, Twelve Tales or whatever. Game was obnoxious regardless.
 
3 had a consistent theming, the Northern Kremisphere was like the pacific northwest, vs DKC 1 where you went Jungle->ruins->forest->caves->snow->factory. Doesn't mean it was a better game though. The DKC2 team went on to form the core of the Banjo Kazooie team while 3 was made by newer people. Not sure where DK64 came from, whether it was DKC3, Banjo, Twelve Tales or whatever. Game was obnoxious regardless.
I think he meant more the whole package rather than just the setting. I do hope there's a layer in bananza full of the dkc3 bears though.
 
Nintendo disbanded R&D 1 in the early 2000s. They were basically the Wario & 2D Metroid team at that point, and were on an absolute tear releasing Wario Land 3, 4, the original Wario Ware, Metroid Fusion and Zero Mission all within a four year span. However, a new division absorbed the team in 2004 headed by Iwata whose purpose was to supervise second party development. That's why 2D Metroid and Wario Land are basically dead and the occasional releases that DO come out aren't even developed in house.

The only reason Shake It got made is because Good Feel wanted to make a Wario Land game. It sold like shit, so I think the series is dead, unfortunately.
The fact that shake it was a 2D sidecroller on the wii probably didn't help
The sequel, Red Faction: Gorilla Guerilla eschewed destructible terrain in favor of destructible buildings. It was a much better, much more satisfying experience and was one of the most impressive games I had ever played at the time. That game is 16 years old.

If they could let you chip apart buildings until they crumble with actual physics calculations in 2009, they could have absolutely expanded that to include the ground in 2024. They just chose not to.
There were a video who watched japanese review of game freak as a company. Many issue were pointed in it, I wonder if nintendo as a whole is affected as well
The thing about Void Kong is that he doesn't really fit the mold when it comes to Kong design. Poppy Kong is basically a reskinned Candy Kong and Grumpy Kong looks like he could be an older relative of Lanky Kong.

But Void Kong? His design looks more like a demented lemur (or other prosimian) than a Kong relative.
Those huge beady eye.. this large head.. actually this lemur make me think of a reject skylanders
 
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There were a video who watched japanese review of game freak as a company. Many issue were pointed in it, I wonder if nintendo as a whole is affected as well
Nintendo has absurdly good ratings to work for and a downright ridiculous employee retention rate, even compared to other japanese companies where it's far less common to quit than in the west. If there's ANYTHING positive you can say about nintendo, it's how good they are to their employees.
 
The le thing I did… that was outlined in TOS… Nintendo why am I banned??
That's some bootlicking horseshit.

>buy new car
>drive car somewhere the manufacturer doesn't approve of (causing no damage to the car)
>manufacturer remotely bricks/disabled the car's ECM -- you only bought the hardware, sweetie, not the software
>also, no, you can't put your own software on it (we locked it down)
>it's illegal to reverse-engineer it to try anyway (it will also brick if it thinks you're trying)
>lol no refunds


Fuck everything about that.
 
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Should have looked deeper and saw the source of that was Chris fucking Dring, an actual retard who e-LARPS as having all these industry connections, relying on going viral and getting clicks for making up absolute nonsense wholecloth, while constantly displaying less knowledge of the industry than the average layman, betraying his lack of any actual sources/connections.
 
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Should have looked deeper and saw the source of that was Chris fucking Dring, an actual retard who e-LARPS as having all these industry connections, relying on going viral and getting clicks for making up absolute nonsense wholecloth, while constantly displaying less knowledge of the industry than the average layman, betraying his lack of any actual sources/connections.
The other part was Neil Cuckmann spouting off nonsense about 90$ games
 
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That's some bootlicking horseshit.

>buy new car
>drive car somewhere the manufacturer doesn't approve of (causing no damage to the car)
>manufacturer remotely bricks/disabled the car's ECM -- you only bought the hardware, sweetie, not the software
>also, no, you can't put your own software on it (we locked it down)
>it's illegal to reverse-engineer it to try anyway (it will also brick if it thinks you're trying)
>lol no refunds


Fuck everything about that.
Oh no! All those people who bought an $80 device just so they could spend even more money buying legal copies of games, dumping them (only for personal use and not sharing them), and uploading the dumped roms of games they legally purchased to this device have been screwed over! All 7 of them!
 
Oh no! All those people who bought an $80 device just so they could spend even more money buying legal copies of games, dumping them (only for personal use and not sharing them), and uploading the dumped roms of games they legally purchased to this device have been screwed over! All 7 of them!
Yes yes, we know, and torrenting is all piracy and evil too, thank god we have infrastructure-destroying laws on the books (like the DMCA, which hasn't at all been abused, e.g. to attack this site) to solve that problem too so those precious copyright holders can sleep better at night.

Like I said, bootlicking.

One person being "screwed over" is one too many.

Snatch up all that hardware, though. They'll never accidentally decide your console is being naughty and brick it remotely, of course. Mistakes never happen, and innocent people never get hit by such perfect systems.
 
Honestly of the Rare games, only DKC 1 and 2 had a cohesive art direction, 3 was so-so, enemies designs were way more silly, the Bear Brothers and Banana Birds felt that they were trying a "children's adventure" aproach to that title but still worked most of the time, meanwhile on DK 64 we were struck with stuff like this:
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Most of the stuff that worked were characters directly imported from the first 2 games and new additions for the DK crew, everything else was all over the place.
Now on the gameplay department, the game is clearly more a spiritual sucessor to the Banjo games than a sequel to DK 64, is funny seeing people complaining about the straight-forward approach of Bananza when they spent years complaining about how 64 was convoluted with multiple gameplay styles. Reminds me when people started complaining about how 3D Mario got streamlined and when Odyssey released people came out of nowhere to claim 3D World wasn't that bad and deserved a second chance.
Will defend DK64. While it is certainly more cartoony, compared to what we have seen of Bananza, it overall does a better job staying true to DK tonally. It has a darker aesthetic and character to it, full of dark mines, caves and factories much like Rare’s 2D titles. Even the jungle is fairly muted, more heavy dark colors.

In terms of characterization it was also a lot more inline. Rare gave DK this very 90s attitude and edge that made the series a little more mature. I feel this is the biggest sticking point as to what feels wrong about Bananza. It feels too kiddified.

DK isn’t his usual more adventurous leader self. While a dummy, he was always someone who can put the foot down and approached things with major confidence. Bananza DK is filled with millennial “relatable” traits, being much more of a boy failure character. Perfect example is comparing renders of DK in the minecart:
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The minecart looks overly designed and DK is making le funny face. Also just feels overly colored to be as bright as possible.

Story-wise, same deal, it feels like it really wants to be some modern sappy Disney film. Instead of the more rebellious feeling DK Rap, we get some Disney-tier sad song from Pauline to make this seem more artful. Even the story reeks of a Pixar wannabe of big man protecting his not-daughter and helping her find her talent.

This is DK without the edge, a trend that sadly is not unique and has been growing for numerous platforming mascots in recent years (Ratchet, Crash). DK just feels the most blatant to me as it has the starkest contrast. Not to call upon /v/ sperging, but they are right in saying this game feels gay and women safe. It is every modern le quirky characteristic, purple/pink lighting and overly animating everything = soul.
 
Yes yes, we know, and torrenting is all piracy and evil too, thank god we have infrastructure-destroying laws on the books (like the DMCA, which hasn't at all been abused, e.g. to attack this site) to solve that problem too so those precious copyright holders can sleep better at night.

Like I said, bootlicking.

One person being "screwed over" is one too many.

Snatch up all that hardware, though. They'll never accidentally decide your console is being naughty and brick it remotely, of course. Mistakes never happen, and innocent people never get hit by such perfect systems.
I pirate (including emulation, of which I have at least 10 emulators installed right now) at minimum 90% of the shit I play. I'm just not delusional and/or retarded enough to be surprised when basic ass countermeasures are taken.
 
I pirate (including emulation, of which I have at least 10 emulators installed right now) at minimum 90% of the shit I play. I'm just not delusional and/or retarded enough to be surprised when basic ass countermeasures are taken.
"Surprised" isn't really the right word. You should be angry that a third party can remotely disable hardware you've paid for, regardless of reason.
 
You should be angry that a third party can remotely disable hardware you've paid for, regardless of reason.
You should be ashamed that you are a thief, regardless of the reason.

The minecart looks overly designed and DK is making le funny face. Also just feels overly colored to be as bright as possible.
The complaint is that the Nintendo game with the cartoon monkey is too colorful and cheery and not edgy enough.

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"Surprised" isn't really the right word. You should be angry that a third party can remotely disable hardware you've paid for, regardless of reason.
I don't get where this notion came from that any notable amount of people genuinely tried to mod or hack the Switch 2 without any expectation of Nintendo retialiating, or that anyone should oppose or mock anyone trying to do whatever with their consoles. I'm not even seeing people complain about the potential that hackers have for stealing Nintendo accounts or any other black hat shit they could pull against policy-abiding consumers. It's all just an indirect admittance of "My experience with Nintendo products is severely affected by what people do with their own Nintendo products, even if I will never actually interact with such people within or through said Nintendo products.".

As long as they aren't lying or intentionally bullshitting, the people complaining about Nintendo as a company will never be worse than Nintendo itself or its fanbase. Complaints about how their games are can vary heavily, including being flat out weird, but my point still stands.
 
I don't get where this notion came from that any notable amount of people genuinely tried to mod or hack the Switch 2 without any expectation of Nintendo retialiating, or that anyone should oppose or mock anyone trying to do whatever with their consoles. I'm not even seeing people complain about the potential that hackers have for stealing Nintendo accounts or any other black hat shit they could pull against policy-abiding consumers. It's all just an indirect admittance of "My experience with Nintendo products is severely affected by what people do with their own Nintendo products, even if I will never actually interact with such people within or through said Nintendo products.".

As long as they aren't lying or intentionally bullshitting, the people complaining about Nintendo as a company will never be worse than Nintendo itself or its fanbase. Complaints about how their games are can vary heavily, including being flat out weird, but my point still stands.
I find personal entertainment in prodding people that are so self-righteous about stealing video games, a luxury product meant to kill time that most of the world can't afford to waste.

It is amazing.
 
I find personal entertainment in prodding people that are so self-righteous about stealing video games, a luxury product meant to kill time that most of the world can't afford to waste.

It is amazing.
If they spent as much time actually playing the games they pirate, like I do, instead of bragging about how much they pirate and how much better they are for doing it and how everyone should be like them, and go out of their way to directly taunt corporations, maybe corpos wouldn't be locked in as much of an arms race as they are with piracy. A lot of the blame falls on zoomers who can't into the slightest amount of opsec, it was a rom site holocaust the moment an ios compatible emulator came out and crusty ipad kiddies just had to spend every waking moment bragging about something everyone else has had access to for many years.
 
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