There was a Nintendo Direct this week. Let’s talk about that.
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Chat Transcript:
1:06 PMIt works
6:48 PMHello Everyone.
7:01 PMexuding the nintendo online crap, the direct was good
7:03 PMare you sure its not a yakuza game?! lol
7:04 PMits built in the same engine, takes place in the same place, seems to have alot of the same game play lol
7:04 PMjust nick picking I am looking foword to it as well
7:07 PMtbc the sttatement was a joke
7:07 PMalso ezk try out yakuza 0 on pc, it runs on a toaster
7:08 PMno for real play yakuza 0
7:11 PMthats for the 3ds
7:12 PMthe mp is
7:12 PMits to late in development to move over to the switch
7:17 PMholy HECK I’m excited for LM and AC
7:18 PMoh, I just wanted to mention Andrew, as I had an issue with my joycons recently
7:18 PMfor a couple months I thought my left joycon was broken, and I was going to replace it
7:18 PMbut stumbled upon the fix, you see the left analog stick had “drift”
7:19 PMwhere it registers movement when you’re not touching it
7:19 PMand I just had to dip a qtip in rubbing alcohol and shove it underneath a flap on the underside of the stick to clean the gunk away
7:19 PMworks like a charm now
7:21 PMI don’t mind the mode at all, it feels like an extra mobile game on top
7:22 PMnot that great, but it doesn’t change the real game at all
7:22 PMInteresting how they’re skipping a Partners in Time remake, I heard that one wasn’t too good
7:24 PMYeah I think it’s a VERY Japanese targeted game, I’m not sure why they keep pushing it on the west
7:27 PMOH yeah, so I was really surprised to learn that the 3DS Kirby port is N3DS exclusive, while Luigi’s Mansion is not. Consider the latter is 3D? Weird. GC-Wii isn’t very different performance wise
7:32 PMhad to roll my eyes when they showed that arcade game bundle
7:33 PMfelt like just more of those thousands of niche ports like Neogeo that are already on there
7:33 PMIt’s filler but not unwelcome.
7:33 PMyeah
7:34 PMThe capcom bundle is $20
7:34 PMLORE
7:35 PMIS PEACH REALLY A POWERED UP TOADETTE?!?!?
7:38 PMWith any WiiU port, while it IS a tiny advantage, consider this: It’s in full RGB rather than limited as the WiiU was
7:39 PMsmash will still be my system seller for the switch
7:40 PMas with many people, yeah
7:40 PMI know a few picking up a Switch just for Smash
7:41 PMthat and next year’s pokemon (not the lets go crap)
7:41 PMI am not a fan of pokemon go
7:41 PMno kidding, me neither
7:42 PMI’m really hoping they do not pull similar mechanics with Animal Crossing
7:42 PMmy issue is the lose of cloud saves if you stop paying for online
7:42 PMcan you imagine if they made it nearly dependent on the phone game? And added microtransactions that way?
7:42 PMI’d scream
7:42 PMms gives it for free, sony has a 6 month window, and pc is free
7:43 PMyeah like, cloud saves are USELESS if your Switch breaks
7:43 PMonce your service expires, your saves are all DELETED
7:43 PMNO GRACE PERIOD
7:43 PMit can take many months to save for another system
7:45 PMezk nintendo wont allow that way to manny 3ds hacks have been done throw saves
7:45 PMthat is why they have locked down saves so hard on the switch
7:45 PMI’ll be honest I’m excited to play the arcade Mario with online buddies
7:46 PMthat said this whole service is still a joke
7:47 PMoh yeah, I learned the NES bluetooth controllers do NOT work in handheld, though not sure why they would anyway
7:48 PMthey’re also exclusive to online orders through the service
7:48 PMhi everyone, sorry i’m late
7:49 PMsup
7:50 PMthey DO have the same shoulder buttons the joycons do
7:50 PMfor some odd reason
7:51 PMokay so now that’s REALLY weird
7:51 PMBECAUSE
7:51 PMwhen Switch is long dead they will be door stops
7:51 PMno more service, no more NES games
7:52 PMI heard they only work with the nes games.
7:53 PMcan’t stop paying for it if you never start
7:53 PMIf you actually want a retro controller, buy 8bitdo SNES with the analog sticks
7:53 PMapparently the only downside to them is the rumble makes a very loud noise
7:54 PM80
7:54 PMin Canada it’s 100
7:54 PMso it’s 70 or 80 in US
7:56 PMbtw I mentioned earlier how I fixed my joycon’s drift
7:56 PMI’m going to make a DIY fix to the awful sensors on the pro controller dpad
7:56 PMthank you
7:57 PMtake it apart, and put bits of scotch tape over 1/4 of the sensors
7:57 PMso that pressing left / right wont register as up / down anymore or vice versa
7:57 PMno controller should cost what they do
7:57 PMespecially with such awful dpads, yes
7:58 PMI’m hoping the issue will be fixed by the time the smash pros are out
7:59 PMnot nintendo direct related, but nintendo will be having smash playable at a bunch of collage football games lol
7:59 PMI’m looking forward to Luigi’s Mansion 3
8:02 PMTown looks very phoned in
8:02 PMnot interested in Pokemon lite for full price
8:02 PMits switch game by game freak (yes the pokemon dev)
8:02 PMog deablo took place in 1 town too
8:02 PMGamefreak died with the 3DS Pokemon games
8:02 PMHGSS were the last truly good Pokemon games
8:03 PMIf the “town” is really fleshed out,then it could be interesting.
8:05 PMthey literally took out the battle-whatever island from the Ruby /Sapphire remake because they had a philosophy to treat their fans like phone gamers with low attention spans and not much time
8:05 PMI LOVE the music \m/
8:06 PMreally looking forward to Daemon x Machina personally
8:06 PMnot a metallica fan then?
8:06 PMI know you’re asking Andrew but I actually hate Metallica
8:06 PMtheir singer belongs in a country band not a metal band
8:07 PMyes arsenals
8:09 PMmunchain
8:10 PMI use to have a lot of fun playing monopoly on ps1.
8:10 PMtry playing a complex tabletop game having it handle it for you is a big big deal
8:10 PMAnd there’s less potential for cheating in digital board games
8:10 PMmaybe that’s good or bad though
8:13 PMstarlink you mean star fox lol
8:13 PMThe Star Fox stuff looks cool.
8:14 PMIt looked like a really big insect leg
8:17 PMI couldn’t stand Rex’s design so I didn’t buy Xeno2
8:17 PMwarframe is sooooooo good
8:18 PMYeah, Rex’s design is one of the worst I’ve seen. Not helped by the fact that there are no new costumes.
8:18 PMThere are new costumes now in the challenge area
8:19 PMI’ve never actually played a Final Fantasy game
8:19 PMI’m vaguely interested in Crystal Chronicles though
8:19 PMI’d like to know more about the gameplay
8:21 PMff8 wasnt a great game
8:21 PMff8 tried lvl failing and failed badly
8:21 PMi’m skipping crystal chronicles, no physical release. XII is getting retail though.
8:22 PMI’m looking forward to VII
8:22 PMThey might as well bring them all
8:24 PMI don’t play mobile trash personally
8:24 PMboth because of the quality and monetization strategies
8:24 PMand because I don’t want Nintendo to invest more in them
8:24 PMI don’t like phone games either
8:25 PMissabela in smash
8:25 PMI like that trailer btw
8:27 PMI’ve got the smash pro controller preordered, it looks pretty sexy and I need another real controller to play at my buddy’s place with
8:27 PMamiibo festival
8:27 PMYeah she’s pretty much your Roy to a Marth
8:27 PMshe is not clasasafied as a echo fighter
8:28 PMvery similar, not quite an echo
8:32 PMI’m guessing you guys talked about Luigi’s Mansion at the beginning of the podcast
8:33 PMZachary Get a switch.
8:34 PMNo
8:35 PMIt’ll hopefully get better overtime
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