Thoughts on Nintendo Direct 21.6.23 (USA/EU)

Those were like, videogames and shit, yo

Pokémon Scarlet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
Pokémon Scarlet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
I haven't played a Pokemon since X, and from what I've seen of the modern ones I'm in no hurry to change that. I feel like I actually know less about this gen after watching these?
Sonic Superstars
Sonic Superstars
Not convinced by the $60 price, not convinced by the dev team choice, not convinced by the mandate by Sega to trace their underpaid contractors works. But on the other hand, it looks like it plays ok, at the very least. I'm kinda tired of Classic Sonic, but if it turns out to be good then I'll happily applaud it.
Palia
Palia
Dude they wanna be Genshin SOO bad 😭
Persona 5 Tactica
Persona 5 Tactica
I have never consumed a Persona in my life, but when I eventually do I wouldn't mind adding this. Nice artstyle, solid animation and I think Atlus made a couple good TRPGs in their time? Persona 5 might be a bit overdone but I just want good games man
MythForce
MythForce
Possible argument for having an artstyle=/good. The whole cartoon look is probably translated to 3D as best as they could, but this really isn't doing it for me. Rolled my eyes a little at the rougelike tag too. There's a demo, so maybe it's better than it looks, I'll check right now actually.

oh jesus christ, never mind
Splatoon 3
Splatoon 3
Never played, don't care.

Mint Choc. If we come to blows, I'll settle for vanilla, but I will never accept the path of strawberry. That shit tastes like misery.
Detective Pikachu Returns
Detective Pikachu Returns
People were advocating for voice acting in Pokémon since Gen 8, so it's nice for Nintendo to make this game to get them to realise what an awful thing that would be
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario RPG
Genuinely interested to see how they justify buying this over the original when this appears to be a carbon copy in every aspect except for graphics.
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Cool! Can't wait for this to get never mentioned again, then silently cancelled.
Pessimism aside, this could be a banger. Wish they gave us even a little more to go on, though.
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
On the one hand, great to see it freed from 3DS jail - but also makes the choice to remake the original for the 3DS when the Switch was already out seem even more dumb. Hopefully that arrives like, on the heels of 2.
Batman: Arkham Trilogy
Batman: Arkham Trilogy
These games are really whatever in a general way, but this is neat for Batman fans considering this is basically all they have to eat. Really interested in their performance, of course.
Gloomhaven
Gloomhaven
That's a lot of words, and also numbers, and I genuinely wish I had the attention span and brainpower to comprehend any of it. Like, I'm sure a lot of work went into this, but - damn.
Just Dance 2024 Edition
Just Dance 2024 Edition
remember when Ubisoft mailed a safe to a random new outlet who didn't even cover video games, and they had no clue, and then it started beeping and they understandably called in the bomb squad?? and it was all a funny little promotion for Watch_Dogs and Ubi were like "sorry you didn't understand". Crazy
Silent Hope
Silent Hope
I, for one, am in favour of a JRPG where everyone just shuts the fuck up for a change.

Wait, roguelite? Guess I'm shutting the fuck up too.
Fae Farm
Fae Farm
Looks really nice and cosy and super enjoyable to the people I know who'll be into this!
Just like, bit of a shame it may be lost under the 100 or so other games conceived by someone sipping coffee and browsing the Steam Charts in 2016.
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
I never was a car game person, but now that I'm trying to be - this sure creates electrical patterns in my head. Hopefully it won't be a DLC disas - who am i kidding, ugh just please have enough base game content at least
Manic Mechanics
Manic Mechanics
Overcooked but cars, and the cars also want you dead?? yeah i'll take four copies, one for me and three for the friends i'm willing to lose
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: The Last Spark Hunter
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: The Last Spark Hunter
I thought they were just adding Rayman where is he

I feel like this sequel was a mistake in every way, Mario + Rabbids is such an insane crossover that I think you can only do it once before everyone goes back to being sick of the Rabbids again, and lo and behold
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Some people clocked this at the DQ theme, others clocked it at the Toriyama artstyle. I clocked it upon hearing the opening notes of godawful MIDIshit.
Cool to see this subseries return just slightly after Pokemon fans needed it most, but it looks super whatever from the very little shown off. People seem to really like the other Monsters entries though, so hopefully it lives up to them.
Pikmin 4
Pikmin 4
I've never cared about Pikmin, they just never seemed interesting at all to me. The gameplay demo for 4 and the resulting social media hype for the series pretty much just changed my view entirely. I will genuinely do what I can to play every Pikmin now, godammit. They beat me.
Pikmin 1+2 Bundle
Pikmin 1+2 Bundle
I mean appreciated but I'm good Nintendo, don't worry winks directly at the camera
this is the year of the little guys
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 1
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 1
"NOOO YOU CANT JUST SHIT ON KOJIMAS LEGACY BY PORTING HIS GAMES WITHOUT HIM BEING THERE"
"hehe snaks reveng go brrr"

unbelieveably excited, more for the PC ports than the Switch really but also - i really hope this leads to a spike of people playing these for the first time. I will watch every Let's Play

if you just spend 8 hours complaining about MGS1's graphics, the contract is broken
Vampire Survivors
Vampire Survivors
how about you survive my ass
HeadBangers: Rhythm Royale
HeadBangers: Rhythm Royale
I like pigeons, some of my closest friends are pigeons - and not to speak for them or anything, but these feel - they feel like racist caricatures? of pigeons? I'm not sure that's a thing, but if it were I think these would be it?

also online rhythm game battle royale? your netcode better be tighter than microsoft's acquisition-fund wallet
Penny's Big Breakaway
Penny's Big Breakaway
YEAHHHH GIVE ME THROWBACK 3D PLATFORMERS THAT LOOK REALLY ARTSY AND FUN!
Well, just, maybe not all of them, but definitely this one. Surely.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 5
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 5
eventually that 8 in the logo is gonna fall over on its side and it'll just be Mario Kart Infinite, and that'll be it, we're just stuck here now, in this ouroboros road into nowhere
Star Ocean: The Second Story R
Star Ocean: The Second Story R
Now, I get it, Star Ocean 2 is like, the only good one apparently - but damn, if this ends up being an improvement it'll just widen the gap between 2 and the rest of the series. Wouldn't mind seeing some love go into remaking 3 and tidying that up, but that's probably never happening.
WarioWare: Move It!
WarioWare: Move It!
well shit guys how do you even map this one to keyboard
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
they finally did the joke, after all these years

Every joke has been done to death so I'll just say, by removing the NEW from the title they ironically made 2D Mario actually feel new for the first time in decades. Not too different, not too samey, this gonna be a good vidyagame.

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11 months ago

RPG Mario looks like Ralsei smokimng a blunt


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