Last weekend we wanted to check out Mortal Kombat 1 again and have some fights, but it needed a massive 1 hour+ update. So we ended up playing MK 11 instead. We did play MK 1 later, and though there seem to be some improvements, this game still sucks on the Switch! I’m almost hoping for a version for whatever the next Nintendo console is, hopefully it’ll be more optimized and it’s more powerful hardware. I tried playing the story campaign and even the video freezes every now and then. Right now I wouldn’t suggest anyone to get Mortal Kombat 1 on Switch…
I’m playing Trip World DX since I got the physical version from Limited Run this week. I’ll probably finish it this weekend, it’s a fairly short game.
I’ve also been playing Donkey Kong Country again, once I finish it I’ll continue with the two other SNES ones. I started playing Donkey Kong Land on the Game Boy before that. But although it’s an amazing port, I don’t think I can stand it to the end 😅
We talked a bit about this in a previous thread. The Switch has a massive user base, and the game is 20 years old, so there’ll be A LOT of people who haven’t played the original. It’ll also appeal to nostalgia for some of the people who played it when it came out. While Nintendo might be saving bigger titles for their next console, they still need to release stuff so people keep buying the Switch in the meantime. And my guess is remakes are cheaper and faster to publish than entirely new games.
Also regarding new content, from the article in the linked thread:
Thankfully, while most of its early levels are virtually identical to the original, the game’s fourth world is entirely new to the Switch version – the first of two new worlds in the remake – and it does introduce some original mechanics.
While the presentation still doesn’t feel quite right in the remake – it’s like an external team using brand guidelines to come up with ‘something Mario’ – there are some significant additions here....
I guess it makes sense for people like me who’ve never played the original. Also there’s lots of people who hadn’t been born when this came out and now own a Switch!
Nintendo need to offer something to keep selling Switches before they announce whatever is next, remakes are probably rather easy/cheap to spit out. I wonder why there haven’t been more Zelda remakes on Switch. Where’s the Oracles series in the Link’s Awakening remake engine? 😭
Personally, having such a healthy backlog, I don’t think I’m going to go for this one just now…
“the unannounced Switch successor console has an 8-inch LCD screen and launches later in 2024. For context, the standard Switch has a 6.2-inch screen on the diagonal, and the OLED has a 7-inch screen.”
Yeah but this one some guy from Omdia said the specific stuff about the screen 🤷 The “report” is all over the place so I thought I’d just post it here for discussion 😬
Hopefully there’ll be a Direct next month and these reports will stop 😅 Although I think it was way worse before the Switch and all the NX “leaks” and “reports”.
The Lost F-Zero Games Are Restored & Playable (youtu.be)
Available on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/bs_f-zero_deluxe_v1.0
Fortnite Battle Royale’s Cowabunga – Cinematic Trailer – Nintendo Switch (youtu.be)
What are you playing this weekend? 2024-02-10
Still playing Paper Mario. And that’s all I am playing. Finished chapter 3, and am currently someways in chapter 4....
The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Concert [Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO] (www.youtube.com)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Statue Exhibition Video [Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO] (www.youtube.com)
Nintendo says it will overcome challenges of generational transition with ‘unique propositions’ | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Random: Capcom Survey Asks If Fans Want Sequels To Okami, Dino Crisis, More (www.nintendolife.com)
Hand-painted Japanese-inspired RPG Lost Hellden announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC (www.gematsu.com)
Tenderfoot Tactics – Pre-Order Trailer – Nintendo Switch (youtu.be)
The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy case (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Glover Confirms 'Community' Movie Script 'Is Done' (www.etonline.com)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong — Overview Trailer — Nintendo Switch (youtu.be)
SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS - Announce Trailer (youtu.be)
Mario vs. DK is another (mostly) faithful Nintendo remake, for better or worse | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
While the presentation still doesn’t feel quite right in the remake – it’s like an external team using brand guidelines to come up with ‘something Mario’ – there are some significant additions here....
[DidYouKnowGaming] How Shigeru Miyamoto Became a Video Game Legend (www.youtube.com)
Another "Nintendo Switch 2 is coming this year" report (www.ign.com)
“the unannounced Switch successor console has an 8-inch LCD screen and launches later in 2024. For context, the standard Switch has a 6.2-inch screen on the diagonal, and the OLED has a 7-inch screen.”
GRIME Definitive Edition – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch (youtu.be)
Koji Kondo To Be Inducted Into AIAS Hall Of Fame (www.gameinformer.com)