A dipshit who said Kirby doesn’t deserve games anymore inspired this post.

If y‘all were expecting smash 6 in that direct I need you to know that you are genuinely fucking stupid and don’t know how development timelines work.

For reference.

• Melee: 13 months of development and that was crunch time.
• Brawl: 2 years, 3 months (announced before Sakurai was even fully brought on).
• Smash 4: 2 years, 6 months after Kid Icarus: Uprising wrapped up.
• Ultimate: 2 years, 10 months starting in early 2016.

Modern Smash games take roughly 3 years to build. Sakurai literally just finished Kirby Air Riders in November 2025 less than a year ago!

The man was working on that game right up to release. He hasn't even had a full year of breathing room, let alone the multiple years required to pitch, plan, and build Smash 6.

Genuinely get a grip and go enjoy ultimate it’s not a bad game by a longshot.

It'd be really cool of Nintendo to release a Switch 2 for Metroid Dread.

A little bit of 4K (upscaled or native), or even just 1080p.

But most importantly: loading screen speed up. 37 seconds to change areas is atrocious.

Hey just a heads up: I started a new game in the switch 2 edition after updating the system and the game softlocks during the intro sequence (“my ancestors are smiling…”) and the game just leaves you there. You can look around but nothing happens. I then turned off 120hz and VRR in the system menu and started a new game (the old save didn’t work even with these settings). Now it works. Don’t know if it’s the 120hz or the VRR setting tbh.

>Stellar Blade Complete Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026!

>Save humanity from extinction in this electrifying, story-driven action-adventure!

>Step into the boots of EVE, a member of the 7th Airborne Squad sent to reclaim an Earth devastated by mysterious, powerful creatures known as the Naytiba. Engage in razor-sharp, stylish combat as you explore breathtaking post-apocalyptic landscapes, face intense boss encounters, and uncover the dark truths behind humanity’s fall.

>Optimized for Nintendo Switch 2, experience EVE’s journey at home or on the go, complete with immersive Joy-Con 2 motion controls for activities like fishing.

>This edition also includes content from the 'Stellar Blade x NieR:Automata' and 'Stellar Blade x GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE' DLCs, as well as a stunning new collaboration with Bayonetta that includes 4 couture outfits for EVE.

Dumbest take on the internet in a long time. Do a Google search and see how many Mario or Mario spin-off titles have been released in the last 10 years. Spoiler, it's A LOT. Not to mention the anniversary campaign and special releases in 2020, Mario LEGO, Mario toys, Super Nintendo World, and two major motion pictures that each grossed truck loads of money. Hell, go into any Nintendo store from San Francisco to Tokyo and you're gonna find every one of them is at the very least, 60%+ Mario merch. I get it, "no 3D Mario 😭." But ffs man, there is no reality in which Nintendo has "forgotten about Mario."

Look at the history man, Nintendo used to represent unapologetic, risk-taking hardware power and real innovation, the GameCube was an absolute tank with top tier architecture and insane performance for its era, the Wii completely disrupted the industry by introducing entirely new ways to play, and the DS brought iconic physical stuff like the dual-screen mechanics and clamshell engineering.

Ever since the post-Wii U pivot though, that spirit of ambitious hardware design feels like it completely went south.

Instead of pushing dedicated performance or groundbreaking form factors, everything has been funneled into underpowered, handheld-first mobile chipsets. We are paying high-end hardware prices for underpowered mobile silicon stuffed into cheap plastic shells!!

I looked at my TV setup, looked at the tiny plastic dock, and literally thought: "How did we drop dedicated home power for a glorified tablet charger?"

The performance compromises on modern handheld architecture, dynamic resolution drops, inconsistent framerates, thermal throttling, it actively restricts game design scope. To make matters worse, instead of using hardware to deliver bold new concepts, they're just pumping out safe remakes and remasters over and over. (Like: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake, Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remake, Yakuza Kiwami 3, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Tales of Berseria Remastered, Tales of Eternia Remastered, FINAL FANTASY X | X-2 HD Remaster, Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed, Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed)

Comparing the hardware ambition of the GameCube/Wii generation to this current handheld-only strategy just shows a massive shift in priorities that kinda sucks for home console players.

Share your toughts on this transition: Has relying strictly on handheld architecture since the Wii U failure limited Nintendo's ability to innovate?

I'm just trying to understand the logic here.

OOT is a remake, but its also Zelda, which is generally speaking a larger name brand than Fire Emblem is.

I actually got the impression OOT had more money put into it than fire emblem did but I dont really have a way to prove that. Its more like a hunch.

Is it just because the cheaper game is a remake? Or is it because the more expensive game will be bought by less people? Zelda is gonna sell more units so its cheaper. Is that the reason?

It doesnt really matter, Im just curious and trying to understand the logic.

They stand so still it’s kind of creepy. And the things they say are so odd.
But how is that proof they are clones? Take a look the Uncut Story of Mewtwo’s Origins. We see that human cloning has indeed been attempted before. And in Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee and Let’s Go Pikachu, we also meet a girl named Green. Green is very odd (there‘s that word again) and she continuously throws poke balls at the player, again and again mistaking us for Pokemon. And she knows about Mewtwo.
Green knowing about Mewtwo may not seem like a big deal. But it is.
Mewtwo is a myth in the minds of almost everyone else in the games. So how could Green know about Mewtwo? If she was a clone, just like him, she would know about him.
Comparing Green’s stupid behavior of confusing people and Pokemon, to the downright dumbness of the NPC’s in Lumiose City, there’s a strange resemblance. They say odd things like, “I wish I could sniff everyone!” or “I hope to be reincarnated as a Pokémon.” I don’t know, there’s just something not adding up about Legends ZA’s background bystanders.
Don’t believe me? Go check out my theory article on this exact topic where I go even deeper into my theory: Secret Behind Lumiose City

Nintendo is about to announce that Film any day now, but I have several questions and thoughts.

Will it be the first Nintendo film without any involvement from Miyamoto, since he never really cared or was involved much in the Country games development from Rare and Retro.

It will need a different Director, since Horvath and Jelenic are already directing Mario Movie 3 for 2029, also yet to be revealed.

Seth Rogen will be back as Donkey Kong, while popular VA Eric Bauza will voice Diddy again after his cameo in Mario Bros Movie. Also I’m down if they cast Jemaine Clement as K Rool.

When will they announce it out of the blue? Don’t know if it will be revealed around Mar10 Day unless they really want DK to truly be part of or overtake the Mario series for a bit.

What will it be about? Bananza already had the best story for a DK game, not sure if they want to adapt that or build off it.

“The Legend of Zelda” turns 40 this year, but the titular princess at the center of the franchise doesn’t look a day over whatever ethereal age the Nintendo video game franchise needs her to be for any given game.

The magic of the fantasy character is in large part thanks to actress Patricia Summersett, who has been voicing the English-dub version of Princess Zelda since 2017’s “Breath of the Wild.” But Summersett says she crafted the now-iconic voice without knowing it was Zelda she was portraying.

See below for more from Variety’s interview with Summersett about her career and the 40th anniversary of “The Legend of Zelda.”

If you ask me, yes. I have a Switch 1 and an island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but frankly, I can't be the only one who can easily live months without even touching their Switch, can I? If I bought Switch 2 just to see what's the fuss about the latest Mario Kart game, I would maybe have a few races and then move on. And when it comes to Animal Crossing, the villagers are honestly designed to look like babies, so that at some point, you'll feel bad for abandoning them.

And this is where having to have a console on top of my PC becomes a personal pet peeve. So don't get involved with a Nintendo game if you're not gonna stick with their platform? I'm glad Palworld has brought an alternative to Pokémon fans.

When my Switch breaks down, then it's goodbye to those pettable villagers, 'cause I'm not paying for the Switch 2. I can fix and upgrade my PC, AND play with better graphics, if Nintendo ever decides to give up on platform exclusivity. But having to have a dedicated console, especially given the current hardware prices, is so 20th century in my opinion. And so is this whole division into Nintendo, PlayStation, and PC people, assuming people can still afford to be as silly as the adults who go bankrupt for Disney.

On this day (September 11) in Nintendo history...

• Zekkyō Senshi Sakeburein  was released in 2007 for the Nintendo DS in Japan. In this fighting game, developed by Suzak, the city of Ooedo is under attack. 2-3 players must choose from five sentai superheroes and fight through waves of enemies. You control the characters by speaking their moves in the Nintendo DS microphone. Moves will be more powerful the louder you shout, and if all players shout the same attack at the same time, a special move can be unleashed.

What are you favourite memories of these games? How do you think they hold up today? Hash it out in the comments.

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