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15 minutes ago, iStu X said:

Because they were hemorrhaging money due to how poorly it was marketing. If it had been named literally anything but the Wii U it likely would have sold gang busters. This is been heavily heavily documented and even admitted to by Nintendo. 

 


because Xbox more or less knows it’s lost the console race several times over.  so they’re preserving what did make them successful and trying to build an world for Xbox users to still feel they’re being supported via game pass. Which has totally worked. And I applaud them for it. Full stop.
 

But they own all these studios and magically think that’s going to magically give them content. It’s not. Having back catalogue at the ready for x company only works so long. People are going to want new content from x company and xbox simply hasn’t delivered on that despite acquiring what? Almost 20 studios over the last 5-6 years? 
 


One exclusive. Horizon Zero Dawn. Talk about going all in! Also, having mobile gaming doesn’t mean that’s going to be their focus. Nintendo has 6 mobile games out and when you look at their annual revenue the only one that makes a blip on the radar is Pokémon and even then, the profits is split 3-ways. Mario Kart World made a big splash when it was first made but not anymore, really. 
 

also the switch being a hybrid system is fucking genius. Nintendo has dominated the handheld gaming market from the jump. That is irrefutable. However, They also needed something as a home console since outside of the Wii U and the Virual Boy everything Nintendo touches when it comes to at-home hardware sells in the tens and sometimes hundred millions. They needed that market back, again due to the failure of the Wii U. Which had an amazing library yet to my original point, it was horribly marketed and Iwata knew this. Which is why him and Koizumi poured their hearts and souls into the Switch. 


 


 

 

Will correct one thing.  Technically Sony has Days Gone and Death Stranding on PC as well.  The only real stand out exclusive is HZD  (Death Stranding is kinda polorizing). 

 

Also Fire Emblem Heroes was also another mobile game that did pretty damn well.

 

 

 

To also add to these points, Ninty themselves have stated the only reason they went into mobile is a means of getting other people introduced to their IP's to ultimately get them to buy into their consoles. 

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3 minutes ago, Sonichuman said:

Will correct one thing.  Technically Sony has Days Gone and Death Stranding on PC as well.  The only real stand out exclusive is HZD  (Death Stranding is kinda polorizing). 

I forgot about those games. 😂😂😂 

Giving PC players mostly scraps is pretty entertaining. Dat pc mustard race! They get all the goods. 

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4 minutes ago, Faltimar the Dark said:

You cant do that.  I probably have a number of games you have.

 

...and the guy above me probably has a number of the same games as me.

You’re stating it as an umbrella term. I’m not. 

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It has to be when I say we're all playing the same shit.  Cant break that down.

 

Anyhow...gonna try this game out.  Seems whack.

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If none of you have tried it I'd suggest the game Circuit Superstars.  Fun little racing game that reminds me of RC Pro AM.

 

This looks it might be fun with some friends...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1004620/KungFu_Kickball/

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3 minutes ago, iStu X said:

One of my favorite Runners was the game gear Disney’s Aladdin. It was so fire and the remix of the OST was so bomb. 

Game Gear Aladdin was a runner? I just assumed it was more of a port of the Genesis games. Sounds like it would have been a more interesting title for the Game Gear Mini/Micro whatever it was that SEGA totally botched.

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Happy Friday as well as VGM Friday.

 

 

As Hulk said in an episode of Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, "Give me something to smash."

 

 

Man, this theme makes me wanna sip tea or coffee while tipping a top hat.

 

 

One of the best Wolvie themes. I'm not sure if it is a sax or guitar in there, but either way, that sucker nails it.

 

 

This is my favorite song from this underappreciated soundtrack. 

 

 

One of my fav gaming renditions of the Can-Can.

 

 

Absolute BANGER!!!

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3 hours ago, RegH81 said:

Any of ya'll play the demo for R-TYPE FINAL 2? It is remarkably short. My dad already has the game pre-ordered but I think I'll wait to buy it.

I'm waiting on it since I have R-Type Final 1 and it suuuucks. It's fucking boring. Shoulda made a sequel to Delta. 

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March 2021 NPD

https://venturebeat.com/2021/04/16/march-2021-npd-playstation-5-sales/

https://venturebeat.com/2021/04/16/march-2021-npd-monster-hunter-rise-sales-soar-to-no-2-in-the-u-s/

 

Hardware:  Switch remains the top selling console for the month.  Despite this PS5 is still breaking records and is apparently the fastest selling console for the US at the moment and doing more money per unit sold.  So essentially Switch is selling the most units but PS5 is making the most money.

 

Software:

Before getting into where placements were for the month some highlights.  MHRise actually didn't place #1 as I thought it would but instead ended up placing 2nd.  Apparently it just couldn't overtake CoD: Blops CW.  This didn't stop it from being the 2nd highest selling game in the series.  Keep in mind that this game is exclusive to one console in comparison to World so this is quite the feat.  Outriders debuted in top 5 at no. 3 so the sales it's off to a good start.  Mario Kart 8 D's sales has put Mario Kart 8 as the best selling racing game in US history.  Crash 4 apparently has also had a resurgence PURELY because the game got released on the Switch.

 

Top 20 for the month: CoD:Blops CW, MHR,Outriders, SM3DW+BF, Miles Morales, MK8D, Ass Creed Valhalla, AC:NH, SM3DAS, Minecraft, CoD:MW, Smash Ult, Pokemon SW/SH (guess we're counting them together now?  Wonder when that started), MK11 (this includes Ultimate), Crash 4, LoZ: BotW, Dat Madden 21, NBA 2K21, Super Mario Party, FIFA 21

 

Top 10 selling games for 2021 so far:  CoD: Blops CW, SM3DW + BF, Miles Morales, MHR, Ass Creed: Valhalla, MK8D, Minecraft, Dat Madden 21, AC:NH, Outriders

 

Top 10 best selling games of last 12 months: CoD: Blops CW, Dat Madden 21, CoD: MW, Ass Creed: Valhalla, Miles Morales, AC: NH, LoU II, GoTsu, SM3DAS, MK8D

 

Top 10 Nintendo:  MHR, SM3DW + BF, MK8D, AC: NH, SM3DAS, Smash Ult, Pokemon Sw/Sh, LoZ: BotW, Super Mario Party, Luigi's Mansion 3

 

Top 10 Playstation:  CoD: Blops CW, Miles Morales, Outriders, Ass Creed Valhalla, Dat Madden 21, CoD MW, Minecraft, GoTsu, NBA 2K21, MK11

 

Top 10 Xbox:  CoD: Blops CW, Ass Creed: Valhalla, Outriders, CoD: MW, MK11, Dat Madden 21, Forza Horizon 4, It Takes Two, Avengers, Watch Dogs Legion

 

 

Edit: seeing a couple concerns out there about the potential of Mario Kart 9 and yeah...with how Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is selling this could very well be the only Ninty console without it's own Mario Kart.  I would not be surprised if Ninty just skipped this generation for Mario Kart and just put the next game on the new consoles cause looking at this from a business perspective...why would I stop this money train?

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15 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said:

Apathy is different than vitriol though. 😉

The only thing I hate about Bayo is the insta gib QTEs.

 

Everything else is pure brilliance.

 

Bayo 2 got rid of them.

 

So yeah. Bayo 2 is pure bliss.

 

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Vanilla White chick doing cosplay there is tepid, at best. She conveys none of the wicked spark of Bayo's personality. So that's an autofail, no matter how decent the costume.

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Read some comments and people are suggesting an open world aspect and maybe call me old fashion, but please no. I just want to race fast, that's what I play F-Zero for. Captain Falcon being a bounty hunter really isn't important to the series, so I don't care to see him beat up people. That's what Smash is for. I don't want a new game that puts all it's focus on that and then have subpar racing. Of course that stems if a new game will ever come.

 

If they want to port GX then Online would have to be in, I'd like a balance of the machines. Most of the AX machines really aren't good (especially on the toll to unlock them), Sliver Rat and Cosmic Dolphin are probably the worst machines in the game. If there isn't a balance then I wouldn't be surprised to see full lobbies with Fat Shark and Black Bull. Also maybe take out snaking. Keep the difficulty the same.

 

VGM Fridays:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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19 minutes ago, RSG3 said:

No, her YouTube Channel Sphere Hunter. She reviews games having retired from...other work. 

I was trying to do a Kamiya joke and it fell flat lol.

 

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Also admittedly I didn't know anything about who Sphere Hunter is and decided to do some research and uh....oh...that's what you meant by "other work".

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I’ve been playing grandia II on my switch all day. It was one of my favorite RPG’s when I was a teenager but I also haven’t played it in just about as long. So my memory for the game is slowly refreshing. 
 

It was nice to remember where to farm defense seeds (permanent +3 Defense) right at the beginning of the game. Especially when I fought the first real boss of the game, The Tongue of Valmar where even it’s signature attack did single digit damage to zero damage. 
 

Can’t wait to get back to it tomorrow. I think once I beat it I might try OG Grandia. I’ve never played it before. 

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@iStu XIm kooking to play through Grandia 1 soon here myself. 

 

With that said I recently started playing the very first Chocobo Dungeon game on PSX, it got a English language patch bout 5 months ago. My first one. Any general like...Chocobo Dungeon tips I should know about? I remember you being kinda of into these games.  Anything that just sorta applies to most of them?

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Ok, so far the Pyro in Outriders still seems like the "less effective" character overall.  I can't help but feel I just don't have as many strategic options as the superior Trickster in any given situation here.... and I have the character up to level 22 so far.  It's not like the character is pure trash, but it just feels like more of a challenging uphill battle there.  

 

It was a tough choice between that final volcano skill I just got or keeping "Overheat", but then I realized the difference in cool-down time... and that's not even close....Overheat's cooldown time is way better.  Volcano skill is something stupid like 30-ish seconds if I recall.  So far it seems like the character's best bet is that "thermal bomb", since the explosion does huge damage in a decently sized radius....even in the early game.  Sheeeitttt, if I wasn't sleepy at the moment I'd still be at it, trying some different builds with this character.  Devastator is next for me to play around with.

 

...still leaning towards firepower being the more ideal thing to prioritize over anomaly power...at least on paper it seems like that is the better deal, since you can naturally shoot things 99% of the time, whereas the powers have cooldowns to worry about.

 

Diablo 3---maybe they adjusted the drop rate on firebird set or somethin'...the game is quite stingy this season... I'm closing in on Paragon 200 and still only have 2 pieces of the set.  Meanwhile, it keeps giving me that damn Typhon set constantly.

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6 hours ago, MillionX said:

Ok, so far the Pyro in Outriders still seems like the "less effective" character overall.  I can't help but feel I just don't have as many strategic options as the superior Trickster in any given situation here.... and I have the character up to level 22 so far.  It's not like the character is pure trash, but it just feels like more of a challenging uphill battle there.  

 

It was a tough choice between that final volcano skill I just got or keeping "Overheat", but then I realized the difference in cool-down time... and that's not even close....Overheat's cooldown time is way better.  Volcano skill is something stupid like 30-ish seconds if I recall.  So far it seems like the character's best bet is that "thermal bomb", since the explosion does huge damage in a decently sized radius....even in the early game.  Sheeeitttt, if I wasn't sleepy at the moment I'd still be at it, trying some different builds with this character.  Devastator is next for me to play around with.

 

...still leaning towards firepower being the more ideal thing to prioritize over anomaly power...at least on paper it seems like that is the better deal, since you can naturally shoot things 99% of the time, whereas the powers have cooldowns to worry about.

 

Diablo 3---maybe they adjusted the drop rate on firebird set or somethin'...the game is quite stingy this season... I'm closing in on Paragon 200 and still only have 2 pieces of the set.  Meanwhile, it keeps giving me that damn Typhon set constantly.

I'd just roll pants. Get a few pair and reroll them into the parts you need.

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7 hours ago, Sonichuman said:

I was trying to do a Kamiya joke and it fell flat lol.

 

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Also admittedly I didn't know anything about who Sphere Hunter is and decided to do some research and uh....oh...that's what you meant by "other work".

We only elect not to call out porn ironically.

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7 hours ago, MillionX said:

Ok, so far the Pyro in Outriders still seems like the "less effective" character overall.  I can't help but feel I just don't have as many strategic options as the superior Trickster in any given situation here.... and I have the character up to level 22 so far.  It's not like the character is pure trash, but it just feels like more of a challenging uphill battle there. 

I heard there was a crazy endgame build for Pyro that made it pretty OP, but not sure about what skills and mods it takes.

 

I just beat the spider boss with my Trickster. So far I've been focusing on the upper path of the class skill tree and it's working out for me. Been playing in World Tier 5  (highest I've unlocked). I love mixing Hunt the Prey and the other teleport skill I just unlocked that lets you set a travel point to warp back to. And Twisted Rounds gives me great damage options. I'm just now getting into the whole mods thing and it seems like there's a shit ton of combinations to play with. 

 

Loving the game so far.

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