The problem with the death of physical media is that we won't be able to buy second hand copies eventually.💀

Gamefreak really is the king of releasing underdeveloped half assed games

the "nintendo seal of quality" never meant anything other than "the developer paid the licensing fee and we checked that the game doesn't blow up your console".

For all the talk of handheld mode, I sure haven't ever seen anyone carrying a Switch around and playing it like I did with 3DS/DS/Gameboy owners. *It's almost like a lot of people don't like the idea of risking their HOME CONSOLE out in public, huh...*

His Mario strikers prediction was spot on 💀

You forgot to mention one thing about the Spyro and Crash trilogies that makes them stand out even more. They released at budget price, despite being published by ACTIVISION, one of the greediest companies out there. When Nintendo is out-greeding Activision, you know there's something seriously wrong.

As someone who played the original Xenoblade back in 2012 on Wii, Xenoblade DE was well worth the $60. The character models were completely overhauled, the visuals touched up to HD, various Qol improvements that made the gameplay better, retouched ost, and a whole epilogue with 30hrs of new content. You’re comparing a remaster that goes above what was expected to a full on remake/reimagining like FFVII remake.

It feels like a different company after Iwata's death and Reggi's retirement.

Part of the problem with Nintendo is they have gone to extreme lengths to corner the "concerned parent buying video games for their kids market", parents that might not buy their kid a product from Sony or Xbox will buy from Nintendo because they've gone to great lengths to earn trust from parents by cultivating a family friendly image.

Xenoblade Chronicles DE released with a fully revamped UI, brand new upscaled environmental and character textures alongside a completely new orchestrated soundtrack, revamped quest progression, and completely redone cutscenes. Not to mention the included brand new 10 - 20 hour post-game epilogue. I agree with every other point in this video but I'm heavily questioning your criticisms on Xenoblade.

Slight correction: Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition also added a 20-hour epilogue expansion to the game, and remastered most of the game's original soundtrack.

owning a steamdeck makes the switch seem downright silly. i can play my games with great quality on pc and then take them with me on the deck and have them run well 💀the switch is only still alive due to exclusives

Stop pre ordering / day 1 games, wait for sales, support physical releases so you can resell

3ds/wii u era is somewhat unappreciated in my opinion, there was so much that was done right, but most people looked at the negative parts of that era. Both Mario and Pokémon games on 3ds were hated by fans. Smash 4 is starting to get hate. Yes, Mario party and paper Mario were at there worst during that era, the other Mario games were still on par in Mario standards and fun experiences. Pokémon on the other hand, still tried to make the games look amazing for the console, but Pokémon on switch is very lazy and the switch ones look like shovelware garbage 🗑️ . Smash 4 has better single player modes, newcomers and is the last entry to have trophies instead of cheap lazy pngs as spirits. Smash run was short but more enjoyable than world of light. the 3ds version was better than Wii U version but still phenomenal games at the end of the day.

He really said Xenoblade Chronicles DE had "small gameplay changes" when it added a whole epilogue story.

One of Nintendos biggest issues is keeping players around. They start off strong and then just float until the next console generation

Imagine making a limited release only for stores to be rotting with said release in the clearance bin years later

Imagine releasing a game special console and not including the game

Good video but you are dead wrong about the Xenoblade games. For Xenoblade Chronicles DE they ported the entire game to their newest engine, added a lot of quality of life features like adding quest tracking among many other things. They redid all assets (I mean they even fully changed the art style), added an complete extra (never before released game) to the bundle. If we take FF7 that you compare to they shoped one game into 4 very linear games with DLC. Not sure how you consider that to be more value? All other Xenoblade games have had DLC but every DLC have given you a complete extra game to play through on top of more stuff to do in game. Xenoblade is easily the most generous series currently available. But yeah I agree to many points like Features locked behind amiibos.

An hour long video dragging Nintendo, who i absolutely despise? Yes please.

Not only did 360 have better online, the freaking Wii U did aswell... and that was FREE

"Just don't buy the Switch version of MK" Rings different after MK1. The nerve of WB Games to charge their abomination of a Switch port $70...

You know things are bad when EA feel forced to be honest and straightforward about their inability to deliver anything new.

Nintendrones having their rosebuds clapped

I think you missed a point how absolutely geniously scummy their marketing is now. Marketing for games has evolved to a level of brand reconition, trailers only and annoying pracitces like limited time stuff. There is no reason for pokemon scarlet and violet and sword and shield being extremely popular despite being terrible or a lot of games in general and this is mostly due to their marketing.

The worst thing is that they later just come out with bangers, like Mario wonder and Pikmin 4. I wish Animal Crossing New Horizons got the same treatment they did.

Later releases of New Super Mario Bros U on Wii U actually had the Luigi U DLC packaged in by default, meaning that the only new content in the Switch version is the one playable character and nothing else. At least Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze had the excuse of being a genuine good game.

One of the weirdest nintendo does not provide is a message system. It would be easier to allow send short messages with friend codes instead of having to connect a facebook chat or discord chat. Even if nintendo would both have a kids word filter (including not sending real adresses) or option for no filter and a friend list. They also don't give you any console themes (not the icons or names) and you can only keep 10/20 games on the homescreen.

For games moving from WiiU to Switch, I always just thought of them as ports to move good games to a console with actual customers and I bought them used, but your points are valid and the pricing is unreasonable for purchasing as new with their minimal effort.

its refreshing to see someone viewing nintendo without the rose-tinted glasses of 20+ years of nostalgia. been really disappointed with nintendo the past few years and you summarized it very well.

23:51 - Who DID make this decision? That's the relevant question. None of these trends are a coincidence; Nintendo's current downward spiral of quality coincides directly with Satoru Iwata, former game designer and CEO of the company, dying and being replaced not with another game designer, but with an accountant. The Wii, Wii U, and Switch were all created by a company run by someone who made video games, but now that company is run by someone who made financial decisions. It wouldn't surprise me at all if this factored into Reggie's decision to jump ship as well. If you want a glimpse at Nintendo's future (should they continue down this path), take a look at the American auto industry in the 1970s, when the bean counters took over from the car guys.

On the Wii and Wii U, you could buy (outright) games for Nintendo's legacy consoles. Now you just rent access to them. Nintendo has always had a place in the market because they don't compete with Sony and Microsoft on hardware, they've (historically) focused on making polished, fun games with lower graphical quality. The Switch should be the perfect console to focus on re-releasing older titles (neverwinter nights, baldur's gate, etc) but yet nearly every re-release of a beloved older game has terrible reviews of constant crashes, game-breaking bugs, and poor frame rates out of 15-20 year old titles. Their shop suffers from unbearable lag when scrolling through game lists, and is absolutely full of throwaway titles from shovelware developers. They better smarten up or they're going to lose a lot of customers on the next console release.

Absolutely called it on Super Mario Strikers Glad I saved my money, lol

Man, Nintendo really went from your local Italian restaurant serving some of the best food out there, to a corrupt king, serving raw or rotten food to starving peasants... if they could fork over some gold P.S, fantastic video. It's hard to believe this was a first video coming from a small channel!

I don't get the critisism for Xenoblade DE, there was a literall DLC added to it accecible from that start that's basically a new 20 hr adventure. And the new QoL, Time attack mode updated graphics ect. the price is more worth than other remasters.

literally nailed every prediction about Strikers lol. DOESNT EVEN HAVE A STORY MODE

For your first video this is amazing man. You managed to summarize all my issues with Nintendos practices since the Switch released.

God I LOVE that you arranged the companies in their respective spots in the triforce format 😭🙏💕

We gave you the DS, a new gameboy, and new games to play on them; and now you say you want a revolution? We’ve got one. -Nintendo programmer, designer, and producer, Satoru Iwata

people aren't even given retro suggestions anymore and are just bombarded with the switch.and considering how easily the switch breaks apparently,why would people be exicited for the switch now?

Excellent breakdown. It has definitely been us as fans that have enabled all of these practices, but we can turn things around with our wallets

It's a crying shame that this is your only video, this was fantastic well thought out content that I want more of.

I worked at Nintendo as a contractor for a year. All I can say is, I've hardly bought any Nintendo products since 2021 and I won't be buying any anytime soon.

As someone who plays a lot of nintendo games, I completely agree with you and that the Mario Kart DLC that has been released recently is just not worth the price

Ah yes, FIFA, the game series everyone knows Nintendo for

The only thing I disagree on is your Xenoblade DE criticism. It is a good remaster, the game looks fking great. It also has QoL improvements like casual Mode, expert mode, auto-run, changes in menus, UI and sidequests (this was a pain in the wii game lmao), a new arranged soundtrack and MOST IMPORTANTLY: new content. A DLC with a sidestory about 10-15 h long in a new area with new characters. It's called Future Connected, included in the game. A new game mode: Time attack which adds tons of challenges. Theater mode which lets you replay all cutscenes with different daytime or clothing. Now you can use different style items and stat items. What you wear ingame and what you see your character dressed with is different. This was a pain in the original too, you had to choose between cool or useful items. And many more features I may have missed. You simply haven't played Xenoblade nor Xenoblade DE and that's why you are either lying or simply spreading missinformation. I don't like Nintendo's practices but you are dead wrong with this. Xenoblade Chronicles DE is a masterpiece of a game that everyone should play. I'm sorry if does comes a bit harsh but it's my favourite saga and this is the game that introduced me to in. My favourite game of all time too. Objectively, Xenoblade DE is more like FF7R than it is like Skyward Sword HD. And you called that a bare minimum 🤨 The resolution has nothing to do with it being a good or bad remaster. Seriously, it's one of the prettiest Switch games. You can see it for yourself

It's telling you mention xenoblade de here while clearly not having played. This port when far beyond what could be expected. The artstile and ui are completely redone. The ost has been rerecorded, a challenge ode has been added, there is a 10+ hours story expention included with the game that is exclusive to de, a event theater is added, all the cutscenes are reanimated. Saying this fails in the same boat as zelda remasters and Mario u deluxe is a insult not only to the game but also to your own trustworthynes.

I loved Ninendo for everything they made through my childhood, and I wanted the Switch when it released since the last Nintendo console I owned was N64. But as years passed I heard the feedback concerning the Switch so my enthusiasm faded. But I got the Switch as a gift two years ago and on one hand I was happy but I was also weary what to expect from the games. Your video rounds up all my exact feelings as I tried to grasp how in hell people kept supporting and buying the games in this state and price. I understand nostalgia, I understand fanboyism, but maaan how can you justify 10+ year old games rereleased with minimal effort and with a full tripple A price. And as it seems so many people don't view this and other problems that Nintendo are doing as enough, and just throw money at them. In the past you didn't have much choice, but today there are at least few much better/cheaper options to get the experience you want. All in all you made great takes, but I also think the main blame lies on consumers, If they keep supporting shitty practices nothing will change. Sony and Microsoft learned some hard lessons when they went too far, Nintendo somehow seems to luck out and not get the public slap to wake the f up.

What really makes Nintendo bad are their evangelist followers, no matter what they do, there will always be shockingly many people not only defending it, but buying it multiple times out of spite.

Sony and Sega: im not even here, im just an illusion

The solution is Just ti pirate the hell out of their shitty games

As someone who bought all those games on WiiU, I hated the time on Switch where it only seemed like there would be WiiU ports.

I watched the entire thing. I’m kind of amazed this is your first video. It was just randomly recommended to me. I would have had no idea otherwise. It’s much better and more thought out than most peoples 50th video. Insta sub and peace out.

The lack of additional content in rereleases and subpar gameplay/content in newer games are among the reasons I usually wait for sales before buying Nintendo games nowadays. Sometimes I don't even have to wait that long, which feels weird. Like a year or two later I can find these games for $15 - $30. Also I got the loftwing amiibo for $5 a while ago at gamestop. Guess they were having a hard time selling those for full price.

I'm impressed how you were able to put together how i feel about Nintendo as a whole ever since i played Smash Ultimate. I was like 14 when i got the Switch with Botw and got myself Mario Odyssey when it came out and with my younger brain just being positive about a game the second it was fun, both those games were masterpieces in my book obviously. When Smash Ultimate came out, i wanted to play it, even tho i'm not a competitive player. The game having a story mode, the whole aspect of collecting spirits and being able to play it with some friends and my brother from time to time was what appealed to me. But the amount of polish, details, characters, maps, just the love they put into this game and how you are able to feel it was amazing to see and the dlc characters were also pretty good imo. The last time i felt that back then was with Pokemon Black/White 2 and nowadays, i only feel this with the soulsborne games or other gems like Celeste or Hollow Knight. But ever since Nintendo released Super Mario All Stars with not only the most minimum of effort put into it, full price and a time limit for availability, i grew very critical and cautious of everything related to Nintendo games or games in general, since everyone in their right mind would find this decision weird. I even grew to look back onto Botw and Odyssey and today, i think they are very mediocre and sometimes mindnumbingly boring. The only game on the Switch that came out since then, where i was positivly surprised by, was Mario Bros Wonder. The creativity alone that was put in it is genius and i was excited to see what the hell else they would go for every other level. Sure, some levels had the same ideas, but i can understand to an extent that not every single level can have an idea of it's own and that is fine. I still don't think it should be a full priced title, but it's more worth the money than most games i would say. Also, since i saw you are giving hearts from time to time even months after your one and only video, which i'm very impressed by that thats your only video and i'm gonna sub just in case a secomd video ever drops, i assume you read comments as well. So i wanted to ask what your opinion on Totk was after almost a year has gone by since it came out. Despite it's praise everywhere, i personally think it's quite the opposite and your opinion on it would interest me a lot.

Lazy and incompetent, nah. Hubris and indifference is more like it. Showing crappy third party ports really doesn't have anything to do with Nintendo, besides their subpar hardware choices, but it's a handheld. Every company with shareholders are greedy, because that's the world we live in. They've actually been greedy for way longer than the last 7 years. You make some good points, but there's quite a bit of nitpicking here. Good watch, anyways 👍

Well Game Freak somehow made an even more rushed and disappointing game now with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Many bugs, horrible framerates on far stuff and so much more. And they have DLC SET UP?!? Why not fix the main game first before adding DLC and the problems that come with it?

About Kirby and the Forgotten Land... It's basically my favorite 3D linear platformer. A masterpiece. But it was not developed by Nintendo. It was developed by HAL Laboratory. It is kinda similar to the Pokemon situation. Pokemon is not developed by Nintendo, but everyone associates Pokemon with Nintendo despite Nintendo themself not actually creating the games. Kirby is the same. It's associated with Nintendo for obvious reasons, but Nintendo themself don't actually create those games. Same thing with Luigis Mansion 3. It was made by Next Level Games, not Nintendo. Same thing with Mario + Rabbits. Nintendo didn't develop those games. It was Ubisoft. You can look this up. It is kinda insane how most of the Nintendo games I nowadays consider to be really good are not actually developed by Nintendo. So yes. Obviously those games don't have the usual Nintendo problems we see nowadays despite being Nintendo IPs. They were not made by Nintendo and that's not a coincidence.

"For the last 20 years" Zoomers really act like nothing existed before they were born

Xenoblade Chronicles doesn't really feel like it fits in a basket with general 'Nintendo' games. Feels more like it fits with the PS1 JRPG niche genre, same with any Tales series games.

You forgot one final critical blow to Nintendo that permenantely shows how shitty Nintendo is: Their games never go on sale and the Eshop sales are never lower than 25% percent. The fact that Super Mario U Deluxe and Mario Wonder are the same price is just bs. I bought their Kirby and the Forgotten Land remaster at full price and it's like, couldn't I have got another 2D platformer for cheap? Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze is great but Kirby was just decent.

You brought your grandma into this bro

I always tell people that I like Nintendo's games and its game development teams-- but I absolutely hate Nintendo as a business. I rode the Switch train for a while, but after spending a few months with it in 2017 and 2018, I realized that the console had way too many issues that I couldn't forgive it for. So now I'm strictly a PC gamer.

I’d love a follow up to this video that brings up some of Nintendo’s recent games (Battle League, Wario Ware Move It, and of course, Scarlet and Violet) that addresses why they follow these same patterns.

Considering Xboxs latest announcement, this opening sure did age poorly

Is this guy ok? For your first video you put out an absolute banger. Its spot on. I'd love to see more man, if you're still with us I hope you're working on more projects.

Nintendo eventually realized they can just ride on the coattails of nostalgia and fans will put up with it so they can play their favorite titles in the modern era

Tbh I wouldn’t agreed with this video till Nintendo got away with selling a poor man’s version of a Mario port

Their slogan is to use old hardware and make a console out of it undecutting costs.

Okay that Link's awakening take was kinda dumb. 1.Gameboy games (fan favorites at least) and consoles are not cheap. 2. The graphics are so improved that we can't even call them the same game outside of design. It's almost like calling an anime bad bc it just copied and made the manga more appealing

I really do see the point about the ports right, but comparing xenoblade 1 definitive edition (a from the ground up remake with QoL features, a fantastic new art style, and the future connected story that acted as a sequel using cut content). To FF7 remake (While a fine game in its own right and is very impressive in terms of scale and scope of rebuilding midgar, is also padding incarnate in how it took the first 4 hours of the original and stretched it out with mostly filler) is insane to me. Also talking about bdsp right after as if the 2 are even remotely comparable is damn near insulting.

i came back after the mario strikers game launched and the predictions at the end of the video aged like fine wine

The switch has some great games and i can say the same about every other console as well as how much each of them has a bunch of problems. I still think that the 3ds was the beest handheld console ever made the second is the psp

You know what sucks about Pokémon? The franchise is on par with Sonic The Hedgehog nowadays in terms of the quality of their games, and yet people defend the franchise despite its similar flaws to Sonic. It's not hard to see the big picture here. Both companies rush their products to the point where it's not even finished. The only reasons I can think of why fans defend Pokémon is Nintendo made their childhoods, their used to mediocrity like you said and they are too afraid to speak out because of how rabid Nintendo Fans are. As bad as the Sonic fans are, they do something right by calling out SEGA's schemes. The Pokémon Company and Nintendo? Not so much. Nintendo are not immune to criticism and they are not your friends.

Don’t forget about the fact that Mario maker 2 desperately struggles to run 2 PLAYER *LOCAL* MULTIPLAYER. Like seriously, I tried playing multi with literally just a guy in the town next to mine and we still got the nastiest lag I’ve ever seen

I clicked thinking I would play Devil's Advocate. By the end, I was in agreeance with all of the criticism. I first bought a Nintendo Switch because I looked forward to Pokemon on a more powerful machine than a 3DS. I also expected to sink a lot of time into Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate. Here I am five years later. The new Pokemon RPGs have been disappointing. I've put more hours into Monster Hunter on PC than any console. Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart have been fun. I've got a nice JRPG collection on the shelf. I don't regret buying the Switch, but I'm not buying the next console.

"You can find the original cartridge and a gameboy to play on for less than the cost of buying the remake" It wasn't true in 2022 and even less today (a GBC cost more than the remake). But on the other hand you can now play the original though the Nintendo Switch Online.

Listen I'm sorry, but you're pointing out Nintendo of all companies for this? Sony (maybe Xbox? I don't know lol) is already having this quality problems and more

The fact that this was your first video is crazy. Good stuff

Pikmin 4, Kirby, TOTK, Fire Emblem

Smash Ultimate's online runs worse than my Pentium 4 running Crysis.

Nintendo are the kinds of people a vocal minority like to say is bad but people will still worship them anyway.

This video was not only entertaining but actively changed my perspective with constant proof behind every claim unlike most video essays on youtube. i swear 90 percent of video essays are hard to sit through with half baked points with no research and are often just blatantly wrong and ignorant. This video wasnt that at all, liked and subscribed!

for the last 4 years they just repackage everything, they sell nostalgia and nothing "new". The new mario party is just mario party superstars graphics with old maps and games for AAA+ price.

I love it when I get these type of videos in my KZfaq recommendations. Especially when the KZfaqr in question barely has any other uploads, it gives me the confidence to subscribe as my sub feed will not be flooded with videos I won't watch.

I love how big the quality difference between a Monolith and Game Freak game is. Xenoblade Chronicles 1 - 3 are absolutely fantastic and running buttersmooth, no in your face bugs and glitches. And on the other side we have Pokemon 😅

Are you going to make another video? The presentation and argumentation you have alone here is quite good.

I think Xenoblade definitive has enough of a graphical overhaul, with new models and everything, reorchestrated ost and a sizable new epilogue story that it should’ve been priced at $50 at least. It’s not a full new game though, just a very excellent remaster, so I don’t think it should’ve been full price like Xenoblade 2 or 3.

I agree with the majority of your points and here's mine I think monolith soft is a good example of a part of nintendo doing really well, people complained about the slow start, the poor performance, the field skills, the character designs and the gacha system in xenoblade 2, so they worked on that and fixed it for xenoblade 3, making the start a constant rise, the performance more stable on launch, the field skills were fixed in torna (a 20 hour long dlc standalone adventure that was 30 US $ on top of other bonus content to the main game like new blades and fixed many people's complaints about the main game), the obnoxious fanservice was toned down by a huge degree, and the gacha system was reworked into the hero system that has the same satisfying collect them all feeling but without shitty luck being an issue. Xenoblade 2 is still an amazing game (even on launch) and one of my personal favorites of all time but even then that's because I thought of the potential and that potential eventually showed up in their sequel. XC2 got criticism, and monolith soft used that criticism to make a better game, if more devs were willing to do the same then both nintendo and the games industry would benefit a lot. Criticism is a sign of love and wanting something to improve anyways, we want gamedevs to improve and make better products after all. Excellent video tho I just wish you didn't jump from point to point so much since it was a bit hard to get a grasp of some of your points, I think it would've been better to group some games instead of talking about each individually since if you pointed out (for example) all the mario sports game at once and mentioned the release now finish later mentality it would've saved up 10-20 minutes of the video.

hope you can upload again one day man, you have potential and I all for people shitting on nintendo, needs to happen way more often tbh.

Only way to get Nintendo to stop these practices, is to stop buying these products. Send them a message. Why would they go all out on their content if people will buy it at inflated price?

While I agree on a lots of points, especialy the ones concerning pokemon, I think some of your points again mario odeesey and BotW are totaly unfair, like "the amount of useless moon don't respect your time" argument is stupid, you clearly come at it with the mentality of a guy that spend multiples hours a day playing games, but Mario Odessey have a massiv casual playerbase, for wich playing 30min a day is already a big time commitment, the way the moons are design allow 2 things, progressing through the game at your pace without being forced to do one thing over another, and second, coming back once you've finish the game for short sessions and still feeling like you're progressing, so no, it's not bad, it's just designed with another type of player in mind, same goes for the shrines in BotW, it's here to allow some sort of progression during short sessions of play. other than that, great video.

Nintendo was better under Iwata.

"Favorite company" has to be a oxymoron

I gotta say, I disagree with a lot here. While it's true that some of Nintendo's releases haven't been stellar, imo this video is overly negative. I'll essentially ignore the section regarding third party Switch releases, as 1: they don't have much to do with Nintendo and 2: they actually kinda make the point that Nintendo's releases aren't particularly substandard compared to other publishers. On remakes: Wii U rereleases I give a grain of salt with, they're essentially belated ports to bring the games onto a platform that more than 10 people own, they have similar quality in graphics and gameplay as current releases, so for most people, they are new games. I don't really see what your point was about Link's Awakening, it's fully remastered with additional features, what's different here from say, Resident Evil 2? It didn't "modernize the original"? It has a vastly improved (and more modern) control layout, new graphics, improved gameplay... what were you expecting? I think I could find an original Playstation and a copy of Resident Evil 2 for less than the remake costed at launch as well? Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a great example of a great rerelease, all DLC included, improved gameplay, new features, not sure what else you're wanting. Pikmin 3 Deluxe also was a good update to Pikmin 3, adding co-op multiplayer for the entire story was a big deal. Super Mario 3D World improved the base game and threw in a whole ass new game with it -- what were you expecting that this didn't live up to your expectations? On exclusives: The new Mario Party games may not be perfect, but they're a heck of a lot better than the last few prior in that series, same could be said about Mario Tennis. I'm guessing you played Kirby Star Allies in single player, it is definitely a multiplayer focused game, but fair, it's not as good as triple deluxe or planet robobot. What I really want to talk about is Super Mario Odyssey, which was really the thing that prompted me to leave a comment: You're entitled to your opinion, but I completely disagree, imo Odyssey is possibly the best 3D Mario in the entire series and easily among the best 3D platformers ever made. "Pointless moons everywhere" they're not though, they're generally hidden and require you to explore or do something to trigger them, the gameplay shown in the background was someone running around an early level collecting a bunch of moons that they already completed the objectives to get them to appear for. And the moons don't need to be given for some substantial feat either if that's not the way the game is designed, which for Odyssey, it isn't. Moons are essentially a reward for exploring and small challenges, challenges that are constantly evolving as the game goes on as each Kingdom has new gimmicks, it's constantly throwing new stuff at the player.

Yeah, I very rarely buy switch games full price. I got Pokemon Scarlet months after release used and I can't imagine how ripped off I'd have felt if I bought it at launch.

Bro posted absolute peak and then dipped I hope you make more videos in the future

The thing that bothers me the most about nintendo is the pricing for their first party games on the switch especially back during the wii and ds era their games would get cheaper over time and were fairly priced. Ever since the switch came out nintendo has become as arrogant as possible and needs a reality check.

My brother and I were just talking about this the other day. The sheer number of examples loaded into your video is damning. I've been playing alot of Mario Party since 2020, first in person with family during shutdown. I thought it would be great to play online with my brothers family who lived farther, and was quickly disillusioned by the gimped online mode. You cant play the normal game, just random minigames from a short list. You also can only play 1 person per switch. Like, that's already the stupidest thing. Thats ps2 era online play. So we eventually bought Superstars just for the online play. The disappointing lack of boards and content aside, the online mode is very frustrating. You can finally play the full game, but lag often turns skill based games to random luck. We play high framerate FPS games on Ps4 together with no issue. Minigames that should require the bare minimum of data transmission lag constantly. I was thinking of changing it up and trying Strikers, but havent heard much good about it. It's pretty disheartening for all the potential to sit in the cupboard as we play other consoles.

I hope you make another video one day, I'm interested to know your thoughts on Metroid Prime Remastered, Pikmin 1 & 2 & 4, TotK, Mario Wonder, Mario RPG, etc.