Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

I don't even understand the inclusion of AC DLC. It's the only thing? Or are they gonna do this monthly? Even so, DLC for a specific game is pointless for those who don't own the game, and if you do get it, you're forever tied to the sub, because if you stop paying, you can't access the DLC anymore. But maybe that's the plan.

@Ralizah Yeah, it’s enticing me to try Animal Crossing again as the expansion looks right up my street but it’s strange to package it when not everyone actually has Animal Crossing. Very odd.

Ahhhh so gutted. I went to buy the n64 controllers but had to buy NSO sub first. As soon as I bought and loaded the sub, the N64 controllers went out of stock 😭😭😭

Will just have to keep checking for restocks 🤞🤞🤞

@ralphdibny I must have gotten lucky. Forgot my password so had to reset it as quickly as possible to get my order in! I did it before the emails were sent out though as I had a feeling they would be early.

@nessisonett seems I was well off anyway as I hadn't been checking the internet for the last 5 hours. Maybe they'd sold out well before I got my sub sorted but the website just didn't say it was out of stock until I actually subbed. I could increase the number of controllers before I subbed but was just unable to add them to cart.

So annoying though. I can't remember what happened with the SNES controllers as I managed to get in early on them. Not sure if restocks before release date were a thing and if they'll be a thing this time

@ralphdibny I really want one of the SNES controllers but they’ve been out of stock for ages!

@nessisonett ahh they used to get infrequent restocks well after release too. It's funny they can't shift the NES joy cons though lol. I actually bought one of those pro controller docks recently so I could keep the NEs joy cons charged as I literally never use them

@ralphdibny Yeah I see no reason to get the NES ones. They just look a bit rubbish whereas the SNES ones are more appealing and you can get the one instead of paying more for two.

@nessisonett yeah I suppose you are right on that one. They have even discounted the NES pair down to like half price in the past I think!

I just had to have them though. The most unique official joy cons ever. I love that they slide on to the console despite how beautifully and bizarrely impractical that is!

I kind of wished the SNES ones had a rail too. Maybe if they sliced the top of the controller with the L+R buttons off and made that part into the wrist strap clip that normal joy cons had then it could have worked. Doing that to an N64 controller is probably a stretch though!

@Keith_Zissou Cheapest N64 I saw on eBay was £40 with no games.

I'd argue that's better long term value, as some of the games are still relatively cheap. At least until WATA booms that market too.

The problem is to the average Joe, £34.99 for over 120 NES, SNES, N64, Mega Drive, with more games to be added confirmed, plus access to Animal Crossing DLC, monthly Game Trials for a week at a time, cloud saves and online play is a much much easier swallow.

And here in the UK, eShop Game Vouchers are still a thing. So you can get two Nintendo published games for £84.99 instead of £99.99, or £119.99 in the case of Smash and BOTW.

Add it all up, £34.99 is even easier to swallow, which I empathize with.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/10/metroid-dread-studi...

Didn't think the situation was this bad at MercurySteam! It's really saddening to hear this.

On a side note, some of the comments in the article are absolutely appalling. Some people just don't have any empathy or understanding at all.

@LtSarge People sure do love to defend huge, billion dollar companies.

@LtSarge Yeah, I pointed this out in the comments for the original article about the credits situation. Pretty horrible working environment and to see people gleefully calling the workers every name under the sun is disgusting. You honestly don’t think these comment sections can get any worse but NLife finds a way.

Read that in a Jeff Goldblum voice.

@johncalmc

Don't know how far into it this is, but last night I ran into Quiet Robe & defeated my first Chozo mini boss in Metroid Dread.

Finished Metroid Dread there! Excellent ending, tough as nails final boss and let’s just say ‘interesting’ twists in the final section. My only tiny little downsides are that it doesn’t ever feel like you’ve ‘finished’ an area and the E.M.M.I. formula is very much stretched to as thin as it could possibly be. Otherwise it’s a solid 9/10 the whole way through. Very very good game.

@RR529
You still got a little ways to go.

It's painful waiting for Metroid Dread.

@nessisonett How many hours did it take (roughly) to concluse your playthrough?

I am (pleasantly!) surprised by how tricky I'm finding this game.... especially considering I am also working through Act3 of Returnal!

I'm getting lost a lot, but enjoying the process of figuring out where to backtrack and go next.

It really is quite refreshing to be playing a Switch game, especially a Nintendo IP, where there is a difficulty curve and some actual challenge! Last night I beat Boss2 (Kraid?) but it definitely took me a few tries.

I wish Nintendo would invest more time in pushing out solid/dynamic new entries for beloved IPs... and nice to see that Dread is getting received well in the gaming community.

Perhaps I'm just not as good at games as I thought, or I'm too cocky after beating Returnal Act2, but I am definitely finding Dread a nice challenge!!