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Former head of Amusement Visions and producer of Monkey Ball/Super Monkey Ball, Toshihiro Nagoshi is still at SEGA. He has been behind many of the Super Monkey Ball games including Banana Blitz however he is also behind the Yakuza series as well. Regarding an HD remaster of the first two games, I think a remaster of Super Monkey Ball Deluxe for the original Xbox is worth it.

Good read. Actually this just came up recently with the news about the remake of Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz. Someone had translated incorrectly the original source in Japanese and it got relayed in English that an HD version of Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz was coming out plus a new Super Monkey Ball game as well. There's been a bit of back-peddling on reddit because of the mis-translation by at least one user. As a side note, I would be careful with google/bing and any other machine translators. They can give fair results but it's never perfect and it would be stupid to trust them all of the time.

I'm clearly in the minority here but I thought Banana Blitz on the Wii was good and it was certainly an improvement on Super Monkey Ball Adventures, Touch and Roll and what came after with Step and Roll. However a new monkey ball game close to the first two games style is really what is needed here rather than SEGA looking at older games and HDing them.

I saw the 2009 Mulan film in Mandarin and I thought that one was okay but this one just look generic and aimed mainly at a western audience. I might give this one a miss. If anyone is interested in reading - https://www.hypable.com/chinese-mulan-2009-jingle-ma-disney-tips/

The £150 was not my idea (see above posts). Yes I agree pricing at that level would canabilise their concept and it would lead to confusion from consumers.

I just think £150 is not a good price for Nintendo and of course VAT has to be added on, thanks. As I said I think £179.99 is a better price for what is essentially a gaming tablet which would be cheaper than an Xbox One S for example. At £200 I see less of an appeal especially with the competition from others. Nintendo however knows that the Switch is very popular and that it will sell at it's suggested price.

£150 is less than the current conversion from $200 dollars to pounds. I personally think £179.99 is a better price. Earlier post from me (merged here)- Heard about this recently but removing several features from the original won't get prompt me to buy one. Happy with the 3DS and Wii U for now. I hope Nintendo can release a shorter version of their Switch Lite trailer in the future as the one I saw went on for too long.

These stories are starting to hit mainstream news. I managed to find quite a few from non tech mainstream news places but the issue here is they don't make front page news. In the past mainstream news wanted to talk about violent video games or video game addiction but very little else in between. I think we are starting to see a change here however crunch time is really just another issue along along with how our tech is made especially the working conditions of the people who make it. The only thing most consumers can really do is vote with their wallet and to share news stories with others to highlight these issues.

oof...some of these are available as a pre-order now and will be delivered according to Nintendo by late November 2019, that's several months from now. Pre-order and wait or buy now from the scalpers.

I've just seen the IGN video on this, they killed the B movie mood completely at around the 1:21 mark - If people want to play these games on the go or have never played them before that's fine but something new or RE7 would have been better.

I saw this from Nintendo direct and it didn't fill me with excitement. The whole thing with the two people in the spooky house looked stale. If Capcom were going to release a brand new game in the Resident Evil series even a spin off, ok let's see what it's like but this is more of the same from Capcom. I'm guessing digital only again doesn't make me feel great either. I have no idea if either RE5 and RE6 will include all the DLC's or not. I have these two games already on my PS3 and despite the issues with them in places, they are good. I've played RE5 The Mercenaries the most I remember and you get a decent single player campaign length in both games especially with RE6.

Only ever played the first one on the DS which pre-dates the PS3 enhanced port.

Mario Kart Double Dash back in the day was online if you knew how and the Wii still has some online games beyond COD and Goldeneye 007 that can be played online. I never got round to playing Homeland online and doubt I could find anyone to play it with me now even though I saw a recent reddit post saying otherwise. Regardless the GameCube was a great console with some great games behind it.

Of course my family and kids would be rescued first because they are 'not things' hence the first 'thing' would be the GameCube but er, thanks for that, I guess.

I was watching a YouTube video yesterday where someone said the GameCube was already being considered a retro console. How time flies! Anyone remember watching this on TV? GameCube remains my favourite console despite owning several other systems. If there is ever a fire in my house, it will be the first thing I rescue.

The one about the new 50p's -

'If' there is an extension, I wonder how much this will cost? If the extension carried on for a few months, people in the UK would according to the European Commission president have to vote in upcoming EU elections.

I am not going to argue any points here but it's worth having a look at this article - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/20/norway-plus-uk-brexit-not-silver-bullet

I went once and then couldn't afford to go again (so far) but have a great time over there with your girlfriend. I prefer the more traditional aspect of Japan so Kyoto was where I went before and I also spent half a day in Nara to see the deer park and the big Buddhist temple there. It's worth learning a few words in Japanese and making a photocopy of your passport that you can keep at your hotel. You are required as a tourist to keep official ID with you just in case you are stopped by the police in Japan (not sure if they will accept a photocopy). Keep a record of your credit cards contact details just in case they get lost. This happened to me a few weeks ago btw. Very minor point here, cars drive on the same side as the UK/Ireland but even at red traffic lights when you think it is safe to cross, cars can still turn left or right into you when you are crossing. I thought this was a bit strange when I was there. I didn't go anywhere else in Japan but I'm sure others will tell you to check out Akihabara in Tokyo. If I go back to Japan again then I'm hoping to go to Osaka. I'd better start saving then. I've heard that Tokyo Tower is a tourist trap but it's worth getting a photo of. I've never been to Tokyo but Tokyo Skytree looks interesting. Speaking of towers there is one in Kyoto which is opposite the train station and I've been to that one but you can get a free look over the city by walking to the top of the station itself. You should be able to see the Nintendo building from either there or Kyoto Tower. Also there is the old Nintendo building in Kyoto which is also worth taking a photo of. Finally, I think it's worth a quick look at google or bing maps just to get an idea including 3D view of what the places you are visiting will look like. I know there are tons of YouTubers showing what Japan looks like but it's nice to check out the place virtually for yourself before going. Sadly google/bing maps didn't exist when I went to Japan.

Never heard of that saying but you can't keep doing the same thing expecting different results. I believe Albert Einstein had a saying similar to this. Ireland voted on the Lisburn treaty and were asked to vote again until 'we get the right answer'. I see politicians now voting more on what they think they should do rather than voting on what their constituencies think regardless of how ever virtuous/good willed a MP's intentions were or are now. If there is a general election this year it can't be with May in charge as the Conservatives will have no hope. May has damaged her own reputation and her parties reputation. I'm not a Conservative but the party is supposed to be about tradition, family and law and order. I don't see any of that now. She has a difficult job right now but her party is in a mess. Labour look in a better position but that's not saying much.

Teaser trailer doesn't say much and they should have added this to the video - My guess is this will be another cloud based console. I think I'll pass.

Brexit is pretty much this - and Politicians will sometimes say whatever they want to get into power, it's happened before and it will happen again. What bother's me the most is how divided the country is now which is a good old divide and rule tactic. The media isn't really helping that much in any of this because it sells news and has no wishes to be the peacemakers in all of this. I agree the country will be fine whatever happens. Yes the markets will drop, there will be panic buying and the media will go crazy but after a while things will return. You talk about patriotism but I don't think that is the same as my view of nationalism and that is certainly on the rise across the EU. Whatever happens with the UK, I do worry about what is going to happen to the EU when the UK leaves especially with the rise of nationalism that the EU has failed to curb. "They'll probably try to blame this on immigrants, you know, but don't fall for it. Look around, the Blight doesn't discriminate. Immigration was a distraction, to let the idiots in charge destroy the country without ordinary folk noticing". - The Prepper (Zombi U)

So that's about £26 here, that's ok but I wouldn't pay more. I personally prefer physical copies of games. Regarding the cost, it all depends on how much use the game is going to get. Just bare in mind the phone app doesn't work with Just Dance 2019 for the Switch (or even Wii U version). I used this before with the Wii U but quickly went back to using standard controls.

I've just edited my earlier reply as I saw the information from Ubisoft themselves. https://support.ubi.com/en-us/Faqs/000037066/Nintendo-Switch-Online-and-Just-Dance-JD

I found this from Nintendo.co.uk for Just Dance 2019. Internet connection required during online play. To use online services, you must create a Nintendo Account and accept the related agreement. The Nintendo Account Privacy Policy applies. Some online services may not be available in all countries. Online play requires paid online membership. However from Ubisoft themselves - Do I need to have a Nintendo Switch Online membership to play multiplayer modes on Just Dance? No! You don't need a NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE membership to benefit from the Just Dance and Just Dance Unlimited multiplayer features. If you do have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, the new SAVE DATA CLOUD FEATURE will work with Just Dance.