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Monster Hunter Digital Event April 2021 Roundup Up on the main page. N-Europe's roundup of the event, full press release and video embed. - - - - -

It most certainly is. It looks like that physical edition is Japanese only for now, but being that SLG had a physical version pre-order for the Cotton reboot, they might pick this up as well. Either way, I decided to not bother owning that many physical Switch games any more, though if this collection of three excellent Saturn shmups is available digitally for around £20? Then it's quite possible that I would buy it, I've only ever played the Neo Geo Pocket Color version of the original Cotton, and just going by that, this collection will be worth buying. As for other Sega Saturn ports? There are plenty of worthwhile titles, though assuming that Sega first-party titles won't be part of these licensed collections, I reckon other shmup/arcade compilations are a possibility at least... what about a Treasure collection? Guardian Heroes, Sillohette Mirage and Radiant Silvergun, that'd do pretty well I reckon.

If licensing wasn't an issue, why not just port Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes across to modern platforms? Upscale it to HD, add in some extras, take out the Nintendo references for multiplatform versions, heck... port the GC original across to the Switch untouched. Or... just remake it again.

Beautiful Desolation gets a release date for Switch Now up on the main page. Check the article for the press release and trailer. And look out for an N-Europe Review, coming soon. - - - - -

Nintendo Indie World 14/04/2021 Presentation Roundup All up on the main site, N-Europe's Roundup of the presentation. Full press release and video embed. Once again, no expectations here, games were shown, plenty that I probably won't be purchasing, though there's clearly a lot of variety on offer. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge was probably the highlight, as that was a great trailer, showing more gameplay and a great soundtrack.

Indie World Showcase to be broadcast on Wednesday 14th April at 5PM UK time Up on the main page. We'll have the full roundup article with the press release etc up on the main page shortly after the event airs tomorrow. No expectations for this, aside from perhaps Panzer Dragoon Z.W.E.I. Remake being that it's due out this year... ...also, yep I saw that the first remake was on sale the other day, and I missed it again. Anyway, it has been four months since the last Indie World Showcase, so let's see what happens.

I've heard of consoles with batteries failing, causing them to lose the internal clock, meaning that you need to reset it every time you play, such as with the Dreamcast or GameCube. But for an internal battery to fail, and then require you to connect to a store which might not even be there one day, lest you not be able to play physical games? That's just flawed design... or, it could even be construed as planned obsolescence, if it never gets patched, and even if it does, it's not an ideal solution. I look at the library of PS4 games which I built up over the years, and there aren't even than many games in it which I genuinely want to play any more... That PS4 tower... will likely have half of the games sold from it, then whatever is left from the PS3 games can go alongside them, as that's probably a better use of shelf space. Yakuza Collection, Capcom games (Resi, DMC, Monster Hunter) Bioshock, NieR Automata, Shenmue I&II + III, God of War, InFamous Second Son and a few racing games. Those are what I'd choose to keep, as everything else, I don't really have any desire to play. - - - - - PS3 games, there are a few which I'd like to play... again, I'd maybe keep around thirty, as there are some good games on the system which I never bothered to play. Vita... well, I'm sure there are a few games on the system, mostly digital PS1 games, they might get some play time on the PS Vita TV. PSP... I have a PSP Go, I got it in some kind of giveaway years ago, nice machine, it came with some games, I like the console more than the original release, even though it's all-digital. - - - - - Once the stores go, I'll still have use for them, but I won't be trawling through like I did when the Wii had its Shop Channel deactivated. I might have a quick look though, see if there's anything that I really want for the consoles digitally, but I'm done putting money into consoles with uncertain futures. To that end, I can't see myself buying a PS5, or even an Xbox Series X for that matter, and I'm fine with that. I'm grateful for the games across the various Sony Playstations that I got to play over the years, but I have very little nostalgia for the platforms. It can be troubling, acknowledging how disposable gaming has become, along with all other forms of entertainment, especially if you really value it as well, but it can also be refreshing, forcing you to really weigh up what you really value, out of all this content. Ultimately, nothing lasts forever, though I understand the drive of people who want to preserve all of it, for as long as possible, so that others might still gain some enjoyment from being able to experience these titles in the future, even though these games are just distractions, as with all forms of media, they certainly serve a purpose. It's nice to be able to enjoy them, for what they are, and to escape into these digital realms, for a time. In the future, I expect people will experience these games in any way that they can, in whatever form they are preserved in. If games still remain playable, you can almost guarantee that they will still be played and enjoyed for quite a while.

Streets of Rage 4 gets Mr. X Nightmare paid DLC, plus a free update Now up on the main page. Check the article for the press release and trailer. - - - - -

Miitopia gets a new trailer, showcasing Mii Sharing option and more Now up on the main page. Check the article for the press release and trailer. - - - - -

Pac-Man 99 chomps onto the Switch, exclusively for Nintendo Switch Online members Now up on the main page. Check the article for the press release and trailer. - - - - -

Star Wars Republic Commando is out now on the Nintendo Switch eShop Now up on the main page. Check the article for the press release and trailer. And look out for an N-Europe Review, coming soon. - - - - -

It's not that I don't want to make some custom shout-outs, I had them in the other Monster Hunter games, it's just that every time I get on Monster Hunter Rise, it's usually in the evening, and I just get on with quests, plus there's loads to do in the game, but when I load up the game and play it single player offline, I'll likely change the shout-outs. Yesterday was the first day since the game came out, that I didn't play it, as I was playing PSO instead, but I would have done that regardless of whatever other game happened to be out, I may well be doing the same today for a bit, but after that I'll likely be back on the hunt in the eveninings during this Bank Holiday weekend. I did miss not playing the game a bit, but I don't really miss playing games like I used to... out of all the games, Monster Hunter certainly sticks with you, as a series.

Nintendo announces The Big Multiplayer Sale featuring over 190 titles at up to 75% off from tomorrow Now up on the main page. Full press release including some of the highlights. Too many games to list, but worth checking out. - - - - -

Thanks for the hunts and the Monster Hunter chat tonight, everyone. I will be playing the game regularly, but probably not tomorrow night, as I usually play PSO, and possibly not Thursday night as I'll likely be promoting the Nintendo/Sega/Retro news which happened this week, although... did anything happen this week, aside from Monster Hunter Rise being released? (I'll have a look and see what news I can find) This game though, it's great, really great... and I say that as someone who isn't really playing games that regularly, but I'll surely be back for some more hunts.

It's coming out on PC as well, at a later date. Chances are, later on down the line when the inevitable Monster Hunter Rise Ultimate launches, it could come out on other platforms, I wouldn't be surprised. Right now though, it's essentially a paid for timed-exclusive. With it being on the Switch though, it is best set up for multiplayer, both online and locally, so there's that.

Kav, if you let me know your Discord handle, either post it in here or PM it if you don't want to share it on the forum, then I should be able to send you an invite. I don't know what the app is like, but on the desktop web version, if I hover the mouse cursor over my name on Discord, it'll show my name plus the '#' character, followed by 4 digits, again, on the desktop version, clicking it copies that to the clipboard, I'd have thought it'll do something similar on the app.

Thanks for the games @Kaepora_Gaebora & @Mokong It was great to make some progress on the quests, and my Hunter seems to be a bit more useful now that I've got some new Dual Blades. I've upgraded two parts of my armour as well, though I'll need to hunt Magnamalo a few more times for the set, I reckon.

Thanks for the games @Mokong @Blade and @Gadwin Some great hunts, and some real progress made as well, Gadwin and I managed to take out Magnamalo on the second attempt, it's a challening fight, even in the main game. I ended up getting to HR3, so I'll help anyone else get to HR3 as well, will prbably be playing again tomorrow night.

I'll join in a few minutes, if there's space. Start a quest though, I'll be there in a bit.

Cheers for the games @Mokong @Blade & @Hero-of-Time Those were some great hunts, pleased to make it to HR2 as well, and even though we had some faints on the last quest, at least it was on a Rathian, we'll get it next time. The game runs really well online as well, that was with one or two wired connections at one point, and two wireless connections, no obvious lag, it all just... worked. Discord for the chat works well too. It seems to be that your item box gets an extra page depending on what HR rank you are, that's good to know, as I didn't think two pages of items would last that long.

I'll be up for some hunts in a few minutes, I'm only up to 2* Village quests and 1* Hub quests so far, but I'll have a go at any quest. I haven't been K-O'd yet in the game, I think it'll be a while before the difficulty ramps up to demo level.

I got as far as making my character, Palimute and Palico last night, and have finished the tutorial quest, I'll likely put a few hours into the game today though. The village setting for this game is excellent, I really like what Capcom have done with it this time around. I'm looking forward to playing a few quests.

Oh right, I didn't know they were that much, I've just checked, cheapest one I can see is £35... thye do go for £20 or less sometimes, but I guess the official adapter will be more in demand now, though there are supposed to be quite a few unofficial adapters which work well with the Switch, maybe even the one for Wii or Wii U as well?

The dock for the Nintendo Switch can be very tempremental, on all of the connections, it might be worth disconnecting everything, starting with the dock and the Switch, then adding each peripheral or USB cable that you usually have attached to it, sometimes this can sort out problems, the LAN adapter might be alright, especially if it's official, if the LAN adapter isn't official, I've heard some of these can be hit and miss with compatibility. - - - - - My copy arrived this morning, I haven't had a chance to play it yet, but I am keen to try it out later, it's the first time I've wanted to play a new game in a good while.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hosting a Kirby themed tournament Up on the main page. It's all about 'dat 'dere' Kirbeh! (and Rick)