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26/08/2022 in the west? Nice! Much earlier than I expected! The gameplay is literally just TMS 2 lol. I don't know why they're pretending that this is a sequel to the original Soul Hackers, it doesn't even remotely resemble the original Soul Hackers whatsoever. This is Tokyo Mirage Sessions 2 with a non-copyright infringing skin.

Nah, the only reason it's coming to Xbox is because they're paying for the port. There is no way that it would be getting an Xbox release (especially not in Japan!!) if MS weren't footing the bill. Sony definitely paid to block the Switch release, just like they did for Monster Hunter World. I am willing to bet money on this being true. The platform choice is absolute suicide in Japan. It's even the same team behind TMS working on this one (probably even the same engine; which already runs on Switch); I cannot believe that this platform choice is not a political one. Definitely. We'll probably get it early 2023, and it'll probably come to Xbox Gamepass on day 1.

Coming out 25/08/2022 in Japan on everything except for Switch (Sony moneyhats strike again!) There's also a Playstation version specific Special Edition pack as well... I'm surprised that Phil's cheque cleared in time for this one though... Will look forward to playing this one on Gamepass in 2023 when it comes out over here Platform moneyhats aside though, it looks good. The Tokyo Mirage Sessions (TMS) influence is strong with this one! Edit: Looks like I was right! It is indeed the TMS team working on this one!

Yeah, that post-launch update is well overdue at this point. It's pretty crappy that we're 4 months out from launch and the game is still not finished! Where is the damn GTS!? Where is Home support!? Where are the Link Battles!?!?

So... I guess that means that we're not getting a Pokemon Day Direct this year then? Bummer So much for us getting that Explorers of Sky remake any time soon...

Crappy logo, very sweaty video, Hot Ryu is IN. Overall, nice teaser. Will almost certainly be PS5 exclusive as Sony won't be able to resist buying exclusivity, especially with them now owning Evo. What's much more important than any of that junk however... is this... Yusuke Hashimoto (Director of Bayonetta 2 who left Platinum back in 2019 for unknown reasons) is now back at Capcom and is working on this game!!

They would have to modify quite a few tracks to make them work in reverse; adding cannons, jumps etc to get you back. So it wouldn't be an insignificant amount of work (which is probably why they dropped the idea during development originally). That being said though, the MK Tour tracks have already been designed with Reverse CC in mind already... I certainly don't think it's impossible to make it also happen with the existing MK8 tracks (they do have 2 whole years to make it happen after all!). Would be a great way to give MK8 a real send-off!

Random speculation... I wonder if Nintendo could be planning on bringing back MK8 DX's previously scrapped Reverse Mode with this upcoming DLC? (Yes I've been browsing TCRF again!) I mean... Mario Kart Tour did actually steal this concept and actually incorporate reverse variants of many of its own tracks... With all of these new DLC tracks all coming from Tour... I could see them pulling this surprise out of their hat at some point (perhaps with the final DLC pack) with a new Reverse CC Mode!

Speaking of Mario Kart 8... https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_8#Totaka.27s_Song Totaka's Song has been found in Mario Kart 8!!!

This isn't new news or anything, but Dolphin Shoals is the single best piece of music in the entire Mario Kart series. Just spent the last hour listening to this absolute AURAL SEX! Oh that sax solo is just absolutely GLORIOUS!! Man, I think the Wii U/3DS era might well be when Nintendo's musicians were at their absolute PEAK!

Ahh, fair enough then. I wouldn't pay that much either.

Why not make the bid and then sell the additional Gamecube if you win? (Unless you really want a second Cube). Would be a good way to get the GB Player + Disc for well below market value if you offset the cost by selling the Cube!

No soldering required. The GC-HD and the Carby are literally plug n’ play devices. You plug it into the Digital out port, plug in your HDMI cable and away you go! It even transmits digital audio without needing a separate cable! They’re not analog to digital converters, they pull a true digital video signal out of the Cube; all made possible thanks to that Digital-out port! And yes, they do enable true 480p output if your game supports it (No PAL games do unfortunately unless you use Homebrew to force it; otherwise only NTSC games support 480p). Both me and @Glen-i have one each. They’re awesome!

Pilotwings 64 would actually be a pretty big ask. It's one of the few first party N64 games that have never been re-released in any form (probably something to do with the fact that it was developed by Paradigm Simulation; whoever bought them out probably still has some rights to the game somehow). Either way, we won't be seeing anything that wasn't shown off in the initial announcement video for a good while yet. The next few months will consist of Mario Golf, F-Zero X, Kirby 64 and Pokemon Snap (unless the Goldeneye rumours actually pan out and we see that hit both Xbox and Switch within the next few months!).

Yeah, Dread Mode is just dumb; I don't even know why they bothered adding it (granted it was something they probably just knocked together in 5 mins). At least Rookie Mode was added. This game doesn't need to be made any harder!

Get this one... https://www.8bitdo.com/wireless-usb-adapter/ I have it, works perfectly.

https://www.theverge.com/22941636/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-sec-filing-came-together Some additional information regarding the ABK purchase from the new SEC filings... That's crazy just how fast MS pounced on that scandal! They smelt blood in the water like a shark!

Looks solid, and it's even a DOL-001 that comes with the Digital AV port, so you could get a GC-HDMI adapter for it if you wanted to. Nice.

Check that comes with the actual start-up disc. The Gameboy Player hardware is common as muck, but it's the start-up discs that are actually rare now (How the hell did so many people lose them!?). Also worth keeping in mind that Gameboy Player hardware is region free; but the start-up discs are not! It's just like with Wavebirds. The actual controllers aren't that rare or expensive, but for whatever reason, people just seemed to love losing the wireless receivers that came with them!

This is a massive four hour long interview with various heads of Popcap; they go over Popcap's history and their experiences as the company grew, changed, got bought out by EA and died. It's actually about 7-8 months old now, but I only just discovered it just now and just devoured the whole thing! I do recommend a listen in the background, as it's a really great and candid account from all involved, but I understand that it's a big ask for most people. So here's a quick summary of some of the most salient points brought up...

Sony goes third party... again!

But what does it MEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN?????????????????? Looking forward to the 10 hour long Gamexplain dissection video.

You can now get Apple Pencil esc Active Stylus' (which have fine tips, not thick rubber or disc-based junk) that work with Switch! I have this one in particular and it is excellent! Strongly recommended that you get one if you don't have one already, it literally completely transforms the experience of using the Switch's touchscreen and makes it resemble the DS/3DS/Wii U experience much more closely Looks like this one seems to be a newer version of the one I have. If it's as good as the one I've got? I can't recommend it enough, it's easily the single biggest upgrade you can buy for your Switch! I couldn't imagine playing Mario Maker 2 without it!

Oh... oh the irony... Didn't expect to have to end up bumping this thread! I wonder if Vivendi would have the brass balls to try again now... Or perhaps a merger with EA might now be on the cards? I can't imagine that a platform holder would be willing to take on their absolutely gigantic burn-rate... But could Sony now be desperate enough following the ABK acquisition?

Looks like the Yanks have finally caught up with us here in the UK, as they just launched an official online My Nintendo Store today: https://www.nintendo.com/store/ Hopefully that means that we'll start seeing more physical goods and cool merch come out on both sides of the pond