Hot take - but if you see someone say "Pokopia is like Minecraft + Animal Crossing" and your instinct is to "ummm actually it's like Dragon Quest Builders.." you aren't as smart or helpful as you think.
It is a fairly useless comparison when so few people have played DQB compared to the other games
This is how I learnt that the areas were interchangeable.... I went to the canyon area first and now am in the Port City...
@vook64.bsky.social @chocobalt.bsky.social @vooks.net Pokemon Music thing available on MyNintendo store.nintendo.com.au/au/pokemon-r...
Blessed by Charizard on this Pokemon day
Hello Mario!
Happy Year of the Horse!
On our latest episode we were joined by @jon32.bsky.social from the @hypefactor.bsky.social to talk all about critic taxes and rebates. Do indie games receive a 'tax' against their aggregate review score? Do AAA games automatically receive a rebate? Tune in to hear our thoughts!
#fantasycritic
Thanks @idrewby.bsky.social for having me on to chat about #Dispatch
youtu.be/1YT3c9BLjGk?...
They're on to us... #animalcrossing
What this doesn't show is the dozens of games with 1 hour playtime or less....
I wonder what happened in June...
None of this shocks me
I like puppets even when they don't use their puppet! @arlostuff.bsky.social
@hypefactor.bsky.social Hey guys - big fan of the show.
Question for next episode - what is your preferred way of sorting out draft order? Random? Inverse of rankings last year? Some other method?
What a finish
Kirby Air Ride was my first Kirby game
I remember buying it despite seeing scathing reviews in magazines
I admit when I tried Air Ride mode, I also wasn't a big fan
But City Trial captured me and my friends for dozens maybe even hundreds of hours
To see it back in such a grand way is incredible
Ahhh the Japanese RPG has always been celebrated for its excellence. There is a French RPG by Sandfall inspired by that same Japanese excellence...
My wife walks in on me playing Kirby Air Riders - she isn't that knowledgeable about games. Her comments.
"Wow it is like Mario Kart but... Unhinged"
"Reminds me a lot of Smash Bros"
Needless to say I was impressed by how keen her eye is.
Calling it now, Mario and Luigi go here to find a spaceship because of the whole pyramids made by aliens thing
The other alternative of course, is they increase their development teams significantly - but that poses a material risk of losing control of the quality of the output or (as weird as this may sound) putting out too many games.
And quite frankly - I am ok with this. The reality is games are taking longer to make, and I don't want teams stuck cycling between the big IP and limit the resource available for new ideas or revisiting smaller IP.
To be clear, I am not suggesting we won't get a new AC or Pikmin 5 in the Switch generation - but I do think they know they can't pump them out as quickly as they want (and need) to keep the brands active - so they are achieving that in part with these updates. Basically the MK8DX model
The ACNH & Pikmin 4 updates I feel really spell out the Nintendo approach going forward I feel. By giving out these updates, it will help keep these franchises relevant, while allowing development resources to go to other projects.
@klobrille.bsky.social @klobrille.bsky.social any chance you would be open to being a guest on my podcast, Blowing Cartridges to talk about the history and future of Xbox.
Well this is awkward
Wrasslin time
So #paxaus2025 is done, and I have to say it felt like it may have been the best one since the pandemic.
Lines felt well managed, merch well stocked, plenty of games to see and play, and some really fantastic panels.
If you see me at #PAXAUS say hi!
