THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

I straight up do not like tropical freeze. Even people who like it have to say "oh but ignore the water world" as if that doesn't take up an entire world of poo poo gameplay, or the fact that the boss battles are about 3 times longer than they need to be, or that the DK Aesthetic is the ugliest a Nintendo series has ever been and is totally unappealing and there's a reason they gave it away as a platinum game and not the other platformers that people actually buy

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

I straight up do not like tropical freeze. Even people who like it have to say "oh but ignore the water world" as if that doesn't take up an entire world of poo poo gameplay, or the fact that the boss battles are about 3 times longer than they need to be, or that the DK Aesthetic is the ugliest a Nintendo series has ever been and is totally unappealing and there's a reason they gave it away as a platinum game and not the other platformers that people actually buy

Not a Children posted:

I don't think that DK:TF is the best game ever, but saying that it's ugly is wrong wrong wrong

Motto posted:

The 3DS can't handle such detailed claymation. And that would be a drat shame because just look at the game, it's beautiful.

Waltzing Along posted:

I've put off getting Shovel Knight but now that it is getting a disk release, I think I might pull the trigger. The question is PS4 or Wii U. I wonder if there will be any differences.

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

This is some Poochie level design

Kaubocks posted:

The water world in Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze is actually Not Good. The aesthetic and music is nice but I really don't care for the swimming controls or the fact that you can drown.

BottledBodhisvata posted:

I actually really dug Donkey Kong's aesthetic. I liked the weird barrel technology. The juice factory in tropical freeze is a great example of this kind of...what, Junglepunk aesthetic going on? I dug the Tiki enemies a LOT, really sad to see most people seem to be dismissive of them, and I even liked the viking ice pirates in Freeze.

It's a good game.

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

This is some Poochie level design

raditts posted:

Also multiplayer with Waddle Dee sidekicks owns and I would not give that up for anything.
If you were upset with Rainbow Curse and you didn't play it multiplayer then you should invest in some friends and try it again.

THE AWESOME GHOST posted:

This is some Poochie level design

Monkey Fracas posted:

Uhhh so NA region isn't getting the Mario Maker bundle with the blocky pixel amiibo?

ONE YEAR LATER posted:

Buy the amiibo from Walmart and get the digital version, why would you ever want to get rid of Mario Maker??

VideoGames posted:

the physical has the cool book though

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

NA dudes, Mario Maker is up for pre-load on the eShop right now, and there's allegedly a toll-free phone number on the digital receipt that you can call to claim a free copy of the physical book that comes with the retail version.

elf help book posted:

fiber posted:

Does Pandora Tower on the eshop let you play it with just the gamepad?

Kurtofan posted:

ah yes, the famous "funky kong's shop" level

Also funky kong rules.

edit: and tropical freeze is my favorite game on wii u. the only bad thing about it is that it ends.

quote:

Hello friends and family. As many of you have probably seen, I am no longer at Nintendo. I was terminated this week due to a podcast appearance I made last Monday. It was a stupid judgment call on my part and ultimately it cost me far more than I could have imagined.

I've lost the only job I really knew or ever intended to know. Since leaving high school, I've had a singular goal in terms of a career. It got me through college and pushed me through the difficult time immediately after college where I learned just how crippling it was to have an English degree in the job market. I applied for 6 years straight for my job. Even before that, I'd made my entire identity around my hope to one day have this perfect job. I was mocked here and there as "Nintendo Boy" from maybe middle school on, but I thought that if I succeeded, it'd all be worth it.

And now it's gone and I honestly don't know how to handle myself. A central part of my personality revolves around Nintendo. Anything that I've decorated with around my house has a very clear Nintendo theme. My shirts and jackets overwhelmingly show that as well. Being able to finally feel at home at a job is a feeling I can't easily quantify. I was the guy who'd see a hastily-discarded paper towel in the men's room and pick it up, saying to myself, "This is my home, and I will keep it clean."

If we're being honest, I'm scared. Very scared. I haven't been without a job for over 4 years, and even then it was during the weird "just exiting college" part of life that everyone goes through. And back then, I was still down in Oregon near family. Living in Washington has struggled to feel normal, but I was grounded in my job. It was where I happily spent my time and saw all of my friends. With that unstuck, Washington suddenly feels alien and empty all over again.

I look around my house and see images of my son and feel such intense shame and crippling sadness. How do I share this part of my life with him? How do I cope knowing that I've failed him? Even before this I'd been struggling to want to provide better for him and my wife, knowing that due to my student loans, I wouldn't be entirely debt-free until I turned 40. That's not a hyperbole either. I'm just now barely under $100,000 in student debt and my last payment is scheduled for the same year that I turn 40. "That student debt is intimidating, but it's worth it for the end result." I've undone my end result.

I spent the last week in a miserable place once the podcast began getting coverage. I was instantly scared when a coworker poked me and said, "Hey, you're on GoNintendo." Suddenly article after article began appearing in game sites of all languages. Comments sections painted me as an idiot and the like. My Twitter started giving me hourly reminders from people meaning well and otherwise. It seemed unthinkable that I'd be let go for a single moment of poor judgment and my own misunderstandings, but here we are.

Obviously, as I'm writing this at 4 am, I don't think I have a clear goal. All I can think of is that there's so much I've put at risk. I know that if I can't find a job at least as good as this one, I won't be able to provide for my family. I've lost them their health coverage and their security. I also know that I've probably lost a good deal of my friends, just because I know how hard it can be to stay in touch with someone when the convenience of proximity is lost.

I'm so sorry to everyone. I've failed you. You believed in me and supported me and trusted me and I've failed you. I've failed me.

Viewtiful Jew posted:

Welp, I guess plans of corporate letting people at NOA who work for the company being more open and social have been axed for the time being: