This is about how much Mario Odyssey did in the same timeframe and that game ended up selling 30 million lol
Gone are the days when consoles had unique identities of their own. Everything is the same now even across generations.
Kenta Motokura (director) and Tatsuya Kurihara (lead programmer) on stage alongside Donkey Bananza amiibo
Key takeaway from the DK Bananza panel:
Friendship ended with Mario. Now Pokémon is my best friend
Yeah, everyone gets those two on the first day. You'll get a random third one tomorrow
Yeah. I think everyone got Mario on the first day but from there it's random
I got the coolest Mario Galaxy card on Nintendo Today, but screenshots aren't allowed so I can't show you. Too bad
Switch 3
As a Sega fan, I feel there is almost always a catch when buying their games. I wouldn't be surprised if others felt the same
Don't think there's one single reason for this, but multiple smaller factors adding up. High prices (Sonic CW is $90 for everything), expectation of definitive version (Metaphor), release timing (Sonic CW competing with MK, Shinobi with NG/indies), key cards, initial reception to P3R NS2, Kiwami 3
Haven't seen anyone post this yet: Here's the box art for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book may be the first $60-$65 Switch 2 exclusive game*? In Japan, it’s priced at ¥7980; that’s ¥1000 lower than Bananza, Air Riders, Tennis Fever, and Pokopia.
*Not counting NS2 Edition titles, whose pricing is all over the place
People need to look at Nintendo Directs as the supplement, not the main attraction.
The main attraction is game releases. When Nintendo has game releases, there's no need for a Direct.
If we get to June without anything dated, then we can talk
Yoshi in May, as expected. Keeping the pace of at least one Nintendo release a month. The game looks great too
I still have the Mario Pikachu plushie. It's a prized possession
Wish there was a way to get these outside of Japan. The collector brain in me wants them lol
YouTubers would be milking that story for years
Gotta be honest, I think those people are only looking for 3D Mario/Zelda/Smash. Nintendo could release every game except those and there would still be negativity
Nintendo films being an actual thing now is still wild to me. Really looking forward to the Galaxy movie
Pokémon is maybe the most popular game series to collect for. People want physical copies even when they're Key Cards. How do you underestimate demand this badly
Bananza still takes it for me but it's close
lmao
Just played Pokopia for 5 hours. Fastest 5 hours of my life
They're besties
I wonder if sales of Ditto plushies are going up this weekend
All digital future
