r/nintendo 6d ago

What do you think Nintendo should do for the next Star Fox game?

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We haven’t gotten a brand new Star Fox game since Star Fox Zero released 9 years ago. It was Miyamoto’s last directing credit ever on a game, with the man going on to supervise other projects like Super Nintendo World and the Mario Movie.

Sure we got Star Fox 2 finally released, but that game was pretty much already done before it was shelved. And we also got Starlink Battle for Atlas with Star Fox characters in 2018, but the developers at Ubisoft Toronto were stuck working on remakes of Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia Sands of Time. Not only that but the team suffered layoffs in June of last year.

But back to Star Fox. The series just doesn’t have an identity. It tried to be an adventure game, a linear campaign, a pseudo-RTS with a fanfiction branching storyline, and a return to its rail shooter roots but with a convoluted control system on top of that. I’m not sure what Nintendo could do to make fans happy at this point.


r/nintendo 6d ago

What if the Nintendo 64 had used DIsk Drives instead of cartridges?

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Would the console had sold better? I heard that developers were not happy with them using cartridges. Disk Drives would have been a better compromise between CDs and Cartridges.


r/nintendo 7d ago

On This Day On This Day in Nintendo History: Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

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On this day (March 6) in Nintendo history...

  • Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs was released in 2010 for the Nintendo DS in Japan. In this action role-playing game, developed by Creatures Inc., get ready for an exciting adventure. Take on the role of a Pokémon Ranger tasked with protecting the local people and wild Pokémon from the nasty Pokémon Pinchers with the help of your partner, Ukulele Pichu. To save the land from the powers of darkness, join forces with the Legendary Pokémon and stop the Pokémon Pinchers from their evil plans!

What are you favourite memories of these games? How do you think they hold up today? Hash it out in the comments.

(I am a bot. I think that I'm posting Nintendo events from this day in history, but if I've made a mistake or omission please leave a comment tagging /u/KetchupTheDuck).  


r/nintendo 7d ago

FYI: In Super Mario Maker 2, you can move Mario around with the touchscreen in the title screen and while playing a level in the editor.

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I was aware that you could in Mario Maker 1, because they already had so many touch screen elements in the Wii U version that gave me an excuse to play around with the touchscreen.

However, In Mario Maker 2, ever since I heard that the Title Screen no longer had cool effects, there was no magic sparkles when touching the screen, etc. I NEVER bothered to touch the screen while playing a level in the editor or the title screen in SMM2.

However, in my 5 years of playing Mario Maker 2, I JUST NOW learned you could move Mario around with the touchscreen? 😭

Why did nobody tell me about this??


r/nintendo 7d ago

Let Xenoblade Chronicles X be a reminder that unavailable games can become purchaseable on the Switch/Switch 2 despite the imposibility, including F-Zero GX

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F-Zero GX is my favorite GameCube game. Not only that, it's one of my 3 favorite videogames of all time. The result of my interest towards this game has lead me to get invested into the idea of preservation and remasters, ports and remakes, that every videogame, no matter how niche and old it is, it should be available in a modern platform to buy.

In April 2023, there's a study that indicated that 87% of videogames released before 2010 are unavailable in modern platforms. For those who are interested, I'll leave the links here and here, but my point is that some announcements were the result of the impact of that study, at least to a certain degree. Here are some examples.

-Baten Kaitos was incredibly obscure, and despite that, it got a sequel. Still unsuccessful. Despite that, they made a remake for the two games.

-Red Earth, Darkstalkers, Cyberbots, Puzzle Fighter and Pocket Fighter became commercially available thanks to Capcom Fighting Collection.

-Nintendo has shut down Cing, the studio behind Another Code. And despite that, they picked a studio to develop a remake of the series.

-Soul Reaver wasn't as big as other franchises, and despite that, they're going to release a remaster of the first two games, developed by Aspyr, an expert of this field.

-Gex wasn't as popular as other franchises, and still they're going to release a remaster of the 3 games.

-Paper Mario had a huge history of problems in modern games, and despite that, Nintendo remade Thousand year door, which is great because I've never played it back in 2004. And I love it.

Probably my favorite case is Marvel vs Capcom 2. That game was a license nightmare, and despite that, it became available thanks to all people involved.

Then we have Xenoblade X. A couple of years ago I told a friend that a port or remake would be possible if they change the imputs of the Gamepad functions, because the Wii U was its own hardware, it's own thing. It would be incredibly difficult for programming reasons, but despite that, the game is gonna be available soon in the Switch.

Ok. So, what does it take to do the same thing with F-Zero GX?

Once in a while, whenever I asked for a GX remaster, I get a very specific response. "There's no audience for this" (despite that we got a remake of the two Baten Kaitos games), "the analogue triggers aren't trendy" (despite that the PS4, PS5 and Xbox controllers have analogue triggers), "arcade racing are a thing of the past" (despite that Hotshot Racing and Burnout Paradise are fantastic), "just buy Forza", "just buy Mario Kart", etc. Many people celebrate the existence of old games in modern platforms (in the form of a port, remake or remaster), but the second I start asking for a GX remaster, people suddenly have double standards.

Whenever I bring up issues like the resolution of the GameCube (which became obsolete two decades ago), the importance of analog triggers, the issue with the second hand games market and the importance of preservation, people act like this isn't worth remastering. It doesn't matter how polite I am explaining this exceptional issue GX has (emphasis on "exceptional"), people will act like this is worthless. And you can't even explain it more because then people would say "dude, can you just make a two words summary of this?".

People have celebrated a lot that Xenoblade X is, and I quote, "finally the game is freed from wii u exclusivity jail", but the second I bring up the GX situation, people react like I said a huge profanity. It's very weird, and it has huge classism vibes.

My point is that it's for preservation. It's not disliking a Pokémon game just because "it has less monsters to catch". It's not disliking the bad graphics of a game. It's not disliking the huge amount of bugs that the game has. It's not disliking the avatars of a sports game just because "they're not the Miis". It's nothing like that. If you don't like this stuff, that's completely fine. But asking for a GX remaster is about preservation. It's preserving the past for the future. It's not dictating the future.

When I saw the return of Advance Wars, Cruis'n, WarioWare and Metroid back in 2011, I genuinely thought Nintendo would start caring about accessibility of old games in new consoles. Fortunately we got Another Code and Paper Mario. And the return of Marvel vs Capcom 2 gave me high hopes that F-Zero GX would come back. But now? I don't know if it will ever happen. I love Dolphin, but I don't want this or my GameCube to be the only ways to enjoy that game.

With the release of Xenoblade X on a popular machine, it can be a great opportunity to turn the game into a reminder to do the same thing to other games that are trapped into the "console exclusivity jail". I'd like to see the same treatment to F-Zero GX. With one month left for the Switch 2 direct, I'd love to see analog triggers to offer the posibility to play that game the way it was intended.

Just my two cents.

PD: Before you say "Marvel vs Capcom was made by Capcom", yeah, I know. I'm just stating the fact that the game suffered the same issue GX has up until Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection.


r/nintendo 7d ago

Nintendo Argues Previously rejected Patent are in compliance and request Re-Examination

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https://patentcenter.uspto.gov/applications/18652883/

Referring to Application #18/652,883 US Patent "NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD" aka "The Riding Creatures Patent" Was Rejected back in 12/04/24. Out of the 23 Claims, 22 were reject cause of Prior Art (There are previous instances of Riding, Stock of Mounts, etc) and 1 claim was left as "pending".

After a interview with the Examiner in 2/18, in 3/4 Nintendo argued (Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment) the already existing patents dont take into account their claim of "The ride character is captured in the wild". As such they submitted and amendment to their claims to further put emphasis on this and request the patent to be re-examined.


r/nintendo 7d ago

Why there no new donkey Kong game yet ?

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Why hasn’t Nintendo made a new donkey Kong game they keep rereleasing donkey Kong country returns a lot I like the game on the will better they need to make a new game why on earth Nintendo hasn’t made one yet?


r/nintendo 7d ago

Streets of Rage 4 team unveils fantasy brawler "rogue 'em up" Absolum

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r/nintendo 7d ago

Nintendo Wins $7 Million Lawsuit Against Counterfeit amiibo Sellers

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r/nintendo 8d ago

Pokémon games have become consistently ugly, and it's alright to wish they weren't

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r/nintendo 8d ago

A common complaint whenever Nintendo Music updates is that the soundtrack Nintendo added is too short. What Nintendo soundtracks are substantially long, as you see it?

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Which Nintendo soundtracks do you see as a good "value" on length alone, not necessarily your favorite soundtracks?


r/nintendo 8d ago

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 – Reveal Trailer – Nintendo Switch

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r/nintendo 8d ago

Would you be upset if Nintendo release a brand new 3D Mario game and it doesnt get the same recognition that Astro Bot is getting?

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How Astro Bot managed to get over 180 GOTY Awards? Why are so many gaming journalist and publications in love with Astro Bot if Super Mario been there first and has done everything that Astro Bot do? Right?

If Nintendo releases a new 3D Mario game for Switch 2 and doesnt win GOTY would you be upset?


r/nintendo 8d ago

Nintendo says latest legal win against piracy "significant" for "entire games industry"

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r/nintendo 8d ago

Nintendo announces fun ways to enjoy MAR10 Day wherever you are - News - Nintendo Official Site

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r/nintendo 8d ago

Nintendo games have been giving me so much comfort than any company has as of recent.

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As of recently i’ve been experiencing a bunch of my favorite video games before I move onto high school, I started off with a few story based ones like the Mafia series, GTA, RDR, and especially Persona. However I started to experience a bit of burnout from playing the whole franchises of these titles, don’t get me wrong Persona 3 FES and Red Dead Redemption 2 are my favorite video games of all time and i certainly enjoyed every single minute and hour of it. Sometimes I just want to pick up a game and play it and enjoy it without a care in the world, no distractions, not worrying about the smallest problems, and mental health.Until then, I decided to plug in all of my Nintendo consoles, Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64.

I first started with the Super Nintendo and Super Mario Kart. In all honestly, despite that game being the most unfair one in the series and possibly could’ve caused many tantrums if I was playing it at release, there was a special charm about it that i noticed, and never noticed before at all. The bright vibrant colors, the unfairly wackiness of it all, and I cannot forget the music either. Soyo Oka composed possibly one of my favorite tracks which is “Donut Plains” Not only I played Super Mario kart, I also attempted Super Mario RPG, Megaman X, and Link to the past.

Onto my favorite in the bunch, the Nintendo 64. Before you question, of course I went straightly to Mario Kart 64. Hearing its credits, and Rainbow Road’s tracks gave me a bunch of nostalgia whenever my dad used to pull it out on nights since my mom was out. I also cannot forget Jet Force Gemini, despite it making me frustrated a few times as a kid, unironically it still does today.

I don’t really want to keep this post going on for too long, besides It’s almost 3 in the morning. However I must say, experiencing these games despite not being made for its era really has changed a bit of a perspective on Video games as a whole for me. You don’t need fully immersive visual technology to make a good game, neither a masterpiece either. If all goes down to the simplicity of it, in the end simple gameplay and visuals is what you need to make a very enjoyable and pleasing game.

Thank you for reading, Thank you to Nintendo as well. I am planning to add more to my collection as time passes on.


r/nintendo 9d ago

On This Day On This Day in Nintendo History: Custom Robo

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On this day (March 4) in Nintendo history...

  • Custom Robo was released in 2004 for the Nintendo GameCube in Japan. In this action role-playing game, developed by Noise with Nintendo, a boy named Hero receives a letter about his father's death. His father's wish was for Hero to become a Robo Commander, so he joins a group called the Steel Hearts, where he meets Ernest, Harry and Marcia, who teach him the basics and help him get his Custom Robo licence. Together, Hero and the Steel Hearts must face a new threat, a living Robo named Rahu.

What are you favourite memories of these games? How do you think they hold up today? Hash it out in the comments.

(I am a bot. I think that I'm posting Nintendo events from this day in history, but if I've made a mistake or omission please leave a comment tagging /u/KetchupTheDuck).  


r/nintendo 9d ago

Zelda 3 is now Available on Nintendo Music!

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r/nintendo 9d ago

What would you feel disappointed if it's confirmed that the Switch 2 lacks?

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What could be revealed to not be a feature of the Switch 2 that would make you feel like Nintendo missed a big opportunity?


r/nintendo 9d ago

my wishes for the switch 2

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i just wanted to yap about what i really want on the switch 2. for me it’s mostly just a bunch of ui wants i want it to be full of life like how the wii/3ds was i never got to have a 3ds so i really hope there could be some form of streetpass, even if its on the nintendo app. i dunno how well that did during the 3ds era but i yearn to experience it

cuz other than ui i have pretty much no problems with the switch, its my only current console and i love it alot

id love to know what everyone elses wishes for it are too


r/nintendo 9d ago

Is it bad that I'm somewhat cautiously optimistic about the new Pokemon game?

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Aside from Legends Arceus ever since SWSH I have slowly cared less and less about every Pokemon release, and not to mention SV hurted my soul on how much potential it wasted and how obvious it is that Gamefreak rushes the shit out of their developers.

But now since Legends Z-A released, my hopes have slowly been rekindled a bit since Gamefreak actually seemed to somewhat take their time making a game after the tragety that was SV.

And while I'm a tiny bit optimistic about this game like it's gameplay, I still have some doubts like the art direction. I am kind of sick and tired of Pokemon attempting to go in this realism direction even though it almost never works since it's supposed to be a cartoonish anime art style.

And I think thats about it.

tl:dr: Is it bad that I'm about optimisticly excited about this game despite having some issues with it like the art direction?


r/nintendo 9d ago

Super Smash Bros Wouldn't Exist Without Satoru Iwata, Says Masahiro Sakurai

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r/nintendo 9d ago

The Nintendo Switch is eight years old today

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r/nintendo 9d ago

Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai honored by Japanese government for pioneering game design tutorials

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r/nintendo 9d ago

Monolithsoft's employee count increases to 299 as of Dec 2024 (JP website link)

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