Video Game General 6.5: Now with more surprise mechanics

I need a neopets app ASAP.

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Gamecube is 18 yrs old, peeps bringing up Gaia online and neopets. Nostalgia overload. :joy:

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Also with this stadia nonsense
why didn’t they just go full Netflix subscription without paying for a bunch of old games?? :thinking:

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I wouldn’t be surprised that with Stadia basically doing a IRL faceplant that Google is looking at this option.

Pokemon S & S. Has sold 1.36 mil in Japan in 3 days

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Yep. Dumpster Fire.

Pokemon is probably the only franchise in the world that can push over a million copies IN JAPAN

Sw/sh japan sales and overall sales so far have been significantly lower than Su/Mo and XY within the same time frame.

Tons of factors contributed to it though. Smaller user base as compared to the 3DS, it’s price point, the ongoing controversies surrounding the game and mixed reviews across the board in Japan.

The upside for Nintendo though is that over 30% of those 1.3m sales had a system attached to the sale. Further increasing their market.

The console and game attachments, whichever one is applicable is only going to steadily increase as it gets closer to holiday seasons.

No one ever doubted that the new PokĂ©mon wasn’t going to sell well. But this has been undeniably the most divided it’s community has ever been about a game. Which is reflecting in its sales.

Also, DQ usually sells as well or often better than Pokemon in Japan.

Pokemon Monster Hunter and Dragon Quest. Oh and Minecraft now if I am not mistaken.

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Nintendo, wtf. Why are you just now releasing a trailer for a Dlc pack that came out 2 months ago? Especially when the game it’s for is exclusive to you

You should have released this During any of these times:
when the dlc was officially announced
right before its release
it’s release day
shortly after release.

Please learn how to video game trailer, Nintendo

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I cosign Death Stranding looking boring. I won’t shit on anyone for liking it or wanting to play it, but I got 10 min in on that 30 min trailer they released awhile back and noped out. It’s not for me.

I get the impression that kojima is one of those artists that needs someone to check him or “produce” him because if left to his own devices, he can get lost up his own ass, but that’s just what I assume based on the little I know about his games. Anyway, I’m sure this game will do ok, but he shouldn’t be surprised if an art piece doesn’t sell tonnage. There are plenty of great games that don’t sell tons of copies, and he should be happy he’s getting to do what he wants and not get bogged down in reviews.

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So there is a final fantasy event going on in London right now and the head developer of FFXIV (who is confirmed to be in attendance) is going to announce it being a launch title for PS5. Or announcing that it will be released shortly after the system launches.

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videogamedunkey - Death Stranding

haven’t watched it yet

Random stuff making fun of Stadia


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The Risitas video was almost as good as the Tekken 7 one.

Dunky shitting all over Death Stranding was too damn funny.

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This year has the best dumpster fires I’ve ever seen.

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Keeps on giving.

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Google being Google. They’re definitely losing their way, and I suspect this Stadia thing will get shut down at some point and Google will say it was because of lack of interest, some of which will be because everyone was worried about it getting shut down.

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Friendly reminder that Google is going to force ads upon us all after Dec 10th


What’s up with that? You got a link- cursory google search didn’t show anything obvious.

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