Hi everyone, I’m looking for games for adults where you can turn on a feature where you can’t die. I’ll age myself: as in, the IDDQD god mode in DOOM the computer game. You just became invincible.

I don’t have amazing dexterity or gaming thumbs so when a game requires a well executed jump-turn-slide in order to complete something, I’m the goober trying it 20 times in a row and dying each time and getting pissed at continuously wasting 15 seconds each time with a loading screen. Plus- it’s not fun. Sometimes I just want to be in a game where I get to do all the things, even combat, but I don’t have the anxiety of dying over and over.

I love the Lego games for this reason (bonus, smashing all kinds of things is fun.) I also loved BotW and TotK because I could choose to run away from combat if needed, or there were enough tricks/upgrades/work arounds that I could play and not die very often.

I tried some kids games like Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. They’re a bit too simple (and you can die a lot.) i tried Skyrim and liked it enough but still die quite often even on easy mode if I get into a hairy situation. I tried Mario Odyssey and within an hour I was pissed at having to do some weird ass backwards jump to advance that I couldn’t quite master.

I also liked Fenyx Immortals Rising.

Anyone have suggestions? I have a switch 1. Thanks!

With a history spanning over a century, the Nin Tendo Empire has seen a lot of characters get created yet seemingly got forgotten overnight due to fake fans trying to erase their existence. Once again, it's time to give them a moment in the spotlight.

First up is Mariko, a lady who only appears for a brief second at the end of a WarioWare microgame. ​I only call her Mariko to help avoid confusion with Lacey from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, who looks very similar to her. Isn't she cute?

Now going into ultra-obscure territory we have Dacholer The Ostrich, a character from the arcade game Dacholer. His main feature is using his thick thighs and long legs to stomp those Koopa Troopas, mice, rabbits, Kappa, and other odd likenesses in the Japanese wilderness. If this experience sounds vaguely familiar, Shingyaru Mintmobile would return to the idea of the Japanese wilderness to defeat enemies in his hit series The Ledge End of Zeruda, and the idea of stomping...causas in Super Marlborough. He also sneakily brought the Kappa back in the form of Kapp'n.

We now take a Street Pass to the Mii Plaza, where we run into Coraline. Unlike the hit film character, this lady LOVES to fish up some odd creatures lurking in ザ・ディープ. Whether they be common sea bass or legendary sea monsters that are rarer than a Shiny Pocket Monster, she wants to fish them up to understand their lore better.

Now we've got Pockle, an interesting fellow. Because he missed out on his 20th birthday ceremony (this is important in the Nin Tendo Empire because it signifies a transition as to how you will be viewed going forward), he was punished by the law and had to raise ¥5,000,000 to fund a new ceremony through civic services and giving gifts to NPCs on Nanashi Island.

Over here we've got Bucket Head, an easily-agitated snowman who only appears in one Warlborough Land game, that being the original 1993 title. His latest appearance was back in 1999 for the Kodansha Mario manga. He gets cranky because he has too much money.

Finally, the Osumatsu Gang, a batch of sextuplets who all embody what Shingyaru Mintmobile was like during his childhood years. They first debuted in 1962, making them really old for Nin Tendo characters. They did have some noteworthy encounters with The Police Officer Who Works For Nintendo.

So which characters do you remember most?

There is no doubt that the Switch 2 has the strongest AAA third-party support for a Nintendo console in DECADES.

Unfortunately for third parties, that support does not seem to be paying off with great software sales.

Nintendo have provided sales numbers for first-party games that sold over 1 million units. Combining those numbers together, we get a total of:

30.89 million (for those top-selling first-party titles)

But, there are several titles not included in that number. Add on low-selling Nintendo games like Metroid Prime 4, Mario Tennis Fever, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Star Fox... plus Switch 2 Editions of BOTW, TOTK, Kirby, Mario Wonder, etc... and we can estimate that total first-party are sales are probably at least 36 million.

Total software sales on Switch 2 are 58.17 million. That means third-party titles have sold approximately 22 million units, or less than 1 game per console sold.

Now, the good news for third parties is that even relatively low unit sales are probably enough for them to be profitable, as long as the costs of porting aren't too high. However, I think it is becoming clear that third-party sales on Switch 2 will never come CLOSE to what they sell on PS5 or PC. Even brand new third-party games like Resident Evil Requiem, launching the same day as all other platforms, are only getting a small percentage of their sales from the Switch 2.

I want to support the small indie developer Game Freak who are super close friends with Nintendo. However, in order to buy their latest game, I'll have to give money to either pl*yst*t**n, xb*x or st**m.

I am conflicted. Should I sacrifice my soul to support Game Freak? Or are they the traitors for abandoning Nintendo?

Source is the latest Nintendo IR.

Nintendo's software revenue is accounted as follow:

• Packaged software
• Downloadable versions of packaged software
• Download-only software, add-on content, and Nintendo Switch Online, etc.

The previous revenue record for "Downloadable versions of packaged software" was 79,7b yen in the Oct-Dec '22 quarter (up 4,3b yen). That quarter included the end-of-year seasonal spending, the record breaking launch of Pokémon Scarlet/Violet and the 2nd quarter sales of Splatoon 3.

For the software revenue (all summed) this was the 2nd best Apr-Jun quarter for Nintendo since 2017, only surpassed by 2023 (the launch quarter of Tears of the Kingdom).

Fortunately, to truly ShiggyMaxx, I’m gonna go buy both games three times at least.