I keep playing Pokémon Omega Ruby here and there. I beat the 8 Gym leaders and am on Victory Road.

I went back to Metroid Prime 2: Echoes on the Game Cube this week. It’s fun, same stuff as the first one so far but with a different story. My left hand has been getting cramps when playing this game for too long, I might have to get a modern controller for Game Cube! 👴

I also started Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on the Switch yesterday. I originally got this game on the Wii, but the forced motion controls made me rage quit. Such an unnecessary gimmick… I am enjoying it now with normal controllers, it’s really fun and it looks great!

I realized I’m playing two games by Retro Studios! At least originally in the case of DKC… Both games have been a bit of a problem for me. When I am playing DKC I think “one more stage and I’m off” and in Metroid it’s “one more save point” and I end up playing for too long 😅

This article is based on speculation by two NOA former employees. While they do have context and knowledge (and I personally listen to the podcast), they left the company 2 years ago. Their videos have click-baity titles since that’s the YouTube game, but the article title is even worse. We can assume they’re mad. But there’s still a chance the successor to the Switch is nothing like what’s been “leaked” and they’re laughing their asses off behind the scenes.

Hope you’re feeling better!

I’m still playing Pokémon Omega Ruby on my 3DS. I have 7 gym badges and currently going through the legendary Pokémon arc.

I mentioned playing Mega Man 7 last time, I beat all the initial bosses except for Turbo Man. The stage was really frustrating, I didn’t even reach Turbo Man, so I stopped and will come back to it later. I will probably play other Mega Man titles from the collections on Switch.

I’ve seen this too, some people will never be happy, whether they get what they asked for or the complete opposite… 😅

I’ve been avoiding paying too much attention to leaks too, but I think we’re not really missing out. They all seem to be “It’s a bigger, more powerful Switch”.

Yeah, I saw a meme about everyone asking for a reveal and Nintendo throwing out random stuff like Nintendo Music, Alarmo and now Lego Game Boy 😆

It makes sense as publicity. Personally I wasn’t aware this brand even existing until now. I bet I’m not the only one.

I think a lot of companies are assuming they know what the succesor of the Switch is based on the leaks. But as I said in a previous post, until Nintendo shows something, it’s all speculation and rumors.

It can also be that Nintendo gave fake prototypes to companies to find out which one is leaking information.

Nintendo could reveal anything, it could be completely different from the Switch (which would be hilarious). I remember the NX times when leaks were coming out here and there, and they were absolutely ridiculous compared to what the Switch actually is. It’s more about being first than being right these days with information 🤷‍♂️

Talk about putting the cart before the horse…

Nintendo Switch 2 accessories by Genki were made based on leaks, not actual device, company representative confirms.

Until Nintendo doesn’t show anything official, there’s no confirmation that this is actually the successor of the Switch.

Where did time go? Returns HD is coming out next week!!

For now they’ve only said “2025”. Some folks are assuming it’ll be a launch title for the Switch successor as well, like with Breath of the Wild on Wii U/Switch. Apparently we might be getting re-releases for 2 and 3 on the Switch before then, but it’s all speculation so far.

I’ll definitely check it out, thanks! I played just a little bit and really liked the graphics!

The Pokémon were just asleep for a very long time 😅

Yeah so far Yars is ok, I do like the mix between newer stuff and old school Atari as part of the hacking.

I recently started playing Pokémon Omega Ruby on my 3DS. I started it on December 15, 2014, and stopped playing after the second gym. I had finished Pokémon X back when I got it, but it looks like I didn’t want that much more Pokémon or got distracted by something else. I went back to the same save, and I have some Pokémon that have been training with me for over 10 years 😅 I already got 6 gym badges and plan to keep playing. The DS is such a great console. Such a shame to see the Internet related stuff on 3DS games which we can’t officially use anymore. I need to check this out…

On the Switch I’ve been playing Yars Rising and Mega Man 7 from the Legacy Collection. Yars is ok so far. Mega Man 7 I played it before but I never finished it, I’ve played the NES ones (and X) more.

Super Nintendo is mostly The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 🙈

I played 75 games this year on Switch! It’s interesting to see the diversity when it comes to most played each month. I started with Mario Wonder, had months with beat 'em ups as most played (Streets of Rage 4, Shredder’s Revenge, Double Dragon Gaiden) and others with retro games (Perfect Dark on the Mature N64 being the most played one month).

This end of the year review is pretty cool, but I wish we had stats like we did on the Wii U and 3DS 😥

This looks very cool!

They’ve been uploading them one at a time. Probably to generate hype about the DKC theme park opening next week. Maybe Donkey Kong 64 and Diddy Kong Racing are next 👀

I don’t remember if I even finished the first level on DKC Returns. I think I rage quit very early, so I can’t say 😅