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Nintendo Fans Don’t Know What They Want

Nintendo Fans Don’t Know What They Want https://ift.tt/p2JzHkb Steve Jobs famously said, "People don't know what they want until you show it to them." But I sometimes wonder whether the late Apple CEO would have struggled with predicting what Nintendo fans want. I still remember the divisive online reaction to the initial reveal of Wind Waker at Space World 2001, when fans hoping to see a more realistic, grown-up Link on the GameCube were met with a cartoony, cel-shaded child Link (quickly dubbed "Celda") instead." Of course, that game is now cherished as a classic amongst fans, and it still holds up if you were to fire it up on the Switch 2 via the GameCube Classic library today. Still, skeptics couldn't get over having caught a glimpse of a tech demo of Link fighting Ganondorf only to be given a stylistically different game instead. While not at the same level of vitriol, I even recall similar grumbles when what eventually became Breath of t...

Detective Pikachu Returns Looks To Be A Much Bigger Pokemon Adventure

Detective Pikachu Returns Looks To Be A Much Bigger Pokemon Adventure https://ift.tt/Zbqosvl

Detective Pikachu Returns shows a side of Pokemon we rarely see in the games. While the mainline entries are designed around collecting, battling, and training, Detective Pikachu Returns taps into Pokemon’s infectious charm in order to tell a lighthearted mystery story.

Detective Pikachu Returns is the sequel to the 2018 Nintendo 3DS game that launched a year before the film. While they do share a title, Detective Pikachu the movie offered a different take on that universe. In Detective Pikachu the game, Tim Goodman, the goodie-two-shoes protagonist, never found his missing father. With Harry Goodman still MIA, Detective Pikachu Returns is once again centered around Harry’s mysterious disappearance.

Similar to the original, this sequel plays like an adventure game. You’ll spend most of your time exploring sectioned areas, chatting with persons of interest, and interacting with the environment to dig up clues. It’s still fairly straightforward, but the improved presentation and higher production values go a long way. Senior creative director at Creatures Inc. Yasunori Yanagisawa emphasized that Nintendo Switch hardware has allowed the team to build a livelier Ryme City. The explorable areas are noticeably bigger and the number of Pokemon that fill the environment has increased. While these improvements may seem superficial, they could expand cases and add some complexity by giving players more ground to cover and more witnesses to question.

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