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Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:07:37
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I'm always confused over the different names for Yakuza and Like a Dragon.

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Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:16:20
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Thanks to a super cool and generous friend, I have been able to try Switch online Expansion pack stuff.

I was always too grumpy about it to get the expansion pack stuff.

But now I have access to it, there's quite a bit I managed to download.

Got the Zelda Switch 2 editions, the N64 and GC games service.

And the Mario Kart 8 and Animal Crossing expansions.

Funny that TOTK doesnt look any better played on the Switch 2 screen? The resolution seems low? I have a funny feeling it's still running in 720p Switch 1 mode.

BOTW looks native 1080p played off screen now.

Mario Odyssey patched and played offscreen looks clearly sharper.

But TOTK looks excellent on the tv now. It's always had this white washed out look so it's not got searing colour or anything, but it's a lot sharper and smoother now.

I tried the MATURE N64 games, hilariously hidden on the main Switch online page. You have to find it on the eshop.

It's got Turok 1 and 2, Shadow Man and Perfect Dark.

I can't play either turok or Perfect Dark anymore the controls break my brain. N64 games used to use the left stick to move and rotate and the c buttons, now the right stick are for strafing, and for looking up and down... with a C button.

But Goldeneye seemed fine when I tweaked a few things.

No DK64 on switch online?
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Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:21:26
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Oh the emulation used on GC and N64 games is pretty great, looks HD.

The 2D text is hilariously pixellated though.

Pretty cool how so many, even ass old Nintendo N64 games are still playable and fun. I never bought MK64 because of the rubber banding but I enjoyed the track I just played, looking forward to exploring more.

BTW on Mario Kart World on Mario circuit, you can enter all the green pipes in free roaming, for hidden stuff.

Also in free roaming you can press Y to pull up the map and click on other characters to warp there and switch to them.

The area north between Peach circuit.and Moo moo meadows is my favourite during the day. Rolling green grass, hay bales and wandering cows.

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Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:16:10

You couldn't use green pipes before? You can also press plus on the title screen and jump right into free roam. That's something I never noticed until this past week. :s

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Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:39:21
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Sonic sales figures leak. Some of these look downright pathetic, especially the Yakuza (Like a Dragon) ones.


To be fair, that one Like a Dragon game that sold under a million was released as digital only in the west. I'm not sure if a physical copy got released in Japan. At any rate, Sega played it off like it wasn't an important game, but more as something to satisfy fans who wanted more of Kiryu and not the new main character. It did get reviewed well though so I don't think it was a mailed in game.

But the whole series is going the path of Assassins Creed with yearly installments. I know it's a sound business strategy, but I think it always leads to diminishing returns.
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Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:59:30
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To be fair, that one Like a Dragon game that sold under a million was released as digital only in the west. I'm not sure if a physical copy got released in Japan. At any rate, Sega played it off like it wasn't an important game, but more as something to satisfy fans who wanted more of Kiryu and not the new main character. It did get reviewed well though so I don't think it was a mailed in game.




But the whole series is going the path of Assassins Creed with yearly installments. I know it's a sound business strategy, but I think it always leads to diminishing returns.

Yeah, that Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased his Name also launched on Game Pass. That’s where I played it. It was ok but nothing all that great.

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Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:00:53
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You couldn't use green pipes before? You can also press plus on the title screen and jump right into free roam. That's something I never noticed until this past week. :s

Love doing that.

I used to exit freeroam to change characters before I worked out pressing Y to bring up the map.

The pipes on Mario circuit the SNES one, I thought they were all just decoration but you can go in them in free roaming. Haven't tried in a normal race.
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To be fair, that one Like a Dragon game that sold under a million was released as digital only in the west. I'm not sure if a physical copy got released in Japan. At any rate, Sega played it off like it wasn't an important game, but more as something to satisfy fans who wanted more of Kiryu and not the new main character. It did get reviewed well though so I don't think it was a mailed in game.

But the whole series is going the path of Assassins Creed with yearly installments. I know it's a sound business strategy, but I think it always leads to diminishing returns.

These games look so confusing to me, there's that pirate one, then there's one set in the ye olde times.

They seem to have different named, not subtitled as a Yakuza game.

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Feel like Nintendo is trolling me with this squid error message.

I finally jumped through all the hoops to set up an American region account just to finally buy Dying Light.

When I try to pay through PayPal I get this message. I assume it will be the same for using a credit card.

Now I have to find a way to buy a USA eshop card

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:09:56

I didn't know there was a M rated N64 section.

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:20:56
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Feel like Nintendo is trolling me with this squid error message.


I finally jumped through all the hoops to set up an American region account just to finally buy Dying Light.


When I try to pay through PayPal I get this message. I assume it will be the same for using a credit card.


Now I have to find a way to buy a USA eshop card

I wonde if Nintendo is trying to stop people from using alternate accounts to access foreign Nintendo online storefronts and this is what’s triggering this error.

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:09:00
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I wonde if Nintendo is trying to stop people from using alternate accounts to access foreign Nintendo online storefronts and this is what’s triggering this error.

Yes that's it.

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:09:51

And Amazon USA site won't let me buy eshop cards from them with similar error message.


Only time I've ever had a problem.

There are other sites I've never heard of. Always makes me wary when bank transfer is a payment option. And the PayPal button leads you to a card info form.

travo said:

I didn't know there was a M rated N64 section.

I think they hid it on the eshop page for Japan. It's Turok 1 and 2, Perfect Dark and Shadowman. I guess Acclaim were the only ones making mature games?

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:09:57
robio said:
aspro said:

Sonic sales figures leak. Some of these look downright pathetic, especially the Yakuza (Like a Dragon) ones.



To be fair, that one Like a Dragon game that sold under a million was released as digital only in the west. I'm not sure if a physical copy got released in Japan. At any rate, Sega played it off like it wasn't an important game, but more as something to satisfy fans who wanted more of Kiryu and not the new main character. It did get reviewed well though so I don't think it was a mailed in game.


But the whole series is going the path of Assassins Creed with yearly installments. I know it's a sound business strategy, but I think it always leads to diminishing returns.

Foir the amount of hye I hear about it on podcast I thought Yakuza had really broken through, but less than 2 mil sales? These days... why bother?

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:18:58
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Feel like Nintendo is trolling me with this squid error message.


I finally jumped through all the hoops to set up an American region account just to finally buy Dying Light.


When I try to pay through PayPal I get this message. I assume it will be the same for using a credit card.


Now I have to find a way to buy a USA eshop card

It's hilarious what we do to solve automated systems. It's better engagement then most game content.

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:03:10
I bought an Asian edition of Ace Prosecutoe because it was a physical game.

It came with a redeemable code to have arranged orchestrated music as a bonus.

I entered the code on the eshop and it says the game has not launched in your region. The game has launched and is available digitally, but the code won't work because it's a physical foreign version.

What's the point of making a region free portable and then locking stuff?

I used to have the same problem trying to claim gold points from American games here.

Now I'm going to have to try getting an Asian account just to get the arranged tracks but it expires very soon.

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:05:49
Sitting here taking a shit in a car repair centre.

I'm stuck here most of the day.

Brought ma switch 2 and power bank, headphones too.

I was a bit miserable at the cost of this repair and this is the 2nd timebI had to bring it in.

But playing Mario Kart World in free roam with literally the best soundtrack ever, I can't help but smile.

There's also some really inventive challenges. I wish there was a way to favourite their locations.

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:08:05
I tried Animal Crossing and MK8 on switch 2 portable.

I was expecting it to look horrible, but it's fine.

I think the games display output is a full 720p so it's not a sub-HD image which a lot of switch games had.

It still looks 720p, and not as good as docked but it's surprisingly colourful and clean. But obviously not 1080p

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