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[Buggy Loop]

I always remember these three reviews when I hear metacritic doom and gloom

 

[ReBurn]

I always remember these two reviews when I hear metacritic doom and gloom

 

[Buggy Loop]

Shit, I started with prey and rain world, when I added tropical freeze after it poped in my mind, I just slapped the image in without changing the count

 

[Generic]

Well, Nintendo ported a 14 years old Wii game (Donkey Kong Returns), slapped a "remastered" in the box art and sold it for $60.

 

[AJUMP23]

Are you their sales rep? Why are you concerned about their console sales numbers?

I would get a fat bonus if I was. I think their sales illustrate mojo is fine. In a consumption based society.

 

[Mozza]

I would get a fat bonus if I was. I think their sales illustrate mojo is fine. In a consumption based society.

The Switch has perfomed very well has loads of great games, And the Switch 2 seems to have continued in the same vein and at the moment is selling at a faster pace. If this is Nintendo losing their mojo, I would love to see their sales if they ever found it. But as I said before some members of Gaf prefer it when Nintendo have a more quirky console that does not sell all that well. Nintendo have simply tried to cater for a wider audience and of course the core hobby gamers do not like that, as they feel they speak for everybody.......... Which as usual is very far removed from reality.

 

[Disciple of MSSP]

What do you expect from the 'Fischer price' of console gaming

 

[Punished Miku]

Well, Nintendo ported a 14 years old Wii game (Donkey Kong Returns), slapped a "remastered" in the box art and sold it for $60.

It was actually the 3ds version

 

[OuterLimits]

The first Kirby Air Riders got a friggin 61 on metacritic. So while I thought it was a tad strange they were making another one, a 78 score is quite an improvement.

 

[Enzo88]

Is this a joke thread?
Get some fresh air.

 

[FoxMcChief]

DR3AM gets banned for his stupid threads yet this one is still open.

 

[Robb]

• Pokemon Legends ZA: 78 Metacritic
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment: 78 Metacritic
• Kirby Air Riders: 78 Metacritic
• Metroid Prime 4 Beyond: 80 Metacritic

Pokemon Scarlet/Violet: 72 Metacritic
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity: 78 Metacritic
Kirby: Air Ride: 61 Metacritic
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: 90 Metacritic

Only title that sticks out is Metroid, the rest are the same or better.

 

[L*][*N*K]

Guys we should have an official OT for this, Nintendoomed 2026, keep it up to date with all the Hot Firey takes from people who don't even like Nintendo games and haven't played them in years

 

[Hero_Select]

Is this a joke thread?
Get some fresh air.

He can't. Look at his post history.

 

[Paasei]

Why are 78 to 85 bad scores? Wtf is happening?

I'd agree with you that a 78 is way too high for Pokemon.

 

[Danny22]

So much for the mythical <insert platform name> metacritic bump

There's definetly a bump tho. If you read 5 out of 5 scores on MP4 reviews, they call the open world 'outdated', game too hand-holdy etc.
The reviews read more like a 71 and that's where the bump comes in. I know you'll disagree but read the consensus of the high-scoring reviews yourself.

And the platform bump definetly affects all 3 (nintendo, Sony, and even Microsoft given their fan websites) and why Sony/Nintendo games are often nominated for goty when they wouldn't if it was random steam game.

Case in point; Astro Bot would have an 86 and no nominee if it was made by a random company and dumped on steam.