{"id":4706,"date":"2025-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=4706"},"modified":"2025-06-17T06:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:39:29","slug":"games-inbox-is-nintendo-the-best-video-game-company-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/13\/games-inbox-is-nintendo-the-best-video-game-company-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: Is Nintendo the best video game company ever?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A rare dud from Nintendo (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Friday letters page looks forward to the Silent Hill 1 remake, as a reader gets a tip for how to play 3-lap races in Mario Kart<\/a> World.<\/p>\n

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Outlier reviews<\/strong>
Enjoyed the look at the worst reviewed Nintendo games<\/a>. I was curious to see what they were, as I couldn\u2019t really think of any Nintendo<\/a> games that are thought to be truly bad. Even with Welcome Tour<\/a> most of the complaints seem to be that it\u2019s not free (why would you care if it\u2019s free or not, if it\u2019s so bad?).<\/p>\n

The other ones in your list are a couple of low rent Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> spin-offs, which you could argue technically aren\u2019t even Nintendo games; a download-only DS game and a downloadable 3DS<\/a> game, and a Wii<\/a> game that was meant to be on the GameCube.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure they are bad but the only ones that seem to be genuinely awful games, that it\u2019s a mystery why Nintendo made them, is Animal Crossing<\/a>: amiibo Festival and Everybody 1-2-Switch. Interesting that one of those is very recent though and funny that Kirby: Air Ride almost made the list.<\/p>\n

Overall, I think this actually makes Nintendo look really good. Their only bad games are super obscure ones that most people have never heard of and their overall batting average is fantastic. I really don\u2019t think there\u2019s anyone else as reliable, that puts out anywhere near as many games as them, and weirdly this list of the worst ones only cements to me the fact that Nintendo is the best video game company of them all.
Onibee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Random tip<\/strong>
I\u2019m loving the Switch 2, especially older games with better frame rate, but I have one game that wouldn\u2019t load, which was GRID Autosport. I found online that if you put the Switch in airplane mode the game loads fine, then you can Switch airplane mode off, so if anyone has problems this might be a workaround.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m loving Mario Kart World as well, even the open world, as I\u2019m finding it a nice change of pace. Some have said they don\u2019t like that there isn\u2019t a three-lap mode like previous Mario Karts, the problem I\u2019ve had when these modes have come up is that with 24 players it\u2019s just too manic, the whole race feels like chance.<\/p>\n

I feel that if they do add this mode it might be good to just have 12 players to make it feel more skillful, even my daughter hates the lap modes. The other modes with wider tracks allows for you to use more strategy.
Rob<\/strong><\/p>\n

GC: <\/strong>There\u2019s a sort or workaround where if you choose Random in an online race, and it gets picked, it will always be a 3-lap race.<\/em><\/p>\n

Successful launch<\/strong>
Very impressed with the Switch 2 so far. Getting to grips with Mario Kart World has been a heck of a lot of fun – I can see the gripes about the open world, and the wider, more freeform courses vs. the more controlled, tighter levels of Mario Kart 8 but\u2026 I\u2019m having a blast. I genuinely can\u2019t see a way back from the Knockout Tour style now, it\u2019s so good and makes so much sense as an evolution. I can\u2019t wait to see what they add over the course of its life.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also been playing Fast Fusion and again had great fun with it. I\u2019ve dabbled with Zelda after the upgrades and it\u2019s silky smooth, can\u2019t wait to get stuck back into them both at some point. More than happy with the price of the upgrade, for what were already games well worth the price as they launched.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Cyberpunk 2077 \u2013 wow, I didn\u2019t expect it to stand up as well as it does. I own it on Xbox Series X and can\u2019t believe the fidelity on Switch 2. Yes, I get some of the caveats, but they\u2019ve done a fantastic job; it\u2019s a leap beyond what was achieved with The Witcher 3 previously. Excellent start so far.
Pugmartin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Altered plan<\/strong>
Clearly the games industry has problems to work out, but my gaming problem is too many games to play and deciding with ones to prioritise. Especially as I have subs to Game Pass and PS Plus Premium at the moment.<\/p>\n

Game Pass has added Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Oscur: Expedition 33, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Oblivion Remastered in the last month or so alone.<\/p>\n

Then there’s games that weren’t on my radar but have reviewed well and sound very interesting to me, like The Alters, which is also on Game Pass today.<\/p>\n

I’m going to bump The Alters up to the top of the list as it sounds a bit different and I do love my sci-fi.
Simundo<\/strong><\/p>\n

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