Game Scoop! 614: We Need to Talk About That Nintendo Direct

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Mark Medina -- are discussing the latest Nintendo Direct, Zelda, Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild 2, Mario Golf Super Rush, Project Triangle Strategy, Super Mario 3D World, and more.

[@jeremiahlamb3100]

I hope Tina is alright in texas.

[@gamescoop]

She is, but I'm sure she appreciates your concern!

[@kelb0y9o20]

Hey last week in Texas compared to the same time this week, there was a 80 degree difference.

[@dementedavenger2784]

Everyone hates Skyward Sword, but back in 2011 after a slew of open world brown and grey games, SS was one of the only unique experiences.

[@misterfufu]

Totally agree with this

[@MrJechgo]

and people wanted an HD port of Skyward Sword without motion controls... and yet they complain about gettign exactly what they wanted -_-;

[@faceofbearr]

Totally agree with the brown games and SS was unique. But thats not a good reason to like SS. Skyward Sword and the Wii is the reason I abandoned Nintendo for the first couple of years of the Wii U.

[@dementedavenger2784]

@@faceofbearr well I also loved the story and the dungeons are some of the best in the series.

[@dementedavenger2784]

@@MrJechgo and Aounuma even asked if people wanted it and they said yes. Gamers bitch more than anyone I swear.

[@monkeyspice2010]

Sam, I can give you three reasons why they are making a Splatoon 3. 1) $$$ Money. This game is HUGE in Japan. And it's audience is the U.S. is growing 2) They want to evolve the series and make it a major Esports title. They said on twitter that they are adding new movement options like a dive roll and a jump attack. People play this game for mainly the multiplayer and the Splatfests. New Splatfests = more attention on social media. 3) To fill out Nintendo's lineup and get a new, original game in the storefront. Nintendo knows people will sour if all they do is release port after port. It's already starting to happen. I don't see your argument over splitting the fan base. Call of Duty releases every year and it's always a top seller. It will be 4 years since Splatoon 2. People are ready for an upgrade. If they make enough meaningful changes people will want to play it. New movement options + New gear + New abilities + New single player story + New Specials + New maps and New Splatfests ??? Better than old ports and more old ports. Nintendo doesn't really do serialized games that often (as in direct sequels). But if you want to complain about serialization, that's just a video game problem in general and not a Nintendo one.

[@ambrosiajam8008]

And because splatoon is fun. I'm super excited

[@monkeyspice2010]

@@ambrosiajam8008 Agreed. I amend my 2nd argument about Esports and replace it with "because it's fun!". Esports is a stretch. It's more of a personal wish but for that they would need dedicated servers and not peer to peer. And that's not likely to happen.

[@rickytheplatypus1554]

Being a fan of Skyward Sword I was already buckling in to hear the IGN crew shit on this game and just brush it off but I can’t stand by Sam’s slander of saying it “doesn’t have any foundationally amazing revelations about the history of Zelda.” Hard disagree, it literally explains why the reincarnations of Zelda Link and essentially Ganon keep existing in all the games. We get a lot of info of how the master sword came to be at all. Even Skyloft and the Loftwings show why the royal hylian crest has wings on it. Could go on for awhile but SS being the first in the timeline gave it a huge opportunity for some great info on the history of Zelda!

[@Evenmoresteven]

Yes dude, I was literally thinking the same thing.

[@JMGauthier]

You need to remember Sam doesn’t care about stories in games. He just wants gameplay.

[@machinesix9519]

He says “you just get the sword..” you mean we get the story of how the master sword was CREATED??? Like clearly you just didn’t play the fucking game

[@nyrisj]

@@machinesix9519 To be fair, how the Master Sword was created is a meaningless thing to know and experience. Link received an already legendary sword in the form of the Goddess sword, put some magic flames on it, now it's the Master Sword. Hooray?

[@boochtron]

hey you. that game blows

[@AwesomeNick94]

Sam has gone full old man yells at cloud with this episode

[@polymanaga1]

You guys are crazy. 3D world is fantastic. Plays great. All games don’t have to be the same as old 64 to play great.

[@gilgamesh5796]

People just go with the narrative that Skyward Sword is trash, but thats not true at all. Its a pretty good game, and the dungeons were really fun. It has a 93 on Metacritic, and 8.1 user score. And IGN gave a it a 10/10. Most people didnt even play it and they just say its bad because thats the narrative around it.

[@misterfufu]

Motion controls and being on non HD console held this game back. But aside from the repetitive last 1/8 of the game it's really good. Also non really mentioned much, it has one of my absolute favorite video game soundtracks.

[@misterfufu]

Where's the skyward sword love at? It was a really good game only held back by a non HD console and repetitive back tracking last few hours. My only disappointment as with the mario 3d all stars collection is I wish they'd give us all of the 3d Zelda games together. But I cannot wait to replay SS in HD!

[@Evenmoresteven]

IGN notoriously only dogs on this game. It’s super annoying. Everyone goes to Zelda for different things. My favorite aspect are the dungeons, obviously different from Sam.

[@TundraBoy69]

@@Evenmoresteven IGN aren't alone on criticising this game, it's generally considered to be the worst 3D mainline Zelda.

[@Evenmoresteven]

@@misterfufu Jose didn't review that game, he reviewed Breath of the Wild and gave it a 10. Rich George reviewed the original Skyward Sword.

[@BrokenSocialScene23]

Skyward Sword is basically perfecting the past Zelda formula. I guess if you've played every single one then it's frustrating that it wasn't replicating the "it" games of 2011 (such as Skyrim). But for anyone going into SS as an entry into the Zelda franchise, it literally mastered the charm of that world and the dungeon design. And I disagree entirely about the story being bad because the story is sparse. Zeldas function as folklore or sagas. It uses archetypes and broad strokes to tell tales of heroism and good triumphing over evil. It doesn't need more. That being said, it's a cool kid thing to shit all over SS. It's a delightful children's game, not a difficult adult game.

[@misterfufu]

So I totally get some criticism of skyward sword, and I don't think it deserved 10/10 but it's wayyyy too hated on. It's a good 3d Zelda not perfect but honestly none of them are, not even breath of the wild. The ending is way too long but the game leading up to the repetitive backtracking is pretty awesome Zelda fare. At the time in 2011 it was so exciting to even get a 3d Zelda. I don't like motion control stuff at all but it actually worked well here and I felt more immersive swing the sword and shield. The story I think is even better than breath of the wild, the world, although not as open as they made it seem, has immersion and tons of secrets. With the interesting items and powers some of the puzzles and boss battles are super memorable and innovative. I'd rank it somewhere in the top 5 Zelda games and I'm super excited to see it in HD at last the way it was always meant to be. Noone knocks on mario galaxy for being non HD but for some reason this one always gets the shaft.

[@monkeyspice2010]

@@misterfufu I agree with all of these points! But I probably played it 3 times since it came out so I'm not as pumped for it as other new original games. I'm getting a bit tired of all these ports. The Switch needs new games and game mechanics.

[@misterfufu]

@@monkeyspice2010 yeah I hear that. Although with each wii u port my excitement of finally putting my wii u away away increases lol. Also just fun to have these games available on the go. I remember how incredible it was playing majoras mask on the 3ds.

[@monkeyspice2010]

@@misterfufu Yeah I had my Wii U plugged in until last year. I understand why Nintendo is doing it as it was a flop and not many have played these ports. But you'd think Nintendo would give Wii U owners a discount or something.

[@misterfufu]

@@monkeyspice2010 ugh I know right lol. I'm used to nintendo never being friendly with pricing and discounts etc. I just don't get why they're so protective of games stranded on old systems. Like who's going out to buy Windwaker or twilight princess for wii u or OOT/ majora for 3ds? Just give us a mega pack of Zelda goodness and charge $59.99 yuh cheapskates lol

[@mO-gy8ee]

1:01 But 1st Nintendo direct 1:50 Mario golf 4:40 Zelda 17:29 project triangle square 22:41 legend of mana 24:21 Arcade stadium 26:48 star wars hunters 30:37 not showing you 32:09 splooton 3 33:48 Mario 41:30 Damon playing 45:54 Mark playing 47:32 Justin playing 52:20 Homework 55:07 20 questions

[@clemente3]

Man :/ People still have such a negative opinion of Skyward Sword. It's such a fantastic game, with admittedly some shortcomings, but by no means a deal breaker. The negatives are always the focus, but there are so many positives!

[@dementedavenger2784]

Agreed. Especially the story. It has the best characterization of Zelda too and her relationship with Link is actually meaningful

[@monkeyspice2010]

It has the best story of any Zelda game and some of the best dungeons. And now people can't complain about the motion controls. I found the motion controls interesting yet a bit frustrating after awhile. Maybe if some of the easier enemies didn't rely on it so much it would be a bit more forgiving.

[@clemente3]

@@monkeyspice2010 I'm still hoping for additional QoL improvements like reducing Fi's hints, and mayyyybe tone down the dowsing a bit? Haha Hope we get more info soon!

[@clemente3]

@@dementedavenger2784 absolutely agree. Best storyline and characterization not to mention controls, orchestral soundtrack and dungeon design!

[@clemente3]

@@monkeyspice2010 honestly I never understood the motion control hate. For me it worked like a dream! Most immersive videogame experience yet! (I have yet to try VR haha) I really hope they don't stop at just the graphical tune up and control buttons. I hope they tweak some things as well, a la windwaker hd

[@howarda1000]

I do not comprehend people who hate Skyward Sword or motion controls. I will definitely play with joy con

[@nyrisj]

Did you listen to what Sam said? It has zero exploration. That's a huge misstep for a Zelda game.

[@inceptional]

Dudes, Skyward Sword is way better than I think most of you seem to get or acknowledge. Yeah, that start takes far too long to take the training wheels off, but once you get past that it's generally pretty great (apart from one of two needless fetch quests nearer the end). But, imo, it's actually one of the best Zelda games, and only one of two I've ever bothered to complete (which says a lot to me). I think people are going to give it more credit when it comes around again on Switch (although the sheer freedom in Breath of the Wild might take away from it a little in modern times).

[@jacobproskovec2851]

Sam, I like you a lot, but for the love of God, if you don't like something, just say it and move on. Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it's trash or that other people don't like it as well. Also, you don't know what you're talking about with the "no foundations" of Zelda story. It literally is about the creation of the Master sword, and about the start of the royal family, and so many other things. You can be cool, but get over yourself sometimes, please.

[@theredshadow401]

I'm pretty sure No More Heroes 3 had an August 27th release date announced during the Direct so that's probably the latest confirmed release date at the moment.

[@ixphantomkingxi]

No foundational story for Zelda? Don’t wanna get into spoilers, but if you know I would strongly argue otherwise. Skyward Sword is an origin story and explains why we see all these reiterations of the heroes.

[@King0Jingaling]

Skyward Sword is an amazing game, the motion controls worked great (unless you're bad), and there were crazy mechanics, scripted events and enemies around every corner. The lack of overworld really screws up the pacing though and brought the game down, it makes no sense how undeveloped the Sky section is after the openess of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess.

[@machinesix9519]

Sam was just overFLOWING with awful takes this episode

[@jacobproskovec2851]

I like Sam, but when he doesn't like something he assumes it's the worst thing ever and that nobody could, did, or would ever like it. It's super annoying. Like we get it, you don't like this thing, Jesus.

[@drpicklecopter]

Yeah I think I might be removing Game Scoop from my podcast rotation. I was expecting Skyward Sword hate but thought the terrible takes would end after that.

[@zoomzoomkaboom]

Wii U to Switch is the same as Game Cube was to Wii --Basically the same guts, with an added function This is going to be a bit harsh and a bit hyperbolic - but everyone that bought a Wii U got a slap in the face from Nintendo, they dropped the support on that basically the day the Switch came out. There's no reason any of the Switch games couldn't be on Wii U, and because they decided to change the formfactor and restrict purchases, our Wii U games wouldn't work on this system. Now, had the Wii U done well.... No doubt we would have Odyssey, Mario Golf, and others on it.

[@Atreides217]

Beautiful cat and fun episode as always! Being a cat guy myself, i love how many IGNers seem to have cats. :)

[@nyrisj]

Sam you're mistaken about Skyward Sword's timeline significance. The Master Sword origin is not as important as that game revealing that Zelda is the reincarnation of their universes Goddess in Hylian/human form. A lot of cool universe building blocks are laid out in that game be it the bird motif of the Hylian Shield, why their world is always under threat, why the Master Sword can "speak" to Link. It's rightfully considered the worst Zelda game from a game design perspective, but its narrative contributions are pretty neat. BotW even uses new lore that Skyward established.

[@rodoromero]

Triangle Strategy is because of the 3 angles to a problem: Morale, Liberty and Utility. In the demo you get to experience that after the first battle. Supposedly, according to how you decide to solve a situation, the story changes and so does the characters that join you.

[@Matt-gh2zm]

Project: Fishing to Bassing > Project: Triangle Strategy

[@ParadoxalDream]

Thank you Mark, so sick of people bitching about the direct. It wasn't the best ever, but it wasn't a bad direct either. You know... for a Covid direct.

[@kennygraham4067]

And for a direct that is putting most of its focus in early to mid 2021. The hate and disappointment people had was a bit ridiculous. They do know this wasn't an e3 direct or something?

[@DarkFlame0wns]

Excite truck is legit, I can definitely see it being someone’s favorite game.

[@tylerjones9197]

The highlight of my week has come! I love when I found out a new episode of Game Scoop comes out. It holds one of the top spots in my list of absolute favorite, must watch, podcasts.

[@cptclown2110]

The weekend doesnt start till gamescoop starts

[@SENATORPAIN1]

i agree.

[@kmessina85]

I understand people being disappointed with the direct, but remember this is only first half of the year. And for me it was pretty dope. I put over 300 hours into Xenoblade 2, So this was the most excited I've been for a Smash character for a while. I love Splatoon since the Wii U, so knowing 3 is coming is awesome, though I wish it was this year. I haven't played Skyward Sword since it came out and Zelda is my favorite series of all time, so I'm down, some of the best dungeons in any Zelda for real though. I am also really hype for the Age of Calamity DLC, already pre-ordered. Project naughty Triangle or whatever it's called looks awesome, loved Octo Path.

[@MookmacV]

Did anyone else make the Star Wars Hunters : Metroid Prime Hunters comparison in their head when that title was announced?

[@X82BIGBLUE82X]

Arkham Asylum and City aren’t backward compatible, that’s why the the disc didn’t work on your Xbox. Obviously with the remasters out Warner Brothers didn’t want the old versions to be playable on Xbox One.

[@bbgen79]

Lifelong Zelda player here and very much disagree with anti-motion control disdain for SS. That WAS the entire appeal for the game. I believe the dislike is basically people who don't like motion controls wanting to change the game. And that just won't work with SS. That's WHY the rest of the game aspects were mediocre compared to other Zelda games because the main focus WAS the motion controls gameplay. Take away that and what's left is a lackluster Zelda game. Aside from being a good Zelda story. Nothing against people who don't like motion controls, mind you. Just saying you can't take away the main gameplay element from a game and expect it to be a better game. 🤷‍♂️

[@boochtron]

skyward sword is horrible and motion controls are the worst

[@LucasFelipedaCunha]

Hey guys, I usually watch on youtube to see everybody's face and I really thought that there was too much gameplay on this video. I usually like when the cameras are smaller on the bottom left of the screen with the gameplay in the rest of the screen. Just a tip to make for people watching on youtube a little more personal like we like it. Thanks!

[@Mark12262-H]

To answer Sam’s question of why they don’t just release all three Zelda games in a three pack, it’s so that Nintendo sell each of them to us again for $60 each, because they’re greedy..

[@Jon-eo1lz]

It's so weird how they keep forgetting that.

[@ambrosiajam8008]

People need to curb their expectations with hype. It's unhealthy

[@ratpimples]

11:55 look at justin

[@LJlax20]

Thank you for roasting Mark lol

[@Joshua_Tymchyn]

Not favoring the Skyward Sword controls, or the added padding in the back have is completely understandable. What I don't understand is the extreme love/hate that the game gets in general. I can't stand the padding in Twilight Princess and I think the entire game is mostly soulless, depressing, and boring, but I still played it to completion and enjoyed some aspects. SS on the other hand, while a bit linear is 1000 times more enjoyable than TP. The characters have more depth, the dungeons are more engaging, the items don't feel like throwaway one offs, the controls are unique (and worked flawlessly for me), the villain was enjoyable for once rather than being Ganon AGAIN. I want another game with the motion controls of Skyward Sword. I want a hundred more games like that. It sucks that it will never happen.

[@nyrisj]

I'm not a "hater" of SS, but I don't think it's a good game. I played it to completion twice. Not only did I have no issues with the controls, I actually like the controls, I liked the visuals, the story was well presented, and the dungeons were some of the best in the 3D games. So with all that said, what could be the problem? Pacing. Exploration (lack of). Hand-holding. The game has no breaks. It's just go, go, go as the game is constantly telling you exactly where to go and what to do when you get there. There are no genuine discoveries that the player has to make on their own. It's the complete opposite of Breath of the Wild.

[@Joshua_Tymchyn]

@@nyrisj That's another thing that I find odd...Breath of the Wild comes up in nearly every case when making an argument for why Skyward Sword is not good. I'm all for comparing games and I can agree that tastes change over time, but then why don't we hear people say Ocarina of Time is awful because of the water temple? Or complain about the lack of any real discoveries when 'exploring' Hyrule field? "Breath of the Wild gave exploration depth, so now OoT is hot trash!". While not as extreme as Fi, Navi does hold your hand, but still OoT is beloved. I'm not trying to pick on OoT or BotW, but I feel SS gets a lot more shit when you compare it to newer games, so why don't we do it for older titles as well?

[@SkeeLoGreene]

Where's the new ep this week? 🤔

[@nyrisj]

I think for the next Zelda, they will reuse the map, but they can make it new at the same time by restoring destroyed locations and putting underwater and underground exploration in the game.

[@ParadoxalDream]

11:12 There are a couple of shrines in Breath of the Wild that can't even be done in handheld mode, especially if you are charging and/or using headphones and you have to flip the screen on itself lol

[@ChrisWTube]

I like Skyward Sword a bit, but full price for a port with updated controls is ridiculous. The lack of other Zelda ports (maybe a collection) or Metroid Prime Trilogy HD, is really disappointing. Also where is Bayonetta 3?

[@alexhaggerty1011]

I picked up the Sinners about a week ago. I love Matt Bomer, so I jumped to season 3. Only 2 episodes in, but I'm really liking it. Also Disenchanted is awesome.

[@mistrdevine]

Oh hell yeah! Every Extend Extra Extreme was SOOOOO GOOOOD. I think I still have it on my 360. I also am proud to say I finished Codename S.T.E.A.M. That game was so wacky. Mechanical Abraham Lincoln? Yes, please.

[@ParadoxalDream]

1:08:33 Also, it was a lunch title and there are never a ton of good games to play on a new system, so early adopters had a lot of time to play that game because it was one of the only few good ones on a brand new Nintendo system for a certain period of time. I know that's my case, and I grabbed Excite Bots as soon as it came out because I had already played and loved Excite Truck (and I wasn't 10 at the time, more like twice that, and I played that game almost exclusively in single player) I wouldn't say it's my favorite game of all time, because racing isn't even in my favorite genres, but both Excite games on Wii are among, if the THE best arcade racing games I've ever played. On a side note, this is probably the Nintendo-exclusive franchise that I want to see revived the most. I don't want Mario Kart 9, I want a new Excite game.

[@georgej604]

No Game scoop 615? Hope everyone is ok.

[@michaelpolston5240]

Wow I'm watching this too early in the morning for Mark Medina's energy in this episode.

[@BlueDabadee88]

I'm just here to ask where this week's gamescoop is 🙃

[@PeterAtkinson]

Good to hear some Arkham talk, my favourite trilogy of all time. City is my second favourite game of all time.

[@jdotco23]

I would totally main an Excitetruck character in Smash Bros. The final smash could be some huge jump off a hill to crash onto the opponents caught nearby.

[@NecromancerAdr]

Skyward Sword is my favorite Zelda. Yes, we exist

[@bioforge55]

I love this game too! I hope it finds new fans with its new controls. The vitriol on the podcast was a bit much for me. It’s just the last of the more linear design and nothing is wrong with that! If linear is bad it’s just not for you!

[@NecromancerAdr]

@@bioforge55 I know, right? SS is not a perfect game, but it has great moments, an interesting story, unique gameplay, and arguably some of the best dungeons and boss battles from the entire series

[@Doug_Hannon]

Excite Truck was a really fun game. I played the crap out of that game. There's a bit of a learning curve for the controls, but once you get it, it is pure arcade-style joy. The sense of speed is awesome, and doing tricks off of massive jumps to get boosts is super fun. I don't know about "favorite game of all time" material, but that 8 out of 10 score holds up in my opinion.

[@ParadoxalDream]

10:13 I mean... The Wii U was still compatible with the Wii remotes, they could've made the HD remake on that system already like they did with Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. We could've even used the gamepad like a radar for that completely useless 'dowse' feature lol Heck.. with how late in the Wii life cycle this game came out, I'm actually surprised they didn't delay it a bit further to simultaneously lunch the HD version on the Wii U. That would've single handedly turn the Wii U into a much different story than the sad affair it turned out to be. They had already figured out the recipe with Twilight Princess and they just forgot it for that generation, only to bring it back for BotW and the Switch..!

[@avd_designs_]

I don't know what you guys are taking about with the Bowsers Fury control problems, I played through the entire thing and didn’t even notice the move set difference .

[@gosthunter39]

I just finished God of War 2018 on ‘give me god of war’ difficulty, for the first time. I love it

[@pindaninja]

what will ign ever do without these guys

[@cloudvaanroy]

I love disenchantment! We named our new black kitten Luci because of it. Can’t recommend it enough.

[@ParadoxalDream]

16:38 They just did a big New Year sale with some first party titles at 30% off (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Kirby Star Allies, Yoshi's Crafted World)

[@sanguinepenguin9576]

compared to other platforms that is still shallow, and they do it rarely

[@ParadoxalDream]

@@sanguinepenguin9576 Fair enough, but it's still false to say Nintendo games NEVER go on sale.

[@diallo1347]

My PS1 was a JRPG machine. I pretty much only played JRPGs and Tactical RPGs. Can't wait to play Legend of Mana all over again.

[@extreme0812]

Mark is not in sync. His audio is not right.

[@PurplePossum67]

Yeah. Almost seems like it they could notice as well. Felt like it through the show off.

[@Ukiome]

What? No love for the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection that was announced as well?

[@neonrobin1702]

I,m the same as Justin Davis not a big Zelda fan. I played phantom Hourglass, Link between worlds and Zelda windwaker. Outside of that most Zelda games are not very fun to me. Link between worlds is my favorite Zelda game.

[@elpiquetegames787]

Are the no more heroes games good?

[@nathanlake78]

I have the Steam version of Arkham Asylum and it looks pretty good considering how old it is. The cut scenes are noticeably low res though.

[@clockworkmansion1855]

Bring back the SWAIM

[@SENATORPAIN1]

blood oath.

[@gilgamesh5796]

Wait, did Mark even ask anything in 20 questions? I dont think he did

[@andrewquiroz4335]

every time he tried someone would just talk over him and ask their own question

[@SolidOcelot]

Batman and the Joker aren't mentally sound either Justin, there are very few sane people in the Batman universe lol

[@TheIzzyNetworkChnl]

Breath of the wild is more overhyped than Skyward Sword is hated it seems and i find it funny.

[@xgem4445]

Corky suggestions for the game scoop crew.... If the game scoopers correctly get the 20 questions game ... We should be rewarded with a Daemon "Dad Joke"... Also, how about revealing the 20 questions game to the audience... It'll be interesting knowing the game before the crew and seeing how close or how far they get.... It'll be cool

[@Michael_Ian_Blackface]

36:00 was "sour puss" in reference to Mario 3D World or was it a dig at Sam?

[@patrickwarner7818]

The SCOOOOP CREW!!!!!!! #SCOOOOOPS

[@kl6686]

But... why done it?

[@MShak3]

0:12 PRIME opportunity to intro with " ...and filling in for Tina Amina, Mark Medini!"

[@face76]

Weird watching Game Scoop before Beyond. Lol. As for the ND, it was pretty bad. We haven’t got a regular ND in a long while. Games like MP4, Bayonetta 3, and BotW 2 haven’t had any news. Bayonetta 3 hasn’t had news since it was announced. MP4 hasn’t had news since it was moved to Retro 2 years ago. So instead of getting news or release dates for those games we get 2 games coming in 2022. At least a year out but most likely longed. One didn’t even have an official name. I mean I get e3 of some sort is coming in 4 months. Or summer of games. But Nintendo didn’t announce crap last year. This ND could have had fans pumped for what is coming. Instead we get another sequel with no date, one Zelda announcement, and the rest was old news. Disappointing to say the least.

[@monkeyspice2010]

Yeah I don't get all the hate over this and the direct. Well actually I do get it. It has been over a year and a half since we got one, so people wanted and expected too much. Always happens. I love Splatoon so I am pumped for Splatoon 3. Yeah it sucks that it's a year away. But Mario Golf looks amazing and I'm also pumped for No More Heroes 3.

[@face76]

@@monkeyspice2010 I’ll get Mario Golf. But I feel that Splatoon 3 could have been shown towards the end of the year. Why now? I mean if it follows the last game’s release it won’t be out until next summer. Nintendo didn’t need to announce another franchise game that doesn’t have a release date. The rest of these announcements could have been mini directs. There is 3 games people want some news that they are still being worked on and we haven’t seen or heard from them in close to 2 years. I mean look at it this way, Splatoon 3 got a release year. BotW 2 had a similar trailer showing and we haven’t heard anything. Bayonetta 3 has been 4 years since it was announced as a game for the Switch. I get people were excited because it was the first ND in over a year and half. But the content wasn’t worth all that time with nothing. Especially the Zelda bs.

[@monkeyspice2010]

@@face76 I agree it was a let down not hearing about those games. I still have hope that they will do a Zelda 35th celebration and release Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD or something along those lines. If they don't, it's a major misstep. You can't celebrate one game franchise's anniversary and just pretend like the other one doesn't exist. (Well I guess you can if it's Metroid rofl)

[@JonnyRoboto]

Game scoop da doop

[@harlowcreek]

The Nintendo switch gaming system is a port machine

[@zachribera9517]

Best part of my week!

[@DavePhillipsTheProToolsGuy]

As a professional video editor who’s applied for a video production role with IGN...and considering my application hasn’t been responded to.... I’m really upset by the vocal/video sync in this production!

[@jonmartinez4284]

I love mark medina on the show

[@askapk]

That syrupy internet. I'm offended!

[@ThePepperkingXY]

Excite Truck is one of the most under appreciated (driving) games of all time. That game was pure fun!

[@Northside_rodger]

Fire emblem for Wii cost $100

[@bradcuster]

It’s my favorite part of the weekend. Grab a beer and listen to four friends laugh, joke and discuss games. Always the best way to start it. You know you’re looking forward to a podcast when you start dreaming about it the night before. Don’t ask. Ha ha

[@gamescoop]

So you're saying we're the podcast of your dreams?

[@bradcuster]

@@gamescoop haha. Definitely. I look forward to it e every week. Now, if you’ll read one of my emails or pick my game for 20 questions....

[@Settledown77]

You guys, always negatively jumping on anything Mark says. It’s like how you spoke to Jared Petty all over again. You guys are better than this, please be better.

[@Zenight12]

I didn't know there was a game called Codename Steeve

[@lesliealvarado3257]

What the hell is going on with IGN and this “Skyward sword hate”? I mean c’mon guys. I think I was one of the few people who used to defend you and now I’m changing sides! They gave Skyward sword a 10/10 back then and all of the sudden everyone at IGN seems to hate it! It is an amazing game and can’t wait to re play it.

[@heyyoudownthere8303]

I mean... come on

[@stuartbagley2586]

Mobile games never fell under the EA / Star Wars agreement. That’s why Hunters can come out this year.

[@TenaciousDDP101]

I take it Sam doesn't agree with the 10 Ign gave skyward sword.

[@howarda1000]

Codename STEAM was lots of fun, very difficult to 100%

[@nyrisj]

I will never finish that game and I don't know how that makes me feel.

[@chriswy697]

I love Sam but "Majora's Mask is the Dark World version of Ocarina of Time" - Wat?

[@WEK-kh8gd]

Umm... it is actually.

[@chriswy697]

@@WEK-kh8gd I'm not denying it has a dark theme, but the dark world has typically been a parallel dimension in the same area. Termina is a whole new location. Before Hyrule Historia came out 10yrs after Majora's Mask I never heard anyone calling it a parallel world to Hyrule. This seems like made up lore after the fact to cover that the developers simply had incredibly tight timelines and reused a lot of assets from OOT

[@grandered3695]

We need more cats with the Omega Cops

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

Excite Trucks Fucking Rules, and does does Excite Bots.

[@Monolith64]

Matt annoyed me during 20 questions lol

[@gamescoop]

There is no one named Matt here.

[@ulrich101]

SS was given a 10 when it came out. That’s both a product of fanboy hype and the lack of love since is a product of hindsight

[@tonys_write]

I swear game scoop used to be one of the most jolly podcasts I listen to and they are increasingly negative. Turned out deciding to stay inside for a year have some negative consequences.

[@JulienisInterested]

Disenchantment is criminally underrated!

[@thatseasyforyoutosay]

Sam is so funny in this episode . So sassy 😅

[@zengamer21]

So the Switch itself is getting old now. In 2 or 3 years when we get the next Nintendo console, are they just going to re-re-release these games again? When does it end?

[@jacobproskovec2851]

re-re-release what? Everything mentioned is being re-released for the first time.

[@zengamer21]

@@jacobproskovec2851 I'm talking about the next Nintendo console, whatever it will be called. So, for example, Skyward Sword is released on Wii, then re-released on Switch, and then re-re-released on the next system. They're just going to keep releasing the same games on every new system forever. I understand why but it's funny when compared to PC where you buy a game once and that's it.

[@iFish12]

Love Mark. Scoop legend

[@BenioLegend]

Where is the beautiful Tina :(

[@nb08d]

Has Mark lost a ton of weight or what? Dude looks great!