There Are Too Many Nintendo Anniversaries in 2021

[@hexology7846]

Alternate title: “The Nintendo life crew talks about how old they feel.”

[@Schimnesthai]

21:00 Alex surely felt old when talking about Medieval Britain.

[@davidnabbit]

I’m right there with them.

[@cbkirby6199]

Let’s not forget the 10 year anniversary of face raiders!

[@ganigavara7968]

Lol that was one of my favorite games

[@tod0310]

It was nightmare fuel. I have it at a folder at the very edge of the home menu

[@coolhatkid]

Face raiders 2 or a remaster for Switch

[@themanwithaplan5425]

now I feel old

[@matthewchavez5322]

Lmaoooo ayyyy

[@julyo605]

Hahahha, I loved how Zion just went with it talking about water fountains 😂😂😂

[@Dchalljr]

I love that you guys are goofy and it’s obvious you enjoy each other’s company. Keep it up boys, love your content!

[@lantcm613]

The image of an elderly Kiddy Kong peeling off his onesie is scarier than any horror movie I’ve seen, and I really hope that rule 34 doesn’t touch this one.

[@FoxFandango]

A note to all you artists out there, Jon is on Twitter. Just thought I'd let you know.

[@rhettmitchell]

@@FoxFandango the disrespect

[@pokevonforretress3761]

What’s rule 34?

[@styrofoamio]

@@pokevonforretress3761 Better you never know

[@Sjono]

“When did Mario celebrate his 33es anniversary?” Bomberman: “Is celebrating a 33rd anniversary some kind of joke to you?”

[@finnbai]

You can NEVER have too much anniversaries. Can't wait for (insert game that is having their anniversary this year) All-Stars!

[@shigerumiyamoto9612]

More to be executed this upcoming March 31st! Hooray!

[@James-gj8rn]

@@shigerumiyamoto9612 Don't say that Miyamoto-san :(

[@ramidoof2766]

Kid icarus all stars. Ill keep dreaming

[@laserchick4977]

Mother 3 all stars?

[@deatsbybre7162]

Most of which will most likely be completely ignored.

[@misterzygarde6431]

I think they should’ve made this a Nintendo Allstars celebration. Also they should’ve acknowledged turning 130 years old in 2019.

[@Myshora]

It's called Mini Nes, Mini Snes and NSO.

[@misterzygarde6431]

@@Myshora Okay... they still didn’t actually acknowledge them turning 2019 and I’m sure the NES and SNES Mini were released before 2019. I don’t exactly see how this fixes anything.

[@jonathanwilson7949]

I think that's a great idea. And yes, I agree that Nintendo really didn't do much for its 130 year anniversary. And no, I don't think a couple of mini consoles count or at least do enough to celebrate that milestone.

[@rohanrodrigues7115]

@@jonathanwilson7949 what kind of anniversary celebration is 130 years 😂. That's like celebrating bad luck X10

[@Joker-fj8hg]

@@rohanrodrigues7115 13 is not unlucky in Japan, but 4 is.

[@timelymirror7826]

It's not our fault it's nintendo's fault for creating these series and the year they debuted

[@TheSpeedfoever]

Not their fault though! We love these games and we will celebrate a lot of them! IF you dont like anniversaries it then get out!

[@claytoncd]

@@TheSpeedfoever it's a joke

[@skydiamsteam6005]

TheSpeedfoever g e t o u t

[@bryanaraujo5455]

Who’s that girl that looks like ram?

[@northernlightz5319]

How dare you Nintendo!

[@alvstar84]

I’m 36, I feel like me and Mario are almost celebrating together like I truly grew up with him right from the start.

[@spacewalk1769]

"There Are Too Many Nintendo Anniversaries in 2026" "There Are Too Many Nintendo Anniversaries in 2031" This is going to repeat every 5 years! xD

[@someobscuremusicchannel]

its gonna get even worse each decade

[@p-ram028]

It's also Ace Attorney's 20th anniversary. The series has always been exclusive on Nintendo systems until the recent trilogy rerelease. Also, according to the recent hack at Capcom, they are planning on celebrating the anniversary with a couple of releases this year.

[@nt5060]

Yes, can't wait for April news

[@zx0225]

How is it that nobody seems to know about this :'( Spent the whole video waiting for them to talk about it but nope, Ace Attorney definitely isn't known enough (seriously ?)

[@randomduck8679]

@@zx0225 Maybe because Ace Attorney wasn't localized in 2001

[@ssjduelistDD]

The gap between now and Pikmin is bigger than the gap between Pikmin and SMB. What the hell even is time.

[@rainehappy7097]

Even crazier when you realize Miyamoto made both!

[@allanrincon7200]

Alex will find a way to fit Doshin the Giant in any conversation

[@user-mj6zg8hh9h]

I’m going to be frank, Nintendo doesn’t really to make a huge commemoration every 30 or 35th anniversary of a franchise. I’d rather have they choose a year just like they did with Luigi back in 2013.

[@FelixS.]

The year of Luigi was the most random and stupid thing ever.

[@stevengoomba6490]

Wasn’t it technically Luigi’s 30th anniversary since the original Mario Bro’s. debuted in 1983

[@lpcaiser]

I'm unironically starting to think of him as 'Zedon' and I'm really beginning to like the sound of it. =/

[@Crungle776]

I'm surprised Rhythm Heaven/Paradise's 15th anniversary wasn't mentioned considering Jon REALLY likes talking about Megamix

[@IanHsieh]

You guys missed Fatal Frame, released first in 2001. It's not started by Nintendo, but it's owned by Nintendo now.

[@conc0n]

Talking about an anniversary of a third game entry featuring a kid. Me: oh yeah Mother 3! Them: Donkey Kong Country 3

[@Axecon1]

22:56 Thanks for mentioning Golden Sun even though Nintendo never will bring it back.

[@rainehappy7097]

Camelot should be credited for Golden Sun and the Shining games from the 90s.

[@novustalks7525]

Should never have ended on a cliffhanger : (

[@Gran.Estratega]

You guys have such a wonderful dinamic, this is hilarious. I'm glad I followed Jon here after dropping GameXplain's discussions, which I wasn't enjoying anymore.

[@SpicyWah]

NL feels so much more intimate and relatable than gamexplain. Their content feels shallow and empty whilst this channel feels more wholesome

[@wool578]

least you get the info quickly lol, not to diss these guys

[@savvymarx6048]

I really enjoy hearing these 3 talking. Wish they had podcast

[@pearspeedruns]

Hi Marx

[@jevawoah]

loving all these pointle- i mean important discussions of you 3, you all have such great chemistry

[@SAkURAYOWA]

I really love this format of your videos. Please keep making these! I really enjoy listening to you guys discussing and bantering about games. Love the vibe!

[@blitz4506]

If only nintendo celebrated most of them in the slightest... It feels like only sakurai puts in the effort

[@ppleakage2785]

Yeah, They completely ignored F-Zero’s 30th anniversary

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

@@ppleakage2785 Look, Nintendo has said they don't want to do F-Zero anymore. They've tried, but they just have no ideas. Miyamoto tried in the Wii era, but didn't get very far.

[@vedi0boy]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer I've never played F-Zero but it would be cool if they sold an HD emulated version on the eShop, similar to Sunshine in the Allstars collection. They have the emulator for it, might as well use it

[@Sunkhrist]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer how do they not have any ideas but they can crank out multiple main like mario games with the same "kick bowsers ass and save peach" concept. Granted they're all different but they gotta have SOMEONE there that can think of something for it! can we AT LEAST have a remaster of GX with online support? Something! Anything!

[@Sunkhrist]

@@vedi0boy one of the best racing games I have ever played. The story is HELLA cheesy and a little cringe but its STILL worth every penny

[@brobunni]

I still want something for Metroid's 35th Anniversary

[@test1q7]

@@marsgordeuk he still wants it

[@brobunni]

@@marsgordeuk Ok? I still want a new game tho or a remaster while we wait for Metroid Prime 4

[@brobunni]

He deleted his comment...

[@17R3W]

They should at least release the prime trilogy on switch.

[@monkeygameplay5455]

We heard that they made a 2d game maybe they will call it metroid 35 and that it

[@coopsaf]

It’s the 23rd anniversary of Banjo-Kazooie. Imagine getting a remaster of Banjo-Kazooie on the Switch (Switch Pro) for their 25th 😍

[@NinXuS]

Pikmin fans still praying for something in October

[@Catadventures131]

They got 3 on switch Metroid hasn’t got anything

[@rugalbernstein5913]

@@Catadventures131 they got a port of an older game while Metroid has a whole new game in the works.

[@DonutTPOTer]

@@rugalbernstein5913 for 2 years...

[@rugalbernstein5913]

@@DonutTPOTer pikmin's been waiting for 6+ years to get a sequel only for that to turn out to be "hey, Pikmin" instead, I'm sure you can relate to that with federation force.

[@Catadventures131]

@@rugalbernstein5913 but still waited longer for a new game obviously I’m not counting Samus returns was just remake

[@Beclu86]

I heard that Golden Sun OST before the game came up and had to skip ahead to make sure you covered it- glad you did. I'd even be happy with GBA ports on the Switch, I just miss the Golden Sun games.

[@jermtwitero]

The Golden Sun OST brings life and redemption to the whole audience

[@novustalks7525]

It certainly did for me

[@JVeg199X]

- Game & Watch 40th anniversaries: started last year, continues this year - Game & Watch 30th anniversaries: ends later this year

[@Dr.Alligator]

There’s an anniversary every year duuuh

[@SonofMrPeanut]

To paraphrase TheRealJims: "I've mentioned this to every cashier the past 7 years, and they've all told me the same thing: It's a video game, please leave me alone."

[@bandicootsauce4569]

26:23 No, you thinking of Dark Moon. Dark Dawn was a Golden Sun game, if I'm not mistaken.

[@originsonicthehedgehog4707]

Castlevania Is 35 years old now I think

[@rainehappy7097]

They should remake the first game on the 100th anniversary like Dracula when he comes back in every game. XD

[@originsonicthehedgehog4707]

@@rainehappy7097 that would be cool

[@lh9591]

raine happy Bloodstained Ritual of the Night has “Classic Mode” This mode has the new 2.5D style graphics, and individual levels like the original NES game, not a big world like a metroidvania. And each level is basically a remake of each NES stage, they weren’t even hiding it. Platform placement, enemy types, weapon drops. It’s fun but very difficult.

[@originsonicthehedgehog4707]

Oh wait they said Castlevania in the video I think I didn’t hear it

[@bandicootsauce4569]

Oh, god, that 'water fowl' segment cracked me up! That hysterical scream before the cut-away... Lmfao!

[@robertandson7919]

Technically every year is an anniversary

[@esaliikka3168]

ye

[@justdanceparadisearchive3888]

Nintendo is a billion dollar company I think they should be able to celebrate every single one of these anniversary.

[@incognitro7634]

I was born before Mario and still can't grow a luxurious mustache, such as his.

[@joniivee]

Time is an illusion. Sometimes we age, but in our minds, the world is everlasting.

[@EvanCarville]

Rhythm Heaven/Paradise/World turns 15 this year!

[@SonicDavid]

Isint it weird that sonic and Mario anniversary is the same year?

[@Chadleyization]

This was fun. Good chemistry between these lads plus a nice wide breadth of games discussed.

[@feliciahudson815]

Golden Sun! Thank you for talking about it. I'm still hopeful for remakes or at least a re-release

[@mattr0fact949]

If advance wars can get it, then so can Golden sun

[@undergalaxy775]

I'm the guy who counted all the notes on the wii message board for 8 years, where do I get my prize?

[@Insert.Oregano]

You get a guy asking you what the final amount was What was the final amount?

[@undergalaxy775]

@@Insert.Oregano around 1900 hours, which is alright I guess

[@DaSheepKiller]

All these anniversaries and what do they focus on? Mario, at least until March 31st.

[@Insert.Oregano]

I think one of the reasons they gave him until the end of March is to get Mar10 day in there too.

[@Nintendude.]

F-Zero 30th Anniversary last Nov for the Japanese release. Also Elite Beat Agents will turn 15 this year.

[@JamBrok]

Donkey Kong is Nintendo's most important game

[@claytoncd]

Couldn't agree more

[@JamBrok]

@Jireh Newcomb it’s not even that it started Mario, it basically birthed the Nintendo we know today in terms of video games

[@mikem0898]

Just imagine somebody stopping you on a highway in the middle of a night, and the first thing they ask is "Did you know WiiU has 2 NES Remix games and this December it will be the 8th year anniversary of the franchise?". Typical Jon moment

[@AphidKirby]

i still wanna know what's everyone's favorite Water fowl (i love those silly moments)

[@qqqqqqqqqqqq121212]

Flamingo

[@rainehappy7097]

ducks

[@nintendolife]

I'm a big fan of whistling ducks. -A

[@masterjgaming2893]

"I think we've lost all our viewers" -Jon 2021 😂 lol. Dont worry, I still watch

[@ppleakage2785]

I hope Nintendo doesn’t ignore most of it’s IP anniversaries like what they did with F-Zero

[@alinepiroutek8932]

They will

[@thegreatergoo7842]

Should’ve given us a tweet or something, they gave F-Zero the cold shoulder again

[@ReReCoil]

Honestly I stand with Nintendo on the current state of F-Zero, there's nothing new to add or to spice up gameplay, so why make a sequel?

[@smugcat723]

@@ReReCoil they could easily remaster F Zero GX and add online support for the Switch. That game still looks amazing today

[@thegreatergoo7842]

@@ReReCoil a lot of people say this but they forget that F-Zero titles aren’t accessible to people who don’t want to pay large sums of money for F-Zero games and consoles that aren’t in production anymore. And bruh Nintendo has been making Mario and Pokémon games with the same gameplay and mechanics for years, whereas F-Zero actually has more possible gameplay innovations than you think

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

Hey the part where you guys talk about how you wished time stopped I related to a lot and it made me sad. So anyway thing is I grew up with the and the ds and I was born in 2007. My dad basically bought a wii bundled in with wii sports because he thought it was some kind of exercising machine and then put it in his storage a few weeks before i was born and he never pulled it out, I was the one who did. My memories are starting to get very blurry, but I remember wandering evrywhere in my dads storage and then climbing up a small staircase and reaching for the wii, opened the box and asked my dad what that white thing was. So I technically unboxee my very first console on my own at like 4-5. And then i got hooked HARD on nintendo. All I did was play wii sports the first day i played and man was it great. I would ask my dad for new games so often he would need to burn some roms on dvds and mod my wii with the old method ppl used to do to satisfy my mario hunger. Then I think i asked my dad for a ds because all my friends had one (obviously i was talking about the 3ds but didnt know the difference at the time) so my dad bought me a dsi. Then you get the drill, i got a wii i and a 3ds in the second half of their life time which I dont mind because since my dads a chad i got to experience the previous generation of consoles and forged great memories with them even tho i only care now. The grammar might be terrible because this is like 1 am rn but i felt like i had to talk about my life for sone reason Edit : just realised i am now experiencing the switch when you were on the gamecube, thats funny 2 edit : my older cousin (around Zeon's age) gave me his gba spa at some point when i was younger so yeah im very grateful

[@eldiegofuego]

Conker's Bad Fur Day turned 20 this month. One of my favorite N64 games out there. Wish it got some love on this video.

[@kyleefaren3075]

Your choice of background music got me so excited 25:55

[@ramidoof2766]

Not a nintendo franchises but I ditent realize until now but the persona spin off is gueting its 25 year aniversery

[@rainehappy7097]

20th was Persona 5

[@ramidoof2766]

@@rainehappy7097 PErsOnA 6 MAbY

[@catriamflockentanz]

24:04 Question: Would they replace the word "Nautik" with "Schifffahrt" in the german version again? In the one singular grammatical case in which this parallel is wrong? Because they did that in Wind Waker HD and I am still mad enough about it to uselessly "yell" about it here...

[@F-ZERO]

Shout out to F-ZEROs 30th Anniversary of the japanese release Nov 21 2020 and F-ZERO's American release this August

[@artsman9114]

The wii is gonna be 15 this year I think I just grew gray hairs

[@ArchAngel_M81]

I 100 percent agree with Zion on the Golden Sun games receiving remakes for Switch. That would be awesome.

[@novustalks7525]

golden sun 4 in the style of links awakening would be perfect

[@EthanMiguelScott]

When I went back to college in 2010-11, one of the kids mentioned that he'd spent his 21st birthday weekend playing old-school Mario. I realized and told him that I had been playing old-school Mario( he did, thank the gods, mean the NES) since literally before he was born.

[@OstianOwl]

Thinking about how I'm only about 3 years older than Pokemon and still having distinct memories of when Red/Blue were new gives me a solemn feeling I wasn't expecting to feel this morning...

[@kermitthesuperluigifan3938]

You guys forgot about the wario land series in 1994 it is now 25 years old!

[@Gardi93]

1994 would make it 27 years old

[@kermitthesuperluigifan3938]

@@Gardi93 oh shoot your right....... dang it I'm so dumb :/

[@Gardi93]

@@kermitthesuperluigifan3938 it’s all good lol but Wario does turn 30 next year from his first appearance in Mario land 2

[@kermitthesuperluigifan3938]

@@Gardi93 Oh Shoot He does! Time for the Year of Wario!

[@wool578]

I hope they don't limit wario to warioware lol

[@rainehappy7097]

It's because Nintendo usually makes new consoles every 5 years or so, and usually on those consoles there's the usual IPs returning or starting out for the first time, so they tend to land on those anniversaries.

[@captndingpot3981]

6:20 I'm 18 turning 19 later this year and I remember getting a red Ds lite around 2008. I definitely know what a Ds is and I had a used gba before then. I know a lot of people around my age that had a Ds or Dsi growing up. Lol

[@vicctretamaj]

Thankfully Kirby has next year to himself lol hopefully we get that 3D Kirby game and maybe ports of the modern titles on 3DS and Return to Dreamland with some extras

[@retropulse03]

Not knowing what a VHS player is would be like living in the 90's and not knowing what a Record Player is. It's a massive level of ignorance.

[@asxmeggy5049]

I'd love a Mario & Luigi collection on switch

[@marksutter182]

Counterpoint: there are the exact amount necessary.

[@iWookie911]

I'm cool with 13,000 anniversary releases. I just want Mario 3D World quality for $60 not what we got with 64 and sunshine. But Bowsers Fury has made a huge step forward in making up for that (as long as that level of quality continues).

[@Stratilex]

I read this as adversaries and I was like "really?"

[@David-dz1cb]

I love your random interludes and strange history facts! Thank you Alex :D

[@jonathanwilson7949]

I will be as old as Luigi’s Mansion later this year.

[@VOAN]

Y'all forgot The Last Story is in its 10th anniversary this year and Super Mario RPG is in its 25th anniversary this year.

[@Collector101able]

with kid icarus turnin 35 that means only 15 more years for a sequel, cant wait

[@GAkers]

I cracked up far more than I was expecting while watching this.

[@Schimnesthai]

22:07 I remember that, my favorite was the Baseball Minigame.

[@Fiurilli]

Glad to see Pushmo getting some love, I've played all three games in the series and they're honestly the most fun puzzle games I've ever played. A new game in the series would be an insta-buy for me, even if they rehash the old mechanics.

[@JJGamezMC]

credit is the most valuable currency ever created i mean you can even get a new copy of madden with it!

[@ultramaker3832]

I don't think they talked about it but it's also New Super Mario Bros. 15th anniversary

[@xxsusmasterxx5491]

Nintendo didn't even acknowlage Donkey Kong, oof.

[@gbr4732]

That water fountain bit had me laying out loud 🤣

[@CasepbX]

Every time Alex says Yosh-i instead of Yo-shi I die a little inside!

[@Zombos1]

32nd anniversary of the Famicon/Advanced Wars series, which is always worth celebrating every year.

[@_Conzo_]

These discussions are solid gold.

[@andrewondubs]

Sigh I really hope Donkey Kong gets some love this year

[@Thebassa]

So when are you guys making your own podcast?

[@thechickenguy1251]

"Please eliminate three. I am not a crackpot." I'm just going to back away slowly...

[@FJLink]

Favourite waterfowl? As in... ducks? About that activity log... I'm still upset that they don't let you use the Nintendo Channel without internet on the wii, because it had exactly that and pulled the data from the calendar.

[@brjtney]

I was 8 when the 3DS came out and now I’m 18 and I never knew what the original bulky DS was until like last year

[@Blast1314]

The fact that I was born in 2004 and the ds came out the same year and I say that I am old because people haven’t played a ds and doesn’t know it exists

[@SupaWaluigi]

I would expect that Nintendo has at least some plans for some of these anniversaries. I reckon a Zelda Anniversary announcement is just around the corner, whilst a Donkey Kong and Metroid Anniversary could come later this year. I could really see maybe an announcement trailer for Metroid Prime 4 tied in with its anniversary

[@ikissfutebol12]

HS teacher here. I run a Pop Culture Club with some other teachers. We are doing a "best series of all time" bracket and it's nearly all Nintendo-made games - they do have to be no worse than a T rating (no M esrb games allowed in a series). Like 60% of the highest rated games are Nintendo made. A big part of best selling games are Nintendo made. So yeah... You have an insane library of IP, you get to celebrate a ton of memorable game anniversaries.

[@Kuripants]

quietly lights up another prayer candle for Golden Sun

[@rotallyPumpered]

It's just going to be an increasing factor as time goes on. Next year is the 35th anniversary of Punch Out, 30th of Super Mario Kart and Kirby's Dream Land, 25th of Goldeneye, 20th of Densetsu no Starfy, 15th of Hotel Dusk, 10th of NintendoLand and 5th of ARMS. There's always going to be some Nintendo anniversary any year, and expecting them to celebrate everything the same way they do with a sure-shot like Mario is being a bit naive.

[@cyrusnoren]

I like how most of these are early NES games and early gamecube games

[@sethrogers8473]

Pokemon is the one that gets me the most because some of the other franchises are older than I am and I never had an NES or SNES. I still remember having Pokemon Red brand new and showing other kids on the playground my Charmander. For it to be 25 is a bit surreal.

[@Xblue3435-n2h]

Kid icarus uprising is nine years old this year

[@GiancarloThomazSenoni]

35:55 does N64 20th anniversary count?