Nintendo in 2020: THE REVIEW
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2021
- A year of Nintendo comes to a close
So let's look at the highs and lows
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"The pizza hit the fan"
Never change, Arlo
Let the pizza hit the fan
Let the pizza hit the fan
Let the pizza hit the fan
@@Connotative Let the pizza hit the...
Tsss
Tsss
*FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!*
Could´ve said "the pizza hit the roof"
Arlo misses Christmas so much he is still wear his hat
Dont we all
Dude I think we all miss Christmas more than ever this year. I still have my decorations up. ;-;
Everyone misses Christmas
#KeepChristmasWithYouAllThroughTheYear
@@CharlieName33 my decorations and tree are still up. Seeing the Christmas lights on at night just gives a good feeling. Nothing wrong with that either 😄
Nintendo be like: There is no Joy Con drift in Ba Sing Se.
Nintendo lawyer ninjas --> dai li confirmed
Nintendo after shutting down the Splatoon tournament:
"Calm down. You're safe now."
Nintendo never denied the existence of joycon drift. That came from a random reddit post that you were gullible enough to believe. In reality, Nintendo's very own CEO publicly admitted joycon drift to be an issue. Of course, you conveniently ignore that just to further your hatred for Nintendo
@@TheLegoMaster261 And every other behemoth company out there, for that matter
@@GaplekBehemoth not you, you seem nice
Do you think Arlo has a Christmas hat issue that he’s just refusing to deal with
Yes
I think that even if he does we need to encourage him to get help on his issue...
It’s always Christmas with Arlo
He suffers from Compulsive Santa Hat Disorder.
though, it was recorded before christmas
When Arlo said he wouldn’t be giving the year a score. I was just thinking “Wait he gave these scores?” I guess I completely forgot
Ok, ok. Hold up. I've seen you here and I'm pretty sure I saw you on a Dunkey video yesterday.
Well, you have good taste.
Yeah same
@@ConfusedSpaghetti Why hello
Everyone watches dunkey
@@guisseppeg7271 But wait, didn't he use math to deduce that only .05% of the world's population is subscribed to his channel? Therefore, making over 99% of people braindead?
Never shy away from bringing up the negative stuff. We are all Nintendo fans here and seeing as we give them our hard earned cash, they need to be held accountable
Nooooo you can't heckin criticise Nintendirino they're too hecking wholesome, you just hate Nintendo reeee
Absolutely agreed
Some people just use the excuse to hate Nintendo. Is just company stuff
Actually no. I’m not gonna believe your obvious lie. I know that you constantly say hateful things about Nintendo in every one of these videos, then you try to save face by pretending you’re a Nintendo fan who loves Nintendo. I have been treated terribly by you people who try to discourage me from loving Nintendo for life and l refuse to believe your fake sympathies.
Go watch Mutahar and Penguinz0’s videos on Nintendo and tell me if you really think those bullies are really Nintendo fans. They deserve to have their hair pulled out with bare hands.
@Random Person Get out of this channel if you hate Nintendo so much. All you do is hate Nintendo no matter what they do. Just leave.
I choose to believe the christmas hat is a permanent part of his design now
I personally believe that the amount of games we got last year would have roughly been the same regardless of the pandemic. There'd probably be a few more trailers for some games and maybe fewer delays, but for the most part everything would have been the same.
Likely Breavely Default, No More Heroes, 3D World and Monster Hunter Rise coudl have released un 2020 without pandemic. But then who knows if Q12021 would have any exclusives to play
I would guess maybe one big new first party title that didn't release...? The 3D All-Stars collection was clearly supposed to come out in March, and I would argue Age of Calamity and 3D World would probably have been September and October/November. Would there have been one more bit title in November/December? Maybe not, but maybe so. The year was definitely light on completely NEW games, I wouldn't be surprised if one more unannounced one is finishing up now and was supposed to come out late last year
Nintendo executives delaying animal crossing: Please god let this game be successful even though it doesnt get a holiday release
God: Well I could mover that whole pandemic thing up in the schedule.
Origami King feels like it has been out for over a year
For me it doesn’t feel like as long for New Horizons lol
Your old
Cruz it has
I meant that new horizons doesn’t feel it’s been out for 10 months to me to clarify
@@kurosade3623 wrong
Companies should make music channels for their own games. They're gonna end up on CZcams anyway, so might as well reap the ad rev yourselves.
good point
i agree, but it wouldn't always work that smoothly as there are all kinds of variety in licensing/ownership deals amongst companies. when it is an option though, i definitely think they should.
“Animal crossing has also been about... everyone is nice”. Ah yes, because animal crossing characters have always been nice
Original animal crossing (real quotes):
-“Oh that’s right! I’m sorry! I forgot that you poor folk can’t afford the variety of delicious treats I can”
-“No, I’m not interested! Go away, Chirp! Don’t make me release the hounds on you”
-“Shrivel up and blow away SHRIMP”
-“You and your smug little devil-may-care attitude... I’m gonna tunnel through your HOUSE!”
-“That's it! It's go time! This mole's had ENOUGH! Time to pay the piper!”
-“My patience gauge is now officially on EMPTY!!! And the anger gauge is WAY in the red zone!”
God I wish villagers in New Horizons were even half this mean
this just makes me want to get a gamecube
As much as the sass and bullying of the original gave everyone more personality, I didn’t need it in New Horizons, because 2020 was so crap that the last thing I needed was Roald telling I was a burden on the island.
I’m ok with this hat staying if he puts another one on top.
Arlo’s in full denial mode about Christmas.
Aren't we all this year? The lights are on longer
"Hey alexa, how long ago was Christmas?"
Lol
Us: Christmas is over arlo
Arlos hat: yeah I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that
Arlo’s hat: I think the fck not
Arlo is still infected with the Christmas spirit.
I love his hat
One has to ask, if Nintendo stopped acting like Nintendo, would Nintendo still be Nintendo?
Let's say, there are aspects of their company they should really ditch but they changed their mind on CZcams so maybe also on fangames one day.
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Xenoblade definitely needs more love, I really pray for more Xenoblade on switch.
People are slow to pick it up but it's continued to sell.
But they are big games and today games that are shorter tend to sell better.
Im a huge fan of the series so ill always encourage others to play it.
id laugh so hard if a paper mario sequel came out that was just like thousand year door and all the people who grew up with modern paper mario complained about the massive departure in formula and still managed to get in a massive fan war with OG paper mario fans
They would deserve it
Are you referring to the old fans deserving it? Because we’ve been waiting 16 years :) sticker star fans have gotten THREE TITLES POSSIBLY FOUR WITH SPM
there already is kind of a war going on
Conspiracy theory: this is one of the alternate universe Arlos, (because of the raycon headphones) from a Christmas dimension.
theory accepted
Im still waiting for the story conclusion
Never ask:
A man his salary
A woman her age
N I N T E N D O A B O U T J O Y C O N D R I F T
I could have sworn someone said that that info of someone saying that wasn't from a Nintendo exec
actually, you MUST ask your coworkers about their salary, is the only way to prevent the company for screw people around
@@kionashi You can only do that to female coworkers, lest you break the arbitrary societal rules. /s
Nintendo never denied the existence of joycon drift that cam from a reddit post. Stop spreading lies already. If most Switch users really did have drift, the Switch wouldn't be selling 80 million units by now. You Nintendo haters trying so desperately to discredit the Switch's success.
@@TheLegoMaster261 huh, you really are a nintendo defender
Pikmin 3 deluxe is the highest selling Pikmin game now so that’s something
Only in Japan, right? Last I heard from the worldwide releases was that it launched worse than the Wii U one. I haven’t seen updates anywhere but Japan. Was there any good news?
@@CreaturesOfTheMarsh yeah it’s the highest selling game worldwide for the pikmin series it just didn’t have a good launch but it had an awesome holiday boost
@@doritoman301 Where are you getting that info? I can’t find numbers for it anywhere except Japan past the first week numbers or any articles for it.
It’s the highest selling in Japan, but that’s all I can find. If you find something, definitely send the link or say what site it’s from
"A Zelda game is a Zelda game... even if its not a Zelda game"
From my experience in the fanbase that is an apt description for every Zelda game after MM.
Which is weird, because Twilight Princess is just three OoTs in a trenchcoat
Even MM has been vindicated by history in the eyes of the fanbase, while games like Twilight Princess that didn't do a lot that was new have retroactively been soured somewhat (with general consensus seeming to be that it was good, but perhaps not as good as it could've been if it had focused more on being its own game instead of being an Ocarina of Time 2).
2020 has been a pretty "game of thrones season 8" year for everyone tbh.
Sudden shitty cop out ending? LOL ok
22:05 i'd say Xenoblade DE still did pretty well considering it was the second best selling title in the series, and this is including the original version and the 3DS version
Arlo looks like the Pepsi logo when he wears a Santa hat
Kinda disappointed that everyone forgets Pokémon Mystery Dungeon RT DX. It’s so amazing.
it looks like earthbound. marketing bad, game good (but seriously where was the marketing for that game lol)
YES! I absolutely ADORE the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series (especially Super Mystery Dungeon on 3DS) and was SO happy this series wasn't going to be abandoned like a certain OTHER Pokemon spinnoff (*COUGH Pokepark COUGH*). It really didn't help that It got what I like to call "The Pikmin Treatment" where It released way too close to a much more anticipated game (Animal Crossing New Horizons in Mystery Dungeon's case and Smash Bros. Melee in Pikmin 1's case). It also fixed many of the issues I had when I played Blue Rescue Team. Now to hope for either an Explorers of Sky remake or a new entry entirely. I honestly can't decide which one I'd want more.
The remake of my first game ever... My personal GotY...
I loved Red Rescue Team, and the remake looked great, but it was waaaay overpriced, and that’s what scared me off
@@austingordon3709 Don’t forget the Pokemon Ranger trilogy. That was incredible
I love how Arlo says that it is disappointing that Xenoblade wasn't selling well when he himself said that he wasn't interested in the games.
He must want to play Cyberpunk lmao
It's saddening that everyone forgets about Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
I can understand the argument for them not doing more directs, but they benefitted the smaller titles a whole lot more than they did now. In the past, people would be paying attention to the smaller and indie games in directs as they were live and had to watch them to see if something big followed, where as in the partner showcases, people just skip forward until something catches their eye, drop a dislike and move on. THE reason games like Untitled Goose Game and Busgax were so popular was because of their sandwiching between this huge announcements, but I couldn't name one indie title from any of the smaller showcases that were just dropped on CZcams
And with Twitter releasing the yearly review of gaming news, out of the top 5 most tweeted about events, Nintendo didn't even make the list. Not one of their events or announcements generated the level of hype that the Tokyo Game show, or Xbox and PS' independent directs did
I think these next few years are going to see a lot of success for Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo have created this perfect format, and have just given it up like that, leaving the market for live, console specific events without it's biggest competitor
The biggest surprise for me this year was how much I loved Xenoblade Definitive Edition. I never played a game in the series, and after finishing the remaster, I went on to play Xenoblade 2 which I loved even more! I just started my playthrough of Xenoblade X last night and I’m very excited to dive into another experience by Monolithsoft.
What do you mean Xenoblade isn’t selling well? Considering how niche of a game it is, it has sold pretty well. XC2 has now sold over 2 million units and XC:DE is the fastest selling Xenoblade game as its already over 1.5 million. Just because it’s not as high as other franchises doesn’t mean it’s selling badly
I also remember reading that XCDE is the best selling version of XC, which is a notable achievement. Arlo makes it sound like the game was a flop, but personally would not consider breaking a million sales to be bad.
"If got a series with a giant fanbase and half of them don't wanna play the latest game"
*Shows Chibi-Robo Zip Lash*
THIS GAME BLOWS
*throwing into toilet noises*
Giant fanbase?
@@oscarzxn4067 it wasn't too big but it was there
Disliked for ugly grubhub 👎
Incidentally, just like with the last three Paper Mario games, Kensuke Tanabe was the producer of Chibi-Robo Zip Lash. He had pretty much no prior involvement with the series and was suddenly involved with the new game, he ordered that it be a departure from the previous titles, and it backfired. Similar story with Metroid Prime: Federation Force.
They really need to stop making him producer of installments in series he wasn't originally involved with.
Ahhhhhhhhhh I’m so exciteddd!! Arlo’s end/beginning of year videos are always my fav
This is the earliest ive ever gotten to one of your videos. Just wanna say, I love the work you do here on CZcams
19:26
Every minor disagreement online has become disrespectful and belittling these days. Especially last year with the crazy amount of rallying and polarization on virtually every topic. It's so tiring
People complain about cancel culture but it's ultimately demagoguery that ruins every discussion.
Exactly, why can't we just enjoy games anymore?
Me: expecting comments about how well Nintendo did this year
Comments: *Hat*
Xenoblade DE was absolutely the game I needed last year. I already really liked it's original Wii release but stuck fairly strictly to just the main campaign. I got myself the Special Edition and just completely tore through it, nearly 100% it, end game super bosses and all. I just had this new found love and appreciation for this game that I already thought I couldn't love anymore than I already did.
Oh... Arlo! That rhyme in the description is... BEAUTIFUL!!!
I love that even though Tokyo Mirage Sessions is such a forgotten game that it doesn't even get a mention for being the forgotten game that started off the year.
It really does hit you that normally delays are bad for games but for Animal Crossing it was probably THE single best thing they could have done.
Had a great time last year. Looking forward to what's to come.
Thank you for reporting all sides arlo. This brought up some interesting news about these controversies I didn’t k ow about before
Yes Arlo, computers are rare in Japanese households. Last time I was there people were shocked by my gigantic gaming laptop. Not just because of its size either, but because "You own a computer!?"
How long ago has it been since you were there?
Take a shot every time Arlo uses a video to take a dig at Origami King.
I like to think that Arlo offscreen is like Danny Devito in Matilda. He forces all of his kids to play Pikmin instead of read books. One of his kids snapped and glued his xmas hat to his head like in Matilda and now he's just stuck like that now
Arlo you provide the best gaming content/editorials on CZcams. 🔥🔥🔥
When was this recorded? We have more data on Pikmin 3's sales (it's been good!) and also we have a more clear idea of what Bowser's Fury is about.
Most likely still during Christmas, seeing as Arlo still has his Christmas hat on without paying any attention to it.
Are there Pikmin 3 updates anywhere but Japan? I know it’s the best sales in Japan, but last I heard from everywhere else, it launched worse than the Wii U version
oh no... this is NOT going to be funky...
Lol
I am listening to your videos, but I am not going to shy about why I am really here : your outro music.
Hey I bought my first copy of a Pikmin game ever because of you and how passionate you get about games, I'm sure I'm not the only one. So I think you're doing alot for the series just by mentioning it
Free melee died so quick after nintendo announced sephiroth and its grave got bigger when nintendo showed bowsers fury.
Arlo in January 2021: "WELL ITS CHRISTMAS TIME AND CHRISTMAS CHEER ITS A HAPPY TIME FOR YOU!!"
Arlos reaction to steve will always be my highlight of the year. Too good
I've been waiting for this!
Not to be a downer, but it kinda still felt like Animal Crossing was released too soon. Sometimes I wonder if they play tested it at all, especially the abysmal coop experience. Then again, it’s been a year and they haven’t added a single QoL change people have asked for so I guess they’re satisfied with what they released.
Listening to people asking for things is a quick way to mess up your game lol
@@nathane.9286 That's not a great attitude. Why do you think playtesting exists? It's true fans may seldom suggest the best solutions, but the problems they find in a user experience are what developers need to take into consideration to improve that experience.
2020, the year godzilla vs kong didn’t come out
Was that supposed to be this year?
@@badasahog yeah, I remember being in high school and looking forward to the release of it but alas lol
Oh, my god! I completely forgot about that movie.
But hey, trailer release in a few days!
@@reelbytes6447 Funny I just got that ad. I am so hyped! (Hopefully, it's good.)
The clip of arlo screaming about Steve is my favourite arlo moment of all time
Another long arlo video! Today is the best day EVER!!!
I feel like the reason they didn't put much effort into 3D All Stars is because they'd already decided that it wouldn't be for sale anymore after March 31st.
Everyone forgets about the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon remake :/
Arlo is so entertaining that I don’t even get bored watching a 30 minute video
Year certainly was a mixed bag with Nintendo but I am hopeful that soon we are going to get some big news, right now the only announced games are Mario in February and Pokémon Snap at the end of April, both of which I’m excited for no doubt but the big two that really stand out so far. Hopefully we hear something soon in regards to games whether as a surprise or a Direct again, either way I’m sure it’ll happen soon. Overall happy to leave that year behind and look forward to this year in gaming hopefully and also more good Arlo content. Fantastic videos overall and helped keep me sane during the pandemic. Cheers to more videos and fun this year Arlo!
Wait byleth was at the start of 2020?! My god this year truly was endless
Yeah; I had almost forgotten that. I still maintain that Edelgard would've been the better choice, but I'm over it.
Their business decisions have really been strange as of late, I hope it doesn’t get worse
Strange as of late? Huh?
gonna come back to this comment later when it gets worse.
You know you've just tempted fate, right?
as of late? they’ve been like this for decades, and they’ve really just been improving
@@justadoggo_ 🤣
i look forward to this every year :D
That santa hat compliments your blue fur so much, Arlo!
As someone who isn't an Animal Crossing fan, I was indeed pretty darn bored. Thank goodness for Xenoblade and all the great indies that released last year
You know, I never considered this year from the point of view of someone who wasn't that bothered by Animal Crossing. Huh.
Wowza
I agree with so many of your thoughts, it's funny how much surprises do for you and not for me. To each his own!
I already watched via patreon, but worth watching again!
I find it frustrating that we've been given confirmation that the switch can run GameCube games but we haven't gotten any GameCube games yet.
22:07 Xenoblade has always been a niche game & even niche in the JRPG genre. XC Wii sold $900 thousand in sales. XC2 as of now sold over $2 million & is the best selling Xeno game. XCDE has almost doubled the sales of it's Wii version. So the series is doing very well in the scope of where it's bar is set. Compared to Mario yeah that's nothing but for a niche game & compared to it's original sales then it's very succesful.
I love your videos, magical sentient puppet!
Arlo really skipped the biggest Nintendo release of 2020
Jump Rope Challenge
Nothing has changed.
It's really hard to be a Nintendo fan
You act like Nintendo ruins your life quit being so melodramatic. Better yet just leave this channel if you hate Nintendo so much.
@@TheLegoMaster261 Stop being ridiculous
@@avondez Ridiculous? I’m not the one acting as if Nintendo is ruining my life, you are.
I used some isopropyl alcohol to clean my switch controllers and it fixed the drift
Arlo is just super super hyped for Christmas in 377 days just like you guys that have a Christmas tree up still
This is like and actual history of the year. It's incredible!
Nintendo most likely can't comment much on Joycon drift. If they are being sued, admitting that there is a problem wouldn't be a good idea.
Xenoblade is continuing to do better and better though. 2 has cracked the 2 million mark and DE has sold over 1.5 million. That's way higher than 1 or X ever got and I think the momentum will continue. But JRPGs just aren't going to sell 10 million plus very easily. I think a long term aim of 5 million for a Xenoblade release is more realistic and would be a big milestone.
My truck blew a cylinder and I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere, so thanks for keeping me not bored man.
Well, it's only 337 days until Christmas 2021, so keep wearing your Christmas hat Arlo. Just count in months.
The uk has actually been advertising pikmin more now saying things like "Looking for something to play after animal crossing new horizons? Try Pikmin 3 deluxe!" It's amazing to see the game being advertised
"Even after things started getting back to normal [...]" when exactly was that because I'm pretty sure that hasn't happened yet
I'm really glad that your reviews take a step back and really take a look at the whole situation.
I also think that in the shenanigans that people forget that two new consoles released this year, and console release years are typically slow. This year saw Microsoft buy up some large studios.
I don't know if 2021 will be a "Great" game year, but I'm optimistic for 2022.
@Arlo Oof, I'm already late enough that you probably won't get this. I just wanted to tell you your efforts are not ignored. Your videos bring me such joy and entertainment, so thank you SO much for making them! I am so excited for your 2021, based on what you've mentioned, but I also want to remind you not to push yourself too hard. Work hard, but don't overwork yourself. You are doing well, and you are enough. Keep it up, Grover! (I really hope that offended you😂)
Best thing to come out of Nintendo this year:
We still got games. Let's just appreciate that for a moment.
No
Non’t
Non'tn't
Nintendo in 2020: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Mostly cause people suck lmao.
I love the christmas hat :D haha! Arlo has so much personality!!
You guys should really read the description because its a work of art
About who's in the legal right in the Melee tournament situation, there's a very simple answer: "Innocent until proven guilty". If Nintendo is accusing the tournament or any of its participants of piracy, strictly speaking, it's Nintendo's job to provide hard evidence for their claims. But as you said, that doesn't really apply if one side has an army of lawyers and the other side doesn't.
"See You next year'... Did Arlo just announce yearly break?!
Pretty sure he meant he’d be doing another year review again in a year
editing took a while, hence the Santa hat
@@3kojimbles895 pretty sure it’s a joke lol
Aw man! I get why you don't put numbers on game reviews, but something so vague and outlandish like a year review? It deserves a number! I can't imagine someone being unironically upset about a number for a year!
Wake up baby, new Arlo upload
New Horizons 100% should have been GOTY.
No you'r wrong i should have been good job
As a big animal crossing fan, I highly disagree.
To be fair, does anyone actually take The Game Awards seriously anymore (aside from themselves and the AAA game companies whose cheeks they kiss every year obviously)?
@@matthewmuir8884 not really, no. Especially after 2020 with Tlou2 winning everything.
The Eti-cons have long since even cleared up, but to elaborate further; he was indeed donating the proceeds though this information was not shared with his family which caused a rift between the community. Later the hatchet was buried, the Etik-cons may be put back up with the classic E logo instead if Etika's family gives the go a head.
It is also worth noting that the Cease And Desist they got from Nintendo wasn't just for the Etik-cons but for multiple Pokemon/Nintendo IP using ones so it was part of a mass shutdown of ones that did indeed make a profit for them.
he's a scammer
The pizza hit the fan lol I love you arlo
This video was better than the year