I've heard both sides of this "argument", as to reasons Pac-Man should and shouldn't be in either of these upcoming titles from Nintendo- So I figured I would throw my "2-cents" into the ring. I for one am a fan of the idea of Pac-Man being in both titles. Why? Well, for starters-one of my favorite Mario Kart games was the arcade game that Namco released that not only included Pac-Man in its roster as a playable character, but also Mrs.Pac-Man as well as Blinky the ghost etc...First let me say that I am a very big fan of the MK series-I've played every iteration thus far and I must say that Mario Kart GP is the definitive version, period. Pac-Man and the other added unique characters to the arcade version really added a lot to the game and they fit perfectly in with the rest of the crew. So from having on-hands experience with Pac-Man being in a MK game I am more than willing to endorse it being a great idea for him to make the leap to the upcoming Wii U release of MK8. Now, onto SSB-I know a lot of people are against this idea, but for the life of me I can't figure out why...SSB is filled to the brim with characters that seemingly don't "fit" in each others universes but it always turns out to be awesome. I can see Pac-Man as a playable character just as much as I can see how Sonic, Snake, etc...fit. Why not Pac-Man? Better yet, why not Super Pac-Man-complete with red cape& boots? Is Pac-Man really any less viable of a candidate for the SSB roster?? Is he any less iconic than Mario or Sonic?? I personally don't think so-he's been around just as long(actually longer) and he is definitely a well known icon of the video game industry and to top it all off Namco is playing a MAJOR part in the release of the new SSB game. All in all, the fact that Pac-Man has already been in a MK game(the best one in my opinion) and the simple fact that Namco is helping out with the SSB game just all seems like even more reasons atop an already staggering "stack" of good reasons to include Pac-Man in these upcoming titles-
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
