I think more than Nintendo consoles specifically, it was that handheld consoles were prioritized for TCG rules games, as during that period both the DS and the PSP were the recipients of the lion's share of TCG rules games, as no matter how much Konami loved developing for Nintendo or whatever was their reason, the fact that the only TCG rules game for the PS2 was a port of Tag Force 2 tells you that priority was not whether the platform was popular or not. (Also reminder that the last Tag Force game came for the PSP 4 years after the launch of the PSV)
I imagine the idea was that people who actually want to play competitively against other players would do so on handhelds, considering it wasn't exactly easily possible to bring your PS2 to school or any other place where you might gather to play TCGs. So, while the handheld games remained the more "serious" rulesets, the console games were more about being novel alternatives to the proper thing: maybe designed with the idea of making things more interesting for singleplayer/AI play, too.
This is a mistake, even the japanese edition has all languages included, they won't go and take something out there.
(although the game doesn't ask for a language at first and you have to press start in the main menu).
My dream Yu-Gi-Oh game would be like a mix of the two types of games: having it follow TCG rules but with a curated list of cards, and having a storyline that would require you navigating scenarios like the anime where opponents could use stuff you didn't have access to either due to not being part of the curated list or being some form of anime bullshit (examples that a friend put into my head: facing a full Zoodiac deck or full power Orichalcos deck with GX/5Ds era decks)
Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection (Switch) additional titles announced:
-Duel Monsters (GB)
-Duel Monsters II (GBC)
-Dark Duel Stories (GBC)
Each physical copy include one of two special cards.
View: https://x.com/Wario64/status/1832931441425965384?t=bvNiAIHsIjaMSXPdp_yANA&s=19
Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection (Switch) additional titles announced:
-Duel Monsters (GB)
-Duel Monsters II (GBC)
-Dark Duel Stories (GBC)
Each physical copy include one of two special cards.
View: https://x.com/Wario64/status/1832931441425965384?t=bvNiAIHsIjaMSXPdp_yANA&s=19
I mean you'd hope and the Castlevania collection did translate Kid Dracula. Plus translation overlay is pretty easy these days. But don't think they've confirmed either way
Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection (Switch) additional titles announced:
-Duel Monsters (GB)
-Duel Monsters II (GBC)
-Dark Duel Stories (GBC)
Each physical copy include one of two special cards.
View: https://x.com/Wario64/status/1832931441425965384?t=bvNiAIHsIjaMSXPdp_yANA&s=19
so 11, right?From Japanese PR regarding today's announcement of games, they also note that the collection will include more than 10 titles total
『遊戯王 アーリーデイズコレクション』 収録タイトルを追加発表！ | 株式会社コナミデジタルエンタテインメント
『遊戯王 アーリーデイズコレクション』 収録タイトルを追加発表！www.konami.com
WC 2006 absolutely has to be in it. Its the goat yugioh game. 2006 is pretty much peak yugioh.
I'd be shocked if it didn't make the collection at least. I crunched the numbers and it's confirmed over 10 games so I'm expecting basically every English GBA game to make it. only 2 games I have any doubt on is capsule monsters GB(Japan only, GBC), and GX academy (theme reasons tho it is still early yugioh)
Sacred Cards was my favorite YGO video game. I loved its structure. I hope it makes it in and I expect it will.
It just came to mind, but do you think Reshef of Destruction could implement this out in the overworld? Having to go all the way back home, especially in the later gauntlets pf duels, really dragged that game down.
