Nintendo will never put it's exclusives on any other platform as they aren't stupid and they still value their fans loyalty over chasing a few more sales.

Also Microsoft are only against exclusives now because their console is dying, they have lost their brand strength and gamepass growth has stalled. That's why they are bringing their games to Playstation and Nintendo.

PlayStation still have a big brand image and loyal fan base so they are safe, they will also be getting a influx of Xbox players jump ship to them. As long as they keep their big first party single player games console exclusive they will fine.

I have the Switch 1 version, don't think I'll bother grabbing the upgrade. Never a game I've been able to develop a taste for and while mouse controls might help it won't resolve my other hangups with it.

@OldGamer999 I think the only reason it suits Xbox is because no one is buying an Xbox anymore. The Xbox One almost sold half of what the 360 did and the Xbox Series has sold (so far) about half of the Xbox One. And some of that is yes Halo and Gears falling off, but also not having meaningful exclusives.

It is a snake eating its own tail. It's going 3rd party because no one are buying their consoles anymore, but also not giving consumers a reason to own an Xbox over the PS5 and/or a Switch 1/2.

It's just what happens when you canalize your console to prob up other parts of the Xbox brand. Halo on PlayStation (and probably Switch 2 in the near future) is the end of the Xbox console in my opinion.

Abundantly, obviously true

The only company that doesn't want console exclusives to be a thing is Xbox and the only reason they are saying that is because they are the only company who are struggling to sell their consoles or have any decent 1st party titles. That's their problem not Nintendo's or Sony's.

Exclusives give your system an identity, and it tells the consumer what kind of content to expect. I think losing exclusives hurts the business and I'm glad Nintendo is sticking to their guns.

What people don't realize is morons do not have the ability to separate the mascot from the company. If Mario was on Sony PS6 and it was the worst console ever in terms of reliability... A large percentage of people would think Nintendo made a bad console and is a bad company that ripped them off. Xbox and Sony exclusives aren't associated with the company the same way as Nintendo IP. That's why Super Mario World gets it's own theme park while The Last of Us or Halo would get it's own ride in a theme park. The difference is subtle but epic.

Mario won't show up until Nintendo calls it quits in hardware. That's just a fact.

I got it, but I have only played a few minutes of it.

No worthwhile exclusives means a no buy of a platform for me. Exclusives are the biggest lure. If I can play everything you have in other platforms, why should I buy yours?

That’s why the greatest combo has always been Nintendo + either PS or Xbox. Nintendo values their IP and that has always been their best strategy and the core of their philosophy. Software sells the console.

And that’s why Xbox has continuously lost every generation after the 360.

Having said that… where’s Sea of Thieves for Switch 2, Microsoft?

Mario won't be on a Sony, but everything Sony will be on a Nintendo. That's the power of having your own 'Mickey Mouse.'

i think consoles lose their identity without exclusives.
And consoles havy anyways less and less identity

@ozwally a lot of people said that but I think the game is still perfectly playable. The 3d resolution could just be a bit better

That is a dodgy one for Nintendo, they live and breath exclusives on the their consoles.
That’s why I have a switch 2. For games like DKB etc. I play docked only.
If all of a sudden DKB showed up say 6 months later or even day one on my PS5 Pro I probably would just have the PS5 Pro.

I think this model only suits Xbox who are really mainly going to be a publisher now especially more in 2026.

However I would love a console that plays all games no matter who makes them.
One console to buy one eco system, one device in my set up. All games day one.

Platform exclusives also creat competition. With no competition, publishers can get lazy and there is no trying to make the next best game.

Well I think Prime 4 is great. Merry Christmas.

@Stormcloudlive How is this growing the Switch 2 library when it's a game that's been on the Switch 1? Yeah it's slightly better... But that's like saying Super Mario 3 was a game boy advance game because a slight upgrade version was made a decade later. That's just nonsense.

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is an important title to me. I hope, that I will be pleasently surprised. I wish you success!

@Ludacritz But would they have sold 8 times as many copies to make the same money?

Thanks, I let them know that I won’t be buying key cards or downloads so key card = no sale. I’ll patiently wait for them to rerelease their games on physical.

I wanted to buy it, but next week's game is Space Invaders Part II / Deluxe, so I think I'll spend my €8 on that. However, the second game is an update of the first with a few changes; they could have included both in the 500 release rather than doing two separate releases.

[Professor Layton INCORRECT noise plays after Akihiro explains his logic]

Very disappointing to read, but not surprising.

@MontyCircus I think they meant space invaders invincible collection, they often get mixed up. The OG space invaders is on that.

I definitely missed it. I checked 2 weeks ago and didn't find any news about it. Thanks NL for the reminder.

Cool release to mark 500, hope they can make it to 1000!

"don’t get too excited"... Too late. They mentioned NieR, so I expect a new decalogy on par with Automata. I can't set my expectations any lower.

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined on a real cartridge would be enough of an announcement for me. I’d ask for FFVII Remake as well, but the public statements don’t bode well for that so I’m just skipping it.

I've never had any problems with the Switch or Switch 2 split D-pads. And since the Pro Controller's D-pad is extremely inaccurate for some reason, I only play 2D games on these systems with their respective Joy-Cons.

How’s about games that are not key card only. Looking at you dragon quest VII.

Forever doesn't include the original Space Invaders though. I think most people buying a SI collection would want to own the best-selling arcade game of all time.

"Different approach" doesn't sound like covering the Gran Pulse saga and other veterans on modern platforms, but perhaps a Final Fantasy Warriors is finally happening?😆

Nier Automata Switch 2 Edition and Replicant, FFVII Rebirth for Switch 2 and Xbox, and Dragon Quest XII for all platforms.

Yes, at full price they do feel a bit pricey. But on sale I regularly scoop them up.

You might be interested that there are currently 10 games on sale from Hamster's Neo Geo line. Myself and others try to alert each other to the sales in the:
"Arcade Archives / ACA NEOGEO eShop sales" forum thread.

I need a Dragon Quest IV HD remake so badly. Is my favourite (along with 11)

So stay away from Level 5 games moving forward until this AI Slop goes away.

Thanks for the heads up.

Professor Layton removed from wishlist.

Instead of listing them, I'll say I have every Nintendo-made controller for Switch/NS2 (except the Sega Genesis controller...that's the worst D-pad ever...a horrible disc!), plus the 8BitDo arcade stick.

So I have I think...6 different D-pad options? Plus an actual arcade joystick. It's not like there aren't options out there...

@Neonix is definitely appreciate that, going through P3R right now, very enjoyable but I hear 5 is best, have it on my shelf for Switch but heard it looks abit rough on Switch 2

The German one is obviously the best.

It's a free update so yeah definitely worthwhile especially given how it's a relatively small download and a great game to have around.

Somewhat surprised thousand year door and Xenoblade X didn’t make the Switch list. And Galaxy bundle barely in at 19

I hadn't played a prime game before this one. The combat was too physically and mentally taxing for me so i never bothered to even complete the tutorial area as i didnt find replaying it over and over to be fun. Not for me at all but probably down to my own lack of skill.

I really just want the Steam version of Chrono Trigger ported to consoles, maybe a Switch 2 port of Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2.

Played it last year and loved it. But for me it’s a game I don’t think I will ever play again. But I’m that way for most games. With so many to play I take in a game as much as I can, only play 1 game at a time, and to completion. I will listen to the soundtrack in the future though to take me back. Game deserves its success. Will buy Haunted Chocolatier day 1.

All the GBA games added to the NSO would be nice