@Truegamer79 You buy from outside America. You're just too dense to know it.

Next you'll be telling me kids shouldn't learn Arabic numerals in schools.

Do not use AI on SEGA and Sonic.

@breach187 gotta admit tho, I never knew you could circumvent amiibo locks, haha. Will need to look into this

Am I the only one who thinks this looks great? And loving the car designs based off the 1992 season, the Benetton B192 is my all time favourite!

@breach187 nah its fine. I just play as is. Besides I have heard you unlock the music after beating the game. Cant confirm yet, tho. Still tho, the hyrule desert is the weakest part of the game - even with music it would still be the weakest part. But putting music behind an amiibo is so bad its actually funny

If anyone’s racing one course for more than 116 hours they have a problem, I’d even go so far as to say after 4 hours, you might need to seek help

I have to misunderstanding tho right?

@Fake-news

Yes let's just assume that everyone against woke loves Tarrifs. I couldn't care less. I don't buy from outside America anyway.

@Elektrogeist1287

Then why are people canceling Netflix in droves? Look it up. I'm not the only one fed up with it. Kids are confused enough without people pushing their ideals on others with their subliminal messages.

Feels like they’ve been running things on auto pilot for the past few years. Most games they put out are “good”, but not excellent. I haven’t been amazed by a Nintendo game in a long time.

They’re definitely better when operating from the underdog position.

Looks basic, dull, with a terrible name and an asking price that is at least four times too much

Dyna Blade was the last field event that I was missing for the achievement that requires you to see them all, which would unlock the final Hydra part for the checklist to use that machine in free run, and then I also needed to bonk Dyna Blade on the head. I went 150 rounds in City Trial offline, whether I was playing with my brothers, or just doing quick solo rounds to try to get the event to appear, but it never did. But when I started playing the "Everyone, to the Stadium!" event online, she finally appeared in the second match.

I'm glad to know that this is a bug, but I feel like this happens way too frequently where I will fully complete a game, and then one of the parts that gave me the most trouble turns out to be a bug and gets patched after the fact. It just seems weird that a game that doesn't count any of the online achievements towards 100% wouldn't be tested to make sure 100% could be achieved offline, least of all when it took me 2 weeks on a 40-hour work schedule to get most of it done.

Anyway, still had a blast with this game, and I'm glad that I did play online eventually, because even if I'm not a big fan of playing with random people, it was more challenging than going up against a bunch of computer players

Genuinely love this game

Has a bit of a learning/getting use to curve, now I can't put it down.

This is huge news! How is Netflix going to handle HBO if the deal is accepted? I imagine they would shut it down in favor of offering all content in Netflix which is a big plus for the platform since Netflix infra is a lot better. At the same time, this much content would likely require a price increase…

As for gaming division, I don’t really see them changing anything about it. It’s more of a bonus than the actual reason for this offer, I imagine. For us, diversifying the revenue with games could help hold the price of Netflix sub.

@Truegamer79 woke agenda? What like E. T or The Goonies, i like these films about people who actually care for each other.
Enjoy your tariffs.

I would have bought the long rumored Switch Pro, and that is (so far) basically what it has been to me—a new Switch that runs games better than the OLED model I had. Mario Kart World has been forgettable and I haven’t touched it since launch, skipped Donkey Kong Bananza (seemed repetitive so I’ll wait for a sale years down the road). I did pick up Metroid Prime 4, but that’s on the original Switch too. I have greatly enjoyed the improved performance of Switch games and have been going through my old games and having a blast. The biggest negative for me is the poor battery life. Overall, I’d give the Switch 2 a generous 8/10 but I would have been ok waiting to get this system as I could have kept playing on my OLED Switch and no Switch 2 games have really justified the purchase yet (I have hopes those games are coming 2026)

@OldGamer999 Got the Mario Kart bundle so that as well as Pokemon ZA plus its expansion, Hades II and the Tears of the Kingdom upgrade.

Switch 2 Console: 8/10
Switch 2 Games: 4/10
DKB and MKW were great, I genuinely seriously enjoy both of them, but two above average titles cannot carry a console for long. We need generation-defining experiences like 3D Mario, Zelda, and a proper mainline Animal Crossing.

Looking back I could've waited to purchase one. I finished everything I was interested in with MKW and I fell off on DKB. (Just didn't click for me) I'm also not interested in Kirby Air Riders or Metroid Prime 4.

So I haven't played it very much if I'm being honest. My most played game on it is probably Mario Galaxy 2 and well... that's a wii game.

I am excited for Fire Emblem next year though so there's something.

Looks, uh, pretty cheap-looking :/

@Gen4Fan Don't be. Most everything in development will still happen. Netflix should be a boon for the video game industry in the fact we should see plenty more DC games on the horizon.

I don't understand all the doom and gloom from so many people on this. Considering the other potential buyers, this is easily the best outcome.

@JohnnyMind
just played through the game for the first time (done the base cups on sonic speed) and absolutely loved it, cant really compare how it is to air riders since its very much its own beast (love air riders too) but its been a great year for mascot racing fans it seems.

I think I've seen Dyna Blade once, but have yet to see a single moment where the Halberd shows up. That one needs to be buffed in appearances too.

@Skunkfish "Woke" = "whatever I don't like"

@Elektrogeist1287

It very much was.

Or you were just wishing hundreds of thousands out of jobs because you don't like streaming services?

How nice of you!

I'd give it a 7 or an 8 if I'm feeling generous. Plenty of good games, especially with DKB and MKW, though I don't think both crossgen and exclusives are as strong as Switch 1's first year. I do think the 3rd party support has been a lot more promising though

"Appropriate"

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/level-5-ceo-sees-ai-as-tool-for-communication-and-efficiency-improvement#comment8709200

I'm worried for Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight now

Woo, more super consolidation. Because we all know how beneficial this is for the entertainment industry. Especially when it comes to jobs and creativity.

I paid less than this for my current gen OLED 27" LG monitor....

@AmplifyMJ Sonic 06 was AI generated?! That explains EVERYTHING!

@Truegamer79 you’re just rambling nonsense.

Would still like to see an actual F1 game on Switch.

@SBandy1 not at all what I said, kid.

@Truegamer79 What's a 'woke agenda'?

Wish I had bought it later on, to be honest since the console would end up getting a discount. Not much has come out for it, most of the games are on Switch 1, so eh.

It's not a great move, but it's not like the games division of Warner Bros. could get much worse really.

@FragRed This was my thought immediately. What does this mean for movie theatres? Will WB movies not be in theatres anymore? Or will they just keep them as separate brands? Theatre under WB, straight to streaming Netflix?

Got mine 2 weeks ago and coming from a Switch Lite and Steam Deck (and 3DS, Vita etc.), I'm positively surprised with what I've gotten: The screen is much better than I thought; big (makes my Steam Deck seem small); colors are really "popping" from what I've been used to; black color is almost perfect imo (not grey or anything). The thumbsticks are very smooth and precise (I can now play Pac-Man and feel I'm in almost 100% control). 256 GB internal memory is more than enough for me for now. Only real negatives are; no D-pad and some Switch (1) compability issues (RE4 froze on me; I ran through one of the ghosts several times in Pac-Man; the ghosts "paused" oddly from time to time in Super Pac-Man).

9/10

so no more quality tv shows from hbo. this is awful for the future.

Okay, for the take that this is a "lesser" Metroid because of the 80 score:

I'd say that all of the top 8 games were released before 2010, with the exception of Dread and Prime 1 Remastered. As I recall, lots of people consider Dread the best of the 2D Metroids. And the remaster is an updated version of everyone's favorite 3D Metroid. It seems like something to at least consider.

@SuperEndriu Don’t feel guilty about grabbing an NFC writer on your phone and a bunch of writable NFC tags and just making your own amiibo tags. You won’t get the neat figurine, but it will let you unlock whatever locked content.

Netflix was the neutral option: just the same bad things continuing to happen. Skydance Paramount is the bad one: things immediately getting much much worse. The REAL bad sign though was that COMCAST were the GOOD Option.

We can only hope that, in the confusion, a lion's share of the gameinf assets somehow end up at Wade Rosen's Atari (though now I'm remembering that his brother is the head of games at Nickelodeon, under Paramount, and my mind is putting two and two together and-)

Oh.

Oh no

I absolutely love my Nintendo Switch 2.
I didn't get it quite at launch - instead, for my birthday in September - but I've still gotten plenty of use out of the system. As of now, I've already gotten 65 hours out of the flawed, but over-all outstanding Mario Kart World, and have put 45 hours into DK Bananza, which really is everything I wanted from the next EPD8 game; it's absolutely perfect. I'm hoping to 100% it soon!
For the actual hardware itself, it feels great! A part of me wishes it was an OLED screen, but I also know that if they did that, it EASILY would've sold for $500+, and that's just too much. The build quality feels excellent; I love the magnetic Joy-Con 2, and the screen resolution bump to 1080p feels absolutely incredible, and so very needed. But here's something that might be an unusual take, but I do kinda wish the system was smaller. Somewhere between the size of itself the original Switch. It's so big, in fact, that I find uncomfortable - even painful - to hold it with one hand across the system (as in, holding it the way you might hold a brick in one hand at your side.) And that's a shame, because when I'm moving my system around, that's absolutely the most natural way for me to grasp it, but I can't with the Switch 2. Being able to use the (very nice) kickstand as handle mostly makes up for it though!
As for software (the software that I haven't already brought up), I think it's all quite nice. I don't have Kirby Air Riders or Metroid Prime 4 yet, but I'm hoping to get them both soon. From what I've played of Air Riders in the Global Test Ride, though, it is a fantastic game, though maybe not quite worth 70 dollars for me. I'll still pick it up, though. And for MP4, it looks good. Sadly, I just don't have any attachment to the Metroid franchise; I've never played a single Metroid game in my life. But, I am looking forward to trying out MP4 at some point and jumping into the series for the first time!

That was a lot of text, sorry if it was a little too much.
To conclude, I love my Switch 2 dearly. Overall, I'm extremely happy with it. It looks nice, it plays decently, the quality is great, and we've had absolute tons of quality software released in these six months. Can't wait for the year-in check in!

9/10!

Best thing that happened to me in 2025.

Other M is terribly underrated in my opinion.

Maybe because I was already aware of Metroid’s lore so this whole idea of Samus being a person and not a machine wasn’t such a shock that it didn’t detract from the experience for me?!

It still felt pretty “Metroid” to me despite Samus’ new moves - that kind of got retained in later 2D Metroid games.

Anyways, nice list! Metroid is always consistent in brining me joy no matter what the critics say. I can’t wait to start Prime 4 tonight!

P.S. Super Metroid is my #1 with Metroid Prime (either original or Remastered) in a very close 2nd place.

To this day I still fire up Super Metroid and give it a full playthrough (probably because I can knock the whole thing out in under 3 hours).

I wonder if Prime Remastered will ever get a Switch 2 patch. I also wonder if Prime 2 will get a Gamecube for Nintendo Switch Online release soon to celebrate the release of Prime 4.

Though a Prime Trilogy release on Switch would be fantastic, too!

It was a little dry...considering all the chipset upgrades helped showcase ubber hardware. Price wise that did take a bite out of the Switch2 indy500 race to the top. Looks like 2026 is going to be a smashing release year....except most of us will be smashing our wallets to pay gas/food/just living now.

I give it a 8/10