Reminder: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Hardware Bundle Now Available

Absolutely not. There's nothing special about this Switch 2 and I'd much rather pickup the game physically.

I mean just like with the Mario Kart bundle if you are gonna get a S2 and the Pokemon game anyway then it’s better to get it via the bundle. Obviously if you already own a S2 then there is little reason to get this.

Nah, got the Switch 2 bundle with Mario Kart back in July. So I’ll get the Pokemon game a little later.

Has anyone else experienced Amazon UK listing an expected delivery date of a weeks time for a preorder of a Switch game. (Don’t understand it - it has been dispatched seems to be fairly close to the final delivery station now but it says expected on 23rd but if I was to order now it would apparently arrive tomorrow?)

Pokemon games have lost there magic for me. Pokemon directs are never great either. Hoping this game proves me wrong. Hoping next year there is a killer game that convinces me to upgrade. 😊

In Canada the system is still ridiculously expensive so probably not until there's a lite system.

No. Nothing thus far has made me want a S2 at all. I was going to get one day 1 but once the deep dives came out I changed my mind. lackluster exclusives, terrible battery life, overpriced games, the use of Key cards being taken advantage of by nearly every dev, no oled screen, expensive additional storage. The day the S2 came out I traded my OG switch in for a used splatoon 3 Oled. I could probably overlook the Key card situation as long as I can still trade in anything I don't want anymore but I will certainly be waiting for a revision of the S2 and some exclusives that actually look good (bar DKB) If I didn't have a switch I could see the appeal but the extra £ I'd have to foot towards it isn't worth it for me at the present.

I had preordered that back in August but cancelled it a few weeks later when I saw gameplay videos. Personally I think that game looks awful. So I simply bought a base system without any game.

@SwitchplayerJohn it seems to be fashionable to knock Nintendo at this moment in time

It's only worth getting if you don't want Mario Kart World as the bundle is the same price and MKW is more ezpensive separately.

@AmplifyMJ sensible*

@h3s Yep! Seems to be a standard now for Switch games pre-orders on Amazon. I thought that only I have this problem. Don't cancel it, if it will be late then it will come like a day later. Ignore the late date that shows on your order.

It's a hard pass from me. There are no themed accessories and the bundle is worse value for money than the Mario Kart bundle (as MKW retails for AU$10 more, yet these bundles cost the same). The announcement of paid DLC also cemented my decision to skip the game until a physical DLC release materialises (as it previously did for Sword/Shield and Scarlet/Violet).

I'm not interested in a digital copy of the game anyway, which further diminished any desire to buy this.

Between the extremely underwhelming physical library (mainly due to the hideously common practice of GKCs) and poor battery life, I'll be holding out for the inevitable hardware revision (the Switch 1 got a new SKU with a better battery not too long after it launched). I might grab third party games that I suspect may go out of print in the meantime (ahead of the actual console), but a handheld PC is looking more and more appealing by the day, and I suspect that Nintendo will lose a lot of their hardcore audience to the competition in the long term if the physical library continues to languish in this way. If I'm not given the option to own third party games on Switch 2, then I'll gravitate to a platform that will. I'll take a DRM-free digital on PC over a GKC, with the only possible exception being a blockbuster game that isn't available on GOG, but it would need to be a bloody top tier game to tempt me, and I've only bought a tiny handful of "download required" games on Switch 1.

I already have a Switch 2, I'm not gonna pay 500 euros for another one.

Absolutely not.

If it was a special edition Switch 2, sure. But I'll pass and wait for those limited edition ones to come out. They'll arrive eventually. XP

Nope, will not touch this game. Played it, and it looks and plays very cheap. Only playing in the city (that doesnt even look great) thats a big miss that you cant even go outside of that city.
Big disappointment.

Not at that price, no. I wouldn't even consider a purchase unless it was £300 or less.

I guess this specific one, unopened will be worth some money in 20years time (because no one will buy it). But I can’t be arsed to wait that long! If you don’t own a switch 2 and you missed out on the Mario bundle, I still think it’s a better “new console” game than this Pokémon one so probably cheaper to buy the console + Mario kart than this edition

Wheres the cool design on switch 2? Nintendo missed a trick here, not even cool joycons

I'm going to get this for my 5 year old. She has to wait to play it until she 6, once she's 6 she has to wait till she's 7, cause the box says so.

@Patendo : The absolute bare minimum would have been to give us green Joy-Con 2s. The starters and/or Zygarde on the dock would have also been a welcome touch. After the awesome Pokémon themed Switch Lites and the Scarlet/Violet OLED bundle, this is such an uncharacteristic step down from Nintendo/TPCi.

@1UP-HUSKY Then be thankful you're not Americans...otherwise she'd have to wait until age 10 as per the ESRB's E10+ rating...

Absolutely yes... once I can afford it sometime early next year.

I wouldn't expect any limited edition consoles until atleast a year on the market. They want people to double dip on the consoles and they know there's more chance of that happening the longer they leave it.

Are we able to use rental teams in pokémon z-a? Anyone knows?

@SpaceboyScreams not saying they’re above criticism, but it’s definitely fashionable to batter them for everything at the minute.

Yes, even if console itself doesn't look special, the box is different. Gotta have them all.

I'm not getting this bundle, I already have that exact same Switch 2 and I don't play Pokemon games. I did pre-order the physical edition for my kid, which should arrive in the mail later today. Hope she will enjoy it.
Getting the MKW bundle made sense since MK is a game I can play in between other games, so it's handy to have it downloaded. A game like Pokemon on the other hand, if I would play it, would be better to own physically.

No.
I want White color machine bundle.

There's really no point on getting the ZA bundle for me. Get the Mario Kart World bundle instead as it more makes sense as digital. The game will be constantly updated down the line with balancing, more DLCs and new characters, and probably more tracks. And it's a game most people will probably play in the long run especially when friends or families come to visit.

They should have had the body or Joy-Con chassis be a little different.

Waiting for an Animal Crossing bundle for my wife. No one in my house cares for Pokeymon at all so this would be a waste of money for us.

I bought the Mario kart World S2 bundle so this is not for me, besides I am not really a Pokemon fan. I have played a bit of Arceus and that seems OK, and by all acounts is better than this new one anyway. No dount it will sell well as there are lot's of Pokemon players out there, so yay for them.

@SwitchplayerJohn what are you having a go at me for? I’m defending Nintendo here

But does it come with the Day One $30 DLC?

@KociolekDoSyta Despite what it said it’s been delivered.

I guess Nintendo should start selling the console+game bundles as customized limited editions.

I was close to picking up this Bundle if I were to wait an extra 3 days, but I ended up getting the Mario Kart bundle on Monday which made a lot more sense long-term. I’ve poured hundreds of hours more into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe over Sword/Shield/Scarlet/Violet combined! This bundle is gonna do good nonetheless.