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Wait, the eShops are CLOSING?!

@theModestMouse Yep, It even runs and plays better on Steam Deck with minimal effort.

It's great that Goldeneye was finally freed for release on Switch but Nintendo have done the game a disservice by not even getting the controls right. I shouldn't be able to get a better playing experience on Steam Deck than on Nintendo's own paid service.

These shouldn't need to exist.

@ModdedInkling

My point was that for digital only gamers, most games will be installed on the slower Micro SD cards by necessity because the internal storage is only 32 GB. Not that the memory will get slower as it fills...

Regarding SD card speeds, I stand corrected. Back in 2017 the game cards were quicker than Micro SD cards but that has changed with the later versions.

@ModdedInkling

'One more pro with digital - Better performance. The loading times are much faster on SSD and microSD than they are on the Game Cards.'

-That's not quite true, at least as far as the Switch is concerned.

The loading speed 'hierarchy' is actually; Internal memory>Game cards>Micro SD

So in most cases physical will be quicker as the Switch's internal memory is pretty small.

It's interesting that almost 2/3 prefer physical going by the votes so far.
Those predicting the demise of physical media are a bit premature IMO; the resurgence of buying music on vinyl proves that many people continue to prefer actually holding their purchases in their hands.

I bet in 10 years time the 3DS will have a much bigger cult following than the Switch.
It might even go down as the last 'Quirky' Nintendo console ever.

Seriously, just get a Steam Deck for 3rd party at this point, your games will be future proof for decades to come as well.

Since my NSO sub ran out recently I've been playing a lot of MK7 online again (with it still being free), so it's great to see Nintendo continuing to supporting it.

The trend towards unnecessary and overpriced cloud versions was one of my reasons for getting a Steam Deck.

It's no coincidence that Nintendo's pioneering golden age seemingly came to an end at exactly the point this man took a more hands-off role at the company.
A true one of a kind, thank you Miyamoto San.

36 million means a less than 1/3 attach rate which is pretty low. It's not really the resounding success that it's purported to be IMO.
Personally I find even the basic NSO difficult to justify as I just want to play MK8 online, everything else is of no interest at all.
I'm sure there are plenty of others in the same boat which would go some way to explaining the low adoption rate.

NSO and the Expansion are only good value if you want everything they offer. If you only want parts they are very difficult to justify.

Personally I am still reeling from having pay just to play 2 games that I bought at retail online. I have no interest in playing SNES games that I played 30 years ago, so even the base service feels like a rip off to me.

Having a Steam Deck has further highlighted how far off the mark Nintendo are; Free online, free cloud saves, 14 day right to a refund on downloaded games, security of your games library into the future, the list goes on...

Wouldn't be surprised if this was due to Nintendo having to up their game because of Steam Deck emulation.

@Giancarlothomaz

Yeah, was also a terrible film lol

Bring back Bob Hoskins!

As a long time fan of Mario platformers, they've always been about the exquisite gameplay and innovations each new generation. Most of the time the story is just a vehicle for the gameplay, so without that I've got little interest in this movie at all.

43% for Super Mario Kart after 1.5k votes?!

I'm surprised and comforted by this, must be a lot of other oldies here like me

We clearly don't NEED another Splatoon this gen. It strikes me as being an easy way to plug the BOTW2 and Metroid Prime 4 sized gaps in the schedule.

The lack of proper textures really grates with me, they almost look like higher poly N64 era tracks. Something's wrong when the same tracks on 3DS have better textures!
I was hoping for some improvement in Wave 2 but instead it's convinced me not to pay extra. I'm perfectly happy playing online for free as that's the main way I play MK anyway.

I'd take nuanced physics and properly balanced racing over 60 fps personally, Fast RMX really failed in those departments.

I played the trial but this didn't grab me at all. I kept wishing it would just let me play like a proper football game.
Maybe this would appeal to people that find real sports boring but i just found it annoying.

The fairly high price doesn't necessarily mean that this will be a big cartridge (or 'artificial scarcity' - lol), it might just reflect the predicted low manufacturing volumes, which will automatically mean a higher unit production cost and therefore retail price.

I just booted up Mario Kart 7 on 3DS (released in 2011!) to check if Toad Circuit really looked as good as I remember. All of the grass and sand has nice looking textures.
Compare this to the Switch version that has NO TEXTURE at all. On a vastly superior piece of hardware, 11 years later.
At this point I can't believe there are still people defending Nintendo over the laziness of these new tracks.

@sanderev

You hit the nail on the head I think. They created drama/ hype by giving a controversial review score, then made videos explaining their own controversy lol
Looking at the rest of the recent 'news' on this site I guess its been very slow lately and therefore they needed some clicks.
I'm far from a Nintendo fanboy but I've been loving Switch Sports personally-25 hours playtime in 11 days says it all...definite 7 or 8/10 in reality.

One less developer being swallowed up can only be a good thing in the long run.

@Anti-Matter

Yes it's badminton lol

I'm pretty sure it should say 'circumvent'; although I did manage to circumnavigate my physical copy in under 2 seconds earlier 😂

@Nintendo_Thumb

Yeah football's been the real surprise for me so far, once you get into the 'pro' matches with better players it really opens up.
OK, its no PES but its not trying to be either. Its just good fun.

I remember physical Skyward Sword HD being available online for £33- at launch lol

I've been very critical of Nintendo's output these last few years but Switch Sports is great fun. A well deserved number 1 and looking at the menu screen there's a lot more still to come too.

If you appreciate well-balanced racing games I would seriously avoid Hotshot Racing, it's really poor.
Hoping this is much closer to Horizon Chase Turbo or the Virtua Racing port in terms of polish.

@Lord
CDKeys are selling a download code for £16.79. They also have decent discounts on NSO subscriptions.

I only ever play MK online so I've no need to pay extra for it.

@romanista

My criticism wasn’t about the graphics, they do look better than expected.
Navigating the cars at the end of the lap took fair amount of skill/ judgement/ luck that now just isn’t required. The nature of the track has been changed because part of what made it a classic has been removed.
Surely it wouldn’t have been that much effort to upscale the MK7 model instead?

The static cars at the end have ruined it for me. It's just not the same course like this.

@UltimateOtaku91

You don't need the paid DLC or expansion if you only want to play the new courses online.

Well done Microsoft and Sony, well deserved.

I'm the opposite of many on here it seems and resent paying Nintendo just to play ONE game online.
I have zero interest in any of the other stuff having grown up with the SNES and bought all the games I wanted back in 90's.
The whole problem with bundling a load of disparate things together is that it tends to please nobody but the service provider itself.

@MS7000
You are absolutely right on this; subscription models are great for businesses but not for consumers.
This is why media companies are so enthusiastic and slowly taking away the option to own anything at all. They can produce a long list of all the things that you get (but don't really want) and the best bit (for them) is that you are really just renting everything.
'Why don't they offer the choice?' answers itself once you realise what's really going on.
I don't buy into the current conventional wisdom that everything is going that way anyway and therefore we should just accept it.

I only ever play MK8 online and all the new tracks will be free there anyway. I've no need for the paid DLC or the + expansion, thanks NL for the heads-up yesterday!

@FarsanBaloo

Yes good point, Nintendo is no slouch itself and has huge cash reserves.
Ubisoft was a French company last I checked though

This is a wakeup call. Nintendo need to start releasing original games again instead of rehashes and makeovers.
And despite what others here have asserted; EDGE is still one of the highest regarded games publications and widely respected by the industry- so this does matter.

I'm sure this has the potential to make a lot of $$$ with mainly teenage girls but surely he had enough money already?
This news makes me a bit sad if I'm honest.

It's a substandard service, another free trial doesn't change this.

The problems with the e-shop reach far beyond pre-orders.

If I buy a physical game (in the UK at least) it's the law that I can return the game within 14 days and get a full refund (providing it is 'unused'). Most retailers offer considerably more than this; Game offer 28 days for example.

On the e-shop I can't get a refund for a change of mind at all- even an hour after the purchase as far as I am aware. You essentially waive your consumer rights entirely as part of the terms of sale on the e-shop.

Based on my own personal experience, Nintendo's attitude to its consumers is pretty awful by any measure.

@Would_you_kindly

Is that definite? I'm the same but I read somewhere it has dedicated online servers so was hoping you could play it online without an NSO subscription.

The controller that I never knew I needed.

I don't care how its dressed up, the Switch is no replacement for the DS/ 3DS or any of the other Nintendo handhelds for that matter.