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Odd that this is the type of trailer we only get now on launch day. But it's great. Makes me even more super excited to play it.
Also, that stinger is in the game, right? The article made me think they didn't even know what it was.

The ice cube tray is brilliant. Most of these are great ideas.

Really excited for this. Also excited that S2 users get to have this on release like everyone else. I'm counting on us getting a great version...!

Love to hear the great feedback about this. I'm looking forward to getting it at some point. However, I too dislike the "impossible port" label. It makes it sound like we should be so lucky and should accept the game in whatever form we get it. It feels a bit pejorative, even if that's not entirely how they mean it. I've mentioned this before. Still, at least it was positive!

@CammyUnofficial I wondered the same thing, and I am also curious about Metroid. Fingers crossed.

@sketchturner Yesssss, finally. How long has it been now since they announced it??

Are you saying "Whatever could THAT mean?" because it's obvious what that means? Not to me. Could someone please enlighten me?

@SplatRay001 Totally! I think Nintendo wants this game to be a technical showcase for the new console. Though they could put more marketing strength behind it, if that's the case. But all or most of their promotional materials for the game talk about the graphical capabilities with the Switch 2 Edition. Again, their extra work for the next-gen version seems to have been well worth it. I hope it sells very well. I do intend to get the game, myself. But I'm going to play through the whole series, first. I've missed several entries. Though I may miss out on Prime 2, since I'm not sure of an easy way to play that. I could probably play my Wii Prime 3 on Wii U, assuming it still works. Anyway. That's my story. 😅

If these are up through April, I wonder if these are even really intended as "holiday" lights. The post on Twitter doesn't even mention that. Also, is Christmas celebrated widely in Japan? I genuinely don't know. I suppose maybe many parts of the world - USA included- embrace a secular observation of the festivities.

It's amusing to me that it seems like Square Enix has to sort of wrangle Horii-san and play damage control after these speaking events. 😂

I think part of the reason development on this took so long is because they shifted to Switch 2 as the focus. And obviously, that has paid off immensely from a technological standpoint. I'm glad Switch 1 users still get a great version nevertheless.

Thanks for this! So great. Can't wait to get this game.

@electrolite77 Yes! Excited to experience it for myself.

@MoldyPasta God rest ye merry Galactic Feds, let nothing you dismay. Remember Samus A-a-ran has come to save the day. To save us all from Sylux' power when we were gone astray, oh-oh firings of be-eam shots and bombs, beam shots and bombs, oh-oh fi-irings of be-eam shots and bombs.

@MoldyPasta Merry Chri-samus to all!

Ah! This is awesome! Thanks for the review. I also was getting a little nervous that they were sitting on the game because of a lack of confidence in it. Luckily, this sounds like it's one of the best entries yet. I hope it's well-supported so we can keep the Metroid train running stronger than ever before!

@mackers84 Oh, hopefully that is the case, and they fix it soon!

@StarCollector Wow, that is totally bizarre. Glad you caught it for yourself, at least.

"Door opening times much reduced?" DAY ONE!

No, this is awesome to hear. I'm excited to see a great HDR representation. Honestly, I'm not sure I notice a strong difference with it. It's hard for me to judge.
Also, do I understand correctly that the game is not actually in 4K as they said but rather 2K?

@penfold007 @mackers84 I'm not sure where you're seeing that. Both versions are the same price in my (US) eShop - $49.99. Are you looking at a discounted sale price maybe?

@the_beaver Yes! What a week for our wallets... D;

@neil9000 I said nothing about naval officers. Please don't put words in my mouth.

Thanks for the review!
And they said they intend to continue optimizing the game. It's a really admirable effort. I'm so glad we get a game like this for S2. I hope it gets the support it sounds like it deserves. I definitely want to get it, once I figure out how to have time and money for all these games. 😭

What I want is for them to do some special "extra Toads" event or something. I would like to be able to buy the stupid tent. It's the last thing I have yet to achieve in the game.

I guess it was 10 years of considering a port and then (probably) putting out 1 game. For Switch 2 Pro.

Wow, interesting unlocks. Haha. I've never purchased an amiibo.

I wish they would port this to Switch. I've never played it, but I love Mummy Returns.

Yeah, the teaser looked great. Not sure about gameplay, but I enjoyed the video. It would awesome to get a Switch 2 version.

@PinderSchloss Tomb Raider: Pretty Good Edition

@darkswabber That's how I feel as well, though maybe not as sternly. I think if the game had looked just the same on other modern consoles, we might think it looks a little underwhelming but accept it for being an upscale of an older title. It's that there were seemingly superior (from a fidelity standpoint) ports on other consoles, and the Switch 2 version should likely have been able to match them. 60 FPS and a higher resolution are an improvement over the S1 version, but that could also just be the natural bump S2 gives for unlocked graphics processing.

I thought this output at 2K? Maybe I'm confusing it with another game.

@FlyingDunsparce I just feel like it should be the reverse of that, if anything.

@Markiemania95 Huh, I didn't realize that. Well, I don't like it. Just use the original console sounds. It doesn't make sense to me like this. Maybe it's just for the anniversary.

These are really cool, particularly if you remember the original devices.
But why did they change the boot-up sound to the coin block noise? Like GameCube, with the Sunshine sound. Is it because of Mario's 40th? Maybe they'll change it back next year?

Neat! This is them trying to work with streamers, too. But they probably won't get credit for that.

This looks really cool, but I'd like to see how it's NOT like Star Fox. We have every Star Fox title ever that are all just clones of the same basic game. Well, aside from the spin-offs or whatever. I didn't play those.

Thanks for the review!

@WheresWaveRace Ah yes, thank you! I thought it was the same one. Good reason to revisit it, I guess!

What was the one ported to Wii U with a remaster?

@ImpromptuR Haha, great! Never heard of it. But I haven't played any of their games. I tried the Switch demo for Dark Souls, and it crushed my spirit.

@ImpromptuR Is that your favorite software from FromSoftware?

This feels like it could get a (The) Game Awards spot.

@Krisi Haha yeah, that's what I was thinking, too.

No kidding about that backlog. I keep wanting to buy more, and then I decide that I probably shouldn't. I have barely played the recent games I've purchased... 😫

@arkanjo29 Yeah, strange. They must be having a hard time with that one.

@HammerGalladeBro Ahh, that's it then. Thanks for the insight!

@SillyG I was mildly joking. It would help my wallet. Assuming the price was the same. Tee-hee!

@SuperBro64 Geez, NOW who's unstable...?

Simulated gambling because it's just in a video game? Or do the characters pretend to gamble?

They're going to reopen the 3DS eShop, but you have to pay $80 first.