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Please DO NOT ride on the Rhydon

Too bad no mouse controls. They would probably work well for this, no?
I wonder if Nintendo feels like they need to lock Switch 2 upgrades behind those "editions." We did have some games receive enhancements for no additional fee, but I think those only improved resolutions and frame rates. I guess building in an entirely new control method is probably not a small undertaking.

So since they didn't say, do we think there will be updates on Nintendo Switch 2 in this presentation?

I think only Odyssey and Splatoon 3 have strong discounts. Otherwise, it's their standard discount (33%) or worse. Not that those are terrible prices. But still.

They made him into a movie character. I feel like we make too much of these things. He looks different, so it's hard to adjust. But he looks pretty similar and inoffensive. I like the design.

Also, what exactly is "very safe" supposed to mean? Were we wanting them to take some huge deviation from Yoshi's original design??

Good service to offer.

I was just thinking the same thing about what the big deal is about the slide. Sure, it's cool, but obviously it's so imitated. And it's not even that consequential of a scene in the first five minutes, as far as I remember.
That video was so great. Nicely edited by the creator, too.
And I completely agree about "Akira." I loved it, but it is quite disturbing.

Heck yeah, I loved this game! I completed this game 100% back in the day, and I wished there were more to do when I was done. I had so much fun with it. Glad someone else remembers it fondly!
I'm liking these calls for a remaster or sequel. That would be awesome. Maybe a licensing arrangement to bring it to NSO+, too?
RIP Kris Kristofferson

Wow, what an achievement! Congratulations! You guys are awesome, and I've enjoyed this site for a long time now. Thank you for all that you do, and keep up the great work!

Nice! This should be fun. I'm trying to wrap my head around how many games I'm familiar with will be in the 100. Or I guess more accurately, how many games I'm familiar with will NOT be in the top 100. I don't think I'll be able to play 20 games each day though.

Could you guys include where the games can be played? I really like when you, NintendoLife, do that. It's very useful.

@Twilite9 Good indicators that it could be the case. But no official word on that, right?

@Dang_69 Totally. I'm with you on all of that. It's weird, because they say that Metroid games don't sell as well, but this feels like a chicken/egg situation. We know basically nothing about this game. So strange. We know she has psychic powers, but only just, and we know she gets a motorbike. It's been how many years since MP3? And how many years since this game was announced? I feel like they're going to have done this to themselves if it doesn't sell well. Since when has it been difficult to build up hype for a sci-fi space shooter epic, particularly in America? Still, it is their big title for December, so maybe there's a lot more to come. I sincerely hope so. I still want to buy it but come on. And I would like to play through the series. I can play through every game but MP2 and MP3. That feels silly.

@Twilite9 They are excellent, but why does this confirm that information?

@kal_el_07241 Ah, okay.

@kal_el_07241 The DLC?

They're dropping the price! Great job, everyone!

@Colinjames The Crash Bandicoot movie/TV series? Not officially announced though - what do you know!?

I still have to play through my copy of this. Maybe this is a good time to do it!

Maybe they could bundle this with the game for a slight deal. That could be a good way to sell the game and the controller.

@SwitchVogel Awesome! That makes a lot of sense. Thanks so much for your advice and your response!

Yeah, it's weird. I wonder why they couldn't increase the frame rate. Switch 2 tops out at 60fps with 4K visuals, right? And then it's 120fps for 1080p, if possible?
I'm still confused about the purpose of the megaphone. Just to more easily locate specific residents? I wonder if we will come to learn of other uses for it. But did it have speech recognition? That's kinda neat.

I was just thinking the other day about how they could use the app for features like the stuff they did with Nintendo Power - game strategies, reviews, previews, etc. But I suppose that would require more resources than they seem to be allocating to it now.

If anything, it would make more sense to open this feature to people WITHOUT NSO subscriptions, so it would feel special and maybe even incentivize them to subscribe.

Perhaps I'm overthinking this or not fully understanding it, but the coolest part of this to me is that the in-game consoles check for external data, in this case an NSO subscription. Could this be a first step towards crossover opportunities for the retro services on NSO? Like Pokemon, especially.

Yeah, this is cool. I'm not really a sim fan, and all this catalog stuff doesn't interest me much. But it's fun that they're introducing these collaborations.

A $5 upgrade. Interesting. Well, I can appreciate the variable pricing. I'm glad they didn't just lock into a specific number for all of these.

This article mentions an improved frame rate, but I'm not seeing that anywhere else. The fine print on the official press release says that the frame rate will be capped at 30 fps for 4K visuals. And it's interesting that they didn't mention anything about load times or snappiness or anything like that. Just a visual improvement. Or did the keener eyes notice an upgrade from the video footage? Can we just expect performance upgrades on Switch 2? I know load times got a little better just by nature of the new hardware.

I really like it. I use it while working, because it's great background music. I enjoy the curated playlists, too. I'm excited to see what they do with it as time goes on.

I'm trying to figure what he means about fitting it into the calendar. Does he mean whether it has time for the necessary resources to prepare it? Or does he mean like, they want the soundtracks to come out at specific times, maybe around the release of a game? I guess we haven't seen a ton of coordination with that, so maybe it's the former.

I wonder if they updated anything else along with this addition.

@Bobb Oh, great! Thank you for the advice.

@skolvuk Oh yeah? That's awesome, thank you!

I wish you could replay seasons after they're over or something. I'm interested in getting this game, but perhaps not for a little while.

Let's go, Switch 2! Nice!

Ouch, too pricey for me. I guess I could get the cheaper one.

cough They didn't release it for a Nintendo console. cough

Sheesh! On which date does Nintendo release our stipend so we can buy games to play on their console?

@SwitchVogel Awesome! Thank you!
So III is a prequel to the first two published games in the series, since it was released after them. I realize that technically the story predates the ones in I and II, but it sounds like each game grew in content and features as the series continued. For example, everyone says how the first game is rather basic, then the second adds a party, and I assume the third brings even more to the franchise. So in what order would you recommend playing the trilogy? Prequels can be played after their chronological followers; that's part of their charm. But would it be more rewarding to see how the game series progressed from a gameplay or even presentation standpoint? I'm just curious to hear your opinion on that.

@MasterGraveheart I haven't bought this game yet. I hope they run through these events and/or statues again. They look cool. But even if I buy the game right now, I'd have to beat it before the event ends. Ugh.
And yeah... this is how marketing works.

Cool! I've never played this.

No doubt they have to charge more to cover the costs of the "full" physical release.

Oh... Switch 2 checks a lot of the same boxes as the jewels...

Yeah, how 'bout one right now?

But seriously. It's interesting that Miyamoto is given basically sole credit for "fathering" Mario. I mean, of course others were involved, but he probably came up with the initial concept. And I find it fascinating that Nintendo doesn't just take umbrella credit for it, since he worked for their company at the time. It's my understanding that for many inventions or innovations over history - I guess I'm mainly talking American, since that is what I know - an individual's creations were often credited to the employer (see Thomas Edison or Henry Ford). And fast forward to Nintendo now, where they often omit people from credits or credit no one at all, a la Nintendo Music. Could there still be a "Miyamoto-type" today? Has there already been one or more?

Yay! I had fun with the original reroll.

This seems interesting. I still want to try one of the Runner games, too.

I just want to know who Jack Black will be playing.

@HeadPirate Wow, I don't know any of the rules for the game.

@AstroTheGamosian Oh, I don't know what mirror matches are. But your logic seems sound.

@AstroTheGamosian Oh my gosh, that's so true. I hadn't really thought of that. But you're right. It is much easier to add them as friends now, I think, at least.

And I agree about voice chat. Too bad you can't just have it for a game or something. I wish there was a way around it. I have yet to try out GameChat, but that's because I have no friends that use it. These matches would massively benefit from it, as you say. And we only get "This way/ouch" and "Booyah" otherwise.
Man, especially for the objective modes. People are not great at strategy with them.

Yes. Maybe they could give us partial points for playing any other modes. Or just incorporate everything into the Splatfest.

@ElRoberico Good question! I still haven't tried my copy of Planet Zoo yet, but your comment on it is a bit disappointing.
I loved Zoo Tycoon. Been looking for more of that since then. The first DS version was pretty good but needed an improvement or two in some areas - can't remember which now. But then for the sequel, they both improved and made it worse. Argh!

Oooh! Extra interested now.

@MocawNow 💰🤑💰

It's like training your replacement at any job. Not good at all.

@AstroTheGamosian I don't think my teams won any matches. Maybe one. It gets very difficult. To me, anyhow.
I was thinking about them mixing it up, too. They did try the tri matches this time around. But yeah, some variety could be fun. I also wish there were sort of challenges or goals to work towards. I thought they had built that in for 3, but it seems sort of meaningless.