AverageGamer

@Znake It has nothing really to do with Nintendo besides the fact that they don't offer cartridge sizes smaller than 64Gb. It up to studio and publisher if they want to do an actual physical release or game key release. Cyberpunk is on cartridge cause CD Red wanted that... These publisher pick gamer key releases are doing it for their own reason. Nintendo aren't forcing them. Could Nintendo improve the situation. Yes. By offering smaller carts and eating the cost to manufacture the already crazy to expensive cartridges.

So you saying that you will sell your Switch 2 and run to PS5 mean nothing cause the same studio and publisher can do the same over there is they choose to.

@abbyhitter Clearly that not true given how many co-op games, split screens, party games, friend slop, multiplayer games get released compared to one off single player games... lol

@spiderman0616 I own an OLED. Along with a launch day edition switch, a splatoon 2 edition, plain “Mariko“ switch, and an animal crossing edition Switch.

I can easily say the upgrades on the OLED weren’t worth rushing out to buy unless you didn’t own a switch, or just like I said, enjoy burning money.

It not like the DS to DS lite which was a major refresh; or DS/DS lite to DSi which was a “Pro” model, faster hardware, added cameras, had 6 exclusive games, and introduced the Nintendo DSi Shop… etc

@spiderman0616 The larger screen is only usefully if you actually use the system in handheld. You could easily just get a case for the OG that had a better kick stand. No reason to buy the OLED for that.

It crazy to think it topped the DS when you consider how many systems were apart of the DS family… You had the DS, DS lite, DSi, DSi XL. With actual reason to upgrade your between them. With the Switch… You only had the Lite, Switch, and OLED. And if you bought your switch during the first year, there was absolutely no need to buy the OLED or Lite other than burning money.

@EarthboundBenjy The only issue is that most of the companies that push AI also have immense legal weight, or back by governments… We only ever seen Nintendo throw their weight at people who can’t protect themselves… What is Nintendo going to do when they are fighting the likes of Microsoft, Google, and the US government

@Fizza ".but even under that pretense the game's age rating would make it abundantly clear what kind of experience it is for any impressionable young-uns and if that still wasn't enough,"

You surprised how many parents would go "Oh... It superheroes and stuff. How bad can it be?" It same thing the happens with all of those adult animations that get released in theaters, and people bring their kids to them. They don't care about what it rated...

@Nep-Nep-Freak Rabbds are technically a spin off of Rayman franchise… So they probably fall underneath that.

@NeonPizza “ At least Steam Frame + Steam Machine are just around the corner, PSVR3 for PS6 will probably happen now that Jim Ryan has left the building before 2030, and Nintendo will most definitely dip into VR once the barriers or frictions are nixed either for NS3 or maybe even later in the NS2's life span”

Sadly, none of this is a good or great thing. We’re just gonna be buying a bunch of hardware with nothing to play on it. The only reason VR had lasted as long has it did… Was because Meta was actually investing it. Making hardware means nothing for the industry. Sony has already shown that their investment in games is gone with their studio closer. Valve doesn’t really make games. Nintendo can barely get enough games out for just flat screen switch. They aren’t gonna start making VR games.

Meta was a hardware + software. They was investing billions in not just hardware + studio purchases. But also game investment and publishing. Meta has allegedly spent $60 million to fund VR games so far in 2026.

Valve and Sony was riding the wave of Meta investment. Meta pulling out just killed any potential reason to buy any VR headset unless you strictly plan to play flat2vr mods and VRChat…

rip VRCHAT now tho. It probably gonna be a lot harder to seek investment from investors going forward, and the growth of the platform relied heavily on Meta bank rolling cheap Quest headset.

@whitemage I wouldn't exactly say guns blazing. They aren't gonna be pricing the Steam Frame to be a mainstream product like the Quest has been. Yeah it will be cheaper than the Index. But it gonna continue to a niche product, and not 20+ million units sold that the was Quest line has been.

Damn. Too bad I only wear smart watches 🤷

@Divide_and_Wander They already basically announced the games that will shown off at the direct. Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation

@rallydefault I still think it comes down to retailers. Like it or not, publisher have to deal with the relationship that comes from selling in store. If said publisher decided to sell a game at lower cost digitally vs physically. That could harm it relationship with say walmart or the likes... That could mean less end cap market or front page online marketing. Retailer like Walmart who have large power over the retail space could potentially throw their weight around like they do with a lot of physical goods and fight for lower retailer prices...

TBH... Gamestop has way too many locations for a dying medium. If you liked physical games that much, but you didn't shop at walmart or didn't just order online... But had the need to go into a physical store. You are the kind of person that have no problem driving the 20 or 30 miles to find one.

I live on the boarder between WA and OR, my "local" (it 25-45 minute drive from my apartment) gamestop was affected by this closer. But right across the bridge in WA there are 3 other gamestops. I only even been in my local gamestop once cause it made no sense to ever go there. If I was out shopping, i was at walmart so could just pick up games there, or I was in WA where I could shop at a retro store, or go to the 3 gamestops there. Other times I just order online and have them shipped.

They should force less on supporting new platforms and be more focused on QoL on ong standing issues… And resolving the current problems of consistent DDoS attacks. My friends haven’t been able to properly play the game for a whole basically

Thank Pokémon for reminding that I’m turning 30 yrs old in February x-x

@weisske “ Some games like pokemon might actually end up being in a playable state.”

Pokémon would probably be in significant worse playable state on PlayStation

@michellelynn0976 That doesn’t prove anything. You just posting a google search link without proving anything actually information. Cyberpunk is on PS4/Xbox One… AFOP is not. A lot of Switch 2 port efforts stem from last gen effort while building on top of that and scaling up. Cyberpunk technical advancement comes from the fact the team has continued to build upon it’s very limited last gen scope using next gen features. But the base of the game is still very last gen. AFOP base is all next generation features like it lighting model only being RTGI.

@michellelynn0976 You also haven’t provided evidence on why Cyberpunk is a more technically demanding/advance game. Also telling someone to grow up on gaming websites while using a eevee profile picture. Talk about pot calling the kettle black

@KBuckley27 Dread released mid COVID so had the benefit from increased consumer entertainment spending. That not the case now considering everything going on in the world. So if Prime 4 only sold a few less while costing more at a higher price tag…

@Kiz3000 If you’re gonna quote me. Use the full quote, not cherry pick.

“ Switch is a handheld first and full most. It sleep mode needs to work. That not negotiable.”

Your switch probably never leave the house, much less it dock then if you feel that way. I’m probably relying on Switch sleep function 10-20 or times a day cause it a handheld. No matter how fast a game boots. No one wants to sit through a boot 10-20 a day.

@Kiz3000 I can understand the sleep function not working properly on a PS5 or Series X. But if game has performance issues from using Switch sleep functions… that the game is broken full stop. Switch is a handheld first and full most. It sleep mode needs to work. That not negotiable.

@JasonLee99 Which is why people tend to wait and buy these products when it finally has/does the thing they want or when their previous device (car, tv, refrigerator..etc) bites the dust.

@JasonLee99 It cause the companies have train us to wait. With all these different colorways, slim, super slim, Pro, OLED edition, Lite... etc You're getting the worse value at launch just buy a plain black one.

That why console sales have gotten so big pushing 100+ million unit. People don't end up with just one... They tend to end up with multiple. I bought 4 Switch. (Launch, Splatoon, Animal Crossing, and OLED).

In a couple months, we'll probably get a smaller node Switch 2 like the Mariko Switch. That massive improves the battery life... etc.

Damn. 3000 words paper. Yeah. Go ahead and buy him a switch 2 😂

My dad made us write papers and make power points to get something me or my sister wanted. I spent an entire summer in the library reading about owning and taking of cats in order to write a paper, so I could get a kitten. It worked, and I got one right at the end before school started back up. He lived for 16 years, passed away this year in February a week before valentine day. The entire family misses him terribly everyday.

Had I took it upon myself to write a 3000 paper without him asking me to… With as much detail as the one in this boy paper. My dad would ran to Walmart and bought not just a bundle, but every game available for Switch 2 in the gaming aisle. 😂

@Dimjimmer Warner Bro was/is a dying company… It surprised they have survived this long after the decade they’ve had. They would have not survived another 10 years. This at least buys them another couple until Netflix realize they was worthless and tries to resell…

@jfp Life is getting in the way this month. So both this and AC:Shadows will have to put on the back burner till the end of month.

Damn. I must hold strong and not purchase this. 😤

@romando “ There is room to improve even if they want to keep the hybrid design”

There really isn’t that much room to improve unless they dump ARM and go with a traditional x86 system that comes with it own pitfalls (heat, size, battery life… etc). Nintendo is using what is available to them. They aren’t dumping tons of money into ARM RND development to get the bleeding edge of tech cause the end user cost, and stock is not worth it…

I was originally planning to pick this up day 1, but unfortunately life is getting in the way this month… Plan to fly home for Christmas to see the fam, and plane tickets came out to a cool $1k 😮‍💨

And I still have to get my kitty checked out at the vet to get him airplane/airport ready.

Great to hear that the port is great. And with time patches will make it even better.

I hope they eventually port Mirage to the system. It would interesting to see what a Mirage port would look like since that game has a smaller scale. So it wouldn’t need to be as scale back graphically.

Cutbacks are understandable if this was like FF16 or like clair obscur expedition 33… But the Steam Deck can basically play this maxed at 60FPS. Why are we settling for this?

“But it on $20” - Excuse like this is why companies are getting away it. Hopefully those who bought it also picked up some lube. You’ll need it.

@Medic_alert Games don't have to sell a massive amount to be a big classic. Bloodborne was never a massive sale success. But is easily regarded as their best title.

"BB runs horribly on PS4" It doesn't run bad. It has poor frame pacing which is systemic issue with all of Fromsoftware games which will probably have the same issue on Switch 2.

The game would mostly like gather negative comparisons from a visual and performance standpoint due to the fact Switch 2 cost more and is supposed to be stronger than the PS4, but given that they had to delay Elden Ring. Fromsoftware is already struggling with Switch 2 development.

@Medic_alert I’m glad they are doing something completely different and trying to test the waters on stuff. Glad Nintendo is also giving them the opportunity. We don’t need a “But we have bloodborne at home” ahh game for the Switch. Only thing that will do is draw comparisons to Bloodborne. That wouldn’t be good for the Switch due to potential of the game looking worse or on par with Bloodborne for PS4.

@H3X3NH4MM3R Speak for yourself! 🗣️

I will be picking this up day 1 physically!

Purchased day 1 digitally, and preordered day 1 physically. My copy should be here by tomorrow. None of that “Glad I’m waited” nonsense. A good developer and game should be supported multiple times over. 👌

@ElRoberico Is it tho? The youngest Gen Z is probably 13 at the moment, and with the oldest Alpha kids not that far behind or ahead. Sure if your gen Z about to hit 30 years old, or spend a lot of time around old heads this may seem like a Gen Alpha thing. But as someone with younger Gen Z friend... We do enjoy quite a lot of Gen AI slop. lmao

@TheWokesterGamer I wouldn't "any". Cause I sure the average ARC raider and CoD player does not know what AI is. Much less how to spot the difference between 100 human made and using AI. Your giving way too much credit to very much the bottom of the barrel player base.

@GgGames It not an argument. But Nintendo since Switch 2 release has put out Mario kart World, DK Banaza, Hryuld Warriors Age of imprisonment, Kirby Air Riders, Metroid Prime 4, Pokémon Legends ZA. Mix in the Switch 2 editions, Mario Galaxy 1&2, and wheelchair sports game… They have basically put out a new title every month. You cannot get faster than that before you end up having releases overlapping and people budgets dry up.

This game being on key card is probably an all or nothing situation. Pokémon has released quite a bit of digital only title for the Switch. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was planned to be a digital only release. The low cost of key cards allowed them ship it where the biggest audience will see it… on store shelves.

@8bitKirby Considering the Jeep Wrangler community and “ducking” other Jeep. They’re probably selling a bit to gamers who own Jeeps.

@SillyG "Switch 2 itself is natively running the software"

Not natively as the software going through a translation layer which is were the issue stem from.

@MARl0 It takes GTA 5 selling across not 1 but 3 console generations, on 7 different platforms to get the sales numbers it has. GTA individual platforms sales arent as high as Mario kart. Think what the sales numbers would if Nintendo had sold MK8 on 360/PS3/Wiiu, Xbox One/PS4/Switch, Series X/S/PS5/Switch 2/PC….

@GgGames Even with how “slow” they were for the Switch… they probably put out more titles than both Sony and Microsoft have for the last two console generations. Nintendo has be on fire with games releases. So it crazy for people to call them slow.

@Oldstalk @TheBigK If Nintendo didn’t think Rare was worth buying 20+ years ago at their peak. What make y’all think Nintendo see Rare is worth buying now? Like really.

@purple_shyguy @Nick2054 Cause the game speed is tied to frame rate. It the same reason RD2 was broken when it was ported to PC… The amount of work to go back and tweak the game would most definitely cost more than the $5 they are charging

EDIT: you ran into this issue when playing the game on emulators.

Nice. Can’t wait to purchase the triple set

@edgar14 @UpsideDownRowlet Y’all may be too old to realize it… but he is not wrong. I’m definitely far from a casual gamer. I own a Switch 2, PS5, a highest end PC gaming, and multiple VR headsets with 1000s of games purchased between these platforms. But a lot of my time and other people around my age are spent doom scrolling. We do it at work, school, on the toilet, on the train, bus…. Etc.

These companies need us to stay engaged with their platform. Us buying a one or two game every couple months, finishing it in 7-8 hrs then moving on with our lives isn’t helping them.

They’re are probably looking at why am I doom scrolling on YouTube shorts every night right before bed instead of say playing my Switch 2 or streaming xCloud; or why did I spend my 1hrs lunch break doom scrolling instead of playing.

There is gonna eventually be a negative affect especially with younger kids who has been growing up with this short form content. You gonna run in issues like reduced attention span. They aren’t going to be interested in a lot of these long video games that require at

@Haruki_NLI Yet they bought Grounded and Pentiment to Switch. We had Tony hawk Pro skater this year. They announced both Indiana jones and Fallout.

Y’all are acting like the moment they announce support for a platforms… The flood gates just suddenly open and games just start magically appearing on the platform without consideration of the amount of time, money, effort, and endless corporate meetings it take to even determine if it possible and timely to port these games over. On top of the fact we’ve been hearing all year that it been impossible to get switch 2 dev kits.

@LightSpirit I don’t know Serebii is either. 🤷

I’m not a chronically online person.

@kal_el_07241 I don’t know who Joe Merrick is so I can’t speak on that 🤷

@graviton I think game freak is running into issues where the different art styles, lighting… etc is affecting there appearance of certain Pokémon especially shiny Pokémon. So ZA has spent a bit of time fixing that.