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Nintendo's been really bad about giving people fair credit, and this really needs to change. Sadly this is a little bit of a cultural gap, while we perceive this worse in the West, it's not likely as big of a deal in Japan.

As much as I'd love to see old series return, I really hope we get plenty of new AAA IPs for Switch 2. The Switch 1 era was not the best for this but it did prop up already established core Nintendo franchises which needed a boost after the Wii U/3DS era.

As for returning series, I'd really like to see Kid Icarus make a return, both port Uprising and give that game a proper sequel. And I hope we see Golden Sun revisited, there's room for AAA JRPGs from Nintendo besides Xenoblade. Lastly, I'd like to see a Mario Strikers game with actual effort put into it and the missing Mario Baseball game we never got on Switch 1.

@PessitheMystic People are still reeling from the sticker shock but I agree, the discourse has gotten exhausting. MK World is not really an $80 game, it's actually a $50 game because Nintendo wants people to buy that bundle. Really it's a strategic business move for Nintendo to sell a lot of Switch 2 consoles because they know people are gonna buy the new Mario Kart in droves, which in turn will guarantee console number sales success. And for the haters, the physical standalone MK World will very likely go on sale because Mario Kart 8 was always one of the games that went on sale quite frequently. It's very possible we'll see Nintendo do the same thing with the next Smash Bros & Animal Crossing, sell the games at a higher premium price but also cheaper with a bundle to push console sales.

This is the ugliest thing to come out of next Gen. I can accept $80 games (grudgingly) due to inflation and the increased cost of labor needed to produce games. I also don't mind paying a bit more for the console. But I absolutely refuse to give up on true physical media.

If I can nab the GC controller, I would

@NinChocolate This describes the situation perfectly, well said! I was in a similar boat with one of my older companies, I had a company device and when I was leaving the company, I had to return it even though the device was already retired and out of compliance.

No analog triggers though, so it's a no buy for me

I'm excited to see major shake-ups come June

I'll be a later adopter. But if there is a threat of a price increase date with tariffs, you bet my behind I'll jump at the chance at buying before that day happens.

Very curious how companies like Limited Run will operate with the Game Key vs true physical model in the Switch 2 era

Boooo! I just cannot support this in the slightest!

This happened to me for Xenoblade 3. I got the special edition but the arrival got delayed to 10 days after launch (it ultimately came in 5 days after but still frustratingly late). Had to go in store to get a physical case copy on launch day and sold the second game cart to a friend.

I'm sorry but if you can't run 720p minimum in this day and age, the product not worth it at all.

I do want this (I'm from the US), but I also haven't unboxed my TOTK pro controller which I bought last year, so I don't really need it.

Remember when new amiibo used to cost $12.99? Sometimes as low as $5 if a store was trying to clear stock

@Lizuka Summed it up perfectly

Xenoblade Chronicles X, and sneaking in some Snorlax raids

Glad to see Xenoblade Chronicles X surpass 100k sold!

Why is everyone in a tizzy over hall-effect? It's not the only solution to drift problems, there are other methods too. It's possible Nintendo's manufactured their own proprietary solution to the problem. What annoys me more is the lack of analog triggers in the Switch 2 Pro Controller/Joycons

@jfp That's not exactly true. It only works as a "gamecube" controller for GC NSO. But for all other purposes, it's essentially a pro controller.

@TwinFami I know, right? I'm not looking to buy a Switch 2 atm but I would like a new GC controller, I'd probably use it for Switch 1 games. Knowing my luck, it'll sellout near-instantly.

It didn't blow me away and felt like a rehash of stuff already covered in previous informational events and analyses from content creators. But the game still looks good. Enough to justify the standard $70 of next-gen games but definitely not $80

Nintendo really needs to start showing digital data in their weekly sales reports. At least for their first party AAA games

A little unclear but are their pointer controls like the Wii version?

This might be the first sequel console for Nintendo to somewhat break the curse.

@Mythra It could be a $70 game, it could be $60. Maybe I'll wait to get it discounted for even less, Kirby games often go on sale roughly 6 months after release and for the holidays.

I just want doggo Wolf Link amiibo compatibility in TOTK

@DonierGunad I'm betting in 3 years for the 30th anniversary. This year will belong to Chrono Trigger

An ugly move by Nintendo matched by an ugly move by Sony

Deltarune, Silksong, Katana Zero DLC, Hades II. All the long-developing indie projects are finally being released, it's a good year!

Nintendo's weird pre-order strategy of needed 50 minimum hours with Switch 1 is weirdly Nintended but if it helps with combatting scalping, I'm ok with it.

That genuinely sucks. Won't be buying one then, I'm fine with my Switch 1 pro controllers

@Polvasti I played Age of Calamity, twice, and I really enjoyed it. I know that was a what-if alternative scenario but it did actually feel like the proper story that we never got in Zelda BOTW (plus, I'm happy that there was a way to save Mipha). I'm not a fan of BOTW & TOTK's approach to non-linear fragmented storytelling and I really hope it's abandoned in future Zelda titles.

Ah yes, the $70 story DLC for Tears of the Kingdom that wasn't included in the base game.

Hot take - I prefer the more tedious triforce quest of the OG vs the streamlined version of HD.

Breath of the Wild was a console seller for me. There's not quite a game in the Switch 2 lineup that immediately sells the console for me (but I will buy it for Kirby Air Riders).

I'm just gonna pickup Kirby Air Riders for much cheaper when it launches.

@roy130390 It's the American voice work, isn't it? Jokes aside it's almost as if Nintendo put out the game as a stopgap before the Switch 2 launch, it hasn't done very well at all even in the Japanese market (from sales data, it hasn't even crossed 1 million worldwide).

This launch is getting messier by the day. Somehow though, I'll still bet that the Switch 2 will outsell the Wii U in its first year alone

I wouldn't be surprised for it to happen later down the line but I am also expecting a season pass of some sort right out at release.

Despite the PR nightmare Nintendo is in with the prices and tariffs, it's still going to be a massive release on June 5th.

@Bablommebite The Oompa loompa is really making life annoying right now

What's the formal release date? And it's a longshot hope but I would really like to see the Nintendo version gets some sort crossover with Kid Icarus!

What's the best way to transfer Micro SD card data from Switch 1 to Switch 2?

I'd rather buy the Piranha plant amiibo and pretend it's a camera

Competition is good. I welcome developers to make similar products, it ensures innovation doesn't get stale and pushes boundaries. It's how we got the Switch and tablet PCs in the first place.

I really hope we get a physical edition for Switch 1 for Silksong. Doesn't have to be at release.

Might be a bit of an overreaction, but this makes me just as excited as the trailer. Unlike the Xbox event 3 years ago (it's really been that long!) which was a single trailer drop, we're getting a small but steady stream of news for Silksong. This does make me believe the release of the game is imminent.

Kirby Air Ride 2 is literally my dream game. That's all it took for me to buy a Switch 2. But I'll wait until I can get one in a reasonable manner and price.

This is exactly what I want. I almost thought it was HAL when I saw that trailer.