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Switch will probably top out at a respectable 155 million units sold, but few are buying the old console especially with the stupid price hike.

As for Switch 2, it's too hard to say how long the momentum will last but it's going and the upcoming holiday sales will be a good indicator of how popular the console will be for casual gamers.

Game data for "Switch 2 editions" is going to be very weird. Also, it's pretty wild we've only had two major 1st party Nintendo Switch 2 titles up to this point.

@UltimateOtaku91 It's kinda weird it was revealed randomly as a shadow-drop and not in a Direct. But Nintendo not having their traditional June/summer direct really messed up the reveal/hype cycle.

These games are quite overpriced at $60, they are practically NES games with a new coat of paint. Should have been the full trilogy at $60. People give Nintendo a bad rap for overcharging but this is just as bad.

Brits need their FIFA just as much as they need their orange juice

Warframe is incredibly underrated

I've never understood Animal Crossing. And I just cannot stand the "animalize" sound speak.

I finally got to the part in Legends ZA where I can free roam and low-key, it's fantastic. If the next game combines the cities from ZA and natural environments & battles from Arceus and can cleanup the graphics and performance, it would be amazing.

The Pokemon company was very hesitant with Nintendo during the Wii U/3DS era, and they delayed their partnership for plans for the Switch. This crunched and messed up development timelines. It really feels like Pokemon's been phoning it in for the entire Switch generation.

Not worth the price though. The full trilogy for $60/$70 on current-gen is more reasonable. Thankfully SE discounts Dragon Quest games pretty frequently

@skolvuk Thank goodness. I just started playing Legends ZA, I'm just so busy with life priorities. Very small chance I'll make it for Greninja by the end of this 1st season.

Go to Cancun Xbox!

So still riding the narrative that Chunky might be dead

I'll get it alongside Kirby Air Riders when I get a Switch 2. However, I keep delaying my Switch 2 purchase and I probably won't get the console until next year at this point or before a price hike.

@ShieldHero Probably to remain spoiler-free, at least for a while

Day one patches are pretty common and unavoidable these days

Just started Pokemon Legends and I'm a bit underwhelmed. Translating the formula from Arceus and putting in a city biome feels very unnatural.

It's weird that Mario hasn't had a regular balloon at the parade

I almost question $50 as the asking price - for one that's pretty darn expensive. But on the other hand, minifigure costs have skyrocketed and that's not a terrible price. You could buy half a Switch 2 for the same price as the 5 amiibo for this game. Also they will still sellout and be stupidly hard to attain, especially Meta Knight.

Figures for Pokemon this time around seem kinda low?

Metroid 4 needs a Direct. Will I watch it - no. But the marketing for this game has been terrible and it could use something to appeal to the mass audience like Air Riders and Bananza did previously.

9/10, fantastic and I'm only deducting a point because it might have been a little too much info, some of the surprises should have been saved for the game itself. But honestly I could have also listened to Sakurai talk about gaming for hours. Perhaps it's selfish to ask him for anything more, but my ONLY request for the game is to include Adeleine & Ribbon in some capacity, even if they are just NPCs.

That's really refreshing in this day and age. Nice to have a complete game at launch, and it looks to be rich with content. Well worth the price, and I could probably spend 100s of hours in it.

For other games, this would be a smashing success. For Pokemon though, would this be seen as a failure?

I still have to start playing it. I've already set my expectations low though

Just finished my 2nd run of Silksong so I'm ready to dive into Legends ZA finally. I'm rooting for ZA to succeed because Pokemon really needs to invest in original ideas and this shows that the company is trying. The games have been graphically & technically sub-par but the themes and ideas are still creative and fun, which is why I still more or less come back to the series even after all these years.

Gonna start my run in Pokemon Legends ZA but also gonna continue my second play-through of Silksong too

6/10, yikes (technically a 7/10 if you consider the Switch 2 version)! That's quite a step down from NL's review of Legends Arceus which came in at a 9/10.

I picked Totodile for my HGSS run back in the day, so I gotta go with Chikorita this time around. Also, Chiko's definitely the cutest starter Pokemon

@CaptainTempest I really hope not. That would seriously be a blow to the game. I'm in no rush to pick it up, will probably do it sometime next week but I don't wanna rush my experience.

Absolutely not. There's nothing special about this Switch 2 and I'd much rather pickup the game physically.

The biggest marketing push for the ROG Ally Xbox was a Silksong trailer during (not E3) summertime. Which people probably forgot about because Silksong already came out on other platforms already over a month ago, and almost nobody's gonna play it on this device unless it's through Steam or GamePass.

This game really hits all the right chords for me. Gen 2 starters, mega evolutions, the redefined Legends gameplay, and a resolution to the Kalos saga that has been left hanging for 12 years. But this might just be the final Pokemon game I get and it's really only for the nostalgia factor. Prior to this, the last Pokemon games I got were Legends Arceus, Pokemon X, and Pokemon Heartgold.

3-5 on average, but I can stretch that definition to also include DLC packs and additional content.

After the evidence by Pikmin enthusiasts, absolutely. But Pikmin or not, what is this for? And the animation quality looks good but very generic character models (where's the Nintendo style?).

No, because all of a sudden I have too many games to play

Is this available in the US as well?

Zion, you've been a treasure and a wonderful addition to NintendoLife! You will definitely be missed!

MK World still outsold Sonic Crossworlds week 1 in the UK. Wonder what this means for other kart racers and Kirby Air Riders?

Still working on Silksong, and I'm in no rush to finish.

Biological Sciences Major, we have something in common! Perhaps it might explain her interest towards Pikmin?

Team Cherry gets sound and environmental design. It's just one aspect of what has made both Hollow Knight and Silksong masterpieces.

The only thing I'm unsure about is if I can ever get anything as a true physical from Square Enix again

These are some pretty clean looking amiibo!

Bowser's tenure as COO definitely made Nintendo of America feel a lot more corporate and lost a lot of a charm during the 2000s & early 2010s. Still, he did have a relatively successful run in leadership and wishing him the best.

Developers are throwing any excuse at the wall to avoid true physical. This really sucks for the industry

Now exclusively coming to a Game Key Card!

Harsh words for an 8/10 review

To me, the Bell Beast's name is Eyrah, because that's what Hornet calls it

The usual suspects are at it again!