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@Ultimapunch "NSO will still have to be shut down at some point."

Why? For what reason would they have to shut the whole service down? The end of civilisation?
Give me an actual reason.

I will probably buy it eventually on a sale for 40€ or so.

@Chibi_Manny That is just in the US specifically.

@Tasuki The game is still launching on Switch.

@jesse_dylan The SNES version? You think this is the same game as the first DKC?

@-wc- These leaks also include a logo.

@-wc- Are you serious?

Regardless, the comment I responded to said: "Also why should Nintendo suddenly create a new Wii U situation that with confusing the majority of its customers? Why should this "Switch 2" looking to 99.8% exactly the same as the original Switch?"

The leaks in no way make it look like a "Wii U situation" as it being called Switch 2 on it's own would make that nothing alike.
And yes, those are actual legitimate leaks.

@Justaguest Those are definitely bots.

@Keman There is no Wii U situation going on here. Nobody is going to be confused like that. This thing is called Switch 2 and not Switch U or Switch+ or Switch Pro or something else that might suggest it's just an additional model or accessory.

With the Wii U they focused everything on the controller, which made it look like an accessory or add on, with the name not being clear about it being a new console.

How is "Switch 2" not a clear enough name? It's obviously a new console. It'll most likely say "Nintendo Switch 2" on the back of the thing. And it looks much more different from the Switch 1 than you think it does.

@OldGamer999 Most of the people who bought MK8D aren't actively playing it anymore or at least not regularly. I bet there's at least 30 million people who would be eager to buy MK9 asap.

@Rayquaza2510 Sorry, what issues exactly does Doom Eternal have in later levels? I played through the whole game including DLC three times on Switch at higher difficulty levels and thought it kept a smooth 30fps throughout the whole game without any stutters or slowdown. I didn't notice any issues.

@Clyde_Radcliffe Are we looking at the same images? They are black with coloured rails. That's the exact opposite of the Switch Joy-Cons.

@GrailUK No, these charts don't include digital sales.

Elden Ring showing up again is cool.

I bought it over 4 years ago and haven't played it in a long time. Maybe I should give it another go.

@Morph The PS2 sold around 21.8 million units in Japan.

One of the best staff roll tracks ever.

@Erigen Scarlet/Violet is at #11 right now.
https://www.famitsu.com/ranking/game-sales

@Serpenterror Dragon Quest had a way bigger launch. That's all there really is too it. Next week it will probably sell another 50-60k while Mario Party should sell over 100k easily, but that won't be enough to reach the over 900k that DQ3 should be at then. It'll catch up soon enough though.

@Serpenterror Memories of Celceta already has a localization on other consoles.

@AlanaHagues Typo in the article in the second to last paragraph. It says they were working on Battlefield 3 instead of Battlefront 3. Easy one to make though.

Edit: Thanks for fixing.

@batmanbud2 86%

@PikminMarioKirby Wouldn't work since that US number comes from independant market trackers.

@ecco6t9 And look where they are now.

@PessitheMystic He said that about Nintendo employees, not they to him.

"Thank you for your understanding."
Nah, sorry I don't understand.

@shining_nexus Nintendo's stock is at an all time high. Not just near. Reached a new all time peak twice today.

@Anti-Matter It increased that much because of a Black Friday sale.

@Toastmaster That's cool and all, but you said "oldest gaming IP alive". Doesn't matter that Donkey Kong games aren't much like the original arcade game from 1981 anymore. It's still Donkey Kong. Also DKCR HD is releasing next month.

@Toastmaster The first Microsoft Flight Simulator, licensed to Microsoft by the developer Sublogic, released in November 1982, 42 years ago.
Donkey Kong released in July 1981 and Pac-Man first released in May 1980.
Those two IPs are still alive and older.

@Polley001 Thanks for that. Inkopolis Memorial Mixtape is especially good.

@Polley001 And where did you find those tracks?

@sunnyboy Take another look at it now:
https://sonyinteractive.com/en/our-company/business-data-sales/
The weird part here now is that over 160 million is still as of March 31st 2012 and not later, despite over 155 million having been as of the same date.

#2 is completely pointless because the IR sensor on one of the joy-cons can already measure your pulse just fine with pretty good accuracy.

@MeanBeanEgg It has heavy stock issues btw.

@Xeacons You think this is an attempt to make profit? They are barely getting any money from most of these people even when successful with the lawsuit. Even when they ask for millions, someone like Garry Bowser won't be able to pay even a fraction of that.

@clianvXAi It's the 2017 model that can be hacked that easy. Afaik the 2019 model, the Lite and OLED have not been hacked yet.

Eeh, it's cute. Doesn't need to be exciting and whacky at that short length.

@cedarhyped Xenoblade 2 has a gacha system. None of the others have that.

@USA_Spartan I'm pretty sure the Switch is gonna surpass 160 million in 2026 at the latest. No need to keep selling it for that long.

@BlublacMH The 155 million number was as of almost a year before they stopped production of the PS2.

@Otoemetry "some tech guy on this website"??? It's playstation.com, it is officially reported by Sony.

@Axecon They didn't just confirm that NSO will continue on the next console but that Switch games in general will be playable on Switch 2, so full backwards compatibility including digitally.
That suggests that the eshop will continue. Of course they might update it with a new design or whatever.

@Scarmucci I've been very successful at completely ignoring it all and I'm a huge Zelda fan.

@Scarmucci You can just ignore it.

@Zeebor15 There's still quite a lot to go.

@fenlix I guess they should have specified. It was nominated for best indie game and best debut indie game.

@Dee123 Not a single Dragon Quest game came close to selling as much as Pokémon Scarlet/Violet's 8.3 million copies, Red/Green's 8.24 million copies or Gold/Silver's 7.3 million copies. Even Sword/Shield at over 6 million copies is higher than any Dragon Quest game in Japan.

The best selling Dragon Quest remake ever is Dragon Quest V on the PS2 that sold 1.71 million copies.
With Pokémon on the other hand the best selling remake, Heartgold/Soulsilver sold 3.97 million copies. And the lowest selling one is Let's Go at 2.2 million copies. BD/SP sold 3.87 million, OR/AS sold 3.47 million, FR/LG sold 3.18 million. All of them significantly more than any Dragon Quest remake ever managed to reach.

Only Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons have sold more than Scarlet/Violet in Japan.

@Olliemar28 Romancing Saga 2 is the Switch version, not the PS5 version in the charts here.

@Jack_Goetz I still have that thing, although it is a bit to small for my thumb so I used it with my index finger, but it's a bit awkward.