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@The_Nintendo_Expat GKC’s aren’t ideal but they are better than fully digital. You can still resell them and get a decent price for them. The hate towards them is over the top. Physical is still best but times change and digital is going to be the norm for a long time. At least the GKC gives you another option and has resale value.

@Jalex_64 There is no reduction in resale value when compared to physical. I’ve sold GKC’s and got the same as I would for a physical game.
They are not ideal for everyone but they are not as evil as people make out.
As for discs - many PS5 games need huge downloads to play the game. Without the downloads you can’t play the game at all.

@The_Nintendo_Expat Yet people have been buying Xbox and PlayStation discs for years and they are literally no different to a GKC. You can still re sell a GKC. People make GKC as evil but happily ignore it with other consoles.

People really do need educating.

@Gs69 It would be welcome if it could be done for sure. Gear Club 3 is utterly shocking.

@Gs69 To have it running is one thing. It don’t mean it’s running well! If it loads then they can say that it’s running. I suspect this is just a bull 💩 rumour tbh and Grubb is just bored.

@RoboCube clearly they are not. An GT7 will not be on Switch 2. It would be horrific.

@Duncanballs even Forza would be a stretch and if it had the online. I can see that being choppy as hell. 30FPS would be awful.

Christ! GT7 at 30FPS. No thanks.

@PJOReilly Nintendo are now issuing refunds for the upgraded game due its poor quality. Digital refunds as well.

Some great letters.

The thing that really frustrates me about Switch 2 is the number of games that are still only 30FPS. Especially sports titles which to me
Is totally unacceptable. And inexcusable.

I hope as devs get more used to it, we will see the change. The constant flow of remakes is also depressing. I feel Switch 2 is not delivering what it should right now.

@PJOReilly any hope of a review?

Nintendo will hike the price and I suspect they will do so after the next Direct which I assume will come in March and maybe have a couple of games to make Switch 2 a must buy for more people. Obviously it’s selling well now, but that can easily fall off a cliff so they have to be careful with how they go about this.

I would assume it will be around £50 or they increase software prices although I doubt the latter due the increased backlash that will create.

The whole situation is a mess.

For Nintendo , one positive will be seeing PS6 pushed back to 2029/30 giving even longer for a mass user base to be in place.

But ultimately, for everyone , it’s a horrible situation that leaves the industry on a dangerous precipice.

Just seen that Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 has been cancelled! 😳

I’m pretty sure that EA have already said they won’t bring NHL to Switch 2 as the mechanics of the game won’t run well. I also love the NHL games , or I did until 2024 and 2025 and 2026 , all of which are really poor. The puck pick up has ruined the fun of the game and EA have made a real mess of the series now which is so sad to see.

Would also love to see Forza come to Switch 2 but am not sure it can run its online modes and cross play would be a no go IMHO.

Clair Obscur should be doable and Blue Prince absolutely. Out of all of the games here though, Diablo IV is the one that I would love to see and TBH I’m really surprised it hast been announced yet.

Switch 2 is great, but we do need to see more games in 2026 and beyond.

@JumpingJackson You are correct. Never been to the US lol. Originally from Ossett in West Yorkshire (the original home of Team 17) but now live near Belper for last 25 years.

@AlanaHagues sorry was my bad for skim reading! Cheers.

@Olmectron ah. That’ll teach me to skim read’ 😂

@AlanaHagues I’ve got the original game but the upgrade is not in the shop, online or anywhere.

@JohnnyMind Which is the issue. This really is just a case of a distinction between 8 years ago and today. The uses of the word ‘struggled’ is sensationalist to say the least.

@HugoGED That looks to be changing in 2026

We are comparing chickens and eggs here. Comparing what happened 8 years ago with today is just daft tbh. I would say we are all struggling financially compared to 2017!!! But some of us are probably still doing well.

It’s the headline that gets me- to say they struggled is way over the top

@Olliemar28 Whilst not a surprise, this is a bit of a false headline isn’t it? To compare 2017 and 2025 is crazy! We are talking about two different periods in time when the cost of living has changed considerably, prices have gone up as well.
It’s not done as well as the OG Switch did in its first Xmas for sure, but saying that ‘Nintendo struggled’ is a little bit click baitey, which isn’t what I have come to expect from this site over the many years and it’s why I support the sites.

Nintendo didn’t struggle. It still sold a hell of a lot. Comparing sales periods 8 years apart needs a Time Machine is a bit of an odd comparison for me.

It’s not a major surprise to be honest. Nintendo are still supporting the original user base as well they should, and without a killer western title, sales were always going to be slow over Xmas. Cost of living doesn’t help either.

I saw the news on this earlier and guess what - social media is already saying that ‘Nintendoomed.’

Yawn.

@Liam_Doolan As good a news as this may seem, the reality is this is the only game that they have to release and they will have met the terms of the activision deal.

I wouldn’t trust Xbox with anything these days. Hope I am proved wrong!

Am living this game. Especially when I just want to chill out and relax. Well worth it.

@Automated_Unit_4937 apologies. Yes I just thought it was an updated version. Cheers.

Any chance of a review of this one? Hearing some really good things about this game

@Liam_Doolan Free upgrade for original game owners?

Solid stuff from Nintendo, especially for a doomed console!

I cat believe how bad the Xbox figures are. I mean, they are so so bad. Xbox wanted to change the way people game and said it was about gaming on anything - well that’s the case - gaming on everything except an Xbox it seems.

What an absolute disasterclass.

I only hope we get some more games on Switch 2 - Am longing for Forza on the go!

I was overjoyed to read the sensible letter, full of common sense about Nintendo and greed. Some of the social media comments about greed, I get to a point, but the don’t consider anything from a business point of view.

Nintendo are offering joy. Is it cheap? No?

The idea that Nintendo are greedy is blown out of all proportion

@Liam_Doolan You have a plenty of experience with Nintendo and I wondered if you think COD is impossible to expect on Switch 2? Personally I thinks it’s more capable than many give it credit for.

CP20277, AC Shadows, Fast Fusion, updates to APEX Legends even, all show that the Switch 2 is more than capable of running something like COD. Will there be concessions such as some removals of NPC ‘s? Of course there will.

But to say outright it’s not possible is just not the case. The games that haven’t worked as ports, haven’t been down to the hardware, they have been down to lazy devs not optimising a game for the hardware. And that’s 2 different things.

I don’t think we will see many COD games as I still believe that part of the deal was just a way for getting it through - and it’s hardly been a success - so I’m not going to get too overexcited but it can be done with the right time and effort.

If I really want to play COD right now, then I’ll just grab a bit of time on it through GEForce Now although Black Ops 7 isn’t really worth wasting much time on.

Anyway - back to Xmas!!!

Have a wonderful Xmas everyone! Just remember , Switch 2 is only just starting! Let’s enjoy what we have and what’s to come!

Have a great time, and keep gaming with a smile on your face always!

Happy Xmas to all and if you did land a Switch 2 for a pressie…. Enjoy! You are in for one heck of a ride!!

@KazooieTooie Why not? The system is more powerful than you think. It’s down to the devs to make the most of it.

Can see this being Warzone. And I also wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the only COD we see on Switch 2. I think the deal they made was pretty ambiguous and didn’t say how many games it had to be so just one ongoing game would potentially fulfil the deal.

@Tom-Massey so is this 2 player only? Is there no solo campaign?

@spiderman0616 very wise comment! Agreed!

Uh oh…… here comes the ‘Nintendoomed’ brigade again.

@AlanaHagues I hadn’t heard of this one at all! Read your article and went straight to the eShop app! It’s on sale for £12.59 so have picked it up!!!

It’s still awful

Nintendo listened. But it’s doomed. Again. 😂

@Tom-Massey Has this been fixed for Switch 2 yet?

After Skyrim, I fear this and Indy will be shambolic

@Olliemar28 I’ve sent a message to Bethesda telling them it’s lazy and unacceptable what they have produced! They won’t reply as they never do. But I fear we are going to see this a lot with Nintendo switch 2 ports.

@MamaSymphonia different countries. PS5 and Sony are doing fine. Xbox might be worrying - they got outsold by something no one has heard of.

@MamaSymphonia why are they worrying? Sorry, I don’t understand why another console selling well is worrying)?

Why are we getting so many Switch 2 games with such bad performance??? Surely these devs need taking to task because it’s sheer laziness.

Yep!!! Love this game and will hopefully be great to have a proper racer if the port is good!

@ozwally Cheers! Glad I kept my £8 in my pocket! Awful.