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I had this but I didn’t play it much. I knew it wouldn’t be a typical Mario game but I had a lot of other games to play at the time and this just got neglected.

@westman98 I’m not saying that is what they would do, I’m saying it is what they should do. It’s all hypothetical and made up. In this scenario, the 3DS would be updated via the Switch online service, not by its own discontinued online service; which I even said would remain discontinued. When the 3DS is connected to the Switch, the Switch would send a save state of the game being played so that both Switch and 3DS would run the game simultaneously.

@WhiteUmbrella no, a troll would shoot down someone else’s ideas saying they were really stupid and terrible. Which one of us does that apply to?

@WhiteUmbrella Yes, the NSO is a paid subscription service. Games get added every so often. You’re just not going to get a library of games for free.

I’m going to assume you are against the entire concept of the NSO, you were telling me what I know the NSO to already be, so I will have to dismiss your accusation of it being a terrible idea.

If someone doesn’t have a Switch 2 then they don’t get to play DS games on the Switch 2.

In the top ten.

@WhiteUmbrella I said the NSO app downloaded to the 3DS can only play NSO DS and 3DS games when connected to the Switch. The 3DS serves as a controller for the Switch. Your other games are not part of the NSO service so cannot be played on Switch.

@KingMike you would download the games to an NSO app on the 3DS. The game screen would show the same on both Switch and 3DS simultaneously. The 3DS would act as the controller for the Switch. You would only be able to play the DS and 3DS games on 3DS when the 3DS is actively connected to the Switch.

@Drnsnsr are you somehow under the delusion that the 3DS didn’t sell well? Or that people trashed their 3DS?

My idea for DS and 3DS games is to have them be downloads to the 3DS. There would be not be a new screen to buy. You just download a NSO app to the 3DS to play DS and 3DS games which would also show on your docked or undocked Switch 2 screen. The 3DS would not be reissued though and the 3DS eshop would not be reopened. Nor can you play DS and 3DS cartridge or downloaded eShop games on Switch.

@SearchingS It’s to tie-in with the new Daima series of Dragon Ball started in 2024. It’s not a huge new revival.

@Zeebor15 they’re not working on the games in equal measures. This is just a small update.

@FrenchVaniIIuxe I think more people would have been happy if they worked their historical inaccuracies into the plot as being the meddling of an in-game fictional character. But no, they tried to pass their fictional retelling of history as being accurate to real life and argued with anyone who tried to convince them otherwise.

@Shiryu There’s no need for a sequel. Just keep adding characters to the game.

@Exerion76 I think Hamster charges too much for their Arcade Archives games. Some are reasonable but many are overpriced IMO.

@vio yes, but this is for casuals who don’t want to spend money on the NeoGeo games. I have a lot of NeoGeo games on Switch, not FF Special though. Waiting for a sale for that one.

@liljmoore Mega Man is in the new Sonic Racing game.

@Serpenterror I’ll play Bubsy on NSO but no way am I buying the collection or 4D.

@Mana_Knight The first world is pretty easy. Make sure to change mouse speed to fast. You may want to choose slow Peach to get used to the game. You need to react quickly and be accurate with clicking in later stages.

@hel105 for $15 for each GBA game. I strongly oppose that.

$15 for a game that should have been released on NSO.

@SillyG You’re experiencing seeing the artwork right now with your free to use eyes. You don’t need to be able to play the games to decide which of the two packaging art you prefer more.

I like the design for the Japanese robot more than the American robot.

Here are the list of first party games that Nintendo could release on NSO. I’m not including mainline Pokemon games as I know they won’t be released. I did include some games that have had remakes on Switch though.

Advance Wars
Game ‘n Watch Gallery 4
Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
Donkey Kong Country
Advance Wars 2
Pokemon Pinball
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Mario Pinball Land
Donkey Kong Country 2
Mario Party Advance
WarioWare Twisted
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
DK: King of Swing
Donkey Kong Country 3
Dr. Mario / Puzzle League
Mario Tennis: Power Tour
Drill Dozer

@LastFootnote Then I researched and realized they’d already released all major first-party GBA games

Major yes, but there are still some first-party games not so major like Game n Watch Gallery 2, and Advance Wars.

So long, Doug Bowser!

@benmalsky198 I’m saying certain scenes felt like they went on for too long

I watched it once on launch day and had a good time. If you were to remove / ignore / be unaffected by all the references, it would not be a good movie. But as a Mario fan for the past 35 years, I was watching out for all the references. I wanted to laugh out loud at the inclusion of the Super Show theme tune.

BUT I also saw there were a lot of questionable decisions by the writers and casting directors. Maybe because it is that I’m now in my 40s but there were some scenes that felt pointless, empty or overly long. At worse, maybe a little mean spirited and out of character. Mario shouldn’t have to go through a training montage. Mario shouldn’t have to waste time dealing with a dog on a plumbing job. The actors shouldn’t just read the lines in their regular normal voice; they should put on a funny voice to match the character they are playing as. I feel like big name stars want the audience to recognise their voice in all new animation now instead of trying to give the character their own unique voice.

In the 70s, 80s and 90s voice actors would play many roles, sometimes even multiple characters in the same show and sound different for each of their characters. That’s how it should be. I didn’t get that with the Mario movie. So some of the voices sounded off to me. Although not big name stars, the actors of the original 80s and 90s Mario cartoons sounded better to me.

@Uberchu what about when it comes to Nintendo Switch Online expansion pass?

@mingyjongo the Switch 2 was just released a few months ago. There is nothing fleeting about the NSO.

@Andee not really. My life today is in continuity with my life when I was five years old. That’s the amount of effort I expect from fictional characters lives too.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Nintendo scraps the standard NSO pass and has the expansion pass as the only NSO pass.

@Joekun they’re selling an empty shell for $100. What makes you think they would sell a full working VB with almost all the games built-in for $100? They just wouldn’t. It would be $170+ at least.

I have expansion pass but I have no interest paying to hunch over with my head in a box to play the games. If they can be played on TV in 2D then I’ll be happy to play them all.

I’m happy that we are finally getting third-party GBA games. I hope other third-parties start supporting the NSO with their GBA games now. There are still some of Nintendo’s own GBA games I want added as well.

@Porky We have five years of Switch 2, the NSO is likely to carry over to the next console and if not, Nintendo will devise some other way to have their old games available to us.

Nobody’s blood should be boiling over not being able to play Virtual Boy.

@Boopero you also have to buy controllers to play N64 and GameCube games as the regular joycon does not have enough buttons

@Scposteel the way the games work I believe is that it shows two different images side by side that when viewed through the headset merges to become one image to give the illusion of depth

This is what people wanted though. Retro games available physically instead of tied to a yearly subscription fee. People would have been complaining if Nintendo added Wii to NSO demanding the games be sold physically.

Yes, the old games are going to be quite costly if sold individually. That’s why I’ve been championing the subscription fee and all the games that come with it. I don’t want to pay these prices for old games, I just want to pay for a yearly subscription which works out far far cheaper overall. I’d have been very happy if Wii games had been added to the expansion pass.

@RainbowGazelle it will be another 15 years before the Switch servers go down and that’s if you can’t continue to subscribe to NSO on the next console.

@Axecon I’m not interested in buying or playing using either accessory so I agree with you. I will enjoy playing them on TV if they are compatible, and I don’t mind them not being in 3D

@TrogdorTheBurninator you get to play GameCube, N64, GBA and Genesis games with the expansion pass which may be of some interest to players

@Maulbert “$60 for two nearly 40 year old games. Absurd.”

Really? You think the games looked like this on the NES?

I don’t care for the NES originals. They are way too dated to enjoy. But I do like the remakes that have quality of life upgrades that we take for granted.

@nitro4450 they need big names games to release in 2026, 2027 and 2028 too. Releasing all the good games now and having no good games later is bad press later.

Never played this, never gave it much thought but I was aware it existed. Far from my first choice of games I’d like to see on the service but I do welcome new games added whatever they may be. I’ll give it ten minutes play at least.

One year of the expansion pass on shopto.net is £26.31.

https://www.shopto.net/en/ndo10009344-nintendo-switch-on-line-expansion-pack-365-p1179195/

I always buy my passes from them so I think if the expansion pass as a good deal.

How about adding more games than one or two a month?

No?

@anoyonmus you should play 2. It’s very good. I was initially confused by the battle mechanic, but I enjoyed it once I got used to it.

@Mana_Knight and thanks for letting me know as that’s where I got my upgrade too. I had already downloaded the full game on switch 1

Anyone else think Nintendo has lost interest in adding games to the service? There’s only been six games added since the launch of Switch 2.

It may well be a good game that not many people have played, but I don’t like how Nintendo are now neglecting their other supported platforms.