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@Oldstalk Yeah the comments are very bizarre. If this was a new 3D Mario fair enough but complaining a spin off sports game focuses on multiplayer is bizarre...

Tbf Indiana being full cart not GKC is the most welcomed surprise. It's the newer game so makes sense more resources gonna be poured into that

The others I was expecting digital only so this doesn't surprise me

Just got the Flare Pool boss on MP4, the game is great I feel like it needed more marketing then it got

How Nintendo managed to shift 18m copies of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe needs to be studied lol

Now that I am done with ZA just side missions been going back to play MP4 and really enjoying it! Not found the NPC's annoying at all tbh.

@Bunkerneath I hate to break it to you but there is no such thing as a pure physical games anymore, how many on cart Switch games or PS5 games have a simultaneous update when they come out?

Hell my Switch 2 won't let me play most on cart Switch 1 games without downloading some data

GKC at least cut the BS illusion of "owning" games that so many people think would otherwise...

@Nep-Nep-Freak Once you unlock 7 star berries it's not that difficult, but the DLC is very grindy but if you play at a casual pace it shouldn't matter but ultimately if you're on the fence then I'd say the DLC is worth it for the end game if you love Gen 3.

@Pillowpants It's half price that is why! No way the game would still be selling aswell if it were still full price.

@Jeronan This is why I can't wait for Gen 10, no hackers no datamines no nothing it's gonna be great!

In fact we won't even know Pokémon stats!

Interesting, I saw Joe from Serebii also complain about the grindy nature, so far it doesn't seem that bad to me but I am playing at a more casual pace just did the 2nd boss battle so maybe that's a reason why others may find it more grindy?

I will say so far donuts are a massive improvement over the sandwiches form SV

Also the boss battles not being in that boring space is a massive improvement, agree there!

Story seems solid so far and character interactions still top notch!

I enjoyed what I played for MP4 but I haven't touched it since the Pokémon DLC came out, think Nintendo's release schedule has not helped MP4 at all

That said I am sure every game will have its own measure of success realistically they are not gonna be expected MKW numbers for MP4 so it'll be fine

The website is a bit confusing it says the upgrade with be a separate download so this is a Hogwarts Legacy situation? Ie can download the upgrade and then sell my cart? Can anyone confirm that? Or will the physical copy act as a GKC essentially?

@Elbarbo Interesting you're not the only person I have seen that is now going fully digital with Switch 2.

I guess if you never sell games then kinda makes sense especially as even proper physical carts essentially become GKC with updates and patches.

Yes! But I only have a week to play it cuz of Pokemon DLC kinda wish they timed that towards the end of the month instead.

@Exerion76 That happened to me when TOTK came out, I played it back to back with BOTW (first experience) then got burned 60 hours into TOTK and haven't been back since, but will give it another go next year from the beginning with the NS2 editions.

@mackers84 Ah so that could be why SW2 editions are labelled as that instead of just a native SW2 game?

How far in advance do cartridges have to be produced? I assume that's the reason for all these day 1 patches?

Does anyone know how upgrade packs exactly work? I was expecting a massive download but it was done in like 30 seconds and eshop page said it was like 3mb or something.

Wow even with the new PS5 edition it still no where near the Switch 2 and damn all games sales for SW1 or 2. Nintendo really does dominate in Japan huh?

@Cotter1 Spotty as in dips from 30 or the game just doesn't work at a capped 30?

@UpsideDownRowlet But then that would make it what a £60 game then?

As much as it sucks GKC are a necessary evil

@thefly0810 You make a good point that is a interesting way of looking at things from that perspective

@ShonenJump121 You just unlocked a wave of nostalgia mentioning that!

Very odd decision from Nintendo to make many spin offs for the Switch 2 year 1 including Mario Tennis and Pokopia next year, surely you only do spin offs when the console has a significant user base?

(I know MK is technically a spin off but that is an anomaly)

@JohnnyMind Is it confirmed the SW1 update is the same as the SW2 edition?

I was worried about the port since there wasn't many reviews but seems decent! Shame about the FPS cap

@Haruki_NLI Ah gotcha gotcha, so if one were to build a Zygarde then max SpDef and HP with perfect IV's be the way to go then?

@Haruki_NLI Ahh I didn't realise about HP recovery! (Never used Zygarde before)

Well it's certainly gonna be interesting then to see what happens.

@OmnitronVariant Hard agree! As soon as I got Delphox stone I dipped out. Season 1 was fun cuz there was no meta! It's like trial and error and people hadn't finished the game so you weren't getting crazy Mons or anything.

@Haruki_NLI I mean he needs to be below 50% health right? And he's quad weak to Ice. I suppose it depends on if people build him to survive at least one ice attack

@drykho Pretty much my reaction too! I do like the colour scheme though, wonder what the shiny will look like?

Wow FM did tank really bad! If the Switch version next month is at least playable might pick that version up, shame no NS2 version for mouse controls.

@Giancarlothomaz If you have got Gordon Ramsey to make you meal & give him 5 star ingredients but only give him 30 mins then are you expecting him to make you a 5 star dish?

I think a lot of people underestimate how much it takes to develop Pokémon, recent leaks shed light on that, for example GF have to get everything approved by all TPC branches for names, designs etc.

@Sonicka Hoping the extra year off really helped Gen 10...! If the game looks as good as Z-A interiors then I think everyone will be satisfied!

Personally I think GF were too ambitious with SV especially with how limited experience they were with console development.

@PikaPhantom This! Interiors were genuinely amazing! The Sewers were utterly fantastic for example!

I didn't have a chance to fully watch Alex's video is the companion what his big negative was? If so I think I'm okay with it as I am on the few people that didn't find Jar Jar annoying lol

@Darthmoogle Yeah just look at how Sega handled Sonic Racing

Unless they think if they release a Digital version now that the physical won't sell well?

@PikaPhantom I think you underestimate how much interest there will be. Pokemon spin offs notoriously sell poorly and a brand new one for a new console without that much of an install base compared to SW1 I can absolutely see why TPC went with GKC.

Last time I checked video games are a digital medium if people want to collect things physically then I just you get into board games or something

People acting like they physically read the data themselves lmao

With updates and patches your precious game cards are effectively GKC anyway just taking up less storage

Game looks fun! Hopefully Champions news soon too and what the paid difference with the paid Switch/2 versions are

@SBandy1 I doubt it for proper first party games if they were able to eat 10gb for DK on cart for example sure they'll continue to do that

Yes GKC suck but it really isn't as serious as people are making out. How many Switch 1 games were people allowed to play straight from the cart on their new Switch 2? Most of mine told me I needed to update first...

@QuincyBean It's so weird, if they announced this as a digital game only there wouldn't be as much uproar. Look at everyone flocking to digital only Silksong yet if it had a day 1 GKC release it would be hell on earth in the comments sections.

@SurprisedRobinChu "Prisoner" what on earth are you blabbering about, these are video games it's not that serious lmao

These comments are absolutely hilarious. Video games are digital it's not like you're playing a physical board game who gives a damn if you have a game that is "physical"

People need to chill out man, it's not that serious.

I find all the complaints about GKC hilarious as with patches and updates practically all game cards are GKC they're all gonna be out dated if you bought them day 1

@kal_el_07241 It's so weird other games do DLC far worse yet with all this season pass rubbish. Yet Nintendo/Pokemon only seems to get lambasted for giving people one and done DLC.

The doughnut system looks interesting!

Also they were pretty upfront about it being more Lumiose City and this trailer further showed that so if people are disappointed by that then just don't buy it?

@Dom_31 How do you get them to the gate? I keep trying but they always turn back at the half way point...

Switch 2 charges wayyyyy father than the OLED I don't see that bought up much with the battery complaints I feel like that mitigates the battery issue

@Bobb If the datamine is to be believed then thankfully there is a significant amount of returning Mons for the DLC think it was something like 167 but not sure how accurate it actually will be since it was based off scrubbed data or something from the base game.

I would've been happy with 100 so to get that much would be great