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That pixel art in movement! It reminds me so much of the good times playing Wario Land 4 on the GBA. It could have been so good had this existed back then, but I'm glad we get to appreciate it now

They might have missed top spot but Nintendo seems to be dominating the Top 10.
Impressive feat by Minecraft and Fortnite nonetheless

They fixed the flying trick off the half pipe

I like it, I hope this makes the jump to other versions and parts of the world.
Not a fan of shop-specific pre order bonus, though

Risking sounding repetitive, this is the game that tipped me over the fence of preordering the Switch 2 early. I can't wait to play it

Good to know, I've been interested in a new capture card. Taking notes from the comments too, thanks!

I'm in those numbers and I don't mind it.
Rise of the 30's!!

I wish I could participate but I'm still waiting my copy.
Only VR games have made me sick so far, though

I'm personally subscribed to the theory that Nintendo intends to keep feeding MKW with "free" updates, hence the higher price tag. The conspiracy won me over when people mentioned that both DK and Pauline own only a single alt costume, coupled with Bananza recent release, they might go about adding new stuff as they release new games, so that MKW always feel "up to date" without spoiling future plans for upcoming releases

I love it when they make the amiibo stuff obtainable by other methods ingame. This the way, no matter if the other option is either hard or tedious

I kinda want to buy this just to support this practice

I had it preordered for a while assured that no review could dissuade me from having fun with but it's always good to hear from a trusted source that this going to be a stellar game.
Now, with that out of the way, what have you done with the subheading, Jim!?

I'm a "physical first" consumer, but I will compromise with digital when availability of physical media or prices make it hard to obtain. I'm also the kind of gamer that doesn't sell his used games.

The only pros I see for key cards is the possibility of reselling your "digital" game. And then tons of cons compared to digital games. I'd rather buy digital over and over again, at least I can expect discounts instead of paying premium for a resellable download code in a box

I hope there is an upgrade option for owners of the original. WE're seeing a lot of repacks with extra content of games from 2 years ago and I don't see myself paying the Switch 2 game price for a game I already own

Kinda weird deal, they will first stop selling vouchers at the end of january and then add new games throught the year?

Wait, Yusuke Kozaki is the character designer for Pokemon Go? I saw the woman's face and I thought "Yeah, this is totally the Fire Emblem Heroes artist in here" but I didn't know he was behind everything

Those are the only 3 pokemon movies I ever watched

Mine is always warm whether playing docked or in sleep mode but it has yet to show any kind of malfunction.
It's winter in here right now and I don't think I've played too long sessions yet

I wish newer titles were more like Strikers Charged and Power Tennis

"The games on switch 2 are larger..." "...so we offload this problem to the user who bought a physical game that has to be downloaded on its entirety to their internal storage"
Edit: I personally don't like key cards because they combine the worst of physical (the need of the game cart in the slot to play the game) and digital (the need to download the game to your internal storage). If I'm going to download it to the console then I'd rather buy digital so I can access it at any time

I want to play this so badly, I can't wait

@Coolmusic wow, good catch!

It looks like it plays a lot like Dead Cells and that's a good thing to me

I've been sleeping on this game for too long. By coincidence I just heard a song from Deltarune the other day and it reminded me a lot of stuff I enjoyed in Undertale

So people who pirate games on current gen consoles (in this case, a console which isn't even 1 month old) brick their consoles and then resell them to unsuspecting customers. Their own lack of morals is damaging the secondhand market

Personally I also like it better without crossover characters but I think there are more mainstream Mario characters to be added, like the Koopalings and maybe Diddy Kong without delving too deep into the DK franchise.
I hope they add more characters and costumes in future updates. Imagine what they could do for the secondary characters? Cow wearing a cowboy hat, CheepCheep wearing a hachimaki

Those look very pretty indeed

Why can't you just be a good rip-off game and die?

I love me a good lore and I see a lot of creative and fun theories in here, but I think Nintendo is simply not taking the original DK Arcade into account. They will probably link it to Odyssey.
I'd love to be proven wrong, though

I'm glad they are using the great legacy of soundtracks from the Rare era DK games

I can't find the Pro Controller 2 around here so I've been playing with the S1 Pro controller and it's been fine so far, except I can't start the S2 from my chair

That was fun to watch but it looks like something Nintendo would patch out in the future

Yeah, I'm old and I've been playing MK since the snes, but... what else were they expecting? Why would they waste their Wild Draw 4 if they are already winning..?

The single player DLC for 2 and 3 looked pretty good, just imagine what an entire game dedicated to it could be!

@gaga64 @Aki77 @Friendly Nice! I came here wondering the same

Got to love when they have their fun with it

I've been largely ignoring this game, wondering if my pc could handle it but I can't deny my interest in it. Maybe I will finally bite with this S2 release. Huge thanks to CDPR for not using game key cards.

Also, please write "Frankly, I'd always rather have an option available and not use it, than not have it at all." on a gold plaque and start every article and review with it. More people could use the sentiment

I keep my "currently" playing physical games in a different portable storage that carries many game cards at time so I can see the use here

That sounds like a bummer but I'm too tech ignorant to pass judgement. If they really went out with bad sticks again it will show as soon as it did with the Switch 1, which isn't long.
I really hope it isn't the case. Can you imagine Nintendo thinks the bad rep and PR headache is worth selling more joycons?

This is not the kind of transparency we're used with in the entertainment industry. This message gives off a very heartfelt feeling. Thank you Mr Matsuno.
This game is dear in the hearts of many of us and I'm glad it's once more available for the newer generations to play it for the first time and for us to play it once more

As their very own IP I hope it's successful so they get to keep making what they love for years to come

There must be something wrong with me and I'm glad for it. "Both titles are fairly notorious for their performance issues on Switch,[...]" ? I played Echoes of Wisdom to 100% completion and I don't think I've noticed anything notoriously wrong with its performance

I can't wait to play this!

Ok, but what Fossil did it pick up?

MKW, Guardians of Azuma and I'm definitely giving BotW and TotK a spin since it's already included in the NSO anyways

I was cautiously optimistic about this but it's good to hear my fears were unfounded. Thank you for the review, I'm definitely interested

I was desolated when I heard they were changing all the VA for Persona 3 Reload. As it happens, my fears were unfounded as the new cast mimics the voices of the og one to a perfection. Except Akihiko.
Let's hope the new cast for Persona 4 will be just as good

It sounds like multiple save slots made into a game mechanic

@LinktotheFuture @sethfranum thank you

Do we know if there is an upgrade deal for the Switch 1 version owners when it arrives on the Switch 2? If so, is it priced yet?
Honestly, I could either pick it now or wait for later, but those could tip me from one side to another