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There’s just not enough to Mario Kart World for me to say it’s game of the year material. The open world aspect just feels empty, bland and ultimately just doesn’t work. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has a TON of tracks and has lots of replay value based on that fact alone. The only thing that has me coming back if only a few times a week in Mario Kart World is online knockout tour. I’m also not inclined to give that title to games that have been out for years that got a slight upgrade for the Switch 2. It’s almost laughable to claim a 8 year old game is the best game so far on a brand new system. By this reasoning there wasn’t really enough “new” to the Switch 2 other than Fantasy Life, which is a spectacular game, and a few other titles. Honestly the Switch 2 could have benefited from having another first party title ready to go at launch like Metroid Prime 4.

Just so long as they don’t try to make another Double Dragon movie…..amirite? 😅

As a guy who works in the corporate world I can say with certainty that most CEOs are filth. Apparently it’s no different at EA.

Outside of Tamagotchi that’s a big ole nothing burger…

I wasn’t going to buy it anyway but if I were I wouldn’t be after this news.

Aw man, I’m definitely picking it up now!……said no one ever.

Still a hard pass. Arms was way more enticing.

I’ve won quite a few. It’s pretty much the only way I play online.

It’s amazing how the world tends to correct itself…

At this point who DOESN’T own Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?!! Who is it that is buying this game still? I think it’s meme-able at this point right?

Sonic 3 over Sonic 2? You guys been hitting the pipe or something?

@PJOReilly stay strong! ✊🏻

Never thought I would say this but I, for once, actually agree with Digital Foundry.

@Willo567 you realize that as long as you have a system that can play them that what you just said doesn’t really matter right?

People can thumb their noses at this all they want. People collect to have a great library sitting on their shelf, to actually own their games and for game preservation. I absolutely love having a physical collection and I’m glad there’s people out there in the industry still advocating for us.

Just get this: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Anker-Portable-Charger-24-000mAh-65W-Power-Bank-537-Bank-PowerCore-24K-Laptop-MacBook-Pro-Dell-XPS-Microsoft-Surface-iPad-iPhone-14-Apple-Watch-Serie/3568884636?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101002341&selectedOfferId=6437D5C09459393AA3809A33631B644B&conditionGroupCode=1&sourceid=dsn_ad_34ba2672-106a-484b-a996-41cf96423ae3&veh=dsn&wmlspartner=dsn_ad_34ba2672-106a-484b-a996-41cf96423ae3&cn=FY26-MP-PMax-P13N_cnv_dps_dsn_dis_ad_mp_s_n&gclsrc=aw.ds&wl9=pla&wl11=online&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22437915517&gbraid=0AAAAADmfBIpzymQkUCcVsd7Ua33qoYhw9&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsZLqooT-jQMVIg_UAR3ciDqkEAQYBCABEgJ0OvD_BwE

It’s served me for years for my laptop, Steam Deck, Switch 1 (and now Switch 2)and phone and it’s marked down currently.
Edit: sorry for the long link 🤣

My favorite Switch 2 launch game is one I’ve been playing for many years on Steam. No Man’s Sky will probably become my most played Switch 2 game….okay it might tie with Animal Crossing when they finally release it.

The only thing good about this game is online knockout tour.

I really wish I could be excited about this. I love Donkey Kong but this doesn’t look interesting to me. I don’t find the aesthetics interesting in the slightest. Sorry, I’ll see myself out.

Let me just say I would be fairly pissed off if I had paid $90 for the physical copy..... Doug Bowser is full of it.

Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, MASS HYSTERIA!!!

Honestly, it's...........................................aight.

I play Splatoon 3 quite frequently. I also own a Switch 2. However, I don't agree with them gimping the game for Switch 1 players and making the experience "lesser" for them, in turn kinda low-key punishing them for not adopting the Switch 2 at launch. Just seem dirty to me honestly. Just release a "Switch 2" version where only Switch 2 players are on their own servers and leave the Switch 1 alone.

It’s a fun game but I feel like I’ve already seen everything the game has to offer in its current state. Worth $50 (bundle)? Yeah, sure. Worth $80? LOL no. I disagree with Doug Bowser on his dynamic pricing explanation. That was just corporate speak for “we are greedy and want to suck all we can out of you suckers who will pay for it time and time again”. I know, I work for a huge global corporation and hear that crap every day.

@Arawn93 that is a pretty safe bet considering Mario Kart was the bestselling game on 3DS, Wii U and Switch. But why is absolutely beyond me. I agree with someone else's sentiment that the game gets boring after awhile.

I haven't been liking it honestly. It looks fine.... but everything just pops better on OLED. Feels like a step backwards in that category but given everything Nintendo is charging for these days one can deduce they only did this to sell us the system again in two years or so with an OLED model. Part of me is starting to wish I had held out for that one.

I got drift once two nights ago playing Mario Kart World. I was a little surprised when it happened and then a lot disappointed in Nintendo. When the *&^$ are they ever going to learn a lesson?

That’s all fine and dandy but the joke is on Nintendo. With the higher priced games and keycards and whatnot I’ll be more selective about which games I purchase this generation rather than taking the “I have to have a huge library!” route. I have 4 games so far for Switch 2 and there isn’t much more coming this year so far that I’m interested in other than Metroid Prime 4. My primary focus has moved to retro collecting and building out my libraries for older gaming systems.

I was going to go with this one but went with a $15 option on Amazon that was pretty solid. I refused to pay the Nintendo tax for their official case. That is just straight up price gouging and greed no matter which way you slice it. We can sit here and blame tariffs all we want but while that would account for some of the upcharge it still doesn't make sense to be paying this amount. If it truly was due to tariffs then the $15 case I got (produced in China mind you) would be much higher as well. So you can throw that little tariff argument out the window as much as you like to blame the "Orange Man" for everything...

Game cases for all your keycards that won't function 20 years from now! How lovely!

The game still performs better on my Steam Deck and obviously moreso on my PC but I double-dipped on this just so I can have all the games I care about on one system....I mean, come on, who wants to carry around two different handhelds when they travel? I love the game and have been playing for quite awhile. I decided to start a new save with this one though. My only gripe is that there are obviously bugs with the S2 edition. For instance, while playing last night I hit the home button because I wanted to check something on my home screen and when I went back into the game, it crashed and exited out of the game completely.

I can’t help but feel they got the idea for Boo Cinema from Epic Mickey but it’s a great course regardless. I do really like the new Rainbow Road but my personal fav is Faraway Oasis. I really love the aesthetics of it, the music, it just feels adventurous.

As a Splatoon fan I can’t say I’m too excited. My favorite aspect is the multiplayer stuff. Happy for those who dig this stuff though.

Exactly how does one get an invite to these things anyway? I always thought I could hold my own in one of the Splatoon invitationals but never really found out how one gets invited.

@Hank_Scorpio I know where the quote comes from but it also goes to show even Miyamoto is wrong sometimes although he was specifically talking about games. Which I guess goes to show that when it comes to quotes not all are one size fits all?

@Anti-Matter that might be the case with Nintendo but I’ve very rarely encountered an issue with the game on my PC.

@Hank_Scorpio Captain America Brave New World says hi. That movie was garbage and was delayed many times.

I just started a new save today (apart from my Steam save). The dev team are great so I’m sure this will get patched pretty quickly.

Wow those specs are quite impressive. I might be tempted if it weren’t for the fact I have way too many devices at this point. It’s kinda getting silly honestly. So I guess I’ll just be sticking with my Steam Deck, PC and Switch 2.

@Lord well ya know what they say about opinions…

@DennyCrane makes us the cool kids by default if you ask me! 😉

Been a Zelda fan my whole life. I’m an early 80’s baby (81) and Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda game of all time. It’s near perfection for me and I for one am glad to see you guys give this a 9 after all these years whilst just recently giving BotW an 8. 😂

@OthmaneAD Nintendo is ridiculous and they know suckers will pay for it.

I’m not going to parrot what the various reasons people have laid out about giving a 10 out of a 10 game an 8 due to things that only increase QoL (which I do think is absurd) BUT I do just want to chime in and say I get why people wanna say BotW is GOAT. However, as an old school gamer nothing will EVER beat that feeling and experience playing Ocarina of Time for the first time when it was released. That game moved mountains in the gaming world as far as impact is concerned. Wind Waker is my personal fav Zelda of all time but I can’t ignore the greatness and impact Ocarina was.

I finally caved and bought one today. I was going to go with the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 but the deciding factor was that it can’t wake the S2 nor even being actively looked into according to a support ticket I opened with 8BitDo. I like keeping the controller next to my place on the couch and being able to go from watching tv to playing a game without having to get up is essential to me (look, I get lazy after a long day of work staring at SQL queries and whatnot) and I only use joycon when I’m playing handheld. However, as it’s been stated I really hate the fact there’s no analogue triggers. May still end up with an 8BitDo Ultimate 2 at some point though. Nintendo’s price gouging is off putting.

@AlexOlney in best Darth Vader impression: “Impressive. Most Impressive!”

I do apologize for slinging inaccurate accusations.

Gone are they days of gaming sites actually reviewing a COMPLETE game. These days they just play about 10 hours...if that, slap a review on it and call it day. They don't even try to hide it as with this article. Unless, they played it on something else fully and played a little of the S2 version then made a decision on the score based on the complete playthrough on a different system and compared S2 version to that after playing for a few hours..

Edit: disregard the text in the strikethrough...I had temporary "Open Mouth, Insert Foot" disease.

Crazy Welcome Tour is on that list.. people have no self control 🤪

MKW, Fantasy Life and Civ 7 (double dipped on this one since I have it on Steam also) for me.

After toying around with it today I’m still not too excited about it at the moment. I’m just like “yeah…..I have one. Cool I guess?”. I’m sure I’ll get a little more excited for at some point. Also, a friend of mine who didn’t have a preorder was able to order one from Sam’s Club this morning and then he proceeded to work a full day then walked into his local Target and bought another one right off the shelf. Blows my mind.

Honestly I dislike the kickstand on my Switch 2 and prefer the kickstand on my Switch OLED.