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Re: Nintendo: "Appetite" For Mario Kart And Series' Accessibility Makes It Ideal For Switch 2's Launch

BrokenCiv

I like Mario Kart but honestly I’m kinda disappointed we don’t have a better launch title. MK has never held my attention long and for me it gets boring after a while. I don’t think I’ve ever logged more than 50 hours on a MK title. Maybe a little more possibly (like 60) for MK7 on 3DS but I think that was more due to the fact that I was addicted to my 3DS and carried it with me everywhere due to its compactness.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (17th May)

BrokenCiv

I’m playing Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass! I’m curious to know who the other person is that voted for it. All these game keycard/code in a box dilemmas has driven me to cherish my physical collection even more so I’m giving it some attention starting with Phantom Hourglass.

Re: Talking Point: Are You Ghosting Switch 1 To Save Yourself For Switch 2?

BrokenCiv

Its actually pushed me to my other consoles/PC. Been playing my PC and Steam Deck quite a bit and in a weird twist its turned me towards my 3DS. I decided to do another playthrough of Phantom Hourglass (which is a DS game LOL). I don't think Mario Kart World is going to be enough to hold my attention on June 5th...Once Donkey Kong and Metroid Prime 4 releases though people are probably going to put out a missing person report on me.

Re: Setting The Switch 2 Pro Controller's GL And GR Buttons Looks As Easy As Pie

BrokenCiv

I know I'm eventually gonna pull the trigger on one of these but haven't as of yet. That sticker price is cray cray and I was about to go with a 8BitDo Ultimate 2 but then realized the other day while playing Splatoon 3 that I actually use the gyros more than I thought I did and figured I would miss that if playing on the Ultimate 2 that doesn't have gyros....so yeah, I'll probably eventually get one but for now I'm still pouting I suppose about a $90 controller...

Re: Former Rockstar Dev Throws Shade At Mario Kart World, Says New GTA Will Be Worth The Price

BrokenCiv

Personally I think an ā€œopen worldā€ kart game is kinda weird and bound to not have enough to actually ā€œdoā€ to justify the price tag. GTA6 will surely be the opposite of that and offer tons of content for the entry fee. As a guy who doesn’t particularly care for the GTA games even I can see that. I really think Nintendo has lost their hanafuda cards about this whole dynamic pricing thing.

Re: Talking Point: With Prices Rising, Are Your Gaming Habits Changing?

BrokenCiv

I'm definitely going to be more selective about the games I buy, especially from Nintendo. I usually buy everything they put out but with these parasitic prices I'm going to have to pick and choose which ones I own. This in effect is going to make me primarily a PC/Handheld PC gamer with the Switch 2 being my secondary console whereas before I was a Nintendo first kinda guy with everything else falling in behind. The prices and sales on Steam can't be beat anywhere else...

Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing

BrokenCiv

I was able to secure the other three but really disappointed I can't find Yunobo anywhere...I'll import if I have to. Unfortunately I'm a completionist when it comes to my Zelda amiibo. I have all of them so when they announced these 4 and the fifth for later this year I was highly disappointed that I'm going to have to buy more amiibo. Nintendo apparently knows my weaknesses.

Re: Where To Pre-Order The New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom amiibo

BrokenCiv

Are you guys seeing Yunobo across the pond over there? All of them but that one seems to be available here. I’m kinda wondering if it’s due to the tariff thing and they are considering jacking the price up a little more since Yunobo is kind of a bigger amiibo compared to the rest…or it could just be I’m trying to concoct a conspiracy theory but every major retailer seems to not have put it on preorder.

Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)

BrokenCiv

Walmart let me queue in line about 2 minutes before "go live" last night. It was my last resort. I tried Best Buy and Target...both were $***shows. Walmart let me in my 10 minute window 6 minutes after "go live" and got it in. Subsequently I checked Walmart today about 6 different times and about 5 of those I could have checked out with more preorders but A) I don't think you can get anymore than 1...I might be wrong on that and B) I don't need that many Switch 2s and C) I'm not a bloodsucking scalper.

Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2

BrokenCiv

@Burning_Spear yep it was for shipping but even then they might be sending the units to the closest store and having someone deliver them on the morning of launch, kinda like when you do a regular online order for delivery and someone from your local store delivers it. I think this is how Walmart is able to tell people it will be at your door no later than 9 a.m. on launch day.