Cakefish

I didn’t realise A Hat In Tile was broken but great to see it’s fixed, as I own that game.

So if this legislation has been around since 2022 why didn’t Nintendo design it this way for launch? Why have I got the inferior version by being loyal to Nintendo? Thanks for that Nintendo. I knew I’d definitely be upgrading to the inevitable OLED model in a few year’s time, but it’s kinda annoying that there’s already another revision in the works less than one year in honestly. I guess we still don’t know when this releases though, if it’s still a few years away okay fair enough.

Any word on whether it has a 60fps performance mode or not?

People have been begging for the handheld boost mode thing online ever since switched launched but few of us thought Nintendo would actually ever bother to implement it. It’s such a pleasant surprise that they did listen and include this feature. What a great update! 😁

Some of the other QoL changes are nice to have here too, such as aeroplane mode quick toggles and video playback shortcuts on eShop.

And honestly so refreshing not to be subjected to the same old horse related jokes for the 1000th time 😅

Nice to see Metroid Prime 4 back in the charts! 👀😀

Nah, I’m not interested in Animal Crossing, so a Pokemon themed AC isn’t for me either. Hope the people who do get it enjoy it.

@Diven I’m blaming Nintendo, not the developer.

@SupDan goes back to my original point then. Nintendo’s still in the Stone Age with this regional disparity. There’s no good reason why NoE should be so much slower than NoA to approve these updates, it’s really a poor look for Nintendo here.

@StarCollector @ShadLink still doesn’t make much sense to me honestly, why didn’t he do the same for the NA version if he found some bugs? Why was there such an egregious regional difference in release dates?

How did it takes months for this to happen in the modern internet era? Nintendo is still in the prehistoric ages sometimes.

Brilliant, It’s such a great game, but will it be 60fps?

So this sounds like Pokemon themed Animal Crossing?

@OmnitronVariant you just need to look at game sales to know that there aren't millions just gathering dust on store shelves and warehouses. 14.03 million Mario Kart World sales as of the 31st of December and the attach rate isn't going to be 100%, so that implies that the vast majority of those 17.37 million units reported are in the hands of actual customers. Yeah it was bundled, but the bundle is a digital download in most regions, so would need the customer to actually activate the code on their accounts. 4.25 million Donkey Kong Bananza units sold too - big numbers!

@Jeff2sayshi does it work online or local only?

Is Friend Pass supported at launch?

Edit: Push Square reviewer has confirmed it’s seemingly not there at launch sadly.

I’m enjoying Code Vein 2 (on Xbox) so far, however it has some pretty major performance issues on XSX (and apparently PS5/PC too). They’ve just announced today they’re working on much needed performance improvements and bug fixes due for release in March. It’s just so annoying that almost every single Unreal Engine 5 game is releasing in a very suboptimal technical state and this only gets attention post-launch. At least they’ve committed to improvements.

They’re also working on some balancing too which is good because my character feels like she’s made out of papier-mâché with how hard some of these early game bosses are hitting.

As a Splatoon fan I’m glad they view 3 as a success and are treating it as first class franchise. Being mentioned alongside Animal Crossing is high praise indeed!

I’d like to see some 60fps games personally.

I’m so curious about Splatoon Raiders! My most anticipated Switch 2 release for 2026 from everything that’s currently announced.

I guess that ends any speculation on a poor Christmas season. Sounds like Switch 2 is doing very well.

I remember when Ubisoft made great little games like Child of Light. The good old days.

Looks like Beyond Good & Evil 2 survived the culling? Whether that’s a good thing I suppose we’ll find out one day… maybe?

I have Game Pass, though that’s due to expire in March and I’m still unsure if I’ll renew the Ultimate tier. So I’m thinking I might buy this on Switch instead as I’ll be going away on an extended trip next month and will need a portable game to play. If it were a 30fps game I wouldn’t bother and would go with Xbox, but I really want to reward devs who put the effort into making solid 60fps Switch 2 ports.

I sadly bounced off Hollow Knight because of the immense difficulty, so if this offers a similar experience at a more accessible challenge level then I’m very interested!

Kirby & the Forgotten Land (25 hours) was my most played game last year.

I played Metroid Prime 4 this month so it wasn’t included in the 2025 stats.

I just finished Metroid Prime 4. Such conflicting thoughts. So much good stuff. The art design, the visual effects, the music (in the areas that have classic Metroid Prime musical themes like Fury Green, Volt Forge, Ice Belt), sound effects, most of the bosses.

Then some not so good too. The desert and the bike paired with the abominably tedious green crystal grindfest, cliche NPC dialogue, easily missable scans, the odd reliance on bland ambience over classic Metroid themes in some areas. Also it suffers from being a Switch 1 game and having a billion loading screens, which would’ve been less of an issue without constantly having to ping-pong back and forth between Sol Valley and the other areas.

Overall I definitely still enjoyed it. It’s a solidly good game, it’s just so frustrating that it’s not an outright great game because there was so so so much potential here. Again I have to mention the visuals and music, because these aspects are amazing. I can only hope there will be a Prime 5 for Switch 2 at some point that builds upon the strengths and avoids repeating the weaknesses.

The sheer blatant hypocrisy when the eShop is absolutely flooded with ‘hentai’ games. Seriously WTF Nintendo?!

Please sell well Metroid Prime 4. We need a Metroid Prime 5 without the stupid desert.

No love for Kirby & the Forgotten Land? That’s my personal Switch GOTY. Lovely game.

Though caveat is that I haven’t yet played Metroid Prime 4 beyond the intro sequence so might overtake Kirby once I’ve played enough of it, potentially.

I wish I could spend Christmas with Splatoon Raiders 😢

Economy is in the toilet, at least here in UK it is because sky high cost of living. I’m guessing it’s a similar story for USA too.

@Dev-N Luigi’s Mansion 4 is a possibility. That would be really cool.

I’m also looking forward to Splatoon Raiders though.

It’s okay, I didn’t enjoy it as much as the critic reviews did. Starts off strong but don’t really keep the momentum going. It starts feeling very formulaic after a while, every level has the same repetitive core structure and enemies. For much of the game it’s more of a series of mini scenarios rather than one cohesive narrative thread. Once the story does finally start to gain a clear direction the best character catfish gets majorly sidelined and it focuses instead on the protagonist's very unlikeable grandma. It’s okay but didn’t live up to my initial expectations.

This is an absolutely fantastic result for Metroid! Really hope the momentum continues into next week 🤞

Likely contains more backwards compatibility fixes so probably much more interesting than the stability trope would initially imply.

Kirby & the Forgotten Land is my Switch 2 GOTY so far. Unless Metroid Prime 4 manages to topple it, which is possible, but it’s still way too early to know.

I was tempted to give a 9 to justify my purchase, but I’d just be lying to myself. So I give it an 8. I find myself more enticed at the idea of what’s still to come rather than what we’ve already had.

The hardware is good, love the performance boosts, just the obvious downgrade in battery life coming from Switch OLED is never not going to be somewhat disappointing to me.

Sonic x Shadow Generations, Kirby & the Forgotten Land, and Metroid Prime 4 are the Switch 2 games that I’ve purchased and played since launch. Too early for me to from an opinion on the latter, but the former two are great games (I’m particularly fond of Kirby) and hopefully I’ll soon be able to say the same for Metroid too.

I was also pleasantly surprised by the updates to some of my favourite Switch 1 games such as Splatoon 3. It was good to see Nintendo fixing Nier Automata and many other backwards compatibility issues. Third party support overall has felt mixed though, with games like Once Upon a Katamari coming out without proper Switch 2 support which is just a shame to see honestly — room for improvement here.

It’s good. Very good. I’m looking forward to seeing how they will build on these solid foundations. Just needs that extra spice for me to be able upgrade my score to a 9 in time for the first year anniversary. Metroid Prime 4 could well be that secret ingredient, but if not let’s see what the first half of 2026 brings.

I played the intro up to arriving at Fury Green. The music and art are so good! Classic Prime vibes.

Already preordered. I’ll play and form my own opinion.

Looking at review aggregators it actually scores in the same ballpark as the Splatoon series and Kirby & the Forgotten Land + Star Crossed World. So pretty darn good!

My Switch 2 is ready! 8 years. 8 years we have been waiting. I’m looking forward to finally diving in!

I’m trying to get as much Kirby & the Forgotten Land done as possible before Metroid Prime 4. I’m at the amusement park themed level, so roughly half way as I think I remember reading there’s five worlds overall.

Nier Automata being fixed is a huge deal. It means my entire Switch library is now fully compatible. I’m so relieved Nintendo have shown they truly care about backwards compatibility, they could’ve easily left these games in limbo forever but they seem to be on a mission to fix every last one and that’s great to see.

@jco83 how dare you ShopTo! Jokes, not a bad deal, not bad at all. Though as we got ours on launch day I think we still scored the bigger win overall. Yeah I kinda view casback as a separate thing in my mind as it’s a bit nebulous and not guaranteed.

I got a good deal at launch, got it for £356.39 thanks to a 10% off code at Very. Looks like that price won’t be beaten until at least next year’s sales. There’s always a chance of better deals in the Boxing Day sales though, they’re usually pretty competitive with BF here in UK.

Finally, my library is fully compatible with Switch 2 🥳 Good job Nintendo!

I echo people’s calls for a 60fps patch. Go on Square Enix you know you want to!

NIER AUTOMATA NOW SHOWS AS COMPATIBLE WITH SWITCH 2 🎉

https://switch-software-compatibility.nintendo.com/en-US/details/010056b015fe8000

Why is Nintendo the only platform that runs different sales in different regions? Steam, Xbox, PlayStation all have global sales. Why you different Nintendo?

Big by Nintendo standards, but entirely reasonable by wider game market standards. I have plenty of free storage on my Switch 2. My console is ready!

I’m still very weirded out by the choice to go live action, but these are the best casting choices and costume designs I think they could possibly make in a live action adaptation.

You can jump?!!! I cannot believe it. Revolutionary innovation 🤯

That very weird interlude aside this trailer is great. The game looks so pretty and the music, that classic Metroid music, oh it’s so good! 😍

I guess Pokémon is considered separate from the promise of no Nintendo GKCs due to its weird legal status as not being fully owned by Nintendo?

I was wondering why my Switch 2 never seemed to settle on the 90% battery level, but instead preferred 84%. I tried the ‘battery calibration’ tip widely shared around the internet in the first few weeks of the console lunch but the 90% never stuck beyond one charge. Now we know it was intentional all along.

Switch 2 needs more Nier Automata