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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

Nier Automata has a really great fireworks moment. I can’t think of a more memorable one.

@Porco it’s a good point, will it be a repeat of Splatoon 3 that sold mad numbers early on and then just kinda suddenly petered out and so still (AFAIK) has yet to overtake Splatoon 2? I could foresee a potential situation where sales of Switch 2 are front-loaded by mega fans of original Switch, like most of us here in the comments lol

Time will tell, but I’m going to lean on the optimistic side for now. I think (and hope) they can keep this momentum going in years two and three. Though we’re never going to see a mid-gen pandemic bump like the original enjoyed, so maybe Nintendo will release a more spicy mid-gen upgrade to try to account for that.

@bosh I know two other other people who bought Switch 2’s at launch, aside from just myself. The universe finds a way to balance out! 😁

It’s a better trailer than the last one that focused on the bike. This looks amazing! I’m jazzed.

Still not sold on the bike, but the rest is looking fantastic.

Splatoon Raiders being TBC rather than 2026 is a bit odd, but hopefully it is 2026 and not 2027.

Praise be to Pikmin!

Now where’s the Pikmin 4 Switch 2 Edition? 👀

Starting to worry that Nier will never be fixed. A big loss for the Switch 2 if so

30fps with frame rate ‘priority’. Oof. RIP original Switch.

Metroid Prime 4 for me.

I can rest happy we finally have a release date! Something to feast upon over Christmas!

The trailer was pretty weak though, I have to be honest. The bike sections look a bit… off. Hopefully they’re only a small part of the game.

The traditional gameplay looks great though!

Why on earth does the poll lack Metroid Prime 4?! My top answer is undoubtedly Metroid Prime 4!

I would also like to know more about Splatoon Raiders.

For third party, I’d like to see some upcoming 2026 games such as Code Vein 2 be announced for simultaneous release on Switch 2.

And some more info on The Duskbloods would be good, I’m a little wary about the multiplayer focus though.

The time has finally arrived… Prime time!!!

Oh I’m so ready to know the release date. My body, my mind, my spirit are all ready.

@SirVick fair enough, glad we cleared that up! There’s a difference between positively rewarding dedicated players with an achievement, badge etc. and actively punishing/shaming players using accessibility options. That’s why alarm bells were set off in my head when reading through your initial comment!

@SirVick there are countless articles discussing the difficulty of From Software games though. Here’s just one example from PushSquare: https://www.pushsquare.com/features/soapbox-i-tried-so-hard-to-like-elden-ring-but-i-just-couldnrt-do-it

Now I just gotta say that your suggestion to slap a clown emoji of shame on the save files of people who use accessibility options is frankly a little bit ghoulish. I’m sorry, not attacking you personally here, but this concept of shaming disabled people I disagree strongly with. I do not want to see any developer discriminate against disabled people for using accessibility options just for the sake of a few people’s online bragging rights. Any developer that tries this will lose my respect and support.

The original was far too difficult for me, so I haven’t even bothered with the sequel lol

I’ll stick to Elden Ring and Dark Souls. That’s not sarcasm, I genuinely find From Software games easier than Hollow Knight (I guess Sekiro on par as I could never master that one either!). Team Cherry found the threshold where it crosses over from being very challenging to simply being inaccessible for me.

Finally! Will there be a Switch 2 version? I sure hope so.

Oh boy just reminds me that I really would like an HD portable version of Orta too.

Kirby & the Forgotten Land at silky smooth 60fps 💖

I’m saddened to hear there’s still no fix for Nier Automata

I don’t really want to score it yet because I don’t feel as though I’ve played enough yet. I’m still on Natural Plains, but I definitely like what I’ve played so far! Love the 60fps and higher resolution vs the demo version that I’d played previously.

Surprised there’s no UK price confirmation. Current exchange rate points to £17.99 as equivalent to confirmed US pricing.

It’s finally Metroid Prime’s time to shine! 🍾🎉🎈

Playing Kirby & the Forgotten Land for the first time. It had always lingered on my eShop wishlist for years, but figured now was finally the right time to give it a try with Switch 2.

I downloaded the demo years ago, thought it was quite nice, but ultimately never pulled the trigger on a purchase. It’s just been chilling in my eShop wishlist ever since. I think this might just be the thing that tips me over the edge and gets me to buy my first Kirby game. I really do loves me some 60fps goodness. I’m travelling soon and this would be the perfect travel game that can be played in short bursts.

Unless it’s intended to be the Roman numeral, I’m pronouncing it as x. Sonic x Shadow Generations. That’s how I pronounce it and I’m not sorry.

Nothing on Switch 2 right now. I completed Sonic x Shadow Generations last month and just impatiently waiting for Metroid Prime 4 now. Might try out Kirby & the Forgotten Land if the reviews of the Switch 2 edition are positive enough.