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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.

@N00BiSH much better to have a Switch 2 edition that has a Game Key Card than no Switch 2 version at all.

Love it! Good old classic Katamari vibes, wouldn’t have it any other way.

I just wish it had a Switch 2 version. Such a misssed opportunity 😭

I’ll abstain from the poll because I haven’t played it, though the fact it failed to convince me to purchase probably effectively communicates my opinion on the game; it’s definitely not for me.

Happy for Kirby fans but good lord, Nintendo is sure giving us everything except for a Metroid Prime 4 release date. Why must we Metroid fans suffer so? 🥲

Nah, I’m good. Sports games might well be the genre that least appeals to me, it’s tough to think of a genre that I’m less interested in off the top of my head.

This lad is fast becoming one of my favourite indie developers. Crypt Custodian and Islets were fantastic games.

My excitement is tempered somewhat by the lack of a Switch 2 version though. Not as important for a game like this obviously, but still means the game won’t be able to make full use of the Switch’s display. Nintendo’s irrational hoarding of Switch 2 development kits strikes again.

As many Switch 2 games as possible, though I fear it will mostly consist of Switch 1 games, much like the recent partner direct.

I guess I’ll wait for reviews before I can give a definite yes, but I’m certainly very interested. The original has been on my wish list for a long while. The free demo felt polished but a little basic in the gameplay department, that’s why I held off buying the original Switch version.