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Everything about Switch 2, or Super Switch as I still like to call it, sounds super promising except for the lack of OLED. I’ve been spoilt rotten by the gorgeousness of Switch OLED display. It’s going to be a real shock to go back to LCD and it’ll take some adjusting for sure. Problem is that I know OLED model is inevitably coming a couple years down the line so it’s tempting to hold off until then, but the allure of generational better performance in all games will likely be too great to resist. I am going to mourn the tragic loss of OLED for sure.

@TheBigK I’m not convinced, I’m gonna need to see a rumour confirming that the rumours that these rumours are true, are true.

Whatever arbitrary cut off date they set is brutal. It says I only played Crypt Custodian for 2 hours. Nope, I finished the game earlier this month after over 15 hours. Then I’ve also gone back to Splatoon 3 to dabble in Side Order, but again that hasn’t registered. It means my stats aren’t really truly reflective of the year, which is a shame

Digital Foundry’s comments on the bezels being the same size as original Switch LCD and it being very hot and very power hungry are worrying. Sounds like a downgrade from Switch OLED in some regards, which would be quite disappointing. I hope that’s not true and it delivers a true upgrade in every way from my Switch OLED.

It was fun, though I only dipped my toes in a bit by getting to Defender rank. Loved the effort they went to be designing a whole new hub, it looked really cool, great atmosphere. I hadn’t participated in a Splatfest at all for about a year or so as I managed to completely burnout on the game by excessively grinding for the catalogue rewards during the first few seasons. I’ve only just started playing the Side Order DLC for the same reason. Hopefully Splatoon 4 can better manage the catalogue rewards, as getting to level 100 felt extremely grindy - it drive me to the brink of insanity. Now that I’m mostly recovered from the burnout I’ll definitely come back to Splatoon 3 for those seasonal Splatfests and Big Runs (and finish Side Order).

Splatoon 3 became my favourite game on the Switch, though I partially ruined it for myself by religiously grinding for the catalogues during the first few seasons. I ended up burning out on the game completely and only partially came back for the grand festival (loved the huge effort they put into the unique festival area). It’s a shame that after I gave it a decent break and recovered from the burnout the game is now ending content updates. Hopefully Splatoon 4 will manage the seasonal catalogue content in a better way to help prevent burnout.

Whatever happened to the Panzer Dragoon Zwei remake?

Is there much incentive to announce all that much this side of Christmas? It would dampen whatever momentum Switch has left for its last festive season. It would make more sense to me to start making noise about successor Switch in January, but alas I’m no businessman.

@Truegamer79 Super Switch is strongly rumoured to be backwards compatible with the current Switch library. So no game’s being left behind as far as we currently know. They’ll just run better on the new hardware. That’s one reason why people are so hungry for it. I have so many Switch games that drop frames all over the place, that should be tidied up quite nicely by a successor system. I’m just bummed out that there’s apparently not going to be an OLED model like the current Switch has.

Islets is a fantastic little game and I have eShop Gold points that are due to expire at the end of August - now I know exactly what to spend them on!

Switch’s swan song. Looks great! And yay for 60fps! I’ve been waiting so many years…

If this is true, it’s a pretty seismic shift as most assumed 2024 was a given, including myself.

Now if this is indeed true then what does it mean for my beloved Metroid Prime 4? Don’t tell me we have to wait another entire year! 😭

@Dav74833 @HADAA so you can unlock more lives? That’s a relief. I just hope that the permadeath system doesn’t mean there’s excessive repetition in the campaign. Also having to finish the entire campaign in just one continuous sitting sounds absolutely exhausting. I don’t fully understand this concept, but if any company can successfully introduce me to a new genre it’s Nintendo.

Keeping an open mind because I trust Nintendo and I enjoyed Octo Expansion, but permadeath with only one life and no checkpoints sounds really intimidating.

Panzer Dragoon!

Sega, please.

The link been taken down. I will never know what Wapeach looks like. Sad times.

Edit: okay Google didn’t fail me and I was able to see what all the fuss is about. Was kinda expecting the character to be more ‘evil’ aesthetically to match up with the Wario and Waluigi designs.

@zeromission80 yeah there’s no good excuse for it. Switch hardware may be old but Ori, Hollow Knight, and plenty of others prove that it really shouldn’t be an issue for these 2D graphics games.

If this is indie then the likes of Sonic Mania, Child of Light, Pentiment, and Good Job! must also be indies and that just doesn’t sit right with me.

Not liking how in 2023 even 2D metroidvanias are experiencing performance troubles on Switch. Afterimage is another metroidvania with 2D graphics released earlier this year that’s on sale currently and looked interesting to me, but then I read that it too has performance issues (mentioned in the NL review and elsewhere). Seems like no game is safe from stutters and framerate dips on Switch these days, not even the most basic 2D ones. Come on developers, do better.

That catalogue bonus is a nice surprise. I’ve been completely burnt out on Splatoon recently due to the seemingly endless grinding needed for the catalogue. I only got to level 10 in this season as I just couldn’t force myself to play every single day for the daily points bonus anymore. Anything that makes progressing the catalogue less of a slog is welcome.

As others have pointed out, this is no different from the dangerous driving, theft, and murderous rampages you can do in games like GTA or Saints Row etc. Or how about those strategy games where you can enslave your opponents or genocide them.

So the only actual issue here is the age rating. Plus, the fact it looks like a poorly made shovelware game.

Super interesting that Nintendo would specifically call out faster loading times on internal storage. I can’t remember them ever communicating that to customers before so it must make a decent difference in this game if they bothered to mention it here. Time to shuffle some games around so I can fit Pikmin 4 on internal storage.

@LittleBe4r As soon as I finished Lost in Random I deleted the game from my Switch purely because the icon is just that ugly.

Nice to see another old classic come to Switch (psst Microsoft, port Psychonauts to Switch!). I just hope they have done the game justice in the remastering and been able to remove some of the jank in way the game controls. It’s a game with a lot of heart, but is showing its age, so hopefully gets some nice QoL upgrades in this version.

I do like the Cat Quest games. I’ll be getting this one for sure!

I was holding out hope that Metroid Prime 4 would be a late 2023 release, but after the latest Direct it’s clear that’s not happening and it’s very much 2024 release. So seems inevitable it’ll be a launch title. I think it’ll be cross-gen with Switch, in the same way as Breath of the Wild or Twilight Princess were.

@Daggot us millennials were watching Futurama in our childhoods. Childhood nostalgia is a powerful thing! I’m glad to see the show come back.

We don’t horse around on this side of the Atlantic.

I still have BOTW in my backlog so I can’t justify purchasing TOTK until I finish that game first.

BOTW is £60 when all other games are £50 so I guess this establishes the pattern where all mainline Zelda titles are more expensive than Nintendo’s other franchises.

I haven’t laughed this much in a good couple months, thanks for that! Pure comedy gold.

Having said that, I think I’ll wait for a patch. It doesn’t seem polished.

Surprising, as I know many people around my age group in their 20s-30s that have one and not just my immediate social circle but work colleagues too. So maybe this is more of a sign of how shockingly well Xbox One did rather than how poorly Switch is doing?

Also, the small country thing is a bit odd reasoning. We have the worst public transport system in the western world, so there’s plenty of long journeys to be had!

@Browny We’re guaranteed to get new stuff on 1st of December as that’s when the catalog resets so new gear is a given, but hopefully we get some more maps/weapons for multiplayer and salmon run before then.

Metroid Prime on Switch when?

I suppose the upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel should’ve just been a DLC expansion according to some people. Really odd that people keep beating this drum.

I’ve played Splatoon 3, it easily justifies its existence and I have absolutely zero regrets buying it. I’m having a whale of a time.

Splatoon 3 of course. Loving it so far. All the little improvements really add up to make it a more refined experience vs 2, which was previously my favourite Switch game until now. I’ll have very limited internet connection over the next couple weeks so I’m making the most of the multiplayer modes while I still can and I’ll sink my teeth into single player when I go offline during my travels.

Stop giving us false hope for Metroid Prime Remaster! We’ve playing this futile game since 2018.

At least there's a release window.

Metroid Prime 4 (announced E3 2017) meanwhile...

@Would_you_kindly

Steam Deck 64GB is £349
Switch OLED is £309

So relatively close, but there is a £40 differential between them, putting Steam Deck at a +13% higher price than the Switch OLED.

@Shredderlovespizza
Same story here. Lost it when upgrading from regular model to OLED model. At least I only lost my Splatoon 2 save and not the other games I have that also don’t support cloud saves (Dark Souls, Pokémon Sword etc.). I replayed the single player modes (including Octo Expansion) but with 3 just around the corner it seems pointless to try and level up in multiplayer again.

I lost my save because 2 didn’t support cloud saves

39. Technically a few more as I claimed some free games back when Qubic Games did a promo, but I uninstalled them - so I don’t think they should count.

It’ll be 40 once Splatoon 3 launches next month.

Looking forward to it.

I already have the game pre-purchased via those NSO discounted eShop game vouchers.

Metroid Prime 4, which we know is a confirmed Switch game, is very unlikely to launch before 2024. So that’s why I think 2024 is more likely for a Switch successor. Metroid Prime 4 will be Switch’s swan song I feel.

I see nothing wrong with the description. It’s poking fun at conspiracy theorists and racist, homophobic grandpa - it’s not laughing with them. I think such mockery of dangerous ideologies is a good thing, no? Better to address them directly and openly mock and criticise, than try to sweep them under the rug and pretend they don’t exist - kids will find out either way and trying to keep censoring all of the nonsense will make it easier for them to fall victim to being brainwashed by the conspiracy nutcases.

My most anticipated Switch game of 2022.

Probably another 1,000 until release. Unfortunately :’(

At least we got Dread in the meantime. Wouldn’t hurt to give us Switch port of original Prime Trilogy too Nintendo, please!

@somebread Prime 4 is indeed too far into development for Nintendo to pull the plug now but what about after that? If Dread does not meet Nintendo’s sales expectations then that puts the post-Prime 4 future of the franchise in a very precarious position. I’m incredibly excited for Prime 4, but I don’t want it to be the swan song for the franchise! I want Metroid to appear on the Switch successor too, in both its 2D and 3D forms.

@Quarth Nintendo Life is a UK based company (evidence: https://nlife.com/). That’s why it often features the UK boxed sales chart.

They also publish Japanese sales charts too, for example: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/10/japanese-charts-fifa-22s-legacy-edition-is-switchs-best-seller-of-the-week