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Yea, I'm really excited for Switch 2! I hope the launch and price doesn't get messed up by international dumbness -_-

I was hoping the higher price meant no paid DLC, but, we'll see.

Remember people, if you only buy true physical media, it won't die. Vote with your wallet!! We should have put our foot down 20 years ago, but we have to do it now before it's too late.

Sure, some indie games could never have afforded physical, so that's fine to support them. But if it's a title from a big enough studio, hold out and voice your demand for physical until it comes!!

(Heck, even some small indie games get physical releases via LRG, etc.)

Yea, obviously you gotta make sure the game runs well before you worry about framerate of your live-stream buddies.

I'm very glad you can use whatever camera you want. Options are nice!!

And cheap but fun versus boring but quality seems like a fair trade-off for those interested.

In Nate Bihldorff we trust!!!

That seems pretty rad!!!

@ElkinFencer10 This. Thank you for typing it for me.

When digital distribution first hit the scene everyone gobbled it up because they were like "surely it'll be a lot cheaper!" And, it is for things like indie titles or the thousands of Steam titles that can be sold for a dollar. But, for full retail games digital was basically just surrendering ownership for convenience.

At least now you can save a few bucks if you don't care as much about the ownership aspect*.

*and code in box games are just the absolute worst of both worlds.

Yea, I mean, who can understand every weird pricing decision, but, this should 1,000% have been a pack in.

Yep. This one wins.

I like the DKC design better, but this design isn't new. It looks more like his original design which also looks more like his movie design. So, yea.... context.... history.... knowledge.

Gotta get those clicks, huh?

In the '90s, game prices had not settled into a norm. Some games were $90 back then (adjusted for inflation that would be $188 today). And that didn't "ruin the industry."

In addition, I feel like Sony, MS, and PC hardware have been making needlessly expensive tech and passing that cost onto consumers for 20 years now. Nintendo joins their trend and it's them who might "ruin the industry"?

C'mon, people. Use your brains.

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

Stick it in my veins!!!!!!

I'm OK with it. I'll gladly pay a premium for physical media if that's where we're at.

I can't waaaaaaait!!!!

Headphone jack would be HUGE for me. Seriously.

And that's why the game bombed in the West .... oh wait, no, it was a huge success. I guess maybe even the West doesn't have much of a """Western audience""".

@juliobrand woowwww that's so cool!! Thank you very much for that info!

I was big into Marvel in the early 90s. That was my peak era, but I clearly didn't read much with Nova. 2000 ~ 2010 I sort of took a break from comics. So that explains how I missed that version of Captain Marvel.

Very exciting though!! I love the direction they are going with this game!!

@DynamoDouglas you win the internet. the thing I was gonna say is not nearly as good as this.

@N00BiSH yes! Chibi button!! instantly swap the entire art style of any game to adorable chibis! =P

At risk of losing my Marvel Fan Card, what version of Nova has flowing red hair? And is that Captain Marvel with the sword? Same question: when was that a thing??

@Bizzyb I have such a backlog these days, the wait is OK with me ^_^

I actually had some orders from Strictly Limited that I cancelled because they were like TWO YEARS OLD with no actual delivery in sight O_o

Thank goodness for LRG. I keep hearing rumors that they are not great people? (I honestly don't know the story). But they are keeping physical games alive, and for that, I am super grateful.

Also, thank even MORE goodness for Play-Asia, the true heroes we all deserve, or need... whichever one is better.

I'm not a sneaker guy, but these look cool!

Zero Escape, Somnium Files, RainCode, World's End Club, these are some of my absolute favorite games from the last 20 years. I desperately hope this studio, or at least these creators, are able to keep doing what they love as the years go on.

I'm obsessed with collecting Pokemon cards, but I'm never going to let the hobby turn into a stressor. When the cards are on the shelf, at a reasonable price, I will gobble them up. Otherwise, I can wait.

I enjoy them for the cool art, the glimpses at the lore, and that dopamine hit from opening randomness.

I don't treat Pokemon cards like a stock market or a retirement plan, so, stressing about stuff like this, while it is a bummer, would defeat the purpose of my hobby. (imo)

This looks really cool'n'stuff but.......... I'd rather have EBA2 or another spiritual successor ^_^

They are just straight up trolling at this point. They never really had a game to begin with, it's all been a scam to get attention and money for "bending" the rules (breaking imo), and then crying victim when they were punished for it.

If they are serious about being game devs, make original designs, tweak the capture mechanic, and stand on your own merit. Stop kicking a bee hive and complaining about stings.

The mix of 2D and 3D doesn't work for me here. And that character design could be wonderful, but the face ruins it for me. Just my opinion.

"So, get trapped here often?"

Japan is the last bastion of creative culture — we mut protect it at all costs. Possibly using the power of god and anime.

"...it was nevertheless a huge surprise when Nintendo announced its patent lawsuit against developer Pocketpair."

Raise your hand if you were surprised Nintendo went after a game that was very directly trying to be "Pokemon with guns"? Absolutely no one? Cool.

Atari should do a brand new ET game, bring in Howard Scott Warshaw, make something fun, and let him redeem himself in the eyes of game history!!

I'm shocked. SHOCKED!

Well I'm not that shocked.

M2 is awesome, but this game doesn't really look like my jam.

I'm a huge TMNT fan, and I'm really glad they are going with a more old school version of the gang, but... this isn't doing it for me. Something about ninjas doesn't really feel like it meshes with grid- and turn-based gameplay.

"Mom! Can I get this??"
"You've got Castlevania at home."

(in all seriousness, it does look good though!)

Awesome sauce!

I would much rather see this kind of thing become the norm, but, unfortunately Pokemon never lets their side games breathe for more than 2 or 3 releases.

"These Past 8 Years Have Been A Privilege"

Well said!!! Great to see some gratitude on a games journalism site. Usually it's always gripes for clicks.

Still nothing where me and a friend can team up against the CPU like we could in Gen 4? It was so nice to combine pokemon and social interaction but without the putrid stench of THE META GAME. (just my opinion)

it will be mine. glad they already have physical sale announced from the jump.

Mobile gaming is not really capable of providing ownership or pricing models that I can live with. So, the focus on mobile for this event was really disappointing for me.

I love me some Suda, but this might be too crazy even for me. lol

meh. I get it. I just don't want it. =P

No thanks. My big sadness about 3DS and DS games is that it is going to forever be hard to get them ported to new systems. I don't want that to happen again.

This looks heckin' awesome!!!!!! My only concern is that I have not played any Shinobi games aside from the PS2 entry. I'd heard that the 2D ones were super hard. I dunno if I'm up for that kind of challenge in 2025. But for now, I'll put this game in the "very interested" column.

I can't get past such a cringe title. lol. I'll never be able to play a game that kinda/sorta references a sexual fetish =P