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@Damo yea I get that. I guess it's coupled with knowing what the volumes are. If they are saying the first 100k in batch 1, second 100k after and so on then fair enough. That would show what the component squeeze really is.

The risk however is that they are producing 200 at a time. I was out of mobile reception first time round for about 3 minutes and that was enough to miss the first round, so minor bitterness on my part. I'm happy to wait, especially if it's another quality product, I'd rather get it in 2022 than 2023 of course.

@BionicDodo I hope so. I do agree with @MysticX, shipping 2023 is a long way out for a product that has been through production. I'm lucky enough to have a MegaSG so I know these guys make good products but this product seems illusive. Looking forward to seeing reviews next week. Hopefully the 2023 window is a last resort.

I'm just about OK with the price rise, not ideal based on the ordering issues last time. I just hope that the next order window isn't as chaotic and those who want one can get an order in.

Agree there are some pretty basic things that would make it much much better.

It's a great machine. I'd love to see MarioKart 9 be more Forza Horizon open world over the mushroom kingdom. The upgrade path from older games is brilliant, especially compared to nintendo.

Love Deku Deals. Great effort.

Got the amiibo but still not got the game. Amiibo look nice though.

I missed this one when it came out, always looking for some fun F1 on the switch.

Completed this many times. Great game, and I'd love to see more Master System games brought back.

@Bizzyb that's what I thought, but where Disney are involved you never know.

@VIIIAxel I'll be pretty annoyed if I've collected every Amiibo in Smash and then they don't make Sora!

I'm paranoid about missing one of the final amiibo.

Hopefully they are saving Sora for a final announcement as the final designs weren't ready in time or something like that.

I misunderstood the pro-rata part. I was expecting to pay a pro-rata cut of the upgrade fee and then roll in to the annual fee once it's all up for renewal, I guess it's more money in the bank for Nintendo this way. I'm also OK with the charge, I just wasn't expecting to pay over £50 today (my sub is up in early Jan). When you break it down £60 by 8 people for the year is OK. The whole system doesn't feel that modern, and this upgrade part doesn't seem handled that well, but if they use the funds to upgrade stuff then it's not so bad.

@VIIIAxel are they definitely not doing an amiibo? I thought way back they said there would be an amiibo for everyone. I assumed it would be a condition of being in Smash. Did I miss the confirmation of no Sora?

@Scrubicius Yes, I got codes from the Netherlands. You'd need a vpn set to that region and then the option to fill in details comes up. I doubt it works without that. Game are useless in the UK so this works much better for me.

@arenred Yea, I figured that when it wouldn't work. Glad to have both legendary and I'll trade for the other shiny at some point.

I got both codes sent from GameMania but only one of them works. The other says you can't download it.

Shame but hopefully worth the wait.

Legally obliged to put fifa out on the switch, its a shame as they must make a few quid but it wouldn't hurt to make some improvements. I have 18, which includes the WC, and bought 20 when it was digital for £11, and that will do. Remember when they actually changed stuff up? Fifa 97, with indoor tournaments, road to WC 98 etc. Even the PS/Xbone are cash grabs on ultimate team.

Wouldn't mind a hockey game though, no sign of that hitting the switch.

Monkey ball just arrived in the post. Look forward to giving that a roll. If it doesn't hit the spot then I'll go back to the NGC.

@Nontendo_4DS I finished second over the weekend for the first time, I really thought I was going to do it as I was in a good spot but no, still no wins. Pleased to have got my best result, maybe one day.

@Ooyah I just picked up the codemasters pack today. Looking forward to a bit of sensible soccer.

Still play the Master system Asterix games. Will take a look at this, nice art style.

Has anyone played the XXL games on switch? I love Asterix but wasn't sure if they were worth playing.

This might knock off Luigi's mansion as my usual theme. Looks great. Also need to go back and get the few I'm missing.

@DomGC that's exactly the same for me. I just can't get in to it and feel I'm missing out somewhere. I've fallen away from MH:Rise but this looks cool so will be coming back for this.

Too many games, too little time!

I saw its coming to game pass too. I'd like to play it on switch though as I'm more likely to finish it there.

@charlieonholiday ashamed to say I've had this in the backlog for a long time now. Still in its wrapper.

Still haven't played this. Should really give it a try.

It's nice but not essential, dock and joy con compatibility is a good move. As much as I love my New 3DS XL splitting the hardware and making some games exclusive to the higher end doesn't make much business sense. The 3DS showed that. This makes more business sense. Also don't see how they will fit 4K games on the cartridges at this point. It gives the Switch family a boost before Christmas and helps drive towards 100m units sold.

@Phillips455 completely agree. This would be the best feature going for me. Sorting by number in boxes. That would save hours ahead of me.

Seeing Speedball 2 coming up has pushed this into a purchase for me.

It's a lovely game but I couldn't justify a purchase again, have it on switch and Xbox already. I'd go back to it occasionally for a look around but not enough to shell out that much. Worth a look for something different and relaxing, if short.

Abzu is a lovely game, very relaxing but short. If you have an Xbox or PS and are looking for an endless Ocean type game, check out Beyond Blue. Switch version is planned I think but delayed.

Anyone tried Raj? Was on my list to try at some point.

I loved the master system and this was built in to mine so played it a lot. Very tempted, although I already have the M2 version which is a lot cheaper.

The manual and box art has a good nod to the master system as well.

@MajorasLapdog I was going to try and 100% this but a couple of the vaults were ridiculous so I abandoned that as life is short and the games backlog long. Great game overall though, I think I took around 50 hours to finish the story. Might go back to it at some point when that DLC is on sale.

I am good with waiting a bit longer for a better game. It's one they don't want to ruin for the sake of a few months. I suspect this will be put out for the Christmas schedule now.

If TT could make a new Lego city game that would be good as well. Still the best Lego game.

I really want one of these but missed the pre orders by a minute. I'm happy to wait though, am interested to see what the final product looks like.

3DS felt like it had so many fan touches on it. A beautiful console with great games.

@NEStalgia That's good to know. Funny enough I've tried demos on the 3DS and WiiU and each time came away thinking it just wasn't for me. At least with the Rise demo I got the hang of some pieces. I doubt I'll complete it but the world looks cool and the bits i could get the hang of played well.

@JaxonH thanks for that, the demo didn't really explain that as a new comer I wasn't expected to fair too well there. if the main game eases you in a bit more then that's cool I think I'll give it a go and see how I do!

@path4smash @meeto_1 @danemord
Thanks for that. I died a few times on the beginner demo too but eventually beat that one. I did begin to enjoy the intermediate one before fainting with regularity at the actual hunt. Will try it again tonight.

I tried the demo and failed at the intermediate level pretty badly. I really want to like the game but not sure if I would be able to get in to it.

Still on the smash trail so got those three.

Love Asterix, very interested in this. I didn't pick up the XXL games as I wasn't sure they were any good. But I notice there is a triple pack coming up for release. Still love playing the old master system Asterix game. And a visit to the theme park is on my bucket list!

I think urban flow is on sale still. Was thinking about picking it up. I heard it's ok.

Nice, have downloaded this. I'm sure at some point I'll finally try and get them all.

Never got in to a monster Hunter game. Downloaded the demo so I'll give it a go.

This chap is clearly saying stuff, as usual, to grab headlines. The figures speak for themselves. I think the Switch sells about double the amount of the lite and just overtook the NES lifetime sales.

The strangest thing though is to call Nintendo not that smart. They've been going over 100 years, have billions in the bank and even failed products generate profit (ok not the virtual boy). I wonder what he thinks about all those companies and products which lose money hand over fist before failing under crippling debt. Maybe he really means they are unpredictable and can actually read the market much better than he can over a long term period.

@Donnerkebab Yea, it was more to show there is some precedent in Nintendo not doing what some think is an obvious move to generate revenue. They could easily have brought in those GBA games when the 3DS was flying a year or two later. I think they are trying to tread a line between milking, but then not killing opportunities down the road.

I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't release these individually. It would negatively impact the 40th anniversary remaster which will include Galaxy 2. The bulk of revenue on this is probably with older Nintendo fans who've bought this now. If they need a revenue boost in a year or two then it can return for a final run, like the NES minis did.

Back in the 3DS days if you were an ambassador you got the GBA games which everyone thought would be released commercially in time, but never were. Nintendo might be looking at the looking term commercial opportunity rather than saturating things now.