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Certainly will get this one! As others mentioned I also hope there will be a Switch 2 edition for this one (though I guess we need to see how Nihon Falcom will do with Switch 2 since devs seem to have quite different approach).
Since they also renamed the game after it's first reveal, from "The 1st" to "1st Chapter" then a remake of the other two games in the series seems very likely (since the third game is called "The 3rd" and would collide with a possible remake of same name format the remake is pushing towards).
Hopefully it's popular enough that even the Crossbell Arc could follow up but now I'm talking waaaay ahead of time here haha

Nintendo's stock also hit a record high last week and bypassed 12,000 yen for the first time. In comparison when Switch 1 was released in march 2017 it was around 2,400 yen and first time the stock bypassed 7,000 yen was end of december in 2023. Quite the amazing growth. The record they set in september of 2007 at around 6,740 yen stood for over 13 years before it was bypassed in february 2021

Good for Rockstar.... I guess...
I guess some devs still think hyper-realism and focus on detail to the extreme is the only thing many gamers care about and that gameplay, story, music, replayability etc. is just a second-though.
Hope for their sakes that it won't turn into a "Cyberpunk" kind of situation with promises of GOTY-situation, only for it to collapse due to self-caused injuries.
Not my type of game anyways. I look forward to Mario Kart World and the whole new Nintendo generation that is soon here.

First this and now TripleJump also ceasing operations. Sad times.

Great news! My BF is a big DB fan and been wanting to get Sparking Zero on Switch 2 while he replays Kakarot with the Daima DLC.
Hope this also means more Bandai Namco games will come over too, like Digimon Story Time Stranger and Bleach Rebirth of Souls.

Was able to open the magazine in incognito mode.
Notice that they show prices of Switch 2 software there too (not all ofc).
Also has fully detailed specs of the system

2.2 million in Japan alone... Jeez!
If they were to actually sell that amount in the first week then it would be about 667% increase from Switch 1 first week sales.

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Harvest Moon: Magical Melody & A Wonderful Life
Mario Party 4, 5, 6, 7
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Superstar Baseball
Metroid Prime 2
Mr. Driller: Drill Land
Skies of Arcadia Legends
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Games!

@EarthboundBenjy FE6 (Binding Blade) is already on the japanese GBA NSO, so just need to download the japanese GBA NSO app and you are good to go, aslong as you are ready for the japanese-language. You don't need a separate NSO + Expac sub for a japanese account to play it, aslong as you have NSO + Expac sub from before and have a regular japanese account to just download the japanese NSO apps

My favorite of the three GBA games. Abit surprised it took this long to get added since GBA became part of NSO two years ago but better late than never!

Alot of good tracks! Hopefully more Fire Emblem games gets added to the music app soon! (especially the 3DS games)

@Solomon_Rambling im following Best Indie Games/@Clemmygames on youtube and thanks to him but also JRPG youtubers like Erick Landon, I have added alot more games onto my Switch than I thought I would. Many hidden gems and outright obscure games that certainly deserves more attention and love. Together with a site like Dekudeals it's been my go-to place daily for games to find along with lovely discounts

Another question could be if joycon 2 similar to joycon 1 only works when attached to the system when you are in Flight Mode

One thing I want Nintendo to clearly clarify even though it seems already settled but without the confirmation being there, is regarding region locking.
Only thing we know is that the "Japanese-Language System (Japan Only)" version will only have the system itself being in Japanese and that only Nintendo accounts with "Country/Region" set to Japan can be linked so as in eShop access limited to the Japanese eShop only and (and if you don't link your account or dont have Japanese account then you cant use features like Game Chat, NSO, Friend functions etc.)
Will that system still be able to play physical games bought from other regions? What about Switch 1 games from other regions?
Again, I'd say it's already obvious all other console variants (including Japan's Multilungual version) will have full support and be region-free, but would be nice if Nintendo can just make that statement to avoid any confusion for launch.

@Gatorclops well we saw Yoshi's Crafted World in the direct load alot faster and that game is (not yet) getting a Switch 2 edition nor is listed under games getting free upgrade patches.
In other words, it seems like it will just naturally run and load faster on the new system. Hopefully this will be applied to the big majority of Switch 1 games in general, including ACNH.

Unicorn Overlord 50% off. New historical low

Even though people at those Switch 2 experiences has recorded footage of what looks to be the set MKW roster, I still hope the koopalings will return!
I need my Larry in MKW!

My Nintendo Store not available in Norway sadly so had to go through known retailers to fix my preorder

Hope they won't be shy in adding some JP-only games too like Kururin Squash

According to the Norwegian gaming podcast "Nerdelandslaget" (lit. "Nerd National Team"), they got in touch with prime Norwegian electronics retailer Elkjøp. Elkjøp informed them that their purchase price of Switch was NOK 6580 (~£471/€545/$602) per unit, which is a very tiny turnover margin of about 1,7% of the current sale price of NOK 6695.

There was no special cup in the cup selection shown in either direct or treehouse, and it's rather obvious there would be one, so guess the cup and tracks are unlockable.

Maybe we will see something in two days time?
FF9 is my favorite in the series!

@HammerGalladeBro Super Robot Wars Y should be listed in this article too, as Bandai Namco confirms it will get a world wide release!

@Antraxx777 The art style certainly slaps (atleast for the original back on the PS1 era) with the hand-drawn visuals. Music is also good. The narrative in SF2 is amazing and is one of the reasons I enjoy it the most in the series. The whole "steel vs anima" and the political intrigue is great. The downside is that this game can be very hard at times despite the no-need-to-grind SaGa mindset. The generation system can make the last part of the game very brutal if you are not prepared.

that is beautiful indeed

The elemental monkeys are back! Finally get to play with Pansage, Pansear and Panpour again!

It lives! It lives!

@Vyacheslav333 they could also have not remastered the 1st game either and be more greedy you know?

The pixel art looks as beautiful as ever

Did not expect this! Hopefully the 2nd game (vs. King Abaddon) comes sometime later!

Considering what is to come in less than a week, it was a good direct.
If this was a regular direct with nothing expected in the horizon then it would be abit mediocre.
Still though. This direct certainly pleased alot of fans of semi-niche franchises!
Personally I'm glad that my favorite SaGa game (SaGa Frontier 2) finally gets a remaster! Also happy about the first of two SMT Devil Summoner Raidou games from the PS2 era getting a modern remaster!

@larryisaman plus the fact that Nintendo wants us all to move onto the Switch 2 as the prime hardware to play on. This also including Switch 1 software on the Switch 2 rather than sticking with Switch 1. New games will come but they won't come for Switch 1 anymore.
Guess we will see on wednesday next week regarding how Switch 1 will play on Switch 2 hardware as all reports indicate it will be way different than how Wii games was on Wii U (as it was more of an "emulator").

@Grumblevolcano not really. Nintendo won't do what Microsoft did generations ago to have solo focus on only hardware. Sure, hardware will get plenty of time to showcase why this is a new gen over Switch 1, but they certainly want to show 1st party launch titles, plus upcoming Switch 2 exclusive games in development to create even more hype

Wario Land Shake It/Shake Dimension remaster (since it's Wii format is 4:3)

Doshin the Giant remake for Alex to enjoy?

when the start of the Cynthia theme is played when the Volo battle is introduced and then to have a slow-mo version play through the fight is just ~Chef's Kiss~

Z-A trailer with plenty of info (or a summary of new stuff, with an additional video on their youtube channel to follow after the presentation), and gen 1-2-3 on NSO or available standalone, with PKMN Home support similar to how gen 1-2 on 3DS worked as part of virtual console with PKMN Bank support.

MK8D over 3 million last quarter and ACNH just shy of a million. Pretty strong.

@drypaphmrbro as someone who has played Pokemon since gen 1 and onwards, I found Legends Arceus to be very refreshing and showed critics that Game Freak can indeed reimagine the formula and that the game showed tons of potential of what the future might bring us. Nowhere near perfect but still fun!

Love the chaos with more and more drivers!
Makes me wonder what the roster will look like, as it could be even much bigger than MK8D!
Also with so many racers I could see some retro tracks getting some radical changes to fit this many drivers at once.

Had a round of Super Mario Party Jamboree yesterday. Today and tomorrow focus is to finish The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (at the Sandship dungeon now) and continue on Octopath Traveler 1 (finished all eight characters 2nd chapters) and New Pokémon Snap (only played about 3 hours)

Baby Rosalina also looks to be there in the trailer. Some also say Lakitu but abit hard to notice.
Another thing is that we have returning character sponsor signboards. A "Morton Construction" signboard is seen near Yoshi's Burger Stand and you can also spot a Nabbit signboard just as the console is placed in the Switch 2 dock.
Could indicate that all the koopalings plus Nabbit will be playable too.

From what I could see, I'm very certain that I saw atleast one, if not two, of the koopalings whom was driving near Bowser jr. in the trailer.
As someone who loves the koopalings (especially Larry) I hope they will be playable here too!

Hopefully the magnetic connectors wont cause damage to the screen if the new joycon is placed too close to the screen's surface

Actually more games shown here that I have on my wishlist than not. Good start of the month!
But then we have the ever-growing backlog hahaha...

Glad Falcom is pushing for more Ys stuff!

Hopefully Ys V (Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand) can get a proper modern remake, as it's original Super Famicom version and its PS2 remake both are kinda average at best.

Watched it on Dec 23rd and can say that I enjoyed it quite alot. It does have the same feeling as the second movie (as in Sonic vs Knuckles into Sonic vs Shadow) but connecting both Robotniks together since Gerald Robotnik is critical to introducing Shadow, was done brilliantly. It even felt abit "dark" and sad at times. Oh and love the post-credit scenes (yes, plural)

Glad Jamboree doing so good. While I would love for them to give us updates/dlc, I doubt it will come with the new console so close to us.

Another JP-only gem from Square-Enix that should be given the HD-2D remake similar to Live A Live.

Love it! It gives new purpose to reintroduce older games to be remade for modern audience and newer generation of gamers.