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I'm not too sure the average gamers cares about FPS. Game looks solid to me. But the gamers focused about this stuff are always the loudest.

The game does not run at a locked 30FPS. It's an unstable frame rate that can jump up to 40FPS, and even 60 FPS on replays. The game is smooth, and its night and day from the Switch 1 2k games. For a single player, Franchise mode is all you need.

Can I play this offline? Like will the game boot up if you're in airplane mode because I have zero interest in registering a Ubisoft account. Otherwise, the game looks amazing.

Man, they'll probably cast a loser for the movies but couldn't they sign up Henry Cavill to play Bond in this game. This version of Bond is beyond ugly. Damn!

@MeatSauce Awww, hell yeah!

Thanks for the review! I don't really care about image uploader as long as I can create wrestlers of old from Owen Hart to fake Diesel to La Parka. I'm assuming the game has Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan so I can have a proper match up. I'm a solo player most of the time and this looks well worth it. I will be purchasing.

Yeah, I'm good. I've stopped posting on the site because I've cut down on gaming related purchases dramatically. For the past year, I've been solely gaming on my PS2, Gamecube, PS3, and Dreamcast. I played the Switch a few hours in that time. There were so many Switch games I purchased physically that required a download, I just got tired of it. So, I sort of moved on because I'm not the consumer Nintendo is looking for. I saw the Switch 2 and it's prices, and decided against purchasing. Mostly because, the on board storage sucks, and seemingly a hard push toward digital occurred. Also, the way everything was announced, it produced a FOMO effect. Like this bundle won't be around long, so....buy it now. Again, I'm not a sucker for that stuff anymore, and Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft can go find some ebay scalpers to purchase their product.

@Arkay : Exactly. It's 50 dollars for the year. With Perfect Dark, Goldeneye, Metroid Fusion, etc, it's more than worth it. That's less than 5 dollars a month. I recommend folks skip out on that bag of chips and a soda, and subscribe to NSO Expansion pass instead.

The Switch really has become a clown show with physical releases. Only a handful of releases this year were all on cart with no required update. Wait until Switch 2. Likely all digital anyway.

@WhiteTrashGuy I think you're right. With the new Zelda, and Hogwarts Legacy, I think the Switch successor is arriving this spring. This current hardware has been extended a few years longer than expected. Hopefully, this next iteration has multiple SD card slots, and can upscale current games.
For the folks talking about chip shortages, and a slowing economy, that was an argument a year ago. The playstation 5 is doing serious numbers, and has picked up production. The switch keeps selling too. The economy doesn't seem to be heading into a hard recession, so smaller items like consoles still have strong demand. And the supply issues have improved dramatically. Count on Switch 2 in late spring 2023.

This looks like an HD N64 game...I like it. Hope it gets a physical release.

@solarwolf07 Diablo II has some significant DRM associated with it, I think? I'd like to buy it, but I don't know. Nintendo Life didn't even bother reviewing it.

Also MLB the Show is on sale for 20 dollars. I don't usually buy digital but the physical still requires a large download so I'll jump on that.

@Wexter I should have clarified what I meant, but if you purchased a particular game prior to delisting on Valve, you're free to download whenever you like, unless I'm missing something, because Deadpool is in my library waiting to download.

If I had to grade the Direct, I'd say 2/10. The 2 is for Goldeneye, though that will likely play like garbage on Switch Online. A majority of the games look the same with anime figures. Every game is available for preorder on eShop. If I heard that one more time, I was going to vomit. I'm pro physical and anti digital (unless it's Valve). Capcom with cloud games. Great. Switch Sports and Mario Strikers with free updates killing the physical version. That's the new Nintendo. Release half a game on cart and we'll keep updating to fight piracy so everyone can go digital.

Nintendo has been on lunch break for about 2 years. They no longer take risks. No variety. Wouldn't be surprised if the next console is all digital.

@tylerryan79 Steam Deck my friend. No chance of your digital game being delisted because the Valve store is probably the most trusted digital storefront ever. And it has all these RE games running natively and not via cloud.

Don't count on Nintendo ever releasing this game again. They'll continue their epic clown ways by releasing another Mario Party or adding another unfinished game to their library.

That was terrifying. There were many scary moments throughout the game, but there are a number of times when a door would be shaking when a zombie was pounding away on it, then if I walked by again after picking up an item, BOOM!, door whips open and the zombie is after me. Epic game.

@eaglebob345 I totally forgot about the Arkham Collection. No way WB is releasing cloud versions of that and Potter. I don't even think they've released a cloud Switch game. Again, this will be downscaled like Mortal Kombat or MLB the Show which is fine by me!

They'll likely scale it down like Mortal Kombat, which is extremely playable. Looking forward to it!

@antisumo That's the exact same thing I'm going to do. I do the same thing with NBA 2k.

That's the most promotion for a Switch third party game I've actually seen. Already pre ordered from Gamestop!

I played the demo offline this weekend, and enjoyed it so much, I pre ordered a physical copy.

I see a majority of the comments above didn't even try the demo. You all still have a few days to see how much fun the game actually is.

Great news! I assume this will be similar to the way Mortal Kombat was handled on the Switch, which I've enjoyed way more than expected. I'm usually all physical, but Switch has been a mess with the additional downloads, so I'm expecting a monster download for the physical version. I'm just interested to see how or if they try to run Arkham knight here.

This has ramifications for Nintendo and Sony. Gamepass is the death of gaming. Microsoft has built in their own DRM. You own nothing. Sony presses their games on a physical Blu ray disc, and for the PS3 and PS4 are safe to play without an online check in. Sony patched the CMOS issue on those, and hopefully gets to the PS5 soon. Nintendo is already putting out half cartridges which is an alternative DRM in its own way. Any gamer supporting Gamepass is a straight clown. A race to the bottom continues.

Nintendo is very over confident right now. It's minimal effort at maximum prices, as seen with Switch online. I'm eagerly looking forward to Steam Deck because I can play all my modded games. And I very much trust their digital storefront. If you buy it, you'll always be able to download it. I hope Qualcomm comes up with something impressive too.

What a clown statement. These companies are like politicians. I'm not buying this trash.
They should have just released the originals on the Switch in physical.
They should not have pulled the originals off of digital storefronts like Steam.
They should not have attached DRM when booting these games.

Again, total clown show from a company that should be running a casino instead.

Furukawa is a corporate shill.

I see an all digital cloud console.

If true..another fail.

I just modded my PS2 and N64. I'd be willing to spend whatever to have these games on cart. I bought WWF No Mercy back in the day for 80 dollars. Worth every penny. I'll play the trilogy on my PS2.

And this is on Nintendo. They are epic clowns. They pulled similar garbage charging a ton for carts with the SNES and N64. That spawned playstation, which didn't require ridiculous cart fees. I was a fool buying so many Switch games that require downloads with a physical version.

The only thing that matters is the physical version. Nintendo Life should be looking into why these companies are using small cartridges. Is it a Nintendo issue? And where is the 64GB cartridge? I may have to get the PS4 version, because the CMOS issue there is resolved, and the games all come on disc. Big deal for physical gamers.

@UmbreonsPapa
I don't think modern day Nintendo is the same as they were even a few years ago. I wouldn't put anything past them anymore. Considering they actually came out recently to squash the newest 4K rumors that came via Bloomberg shows they are watching and listening to news cycles. And with yesterday's announcement, they'll never backtrack on any of it themselves but I'm sure they have folks putting stuff out there to justify their pricing and online structure.

But in the end, none of it matters. If people want to think what Nintendo is offering here is good value, good for them. I just find myself extremely disappointed with their entire approach with the Online expansion. If Iwata was still here, this would not have been his way.

@UltraZelda64 So true on all accounts. I've always been supportive of Nintendo, but this is blatantly anti consumer. It's a scumbag tactic led by a Nintendo CEO who likely doesn't play games and could care less if anyone thinks this is a joke of a deal. Even more hilarious is their stealth announcement yesterday, with the N64 controller sold out in minutes. Seemingly unprepared with supply again. Unprepared for the backlash to Switch expansion, and probably why they got word to Emily Rogers to put out a nonsense rumor. Nintendo took a huge step back yesterday and showed the type of company they've become.

Sure, whatever. Rogers was probably sent out by Nintendo with this made up news. Nintendo, particularly the CEO, could care less about providing good value, and more about taking your money. What a joke.

I'm not signing up for now. The fact these fools at Nintendo were wholly unprepared for N64 controllers selling out in North America in a heartbeat while jacking up the Switch Online price for what may come, AND tying a DLC to it...wow. An absolute disgrace of a day. Steam Deck is looking better by the day.

@Personausermike : Haha, it's already up on ebay?! I'll have to readjust my expectations on getting the N64 controller to 2023. They should have set a limit of 2, but typical Nintendo with attempted scarcity. Or set up a pre order system like Steam Deck.

Such a joke they put this up at a random time and it's gone after an hour in the U.S. I'll get the N64 online service...when I can get a controller.
Can't get this.
Can't find a PS5.
OLED sold out by me.

Time to boot up old reliable PS2 for the rest of the year. Thanks Nintendo! Thanks Sony!

Probably why they won't release this game physically. Also, there are no physical cartridges of Diablo III which I was hoping to grab, so I could play 2 and 3. Now, none of that happens. Nice job Blizzard.

I would pay $20 extra for the year. Nintendo had to have paid Microsoft for Banjo. N64 games with online play. Heck yes. So that would be $40 for the year. That works for me.

@Perryg92
58 GB isn't too bad. Nintendo announced 3 years ago I believe, that they were working on getting 64 GB cartridges to market, and that never happened. Each time I see a cloud version of a game, I think back to CDProject putting the entire Witcher 3 on Switch, which I supported day 1.

@Specter_of-the_OLED

So true.

What a deflating announcement on what is suppose to be a great week with Metroid Dread, and Super Monkey Ball. I do not play cloud games. Never have and never will. This is an absolute joke from Nintendo and Square Enix. They probably knew this was going to get huge backlash if it was included in the Direct. Epic, epic fail for me.

Hmm..I had read last year about Sony possibly being involved with reviving Konami's properties. In the meanwhile, if Konami wants some money, port over Silent Hill 1, 2 (very expensive PS2 version), MGS 1, 2, and 3. I don't get some companies regarding these older games. I would love to boot up those games on a Switch as they were first envisioned. And I would buy the remake after. I've done it with Resident Evil 2, and 3 already.

This looks more and more amazing each time I see it. My only question is, can i get 4 of these to boogie?

Some of the comments here have mentioned his personal beliefs and strange workplace behavior but none of that compares to the fact that the guy is a bad actor. Like, he actually sucks. He's on the level of Bradley Cooper or John Krazinski bad. And for me that's bad.

I can't really think of a good actor to voice Mario. Maybe someone older. Like an actual voice actor.

It was very good. The Switch online expansion looks good, though I don't know how many games they'll be able to put on there. My favorite games, from WCW NWO Revenge, Ken Griffey Baseball, and a ton of licensed games will likely never show up. Though i wonder why they don't blank out player names for sports games, and just release them, because back then, the faces definitely didn't match the real person.
Bayonetta looked great. Time for me to boot up the Wii U again.

I'm already happy with the holiday lineup. I've got Super Monkey Ball, Metroid Dread, and Streets of Rage 4 anniversary edition lined up the next month or so.

I hope to see a Dying Light release date. Maybe a GTA release date. Would like to see the Batman Arkham games. And my biggest wish is Fire Pro Wrestling. Wouldn't be surprised to Xenoblade Chronicles X too.

Looks really good. Hopefully it's coming in a cartridge.

The NBA has become a farce with a run and gun game, with defense being unimportant, and a de-emphasis on post play.

For 2k, I'm good. I moved back to a modded version of NBA 2K14 on my PC and that game was probably the pinnacle of the series, though 2k11 and 2k12 are excellent. 2K should have dropped the career mode and just have a straight Legends mode. Kareem is on one of the covers, so I thought we'd see Lew Alcindor climbing the ranks in NYC, playing with Oscar in Milwaukee, facing off against Wilt, playing with Magic against Parish and McHale to his final game achieving highest score of all time. It writes itself. They could have implemented the different style of play from different eras. What a waste.

@BANJO Thank you!

Wow! That review read like a 10/10 game. This sounds absolutely epic. Will purchase tonight!
Btw, is this game all on cartridge?

I think the Switch will sell well throughout the holidays, because strangely enough, they have a fairly varied lineup. I am also not buying any new consoles for awhile. I have an Xbox One to play Resident Evil 2 and 3 (best games I have played in a very long time), and a Wii U to play Bayonetta, and most of the Switch library. I've been playing some Switch stuff but I may jump back in for Metroid, Super Monkey Ball, and Shin Megami Tensei V ( which may end up game of the year for me).
I was very close to pulling the trigger on a PS5 a few months ago...then I never found it. But then i learned more about the CMOS issue with the new xbox and playstation, and might wait until there is a significant price drop. Many of the offerings from Sony all look the same, which is highly disappointing, because they took more creative risk with the PS3, and especially the PS2. The new Gran Turismo game is all online basically, and that was sad to see. I'm not sure what Sony is doing. Microsoft, with the original Xbox One wanted an all online console, and had huge backlash, and what's strange is the new Xbox is exactly that, with DRM, and online check ins, and there's been no issue from the consumer.

Nintendo has been resting on their laurels for the better part of 2 years. Right now there's no need to change up the formula, but at some point the consumers (especially U.S. based consumers) will pull back from spending. A consumer may just buy one or no new consoles. And in a way its begun, with the cutting of unemployment benefits, and lots of folks not finding or looking for employment. Its leading to worker shortages, and higher prices on basic stuff. Cars, rent, tvs, food, etc have gone up in price steadily. A reality check is about to happen to most consumers worldwide, and many of these companies, including Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony recognize that. I think we see a downturn starting this fall, and lasting for a very, very long time.