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Looks like it's time to book a flight to visit family 😁

@PikaPhantom Leaks suck. Just wait till something is announced. One of the good things about Nintendo Life is that they rarely report on such things.

Phantasy Star Online would be my dream! I still play the physical version on GC somtimes, it's such a great game. All that's missing is the community of old.

What's wrong with catching something then flying on it? Plenty of games allow you to do this, so I have to wonder what is it specifically that Nintendo is upset about? Seems very odd to me.

I've got my pre-order in, it's going to be huge. Google trends shows Switch 2 quickly catching up to the Switch in search queries too.

@Burning_Spear Wouldn't mind a new 3d Rayman platformer. That was Ubisoft I think right? Really loved it on N64!

@Zeldinion Well that's your opinion, and it's valid but neither true nor false. And like I said to somebody else: it's fair if you want to see that in gaming news, but judging by the failure/restructuring of outlets pushing political opinions I don't think your view is in the majority.

For its part, Nintendo Life is pretty impartial but they do have that weird Bluesky / anti-Twitter thing going on but it's low-key enough to go by unnoticed.

@DiggleDog I'm sorry if I wasn't clear enough. But those are not cases of a games news outlets inserting politics into gaming news - that was the news itself and not a partisan opinion but a report of fact.

I'm instead referring to the practice of outlets who push specific political views through their reporting: often via negative press. It's fair if someone wants to read that, but judging by the ongoing failure of such establishments I think it's unpopular. I personally don't want to see it, nor do I want a novice without qualification in political science or political studies to push their opinions on me.

It's sad people got fired. But if an outlet doesn't write pieces which belie the fact the author hasn't actually watched/played the thing in question, or insert politics into pieces about games then I think they'd keep more of their readership and thus make more money.

Although, what with YouTube and such there's a lot of competition abound - that was one thing that got me into Nintendo Life. But the impartial articles and (mostly) lack of leak reports keeps me here.

They could easily release GTA on switch 2 by reducing lighting etc. Although not sure how good it will look. But you can get 5 running on most PCs by messing with the files and turning it into an N64 game

Guys, girls and everyone else. If you can't afford this stuff you need to record all your spending in a spreadsheet and cut out any spending on wants until you can afford it. If you can only afford needs before expending your paycheck, then I suggest getting educated in a well paid profession that there's demand for. And it's never too late, I know people in their 50s who trained to become teachers. Only you can change things. These consoles are really not that expensive at the end of the day if you do this (especially the spending monitor).

@DaniPooo Wouldn't you want to know about the faux pas extraordinaire?

Trade ins are just a scam on the poor: they pay more to end up with less.

It's Bethesda, they'd release it on a toaster if it'd run it.

This is despicable, what justification is there to lay these people off? They've got enough money to pay them for a million lifetimes!

This looks so generic you wonder who it's targeted at? The company executives?

@Mabelissimo Totally with you on that one - I'm so looking forward to just driving around aimlessly without a time limit and looking for secrets and easter eggs

I love the look of this, but I think Nintendo needs to make it free at some point to really drag players on board, so to speak. I think it has the potential to be switch 2's rocket league if done this way and with continued support. Although the idea of it hurting to play after some time is worrying.

I'm incredibly hyped for this game. It feels like a breath of fresh air to go with DK for a new 3D platforming game too. It makes me wonder if the next 3D Mario is still a long, long way off, though. Here's hoping they do a BOTW open world style Mario Game - now that would be cool!

Where I live they will only give pre-orders to people subscribed to online, so I took a pre-order from a reliable shopping chain instead.

Are they going to release PSO2 with the online? OMG this would be a total dream come true for me. I still have my saves from back in the day and love to play from time to time

I don't get why people are crying to be honest, even if you're on minimum wage you could just work an extra day to buy a game. For the rest of us it's not even a days work. If you've got financial troubles too, then you better monitor your spending in a spreadsheet so you can see where to trim the fat because most spending is unnecessary.

I for one would be happy to pay for additional content. Nobody is forcing anybody to buy it.

Reminds me of Cartman being unable to wait for the Nintendo Wii

What's up with all these spiteful people? The toxicity is extreme all because of jealousy.

Won't be long before it goes bankrupt like the rest of the brick and mortar stores which don't sell second hand and retro games.

Who's going to buy from a scalper now? The console isn't even released!

Managed to get mine sorted today in the Netherlands, they'd been sold out previously. The Switch 2 + Mario Kart Bundle is the obvious choice. Good luck getting one everyone else and my condolences if it's out of reach for now <3

It was really amazing, I'd recommend it if you like movies that are funny and ridiculous. From the trailer I thought it would be cringe but I was genuinely surprised at how great it was. I didn't find myself cringing even once. Jack Black and Jason Mamoa definitely carry it though - they are hilarious.

The only bad thing about the reveal for me has been all the online negativity. It really detracts from the hype, I wish it had a mute button. It's obviously a minority feeling too because the switch 2 is selling out in minutes for pre-orders in many places.

@LikelySatan I'm sorry I didn't mean to appear I was mocking you. I was just trying to quote the word you used, but now I've removed them in an edit.

@LikelySatan It's not a judgement of a games worthiness but its value for money. If you only care about how good a game is, then you're price inelastic. However, as a practically useful metric of a game's 'worthiness', monetary value spent per hour played is as good as you're going to get when it comes to optimising the allocation of your financial resources towards entertainment that is for you price elastic.

The launch titles look amazing, I want them all! They could triple the prices and I'd still happily pay them personally: I'm price inelastic in that sense.

Can't wait to get this, it looks better with every drip of information! I just want to free roam and explore everything.

@axelhander People need to quit being so entitled. If you buy the €90 physical edition and play it for just 20 hours it has cost you €4.5 per hour or entertainment: that's incredibly cheap proportional to other forms of entertainment.

I'm not usually a huge Mario Kart fan but this looks like the game I've always wanted: something more akin to Diddy Kong Racing which one can just mess around in and collect various things until their hearts content. I can't wait!

The only bad thing about the announcement are all the Debby Downers on the internet. It was truly amazing, I can't wait.

@swoose I still think the games are great value for money. I can pay more to go to a restaurant and that only lasts a few hours, yet the game lasts a lifetime. You could buy one a month and still have more than you can reasonably play in a year rather quickly, especially with the old library, PC games and other forms of entertainment // time spending to contend with.

Seems like there's a lot of rage over the prices but I think a lot of people couldn't care less what price the games are. Let's a goooo.

That's one big ugly box. But this was one of the big announcements for me - I'm so excited.

I'm down to see this film just because I like Minecraft and Jack Black. It looks total garbage but it seems entertaining enough and I do love sweet popcorn with a fizzy drink!

@_fatto_katto_ Agreed: they're corrupt individuals to be ignored. It's even in their name: "influencer". They're desperate to let companies know they're on their side (for money).

Whoa. This is going to be big. Wasn't expecting this. Nintendo is going in hard.

How exciting! They can surely fit in a whole bunch of farming life sim trailers. Jokes aside, I'm guessing it'll be 50/50 hardware vs games?

Got to admit, usually I am not interested by these types of games but this one looks like it could be fun to play with friends due to the attack // party mechanics giving it a cool USP for my fantasy inclined group.

Is it just me or does Metroid look like it was made for the GameCube? I can't tell the difference between that and the remastered one 👀

There's nothing like gullible people to lap up and spread an untruth they want to believe in.

@N64-ROX I always use a mod which highlights the light level on a square otherwise it takes too long to place torches. Or you need to memorize a bunch of spacing patterns.

@TomSupreme Don't you know about Maslow's hierarchy of needs? The sharpest point of the pyramid is a Minecraft film starring Jack Black and the forgettables!

Little Tommy Tucker is going to be going gameless this Christmas unless he works in the mines. Is that what Nintendo wants? Is it?