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Preordered and now downloading 5.7gb.
With Kirby mouse mat and magnet stickers
Like a bit if different merchandise.
From Nintendo UK store.

@BTB20
You are correct, forget about those.
Posted to early in the morning for my brain. 😂
I need to catch up Switch wise as have been off the Switch scene for a while, probably since around Luigi Mansion 3.
Just bought a new Switch OLED white and pro controller and 128gb memory card.
Currently playing MK8 and Bowers Fury.
Will probably pick up Kirby Friday.

The main here with it coming to Switch is its portable and you can play where you wish.
Also the massive Switch user base probably over 110 million time the game releases.
That’s a lot of sales to miss out in if they didn’t release in Switch.

Anyway the best selling game on Switch this year will be Lego skywalker Star Wars, but only if BOTW2 doesn’t release 2022 or a surprise Mario or DK platform game.

@cammers1995
That’s is true, if the Switch version is of good quality it could be the become the best selling third party game, then maybe not the new Lego Star Wars skywalker saga is out 5th of April 2022 and will sell very well on Switch.

Well 105 million switches sold and a good few
To the younger generation and Hogwarts fans.
Down scale it make it work well on the Switch and you have lots of more sales, no brainer.

I like the Paris one as I’ve been there before.
Hopefully we will get the London Tour one
As I live in Greater London.

@Grumblevolcano
Smiths toys are really good for stock always
Seem to have switch OLED.
And good for series x stock they had a drop this week but nearly all gone now.
Yes smiths toys do get forgotten for video games but since the Series x and PS5 shortages people seem to have realised a bit more.
It’s like game even if it says no stock delivery do a store postcode search on their site and a lot of times they have actual store stock.

@HamatoYoshi
Totally agree at the moment and for a long time my switch has not been played apart from the odd family Mario kart play.
Nintendo real in house studios have not released a pure AAA game in ages.
Glad I own all three consoles to keep my big AAA game playing hobby alive.

Don’t get me wrong there is nothing like a Nintendo in house AAA title, it’s about time we had BOTW2, new Mario or DK platform game, Pikmin 4 the list goes on.

It’s interesting how in each site PX,PS and NL
How each claims to have no UK stock effecting sales.
Nintendo switch OLED ample as I mentioned before.
Series x a little hard but stock at Smyths toys and Game always have stock.
PS5, getting better but still hard to buy.

@Grumblevolcano
Well done Nintendo
But let’s end all this chip shortage rubbish
As all over Christmas and since January 2022.
Switch OLED is in ample stock in the UK.
Go right know to Smyths Toys UK.
There are hundreds in stock my local
Has15 plus in stock in store.
Such a load of hocus pocus about Swtich OLED stock issues.

Well done Nintendo
But let’s end all this chip shortage rubbish
As all over Christmas and since January 2022.
Switch OLED is in ample stock in the UK.
Go right know to Smyths Toys UK.
There are hundreds in stock my local
Has15 plus in stock in store.
Such a load of hocus pocus about Swtich OLED stock issues.

You gave me Luigi mansion games, thank you so much. From GameCube release title to now.
Hope the studio get to work on another one very soon.

If the motion control is spot on with TVs and we get a gun attachment like the Wii did then this should be good.
Also we could then do with some more of the games like this. Especially Namco ones, time crisis 4, dead storm pirates etc.
The switch could cut out a nice niche market for itself here.

@Arawn93
Just thought it might be an idea for them.
I play them on Switch docked on 65” 4K tv, that’s the best way to play in my opinion, get drawn etc and good for 4 player Mario Kart 8D.

It sometimes nice to have a longer generation, but bless the poor old switch, it’s looking old and ageing even more so against the new generation.
Even Nintendo’s own Bowser Fury as good as it was, was making the Switch, lower resolution, fps and jar slightly on the fly as it cracked under pressure.

I’m definitely ready for a new Switch and playing a far more detailed Mario Odyssey 2 or BOTW 2 in 4K with high res textures and long draw distance worlds filled with lush detail, amazing environments and weather effects and many detailed enemies and NPC.

I will be honest and say when the Switch first released I was ok, but now I long for the above graphical in Nintendo’s amazing gaming worlds.
I think that’s is why my Switch days are numbered and play time is dwindling and my PS5 time is increasing.
Don’t get me wrong I will there for BOTW 2 etc.

@johnvboy
That’s good to hear.

@Dingelhopper
Exactly what I saw, they seemed to lack detail and wow of the current tracks available.
Hopefully they were not finished and will look a bit better on release.

@Troll_Decimator
That’s why I have all three consoles and I pick the top AAA games for each and play the odd other games now and again.
I just think Nintendo did more AAA in the Wii days like Mario galaxy 1 and 2 being 3 years apart as an example.
I think it is more about cost and return on investment now than making big AAA games for Nintendo.
Remember and no disrespect to Nintendo I adore their AAA games, but a Mario Odyssey 2 not should take 5 years plus as they will have the game assets and engine from the first game and lot of work already there and done. Also the games are not exactly very graphically, high texture and full of detail and 4K etc, say like a Horizon Forbidden West, which has taken 5 years and must use masses of resource and cost to produce and I think about 300 developers plus.
I think Nintendo just don’t want to do it as maybe like I said the return on investment is not great and Switch is selling so well why should they bother.

@Troll_Decimator
You have a good point, but the Switch has some of the best AAA games around, they are just old and about 4 to 5 years old now, BOTW, Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart for example.
They just have stopped making them now and slowed down in house AAA game production.
The Wii had Galaxy 1 and 2 within three years of each other, that was amazing.
Hoping BOTW2 will be 2022 and a surprise NEW DK or Mario platform game 2022.
I can but dream.

@Nintendo_Thumb
Yes have used the motion control on the joycons, they not as fluid and need re-centring a lot like in Pikmin remaster on switch.

Best thing in the direct but didn’t some of those tracks look so similar as the ones we already have, got slightly excited but nowhere as when Mario kart 8 originally released.

@Troll_Decimator
That’s cool you like the games as that is what is good for you.
Correct I mainly have switch for the big AAA, Mario Odyssey, BOTW, Luigi Mansion, Mario Kart, Yoshi was good, Metroid 4 if and when, Mario 2d platformer, DK 3d game. The list goes on but not on the Switch since the first two years really.
Thank god we have some big AAA on the PS5 this year.

@Troll_Decimator
Come on had a switch since day one
The best years were the first two years
Since then it’s remake, remaster, rehash, old game, cash cow of a console.
Let’s hope the final 6 months of the year are better.
Even the Mario kart add on tracks look so like the ones we already have.

Waste of time, remember it won’t even controller as good as Wii sports especially when you add the Wii sports nothing plus device.
We have been there seen it done it all before.

Well the Switch best year was the first year and half of the console life.
Since then down hill mostly and just ok and remakes.
Sad really with that money they have made, their in house studios are just to slow and not big enough.

Staying very low expectation wise.
We all deserve a new Mario platform game or DK of epic size in full game legendary mode.
Surly their in house AAA teams must have something other than remakes and BOTW2.
It’s almost 5 years since we had Mario Odyssey the last big in house platform game.

@Wexter
Would love to see it from Nintendo.
Think BOTW2 will look the best we can get from the Switch open world and Zelda wise and we will have to see what Switch next generation brings.
For me it’s more their set up and the resource it would take and cost and time. They would need to expand and employ into their studios to deliver with a respectable time and cost.
You think a game of HFW graphical fidelity with all bells and whistles took a studio of about 400 and some parts outsourced 4.5 years. I don’t think Nintendos whole entire in house studios are that big.

@Wexter
I think I meant to say the level of detail in HFW or FH5 they are both cross generation as well as new generation.
It would just be nice for a change to have high fidelity graphics, textures, 4K, HDR etc and 60fps on a Zelda or 3D Mario or Donkey Kong game. It would so draw into the immersion of the gaming world of those games and characters.
Think it will never happen as Nintendo won’t release anything that powerful even at PS4 pro or Xbox one x level and the resource that level of graphical fidelity and knowledge of developers Nintendo just has not got especially releasing the game in time and return in cost investment, they set up so differently.

Sometimes it’s a shame that probably Zelda and other Nintendo games AAA will never see these levels of graphics, imagine BOTW2 at this level
I know Nintendo do things differently but they are about two generations behind now maybe three.
They also being honest don’t have the level and size of studios to deal with it and time taken etc and expertise.
The thing is when you look at Sony and Microsoft are up to with studios etc, Nintendo could get left behind one day in the future, lucky at the moment they have decades of games and loyal fan base.
But remember only to a point, I had a wiiu but look what happened there.
I think if it went wrong for Nintendo again they would struggle to come back.

Bayonetta one was the game for me absolutely amazing at the time. New, dark and moody.
Number 2 was ok but did not even finish it.
Number 3 we shall see, but nothing I’ve seen so far matches number one, newness and witch dark atmosphere.

@roboshort
I enjoyed the WIIU as well.

@Ralizah
I do hope so as the Switch is perfect being a hybrid.

Looks like the best Kirby game I’ve seen.
Day one for me, 3d exploration and adventure.

@Rosalinho
Well spotted tik tok.
I should have spotted that myself. 😂

I’ve had every Nintendo home console day one since the NES and it amazes me how well the Switch is still selling.
Will be very interesting where Nintendo go from here, will their next console be something totally different or very similar Switch 2.
They will also be very careful as we all know what happened from the WII to WIIU transition.
They are in an amazing place with Switch but the Nintendo suit brains have a tough decision what to do next.

How comes you good people can come on here and have a bash at Nintendo and their game.
And when I mention AAA Nintendo in house game development and feeling they have slacked off a bit, I get totally beaten up by the Nintendo fans.
Such fun 😂

@Gamer_Zeus
A typical Super Nintendo fan boy you are.
I said they maybe undertaking minimum investment but maximum profit, as the switch is still selling really well. That is a business model that is used in business all over the world sometimes in business.
That means in plain English, don’t spend much money making new games as the console sells lots anyway so we don’t need to. This will make us some good money.

And yes the global situation, well other studios are getting big AAA games out th door to gamers.

And yes I do know about games development, so if it takes so long how did they get Mario galaxy 1 out then 3 years later Mario galaxy 2 and also create other games for their handheld consoles.
People like you let Nintendo off the hook so no wonder they do what they do with their business model as suckers like you kiss and cuddle them every five minutes.

@Paddle1
Well I would love another one and it looks like the switch generation will be 7 years until 2024
So they could have done it or do it.
The really hard work is done game engine wise and some of the graphical assets apart from new ones.
They will have the engine world and level creation tools in place from the first one.
I think they don’t want to bother as Mr Switch is still selling by the bucket load. And game development does cost time, money and resources.
I mean we haven’t had new not remaster 2d Mario or new 2d or 3d Donkey Kong platformer.
If we don’t get at least one of these by say 2024 the predicated switch replacement time then they being dam super business like and saving money as the switch is still selling well.
Business model of minimum investment maximum return.
Even though it would be in house studios making the games they still pay for outsourcing of certain aspects of the games creation, like maybe the cgi or music making etc.

@Kirgo
Well I will look forward to playing them when they get released of course.
They could have been instructed to work on other slightly non related game products.
Maybe new console game engine development or involved in R&D for future things to come.
All I know is its a long time since we had an amazing AAA big in house title of say Mario Odyssey size and quality.
Don’t forget there was only 3 years between Mario galaxy 1 & 2. We are at five years nearly since Mario Odyssey. Also they only produce games for one console now. They used to make home and hand held separate console games.
Just all seems a bit long and delayed for me.

@UsurperKing
Because Zelda BOTW, Mario kart and Mario Odyssey are in house developed and are some of the greatest games I have ever played and of course I want more.

@Kamalen
I know Nintendo will survive and I said they won’t make a powerful console but it will effect third party support which all helps sell a console.
They do their own thing but are not perfect and nearly lost it in the WIIU days, of which I was someone that purchased one and liked it 😊

@Classic603
I’m definitely not talking doom for Nintendo the switch still selling loads with little in house big AAA new games.
That means they are racking the cash in with little big AAA game development investment.
No doom for Nintendo.

@Gamer_Zeus
How little you know see below:
Animal Crossing Correct in house made
Smash Bros Correct in house made.
Paper Mario NOT IN HOUSE MADE, played it ok.
Luigis Mansion NOT IN HOUSE MADE, I played it and loved it. 100 percent completed.
Mario Party Superstars NOT IN HOUSE MADE. Play it good game.
Super Mario 3D Bowser's Fury PLAYED IT ENJOYED BUT VERY SHORT, Bowser fury the rest was a remake.
Metroid Dread NOT IN HOUSE MADE IN SPAIN BY MERCURY SYSTEMS.

So see above and think better next time.

Fan boys on here, don’t say anything bad about Nintendo. That’s why they get away with a lack of big AAA in house games, they don’t have to try that hard.

@glaemay
Nintendo have made some of the most amazing and top end AAA games ever in gaming history over many decades.
Zelda, Mario etc etc.
Mario Kart is probably the most iconic and best selling AAA title in gaming.
What the hell are you going on about.

@Meteoroid
I totally agree Nintendo don’t want a big super powerful console say even PS4 power as it would take them over 10 years to get an in-house AAA game out with that graphically fidelity.
But they need to stay third party relevant to some degree, which they did for a long while with the switch, but it will start to drop off now as the gap between the Switch power and PS5 and Series X power wise is massive and it will get more harder for developers to bring the game down to Switch level.

So ok release a slightly more powerful console than the Switch but get your in house development making a steady stream of AAA games throughout the consoles life not just the first two years.

@Meteoroid
I will play my Sony AAA exclusives this year starting February 2022.
Hang on are Sony not a Japanese company that have grown their developer base and number of employees.

And I will play my Nintendo AAA exclusives when they finally release them, as simple as that.

You would thought out of all the big three Nintendo being the real game company, they would have the biggest set up and most AAA games as that is their business.

All I was saying is they take so dam long especially as graphically they probably need half or less for the effects or time as they are simple graphical games compared to say HFW.

You lot on here just love making excuses for Nintendo and the fact the SUITS are running the show their now and not the gaming passionate team.

I have been with Nintendo since the NES days so I have a right to speak my honest opinion, it’s just fan boys can’t hear a bad word or negative opinion about Nintendo.

@TowaHerschel7
Did you know there was 3 years between Mario galaxy 1 and 2 on the Wii and also they had the hand held console to make games for as well and the Wii motion control to programme for.
See everyone that’s why I moan Nintendo in house studios slacking off.

@TowaHerschel7
I agree I want BOTW2 this year 2022
But as always time will tell.
I hope the new Kirby game is going to be top notch AAA by Hal, we need a new AAA platform game.
I was expecting a Mario Odyssey 2 by now like we had with Mario galaxy 1 and 2 on the Wii.
That’s why I moan about lack of Nintendo in house AAA games, they seem to have slacked off.

They could just add characters and say 12 tracks to Mario kart 8 and maybe a new weapon or two.
It would keep a trend with the other games on other consoles say like Destiny 2 and Halo Infinite that just more context to the existing game.
This could be Nintendos game that just keeps getting added to content wise.