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@Pillowpants Newb to the SW books. As a not quite 40 and not quite 50, maybe somewhere in between, with a childhood built around Star Wars. Im a little late to the party 😃

@Pillowpants the Timothy Zahn ones from the early nineties. No spoilers, Ive just started. 😃

Nice. Now if we could get Rogue Squadron, this will be my Gamecube launch day memories covered. I was flitting between the two all day after picking up my purple lunchbox from Dixons 1st thing on the morning.

Im not really a collector of most of these things on display but it would certainly be a good visit to look around.

My kids, albeit a bit older now, have a tonne of plushies including a rather large toad collection.

@OrtadragoonX thanks. I was already thinking what was the next series to read. The Thrawn trilogy is new to me so looking forward to some extra lore in the SW universe.

Makes me think with all of the acclaimed written text, the possibilities missed with the newer films.

@Serpenterror but equally they are not counterfeit. They are legitimate items for purchase and open about what they are.

I dont think Nintendo is any greedier than any other business out there. Unless they are a not for profit, their sole purpose is to make money.

We all have a choice to buy a product or not.

I would buy into an argument/debate of greed for essentials like food, medicine etc but gaming is something we could all live without.

Whilst I hear concerns of future download capabilities with GKC, as an example, I probably played about 200+ games on the Amiga. I probably go back to only about 20 of them and most can be obtained legitimately through a minor cost. Digital is the future and Im not missing physical even knowing that some things might not be available or Ive got to pay again.

Its a JRPG and it's Dragon Quest so I'll be there day 1. I do hope that we will see an updated DQ8 at some point.

..... some info on DQ12 early next year would be the dream.

@RiasGremory pretty sure we will and looking forward to it. Pleasantly surprised yesterday to order the SW2 version on Amazon for £49.99. Bargain

Too embroiled in XC2 at present. Hoping to fit this in around the Xmas break.

Getting my Star Wars fix at the mo reading the Thrawn trilogy.

A nice surprise for the week.

@Anti-Matter how are they a scam?

The labelling is very transparent. You purchase a physical key card to download and play software. When you are done, you can sell the physical key.

Its digital but the ability to sell the game as well.

15 at a rush. Not bad 😀

@Gamecuber lost so much time to that game. Ken was my goto and Vega my nemesis. I did beat 7 stars once or twice. Heavily rumoured at the time that if you beat 7 stars with perfects you would unlock a secret character ....... not true of course and near impossible to achieve. Great memories.

Played this through on SD and it ran and looked fine IMO. Hoping the same for SW2. Going to double dip as the price is looking reasonable.

My journey into gaming was the Atari 2600, the C64 and then the Amiga.

SF2 was massive in the arcades and when it released on the SNES, my Megadrive was sold and after a few extra paper rounds, I was off to Dixons to get a SF2 SNES bundle.

C64 was my 8 bit experience and a fantastic one at that. I missed the NES but from memory in the UK, I dont remember many of my friends having one.

I struggle with some of the dated 8 bit offerings these days but will go back to the C64 now and again for nostalgia.

A couple of weeks ago, I played "Rockstar Ate My Hamster" ...... weird game but it's still great 👍

XC2. Ive waited long enough for a SW2 update. Its not happening this side of 2025 so a new playthrough as-is.

Im happy with my OG inspired NES keyboard.

I dont enjoy work enough to drop £499 on a keyboard 😃

..... it is nice though 👍

@JumpingJackson apologies if I misunderstood 👍

@WiltonRoots very true. Its a shame. Have your say and move on. I dont get the need to constantly harp on about something you dont like.

Video games are non essentials. If anyone feels the need to spam discontent, go invest that enthusiasm against real world atrocities.

@JumpingJackson the average Joe will buy the GKC, enjoy the GKC and get some money back when they sell the GKC.

Ive seen some heated debates on here around GKCs. The last that I recall was a ping pong of 200 ish comments. I would suggest of those 200 comments, it was less than 100 profiles.

The average joe evidently doesn't care.

@BaldB3lper78 I put the + to cover it. 😄

Sony won't hold back on specs, so watch this space on the rumoured PS6 handheld.

Im thinking we will soon be seeing £600 + from the tech twins.

Its impressive. No denying that but the price point is too high for me. The tech inside might warrant it but I just can't buy in to nearly a grand for a portable.

I'd rather pay a bit more for a decent gaming PC for the big screen experience and accept the graphical compromise of an affordable handheld.

Each to their own as always.

@Skunkfish yet to see if a gimmick or not but mouse mode fits the bill at present.

MP4 will hopefully prove if it can be successfully implemented or not. I haven't experienced many other examples to date to make up my mind yet.

A few RTSs like Command and Conquer remastered would be another good test.

@Anti-Matter if you are going to lead with this comment, give us an objective reasoning to your comment. Genuinely interested to hear.

Obviously the OG Switch is where the innovation is largely at.

The SW2 did more of the same with more grunt and thats largely what most of us asked for. And thats a good thing.

For the UK market, the titles in the top 3 are to be expected.

@JumpingJackson just makes me smile sometimes in how some will spin a negative from the most minor of things ...... being Nintendo fans, we should be used to it 😃

A lot of retailers probably went with RRP at launch for the big demand phase. Its good seeing prices below RRP now as we are seeing competition. I haven't bought a new SW1 release at full price in years. Normally at launch a number of retailers in the UK are at 15% ish below RRP.

Im waiting for the Nintendoooooomed comments and too much stock, can't be doing well etc

Competition kicking in. RRP at launch, prices now coming down a bit.

From the company who surprised us with Alarmo out of no where.

Its Nintendo so who knows what they are up to next.

Would take this anyday over GTA. Wouldn't mind a top down GTA though. Chinatown wars was good with the OGs.

Red Dead 2, yes please.

@Anti-Matter it's not really a gimic and often the norm for Mario games.

They are easy enough to accumulate.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant Steam Deck is a great bit of kit. In particular the OLED version.

Soon adapted to the Linux backend. Front end game launcher is one of the best out there and where the others struggle. Handheld Windows really isn't a good experience.

SD and SW2 are a great combo IMO and having both as my weapons of choice give a somewhat overwhelming catalogue to play.

Only niggle I have with the SD is Gamepass. Stream is the default or it's a faff to boot to Windows.

@Nintendo4Sonic and my point was that the SW2 may compare today to be below series S but in a few years time, Devs might squeeze the same performance from SW2.

Patiently waiting for the SW2 edition.

SW1 version struggled in the demo. I could see the potential and hoping the SW2 edition will get the graphical bump it needs.

Its not all about the graphics but I'll take it if it's there.

@Nintendo4Sonic no new console reaches its peak in year 1.

Devs get the best out of the hardware normally after 3-4 years of experience squeezing every last drop from what it can do.

£49.99 in the UK physical. Pretty good IMO.

Looking forward to playing both on the SW2. Past the midway point in life but always up for some Nintendo magic for the kid in me.

NMS still. Fantastic game and value considering I only paid £17 in the eshop sale.

Working on unlocking the purple systems today to get the gas giants.

Bit of DIY tomorrow but in the evening, probably some Amiga. Speedball 2 and Populus me thinks.

Might get an Amiga mag today to enjoy with a beer later. Its been a hard week, so looking forward to some treats.

It ran well on Steam Deck IMO so hoping the demo proves the same for SW2

@Anti-Matter they are one of the most traditional JRPGs out there with each numbered entry, a gem in itself.

Good balance of story. adventure and overall charm. DQ8 and 11 definitely recommended. You can get 8 for your DS and 11 for your PS5 if you really don't want to jump on the Switch version. I would argue that the switch version is the best though 😉

FF evolved but beyond 11 ish, I would argue not in a good way.

My biggest hope for DQ12 is that it sticks with its roots and ultimately ......... sticks with turn based!!!! If I can button mash to victory Im not interested.

The only real time I have ever got into is Xenoblade and it's now one of my top franchises.

I know you dont like mature content, but if you embark into DQ, some minor dated concepts and use of / ref to alcohol, puff puff etc bumping up age ratings but overall tame.

Im expecting Sonic Crossworlds to dethrone MKW for a week or two. MKW will likely rise to the top again shortly after as I imagine the attach rate with new SW2 purchases is high.

Both good games in summary ..... well for Crossworlds, the reviews suggest so.

@Anti-Matter I think you are trying too hard to find something to have a dig about.

This is just an anniversary novelty which is logical to be limited to one year.

Doesn't cost anything extra as far as I can see and a huge amount of companies celebrate anniversaries with PR stuff like this.

I had a virtual boy around the 00's. Short lived but I had a bit of fun with Tennis and Wario. Once you accepted the red screen (we accepted green for the Gameboy), it was quite good. Form factor wasn't great though as you couldn't get comfortable sitting for long.

Strange choice in one concept that Nintendo puts alot of emphasis on local co op play. This went against that.

Didn't experience the headaches. Im not sure how virtual boy specific this was as many experience similar with VR.

An interesting offering from Nintendo and as always their R&D bucking the trend of the norm and trying something new. Some winners, some not so much.

The NSO offering for me is a curiosity at most and a bit of short fun but it's hampered by the need for the peripheral. I guess though, thats the true experience if you are willing to bite.

@Ristar24 Good call on Speedball 2 on the Amiga. Console versions weren't quite there.

NMS Voyagers update this weekend. Looking forward to some Corvette building and still trying to find my ideal planet to build my base.

@Sylamp it did with Hogwarts and was the cheapest way to upgrade.

From memory, there was an update to the SW1 version that was a link on the start page. Once clicked, it linked through to the eshop. Not sure if it will be the same but on purchase of the upgrade it downloaded the full digital SW2 version of Hogwarts meaning you could sell your SW1 cart as no longer needed.

@Interneto trying what to hard? You've lost me.

This is on the list.

MKW was good but didnt meet the lofty heights of MK8 IMO. Who knows. With some DLC it might get there but the jury is out for me at mo.