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Nope not having it. Our beloved lunch box had an opening lid and a convenient handle for carrying. In the tupperware stakes, this just doesnt cut it.

Where are the Monkey Islands on Switch????

@Medic_alert remember those days. In the UK we were 6-12 months behind the US and Japan and many games didnt come across to PAL.

As a JRPG fan, it was tough.

Thankfully that has changed.

@Gabe250 local co op huddled round the tv is the way 👍 For authenticity, trail some cables in front for someone to trip over 😃

@Spider-Kev unless your uncle works at Nintendo, I think Miyamoto is a better judge of a past colleagues potential thoughts and thinking.

@Anti-Matter inferring no common sense is a slight against most on here.

Repetition of the same constant views to garner clicks is neither helpful or useful in the conversation.

I dont understand the effort you put into this site on a daily basis to repeat the same narrative.

You are open and to the point of your dislike of the Switch 2. Do as you please but I would suggest its probably not doing yourself any good investing so much time in something you clearly dont like and all of this negativity.

Sad to see any loss of jobs and hope all affected find new jobs quickly.

I do think Square is at its best when it focuses on its roots and it has a sizeable back catalogue to tap into.

Theyve been burnt in recent years on triple AAA budgets and exclusivity.

Please dont do anything stupid with DQ12. It works because it works.

@PinballBuzzbro If you are benchmarking a £400 hybrid device against PC. PS5 and Series X, yes the SW2 will struggle to meet the same performance.

Its the weakest out of the 3.

However, if you keep your expectations in check, the ports so far have been pretty damn impressive IMO and rival or surpass handheld hardware at a similar price point.

Ive played a number of the 3rd party releases and they are far from the buggy mess you allude to.

I would rather take strong 3rd party support over physical anyday of the week.

I hear the opposition to my view but I think the inevitable is here and some will be very dissapointed in the next 5-10 years when digital becomes the norm.

As long as the games keep flowing, I can live with that.

All about the games people. Always was, always will be.

Year 1. Not bad Nintendo. Not bad at all. 👍

2 days of respite during the ACNH announcement. It was evidently short lived.

Back to the Anti rhetoric norm.

The only problem with being a JRPG enthusiast is the time commitment. Not enough hours in the day.

2 in 1, doesn't help 😃

Regardless, purchase made. Arriving tomorrow. Very much looking forward to it 👍

@Crockin not so sure as Nintendo doesnt tend to announce things years in advance. Mp4 being the exception.

We've had some belters with barely 6 months from the announcement. Im not reading this in anyway as a lean release schedule for the next few years.

I wouldn't say no. With the improved kick stand and bigger screen, it's better than my phone somewhat.

Not the game for me but Ive enjoyed the expanded lore watching story cutscenes online.

Missed opportunity with no mouse mode. I feel we need a real test of this functionality.

Give me command and Conquer remastered with mouse mode and I'll be happy.

This is on the list, but will wait for a decent sale.

Japan slightly ahead for me. Always good to see the Retro Studios logo on a box. Admittedly it's probably on the back of the Europe/ US one though.

Whilst I appreciate that day 1 updates are not liked by some with a desire for everything to be truly physical, they've been around for ages.

In truth, I don't think they are a bad thing. Yes if it's a sizeable day 1, you could argue the point of just delay it.

But thinking back to some of the quirks, bugs and missed opportunities with some games in the 80s and 90s, patches would have been welcomed. You got what you got.

I say the above with an opinion, paid DLC should really be additional content on an already feature rich product and major fixes et al shouldnt be from a complacency standpoint of we can fix it later.

Call me a fanboy but I would argue that Nintendo is overall one of the least guilty of either scenario.

Continuing XC2 and NMS. Might give the SW Outlaws demo a run.

Nice. £39.99 on Amazon at the mo as well 👍

@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.