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@Jeff2sayshi not sure. Give it a try maybe.

Yes see previous comments. On the start menu you should be able to download a discount code for the eshop. 👍

@WiltonRoots The little console that could 😀

@WiltonRoots Got mine at Dixons on launch day! I got Rogue Squadron, Luigis Mansion and also Super Monkey Ball. Fantastic console and the games still look and play fantastic today.

@Ryu_Niiyama Nope. The discount gets applied against the full SW2 version download. 👍

@Dhaladog I'm guessing a Link to the Past in the "chibi" engine. I think they've found their stride with these to infill in-between the mainline releases.

@Otoemetry Bear in mind that the numbers don't include the MyNintendo sales. With the invite only pre order option routinely restocked, I expect many purchases via that route not included in the UK total.

@sixrings Don't agree myself however I do agree that the SNES was one of the best and I'd also put the Cube up there as well. Rogue Squadron and Luigis Mansion blew my mind at the time compared to the blocky first attempts of 3d from the PS1 and N64 days.

@Ganon821 what's up with the joycons?

Deja vu for me in a very good way. I'm playing BOTW on new Nintendo Hardware and I'm enjoying it as much as 8 years ago.

I was done with BOTW probably in late 2018. Going back with the upgrade, I've forgotten a lot. It looks and runs fantastic and I'm thoroughly enjoying my second playthrough.

It feels 2017, but a futuristic 2017 if that makes sense.

..... Edit: I don't feel as bad this time using my Piggyback Guidebook for some little nuggets that are easy to miss 😆

@Rebusmind Yes. When you select upgrade from the start menu, it applies a discount code of 83% off against the full SW2 version on the eshop. Complete the purchase and you will have the full SW2 version digitally and won't need the SW1 cart. Its not a patch, it discounts the full game. When you download it, it creates a 2nd Hogwarts in your library which is the SW2 edition. My son was playing it all day yesterday without the cart. Its a massive upgrade as well. Bargain.

If you are thinking of getting Hogwarts and don't have it on SW1, if you buy the SW1 version cheap and then upgrade, you only pay £8.49 to upgrade and get the full digital SW2 version.

I bought the SW1 version second hand for £20, used the in game menu to unlock a download discount for £8.49 to download the full SW2 version and then sold the SW1 version to CEX for £13.

In summary, I got the full SW2 digital version for £15.49. Not bad!

BOTW on Switch 2 with the upgrade. It is as amazing as it always was but now with an added layer of shine.

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there tomorrow 👍

I'll openly come on here and admit comments of the past were unnecessary on occasion. No offence to the commentor in question intended and generally only intended as a bit of jest.

Anti Matter you have my apology. We are all gamers and I don't want to see anyone picked on.

Keep being you.

Edit ..... I'm not not likely to jump on the bandwagon of PS5 but 20 ish years ago, I was a demon on Dance, Dance Revolution. I'm more dad dancing these days 😃👍

@Paulo Scam? Really? Its not portraying itself to be anything it isn't.

The OG Switch was hardly a handheld form factor unless baggy pants of the 90s are back.

It would be crazy for Nintendo with the success of SW1 to do anything to different this gen after the success it had.

Its evolved in most of the areas people have asked for many years.

Price is fair IMO for what you are getting.

Its almost a prize amongst the "content" creators (cough), who will be the first to do a video about joycon 2 drift. I'll worry about it, if and when it happens.

The only drift issue I had was the one with the small piece of cardboard fix. That was just a positioning of parts issue. I'm hoping that one was an easy resolve on joycon 2 and won't persist.

No surprise, the OLED is better but I'd rather trade up in a couple of years than pay a high investment to start. Not the most savvy of financial approaches I know but I couldn't hold off for a few years on something that really doesn't bother me that much.

Onto the positives, I'm fine with the screen. Just needed at a small sacrifice to battery to turn off the auto brightness and it looks great to me.

If I want the pretty colours et al, I'll jump on the TV.

Right, so I tried this at launch and whilst possible, it's the smallest of a pinch if at all. I wouldn't think it would even hurt a young child.

This is the Wii Remote in the TV brigade again who would sue for anything.

Its sad that the world we live in has to have a disclaimer on a bag of peanuts to say it may contain nuts.

The sue for anything culture are the worst when most of us put in a hard days graft to earn money instead.

If I saw anyone do it and wince in pain claiming that they will sue Nintendo, my reply would be "Oh dear, did you feel a bit of a pri@k?" 😃

I think this is the most expandable Mario Kart to date and keen to see what will be added over the years.

Out of the gate, it's great already IMO and hits the spot of ...... just a fun game to play! Its all I ever want from Mario Kart and to date, i havent been disappointed.

@Debo626 not so much on this site but if you go to sites like IGN and look at users comment history, it's the same people complaining about price in one thread and specs underpowered in another. Its equally contradictory and funny at the same time.

"We want more power but don't want to pay for it" 😃

There's too many variables to be exact. Its not PS5. Its not XSX. Its probably in the ball park of PS4 Pro to the Series S but will vary game to game, developer to developer.

This is good as this gen we've seen alot of cross gen releases, even when the S has struggled with some.

SW2 is in the right area to continue with current gen multipat releases. SW1 had hit a ceiling of how much further it could go.

@themightyant Its not a problem to prefer physical and I do understand that digital has its downsides.

I've moved on personally but appreciate it's a bigger deal for some.

I like the constructive debates on here and not in reference to you but some comments are one liners of the dislike and somewhat repetitive when to most it is obvious that digital is here and it's unlikely to change.

My chain of thinking is now on preservation. Digital is here now so what does the future look like in the absence of physical media. I'm confident and positive but will be actively watching the development and discussions on this front going forward.

I'm hoping we don't have a theme of digital vs physical for the next 8 years.

Nintendo isn't the only one doing this. The whole industry is moving in this direction.

Time to stay on the train or get off at the next stop.

Digital is here and like it or not, it's not going anywhere.

I appreciate for some that the Sw2 hasn't been the launch that some had hoped for. Pricing, key cards etc.

However, the early success is there and we have a whole gen of new Nintendo games to look forward to and the updated specs will no doubt keep the 3rd parties on board.

The futures bright, the future is Switch 2. 😎👍🎮

@Anti-Matter seriously dude, why do you go this site? It's a genuine question.

@Varkster I miss the days of magazines for my gaming news. The keyboard warriors of the day couldn't be bothered to write a letter.

Chilled reads on a Saturday afternoon catching up after the chores were done. 🙂

.... I grow tired of the repeated narrative on every article by certain users. Say your piece and move on.

For quite a while, whilst I loved my SW1, I did wish that it was more like the Steam Deck.

It's now here and it has surpassed that.

Graphics are not everything but the added performance jump is really making some SW1 games shine.

The console has a premium feel and less fragile and clicky.

Yes the battery could be better but this is about the norm for other devices. Could do better, but the console would have cost more.

Happy with the iterative but substantial new gen model that took a formula proven to be popular and just improved on it.

SW1 was at it's limit of cross gen ports and the upgrade was becoming a necessity to keep 3rd party releases coming.

it's all about the games regardless of the above. If they keep flowing at the rate that they did on SW1, we are in for a real treat this gen.

Didn't get this on SW1 but got it for the launch on SW2. It's a good game that runs well on SW2.

I do agree that the path to upgrade should be cheaper, if not free for the SW1 adopters.

It was good however to not see £60-£70 as the norm for SW2 games.

@Anti-Matter but is this a game you would play anyway?

Apart from the bumpy start which was very much a situation caused by Sony pushing the release early, No Mans Sky is one of the most supported games out there.

Most updates are new content and fixes seem quickly resolved.

Have this on Steam and it ran well on the SD. Not going to double dip, but recommended to anyone who hasn't played. 2nd is better but it is trilogy, so commitment needed.

Just glad to see the support on SW2.

Nintendoooooomed!!!!!

PC market, totally different, Switch 2 will be fine. 👍

"With great power, comes great consumption" Uncle Ben

I haven't touched anything like brightness etc and I got 3 hours on the BOTW upgrade.

MKW and a new start to BOTW in glorious 4k.

@nintendolife.com an extra 0.5 to the score for the battery 👍

..... should in the list of pros at least.

@Anti-Matter but would you sell Odyssey?

This is where my thinking has changed over physical games. Many games that I have had great experience with doesn't guarantee that I will revisit. I have the experience and memories.

This in part has been a factor in moving to digital for me. I have the option to revisit and hope that the games I do want to, will largely be accessible in 20 years in some shape or form. Its a risk that some wont, agreed.

On that basis, I'm less inclined to store more than I need and want taking up space at home.

Also, my games may last but I doubt current hardware will last as long.

As always, you do you.

@KingMike I get that things are complicated as tech has evolved but basic components like batteries, controls etc should not be as intricate as brain surgery to replace.

Don't get me started on clothes. Unfortunately the advent of shops like Primark where you can get a jumper for £10, people don't think twice about replacing it after 6-12 months. 9 times out of 10, that's more man made material going to landfill. I'm not judging people shopping at Primark, just calling out another example where as a society, we consume too much IMO.

On your Apple point, this is one of my points on physical. Yes if physical survives you can keep collecting but in 40 years it's no good if the game media is OK but the hardware to run it isn't.

I know people don't want to hear it and I get the paying twice aspect, but subscription services will become even more important for game preservation in the future. Long way to go and lots of things to progress but digital will be the saving grace.

Even the cleanest of mouths must have dropped the odd word or borderline exclamation just before the finish line when a blue shell drops.

I'm not too bad but with under 24hrs of MKW, I would have put a fair bit in the swear jar by now.

@NinChocolate I still think Labo was a good experience.

I enjoyed the variety pack builds and associated software. It was definitely Origami on a different level. The design of the Piano still impresses me to this day.

Unfortunately the longevity was the killer in both storage of the builds and the long term durability of the material.

Steam Deck appears to still be the leader on the battery front but look at the size difference.

I haven't fully stretched the SW2 yet on battery power alone, but would be OK with 1.5-2 hours on an intensive game.

Handheld is a bit out of date. These things are more mobile devices in a truer description and with that its quite the norm to have things like battery packs at the ready for long travel.

You could say that the tech demo has been a thing since the Wii. Nintendoland, 1-2 Switch and Welcome Tour have all been released to showcase new features.

Not Wii Sports numbers (pack in so expected but equally deserved the praise), but they have all done well.

Putting the charging controversy to one side. I expect Welcome Tour to do well.

It sounds old fashioned to some, but we really need to get back to a mantra of make do and mend.

Half the stuff we buy today is not designed to last. Clothes, cars, furniture, electronics etc.

It's not sustainable what we consume and throw away.

All things should be open to a degree of fixing by the amateur DIY enthusiast.

@Anti-Matter they would do a mighty fine job but the areas in Animal Crossing would be too small for these devs to fully flex their muscles. They shine at building multi layered worlds. ACNH is more large diorama territory.

The islands in ACNH needed to be a little bigger mind you.

@CammyUnofficial I don't want to get blocked by anyone and try to be civil and not offend. A bit of jest sometimes but no harm intended.

More often than not, I like a conversation of differing views and try to engage the conversation.

@amongtheworms dude, I will cook you two apples. A bit of steak on the skewer as well and I will use it whilst taking down a silver lionel.

So I've just tracked mine. It's now at my local DPD depot that is 4 miles from my house. 15 mins in the car but no I have to wait until tomorrow.

If I literally go up on a hill with a pair of binoculars, I could probably see the depot.

So close, yet so far.

Clean and snappy. I like the melody when you scroll through multiple items in a list.

Nintendo polish.

If you've got one coming from Nintendo UK, Royal Mail tracking is now being updated!

My estimated delivery time is 10am - 2pm !!!!!!!!!

Had this on Steam for many years. Held off getting the Switch version due to performance.

Looks like that's about to change.

No Man's Sky on the go, nice!

I'd like to add as not part of the options, beer, snacks and some energy drinks to keep me going beyond 9pm. I stopped short in getting some balloons and celebration banners though.