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I played a lot of Simpsons Hit-n-Run (even replaying it on the Wii)!

And Super Monkey Ball 1&2. 😊

But I voted for Nintendo Puzzle Collection (which I had always hoped would come to the west), Rogue Squadron 2, and Animal Crossing.

Not at the top of my list, but it would be neat to see some of the Mario Party games added.

@romanista @jetsetradion Agreed, it has taken a long time, but we now have a pretty robust library.

I feel like it is overshadowed by the Switch 2 (understandably), but getting GameCube NSO is a big deal. The players have been asking for this for a long time. And we never got GameCube virtual console games either.

My daughters grew up with the GameCube and we are very excited to play Chibi-Robo! again. 😊

@NintendoWife @Ogbert The 3D visuals in Samus Returns were some of the best I have seen on the 3DS. 😊

The Mario Kart World bundle is already sort of an ambassador program with a reduced price.

But I understand if people still see this as too much.

@-wc- You got a chuckle out of me. I might have been that kid on occasion. 😂

The Direct did get me more interested in playing the game. Without the bundle option, I would prefer it be $70, but probably not enough to wait for a sale. Having the bundle option helps a lot!

I thought BOTW was a bargain for $60.

I thought Link’s Awakening HD was overpriced at $60, but the game sold very well. Personally, I waited for a used copy for less than $45.

We shall see what the missions are like in the free roam sections, but I am hoping it will be like the challenges in Lego City Undercover.

@Anti-Matter @GinMiguel @kalosn @PikminMarioKirby @GrailUK For $80, I want 120 shrines and 999 hidden Toads. 😉

@GrailUK Nice ideas! You are right, the track builder may be a reality with mouse controls. 🤔

Fortnite like battle mode was also my prediction. 🙂

@ZonaiResearcher @ShonenJump121 @SBandy1 @Lizuka The camera side quest, too, was improved. The camera only holds three pictures in the original and 12 pictures on the Wii U version.

@dartmonkey Any concerns of the Joy-Con 2 connectors on the tablet breaking or bending?

EDIT: Alex addresses this around the 25:37 mark. He thinks that they are well protected mechanically and doesn’t think it will be a problem. ☺️

@Maxz Your point is still a good one. Many retailers may not care who buys the products, as long as they are sold. I feel this would be particularly true for online retailers.

@dazzleshell I had a problem with my Switch Pro Controller D-Pad. They might have addressed it with new revs, but it made playing things like Tetris difficult when it would register a direction that I wasn’t intentionally pressing (like Down and Right when I was only pressing Down).

@Maxz Not a naive question at all. The only financial motive that I could think of is wanting to build good relations and loyalty with individual customers. This sounds like genuine concern on wanting to give many customers a positive experience. ☺️

Edit: @Wisestfool beat me to the reply. Just saw that response after not refreshing until after my post. 🙂

@Mana_Knight @JohnnyMind Scalpers will probably target the Mario Kart World bundles. Those could sell for more, but still remain cheaper than buying the items individually.

Otherwise, I agree. The Switch 2 should be easier to get at launch than the OG Switch at its launch.

I wonder if battle mode will be more open too, a la Fortnite.

@Bizzyb Same! I wonder if the Battle mode will take the Fortnite approach where the battle ground area is large to begin with and then shrinks.

I’ll be playing “Do your taxes.”

It has been a busy week. I’ll just play something like Animal Crossing or Tetris Effect to unwind at the end of the day.

@Anti-Matter What is the Switch 2 price in Indonesia?

My pet peeve is when a scalper shows 10-15 NES mini consoles stacked in a pyramid. I feel like this is rubbing it in people’s faces. Just show one in the listing.

The upgrade pack should include it. Or offer it at a discount with the upgrade pack.

I plan on buying Welcome Tour. I am interested in it. If it had been priced at higher than $15, I would have held off for a discount (or more details).

I understand, though, that many are not interested or would prefer to save their money for a different game.

P.S. I like Nintendo’s experimental stuff. I bought Game Builder Garage and enjoyed it.

However, I did not buy Labo until it was deeply discounted.

@Sylamp If 1-2 Switch had been a pack-in and raised the price of the Switch by $50 — I would have preferred keeping them separate.

@Notsoavid From the video, it looks like you still play as the main four. Uncle Scrooge probably gives you missions.

“I'm just a poll stan“. 🤣🤣🤣. I am. 💯.

I’m in NA, though, so didn’t vote.

If only there was an entire game where you pogo around as Uncle Scrooge. 😉😝😢

I look forward to the DLC. 😊

I don’r have the points at the moment. Used them for other things.

They could probably scalp the Mario Kart bundle, but only to the point where it costs the same as buying them separately.

@Anti-Matter I don’t know if it has been confirmed recently, but the Switch 2 game boxes are expected to be larger.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/01/rumour-switch-2-game-cases-might-take-up-more-space-on-your-shelf

@SMJ Right. The original Super Mario RPG launched at $75 in the States.

It would be nice to have a range of game prices (based on content). Like how Game Builder Garage launched at $30.

At $80, I would expect any DLC for Mario Kart World to be free.

The Switch 2 hardware is more powerful than most anticipated. They might be selling it at a loss.

@ElkinFencer10 I am with you.

1. We will learn more spec details, but the Switch 2 is way more advanced then most suspected. At $450, they are probably selling the hardware at a loss.

2. 1-2 Switch should not have been a pack in title. It wasn’t that fun and would have given many people a bad first impression.

3. If 1-2 Switch had been a pack-in title, the Switch would have costed $50 more, for a game that many really didn’t want.

@sullivans2004 Right! No “Pro” and no “New”. Terrible SEO.

Switch Tooie. 😉

@charliecarrot Agreed. I like the idea, but if this were to happen, the Switch 2 would be docked and the OG Switch would be the tablet controller (with no C button).

The colors and art style of this reminds me of World of Goo. 😊

@SViper Right. Now that people can lend digital titles in an easier fashion, a lot of people may sell their physical games and then buy them digitally. That would potentially have been a lot of gold coins.

And essentially the value added now is the ability to lend titles.

Time to right an eight year old injustice:
Disney Afternoon Collection. 😊

@kerplunk With your user image, I gotta add that they will finally right an eight year injustice. Disney Afternoon Collection for Switch!

3rd party can mean a lot of things. There are hundreds of indie devs. They are the ones that won’t be getting dev kits early.

@MarioBrickLayer Indie devs probably won’t get theirs until June, but I bet a few major partners already have them.

@LastFootnote I agree. Most indie devs won’t have dev kits yet, but a few trusted partners should already have them.

This sounds plausible. There hasn’t been much scuttlebutt on dev kits out in the wild.

No need for a complex voucher system. Subscribers should get a simple percentage discount on 1st party eShop games.

Yars Rising is a joy. ❤️

@Zaruboggan Same. As an adult, I can wait for Christmas. No need to peak at the presents. Please save the surprise and wonder for the Direct. 😊

@SillyG I love Picross, but the modern generic puzzles are a little too abstract. They use colors to help define the completed puzzles. Often I have no idea what the completed puzzle is supposed to be until they fill in the colors. It takes away a little of the fun.

So much Picross… Love it!

Every time I hear about major sales like these, I think Disney must have received the deal of a lifetime for buying all things Star Wars for $4 billion.