@Zeebor15 Thank you, and Good on Atari for at least doing some publishing of their own still. Like, Yars Rising was a normal release and I got that right away. I have NOT played Atari today, but I should correct that error. 😂
@Zeebor15 Oh that's great news then! Thank you for clarifying that for us all. 🙂LRGs website has it as a numbered release, which usually means it's exclusive. But as we sometimes see, some "exclusives" end up going regular retail ages later.
@Lord People will continue putting themselves into massive amounts of debt cause most people will justify anything for special occasions like the holiday season. S2 should easily hit 15M by March 31st 2026. All it needs is to average 1.1M for the next 8 months, and holidays always spike sales.
Everyone, don't expect much from EA on Switch 2. Activision will finally bring COD back, it'll do fairly well, and make EA/BF even less relevant to Nintendo players in the process. EA even makes Ubisoft look good... Now that's saying something. 😧
@N00BiSH The continued, incestuous relationship with LRG is really hurting the appeal of Wayforward for me on a personal level. Shantae as a series is still really good, and I really want to get Advance (albeit on a modern platform like Switch and NOT via LRG directly), but ugh, it pains me greatly. LRG is such a terrible company.
@rvcolem1 Well, to each their own. I'm not going to pretend to be self-righteous and claim to never leave comments on stuff I don't like, cause I certainly do sometimes, though I do try to stop myself. 😅
@Fiergala Toronto never had any really iconic skyscrapers, save maybe First Canadian Place? But it's hardly a household name. Mostly just generic looking office towers. That's no secret. We do however have a ton of very famous other landmarks that aren't skyscrapers, like High Park, Casa Loma, The Distillery District, The Roundhouse, The UofT campus, The Brickworks, Ontario Place, the old TSX building, to name some. What we need is a skyscraper that looks like a raccoon, then we'll get noticed. 😆 (we already have a library that looks like a turkey 😉)
Edit: There is that stupid One Bloor Tower being built. It's a BILLION dollars in debt already and way behind schedule. While it'll likely be iconic, the very project is a complete and total ridiculous farce. 🤦♂️
@Grim Thankfully this is NOT a numbered release, it's a distro title, so what that should mean is that this game is probably going to be available at other retailers as we get closer to release. Hopefully. One less game held hostage by the terrible LRG is always welcomed. 🙏🥹
@Fiergala Lifelong Toronto resident. "Blandy internationalist?" 🤔 Toronto has one of the most unique skylines in the world. It's instantly recognizable, what with the iconic CN Tower and the Skydome right beside it. I'm not deeply in love with toronto, I'm just stating the obvious. It's like New York's skyline or Tokyo's.
@rvcolem1 @Norsaken Complaining here about a franchise you dislike is beyond strange. SP is awesome. Don't like, don't watch/play. Knives is 17 and also isn't a minor. Age of consent in Canada is 16. Americans always view everything in a bubble.
@Mgalens That's not even universally true anymore. And so what good is this for people who didn't buy it while it was available? Look at Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2 HD for example, was only up for a couple years before Activision yanked it. It's bull 💩. This "all-digital future" idea is complete bull 💩.
@jojobar It's not fine. Better to have one complete collection than Nickle and diming customers for each title. While LRG released the first two several years ago, but it should've been as a bundle. Better yet, it shouldn't have been "limited". For you see, we can have normal retail releases without the fake fomo crap.
Insane. No one deserves that level of pay. And these CEO oligarchs are dumbfounded and wonder why so many masses of people hate them. Ugh. Tax the rich.
@PikminMarioKirby Negativity for negativities sake, like what we mostly see online, is disingenuous and makes these troll farmers look petty and desperate for attention. Hence why I don't follow any and make up my own mind.
@Solid_Python We care about having the actual game in physical form, to enjoy without any need of downloads or patches. If that doesn't show reverence for the game normally contained within, then there's no helping you to understand.
@WaddleDee Sigh... It's a colloquial term. HAL is an independent, third party studio, which publishes 1st party games for Nintendo under contract. HAL self-publishes their mobile games, further showcasing their 3rd party status.
"2nd party" is not a real thing. I used to believe it was also, until I learned the legality of it all.
Gamechat also includes just voice, which everyone seems to be forgetting. I'm sure Devs could restrict camera usage to free up more RAM. If every other platform can have voice chat built in, isn't it time Nintendo had the same? No need for some BS app or hearing background sound filtered through my phone will be a godsend.
@WiltonRoots Most YTer takes are horrible. "Everything sucks, it's terrible, that was awful, doom and gloom!!" etc, etc, all for clicks and clout. It's like they all operate out of a singular hive mind... But negativity sells, so they have zero incentive to change and actually be honest about what they think, rather than" what will get the biggest reaction? ".
Side note, and I always questioned why suddenly Digital foundry became in essence the sole authority on everything performance-related. It's so strange... 🤔
@DanijoEX-The-Kumiho Physical media sales, be they games or film, is down across the board. We have sales data to back this up. DVDs are still made because they're cheap and presumably still profitable enough to warrant them, but physical is a shrinking market. This isn't opinion.
Also many parts of the developing world never moved past DVD where they remain plentiful and cheap and the preferred type of hard copy.
@8bit-Man And yet LRG is still willing to distribute key cards. That alone is a giant FU to gamers.
LRG is garbage and a complete joke. If there's anything exclusive from them I want, I'll go through one of the indie stores who receives their stuff. It wouldn't kill them to do second prints of very popular titles. This fake FOMO business model is bull 💩.
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Re: Star Ocean: First Departure R Limited Run Physical Switch Release Announced
@Coalescence Uhhhh I hate c-k cards, but since they're not offering smaller card sizes for S2 titles.... Yeah, it is largely Nintendo's fault.
Square, the multibillion dollar legacy publisher, are also awful sellouts for needing LRG to release SO physically in NA. Ridiculous. 🤡
Re: 007 First Light Is More That Just Spies And Style, Launches March 2026 On Switch 2
$100 Canadian and ZERO physical S2 release. GET F-ED AMAZON AND NINTENDO. 🔥 😡 😡
Re: Japan's National Library Says Game-Key Cards Are Not Eligible For Preservation
ROFL, how fitting even Nintendo's backyard is revolting against these C-k cards. 😂
Re: Mailbox: Game-Key Cards, Slacker Sakurai, Shapes & Beats - Nintendo Life Letters
I have no desire for this garbage that are Game C-k cards. 😡🔥
Re: Anniversary: n-Space & Nintendo's M-Rated GameCube Gem Is 20 Years Old
Still have my 📀 copy. Geist was awesome. 😍
Re: Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Won't Support Split-Screen Couch Co-Op
What a joke. Do not buy this.
Re: Bubsy's Physical Switch Collection Pre-Orders Open Later This Week
@Zeebor15 Thank you, and Good on Atari for at least doing some publishing of their own still. Like, Yars Rising was a normal release and I got that right away. I have NOT played Atari today, but I should correct that error. 😂
Re: Bubsy's Physical Switch Collection Pre-Orders Open Later This Week
@Zeebor15 Oh that's great news then! Thank you for clarifying that for us all. 🙂LRGs website has it as a numbered release, which usually means it's exclusive. But as we sometimes see, some "exclusives" end up going regular retail ages later.
Re: Bubsy's Physical Switch Collection Pre-Orders Open Later This Week
@Don Sadly, it is. These corrupt bas-ds have sunk their claws into Bubsy.
Re: Switch 2 Has Sold "More Than 6 Million" Units, And Almost As Many Copies Of Mario Kart World
@jojobar Except for Cyberpunk. The rest were mostly ports of stuff most people have already played. Also, keycards aren't helping.
Re: Switch 2 Has Sold "More Than 6 Million" Units, And Almost As Many Copies Of Mario Kart World
@Lord People will continue putting themselves into massive amounts of debt cause most people will justify anything for special occasions like the holiday season. S2 should easily hit 15M by March 31st 2026. All it needs is to average 1.1M for the next 8 months, and holidays always spike sales.
Re: Switch 2 Has Sold "More Than 6 Million" Units, And Almost As Many Copies Of Mario Kart World
@uncleMike Many gaming YTers are whiny clout chasers who all say the same things, high on their own collective farts. Hive mind mentality. 🤦♂️
Re: EA Doesn't Currently Have Plans To Bring Battlefield 6 To Switch 2
Everyone, don't expect much from EA on Switch 2. Activision will finally bring COD back, it'll do fairly well, and make EA/BF even less relevant to Nintendo players in the process. EA even makes Ubisoft look good... Now that's saying something. 😧
Re: Shantae's Long Lost GBA Sequel 'Risky Revolution' Gets Switch Release Date
@N00BiSH The continued, incestuous relationship with LRG is really hurting the appeal of Wayforward for me on a personal level. Shantae as a series is still really good, and I really want to get Advance (albeit on a modern platform like Switch and NOT via LRG directly), but ugh, it pains me greatly. LRG is such a terrible company.
Re: Scott Pilgrim EX Brings More Beat 'Em Up Action To Switch In "Early 2026"
@rvcolem1 Well, to each their own. I'm not going to pretend to be self-righteous and claim to never leave comments on stuff I don't like, cause I certainly do sometimes, though I do try to stop myself. 😅
@Fiergala Toronto never had any really iconic skyscrapers, save maybe First Canadian Place? But it's hardly a household name. Mostly just generic looking office towers. That's no secret. We do however have a ton of very famous other landmarks that aren't skyscrapers, like High Park, Casa Loma, The Distillery District, The Roundhouse, The UofT campus, The Brickworks, Ontario Place, the old TSX building, to name some. What we need is a skyscraper that looks like a raccoon, then we'll get noticed. 😆 (we already have a library that looks like a turkey 😉)
Edit: There is that stupid One Bloor Tower being built. It's a BILLION dollars in debt already and way behind schedule. While it'll likely be iconic, the very project is a complete and total ridiculous farce. 🤦♂️
Re: Scott Pilgrim EX Brings More Beat 'Em Up Action To Switch In "Early 2026"
@OldManHermit You're damn right, good sir! 🍷🧐 🥹❤️ 🎉
Re: Scott Pilgrim EX Brings More Beat 'Em Up Action To Switch In "Early 2026"
@Grim Thankfully this is NOT a numbered release, it's a distro title, so what that should mean is that this game is probably going to be available at other retailers as we get closer to release. Hopefully. One less game held hostage by the terrible LRG is always welcomed. 🙏🥹
Re: Scott Pilgrim EX Brings More Beat 'Em Up Action To Switch In "Early 2026"
@Fiergala Lifelong Toronto resident. "Blandy internationalist?" 🤔 Toronto has one of the most unique skylines in the world. It's instantly recognizable, what with the iconic CN Tower and the Skydome right beside it. I'm not deeply in love with toronto, I'm just stating the obvious. It's like New York's skyline or Tokyo's.
Re: Scott Pilgrim EX Brings More Beat 'Em Up Action To Switch In "Early 2026"
@rvcolem1 @Norsaken Complaining here about a franchise you dislike is beyond strange. SP is awesome. Don't like, don't watch/play. Knives is 17 and also isn't a minor. Age of consent in Canada is 16. Americans always view everything in a bubble.
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Rating Spotted, Fuelling Nintendo Direct Hopes Again
Hook MP4 to my veins! I need it! 😍
Re: PSA: You Only Have A Few Days To Buy This Bithell Games Title Before It's Gone
@Mgalens That's not even universally true anymore. And so what good is this for people who didn't buy it while it was available? Look at Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2 HD for example, was only up for a couple years before Activision yanked it. It's bull 💩. This "all-digital future" idea is complete bull 💩.
Re: Square Enix Rules Out Switch 2 "Upgrade Path" For Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
Terrible! Shameful on Squares part. SMH 🤦♂️
Re: Nightdive Studios & Atari Announce Physical Edition of Remastered Turok Trilogy Bundle
@jojobar It's not fine. Better to have one complete collection than Nickle and diming customers for each title. While LRG released the first two several years ago, but it should've been as a bundle. Better yet, it shouldn't have been "limited". For you see, we can have normal retail releases without the fake fomo crap.
Re: EA Worker Pay Continues To Dwindle As CEO Picks Up $5 Million Bonus, Thus Creating Amusingly Tall Financial Graph
Insane. No one deserves that level of pay. And these CEO oligarchs are dumbfounded and wonder why so many masses of people hate them. Ugh. Tax the rich.
Re: Switch 2 Exclusive 'Drag x Drive' Won't Include Local Multiplayer Support
That's an incredibly stupid decision to omit local multiplayer. 🤦♂️
Re: Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.1.2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Sambuc Same. This is such a glaring omission and I'm baffled Nintendo didn't include this on day one.
Re: Smash Bros. Pro Loses 11-Year Sponsorship After "Inappropriate Conduct" At Mario Kart World Tournament
It's always some douche guy harassing women. Can't use alcohol as an excuse, son. 🤦♂️
Re: PSA: GoldenEye 007 Rip-Off Removed From The PSN Store Resurfaces On Switch eShop
Rofl. 🤣 When can we get our hands on Agent 64? That's an actual, legit game.
Re: Random: Watch The Moment A Delivery Man Apparently Chucks A Switch 2 Up A Customer's Path
Next time leave the gate open. The yard also looks like a pig sty. 🤢 Car randomly parked on grass as well? Vile. 😳
Re: Japanese Charts: Switch 2 Crushes PS2 To Become Fastest-Selling Console Ever
👏 👏 👏 Outstanding! Switch 2 is a great piece of hardware. So far so good! 😃
Re: Magnetic Joy-Con Sticks Already In The Works For Switch 2 Amid Fears Of Drift
Remember, Nintendo offers free S1 Joycon repairs by sending them in. It was an easy process.
Re: Mario Kart World: How To Access The Hidden LAN Mode Option
@sanderev Double Dash over LAN was amazing 😍😂
Re: Publishers Are "Thanking" Nintendo For Game-Key Cards On Switch 2
What a load of total horse 💩.
Re: Final Fantasy Tactics Physical Switch Release Has A Free Switch 2 Upgrade
Switch 1 versions for the foreseeable future then. 🧐
Re: Video: Do You Even Need A Pro Controller For The Switch 2?
@Max_the_German I am also dying to get that headphone jack. Still can't believe they neglected that and never upgraded it for the original pro 🎮. 🤦♂️
Re: IO Interactive's James Bond Game '007 First Light' Will Be Revealed This Week
@The-Chosen-one 007 Was in the S2 reveal trailer.
Re: Now Switch 2 Setup Walkthrough Videos Are Popping Up Online
*Keycard card flavouring requires an additional download now... 😂 🤦♂️
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Switch 2 And Switch 1 Prices Have Been Revealed
@PikminMarioKirby Negativity for negativities sake, like what we mostly see online, is disingenuous and makes these troll farmers look petty and desperate for attention. Hence why I don't follow any and make up my own mind.
Re: Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Launches October, Switch 2 Version Confirmed
@Solid_Python We care about having the actual game in physical form, to enjoy without any need of downloads or patches. If that doesn't show reverence for the game normally contained within, then there's no helping you to understand.
Re: Nintendo: "Appetite" For Mario Kart And Series' Accessibility Makes It Ideal For Switch 2's Launch
@Dpullam Those people are braindead then. I'm glad they're not running Nintendo. Zero business sense. 😵
Re: Nintendo: "Appetite" For Mario Kart And Series' Accessibility Makes It Ideal For Switch 2's Launch
Also, there hasn't been a new MK in 10 years, we're waaaaay overdue for one.
Re: Here's A Look At The Size And Inside Of Switch 2 Game Cases
@JHDK They're objectively better than a code-in-box, FWIW. 🥺
Re: Nintendo Has "No Plans" To Use Game-Key Cards For First-Party-Developed Titles
@WaddleDee Sigh... It's a colloquial term. HAL is an independent, third party studio, which publishes 1st party games for Nintendo under contract. HAL self-publishes their mobile games, further showcasing their 3rd party status.
"2nd party" is not a real thing. I used to believe it was also, until I learned the legality of it all.
Again, we don't need further confusion.
Re: Nintendo Has "No Plans" To Use Game-Key Cards For First-Party-Developed Titles
@PikminMarioKirby "2nd party" isn't a thing, just 1st and 3rd. We don't need more confusion over these key card cop-outs. 😰
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Final Tech Specs Have Been Confirmed
@ozwally We'll definitely need more insight on this specifically. I would hope it's not impossible. 😰
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Final Tech Specs Have Been Confirmed
Gamechat also includes just voice, which everyone seems to be forgetting. I'm sure Devs could restrict camera usage to free up more RAM. If every other platform can have voice chat built in, isn't it time Nintendo had the same? No need for some BS app or hearing background sound filtered through my phone will be a godsend.
Re: Rumour: New Leak May Explain Why So Many Switch 2 Physicals Are Game Key Cards
There is absolutely ZERO new info in this article! 👎
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware Chip Was Potentially Finalised As Early As 2021
@WiltonRoots Most YTer takes are horrible. "Everything sucks, it's terrible, that was awful, doom and gloom!!" etc, etc, all for clicks and clout. It's like they all operate out of a singular hive mind... But negativity sells, so they have zero incentive to change and actually be honest about what they think, rather than" what will get the biggest reaction? ".
Side note, and I always questioned why suddenly Digital foundry became in essence the sole authority on everything performance-related. It's so strange... 🤔
Re: Rumour: New Leak May Explain Why So Many Switch 2 Physicals Are Game Key Cards
@DanijoEX-The-Kumiho Physical media sales, be they games or film, is down across the board. We have sales data to back this up. DVDs are still made because they're cheap and presumably still profitable enough to warrant them, but physical is a shrinking market. This isn't opinion.
Also many parts of the developing world never moved past DVD where they remain plentiful and cheap and the preferred type of hard copy.
Re: Limited Run's Switch 2 Numbered Releases Will Reportedly Include The "Full Game On The Cartridge"
@8bit-Man And yet LRG is still willing to distribute key cards. That alone is a giant FU to gamers.
LRG is garbage and a complete joke. If there's anything exclusive from them I want, I'll go through one of the indie stores who receives their stuff. It wouldn't kill them to do second prints of very popular titles. This fake FOMO business model is bull 💩.