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@ElkinFencer10 Not Scott Pilgrim. No online check = game doesn't work, despite being physical.

🦋 Bluesky link for those of us avoiding the vileness that is Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/nintendeal.com/post/3lots4eem222y

@Woops My home is smoke-free, child free, have only had 1 cat in the last 20 years, I keep my devices in the same location (save handhelds), and when I haven't used them for a while I'll often box them up in their original boxes, like my GC. They're kept out of the light. They are kept on shelves, not on carpet. I am always very careful not to knock or drop them if I'm cleaning them or the shelves they sit on. They have plenty of space for air to circulate around the consoles. I clean them when they are out. I don't have extreme temperature differences in my house either. So what exactly have I done to mistreat my things? How have I been negligent? You're happy to throw accusations, so please, enlighten me. How?

The problem with people like you is that you use your own anecdotal experience as the baseline, and that since you personally haven't had an issue, it must be that everyone else is mistreating their things. Things break down, no matter how well you take care of it. My N64, DS, VITA, NES, Wii U, Switch, PS4/5, 360/Xbone/XSX etc are all fine.

Did you ever think for a moment that since I have heavily, heavily played and enjoyed these consoles, most for decades at this point, that that might be a main contributor into why they have had components that have failed?

Again, bad take. You need to be less ignorant.

@Woops Terrible take. 😒 My SNES graphics chip went bad several years ago, had to repair it. My GC just recently stopped reading discs. I also had that GC 1019 memory card fail on me. My Wii completely died. I've had numerous save batteries fail which I've replaced. And I've just ordered a replacement battery for my N3DSXL. I'm someone who does their best to take care of my stuff, and yet failures still happen. Consoles will fail, it's a question of when. Good luck downloading any of those keycard games in the future, whereas I love buying retro carts and discs to this day knowing that they're still working and playable.

Wow the Japanese art is horrible. Usually they have the better covers, but this time the international market wins.

It's a keycard release. 😔👎

I love free.99. 🧐 😁

NO! These key cards are a joke.

ROFL 🤣 🤣 🤣 No. Stop supporting LRG! And Sega/Atlus are shameless too. Unbelievable...

Camera and Pro 2 controller. 🎮

@twadebarcelona We didn't like it then, and we don't like it now.

@Solid_Python combined with sega's recent turn to limited run games and their anticonsumer practices, I don't want to support Sega with anything.

@MikeHiscoe Whoooo! Lbabinz and Staples here as well! Such a random drop! 😍🇨🇦❤️

I was lucky enough to get one from Best Buy Canada and from Staples as well. 🙏😍 A couple friends have been having trouble finding one, so I have an extra if they need one. 🙂

@joeyflannel @Pipulitoch @Andee @Zeebor15 Even though Lunar isn't directly related to LRG/fairhurst and their ridiculous fomo, this is proof that a game like Lunar can and should get a regular release, and that we're getting constantly screwed by Ubisoft, Konami, Sega, MS, Disney, etc.. relying on them and this crap. Yet Gung-ho, despite being tiny in size compared to these entities, can do a normal retail release... 🤦‍♂️ I am beyond fed up and frustrated with this fake fomo, and LRG is the biggest offender. (plus their corner-cutting and fairhurst being a total scumbag on top of the fomo 💩 only worsens things)

Thanks, chump. 😡 🍊 =💩

@PikminMarioKirby The scientific evidence heavily suggests otherwise. Unless you have scientific, peer-reviewed double blind studies to back up your claim, the consensus is games, much like film, music, etc, do not cause violence.

Ubisoft are no saints, but at the end of the day, banning media is terrible, having less choice is terrible. It's up to the consumer to decide what media they engage with, not private companies, tech bro a-holes nor governments.

@PikminMarioKirby I think this sums it up pretty well. https://www.ign.com/articles/the-prime-minister-of-japan-responded-to-a-question-about-assassins-creed-shadows-today-heres-whats-actually-going-on

For one I have never believed the claim that games cause real world violence. That scapegoat is long dead. It's been debunked in many studies. To the extent that some foreign visitors have been acting like 💩 heads in Japan, especially recently, like harassing geishas in Kyoto, punish those specific offenders. Collective punishment breeds hatred and ruins things for everyone else.

@PikminMarioKirby What on earth? That's an insane position.

Inject this into my veins 😍 this would be the first Assassin's Creed that I've played since Black Flag. Need more Ghost of Tsushima-esque titles. 😍

The hardware is reasonable. The software I understand why some people are upset. It's not cheap. 😢

@electrolite77 Also let's not forget the general bias against Nintendo that the Western gaming media has had since at least the GameCube era; "Nintendo's going 3rd party any day now!" "Is the GC Nintendo's last console?!?!" and all that BS. If YouTube had existed in 2000, there would be a million videos of angry YouTubers ranting about how the downfall of Nintendo was imminent.
Most Publishers didn't even try with the Wii U. The system showed it had potential running major third party titles like Assassin's Creed 3 and 4 and Arkham City. Publishers would always say "oh just grow the installed base and we'll support you", but that caveat is never required with Playstation or Xbox. And then we saw how well the switch sold, and still a lot of major series that could have run just fine on the Switch, like Call of Duty or battlefield, those never came either. That proved how full of 💩 these publishers always were. We still never found out what happened to that "unprecedented partnership" with EA. 🤔

@HotGoomba If you implying that Switch 1 was PS3-level in performance, than I have a bridge to sell you. 🫤 No. A flat no.

Exactly. 👆 Can't even finish one port, and then internet instant rage mode when the dev doesn't wanna comment on another massive title.

@RiasGremory That is annoying as well.

Switch 2 already has more appealing software than nearly 5 years of PS5 lame AF first-party offerings, with a couple exceptions like Astrobot and Spider-man 2. Keep crying, Shuhei.

Can we please stop saying cart and call switch games cards, as they are flashcards essentially?

This is what happens when giant retail conglomerates take over a business that they know nothing about, it always goes down the toilet. It's happened here in Canada with Hudson's Bay, and Canadian Gamestop is slowly dying off too. 😢 😔

I'm looking forward to Switch 2, even though I admit Nintendo's game pricing is too high on certain titles.

I'll just continue to buy switch 1 games and upgrade them for S2 enhancement. Also I've had tears of the Kingdom sitting here unplayed since launch, so I may as well get the upgrade for that.

CDPR showing From how it should be done. 👏 🧐 From could/should do better.

@wuntyme8 That's exactly what I've been wondering! I've been looking all over and can't find a word about this. I too want a Pro 2 controller cause that lack of a headphone jack has driven me crazy for years, especially when PS and XB controllers have them. 😫 Not being able to use it on S1 would be awful...

Does anyone know?

🤤 🤤 😍 😍 MP4 in 4K60 justifies a Switch 2 alone. 😍

Hahaha, I said "Super Nintendo Switch" might be a possible name for years. 😂 Glad to see I was right.

@ManaOwls MP4 in 4K60 is worth 10/10 alone. 😉

"On the one hand, it would be pretty cool to see each game listed separately on the Switch 2's homescreen,"

No. No, it wouldn't. That's called unnecessary clutter.

Bluesky link for those who want to avoid Muskrat Social: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qs3nqka3633ly7crxep3tvsj/post/3llr6de3doc2i?ref_src=embed&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.polygon.com%252Fnintendo-switch-2%252F550523%252Fswitch-2-c-button-mii-miiverse-sound-effect-tease-joy-con

MY BODY IS READY!!! 😍 😍 😍 😍

@Wool_Sheep AND not held hostage by limited run either! It's like a miracle within a miracle! 🙏🥹❤️

@Blast16 Japan still sometimes, thankfully, gets regular retail releases, and are not subjected to the bull 💩 that NA/PAL territories are by having so many titles being held hostage by the low quality scam company that is LRG. They may as well be the new modern LJN 🌈 shudders

@Not_Soos If speaking out against American fascism is "divisive", I hope King keeps doing what he's doing. 😆
History lesson #1: fascism brought about the worst atrocities in human history. And if one isn't speaking out against it, they're complacent in it. 🧐

@TimelessJubilee Rowling is a disgusting, thin-skinned bigot who uses her influence to attack others, and yet millions still love her. That's much worse than a weird scene from a 40YO book.

@johnedwin Is anyone suggesting Switch 2 won't get good third party games? Look how great Switch 1 was. 2 should be even better. COD is also coming back too. Battlefield may follow suit.

@johnedwin I doubt that. Most of their focus has been on Switch 2, hence the many remakes and remasters this late in the Switch's lifecycle. They could literally have an enhanced version of MP4 ready to go on day 1 as a bonus.

@somnambulance That's encouraging. 🥹 Ironically the last AC I played was Black Flag. I loved it but I was completely burnt out of the series afterwards. Since Ghost of Tsushima is such a masterpiece, I naturally want more of that, so Shadows I have been following closely. I just don't want to pay full price for an Ubisoft game since it'll likely get a price cut very quickly.

@Jiggies Someone clearly doesn't understand inflation or economics. With that logic, a movie ticket should still cost 10 cents. It ain't happening.
Also, prices change based on currency value. The PS4 actually went up $50 in Canada years after release since our dollar has been tanking since 2013. While US currency hasn't changed much during the PS5 generation, the source countries where materials are collected from, plus labour costs, those have changed. Hence, expecting the same $300 USD for a Switch 2 is just beyond silly.
Also, don't even get me started on the looming chump tarrifs. It pays to have some understanding of a topic, rather than "baaaahhh thing be cheaper cause baahhhhh".

@prw_88 🤡. Clearly someone who doesn't think of anyone else outside their gaming room. And some gamers wonder why they're so despised by non-gamers... 🙄
Nintendo never made me lose $17,000 in 2 weeks, fool. And I buy plenty of full price titles. And if you're going to blame Nintendo, you got to blame every other publisher for doing the same thing. Lunacy.

@daveMcFlave @Clammy

NL can delete as many posts as they want, it doesn't change the reality of these ridiculous, damaging tarrifs. It's directly affecting our favourite hobby, so it's highly relevant.

Getting ahead of the chump tarrifs would be a good move.
Just give me a release date! 😍