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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.

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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! 😍

This live service crap needs to end.

Wow, 50. Not 49. Not 51, just to be "edgy" like IGN's trend. Shocking.

@HSRW101 If it's the PeePee one getting shocked, that was amazing! 🤣 22 Minutes has been absolutely killing it lately with the satire! 👏 🤣

@daveMcFlave As a Canadian looking in, thank you for your voter service. 🫡 I will be voting for the Federal Liberals in our Fall 2025 elections.
"PeePee" as we call the CON leader up here is one giant "maple maga" phoney.

🍊 traitor is a fascist, weakening the global position of the US, has sold out the entire federal government to oligarchs and unelected bureaucrats, dismantling vital services most of the country relies on, has skyrocketed corruption, and is threatening war with Greenland, Panama, Canada and others, and that's on top of the tarrifs.
A revolution must happen. This is untenable. A complete, utter betrayal to allies and to the people. And as for him, life imprisonment is deserved. 🔥

@WhiteTrashGuy Awwww. 😢 now if only Rogue Squadron would get an official switch port, you could finally make amends for that error. 🙏🥹

I remember seeing games for sale like Mario RPG and at that time I didn't know what the acronym "RPG" meant, so despite being a huge Mario fan I never asked for it as a gift nor even rented the game. It's possible none of my local stores had it available to rent, but I don't remember.
I also remember seeing the original big box EarthBound and being highly intrigued by its size and the cover, but I skipped it too and never played it until the Wii U, lol. 😅

Also it was crazy how expensive some games were back then, especially for the N64. I remember paying $80 CAD for Banjo Kazooie, and I recall seeing the Quake 2 port for $114!! + tax!!! 😵😵

@Toastmaster I can get through Doom just fine. I'm nearly 40 and am well aware of how game design has changed to make them more accessible.
Then again, we had players guides back then and magazine issues often had helpful guides as well, so it's not like everyone was an expert and never got lost in anything. People still got stuck.

@sketchturner That was my same exact problem with Turok 2. I could never legitimately beat the first level without cheats back in the N64 days, because I could never find the four missing kids. T2 is such an amazing game from a technical standpoint, the weapons, music, multiplayer, it's all great, but the campaign level design is absolutely horrendous.

Bring back the VC!!! 🔥

@RiasGremory Switch version did get some performance updates.

@Puddle If you're talking about VideoGames Plus or PNP Games, just come out and say so. No reason to act like we can't talk about these online stores. I want more people to know about these places as an alternative to using LRG directly.

LRG is seriously one of the scummiest scumbag companies around. They deserve to go out of business. 😡

@Bunkerneath It is very hard to tell sometimes. It's stunning how often I read that seal of quality comment and the person is being 100% unironic. My apologies.

There's nothing you NL staff guys won't defend. Push ⬜ staff defended Sony's live service garbage for years only to have it implode, now you're defending the loss of Gold coins, saying it's "not surprising". No one should take any opinions of this media company seriously. Ever.

To anyone subbing to them monthly with the little oo symbol, wtf are you doing?? 🤦‍♂️

@Bunkerneath For the last GD time, the seal of "quality" only signified an official product, not the quality of the actual software itself (that being also highly subjective).

One of Nintendo's dumbest moves in a long while. Unbelievable... 🤦‍♂️

@neuron123 Someone's triggered over some unmelted Switch games, lol. Stay mad, kid.

VC2 NEEDS to happen. 🙏❤️

"but please note that it's not a limited release."

Take note Ubisoft, Bethesda/M$, Disney, Sega, Konami,, etc.. every other legacy publisher, you CAN release your games through regular retail, NOT through Limited Scumf-k Games! 😡