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@BaldB3lper78 Alternative take - this is what ports just two months after launch, imagine what ports will look like when studios have had more time with the hardware and dev kits and get more comfortable with the system.

That's about what I expected. The fact that we're getting it on Switch 2 is enough to make me happy even if it's an inferior version.

Omg please please please. I would pay $70 for a remaster. I am, however, totally fine with that hypothetical remaster's being a Switch 2 exclusive. I know exclusives are bad for most gamers, but I'm the idiot who buys every console day one and loves exclusives for the distinct feel they give consoles, so I'm the weird dude who sees exclusives as a good thing.

I've said both, but I usually say KWAY

@Coversnail
I would imagine there's no Pokemon catching here since it's designed for VGC battles. You'll probably have some rental Pokemon like in Pokemon Stadium or - I would assume with the paid version - the ability to import Pokemon from Pokemon Home. I can't see it having more than that. Maybe the ability to tweak Pokemon moves to account for moves that are inaccessible in some games vs others.

@Anti-Matter
They've been clear from the beginning that this exists solely for battles. This isn't supposed to be an RPG or whatever. It's just straight up battles.

Who the heck is giving this a 1? That score is reserved for nigh unplayable games. Slop like Road to Hell: Retribution. Even Sonic Boom on Wii U doesn't deserve a full on 1.

I know I'm in the minority here, but I'm super excited about Drag x Drive. I ordered the physical Switch release of Shantae Advance from LRG, and I bought a copy of the GBA cartridge, so I'll skip that download, but I'm definitely going to play the game whenever my Switch copy gets here (probably in 2029 lmao)

Looks rad. It'll be a few months until I get it - money's tight atm - but I'm definitely getting it.

This is just bad reporting. Nintendo hasn't said they can't use the games; they just said that they have to ask permission. In what way is that unreasonable? It's no different than saying an event can't use copyrighted cartoon characters or a digital artist's work in ads without the copyright holder's permission. You can't just use what's not yours willy nilly for public events.

I've played for dozens of hours both handheld and docked, and I've never had an overheating issue. The only crashing I've had was occasionally in Civilization VII, and it did the same thing on my OG Switch, so I think that's been more a software issue for me than hardware.

I've always been a Koopa Troopa main, but Goomba has become a close #2 with Sidestepper as a close #3. The question, though, is do I main pro racer Koopa Troopa or repair guy Koopa Troopa? I can't decide.

Dude just don't buy it. Whining about it on the internet doesn't do anything except make you look ridiculous 😂

@sethfranum I've already played most of the games I bought for Switch 2. 🤷‍♂️ I'm a Nintendo fan; I wanted them on a Nintendo platform even if that meant double (or triple) dipping.

The only major third party game selling well is the only major third party game not on a game key card? HMMMMMMM. I'm not pissed about the key cards like most folks, but it's nice to see third party publishers who used them getting disappointing sales.

@sethfranum Uhhh...they don't really have the ability to do that for games they don't publish, and for the games they do publish, they are fully physical.

Thrilled to see this! Glad they did their own fix for Gex as a stopgap measure.

@Lowdefal Several PS4 games still don't and probably never will work on PS5. LRG has some legitimate problems, but I will never not be amused at the lengths people here will go to blame them for everything under the sun. It was probably, somehow, LRG's fault that Russia invaded Ukraine 😂

Alarmo is one of those products that I should absolutely regret buying. I say should because I absolutely cannot bring myself to regret buying anything with the Nintendo logo on it. I have a problem.

Man, I've been a Shenmue fan since the original on Dreamcast, and I've been a massive Nintendo fan since I was 4 and first played an NES. Shenmue on Switch 2 would be incredible for me, especially if all three games make it to the system.

@Zealv2 People don't ask for ballooning budgets, but they absolutely do ask for things that require ballooning budgets - better graphics, more bug testing, more content, bigger worlds, etc. etc.

I thought his original comment was a bit tone deaf, but I didn't find it especially egregious (perfect way to phrase it, Ollie). I also think that his reasoning and explanation here is very logical and fair. For better or worse, retail - especially electronics - is in a transition moment right now. We don't have to like it, but we do have to accept it as our new reality.

@DTFaux Excellent point about minimum wage; the purchasing power was about 25% higher in 1991 than it is today.

On the one hand, people whine too much about prices that aren't that bad compared to the price increases in necessities (and why people expect luxuries to be more affordable than necessities, I'll never understand).

On the other hand, dude, you don't just dismiss customers' concerns. At the very least, don't engage at all. This reeks of the Xbox One announcement and the "If you don't want to be connected to play, we have a console for you. It's the Xbox 360." comment.

@Moistnado In what way? You can resell a keycard; you can't resell a code in a box. It still sucks, but it's objectively better than code in a box.

I had just moved to a temporary location when Echoes of Wisdom came out, so while I bought it day one, I haven't actually played it yet. Looks like I'm waiting for Switch 2 before I play that.

Most Switch games run just fine for my taste, so unless they get a specific upgrade or a significant passive boost, I'll stick with my OLED Switch for those games for the sake of saving storage on my Switch 2.

Become the primary partner for third party publishers "for the first time"? We just gonna pretend the NES and SNES didn't exist?

But will it run Doom?

@Vyacheslav333 Realistically speaking, Nintendo move to Blu-ray; Wii U discs are only technically "not" Bluray discs in the same way that Wii, Xbox, PS2, and Xbox 360 discs aren't DVDs. The encoding is different and proprietary, but for all intents and purposes, Wii U discs are modified Bluray discs.

Looking forward to it? I don't know if I'd say that. But I've got the camera preordered so I'll have the option, and I'll definitely give it a whirl. I can maybe see myself using it playing Mario Kart, but I've also got Discord on my phone, and that's how I usually chat regardless of what console I'm playing.

I work full time and am approaching middle age. I approve of this.

It's expensive to produce numerous variations of cards as opposed to one single type; in the grand scheme of things, it's cheaper for Nintendo to make only 64 GB cards than to offer 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, etc.

Well, duh. All of their releases have always been fully playable on disc/cart. As for their distribution games, they don't really have control over that; that's a decision made by the license holder, not LRG. I get that they're an unpopular company for some legitimate reasons, but let's not go inventing some worry that they were going to do game key releases.

I'm still (im)patiently waiting for the restock. I'm not here like some people worrying that the restock won't come - they said it will, and I have no reason to doubt them - but I am definitely impatient.

And here I am just praying for a Switch 2 version of Metroid Dread lmao

If this gets a physical release, I'll pick it up most likely.

@Cry_Zero Couldn't disagree more, but to each his own.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm not a fan of the wraparound art on the spine. The solid red of the Switch cases let me more clearly read the title at a glance. I like that the cases seem to be otherwise pretty similar to those of the Switch.

I played on Series X before any of the DLC dropped, so I'm stoked to play with the DLC and on a Nintendo platform! I'm also hopeful that we'll see an upgrade patch for Switch 2 for The Witcher 3 at some point in the system's first year. Not saying I expect it, mind you, but I'm hopeful.

DMC is awesome, but good god, stop remaking crap. Give us new experiences, not rehashed old experiences with a new coat of paint.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Nintendo struck gold with the Switch.

I know everyone hates LRG, but I need them to do a physical Switch print of this ASAP; it's the only game in the series that I don't have on my Switch shelf atm.

I'll throw this on my Amazon wishlist for a sale, but while I'm not gonna say the price is unreasonable, $60 is a bit more than I personally am willing to pay for a 16-bit styled game.

When LRF does a standard edition, I'll pick that up, but I'm not big enough a Gex fan to go for a $200 special edition. Besides, everyone knows 3DO is the best system to play Gex on.

A - The games are COMPLETELY different, so a direct comparison is asinine

B - GTA 5 may have 210 million units sold, but it's available on seven platforms. That would average to 30 million per platform. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, however, was available on one platform only (I'm talking Deluxe, not the Wii U original) and sold over 60 million.

C - GTA, despite selling two and a half times as many copies across seven consoles over 12 years AND having in-game currency microtransactions figuring into revenue has only brought in twice the revenue that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has in eight years.

D - Oh my god, shut up Rockstar guy, just let us play our games in peace without starting a pissing contest.

Kiryu's voice is fine, although I prefer the gruffer Japanese voice actor. Matt Mercer is an incredible voice actor, and that clip fits Majima perfectly for the early game, but I wonder if he'll do Majima's insane persona at the end of the game justice.

I'm cool with this. There's a bunch of pedos out there, and naive kids make easy targets. Besides, it's not like I'm sitting there nude or snorting lines while I play Switch. All they're gonna be recording is a fat guy in pajamas cursing a lot lmao

I love CDPR. Game Key Cards don't really bother me, but it's definitely better for the game to be fully on the cartridge like Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk. Hopefully other companies will see them and take note. Definitely gonna "vote with my dollar" by buying this one.

Prices rise on almost all products all the time. Inflation is a constant. The idea that gaming should be an exception is bizarre and asinine. I'm going to be cutting back on my gaming purchases but because I bought a house with a higher mortgage, not because the price of games went up $10.

I have the original release of those, so I'll be skipping this collection, but I absolutely love seeing the Jaguar game included here. Such a glorious failure of a console; I love seeing it get acknowledged.