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Considering all the "leakers" guesses for the Switch 1 Direct turned out to be wrong, then outside of Mario Kart 9, there's no point in being confident in one's predictions about the Switch 2 Direct

Nintendo have shown time and time again that they're full of surprises, and Wednesday next week will prove to be no exception.

Anything Chibi-Robo related, and I'm clicking, wish-listing, and purchasing. I might cry if Nintendo does nothing for the 20th anniversary on 23rd June

"It's curious that multiple sources have cropped up that seemingly hint toward the same thing"

Is it? It's grifter playbook 101 behaviour.

See new utterly fabricated guess online, jump on the bandwagon to appear like you are in the 'know', gaming media like Nintendo Life take the bait, give it credibility it doesn't warrant, and notoriety to those who don't deserve it, then they either get lucky and everyone naively calls them reliable, or they miss, and they say "plans changed"

There may very well end up being a Pokemon boss that the writer personally thinks is better than Arecus in PLA. It's foolish to think you have certainty without knowledge of future games.

If they had any ethics they'd realise the "depressing day" was when they decided to co-opt Pokemon art assets for their creature designs and infringing on patents

The lawsuits that have befallen them are a direct results of their own cynical choices and brazen commitment to copying what others have done. None of the other monster catching games are catching strays from the Pokemon Company and PocketPair are being shamelessly disingenuous when they don't candidly acknowledge why that is

@sanderev The Definitive Edition of XCX comes with brand new story content. The vast majority of Switch players did not play the Wii U original, and the rest of us have been waiting a decade for a resolution to the story so maybe ditch the condescending attitude, especially since it comes from a place of ignorance.

Come on lads, do a bit more research before you write in the sub-heading that the article lists the "best deals and cheapest prices"

Currys are currently offering the physical version for £38.69 (when you use the code XENO10 at checkout)

Please amend the headline as it's factually inaccurate. Niantic have not sold their "entire gaming division" to Scopely. They still retain Ingress and Peridot.

@Onosume Yep. Forever grifting off of past glories and feeding backers and gaming news media office gossip

@ozwally Every single TotK post is guaranteed to have someone comment with how they didn't like the game, even when that opinion isn't especially relevant to the post. It's so tiresome.

@Max_the_German I doubt that's true. A qualified patent lawyer would surely be able to navigate FTO (Freedom To Operate) where the sole obstacle is someone's random musings on a Reddit post

@Kid_Sickarus Hard to say. If I had the money today then I'd be absolutely willing to pay full price, but I had to replace a faulty laptop last week

The demo sold me on it. I'm excited to play the full game, once the price comes down a bit

The decision not to communicate the reason for the termination, and the timing of the closure date, is potentially interesting.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct airs around 1 week after the discontinuation of Gold Points.

Perhaps a replacement rewards scheme is in the works?

£280 is laughable. Let's snap back to reality here, there's not a snowball's chance in hell Switch costs less than a Switch OLED.

@Gs69 Until Sony produces actual documented evidence to corroborate their 160M+ sell-through claim, then games media should put an asterisk next to their PS2 lifetime sales claim.

All we have to go on presently is Sony's word and a photograph of a PS2 with a commemorative note on it citing 160M units produced. Production does not equal sales.

Where is the indisputable evidence Sony?

Another ultra rare piece of gaming history that sadly isn't preserved for 'everyone' to enjoy in a museum

Since the article failed to adequately explain it, can anyone explain how a ticket is non-transferable in practice?

There's no requirement to have a profile pic on your Nintendo Account, and unless Nintendo are conducting additional identity checks on the door, the only thing they say you explicitly require to gain access to the event is the QR code they send successful applicants via email.

The email even advises you to print out your e-ticket to present on the day in-case wi-fi is spotty, which would allow you to bypass a hypothetical (though not foolproof) check whereby they ask you to login and present your e-ticket via your Nintendo Account

@Yoshi3 You may have to manually update the app via the Google Play or Apple store.

What an arse-end-backwards way of conducting trades. Why not let players select the card they wish to trade for from a friend's collection and vice versa

I wish they'd leveraged Stardust as a trading currency, not only to increase its value and use cases, but also to avoid the introduction of yet another new set of currencies. There's far too many as is.

Attempting to monetise a fan-made Zelda film without the IP rights at a time a litigiously rampant Nintendo is actively developing their own live-action Zelda motion picture is such a fundamentally bone-headed idea.

@VHSGREMLIN We have no proof they delayed the announcement once, let alone constantly.

What you deem curiosity, I call toxic fan entitlement, and the obsession of vulturous "leakers" with obtaining cheap internet fame. I find it honestly petty, lazy, and pathetic to steal the announcement of a product or a creative piece of work away from the talented folks who created it.

@Mirastrix It's honestly insane at this point how much games media platforms this guy, promotes his podcast, and drives all the leaker worshippers to hang on their false idol's every word

It's a podcast predictions video and games media treats it like it's gospel

It doesn't seem to matter how many times he's wrong either. So long as he was on the money with a few educated guesses, he'll always get the rub and be deemed reliable enough, regardless of repeated failures.

Clicks drive everything. Accountability be damned.

Another nauseating article giving credibility to grifters like Nate.

This doesn't qualify as a rumour. He's making predictions in a Switch 2 predictions video. That's all.

When you measure it out, it's only 1.4cm's taller, 1.4cm wider at each end, and almost identical depth. I'd wager that holding the Switch 2 in your hands won't feel all that different from Switch 1.

This is without factoring in the weight differential, which is still unknown.

What a joke. He has no clue what the level of interest will be in the device or what the pre-launch, post-launch production numbers are for Switch 2 yet confidently predicts a supply shortage for later in the year

Maybe save your economic analysis for when you have real world data to analyse and make predictions on

Laura Kate Dale - "Don't expect anything else from me"

In before she breaks that promise when the same source supplies her with another "verifiable" Switch 2 image a few days from now.

Laura's promises count for nothing. Many years ago she promised not to publish any Switch 1 leaks ahead of a Direct. She of course broke that promise and tweeted them regardless to boost her online profile. (the leaks turned out to be false)

Is this for the giants out there who thought the Xbox Duke controller was too small for their hands?

Is no-one in games media verifying the legitimacy of sources anymore? Some random Redditor can claim something and it guarantees an article. Journalist standards must have been higher in the days of print media because I don't recall two page spreads in gaming magazines with utter fabrications from clout-chasers off the street

Kamiya could well do with processing why it is he requires someone to express joy over his own creative exploits before he feels a sense of guilt and responsibility for his abusive behaviour

"...and we cried 75% during of the movie."

Sounds like it was written by a 12 year old whiny YouTuber who overreacts to everything and abuses the word "literally" a lot

Does this mean the end of Palworld farming by Nintendo media sites? I'd for one would be overjoyed if I didn't have to hear about this game ever again.

Ah, Nate pulls another guess out of his arse and his delusional fans and games media parrot it everywhere like it has a some truth to it. Stop giving this grifter a platform

9 years have come and gone and it still hurts

Another TOTK crafting post where commenters ignore the post itself and take to dunking on the game

This is just Sony deviously announcing the sell-in / wholesale number (units produced) as the sell-through number (units sold)

They can't even keep their own story straight. Sony Interactive's own website lists the number of PS2 units sold to retailers as 155m+

https://sonyinteractive.com/en/our-company/business-data-sales/

It shouldn't be hard. They must have the figures.

Just announce the sell-in number (sold to retailers) and the sell-through number (sold to customers) and back it up with evidence from your official public financial reports

If they aren't prepared to do that, then the official sell-through figure can sit at 155M

A book of images you can find online isn't something I find appealing. The soundtracks don't appear to show the back of the item, or even a written transcription of the tracklist. Hard pass

Nintendo Life, for the sake of accuracy, and to avoid disappointment for some, please update the title and text of this post to highlight the fact the demo is not available worldwide.

At the time of writing, this demo is not available on the UK / EU Nintendo Switch eShop

Another example of gross levels of fan entitlement

It's a bold move trying to remake perfection. The instrumentation drowns out the vocals, which unlike the original, is one endless monologue that runs together, making it hard to understand sing along to.

Not sure if all, but some of these are even cheaper on sites like Amazon and Smyths

Sad to see people in here talking as if the ends justify the means. Oh well, I guess the crime is already done, so sure I'll delight in the spoils.

I'll remain steadfast in my refusal to give these criminals any clicks for their ill-gotten gains.

@HeadPirate Thank you for all your knowledgeable, clear, well argued, and measured comments on this post. Much appreciated.

@Zach777 This.

The main thing the game needs in my opinion is a longer day night cycle. I've never found the game cosy to play. Every single second feels tense and frantic because there's so little time to get anything done. Even walking from the farm to town eats up a lot of time

It's ironic really considering Stardew Valley is meant to be the evolution of classic Harvest Moon, and yet it embodies the worst excesses of those old games, namely the lack of time, and deliberately opaque systems that you can only discover through trial and error or a need to frequent forums and follow guides

I've never found myself agreeing with Nintendo Life more than when they said that only Rhythm Heaven Megamix DX can steady the ship

6.84M hardware units in the first half of FY25 does not constitute Switch sales slowing to a crawl.

If it repeats that for the second half of the year, it will have sold 13.68M units. Perfectly fine for a, by then, 8 year old system.

If projections hold, Switch will be at 152.88M come the start of April 2025, then it can have a slow "crawl" towards surpassing the PS2's 155M

@GrailUK Neither of these are the original version, though Tetris Forever does include the original Electronika 60 version

Some people need to learn the definition of words.

Discretion or moderation is the rights holder / publisher making a choice and saying “I/we won’t do that here" either because it doesn't fit with the company's image or they wish to align with cultural sensibilities or notions of taste

”Censorship is someone saying “you can’t do that anywhere” before or after threats of either violence or government intervention

They did tell people not to disclose content

I get that Nintendo is being unrealistic with their demands but personally I find it exasperating that these drama junkies are unable to go 2 seconds without poking the bear for some Internet fame