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I don’t like how the cool and thought provoking Fire Emblem series is turning into anime or waifu gotcha games.

Says me with a Lyn avatar. But that character was mainly a cool one, not a waifu. An example 😊

Now they’re butchering her into a centaur and shadow figure and whatnot. I don’t get the series anymore…

@HugoGED don’t forget Hades II on that list!

@Vyacheslav333 i’m guessing you don’t have one yet? It’s the best portable gaming system I’ve ever played.

And yes, I have a steamdeck.

For the lowest price of a gaming pc, on which games most of the time run much worse. Heck, stuff like Borderlands 4 is not even optimized well on PS5.

Guess it’s my standard though.

Also, CoD is coming because Microsoft is legally obligated to bring it to Nintendo’s platform.

@Vyacheslav333 optimization is questionable? Could you please provide a few examples?

This years lineup is way more stacked than 2017’s lineup.

By december we will have 4 big Nintendo published exclusives (DK, Mario Kart World, Kirby, Hyrule Warriors), 2 very large cross-gen Nintendo published games (Mario Galaxy 1+2, Metroid Prime 4), a bunch of indie darlings (Undertale, Hades II, Silksong, to name a few) and a ton of 3d party support. Yes, its missing a new mainline Mario game or a mainline Zelda game, but it gets a new mainline DK, a new Mario Kart, a new Metroid in return. And great performing 3d party games. And backwards compatibility.

Switch 2 is a dream come true for me thus far.

The whole list consists of very safe bets.

I could earn money making those kind of lists too?

@SillyG it’s not? Oh. Well, then it’s a bit weird indeed to exclude it from the base game.

Maybe to stay in the news headlines?

@SillyG 🤨

Shame. Let’s hope they’ll upgrade the complete version too, or at the very least the overcooked 2 part of it.

@EarthboundBenjy because you have to get at least one month of Nintendo Switch Online.

@JimNorman question, since there are multiple versions of Overcooked, does this upgrade work with the ‘all you can eat’ version, as far as you know? And does it work for Overcooked 1 then too, or just 2?

I agree. It became incredibly apparent to me once i went from BotW back to Skyrim. The latter just feels… very clunky indeed as @jfp has mentioned already. Nintendo’s games just feel polished, especially Mario, Metroid and Zelda. (No, pokemon doesn’t)

@SearchingS true! And do i hear a plead for Starcraft 64 on NSO? Yes plz 😃

Can we get Metroid x Alien please?

@Denoloco i actually think the new screen looks better, coming from TotK switch OLED version. What made it look worse in your opinion?

Love my switch 2, but as others said, mainly to play switch 1 games better. Liked DK Bananza, liked Age of Calamity and how it ran, and am currently playing…. Mario 64 😅 which I never completed before going to Galaxy, Metroid Prime 4 (day 1!), Zelda TotK, Age of Imprisonment and thén 3d party stuff like Final Fantasy VII Remake. Great to have all these options on one system! The ultimate one imo.

I can see Nintendo make a Switch Lite and a Pro (docked only) this gen, btw.

I can confirm. But there’s still a lot of ports that need to be made to a Nintendo system. And the main missing genre are first person shooters. The only ones I can think of with a switch 2 build are Fortnite and Apex Legends, with Warframe coming next year.

I made a list for directs (sort of a wishlist), games that have not been released on Nintendo systems, but should be able to run on Switch 2. I think most of these will be released in batches in the next two years and new games will release day and date (or at least close). It’s a gamble which one will be announced when.

I’ll try to keep this list up to date for every direct:

• Metal Gear Solid 4 and 5
• Journey
• Mass Effect Legendary edition
• Dragon Age: the veilguard
• Dragon’s Dogma 2
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• Clair obscure expedition 33
• Star Wars fallen order and jedi survivor
• Psychonauts 1 and 2
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Grand Theft Auto IV and V
• Detroid: become human
• Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4 Remake
• FF XVI,
• Stellar Blade
• Demon soul and Dark souls 2+3
• Kena: bridge of spirits
• Silent Hill 2
• Tales of Arise, Scarlet Nexus, Metaphor Refantazio, Fate/Samurai, Star Ocean: the Divine Force, other rpg’s?
• Kingdom Hearts
• Death Stranding
• Like a Dragon games
• Control
• Alan Wake 2
• Baldurs Gate 3
• Viewfinder
• Hi-fi Rush (shame that studio is gone)
• Flight simulator
• Deathloop, Ghostwire tokyo
• Diablo IV
• Oblivion remastered
• Fallout games
• other Sony ip, Microsoft ip. Why not?
• moonlighter 2

Updates for:

• Doom, Alan Wake, Skyrim, Witcher III, other assassin’s creeds, Mario + Rabbids, Kingdom come Deliverance, Outer Worlds.

Released or announced from my original list:

• Street Fighter VI
• FFVII Remake - Jan
• Split Fiction
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Elden Ring
• Star Wars Outlaw
• Kunitsu-Gami
• Persona 3 reload
• Yakuza Kiwami 2
• ufo 50
• Indiana Jones - 2026
• New: Assassin’s creed shadows - Dec
• New: FF VII Rebirth + 3d game
• New: Resident Evil VII, VIII, IX - Feb
• New: Fallout 4 - 2026

Just give us an upgrade pack so i can buy a physical version

I’ve now watched it 5 times. That music is soooo good. I’m very, very hyped!

Got to finish TotK first! Which I’ll do in a few weeks time on my switch 2. Then this game early next year, honestly can’t wait after this review!

I’ll just stamp my own news paper on my switch controller.

Two gaming icons remade? 11/10

@PharoneTheGnome exactly. Nintendo has become pretty predictable with their franchises, though not their gameplay.

@emayekayee what? First year had Breath of the Wild, Odyssey, Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Arms, ton of 3d party ports, ton of indie exclusives and portability. Ton of reasons to buy one . And 2018 was stacked too.

It’s just a Splatoon 2 situation. There will be a new entry in three years.

Anyone knows if you need particular amiibo for particular items?

Hope any Zelda amiibo will do to get the whole Zelda set (scan once per day for instance). Looking forward to it! 😊

Well, i dunno. With the lifestyle Mario is having, I’m not sure he’ll stick around that long. With all the stress and mushrooms and all…

It’s the 2nd physical 80 euro game btw. After mario kart world.

@kfflscnt that’s unreal engine 5, apparently

@hisownsidekick yeah, he’s so out of touch with what shareholders want these days 😂

Anyone knows if this patch will be on the physical card? Otherwise i’ll just get the game digitally

@johnedwin a compromise is not an ‘issue’.

Also, the delay is due to feedback received during live demos. Games always need time in the oven, and FromSoftware probably thought that was all they could do. However, they have now seen that they can optimize the game further, based on all the other 3d party games that run very well on Switch 2.

3d party games on the switch 1 had issues to run well. Games do run well on switch 2 though. No issues there.

@johnedwin what are you talking about? Switch 2 ports have been stellar so far.

@clianvXAi that’s not how software design and optimalisation works.

Plus, there’s no steam store on the switch 2.

But you probably already know that and i have a feeling you’re just baiting.

Preordered this game, something that I usually dont do.

But I have so much faith in Retro, it’ll be amazing!

@The_Nintendo_Pedant how would you do it?

Majora’s Mask was able to do it. GTA 2 was able to do it.

Yeah, GameFreak still has a lot to learn

@N00BiSH i think so too. And to make the new team familiar with how MP1 was build technically.

I’m definitely too old to handle this game.

@Don you’re correct! Tnx!

@Lizuka you’re quick! I was still editing my post but tnx!

I made a list a while back of top retro Nintendo games that are missing on switch in any shape or form, to track what we can expect. Please let me know if something’s missing on my list.

What is left on Gamecube or Wii to port or remaster:

• Geist
• Eternal Darkness
• Zelda Wind Waker (on NSO)+ Twilight Princess + Four Swords
• Luigi’s Mansion (on NSO)
• Metroid Prime 2 + 3
• Mario Kart Double Dash (don’t think it’ll happen, tracks and characters are in 8 deluxe)
• Smash Bros Melee (don’t think it’ll happen, since most is in Ultimate already)
• Mario Sports games (don’t think it’ll happen, will cannibalize sales) - mario strikers is on NSO
• Fire Emblem Path of Radiance games
• F-Zero GX (on NSO)
• Pokemon games
• 1080 Avalanche, Wave Race
• Starfox Adventures + Assault
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 - remastered
• Punch-Out!!
• Sin and Punishment
• 2D Warioland Games
• Wario Ware (don’t think it’ll happen - the Wario Ware mini games usually get rereleased via collections just like mario party, mario kart, SSBU).
• 3d party: Soul Calibur II, Viewtiful Joe, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Star Wars games, Ubisoft Games (they don’t remake), Time Splitters, Doshin the Giant (for Alex), the Last Story, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, Silent Hill Shattered Memories, …

What is left on Wii-U to port or remaster:

• Xenoblade Chronicles X - remastered
• Nintendoland
• NES remixes
• Star Fox Zero
• Yoshi’s wooly world

What is missing on NSO of NES/SNES/N64/GB/GBA

• Rare games - some have been released
• Pokemon games
• SNES and GBA Fire emblem games
• Metroid Zero Mission
• Kirby games (however, return to dream land for the wii got a remake on switch)
• F-Zero games
• Mother 3 (lol)
• Mario games such as Mario is Missing, Mario Paint, Mario Picross, etc.
• 3d party stuff such as N64 Mega Man, Castlevania, Ogre battle, dragon quest games, chrono trigger, other awesome jrpg’s, Sonic advance, etc.

DS and 3DS

• Mario & Luigi: Partners in time
• will expand later

Lots of gorgeous stuff!

I'd like to go to the check-out and say: 'I'd like to buy one store please. No need to wrap it all in, I will carry it all with me as it is.'

@Pillowpants yes, at multiple places. Will be around 40-45 euro from what i’ve seen.

Release the whole trilogy on NSO please

These quizzes are really neat. Thanks for making them! 😊

Regarding galaxy 1+2:

Nintendo has already done multiple other 2 pack games on Switch: Pikmin 1+2, Advance Wars 1+2, Bayonetta 1+2 and Another Code Recollection from the top of my head.

What is going on with the tiny hands of Pikachu on the North American cover?

@JJtheTexan did you try Nier recently?

I dont see recent postings online. Could be fixed for all we know. It’s also not in Nintendo’s list with games with issues.

@Anti-Matter then what is the best gaming inventions of this year?

@Spider-Kev part of gen 9

All the French to other countries right now:

I think its a prequel to Geist

https://www.nintendolife.com/games/gamecube/geist