Friendly

I mean, backwards compatibility is a massive buff for the system. I’m playing upscaled games from my backlog next to Donkey Kong Bananza, and loving it!

The main problem for me deciding which version of a game to get is when a game releases physically on switch 1, but on a game key card on switch 2 (with improved performance), such as dragon quest 1+2.

Not so much these large current gen games which are very graphically intensive / demanding. I might be happy to get these digitally, preferably in a sale though.

@OneArmedGiant not necessarily, the way snowdrop uses the available tech might be different than the way cp2077 uses the tech. Cpu vs gpu for instance.

If that’s the case that might be it for me.

I might go completely digital for switch 2, except 1st party games (and the occasional full on card releases or (retro) collections).

Doesnt feel like its worth to wait for physical editions.

First and second one have now been removed from youtube.

Annoying.

I’ll buy all of them and will wait for a sale to buy Silksong. Indies should thrive together

Day and date, which is great, but i’ll wait for a discount on my plate.

Nintendo direct incoming. Might even be this week

I think early October. With 3D Mario All Stars shadow dropping in September and Mario Wonder switch 2 Christmas edition releasing in December which would be a perfect fit under the Christmas tree for the 40th anniversary.

Metroid Prime 4 might even get the switch 2 oled special edition treatment for all we know, but that could also be a thing for Metroid Prime 5, or MP remastered trilogy

@GoproGO agreed. Most of the time I only know how many fps a game has by going to gaming forums.

This is such a non-discussion, product of the time.

@solarwolf07 ah yeah, i understand what you’re saying. I still have to do that 5th pantheon too, and also some hall of gods bosses. I challenged myself to do the radiant version of all bosses, and that burned me out so hard on the game. Haven’t returned to it in like 4-5 years… I have around 15 to do still, one day, one day.

Thing is, i notice getting older with these games, so it’s not getting any easier 😭

I don't have the time for another Hollow Knight playthrough! Got it to 112% earlier, and happy with that. The completionist in me would ravage my social life even further

Also, going through DK Bananza currently Pretty fun game so far! Am at level 8. And pretty easy going.

@solarwolf07 oh yeah, the path of pain! Forgot about that one, took me a long time to do that one! Did you finish the boss rush too? (Hall of Gods)

@BaldB3lper78 In my opinion, the free upgrades all games passively get are already worth the upgrade costs to switch 2. Very happy with it! Don't see myself ever going back to switch 1 tbh (except the lite which i use when traveling).

@molkom don’t! For the love of your wallet and everybody around you. It has become a microtransaction lootfest with multiple fomo events every week since early this year, right before and after the merger with Scopely.

I’d recommend to stay away if you’re not into the game anymore.

Yeah baby! The last two I’m missing: Kirby and the forgotten land, and dream buffet. I was hoping they would be released around this period.

I’ll be munching those up this weekend asap 😊

*ouch… my back.

And knees…

As mentioned elsewhere. I predict 3d mario all stars switch 2 edition with mario galaxy 2 and mario wonder switch 2 edition.

And a teaser for a game for next year.

And metroid prime 4 releasing in october (with a dedicated mp4 direct with mainly a story recap in the last week of september).

Apparently Final Fantasy VII Remake is the most beautiful game Digital Foundry has experienced on the Switch 2 so far. It runs at a constant 40 fps. (https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/25/digital-foundry-final-fantasy-7-remake-is-the-best-looking-thing-ive-seen-on-switch-2/)

I hope the developers will learn from each other what is possible with the hardware and what isn't. There is absolutely no reason if Cyberpunk ánd Final Fantasy VII remake are beautiful to have a crappy port from a similar gen game.

(Then again, I’m not a game developer so there are most likely reasons 😅)

My goodness, that open world and those frame dips look horrendous!

*continues to play Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Classics with less than 20 fps and constant camera and clipping bugs

@Slideaway1983 Maybe X-man is how they came up with Ant-man (And-man)!

@slideaway1983 ah yeah, you’re right. 😅 You know what? I’d see them take that name in current times.

@antdickens wait what? Jim is the x of Norman?

Various daylife is still my favourite nonsensical game title ever.

I swear Square Enix uses AI to generate their game titles (or is it Square X Enix). Maybe Square and Enix are names that have also been generated by randomizers back in the day.

Any upgrade path as far as we know?

@KoopaTheGamer yeah, they most likely will 😅

Or they will go back to Mother 3

@SpaceboyScreams @koopathegamer maybe my problem is that i’ve actually played it too much (up to 112%), but got stuk on the last couple of bosses in the gauntlet / Godhome…

Old and slow 😞

But in my opinion it’s not better than any Metroid from Super onwards, and the hype takes away from other indies that need a spot in the spotlight imo.

Hyped that it’s now finally coming though! And that people stop talking about it at every indie direct and are sad if it hasn’t been announced again.

There's too much hype for this game. It's just another metroidvania. I'd suggest all to try other indies as well in other genres, loads of great stuff being released on a monthly basis.

@ sega and others, take note. This is how to release a switch 1 physical game along with a digital switch 2 upgrade pack, instead of a switch 1 physical release and a switch 2 keycard with no way to upgrade.

I’m sure you could even make it two or three dollars and still make fans happy.

It says a lot that the demo people didn't allow you to screen grab your playthrough.

They know it's not finished yet and they'll improve it before releasing it. Hopefully Nintendo's wonderous tech team will be there to help out.

I dont believe you meme

@jimnorman very curious how Elden Ring runs on Switch 2! Will you give a preview on it later this week?

@Divide_and_Wander nah, Nintendo has two months to fill yet with releases.

I figure something related to 40th anniversary Mario for September (3D Mario All-Stars with galaxy 2?) and then Metroid Prime 4 for October.

Hyrule Warriors probably January / February, since that is due in 'winter 2025', which runs till March.

Incredibly cool! So cool to see how people bring their child fantasies to life 😊.

(Sad though that she lost the Wind Waker and had to use an engine instead).

Nintendo is weird

@UltimateOtaku91 you’re not taking if you provide it elsewhere for free

I just want Lufia II, is that too much to ask 😢

Very understandable news. I think this will make the game only better for players who play alone.

@TheExile285 I’m 100% confident that one is coming to switch 2. No proof other than that they are stupid business wise to not port that game that is built on an engine that the switch 2 supports.

Well, you know, it’s the one that got released after tales of graces…. So it’s absolutely not a shock to anyone

If so I’d buy it. Haven’t bought this game yet.

The switch 2 and the accessories are out 2 months.

News websites: they ‘finally’ released an update.

Got to create hype / anger somehow.

Nah, not interested. It's a tech demo, and in my opinion serves better as a pack-in, but in recent years Nintendo is of the mindset that they should release almost anything that they have worked on in a way that people might spend some money on. Just to get the development costs out of it. Nintendo feels a bit random in recent years.

Welcome tour and alarm clock come to mind. But also the way Nintendo distributes news in the Nintendo News. Bit too random.

Doesn’t the amiibo functionality make this way more expensive than it should?

Well, here we have the answer why the new board member (with a background in the toy company) was appointed

For whomever is on the fence, this has a 91 on metacritic (pc)

Best announcement for me, was waiting on this game to be available on switch

@Citano wow, none of the games you mentioned crossed me before, i think.

Thanks for the recommendations on what to look out for!

Expedition 33 please, that’s an indie right?

Otherwise ufo 50

Street fighter 6 has a well-rounded roster so it seems.

If so instant buy

I think for Nintendo this is all very new territory and they’re still searching how to handle it. They used to have just their own games to worry about, but now they want all games to have their time to shine. I think they have loads of games coming to their system, everybody wants a piece of the pie. It’ll settle down in a few years, once all ps4 and xbox series s games have been ported and 3d party games release day and date on Nintendo’s platform too.

I think the excitement we had with ‘impossible ports’ just wont happen anymore. Because everything is very well possible, as Cyberpunk has shown. Also, we will not receive many older game collections anymore, old nintendo classics or many ‘late to the party’ pc indie ports. Most of those are already accessible via switch backwards compatibility. So we can mostly rule out nostalgia excitement from now on too.

So yeah, just expect ports from 3d parties from now on, and the occasional new game announcement for game series which started on the wii, ds, 3ds or switch. And you won’t get disappointed.

I just hope Nintendo won’t forget to support what saved them through release droughts early switch lifecycle: the nindies.