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Wall climbing and you can go anywhere you want in this open world?

So it is Mario Kart: Breath of the Wild after all

I’d go NUTS if a friend dodged my blue shell like that in the last stretch of the race. Has happened often enough by now

@Gohanjin i can buy the physical xbox version from amazon right now for 23 pounds. And the dlc has been as low as 12 pounds according to deku deals. Also, cyberpunk 2077 has the same price for where I live and that does include all data on the cardridge and also the dlc.

Sorry mate, they could have been but they are not per se cheaper than what could have been with a full physical game.

Also: capcom is always scamming with their physical releases. Mega man legacy collection gives you only a few games on the cardridge, the rest you still have to download. Games from the NES/SNES…. Same with all their collection releases on Switch. They want you to double dip or at least be dependent on them.

God I hate the game industry more with every passing takeover.

So glad the indie scene exists

@Gohanjin there’s no reason to believe these games are cheaper than full physical games would’ve been though, because full physical versions don’t exist for these two games. So to me it seems nothing more than a cheap excuse for publishers unfortunately.

@Gohanjin then why not go full digital? Why do you want to carry around a gamekey that you can lose or that can get damaged?

@SBandy1 true, but physical actually has resell value because those still work when servers are down. They do what physical is supposed to do.

Those game-key are a weird kind of middle ground which is the worst of both worlds.

I will never buy a Game-Key Card, cause it’s the worst of both worlds.

Physical for conservation, digital for ease of use

@Kyloctopus Yes, I agree. Nintendo's identity has always been to 'bring people together' to play games.

GameChat, GameShare and Virtual Game Cardriges are all three new features for the Nintendo audience that require you to interact with others for them to work. And all three have a Nintendo spin on them, like implementing your face directly in mario party.

I'm very curious how this feature will work with Tomodachi life for instance. It would be cool to have Mii's running around with the faces of the players snatched onto them and I can see Nintendo still provide those wacky options.

@dew12333 Instant on-the-fly swapping between mouse mode and normal console controls has never been done before though. Also, mouse mode with gyro is completely new.

I don't know what he's talking about.

SNES is an upgraded NES
GBC is an upgraded GB, GBA is an upgraded GBC.
Gamecube is an upgraded N64.

These new wacky experiences may definitely still come. The tech is there for developers to work with.

Nintendo did it loads on the Switch, with for instance Labo, Mario Kart Circuit and all Wario Ware games. They can do that again.

Also, most genre defining games in the last 8 years have been made by Nintendo. I am not able to point out a single totally new experience by the competition, except Elden Ring and maybe Baldur's Gate 3 (though I haven't played that one). And Balatro.

@Ulysses that’s why I used the word currently.

But yeah, we’ll see how the world has changed in 5 years. Hopefully for the better…

@Oracles_fanboi @johnedwin Nintendo delivers finished software though while Sony is currently still tracing the diabolical live service trend.

Good luck paying monthly fees for most of your games.

I actually think most price hikes of Sony are not due to inflation but due to vastly underperforming live service software sales.

@presenttense an app specifically designed for roasting online.

I like the idea

It could very well be that my eyes are cheated by some spell, but is that 6th button a folder button?

@flummerfelt oh, the absolute horror when your teammate fails to press Z to switch, and then drives you off a cliff…

Btw, for whoever also wonders, I think Nintendo is not going back to the dual mode because it would not be really possible to do online, because of input lag etc. And we know that every mario kart has been online since the wii.

Let’s see how gamecube online will deal with this game in a year or two.

With half of the people here being part of the ‘chosen few’ i wonder whether ‘few’ is the correct wording.

Think it’s deliberate on Nintendo’s end to call somebody Chosen. It helps with the sales 😅

@fenlix nah, very different. Cause that was not intended, this is.

@TheMainMii thanks!

@Spider-Kev but but, ‘don’t you all have phones?!’

@TheMainMii hey, the text in your comment, that’s a nice trick. How’d you do that? What’s the syntax for it?

Capable tablet

Bit of a shame Nintendo is entering the PC gaming sphere and losing some of its affordability and impulse buy range. I think a steam deck is overall cheaper if you’re playing games like cyberpunk or elden ring because of steam sales. So I’m a bit undecided with whether to buy this game on Switch

I’m still mainly interested to see which exclusives Nintendo will bring in upcoming year. Metroid Prime would now be the only reason for me to buy the Switch 2 this year. The other games can wait

Where you can preorder the game?

Everywhere but in the US

Instead of a manual in which you can search via chapters how to fix a bug, this game let’s you walk around and let’s you check all question marks in order to get in the know.

Fun…. Nintendo. Fun….

@Old-Red there is a list of games that will receive free performance boosts. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-is-getting-a-free-performance-upgrade-on-switch-2

All these ‘switch 2’ edition games additionally receive extra functionality and content.

I’m a bit scared now how expensive NSO will be

@Ralek85 you’re correct, I should have phrased it a bit differently. I meant to say ‘with a PS4’. I haven’t seen a reason to buy a PS5 myself, and now that all games come to Switch natively, I prefer that way of playing. In my opinion handhelds are a lot more immersive than a box tethered to your tv, and if the quality on Switch 2 is good, i prefer that way of playing these games.

I have to say I also have a PS4, but haven’t touched that one in years. In my opinion in all those years that it’s on the market there’s not a single game other than perhaps astrobot and ff7 that makes it worth upgrading to PS5. But as you said, to each their own preference indeed.

It’s so nice to let Playstation and Xbox owners do the playtesting so we Nintendoos can play the ultimate edition.

Haven’t tries this game yet, but will once it hits Switch 2

Why would anyone buy a ps5 at this point if every 3d party game comes to Switch 2?

Gta VI only, perhaps?

It’s great news, but I’m also a little sad we’re not getting a remaster of either F-Zero GX or Fire Emblem path of Radiance.

But it’s still great news

If this game and Elden Ring can run on Switch 2, every 3d party game can.

@Wakkawipeout a clap button would make it possible for Nintendo to port Donkey Konga and Junglebeat to Switch. I think you’re right

C is the PLAYi button, for automated play

Also removes the need for vtubers.

Win win!

I don’t believe anything that’s on the internet today, sorry.

Pixel art if done well is the best game art. I love the 90’s and 00’s games because of it

@LastFootnote sure, i think it’ll be somewhat like below ‘phasing’ which were the first 9 months of the Switch launch year.

Launch window:

• Zelda
• Mario Kart
• Splatoon 2
• Arms

3d party window:

• Mario+Rabbits Kingdom Battle
• Skyrim
• Doom
• L.A. Noire

2nd 1st party and partnered window:

• Fire Emblem Warriors
• Mario Odyssey
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2

With tons of 3d party smaller indie games sprinkled throughout the whole year.

It’s not very precise release date-wise, but from my memory, certainly marketing wise.

@LastFootnote the Switch also had a 3-phase release. I think it’ll be similar this time around.

Also, none of these rumours state that the switch will launch ‘only’ with Nintendo games. There will most likely be 3d party games sprinkled in the mix. Just the focus-timeline during the launch window will be Nintendo, then 3d party, then Nintendo again.

Mamma mia!

Let’s-A GO!

@AstroTheGamosian

The fellowship of the Hyah!
The Two Hyaaas!
The Return of the ... Hayaaaa!

The story from three different angles. By the end of the third movie, it turns out that Ganondorf is the good guy and Link is the grass-hating bad guy who constantly causes food shortages for the Gerudo’s by cutting all their crops.

You mean, according to a scalper that wants to earn money

This all doesn’t influence me. I’ll buy it if its available and otherwise I have a massive switch 1 backlog and can hold out a little longer. I think most of you all also don’t have to buy it day one from a scalper for more than regular price, right? Be strong 💪

It’s not necessarily Nintendo games that need a switch 2 edition. Those are usually (almost) optimized (besides Pokémon).

It’s more western games that haven’t been build for Switch primarily, like the Witcher 3, Doom Eternal, Batman Arkham Knight, Mortal Kombat Ultimate and the like that could use an update.

Can you imagine having switch 2 edition versions as a bonus for subscribing to NSO, instead of a 10 dollar upgrade for every game separately?

That would be awesome, Nintendo!

It will be implemented into the switch 2, i’m sure.

@Willo567 Nintendo always spreads their games.

But I assume for launch window we’ll get mario kart 9, metroid prime 4, a new multiplayer franchise (like arms was), some rpg or adventure game (zelda hd wind waker / twilight princess?).

And then a 2nd window with 3D Mario, Pokemon Z-A and a new Fire emblem for instance?

Just guessing.

@Willo567 yeah, but within 3 months: mario kart, splatoon and arms. And a lot of eshop indie darlings (shovel knight, steamworld dig 2, rocket league, snipper clips, golf story, to name a few).

Showed what the switch was going to be like imo.

So same schedule as with the Switch 1:

Launch window:

• Zelda
• Mario Kart
• Splatoon 2
• Arms

3d party window:

• Mario+Rabbits Kingdom Battle
• Skyrim
• Doom
• L.A. Noire

2nd 1st party and partnered window:

• Fire Emblem Warriors
• Mario Odyssey
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2