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@Friendly I'm not fussed about better graphics so buying the cheaper Switch 1 version and playing via backwards compatibility works perfectly for me.

The Switch 1 physical version has been preordered for awhile and I'm really excited to check it out tomorrow.

"[Switch 2]: When you start up Metroid Prime 4 Beyond on Nintendo Switch 2, a "Switch 2 Edition" option will now appear in the menu after the title screen. Selecting this option will take you to the Upgrade Path page on the Nintendo eShop."

That's a huge shame, I liked it that Legends Z-A didn't shove the Switch 2 edition in your face.

I wonder if Nintendo's acknowledging MK World as a pack-in now (like how Wii Sports was for Wii) and they discontinue the standalone console next year.

Air Riders is still high on the eshop charts (3rd for Switch 2, 7th when considering Switch 1 and 2 games) so it might be the game skewed more digitally in the UK. When you can get MK World for £4 via the hardware bundle and the vast majority of games are Key Cards, some people may just go fully digital on Switch 2 as a result.

@canaryfarmer This is a boxed only list, Marvel Cosmic Invasion's physical release is coming in March.

Focusing again on Tomb Raider Definitive Edition multiplayer where I can. If it's active enough maybe I can unlock Lara as a playable character by the time Prime 4 releases.

Only 4 more games and then we have all the Rare Replay games that were released on Nintendo hardware on NSO:

• Slalom (NES)
• Digger T. Rock (NES)
• R.C. Pro-Am II (NES)
• Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)

I bought the Switch 1 version because that's the one which is most likely to have a true physical release in the future and the multiplayer so far has been very fun though a few matches have been ruined by cheaters.

It'll be nice to revisit this after beating Prime 4. I will say though it's quite something that literally everything is getting post-launch support except MK World, at this rate Nintendo will announce Prime 4 DLC at the Game Awards.

@Twilite9 I don't think the full Q1 2026 lineup has been announced yet. I could easily see Pokemon Champions and 1 other release (Wonder Switch 2 Edition or Yoshi) also coming in that window.

Surprisingly at certain times of the day I was able to easily find multiplayer matches in the Switch version of Tomb Raider Definitive Edition so while I was planning on doing my 3rd playthrough of the single player (played once on 360 and once on XB1), I decided to focus on the multiplayer considering I didn't get to play much of the multiplayer on those other platforms.

@Bobylicious I've just checked (it's November 21st now so discounts are active in my region) and I've got 20% off when it should be 30% off as I have both collections. The sale ending time disappeared from the eshop page which makes me think the loyalty discounts accidentally replaced the launch discount.

I decided to get this at launch instead of waiting for a potential sale after all because of the Pokopia Key Card mess. For all we know, Mario Tennis Fever could be the final true physical 1st party Switch 2 game outside of "Switch 2 Editions".

Actually playing the game however will have to wait until after beating Prime 4. The surprise shadow drop of Tomb Raider Definitive Edition yesterday already means I'm going to need to scrap my plan of replaying Prime 2 and 3 prior to Prime 4.

@shgamer The loyalty discounts in Europe start on November 21st so if you don't mind waiting 3 days you'll see the discounts applied.

The official Tomb Raider website says that if you own the remasters (1-3 and 4-6) you get extra discounts on top of the already 10% launch discount.

https://www.tombraider.com/news/video-games/tomb-raider-definitive-edition-available-now-on-nintendo-switch-tm-and

"We are so grateful to all of you who have supported Lara Croft’s classic adventures on the Nintendo Switch. To celebrate, we’re offering some special promotions!

Launch Discount: To kick things off, the game is available for 10% off its regular $19.99 price for everyone through November 24!

Loyalty Discount: As a special thank you, owners of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered on Nintendo Switch are eligible for an additional 10% off.

Loyalty Discount: As a special thank you, owners of Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered on Nintendo Switch will also be eligible for a 10% off discount.

Yes, these discounts stack!

If you own both Tomb Raider I-III Remastered and Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, you can combine those loyalty discounts with the launch discount for a potential total of 30% off! It's our way of saying thank you for exploring Lara Croft's entire legacy. Loyalty Discounts will run in the NOA Region from 11/18-11/25, and in the NOE/AUS Region from 11/21-11/28.

We can't wait for you to experience this pivotal chapter in her story."

A rather weird situation that this news is happening tomorrow but Air Riders reviews are nowhere to be seen with the game releasing in 2 days. You'd think Nintendo would want the 2 things to happen on different days?

Continuing with Age of Imprisonment and playing a bit more of the Air Riders beta on the side.

I'll watch the Direct but I do admit it's disappointing that it isn't Prime 4 instead.

Probably spend some time with the Air Riders beta.

I feel that 3rd party support is starting to get there but right now is a bit disappointing. Not particularly surprising considering the reports about Nintendo being very stingy about devkits though.

Putting the huge Key Card issue to the side, for the games themselves I was hoping for events like SGF/Gamescom/Xbox showcases to be big sources of Switch 2 announcements but there wasn't even a big 3rd party presence in the September general Direct.

The 1st party side of things was the highlight for me, especially DK Bananza but MK World was also a load of fun.

Seems like a nice way to end a strong Fall/Holiday season for Switch 1. I will say though, it's sad knowing that this is likely the final one.

@Tarolusa I was specifically referring towards this week's announcements because it's unusual for Nintendo to make 1st party announcements on the week a new already announced 1st party game releases. It seems like Age of Imprisonment was treated as a necessary sacrifice much like DKC Returns HD was back in January.

Prime 4 trailer, Air Riders overview trailer and Legends Z-A DLC trailer all on Age of Imprisonment's release week is crazy.

@GrailUK Acquisition sprees always go too far so if this news is an indication of an acquisition spree then I think at some point Nintendo will be offered the opportunity to acquire a big multiplatform studio/publisher and they accept.

If Microsoft didn't acquire Bethesda and Activision (especially Activision), I doubt they'd be porting everything to PS5. Similarly if Sony didn't acquire Bungie, I doubt they'd be doing ports like Helldivers 2 for Xbox.

If that's their plan I think we'll be seeing Nintendo exclusives on PC, maybe even PS6 during the Switch 2 lifespan. We saw how much Microsoft and Sony's acquisition sprees pushed them towards being 3rd party publishers.

While it would clash with Prime 4, my guess is December release mirroring the release timing of the Indigo Disk DLC.

It doesn't feel like it so maybe this is a tease for unannounced stuff with some kind of event like the Game Awards opening the floodgates for 3rd party announcements.

Really excited for Prime 4 and I'd say this trailer is probably the best of the trailers so far.

I didn't expect Nintendo to handle stock as well as they did. You can say that you're going to deal with the scalper problem but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll succeed especially with the norm for console launches being plenty of stock issues.

With how much momentum the MK World bundle has created, I wonder if Nintendo decides to just keep it in rotation indefinitely.

@rjejr I agree it's unlikely (I think most likely source of the Galaxy movie trailer is a Galaxy movie Direct like what they did with the 2023 movie), it just would be nice for the Prime 4 info drought to end soon. As for Age of Imprisonment, at least reviews are coming tomorrow or Wednesday.

It would be really neat if they did a general Direct next week which featured this alongside other stuff like 10+ minutes of Prime 4 gameplay.

MK World and Titanic Scion. Pretty much just waiting for the next Prime 4 news so I can fit in Prime 2 and 3 playthroughs before Prime 4 launch.

Surprised the life sims aren't being spread out. In the 1st half of 2026 it looks like the 1st party lineup is 3 life sims (1 Switch 2 edition, 2 new games), 2 2D platformers (1 Switch 2 edition, 1 new game), a sports game and an esports game which isn't much variety.

@RupeeClock Yes it is the largest, currently Prime 4 is in second at 31.6GB (Switch 1 version at 30.1GB) and Air Riders is in 3rd at 25GB.

Definitely getting it but not at launch, I want to monitor prices over the next month or so. Bananza's first physical price drop (outside of hardware bundle deals) happened in August so theoretically AoI would get a price drop around Black Friday if it follows similar trends.

The lack of Switch 2 ports from Xbox could be to do with Nintendo being stingy about devkits. We know that Bethesda and Activision has devkits because of Indiana Jones/Fallout 4 and THPS3+4 remake respectively so we'll probably see announcements for Starfield, DOOM The Dark Ages and a CoD game (whether an old or recent one) in the near future. But perhaps none of the other Xbox studios have devkits yet and that's why stuff like Halo/Gears/Forza have skipped Switch 2.

Continuing with the postgame of Legends Z-A, while the base game was very well paced the postgame feels rather grindy at the moment but I want to see if there's more story content present after completing the current main mission.

If I finish the postgame or get too bored with the grind, I'll move onto Daemon X Machina Titanic Scion.

Excited for this game and it's nice to see Nintendo finally marketing it. That said, with this and Air Riders I'll be waiting to see whether UK retailers rapidly drop the price soon after launch like they did with Bananza.

Bethesda announced that Fallout 4 is coming to Switch 2 in 2026.

Hopefully this turns out to be a good port.

Looking forward to the demo, the game's looking very promising from what's been showed so far.

A Pikmin 1+2 style release seemed most likely for Prime 2+3 but in any case hopefully it's not NSO. It's a huge shame that NSO already killed off any chance for F-Zero games having any sort of physical release on post-2001 hardware.

Looking forward to this Direct, hopefully there's a story mode and some sort of demo/beta announced.

I will say it's rather surprising how little Nintendo's promoting Age of Imprisonment, Prime 4 is still 1.5 months away so silence isn't particularly surprising but AoI is 2 weeks away.

Is it partially a result of the state of UK retail perhaps?

For example GAME was still alive back in January 2022 with the full range of discount options like reward/elite programs and the ability to trade-in games. Meanwhile nowadays GAME is pretty much dead with dedicated stores replaced by small areas of Sports Direct and all ways of saving money killed off.

Completed DK Bananza (not 100% yet but completed the postgame stuff) so I went on to the Switch 1 version of Legends Z-A.

I'm happy with how the Switch 1 version runs on Switch 2 and makes me very optimistic about how the Switch 1 version of Prime 4 will run.

I do have the Switch 1 physical preordered but I don't see myself playing it day 1 as I'm still working my way through DK Bananza.

If Shadows truly is releasing on Switch 2 in December, it gives me hope of some sort of Direct with 3rd party announcements happening soon (probably Partner Showcase considering Nintendo hasn't done a post-September general Direct since 2015) as all the Assassin's Creed Wii U and Switch games featured in Directs (mostly the initial announcement but sometimes a reminder it's releasing soon).