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Have they said anywhere if an Expansion Pack subscription will be required to buy a GameCube controller?

What happened with controllers? My GameCube, Xbox, PS3. and PS4 controllers have never drifted.

@Alpha008 lol

The 135 people who voted any degree of "no", who are you?

Damn that was my guess too!

@WolfyTn I'm going to get a playdate for my next console. No question. Far better value proposition for a poor bloke with no free time like me.

I'll wait for the Switch 2 Lite myself

I will be getting that GameCube controller. I won't be subscribing to the expansion pack, but I'll be getting the controller nonetheless.

@imgrowinglegs mine does not drift

Please clarify something for me. Can I use a Switch lite as a controller for local multiplayer?

Can you really not do this with the current Switch? DS had this 20 years ago

Oh wait. Why does the art look like it was misprinted too small? What's with the edges?

That's a dang nice box

@swoose I haven't played Pokemon in a while. Do gym battles normally scale? Is that good or bad?

Wohoho! Free! Don't get carried away, Nintendo!

@nuke13 I laughed too from the absurdity

Well Nintendo is going to be sorely disappointed

Dope steering wheel. Have any of you played MK8 with it? Do you like playing that way?

@Erigen the original Switch reveal movie is one of the best game/console trailers ever

@Jack_Goetz not intentionally

Is it weird that this is what I'm most excited for? And the GameCube controller. I was not expecting paddles. I haven't used them yet on modem controllers, so I'm not sure if I'll even like them, but I guess we'll find out. Anyone else liking paddles on other controllers?

@RenanKJ that's not how I see it. I see it as Nintendo edging out physical with shrewd marketing tactics.

@Burning_Spear I couldn't believe that either

I've never seen so many anti-consumer decisions at once

@Theghostofkeithmoon agreed, it's an odd choice highlighting two racing games. Not sure why they didn't wait for the Kirby announcement.

@Neither_scene competition is the best argument for capitalism, when it exists. I'm hoping the Xbox handheld is pretty good, and affordable.

@Hank_Scorpio really? Did prices come down for the next generation?

@LimitedPower I'm a late adopter, basically one generation behind. I waited 8 years to get a PS4. And I waited until Tears of the Kingdom to get a Switch. Which I didn't even buy; my friend gave me his launch model. I'm a big proponent of waiting. For hardware, launch kinks get worked out. Software gets patched. And the library fills with enough titles to play.

@naxuu I think many many people are going to come to the same conclusion. I think Switch 2 is going to massively underperform. And I also don't trust it to run many of these games well. I have no confidence Cyberpunk and Elden Ring will run at an acceptable performance level. And if that's the case, then there is little argument for the console at all.

@Joeynator3000 I've been expecting $70 for first party titles. Wasn't Tears of the Kingdom $70. But $80 is madness.

@Kimyonaakuma really? I think $450 is . . . too damn high! At least $50 too high. As I said in another thread, I would rather and will put less than that towards a playdate first.

@Megz3 agreed. I think the hardware argument is weak. I see basically nobody using the mouse or chat feature. The chat is obviously pretty laggy too because Nintendo has never done networking well, and still doesn't apparently. I was astounded by some of the features announced, in that I didn't know they aren't already available on Switch. Like local play with multiple systems. How is that not already a feature? The DS had it 20 years ago.

@8bit4Life is that true? Those amounts at that time?

That is absolute madness. And the mark up for physical is offensive.

No thanks. Would rather invest half of that into a PlayDate.

@Theghostofkeithmoon look up Kirby Air Ride for GameCube

Actually, I've been meaning to own it forever. So I jumped onto eBay real quick and just laid down $55 while it is still semi-affordable.

Damn I should have bought the original before now. Now we're going to a premium.

Edit: bought it.

F*ing game of the show. So awesome looking. This and Kirby Air Riders are the only games that I'm considering getting one for.

I predicted mid May, so I was a little early

Buh-lat-troh

The quick brown fox

I forgot about 4. How is it?

I'm a little surprised by this one because the game was actually pretty fun and seemed to be balanced well for noobs and veterans.

I'm getting this for the Power Stones, and I can't wait

I'm working through Super Mario RPG and Phantasy Star IV. And I'm finishing Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Then I'll be onto FFIX for the first time. Or I'll start Suikoden. Haven't decided yet. As you can see, I'm catching up on JRPGs I missed. Which are many.

@Ryu_Niiyama what is it you dislike about the symmetrical layout? Is it safe to assume you haven't played PlayStation much?

Why do I feel like I'm in the minority preferring parallel analog sticks? I remember listening to some gaming podcast years ago where one of the hosts said they despised playing on PlayStation because the analog sticks weren't offset.

Wow, I didn't know Totodile is so popular

There's not a chance in the seven realms this is going to be even ok. We're looking at somewhere between bad and atrocious.

@kalosn are you saying that the engine for Z-A is different than what they used for Arceus?