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@Yoshi3 Thats fine but why are you using the Dollar Sign? That symbol is almost always assumed to be USD or at the very least CAD. Most other many currencies the Switch 2 is sold in have their own symbol. This is how misinformation spreads around.

Maybe one day we'll go back to Ds Lite Battery Life lol. That thing was a total giga chad in terms of battery life

Seems like Switch 1 is the only $60 version actually.

@michellelynn0976 nah it is on a disc on ps5. But it is the oldest version before even the day 1 patch so you can argue it isn't the greatest way to play it... But at least the World Tour mode is on there and you can still play local multiplayer and stuff

@DonkeyKongBigBoy I have no idea why some of you all digital people want there to be less options. You think that will somehow make things better for you??? For the record, even as a collector I wouldn't want digital to go away as an option.

@SuperToe practically all of their first party titles include later patches on reprints. They just don't advertise it at all. You can find a spreadsheet of all of the physical revisions by googling.

@KociolekDoSyta lmao thats a digital only system

@KociolekDoSyta Dude look at the patch notes. Most of that is just online stuff. Your physical cartridge is just fine Edit: Btw, Nintendo releases revisions of their physical games with the software updates on the cart. If it really bothers you, just wait for the revisions to come out..

They did not brick the system lmao. Physical Switch 2 games still work on it. Nice reporting tho!

I believe the CEO of Xbox Phil Spencer is actually a shell for the real CEO of Xbox, a copy of Shark Tale on DVD.

Is it just me or is this update not downloading at all on the download screen?

@Galaxy2IsTheGOAT I hate to tell you this, but your Switch has all the firmware updates installed as long as you are buying new physical games for it. The firmware is required to play the games and the cards themselves contain the firmware for you to download offline lmao

@Vyacheslav333 I believe the ps5 couldn't play ps4 games before the day one patch either.

Keep in mind that pretty much every Wii, Wii U and Switch game that needs a certain hardware firmware to play has that firmware off the media to install to the system offline. So this shouldn't be an issue in the future for those concerned about that. As long as the Switch 2 is the same, which seems highly likely.

The logic is in lessening the resale value lmao.

@Solid_Python Well Switch 2 should bump it up to whatever its target framerate is at the very least.

@montrayjak you should play it! Its one of the Game Boy's best games! Its not just a simple arcade port. Its basically an entirely original puzzle platformer. Its on Switch Online now iirc.

@montrayjak It's the Donkey Kong 94 design https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0302504/mediaviewer/rm1899961857/?ref_=tt_ov_i which somewhat resembles the original arcade design, tweaked to have more elements of Rares DK. With Bananza and Mario Kart World tweaking that to bring it even closer to Rare's DK, while also tweaking it in other areas.

@MrDocena I think it doesn't help it was called "Pokken" and not like Pokemon Tournament or something. The connections to Tekken are frankly pretty tenuous so I don't know why it had to be included in the title like that.

@Skunkfish I do feel like some aspects may annoy casual gamers who buy physical sometimes, but I don't think its the whole preservation aspect (aka being able to play your own games decades down the line) thing that will bother them. But having these games eat up your storage and also not being able to install a game in situations where you may not be connected to the internet (it is a handheld after all) may annoy some.

Already figured this tbh. Still sucks tho. Think it may be a technical limitation on Nintendo's part? Don't think they're real happy about printing all of their games on 64 gb.

@mariomaster96 normally I'd agree but as a collector I almost don't even care if it gets a Switch 2 release since it will more than likely be a key card. Lmao

@NintonicGamer the Wii U eshop was reasonably fast for its entire life span and the shovelware wasn't blatantly obvious to anyone who used it, even if it did start to pile up a bit towards the end of its lifespan. To nowhere near the extent of the Switch tho (because the Switch is actually succesful lmao)

Pretty easy guess this was coming to Switch 2. This and Metaphor and Persona 3 Reload just seemed so obvious to me

@Zyph its better in handheld mode lmao. It also probably has better textures and better load times and all that jazz. But yea if you collect physical like me, Switch 1 version will be better to own

Well if the Switch version is unlocked 60 fps, hopefully Switch 2 BC will push it up to a consistent 60 fps so I can buy that version and just play it on Switch 2 to avoid the stupid key cart.

Waiting to hear how Sega handles physical releases on Switch 2. Expecting key cards, but would love to hear otherwise.

@WheresWaveRace True! Man that was such a funky situation with GC in Europe. I think Nintendo didn't want to have to program in both progressive scan and 60 hz options in their games lol. Fire Emblem Warriors is the first Nintendo published game to really be worded in that way of Performance Vs. Graphics (or at least similar to that).

@JumpingJackson 2.2 million in demand in Japan is WAY more demand than the Wii U ever had in demand at launch lol. The only place where Wii U really sold out at all was the US and even then it was relatively easy to find.

Um aktually, Fire Emblem Warriors on Switch was the first Nintendo game to have a graphics/performance option 🤓

Yea guys I definitely think this will sell around the same amount of units as the Wii U. (Sarcasm)

Cool. Glad someone still remembered Streetpass at Nintendo.

Honestly it lasted quite a few hours on Amazon here in the US so you did have a decent amount of time to get it.

@Ryu_Niiyama fair enough (again lol). The usage especially in modern games just isn't good enough for me to justify it. Wii U games tended to use them better with stuff like Mario Maker and Yoshi's Wooly World. If more games used them like that, maybe I could see it.

@Ryu_Niiyama fair enough. Its just you can get much higher quality figures for the same price.

I get this is tariff induced and not really Nintendo's fault, but I seriously wonder if anyone in the US is going to buy an Amiibo at 40 DAMN DOLLARS. Obviously we have much greater issues to worry about right now, but still...

@dskatter I'm kinda glad they didn't, with how many Xbox games only have the Xbone version on the disc. That said, I hope it works out with most third party games here.

@WoomyNNYes Yea it is weird that was very easy to get a Switch Pro for $60 for the very 4 years and then things just kinda dried up... eBay may be the best bet here as long as you get good photos beforehand and the seller has good feedback.Dang! Looking on there, quite convincing looking fakes are running rampant on there!

@WoomyNNYes third party seller from Walmart for one https://www.walmart.com/ip/55485228?sid=77417efc-2f59-4bdc-980d-3c56503c105f Although it may be a bootleg

@WoomyNNYes You can still get a Switch Pro Controller online for $50 to $60 pretty easily here in the US with a brief search.

Wasn't the Switch 2 pro controller $80 to begin with?

This is definitely gonna be a key cart

@Astropez What region cart do you own of the Pixel Remaster Collection? And did you make sure your Switch was fully disconnected from the internet before trying? Some games will on modern systems will try to force that stuff on you if you're connected, but then just skip it when disconnected to the internet.

@SillyG I believe having multiple games on one cart was an option added later on, but I could be wrong on that. Those type of carts just didn't really show up until the 2020s from what I remember.

@Ogbert I know its been an issue for the record. But from what we've seen it's WAY more third party games on Switch 2 than what we've seen on Switch and PS5. And just because it's been an issue, doesn't mean I don't hate it. I try to avoid buying physical games like this all together.

@Ogbert Imagine this happening in any other medium. Buying a blu ray and its just a download or a book and it just a drm locked pdf. This situation is so ridiculous imo.

@Lizuka Its happening to Switch 2 games that are fully on the cart for the original Switch lmao (No Sleep For Kaname Date). At least most Switch games that did it were SOMEWHAT understandable with bigger file sizes (or earlier on some dual pack games since they didn't have the option for two files on the cart). But when a game like Survival Kids does it that is 4 gb even in Japan where that stuff is less common, I seriously raise an eyebrow.

@Ogbert having A version of the game on the cart is WAY better than nothing on the cart. In fact for certain audiences like speedrunners, physical copies can actually help perserve older versions of games. Patches I'm accepting of because of the bigger nature of a lot of games. Plus I'm not gonna complain about smaller bug fixes that in the olden days would've either remained unfixed or just been fixed in a later reprint of the game (which still happens btw! Nintendo especially will include software updates on the cart in later prints!!!).

@Olmectron oh sorry. I never meant to imply it was on the Switch 1. I'm just saying if it was, it would likely be fully on cart given Square's history on there. You can tell the size of the game is 11 gb based on the Switch 2 packaging you can see at retailers.