I tried to pre order one but left it too late. I decided to get a regular model discounted early rather than wait. I don't think the special edition hassle is quite for me!

Miyamoto is to video games what Walt Disney was to animation. To honour his achievements is to recognise the medium itself as art worthy of celebrating beyond simple entertainment or escapism. It's too easy to take for granted now the innovations Miyamoto made in terms of not just design and mechanics, but narrative. Just looking at the original Donkey Kong you can see an example of some of the very first cut scenes and characters with human proportions. If an Order of Culture is the Japanese equivalent of a knighthood, (or at least an MBE) then it goes without saying that it's absolutely deserved.

Nintendo once again proving they are wizards at game compression. Obviously OoT isn't the same scale as most big modern releases but the fact that their flagship AAA release of the year is such a modest size is commendable. If everyone was as good as them, maybe we wouldn't complain so much about our impending digital only future.

Thank you for sharing your story, Ben. People criticise the stories of some Zelda games for having simplistic narratives or characterisation but I think there's often an emotional depth which speaks to universal childhood experiences, be it feeling like an outcast, leaving home for the first time or losing a loved one. Like yourself, I found comfort and courage in Link as an aspirational hero of a similar age to myself growing up. I hope the series continues to empower young players for many years to come.

Come on you guys, take it easy on Tyler Bahl. He's clearly just been thawed out of an ice cap after getting frozen in 2010 and is still a little dazed and confused about modern gaming trends.

Too little too late I'm afraid, I ended up getting a discounted regular model. Not even bothered it's not a version with the new battery, I'd still need to hire someone to fix it either way lol

The main reason I hope Nintendo keep producing physical media is the storage space. I'd only be able to keep hold of a fraction of my games if they all had to be downloaded onto the system. Besides that I must admit that owning your games digitally is far more convenient, especially if you're trying to be economical with shelf space on your TV unit!

Any game I can get a proper physical cartridge for on Switch 2, I will. However, if it's a choice between a game key card and a digital copy I'm going fully digital. Key cards just feel like the worst of both worlds, especially if I've no plans of reselling my games.

I wonder at SEGA's incentive is for putting this game back in store shelves. Is the game underperforming and they hope a renewed retail presence will boost sales? Alternatively, is the crossover content doing really well and they want to keep up momentum? Tbh what I reckon (and dread) the real reason to be is that Sonic doesn't have any new retail release planned for this year and this is all they can do to maintain his profile in stores until the next mainline game comes out.

I remember this game releasing when I was sharing a uni house with my best mate. He played both collections in the build up to its release and I watched him play most of it in the process. Trying to make sense of the story and finding ourselves weirdly attached to the characters in the process is one of my fondest gaming memories and a big reason why I'm considering getting the collection for Switch 2.

I remember my mate played KH3 on the PS4 Pro and changed the resolution in the system settings to 1080p to boost the framerate closer to 60fps. Surely with the Switch 2 equal to if not more powerful than PS4 Pro, doing something similar to its system settings might work?

As fun as it can be to put these games against each other, the boring truth is that they're not really in competition. OoT is a Switch 2 exclusive and GTA VI is releasing on everything but Nintendo.

What's more, I'd argue that what gamers expect from a AAA Western video game is fundamentally different to what they look for in a first party Nintendo release. Obviously there's overlap between these audiences as they're broadly speaking the most popular two styles of games. However, myself and many others in these comments can attest that whilst OoT is a massive deal for me, I'm simply uninterested in GTA VI.

There's also different, but arguably equally large stakes in these games for the companies releasing them. GTA is Rockstar's first big release since Red Dead 2 and arguably their biggest release ever. There's so much money and time invested into GTA that it needs to be massively successful or that's it for them. On the other hand, OoT could potentially be a big system seller for the Switch 2 itself. Many people, (myself included) are likely to buy the system specifically for this game and in the long run it'll likely be one of their evergreen titles for this console generation along with Mario Kart World.

This is my first time trying to get a special/limited edition anything and I didn't realise how difficult it would be 😅 Have Nintendo underestimated demand or are scalpers just this ruthless? Either way, I'll be damned if you ever catch me settling for a second hand seller hiking the price up by 200 quid.

I wonder what the file size of the game is if it's a key card? At least that explains why it isn't a Switch 2 Edition. I'm not thrilled that the upgrade path is £25, but knowing me I'll bite the bullet. It'd be nice if there was an additional discount if you have the DLC but I'm not holding out for it.

The Zelda 40th Direct feels like the right place to announce the next expansion to Super Nintendo World. It probably won't come out for another couple years and we'll likely just see some concept art of the area and ride (I'd guess either a shooting gallery or a dungeon themed escape room). I can imagine Miyamoto walking into frame to reveal it just before going into further deets on the movie.