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@thenikdavies Probably because thats the PS5 version, and that'll likely be the version promoted and pushed going forward.

Its also no longer exclusive, so thats nice.

The other problem is people have been preparing for the 2026 World Championships when they announced in 2025 it would be held in Champions. Problem is we have no idea what the rule set will be by then, what Pokemon and items will be in the game by then and much more than that.

As a way to get people into competitive, its an overly monetised mess that doesn't even give you everything you'd need or want, which is funny because Scarlet and Violet already massively streamlined egg moves, IVs, breeding, and EVs to only be one step away from a slider in a menu anyway.

As a way to advance competitive forward, and be the home of VGC? God no.

@ThatOneLevel Wouldn't be a Pokemon game without some weird bugs, many of which are game breaking. Gen 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 all had them, in varying degrees from save file corruption to performance and crashes in Gen 6 to whatever the hell Gen 1 was, to Gen 2's Coin Case corruption you can do on accident, to the Pomeg glitch breaking Gen 3, tweaking in Gen 4...

Tom quote reads like the script of a Digital Foundry video. Surprised I didnt see the phrase "Hand Held" in there, instead of portable or handheld.

And for those of us in Bubbles land?

Worryingly, the World Overview isn't what we need to know.

We need to know the monetisation overview.

@Kiyata Because people kept moaning Nintendo didnt have system level voice chat, so they went above and beyond, made an OS level voice chat regardless of what game you or the others in the room are playing, with screen sharing and camera support.

But despite people wanting a built in microphone and system level voice chatting and rooms....they actually dont, apparently?

11/12 in just over a minute, not on the leaderboard again.

Got a screenshot this time to hang on my wall 🤣

This was an online game?

Switch in September and Switch 2 in November? I don't remember that happening.

Anyway, great people can experience this game as it's meant to be now, not moneyhatted by a platform holder and held back spec wise.

@-wc- I'm just adding context that you lacked is all. My perspective hasn't been added, just the facts, because my opinion ultimately doesn't matter, and this won't be shared.

Though I wish I'd been ignoring what other companies had been doing in the wider industry, because yiiiiikes.

@-wc- If we wanna get technical, Nintendo is making digital cheaper, keeping it at the price it was before Switch 2, which the other companies don't do.

Plus Nintendo ISNT doing the more expensive digital versions with the games actual release date. Pay $80+ to get the game "three days early", or what it actually is, on launch day.

@-wc- 2K Games, Sony, Xbox shortly after, followed by most third party publisher's jumped on $70 in mid-2020.

A re-release of a Sonic game?

Well, if history is anything to go by, this'll be funny.

@Dalamar Which I'm convinced why, despite people moaning Nintendo never did stuff like this, is the reason they didn't.

Who actually use party systems in games on PS5 and Xbox? Everyone just uses third party software now.the funny thing is, Game chat being OS level and multi game is insane, and above what most party chat systems let you do.

But everyone already uses Discord.

So what were they moaning about again?

So Switch 2 is actually outpacing Switch considerably, but the news just focuses on PS5 outselling it, when the real story is PS5 is selling Hella well for such an old expensive (considering) machine.

As for RE9....oof. Hard to say for sure, but it definitely looks like it might have been a bit of a flop on Switch 2. Top game across the other platforms, fourth on Switch 2, and that Switch 2 data came 20th overall.

I love this site mentions all the platforms, and other sites mentioned everything but Switch 2.

It's like people are forgetting it's in the conversation for these games now too.

I got 12/12, in around 1:30, and yet I don't exist on the leaderboard 🤣 ah well, personal victories

And somehow still no Minecraft.

@Lizuka Why would upending the Pokédex numbering require a redesign of Zarude? What about it's Dex number is related to the design? Gholdengo I get that

And if the internet is to be believed almost none of them are on Switch 2 apparently, despite data to the contrary saying it's done quite well on the system.

Lemme just ask this AI chat bot to validate my opinion as fact real quick.

@Eel Team Plasma? You were playing a more interesting version of Y then.

@slowpoke_tail To be fair, the Johto games pretend Johto Pokémon don't exist as well.

As for the other comments about "Just emulate it", well great news, that's exactly what we're doing!

I mean, I'd release the better game first too. Dont want to leave a bad first impression.

Wow, Sonic characters as new content for the Sonic game!

Shame they got voice actors for them, for the first time ever, for a podcast since they are comic characters, and their first game appearance has then silent!

@eduardopaulo Everything pre-Platinum was painfully slow?

I think you'll find everything pre-3DS is painfully slow, GBA is somewhat slow, Generation 4 on DS is slower than the heat death of the universe.

@MathByThePixel And yet people clampored for games to be released stand alone instead of NSO. How the turn tables.

Also, I love they have nothing to announce about future Pokémon NSO titles beyond the ones listed...but they announced Colosseum and XD a year ago.

Having played this game for a decade now, seeing it at 60fps is freaky, and so crisp too.

I'd do an upgrade of Rise.

Wilds? No. The gameplay just wasn't there for me, and I played on a beefy PC and still had issues. Played the main story, saw off the final boss, put it down. That'll do me.

Now Rise? That games FUN.

That's the first time I can think where PS5 and Switch 2 sales of a game aren't in favour of Switch 2, or at least equal

60hz? What is this the PS2 in Europe?

A port of Rondonof Blood and Symphony of the Night.

And for god's sake.

It's been teased for over 20 years.

Can we FINALLY have the Battle of 1999?

Well, it's not a Game Key Card, which is what everyone wanted.

Anyone else want a go on this Monkey Paw?

@Twilite9 Because Prime 4 was primarily developed by Retro Studios and Next Level Games, famously two outsourced studios who are....both owned by Nintendo.

"Maybe it's the hype talking Marge, this game's great! It's got little quirks, romance, and these shops that just won't quit! And they got these pronouns here that ferbvudcdvfvdfhvds SIXTY DOLLARS? Get outta here"

It was a good showcase of a nice cosy game, and it looked neat.

Not my kind of game, but I'm glad it exists for those who like these more chill experiences.

popcorn

Who the hell is Hugh Morris?

We do this song and dance every year.

"Upcoming year looks light what's Nintendo doing!!!""

And then we get a Direct in February.

Then it's "But what about Holiday 2026/2027"

@Lord Half a million physical sales in one country.

@MK73DS TPC do let Pokémon get outsourced.

All the spinoffs by Bandai Namco, Spike Chunsoft, Genius Sonority, Koei Tecmo....they just don't sell anywhere near as well. A couple million at best, if that.

And the one time they DID outsource a main RPF, everyone hated it apparently.

So yeah, can't win.

@Divide_and_Wander They raised it from 15m to 19m actually.

@Shade_Koopa Switch 2 uses Nvidia G-Sync in handheld mode. Not updated for Docked yet though.

amiibo have always had this issue. They are never essential to the game, like other Toys to Life products were, but thats the problem.

Either their are a necessity, and people hated the idea of that, or they do basically nothing of note, which people also hate.

@Druidsbrook The hardest part of the game is to not be overlevelled but hy the Pokémon League you're still under levelled because the game faithfully uses D/P's levels. So in the span of one water route and Victory Road you're expected to go from a Level 50 opponent to Level 66.

And they made the choice to be less faithful by giving certain trainers better EVs and IVs and held items. Even before rematches.

It's a really weird difficulty compared to the original.

Mom, Dad! It's the next chapter of Persona!

That's right! The next chapter of Persona 5!

Persona 5 4Ker Edition. Persona 5 Constitutional Royalty. Persona 5 The Board game. Persona 5 10 Year Anniversary Edition

I could swear I've seen that exact Pokémon thumbnail before. Probably not the first time adef did that run at AGDQ.

Or as I call it, Avant Garde Dragon Quest.

Ah yes, close the ones making you money. Bold strategy Cotton.

@Pat_trick Sony managed to revoke the complete physical copy of Concord easily enough.

A celebration for the 50th anniversary, released in time for the 80th