Henmii

Nice review and nice score! Might be the only third-party game that isn't a awful Gamekey. And to think some of the small games are Gamekeys. Project Red should be applauded. When I get a Switch 2 someday this might be one of the titles I get!

Welcome tour doesn't do that bad, considering everyone is pissed that it isn't a pack-in.

I already have the game on Wii u, so I might just watch the voice-memories online. As for the second save-file: Doesn't the reviewer know you can just make a second profile, so you can have a second save-file?

Stuff changes all the time (although they could have let her know). The first samples I heard sounded good though. Its all a matter of money guys! Using other actors might be cheaper for Nintendo. And they might re-use many older voice-clips too.

Nintendo is just super greedy, but their game prices where always fair (always around the 50/60 Euro mark). But that's out of the window now with Switch 2. Ironically during the Wii/Wiiu/Switch1 era Nintendo was the cheapest way to play (compared to Sony and Microsoft), but now that has completely changed. What happened to affordability for households? And what happened to plug and play (almost all third-party games on Switch 2 are those awful Gamekeys).

And they sadly seem to get away with it, Switch 2 already sold 3 million copies!

So long better battery life! That's quite dissapointing, my original Switch has around 2 hours of power. So keep your charger at your fingertips at all times.

Game-keys are awful, and basically every game comes on it! That way it doesn't make sense to buy "physical" third-party games, you could just as well download them all (wich fills up those expensive Micro-sd cards even quicker).

On a sidenote, it seems that on rival consoles there are games that need to be installed even if they come on a disc. That is also awful and fills up your memory too.

Lol, I'll download them (and I also download the Gex collection, only played the butchered N64 version of the first 3D game). I played the original Bubsy back in the day and loved it. Always curious about the second game (Wich supposedly has a Genesis version different from the Snes version). And now I can finally see how terrible Bubsy 3D really is! And for completionists they should really ad the last 2 Bubsy games too (I mean, the 2D game with the 3D art and the Bittrip runner clone).

On a sidenote: I wonder if the new owners of Glover still plan to finish that sequel!

That was what I hoped for! I want to unlock lots of stuff. Personally I hope there's still a way to create your own vehicle, with unlocked tires and stuff. But during the treehouse that I saw they said that vehicles come now as a whole. But maybe there's still some room for a user-created kart?

@Friendly ,

Scalpers.

By the way: I did search for them recently on the webshop where I normally get my micro SD cards, and they didn't have them. So when I need them someday that might be a bit of a hassle.

If you want to use cloud, that's terrible. Things are getting worse and worse at Nintendo.

To the writer of the article: See you in one or 2 years, when the sticks are drifting all over the place!

I haven't seen the treehouse bit yet (the one after the reveal), but I hope they will do missions and bosses and stuff. I mean, the DS game had missions. But I could never try a single boss because I was so bad at it.

If you have a big world where you can drive anywhere, there should be missions, bosses and collectables in my opinion. Just saying.

As for possible dlc in the future: That might be hard to implement now that everything is placed in one big world, unless they go for a arcade of course (I am talking about tracks. They can always add characters and vehicles though).

It has everything on the card...namely the Switch game and a start-up for the upgrade pack download. I don't trust them one bit!

I see some nasty prices on the list, but I don't see Euro percentages or game prices. Switch 2 is very expensive compared to the original Switch, the games are more expensive and you need more (probably) expensive sd-cards for storage. Not to mention the eshop, where everything probably will be more expensive to (at least the new games). And then there's the power-usage, wich might also be higher.

+back in the day everything was cheaper, including the food. So paying a bit more for your device and games wasn't as terrible as it is now. +for the Switch 2 price you might get a PS5 or XboxOne who are much stronger in terms of power. And in this time Nintendo should have been a bit more lenient anyway.

Personally my "head-goal" lies at roughly 400 Euro (paid 300 for current Switch) and 70 for games (but I rather pay 60).

As it stands Switch 2 is around 470 Euro here in Holland, and the games are already going down in price luckily (sitting around 69 Euro, but still 79 for Mariokart).

It automatically means that if I'll buy a Switch 2 someday I will buy less games and wait more for discounts. And maybe I even ignore the eshop if it is to expensive. Nintendo is just basically shooting themselves in the foot.

By the way: Is it already confirmed how long the lifespan will be? You don't want a system that gets supported for 3 years. My current Switch was supposed to have a lifespan of 7 years, its 8 years now (and there's still some stuff coming, even next year).

Great news! I wonder how long the original Switch will get supported with dlc, updates and new games (on the eshop). It all depends on the popularity of the Switch 2. I really don't think it will become as popular as the original Switch. Not only is it a continuation (and not something new), but it is also far to expensive (system and games).

When I have a Switch 2 (if ever) I'll definitely go for Mariokart, DK and maybe Star Wars. I am also interested in Cyberpunk and Elden ring, but Elden ring is already confirmed as a Key, sadly.

Another epic fail from Nintendo, but what did you expect? On a sidenote: From what I get all the Switch 2 versions come WITHOUT the upgrade features on the card (yes, that includes Metroid). So this is what you should do if you want to play the stuff with the upgrades on Switch 2: Go for the cheapest regular Switch versions, then download the upgrade pack!

Crazy enough I started to play this game this day! I didn't even know there was free dlc (and there's coming even more) so that's nice to hear.

Stop camping, American guys! Besides the already ridiculous prices, I read somewhere that Nintendo (and some other companies) have completely stopped shipping Switch 2 devices to America because of the tarrifs. Accordingly there's a batch in America, but when that's sold out (if they sell it, you still can't pre-order in America from what I know) that's it.

Of course you won't read this on Nintendolife. They are suspicially quiet on the awful prices + the possibility they lose America. And they call themselves a news site!

It gets better and better! I pity myself that I won't buy a Switch 2 at launch (or ever depending the price) since this looks really tempting.

Oh, that sounds much better! Here in Holland we are screwed as ever, since Mariokart is 83 Euro and DK is 73 Euro.

And so it begins...

Lol, I don't have that problem since I'll enjoy the game on my current Switch!

So it is possible and at least one developer is willing to do this. This is great news.

Terrible. And you can bet many third-party's will use this system, since many games will be to big and to expensive to put on a card as a whole.

Looks really nice, but the original wasn't for me (I played the demo).

Looks a bit like a open world Mariokart adventure, with at least 28 tracks. Looks more interesting then expected, since I assumed they would just deliver 16 new tracks and call it a day.

This was the game for me. Finally a new 3D DK game, and it looks marvelous. Surprised to see this instead of a new 3D Mario. I have to get used to the new DK design, but other then that it looks amazing.

Looks like not only America, but also Japan is screwing us!

Very nice, terrible border.

Terrible prices, but keep in mind that its mostly because of those awful American tariffs. And we Europeans get also screwed, as always. I mean, here in Europe we always get a bonus over the already terrible prices in America.

Awesome boxart, border is to big.

Mariokart world and DK bananza look great, and its nice to see Starwars Outlaw on it (and a announcement for Kirby air riders), and a few other things. But other then that: Not much graphical improvement (well maybe in the DK game. I couldn't watch it in better quality), terrible price, probably terrible game prices, probably terrible microsd prices. I guess I'll keep on trucking with my current Switch for a while, DK has to wait!

No surprise, seeing as we haven't seen anything from Switch 2 games-wise (only a very small glimpse of the next Mariokart).

The first movie is still a loooong way off, but now they are also planning a second and third possibly. I hope they know what they are doing. I of course want a great movie, as everybody else. Lets wait and see.

@TerribleTerabytes

Yeah, at 60 that might be a thing, maybe.

@Koffeeking0407

So true!

@TerribleTerabytes,

Switch can do much better then this. I think it looks highly outdated. I didn't expect a miracle, but I surely expected more than this.

Farewell Ubisoft, it was nice knowing ya!

Great news! And the 2026 release-date probably means Switch 2 is barely a update at all and they keep making games for Switch.

Super dissapointing! Very outdated graphics and no innovation...and we waited 8 years for this?! Of course I am gonna play it to see it for myself (its Metroid after all and I waited long enough) but I don't feel any excitement, sadly.

It wasn't bad. It had the Patapon games (so in the future we can play both the originals and the indie sequel on Switch!), the monument valleys are coming, Rhythm paradise finally getting a new sequel (next year?!), and Metroid (but that was very dissapointing).

The last couple of Directs all had 1 or 2 interesting things in it, while in the past there where Directs that totally failed.

If Switch 2 is barely a improvement I hope it stays that way. That way I just go for the regular versions and keep on going with my current Switch.

I knew it, still no proper account system. Just store all our purchases in a proper account, so we can re-download them all on every Nintendo system! Not this nonsense, Nintendo never learns.

Very strange choice. I wonder if Metroid will be the big thing, might kill off the Switch 2 Direct a bit. Could also mean that the Switch 2 is pretty far off (as I already thought) and that it will be a lacklustre Direct.

I am pretty sure Prime 4 will be there, but it will also be playable on the current Switch. And we might also see a new 3D Mario, solely for Switch 2. And the new Mariokart of course, also solely for Switch 2.

Speaking of rumors: Strange that there aren't any rumors on games we do not know about. I find that more interesting then all the rumors on special buttons and special features of the device. It all means nothing without games.

Games: Hard to know what to expect. 3D mario, Metroid prime 4 (maybe), mariokart (obviously), maybe a new Zelda first look, Metaphor refantasio port, Silent hill 2 remake port (Atlus is already on board with Nintendo, and Bloober team aren't strangers either)?

releasedate, price, hopefully some strong looking games. I mean, I really want to see the difference.

Also, I think we will see "for the Switch family of systems" moniker very often. Put shortly: If I don't see much improvement and/or lots of stuff can be played on the original Switch, that might be a reason for me to wait. Wouldn't surprise me if it releases Holiday 2025 at a terrible price (450 Euro or more).

Also the magnetic clasping rises lots of questions (is it durable, is it safe), have they finally improved the analogue sticks (probably not), and still a dock instead of a dongle to connect your Switch to the television, that's pathetic!

As for mouse-functionality: Maybe I missed something but the side of the joycon that hits your desk, doesn't that wear down very quickly when you slide it all over the place?

Sounds like they go mostly the indie publishing way, like Konami. Don't expect fireworks from this resurrected company.