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Today I learned... thanks @Jack_Goetz

I’m not so sure…

Thanks for putting this overview together. This is exactly what I was looking for to gather more opinions on single player.

I’m still interested in the game but I think it’s a situation where I buy the game used, second hand in the future.

People who are arguing with those raising valid concerns about lack of single player depth should go check out reviews from Mario Power Tennis or Toadstool Tour.

Mario games have always been designed to be “easy to approach, difficult to master” and the older Mario sports games were no different. It doesn’t mean we think that this game is bad. It’s just a shame the focus is now on party modes and multiplayer.

Again, nothing wrong with that. It’s just not my particular cup of tea. Especially as I get older, my time is limited, and I want to have an experience I can enjoyably grind on my own.

I gotta read up on a few other reviews to see how the tournament mode is for single player. If there is a lot of meat there, it could still be fun for single player. I'm not big on Adventure modes in these games, but there still needs to be something tangible to train / invest time into for single player.

Tough call. Both have good compositions that suit their box format (landscape and portrait) and great art. I voted JP simply because I prefer the way the explosion is shown, with the 4 directional paths of flames. Real close choice for either IMO.

The demo on Switch 2 really impressed me. Capcom has got it together. I am almost convinced to get RE9 on Switch 2 than PC… almost but I know PC version after a Denuovo patch will slap hard

I haven’t booted my Switch or played games in about a month and I had a couple spare hours today. So bare with me here as I have a few thoughts!

I downloaded the Pragmata demo and booted up Rogue Prince of Persia.

Pragmata, at first I thought it was a bit clunky. Moving around the environment and specifically the way your player collides with objects feels a bit off. Once I got into the combat / puzzle gameplay, I forgot about that and I had a blast. As a PC / Switch gamer, I was really impressed by the performance. I played in handheld and for the first 10mns it appeared blurry, but then I just forgot about that too and was having fun. 22mn clear time for the demo. The game shows a lot of promise and I really like the puzzle / strategy combat happening in real time. It works well with the pacing of the robots you fight.

Rogue Prince of Persia is pretty fun too! It’s a little slow, easy at the beginning. Once you start to get into the flow and unlock more maneuvers and weapons, the flow becomes very fun! Took me about 20-30mns to get into the groove. I’ve died twice at the first boss but I feel on my third time, I’ll get past it.

Overall, some fun experiences

Release it on the eshop! Making a demo and limiting it to physical only is very odd. Is the marketing or development costs for demo sponsored by these stores?

@Kobeskillz

Hahaha - fair enough! Thanks for the insights, I forgot about that constraint with the dock.

@tomwinsagain

1080p scales evenly into 2160p (4K) and 1440p technically doesn’t. Maybe running the game natively at 1440p isn’t a locked 120fps? Seems unlikely given the hardware. In either case, I suspect there are only two options (1080p and 4K) just to keep it straightforward for the users.

I double dipped on Switch during the last winter sale after they announced this patch. Glad it came so soon! Now to finish up Silksong…

@westman98

This guy reads and maths! Thanks for the insights

I hope it supports cross save with Steam / PC.

I LOVE Oblivion but I don’t think I can double dip on the remake if I can’t sync.

Blue Prince for sure but now that you mention it, I wouldn’t mind Psychonauts 1 & 2 👉👈

I appreciate it, I just hope it continues across more games, and not just the biggest sellers. It would be "nice" if it were possible to apply an approach, system level, that adjusts games resolution to match the outputs.

My only gripe of playing unpatched SW1 games on SW2 is poor UI / scaling. 720p mobile games don't scale well to the 1080p screen. Games look blurry. I don't need 4K / 60fps patches across the board (its more of a nice to have) but ensuring at baseline, the experience is as good or better on Switch 2 compared to Switch 1 would be nice.

@DennisReynolds Corpo translation of paused means it’s stopped, killed, deleted etc.

We will not see Borderlands 4 on Switch 2.

@Nintendontyouknow

A few of the previews mention the tennis component is very simplified. With the fever brackets and chaos, it sounds like more of a party game.

Which is fine but for the Mario sport enthusiasts, I have a feeling this will be a pass or borrow from a friend situation. I think I will skip now that I’ve read some previews.

Im a bit anxious. I'm really looking forward to a new Mario sports game with a challenging career, that is driven by practice and some level of skill refinement. I fear you will have to go out of your way to play these limited modes / disable fever brackets.

If the expectations for most gamers are just a fun, family game, I'm sure it will do fine. I just miss the more challenging sport games, like the older Mario Golf games or Mario Power Tennis.

@tanaka2687

The expectations might be impacted by the project going over budget. Scope creep, insufficient allocation of resources (people, time etc.) or other issues.

Your point is valid but it could have had implications on the scope or quality of the product.

I don’t think we’ll find out why anytime soon but I think it’s important we have competition in the arcade racing segment.

Elden Ring
Mina the Hollower
RE9
Duskbloods
GTA VI because why not

@DTFaux

I agree with you with the GenAI topic. It's extremely scummy. My only point is that machine learning and other AI functions still offer value. If you're using AI tools, like GenAI to create assets, worlds etc, to replace the creative process. I think it's a bridge too far.

If you're using it to refine your workflow, and avoid repetitive tasks that offer little to no value, I think that warrants a discussion. I'd rather developers use their time more effectively on decision making and other creative iteration or problem solving that ultimately improves the user experience or product.

@MegaVel91 I think there is a difference between asking AI to do all the work for you vs. tuning solutions to complex challenges or efforts that developers face on the day to day.

Of course if you prompt the AI to "make a game like BotW", well... you deserve the result of Nintendo's lawyers. Now, what if you're asking AI to tune the way NPC react when a player puts on a piece of gear. Maybe... that's a better way of working then manually adding a list of prompts in a database behind the scenes.

IMO it's not black and white

Remember that scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where William (Charlie's father) get's replaced in the factory by automation only to get a new job that was better to maintain the machines?

I'm not saying this will happen for all people across the board, but at some point, we do have to embrace these tools. Banning isn't a solution, since someone else will create something else and so on and so forth. We just need to finetune our approach to how we use these tools.

The most successful entrepreneurs and companies will be the ones who use these tools to make something new and exciting. Of course a copy / paste will fall flat on its face.

If AI accelerates development, don't tuck your head in the sand. Embrace it, learn from it, evolve. All this doom and gloom really doesn't reflect our reality. We're not going BACK to an AI-less world.

@Andee9001

ooooOH Mass Effect Trilogy would slap on Switch 2. Good idea!

If it’s a partner direct, I hope there some new games to show up too alongside ports of 2025 games. I wouldn’t be sad if Duskbloods pops up. Just sayin’, Nintendo!

I'll gladly pick up a Doom Triple Pack on Switch 2 in the future and agree with the comments. Doom (2016) should get a native SW2 patch pronto. I'm extremely confident iD can make it sing at 60 fps on Switch 2.

Just Dance has a subscription service?

I know of Ubisoft+ but this is the first I have heard of this. I assume others are in the same boat.

Highly, highly recommend checking out the recently uploaded Youtube video by the slow-mo guys. They produced an 11min deep dive on how the original Virtual Boy works, and it's fascinating. A really interesting approach to mechanical and electrical engineering. Check it out!

Proper patch notes. Love to see clear and organized updates!

Cautiously optimistic.

If there is a direct, I don't expect major first party announcements. I would like to see some games of 2025 come to Switch 2, like Blue Prince, but I don't have any expectations.

I still have lots of games to catch up. I don't have enough time for all these games so... take your time Nintendo. Let em' cook

On that note, more Switch 2 upgrades would be nice while we wait, like Pikmin.

Maybe I am too biased but I enjoy the NA/EU one over JP.

Lovely game, would love to play it again one day!

This really feels like a PC game to me but I'd consider a port on Switch 2 if its a steady 30fps and the compromises don't impact gameplay.

Appreciate all the feedback, clarifications, and replies to my comments

@Fanat1c

Appreciate the context! What about video games? I suspect many games, especially Nintendo, don’t feature Polish audio. Peroid. Do they get a lektor type treatment? Or any treatment at all? Seeing DK and MKW get Polish audio, even to me with little historical context, could see that being significant. Especially given that Nintendo games aren’t super popular in Poland. At least when I lived there.

My visibility on this subject was only limited to my own curiosity of trying to learn a new language. I’m not actively studying it anymore so my default language is just… default (English).

I was once studying Polish, taking courses and practicing where I could. I discovered I could play through the Witcher with Polish audio and English subs. I found that hybrid approach was genuinely helpful to better understand pronunciation and overall flow of conversations in life.

Glad to see more games are offering features where audio is in one language with subs in another. Seems like it caters to very few but it (exposure) can help a lot with learning a new language in my opinion.

For some context, lot of western TV shows or movies in Poland are dubbed with a “lektor”, meaning someone, literally one person, is dubbing and narrating all VO in Polish over the original language, like English, and the English language is still being played but just at a lower volume. It’s bizarre to someone like me who isn’t a native Polish speaker but it was, maybe still is, quite common. While you do eventually get used to it (to a degree), I don’t know how native Poles can deal with that (listening to dual audio tracks) without going insane but kudos to them!

@xmkbest

Mariusz Kart World has a certain ring to it I’m genuinely curious about the translation now given you dropped that fact! Glad it’s accurate for a native Polish speaker

So much salt… just remember that Hasbro is the roadblock preventing Baldur’s Gate III on Switch 2.

One could argue, a really solid power point presentation from Bowser may convince them to right their wrongs and improve the relationships between Wizards of the Coast and Larian.

One could dream at least…

All I ask for is someone at Nintendo, whether CEO of Nintendo of America or an intern in Seattle, Washington, bring the same passion, enthusiasm, and drive to celebrate Nintendo, their products, their quality, in a way similar to the way Reggie communicated on behalf of Nintendo.

As a consumer, I am not concerned of the day to day responsibilities and decision making they have to make behind the scenes. All I am interested in how they position themselves and demonstrate their future.

Bring games to the forefront of the discussion. Be passionate! Bring unique experiences! Take risks; Challenge conventions.

In a generation filled with poor outlook due to ongoing economic uncertainties and barbaric nationalism, I want to look at Nintendo to drive meaningful change where they can. With the experiences that no one else can really offer in digital entertainment.

I guess I have large expectations to get to the point, but it’s not about “them”. It’s about why I should care about Nintendo in 2026 and beyond. You sell me like Reggie did, with unique experiences and top quality games, and I’ll continue to stick around.

To say I am looking forward to this year’s directs would be an understatement to say the least.

@MADLUDWIG11

OK - That sounds clearer. Thanks.

For what it’s worth, I opened the blog post and it mentions something more detailed than what is listed in the article. It could of been updated or modified since this article was published but i’ll copy and paste it below:

“Game Saves
Players should keep in mind the following when enabling Cross-Progression:

Old save games created on a non-primary linked account will not be loadable while Cross-Progression is active.
If players want to use older saves from their non-primary linked accounts, they can disable Cross-Progression at any time. Doing so will revert each of their non-primary linked accounts to the exact state they were in before Cross-Progression was activated, restoring access to the saves on those platforms. “

"And of course, just to be crystal clear, here's what won't be included:

• Game license
• DLC license
• DLC-based unlocks
• Leaderboard scores
• Save Games (offline and online)"

No cross-saves? Am I missing something here? Seems like an important omission.

Wow - What a throwback. I recall when this came out. I didn’t think it looked all that good or fun to play. This was based on my biased feedback of RE4, the only RE game I had beat, was the best and this looked poor in comparison.

It was a terrible and uninformed take, but I haven’t thought about it or seen it since. Maybe I read about in Nintendo Power but the thought never came back to play, rent, or borrow it.

I’ve since gone back to RE 1 (Steam) and played a few hours, and enjoyed it, but it never stayed with me. I wish I wasn’t so dismissive of it at the time. Now, reading this article and seeing the screenshots, I could only imagine how fun this would of been with the map on the top screen and stylus action.

P.S. I love every DS game with subtitles that start with the letters ‘D’ and ‘S’. It never got old

@IronMan30 Appreciate the clarification. I had interpreted the need as you felt RE9 would not be enjoyable or understood without first playing RE8.

I still highly recommend playing 8. I was only suggesting if you want to jump into RE9 during the zeitgeist that will occur around launch and there is doubt because you haven’t played 8, don’t fret.

Now if you haven’t played 7, then I do suggest you play 7 before 8. Those two games are more closely linked than 9 will be to 8.

"Questions arose around a potential remake of Resident Evil 5 after Eva La Dare, the voice actor behind Sheva Alomar in the 2009 original, stated that she's "Got a few fun things lined up for March" in relation to Resident Evil's 30th anniversary."

I read elsewhere (a moment ago) she will be a voice actor in the new Tomb Raider game, Tomb Raider: Catalyst. There might not be any connection to RE or a RE5 remake.

Wow - So much dislike for Prime 4. I’m not surprised that there is dislike but the focus on the negatives and quantity of comments isn’t good news.

I’m still eager to play Prime 4 but I am still working through my backlog and the $100 CAD price tag doesn’t help me reprioritize. At least, these articles and comments have my expectations in check.

I am just too big of a fan of these games to ignore it. Metroid Prime continues to be my all time video game, period and I’ll always give them a go as long as Retro keeps making them and reviews aren’t treading into average or mediocre.

Nothing about the NA cover feels like Final Fantasy. A big swing and a miss. EU/JP gets my vote.

Any game from Shinji Mikami (producer of the original RE2, director of the original RE4, and so many other games like Viewtiful Joe and Vanquish) generally gets my attention.

I have this on PC but haven’t finished it. A Switch 2 port would be a real good time!

The product tie in shown within the showcase was absolutely, unequivocally, pure cringe. The spokesperson for the watch company was really trying but you could tell that if you asked them about their perspective on video games / video game culture, their response would be that it’s only for overweight males who live in their mom’s basement. Just completely disconnected from Resident Evil and gaming culture in general.

No disrespect to them as an individual, a paycheque is a paycheque but who at Capcom thought this was a good collab? Absolutely absurd.

@IronMan30

Before you burden yourself, you really don’t. I say this will full love of RE8. I’ve got over 50 hrs into it, I have the Rose DLC, and nearly mastered the merc mode. It’s a great game
but you definitely don’t “need” to play it. Especially not before Requiem. I bet you the only connection between Village and Requiem will be a few, easily missable documents and a couple remarks from Ashcroft about a previous story in an eastern european village. Beyond those breadcrumbs, it will be a completely standalone story.

I don’t think I learned much from the showcase (besides Ink Ribbons) but that is OK.

The question for me is PC or PC + Switch 2. I’d love a physical edition on Switch but not a big fan of a key card. I’ll wait and see how the reviews are before I double dip but I’ll for sure buy the game on PC.

Resident Evil is one of my favourite franchises and I strongly believe without 7, we wouldn’t be here today. It saved the series and paved the way to let them remake 2, 3, release Village, and finally the masterpiece that is RE4 Remake.