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@Ocaz "The foreseeable future" means nothing to me. That could be 10 years, 5 years, 3 years, or less for all we know. What Nintendo should have said is that you'll be able to redownload digital purchases for as long as Nintendo exists as a company. That's really the only pro-consumer way forward when it comes to digital purchases. If Nintendo is still around in, say, 50 years, my grandchildren should have the ability to redownload games onto the antique 3DS and Wii U I passed down to them.

I tried Thumper a while back on Steam. Very cool game, but the difficulty was infuriating. It didn't take me long to give up on it, and I managed to get a refund for it.

@NikHogan I have the OG too. I like the look of this new one (the colors are great), but it looks like it has no gameplay advantages over the original. I might get it if it had rumble, but I don't know if I can get there with what amounts to a sidestep rather than a step forward.

I was so bored with Sunshine that I traded it in unfinished a couple of weeks after buying it for my GameCube.

That said, I'm willing to give it another shot in 3D All-Stars (which has been in my backlog for a while). Maybe I'll gain a new appreciation for it.

"The Witcher 3 set the bar for modern RPGs back in 2015, and this port is a startling reminder that it has yet to be bettered."

scrolls one game down to see Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in a higher position

@HammerKirby From what I'm seeing here, it looks like Doom Eternal on Switch with all DLC included is 29 GB. It seems very unlikely that The Ancient Gods, Part 2 would be 29 GB on its own (since the main game is only 17.5 GB), so I can only conclude that everything together is 29 GB. https://help.bethesda.net/#en/answer/53886

Fun fact: If you have a regular DS or DS Lite, you can use the Metroid Prime Pinball rumble pak for vibration feedback in Elite Beat Agents.

@Desa It's probably because they don't want to upgrade to a bigger, more expensive cartridge. Typical cheapskate move we've seen with a lot of physical Switch releases, although this one at least has the full main game.

Hard to say if mine was Super Mario Bros. or Duck Hunt since I got them at the same time on the same cartridge. Probably Super Mario Bros. I think it was 1987 when my dad gave me my NES with those two games.

Neon White really is something special. It's a tightly designed puzzle/platforming/shooting powerhouse, and it looks and plays great on Switch. And the replay value is pretty high due to the incentives to work on your times for each level and to find each level's hidden gift (which can unlock dialogue with a supporting character, and maybe even a bonus level).

No save states is a deal-breaker for me. I'm not as good at these classic video games as I used to be, and I don't want to sink a bunch of time into replaying the same levels over and over. But that's okay. I already own these games on current platforms in other ways.

@anoyonmus My dad and I tried watching it together. He's a Star Trek fan going all the way back to the '60s, and I'm a fan going back to the '80s. By episode 2, we both decided that Prodigy was too heavily geared toward kids for us to enjoy it. There's nothing wrong with that of course. It just doesn't have the kind of wide appeal I was hoping for. So that's a long way of saying that no, I don't recommend it if you're not a kid. There are plenty of other Star Trek series you could check out, though. Star Trek: The Next Generation is a classic. Or if you want to start with something newer, you could check out Star Trek: Discovery. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is good too, but I don't recommend getting into that one until you've seen the first two seasons of Discovery.

A new Switch just isn't needed right now. 2022 is set to be a massive year for the current Switch consoles, and it would make zero sense to release a Switch successor right after that. It would be akin to releasing the N64 just a few months after the SNES's biggest year.

I think things are going to cool off for the Switch over the course of 2023, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC tracks being the main attraction for the year. Summer of that year would be the perfect time to announce a Switch successor for a March 2024 release.

I would have thrown the Game Boy in with the SNES and Virtual Boy. It was actually a bigger part of the SNES generation than the NES generation. The NES was nearly 4 years old when the Game Boy was released. In contrast, the Game Boy was going strong all the way through the Super Nintendo's lifespan.

It looks different enough from Horizon Chase Turbo that it might be worth a shot. I like the homage to 16-bit racers in the pixelated visuals (which are unlike the clean mobile visuals in Horizon Chase Turbo), and I can already tell that turning will have a way different feel.

I have the 2019 revision. It's holding up well, but it's obviously not very old. I have a protective case for traveling with it, and I always place it in and remove it from the dock carefully (making sure that the back of the Switch makes contact with it if any part of it is going to). The screen still looks like it did when I bought it. My Joy-Cons are functioning perfectly, but I don't use them for much anymore. They've taken up permanent residence inside my Ring Fit Adventures accessories. Between my 8BitDo controllers and my Hori Split Pad Pro, I don't need the Joy-Cons for anything else.

@Yorumi And Destiny 2 pretty much has the market cornered.

@Gamer83 Even smart people can be blinded by greed, and I think that's what happened here. Hopefully the massive failure of Babylon's Fall has been a wake-up call for them.

@ChromaticDracula I recommend trying the Triangle Strategy demo if you haven't yet. I fell in love with it in a way that I didn't with Octopath Traveler. I like Octopath Traveler, but the characters, dialogue choices, and combat in Triangle Strategy are something special.

I fell in love with Triangle Strategy early in the demo, oddly in a way that I didn't with Octopath Traveler. I like Octopath Traveler, but I love the characters, dialogue choices, and combat in Triangle Strategy. I've got it pre-ordered.

Unfortunately, the developers added gameplay elements to Actraiser Rennaissance that arguably make it a worse experience than the original game. I'd like to see a version of the game in HD-2D that's faithful to the original.

They already had the mechanics from the first game in place, so it looks like their development process for this one wouldn't have been much more than creating a new story and some new still images to go with it. The fast turnaround makes sense to me.

@mezoomozaa It may seem that way to you, but I'm sure it'll be a great solution for anyone who only has a Split Pad Pro and the Joy-Cons that came with their console. This grip will probably run for less than half the cost of a Pro Controller.

@NikHogan You know what? I would love to see something like the Split Pad Pro (but with HD Rumble) from Nintendo.

If you want a Game Boy-inspired controller, just get the G Classic Edition of the 8BitDo Pro 2 or the SN30 Pro.

I'm cautiously optimistic for this game and taking a wait and see approach. Looking forward to the Nintendo Life review.

For me, it was Kentucky Route Zero (which I finished earlier this year). I've never experienced a game quite like it. It's eerie, immersive, beautiful, and meaningful. It's the first game that has managed to knock Mass Effect off my number one spot.

Before that, Bioshock Infinite cracked my top 5 when I played all the way through it for the first time a few years ago (the Xbox One version in my case). Gorgeous visuals, fun gameplay, and an amazing story.

Here's my current top 5:

1. Kentucky Route Zero
2. Mass Effect
3. Bioshock Infinite
4. Mass Effect 2
5. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Smash Wii U might seem like an odd choice, but I feel like Nintendo got everything right with that one. For Glory mode was my jam. I was so into it that I could even be happy at losing because of the incredible skill on display from my online opponents. I've never had so much fun with a fighting game. Unfortunately, Nintendo kind of ruined things with Smash Ultimate by ditching the For Glory and For Fun modes and replacing them with a system which makes it so that I'm rarely playing the way I want to play.

This would do nothing to inform Nintendo about my opinion regarding Mario's 35th anniversary. My answer is "I still like Mario", but my full answer would be that I still like Mario despite what Nintendo did with Super Mario 3D All-Stars. I have a good idea of why they did it (to drive sales in the short term and impress their investors as they wrapped up their fiscal year), but it was a move that was very anti-consumer.

It looks like a pretty solid JRPG, but I still have Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, Octopath Traveler, and I Am Setsuna to finish. I can definitely wait for a good sale on this one.

Thomas Was Alone is one of those hidden gems that I think everybody should try. It won't knock your socks off, but it has competent platforming, nicely done narration, and a surprisingly emotional story.

I've come to trust Nintendo Life's reviews, so I'll definitely be waiting for their take on Bravely Default II.

That's a nicely laid out article. Kudos on the way you separated everything into meaningful categories.

@Toads-Friend I agree. No need for a Pro model. Nintendo can ride out the next couple of years just fine with first party releases and third party ports of cross-gen titles. I think March of 2023 would be the perfect time for them to release a proper Switch 2. Six years is long enough for consumers to feel satisfied with the lifespan of the original Switch but not so long that the original Switch becomes irrelevant.

Kid Icarus: Uprising had quite the learning curve for its odd control scheme. And if you were a lefty like me, you had to have a Circle Pad Pro in order for it to work. But once I got the controls down, Kid Icarus: Uprising was a blast to play. I'd love to see a remastered version for the Switch with reworked controls.

Disappointing that they went with procedurally generated levels. In a game like this, it's inevitably going to result in the creation of a section that's impossible or nearly impossible to pass. And as was also pointed out in the review, it robs the player of the ability to learn levels and perfect his or her gameplay to get through them.

Glad to see ActRaiser on this list even if it's all the way down at 34. It was an amazing game for its time. It featured a nicely balanced gameplay combo of world building and hack-and-slash action, and the music was incredible for a video game in 1991. The visuals were impressive for the time as well, though they haven't aged as well as the rest of the package.

At this point, I think they should probably include the first expansion in the package for free. I know there was nothing they could do about the pandemic, but that doesn't change the fact that the Switch version is going to be released several months after every other version.

I never owned a Wii and only bought Galaxy 2 for my Wii U, so Galaxy will probably be my first one. I owned Sunshine back in the day but traded it in unfinished. I just didn't like it, which was strange considering how much I loved 64. But I'm definitely willing to give Sunshine another shot.

@Wholemeal_Toast I grabbed The Sinking City while it was heavily discounted in the American Switch eShop not long ago. It's not a top tier game as far as gameplay goes, but I've been enjoying the story, voice acting, and exploration. It has a Silent Hill 2 vibe to the point where I can forgive the clunky gameplay since it kind of reminds me of the clunky gameplay in old horror games.

If somebody is living a happy life in a wheelchair, that's fantastic! More power to them. But not everybody who is wheelchair-bound is going to have a positive outlook. Is it really so hard to believe that a person who isn't feeling so positive might see death as a release from their disability? This isn't ableism. It's just a character who represents something that's a sad reality for some people.

I'm intrigued, but this is definitely falling into "wait for a good sale" territory for me. And by "good sale", I mean at least half off.

How do you NOT make something like this a charging grip?

Definitely some antiquated game design. That's why I've never managed to finish the first game. Fortunately, Bioshock Infinite is pretty much what you would expect from a modern FPS in terms of design and gameplay. I actually finished that one. I find it way more fun to play than the first Bioshock.

@Decapre I might be in the minority, but I actually enjoyed Captain Toad more than 3D World. Captain Toad was a colorful, fun, and innovative puzzle-platformer. 3D World looked pretty but was a fairly bland Mario offering in my opinion (especially as a single player experience versus the undoubtedly much more enjoyable co-op). I didn't even care enough about it to try to finish it. I liked Super Mario Odyssey a whole lot more.

@monterxz When I said "exclusives" in that context, I was talking about Sony. We could see Sony exclusives that are released on both PS5 and PS4 at the same time, but I doubt we will.

@Ralek85 When it comes to the PS5, I don't expect Sony to release any cross-platform first party exclusives. I think they're going to leave the PS4 behind as quickly as possible. But like you said, third parties won't be so quick to do that. And that's how I think the Switch will still be viable for AAA ports for at least a couple of years after the next gen consoles hit. But yeah... After that, I think the Switch will be practically out on its own with only Nintendo exclusives, some indies, and shovelware to support it. That's why I think 2023 would probably be a good year for Nintendo to release the Switch 2.

I think many more "impossible" Switch ports will be feasible as long as cross-platform titles are being released (games for both Series X/PS5 and Xbox One/PS4). Once we get to the point where games are being developed exclusively for next gen consoles, I think Switch ports might become truly impossible. But I think we'll have at least a couple of years after the release of the next gen consoles before that happens.

I would have liked to see a taller joystick for more of an arcade feel, and the stick I'm seeing here looks like it was made from a really low quality plastic. Otherwise, I guess it looks fine. But I'd rather spend, say, $60 instead of $45 if it would mean a bump in quality for this thing.

Personally, I would like to see a review of Soul Axiom Rebooted in order to see how much better than the Wii U version you think this new remastered and reworked version of the game is (assuming you think it's better at all).

@Nego Yeah, I think leaving the HD Rumble out of the Switch Lite was a mistake. This isn't 2011 anymore. There's no good excuse for a mainstream portable console to not have rumble built in. And since a major selling point of the Switch and Switch Lite is home console gaming on the go, it's even more glaring for the Switch Lite to be missing a feature that has been a mainstay in home console gaming for nearly two decades.