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This is everything a Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade should be.

Also, I'm pleasantly surprised Rocket League is still active enough for Psyonix to offer this boost. Remember the Mario / Luigi / Samus car skins from when it first launched?

@PJOreilly don't feel bad about not finishing Super Mario Sunshine. I have now tried three times (once on GameCube, twice on Switch) to finish it. I always abandon it after only a couple of hours. I've completed every other Super Mario game multiple times. Sunshine is just not for me. I actually kind of hate it!

NES: Nintendo reinvents game box art and changes the industry.
Game Boy & SNES: Nintendo creates an iconic, consistent look for its games.
N64: Peak Nintendo box art creativity.
GBC / GBA / GameCube: A little boring but safe and it works.
DS / Wii: More of the same but it's fine.
3DS / Wii U: Lots of space on the cases to show off each game.
Nintendo Switch: Some inconsistencies with the spines, but a clean, consistent look with smart use of red as a standout color. Looks great on a shelf as a collection.
Nintendo Switch 2: NINTENDO STAHP WHAT ARE YOU DOING

My expectations were already pretty low, so I can't really complain. This upgrade isn't for me, since I do local multiplayer exceedingly rarely, and never for platform games. Seems like a nice update for families, though!

This is extremely cool, though the Xbox Series S seems redundant now that most Microsoft games are multiplatform.

Patiently waiting on the announcement of a physical edition for Nintendo Switch / NS2.

@Questionable_Duck absolutely. I agree everyone needs to take action to address vile online predators and hate groups and those bizarre ultra-bullies who try to get kids to harm themselves. I also wish parents took more initiative and stopped caving every time their kid wants unfettered access to every device that connects to the internet.

I got tired of waiting for a Switch release years ago and bought Disney Afternoon Collection on PS4. It's very good, though some of the games have not aged as well as I had hoped. DuckTales is still fantastic and practically worth the price alone.

Whether it's video games, mobile phones, or just regular freaking websites, I am always astonished at how much the burden of "keeping kids safe" is placed on platforms, content creators, and everyday consumers... but not on, you know, PARENTS.

For what it's worth, Nintendo cheekily acknowledged the Virtual Boy in Tomodachi Life on the 3DS. I think it showed up in one or more Animal Crossing games, too.

Wouldn't it be a hoot if Activision just ported over Call of Duty: Ghosts from the Wii U?

(Probably) unpopular opinion: I'm still waiting for a port of the original Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny

Tri Force Heroes is pretty mediocre as a single-player game, but it ~could~ be a little better on Nintendo Switch / 2 with a bigger pool of online co-op participants than I ever found on 3DS.

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash will never be re-released in any form, for any reason.

I have dozens of hours in the original Suika Game. It's great, and an outstanding value for the price! Picking up Suika Game Planet is a no-brainer for me.

60fps AND analogue trigger support? What did we do to deserve this bounty? GREAT news all around!

GRID Autosport is the best racing sim on Nintendo Switch, and it's not even close. Legends is a Day One purchase for me!

Thank you @AlanaHagues for the footnote about the CloverPit knockoff. These shameless acts of IP theft will continue unabated until Nintendo does something about it (and they will not, unless it's a Pokemon clone).

I have more hours in Vampire Survivors than any game except Breath of the Wild. This upcoming game is going to ruin my life

I have just gotten accustomed to the fact that very, very few Nintendo Switch / NS2 game cards do or will include the full, final game with no patches or other downloads required. That and the Game-Key Card scourge are just accelerating the inevitable end of physical games media.

This is great news. In my headcanon, this will always be an alternate-universe Mega Man game though.

I have to think a Nintendo Switch 2 port of Expedition 33 is practically a given at this point, the sort of thing they'll announce whenever the GOTY Edition or whatever is announced for other platforms.

This was, by far, the most-exciting announcement of The Game Awards for me. My expectations are always pretty low, though. Every year, just about all of the announced games are skipping Nintendo platforms, and I'm used to that.

I think Spotify and other music services do their year-in-review when they do because a lot of people listen primarily to Christmas music in December.

I love how the Nintendo Life profile page for Wario World lists "Crime" for one of the game tags

The trailer appears to show gameplay at both 30fps and 60fps, so I assume there are quality and performance modes, which is great!

I own both of the first two games (there was not much racing game variety on the Switch back then) and... they're fine. I'm hesitant to take the leap a third time without seeing a Nintendo Life review. At its heart, this is a mobile game, after all.

@N8tiveT3ch we'll probably not see any of the great N64 wrestling games get rereleased because there are so many rights issues to work out, sadly, but who knows...

Mischief Makers is a wonderful platformer from Treasure, the former Konami devs who made Sin & Punishment, Gunstar Heroes, and Ikaruga, among others. Nintendo published it in North America. I really hope we get it on Nintendo Switch someday.

I think I placed my order, and I got a sort of confirmation email from Nintendo, but the store page crashed after I clicked the pay button, and I still cannot get the Nintendo.com store to open or let me login, an hour later.

The email from Nintendo says "You'll get a receipt with your full order details soon," but it's been an hour and still nothing. Probably just swamped with orders

Love the guy. Wish only the best for Harada-san

Also, we REALLY need a Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition port already!!!

@AstroTheGamosian I thought that was him! Great to have his involvement in the game marketing, at least.

@bleeflooflah you're right. I misremembered the overall commitment, and I didn't mean to imply Yacht Club did too much. As I said, I absolutely love the game and the developers! I think you said what I meant in a much more clear way; they got a little distracted with the side projects.

Regardless, I really want Mina the Hollower to be another big success for them, and I am confident it will be. I could see it selling 1 million copies in its first year, across all platforms, if it's up to their standards of quality - which it will be, given their willingness to take the risk of delaying it!

"in tact" in the subheadline is driving me crazy

Sorry to be that guy.

I would love to see an in-depth item from Nintendo Life (or any reputable gaming site, really) about what's been going on at Yacht Club. I have followed YC for years, and it sure seems like their predicament is a combination of overpromising on the Shovel Knight Kickstarter, and mismanagement since the game came out.

The initial Shovel Knight Kickstarter campaign came with a LOT of stretch goals, and the funding hit all of them. They got the base game out in a reasonable amount of time, and it was great! ...But then they had to start delivering on those stretch goals, many of which were free DLC. So, they were pouring time and resources for years after release into free content that wasn't necessarily generating more revenue.

I love, love, LOVE Shovel Knight. I love it so much, I have bought it at least five times that I know of (digitally on Wii U, 3DS, and Nintendo Switch, and two more physical copies) and I've played hundreds of hours of it and its spinoffs. I personally wanted a "Shovel Knight 64" but I'm definitely picking up Mina the Hollower sight unseen. I really hope YC is able to overcome their mistakes and deliver a great game that sells!

Capcom's box art design for its early EU releases was definitely a choice

I noticed that Super Mega Baseball 4 finally got that fix, and of course I'm very happy about NieR. I'm not sure whether Nintendo or the publishers are doing the heavy lifting, but it's great to see regardless.

This made my day! I've waited for this news for months.

Looks GREAT. I sincerely hope we see a Switch / NS2 release!

Most Wanted U is my favorite in the series, by a longshot. Sadly, trapped forever on the Wii U.

The first Gear.Club was mostly fine, and the only racing sim on Nintendo Switch with real licensed vehicles for a year or so. The second is largely identical to the first; it's "fine." I bought both physical editions. Both games run at 30fps which is less than ideal for this sort of game.

A GCU 3 needs to be 60fps / 1080p at an absolute minimum for me to consider it. I'm not a graphics snob, I swear, except when it comes to racing games xD

Japan's is the one that got my "objective" vote, but the North American packaging is a pure nostalgia rush for me, an original SNES owner since 1991. (I have the Classic Edition and its box, too!)

Mine was literally just delivered minutes ago! I'm especially happy about the bonus soundtrack download they included. Darren Korb is a magnificent composer!

Too many good new games this week!

Instant buy. I have an unhealthy number of hours in the original Vampire Survivors

@lifer that makes sense! Apologies for my American-centrism.

@Briarback in the USA it's very weird: Sunday is part of the "weekend," and most people have the day off (schools, government, typical businesses) but on calendars, it's the first day of the week. Technically our weeks run Sunday (start) to Saturday (end), so if today is Friday and something is happening on Sunday, we would say it's happening "next week."

I have no idea where this dumb and bad system started, but I'm used to it.

Nintendo UK Launches 2026 Calendars, Including One Just For NSO Subscribers

Fixed that headline for you. (If these are on the North American My Nintendo store, I cannot find them.)

It's a little cringe but I think it will be swiftly forgotten.

Also I want a serious game like MP4 that includes a chatty, annoying friendly NPC whom you can just murder and it has no affect on the story. Truly satisfying

@ShadLink to be fair, a LOT of other English-language gaming news websites have severely downsized, shut down entirely, or been replaced with AI-generated content in the last couple of years.

Yooooo Storm Trooper Samus

@CurryPowderKeg79 same! Hard to justify double-dipping, but I really want the upgrade. We'll see how it reviews, I guess.

@kal_el_07241 I would argue Mother 3 shouldn't even be listed, as there is technically no legal way to play it on a North American or European console, other than adding a Japanese account to a Nintendo Switch, and even then you need to be fluent in Japanese.