JJtheTexan

I'm glad I read this post and watched the full trailer. I saw the fleeting glance we were shown in the Indie World presentation, and thought, "Oh, a Roguelike that looks a LOT like the very first Rogue." This is clearly a much more interesting game. I think I'll check it out!

This is better news than almost anything in the last Nintendo Direct (no shade on Indie World, I'm excited for Mina the Hollower).

I watch a lot of hololive (mostly Japanese Vtubers), and I've seen some of them play Bokura Planet. It has a very weird, almost creepy vibe, and I think it's a great fit for NS2. I fully expect an international release, eventually.

文字遊戯 "Word Game" looks interesting and seems almost impossible to localize.

I love the idea of the Super Mario Maker 2 update posited above.

I never forgave Nintendo for delisting and shutting down Super Mario Bros. 35. It was an absolute blast. Equally inexcusable was making Super Mario 3D All-Stars a limited release, both physically AND digitally. Limited physical copies, okay, fine, I get it, but removing it from digital sales??? Why??!?!

I got my copy, but still! What if I lose it? I'm just... out of luck??? There is no good reason or explanation for it. Preposterous.

@FishyS I have! They are definitely a product of their time, but absolutely worth checking out if you are familiar with their respective series or just want to try something different in a given genre.

My favorite so far is Silpheed. It looks and plays astonishingly well given its age and original hardware.

I wish I understood Nintendo's thinking in replacing so many longtime voice actors. Is it just about money? It can't be saving them THAT much, can it?

I mean no disrespect to the new VAs. I just think it's terrible how Nintendo has discarded quite a few talented actors after decades of service to these beloved characters.

Already pre-ordered Earthion. Impatiently waiting for Hades II. SacriFire and Earth Atlantis 2 look compelling. Great stuff from BitSummit, Lowell!

It's worth noting this only shows the data of who actually took the survey, NOT all Nintendo players. Pokemon has millions of young players, but survey companies typically do not poll children, for legal and ethical reasons. Without knowing the methodology behind this survey, we can't really draw any accurate conclusions about the total demographics of Nintendo players in Japan.

Iwata-san's Nintendo wouldn't treat voice actors like this - firing / replacing beloved voice actors without any notice. The company is slowly getting worse before our eyes.

I would love to see this become a regular feature on Nintendo Life!

Cheers and applause to all the great cosplayers featured here.

We can still vote with our wallets. Don't buy games on Game-Key Cards! Buy physical whenever possible.

I am lucky enough to own both a NS2 and PS5. This may very well be the first generation in which I buy more multiplatform games for PlayStation than Nintendo, if a PS5 disc version is available and a true physical Nintendo Switch / NS2 version is not.

@koopababble ?????

Nintendo has released 14 console platforms in 40+ years. More than 20 if you count variants / hardware upgrades. I can think of... two that had performance problems with first-party launch titles.

What am I missing?

I do not think the passing of someone I never met has ever affected me as much as Iwata-san's did.

@sketchturner I know, right? That's great he's so talented and all that, but spending enough money to buy a house in some cities on what amounts to a hobby project is kind of insane, I think

@Woops just here to say I appreciate the Fauna avatar

I really hope I am wrong about this, but the art in the game icon / header image on this page looks A.I.-generated to me.

@kmtrain83 that's fair! It's like the old Jerry Seinfeld bit where he complains about consumerism and how everything we buy just ends up getting thrown away eventually, so why not cut out the middleman and just throw things away immediately

I'm paraphrasing ModernVintageGamer here: Game-Key Cards are plastic waste.

They have no game data, thus making them useless as a means of game preservation and / or reducing the data storage burden on the NS2. They require an internet connection and full game download, eliminating the convenience of cartridges in situations without fast / reliable internet. And they must be inserted in the console every time you want to play, eliminating the convenience of a digital download.

The only benefit is that you can trade or sell one to someone else when you're done with it. For me, at least, the hassle makes Game-Key Cards a terrible deal.

I still don't have one, still can't find one. It sucks, frankly.

I reeeeeeeally hope for a physical release, even if it's just the original Nintendo Switch version. This game looks fun!

My principal complaint with the Nintendo Switch 2 is that I have not been able to buy one

GRID is still among my favorite Nintendo Switch racing games, and easily the best "realistic" racing sims on the platform, so this is great news.

If only we'd gotten a physical release of GRID...

The lore is that Nintendo gives absolutely no hoots about the lore for its Super Mario / Donkey Kong series.

I'm astonished how much better the final box art is. It's such a small change, but the adorable Pauline and her joyful expression just makes it so much more appealing to me. A-peel-ing. Ha ha.

Minecraft is among the best-selling third-party games on Nintendo Switch, and the NS2 has a mouse mode... surely a Minecraft upgrade for NS2 is coming.

@Iconoclysm "As confirmed by Digital Foundry, the system currently reserves 3 GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores for the OS, which will likely contribute to getting GameChat running without issues, although it's clear how the new feature could be rather demanding, as the system's SDK allows developers to test their games as if the feature is running without having an active session."

Source: Digital Foundry

It is my sincere hope that, at some point in the next year or two, Nintendo will allow developers to disable Game Chat and commit full system resources to their games instead of a superfluous technology that adds nothing to the vast majority of games other than a distraction.

The Spiny Shell is a useless item for mediocre-skill players like me, since I can only get it when I'm hopelessly toward the back of the pack and it does nothing at all to actually help advance the user's position. It's a griefer weapon for sore losers and I hate it with a passion

@Joekun 100% same experience here. Left stick on my launch day Pro Controller is completely unusable now, as it basically gives constant random direction inputs. Second controller is starting to show occasional signs of this as well. Every left-side Joy-Con I ever owned except the current ones (less than a year old) has drift, too.

Pro tip: don't buy Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. Just watch a live-streamer play through it. You'll get all the content without paying for what should have been a pack-in title!

I first played The Witcher III on my Nintendo Switch. I couldn't put it down, and 150 or so hours later, I had completed everything in the package. I loved it so much, I bought it again (on sale) on my PS5 and once again completed it, though now in glorious 4K. Seeing and playing it the way it was meant to be shown made a huge difference, and Nintendo Switch 2 needs to get an enhanced version!

I saw this on the eShop today and I'm intrigued, but I really need to see a review before I can decide if I want to buy it.

@KociolekDoSyta same! Best racing game on the platform, hands-down.

@EarthboundBenjy no idea 😭

@EarthboundBenjy "Kirakira" (きらきら) means something like "sparkling" or "twinkle-twinkle" in Japanese. So it's "Sparkling Kids" or "Twinkle Kids" which makes sense given the series' Japanese name, Hoshi no Kirby (Kirby of the Stars).

@Supadav03 thanks! That's good to know, and kind of a shame. I understand a Nintendo-themed standalone park would probably not be sustainable, but I don't give a hoot about Harry Potter and the Minions make me want to commit violent acts lol

@8bitKirby Thanks. That's what I was afraid of. I really want to visit SNW, but I am a middle-aged guy with no kids and zero interest in the rest of the theme park. My S.O. doesn't like theme parks either, so dragging her out there and spending all that money to just hang out with a Mario mascot for a couple hours is probably not a good financial decision lol

@Supadav03 thank you! This is helpful

@Ziondood in your opinion, is Super Nintendo World worth the price of admission if you skip the rest of the Epic Universe park?

I have been wanting to check out one of the Super Nintendo World parks since the California one opened, but I have zero interest in the rest of the Universal theme parks. It doesn't seem like either one is stand-alone; I'd have to get a pass for the entire park and go to SNW from there. Not a great deal unless there's enough to keep me busy for 5 or 6 hours at SNW.

@Stwert no shame about that. I, too, HATE motion controls. I own both Super Mario Galaxy games, and I dragged myself through the first one on Wii. I did not like it very much, but I finished it because I was sure I must be missing something since everyone else said it was one of the all-time greatest games. I never bothered trying SMG2. If they ever release a controller-based port for Switch or NS2, maybe I'll give it a try.

There are some who say Ryo still wanders from town to town, forever asking everyone he meets:

"Do you know of a place where sailors hang out?"

The strongest testament to the quality of the Pokemon logo is that it has remained essentially unchanged for three decades. It's perfect.

I have given up hope of getting one on launch day. It is just not worth the hassle. Nintendo really let me down, but I can wait a few months (or whatever) if necessary. It still sucks, though.

@geiseldiesel we did and I totally forgot

@SBandy1 @OorWullie how did I forget this?!??! Thanks

The more I see of the new Donkey Kong design, the more I like it. Diddy looks good, too!

ULTRA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Here's hoping we get the original Killer Instinct for SNES, too!

I am absolutely still playing MK8 regularly! It looks like it will remain the best way to play classic Mario Kart for the foreseeable future.

@Axecon agreed. I still want it, because I'd love to play on an HD or 4K screen, but it's a shame they didn't include Bravely Second. By itself, it's not worth being a full-price game.

100%. I would LOVE to play this on NS2! I haven't bought it yet for anything else, so hopefully we get an announcement before too long.