@OdnetninAges
It's a bit different. Smash Bros is entirely about gaming and video game characters. Every character in Smash is from a video game.
Sonic Racing adding SpongeBob and TMNT just feels out of left field and doesn't fit at least to me. I have no issue with the Sega characters like Joker and AiAi but the Nick characters are genuinely out of place here because unlike Pac-Man and Mega Man, they have very little to do with Sonic at all.
I'm more excited for them than the entire season pass since I don't give a lick about Minecraft or Nick stuff. Tangle and Whisper are great characters and I highly recommend reading or listening to audio dubs of the IDW comics on YouTube.
Not sure about the rest of you, but I prefer playing as Sonic characters in my Sonic game.
@OdnetninAges God I would love Valkyria Chronicles. Welkin in an Edelweiss tank car or Selveria on a Valkyria-themed extreme gear would be perfect. Persona and Yakuza are fine but Sega really needs to acknowledge their actual best RPG series again.
And that aside, as someone who grew up with the Riders games, it's nice to see Aiai back in a game with the extreme gear boards again.
Once again this really paints a picture of how colossal of a failure the Wii U actually was. This poor thing only managed about 13 million consoles sold in FIVE YEARS while the Switch 2 has casually beaten that in six months.
Sonic just doesn't have the best reputation despite the movies being great. His games are not consistently good so a lot of people were hesitant to spend 70+ bucks on a racing game with his face on it especially after Team Sonic Racing flopped hard. Sonic is not Mario and will never be Mario. Shoving Minecraft abd random Nickelodeon characters into it just wasn't it either.
I just hope this doesn't mean they'll cut support for the game but I wouldn't be surprised.
Doesn't surprise me at all. This game was technically impressive on Switch 1 but was borderline unplayable. The Switch 2 edition with 60fps is how the game should actually be played. I'm also happy that they at least kept it running long enough and offered players a way to keep their current account on their new console.
Much better than what happened to Paladins. Hi-Rez straight up deleted the game from Switch and we still have no way of playing it.
If they drop a proper Switch 2 edition I would legit replay the game over. Eternal is one of the best shooters I've ever played and getting it to run on Switch 1 was a miracle but I'd love to experience it at 60fps handheld.
As long as we get Double Dash I don't really care.
Also hoping they can get permission from Sega to put Sonic Adventure 1/2, Sonic Heroes, and Sonic Riders on this service. The Sonic Advance Trilogy and Sonic Battle for the GBA too.
@Sindayl But what upsets me is that as I said, there are loads upon loads of female Sonic characters to choose from. It's not like they just don't have any. There's plenty. I didn't even mention Sally Acorn or Bunnie Rabbot who are also fan favorites.
Nintendo has finally gotten better about this what with giving Peach her own game again (Showtime), putting Daisy in Mario Wonder and Smash, giving Rosalina big focus with the new movie, and giving Pauline a major role in DK Bananza. I just wish Sega treated their female Sonic characters with the same level of respect and care.
Please continue to add more female characters. The fact that the Sonic roster only has 6 out of 23 (Amy, Rouge, Cream, Wave, Blaze, and Sage) at launch is disappointing. Yes we're getting Tangle and Whisper but Sega can do better. It's not like there's a lack of Sonic girls to pick from or anything.
There's Honey the Cat, Marine the Racoon, Sticks the Badger, Zeena the Zeti, Ariem the Ram, Trip the Sungazer, and more IDW girls like Lanolin the Sheep, Surge the Tenrec, Jewel the Beetle, and Belle the Tinkerer. There's likely more I haven't even listed here either.
I like playing it, but this game's roster needs more variety.
@Dark_Isatari Because it's a popular franchise and will sell a lot? COD is no stranger to Nintendo consoles with everything from the GameCube to Wii, Wii U and even the DS getting them. A COD on Switch/2 would be great and bring the series to more players who want a shooter on the go.
Just seems like a weird hill to be on. There are lots of other, much more violent franchises on Nintendo hardware like Mortal Kombat, Doom, Borderlands, Cyberpunk, and Bayonetta so that logic doesn't really apply.
I really don't get the point of people who are saying "none". If you don't care then why bother commenting on this thread in the first place? COD is a huge franchise and would potentially sell systems if it was bundled with the Switch 2 so even if you aren't interested, the series would still help move consoles.
That aside, I'd love a direct port of Black Ops 2 because that was my favorite. A standalone release of Zombie Chronicles would also be nice too.
This is the only DLC in the season pass that I have any real interest in. Pac-Man not only had his own racing game (World Rally) but also crossed over with Mario in them (Arcade GP series and technically MK8 as a Mii suit) so this fits better than the others.
Would be cool if they actually acknowledged where the series began instead of pretending P1 and P2 don't exist. Would love to try out the older games with updated gameplay to match the modern ones. I've heard that many consider Persona 2 to be their personal favorite storywise even after playing all 5 games up to this point.
Yup glad I didn't buy into the hype and chose to wait instead. The lack of crossplay was bad enough but then the insane delays of the DLC were were even worse. Now it sounds like they're already giving up on it. Kinda wish they had waited for the Switch 2 instead since it runs Street Fighter 6 with both crossplay and rollback well enough. Without that, there's zero reason to buy a fighting game especially on Switch which doesn't tend to have healthy player counts for fighters that aren't Smash.
I'll gladly wait for the inevitable Switch 2 edition of Strive with all the DLC and crossplay included at launch instead thanks.
SF6 is crazy. Besides SF4 on 3DS, Virtual Console ports, and the 30th Anniversary Collection this is the first "new" mainline Street Fighter game on a Nintendo console since ALPHA 2 on SNES.
@nessisonett A rather mid mobile game does not represent FE's reputation as a whole. Three Houses has mass critical acclaim for its characters and Engage has the same for its gameplay. The announcement of Fortune's Weave was among the most anticipated for many.
This is like saying Mario has a bad reputation because Mario Kart Tour wasn't received well. No. Just no.
I honestly thought it would be impossible to top Mario Kart 8's visuals and while you can still make an argument for that game, Mario Kart World is downright gorgeous and the entire open world is full of neat details. My favorite one is Daisy's Palace near Shy Guy Bazaar.
It also really puts into perspective just how low quality the Booster Course Pass tracks for 8 Deluxe were (looking at you Toad Circuit and pretty much every IRL Tour track). It was clearly a thrown-together DLC pack while World was in development. I really hope Nintendo takes time with DLC tracks for World so the game's quality remains consistent.
Nothing that really catches my attention honestly. Mega Man finally getting a new game after nearly a decade since 11 is cool though.
Personally just waiting on more Switch 2 exclusives. Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave cannot come fast enough and I'm itching for the next 3D Mario, Xenoblade Chronicles, and hopefully a new Kid Icarus title.
Glad to see Sega learn their lesson. Nobody liked it when they didn't offer a Switch 2 upgrade for Shadow Generations so they clearly learned and walked back on that with this game, even offering us a discount and bonuses for upgrading immediately.
Tangle and Whisper are more exciting for me than any of the paid season pass characters. This is the first time that comic-book characters have ever been playable in a proper Sonic game on console so this is huge for the future of the series especially if they're included in new mainline games after this. Hats off to Sega for giving the people what they want.
December 4th. What's cool is that if you already own the Switch 1 edition, the Switch 2 edition upgrade will be half off until December 10th which means day 1 Switch 2 players will have only paid 65 for this game instead of 70 like other consoles/PC. And on top of that, buying the Switch 2 edition upgrade before December 17th grants us the Werehog DLC pack.
Sega is finally doing right by their players for once. Great moves.
@sketchturner Seriously. Between all of these Tales Of remasters and the Pac-Man World remakes, you'd think Namco would have signed off on Tekken ports/remasters for modern platforms by now especially since we have Soul Calibur 2 on the Switch 2's Gamecube online app as well as Kazuya in Smash. What gives?
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Re: Pokémon Winds & Waves Will Be Released "Exclusively" For Switch 2
It looks ALMOST as good as Xenoblade.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Tangle & Whisper DLC Pack Launches For Free This Week
@OdnetninAges
It's a bit different. Smash Bros is entirely about gaming and video game characters. Every character in Smash is from a video game.
Sonic Racing adding SpongeBob and TMNT just feels out of left field and doesn't fit at least to me. I have no issue with the Sega characters like Joker and AiAi but the Nick characters are genuinely out of place here because unlike Pac-Man and Mega Man, they have very little to do with Sonic at all.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Tangle & Whisper DLC Pack Launches For Free This Week
I'm more excited for them than the entire season pass since I don't give a lick about Minecraft or Nick stuff. Tangle and Whisper are great characters and I highly recommend reading or listening to audio dubs of the IDW comics on YouTube.
Not sure about the rest of you, but I prefer playing as Sonic characters in my Sonic game.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Movie Has Found Its Amy Rose
I actually don't know who this is which has me more excited. It's more interesting when I don't recognize every big actor.
Re: SEGA Records $200 Million Impairment Loss As Angry Bird Dev's Performance Is "Sluggish"
Maybe if they made Valkyria Chronicles 5 instead of bad mobile slop this wouldn't have happened.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Super Monkey Ball DLC Update Launches For Free This Week
@OdnetninAges
God I would love Valkyria Chronicles. Welkin in an Edelweiss tank car or Selveria on a Valkyria-themed extreme gear would be perfect. Persona and Yakuza are fine but Sega really needs to acknowledge their actual best RPG series again.
And that aside, as someone who grew up with the Riders games, it's nice to see Aiai back in a game with the extreme gear boards again.
Re: Review: Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) - Slim For Singles, But An Addictive Core Gives It Online Legs
@thenikdavies
There's a new Fire Emblem coming. We'll be fine. Nintendo has always focused on multiplayer gaming.
Re: Digimon Story Time Stranger Switch Version Includes Free Switch 2 Update
Good to hear that this is an option though I plan to just buy the Digital Switch 2 version myself.
I can't wait because I've been dying for a new monster tamer game.
Re: Overwatch 2 Ditches The Number In Huge Overhaul, Switch 2 Version Announced
Finally. I have 3000 hours in Overwatch on Switch. Finally having 60fps is going to be the equivalent of Might Guy unlocking the 8th Gate for me.
Re: Borderlands 4 Switch 2 Development Paused, According To Take-Two
Well at this rate, we might get the game on Switch 2 with all the DLC included as a complete edition thanks to how long it's taking.
I'm in no rush and there are other games to play. Take your time.
Re: Switch 2 Storms Towards Its Forecast Target With 17.37 Million Units Sold
Once again this really paints a picture of how colossal of a failure the Wii U actually was. This poor thing only managed about 13 million consoles sold in FIVE YEARS while the Switch 2 has casually beaten that in six months.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Fails To Meets Sega's Expectations
@Buizel
Sonic Riders too don't forget. Those games were peak.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Fails To Meets Sega's Expectations
Sonic just doesn't have the best reputation despite the movies being great. His games are not consistently good so a lot of people were hesitant to spend 70+ bucks on a racing game with his face on it especially after Team Sonic Racing flopped hard. Sonic is not Mario and will never be Mario. Shoving Minecraft abd random Nickelodeon characters into it just wasn't it either.
I just hope this doesn't mean they'll cut support for the game but I wouldn't be surprised.
Re: Poll: What Nintendo Switch 2 Games Are You Most Excited For In 2026?
Fire Emblem easily. It's one of the reasons why I got the system..
Re: PSA: Apex Legends Switch Version Shutting Down This August
Doesn't surprise me at all. This game was technically impressive on Switch 1 but was borderline unplayable. The Switch 2 edition with 60fps is how the game should actually be played. I'm also happy that they at least kept it running long enough and offered players a way to keep their current account on their new console.
Much better than what happened to Paladins. Hi-Rez straight up deleted the game from Switch and we still have no way of playing it.
Re: Dispatch Dev AdHoc Responds To Nintendo's Statement, Says It Intends To Address Censored Switch Content
Uncensor the game and then I'll buy it.
Re: DOOM's Switch Release Still Has A Compatibility Issue On Switch 2
If they drop a proper Switch 2 edition I would legit replay the game over. Eternal is one of the best shooters I've ever played and getting it to run on Switch 1 was a miracle but I'd love to experience it at 60fps handheld.
Re: Rumour: Switch Online GameCube Releases Might Have Been Leaked
As long as we get Double Dash I don't really care.
Also hoping they can get permission from Sega to put Sonic Adventure 1/2, Sonic Heroes, and Sonic Riders on this service. The Sonic Advance Trilogy and Sonic Battle for the GBA too.
Re: Sonic Racing Open To Including More 'Deep Cut' Characters From Extended Sonic Universe
@Sindayl
But what upsets me is that as I said, there are loads upon loads of female Sonic characters to choose from. It's not like they just don't have any. There's plenty. I didn't even mention Sally Acorn or Bunnie Rabbot who are also fan favorites.
Nintendo has finally gotten better about this what with giving Peach her own game again (Showtime), putting Daisy in Mario Wonder and Smash, giving Rosalina big focus with the new movie, and giving Pauline a major role in DK Bananza. I just wish Sega treated their female Sonic characters with the same level of respect and care.
Re: Sonic Racing Open To Including More 'Deep Cut' Characters From Extended Sonic Universe
Please continue to add more female characters. The fact that the Sonic roster only has 6 out of 23 (Amy, Rouge, Cream, Wave, Blaze, and Sage) at launch is disappointing. Yes we're getting Tangle and Whisper but Sega can do better. It's not like there's a lack of Sonic girls to pick from or anything.
There's Honey the Cat, Marine the Racoon, Sticks the Badger, Zeena the Zeti, Ariem the Ram, Trip the Sungazer, and more IDW girls like Lanolin the Sheep, Surge the Tenrec, Jewel the Beetle, and Belle the Tinkerer. There's likely more I haven't even listed here either.
I like playing it, but this game's roster needs more variety.
Re: Ubisoft Cancels 6 Games In Major Organisation Restructure
Cool. I'll be heavily investing into games from other companies then.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Kicks Off 35th Anniversary Celebrations In Style
Can't wait to see what they do with Silver and Blaze!
Re: Mario Tennis Fever Officially Reveals amiibo Functionality And Every amiibo Supported
Will the Smash Bros Amiibo of the other characters still work?
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch 2's GameCube Library With Another Game
Playing it right now and I love Ike and Mist! Can't wait to get further!
Re: Poll: Which Call Of Duty Do You Want To See On Switch 2?
@Dark_Isatari
Because it's a popular franchise and will sell a lot? COD is no stranger to Nintendo consoles with everything from the GameCube to Wii, Wii U and even the DS getting them. A COD on Switch/2 would be great and bring the series to more players who want a shooter on the go.
Just seems like a weird hill to be on. There are lots of other, much more violent franchises on Nintendo hardware like Mortal Kombat, Doom, Borderlands, Cyberpunk, and Bayonetta so that logic doesn't really apply.
Re: Poll: Which Call Of Duty Do You Want To See On Switch 2?
I really don't get the point of people who are saying "none". If you don't care then why bother commenting on this thread in the first place? COD is a huge franchise and would potentially sell systems if it was bundled with the Switch 2 so even if you aren't interested, the series would still help move consoles.
That aside, I'd love a direct port of Black Ops 2 because that was my favorite. A standalone release of Zombie Chronicles would also be nice too.
Re: Pac-Man Joins The 'Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Roster Later This Week
This is the only DLC in the season pass that I have any real interest in. Pac-Man not only had his own racing game (World Rally) but also crossed over with Mario in them (Arcade GP series and technically MK8 as a Mii suit) so this fits better than the others.
Re: Atlus Opens Persona 30th Anniversary Website
Would be cool if they actually acknowledged where the series began instead of pretending P1 and P2 don't exist. Would love to try out the older games with updated gameplay to match the modern ones. I've heard that many consider Persona 2 to be their personal favorite storywise even after playing all 5 games up to this point.
That and something for Persona 6 would be nice.
Re: Guilty Gear Strive Team Provides Update About "Future" Of Nintendo Switch Edition
Yup glad I didn't buy into the hype and chose to wait instead. The lack of crossplay was bad enough but then the insane delays of the DLC were were even worse. Now it sounds like they're already giving up on it. Kinda wish they had waited for the Switch 2 instead since it runs Street Fighter 6 with both crossplay and rollback well enough. Without that, there's zero reason to buy a fighting game especially on Switch which doesn't tend to have healthy player counts for fighters that aren't Smash.
I'll gladly wait for the inevitable Switch 2 edition of Strive with all the DLC and crossplay included at launch instead thanks.
Re: Opinion: Not Enough People Are Talking About This Early GOTY Contender
It's a very slow game and needs more tactical combat segments but is very good.
@UltimateOtaku91
Agreed but I imagine they probably couldn't afford to do more than Switch and PC for launch. Hopefully it comes to other consoles later.
Re: Monolith Soft Signs Off For The Year, Thanks Fans for Support And Promises To Continue To Work Hard
@michellelynn0976
Fair enough but I'm not taking anything as fact until Nintendo announces it themselves.
Re: Monolith Soft Signs Off For The Year, Thanks Fans for Support And Promises To Continue To Work Hard
@babybilly
I'll believe it when I see it. I don't take leaks seriously.
Re: Monolith Soft Signs Off For The Year, Thanks Fans for Support And Promises To Continue To Work Hard
@michellelynn0976
There is no "fantasy IP". That was just some stock artwork for recruitment for what was likely Xenoblade 3.
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty's Nintendo Release Is Apparently On Target For 2026
Just port Black Ops 2 and I'm good.
Re: Best Switch 2 Ports - The Most Impressive Third-Party Games On Nintendo Switch 2
SF6 is crazy. Besides SF4 on 3DS, Virtual Console ports, and the 30th Anniversary Collection this is the first "new" mainline Street Fighter game on a Nintendo console since ALPHA 2 on SNES.
Capcom came out swinging and did a great job.
Re: Fire Emblem Shadows Makes Metacritic's "Worst Games Of 2025" List
@nessisonett
A rather mid mobile game does not represent FE's reputation as a whole. Three Houses has mass critical acclaim for its characters and Engage has the same for its gameplay. The announcement of Fortune's Weave was among the most anticipated for many.
This is like saying Mario has a bad reputation because Mario Kart Tour wasn't received well. No. Just no.
Re: Digital Foundry's 'Graphics Of The Year Awards' Nod To Some Switch 2 Beauties
I honestly thought it would be impossible to top Mario Kart 8's visuals and while you can still make an argument for that game, Mario Kart World is downright gorgeous and the entire open world is full of neat details. My favorite one is Daisy's Palace near Shy Guy Bazaar.
It also really puts into perspective just how low quality the Booster Course Pass tracks for 8 Deluxe were (looking at you Toad Circuit and pretty much every IRL Tour track). It was clearly a thrown-together DLC pack while World was in development. I really hope Nintendo takes time with DLC tracks for World so the game's quality remains consistent.
Re: 35 Upcoming Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 Games To Look Forward To In 2026
The new Fire Emblem cannot come fast enough.
Re: Round Up: Everything Announced At The Game Awards 2025 - All Switch 1 & 2 Reveals
Nothing that really catches my attention honestly. Mega Man finally getting a new game after nearly a decade since 11 is cool though.
Personally just waiting on more Switch 2 exclusives. Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave cannot come fast enough and I'm itching for the next 3D Mario, Xenoblade Chronicles, and hopefully a new Kid Icarus title.
Re: The Game Awards GOTY For 2025 Is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Honestly if it wasn't for the lame DLC being full of silent props of characters, Sonic CrossWorlds might have been good.
Mario Kart World isn't perfect but it's leagues better in terms of presentation and polish. Deserved win.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy Movie Gets A New Teaser Trailer At The Game Awards
@Aurumonado
It has to be intentional. While it is a traditional Muay Thai knee strike, only Falcon has ever done that as far as Nintendo games go.
Re: Mini Review: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - Now A Legit Contender For Mario's Karting Crown
Still lame how the DLC characters are of lower quality.
Re: Katsuhiro Harada Announces Departure From Bandai Namco
Don't forget Pokken Tournament! He worked on that game too and it's one of my favorites.
Really hoping Nintendo can get him to make a Pokken 2 or even a Soul Calibur game with Fire Emblem characters.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Switch 2 Edition Out Today, Includes Paid Upgrade Path For Switch Players
Glad to see Sega learn their lesson. Nobody liked it when they didn't offer a Switch 2 upgrade for Shadow Generations so they clearly learned and walked back on that with this game, even offering us a discount and bonuses for upgrading immediately.
Good job, Sega. Now don't let that happen again.
Re: New 'Sonic Universe' Movie Spin-Off Announced For 2028
Silver and Blaze movie let's gooooo
Re: Call Of Duty Dev Sledgehammer Games Seeking Talent With "Switch Experience"
Port Black Ops 2 with all the DLC the Wii U version never got. Boom. Done.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds New Free Characters Update, Coming Soon
Tangle and Whisper are more exciting for me than any of the paid season pass characters. This is the first time that comic-book characters have ever been playable in a proper Sonic game on console so this is huge for the future of the series especially if they're included in new mainline games after this. Hats off to Sega for giving the people what they want.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Gets Faster On Switch 2 Next Month
December 4th. What's cool is that if you already own the Switch 1 edition, the Switch 2 edition upgrade will be half off until December 10th which means day 1 Switch 2 players will have only paid 65 for this game instead of 70 like other consoles/PC. And on top of that, buying the Switch 2 edition upgrade before December 17th grants us the Werehog DLC pack.
Sega is finally doing right by their players for once. Great moves.
Re: Fortnite's Simpsons Collab Is Now Live, Watch New "Mini Episodes" Every Week
I love the Simpsons and can't wait to play this.
Re: 3D Fighting Series 'Battle Arena Toshinden' Is Getting Revived For Modern Platforms
@sketchturner
Seriously. Between all of these Tales Of remasters and the Pac-Man World remakes, you'd think Namco would have signed off on Tekken ports/remasters for modern platforms by now especially since we have Soul Calibur 2 on the Switch 2's Gamecube online app as well as Kazuya in Smash. What gives?