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I will happily not be supporting this.

Enjoyed the demo a lot. Easy to pick up, ran smooth, endearing connection between Diana and Hugh, and the live hacking mechanic is cool.

I can already tell I'm going to enjoy this much more than Metroid 4 at the very least. Not that that's saying much...

Just finished two playthroughs of the demo (loved the Scribble Suit). I've been looking forward to this one since it was first announced, and I'm really pleased with how promising it is. It controls great, feels smooth, and the interactions between Diana and Hugh are endearing.

I really enjoy the live hacking gameplay too. If only Metroid 4 would have been innovative enough to add something like that, rather than the bike gimmick.

Looks like Indy isn't complete on the card, which makes sense considering its size elsewhere. 60GB on the card and the rest downloaded to the memory.

Glad I'm not interested in any of these titles.

Personal highlight of the Direct for me.

Glad to hear this, as Pragmata is the title I'm most excited for this year (so far). Loved the hacking in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, so this sounds perfect.

Nintendo knows it only has to do the bare minimum to warrant a Switch 2 Edition and get the game back out on to store shelves.

It sells, Nintendo makes money, shareholders are happy. The cycle repeats.

Pouring one out for my beloved Wii U.

I'm sure Final Fantasy VII is still doing quite well, but most have probably opted for the digital route over the GKC.

@caseyyy Same here. And yes, they really are.

@RasandeRose I certainly won't be returning to Mario Kart World though. 😅

Bubbles just looks like his eyes are constantly bleeding.

@datamonkey Well, the original was one of the best selling games on the 3DS, and for OG Switch owner's this is the only big Nintendo release announced for this year (so far).

@RushDawg "As with the majority of Sega's Switch 2 output, the physical version is a Game-Key Card."

So long, GAME. Any chance you could take Ubisoft with you?

Day one here, too! Can't imagine there'll be any difference between the Switch 1 and 2 editions, so I'll likely get the Switch 1 version for the untruncated artwork.

Arguably, it should have never opened in the first place.

I think at this point in the game's life the Flow Aura makes sense. The lobbies have died off a bit in the last 18 months or so, so it's harder to be matched with players of an equal ability, making for some very one-sided matches. The Flow Aura will likely give decent players more of a fighting chance of winning when placed on a crappy team.

That's my interpretation of how it'll work anyways.

Final Fantasy VII - Remember when remakes weren't padded out to make trilogies?

I imagine the Switch 1 versions are selling better physically because the covers of Switch 2 Editions are hideous.

That reminds me, I've still got my new in box Wind Waker Ganondorf model that came with the limited Wii U edition.

Oh, and good point on the new joy-con colours not matching the colours on the Switch 2's mag slot. Unthinkable...

Man, I'm glad to be out of this amiibo collecting game.

FFS. Just call it a day, Ubisoft.

Congratulations, Alana! This was the most unexpected angle I've read in an article on here (in the best possible way).

Hmm... Another surprise, eh? Physical incoming?

I wonder if this two-fer will see a European release now?

About time. I've been waiting for this for nearly a decade.

Congrats to my fellow loners!

Well, that Xenoblade comment was completely uncalled for. The writing in any Xenoblade game is be better than the dialogue found in MP4.

Smash It Up! Always down for a reference to The Damned, so Japan wins this one for me by default.

@gcunit Yep, Captain Toad did get a Switch 2 update.

3 was so bad on Wii. Ended up having to return it, as the camera would freak out and you couldn't recalibrate it.

This isn't at all surprising. The diehards picked it up in the launch window and the casuals are happy to wait until there's a killer title. Unfortunately for everyone, Mario Kart World was not that killer title. The exclusive I've played the most is FAST Fusion, but outside of that it's been Switch 1 games with enhancements, like Splatoon 3.

Save your cash, folks. The Switch 2 isn't there yet.

"At least it's getting fixed now with the slightly bigger cards on the way for devs to work with."

*Smaller

I agree, it's so hard to believe Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition came out this year (and I've still not finished it...)

Great article. My parents bought me a copy of World Warrior for Christmas '92, and it's easily one of my most cherished festive memories. They must have figured out it was cheaper for me to have my own copy than constantly pumping coins into the arcade machines.

Ubisoft, you say? Yeah, I'll pick this up on deep sale in a few months then.

Well, this is a pleasant surprise! Trails in the Sky is certainly worthy of the top spot (at the time of writing). It also proves what many of us have been saying this year, which is Nintendo's losing its mojo as of late. Let's hope things pick up first-party-wise in 2026.

My 'GOTY' is, without a doubt, Ball x Pit, which somehow placed below MKW. A travesty, I tell ya.

I really can't recommend Laika: Aged Through Blood, unfortunately. It was a game I was really looking forward to for a long time as well.

Ohh... I expect new adopters are going to end up being even more vocal about MKW being a poor, cash grab entry in time then. Many of us who opted for the bundle have gone 'well, at least I didn't pay full price for it'.

Nintendo could have offered some free DLC to tie in with new adopters having to pay full price for it, but its too busy trying to finish the game with updates that should have been in place on day one.

@FelixSandwichez I didn't realise you spoke Thai.

Bananza is probably game of the year on Switch 2, first-party title-wise. Thing is, it's not a fantastic game by any stretch of the imagination. The gameplay out stays its welcome, making it an 8 of 10 at best.

Nintendo really needs to get its mojo back in 2026. If Switch 2 didn't have GameCube games I'd have sold mine by now.

OMG, let the collecting commence!

"We'll have to wait and see how many other publishers decide to utilise the smaller Switch 2 cartridges in the future..."

Capcom, are you there? Hello?

PS5 out sells the Switch 2 in November. Rumour of new, smaller Switch 2 game cards incoming soon. Coincidence? 😉

Starts petition for Ingrid Hunnigan to appear in Requiem

...and Quad HD, again. How many native 4K games are on Switch 2 almost six months later? Fewer than 10 maybe? Yet some people in these comment sections would have you believe that every Switch 2 game outputs 4K natively.

Capcom is really scraping the barrel now.

Yay, even more GKCs incoming...

@9_10DOH64 Completely agree with everything you've said. Crazy to think that the Switch 2's 'best' new first-party game in 2025 is a Switch release with a Switch 2 'upgrade'.

Gotta love a crappy cash grab. I feel like we're gonna to be seeing a bunch of really low effort Switch 2 Editions over the coming years.