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@Vegeta937 No problem. Something I forgot to mention is, you need to change the address in your 'Content Library' (under 'Your Account' ) on Amazon.co.jp to a Japanese address. Your billing address should still match the card you're paying with. You only have to set that up once though.

@Suketoudara No, you just switch your region to Japan in your profile in my.nintendo.com, go to the eShop on your Switch, and then scroll down to the bottom of the menu to redeem your Amazon code. You can switch back to your region immediately after.

You'll need an Amazon.co.jp account, but that website has an English language option.

The physical/digital argument falls flat now with Switch 2. I collected physical where possible on Switch, but on Switch 2 games are way more expensive and I only have finite amount of disposable income. DKB is £65 physically on Amazon UK, yet it was £36 digitally on Amazon Japan. I opted for the £29 saving, as I'm sure many others have done.

"...a fight between a console and essentially a PC"

That's really all that needed to be said, isn't it?

The non-battery version of this case is a much better fit. It's only £17.99 on Amazon too.

"Super, smashing, great"

DKB has been a very pleasant surprise for me, as it's not the 'Odyssey but with DK' game I was expecting it to be. Yeah, there's a lot of collectables, but the skill tree makes a lot of the extra effort feel worthwhile. I think my only real disappoint, so far, is how quickly the boss fights are over. A few times now I've been left thinking "was that it?".

Anyways, this weekend is going to be DKB, Splatoon 3, F-Zero 99, and I really need to get back Xenoblade Chronicles X. Have a good one, team!

"So we built something borderline insane. The game would detect when you pressed jump, start the animation, then continuously measure how long you held the button."

Pretty sure that's how the jump worked in Super Mario Bros. on the NES too...

@Medic_alert It was the first thing I did after the opening. Fortunately, I'd seen a video on the Nintendo Today app about swapping the A and B buttons a few days earlier.

So far, I've not bought any Switch 2 games physically, which feels weird as I went out of my way to go physical where possible on the original Switch.

Mario Kart World was a digital bundle, Fast Fusion is digital only (at the moment), and Kunitsu Gami is digital only in Europe (GKC in Japan).

I was going to get DKB physically but £65 is unjustifiable when the (Japanese) eShop version is just £36.

I'll pick up Metroid Prime 4 physically, but that'll be the Switch version, as I can't stand the butchered box art on Switch 2 Editions.

Jenny Kidd as young Pauline seems perfect to me. Probably the best casting we've had from Nintendo in recent years.

They perfected Super Mario Galaxy by visiting different planets during their lunch breaks.

@Paulo That is the right answer. Saying that, Donkey Kong Bananza is the most fun I've had with a 3D platformer since Super Mario 3D World first released back on Wii U.

@Hank_Scorpio It looks like this is going to be future of buying Switch 2 games for me. I've always leaned towards physical, but I can't justify it now the price difference is £20-30 a game compared to Japan's digital prices.

Some people are just heartless. I'm not a Pokémon fan, but you can't bin Pikachu.

If there's an upgrade path that must mean the Switch 2 version is a Switch 2 Edition release, based on what we've seen so far. Unless of course Nintendo is changing its policy (which it should!).

@OctolingKing13 "WHAT DO U DAY"? I'm sure they're writing up your contract right now. 😉

@Axecon I recommend reading Eurogamer's review for those answers.

After the 9 that NL granted Mario Kart World, I'm gonna have to take this review with a pinch of salt. Especially as Jim tends to be one of the more forgiving reviewers on this site.

It looks like it's a good game but I didn't think Odyssey was 'all that', so I was hoping DKB was going to be an objectively better experience.

I don't know them, which is obviously a good thing.

Now watch Jack Black get cast as Ganon...

@DaGoldenBoo So Odyssey, basically.

Ay up, PJ's back! 🙂

Back on topic: I've never used these grips before, but I do find the Switch 2 much more comfortable to hold than its predecessor. Saying that, it's still not as comfortable as the Switch Lite.

Personally, I could have done with having DKB as a launch title beside MKW, as I haven't touched the latter in the last couple of weeks. It was probably the most disappointing launch title I can recall, so a solid single-player platformer would have been just the ticket to play alongside it.

This sort of practice is making the PS5 look like a more tempting purchase for me now. I'm sure that wasn't Nintendo's intention when it introduced these Game-Key Cards, but I can't be the only one thinking along these lines currently.

I don't have high hopes for many new announcements from the next Direct (whenever it turns out to be), but I would like to see Switch 2 Editions/upgrades for the Xenoblade series.

@Elock If they can be made into affiliate links, they're 'the best'.

@Medic_alert It's interesting to hear you've had a change of heart regarding GKCs, as you were one of the first people I saw on here going 'all in'.

You make an interesting point about buying games for the PlayStation too, as I'm feeling a bit pushed in that direction now, which seems a shame seeing as I've forked out for this shiny new Nintendo system. Oh well...

@MamaSymphonia It's likely people like me who hate the Switch 2 Editions' box art, so they opt for the Switch version and get the upgrade. I'll be doing the same with Metroid Prime 4.

Seems like Code-in-a-Box isn't all that popular... Who knew?

I recently picked up this Belkin case, and it's perfect for my needs:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Gaming-Nintendo-Switch-Storage/dp/B0F8WRHMGT/ref=sr_1_4?sr=8-4

As a huge Danny Brown fan, they really did pick a poor song from him. I guess it's a bit more 'family-friendly' than most of his other stuff though. 😅

Gonna hold out for the Switch 3 Edition.

In all seriousness, it doesn't send a great message to third-party developers does it? "Well, if Nintendo's own titles can't run at a solid 60fps on its latest hardware, you can hardly expect ours to."

Interesting. I don't recall any issues with 1000xRESIST other than the initial loading time. Can't wait until I can play that game again though, but my memory of the story will need to fade a bit first.

@Theghostofkeithmoon There already is, but only in the US and Japan.

Splatoon 3 for the Summer Nights Splatfest! This'll be the first one since the Switch 2 upgrade, so I'm looking forward to going around both hubs in all their glory over the next couple of days.

I'd also like to say a bit of MKW, but I've not played that in two weeks now. Oh well, at least there's always the superior F-Zero 99.

Happy gaming, folks. 🙂

@AllieKitsune My first thought too. What a banger of a tune that is!

This was going to be a day one purchase for me but I didn't have the space for it, so I figured I'd stick with MKW and Fast Fusion until NL's review came out. Those space restrictions can sometimes work in your favour! 😅

I'll pick this up once it's patched and hopefully discounted. I've got the first and second game on PS4, so I'm only really buying it for the third one anyway.

For those of you who've read Ask Iwata and would still like to learn more about him, I highly recommend The Impact of Iwata by Lucas M. Thomas. It's much more of a biography than Ask Iwata and features some really lovely illustrations.

I still get a bit emotional every time I think of Iwata-san. He had a unique approach to his work. Nintendo really hasn't been the same without him.

Taking that pay cut during the Wii U-era was such an honourable thing to do. It's something I often think about with all the doom and gloom coming out of the industry in recent years. I really wish he'd been around to see the success of the Switch.

It would have been nice for Nintendo to have finished the game before nominating it as the Switch 2 launch title. We shouldn't have to wait on DLC and updates to (hopefully) fix our criticisms of the game.

It's been out for over a month now and there's still no way of tracking you P-Switch progress and the character select screen is still awful. Nintendo dropped the ball on this release.

@tanasten It's a bug Nintendo needs to fix. If there's an update available for the Switch 2 Edition, it automatically downloads the NS2 Edition upgrade pack too. The whole thing is definitely on the cart though (bar the latest patches) as it can be run in airplane mode without the additional download.

The image for this article seems a bit misleading, considering there's no deals on any of the items shown.

@Linkus I'd really like a breakdown on this too. I really can't decide between them. 😅

@Teksette At least you'll have the better box art. 🙂

Company's could easily add in CPU bots when they inevitably take the servers down, but it's not really in their interest when they want you upgrade to the latest iteration of whatever game series it is that you're playing. Even if they did add in bots, people would expect balancing issues to be addressed on a regular basis, as the bots would no doubt be complained about being 'cheap' or 'dumb' or whatever.

I'll definitely be picking this one up, but shall be avoiding the digital deluxe version. Masafumi Takada is probably my favourite video game composer, but the 10 track sample audio players they include with these versions is absolutely trash. I'll just wait and put the extra money towards a full OST release down the line.

Had a feeling Damien would be reviewing this one! It's a shame that both of the second series of Arcade Archives games offer shallow experiences. Looking forward to seeing what else is in the pipeline though.

@RupeeClock Based on how well Fantasy Life i turned out, Capcom could probably make a better Mega Man Legends 3 without Inafune being part of it. 😅

Pfft... Over seven years is nothing new when it comes to waiting for a new Mega Man game. It'll happen when it happens. Also, there's still a few collections Capcom could release in the meantime.

@dazzlerJJD Superstar Saga is definitely there, as it was one of the first to be added to the service.