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@WiltonRoots Ha! That's true. Well, admittedly both did have very unique selling points, which I think the Switch 2 lacks at the moment. But what I was referring to was how many units were shifted during the pandemic, especially when paired with the release of Animal Crossing. That was some extremely fortunate timing on Nintendo's part. 🙂

I don't see it happening to be honest. There's how expensive the console and games are now, more competition in the handheld market, and likely longer instances of drought between exclusives (now there's no Wii U games to fall back on).

Switch 1 was lightning in a bottle. Switch 2 really doesn't really have a huge selling point outside of 'Your old games might run better', currently.

The best thing I can say about the system is that it has GameCube on the NSO now and games such as Splatoon 3 have better fps. Outside of that, it's mostly been an underwhelming 'more of the same'.

There are issues that need to be addressed with the OS and dock. MKW was extremely disappointing, especially as its launch title. So far there seems to be a lack of exclusives in the pipeline, if you don't count the Switch 2 Editions with new DLC.

I wish I'd not dived in when I did to be honest.

All this and now I see Microsoft has killed off its E-Tree program as of yesterday. What's going on over there?

Kate, I'm currently living in Spain and that 35°C heat gets old really fast. 😅

As for me, this weekend I'll be avoiding the heat by playing more Kunitsu-Gami and New Star GP. Debating whether to finally cave and pick up Street Fighter 6 digitally, now that I've seen Mega Man 3 and Bionic Commando are playable within it. Damn you, Capcom.

I've spent about 12 hours with it in total, and not picked it up again in the last week. Did about 60 P-Switches and lost all momentum because of there being no tracking system in place. The character select screen is a mess, and the CPU in Grand Prix is predictable unfair nonsense. Can't believe Nintendo has been sat on this for literally years and still decided to release it in a beta-like state.

I'm kinda glad it's getting reviewed bombed, as most of the 9s it's been awarded by gaming websites are not justified. Nintendo clearly thinks it can get away with anything these days after the success of the Switch, and it needs to be made aware that not everything it releases is gold.

"Hardcore Mega Man fans generally can't come to a consensus on which game is the best, and it just goes to show how incredible they both are."

The answer is Mega Man 2. Peep the avatar. 😉

Big N have a deal with Samsung and SanDisk for Express Cards, so it's not really in its interest to help us save space. I mean, this is the same company that gave us Game-Key Cards and 256GB internal storage space after all.

I blame the old man.

No-one's pooping on Sunshine. It's got a user score of 8.2 which is pretty high around here. It's just been beaten out by arguably better games from a very small selection.

"We haven't heard the name Buster for a long time. Pinch us."

Is that a new Sonic character? 😅

I'm looking forward to this game a lot more after MKW.

The only ranking I disagree with here is having Luigi's Mansion one place higher than SoulCalibur 2 (at the time of writing).

I love the Luigi's Mansion series, but the first entry is a bit too short and samey, whereas SC2 is arguably the best title in the series and still plays amazingly well.

MK8D is still selling due to all the recommendations it's getting in the MKW review bombs on Metacritic. 😅

Man, that Wikipedia link sent me down a rabbit hole that I've only just emerged from.

Pfft... Remind me again when they make it compatible with the Game Boy Player.

@Stormcloudlive Thanks for the useful explanation. It makes a lot of sense, I just hadn't considered it functioning that way outside of displayed frames. Runs to toggle 120fps back on

@TheExile285 That's really interesting.

If I understood the video correctly, input lag is reduced if 120fps mode is turned on in the system settings, though the game stays locked at 60fps. That an odd advantage I'd never considered.

@Anti-Matter You'd have to check out Push Square for PS5 news I imagine.

And then you have super tight Capcom that won't even bother to distribute some of its titles in Europe, despite saving a load of money by embracing Game-Key Cards.

Am I going to import a Game-Key Card from Japan? No f-ing chance.

It actually looks pretty good!

Those profits will rocket a little more once the Switch 2 Editions are announced. C'mon, Monolith!

Performance issues you say? I guess a Switch 3 Edition will be part of the next gen's launch line up then. 😉

Sonic Adventure was kinda fun in places, but so rough in others, even when it was originally released. It would take an awful lot of work to make it good for a modern audience.

Now, if we're talking Sonic Adventure 2, just give it a lick of paint and send it out into the world. That was a fun a game.

A 0 is clearly ridiculous, but the game is a 7 tops right now. It's hard to believe Nintendo dropped the ball so badly for one of its most beloved series. Considering it's been 'done' for a couple of years, you'd think they'd have included a system for tracking P-Switches at the very least. And don't get me started on the character select screen.

I hope this isn't a sign of things to come regarding Nintendo's QA.

Plenty of GenAI more like.

It doesn't feel right picking a 10 year old game, so I'm going to go with a couple of Switch 2 releases. Fast Fusion and Kunitsu-Gami get my vote. I've enjoyed a few P-Switch challenges out of the 60 or so I've found in MKW, but overall the game is a huge let down.

I still need to get around to The Hundred Line. I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and import it.

@DashKappei Thanks for the recommendation. I picked this up a few hours ago (for £4.99) and have only just put it down to comment on here. I'm hooked!

I picked up Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess yesterday, so I'm looking forward to trying that out with the mouse controls. Elsewhere, some more P-Switches, F-Zero 99, Splatoon 3, Wind Waker, and Fast Fusion (the new update is fantastic).

I just picked this up for under £25. I appreciate that it's a relatively small download size too. Looking at the 'extras' there's a lot of Okami-related goodies packed in with it, such as costumes, music, and items. Oh, and the mouse controls actually seem like they could be useful. I'm really looking forward to it.

I might be in the minority, but to me it looks super fugly.

@TheBoilerman In Japan? Every Xbox launch. 😅

@rvcolem1 It's really dull. One of the few games I didn't bother to redownload when I did my system transfer.

Man, I hate this company. I don't think I've bought an EA game since the GameCube era.

I caved and bought a 256GB card yesterday after constantly juggling downloads. Spent the evening organising what I did and didn't want downloaded (and moving some puzzle and 2D games over to the Switch Lite), and it turns out I've got 170GB free now, which should last me a while, so long as I stick to first-party physical or digital, and indie downloads.

Third-party publishers are going to have a hard time convincing me to purchase their AAA titles this gen if they insist on being Game-Key Cards/digital only.

@Magician That's so unlike him... 😉

@BenAV Oh believe me, I'm looking forward to it too (especially after the disappointment of MKW). But it's not really a title anyone had been asking for, and I can't see it doing mega numbers.

@USWITCH64 One question, did you read the subheading?

"25 games, ranked by you"

@tourjeff How could you forget about the system-seller Kirby's Air Ride 2?

I wonder if the Switch 2 version of RAIDOU has sold fewer copies than the Switch 1 version due to it being a Game-Key Card?

Of the exclusive titles for the Switch 2, there's only one right answer for the number one spot and that is Fast Fusion. The latest update has really put it heads and tails above any other launch title.

It looks pretty bad as it is, at least visually. The GenAI usage is the final nail in the coffin in terms of completely turning me off the game.

This is Nintendo saying "We hear you... But no".

Three per customer? That's a new one to me.

So Capcom couldn't even be bothered to bring a Game-Key Card release outside of Japan? Unbelievable. At least the game would have had some exposure from being on display in stores.

@sleepinglion It's confirmed here: https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/nintendo-switch-joy-con-charging-stand-two-way-120830/

"This charging stand can also charge the wireless full-size NES Nintendo Entertainment System Controllers controllers for Nintendo Switch."

@sleepinglion I believe the official Joy-Con charging stand is compatible with the NSO NES Controllers, as the central charging part can be removed from the stand.

@Oldstalk It would appear so. 😅

Thee best controller! This has been my favourite purchase of all the Switch 2 launch items, including the Switch 2 itself.

I was so happy to be able to retire my WaveBird after over 20 years of service. It was still going strong too, but the new GC controller negates the need for the extra hardware and it has rumble, which genuinely surprised me as I wasn't expecting it.

I'm going to grab a second soon, while I still can.

Watch it get updated to 2026. 😉