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@BenAV @Sylamp Good to know, cheers!

I'm going to have to see a lot more of this game to be convinced to pick it up. I'm guessing it'll be a full price release?

@Stormcloudlive Snake Pass? I was enjoying that game until I played it drunk one night. It made me feel so ill that I couldn't go back to it. 😅

Very excited for this. Such a quick turnaround for the three 'new' tracks too. I'm having more of a blast in Fast Fusion than MKW. It's an absolute steal.

@HammerKirby Typical journalistic spin, isn't it? When the news isn't exclusive you your website you have reach for a unique angle. And some of those reaches that can be hell of stretch. 😅

The Blue Shell is so predictable in single-player mode in Mario Kart World. It always seems to show up within 20 seconds of the end of the last lap if you're in first place. I hardly see it used in the first couple of laps. It's just irritating.

I saw this earlier on Reddit. There's some funny comments on it about the fact it's Rosalina.

"As developers, it would have seemed incongruous to us to add characters from other games into this universe"

Sure, sure... Until you want us to open our wallets for DLC.

Yes! Love a Kate Gray article, and this one was no exception. Some incredible mock ups too! 😂

"Just F-Zero, nothing else in the GameCube app. Or on Switch 2. Ever. $450 for an F-Zero GX machine. Sold."

When he's right, he's right.

It's clear Nintendo is trying to push us into going all digital. The problem with that is giving us just 256GB to get started with.

I'd have bought Hitman digitally at launch, but there's no way I'm forking out for an expensive 256GB MicroSD Express card, that might be sufficient until the end of the year at a push. As it stands, I'm not going to keep archiving and redownloading overpriced and oversized third-party games. I'll just do without for now.

If all the game was on a cart (ala Cyberpunk 2077) that would obviously be a different story.

@sethfranum What's it been, like two-weeks since it was released? We're still very much in the launch window. Many people who wanted to pre-order one in Japan couldn't get one. Anyways, we'll soon see.

BTW, I never said 'day one'.

New? Pfft... No. Luigi? You're goddamn right.

Four or five years after the launch of a new console? I don't see that being the case at all.

Comparing Switch 2 sales to to the failing Xbox Series (in Japan at least) and niche PS5 Pro doesn't really say a lot to be honest. Launch sales are usually impressive, as the hardcore fanbase will always be early adopters.

I'm more interested in what the sales look like in 12 months time, and how much third-support we'll see going into the Switch 2's second year.

The GameCube NSO was what twisted my arm to buy a Switch 2, and so far it's still my favourite thing about the latest console.

I picked up a GameCube when I was 20, after skipping the N64-era (I was a NES and SNES kid up until that point). On a friend's advice I also grabbed Wind Waker and Metroid Prime alongside the bundled Super Mario Sunshine (remember pack-ins?), and wow did I ever spoil gaming for myself going forward! The juxtaposition of going from the 2D consoles straight into the 3D GC titles is something I don't think I'll ever get over.

To this day, the GameCube is my favourite console.

Well... Friday is here.

People keep talking about bringing Metroid Prime 2 and 3 to NSO. I see one glaring issue with that; Wii NSO doesn't exist (yet), so Corruption is a no-go.

@slimyeel I read about this earlier. Apparently, the 12GB download is a patch error, which should only be necessary for the normal version (to upgrade to the Switch 2 Edition). If you run the game for the very first time from the cart without the accepting the 12GB download, it should still be the Switch 2 Edition that runs. I don't own the game so I can't verify it myself, unfortunately.

Edit: I just read into this a little more and the S2 Edition is definitely on the cart, it just has a huge day one update, unfortunately.

@Itsacardgame Haha! I love the dedication.

I've yet to pick up Cyberpunk 2077, but CD Projekt Red shall be rewarded for its efforts. The other publishers can suck it until their games go on heavy discount.

Shout out to Marvelous for being one of the few 'all on cart' publishers for Switch 2.

Hang on... Are you trying to tell me that some people play games in the daytime?

@Polvasti Especially those with big egos and lacking in creativity. 😅

This was also mentioned on the Nintendo Today! app in the dedicated Pauline introduction piece.

A new Zack & Wiki with mouse controls.

Haven't Sony been saying this for years now?

So long, Odd Rock. We barely knew ya. Sniff

@OorWullie I hope so. Odyssey looked and played wonderfully, but I found it a bit lacking compared to some of the other 3D outings. Maybe if Odyssey had been a different character, like DK, I'd have enjoyed it more.

The Mario 3D series does need to move in a new direction overall though, I think.

Ugh... I'm trying to stop buying amiibo, but this one looks too good to pass up.

@N00BiSH 0.0001% ?

A totally unnecessary and completely bonkers addition, but why not? 😅

"Sling a remote"? Are we back in the ol' Wii-era? 😅

I was on the fence, but now I'm sold.

Not a huge fan of all the singing stuff though.

I've got an old iPad I'm going to repurpose just for this. No way I'm looking a my phone while trying to immerse myself in these games.

Saying that, I'm surprised no-one's designed a Joy-Con grip which could hold a phone in the in-between the two controllers. Wait a minute...

Can't Nintendo just render them unuseable by the stolen units' serial numbers?

The auto-assist should have a simple on/off switch on the vehicle select screen, just like how F-Zero 99 has implemented it.

In other news, I'm a new convert to ways of the auto-accelerate. Firing items in 360 degrees is the future.

I'd love for it to give me something to be excited about. It'd be nice for the Switch 2 to have a 'must have' first-party exclusive sooner rather than later.

Mario Kart World turned out to be style over substance for me, and so far, Bananza seems a bit like that too.

@OldGamer999 I use amFilm on all my devices and their OneTouch screen protector for Switch 2 was by far the easiest application ever. It's perfect.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/amFilm-Auto-Alignment-Switch-2025-Installation/dp/B0DRCKDWD1/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1

It's not a super surprising choice. Nintendo has been promoting Clubhouse Games 51 a fair bit recently, as it's one of the games that's received a free Switch 2 update to include GameShare. This is just another bit of promotion, I guess.

It's pretty dull overall, but a few of the P-Switches have been entertaining. I think Ollie had the right idea with making characters unlockable in Free Roam by having a one on one race. Alas, Nintendo wants us to enjoy our coins and stickers instead.

@tobsesta99 Again, for those who have difficulty reading, I'm saying that, so far, the environment smashing gimmick seems like a tech demo. The Treehouse presenters even focused on how much the mechanic showed off the power of the Switch 2.

Remind me, which other Switch 2 first-party titles feature rock breaking mechanics?

@sanderev Sounds a lot like Luigi's Mansion then doesn't it? I merely said the mechanic seem like a tech demo so far.

BTW, you're the only one shouting.

@sanderev I'm sorry you don't like it, but it's my opinion. Luigi's Mansion started out as a tech demo and was fleshed out for a launch release.

That's what DKB reminds me of so far, as the environment smashing mechanic has been used to show what a 'powerhouse' the Switch 2 is compared to its predecessor.

@kfflscnt The potential lack of challenge is something I'm concerned about too. Especially as it's been developed by the Odyssey team.

@Grumblevolcano You could say it's even going back to the 2013 approach.

I'm hoping this puts a lot of my doubts about the game to rest. So far, the rock smashing has looked like a fancy tech demo.

DS and Double Dash are joint first place for me. I'm happy to see 'recency bias' didn't affect World's positioning. The game doesn't deserve to be any higher than it is in its current state.

My word... A rare Ant Dickens appears!

Sooo... Wind Waker, Mario Kart World, Fast Fusion, Xenoblade Chronicles X, F-Zero 99, and my beloved, better than ever Splatoon 3.

Have fun, folks!

@Ryu_Niiyama They often (not always) get added to Bandcamp eventually for extra revenue.