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It'd be nice to know what is meant by 'improve gameplay on Switch 2'.

@BrintaPap That's good to know, thanks! I'll still need to switch over to my Pro Controller for games like Splatoon, but at least I've got more options for waking the system up now. 🙂

I've opted for the GameCube controller over the Pro Controller 2 for now. I figured I'd likely be spending more time on the GameCube games in the short-term, what with the lack of first-party titles right now. Also, my Pro Controller 1 is still in perfect working order.

The annoyance is obviously not being able to wake the damn system up with it, but I'll just have to keep the Joy Cons nearby for now.

Good to see IGN asking the real questions. Investigative journalism at its finest.

Well, this'll be interesting. The comment section that is.

Bro went to the same academy of presenting that Reggie did. 😅

Ah... Iwata-san. I wish he could have seen Switch's success.

@Metazoxan I actually completely agree with you. I should have perhaps added a wink emoji at the end of my comment, as I've never really believed that Nintendo have intentionally made anything scarce for the sake of selling more.

It just doesn't make great business sense in the grand scheme of things.

Anything with Lizardcube's name on it is an insta-purchase.

Nintendo once again proving itself to be the master of 'scarcity sells'.

This feels like common practice, especially in the states. Over speculate on their allocations in the hope that the stock arrives by launch day. I feel bad for everyone who's been affected by this corporate BS.

(Also, appreciate the Seinfeld reference)

The word 'new' in the title is used a bit loosely, no? 😅

For me, it'll be the GameCube games, Mario Kart, Fast Fusion, and Hitman.

@Superick I picked up Wii Play as it came bundled with a Wii Remote (at least in Europe). I imagine that was a huge selling point for many.

As much as I'm reluctant to pay for this, I'm going to want to test out the mouse controls with something, so this is likely going to be it. Forgive me, Lord.

I usually love golf games, but this one looks pretty lame.

Still no option to hide the HUD though? No very OLED friendly is it?

Excellent write up! I was never really into online gaming for the same reasons. In fact, I was diehard single-player guy for the longest time... Until Splatoon arrived on Wii U. I honestly wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did, but now it's probably my most played series ever after Mario and Zelda. Splatoon 3 has the most hours in total on my Switch too. Can't wait for Splatoon 4.

"Just like me". Me too, brother. Me too...

What an absolute mess this whole situation is. I'm not touching these damn Game Key Cards with a barge pole.

This article has made me really want to play through The Dragon's Trap again. Xenoblade Chronicles X says 'no' though.

Mucky buggers followed by a Sid James-style cackle

Dude needs to get back to selling ice cream because he sucks at selling Borderlands 4.

Masafumi Takada, you say? I'm in.

None of them really interest me. But... If I was to ever pick up RAIDOU, it would definitely be for Switch 1 to avoid the Game Key card nonsense.

"Do women know about shrinkage?"

Nah, the unluckiest gaming moment of the year took place five mins ago, when I put a rival in second place within the very last second of Mute City IV. 😅

The ice cream parlour explains a lot actually.

I've not pre-ordered as there's nothing I'm excited about in the launch line up, but I'm currently living in Spain and pre-orders have been available since day one. I get the feeling they'll be available on the shelves on launch day too. I'm guessing the Spanish aren't too big on Nintendo.

I think the issue with DK Bananza is that it looks like a tech demo with very little substance (at least so far). I hope it surprises us, but I think it's going to be the Luigi's Mansion of this console launch. Don't get me wrong, I like Luigi's Mansion, but it was a glorified tech demo.

The rumours from a few years back now said that Prime 1 was getting the remaster treatment, whereas 2 and 3 would be straight ports, a la Pikmin 1 + 2. If that's the case, I can see Echos becoming just an NSO release now.

This article would have been a prime opportunity to post Ant's collection of F-Zero X releases again.

"When the Deluxe version of Xenoblade Chronicles X launched"

I nearly had a heart attack thinking I'd missed out on a Deluxe Edition of XCX.

Back on topic though, I've been using my Switch 1 as much as I always have done, but then again, I'm not picking up a Switch 2 for a good while.

The tag line could have used "Gov'ner" at the end of it.

Is this the Kate Gray content update?

Give me Animal Crossing on GameCube NSO and I'll never bother with another game in the series again. Therefore, Nintendo will never give it to us. 😅

GameChat belongs in the bin.

@Bex_Tries Thanks, I'll give them a peep. 🙂

To those suggesting Eternal Darkness. There's certain things that wouldn't translate well to playing it on Switch 2 hardware, and I doubt Nintendo would bother to make any changes to reflect that.

I'd be extremely surprised if Animal Crossing was ever added to the service.

@jolteon23 Thanks for the info! I'm currently in Spain, so I'll check them out. 🙂

@jolteon23 May I ask where you ordered your copy of Hundred Line from?

I finally, finally just reached S-rank in F-Zero 99 after 18 months and 17 wins under my belt, so I feel I can step away from it a bit more now going forward.

Other than a few rounds of Splatoon 3, I'm going to get started on Paradise Killer, and... finally decide whether to pick up Hundred Line digitally or find a place to import it from (suggestions welcome 😊)

Why are people still using Google to translate text when DeepL exists?

It's finally here! Easily one of the best games I've ever played. I still think about it most days. I recommend experiencing every ending too, which is pretty easy to achieve.

Things like this actually make me want to hack my Switch.

@Jedrus_Lilac Impossible, some might say.

For those buying a Switch 2 purely for new first-party titles, it's looking like a pretty bare year so far.

Maybe it's having EA's name attached to it, but nothing interests me about this game. The code in a box certainly doesn't help.

I'm going to put off buying a Switch 2 until I can properly justify it. With the era of Game Key cards around the corner, I'm just going to be focusing on filling gaps in my Switch 1 collection.

I would have picked it up day one if there had been a physical release in Europe. Now I feel a bit of pressure to just go digital.

Nintendo definitely wants to make an example of of Genki, and rightly so. The reveal turned out to be a damp squib because of these clowns.

Well, this has been fun.