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I am out of space on u my 400GB card. I would buy a 1TB card in a heartbeat.

It was probably Nintendo buying back stock to give Reggie a retirement present.

I have a lot of time for Reggie. I think he did a good job. Hope he has a long and happy retirement.

Re: Mr Bowser. His name always cracks me up.

It looks so gooooooood!

Captain Toad for me!

@sikthvash 99p per item seems low

It's happening!!!!

This will be Picross S3. Without a doubt.

@jockmahon have they? I missed that when I skimmed the report this morning.

OK - that's good (because they are making money) and bad (because they are not great at forecasting).

Anyway - I think most people just want the Switch to be a viable platform so that we can enjoy great games for years to come. With today's news, the Switch has had 2 successful holiday seasons with this year being better than last. This should remove any doubts around the system being a success.

@WOLF13 well, yes and no. No forecast is ever 100% accurate - and investors know this. Missing a forecast by low-balling is also a miss (Nintendo mispredicted Switch sales last year by a very wide margin and have needed to revise their software units upwards with this update). Nintendo have stated that their full year revenue and profit guidelines have not been revised.

I think Nintendo have been very open with their targets and communicating to the investor community. I know thinks there's any serious question to answer when you revise down your unit sale projections when you are 75% through the year.

Doomed!!

They upped their software expectations from 100m units to 110m units. At the beginning of the fiscal year people thought that 100m was too optimistic.

People just love Mario Kart... And Smash... And Pokemon... And Mario Party... And Odyssey...

These are crazy numbers over the holiday period. 12m for Smash, 10m for Pokemon, 5m for Mario Party. Astonishingly, another 3.5m for Mario Kart 8.

Sad day. Obviously the industry has yet to figure out how to handle digital transitions as old tech and architecture dies.

I'm completely fine with this. Much much better than delivering a crappy Metroid Prime 4.

Woah a hairy Mewtwo. I always thought of him as hairless.

I would love this to be true. I worry that it seems too generous (I bought a bucket load of Wii U SNES games for way more than the Nintendo Online subscription).

It's not just about compression or asset quality. We know Crafted World is running on UE but Woolly World was on a bespoke engine - we have no idea how these different frameworks ship in terms of file size (targeting different hardware too).

The lack of colours available in the UK is a pain. I'd love to see double red, double blue and the inverted Splatoon colours available.

I absolutely loved Woolly World. I think this will be my next Day 1 purchase.

I paused Spirit Board when I realised I might be doubling up on spirits in World of Light. Anyway, I 100% WoL last night so I'm ready for new spirits.

I know 'analysts' need to write stuff but I think a Lite model is pie-in-the-sky. Nintendo may redesign the Switch if they can reduce costs but I simply cannot see any reason why they would be looking at introducing a lower price SKU when the current model is (a) selling better than last year; and (b) hasn't had a price drop.

Why are people so sure that Brave corresponds to DQ? What's the point of a codename if people can figure it out?

This figure didn't sound right and seemed contradictory (80% of revenues through digital but FIFA sells 75% on physical). But then it appears to be an estimate including mobile games.

I didn't expect Spirit Board to be good - but it's just so much fun. I got the exclusive Mario Party ones yesterday (just in time!). Sitting at around 300 spirits - so much more to find.

@KingdomHeartsFan to be completely honest, those 3DS cards were rock solid. Despite a wash/dry cycle they always seemed to work.

@EriXz same here. All the kids have digital games for their Switch. On occasion, this means buying more than one copy but I've fished enough 3DS cards out of the drier to last a lifetime.

I always buy digital (went this way during the Wii U years). Having your entire library with you is so convinient, especially when using the Switch as a handheld.

I feel the benefits of physical are diminishing with the advent of DLC, large day 1 patches and "Internet connection required". It seems, more and more, that the physical release is not much more than a game license on a disc/card (I admit that this is less true for Nintendo first party games).

Let's see some of that Picross S2 love!!!

I think the Switch will easily hit 100m software units this year. They were at over 40m at the end of Q2 and Pokemon + Smash alone will probably add 25m.

@Mrtoad people tend to forget this. The Wii was very far from being a "Wii Sports then gathers dust" machine.

Octopath and Starlink for me.

Pretty, pretty good!

Erm... SMASH!

With the kids

@Equinox it was simply forgot due to its release date (I think it was a similar situation with Pokemon Sun/Moon a few years back). I wouldn't be surprised if they forget about Smash next year.

Where's Mother 3?

I really need to stop buying third party games on Day 1. I picked up Diablo III but haven't managed to play it yet. As a Nintendo guy, I'm really not used to games dropping by a 1/3 within a month.

@Thaswizz I picked up Xenoblade last year but have yet to play it. The Zelda DLC took my time and then I rolled onto other things. Hopefully a bit of free time over Christmas will give me the time to start it.

Hang on. Smash is out tomorrow!?! Why wasn't I informed?

So it WAS a port after all!!

Seriously considering downloading tonight. I originally thought of waiting until Christmas but I am 38 and have my own source of income. The kids are likely to demand copies though and that may get expensive.

I am alone in not caring at all about online?

Online can change a lot over time. I'm not sure what will be gained by reviewing online over the opening weekend.

I won't be watching as it doesn't really work for us Europe-based fans.

I don't expect anything too exciting. I think they will drop some Smash news to keep the hype going. They may announce Metroid Prime Trilogy (as the leaks suggest) - it's a Western-centric release that can be dropped in Jan/Feb without huge build up.

I have no doubt Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be the best selling Switch game when Nintendo next reports.

I'm playing the new DLC in Kirby. This game was a lot of fun.

The Switch is clearly a successful, viable platform for Nintendo which will sell better than all their previous home console efforts bar the Wii. Nintendo will be making profits for many years to come. Reality check indeed.

Very big numbers. I wonder whether either Pokemon or Smash will beat Odyssey's 9 million units (from last year) in Q3.

I've restarted DKC Tropical Freeze. I'm at 161% completion and will plough on through the weekend. Wonderful game that keeps on giving.

@Quarth oh yes. Where's my pizza roll?

The continued sales of Zelda, Splatoon and Mario Kart are truly impressive. I'm very curious to see where Pokemon lands.

@Crono1973 nope

Off topic, but I'd love a Box Boy compilation on Switch.

I'm sure Smash will be similar.