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I still havent played the original, lol. Once I get down to it I will probably get the upgrade but who knows when that will be

@electrolite77 tbh that preservation argument seems a bit far fetched imo. At least I dont care as much about it as others seem to.

However, I wouldnt underestimate the impact of collectors. Not sure how many are out there but its collectors contribute a lot imo. Safe to say the average gamer/family probably wont be buying as many games as collectors. Then there is gamers who will sell off their games after beating them. Even as a small time collector (around 130 switch games atm) I can say I had been buying more games than I had time to play with an ever increasing backlog thats reaching back to the wii/ds era. I also purchased games for collections sake, like princess peach, or the game garage, if those werent made by nintendo I probably wouldnt have cared.

While I definitely would have liked to continue I also have other hobbies and that backlog I mentioned, haha. So in a way I don't mind key cards being around.

Go give them hell nintendo! /S

I mean nintendo has lost quite a bit of good will from customers recently, thats putting it mildly. Lol!

Wouldn't hurt them if they became a tad bit more friendly and behave less like absolute A-xxxxx. But oh well, the greed must be real.

@electrolite77 Definitely a bit early to draw conclusions. In six months we should know more.
We also havent seen any big releases like eldenring or persona reload. And I bet those will definitely sell regardless of medium.

@electrolite77 exactly what I said.

But we all know nintendo isnt a third party platform, and yet the switch 1 has seen tons of releases. Third party games are said to sell very poorly atm, if this keeps up it will hurt nintendo in the long run.

The sentiment towards GCK is very negative. Also prices, but prices didnt deter me from buying the s2. With key cards I can wait until they get dirt cheap.
So for me personally I win either way, if they start releasing on cards again, I get what I want. If they dont I save a lot of money.

@kmtrain83 they will course correct in some form.
Negativity towards key cards can have huge implications.
I mean while I absolutely hate key cards I wouldnt wanna miss out on a must have title. But same as with digital games I would rather wait a year or two for a huge discount. Whereas in card form it could have been a day one purchase. And day one or month one purchases are the determining factor for a games success.
And there is alot of negative sentiment out there. Who knows it might even lead to people pirating more games.

@AllBLK not so sure tbh. It all depends on sales and third party games havent been doing so well. Might be many reasons but key cards is certainly one of them and the most voiced reason. Both key card surveys didnt come out of nowhere.
Key cards are here bc nintendo is greedy and charges third partys alot, think its 30%. Key cards enable them to make a bit more money.
So if people dont buy third party games: a) nintendo makes less money than they could have made. b) third parties might port less games or no games at all.
Both options arent great for nintendo!

@kmtrain83 we might see a complete edition at some point. Who knows maybe it will be on card by that time

@AllMyNinjasSmile tbh thats how its been for a long time imo. The switch' success just emboldened them to go a couple steps further.
I guess they didnt expect a backlash at all and thought people will be as happy as always.

I have come not only to accept but to like the key card situation.

Will only buy absolute must have games in key card form, and thus save a lot of money. Otherwise I would feel tempted here and there to buy a slightly mediocre or less appealing game, like wild hearts or maybe that elliot game, games I might never get down to actually playing. The threshold to actually buy a key card game has become VERY HIGH for me.

Three key cards were pulled? Amazing news, lol

Lol, tales of the shire.

anyhow the title is misleading, it should be: all lotr games ranked
Cause best implies all of them are good. Just my two cents

@Cakefish oh, didn't know about that? it's not running at all?

afaik the only game I own thats unplayable is Tokyo Xanadu

one of those games I would be mildly interested in and eventually buy for the collection (probably not on day one tho) and MAYBE play it one day.

thanks to key cards that situation doesn't exist anymore! actually one of the pros of key cards, no more money wasted on non-must haves, haha.

anyone feel the same?

@MidnightDragonDX rune factory azuma is on card.
Tbh by now its time to accept the new reality imo. Key cards are here to stay wether we like it or not.

Idk about stock in europe. Afaik it was never sold out. There is even sales on bundles, lol

Have to admit this looks very interesting and stylish. The music feels spot on. Hope this game succeeds. Wonder if it releases on game card, lol

Skipped the first two games bc I never a discounted version if the first game and wasnt willing to pay full price.
Cant play them all I guess.

Wait a sec, looking at the game profile pic, is this a key card or not?

Gotta say though, can't wait until star wars outlaws releases and see how it does on switch and the youtube vids surrounding it, haha. This stuff never gets old!

the key card direct could have been worse

It started off pretty nicely with Monster Hunter Stories 3 - key card or not, its gonna be a purchase at around 50% off

Ivalice Chronicles wasn't news, lol, will buy the switch 1 version.

Persona 3, a must have for me, probably around 50% off

Other than that, everything is an easy skip, except maybe the Kiwami games, but I can wait a couple of years and get the bundle when its heavily discounted.

I am not too much into warriors games, but always added them to my collection regardless, lol. Please be a key card, otherwise I will feel obliged to buy it, haha

Kudos for the idea. But I will pass, haha

Its all nintendos fault. Greid, greid,

Will skip. Got the s1 game already

aside from new key card releases, haha I expect some atlus news, probably persona 3 reload and/or metaphor. I will buy both games regardless if they are on key card or not, just not day one. Same goes for Eldenring and Final Fantasy.

Other than that no must have title comes to mind.

Looking forward to this direct, just to see how many games I will skip entirely but would have bought otherwise.

Ahh, maybe some demon x machina news, now thats a game I am actually not tooo interested in but will buy just to show my support of game cardridges, since its not a must have title for me I will wait for the inevitable discount as well.

@Metazoxan huh? wdym for now? buy digital now and then what? buy the key card later? doesn't make any sense so I guess u meant something else

More key card news coming up. Key cards are preventing me from purchasing games until they get discounted. so sad...

can't say I was genuinely interested in this game but I am genuinely surprised it's that bad

Need an eu physical.

The only games that come to my mind are bloodborne and demon souls

Financially I got into the situation where I need to make meaningful decisions atm, can't waste too much money. I mean I own the s1 game and wont double dip with any game, but I won't upgrade this one either

@tameshiyaku or they may have taken a look at the protagonist and decided from there

Its probably tencents doing. Otherwise they would have continued to release slop and then blamed everyone else.

I never really considered this camera or an alternative as I am mostly into single player stuff.

Its pretty cheap from what I see, hmm....

NGL, if they hadn't done their digital only thing because of greed they might have had a chance to win the race. Playstation plus killed them in the aftermath. So stupid.

@BTB20 I would have expected an upgrade to the base switch 1 game. Afaik its literally the switch 1 game on a switch 2 card

Idk, just saw a vid on YT that claimed its the switch 1 game plus switch 2 extras for $80.
Not that it matters to me as I wont be buying nor upgrading, but still kinda greedy and/or lazy imo

At least they are releasing it on switch one with a proper card

@FX102A very true! Imo they should have released both options, a cheaper key card for the ones who wanna save money and a more expensive card for people who don't mind to pay extra.

I have come to terms with games being released on key cards as I will be saving a lot of money by skipping a lot of games and waiting for huge discounts on the games I wanna play.

Would have considered it if it came on a proper card. will only buy must haves on key card

It was for the views imo

Who knows maybe it will find its audience here. Gotta say tho, watching slop fail never gets old, haha

@Otimus I wasnt sure bc I heard the DLC wasnt included on the s2 card. Thanks for clarifying!

Can anyone confirm if I buy the botw upgrade will it also upgrade the dlc?

Haha, not from the US but I bought one too. Had to decide between the mke bundle or basic plus pro controller. Now I am without games, lol

Haha, the backlash was real back in the day! It gave us that Yasuke song, totally worth it! Haha

Nice! Although I am not too much into display only lego - botanicals notwithstanding