JohnnyMind

Glad I waited before going for the Japanese Switch physical version, absolutely getting Shuten Order this way then (luckily the Switch 2 version will be available here in Europe, too) - looking forward to playing it when my copy arrives and I have the time for it!

Yeah, I'm perfectly fine with my Yodoit 16'' 1440p 120Hz portable monitor also considering that it costed way, way less than this one and included all the cables needed to connect the Switch 2 dock to it (other than of course being what was available on Amazon here in Italy at the time when I was preparing to start my YouTube channel) - that said, hope those going for this will enjoy it!

Got the Red Dead Redemption upgrade as soon as it came out, preordered Prime 4 and Octopath from my usual retailer here in Italy, will eventually get the Switch 2 Editions of Little Rocket Lab and Shuten Order for sure (voting for the games up to here), most likely also Ultimate Sheep Raccoon and that should be it!

Nice launch trailer - so looking forward to finally playing Prime 4 myself as soon as my copy arrives (and of course hope others going for it will overall enjoy it, too)!

I mean, Mario Kart wouldn't be Mario Kart anymore if they radically changed the controls, but at the same time we got the most changes to them precisely in World (certain actions are literally impossible in previous games and that's not even considering what some are able to pull off with them)...
Leaving that aside, I couldn't agree more with the gist of the article and I hope we'll keep on seeing games with control experimentation - mostly by Nintendo of course as unfortunately but unsurprisingly considering how divisive those can be other companies and especially big ones don't experiment as much if at all!

Not particularly surprised, but glad that at least in Japan Air Riders is still selling and that well!
Happy for those games along with the usual Legends Z-A, Momotaro Dentetsu, Age of Imprisonment (wish that sold more, but at least it keeps on selling), Dragon Quest I & II, New Horizons and of course when it comes to the hardware charts Switch 2 on top and still selling so much!

Personally, I'm glad first and foremost that this (and the same applies to other games in general) is available on Switch 2 so that more me included can play it regardless of the tech aspects, but of course even better that it's an overall great port instead of just fine and kudos to Ubisoft yet again - what I'm not a fan of is people using Digital Foundry's data to bash Switch 2 and its games for no reason and even more so when DF themselves are actually the first to overall praise them, it's starting again when it comes to the resolution although "funnily" enough to a lesser extent compared to Age of Imprisonment...

Haven't played Antonblast myself yet, but I'm looking forward to doing so when I have the time for it - anyway, thanks to Summitsphere for their work on this game both before and after its release (absolutely including this final update)!

Won't watch these videos fully (as usual I'd rather see what's shown in extensive footage when I play games myself) but still, pretty cool - hope those going for First Light will enjoy it, me included although we'll see if I play this or finally start World of Assassination first!

Appreciate the clarification in the update (had no doubt that's how it actually worked, but still) - like others here I'll definitely try to 100% Prime 4 and even more so considering that there's a way to track collectibles in game, that's one of the few issues I had with Remastered unlike 2D Metroid games!

Adding some tracks of new releases to Nintendo Music is a great way to further promote both (and of course the icons are absolutely welcome, too) - happy for those who'll listen to them there, personally I'll wait to hear them in game first and foremost!

@Liam_Doolan There's a typo, not sure if you want to fix it or leave it as is (or at least add a note about it between square brackets or something like that) since Sega themselves made it - "Inugami Kroone" instead of Inugami Korone.

Nice to see all these additions and adjustments other than the usual bug fixes - looking forward to checking them out myself at some point (not interested personally in certain ones like Legend Competition etc., but still)!

Yep, got the upgrade practically as soon as I woke up - looking forward to playing more CrossWorlds even more than I already was now that this is out (most likely will do so on stream next time there is a festival)!

Ha ha, my mind immediately went to the Doomguy and Isabelle meme, too - anyway, looking forward to hearing all the performances in game when my copy arrives (of course when I get to the parts of the game in which you meet this and the other characters)!

Can confirm that they're also on the Italian My Nintendo Store (unsurprisingly since they're on the UK one, thanks @PixelTavern for telling us and I'd say it's worth updating the article to mention that @JimNorman) - I'll definitely consider them myself but anyway, glad for those interested in any of them also outside of Japan!

Not watching The Game Awards as usual - even if I wanted to, just look at the hour for Europe -, but looking forward to the articles about it here on Nintendo Life (especially when it comes to games shown or announced also for Switch 1 and/or 2 if any)!

Not the best deal considering that you can get the bundle for less elsewhere (for example £399.99 on Amazon as mentioned in the comments here) and unless you want an individual NSO membership specifically it's way more convenient to share a family subscription with friends and/or acquaintances - that said, hope even more of those in the UK interested in getting Switch 2 will be able to do so thanks to this!

Nice that Monument Valley 3 got an expansion (and even more so since it's free) - looking forward to giving this and all the Monument Valley games a try at some point!

Thanks for the review, glad to hear that the performance is great first and foremost and that the world itself still looks great despite the obvious compromises on Switch (too bad about the loading times but yeah, that's exactly why Switch 2 has a way faster internal storage, uses microSD Express etc.) - hope those playing this version will still quite enjoy the game, but of course personally I'm getting the Switch 2 upgrade as soon as my Switch copy arrives!

I'd say that this is overall a great list regardless of personal opinions on the ranking as it includes even some games that were nowhere to be seen even just as nominations elsewhere, Hundred Line just to make an example - we got so many fantastic games this year as shown also by this very list and I'm so glad that's the case (would be even happier personally if the games not already on Switch 1 and 2 eventually came to them starting with Clair Obscur, but still)!

Curious to know more about the changes to the game itself (couldn't care less about the Switch 2 Edition option and rating) - if they improve the experience like it seems to be the case then I absolutely welcome them personally!

Thanks for the review, glad to have further confirmation that this is overall so good - have already preordered it so now I'm waiting for it to arrive first and foremost and then I'll have to find the time for it as usual (doubt I'll be able to start it immediately also considering its length, but I'll try to do so sooner rather than later also considering that this will be my first Octopath)!

Considering Square Enix's recent releases it seems more of a matter of when than if, but of course it would be great to hear about it sooner rather than later (too bad that Horii-san can't talk about it yet) - anyway, fingers crossed that Chrono Trigger will eventually get rereleased also on Switch 1 and/or 2!

Thanks for the review, looking forward to finally giving Red Dead Redemption a try myself even more than I already was thanks to this upgrade - have already got it (again, so glad it was a separate download on the eShop and so available for both physical copies like mine and digitally), now it's exclusively a matter of finding the time for it!

Love to see Level-5 further improving this game - so looking forward to playing it myself when I can (had there been a physical version I would've preordered that from my usual retailer here in Italy and so also discounted day one, but also considering all the games I'm currently playing etc. I'll wait for it to be on sale like I usually do for digital-only games)!

I find it bizarre that we're seeing so much complaining about Mario Kart World specifically - 8 Deluxe didn't have all the contents, features etc. it now has at first (and let's not forget that a good chunk of what was present when it came out wasn't in 8 at first either when that came out on Wii U), didn't get them this fast and yet there wasn't such a reaction to it or at the very least to this extent... on the internet, because most are clearly quite interested in World regardless considering how much it has been selling just like 8 Deluxe did!

Yet another update with a lot of great additions (in particular glad to see Custom Items back and way earlier than in 8 Deluxe as much as I'm a fan of the music track name being displayed on the pause menu etc. as well) other than the usual bug fixes - looking forward to playing more World on my own for sure and most certainly also on stream at some point!

Even more so considering also this (could be just a coincidence, but the timing is certainly suspicious) it seems that Nier finally got fixed because Square Enix at last worked with Nintendo to do so - anyway, looking forward to playing Chrono Cross myself when I have the time for it on Switch 2 although as already mentioned here fingers crossed Trigger also comes to Switch 1 and 2!

Yep, it's the light display (or however it was called exactly in English) Miyamoto-san mentioned during the Direct - so pretty, happy for those who'll be able to see it in person!

First time I'm hearing about this game, but now that I know it exists first and foremost and it's coming also to Switch 1 and 2 I'm definitely interested in it (and even more so considering the features of the latter version mentioned in the article) - looking forward to it whenever it comes out next year!

Already preordered it from my usual retailer here in Italy (a discounted Switch copy, with the Switch 2 upgrade on the eShop as soon as the former gets delivered) - now it's just a matter of it arriving!

Nice, happy for those playing Pokémon Friends - looking forward to doing so myself when I can (definitely not now considering how busy these months have been, but still)!

Looking forward to Nintendo Life's review later today - have already preordered the game so I'll start it when my copy arrives and I have the time for it (doubt anytime soon considering all the games I'm currently playing and ones I want to start as soon as they finally arrive, but still)!

Even more so fingers crossed that Mina will sell well then - already did my part by supporting it on Kickstarter (so glad I was able to do so unlike for Shovel Knight which I missed back in the day) and looking forward to playing it whenever it comes out!

Damned if you do and damned if you don't - you know that it would've been accused of "not innovating enough" had it been the other way around... regardless, looking forward to seeing how it ends up being for me personally when I play it myself (although based on what I've seen and heard most likely it will be really good)!

Kudos to the developers for doing all that (and even more so considering the restrictions due to the high confidentiality), looking forward to checking out the rest of this Ask the Developer - overall quite enjoyed what I played of Drag x Drive on stream, definitely interested in giving it another shot when I can!

Glad to hear that all these developers were involved - thanks to all those who worked on Prime 4 (including aspects beyond its development), again can't wait to play it myself!

No worries, looking forward to the review of the Switch version whenever it's ready - hope those playing that version will enjoy it (I preordered a Switch physical copy from my usual retailer here in Italy and so discounted back in the day, but of course as soon as that arrives I'll get the Switch 2 upgrade)!

Not surprised based on what we've seen even before release, how good Remastered was on Switch and so on but still, love to hear it (as much as I would've been fine regardless personally) - man am I looking forward to playing this as soon as my copy arrives!

Thanks for the review, love to have further confirmation that this is overall such a great game (personally, had no doubt that would be the case based on what we've seen and heard of it as a whole even before its release, but still) - can't wait to start it myself as soon as my copy arrives!

We'll see how the mechanic ends up being in practice, but I couldn't agree more with most here that Mega Lucario Z's design is pretty cool!

Glad that it's yet another event à la Diancie as in without an end date first and foremost and also consisting in doing something in-game instead of just getting the Pokémon - looking forward to it whenever I roll the credits myself (not sure when that will be since my copy hasn't arrived yet and so I haven't even just started playing the game, but still)!

Interesting, looking forward to Kiwami 3 even more than I already was (won't play it anytime soon considering that I'm currently playing 0 and then have Kiwami 1 and 2 to play before this one, but still) - so glad the series is finally also on Nintendo systems!

Pretty cool that there will be a spin-off (movie this time instead of a TV show) - happy for those interested in it, potentially me included although I should finally watch the previous ones first and foremost!

Really unfortunate but yeah, not particularly surprising considering that these are the UK charts combined with other games being higher than usual due to Black Friday sales as already mentioned by others.
Anyway, personally happy for Mario Kart World still in 2nd, Legends Z-A in 4th, Cyberpunk in 6th (I presume the PC version is somehow included despite not being physical), Hogwarts Legacy in 7th, Bananza in 8th, Clair Obscur in 10th, the Galaxy games in 14th, Skywalker Saga in 15th, 8 Deluxe in 16th, New Horizons in 20th etc.!

Overall nice to see these games still getting updated - while they aren't exactly my cup of tea I might give the Turok games a try myself at some point!

So cool that Tetris 99 keeps on getting such events and even more so in this case since it's about Air Riders - happy for those playing the game (I could potentially take part in it myself on stream next Sunday, but we'll see)!

Love to hear it for those in the US who haven't got Switch 2 yet (luckily there have been deals also elsewhere as already mentioned by others including here in Italy, €456,75 for the bundle and €439 for the system on its own instead of €509,99 and €469,99 respectively) - hope those going for it will enjoy it!

Nice to see Today getting another additional theme and even more so a Donkey Kong one - happy for those using the app (barely so in my case, but still)!