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Re: PSA: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Free Demo Is Now Live, With A Frame Rate Boost On Switch 2

JohnnyMind

@Saad_Moonwalker They could've capped it if they wanted, but they didn't so on Switch 2 it runs better regardless of how they implemented it - while of course it would be nice if it were better also visually thanks to a proper update/upgrade (no thanks to exclusively a dedicated version à la Square Enix etc.), unsurprisingly many me included will gladly take the higher performance first and foremost and even more so in a game of this kind...

Re: Opinion: Elden Ring Is One Of My Favourite Games That I've Hardly Played

JohnnyMind

Glad you enjoyed the previous times you played Elden Ring regardless of how far you got in it Jim, but nice that this time you're continuing playing it beyond its "Great Plateau" (of course also thanks to the portability and luckily overall quality of the Switch 2 version, good thing they took their time with it) - looking forward to giving it a try myself after having played Lies of P when I can!

Re: "Nintendo Didn't Swerve" - Product Growth Expert Comments On Zelda Vs. GTA 6

JohnnyMind

Hope those going for GTA enjoy it but yeah, as already mentioned here I also can't wait for it to come out so that the situation goes back to normal more than anything else - Nintendo just keep on doing their own thing for better or worse (luckily mostly the former and especially when it comes to way more important matters than this like not laying-off their employees etc.)...
Anyway, so excited for Ocarina myself, only a month left!

Re: Round Up: The Reviews For Kingdom Hearts Collection On Switch 2 Are In

JohnnyMind

@Alcea Not sure why I didn't get notified of your reply but anyway, there's a negative GKC fully share with physical and one with digital: having to put and keep in the cartridge every time you play and occupying storage respectively - personally, I'll gladly take GKC and so all the other benefits of physical they still have myself most of the time (definitely not skipping a game just because it's digital-only etc.) and even more so them being available as an option instead of exclusively digital like it already is or is becoming on other platforms, you people do you...

Re: The Switch 2 Exclusive Orbitals Has Received A New Game Update

JohnnyMind

@That_old_geezer Have you already sent them this suggestion "via typeform or on the official discord" as mentioned also in the article? If you haven't please do so, would be great to have such an option as long as it's feasible for them to implement (that should be the case, but of course we don't know how the game works internally etc.)!

Re: Round Up: The Reviews For Kingdom Hearts Collection On Switch 2 Are In

JohnnyMind

Here's the link to the latest time I mentioned the positives Game-Key Cards fully or partially share with other physical releases, I refuse to copy and paste the full comment for the fourth time so soon after that and even more so since it takes some time due to the links included - again, if people still prefer getting games digitally considering the advantages that format has that's fair, but they have to first know how GKC actually work to make informed purchases (GKC are objectively better than Code-in-a-Box and even more so digital when it comes to those aspects and yet here we go again with false claims about that etc.)...

Re: Round Up: The Reviews For Kingdom Hearts Collection On Switch 2 Are In

JohnnyMind

Have preordered a physical copy as soon as it became available here in Italy, there's no way I wouldn't get these games now that they're finally proper ports instead of cloud versions - so looking forward to finally properly play this series myself (again, have only played and almost finished the original Chain of Memories on GBA back in the day) when I have the time for it!

Re: Nintendo Announces Another Switch 2 Hardware Bundle

JohnnyMind

So glad Switch 2 has already sold that much and most certainly it will keep on selling between bundles and future games (Monster Hunter Wilds is also getting one when it comes out in Japan, would be surprised if that didn't sell well) - happy for those finally getting the system thanks to such offers!

Re: Kingdom Hearts Collection Will Collectively Take Up Over 130GB On Switch 2

JohnnyMind

Will test it when my copy arrives, but being three separate apps luckily you should be able to download one at a time as a comment also pointed out when we heard of the file sizes for the first time - anyway, so looking forward to my copy to arrive to finally play these games myself when I have the time for them (obviously skipped the cloud releases, man am I glad we're finally getting proper ports)!

Re: Mini Review: KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- (Switch 2)

JohnnyMind

Thanks for the review, so looking forward to finally playing all the Kingdom Hearts games thanks to this rerelease (have only played and almost finished the original Chain of Memories on GBA back in the day) - will obviously start with this collection when I have the time for it so I'm glad to hear it's this good on Switch 2!

Re: Review: The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Remastered (Switch 2) - A Huge Upgrade For An All-Time Great

JohnnyMind

Thanks for the review, even more excited than I already was considering what's mentioned here including Switch 2 control features, accessibility options etc. to finally give Witcher III a try myself by playing this version at some point - wouldn't have time to do so right now anyway, but I'm waiting to see if they'll release a physical version, otherwise I'll buy a Switch physical copy and get this digitally thanks to the upgrade (by then they'll most certainly have further improved this already excellent version)!

Re: UK Charts: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Climbs Back Into The Top 10

JohnnyMind

Nice that Prime 4 is back to the top 10 thanks to discounts!
Also personally happy for Minecraft Dungeons II debuting in 2nd (and even more so considering that it sold the most on Switch 2), World in 4th, Ace Combat 8 debuting in 5th, Witcher III in 6th and 11th, Pokopia in 7th, Tomodachi Life in 8th, First Light still in 12th, Lego Batman in 13th, Fortune's Weave in 15th (again, considering that these are the UK Charts it's still relatively high), Bananza in 18th, Legends Z-A in 19th, Trails in the Sky 2nd back to the charts in 20th (love to see the Switch 2 version selling the most followed by the Switch one), Dawnwalker in 21st, Lies of P debuting in 22nd (wish it were higher, though) etc.!

Re: PlatinumGames Comments On The Future Of Bayonetta

JohnnyMind

Curious to see what they have in store when it comes to the Bayonetta series and hopefully Astral Chain, too - in the meantime, looking forward to finally playing the games already out myself when I can (and yes, would be great if those got Switch 2 Editions)!

Re: Capcom Is Looking To Evolve Its RE Engine Into An 'AI-Generation Game Engine'

JohnnyMind

Couldn't care less either way as long as Capcom or whatever other company keep on making overall good if not better games and even more so don't lay-off their workers (in fact, they're actually hiring more of them regardless of genAI usage) - that said, glad others here have already called out the clickbait headline because in this case there actually isn't "AI-generation" involved in that sense at all...
Speaking of, if I applied the same logic of throwing the baby out with the bathwater applied to this and other "controversial" topics, I would've stopped supporting Nintendo Life a long time ago considering articles like this very one, that leak in the title and subtitle and so on!

Re: "A Colossal Upgrade" - Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Verdict For The Witcher 3 Remastered On Switch 2

JohnnyMind

This further shows why the complaints last time made no sense - while of course this remaster in general and in particular the Switch 2 version can and will be further improved it's already a massive upgrade as is so there's no good reason to not release it now...
Leaving that aside, looking forward to playing it myself at some point even more than I already was (still waiting to see if they'll release it physically, otherwise I'll buy a Switch physical copy and get this version digitally thanks to the upgrade)!

Re: Box Art Brawl - Zone Of The Enders: The Fist Of Mars (GBA)

JohnnyMind

Japan for me because as usual GBA box arts benefits from the bigger space - that said, kudos to those who made the European one for keeping all the elements of that despite the constraints (not a fan of North America at all, by dropping the characters it could be the cover for any mech game)!

Re: Video: 15 Exciting New Games Coming To Switch 1 & 2 In October 2026

JohnnyMind

Getting digital copies of The Witch's Bakery and Ratatan as I've supported them on Kickstarter, preordered physically Kingdom Hearts, Castlevania, Resonance (a copy for me and one for my sister's birthday), Switch Sports Resort, most certainly I'll get the digital upgrade for Minecraft (not saying for sure just because we don't know all the details yet) and there will be other additions for sure between the games mentioned in the article and comments either this month like in the case of the free upgrade for Epic Mickey which I'll get as soon as it comes out or more likely later and of course my physical copy of Lies of P has already arrived - no time for rest indeed and I couldn't be happier!

Re: The Results Of Our 2026 Switch 2 Summer Survey Are In

JohnnyMind

@roy130390 I specified "most of the time I bet unintentionally" exactly for that reason (and even more so since I imagined that in your case you weren't doing it on purpose) - speaking of, I used the term misinformation precisely because its definition according to the Cambridge Dictionary is "false information, given either by mistake or deliberately"... of course I don't blame you and others spreading it by mistake!

Re: The Results Of Our 2026 Switch 2 Summer Survey Are In

JohnnyMind

@roy130390 I'll yet again copy and paste the advantages that Game-Key Cards fully or partially share with other physical releases:

  • they aren't tied to a single account so you can play them regardless of access to that (unlike digital games) - related to that, you can share and/or resell them without any limitations;
  • they aren't tied to the eShop so if that eventually shuts down like the 3DS and WiiU ones you should still be able to download them (unlike Code-in-a-Box although it has to be said that even that is better than exclusively digital since it allows you to get games even after they're delisted as Gavin did in the case of Cruis'n Blast for example);
  • they are tied to the servers, but as long as you have activated them the first time and someone locally has the game downloaded on their system you can install the game from them by using the Match Version With Local Users function just like you could for updates on Switch in case the servers ever shut down (reminder that not even the Wii ones have yet).

Again, if you or whoever else prefer going for digital considering its advantages that's fair but please, let's stop disregarding the abovementioned facts - most of the time I bet unintentionally, but that's exactly why the misinformation about GKC has to stop (and even more so when other platforms already are or are becoming exclusively digital)...

Re: Random: Tough Week? Grab Yourself A Brew & Get These Immaculate Zelda Tunes On Your Playlist, Pronto

JohnnyMind

Don't have the time to listen to it fully right now, but the little I've already checked out is great - kudos to Garofolo for such videos and also making the sheet music and tabs available on his site and Patreon so that others can play themselves (potentially me included, but for now I'll just take out The Legend of Zelda: Best Collection book, 8-bit Music Theory ones etc. I already have)!