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Maybe now Donkey Kong Country Returns HD version can be the definitive version for speed running?

@Dark-Luigi I won't even pretend I haven't done the same with Pokémon Legends Z-A, but that's because I am a Pokémon fan, one who's just had enough unoptimized slop that asks players to pay for DLC and an online subscription to unlock everything (things this game doesn't do at all). It was a problem with Pokémon Violet, and it's a problem in Z-A, 3 years later.
Here, there's no reason to hate on this game. If you're a Kirby fan, you just recently got Star-Crossed Worlds, and because you're a Kirby fan, even if Air Riders isn't to your liking, you just have to wait 3-6 months for the next cool thing to happen to you. And if you're not a Kirby fan, then you're just jumping on a bandwagon of people who supposedly hate this game that they probably haven't even played.

I really have to question why people will see an article on Kirby Air Riders and feel the need to go into the comments just to say it sucks. It's like seeing that pink marshmallow riding on a warp star awakens a demon within them, and any positivity surrounding that game must be squashed because they're bad at it/haven't played it, so why should other people be allowed to enjoy it? Absolutely miserable people...

@Nintendo_Thumb The idiotic things people will say for the sake of jumping on a bandwagon holy moly...

That's awesome, he can go and do absolutely nothing over there, and we don't have to see him at TGA this year!

@Nintendontyouknow Or maybe you're just not fond of it. Doesn't mean it's a bad game. Food for thought.

I'm just this past week, my brother casually mentioned Linebeck's theme, and Linkus7 released a Phantom Hourglass video, this game has been on my mind a lot lately, then this happens!
...Surprised we don't already have the soundtracks for Twilight Princess and Majora's Mask by now...

I love how companies used a subtitle that referenced the DS, like Dawn of Sorrow, or Deadly Silence... But I'm sorry, I read "Deadly Silence" and I'm thinking "Okay, who farted in here?"

A lot of this game just felt like Metroid Prime... again. It felt like it didn't take any risks to try to evolve the series aside from having the Federation troopers be more heavily involved in the story, which I didn't mind for the record. By the end of the game, I found myself actually giving a damn about them... More than any Other Metroid game, at least...
But the gameplay is what matters most, and aside from a beam that breaks the pacing of the combat and a bike that has a couple of cool moments that are sadly few and far between, the game mostly plays it safe, and a lot of your power-ups are what you've acquired in previous games, but now with psychic in the name.
Bottom line, I hope that this was just Retro Studios getting their bearings in developing a new Metroid game for the first time in a while, and the next game they make takes more risks and takes player feedback into account... Also, if Sylux returns as a villain, make me give a damn.

I think it's silly that Nintendo seriously wanted us to believe that Mario, this chubby chiocciole chomper stands even a slight chance against Sonic in a foot race without the blue blur wearing weighted shoes or something. Come on now. Only way Sonic is behind is if he's letting Mario take the lead at the start of the race before he decides that he's done with his warm up and locks the heck in!

This game came out at a time where people needed that escapism, but I don't think it's a 10/10 game, even after 3.0, let alone when the game came out. I do think the game is almost as good as New Leaf now, but it took way too long to get to that point. Next Animal Crossing game needs to be feature loaded out of the box. No more holding back features we've had before, just for the sake of giving us "free updates." Give the game as much time in the oven as it needs, and make sure that everything from New Horizons is in there, unless there are no plans to bring it back.

You know, if Lego wants to make more affordable Zelda themed sets, the answer's staring them in the face: helmets and masks. They've done like a few dozen of those for Marvel and Star Wars, all floating between $50 and $70. There are over two dozen masks in Majora's Mask If you include the Sun and Moon masks and Majora's Mask, of course, there are the Gerudo, Skull and Redead masks from Ocarina of Time, and then you have the Fused Shadow and Zant's mask from Twilight Princess, Master Kohga's mask and several headgear options from BotW/TotK... There are plenty of possibilities!
Another Lego set that could be sold for a low price is the Guardian from Breath of the Wild. It could include a Link Minifigure with a hood and cape riding on a horse, but the main attraction would just be building the Guardian, which can't be too much bigger than Link. It could be like $35.

Went up for pre-order! Can't wait to build this in March!

No... I'm trying to avoid buying new games this year! I thought this was going to be easy... Darn you!

So wasn't there a rumor way back when that Nintendo was striking a deal with Netflix for a Zelda movie? I guess this must be part of that. I am just going to buy the 4K Blu-ray when that comes out.

I've done some thinking, and this is the only Switch 2 Edition from Nintendo that does not improve the frame rate from 30 FPS. To all the people I argued with, you do have good reason to be upset that this this didn't turn out the way you wanted, even if it personally does not bother me, and I'm sorry for being an ass about it.

That aside though, this Switch 2 Edition is such a Nothing Burger that it may as well have been included with the other content in the 3.0 update for free, especially when you consider that there are a few third-party Switch games that have a free upgrade path and do more. HDR looks nice, and when I'm standing still, I do notice the 4K difference, but by and large this is the same game as it always was. At least the game doesn't chug on more detailed islands, but that was true when playing the Switch 1 version on a Switch 2 anyway. The Switch 2 Edition doesn't really add anything significant, and I don't know how many people are getting a lot of mileage out of the megaphone or 12-player multiplayer, but I'm certainly not one of them.
This is a painfully average upgrade. 5/10.

As for the 3.0 update, this game in my eyes was a 5/10 back in 2020, because it took way too many elements away after New Leaf, and after 2.0 I would have given it a 7/10. While I don't think the hotel is a grand inclusion, bulk crafting, Dream Islands and sidestepping bump this up to a 9/10. I finally think that this game is almost as good as New Leaf. Only thing holding it back is the villagers lacking personality, which sadly hasn't changed since launch. If you actually got me to care about my neighbors on this island, this game could have been a 10/10

@Yoshi3 it would be cool to get a model of Clocktown... As long as it isn't $650.

Oh it's not going to break the bank like the Deku Tree! This made me immensely happy. I can actually afford this one, and maybe even earn enough points hopefully to get the Pokémon Center! Might be time for me to swap the Deku Tree over to the Ocarina version...

@Charlirnie I've been saying the same thing since I got my Switch 2. It really does feel more like a Switch Pro, especially when games that didn't get an upgrade pack, like Another Code Recollection can actually run at a consistently stable 30 FPS now, where it constantly felt like it was melting my switch before.

@Anti-Matter It's not that I think 60 FPS is not important in newer games, but not every old game is going to run at 60 FPS like magic. Fans still haven't made Wind Waker and Twilight Princess run at 60 FPS, though that could always change in the future, but these things do take time. No doubt, making New Horizons run at 60 FPS was probably too big of a task for Nintendo to want to bother with, when they are probably better off developing a new game that does run at 60fps.

Inb4 people whine about the frame rate of a cozy game.

@JayJ Did I say smooth? No I said consistently stable. But it's not necessary. If 30 FPS is unplayable to you, I'm sorry to say it, but that's an issue with you, not the game.
EDIT: I also want to point out that I wanted to go into other potential reasons as to why the switch 2 version only runs at 30 FPS, like maybe the fact that it is still being played online with the switch 1 version could be a factor in it, but I am not a programmer, and I don't want to talk out of my butt, because there are enough armchair developers here doing it already because 30 FPS is soooo atrocious 🙄

@Wafers It's a good thing that it did solve the frame rate issues. Game runs at a consistently stable frame rate at all times. I haven't noticed a single frame drop. And now it runs in HDR, and outputs at 4K. It looks damn good!

Dudes when a non-action/fighting game runs at a consistent frame rate below 60 FPS:

Never mind that the game stays consistently stable, even on islands that have many objects crammed into small spaces that would tank the original switch, 60 FPS isn't just something you can achieve by flipping a switch (ha) and calling it a day. If you try doing that in an emulator, the game will just run at double speed, because it doesn't have 60 FPS animations. In many cases where you try to force 60 FPS, the animations can be outright broken, and if you consider how many characters and objects, including furniture have animations, then it's no wonder they chose to keep the game at 30 FPS. There are probably several factors that prevented this game from being 60 FPS, and it's way too easy for people who don't program to pretend like 60 FPS was such an obvious choice, when in actuality, it could have been a buggy nightmare.

I picked up Shining Pearl because I figured why the heck not, it's probably the best Pokémon game I'm going to play in a while, since it's based on Gen 4, which I have a lot of nostalgia for, but it's been sitting in the back log for a while. I didn't know it had issues on Switch 2, so I'm glad to know that when I do pick it up, I won't have to deal with that.

I know I said multiple times on this site that I am not buying any new games this year, but a collection of old ones, especially one that I was vocal about wanting to have on the Switch? I can make an exception for that.

Hopefully if they do release the soundtrack for Superstar Saga or Bowser's Inside Fury, they include both the original and the remaster, like they did for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

@Lizuka $200, please!

No more third kits?

I don't understand why the Kanto starters can't be sold as individual sets that you can put together once you have all three, should you decide to purchase all three of them. I don't have that kind of money, just give me Charizard.
But wait, there's more! You NEED to buy the trio to get the stupid badge set that could have just been sold on its own, but no, who needs money, am I right? Certainly not our customers, and we don't need them to be able to buy this badge set as a standalone purchase. That would be too affordable for them! Can't have that! Oh and that Pokémon Center? I've spent quite a bit on LEGOs over the past couple of years and I only have HALF the required points for it! This is what happens when two companies that are overrun with greed collaborate with each other. To hell with LEGO, to hell with Pokémon! I will not be purchasing from either company!

Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Kirby Air Riders.
I always play BG3 with my brothers.
Thank goodness for cross saves in CB2077, because I actually have it on PS5 too from PS Plus and if there's one thing that's been bothering me about the Switch 2 version, it's the lack of analog inputs for driving the car, even if you use an adapter, or the GameCube controller.
Thanks for not reporting on the new event in Kirby Air Riders, NintendoLife. You gave me hope when you reported on the last one, but I guess you only care as long as there's a Santa hat for Rick involved.

@obijuankanoobie Fixed it.

@Questionable_Duck None taken. I'm not trying to make anyone mad; I'm pretty sure we're all fed up with how MicroShaft does business. The only person I can imagine being upset with that comment is Phil Spencer, and if that is the case, good, screw him.

I couldn't care less if Nintendo released Virtual Boy games on Switch, since you can get a better 3D effect and more importantly, change the color between more options than just red using a modded 3DS. I did buy the cardboard Virtual Boy, because I want to see if it will work with games that supported Labo VR, especially since you can't use that Toy-Con with Switch lite, or Switch 2.

@Questionable_Duck I know MicroShaft isn't the publisher, but I always will take any opportunity to take a swing at MicroShaft for how they treat smaller studios (some of which are likely to appear in the Xbox showcase later this month) for the sake of making their own numbers look good to the investors. It's called a joke, and I make them quite frequently.

We like Ike! We like Ike!

This just in, the game is canceled and gamefreak has been shut down by Microshaft.

It may seem silly to get up in arms over a bunch of hands, but I do think it's important that Nintendo sees the discourse over them potentially using genAI and use that as a reason to not use genAI in their marketing. Just hire people for photo shoots. It really is that simple.

Nintendo should just do this every time a game is added to Nintendo Classics. Why can't we have Wario World on Nintendo Music? I want to listen to Greenhorn Forest on loop for 60 minutes!

I'm almost upset that we don't have Baja Blast color on both joy-cons

Hope Radiant Dawn gets some sort of release in the future.

I just got in a relationship. If I end up buying my gf a Switch 2 down the line, I hope there will be bundles with these colors, as well as any other new ones. I like having options, you know? And I'd rather not spend $100 on a separate pair of Joy-Con 2's.

I got nervous when they started talking about amiibo support, but thankfully this is not Metroid Prime 4, and you are not missing anything important or even noteworthy by not using amiibo. I won't be getting this game immediately though, since 2026 is the year where I'm sticking to my backlog and avoiding new games like the plague, but unlike Tennis Aces where I kept thinking about buying it years down the road and never did, I will probably take the plunge with this one. Eventually.

I'm almost always playing in docked mode with a Pro Controller, and when I'm not, I'm playing in handheld mode, not tabletop mode, so the color on these Joy Cons are rarely ever seen aside from the rings around the analog sticks. That said though, I would like to buy my GF a Switch 2 this year, and it would be nice of Nintendo to start selling units that came with these joy-cons instead of classic red and blue. Options are nice to have, and it's weird that Nintendo launched the original Switch with color options, but not the Switch 2

I really hope this is the case, because Fallout 3 is one of my favorite games. I didn't care much for Fallout 4 when I played it.

"Mario Tennis on Switch 2?" Pretty sure it has a name...

Easy skip for me. I already have the digital version, and at $60 it should include both volumes. Perhaps Capcom should have just released a physical edition back when this game originally launched, because then they could have sold that standalone, and then sold Volume 2 as its own separate package, but doing this multiple years after it released? Get outta here! I will never understand why these companies go to LRG to do business several years down the road after a game launches.

@SneakyLink What they didn't tell us is that we wouldn't get any new tracks the following Monday either.

I doubt very strongly that Nintendo is bringing back Tri Force Heroes before a game that was much more critically acclaimed like A Link Between Worlds (please, Nintendo... Bring it back...)