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The news headline you’ll never see: “Nintendo Rewards Gamers For Breaking Sales Records By Making Welcome Tour Free For Everyone”

The PWM on their cheap OLED screen was absolutely sickening in the worst possible way, resulting in guaranteed 3-5 day severe migraines after playing. If they had used OLED on the switch 2 I would have absolutely never considered getting one. Thankfully they used a high quality IPS LCD which has zero flicker and is vivid, sharp, and very easy on my eyes. I have seen none of this blur mentioned here. Maybe the “lottery” was in my favor. But my switch 2 has a better screen than any other electronic device I have, including my steam deck.

Was this issue addressed in the welcome tour that you have to pay to use? lol

Hello Kitty Island Adventure plays so much like this game but it is tremendously better in every possible way. And it’s available in a physical format with all the extra stuff included on it, instead of buying DLC!

Beyond the fact this should be free, it should have just been included on the system straight out of the box, like Mii Plaza, Face Raiders, AR Games, etc was on the 3DS.

Everything about GameStop is an idiot factory, however, the way Nintendo packs this console in the box is extremely concerning. Compare that with how the steam deck, for instance, is packaged when purchased from Steam… that it ships safely within its own carry case (that Nintendo makes you buy yourself for their system), and the carry case with steam deck inside is shipped inside a cardboard box as well. So why would Nintendo put their console, that costs this much, right under a flimsy cardboard lid with NO protection?? Don’t they understand that millions of people will be getting these delivered via courier services that seem to play football with their parcels considering the condition they often arrive in!

Roughly 2000 people, polled here but globally as this is a global website, have committed to buying this on/near launch day. That’s actually a pretty small number. So does that mean they won’t be selling out this system after all, or that Nintendo Life has a small audience? 🤔 or perhaps people are already in line at the stores and don’t have time to bother with being online?

What will be interesting is how many people will say it’s worth $80 after they have purchased and played it. Most notably the ones that didn’t get the digital version packed in with the switch. Which is really what the game should cost - $50 - because at the end of the day, it’s still just Mario Kart. And it should be $50 for the physical game, not a digital one bundled with the system.

That actually looks really cute. I’d get it.

Nintendo is one of the largest companies in the world. Wouldn’t it have made sense to just make enough supply to meet demand? Or do they not have the ability? 🤔

@ItsATM I honestly do not like any of those games.

Well, now that we know there’s all those tiny people running around inside your switch 2, please be gentle with your system.

I have 192 actual PHYSICAL switch games right now, and more on the way. I own 7 switches including 2 switch lites, an OLED, 3 neons, and the blue/green animal crossing switch. The only thing I’m bidding farewell to is digital gaming. My collection will live on and be played as long as I’m alive.
Also I’m still playing my 3ds, DS, GBA, GameBoy Classic/Color games regularly too. Why do people think that if you get something new then everything old has to be gotten rid of. I hope you don’t use this reasoning if you have multiple children too!

I wish they’d put something good on there like animal crossing.

I was excited for this but I can’t find a physical copy anywhere so I won’t be buying it. Oh well.

I preordered the physical copy of this about a month ago because this game , in my opinion, has a lot of the same kind of wacky and hilarious humor Tomodachi Life has. Of course this game goes way beyond the simplicity of that old gem, and looks so fun and engaging in its own way. I love games that break the mold and do things differently. I hope this one is a grand success and maybe encourages more like it to be developed in the future.

I’m just kind of laughing at how they call Mercari a flea market. I always said eBay was like a garage sale too. lol
Anyway they need to stop the scalping in America far more than Japan. People here scalp for a living instead of work real jobs, in many cases.

Preventing free advertising? Have they lost their minds? lol I mean seriously!

Instead of a game “coming in hot”, I would much rather see it come in finished. I would patiently wait for that under any circumstances, if it means having complete physical copies with no updates or DLC needed.

Why not just make a powerful dual screen Super AMOLED handheld system for Nintendo gaming? Like a modern Nintendo DS with superior specs? It could run alongside the switch 2 without stealing its sales, just like all their other handhelds that ran alongside the TV-connected consoles in the past.

An insider working at Nintendo of North America confirmed this to me yesterday as well, but expanded upon it to basically say that going forward the consumers would be the ones to direct how this turns out, long term. If people prefer the physical game cards, they will continue to produce/sell them but if they prefer/purchase the digital or game key cards, then that will be what they will eventually sell. That’s why they use the wording they do, as in saying “no plans” to sell non-physical games. That’s very much subject to change. So to those of you that prefer physical, be heard! Like I said to them, it’s the consumer that makes a company! Without us, they don’t exist. So not only do we need to make it clear to them we want the physical games but we need to always buy them and never the other formats. Third party companies will take note and abandon the game key cards and digital only releases also.

As an older gamer, I have no use whatsoever for this. I game solo 99% of the time, and those rare occasions I play online with someone else, we are always on the phone together during that so there’s zero need for this game chat. Furthermore it feels invasive to me. Yes I know nothing is private anymore but why does Nintendo have to get in on my personal life? And the worst part here is this type of thing is more for children in my opinion and the high price of the switch 2 and it’s games kind of excludes a lot of families with children because for many it’s simply not affordable.

While I have no interest whatsoever in playing games that are not legitimately used/obtained, I think there should also be an agreement that us gamers impose upon game companies that once we PAY for a game, it is OURS, permanently. That it will not require validation online to play regardless of what system we play it on as long as it was validated on each system and account at the point of sale. This would scrap their ridiculous policy of having to “check to see if software can be played” every single time we play it on a “non-primary” switch. Apple products validate your digital purchase so they can be used on any apple device with your account regardless if you’re online or offline, forever. But Nintendo is too cheap to use that technology. So anything digital is never yours.

Truly remarkable considering this game had a tremendous amount of bad press here at NintendoLife, to the point of scaring me away from buying it!

I absolutely do not support companies doing what Genki did and I completely understand Nintendo wanting to sue them, however I think the Genki leaks/reveals actually helped Nintendo more than hurt them. Yes it stole the “thunder” from the Nintendo direct but it also created a frenzy of chatter beforehand which was helpful because the Switch 2 announcement was kind of dull on its own, in my opinion. There likely would have been LESS interest if people did not already have some expectations and knowledge of what was coming.

I’d rather it be light blue

Selling physical games only (and no digital) would be a major solution to this problem. Companies don’t push out physical games and invest the time and money into manufacturing and distribution unless they have some confidence in quality and sales. Yes I know some duds still slip thru but there is far less than what you see in the eShop. Funny how people want the digital games so bad but then complain about all the issues associated with it (slop in the eShop, lack of folders, DRM, file sizes, storage, etc), and still have to buy physical micro SD cards to store them on too! Ridiculous!

Animal crossing still ranks highly every single week, yet Nintendo didn’t want a new version for the switch 2 launch?!

@dazzleshell that’s interesting. Do you do that with your games? I don’t. I keep mine in circulation perpetually. I still regularly play games I’ve had almost 50 years and everything in between. I make a point to play new and old games daily, cycling though legacy games to keep them in good working order.

I thought amiibo figures were grossly overpriced 10 years ago. This is outrageous now. What is even the point of paying all that money for a little statue that might get you an unnecessary bonus in a game?

I thought jamboree was awful. Like as awful as star rush. And that’s bad. On a side note, I wish they would release a switch lite XL. As in a 6”+ screen with the same integrated controls and all. They could do that easily by just getting rid of the bezel. Kinda like they did on the oled.

Probably a more accurate headline would be “Scalpers Race To Stockpile MicroSD Express Cards Ahead of Switch 2 Launch”

Wow. So could it ever be noted that the fact is there are less physical games to actually buy, so therefore sales of them are down. Give people a choice, don’t force their hand and then report poor sales on the items they didn’t have adequate supplies of to actually purchase from. As such, this article is almost fake or biased “news”.

I have the old PS1 collectors editions. They are like new but of course have aged, and the metal tarnished slightly on the pendant. They have things like cloth maps, hardcover books, standees, necklace, soundtrack CDs, etc. I actually kinda want to sell them. Not really into Lunar anymore. I really loved them back in the 90s and played thru and beat the games back then. Hard to believe it’s been almost 30 years now. Where does the time go?!

I’d rather just have the pie.

The simplest solution and this applies to everything, not just the Switch 2, is have enough supply to meet demand. Why companies perpetually fail at this has always been a mystery to me.

I love to see the wide variety of games listed when people are asked what they are playing. It’s a stark contrast against the small handful of games ever featured here on NintendoLife in articles and reviews.

What the hell

If the future of gaming is digital, then gaming has no future.

Nintendo would absolutely do it. Money is all they care about now.

I am pretty sure that supply will greatly outnumber demand and I will enjoy seeing scalpers scramble desperately to get their money back, even if it means taking a loss. They ruin so many things for people who just legitimately want to have something, they deserve to lose some money themselves.

If the future of gaming is digital, then gaming has no future.

This will be the point where I stop buying any games at all. My backlog will sustain me and I’m fine with that.

No animal crossing? Why bother!

I didn’t like it at all and neither did the other ladies I watched it with. Sorely disappointed that there’s no animal crossing game and no girly games either. None of us are buying the system.

This is a day late April fools day joke. Except it’s a disturbing reality. Remember when the 3ds came out it was packed with several games or applications included that showed off what the system could do. And here we are in the new era of Nintendo that is driven by greed instead of making gamers happy.

Unless Nintendo has a very weak lineup of games at launch I’d be kind of surprised if they steal their own thunder by launching GameCube games on NSO at the same time. Personally I’d rather see remakes or just re-releases of my favorites like Animal Crossing, Mario golf…. Actually that’s all I can think of because the other games have already been brought to switch.

The C is for connect. It’s the modern version of street pass where you can just press C to connect with friends and strangers for in-game perks on your new Switch, and also play the new version of StreetPass Mii Plaza. And to connect with others at the dog park when you’re taking your new Switch 2 Nintendogs for a walk. 😆
Seriously though, let’s bring back a modern Street Pass feature where you can just “Connect” (or as it was “pass”) friends and strangers but now just do it from your own friends list and people you may encounter online such as a lobby dedicated for “meeting” other gamers, safely.

I’m definitely more excited for this than switch 2. I’ve yet to see anything about the switch 2 that makes me want to get it. Throw in a new animal crossing game at launch, though, and I will swiftly change my mind.

This was always my favorite, I’ve been saying for years they should bring it to the switch. I never understood why this one got so little love. It’s a wonderful game that gives a lot more to do than just farming, while still keeping the farming aspect front and center. The original was very well made and I hope the new one only improves upon that.