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This looked like a rushed AI created “teaser” or better yet appeaser to combat the nonstop rumors and reveals. As I said before this obsession is just awful. Doesn’t anyone do anything else besides think of this system? I was honestly very disappointed with the “official” reveal because it lacks any explanation, technical specifications, or software info besides Mario Kart which I’m very much “over” because they’ve been advertising and selling that game in every which way possible nonstop for years. Even this past holiday was all about Mario Kart. I would be much more excited if this reveal specifically stated screen size, hardware power, and at least 1-2 NEW games. New as in totally new, not sequels. Or perhaps even if it was a sequel, how about Animal Crossing? People have been desperate for a new version of that, or even a remastered version of New Leaf.

The biggest problem is actually all the websites that devote all their attention to leaks and rumors of a system that’s never been formally announced. It is an unhealthy obsession that is contagious and causes readers as well as more websites to do the same. There’s so much stuff we already have that is always overlooked. Hundreds of games that never get a review or even a mention, for instance. Because everyone is obsessed with the one mystery thing they don’t have. Doesn’t anyone see how wrong that is? Nintendo should be doing something like releasing more games or the new system, absolutely, but is that the only thing that matters in the world? Do gamers play other games or systems? I know I sure do. And I honestly get so tired of the switch 2 obsession. I’d love to see other things get some attention for once!

The idiocy in this is that Nintendo continually shuts down and/or discontinues products and services that people are still actively using or interested in buying. And then they have the audacity to police it after the fact. Why not just keep these things going so people can enjoy them. Most notably the 3DS systems, games, and online services. This would all still be profitable today had it not been shut down. Nintendo is a company that makes no sense a lot of the time. And so here we are 8 years into the Switch life and barely a trickle of games coming, and zero announcement on the successor either. And no way to enjoy all the features of the previous systems while we wait. Gamers will still game regardless of what Nintendo says. If they don’t have things to entertain us we find other stuff to do. Things like finding ways to play their older stuff or perhaps just moving on to competing systems. Loyalty and patience can only stretch so far!

This should have been called Donkey Kong Country Boomerang. It just keeps returning! I got this for free on 3DS from Nintendo as a parting gift from the end of their much better rewards program they had back then.

Hardware is a paperweight without software, there’s no point whatsoever in buying it with nothing to play on it. They need to announce at least 2 different games with the system reveal or the response will be a yawn of boredom. 🥱

I really do NOT like the idea of using magnets for the joycons. This is a bad idea and seems like it will result in many problems for this new switch.

All of the NDAs expired on 31 Dec and Nintendo must have decided it was worth the risk.

Ironically I’m diving into a brand new game of X/Y (specifically X) after a 10 year hiatus 😎

Definitely getting the 4k physical copy of Hello Kitty Island Adventures on Switch 2 this spring. Not wasting my time/money with the digital only version on the original Switch.

Nintendo is snoozing with Snorlax. In the meantime, game sites that have nothing new to report could maybe fill this emptiness with doing reviews on vast numbers of games they missed over the years! Or maybe do highlight features on fun games over the last several years. Or even make strategy guides for games that are more complex. It’s never good to just focus on one thing. That system will come out eventually. Let’s do other things while we wait!

It’s kinda funny that NintendoLife has done dozens (or hundreds?) of articles about the Switch 2… it’s basically been a never ending flood of “reveals”. So there’s nothing left for Nintendo to announce now except the date and any launch day games. Oddly, Nintendo has been sound asleep for nearly a year. Did they forget to set their Alarmo?

Ridiculous. All Nintendo has to do to stop this nonsense is have the label “cut out” on the front and back of the game cases to show the actual game cartridge inside, fully visible from the front and back.

The Nintendo branded (SanDisk) memory cards have an actual warranty by Nintendo printed on the package. So “cute design” or not, I’d rather have a guarantee to at least get my money back if my data is lost/corrupted.

The thing that amazes me is that there are still humans that don’t own Mario Kart 8 at this point lol. Vast numbers of them based on how many copies of this are still selling! I mean it’s cool, that’s a great game. It’s just so old, it baffles the mind that it’s still near or at the top every month!

That battle took forever too, ugh. I was almost 30 when I got that game back then so there wasn’t any drama for me, just exhaustion from how long it took to finish it 😆

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

It’s been a year and you got one thing completely right… zero announcement of switch 2 until 2025. Kind of surprised me they would put that off another year. But then again, that’s so Nintendo.

Still no Wordtris. That was always the one I played the most. At least I can still play it on my GameBoy and Super Nintendo. Gotta love how physical games can be played 30-40 years later! 😀 #IfTheFutureOfGamingIsDigitalThenGamingHasNoFuture

Thievul and Purrloin were behind this.

126 games and 329 hours, and switch is only one of several systems I played this year

For everyone uninspired by the similarity of switch to switch 2, remember we did this with DS and 3DS… and the 3DS had a very short run 🤔 maybe they are cooking up a whole new system on the side like they did with switch overlapping and squashing the 3DS

Back when games were 100% physical it was a lot easier to pick a quality game. People don’t seem to realize how much the digital game movement is destroying gaming not only now but for the entire future if it doesn’t stop.

@Anti-Matter I do like those, I have most of them, but they really don’t have the charm that they Imagine & Petz ones did way back when.

They were exploding with profits when they made casual, family friendly games on the DS & 3DS. Now all they want to make is violent garbage and they go bankrupt. Hmm.

Sony and Microsoft have a strong affinity for digital gaming. So knowing them, they’d make a digital only handheld, which in my mind is just like playing games on a phone, tablet, or perhaps a steam deck. Those bases are covered so there’s no point. As long as Nintendo makes handheld systems that take cartridges, they will own the market! Sony and Microsoft have no idea how to make cartridge games.

Definitely not, it would upend a lot of things… many people have already completed Christmas shopping, or are in the process of it now, and showcasing new games or systems this late would likely make a lot of people angry or cause them to return games or systems to wait for new releases instead. From a business standpoint this would be very bad to do a direct now. I would expect one in February, after the Christmas season has settled down. And of course that will showcase the switch successor and release day games.

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

How many times is Donkey Kong Country gonna return? lol
I’m not getting it though. Never really enjoyed this one much.

I’m just here for the catty comments

The extra content they added, which is SO much more than what the original had is a huge plus, especially all the extra essences that make for many more fun appearances on walls and furniture. So far I’ve discovered at least 30 more essences that were not in the original and I’ve only unlocked 2 areas. Also, while I can’t speak of motion controls since I never use that, I will say that the touch screen support they added makes playing this a breeze. Also when I played on the Wii (16-17 years ago!), one big complaint I had was the very slow loading times and they have been reduced to 1-2 seconds on the switch. Love that! Overall I’d say this is a perfect port. It’s a delight to be able to play this game on a handheld, finally! The only (minor) complaint I have is that when you’re building furniture, it does require a combination of using the stick to flip parts around sometimes, while you also use touch screen controls. I can’t think of a way to improve upon this, though. It takes a little getting used to, but I’m doing fine with it now.

For everyone that is NOT playing the new MySims Cozy Bundle, I’d like to say to all of you that I’ve put almost 8 hours into this treasure so far, and EA snuck in a TON of new content that they never said a word about! I’m loving this new version 10x more than the original, and the QOL updates as well as the vast amount of new stuff make it a must have for any MySims fans!

Best Nintendo system ever. I own 419 games just for DS. Still love playing it all the time!

My #1 favorite and most played game on DS is the original Touchmaster. I still play it to this day. I wish they’d put something like that on the switch.

The only way I’d buy this system at launch is if a new animal crossing game launches with it. Otherwise why bother?

I’d rather just play the game… on switch! But at least there’s still my DS one and the lovely little Pokewalker. 😁

Not being able to play this on a home console is a true definition of FORE!

It’s already had a silent but notable “price drop” because with the hyper inflation the world has experienced after COVID, the switch has still remained the same price it was almost 8 years ago when it came out. So I definitely don’t expect it to go any lower. According to the United States consumer price index inflation calculator, the price of the switch at launch in March of 2017 for $299.99 would cost $387.97 today.

Not buying this until it’s on a cartridge, as a collectible legacy compilation of Tetris games makes no sense being only digital. Plus digital games are basically rentals anyway.

I always heard that retailers get fined and lose selling privileges for selling games before their release date (in the case of online retailers this would be delivering before release date). So it was my understanding that Amazon and Walmart were both in violation and lost their selling privilege on first party titles for a period of time.

A perfect example of why I say “If the future of gaming is digital, then gaming has no future”. I bought the physical copy of this 6 years ago and I still enjoy playing it.

Why would you omit the only GOOD game coming?! MySims Cozy Bundle. Wow. That has already outsold most of your selections here, just in preorders. You need to update your list.

If they’d made it right in the first place… oh don’t get me started lol

@Max_the_German ha, try counting how many articles they’ve put out on the “switch 2” in comparison! That would surely give one a headache. 😆

This is a train wreck of an idea. First of all, if a person is restless and trying to sleep and this makes all kinds of racket because you’re moving, it will only wake you up more. And what about people who wake up in the night to go to the bathroom, get a drink, tend to a baby, etc? Does it think you’re up for the day and make more racket? I’d have rather seen Nintendo put their effort into getting the new Switch released, or perhaps making a new Animal Crossing game. Or even doing a Nintendo Direct! What is going on with them these days?

Laughable they’d say this in a world of blabbermouths.. lol. Even the “switch successor” has been fully leaked at this point and they thought that was their best kept secret 😆

Back when they made Petz games, Imagine games, game show games, and board games, they were one of the most profitable game companies in the world. They stop making those and then they practically go bankrupt. Coincidence? Absolutely not.

I’m going out on a limb here… haha.. but I’d say the best way to “authentically capture the spirit of Minecraft” would be to just play the game itself instead of watching a movie that doesn’t resemble the game at all and doesn’t capture your own creativity… which is what Minecraft is all about! 🤷🏻‍♀️

This is wonderful news! I’m so glad that all the digital game lovers will finally realize how much of a waste of money digital games are! I have been campaigning for this transparency for years, and my motto still remains… “if the future of gaming is digital, then gaming has no future!” That statement holds so much weight in so many ways. These digital games, servers, and even dedicated platforms will NOT stand the test of time. But you can still play your physical games for decades. I’m tired of people who argue with me about how this isn’t true. I’m still playing games I’ve owned since the 70s thru all decades since. Maybe the systems can degrade or quit working but many emulator systems have been released over the years to allow me to keep playing them. Two fine examples are the Analogue Pocket which I can play my GameBoy, GameBoy Color, and GameBoy Advance games on, plus it will play GameGear, Lynx, etc. And I have a SupaBoy S that plays my Super Nintendo/Famicon cartridges, as well as my Super GameBoy adapter cartridge which plays GameBoy games. And I will keep enjoying my legacy games anytime I want with no one restricting me or dictating me or taking them away from me.

Personally, I do believe these leaks are legitimate, given where they are originating. That being said, why are people getting their panties in a bunch over this being a switch 2?! This can’t be radically different and still be backwards compatible (or functional that way) if it’s not similar. The larger screen and better specs are the selling points here, plus you can play your existing library and the new upgraded games too! What’s not to love?!

Fire Red was the first Pokémon game I beat, back in 2004 or early 2005. I’d love to see a graphically enhanced remake on the switch.