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@Jeff2sayshi 1 hour. Shorter if you skip cutscenes, longer if you dawdle to enjoy the scenery.

Its the full Chapter 1 of the game.

@siavm I wouldn't bother with 16 personally. It was fine but it got quite samey and I personally felt it went on a bit too long.

Fantastic characters, voice acting and music as always, but the quests were bland and I didnt care so much for the world or story. I couldn't really tell you now what it was about.

Just finished the demo.

Looks great, plays great. I do wish they could have gotten it to at least 40FPS, but considering the fan sounded pretty maxed out whilst playing, I can accept the limitations.

Anyone who has not played this before is in for a treat.

Already downloaded it and just waiting for lunch time to give it a go.

I am hyped for this release, which is strange as I already completed it on PS4. Woooo

Not interested in any of the Nintendo releases announced so far, but I am sure they have plenty still up their sleeves to announce in upcoming directs.

There are a lot of solid 3rd parties coming though and Capcom are supporting it well. I currently have FF7 and Resi 9 preordered, but with a newborn my gaming time has dwindled anyway.

The Blastoise mega is just so bad.

I'm still missing about 15 cards from the current set but Im glad I resisted temptation to spend all my hourglasses. I am surprised this has held my attention for this long to be honest.

And this game is now reduced to its lowest price on the UK eShop for £10.79 or £12.59 with the 2 DLC packs.

Definitely picking this up now, as it doesn't go on offer very much. Cowabunga!

One step closer to the Mario toddler range said to be coming in "early 2026".

@AverageGamer I did cherry pick your post but I do not believe I changed the context.

My Switch does leave the house and I barely play it docked, maybe 10% of the time. I would argue that booting the Switch 10-20 times a day is not the norm however and the average user will be closer to 2 or 3 times a day. Kudos to you though for using a feature that fits your life though.

@AverageGamer We can agree to disagree on the "Sleep work needs to work. Thats not negotiable". Systems and Games boot up quick enough in this day and age that I do not feel a sleep mode is anywhere near a necessity.

In most cases of games like this crashing, its because people are using the sleep functionality of the console and leaving the game running in the background. I always exit my games after every session and Ive not had a problem with a game crashing once.

Sure the suspend gamestate should work as intended but it doesn't work properly on any machine ever. The only way to maintain performance is to close things down properly.

Just my 2 cents

I have absolutely no doubts that the whole Pikmin series will get Switch 2 editions.

Pikmin is the best Nintendo franchise to showcase mouse controls. Platoon will also be insane but Pikmin is the one.

I have actually only played 3 on th3 WiiU but I absolutely loved it and it would be fantastic to play through the whole series in the best way possible.

Bring on summer next year (when I think it will release).

@Sindayl The Nintendo Switch version of the game is called "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond".

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game is called "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition"

So the patch notes are referring to putting the Switch 1 version of the game into the Switch 2 system. The Switch 2 version of the game is all on cart BUT there is a day 1 patch for amiibo functionality and some difficulty tweaks. The Switch 2 version of the game is fully playable from cart, sans amiibo functionality.

@StarCollector Is Hyrule Warriors first party? It was developed by a third party and published by Nintendo.

Looks good but I'm not paying £60 for a digital copy of the game. This game really deserves a physical copy.

Ill wait for at least a 50% sale before I dive on this. Which means I'm probably never getting it.

Fantastic news. Now to wait for the next sale before diving in and experiencing this well loved game for the first time.

This maths ain't mathsing.

Switch 1 size : 28.9 GB

Upgrade pack size : 1.5 GB

Switch 1 & Upgrade : 30.4 GB

Switch 2 size : 31.6 GB - why the extra GB?

Saying that there is no way the higher resolution and frame rates are only 1.5GB in size. The Switch 1 cart must have the hi res stuff on cart and it just cant access it right?

@Filthy Ah, but you did finish it.

@iLikeUrAttitude I definitely want to get Time Stranger and was waiting for the Switch 2 announcement.

I do have a PS5 but with a newborn, I just don't time with the TV like I used to. Therefore having it on a portable works best for me.

Thanks for the welcome suggestion though.

It was obvious the full game would not fit on a standard cart BUT they could've stuffed the game onto the cartridge and then have hires textures as a seperate download.

Saying that, I am still buying this fantastic game again to play on the go.

I just finished the story last night so this'll likely be the last ranked season before I sell the game on.

It was okay whilst it lasted but everything aside from the battle system is forgettable.

I wish this had a better team to port it than Aspyr but I remember enjoying this at release. I am sure it is a lie that it came out 12 years ago, but ill definitely pick this up for the relatively cheap price.

Please start bringing this all worldwide soon. I've just had a baby and all this stuff is perfect.

@FrenchVaniIIuxe Care to point me in a direction so I can see for myself? A Google did not come up with anything.

And this is how I find out that Turtle Beach acquired PDP a couple of years ago. Dang.

I did wonder why I wasnt seeing any news about PDP accessories for the Switch 2.

@ShieldHero It is known that the 1st anniversary will be the starter of the second wave of boosters, coinciding with Mega cards.

This final booster set is great for anyone who joined late to catch up with the rarer cards, but also provides new art for people who have been here from day 1 and have all the cards already.

Myself the only card I am missing is Poliwrath EX from the latest set as well as the Promo Mewtwo card that you had to pay for.

Im looking forward to this. I'm a career only player, and have been since FIFA 2001. Glad this isnt a complete disaster, even if it could be a bit better.

Ill definitely pick it up for that £20 price point. I was always interested in it on the Switch, even playing the demo, but never got round to purchasing.

With me apparently sucking at gaming and the Mothwing in Silksong giving me trouble, I think i need something a bit more relaxing to chill me out.

I bought this at launch, as I was looking for a full case where the joy con are still detachable, and it was between this and the much more expensive dBrand version.

Im glad I went for this as it has done everything I wanted from it and feels great to play on.

I'd definitely rate this more of a 7 or even an 8. The negatives on this review are more potential issues instead of actual issues, but I get why the reviewer is nervous.

@87th That does make sense, thank you.

I wonder why they have chosen to do it this way?

@87th Please excuse me if I have this wrong, but isnt this the same thing as the Zeldas and Kirby Switch 2 editions? Those are native Switch games. Heck, the cart even works in the Switch 1 model.

Just give me the red box damn it.

I've not played either of these games so Im definitely getting them. Doubly so when ShopTo had it for £41.99 yesterday. Yes please.

I don't understand why there isnt a physical Switch 2 release for this though?

1 dedicated direct was too many for this game. 2 is just overkill.

I do love Sakarai's quirkiness, and he does hold my attention, but this game just ain't it.

A solid 7 for me.

It was jam packed but there was very little for me personally. If you love Mario or life sim games, then you'll love the direct for sure.

Another Mario Tennis game just feels unnecessary when there are other sports not explored or without a recent game.

Announcing DLC before a game comes out always feels dirty as well.

@BigTDanimegirl I agree witht he first part. Rebirth looked insane on a PS5 and getting this to run on Switch 2 is gunna take some serious scaling.

However I played Rebirth from day 1 on PS5 and it ran fine. The performance mode had its issues at launch, but that was fixed. It was a stupidly enjoyable experience and I cant wait to have it on the go with me.

If this is true, the Canis handheld (and maybe even the S console) will be digital only and I'm not sure the world quite wants that yet.

I am having my first baby in November this year. The wife was thrilled when I showed her this news.

I loved the early stuff from both Image & Form and Zoink, but I haven't been as much into their newer stuff since they joined up. I hope Atari give them the funding they need to remain creative and give them a marketing budget that their games deserve.

Maintenance on Thursday 31st July

Investors Report due on 1st August

I really am expecting a Direct this week now. I would imagine that they'll announce it at 1pm GMT (as they always do) either today or tomorrow with the Direct happening on Thursday at some point.

Always looked bad. No idea why they kept funding this. What a waste of the LOTR IP.

To all developers and publishers, we do want new LotR content, but stop giving us dross (Gollum and now this).

What an unfortunate name that does not translate to Britain at all.

Sounds like a very sad and lonely end to a night out.

I already picked up Bioshock and Slime Rancher over the past couple of weeks.

I'm glad I did also pick up a discounted £50 eshop voucher a week or two ago as I have also just purchased:

Pepper Grinder
Penny's Big Breakaway
Trifox

I'm also considering the Batman Trilogy, with Nintendo themselves pointing out Knight as one not working as intended, and Beyond Good & Evil.

Considering I am sinking time into DK, I'm not sure why I'm increasing my backlog 😅

@HeadPirate Is this an Americanism of Average and Mean that I'm too British to understand?

Mean is an average and when people say "Average" they are referring to Mean.

If we have a data set of:

1, 5, 20, 30, 31, 33, 34, 44, 58, 64 the Mean is the total (320) / amount of inputs (10) = 32

This is a data set where 50% of the population (5) is higher than 32 with one of those being 64. I'm not sure what averages you are trying to talk about.

Seems okay for the price but its not protecting the full console like that.

I just got mine delivered today but this one from JSAUX seems to be the sweetspot of protection and comfort at its £26 price point. The joy con grips are also separate which is only available currently on far more expensive grips.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/JSAUX-Protevtive-Ergonomic-Absorption-Anti-Scratch-PC0114/dp/B0FCYHDC4R/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=3HPACLI11SH77&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Is8V8IY_1G5Plaxqb80Do4Vr84jVwHOTrzFFQ5TBq1pmR3u7zq3mKN-6h9y0dS41n2sQGpKk0NAT3JshB9A2OfdZM2PInz6nlFNeNzfg3i17B9LJW8nh4InRbrMvCFtIwyG1uBKzKpZ9RMuJ11vucEufA1ERPuXDYdylNJn_gQ3tIWqLcjSF4GKDtcbxnnyOK-EAXwzZTqYEmEg70u21cg.tBoNrmnAYIbNBck63SjiI4P6MJt_Er1UEuOIaW8oZEo&dib_tag=se&keywords=jsaux+switch+2+grip&qid=1752604452&sprefix=jsaux+switch+2+grip%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-3#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor

Battalion Wars please and thank you

No Switch/2 games have impressed me enough so far this year, but thats kinda expected considering the new console launch. I am expecting MP4 to be up there and maybe something else which we dont know about yet.

In terms of all games released this year its easily Expedition 33, which I hope gets a Switch 2 release eventually.

@rvcolem1 Waluigi was the best character with his crotch chop celebration. His special moves was a vibey wall though, that you could wrap around a team if you were quick enough.

I think it was Peach that had the photograph special move

@BenAV Absolutely agree. Forcing this change upon the playerbase is just short sighted and dumb.

Yes we get it Nintendo, you are proud of this interconnecting Mario Kart world you created. However there are those of us that do not give two hoots about Free Roam or these interconnected races.

Knockout Tour is a blast though, which is only possible due to this interconnected world, so I'll give them that.

@AceTrainerBloke Same here. Chicken Run ftw.

I'm not too familiar with outright games though. Why should I avoid?

@wizzgamer Huh? Switch 2 had one of the better launch line ups that I can remember.

Sure most games were 2-5 years old already but most genres were covered and the games that did come were pretty great in their respective genres.

I'm not really sure what you expect out of a brand new console launch...