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The previews have drastically raised my opinion of this. I may have to grab a copy now to play Viva Pokemon

Having played, and loved, the PS5 version you can definitely see the drop in visual quality and frame rate here.

HOWEVER, that is absolutely to be expected and if they can get it running at a stable 30FPS, then I think this'll easily jump into my top 5 games all time.

I adore it, with all its silliness and minigames and the characters, world and particularly the music are just fantastic.

I need to finish DQ11S, then Remake but bring on Rebirth. I cant wait.

EDIT: And I have now just seen that the Rebirth soundtrack is now finally out on Spotify or your music streaming site of choice. Today is a very good day

@Jimmy_G_Buckets You're in luck as, at least in the UK, it has gone on sale again today for £15.99 (matching its lowest ever price).

If its not currently on sale in your region, then I am sure it will be soon.

Ollie, why did you have to mention Viva Pinata? I LOVED that game.

I have always felt this game is too expensive for what it is (particularly as a GKC) but you have piqued my interest again with the VP comparisons.

Arrrrggggghhhhhh

@Dee123 No game lasts 10 years, unless it has a solid multiplayer component, ala Rocket League, LoL, MMO's etc.

This guy is a mad man.

I have no doubt that the game is very good, but it is quite niche so I cant see a publisher willing to support this game for that long.

HK for me and to be fair I didnt love the game. I just thought it was good.

SS is just way too hard for me to really enjoy.

Metroidvanias are not my favourite genre either so HK and SS had a lot to do to get me to love them. The Ori games are my personal favourites.

I havent read the review, as Im at work, but with the lack of Adventure mode this really is just Mario Aces 2.0 and probably could've just been DLC or a Switch 2 version of that game. Sigh

@Tyranexx The art is good for those two, but it is a good 7 years old at this point.

Released in 2018/2019 for the Pokemon "Celebrate a Legendary Year" event that occurred across all things Pokemon.

@Nick2054 What not even Luxray from Gen 4? Jeez you must be old. Haha

@dartmonkey I've just been researching the My Mario range, on this lazy Sunday afternoon, and have come across this page on Nintendo Europe which also confirms a 19th February release date:

https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/My-Mario/My-Mario-2889772.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqBwKSGn6kucrMjuHjR0tRBjvxB6lzZ_jMaV90Hoz65YQ4YTqee

Not sure if you are able to confirm through your sources as this is the first I am seeing it is coming to the UK in less than 2 weeks. The Fisher Price My Mario toys are already out so it cant be related to those.

@rvcolem1 Nintendo did this with New Luigi U, back on the Wii U, and it was awesome.

I have no idea how many the game sold but to me it showed that the big N is capable of doing it for sure.

@Sonicka DQ7 doesnt have a free upgrade for the Switch 1 version to Switch 2.

What Bandai have done here is make the Switch 2 GKC release worthless. Particularly as the Switch 1 release is cheaper to Purchase at retail

@UpsideDownRowlet Good to know. Cheers

Unfortunately I dont think anyone really cares. Sad as FC really needs some proper competition to push it to improve.

Indianna Jones is a 120GB game. Have Nintendo got bigger carts ready to go? Or is the game very heavily compressed?

Either way I am glad to here is a full game on cart. I do think the language is weird however and invites confusion.

Day One.

One of my all time greats and this version in handheld my push the game into my top 5 all time. I just love it.

One of the games I held off getting on my PS5 as I felt id play it more in handheld. Glad to see it finally coming over. Also good to see the Switch getting involved

102GB size for this is still a good 40gb smaller than the PS5 version. There is some impressive optimization going on here. I do wonder whether Monolith Soft could have helped out with this one? They do seem to be the kings of optimising large world games on Nintendo hardware.

@EarthboundBenjy Its Square Enix. It 100% will be a Key Card.

@ElRoberico Yes capcom has confirmed the demo is hitting all consoles today.

Edit: and the demo is now live across the platforms. Enjoy

@lovesushi The UK direct said a physical was coming in August.

@Sindayl Depends what you want. Remake was very linear and story focused, by design.

Rebirth is more open with many optional side quests and minigames.

I loved both games but Rebirth is the highlight of the 2 for me.

Finished it on PS5 and can't wait to dive in again in handheld. Solid title and coming much earlier than I expected.

We already knew the date didnt we?

Anyway I am excited to try the demo

Resident Evil Triple Pack for me. Along with new joycon that should be enough for me for this month, but then it depends what they are going to announce at the Direct in a couple of hours.

One game I am hoping gets a Switch 2 edition is DQ11S. It is obviously capped in both handheld and docked to stop the Switch 1 from exploding, but it makes it a pain to play through with the smeary visuals on the larger Switch 1 screen.

I realise it's unlikely to happen but Swuare are on a DQ tear right now and they may want players new players to try out the game before they release DQ12 at some point in the next few years.

I am one of the few people that merely liked Hollow Knight. I did complete it but I don't love it enough to want to go back.

I did pick up Silksong but I think I'm just not good enough to have fun with it.

This is good for everyone who enjoys the game though. Not that I thought the game performed poorly by any means.

Now if Moon Studios want to give us Switch 2 editions of the Ori games, then I am very much up for that.

That subtitle is * chefs kiss *

Bravo

@Kingy I assume you have not seen the RE Preview event footage then?

The game runs fantastic on Switch 2 and no vaseline to be seen.

@Cry_Zero The Kingdom Hearts Collection totals 140GB on PS4. There is zero chance of it being an on cart release.

@FrenchVaniIIuxe He confirmed a direct on Feb 5th.

He later clarified it would be a partner showcase.

Considering its all cloak and daggers anyway I think they have done alright to be honest.

@Gen4Fan I like your thinking.

Finally. I am excited.

I have no expectations so hopefully it delivers.

I am sure it'll go back up once a Direct has been shown.

To be fair there is very little confidence in the videogame market as a whole right now. Xbox is as good as dead and the PlayStation and the Switch have very little interesting on the horizon right now. The industry is stagnant and no one can really see a way out.

It's going to be an interesting few years for sure.

Super Mario Wonder is also absent here. It was at 16m units sold at the end of last year. I don't believe its sold fewer than 3m units in this year placing it outside the top 10 Switch games and lower than NSMBUD

I am ready for the Partner Direct this week. Just announce it already Nintendo.

To be fair DQ11S and FF7R are keeping me busy for now, with RE9 dropping this month so I've got enough games to keep me busy until the summer. But hey ho, I'm a gamer who just loves to build a backlog for no reason.

I wish Nintendo could have slashed the price on the Switch to shift more units.

It really does deserve to be the greatest selling console of all time and probably would have been if Sony didnt keep moving the goalposts.

An expensive couple of months for me with RE Generations Pack, Mario Wonder and the new joy con (I am a sucker for purple).

Reveal more in the very near future?

February 5th is in the very near future

I am actually expecting this game to come in the next 12 months and I am all for it when it does. I think the handheld play may push it into my top 5 games of all time. I love the characters, music and world but on top of all that Rebirth has more of the stories goofy moments and definitely more minigames. Some people preferred the more focused first game but I definitely preferred the goofy follow up. Bring it on!

I was reminded of this yesterday, when I was looking at Tamodatchi Life on the Switch.

That game has just been added in time to qualify for this promotion, so get in quick people if that is your vibe.

Full game on Switch 2 cart. We'll this is an easy Day 1 buy. Gotta support this practice where we can.

With the swathe of "saucy" cartoon games that hit the eshop every week, the censorship here is disappointing, but not really surprising.

@Dr_Awkward But raising prices can actually lead to reduced revenues and reduced profits or even losses.

I'd actually be interested to know how much money they actually make off these subs. We'll never know, but I can't imagine they make a lot.

@DashKappei LOL. Of course. Silly me.

Yes there is no option for analog triggers in handheld mode, yet.

I feel like there is a company or two that did produce some split GC controllers for the Switch 1 so it'll be interesting to see whether they do the same for Switch 2

£25 for all this sounds like quite a steal.

I havent played a proper racer in quite some time so I may grab this when it drops to have something different to play between all these RPGs that are coming out.

@DashKappei You can use the official Switch 2 GC controller in handheld no?

Im also fairly sure you can use the PowerA wireless GC controller in handheld.

If the issue is because most GC controllers are wired, a USB to USBC adapter into the top or bottom of the Switch 2 should allow you to plug in a wired controller in handheld mode.

The notification for this got me good.

I thought there was a fall blown direct this Thursday. Imagine my disappointment to open the notification to see its for one game that I do not care about.

Great for the people that are looking forward to this though.

@BTB20 @Olliemar28 Oh wow. Thanks for the clarifications here guys.

@JohnnyMind No doubt the majority of sales are on Switch 2 and the game deserves it.

I am hyped out of my mind for Rebirth on the Switch 2. I loved the PS5 version and having it on the go may just push it into my top 5 games of all time.

Come on Nintendo, your turn to show us what the Switch 2 can is capable of.

@JohnnyMind I do not believe this to be true at all. Either there are sales that havent been recorded yet (could be possible if Sony and Microsoft report sales on a different day) or the split just isnt right.

FF7R would have also sold some on Xbox for sure and even maybe some again on PS5 with the new update that makes progression easier.