Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny and Capcom Arcade Stadium, let's go! Say what you want about Limited Run Games, but thanks to them I have so many physicals that I wanted.
@electrolite77 That kahem "1%" might be more precious than you think taking under consideration how much games they're buying compare to let's say someone who buys only 1st party titles. It's not pretending, they're facts and you can check posts by yourself. Like you're saying again, 1st party games, again. My first sentence. How many 1st party games can there be? Who really drives the sales in the long run? Who encourages 3rd party developers to release games on this system? Without people buying them, it will die and all you'll be left with are your 1st party games only. Sorry, but I don't need advices as I'm of around the same age by the looks of it. We used to own what we buy. Used to buy physical media with the software on it, that's the ownership. I'm not presuming, sales of GKC are below any expectations and I'm very happy about it. Obviously, people will choose digital over GKC, because they're being pushed to do it. And this is thanks to Nintendo primarly. Giving free hand to big publishers that should be obliged to release full physical version and GKC should be allowed only for small indie ones. For me? They shouldn't even exist. Nintendo's intentions are clear for me.
@progx It's exactly how you say. Let's see if the demand will last with what they're doing. The 6-7 millions are early adopters. People who wanted better Switch 1 games experience, fans. Hardware is good, battery terrible but this will change with the next revision for sure, screen probably as well.
@Jarodlaraus People are not hating on Switch 2, becaue it's a good piece of hardware. People are hating on GKC and rightfully so. Are you sure about that looking at the terrible GKC sale numbers? Almost no one buys them and yet, they're being pushed on people. They're trying to force them with no success. Devs? I heard already around 3 or 4 excuses why're using GKC and I'm just waiting for something new in the near future. The real reason is more profit for them and that's it. I never said that Switch 1 is not going away but right now it still gets a lot of new games and it will stay like this for a very ling time due to incredibly huge userbase. Complaining about what? I never complained about anything other than GKC and battery (in the past, not even in this thread) so I don't know what you're writing about now. And complaining about GKC won't stop. BTW Switch 2 still can't properly play many of even bigger AAA games so right now I wouldn't even get it for that.
@Jarodlaraus They don't mean anything to me, there's no reason for me to be glad in any way because I'd gladly choose digital version over them, but this won't happen. They're the worst combination of both worlds. Nintendo is to blame here in the first place, because they made them.
@electrolite77 Well then... add also 87k people from NSCollectors on Reddit when you bring up social media, where 99% of them complain about GKC. You're wrong about 3rd party games, browse that Reddit and see for yourself. Also, many of them don't own Switch 2 because of the same reason, so it shows that people don't buy it only for 1st party games.
Should I add few other places to make the number even bigger?
@Jarodlaraus That's a very good reason to complain about and it's not about Switch 2. I don't care what other companies do, because I'm not interested in their products. I stopped buying home/TV only consoles long time ago. Only handhelds for me and Switch was my last bastion for physicals. I also don't play on PC. If Switch 2 wouldn't have GKC, I would already have it.
@AverageGamer Maybe, but maybe not? Some of them for sure. Vast majority doesn't stop at buying only 1st party titles.
@electrolite77 I don't know where you go the number from, but that's fine. I could say it's 10x or 100x that what you wrote and shoot as well. You forget that these people, collectioners as well, buy more games on the platform than and average person. They're valuable customers. You also just assume that people are interested in 1st party titles. Where does that come from?
Big, big loss for the industry. Ninja Gaiden games are one of their kind. I always recommend the whole Master Collection on Switch to everyone (even despite them being sigma versions) and they're fully on cartridge. Rest in peace and thank you.
@h3s Yep! Seems to be a standard now for Switch games pre-orders on Amazon. I thought that only I have this problem. Don't cancel it, if it will be late then it will come like a day later. Ignore the late date that shows on your order.
Yes, I'm waiting for it. Finally a full release... the only AAA game on physical from LRG that I'm missing is Grid: Autosport. Such a good game, I can't believe that they still didn't do it.
This is great, I'll check it out for sure. About Ninja Gaiden 4 on Switch 2, I wouldn't worry about it. Ninja Gaiden series was always on Nintendo's consoles and I'm pretty sure that this won't change.
@ShadLink That's also true, as you said, old ports (I don't even count cloud versions). It's simply because of the hardware, you're probably mentioning Resident Evil remakes. Switch 2 is getting them, so that's good (two of them still being ports of games that were released quite a while ago). When it comes to Switch 1, they're older games, but still really fun and there's a lot of them.
@JohnnyMind You are overexaggerating saying that
"I'm sad to see games and even more so their creators, i.e. the people making them and whose livelihoods depend on them, being constantly disregarded because of this obsession with Game-Key Cards, starting prices and so on...".
They're ports of games that were made a whille ago (almost all of them that were announced on Switch 2). Also, I can't see any exclusives on Switch 2 from developers other than Nintendo that weren't released on other platforms already. No one is disregarding them, publishers are to blame for releasing them on GKC. Big productions, released on this abomination. More indie/smaller productions will have full physical releases. Do you see what's wrong here? Should be the opposite, right? GKC for smaller indie studios, full physical releases for big publishers. It's the way it should be, but it's not because of the greed and their "strategies" (to get more money).
@SillyG Greed, like everyone who chose GKC. On top of that even more greed with an excuse that everything costs more money to make now, including games. Doesn't matter that this isn't a new game. There you go!
As I still didn't get Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (thanks Amazon, what an amazing experience) so I'm going back to Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.
@spacely_sprockets Maybe we'll get lucky and we'll get a new revision with patch? I already have the Japanese version but I also ordered from LRG. The ones being shipped from them right now are v1.0
@jfp Topic is valid, you should stigmatize something like this. The cost of the storage is thrown at people for them to make a bigger profit. Games are fine, but not the medium that they're being released on. There are are many articles about games that aren't mentioning GKC problem. They're rightfully bringing this up every now and then.
I am a collector, but I'm a gamer at the same time who just wants to own the full game on a physical media. I want to know that this has some value for me when I hold it in my hand. I'm playing all the games I bought but this? GKC makes absolutely no sense. At this point just go full digital. Corpos are just making fools out of people with their constant lies and new "problems".
@jfp Because I hate how they're treating customers like a mindless person that you can cheap out on. Trying to find new excuses over and over again. In a month there will be something new syaing how GKC is a great solution. It's disgraceful towards a customer. I had to say no to Metal Gear Solid Master Collection because it was the same thing. You're getting nothing but an e-waste that doesn't do anything after putting it inside the console. If you're doing something like this with physical release, then why bother at all? The only answer is a higher profit margin, and it's the same situation with Switrch 2 now. Nothing else. There's so much wrong with it that I can't even be bothered to list.
@uncleMike Basically what @topsekret said. You seem to be involved in this more than you should for a person who is an adult and cares about their free time.
Anyway, even tho I don't and won't own Switch 2 I'll always say what I think about GKC. For people who actually want full physical releases. And I'm with them if they won't buy GKC abomination. I foyu're fine with it, you're wasting your time here writing about how good you feel about them. You won't silence any of us with your replies, but you can keep trying.
I really hope for a turning point for Switch 2. I wish everyone who owns this console that they would be treated equally alongside PS/PC (sorry Xbox, you're dying) gamers.
I'll never forget Ghouls 'n Ghosts and that music, specifically on C64. It's crazy that Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection never got a physical release, I loved it.
I'm one of the victims, Amazon order. Trader Games (France) had EU versions... should've ordered there, but had £30 discount on Amazon from some promo that I didn't use. Still waiting, I just hope that I'll get it by next Friday even tho they wrote me about the delay and that it will be sent probably on 29th.
"Hello, You pre-ordered the following item(s) from us: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter NS We were unable to ship the item(s) to you in the customary timely manner on the announced release date 19.9.2025. We're currently expecting that shipping will take place no later than 27.9.2025. As soon as the goods leave our Fulfillment Center, you will receive a shipping confirmation with all the details as usual. We're sorry for this delay and appreciate your understanding."
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree coming on Monday from Amazon. Can't wait for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter!
It's kinda like with the Ninja Gaiden series. Vast majority doesn't like the 3rd installment. I like it, a lot. I love the combat in it, just like in Bayonetta 3. They're both extremely satisfying.
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Re: Round Up: Limited Run Games 10th Anniversary Special - Every Switch Announcement & Physical
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny and Capcom Arcade Stadium, let's go! Say what you want about Limited Run Games, but thanks to them I have so many physicals that I wanted.
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Increases Switch 2 Production To 25 Million Units For Year 1
@Nintendoh I never bought a physical version that required it. (Oh yes, except for THPS 3+4 lately, but only because I love Tony)
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Re: Nintendo Reportedly Increases Switch 2 Production To 25 Million Units For Year 1
@electrolite77 That kahem "1%" might be more precious than you think taking under consideration how much games they're buying compare to let's say someone who buys only 1st party titles. It's not pretending, they're facts and you can check posts by yourself. Like you're saying again, 1st party games, again. My first sentence. How many 1st party games can there be? Who really drives the sales in the long run? Who encourages 3rd party developers to release games on this system? Without people buying them, it will die and all you'll be left with are your 1st party games only. Sorry, but I don't need advices as I'm of around the same age by the looks of it. We used to own what we buy. Used to buy physical media with the software on it, that's the ownership. I'm not presuming, sales of GKC are below any expectations and I'm very happy about it. Obviously, people will choose digital over GKC, because they're being pushed to do it. And this is thanks to Nintendo primarly. Giving free hand to big publishers that should be obliged to release full physical version and GKC should be allowed only for small indie ones. For me? They shouldn't even exist. Nintendo's intentions are clear for me.
@progx It's exactly how you say. Let's see if the demand will last with what they're doing. The 6-7 millions are early adopters. People who wanted better Switch 1 games experience, fans. Hardware is good, battery terrible but this will change with the next revision for sure, screen probably as well.
@Jarodlaraus People are not hating on Switch 2, becaue it's a good piece of hardware. People are hating on GKC and rightfully so. Are you sure about that looking at the terrible GKC sale numbers? Almost no one buys them and yet, they're being pushed on people. They're trying to force them with no success. Devs? I heard already around 3 or 4 excuses why're using GKC and I'm just waiting for something new in the near future. The real reason is more profit for them and that's it. I never said that Switch 1 is not going away but right now it still gets a lot of new games and it will stay like this for a very ling time due to incredibly huge userbase. Complaining about what? I never complained about anything other than GKC and battery (in the past, not even in this thread) so I don't know what you're writing about now. And complaining about GKC won't stop. BTW Switch 2 still can't properly play many of even bigger AAA games so right now I wouldn't even get it for that.
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Increases Switch 2 Production To 25 Million Units For Year 1
@Jarodlaraus They don't mean anything to me, there's no reason for me to be glad in any way because I'd gladly choose digital version over them, but this won't happen. They're the worst combination of both worlds. Nintendo is to blame here in the first place, because they made them.
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Increases Switch 2 Production To 25 Million Units For Year 1
@electrolite77 Well then... add also 87k people from NSCollectors on Reddit when you bring up social media, where 99% of them complain about GKC. You're wrong about 3rd party games, browse that Reddit and see for yourself. Also, many of them don't own Switch 2 because of the same reason, so it shows that people don't buy it only for 1st party games.
Should I add few other places to make the number even bigger?
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Increases Switch 2 Production To 25 Million Units For Year 1
@Jarodlaraus That's a very good reason to complain about and it's not about Switch 2. I don't care what other companies do, because I'm not interested in their products. I stopped buying home/TV only consoles long time ago. Only handhelds for me and Switch was my last bastion for physicals. I also don't play on PC. If Switch 2 wouldn't have GKC, I would already have it.
@AverageGamer Maybe, but maybe not? Some of them for sure. Vast majority doesn't stop at buying only 1st party titles.
@electrolite77 I don't know where you go the number from, but that's fine. I could say it's 10x or 100x that what you wrote and shoot as well. You forget that these people, collectioners as well, buy more games on the platform than and average person. They're valuable customers. You also just assume that people are interested in 1st party titles. Where does that come from?
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Increases Switch 2 Production To 25 Million Units For Year 1
Good luck, especially after you alienated a lot of your good Switch 1 customers with GKC.
Re: Team Ninja Founder And Industry Veteran Tomonobu Itagaki Has Passed Away
Big, big loss for the industry. Ninja Gaiden games are one of their kind. I always recommend the whole Master Collection on Switch to everyone (even despite them being sigma versions) and they're fully on cartridge. Rest in peace and thank you.
Re: Reminder: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Hardware Bundle Now Available
@h3s Yep! Seems to be a standard now for Switch games pre-orders on Amazon. I thought that only I have this problem. Don't cancel it, if it will be late then it will come like a day later. Ignore the late date that shows on your order.
Re: Review: Bye Sweet Carole (Switch) - An Enchanting, Occasionally Frustrating Animated Adventure
This is not a game for me, but Jesus Christ... this is a fine piece of art.
Re: Wolfenstein II Gets A New Physical Edition For Switch Full Of Tat
Yes, I'm waiting for it. Finally a full release... the only AAA game on physical from LRG that I'm missing is Grid: Autosport. Such a good game, I can't believe that they still didn't do it.
Re: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Celebrates Ninja Gaiden 4 With A Free Yakumo Skin
This is great, I'll check it out for sure. About Ninja Gaiden 4 on Switch 2, I wouldn't worry about it. Ninja Gaiden series was always on Nintendo's consoles and I'm pretty sure that this won't change.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (11th October)
Finally diving into Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter in around 30 minutes! Have fun everyone with your games
Re: Switch 2 Bundles Get A Surprise Price Drop At Select French Retailers
@billiybob76 Yes, yes, I edited my comment asap. I thought that no one will catch it. Vive la France!
Re: Switch 2 Bundles Get A Surprise Price Drop At Select French Retailers
Not much but always something, enough for some good dinner!
Re: Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter Update Adding "Image Quality / Performance Settings" On Switch 2
I finally got it yesterday from Amazon. Jesus, took them an eternity! I can't wait to play it during the weekend, perfect timing with this patch.
Re: Sakurai's A Fan Of This Award-Winning Monastic Adventure, And Now It's Coming To Switch
There's no way... Indika on Switch, that's crazy! I'll take the physical release.
Re: Review: Absolum (Switch) - Evolves Arcade, RPG & Roguelike Formats Into Something Fresh & Exciting
I had a good hunch about this one, per-ordered on Amazon long time ago. Can't wait to play it!
Re: Poll: How Many New Games Do You Buy In A Year?
@FishyS Yes and help on top of it! We're just preparing for years of gaming to come. At least that's my excuse.
Re: Poll: How Many New Games Do You Buy In A Year?
Reaching 400 with my physical collection for Switch 1.
More than once a month? More like... more than more than once a month runs away screaming for help
Re: Rumour: Silent Hill 2 May Be Coming To Switch 2 As Its Exclusivity Window Ends
@ShadLink That's also true, as you said, old ports (I don't even count cloud versions). It's simply because of the hardware, you're probably mentioning Resident Evil remakes. Switch 2 is getting them, so that's good (two of them still being ports of games that were released quite a while ago). When it comes to Switch 1, they're older games, but still really fun and there's a lot of them.
@JohnnyMind You are overexaggerating saying that
"I'm sad to see games and even more so their creators, i.e. the people making them and whose livelihoods depend on them, being constantly disregarded because of this obsession with Game-Key Cards, starting prices and so on...".
They're ports of games that were made a whille ago (almost all of them that were announced on Switch 2). Also, I can't see any exclusives on Switch 2 from developers other than Nintendo that weren't released on other platforms already. No one is disregarding them, publishers are to blame for releasing them on GKC. Big productions, released on this abomination. More indie/smaller productions will have full physical releases. Do you see what's wrong here? Should be the opposite, right? GKC for smaller indie studios, full physical releases for big publishers. It's the way it should be, but it's not because of the greed and their "strategies" (to get more money).
Re: Rumour: Silent Hill 2 May Be Coming To Switch 2 As Its Exclusivity Window Ends
@ShadLink There are a lot of good horror games on Switch.
Re: Review: Disgaea 7 Complete (Switch 2) - A Definitive Return For This Tactical RPG Giant
@SillyG Greed, like everyone who chose GKC. On top of that even more greed with an excuse that everything costs more money to make now, including games. Doesn't matter that this isn't a new game. There you go!
Re: Poll: Will You Play Resident Evil Requiem In First-Person Or Third-Person?
I won't, but definitely 3rd person is the way to go for me.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (27th September)
As I still didn't get Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (thanks Amazon, what an amazing experience) so I'm going back to Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.
Re: Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance Switch Resolution Update Now Available
@spacely_sprockets Maybe we'll get lucky and we'll get a new revision with patch? I already have the Japanese version but I also ordered from LRG. The ones being shipped from them right now are v1.0
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
@jfp Well, touche.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
@jfp Topic is valid, you should stigmatize something like this. The cost of the storage is thrown at people for them to make a bigger profit. Games are fine, but not the medium that they're being released on. There are are many articles about games that aren't mentioning GKC problem. They're rightfully bringing this up every now and then.
I am a collector, but I'm a gamer at the same time who just wants to own the full game on a physical media. I want to know that this has some value for me when I hold it in my hand. I'm playing all the games I bought but this? GKC makes absolutely no sense. At this point just go full digital. Corpos are just making fools out of people with their constant lies and new "problems".
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
@jfp Because I hate how they're treating customers like a mindless person that you can cheap out on. Trying to find new excuses over and over again. In a month there will be something new syaing how GKC is a great solution. It's disgraceful towards a customer. I had to say no to Metal Gear Solid Master Collection because it was the same thing. You're getting nothing but an e-waste that doesn't do anything after putting it inside the console. If you're doing something like this with physical release, then why bother at all? The only answer is a higher profit margin, and it's the same situation with Switrch 2 now. Nothing else. There's so much wrong with it that I can't even be bothered to list.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
@jfp I own Switch 1 and that's why I'm here and you? Someone has to have the same opinion as you?
If you don't understand what I wrote there about, then don't bother. If you don't even see that I wasn't speaking about myself not buying them.
@uncleMike Of course after you attacking people who have their own opinion about GKC. I'll be sure to not waste my time on you in the future.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
@uncleMike Basically what @topsekret said. You seem to be involved in this more than you should for a person who is an adult and cares about their free time.
Anyway, even tho I don't and won't own Switch 2 I'll always say what I think about GKC. For people who actually want full physical releases. And I'm with them if they won't buy GKC abomination. I foyu're fine with it, you're wasting your time here writing about how good you feel about them. You won't silence any of us with your replies, but you can keep trying.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
@uncleMike Your quote is out of place here. Dignity? Yes, people who aren't buying GKC are the ones who have dignity.
Re: Game-Key Cards A "Sales Strategy Decision", Says Resident Evil Requiem Director
This is the true reason why you're getting GKC, not speeds and their lies. Greed of corpos, nothing else.
I hope you'll sell 1% of the GKC that you released and every other corpo that does that (so just a tiny bit less than what you're already selling)
Re: Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Remake Finally Shows Off Gameplay, Seven Years After Reveal
I'm waiting for it, I had fun with the first one. I'm pretty sure that Zwei will be good as well.
Re: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Director Highlights The Speed Problem With Switch 2 Game Cards
Man, I made such a good decision to not buy this console. What a circus.
BTW "by doing a semi-download version of the game" he doesn't even know what he's talking about when bringing up GKC topic.
Re: Capcom Switch 2 Launch Title Gets Its First Big eShop Discount (US)
@Darth_Spriggan Good luck, you'll need it... at least sometimes
Re: Capcom Switch 2 Launch Title Gets Its First Big eShop Discount (US)
@Darth_Spriggan Yes! You'll love it.
Re: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Dev Reveals Another Jet Set Radio-Style Game
After playing Bomb Rush Cyberfunk I'll take this one happily. Bye Sega, I stopped waiting for JSR the moment I got BRC in my hands.
...I'll still get the new JSR when it comes out tho. I hate myself sometimes
Re: Opinion: Resident Evil Requiem Represents A Turning Point For Switch 2
I really hope for a turning point for Switch 2. I wish everyone who owns this console that they would be treated equally alongside PS/PC (sorry Xbox, you're dying) gamers.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (20th September)
Oninaki this weekend!
Re: Feature: Ghosts 'n Goblins Hit Arcades 40 Years Ago, And Its Recent Resurrection Is The Perfect Way To Celebrate
@Vyacheslav333 Here's a fantastic remix from 4th level of Ghouls 'n Ghosts on C64
https://remix.kwed.org/files/RKOfiles/Binster%20-%20Ghouls%20And%20Ghosts%20Poltergeist%20Mix.mp3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVRH_t58gLA
Re: Feature: Ghosts 'n Goblins Hit Arcades 40 Years Ago, And Its Recent Resurrection Is The Perfect Way To Celebrate
I'll never forget Ghouls 'n Ghosts and that music, specifically on C64. It's crazy that Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection never got a physical release, I loved it.
Re: Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter Steelbook, Special Edition Hit By Shipping & Manufacturing Delays
I'm one of the victims, Amazon order. Trader Games (France) had EU versions... should've ordered there, but had £30 discount on Amazon from some promo that I didn't use. Still waiting, I just hope that I'll get it by next Friday even tho they wrote me about the delay and that it will be sent probably on 29th.
Re: Nintendo Download: 18th September (North America)
Well, f*** me I guess:
"Hello,
You pre-ordered the following item(s) from us:
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter NS
We were unable to ship the item(s) to you in the customary timely manner on the announced release date 19.9.2025.
We're currently expecting that shipping will take place no later than 27.9.2025. As soon as the goods leave our Fulfillment Center, you will receive a shipping confirmation with all the details as usual.
We're sorry for this delay and appreciate your understanding."
Thanks Amazon!
Re: 'Rogue 'Em Up' Absolum's New Gameplay Trailer Is Packed With Fighting, Fantasy And Frogs
A beat 'em up right up my alley, already pre-ordered. Looks really cool by the way.
Re: Nintendo Download: 18th September (North America)
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree coming on Monday from Amazon. Can't wait for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter!
Re: Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Sells 1 Million Copies
I love this collection, just like the other ones from Capcom. The Punisher in this one is a cherry on top! Congrats, insanely good release.
Re: Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter Contains Teaser For The Sequel
Coming on Monday, I can't wait! Whole next weekend is reserved for it. Keep 'em coming Falcom, just like Ys series!
Re: "It Was A Bit Of A Perplexing Experience" - Hideki Kamiya On The Fan Reaction To Bayonetta 3
It's kinda like with the Ninja Gaiden series. Vast majority doesn't like the 3rd installment. I like it, a lot. I love the combat in it, just like in Bayonetta 3. They're both extremely satisfying.