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If it bothers you enough, simply don't buy the game. I'm not happy with the decision to limit the Pokedex and many other choices Game Freak has made over the years. If I want what I consider a "pure" Pokemon experience, I'll just go back and play HGSS anyway.

I don't see how they can reduce costs enough to make this viable. Let's assume they cut docking functionality, capping it at 720p. Then integrated "mini" joycon and a reduced bezel so they could use the same screen. But if they do all this, it's no longer a "Switch."

The biggest issue though is price, since they'd need to hit around $180-200 USD for it to make any sense as a 3DS successor. The Japanese My Nintendo store already sells a dockless Switch with joycons for ~$250. I'm really feeling this is just a rumor, at least for the next couple of years.

This is the good sort of bad news.

They should buy her Pokémon HGSS.

I know 3 people who bought a Switch this month specifically to play Smash, 2 of whom said all of last year they would never buy one.

I prefer physical because the games aren’t as strictly tied to usage rights agreements as digital. With physical, I always have that game, not just as long as a company decides to offer it for redownload, renew licensing rights, or maintain a server. While it may seem silly now to say this since Switch is so young, anyone whose Wii breaks after the eShop goes down will likely understand. Physical is about more than a box.

I wish more developers were kind enough to do this. Nothing but respect for people who take pride in quality.

At least in Japan, promotion from Nintendo has a lot to do with how successful a game is. I don’t know about other regions but Nintendo of Japan runs a regular indie spotlight article series on their website, as well as YouTube shorts. That combined with floor space in the Nintendo booth at events like BitSummit really increases visibility. Games like Death Squared got that kind of direct publicity.

I went back to Odyssey for the one year anniversary. Also have been enjoying a lot of Dr Mario.

It baffles me why they bother to make a physical addition without all of the games on it and then tell the customer before release. Why not wait to make the carts until they actually finished the project?

I want to play as Princess Tomato in Smash, but you don’t see me whining in public in a vegetable suit.

Did Fortnite end the marriage or did the marriage cause the Fortnite? That’s the question.

I dunno about other places, but in Japan just Knights of the Round or King of Dragons loose for SFC run twice the asking price of this set. It’s an absolute steal price wise.

I hope the main series Pokémon games support it, because that’s exactly the kind of file I want to back up.

If I encounter a review that does not give a numerical score, not only do I ignore the review text, but I immediately look for a review with a numerical score. A big part of the reason I use this website is that there is a concise summary paragraph with a score at the bottom. During my work week I don’t have time to read a whole article.

All review scores should be taken with a grain of salt, but I read the reviews here because I trust the reviewers.

I’ve had textures load slower since the last update, but nothing like the issues in those videos. Maybe I’m lucky? I feel like when I die it’s my fault and not lag. I’m playing from Japan so perhaps location has something to do with it.

Truxton on Mega Drive and Picross for DS.

Really, no Captain Toad? I’ve been waiting months for it to come out.

I wonder if the cracks are connected to case usage. A lot of carry cases don’t leave room for the shoulder buttons on the joycons, so pressure is put on the housing since the Switch can’t sit flat.

The design seems to cover up one of the fan vents on the back. Accessories that do that make me uncomfortable.

I used to use my Wii for Netflix, since I have an older TV. Wii Netflix no longer works so if I want to watch on my TV I either hope for Switch or buy an overpriced iPhone cable.

I tried Minit at Bit Summit yesterday and it was a lot of fun. There's a lot of humor in the game and the style is fantastic. Definitely recommended.

I don't mind paying for online and their pricing is more than reasonable. And, if the online-enabled games are promoted as a "bonus" incentive, that's fine.

However, claiming that a trickle feed of classic games is a replacement for a full-featured Virtual Console marketplace is what is making so many people angry. Are the downloads permanently tied to an active subscription or are they yours to "keep" on an offline system? What happens when the service eventually is taken down in the future? Nintendo needs to explicitly address this.

If consumers are to fully embrace downloads as a viable replacement for physical media, there needs to be a lot more longterm transparency on Nintendo's part. Tethering the issue to the online package will only make the issue worse.

If Nintendo wants me to spend my money at the local retro game store instead of the eShop, that’s their choice I guess.

@ValhallaOutcast Who knows? I haven’t had a Nintendo console or handheld fail yet.

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Some people like to legally own their games, or at least be given the option. It shouldn’t be necessary to have to resort to ROMs if customers are willing to pay for officially emulated games. I’m just saying there is a disconnect in their marketing if they don’t recognize this with Switch.

About a month after Nintendo effectively pulled the plug on Wii download purchases, no mention of permanent VC purchases concerns me. Subscription use sounds great now, but how about in 12 years or so when the service ends? There needs to be a purchase option for VC titles.

Wario Land 4 on my GBA

I use a C to C cable with a PD power bank and have had absolutely no problems. Everything I’ve read seems to be about issues that put the Switch in docked mode.

I don’t get the issue here. If you didn’t have a WiiU, it’s a new game at full price. If you have a WiiU, you already have it or can buy it cheaper. As I never owned a WiiU, I see these rereleases as a favor, not a cause to complain.

Most Japanese point cards for shops give 1%, so this is essentially the same thing.

Zelda is a far first, but NeuroVoider is probably second.

Nintendo is really doing soundtracks properly this gen. Best news this week.

I’m very happy to see all the physical indie releases. I hope that’s a trend that continues.

This all really should have been saved for April 1. Then it would have been funny.

I wonder what the actual cost difference to manufacturers is between 16 and 32. Since I buy physical media to have a permanent copy, I refuse to buy games that are not completely on the cartridge. If there are many others like me, publishers are losing more money by being cheap.

@Funky_Kong I agree. One of the My Nintendo Switch rewards that have been "coming soon" for 6 months.

I like developers that release games that work on day 1. I'm buying it whenever it comes out, so I'd rather wait for them to properly finish it.

If this was 2000 and on the Gamecube, the score would be a 1/10 and a developer would have gotten fired for not meeting deadlines. Funny how updates changed everything.

Anyone who pays to fly out there, then pays a lawyer to make an issue over a mobile game has some serious entitlement issues.

Third party support!

It's not overreacting. An icon is like a book cover. Would you buy a copy of Sherlock Holmes with a full cover magnifying glass with a giant eye in it? I sure wouldn't.

It's more online retailers' and auction sites' fault than Nintendo's in this case. Allowing reselling of unreleased preorders is irresponsible. "Capitalism" or no, alienating customers that way is bad business.

That's three connected opportunities to yank a Switch off a table.

I watched the Spotlight at 1am. This woke me up much better than my coffee did.

Looks like they sacrificed aerodynamics in favor of toy revenue.

I predict Pokken "Deluxe" and a vague teaser for a main series release on Switch this fall.

I use an 8bitdo on my Super Famicom and love it. This is great news. I suspect Virtual Console will go live at E3, so this is probably very timely of them.

A Genesis without Streets of Rage is not a Genesis.

I thought My Nintendo was supposed to encourage us to buy digital. It's doing exactly the opposite for me.