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@Elitepatriot I would be extremely concerned if it was 40h, that would be way too long for a Metroid game.

@Jeronan I think the point of that message is to be a friendly reminder to digital buyers who bought Switch 1 version without the upgrade pack yet are playing on Switch 2. As far as I know, the physical version has Switch 2 upgrade on the game card and doesn't require a download, except this patch (which I'd imagine is completely optional and not particularly important).

@OldGamer999 I believe all of the UI elements/HUD are true 4K, so it's actually a pretty significant part of the screen. But yeah, it is a bit misleading, even if it doesn't really matter. 1440p with good antialiasing is more than good enough.

@FrenchVaniIIuxe The peak shown by Steam charts is concurrent players, not total players. Not sure how accurate the estimates are, but both of them are estimated to have sold at least 20k copies on Steam. And I'd assume a good chunk of sales happened on Switch. Pocket Dungeon was also available on mobile through Netflix for some time, so I'm sure they got a decent amount of money through that deal as well.

It's not her fault whatsoever. She's an actor, and obviously she needs to work to pay the bills.

@ibis_87 Well, Shadows runs on Steam Deck as well. In my experience handheld mode Switch 2 outperforms Steam Deck in some games and Steam Deck outperforms Switch 2 in others (mostly games that are heavy on CPU). I personally enjoy using both systems a lot. That said, Steam Deck released in 2022 so I can see why some people would be slightly disappointed that Switch 2 isn't a big leap over Steam Deck, in handheld mode anyway.

@Munchlax I think it's easily worth the price. There's plenty of stuff to do in this game, with Air Ride, Top Ride, City Trials and Road Trip all being super enjoyable. Because you need to unlock the characters, rides and tracks, you're constantly getting something new (even if it may only be less important stuff like decals for vehicle customization, new titles or character colors etc).

@batmanbud2 Better resolution means better scaling. As a simple example, you can't have proper integer scaling with 1080p resolution when the content is in 240p (because 1080/240=4,5), unless you use letterboxing. However, you can have proper integer scaling with 2160p image. The CRT filters etc will also benefit greatly from better resolution.

Don't get me wrong, the NES/SNES/GB games already looked quite nice on NSO. But I appreciate when they make them even better.

I'm waiting until they eventually start getting cheaper.

That's a shame. I've been having a lot of fun with it, so I hope it does well.

@Joe11 I know well that the mathematical average of 1 and 10 is 5.5. But I don't recall any sites that use 1-10 scale with half points as well. Anyway, if you go check NintendoLife's own scoring system, 5 is called "average"

@JohnnyMind Remember, when the scale goes from 1-10, 5 is average. I agree that fully functional games shouldn't get 1/10 or even 2/10 if they have some artistic merit, but 4/10 is completely fair.

I find it believable that people who don't really understand AI and its consequences don't care about it being used. One more reason to be vocal about it. If a game uses AI, I will not support it.

Still wishing this was animated, but whatever. They both look fine.

No, I never have had any issues with it, and I use wired connection most of the time.

@ShadLink What about NeXT Computer, launched in 1988?

It's a fantastic game, highly recommend it. But I already have it for PC, so...

@ThatOneLevel There has always been and always will be bugs even on the most polished games. With DS games they just either didn't get fixed or fixed them silently with reprints of the cartridges. I did enjoy the DS (well, DSiWare to be specific) version of PvZ and don't remember it having any major issues, but you can find plenty of reports of glitches if you google it.

Seems like they've addressed pretty much all the major criticisms that I've read (lack of dynamic audio, clunky mouse mode/touch screen inputs etc). I may actually get it now.

Looks quite different to me, but you never know I suppose.

I think I'll stick with Streets of Rage 4, Shredder's Revenge and Absolum. Excited to see how Marvel Cosmic Invasion turns out, though.

I don't personally think Bananza is GOTY material. It's good, but not great.

Anyway, I think this year has been great indie year. Blue Prince, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Absolum... So many amazing indies. Haven't even played Hades 2 yet, and Mina the Hollower hasn't been released yet.

@kevinm360 In my experience things that go viral don't stay viral for long unless they do something right. There's more to it than just being lucky. They found a very strong concept that appeals to both young and old people. It's just a bummer that they don't put more time and effort into their games these days. The quality has certainly gone down after the main series transitioned to proper 3D.

I think it lost the magic after DS generation.

@dennabeht Replanted is 20€, and Plants vs Zombies was originally a PC game that was later ported to mobile.

I heard of multiple of these issues when checking out reviews, so I'm glad that they fixed these quickly. Sure, a lot of these shouldn't've been an issue to begin with, but at least they care enough to fix them.

I heard the mouse controls on Switch 2 version are a bit clunky, so hopefully they'll improve those next.

Disgusting, nothing else to say.

There is going to be a point in the somewhat near future when I've played all the tracks in the game multiple times and I wish they would make more.

@Metaphor1987 They haven't announced any pricing information yet, as far as I know, so they may charge a premium price to include the full game on cart. Something similar happened with Yooka-Replaylee. The physical version is $20 more expensive than the digital version which is a big difference.

@N00BiSH I think Air Riders looks wildly different from Mario Kart, so I wouldn't be comfortable comparing them, let alone suggest that Air Riders would "dethrone" Mario Kart. I personally really enjoy both Mario Kart World and Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, and I will definitely buy Kirby Air Riders as well. But I don't think any one of them is going to replace the others. All of them are worth playing.

Looks a bit rough on the images, but still, I'm sure a lot of people will welcome this port.

If Series S is doing 1440p, then there is no way that Switch 2 is doing native 4K. It may reach those numbers with DLSS but internally it has to be running at a lower resolution.

@neil9000 The amount of code doesn't correlate with the performance of the code. Less code could in fact cause performance issues if they used algorithms that are short but inefficient.

But the amount of code barely matters for the filesize anyway. It's the graphics and audio files that make the biggest difference, especially pre-rendered videos. My guess is that they removed some higher quality LOD models or higher res textures that aren't being used but were left in the files. Could be better compression as well, who knows?

I've been playing Ball X Pit on PC and I've been quite enjoying it. Very addictive game. I'd actually recommend PC version because it supports mouse controls which I find preferable over gamepad controls in this game.

Absolum is probably the best roguelite I've ever played, and one of the best beat 'em ups as well. Fantastic game!

@Liam_Doolan Might want to update the article with this alternative take:
https://bsky.app/profile/ninpatentswatch.bsky.social/post/3m3ebyvjpo22k

@dr-gorgo Some of the DS games are already quite expensive, so having them available on NSO would be nice (although I would prefer if they were available as separate purchases on eShop).

I love 8bitdo but I hope people will avoid that keyboard. Plenty of other aluminum bodied keyboards from Keychron etc that cost around a quarter of the price, or less. Cool aesthetic for sure, but not cool enough to justify that price.

@Nintendontyouknow I realise you're (likely) joking but Crossworlds is 60fps even on high-end PCs, the game doesn't support anything higher unfortunately.

@Bydlak There's a learning curve, but in my opinion separate direction buttons offer superior precision compared to D-pad. I've used leverless controllers with pretty much all 2D games for years and there's no going back.

I really enjoyed The Impossible Lair, so I wish they had made a sequel to that instead of remastering the first game.

For those who have not heard, the video on Nintendo Today! was updated and has all the Pikmin visible now.

Yes, it makes perfect sense for fighting games. In a tournament, if you press home button or start button during a match, you will automatically lose.

Well deserved, Ghost of Yotei is excellent.

@LazyDaisy I'm perfectly aware of that.

@Nalverus In my opinion Super Sonic class (the fourth one) on Crossworlds isn't quite as fast as 200cc was in MK8. It's faster than 150cc but slower than 200cc. Still, it's a lot of fun.

@kailun I don't think we have to wait five years for Mario Kart World to get more content. It feels longer, but the game is only four months old right now. I'm confident it will get additional content within a year.

That said, in terms of content, I think World actually has more than Crossworlds. World has 32 tracks + freeroam, while Crossworlds has 30 tracks (not counting the upcoming DLC tracks) and the crossworld sections that are not full tracks. There's also more playable characters in World, although Crossworlds has the benefit of having customization options for the vehicles. Anyway, I personally feel like both are worth it.

I've played Sonic Racing Crossworlds on PC and it certainly is amazing game. I don't think it's better or worse than Mario Kart World, though, as they're quite different racers that both have advantages and disadvantages.

That said, I also tried the open network test of Crossworlds on Switch (played on Switch 2) and it was absolutely awful experience. Get the game somewhere else if you can.

I just want Pac-Man Championship Edition 3. I don't care about Pac-Man World or these multiplayer spin-offs. CE games have been excellent, though.

I own the original Brawler64, and it's... fine. I prefer the 8bitdo 64 controller for Nintendo 64 games, although Brawler64 is more usable for other games since it can act as a Pro Controller as well.