KoopaTheGamer

There are some genuinely good tracks here too, like the Forest theme.

@SillyG I haven't had any issues on Switch 2, but I did have a similar issue on Apple TV 4K. The remote would sometimes not work properly. Changing to a HDMI with better shielding fixed it completely. If the cable isn't properly shielded, it will "leak" interference that can cause issues on other devices.

It's a great game for sure that has improved a lot since it first launched on Early Access on Steam. Movement feels excellent and the game can be pretty challenging too.

I recently bought Logitech Pro X 2 Lightspeed. Quite good headset overall and works well on Switch 2. 2.4Ghz dongle makes them super convenient to use. The microphone isn't particularly good but gets the job done.

@Dr_Lugae That sounds plausible.

@DreemWeever Well, that's how probabilities work. I played 12 random races one day and got 6 three lap races. But they weren't evenly spread out. It was 4 three lap races in a row, then 4 intermissions, and the rest were a bit more evenly spread out.

Anyway, on average it doesn't seem like a massive change from the past.

@RupeeClock To be fair, there is a lot of misinformation about the latest update. Some people claim that random only gives intermissions now (it does not) or that it only gives the same three tracks that are votable (it does not). In my experience the latest update didn't fundamentally change much. It may have changed the probabilities a bit. Random gives three lap races around half of the time now but I didn't really pay attention how much it gave before the patch. I do know that it gave intermission races before the patch too, however.

I love how some of those reviews are trying to justify their score while 0/10 is obviously ridiculous.

To be fair, $117k sounds like a fair amount for a year's work. Now, I realise that US is a lot more expensive to live in than (at least most) European countries, but that is still multiple times more than what I get. 😅
That said, 30 millions is way, way, way too much for one person.

Like Front Mission, I'm not going to buy this game either. Don't want to support anything that uses generative AI for assets.

Not going to support this. AI upscaling is fine (althought still lazy) but generative AI is not fine at all.

@Dev-N No, random definitely can choose between every track, not just the ones that are votable. Anyway, in my experience around half of the races from random are three lap races. Not a massive change from before, in my opinion.

Played 12 random races. 6 of them were classic three lap races. Not too bad, I think.

I just played three random races that were all three lap races. Once again, people are jumping to conclusions before actually trying the game first...

Isn't Wireless VS Race the local multiplayer between systems? Because I think that's the only place where they use VS Race on menus.

@IronMan30 It's listed on eShop for 20€.

Super glad to see Sunahara Plains and Zenshoh Habitat there. Some of my favourite tracks from FAST Racing Neo/FAST RMX. Also very excited to see the Pure mode, the image quality on Fusion was quite poor, so hopefully this will improve it.

@Athropos Pixel response time means that it takes 17ms to completely change a color of a pixel from one to the another. But you can ask the screen to change them in much more rapid frequency. Basically, it won't be 100% done when it needs to change the color again, but it'll be "close enough". It will have ghosting/blurring, but the motion will appear smooth.

@Exerion76 ROG Ally screen and Switch 2 screens are different sizes and in general have different specifications. I didn't mean "is the technology there", I meant, "is that particular component available". Which it may be, but I think it's important to consider things from manufacturing perspective. A screen used on Switch 2 needs to be widely available and the manufacturer needs to be able to deliver millions and millions of them.

@Mgalens They mean pixel response time which translates directly to how sharp the image looks in motion. Nothing to do with input lag.

@Magician To be fair, it's not certain that there are many options for 120hz VRR/G-sync capable screens with that size/resolution. If they had dropped the VRR completely, that most likely would've opened a lot more options but hurt the user experience in other ways.

@carlos82 In most Mario Kart games Spiny Shell travels near the road and can hit other players while going after the first player. The path it takes often lines up pretty well with the path that people take as well, so it will hit a lot people.

The analogue stick calibration issue is the biggest one. They really need to fix that.

@sanqet Important to remember that Steam Deck OLED screen is lower resolution and doesn't support VRR. It's a great screen, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't have all of the features that Switch 2 screen does. Far as I know, VRR on mobile OLED screen is much more difficult to pull off well than it is on LCD screens or larger TV screens.

@user0 Yeah, GameChat is surprisingly good. Even GameShare works well on games like 51 Worldwide Games, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S etc. Not that well in Fast Fusion though, but that's like the worst game possible for streaming.

@FortniteJ What are you talking about? Even if you've played the game on Switch 2, you can still continue playing on Switch 1 as well.

As other people have mentioned, this was listed as having issues on Nintendo's compatibility page ("planned to be resolved"). It got fixed now as they told it would.

Pikmin games would be super cool with mouse controls. Wish they would make a proper Switch 2 Edition for them.

@NolandC Plenty of old games with crashes, softlocks, hardlocks and weird oversights and balance issues. Not everyone ever noticed those issues, just like not everyone will have issues with Mario Kart World. I've played it for 30 hours already and haven't had any crashes or game breaking bugs.

@Khwarezm89 You already can fast travel in Free roam. Just go to the map screen and select the track you want to travel to.

The online lobbies are pretty much Free roam but online. The only thing you can't do is P switch missions.

@NolandC It could be a $100 game and it would still have bugs. Can't catch all of them before launch, that's just how it is with such large and complex games. Overall, this game has been remarkably stable and polished (even if it lacks certain features that I would like).

I really hope they improve the online play on this game. It lacks a lot of features that MK8 had. You can't join full rooms, and there is no option to spectate matches. You can't join Knockout Tours your friends are playing at all. No Global/Regional split like before. Additionally, I'd like to have some sort of Classic mode where you could play three lap matches only.

Nothing to report here, this has happened or will happen with every product that uses lithium ion batteries. Sure, you should check that your battery isn't swollen, but you should do that with every single device you own that uses them.

Quite often these individual game Directs have been paired with an Indie showcase or Partners Showcase within a week or so. Wonder if that's the case now as well?

I've been playing some Wind Waker as well through NSO and am I the only one who thinks the controls feel... off? Like, the analogue stick movement of character and camera on Pro Controller is just super finicky and accelerates super quickly even with a tiny movement.

@Dimey Nope, 50cc is awfully slow. I just play them on 150cc and thankfully it counts for 50cc and 100cc as well.

I'm not 100% convinced about this game yet. It seems fun but something that would get repetitive very fast. Hope I'm wrong, and to be fair, I'm sure there's still a lot that they haven't shown.

Misleading title since the update doesn't seem to have anything to do with Switch 2.

@karatekid1612 Perhaps. The performance was fine, but the online multiplayer had some serious warping. So they'd really need to improve their netcode.

FAST RMX had online multiplayer and it was... quite bad to be honest. I don't really mind Fusion being local multiplayer only.

How do you even manage to do that? 😅

No need, I already have over 4k coins without grinding for them.

@larryisaman I think a lot of the developers didn't even get dev kits before launch, so I'd expect a lot more 3rd party games in late 2025 and early 2026.

I think the game itself is fine, and arguably better than the Switch version. If you take price out of the equation, it would review favourably.

Okay, so after trying it out myself, I think it's fair to say that the performance is indeed perfect. Seems like the (first) video linked in this article had some issues with their capture card. Zero stutters in reality.

@Olliemar28 Weird question, but do you have HDR on? I've noticed that the screenshots from Fast Fusion are super bright and washed out, and I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that I have HDR on.

We'll just have to wait and see how they last. Either way, I'm interested about the Pro Controller sticks as well.

Hardly convincing evidence considering that they were downloading a ton of games while playing. Does it have any impact? No idea, but I wouldn't rule that out.

I hope it doesn't try to download everything after doing the transfer. Can't fit 512GB worth of games to the system storage, and I'd prefer personally picking what it starts to download.

I will be buying Switch 2 but I will be keeping my Switch OLED. Should be great for indies and other lighter games even in the future.

I'd rather get Tetris The Grand Master 4 - Absolute Eye on Switch 2. It's been out on PC for a couple of months, so it would make a lot of sense to release it on Switch 2 when it's still fresh.