KoopaTheGamer

Can confirm, they're really expensive here. And yes, I blame Bergsala.

@ottoecamn Mario Kart 8 (the Wii U original) got two paid DLC packs, the first releasing the launch year and the second releasing the next year.

Give it two years and people will gladly pay for more content.

Will all/most third party controllers work on Switch 2 as well? I have a bunch of arcade sticks and other controllers (both wired and wireless) that I would like to use on Switch 2 as well.

I have a Steam Deck and absolutely love it. But I'm going to get Switch 2 as well. Yes, they're both handheld devices with roughly the same performance. But they play very different games. Switch 2 will get the Nintendo games and exclusives, while Steam Deck has a massive library of PC games both old and new.

The UK stream was completely fine, saw both of these completely.

The UI font and fancy animations made me think of Next Level Games, but we'll see.

@B_Lindz What it looks like from the outside really doesn't tell us anything about how it feels.

That's nice to see.

@Banjo- Should probably wait until the Mario Kart Direct at least before jumping to conclusions about whether this game is worth it or not. They only gave us a small look in the Direct and Treehouse.

Not a big deal, to be honest. If you're not into it, you can just not buy it. The minigames seem entertaining enough for an hour or two, and there's some cool trivia there about the system (based on the Treehouse stream). Not a must-have title, though.

To be fair, Hall Effect sticks aren't the only option for good and durable sticks. For example, they could use TMR sticks which also use magnets but in a different way. Better not jump into any conclusions before we find out what kind of sticks they used and how they hold up.

@mlt Elden Ring is 45GB on PS4 (probably without DLC), so 64GB card would be enough for it. They chose not to use it and went with Game Key card, but it would've fitted just fine.

I think people are used to PS5 games and their gigantic filesizes and have forgotten that PS4 games (which would be the closest comparison point to Switch 2 games) were much smaller, often fitting into the 50GB Blu-Ray.

@cylemmulo No, the biggest card on the first Switch was 32GB. Games like The Witcher 3 (being roughly 28GB) used it.

64GB should be plenty. Remember, this system is roughly as powerful as PS4 which used 50GB Blu-rays. It doesn't need to fit as high quality textures as PS5 games, so it doesn't need nearly as much space on the cartridge.

I'm sure they can later make 128GB carts if necessary, but I doubt it will happen.

@Oracles_fanboi You really need to fact check some of your points.

• Nintendo has most cash holdings, but in terms of company value, they are far, far behind companies like Toyota and Sony.
• Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom do have new content, as demonstrated on the Direct. Besides, the upgrade is only 10€ (far as I know) for those who already own them.
• I really need a source on your point that NSO is their main source of income. Sure, they have over 34 million subscribers, but most of those only pay 20€/year. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold over 67 million copies, Animal Crossing has sold over 47 million and Smash Bros. has sold over 35 million copies as well. All of those are 60€ games, and those are just the best selling ones.

@Dm9982 I don't think they're worried about the NSO subscriber amounts. But if they have a GameCube version already available on the system, I don't think many people would buy the HD remaster. Probably wouldn't be worth the money and effort to port the HD remaster, unfortunately. I'd play it, though.

I was surprised how good the Switch 2 version looks. I've played this game on Steam Deck and it looks pretty awful, no matter what settings you try (if you want to play it 60fps, which you do). This looks much sharper.

The launch line-up is very impressive. So many interesting games, it's a massive improvement over the launch of the original Switch.

@OldGamer999 What mouse wheel?

At least this is much better than buying the game digitally. Also a major improvement over the "code in the box" releases on the original Switch.

It may not be ideal, but it's not the worst thing in the world either.

Would be great if they also allowed you to use an actual USB mouse. Would probably be more comfortable.

Mario Kart 8 still holds up pretty well, but Mario Kart World has so much better image quality. World also has a nice sense of scale, as all of the tracks are in the same, connected world. I also like the new animations because the characters (and even the vehicles, if that makes sense) look so much more alive.

@Princess_Lilly I'm pretty confident it will sell well. People will complain about the price for a week, forget about it and move on.

@NintendoSwitch2 @Princess_Lilly Huh? There's nothing unusual about this. Good thing too, I'll be needing a carrying case at least whenever I get a Switch 2.

@hypercoyote Why would or should Nintendo "take an L" for something that they didn't cause? No, it's better to just let the situation pass. I'm pretty sure Trump will back down after realising what a huge mistake he made. I give it a few weeks tops.

@digitalspade To be fair, there are also free upgrades. If Nintendo (or some other developer) spends time developing new content and upgrading the game (not just increasing the resolution), then I think it's fair for the upgrade to cost some money.

That said, the new features in BotW and TotK aren't really something that I care about. The visual upgrade is massive, though, so I'll likely upgrade anyway.

@Galaxy2IsTheGOAT The difference between BotW on Switch and Switch 2 is very noticeable. It's a lot smoother and looks way more detailed too (which it is, going from 900p to 1440p).

@Reptilio To be completely honest, it's a scam that digital games are more expensive than physical games on current platforms.

Okay fine, I'll wear pants. But I won't wear a shirt and will use the mouse on my belly.

It's not like Nintendo is first to do it. There's already 80€ games out there.

Considering we don't know much about it yet, I'm not jumping to any conclusions. Could be worth the price, or maybe not. Sure, I'd prefer it to be free, but it may still be good fun for a few hours.

It makes sense that the Kirby one is more expensive since it seems to have some actual new content, not just upgrades to visuals.

It does have the benefit that you can resell the game or lend it to your friends. Besides, if you have to install Switch 2 games anyway, then it won't make a huge difference whether you install it from cart or through internet (as long as you have decent internet, and as long as Nintendo's servers are up and running).

So no, it's not perfect, but I think it's an improvement over codes in box.

I'd rather have DS first, to be honest. But GameCube would be nice as well.

It doesn't really look like an improvement over Metroid Prime Remastered, so I never thought it was Switch 2 footage.

That said, I'm hoping to see some actual Switch 2 footage of Metroid Prime 4 today on the Switch 2 Direct.

Would be funny if that actually means that the C button will open Nintendo Today.

@DStanton Yeah, but Wii U GamePad was only 480p and it apparently used a custom protocol that Switch may or may not support. It also didn't do it through router (like PS Portal does for example) which would increase latency.

I don't think they could get the latency low enough with decent image quality. Would be cool, but I seriously doubt it.

@Greatluigi Why would people freak out about it?

@Poco_Lypso Kind of a weird comment since Shadows seems like a big success, and a pretty good game too.

I think a lot of people (me included) are tired of Mario Kart 8 after playing it for almost 11 years. It's the best game in the series in my opinion, but I really want to play something new.

Kid Icarus Uprising remaster would be amazing, but I wouldn't say no to a new Meteos game either.

In all likelihood, it's probably nothing exciting, though.

I think they lost a big chunk of their journalistic integrity with this. Being owned by a game studio, they can't possibly be completely impartial. They may say that they aren't influenced by Gunzilla at all, but do you think they can openly critizice Gunzilla's games or be super harsh about NFT/blockchain technology? I kind of doubt it.

@Daniel36 No, GameStop used to own Game Informer.

@axelhander Not sure if you've played Street Fighter because it plays wildly different from Smash. Both excellent games, but there's a reason why Smash is generally classified in platform fighter genre. Very different from traditional fighting games.

Gameplaywise, I don't have an issue with Palworld. But man, those monster designs are lazy and derivative (well, at least some of them anyway).

Mostly Xenoblade Chronicles X DE for me, but maybe some Monster Hunter Wilds as well.

@BTB20 THPS would be a licensing nightmare because of all the music (and if they were to remove all of the licensed songs, people would get angry). Besides, I don't think Activision would let them anyway since they have their own remasters available.

@Uncle_Franklin Huh? These are excellent additions.