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I played the demo and um...it's hard to imagine this being an 8. For me, anyway. I think it's neat that it exists, especially in the console's first year, but man...I wasn't into it at all.

@Moroboshi876 eh, it's $8. Consider it the cost of getting to play it early.

@R_Ryder the Switch 1 version was cheaper than the other versions. The $10
upgrade makes it the same price as the others. The $5 deal actually makes the Switch 2 version the cheapest of the bunch.

I have absolutely no issue with the way it looks or feels right now, but sure, I’ll pay $5 for this.

Oh, I was excited because Boo was in the image-he's my son's favorite character and he's been wanting to get a Boo icon for his profile. Bogus. Oh well.

What the heck is tat?

I love this game, but the worst part about it is the roster. I mean, sure, maybe I’m not the Sonic fan that some others are, but man…pales in comparison to a Mario Kart game. I welcome all of the crossover stuff, and plan on using Mega Man most of the time.

Having said that, I don’t care about Minecraft. Cool course anyway, though.

The game is great, I don’t see what the problem is.

I mean, I’ll get the upgrade, and I’m sure it will be better, but I have absolutely no issue with how it looks or performs now.

I’ll buy it digitally on sale sometime for Rocko.

@mohok yes! I’m gonna do it too.

So, with the news that Easy Come Easy Golf got a 60 FPS update today, is there any reason to not just get that for half the cost of this instead?

I'll probably get it eventually, I've been loving most Atari stuff that has been coming out the last few years. I tried the demo for this on Steam and didn't love it, but it was kinda cool. No immediate need to get it, but I'd like to see more of it.

I’m all digital outside of some bigger first party games, but I’m going to buy this and Yooka Replaylee (and who knows what else) to support real physical releases. Key cards are dumb. If you’re going to get a digital game, buy it from the eshop and at least get the convenience you should get from digital gaming!

@Anachronism I'm kinda with you, this was a very oddly written article. Anyway, game looks cool.

Go digital and this stuff doesn't matter anymore!

“Even worse, perhaps, is that the Public Park lobbies don't allow you to play against random players online with a friend (or friends) in any way, as far as I’ve been able to tell.”

I was going to buy it until I read this.

I enjoyed my time with the demo. I assume in the full game we'll be able to play with our friends? If so, I'm in. No fun playing with a bunch of jerks who don't pass.

@premko1 $20 for a good game is a problem?

I don't know, man. I've played it a bit-my buddy bought it and gameshared with me. It's pretty fun. I mean, it's just something kinda silly to do while you talk to your friends. I suppose 5/10 makes sense as a score for a video game, but there's something about it. It's a good time.

“Gameplay will be a mix of stealth…”

Pass.

This game is pretty great. I know I'll be playing a lot of Pingolf on my Switch 2 in the future!

@TerribleTerabytes Sure, if you start an "album" on your phone and plug it in, you can go to "now playing" and have access to the app and move forward and backwards and stuff. But you can't use your voice to say "play the Metroid Prime soundtrack in the Nintendo Music app" or anything like that, you can't access the whole library through the screen, etc.

I just want CarPlay, man.

@tapdancingtommy bummer, seems like that makes this way less fun. I was ready to buy this to play with my son, but if we can't both have that perspective, maybe I'll pass.

@AccessibleDaydream Beats me, I haven’t played the demo for Another Code. Sorry!

@AccessibleDaydream definitely made for the same audience. Emio was longer, more interactive, and more...I don't know, exciting? This is really just like watching an emotional short film or something. I'd certainly encourage you to try it out/support it. Having said that, you may prefer Hotel Dusk or Another Code (or Ace Attorney!!!) if you're looking for something similar to Emio. Or, heck, just play the other Famicom Detective Club games if you haven't yet.

@Indielink ESPECIALLY something like this that needs all the support it can get. I mean, I know I'd like to see more games like this.

@tabris95 Agreed, Florence was awesome.

Played through it last night. I enjoyed my time with it, I’m glad it exists, and I was happy to support it (and may support it again by buying it for a few friends). After Hotel Dusk and Another Code/Trace Memory, though, I was hoping for more. Still, it’s impressive how much emotional story telling they could do in 40 wordless minutes. Definitely worth the low price.

Never played it, but my son (who also has never played it) is obsessed with the characters. May pick it up to check out with him.

Whoa, cool news.

$6?! I was prepared to spend like $30, ha. Don't tell them.

I can't imagine caring about this stuff. Game looks awesome.

I wonder if this fixed KOTOR 2 and Republic Commando. Those are the last two I care about.

@MARl0 VCS has spinner controls too, that's where I have it.

I wish there was an update that allowed people in the same room to select their face on the camera, Mario Kart-style. Would be fun to have that feature locally.

@Dysnomia Hey, Yars Rising is good if you ignore the entire Metroidvania aspect of it (which unfortunately is like 90% of the game). It’s just so mediocre. Still, I enjoyed my time with the game. The more classic-style Yars stuff was fun, and I enjoyed the Atari references throughout the game. Killer soundtrack too!

And yeah, the Recharged games are great. I also really liked Mr. Run and Jump, Qomp 2, Kombinera and a few others.

@N8tiveT3ch they’ve actually had several really solid games come out over the last few years. I’m really into what they’ve been doing. Can’t wait for this one!

@Michael0916 right, that’s dumb too.

“In a few years”.

No reason to believe this. You can still download games you own on the Wii, and that wasn’t even close to being the digital console that Switch/Switch 2 is. Plus, calling the cart worthless makes it sound like you won’t be able to play the game, which simply isn’t true as long as you still have it installed.

Having said all that, I think these are dumb. Physical games should save memory, and digital games should be convenient. Neither is the case with key cards.

My friends and I all love game chat. They did a great job with it.

Great news. Looks like some Activision titles are working now too (Tony Hawk 1+2, Crash Bandicoot trilogy...)

Wii and Double Dash over World is insane.

Also, SMK is way too low. Super Circuit too, if you ask me, but more understandable.

Nope, I couldn’t possibly care less about the stars. I just need the gold.

DK Spaceport is easily my favorite.

I agree with everybody that it should have been a pack in, but I do think it looks neat. I'll pick it up for sure. Of course it helps that I have a ton of credit at Gamestop after selling my Series X for a profit a few weeks ago.

I just want them to add CarPlay.

I don't know, man. I'm down for trying it.

@SalvorHardin I had a little trouble with Target crashing, but I just kept refreshing until it worked. Walmart was just a matter of waiting in line. Nintendo's website was totally fine once I got my email.

I'm in the US, and I have preordered 5 without much trouble.