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(Steamdeck is aces - but it isn't a hybrid console is it?)

I think in the sea of games I want that are upcoming, this would feature hugely down the list. So, i don't see me getting this, LOL.

2 years ago on the Switch 1 and with good reviews I would have probably gone for it.

Kind of see both sides of the argument.

Also, apparently, this may be speculation, Nintendo only offering costly higher GB cartridges to devs only. May be that Nintendo is concerned the performance is effected by lower GB cartridges?

This may encourage me to get back into it.

Thanks for the "quick review". I actually missed this Indie from the last set of eShop releases and said somewhat hastily "nothing for me this week". I think I was wrong. I had heard of this game previously and looked at the footage and it had me very interested from that. Review content here has obviously got me convinced but I need a Switch 2 optimised version! Cheers for the review

Looks like my kinda thang whether it be on Switch 1 or 2. But having an AA specific game on the Switch 2 does make it a smidgen more attractive on top, admittedly

@RupeeClock Oh I see. I think their intention IS disinformation, is my point. But you are right as well of course

@RupeeClock I was talking generally and not about Nintendo Life. I was talking about the review bombers obviously

Ah the t'internet. The information age slowly becoming the disinformation age.

EDIT: Talking about the review bombers obviously

I've given some games a spin that had some major or minor issues with performance on the Switch 1. They were only brief playthroughs of about an hour or two mind. They seemed all improved:

Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Red Faction
Saints Row IV

Apparently Lollipop Chainsaw has been significantly improved too?

Mario Kart World.

Sorry, yes. And I have played a metric tonne of Switch 1 & 2 games.

Mine is getting fairly full now.

I'm more concerned with this that gamekey cards. This is my main console.

I have like a gazillion Switch 1 games

Loved Strikers on Wii. I couldn't get into the Switch 1 iteration. I barely remember playing the GC game. Bought it but for some reason barely touched it.

Besides Yoshi and Poochy's Wooly World (which should be above the Wii U version as it has more content and is deliciously handheld), I don't disagree with the placings!

Nothing for me. I need to download Raidou Remastered at some point, mind.

Do people remember the third party support on the Switch 1 & 2 ? I see comments as if it's like the Wii U? Nintengloom on here unnecessarily. I mean, I'll have my compalints here and there but I like what I have and the visuals are fantastic

I can't get into the Fantasy Life series. I tried on the 3DS. I acknowledge it's a good game tbf. These placings are very very strange. BUT there is a lot of good software on the Switch 2 already. Fair play!

Will it beat the brilliant Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing Transformed? We shall see. The only other non-MK racers worth their salt for me are the Crash Bandicoot ones.

Cheers for the review.

I have a PowerA wireless Gamecube controller that uses batteries so I didn't bother getting this one. However, since it had gyro.....

And so another pro is that it has gyro?

Reporting no problems over my end guys.

Loving the Switch 2 screen. Also loving seeing Switch 1 games look and run better with the extra horsepower (over the Switch 1 OLED). Enjoy your gaming and quit moaning (saying to self as much as anyone else, LOL).

Ooh. Very interesting. A bit of a fan of their works. Surely we get some Switch 2 news.

@Shwing £67 digital only. £75 physical. £35 when you buy it bundled with the Switch 2 (digital code)?

The £67 digital only should have been the standard physical price.

There are far more good Sonic games than we are lead to believe. I'd have SonicxShadow Generations a tad higher but that is all. Good list.

Atlus and good review! So this will be bought. Cheers for the review. Good read.

Um, I don't think they know as much as they think they do....

Ah, some youtubers thinking they're sages. I respect opinions but I am of the opinion they are probably wrong. Probably a year or two for a major Mario platformer for me.

I don't have the eyesight of superman or an android so I don't see a significant difference between OLED or the Switch 2 screen. What I do know is that it is very hard to "go back and play" my Switch 1 OG after playing on the Switch 2! As ppl are saying OLED Switch 2 would have cost a bomba and probably impacted on battery life. If they can get around that for a version in 5 years with better battery life and 500G of internal storage in 6 years, I'll check the finances. As of now, I am really enjoying the Switch 2 visuals.

There are a huge amount of positives in this breakdown. No doubt, "the negative" will be used by some some in the gaming press and anti-social media trolls. Enjoy your gaming.

This again?

Good grief 💀

@Medic_alert Or just "wait" for the PS6 🙄😅

I hadn't gotten around to seeing how this looked on the Switch 2. It's one of many NS1 games I had wanted to give a spin on the new hardware. Thank goodness any problems have been sorted. Super racing game.

I'm not wanting to play 3rd parties on my PS consoles if they come to the Switch 2 as well. I want to play them on the hybrid handheld. I have a choice of docked tv or handheld. Absolutely can't go back if I don't have to and the game isn't a complete mess (which Switch 2 horsepower should ensure hopefully they won't be).

Also I really think people are forgetting that third parties did pretty well on Switch 1. Why do you think the Switch 2 is getting the support it is?

Very strange set of comments considering it's only SEGA saying this with it's lack of upgrade pathways for good selling Switch 1 games.

They sold generally well enough on Switch 1, didn't they?

Game key cards (Cyberpunk sold well enough and isn't on one!)

Only 256 GB micro sd express cards around. Need big GB micro sd EXPRESS cards to allow room for meaty Switch 2 software downloads via eShop AND keycards!

Backwards compatibility (so Switch 1 backlog can be played with a superior horsepower console)

High software prices

People "overly-satisfied" with Mario Kart World

Are some of the reasons.

The House of the Dead series is cool n'all but the first "remake" on the Switch was poor. Will have to be a big improvement

Would absolutely purchase it on Switch 2. Had no interest on the non-hybrid non-handheld console that I have at home admittedly

Never heard of them tbh with you

I've played this game on the 3DS and it is a good, good RPG. I'd recommend to anyone even with a passing interest in the genre and of course based on this review content (thank you NL for that).

There isn't enough at all for me to double dip from the 3DS version, mind you. So it's a pass from me. This one is my fav in the series of BD games because it had that pure refinement and new novelty factor at the time with the system.

I've tried it on numerous occasions. It's a neat alternative to the conventional racing modes of grand prix, knockout tour, versus etc. Half the P switch challenges are hard in a good way. I actually like going from one track section to another, a real sense of "a world". It could do with a bit of refinement, maybe with slightly more to do in some way, but then you don't want it too cluttered either. They had to do something different as "where do you go from 8 deluxe" comes to mind.

Re-edited comment #25 LOL

World at no.5.

8 Deluxe remains at no. 1

5 may go higher up "the chart" once I play more and more of it.

No. But that is one of my main reasons intially to replay them! 😉

Looks great and most importantly fun.

Good to have this a month after MKW to keep first party games flowing.

@Dhaladog So the order page had my 1tb express microSD card down as arrival by yesterday. I have been checking it regularly. It doesn't turn up. So I check the order page to see what's happening. It now says, "we'll email you when some are in stock". Poor from amazon uk. Promised me an arrival of an order "by" yesterday and then they do this?

A 9 for me. All modes either good or great. It does needs common sense & QoL refinements. Need more characters and more tracks for grand prix (DLC surely). We need to get its Mario Kart World and not Mario Kart 9

I am still happy with our PS4 (as our secondary console to Switch 2)

All modes together as a whole make the game feel and play stellar. Need to get away from thinking of MK like MK8DX and before. The series has evolved. Bit like open world Zelda did when BOTW came out. Many were getting hung up on the older dungeon style gameplay (which is absolutely superb in itself).

It's all superb as the 87%-90% average review score indicates. Even if slightly less in percentage than older MK. Still amazing. Enjoy.

Cheers for the review. Good read.

The household are enjoying all modes. I agree with the score. It's a new foray into open world kart game, so inevitably it's going to be a smidgen unrefined whilst having some clever and interesting ideas at the same time. Like Zelda when BOTW came out, I felt its right that Nintendo needed to experiment with a new formula for the series. They have largely beennsuccessful here. Excited to play more and see where this formula goes further.

@Dhaladog I managed to get one from amazon uk. Early on after the Switch 2 announcement. I just checked regularly and daily. Ha. I hear you on memory space and pricing. Thank heaven I delayed my PS5 purchase despite having a total of 4 peopl in the household (including me) who would play it.

@Bizzyb I was actually able to find one from amazon uk quite early on after the Switch 2 was announced. I just kept on checking daily. Ha.

Looking forward to my 1TB Lexar Express microSD card arriving this weekend hopefully. Hoh boy.

Reads like something that harkens back to the days of the Wii. It's turned out okay performance wise at least but reads like it's awfully boring, sorry. Even for kids. LOL.

It's a shame as it is apparently part of a decent series?

Cheers for the review.

One for a bargain purchase then. It still reads great. Shame it was rushed. Maybe they'll patch it. They don't want it to stand out negatively in frame rate where other ports are and will suceed, surely?

It's a good upgrade. Some of the complaints here are more to do with ones you have with a new product. It's the same "upgrade" we've got with the PSBOX consoles in a way and on this occassion. The battery life is a bit of an issue. I do yse it in hybrid handheld moreso