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Given the choice, I'll buy a version with a cartridge reader. But aside from saving the amount of digital storage space that would be occupied by game downloads, physical media does not represent the same advantage over digital that it might once have. It is rare for a game not to have updates, patches, or DLC, meaning that most cartridges do not actually contain entire games. Nintendo has given no guarantee that they will maintain old digital platforms indefinitely, so relying on cartridges is a poor form of game preservation. Especially since physical game media will not last forever; the only way to ensure the continuation of data is to back it up... digitally. I am also unlikely to commit on principle to buying a physical game for 10x (or more for games with limited print runs) the price of the same game in digital form, as often becomes the case with eShop sales offered from time to time. I love retro gaming on original hardware — it's a joy to just plug it in and start playing — but I think it's unrealistic to expect consoles from the online era to consistently work the same way in the future.

Congratulations to the Switch! This bodes well. Like with the Wii, I look forward to being able to readily and affordably obtain consoles, games, and accessories on the secondhand market in about 5 years thanks to the massive quantity of product in circulation here in the States.

@YoshiAngemon Might as well give it a shot if you ask me. Great art and music, and the gameplay is solid. There's enough time left to get acquainted with Dragalia Lost and read its story if it interests you. Storage space is the only thing the game requires, as there's no need to spend money. The 3.5 anniversary celebration is beginning, so it's good time to start with all the freebies.

@Wezi The original source was purportedly the magazine referenced in the Twitter link. However, no one has ever produced any hard evidence of the quote's existence, and the video game historian says in the Twitter link that he did not find it in the copy he accessed.

@Wezi That's a common myth, but it's been debunked.

https://twitter.com/dkvine/status/1144402902645129216?lang=en
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/06/turns_out_shigeru_miyamoto_does_like_donkey_kong_country

Easy DDR game, but for me that was okay seeing as it was my introduction to the series. Bowser's Castle on Super Hard is at least still fairly challenging for me. Also, I think the music works both for the game and for general listening purposes.

@Tom-Smo Unfortunately he's only the boss for the first world.

Probably my favorite console to this day. Its unpopularity resulted in bargain prices when buying secondhand for the platform. My formidable Wii U collection was thus acquired rather inexpensively. The game library of the system is tremendous when you factor in backwards compatibility with the Wii and everything offered on the eShop. I'm glad to see Nintendo is fortunately getting good returns on their Wii U games thanks to the Switch, but on the other hand, the Switch's overreliance on ports has made it a hard sell for me as a largely satisfied Wii U owner. Can't win 'em all, I guess.

The Wii U sales numbers are incredible when you consider only 13.56 million consoles were sold. Doing the math, one finds that over 62% of all Wii U owners purchased Mario Kart 8.

Switch 2 better be a lot beefier. Too many 3rd-party titles skipping the Switch because it can't run them well. Nintendo's been home to most of the recent Monster Hunter games, but for World you have to look elsewhere. No CoDs, no RE 2 or 3 remakes (and 7 is a cloud-streamed Japan exclusive), no Sekiro, etc.

I think these games getting a broader audience would be a good thing (porting issues aside). But as a Wii U owner, the Switch looks ever less appealing the more it relies on updated Wii U ports to fill its library.

@liveswired ...I'm really not interested in "free games" acquired by legally dubious means.

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What @rjc-32 said. Nintendo themselves recommends against flash drives. It will work, but definitely have a backup handy.

@liveswired Well, whether they "need to" or not, they certainly used to do so. And I for one would appreciate it.

@sketchturner May I suggest attaching an external hard drive? The extra storage has been super useful, and it cost me less than $50 for a 1TB drive and a Y-shaped USB cable.

@thesilverbrick Funnily enough, I haven't seen My Nintendo discounts on Wii U software in months. It's all 3DS titles.

Hopefully I'll obtain several.

My wallet is going to be so sore after the next week.

NintendoEnthusiast's reviewer didn't even play the co-op, which is the game's biggest draw. Personally, I don't give it consideration when aggregating Federation Force' review score.