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This is a brave poll. @MamaSymphonia is about to tell us the dangerous effects voice acting has on reading.

The games have needed voice acting for a while now. Full voices during cutscenes and small voice lines during gameplay.

Nothing will get me to buy a Switch 2 faster than a 3D Mario or Zelda. I believe we could see a new Zelda by 2027. That’s at least 4 years after TOTK, which I don’t believe Nintendo spent 6 years working on post-BOTW. There had to be another team working on a next gen Zelda at some point.

I’m not that interested in the game. I’ll keep an eye out for Gen 10.

@MamaSymphonia It’s great to hear that it helped you with your education. I don’t agree with the implication that adding voice acting will contribute to lower literacy. Literacy includes speaking and listening, two things voice acting can help early learners with. Voice acting doesn’t replace the text. They work together and support each other. Fire Emblem Three Houses is a good example.

My initial comment expressed disappointment that it’s 2025 and we still don’t have voice acting in the games from the parent company that has an entire anime department.

No voice acting, no buy.

@itsapossum Sorry to hear Hades II was such a disappointment after dropping peak 😔

Didn’t they say they had a build of Gen 10 as well?

Also what a bummer to hear they had higher detailed textures and didn’t use em.

You may have misunderstood the “But because the console’s release date was later” line. He’s not talking about the Switch 2’s June 5th release, but rather the Crossworlds Switch 2 release date, which is “later” than all the other versions.

I interpreted it as “because the Switch 2 version’s release date was later” seeing as how it’s the last port to be made, they made they decision to give it the time it needs rather than rush it for release parity.

Alright Nintendo, where’s that Ambassador Program for early adopters at?

@Sonicka Man, this just reminded me how Switch 1 isn’t going to beat the PS2, especially not after the price increase. If anything, they needed to slash the price to help it get there. But who in the world is going to want a Switch 1 over a Switch 2 now?

This year I’ve bought Ghost of Yotei and gifted two copies of Silksong.

Next purchase will be RE9.

I don’t even know what to call this ad. Weird energy from Australia.

I enjoyed reading this article. I thought it was going to go more in depth, but the key takeaway is that CrossWorlds captures that arcade racer feeling very well, something Mario Kart World seems to have lost along the way with the open world, transition races, and the handling of its online races which disincentivizes the core 3 lap gameplay Mario Kart is known for.

Might I add that the Rival interactions in CrossWorlds are such a fun addition. Seeing the entire cast interact with one another with unique dialogue is something I didn’t know I needed. Also, every character has its own victory theme, think Smash Bros, but taken a step further as no two characters share the same one.

I’m interested in Crossworlds, but knowing how sale-happy SEGA is, I can wait for a discount before biting.

@Teksette I think the digital version of Crossworlds for Switch 2 comes out later this year, but the physical cartridge version (yes the actual game is on the cartidge) comes out early next year.

@KoopaTheGamer It ran “awful” on Switch 2 because there was no Switch 2 network test/demo. You played the Switch 1 version.

No, I got Ghost of Yōtei instead.

I already have the OG Galaxy games in physical and digital format.

@TrueBlueYoshi What @ReaperMelia said, but if you don’t want to worry about controlling the character, you can choose the classic option for easy/normal difficulty mode where you can solely focus on the ATB gauges. You can take control of the characters whenever you want if you feel that their auto-mode is taking too long, which it will at some point. You can switch between the classic and normal combat gameplay as you please.

Great news. Demos are always a good thing.

The game seems to be running at 40fps. It looks pretty smooth.

I’m playing it right now and it’s kind of boring so far. Not sure if I’ll last long.

Why does delaying the game cancel pre-orders? Is it because it has no specific date?

Surely adding cross saves won’t take that long.

@TimelessJubilee if we’re getting Requiem, then we’ll get the Remakes too. But with 7, 8 and 9 dropping in Feb, we may not see the remakes till 2027.

It’s not a turning point. Switch 2 is strong enough to handle PS4-level ports, which will get phased out by the time PS6 launches, because devs will then focus on PS6/PS5 ports. Switch 2 will be back in the Switch 1’s position of not getting the big 3rd party games, until the Switch 3 arrives to receive PS5-level ports, and the cycle continues.

Will never buy an EA game.

I’m happy these characters are in the game, but I wish I didn’t have to pay extra money to play them when the game hasn’t even come out yet unless the money it took to license them was significant enough.

I’m getting too old for these types of games. I’m sure there will be PC mods that’ll make the game easier for those who still want to experience the story.

I’ve always disliked these limited-time icons. Why can’t Nintendo just add them to the baseline pfp inventory?

Not Bad & Abysmal leading the poll. That is some divisive DLC.

I have zero interest in roguelites. And for this to come out 2 months after release makes me think DK Island was unfinished content that Nintendo decided to nickel and dime after the fact. Imagine if Princess Peach’s Castle was DLC for Odyssey and didn’t have any stars to collect. That’s what it feels like they did here.

So many people are over-worrying about this. It’s Retro Studios—they know what they’re doing.

Not RE9’s logo being smaller than 7 & 8’s 😂

Though I did not like the direct presentation, the game lineup looks solid.

Haha, they even referenced the Cow.

We need more of this. I remember an ad where Crash Bandicoot used a megaphone to call out Mario outside Nintendo HQ.

Crash ad for those curious:
https://youtu.be/mTi5EaocGaY

This is unrelated, but SEGA is back to throwing shade at Nintendo in Sonic’s latest commercial. I think it’s a reference to one of their 90s ads.

https://youtu.be/CYOfP1a7xjc

EDIT: Found the old commercial: https://youtu.be/bun8tA_ksZw

I hope it works the same way it does in the og ff7. I believe you just had to press the L and R sticks at the same time. Lord knows how many times it has saved me during my run.

Whether it’s a difficulty option or just cheats that you can enable and disable at any time, I think these are great options to have for the tedious/hard parts of the game. I’ve been wanting to replay Remake and Part 2, but have been reluctant because of the amount of time spent on battles, even on easy mode. These options can make experiencing the story again very fun.

@DonkeyKongBigBoy Galaxy looked fine. It was also meant to be played on a CRT.

A second presentation seems odd, what hasn’t been shown that we don’t already know? Unless he’s hiding a story mode.

I hope Link shows up in some form. Would be awesome if he’s playable as a post-game unlockable.

God of War Ragnorak had a similar DLC called Valhalla. 5 hour content released for free. Santa Monica studios is shaking their head at Nintendo right now.

@SplatRay001 No for real, why does the new FE look this bad? It looks worse than Engage, which looked better than Three Houses.

@UltimateOtaku91 At the rate they were producing content for this franchise, I thought Nintendo would be on top of it for Switch 2, but instead we’re starting with a spinoff. Maybe they’re going to scale back and just make one mainline game this gen. It would be better imo, as it wouldn’t split the playerbase.

As of now, there is still nothing I’ve seen that makes me say “I need to get the Switch 2 now”.

Also, where the hell is Splatoon 4? Nintendo made 2 games for Switch with updates and DLC, and suddenly they’re all quiet for Switch 2? It’s one of their premiere online games and it’s nowhere to be seen.

It was disappointing and some parts were horrible.

• $20 Donkey Kong Roguelite DLC. The DK Island isn’t even a full island to collect Banandium Gems, unlike Princess Peach’s Castle Area was for Odyssey where you could still collect Stars (Moons). God of War’s Valhalla DLC was also roguelite, but it was FREE. This should have been free, because there’s nothing worth paying for here.
• The mega stones for the Gen 6 starters in ZA are locked behind online ranked matches. So you have to pay $90 if you want to collect all mega stones. Then there’s the $30 DLC, which makes it a $120 game total. This is disgusting.
• They are seriously going to drip feed games to people who buy the Virtual Boy attachment. There’s 14 ROMs ready to go, so why make them wait? No one will want to buy one when only 1 or 2 games will be available at the start, and will then have to wait monthly or bimonthly for the rest to come out, while the VR collects dust. Absolutely gobsmacked by this.
• New Fire Emblem looks cool, but I’m sad it’s not a totally original game. After how beat to death Three Houses was with DLC and a Warriors spin-off, did we really need another game tied to its setting/lore? I’m sure it’ll be good, but I feel let down that we’re not getting a truly original game.

Nintendo wouldn’t promote a new movie with a 15yr old game. It’s Galaxy 3 time.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t believe the network test had a Switch 2 version. So they played the same version as Switch 1 owners.

Non-Specific Action Figure would be disappointed.

I like how the people against this act like Team Cherry was held at gunpoint by casual gamers to make these changes. Devs can change certain aspects of their games after realizing that it needs balancing.

You’re not special if you choose to complete the game by bypassing this patch.

@Ade117 Switch 1’s launch was far worse. Let’s compare the first two months in terms of original first party titles:

Switch 1 - 0 games (BOTW and MK8 released during the first two months, but they were Wii U games)

Switch 2 - 2 games (World and Bananza)

The Switch 1 didn’t get its original first party title until June with ARMS, followed by Splatoon 2 in July.

So it took the Switch 1 five months to get two original titles like the Switch 2 did in two months.

I rated it as 1. There’s nothing in there that makes me want to go out and buy the system yet. The rest of this year doesn’t seem great either. LegendsZA and Prime 4 are Switch 1 games, and who is genuinely excited for Hyrule Warriors part 3? That just leaves Kirby Air Riders which seems good, but another racing game so soon after Mario Kart is poor timing. Duskbloods looks cool, but that’s next year.

We’re not gonna see 3D Mario. Those tend to get announced and released the same year.

"What Kono-san did with this title was pretty impressive," Babieno said of the ghost-busting GameCube launch title, "And I believe that there is a huge possibility to repeat such an idea in the future”.

I only wish Nintendo/Next Level Games would’ve done it with LM2 and 3. Neither game lives up to the first one, and I’m losing hope that future entries ever will.

@Wewewi For lots of people, the Switch might be their only console. And not everyone has a PC, or one that can handle modern games. So there will be plenty of people excited to play these games for the first time (or even first time on the go).