Can’t imagine Nintendo would drop anything here, but will be interesting to see how many game companies start to add the switch 2 and drop Xbox to their release schedules
Why can’t these companies use other companies that aren’t limited run it’s so hard to order from them, the shipping costs are a joke along with deciduous lead times.
I’m reading these numbers for wilds as a big issue. 8million on launch and a further 2million since is not great. Especially when it’s on all formats bar Nintendo
General consensus is it’s not up to Nintendo standards. And I see it’s priced accordingly. But as the 4th ground up release for the big N this game is a shocking disappointment.
When you buy a game from Nintendo website it’s listed as either a physical release or a digital release but key cards are listed as physical as well but the small print then says 50GB download. This is quite misleading if you think you’re getting a full physical package which doesn’t require you to download the game. They should change that. So it’s physical, download or key card (requires game to be downloaded).
I’m against key cards for many reasons, but mostly as it forces the storage ownership onto you. - you need to buy the storage to download the game which is an extra cost on top of the cost of the game.
If a third a party game can’t master compression like Nintendo then the 50-60Gb game is gonna cost an extra £10 in SD card storage for each game that size.
There will be a day when you can’t re download it and there will be a day when the storage fails or becomes corrupted.
This will be a great test! Full game on a cartridge (works on S1& S2) Or Key card (S2) I’m betting the full game will outsell the key card. But it will be a good way for Square to test the water
I can’t see it hitting 15m my guess is that they are at 7m as we read this, and they do have pokemon which should take them to 12m but post Xmas and zero games between January and March might mean it falls short. Unless everyone goes crazy for one at Xmas, tho I’m not sure that will be the case thing are getting expensive out there!
Best announcement of the direct! And probably a March release so better start saving for a switch 2 as it doesn’t seem to be coming to switch 1 but I’m sure we will find out more in the months to come.
This is fundamentally a bolt on to help sell the camera. And to be fair rather than a £50 game with little content, I applaud the direction Nintendo have taken to create a bolt. But maybe a better bundle would have been the game + bolt on + camera all at a £79.99 (original game price £40+upgrade code £10 + camera £30)
Yeah it would be nice to get a global numbers update as I feel they have either fixed the launch stock issues or the switch 2 sales have dropped off a cliff. As I’m seeing NSW2 everywhere and even in secondhand shops.
A direct is needed. If they want to keep the momentum with switch 2 sales. I’d be keen to know how it’s doing as I see stock everywhere and loads of switch owners just saying they have no interest in upgrade yet.
Yes it’s a combo of issues, the main being price point for games have now reduced the amount of title people will buy. Bear in mind for many they have just forked out a ton on Nintendo hardware just a month ago.
@Dragnoran Yes, I imagine now wilds is out the A team will start the ball rolling on a Switch title. Whilst the B team continues with the G rank expansion. Tho I’m expecting a worlds port or a remaster before they announce a main stream title. They could go down the route of World port followed by a wilds port which would bring the franchises together for future releases.
I’m glad I didn’t go with the mark 1 as it’s got a lot of underlying issues which need to be resolved. Overheating in sleep mode, joy cons snapping, case issues, and other glitches and bugs along with issues with the online lag in GameCube games and over populated lobby’s in 2 player online games. And not to mention that dreadful battery. So I’ll wait switched 1 has plenty still going for it and with no monster hunter game on the switch 2 I’m not in any hurry to pick it it. Mark 2 will be along in a year and i will probably expect a monster hunter game about 1 year in as well so I’ll sit it out for another 12 months plus.
What I’m finding confusing is the continued support Xbox is getting yet the sales numbers are showing in many cases it wasn’t financially worthwhile to have programmed the Xbox version. Will there be a day when it’s just PlayStation and Switch2 releases announced?
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Re: Revived Publisher Acclaim Is Teasing Something For Next Week
Will acclaim not owning any IPs I imagine it’s a new title with a indie style design and development. That screen grab isn’t a hint that is the game.
Re: Two Of The Worst Mortal Kombat Games To Be Included In Legacy Kollection
What no - mortal kombat shaolin monks
Re: Video: At Last! We've Played Hollow Knight: Silksong On Switch 2
Don’t see what the hype is for this game.
Re: Round Up: Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 - Every Switch 1 & 2 Announcement & Trailer
Boo! No monster hunter switch 2 announced port or new!
Re: He-Man Is The Next '80s Icon Getting His Own Stunning Arcade-Style Retro Revival
100% purchase just be nice to get a UK physical release
Re: Geoff Keighley Either Knows Something About Silksong, Or Is Just Being A Tool
Can’t imagine Nintendo would drop anything here, but will be interesting to see how many game companies start to add the switch 2 and drop Xbox to their release schedules
Re: Gulikit Launches New Budget Controllers With Switch 2 Wake-Up Support
Why buy when they can’t even get the buttons in the right configuration
Re: Bandai Namco And Brownies Reveal Mystical New Roguelite-RPG For Switch
Look great will check out demo
Re: Nightdive Studios And Limited Run Revive System Shock 2 With A 'Big Box Edition'
Why can’t these companies use other companies that aren’t limited run it’s so hard to order from them, the shipping costs are a joke along with deciduous lead times.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Drag x Drive?
Quite disappointed in this, real falls short …..not like Nintendo at all.
Re: Feature: 32 Games We're Dying To See On Switch 2
Here’s my wish list
Monster hunter wilds?
Monster hunter worlds+ice?
Monster hunter Switch 2 exclusive?
Monster hunter remake of tri or frontier?
Re: Fast & Furious: Arcade Port Cruises Onto Switch This October
Why a bloody download code
Re: Capcom 'Platinum Titles' Sales Update - Monster Hunter, Resident Evil And More
I’m reading these numbers for wilds as a big issue. 8million on launch and a further 2million since is not great. Especially when it’s on all formats bar Nintendo
Re: Best Nintendo Switch 2 Third-Party TV Docks
I remember when everyone bought second docks for the switch 1 and then had bricking issues with them. And other charging issues.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Drag x Drive
General consensus is it’s not up to Nintendo standards. And I see it’s priced accordingly. But as the 4th ground up release for the big N this game is a shocking disappointment.
Re: Nintendo Sends Out Second Game-Key Card & Physical Game Survey
When you buy a game from Nintendo website it’s listed as either a physical release or a digital release but key cards are listed as physical as well but the small print then says 50GB download.
This is quite misleading if you think you’re getting a full physical package which doesn’t require you to download the game. They should change that. So it’s physical, download or key card (requires game to be downloaded).
Re: Rumour: Three Games Were Pulled From Nintendo's Direct Partner Showcase, According To Veteran Games Journalist
Probably upset Nintendo. So got pulled.
Still MHS3 was the best announcement for me!
Re: Nintendo Sends Out Second Game-Key Card & Physical Game Survey
I’m against key cards for many reasons, but mostly as it forces the storage ownership onto you. - you need to buy the storage to download the game which is an extra cost on top of the cost of the game.
If a third a party game can’t master compression like Nintendo then the 50-60Gb game is gonna cost an extra £10 in SD card storage for each game that size.
There will be a day when you can’t re download it and there will be a day when the storage fails or becomes corrupted.
Re: More Switch Games Reportedly Receive Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes
Is there a definite list of updated and compatible switch games for the switch somewhere?
Post the definitive list link….
Re: Octopath 0 Is A Game-Key Card On Switch 2, And Square Enix Has "No Plans" For A Switch 1 Upgrade Option
This will be a great test!
Full game on a cartridge (works on S1& S2)
Or
Key card (S2)
I’m betting the full game will outsell the key card.
But it will be a good way for Square to test the water
Re: Switch 2 Has Sold "More Than 6 Million" Units, And Almost As Many Copies Of Mario Kart World
I can’t see it hitting 15m my guess is that they are at 7m as we read this, and they do have pokemon which should take them to 12m but post Xmas and zero games between January and March might mean it falls short.
Unless everyone goes crazy for one at Xmas, tho I’m not sure that will be the case thing are getting expensive out there!
Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch 2 Games
Still preferring the switch 1 line up to the switch 2 at the moment!
Re: Nintendo Showcases Every Partner Direct Switch 2 Game In New Infographic
Monster hunter stories 3 can’t come soon enough!
Re: Capcom's Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Announced For Switch 2
Hope they do MHS3 Amiibo too!
Re: Reaction: Switch 2 Needed A Partner Showcase With Pep; This Wasn't It
Only announcement that was worth the wait! MHS3
Can’t wait really hoping for March Easter Release….(so I can get Farming them EGGs)!
Hopefully Amiibo too!
Re: Capcom's Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Announced For Switch 2
Best announcement of the direct! And probably a March release so better start saving for a switch 2 as it doesn’t seem to be coming to switch 1 but I’m sure we will find out more in the months to come.
Re: Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Announced For Tomorrow, 31st July 2025
Key card showcase! Incoming………..yey!
Re: Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Announced For Tomorrow, 31st July 2025
Capcom - port of world for switch 2 or port of wilds?
Re: NIS Accidentally Reveals Upcoming Switch 2 Game, Sparking Even More Direct Speculation
Farming sim showcase incoming!
Re: Whoops, It Looks Like Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection's Release Date Has Leaked Early
Any hard copy release dates ? Or is it just a digital bundle?
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Super Mario Party Jamboree TV?
This is fundamentally a bolt on to help sell the camera. And to be fair rather than a £50 game with little content, I applaud the direction Nintendo have taken to create a bolt.
But maybe a better bundle would have been the game + bolt on + camera all at a £79.99 (original game price £40+upgrade code £10 + camera £30)
Re: Feature: The One Thing Wii Did Much Better Than Switch
How hard is it to bundle a sensor bar with a gun game or gun game collection and have them all working with the ir and bar.
Re: Nintendo's Official Camera "Attach Rate" With Switch 2 Revealed For US
Would probably have had a better attach rate if it was a decent camera
Re: Switch 2 Launch Helps Boost US Video Game Spending To Record June High
Yeah it would be nice to get a global numbers update as I feel they have either fixed the launch stock issues or the switch 2 sales have dropped off a cliff. As I’m seeing NSW2 everywhere and even in secondhand shops.
Re: Prominent YouTuber Doubles Down On Belief That A Nintendo Direct Is Due This Month
I’ll take a partner showcase with some monster hunter news…….stories 3, world port, maybe wilds or a switch 2 MH
Re: Prominent YouTuber Doubles Down On Belief That A Nintendo Direct Is Due This Month
A direct is needed. If they want to keep the momentum with switch 2 sales.
I’d be keen to know how it’s doing as I see stock everywhere and loads of switch owners just saying they have no interest in upgrade yet.
Re: Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Will "Mostly" Run At 30fps
Key card…..forget it!
This game is dead in the water!
Re: UK Charts: Donkey Kong Bananza Is A Hit, But Sells Less Than Half Of Super Mario Odyssey
Yes it’s a combo of issues, the main being price point for games have now reduced the amount of title people will buy.
Bear in mind for many they have just forked out a ton on Nintendo hardware just a month ago.
Re: Mortal Kombat Releases Johnny Cage Teaser Ahead Of Official Sequel Trailer
This is just a piss take of The short movie KUNG FURY
Re: Rumour: Major Third-Party Devs Reportedly Sitting On Multiple Switch 2 Announcements
We can’t wait to share our KEY CARD GAMES WITH YOU!
Re: Square Enix Rules Out Switch 2 "Upgrade Path" For Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
I pleased about that, I’d rather they spend their time getting 12 running on switch 2
Re: Nintendo Has Seemingly Taken Further Steps To Combat 'eSlop' On Switch 2
Surely it’s simple, when they go to upload the game on to the site. Review it and reject it.
Re: Nintendo Is Seeking Player Feedback On Game-Key Cards In Japan
The Japanese audience might be the only zone that likes them.
Well likes them more than the western audience.
Re: Review: Tamagotchi Plaza Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - Well, At Least It Looks Great
Garbage, I wonder what the cost was to produce this?
Re: Talking Point: One Month On, How Did Nintendo's Switch 2 Launch Go?
@Dragnoran
Yes, I imagine now wilds is out the A team will start the ball rolling on a Switch title. Whilst the B team continues with the G rank expansion.
Tho I’m expecting a worlds port or a remaster before they announce a main stream title.
They could go down the route of World port followed by a wilds port which would bring the franchises together for future releases.
Re: Switch Port Specialist Believes Switch 2 Can Surpass Its Predecessor's Success
Drop the key cards and just give us physical or digital.
Fix the issues with the mark 1 and maybe someday I’ll invest in a NS2
Re: Talking Point: One Month On, How Did Nintendo's Switch 2 Launch Go?
I’m glad I didn’t go with the mark 1 as it’s got a lot of underlying issues which need to be resolved.
Overheating in sleep mode, joy cons snapping, case issues, and other glitches and bugs along with issues with the online lag in GameCube games and over populated lobby’s in 2 player online games.
And not to mention that dreadful battery.
So I’ll wait switched 1 has plenty still going for it and with no monster hunter game on the switch 2 I’m not in any hurry to pick it it.
Mark 2 will be along in a year and i will probably expect a monster hunter game about 1 year in as well so I’ll sit it out for another 12 months plus.
Re: Switch 2 Dock Supports VRR After All, But It Doesn't Actually Work With Console
Well that’s crappy
Re: Random: Of Course Helldivers Are Now Calling For A Switch 2 Port
What I’m finding confusing is the continued support Xbox is getting yet the sales numbers are showing in many cases it wasn’t financially worthwhile to have programmed the Xbox version.
Will there be a day when it’s just PlayStation and Switch2 releases announced?
Re: Wait, 'Busted' Member Is The Singer Of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Opening?
I’m liking the look and feel of this, but how does it run?
……fast?