Magician

I always turn rumble off to conserve battery life in my controllers.

$500 for a console. $550 for the bundle, $80-$90 for games would be my guess.

It's as though current Nintendo President Furukawa was formerly an accountant or something. Oh...wait...

@GrailUK The inevitable Digital Foundry comparison video will be must-see-tv.

Should be interesting to see how CDPR pare this back to fit on a 64GB cartridge.

Going from $60 to $80 as a beginning price point, suggesting that $70 or less is a "budget" price, is beyond wild.

I'm ready to purchase a Switch 2 Camera and play some spicy Uno. Wait...what?

Just makes me hope VGP has yet another restock of Cart 004 for both.

9/10 - Loved it. A handful of exclusives as well as multiple PS4 ports. Exactly what I wanted. Can't wait to see Sony Ponies frothing at the mouth over The Duskbloods exclusivity.

Played up to Halo 4. My nostalgia for the series lessened with each entry. Halo 2 multiplayer was peak.

It's looking like a strong Spring. For me? The Hundred Line, Fantasy Life i, Lunar Collection, Sanabi, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Neon Blood, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, Mighty Morphin Power Ranger: Rita's Rewind, Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2, Raidou Remastered, and The Thing Remastered.

Hopefully 15 minutes on hardware (price, preorders, release date) & accessories and 45 minutes on games.

My #2 most anticipated release of 2025. My preorder for a physical copy is locked in. I can't wait for May to arrive.

Just began playing through the Switch port of the mobile version of IX yesterday, lol.

@robotoboy20

World, not Wilds, lol. I know Wilds doesn't run well.

With only a few years of life left in the PS5, it probably won't even reach half of Switch's lifetime sales (35m), lol. North America really is Sony-country. If Capcom port Monster Hunter World to Switch 2...it's all she wrote.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is arguably the worst-running OG Switch game. 240p sub 30-fps in spots. After that, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

5/10 - A few things made me very happy. Raidou Remastered, Saga Frontier 2, and Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Everything else was not for me.

I'll be a buyer.

Dragon Quest X Offline in English.

Lets go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAOSYDIcHN4

You have to assume major third party partners (Square Enix, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Koei Tecmo) have had their Switch 2 dev kits for a while already. Not beginning in June.

The quote that influenced me to put a preorder down. I appreciate the artist, Rui Komatsuzaki. And I enjoyed the demo. I'm invested, even though my tactical rpg backlog is deeper than the Grand Canyon.

Physical copies fell off a truck and the files were leaked online late yesterday. I still have yet to place an order for it but I intend to soon.

I don't know. Many Japanese publishers have slowly begun to mimic Capcom's 2017 approach to making their properties have a more global appeal. Non-modern-audience western tastes constitutes a major chunk of console gaming.

A cross-gen game, I don't doubt it. Nintendo will give us a side-by-side comparison. "Here's what it looks like on Switch, and here's what it looks like on Switch 2."

He saw where Project GG was heading and Kamiya said, "**** this ****, I'm out." https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/02/platinumgames_announces_project_gg_a_brand_new_game_from_hideki_kamiya

I have faith in Bitmap Bureau. Xeno Crisis is a solid Aliens / Smash TV clone, probably their best until Terminator arrives.

Can't wait to fight Muhammad Ali Jr.

@Koda1000

PS5 will be five years old in November, where it'll be going into its six year. The average console lifespan is seven years.

PS6 in late 2027, because the next Xbox is due late next year.

As someone who has enjoyed the hobby since the Atari 2600, the Switch is my all-time favorite platform.

Once I have a Switch 2 I'm giving my OLED Switch to a family friend.

No physical, no purchase from me. It's a weird situation where the North American physical release for Switch was quietly cancelled, much like Little Nightmares back in 2018.

We need the console port for Buckshot Roulette next.

@GrailUK I doubt Nintendo will replace it with a new system. It's just...gone.

A shame, but understandable. Current Nintendo President Furukawa joined the company as an accountant and it shows.

@SpaceboyScreams It isn't a 3DS remaster, it's a new current-gen entry in the series.

One of my most anticipated games of 2025.

This just reminds me that I need to look into the release date for the physical release of Botany Manor.

Would be nice, but we don't know how strongly third parties are going to support Switch 2.

All the screen grabs I took and posted to Miiverse were pulled down by their moderation team. Nintendo probably doesn't want to hire a team to moderate such chaos again.

One of the better port houses getting a swift kick in the stomach. What's the industry tally on layoffs so far? 1k? Was around 16k at the end of last year.

There are quite a few action rpgs with couch co-op. Children of Morta, Victor Vran, Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 1 & 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Snack World, Full Metal Furies, Darksiders Genesis, etc.

But turn-based rpg? For The King is the only one that comes to mind.

My physical copy won't be in my hands until next week.

Probably nothing more than, "yes, we still own this."

Shaping up to be the best entry in the franchise. Very excited.

@Spider-Kev Most recent Robocop was a year and a half ago. https://www.nacongaming.com/en-US/robocop-rogue-city?srsltid=AfmBOoq15muPTFifwroETQmyeDg14kNiDTX8TMUyYi1Z6IC-ww3pk3wG

Clearly Nacon are eager to port Robocop to the Switch 2.

The leaks lessened the impact of the announcement, but don't get fooled into believing Switch won't sell well because of those leaks.

I want the ability to filter publishers. Cut out wide swaths of licensed games, shovelware, and asset flips from my purview. RedDeerGames, GameMill, Outright Games, etc.