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@anzzjam ...I think Mario Kart World is phenomenal. I've already played it more than I played MK8 in its entire lifespan... I don't think there's anything about it that needs me to "defend" it, the quality speaks for itself.

@Alienfanatic I am certain the reason it's still 30fps is because the game logic and simulation are running at that frame rate, and the devs didn't code the game with the flexibility to run at higher frame rates. This is pretty well evidenced by trying to run the game in an emulator. It bugs out big time if you remove the frame rate cap.

Eh, the price is low enough that I impulse-preordered it... but it probably should have been free. Still excited to jump in for all the new content and because I didn't really play it THAT much way back when (don't think I even unlocked terraforming).

@Zuljaras Ah yeah, I'm all in on their family fare. Obviously when a main Mario or Zelda comes out it's like a second Christmas, but I still do like most of their in-between games too~

@Zuljaras I mean, if you've decided that nothing short of the once-or-twice-a-decade big Mario or Zelda game will make you buy a Nintendo console, then that's that, right? You shouldn't be surprised that nothing else is doing the trick.

Personally: MKW, DK Bananza, Pokemon ZA, Kirby Air Riders, Hyrule Warriors 3, and Metroid made my Switch 2 purchase in the first year more than worth it. All good experiences, and even some phenomenal ones (MKW and DK for me)!

All good news! <3

@HugoGED Same! Could not have put it better. Bananza was my Nintendo GOTY, but I still loved MKW, and I still play online every day. They really got the "fun" aspect down (despite the larger luck and chaos factors) and it's undeniably a visual treat.

Downloading now! I'm pretty pumped to start a new island, I haven't played this game since lockdown. Excited to see everything that's been added.

Nintendo needs to go private. They can afford it. Ditch the shareholders and do whatever they want.

@Serpenterror Uh... is there some secret 4K version of the Steam Deck I don't know about?? Exactly what games is it able to output 4K60 in?

I recently started playing Mario Kart World again and I have to say it is a gorgeous, fun game. The internet criticism cycle (including and maybe especially here on NL) really had an unjust effect on my enjoyment of it when it first came out. I definitely don't think it should be more expensive than other games but it is a fine title, one of Nintendo's most stunning efforts visually imo.

Welcome aboard! Also your name is unironically awesome

I love my Switch 2; been playing it every day since launch. That said, I think we definitely need a Direct soon to showcase what's coming this year. So far the big hitters are Pokopia, Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem, and I can only imagine the latter being worth the $70 they're all likely to cost.

Do any of the new features work with Wonder's Dark Souls-y drop-in / asynchronous online multiplayer? I always thought that was one of the cooler elements of the game. I'd love to see it used in some new ways, even just for minigames.

@sportymariosonicmixx I am. I still have a day job teaching (another passion of mine), but I write music for games (and lots of other stuff) when I get home.

This game is a blast, and among the most accessible entries in the entire series. I feel like it's also where the "modern" brand of Fire Emblem music started, and since this game each entry has had a banger soundtrack I count among my favorites. In fact, Path of Radiance was one of the games I played as a kid that made me want to be a game composer!

@AussieMcBucket Oh... my... god...

@cazares Sounds like something an AI would say!

@JordiumZ Being double jointed doesn't make your fingers "double" the length of a normal person's, silly

@media_hobbit Well I'll need some ketchup at least.

@NintendoWife lmao oh crap, you're right! Can't believe no one else has pointed that out

If the one with the woman holding the tablet isn't AI, I'll eat my Switch 2. She has like seal flippers for hands. That said, I don't really care; I think it's a bit of a shame not to have real paid actors in ads anymore, but I stopped paying real attention to these kind of ads a decade ago.

The number of young people in this thread with the general sentiment of "who cares, they all suck" not knowing there was a time when CoD was deservedly at the top of the gaming world is very interesting.

@Solid_Python A man of culture. Those are my picks too.

@MirrorFate2 Or, the games actually aren't that bad and for their faults, have a lot of redeeming qualities that people enjoy.

It's easy to understand why people sleep on FFIX. PSone had a glut of amazing JRPGs and it's understandable that after FFVII and FFVIII there was some fatigue going on. Maybe it's an unpopular opinion, but I actually think FFIX is the best of the three games. If it does get remade, I hope it's a thoughtful, artistic, human remake.

This is honestly one of my favorite games of all time and I will buy / play it again if it comes to Switch 2. For the uninitiated who don't like the MMO format, rest assured that FF14 is like 99% a single player game, especially now that they've programmed NPC companions for most of the dungeons. You almost never have to interact with anyone else, even though I personally think it makes the game a lot more fun

Love to see more mama / kiddo representation in video games!

@Joeynator3000 World is my favorite Monster Hunter, Wilds is my least favorite. I wouldn't say they're very similar at all, at least in terms of polish and sense.

It'd be neat to see FF14 on Switch 2, since they've expressed a bit of interesting in bringing it over. It'd likely open it up to a large new audience and since it's an MMO, mouse controls would be lovely.

I downloaded it just to try it out, and even after the update I am finding it borderline unplayable. Are we sure this is even hitting 30fps? It seems WAY too choppy to be any stable frame rate.

@Raffles There's hope! Red Dead Redemption on Switch 2 is fantastic, running many of the high settings effects while maintaining 60fps to boot. I'm also hoping more devs get comfortable with targeting 40fps via VRR in handheld mode, which I still think is Switch 2's underutilized "secret weapon."

@Raffles Yeah fair. It's never as simple as a straight numbers comparison. It just feels silly that with such a dramatic leap in hardware we're getting what feels like very small improvements in some games. Although, I suppose the same thing happened going from PS3 to PS4 (many games, including Skyrim and GTAV, prioritized increased resolution over frame rate just like this, which I remember being similarly disappointing).

DK Bananza is objectively the best original game on Switch 2 this year in my opinion. I don't agree with that guy who says it should lose a point because it has an expensive DLC.

I was pretty stunned by playing this game in handheld mode. It was the first time since Mario Kart World that I felt like I was holding the future in my hands in terms of visuals. Very cool indeed.

Anyone arguing that the Switch 2 can't run Skyrim (2011) at 60fps is fooling themselves. The Switch 2 is more powerful than the MOST POWERFUL GPU available at the time, by about 50% too. There is NO way it shouldn't be able to handle the game at max settings.

@BaldB3lper78 It's selling very poorly, not well. I mean if I were Sony, I'd be worrying.

Like yeah, the PS5 is five years old, but the Switch is eight and is still outselling the PS5 and PS5 Pro combined. That's a catastrophe imo.

Woof, those PS5 numbers are a little worrying, no? ._.

@gamepadnomad This doesn't make me despondent about Switch 2, but about Nightdive. I won't be buying this game on ANY platform if this is how they're going to treat customers on this one. Meanwhile, the console has a glut of great experiences to enjoy right now, so I don't think I'm missing much.

@KayFiOS The dude literally carried the entire Hunger Games franchise and keeps getting snubbed at every turn. It's sad to see.

@charliecarrot Haha, I guess that answers that.

Is this, content wise, the same game as Rayman 3D?

Xbox got outsold by something I've never even heard of lol

"Revealed during The Game Awards, which we shouldn't hold against it"

...Am I the only one who thinks the Game Awards are kinda awesome and that maybe we should be nicer to it? You know y'all are going to miss it when it goes the way of E3, might as well enjoy it while it lasts...

@The_Nintendo_Expat Personally, I think the Switch 1 era showcased Nintendo's highest overall quality in a single generation of games... well, possibly ever. And I've been playing since the NES. So maybe it's just by comparison with the overwhelming and seemingly endless magic the Switch gave us so early on that these offerings feel particularly weak.

@Otoemetry I know, I shouldn't trust my own lying eyes, eh?

@Otoemetry For me, the crushing lonely atmosphere of Metroid Prime IS the franchise. They lost my interest and my purchase (at full price, at least) the second they chose to compromise that for chatty NPCs and huge, completely empty environments.

And anyone who says the desert and MacKenzie don't ruin the atmosphere because "they're only in part of the game" might as well argue that a drop of cyanide won't ruin a bottle of wine.

I'm glad people are getting "something" out of the game, but it's definitely not the something I'd want from Metroid Prime, and that alone is disappointing enough to tarnish the whole experience.

@Otoemetry I mean, I watched a lot of footage of people playing as well. Like I said, it looks decent, it looks like a Metroid game... but to me it definitely doesn't look like a $70 experience.

I dunno about anyone else, but I cancelled my MP4 preorder after the reviews. It seems nice but inessential, especially with SO many other releases to play.

@AussieMcBucket Yup, that's because a 10/10 game is allowed to have imperfections. In other words, a game can be imperfect but still be absolutely unmissable and a testament to its genre. BotW and its uneven frame rate come to mind.

@JohnnyMind I know "on paper" isn't everything, but on paper, Switch 2 is around 10 times as powerful as Switch 1. What's the argument that it shouldn't be able to run ANY Switch game at 2 times the frame rate?