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@ShadLink it is nice that they cater to those who have yet to purchase a Switch 2, and I'm all for Nintendo putting out the odd Switch 1 game.

However, Zeroo was citing third-party games in response to people wondering why Nintendo hasn't announced many new Switch 2 games, and that concern is valid. I'm in the camp that buys Nintendo consoles to play new Nintendo games - and I know I'm not alone, as it's extremely rare for a third-party game on a Nintendo console to sell as well as versions of the same game on other platforms, while Nintendo games regularly release and chart for years on end - so it is kind of concerning that Nintendo has been pretty quiet on the new Swtich 2 exclusives announcements.

That was a bit rambling; hopefully I got my point across 😅

@Zeroo I think @rjejr was referring to Switch 2 exclusives.

@hegelka 78 on OpenCritic, but I'm assuming that's down to there being what I can only assume is a typo in one of the scores listed. Apparently, LevelUp gave it 0.9 out of 10 🤣

@JimNorman not to be that guy, but isn't there a slim chance that Raichu might not be obtainable in-game? What if Pikachu evolves into something different in this region? Like... Piechu? I already designed it; it's just a pie with Raichu's ears and tail on it.

@UpsideDownRowlet it's only the beginning of March, and the only Nintendo Direct we've had this year so far was a third-party focused one. I dare say Nintendo has things lined up for this year that it hasn't revealed yet 🙂

Most of them are good in their own way. Gen VIII are the only ones I actually dislike. My personal favourites are Gen VII.

To all the people outraged, I'm sure parents would be thrilled to find out their child did a Pokémon trade with some stranger and ended up with a Pikachu with a racial slur for a nickname. Or at the Pokémon Championships the first round is ruined by somebody's P*say the Garchomp storming into battle.

I'm already in love with Pombon.

I expect there will be a lot of filler and guff. My only wish is a look at the Gen 10 games. I'll sit through the whole thing for that.

I'll be watching. I'm sold on Pokémon Pokopia (despite not previously being too hot on it) but Nintendo really needs to give me a reason to care about Meetup In Bellabel Park.

@Fighting_Game_Loser yep, a lot of Nintendo games/franchises have really long tails. They're the sort of games that a sizeable chunk of consoles owners end up buying at some point over the course of the console's lifespan. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing consistently charting (along with many other games) are testament to this 👍

The way Nintendo drip feeds games onto NSO, we should have all 22 on there by 2030 👍

@rvcolem1 my assumption is that these aren't on NSO because they will be compatible with Pokémon Home. NSO games having things like rewind and multiple save states would bring about opportunities for "cheating" in order to get Pokémon with more desirable stats, moves and abilities. These Pokémon would then be transferable to Home and in turn transferable to other games such as the upcoming Pokémon Champions, which is set to be the game used in the official Pokémon competitive scene. It's a whole can of worms that I suspect Nintendo and The Pokémon Company would just rather not deal with.

The gist I get from browsing reviews is that it's not got a lot going for it if you're not going to be playing multi-player, so I'll probably leave it.

@AG_Awesome I don't know whether to admire that level of optimism or pity it 🤣

@snil4 in glorious Technicolor™!!!

Mario - "Bowser, you've attempted world domination, tried to kill me countless times and have innumerable kidnapping charges against you."

Bowser - "...wanna play tennis?"

Mario - "..."

Bowser - "..."

Mario - "WAHOO!"

@Erigen this is the company that stuck with Octopath Traveler, Triangle Strategy and Various Daylife.

This is exactly why I'm not interested. I love Mario Wonder, but this pack just isn't for me.

I'll abstain from voting, as I'm only interested in Nintendo games so this showcase wasn't for me.

Eric and the Floaters or nothing.

@kevin74 fair enough. I guess I shouldn't take my recycling situation for granted. Where I live (Cardiff, UK), we have fortnightly collections for glass, and weekly collections for plastics, metals, paper/cardboard and food waste.

@Olliemar28 as you were, then.👍

It's obviously not premium or optimal enough. And going by Randy's view of what premium and optimal are, it must be really bad.

It's cardboard, so don't take it to the tip at all! Recycle, people.

There's a demo up on Steam if anyone's got the means to play it. I'll be giving it a go after work as this definitely looks like my type of game.

edit: @ShadLink beat me to it 😁

As it stands right now with what we currently know about: Mario Tennis, Yoshi and Pokopia (the latter simply because I know my wife is going to go nuts for it).

Other than that, I'm curious to see what's being cooked up for Pokémon's 30th anniversary. Presumably it's Gen 10, and I want to see how that turns out. Hopefully it's not another slip-up like the initial release of Scarlet and Violet.

During the week, I finished up Gotham Knights and slammed through The Rogue Prince of Persia, the latter of which is one hell of a game. As a Dead Cells enjoyer I couldn't put it down. I did end up with a sequence break though, which rendered two of the Steam achievements unobtainable unless I start a new game. You know what though? The game's so good, I'm not even mad and I probably will start a new save file to get them.

So I might do that over the weekend. I'll also still be chipping away at Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, playing some Helldivers 2 and maybe pick something else out of the Backlog of Shame™.

Is the nudity censored in Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2?

If only GAME hadn't bought out its main competitor years ago, we might still have a somewhat healthy videogame retail scene in the UK. Buying Gamestation made GAME the only specialist chain in town, and with no competition GAME was pushing away its customers and going way, way downhill - what with overpriced games and poor trade-in value - long before the rise of digital media started.

Out of the ones listed? DKC3, because between 1994 and 2025 all DK characters were the stuff of nightmares.

WWE has started advertising the new game on its shows over the past week. January 30th is specifically when preorders start.

What's worse? Ubisoft or UB40?

I've never understood Nintendo's decision to go with digital triggers for Switch.

9-Axis??? Witchcraft!!

Please look forward to it.

If this game was directed by Sakurai, it would've had three Directs by now.

Also, if this game can get its own Direct, I'm demanding one for Rhythm Heaven.

Put characters from Fleetway's Sonic the Comic in there.

I'm chipping away at Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, which I'm enjoying but my god is it difficult. I feel like there's a specific strategy that's tantamount for success in each mission, and if you don't hone in on that strategy from turn one then you'll be decimated.

Other than that, I started Gotham Knights a few days ago and that game is way better than everyone said it was. It's no Arkham Origins/Asylum/City/Knight, but what is? The only thing I'm not really liking is the whole gear system; it feels superfluous and obviously a remnant of the game originally being intended as a live-service. I'm enjoying the game overall though.

I wouldn't expect the Switch 2 Edition of New Horizons to sell that well. Surely at this point they'll sell more of the upgrade pack than the Switch 2 Edition itself?

Yep. That's bad alright.

As much as I love Wonder, I'm not here for multiplayer content.

I've not played Final Fantasy VII - in fact, I've played very few FF games - but I adored both Remake and Rebirth. I expect that anyone who played the original will get even more out of their stories than I did, but they definitely stand on their own.

@Ironcore they can all now access Nintendo Today? 👀

This might be a tough one to call.

Nuh.

I finished up Doom: The Dark Ages and Mario & Luigi: Brothership a few days ago. I then made a start on Sonic Frontiers but that game is hot garbage and I gave up on it last night. So the weekend will be spent playing Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (my first time playing an Advance Wars game), Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Helldivers 2.

My 3 most played games were

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (67 hours, and I still need to finish it)
• Donkey Kong Bananza (59 hours)
• Picross S Namco Legendary Edition (45 hours)

@JohnnyMind I just this minute finished Brothership. I don't get the general dislike people have for this game.

The only two things I personally found wrong with it were, 1. The writing isn't as funny and/or sharp as past games (from what I remember), and 2. There are certain sections that could've been trimmed down a bit.

Besides those two gripes it's a great game 👍

I don't get the hate over the soundtrack either @MeloMan

@JohnnyMind I should probably have a look at the Paper Mario games as well, as from what I hear the series' battle mechanics are similar to Mario & Luigi. The only one I've played is the one on Wii (Super Paper Mario?).

@JohnnyMind I feel like the past ones I played (all of them, except Paper Jam, which I never got round to) were shorter. Maybe I'm just misremembering. It is a cool game though; the Mario & Luigi gameplay will never get old for me and I love the art style and the animation on the Bros. I'll definitely be seeing it through to the end.