Markatron84

When they first started showing the trailer for this I thought, "oh, so it's a survival game". But it seems there's little point to it. Like it exists solely to say "look, a game that uses the camera function!"

@IronMan30 I can't tell if you're serious or joking or being facetious or what, so I'm going to just leave it and let someone else tag themselves in. 🤣

@WhiteTrashGuy nah, the best idea. I love introducing people to games I know they'll love. Back in the early to mid 2010s, my wife properly got into single-player FPSs and I was like "let me tell you about a little game called Bioshock". Watching her experience that game for the first time and really enjoy it was so cool.

@WhiteTrashGuy I tried to tell my wife about this game and about one and a half seconds in she says "mate, I have that wishlisted already". At least it shows I know what she likes 🤣

@IronMan30 I don't want to sound rude, but have you been living under a rock the last few months? 😜 They're mentioning it because some consumers have been vocal about their displeasure at a lot of Switch 2 games being Game Key Cards, meaning the game card doesn't actually contain any data but instead requires you to download the game from the eShop.

I'd never played any of the Pac-Man World games prior to the first Re-Pac, which was more than decent. I'm looking forward to this one.

@PJOReilly good man 👍🤣

@PJOReilly approximately what percentage of your time reviewing this product was spent playing with the big red balls?

How long until Nintendo sues Playdate over this patent? Maybe Pocketpair will help foot the legal costs?

@SBandy1 or is it Wangernumb?

@Johnny44 I noticed that too. That can't be right.

Just so you know @Olliemar28, Donkey Kong Bananza sold 25,199 units in the last week, yet somehow managed to jump from 181,856 units to 1,445,628 units.

Good for them. Hopefully they can thrive.

Nintendo acting weird for no good reason? I won't hear of it!

I hope the person riding it got paid a decent amount to endure that amount of embarrassment.

I predict that there will be no mention or sign of Silksong. Then at the end, there will be text that says "Thank you for watching this presentation lol".

@sketchturner Mina the Hollower is one of my most anticipated 2025 games. I was already sold because, y'know, Yacht Club. Then the Steam demo sealed the deal.

Man, Nintendo sure are making me wait for those Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza soundtracks, huh? I feel like a Hollow Knight fan.

@Mando44646 "We are pleased to announce that in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., we will be releasing... ICE CLIMBER 2! Please look forward to it."

(bows)

If they're going to do something like Super Mario 3D All-Stars, it'd be nice if they let us, y'know, buy it. Don't yank it off (settle down) sale a few months later. I guarantee that compilation would still be doing decent numbers now had Nintendo not made one of its patented Moronic Decisions™.

@Ellie-Moo the sun came out once or twice, what more do you want? Bloody entitlement, that's what that is 🤣

@Pillowpants part of the problem is that Silksong - to my knowledge anyway; correct me if I'm misremembering - was originally announced to be an expansion for the original game, back during its Kickstarter campaign. So people knew it was coming in some form since before Hollow Knight even released. Again, I might be misremembering things.

@Pillowpants Hollow Knight fans have the bluest balls at this point.

@Nancyboy when they post a poll with good art, I won't say it sucks 🤷

@Shiiva they really do.

If you turn off the songs during Bananzas, you're an awful person and Nintendo should be allowed to ban your account. THOSE SONGS ARE SO GOOD!!!

@Rebusmind to me, saying that Super Mario Odyssey is "fine" is like saying that orgasms are "ok, I guess".

@kmtrain83 if there's any justice in the world, you could count that game's sales on your fingers and toes and still have a few appendages left over.

@Lenzo as of 31st March 2025, Super Mario Bros. Wonder had sold 16.03 million units, which is impressive as it launched over three and a half years after New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. I think there's still time for Wonder to sneak onto the top 10 bestselling list. And rightfully so because it's the best 2D Mario platformer. Yeah, I said it.

It's very obvious and it's the one thing I don't like about the game.

@Pearl-NX precisely.

@HammerGalladeBro fair play. Enjoy your time away and then go nuts when you get back 😁

This has the potential to be an interesting Partner Showcase, given that third-party pickings on Switch 2 are pretty slim at the moment. Although I imagine it'll be heavy on games that have been out on other platforms for quite a while already. Personally I'd like to see more info and/or a release date for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam.

@HammerGalladeBro rules were made to be broken.

Look, I know the Switch has always been "underpowered", but what?!

@Sambuc Switch launched more stable than me.

This just makes me yearn even more for Super Mario Maker 3.

@Fiergala just be thankful Nintendo actually put out a new Mario Kart game on Switch 2. We could have ended up with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Booster Course Pass Waves 7-12.

@Fiergala and there's more to come! Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World soon!

I bet NOA were over the moon back in the mid 2000s when Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie came to their platforms.

I see Donkey Kong Country Returns HD snuck in at 37. I assume that's people without a Switch 2 looking for a DK fix. Or people with a Switch 2 playing Bananza, finally figuring out that DK is cool and looking for more.

Remember when Pokémon spinoff games were cool? Snap, Puzzle League, Picross, Pinball... Man, I would be all over a new Pokémon Pinball game. At least New Pokémon Snap was good.

@Jayenkai you're already spoilt for choice with themes on Switch and Switch 2. White and black! What more do you want??

Donkey Kong Bananza. Now go away, I'm playing Donkey Kong Bananza.

@AstroTheGamosian Square Enix is already bringing Final Fantasy VII Remake to Switch 2, so you have to assume Rebirth won't be too far behind.

@Johnny44

I am not here to add two letter f to the end of that title at all…. 🤭

I most definitely am.

@AG_Awesome

Why? Didn’t they double Mario kart 8s size years after it came out?

@LikelySatan

That investment actually had a return though. No amount of support will propel Mario Party into the kind of cultural zeitgeist Mario Kart enjoys.

Just kinda playing devil's advocate here. They haven't done Mario Kart numbers, but the Mario Party games on Switch have been successful sales wise. As of 31st March 2025, Jamboree is at over 7.48 million, Superstars is at over 14 million and Super Mario Party at over 21.16 million.

@AG_Awesome sharing your opinion in a comments section? The audacity! Pack it in.

@LikelySatan nobody except Dan Ryckert.

Stories about people like this make me feel a little better about myself, not gonna lie.

@TheDan even Nintendo probably thinks he's suffered enough 🤣

@Roibeard64

There's the obvious question of the whens Mario's first non kart game coming out

At the moment, I personally couldn't care less, as a certain other game has its hooks well and truly in me. I love me some Super Mario Odyssey as much as anyone, but that Donkey Kong Bananza is something else.

Colour me interested. This looks gorgeous and I'm always down for games like this.

@Krambo42 SHHHHHHH!!!!

Donkey Kong 64 is proof that bigger isn't always better. The constant backtracking to switch characters just to back-backtrack to collect different coloured bananas or some other nonsense was so egregiously boring. Rare had a great balance with Banjo-Kazooie, but completely botched it with Tooie and DK64.