MasterGraveheart

So, without taking a super microscopic look? They all legitimately look the same. At some point, graphics just stop being "better" and start just being "more." And you start running out of places to put the polygons. Soon, it won't be so much about polygons (thank goodness) and more about performance, and from all reports, it sounds like FF7R on Switch is performing BEAUTIFULLY. Not 120fps, obviously, but still dang good.

What I really hope we get is a photo mode for Switch 2.

Spongebob alone in the diner meme for NieR...

Another Goku/Vegeta variant... whatever.

Also, buff Tien, please!

@MasterGraveheart Hey, past me. You knew it was Pikmin, but you stuck with Chibi-Robo.

You even pretended it was for Bayonetta 4.

But you knew.

I have no idea what this was. It's so hard to figure out. A few franchises do come to mind, like Chibi-Robo and Pikmin, but it's hard to pin down.

Chibi-Robo is my first go-to thought, but, would Nintendo really be ready to bring that franchise back in any way? As expensive as things are, I feel like they're gonna wanna stick to their most profitable franchises.

Sorry, Star Fox...

I'm just gonna say it. Generative AI should be banned outright. Sorry, not sorry. It's theft, through and through.

Still hopeful for more new characters, like Torrie Wilson, Raven, Joe Hendry, Candice Michelle, and La Parka.

Also, no Prototype Cena? Shenanigans!

My condolences to everyone who had to come out in a month that had Silksong and Hades II. Keep fighting, keep promoting, and embrace the idea of a slower-burn earn.

Supposedly, the stores are STILL limited t how many they can actually pass out.

Meanwhile, Pokémon Pass is sitting in the corner, begging to be used again.

This is one of the most bumbled, incompetent distributions ever.

NA art all the way on this one!

Watch that Telleroboxer become an Assist Trophy for the next Smash Bros., be it a remaster of Ultimate or Smash 6.

Sooooo… were we playing the same build, NintendoLife? I’m playing the Switch 1 version in Switch 2, and it’s been great! I see why it has been favored comparatively, favorably, with Mario Kart World.

Well, the thumbnail certainly gets a thumbs up from me! <3

@AussieMcBucket Yep, I think it'd be all good! I think there are advantages to playing the OG, such as picking up on references, but I wouldn't call it REQUIRED reading, y'know?

But I do also agree with @w1p3out that it's still worth playing the original. It's like, two different flavors of ice cream. Both good, both worthwhile, but you're going to get two different experiences.

But I am going to say if you wanna start with the Remake trilogy, there's nothing wrong with that.

I'm confident in the process for the trilogy. They've made it clear they want to actually retell the original story, so, I'm not expecting any twists like "ZOMG, AERITH LIVES" or any "multiverse" or "timeline" jargon. Those ideas are largely smoke and mirrors to keep the suspense up for those of us who have played the original. But I'm not expecting any big deviations from what the original story was in the end.

Expand, grow, and detail. Don't deviate.

@AussieMcBucket As a thorough fan of the original, I'd say it's not necessary. The Remake trilogy is largely a retelling with some smoke and mirrors to deceive the veterans into anticipating something new, but by and large, it's hit every single beat, but expanded on it all. It also fleshes out the characters much better, especially Yuffie, who was relegated to secret character status in the OG.

In an era when WWE and AEW are going through storyline purgatory, companies like CMLL doing fun wacky stuff like this is just what the doctor ordered.

The only thing positive about Doug Bowser was that one meme photo of him with the Mario Bros. plushies tied up together... and nothing since. It was clear he was more about the business than the fun. It's my hope that Ms. Pritchard's tenure is more Reggie and less Bowser.

I know Nintendo of Japan has final say on that kind of stuff, but I feel like Reggie had some footing and presence for that. He often appeared alongside Iwata, Miyamoto, and others. Hopefully Pritchard can be in their ear on a positive note too.

Awesome. Definitely downloading. But "uncertain?" This is one of the third party releases I'm MOST confident in, based on the early reports, actually.

I kinda wish they'd re-release the original ones, or, at least bring 'em west.

And Qibby too, of course, but, wishful thinking.

I just want a little Utooni figurine for my desk. Is it too much to ask? ;_;

THEY'RE TWO JAWAS IN A TRENCHCOAT! IT PLEASES MY TTRPG BRAIN!!!

"AND A GLOWING PIECE OF OUR RADICAL ROCK!"

...Probably just wanna find that on the secondary market or something... ^^;

I'm interested, but I'm also hoping it doesn't do as well as Nintendo hopes. There needs to be a reality check to some of these game developers (Nintendo isn't the only guilty party) about these price tags.

Bayonetta 3 was decent, but my big problem was the ending, and the way it felt like it pivoted from Cereza & Jeanne to Cereza and Luka, just so they could have a kid to carry on the next trilogy of Bayonetta games. I dunno, maybe as much as I liked Bayo 2, best in the series, the way Bayo 3 flew in the face of the developments in the first two left a bad taste in my mouth.

On the other hand, Jennifer Hale is always welcome. <3

Fun! It'll be fun to just mess around like this. IMMORTAL TIFA INCOMING!

The Pokémon Company's greed, ego, and laziness are on full display with this one.

Greed, pure and simple. Just like the way the Pokemon Legends ZA DLC and paywalling is being handled.

Donkey Kong Bananza, Cyberpunk, Street Fighter 6, and Mario Kart World are GREAT stuff, and I'm sure there's others I haven't picked up on, but the fact that there's so many have Switch 1 releases (Silksong, Deltarune), and so many are probably better purchased on the Switch 1 and getting the upgrade path (Final Fantasy Tactics), AND that so many of these games are Key Cards (basically almost every third party title...), AND that we don't have a lot announced from Nintendo that'll be Switch 2 exclusives (Tomodachi Life, Metroid Prime 4, all are gonna be Switch 1 games at their core), I'm sorry, I'm compelled to call it a 5 three months in.

There's games I'd love to see come out for Switch 2. Mario Maker 3, a new Pilotwings, etc. Of course we'll get Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon at some point. Those games will come. It's just slow going out of the gate.

What ultimately makes me happy with my Switch 2 purchase, though, is how much better games run in general on it. It really feels like buying a new computer and seeing that things could have been like this before. Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, for example, while still flawed games, now actually feel like they had some effort put in... some, anyway. I no longer dread going to "Lag Lake" anymore and feel like I can complete my Violet playthrough! Imagine that!

Gee, it's almost as if pricing games super high to have ALL TEH MONEYZ is a BAD idea, hm?

Team Cherry did a great thing. Selling it at a price that gives them more than enough profit, letting good will and effort carry the sales, using good marketing strategies, and (hopefully) pulling more than enough money to justify their efforts.

Not every game needs to be Grand Theft Auto 6 or Mario Kart World.

I reiterate: Lower the prices of the games, game makers! Learn from Team Cherry.

The future is Forsaken.
The future is Forsaken.
The future is Forsaken.
The future is Forsaken.

Good, hopefully with more to come.

But the issue I REALLY want fixed is the "digital game/physical card" update loop issue.

See, if you have a digital game, and then buy the physical card, there's a chance the update that exists for the digital game and the physical card won't match. Usually, when this happens, the physical card will have an update number later than the digital game copy.

So, when you take a game, say, Coffee Talk, that you've been playing the physical game card version of, and you try to go back to the digital version for, say, a trip, when you try to start the digital game, you'll get prompted for an update. Try to do the update, after a moment, you'll get prompted to do the update again. Try to update again, wait, prompted all over.

I've had this problem with Coffee Talk and with Skellboy Refractured, two favorites of mine. So, sadly, if I ever wanna play them, I either need to figure out the answer (so far, the only solution being a factory reset... despite the fact I've moved systems twice now) or just accept I have two useless digital copies now and continue on with my physical cards.

Apparently, this problem also exists for VVVVVV, but I've not confirmed it.

When will this issue be fixed? I dunno. I've written devs, no answers.

Yes please. I'm still waiting for a true remake of the original version of Chrono Trigger. No re-writes. No anime cutscenes. No "Dream Devourer." No alluding to Chrono Cross. Just the SNES version remade. Make it HD-2D, make it FFT-style, just keep Chrono Cross out of it.

If EA had some sense of standards, that "basically" wouldn't be such a red flag.

You know what? There are plenty of "6" games out there that are still full of enjoyment, and this still looks fun. Maybe I'm dumping out the copium, but this is still one I wanna give a chance. If they improved on the original's presentation, this'll be a winner for me.

I'm enjoying my time with it! It's on the weaker half of the Shantae games, but that's still a pretty strong game overall imo. Not as good as Pirate's Curse, Half-Genie Hero, or Seven Sirens, but better than the original and Risky's Revenge. Solid entry.

@Truegamer79 You're gonna need the digital space either way. If the pre-order physical bonuses (if any) don't sway you, just go pure digital and skip the key card. That's what I'm gonna do... until they announce, like, a Tifa statue or something that's gonna try and tempt me... that'd be, like, the one thing that could persuade me. Something big and spendy of my favorite character... ^^;

@HalBailman The price thing doesn't quite matter as much to me. If the prices are equivalent, and it's a choice between a digital copy and a key card, I'm going digital because the key card has nothing to preserve your purchase on it, and it takes up the game card slot. Digital vs. card with game at the same price, maybe a little extra for shipping if my friendly local indy store doesn't have it? Card with game for me.

@Oppyz666 Yep, it's a digital game that you need to keep a physical card in the slot for. And the full digital storage is required.

I'm genuinely happy to hear this. This game was on my wish list for Switch 2 since it came out on PS4, and to hear all this, to see all this, puts such a big smile on my face. <3

Now, Square Enix... how about putting the game on the actual card?

I own one Game Key Card to give it a chance. Street Fighter 6. Just to try it out.

Immediately regretted it and bought a proper digital version so I could keep my physical slot free for another game I'm playing PHYSICALLY. Like Donkey Kong Bananza.

I will not buy Game Key Cards in the future. And I suggest nobody else does either.

Since it seems all but certain we'll get the full FF7R trilogy on Switch 2, this makes it easy for me.

Metaphor, Marvel Rivals, Expedition 33, Doom, Final Fantasy XIV, Baldur's Gate 3, NieR, Indiana Jones, Halo, Hi-Fi Rush... and a NON-CLOUD KINGDOM HEARTS TRILOGY as my own little add.

Ahh, there's my Shantae!

...TMNT, Tiny Bookshop, you can join the library too.

To quote one of the games itself...

"Aww spit, here we go again..."

It's probably being withheld because of spoilers in the song titles. You don't wanna present the whole shebang this soon after release. We'll probably get them some time next year after the Holiday rush of new Switch 2 adopters are minted.

♪ Ohhhhhhh~ Zebra~ Zebra~ ZEEEBRAAAAA~!!! (Zebra-Zebra-Zebra-Zebra!) ♫

I'm just gonna say there's two Paulines and call it a day.

Wake me when the flight module. Call Amarys and tell her we need some of those berries in the fuel tank!

Something to listen to while we soar like a bird, man.

…I’m gonna just play Birdman on extended loop nonstop… XD

This whole "Game Key Card" thing would be a lot better (though obviously not great) if you didn't have to have the key card in EVERY time. Like, once every month? Every two weeks? Something like that? Free up that card slot for other physical games that have the decency to be all on the cartridge.

If it's true?

Flawless Victory. Friendship.

@Anachronism I know that it wasn’t a direct quote, but considering Miyamoto-led games are very story-light, repeat the story done before (Star Fox Zero from Star Fox 64), the way Rosalina was all but retconned in Super Mario Galaxy 2 over the storybook scenes as confirmed by devs, the simple (though enjoyable) approach to the Mario Movie, it becomes a perception that is going to be hard to beat. It isn’t a bad way to do things, but it comes with accepting you’re gonna remember the gameplay and aesthetics more than you will the story.

Again, it isn’t a bad thing! But you don’t remember Michaelangelo for his poems.

This is all about the gradual phase-out of physical media, and this is Nintendo's part. Game Key Cards are so unappealing that people are skipping them for the purely digital version, which will lead to fewer cards entirely, which will lead to companies justifying cutting down manufacturing costs.

It's all about profit in the end for these companies. As Miyamoto says, to them, games are a product, not an art. Preservation means nothing to all of them.