Max_the_German

Even my friends without contact to video games learnt about the Switch 2 trailer via general news sites. The Nintendo Switch 2 release will become a huge thing, even here in Sonyland.

The wide bezel on the sides is needed because of the long blue/red „shoulders“ of the Joycons. These Joycons are much bigger than we might think they are!

Remarkable what fundamental shift the management team achieved with Atari. It reminds me of Lego, which was almost dying before Jørgen Vig Knudstorp became new CEO in 2004, and now Lego is highly profitable and hip.

I wish Atari the very best!

@Banjo- With 24 karts in one race, the roster will be 60+ characters to keep variety.

Maybe, maybe… „Everyone is here“

Maybe this is not DK, but the return of DK Junior. You know, the ORIGINAL character in Super Mario Kart.

Japan is Nintendo Land, and that’s not good for competition I think.

I find this comparisons with Tropical Freeze unfair! The 2010 DKCR got a „Outstanding 10/10“ from Nintendo Life. And now, with more levels, better controls and better graphics, it‘s only a „Good 7/10“. Okay, different reviewer, but the core game is the same, and standards for precision platformers didn’t change to much in the last 15 years, TF was an evolution, not a revolution of this original formula.

TF is great, yes, but DKCR as well!

This game primarily targets a younger audience which wasn’t gaming (or not being born yet) in 2010 and newer played the inferior 3DS version.

So most of us in the comments here - and in the NL team as well - are NOT the main audience.

And still I am happy to play this game with the extra levels and mostly smooth 60 fps on the go! The price is acceptable for me.

I believe it when I see the official X post.

@harrystein I disagree. With a PS4-like performance, the importance of multi-platform releases and the appeal of portable gaming (even Sony and Microsoft seem to work on that), Switch 2 could be THE place for playing the best titles of the past decade and even some newer ones.

If it runs at a decent framerate, Switch 2 will be my platform to play Elden Ring for the first time!

I‘m surprised that it‘s more than 8 GB, because 16-GB-cards are more expensive than 8 GB ones. Or Nintendo is removing something optional from the card and adding it back via a day-one patch, as they did with TotK.

The best Gamecube exclusive!

@Olliemar28: I‘m fascinated by the number of recent Switch 2 rumor articles. And they all seem to replicate information from previous articles.
Can’t wait for the release, so rumors finally stop.

@OorWullie As far as I know, it is always-online for all relevant game modes, streaming the polygon models and textures and the real local weather of your vietual position in the world.

@Mirastrix Here talked a lot about Switch Pro for a long time, which never materialised, true. But he insists that his information was credible, and Nintendo killed it for an unknown reason.

Long story short: If you hear confidential information from inside a company, it is likely that many things are wrong, because a lot of stuff is cancelled during development (personal professional experience).

@OorWullie Big question here is internet access, because the maps are so huge that the files are not stored locally on your Xbox, but streamed from MS servers.

Microsoft knows that its games will sell very well on Switch 2, Minecraft on Switch is printing money.

@JokerCK There is this small game GTA6. Even if it would be released on Switch 2 on the same day as on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S (which is highly unlikely for several reasons), Nintendo would probably not be able to manufacture enough Switch 2 systems to compete.

I don’t see any problem:

• Would Switch 2 release earlier because of an earlier announcement? No.
• Would Switch 1 sales be lower due to an earlier announcement? Yes.

Result: Nintendo will stick to its plan, rightfully so.

My Super Metroid gets the love it deserves!

@NFrealinkling The original Metroid is almost unplayable for today’s standards. Play Super Metroid!

@NFrealinkling You could and should try out another Metroid game before to find out whether it’s something for you. If you have NSO, play Super Metroid. With my more than 30 years of gaming experience, I consider Super Metroid THE best video game, full stop. After these 8 to 10 hours for your first playthrough, you will know if it’s your cup of tea.

@0_Cassiel_0 „and 12 GB Ram with no ram bottlenecks like [Xbox Series S]“

No bottleneck for thr capacity, but bandwidth can be a huge bottleneck. The calculation in the Reddit post NLife cites for the memory bandwidth is credible and says 60 GB/s, while the „main“ RAM of the Series S provides 224 GB/s, PS4 with 176 GB/s.

So raytracing is technically possible, but very unperformant. How else will the low memory bandwidth effect the overall performance?

Which Switch 2 games will come during the launch window (= launch till the end of 2025)?
I think, that

• a new Mario 3D
• Mario Kart 9
• Animal Crossing and
• Wind Waker HD

are in the realm of possibility.

I‘m very interested in the upcoming analyses of tech pros for the different chips. Are these 48 GBit chips and the famous T239?

„Yes, our Switch 2 accessories will comply with RoHS requirements. What, you want to know technical specifications of the Switch 2? How should we know that, Genki is a manufacturer of cheap plastic accessories like cases, you can get our stuff on TEMU. Please ask Nintendo directly.“

Got Astro Bot for Christmas, and THAT‘S a game!

One of those games you complete not because of a useless trophy but because of sheer fun.

„What's that? Zelda's Adventure, you say? You're absolutely right, of course - this is technically Zelda's second starring role.“ That’s incorrect. You forgot Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon. So Echoes of Wisdom is the THIRD outing of Zelda as the main protagonist!

I‘m not a fan of RPGs in general and JRPGs in particular. Therefore it was a less stellar year for me on Switch.

I miss those times when we had Alex Olney, Jon Cartwright and Kate Gray in one video.

These costumes remind me of animal abuse. At least they give the impression to young kids that it’s okay to press animals into tight suits, treating them like dolls instead of living beings with natural necessities.

Now is the opportunity for Nintendo to better integrate Monolith, which has three teams, of which are two support teams (one in Kyoto, one in Tokyo). As Takahashi, I would transfer these two support teams to EPD, because they mainly work on EPD games.

Dear NLife, these lists are soooo long. Please make a two-step voting with this long list, and the top 50 are on a short list to decide the final order. I‘ve got just enough patience to select my favorite 10 out of the 50 games in the short list.

@RubyCarbuncle Maybe his time is over. But he most likely represents the thinking of many industry leaders out there, and we can learn from it. The latest strategies of Sony (PC releases) and Microsoft (full multiplat) aim in the same direction. The demanding audience out there wants games on the production level of an Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and the high production costs make exclusivity a rare thing, in future even more.

If the sales don‘t perform, than Nintendo will reconsider.

All options are cheap gimmicks, except for the extra USB-Port #6. The lack of gimmicks is what makes the Switch so attractive for me, just gaming!

MP2+3 is a perfect Switch 1 game, because as we have seen with MP1R, it will run with 60 fps and reasonable resolution, while the texture resolution will likely be quite low due to poor original texture resolution (AI upscaling anticipated).

The Switch 2 would be somewhat „overpowered“ for this game collection. So a release of this collection before the Switch 2 release would make much sense.

„At least its performance over in Japan will likely be enough to keep Squeenix satisfied for now.“

Squeenix will never be satisfied.

@Matroska The text of these Nintendo games is generally larger than that of other developers, often on the level of the larger font sizes in other games. That’s at least my subjective impression. That accessibility options are poor in Nintendo games is another discussion…

I guess these small texts on EVERY console are result of
1) game development and testing on desks and
2) a lack of personell diversity in dev and QA departments.

Nintendo developed games are still the best in this regard though.

I‘d love to order directly from Nintendo with my eShop account. Give scalpers no chance!

Holy crap, 6 of the top 10 games are published by Nintendo, half of the Hogwarts Legacy sales are on Switch, and even for FC 25, Switch is a major platform.

Nintendo Switch, almost 8 (eight!) years on the market.

I‘d love to have the „F-Zero X Guitar Arrange Edition“ in Nintendo Music.

Wiki: https://fzero.fandom.com/wiki/F-Zero_X_Guitar_Arrange_Edition

YouTube: https://youtu.be/cMnp2c4wl7Y?si=lKlVMk8PBOEeDjKd

NL, your Codes shop doesn’t work. I made a new account as requested, and now only „400 Bad Request blabla“ is displayed.

Eurojank at its best.

@NCChris Here:

https://youtu.be/TuKuzqtkWck?si=-zTLgb3QAYr-Wx6s

@JohnnyMind You can’t claim a patent for something another party has used before. Nintendo patent layers will be professional and experienced enough to use patents for their arguments which will stand up in court.

If Nintendo won’t succeed with these patents, TPC and Nintendo will succeed with their brand rights. It is easy to proof that Palworld uses character models which match so perfectly their Pokemon counterparts that a coincidence is highly unlikely.

Amazon probably sold Switch games for lower prices than Nintendo wanted, and other retailers complained at Nintendo. Or Amazon demanded lower prices from Nintendo. Anyway, Nintendo decided to not supply Amazon.

Now obviously both parties sorted it out.

Classic Sonic is so cute and adorable!