MeloMan

I must be imagining things... I thought Nintendo said they'd have more than enough supply? I always find that comical anyway because you don't know WHAT you can supply if you don't KNOW how many are demanding it. Long story short, this doesn't surprise me.

So controversial, though I have a better understanding now. As far as I'm concerned, many "physical" games aren't "complete", meaning they don't have all the patches/DLC/etc. on the vanilla game card anyway off rip these days, save for a few, so even though it's in one's collection, if you ever loose your downloaded updates for some reason, and the servers that downloaded that info to the game card are shut off, you're left with a physical, incomplete, vanilla copy of said game. You win, but still lose in this digital download age.
Meh... it sucks, but true "ownership" is becoming a thing of the past the further we go along and there isn't much ado about it. Sadly the game key cards allow me a chance to still rent games and beat them like I've been doing, I'm just going to have to make sure I have the space for them. Hope archiving will still be a thing...

I've technically had a score to settle with this game ever since my 3DS was stolen with Bravely Default in it. After making so much progress I just never returned to it. Now I'm battling my psychological statutes of limitations, as in, if I don't play this game sooner than later, I may give up on it entirely.

At this rate, it looks like I'll be using multiple micro SD cards whether I want to or not. I literally just skated by the skin of my teeth with Switch 1 with a 128GB microSD card.

What's the zero sum? Let's say, I have a game key card I bought and a downloaded game to my Switch 2. Then I simply take this game key card over to my friend's Switch 2, they insert it, and can download it and play the game I bought? Is the whole point of this to be able to resell digital games? Obviously it's to keep from having to physically load the game on there which keeps costs down for devs, but I'm just trying to get the biggest picture of their advantage here...

I nominate....

Geist
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Master Quest
Sonic Adventure DX
StarFox Assault
Tales of Symphonia
Mega Man Network Transmission

Edit:
I had to throw these on too...
Skies of Arcadia Legends (PLEASE!)
Mega Man X Command Mission

Since Super Mario Odyssey took the rails off of what worlds Mario could be in, I felt that it really should have got DLC in the form of additional worlds, but alas, it wasn't meant to be. I still think the concept itself has a lot of life and as long as the worlds are clever enough, then a Super Mario Odyssey 2 can work. Then again, if they're working on a whole new original 3D Mario, I still find myself saying where can Mario go next?

They'll never concede to the stick drift. I will say It'd be suicide for them to double down with better sticks that still drift. We'll see.

This weekend is...

Blaster Master Zero 3
Steets of Rage 4
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

And a gaggle of NSO games I'll be dabbling in.

@AlanaHagues Great article as always. Always an ongoing subject. This is why I like setting sliders to turn off damage or unlockable god modes.

Hah, didn't even know that was him, but I absolutely remember the commercial. Now we're playing super together... Yeah, that's a very Paul Rudd statement 😆

@Jemae lol no, but I need all the cash I can get for the down payment! 😂

Not the one to one Equilibrium game I always wanted, but nice indeed.

I feel they'll reintroduce cloud saves at a later time. It wasn't initially launched with Switch 1.

This is why I'm going to let the launch season have its way and I'll get rolling with Switch 2 next year. I got a new car to get 😆

So rough estimate, if I want the system, MKW, Switch 2 Pro Controller, and a 1TB microSD Express Card (+tax), I'm looking upwards of around $750 to come up out of. Phew. I think what I'll do is focus on getting the accessories this year, then circle back to the Switch 2 next year.

@TYRANACLES I feel like that bird is Ostro, but I'm not sure...

Just think, the only Mario enemy underling who used to be in Mario Kart in the beginning was Koopa Troopa. Now they have the whole damn gamut of Mario enemies in karts lol. The Snowman takes the take though.. how the hell is he driving it with no arms?

I just thought of a funny scenario of insulting another racer by hitting them with an item while I'm ahead of them, rewinding behind them to hit them with an item again and passing them up LOL. I'm almost certain this scenario is going to come into play on purpose or accidentally.

Considering you usually have to beat all the cups to gain the later cups and courses anyway this doesn't sound like anything that no one will be completing. In other words, Rainbow Road is inevitable so long as you keep playing.

@splatoonaddict Best battle modes I've ever played were Bob-omb Blast and Shine Thief. Absolutely LOVED Bob-omb Blast.

This is all a push toward the digital. I'm not a super fan, but there's only so much you can do to stem the flow of progress. They didn't push for those Express SD cards for nothing.

I, Robot on the Atari 50 collection was quite fascinating and oddly enjoyable, so I look forward to trying this one when I get a chance.

I stepped out of the TV game for quite a while now, so this guide was very informative and essential for me. I won't say I'm a pro now but I will say I have a greater understanding of current TVs and what is needed now. Thanks NL!

Is that a Moo Moo as a selectable racer in the thumbnail? 😆

Yeah Yoshi was still a ghost when it hit, so unconfirmed for now.

Question: Was the Blue Shell dodgeable in MK8 without the horn/ghost/star/simultaneous lightning strike? I don't recall it being dodgeable. If MKW is bringing back "power drift blue shell dodging" that's been lost since Double Dash, or even mushroom blue shell dodging being a thing, that makes me happy.

After missing out on X I made sure I played this game back in the day, and I mastered it too. Beating story mode was like beating 3D Ninja Gaiden 1-- I had to go into zen state, but I did it 😆
I'm sure my skills have eroded as bad as milk from 2003, so I'll just be dabbling this go around. I just want to build my custom car again-- I miss getting it up to 2300km with boost+zipper+ airborne combined, hitting hairpins at top speed using triggers alone. I will need the Gamecube controller to rekindle that feeling.

I hope no shovelware is compatible with Switch 2! 😆

Master Chief confirmed for SSB6.

What a brain child of production-- The Game Kitchen, Dotemu, Team Ninja, Koei-Tecmo... I'm at a loss for words. Usually I don't buy into hype, but this has A LOT going for it that it MUST succeed. I'm confident, so I hope they can stick the landing. I won't say I'm an end all be all NG fan, but I am a fan of the series, so I'm looking forward to this.

@Antraxx777 Soundtrack was bangin' for sure, one of my all time favs. I don't recall a remake of Lufia 1... We're you referring to the remake of Lufia II, Curse of the Sinistrals? That game was TERRIBLE for the initiated. They butchered it so badly 😆

From the demo, I thought the gameplay wasn't bad, just too many cutscene interruptions, though the characters are relatively charming. I'd play it through, but I'm deep in my backlog currently, so I'll give the game a pass for now.

Nice. So many memories for me. Give me ALL the NES and SNES soundtracks. I'm sure Super Metroid will come, but I'd love a deep cut like StarTropics.

Finally "I" can forget about Lunar Legend, which humorously was my first foray at this beloved series and, truncated or not, made me love what this series is about. Lunar is like gaming soulfood-- It is not the best, greatest, groundbreaking RPG one can play, but it's just fun.

Off topic but I wish Lufia I and II were getting some modern love. Even a remake of Lufia: The Legend Returns would be nice.

I'm a fan of new ways to play and arts imitating life, and always will be, so kudos for even trying something like this.

I have a couple things I'm playing currently:

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
Trigger fan finally giving this game a fair shake. Fun so far.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Imma a little conflicted now that I know an enhanced version will exist once Switch 2 comes. But then again, I do have The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom I still need to deal with, so I'll keep playing for now.

It's a crowded market, no thanks to a lot of publishers and developers who should go away. I wish them the best.

Now they need to add SOR3, and while they're at it, add Sonic 1 and Sonic 3&K.

Thank you NL, I was waiting for this kind of article. I figured another system, or in this case the NES, was more expensive. Guess I can't complain too much.

Once I realized that Age of Calamity was changing the events that led up to BotW, I understood it to be a separate time and space, or just non-canon. I haven't beaten TotK yet, but I know that Ganon had been imprisoned due to the Imprisoning War in the past, so I know Age of Imprisonment has to be Canon by the time credits roll. Still not sure of I will bother playing it yet.

@James021 Money's tight for me these days. I'm not a collector, so as long as I play, beat, and send back as many games that get physical releases then I'm satisfied.

I think the worst part is this just means more and more space will be needed for all these downloads, key card digital download or just download. I'll probably for sure be going through at least 2 microSD cards this generation-- I survived with just one for Switch 1.

I love the co-op Metroidvania style. I wish me and my gamer pal had more time to get into the Gal Guardian series.

I GameFly whatever physical games I can, so I'm not too bothered by the cost of games at this time. I only usually buy evergreen titles like the Mario Kart series and few others.

Full tilt games are gonna suck that battery down hard. 2 hrs at the low end of charge sounds right.

I'm a fan of lanyards, so I'll get on this.

This looks like this was a get out of jail free card for third parties. I still have some gaps in my understanding of it. I guess I'll just have to wait in time to see how useful or unuseful these things are.

Lol, I remember when being concerned which team within Nintendo developing a game was not even a thing. I'll just say that I doubt that it's Retro Studios and I doubt that it's Rare doing this game.

@Liam_Doolan Final paragraph, it says Rhythm Heave Groove.

It serves it's purpose, it's not required, and simply an extra in my eyes. Therefore it's frames are neither here nor there for me.