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I bought my Switch 2 back at launch in June but just wanted to say that , at the time I chose not to bother doing the system transfer.

A feature I found to be handy though was that, moving forward whenever I put in a Switch 1 game that I'd previously played on my old console it would prompt me an give me the option to download any existing save date before playing... again you can choose a simple yes or no at this point.

I found this to be a great feature, instead of having to transfer every ounce of existing data from my OG Switch I could just optionally download the files as an when I needed them

I'm going to use the same 4 words I always use whenever we get a new N64 game added to NSO

Diddy Kong Racing Please!!!!!!

I will not rest until that day finally arrives

It's basically just a bigger, more powerful and better Switch.

Which to be fair is exactly what I wanted.... I was hoping and praying Nintendo didn't try to add in some stupid gimmick or attempt to create something completely different that ended up not working or hitting right.

Thankfully they stuck with what works for the OG Switch and improved it.

No complaints from me

They could have at least made it the NSO expansion pass so that people can take advantage of the Game Cube games

Belated happy birthday for yesterday.

I think I discovered the site around the time when the 3DS was due to launch. After 6 months or so of lurking I decided to sign up and create my account.

I still remember doing it on the old laptop , it was a Sunday evening and I was bored to tears because my girlfriend (who is now my wife) was forcing me to watch Dancing on Ice

@Erigen

I've just edited my original post as I wasn't 100% correct lol

I'm from the UK so predominantly only play as the English teams which are definitely all present and correct

@Erigen @Kroko

I own FC26 and as far as I can tell every single team and every single player is still properly accounted for... there are no fake teams or players to my knowledge. With the possible exception of a few Italian teams who've signed exclusive deals with Konami to appear in their efootball game (Formally known as Pro Evolution Soccer PES)

@illmatic20xx currently selling for £59 with most reputable retailers which is probably equivalent to around $75 ish

I'm still ploughing my way through Super Mario Galaxy in glorious 4K.

It's so good I don't want it to end, thankfully when it does I still have Galaxy 2 to get balls deep into.

I sold my Xbox Series X for a reason.... if I wanted to play Xbox games I would have kept hold of it.

As it turned out, it was nothing more than a Glorified DVD / Blu ray player

I always knew that Super Mario Galaxy was a great game but until playing it again recently I'd forgotten just how good it was.

I find myself playing through it with a constant smile on my face.

It's an absolute masterpiece and it's never looked better now it's in 4K on my Switch 2..... I haven't even got to Galaxy 2 yet which I seem to remember was even better

I've just had a tiny orgasm thinking about it

Lovely stuff... I own Luigi's Mansion 3 and thoroughly enjoyed it so looking forward to giving this one a go and seeing where it all began.

On a side note I'm amazed that we're 73 comments deep and not one person (unless I've missed it) has complained that Game Cube games should also be available to Switch 1 owners

I had quite a few friends that owned a NES so used to play it at their houses all the time, but I never actually had the pleasure of owning one for myself...

I do remember saving up all my Christmas money, Birthday money and general pocket money and having enough to buy one and my dad wouldn't let me buy it.... I couldn't understand why and hated him for it.

Little did I know it at the time but the Super Nintendo was only a matter of months away so my dad quite sensibly wanted me to save my money and wait for the newer "Super" console instead.

With hindsight I can look back now knowing he did the right thing as if I had bought a NES I almost certainly wouldn't have been able to get a SNES when they first came out.

Good times!!!

@timschel

Correct it isn't cheap, but this thing is astronomically expensive..... whether what you get for your money is worth it, is a different discussion.

But from where I'm sitting, for virtually the same amount of money I could buy myself a Switch 2 and a digital PS5.

I don't know about you but I know which I'd rather have.

Pretty pricey?? that's putting it mildly

@The_Nintendo_Pedant

I can't say I've ever heard of that phrase before no.... I even took the liberty of googling it and I'm still none the wiser 🤣

@topsekret

To be fair I can't really disagree with anything you've just written... I'd like to thank you for a very well written and well thought out post.

It's so refreshing to speak to someone who on paper may share a few different opinions, but can put those opinions across without having it turn into a slanging match and resorting to personal insults.

I've also given your comment the courtesy of a heart / like

edit : I should add that when I mentioned gamers being toxic, I was referring more to social media such as Facebook and X rather than the relatively safe spaces of the Nintendo life & Push Square websites

@topsekret

Me neither but unfortunately it's 2025 and that's pretty much how games are now (mostly)

You have to go back as far as the PS3 to when you could just pop a game into a playstation and play it instantly without having to install the game from a disc first.

Not saying I agree with it but Nintendo are just late to the party in that respect

@OmnitronVariant

What you consider to be complacent and boring, others may see it as a more sensible approach.

After all it doesn't seem to do Sony any harm to just simply make a better version of their previous console each time.... they're absolutely killing it in fairness.

All just opinions at the end of the day... I'm not trying to suggest that I'm right and you're wrong.

I remember in the years leading up to the Switch 2 official announcement literally everyone was saying

"please Nintendo just don't ***** up with your next console, all we Need is a bigger, better and more powerful Switch"

Nintendo then proceeds to give us exactly what we ask for and guess what..... the internet explodes with Negativity.

Honestly some gamers can be so toxic

I haven't played Bubsy for a good 30 years.... I remember owning it on my Original SNES and quite enjoying it but I've a feeling that it's mainly nostalgia.

I pretty sure when I fire it up in 2025 it will be terrible 🤣

I voted for no but only because I haven't gotten around to buying it yet

£50 in Smyths essentially making them £25 a piece

£25 each for 2 of the finest games ever made really doesn't seem that bad to me.

I was planning to just download Galaxy 2 as I already have Galaxy 1 on 3D All stars but if it's £34 on its own I may just spend the extra £16 and have them both together for the convenience

@Folkloner

I was wondering the same thing

I will be buying this, it's usually something I'd buy on PS5 but I need to show my Switch 2 some love.

I skipped last year's release so I feel ready for a new one

I already subscribe to expansion pass (for the Game Cube and N64 games) so that's one hurdle already out of the way.

I've no interest in buying the replica but I'm pretty sure I can stretch to the £16.99 cardboard version.

Whether it's actually worth £16.99 is a different discussion but I've never played any form of Virtual Boy before so as a life long Nintendo fan I'd like to be able to tick it off my list

@OrtadragoonX @DennyCrane @RupeeClock @BrandyBongos

Thanks all, sounds like I should really give them a go, particularly number 2

With the exception of the OG Game Boy games I've had the pleasure of playing them all.

I know they're accessible on NSO but I've just never fancied trying them

@X68000

The Galaxy that came as part of the 3D all stars collection on Switch 1 works perfectly with the Switch Joy cons mimicking the the Wii remote and nunchuck.

Presumably the same will apply with the Switch 2 Joy Cons

@devil76

you're in for an absolute treat..... enjoy

Myself I'll just be buying Galaxy 2 digitally as I already have Galaxy 1 as part of the 3D All stars game

I can kind of see the argument from both sides.

If you've already played and bought these games before it can be a tough ask to buy them again, especially at more or less at full price. I completely get that point of view

However looking at it from the other side of the coin... Galaxy 1 released in 2007 making it 18 years old and Galaxy 2 released in 2010 making it 15 years old

My point is that there will be a whole generation of people that have likely never played either of these games.

If you happen to fall in to that category and have never played them, I'd argue they are totally worth every penny.

These are 2 of the greatest games Nintendo has ever produced.... and I don't just mean Mario games, I mean greatest games produced..... period

I might consider getting the cardboard option just to give it a try.... The Virtual Boy never saw the light of day in the UK unless you were rich enough to import one, so I've never had to opportunity to play it.

I already subscribe to NSO expansion pass and £16.99 is hardly going to break the bank

No doubt it will be terrible but it's still part of Nintendos history

Was very pleased to see that Galaxy 2 is available to purchase separately... I already have a physical copy of 3D all stars so having to buy Galaxy 1 & 2 as a package would have been hard to take.

Great if you want both obviously but many many people will be in the same position as myself just needing Galaxy 2 to complete the set

@UltimateOtaku91

I like your thinking but sadly I think the best we can hope for is a Galaxy 2 port.....It would be the perfect filler to keep us going whilst the next new 3D Mario game cooks in the oven for a few more years.

I also think my use of the word "sadly" is maybe me being a little over dramatic or sounding ungrateful.

I'd actually be thrilled if we got a Galaxy 2 port..... it was a phenomenal game

I'll never fully get my head around the logic of so many people buying FC25 last week when FC26 is right around the corner.

I get that it's probably on sale..... maybe it's just me but I always prefer to have the newest version (of anything) if and when available

I skipped last year's FC25 so quite looking forward to this one.

I normally always buy on PS5 but pending actual reviews I do intend to get it for my Switch 2 this year

After all they did to celebrate Mario's 35th anniversary I'd be very surprised if they don't do something special for the 40th.

Traditionally turning 40 is a much bigger event than turning 35.

What they could do though is anybody's guess. With the recent release of Donkey kong bananza I'd be surprised to see a new 3D Mario game any time soon.

I'd be happy with a re master of Mario Galaxy 2 to keep us going

edit.... ironically without realising I've just posted the 40th comment on this thread

I'm not really interested in this particular game but I read the review with genuine interest as I'm planning to get FC26 for my Switch 2 instead of PS5.

All sounds reasonably promising to be fair

I'm not in the US (UK) but I did buy one.

It was £75 which is the same price as a spare set of Joy Cons.

Never owned a Pro controller before with previous Nintendo consoles but very happy with my purchase

First line of the article reminded me of an Inbetweeners quote..... Being knee deep in Clunge

Sorry I guess our US readers may not get the reference 🤣

@nessisonett

It definitely is a tough one, it's been a good 15 years or more since I played it properly and 100 percented it.

Memory is a little vague as it was so long ago but I seem to remember thinking id completed it only to then unlock a secret outer space area

For the love of all that is holy...... please just hurry up and give us Diddy Kong Racing

I think it would be a good idea

As is the case with all the other apps, SNES, NES, N64 etc........ there's probably only a handful of titles that I'll ever realistically play.

As the games files get bigger it would be helpful to not have space taken up by a big list of games when I may never touch 70% of them

As some who kind of missed out on the Game Cube ere due to being in my early 20's and being out drinking / socialising etc...... I am enjoying being able to get a 2nd chance with these games.

The only Game Cube games I've really put any time into are Mario Sunshine and Mario double dash, I played them both via backwards compatibility on my Wii

Brilliant game, I actually bought it on PS5,

I'm by no means a trophy hunter (in fact I think people who refuse to play games that don't have trophies are seriously warped in the head) but I did feel a small tingle of excitement when I received my first ever Platinum trophy by playing this game

If this game is even half as good as Oddessy it can still consider itself a masterpiece

In fairness, as a general rule I do tend to read reviews before investing in a game but if there's ever a game franchise I feel perfectly safe to buy without a review it's definitely Mario Kart.

I already know that it will be quality and and I'll enjoy many many years of good service from it

People are obviously entitled to still read reviews and believe what they wish but I'd like to think most (sensible) people already know what they're getting from a Mario kart game

@Bass_X0

Yes I do have one (and very happy with it I am too) but I was looking at it from the perspective that 3 weeks isn't really a long time.

If in let's say, 3 months time the situation remains the same then fair enough but for now maybe just show a little bit of patience

@Bass_X0

I know what you mean but I'm prepared give them a chance, the Switch 2 has only been available for 3 weeks

Oooh yes please this is really good news.

I've never played this particular one, I did enjoy the Wii equivalent and from what I gather this game is actually better so will definitely be giving this one a go.

Since picking up my Switch 2 I've been toying with the idea of picking up EA Sports FC25 (it was on sale a few weeks ago for £15)..... in the end I decided to leave it and wait for the new one in September.

I'm glad I did now, hopefully this can fill the void.

Before anyone feels the need to point out the obvious to me.... I'm very much aware that FC26 and Mario Strikers are 2 very different types of Football games lol

@karatekid1612

Game here to say the exact same thing.

It can be very handy in the right circumstances