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And why is it called 'Switch 2'?! Nintendo's more creative than that.

May I politely remind you of the Wii U

@ChongLiVsTongPo

In case you hadn't worked it out I was joking.

Try not to take life so seriously

Sonic games suck, Super Mario all the way!!!

Ooops, sorry just for a second there I thought I was back on the School play ground in 1992

Great news that it's not just another copy and paste legacy version.

Unfortunately I am a bit of a graphics whore, especially when it comes to sports games so I like them to look as polished and shiny as possible so I'll be getting the PS5 version.

@Cashews

You're probably right, I'm just impatient 🤣

Switch 2 news and specs

Though I've never personally understood what all the fuss was about, I just knew before reading the article that the Game Cube controller would sit at the top of the list.

My personal pic would be the SNES pad. It basically set the template for the 4 button controllers that we know and use today.

@Axelay71

It was a day one launch Switch, I have the grey set that came with it and the Neon set that was bought approximately a month later when Mario Kart 8 came out.

Over time the drift issue started on both sets but both currently working perfectly since the repair.

It would be fair to say that I enjoy Mario games probably as much as if not more than anyone who regularly visits this website.

However I have absolutely zero interest in Mario Mobile games.

I don't have an issue with them existing but I'll never play them

@Stocksy

Mine definitely were not in warrenty. Both sets of Joy Cons were from 2017 when the Switch first launched.

It was last year some time when I sent them in so they were a good 5 years old

@TommiKinder

I think we just posted more or less the same comment a few seconds apart 🤣

I thought they did this anyway?

Last year I sent my 2 sets of Launch Joy cons off for repair and they didn't charge me a penny for it.

Happy to say that they seem to be working fine since I got them back.

I'm sorry but you can't polish a turd

nobody does more of the same better than Nintendo

How about EA with their annual FIFA releases

@jorel262

Not really the best comparison. If you buy a game digitally it's still yours to play whenever you want in the same way a physical copy would be.

Streaming a film is slightly different as you don't own it, usually it'll be part of a subscription service.

Just an FYI I do buy probably 95% of my games physically. Mainly because they're cheaper and if I don't like the game (or simply when I've finished with it) I can sell it on or trade it in towards my next purchase.

@Assassin166

I don't disagree with you regarding quality. In my defense I don't really watch a lot of Movies and those that I do watch tend to be a case of 1 and I'm done. I no longer feel the need for a big collection of films I may or may not watch once in a blue Moon.

Don't get me wrong I do still have a few classics on Blu-ray from my childhood that I'd never part with, Back to the Future trilogy, Leathal weapon just to give you a few examples.

At home we have Sky Movies, Netflix, Amazon prime and Disney plus and if after all of that I'm still struggling to find something to watch I have IPTV on my Fire stick which allows me to watch virtually anything I want.

I reached a point in my life where less clutter and more space was more valuable to me than a cool collection of DVD's and Blu-rays

@Wheatly

That's pretty much what I did. I worked on the basis that if I'd forgotten that I owned it then it could go.

The only things I kept was things that were extremely rare and stuff that wasn't likely to be available on a streaming device anywhere.

I used to love having a big collection but it reached a point where I simply ran out of storage space

Do people actually still buy DVD's and Blu Rays?

edit... for the record I know people obviously do still buy them. my comment was kind of tongue in cheek...... I just honestly can't remember the last time I bought one myself.... between various streaming site and a dodgy fire stick I simply don't have the need for them anymore

@Clyde_Radcliffe

It was a great game......... 10 years ago

@NotTelevision

I'm pretty sure you could make the same argument for Mario Kart and most of the Mario spin off sports games lol

@Shambo

Thank you

@SwitchForce

What are you smoking??

Where the hell did I say that Nintendo would be gone?

I said the Switch will be long gone by then... In 10 years time the Switch will be 16 years old and we will hopefully have had multiple successors by that point.

How exactly does that make me a NintenDoomed fandom fan boy (whatever that even is)

I know the Switch is mentioned in the article but the use of the words " Nintendo platforms" leads me to think they are more refering to the Switches successor (Switch 2 or Switch Pro whatever they decide to call it)

It is a 10 year commitment after all and the Switch will be long gone by then

Having been one of only 3 people in the world who had a Switch day one and didn't buy Zelda I do have fond memories of this game.

In fact until Mario Kart 8 deluxe released roughly a month later it was actually my only game for a short while

I love playing this on my PS5 with the pulse headphones on in a darkened room.

You really do get immersed into it

Tetris 99 was always my favourite take on the game till this came along

I've never quite found what the attraction is with Smash Bros. I have tried it but just don't "get" it

I do like fighting games as well so it's not that I don't enjoy the genre.

Surely I'm not alone in my thoughts

Diddy Kong Racing is the main one I want.

Mainly because without an old N64 there simply isn't any other way of playing it (excluding emulators)

I did have the DS version at some point but it just didn't feel the same on a tiny handheld

Can we have Diddy Kong Racing next please Phil

I didn't care about them in 2014 and I most certainly don't now

I'm here to fight

@johnvboy

Agreed..... But it's widely acknowledged that calling it the Wii U completely confused the hell out of the casuals

As long as they don't balls it up like they did with the Wii U and make your average Joe in the street think it's some sort of accessory and not an actual new console then I don't really mind.

They don't need to reinvent the wheel on this one, the Switch is already basically the perfect blend of Home console and handheld. Just give it more power under the hood so that developers can easily port over the games they're making for the PS5 and Xbox series everything's and possibly an improved or updated controller

Given the fact that the Super Mario Movie releases this year I'd be absolutely amazed if we don't get a new Mario game to compliment it (although probably later in the year of course)

We're definitely due a new one. I'd prefer a 3D one but would happily take a 2D one if offered

@Arawn93

I do agree that's it's a big deal but unfortunately I think the figures are slightly skewed by the availability (of rather lack of) of the PS5

Had it been more readily available I think it would have been a different story so I wouldn't read too much into the Switch outselling the PS5

Just for context I own both consoles so I'm not a fan boy either way

I finished work on 23rd December for Christmas and go back on 3rd January

I set myself a target to play Super Mario Galaxy and collect all 120 stars.

As of yesterday Im on 98 stars

(In fact what am I doing on here? I'd best be getting on with it)

I know nothing has been announced yet but I really hope we're getting a new Mario game next year to compliment this Movie.

Mario Oddsey is 5 years old now so we're definitely due one.

I'm pretty sure there will be one in development but I've a feeling it will be saved for the Switch 2 or whatever they decide to call it ( probably Switch U knowing Nintendo)

Sounds pretty cool. Will probably pick it up further down the line when it's on sale.

12 tracks doesn't quite justify the launch price tag for me

Maybe a modern free game per month that we get to download and keep.

I know PS plus (or essential as it's now called) tends to give 4 free games per month but in fairness NSO is a fraction of the price so I think 1 free game would be reasonable

I own 5 out if those 10

Puts the poor old Wii U numbers into perspective

I'd take an Oddsey 2 game in a heart beat but my preference would be a new game altogether.

A trip back to Dinosaur Land would be nice but obviously in a 3D setting

The Wii U.........Probably my biggest gaming disappointment

In theory it seemed a cool idea but after Nintendo Land it seemed even Nintendo themselves didn't really know what to do with that gamepad.

Until they released Mario Maker of course which was perfect for the Gamepad but unfortunately by that point it was too late to save the console.

It did have it's fair share of brilliant games but the majority of them have since been ported to Switch so just my opinion but I don't feel there's any reason to go back to it in 2022

I really hope they make a Video Game based on this movie, it looks amazing

The N Sane trilogy and It's about time we're both fantastic so if it's more of the same I'd most definitely be interested.

Actually this reminds me I really should go back and try to finish It's about time. I got roughly half way through and never went back to it

I used to have an Atari ST (that was my first entry into video games before getting a SNES)

Watching that video I didn't see many games that I remembered. Could be that alot of the games I had were 3rd party with licensing issues.

With Nintendo Switch online I do obviously have access to all the NES, SNES and N64 games and alot of them (not all) have aged terribly.

I've a feeling it would be the same with this collection. Out of 90 games maybe 1 or 2 might be half decent but the rest will have aged badly. Unless you've real strong childhood affiliations for the listed games of course

Oddly enough I've never played this game. I played the SNES version back in the day.

Also I did have (probably still do somewhere) the 3DS version.

Looking forward to giving this one a try

Looks like it would make a great video game

Downloaded the new Ghosts and Goblins game while it's on sale. My god it's brutally difficult

@progx

Oh I completely agree. My point was that as long as it gets a release I really don't mind which console as I'm fortunate enough own all 3 of the current main consoles.

Before anyone points it out I'm fully aware that it will literally never come to PlayStation. More chance of winning the lottery twice in a row and then being struck by lightning the following day

Any chance those conversations can continue and give us a way to play Diddy Kong Racing as well?

Preferably on Switch but I'll happily take it on Game Pass if needed I'm not too fusy