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@Duncanballs

It definitely had the potential but I guess as it sold so poorly the 3rd party developers didn't feel it was worth their time and effort to utilise it.

Don't get me wrong Nintendo did pump out some fantastic games for the Wii U (majority of which have been ported to the Switch) but none of them really showcased how useful the game pad could be other than Mario Maker as I mentioned in my previous post.

If Nintendo couldn't think of ways to use it we can't really expect other developers to invest their time

I remember dashing out to pre order a Wii U

After the success of the Wii I assumed it would be the next big thing.

It seemed a great idea but in the end even Nintendo couldn't think of anything to do with that silly Game pad (with the exception of Mario maker)

Will you be checking out this new Sonic game on the Switch next week?

Probably not if I'm honest, I've only got what you might call a passing interest in it to start with and the fact they've decided to release it just 3 days before Super Mario Wonder pretty much killed any interest I did have.

I may well pick it up further down the line in a sale but when I've a choice in the same week of a new Mario game or a Sonic one there's only one winner I'm afraid

(clue........ he wears a red hat and has a moustache)

You have to wonder just how unstable the poor Switch was back in March 2017

If you'd asked me a few years ago I'd would have been a definite No.

However my stance has changed since using PS Plus extra and Xbox Game pass.

The convenience of already having the games download to your console without having to Switch discs / cartridges can't be underestimated

@Porky

I hope it does pass PS2 sales one day, I really mean that. Would be fully deserved if it does.

The last paragraph of my previous post was just a joke, obviously there are more than 5 or 6 people still yet to buy a Switch.

I do stand by the point though that if you already have a Switch this product isn't really a worthwhile upgrade unless your a collector of some sort

If my Day 1 Switch broke for some reason I'd probably get one but otherwise it's a pretty pointless "upgrade"

Especially at this late stage of the Switch's life.

This product is basically either for special edition collectors or people who have more money than sense.... Either that or they're trying to hook the last 5 or 6 people on earth who haven't already bought a Switch

For the first time ever I actually bought it digitally and download it so I'm responsible for a very very small part of that percentage.

I normally like to buy games physically so that I can trade them in when I'm finished (or if I don't like it) but once a new FIFA game comes out the old one is pretty much worthless so I thought what the heck, let's just have the convenience of a download for a change

Sounds great, though I will still be buying the PS5 version as usual

@larryisaman

It's a matter of opinion. The way I've always looked at my Switch is that's it's primarily a home console that has the option to be used portably.

That's the beauty of it ..... it can be whatever you want it to be.

But honestly I've had my Switch since launch day, other than taking it on holiday with me every year for entertainment on the plane it's spends the rest of it's time docked so for me it's very much a home console 1st and portable device 2nd.

It falls into the category of if I didn't already have a Switch would I buy one?

Answer - Probably Yes

Is it worth upgrading to one?

Answer - Naa

It's really either for extremely late Switch adopters or special edition collectors with more money than sense

insert your favourite stability joke here

@KayFiOS @Jiggies

There's nothing wrong with the DS version as such.

My only issue is that the DS has such a tiny Screen.. I want to replay it with modern graphics in glorious high definition on a 65" TV

Compared to that the DS port just doesn't cut the mustard I'm afraid (just my opinion obviously)

@Giancarlothomaz

As clearly stated in the article.... that version doesn't count and we just pretend it didn't happen

I want to replay it in glorious high definition, not on a little crappy 4" screen

@Mauzuri

I hope you're right and it will eventually come to NSO.

Although if I was given creative control myself my absolute dream scenario would be to have a shiny new remastered version of it as a launch title for the Switches successor.

Do I think that will happen? Absolutely not but we can dream can't we

This game is crying out for a remake, basically just make the same game and make it look like Mario Kart 8 deluxe and you're into a winner.

For my money this was a better game than Mario Kart 64 (certainly from a single player perspective at least)

Sounds an obvious one but a new 3D Mario game would be a must for me

Oddesy will be 7 or 8 years old by that point so we're definitely due one.

That is assuming we don't see one on the Switch first but I doubt it

Easy to say now with hindsight but remember back in the days of the Wii U the Switch selling 29 million would have been relatively successful in comparison.

The fact that it's actually 129 million and still going is mind boggling (in a good way obviously)

@Anti-Matter

Don't worry, English is my first language and I don't really understand what it is either 🤣

@nhSnork

Anything and I mean literally anything would have been better than Wii U

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