Moistnado

I do like Mario Kart 8, but it didn't persuade me to buy a Wii U, I got it on Switch but Zelda was the system seller. To be honest $80 games has put me off the console entirely. I'll hold out, possibly compare a future lite or OLED model with a Steam Deck 2 in a couple of years

@Pillowpants I do see your point. In the country were I live, there are no places like GameStop or CEX, so I never trade games. Codes in boxes are often cheaper than the digital store because they are so unpopular. I would hate to lose my keycard, meaning I can't play a game and know the game wasn't even on the card. Cards with nothing on them, wasting space in your bag as well as space on your SD card. I would never buy a digital game for $60. If a game is of value, they should pay for a real cartridge, full game. Updates and dlc is ok as a download.

@Pillowpants while keycards can be traded, which is a good thing, the only positives of a digital download is that it is on your console and hard to lose, and you do not need to store an extra card. Here we have to download the game but also store an empty card. If you lose the card, you can't play the download.

Keycards are worse than a code in a box.

My wife played this on PS4 about seven years ago. It's like Switch 2 is a time machine. Well worth the extra cost.

I bought a colour tv and it played the black and white tv show in colour for no extra charge. I bought a new car and it drove me to work with nicer seats and a new stereo for no extra charge. I bought a new phone and could send text messages on the new device for no extra charge. I bought a new fishing rod, was allowed to fish in the same lake at no extra charge. I bought a new bed and was allowed to sleep in it with no extra charge, could even use my old pillows.

I instinctually killed my subscription to NSO quite some time ago.

I stopped playing Switch when I got a Retroid Pocket 5.

This would have been a great idea a few years ago. All these joycon and Switch Oleds are going to be tough to shift now. They should really put them on half price or something.

Meanwhile Steam provides windows drivers on their website to help give more operating system options.

1) I'm not paying for online.
2) I don't want people to speak to me through my console.
3) I don't want my child speaking to strangers online
4) I really do not want a camera watching me or my family, when I am playing a game.
5) No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

A computer mouse may be "nothing new for Nintendo" but it is also nothing new full stop. They were invented in the sixties.

All six collections could fit on one cartridge. Not only would it save plastic and money for customers, increase the portability, I also think a lot more people would buy it, making it one of those cartridges you always carry with your switch. I don't want six mini collections of Neo Geo games but something like the mega-drive classics collection is really tempting.

Quite a few years ago, there was a really dry spell in Nintendo games on switch. I was in a gaming shop and saw a very old game, Doom for $60 on switch and $10 on PS4, a lot of other games were the same and playstation had a lot more cheap 3rd party games. So instead of buying a few switch games I bought a PS4. I later bought a steam deck, ps5 and gaming PC. While I could afford a Switch 2, the games are way too expensive in terms of value proposition and in comparison to what other consoles sell. Cyberpunk 2077 is often on a steam sale for around $15, so I wouldn't get a lesser version on switch for, whatever they are asking, $70-80? I skipped Wii-U and might skip Switch 2 in the same way.

GameStop did this to me with the original Wii. They've been doing it for ages.

@UmbreonsPapa it's because tech demos are traditionally free. Makes sense people are concerned. People want to buy Switch 2 but Nintendo needs to be on the same page regarding the value proposition/cost of their products. This is very important when choosing a new console and becoming locked into one console manufacturers marketplace for years.

This pricing puts me off the Switch 2. It makes me weary of entering another Nintendo owned closed ecosystem, where I rely on them not to fix or hike up costs. The launch games on Switch are still $60. Maybe I am too poor to be a Nintendo fan now.

@Bizzyb I'm not sure a Switch 2 is cheaper than a steam deck. Perhaps the console but very few Steam games are $80. Cyberpunk on Steam more often sells for around $16 and the highest it tends to go for is $40. I doubt the Switch version will sell for $40 for a very long time. I bought it on launch day for $60 and this was the most expensive game I had ever bought on steam. In addition, valve does not normally charge any more money to play the same game, you already bought, just because you have new hardware. If I wanted to play cyberpunk at a higher resolution or framerate on a steam deck 2, I would just boot up the game I had purchased on steam deck 1 and possibly change the settings, if it didnt do it automatically.

@DonkeyKongBigBoy that is a selling point actually. I'm sure to get MP4 on the original Switch but it's good to know i won't have to buy the game again, when I eventually get switch 2.

Still waiting for that killer app that makes me want to buy a Switch 2. Breath of The Wild did it for me with switch 1 but a smoother running version on switch 2 isn't that appealing, seeing as I've finished the game. I've been playing Cyberpunk handheld on Steamdeck for years so this isn't going to be a system seller for me. Fingers crossed for Metroid Prime 4 being just as good on original Switch, to save me some money. As for mouse mode, I've played games with a mouse since the early nineties, does not seem novel to me.

@Rykdrew steam deck OLED may have a better screen but does it play GameCube games? ... (Yes, plus Wii and Wii U, switch, PS2...)

All GameCube games are playable on Steamdeck without a subscription and have been for many years. Also on most Android phones. They also play Wii, Wii U and Switch btw.

I have been playing an upscaled version of Wind waker, with widescreen hacks on Retroid pocket 5. The WiiU version doesn't run quite as well on it.

The article writes "Nintendo will also be releasing a new wireless GameCube controller" and "will you be replaying The Wind Waker". Shouldn't it be "Nintendo will also release a new wireless controller" and "will you replay The Wind Waker"? Such a strange way to be writing things I be reading. Have you been understanding how unusual this has been being?

Some people won't buy a switch 2, not just because of its price, but it's unwieldy size. Switch lite is a more suitable handheld for travel.

I think I am going to wait for a while before picking up switch 2, especially if there is no killer app for me, and indies like this still come to switch 1. If there are performance problems with Metroid Prime 4 on switch 1, I may suddenly change my mind.

I'm OK with paying for digital only games, as long as they have sales like on steam. As for people saying they will lose the games when the servers go down, there are some game preservationists sailing the high seas who can help with that.

I think lots of people said it already, but it is better to have an original switch game plus the upgrade key because you can play the game on both switch 1 and 2. Many people would rather play prime 4 on switch lite, for a more portable experience.

@StewdaMegaManNerd yes, a valid point. I own and paid (once) for all of the games I emulate. I don't rent games and have been playing Wii and GameCube on a handheld for several years now.

I am trying to think of something this can do that my Steamdeck can't already do.

I thought it was 007 themed dlc for hitman.

This rumoured delay in dev kits could result in rumours of poorly optimized games at launch.

@WiltonRoots Perhaps I could say it about all videogame gateways? Perhaps I see them everywhere I look? I think these doors are more reminiscent than most though.

Why do all the doors look like vaginas? That castle too? It is going to be hard to ignore while unloading a throbbing cannon at them.

I am not interested in this game but I really want to check out the movies.

A DS with one long folding screen would be a better design. That said, looks like these folding screens are not durable enough for a consoles lifecycle.

So, Nintendo will allow me to use my own internet with my own electronic device for free? Very generous. Letting me borrow the really old games for a couple of weeks instead of honoring my purchases on older systems is also so very generous.

I bought the games I want on previous consoles and I own them. I will not rent something I already own. It is a shame I can't play the games on switch without hacking it. It is fortunate that there are other machines that are more portable, have nicer screens and better build quality to play these games on, like the Retroid Pocket 5.

If you are disappointed by the loss of this game, google it's name plus the word 'rom'.

Steam Deck plays classic games without a subscription, including GameCube, Wii, Wii U and Switch (which is pretty retro now).

The nightmare update runs the frame rate even slower with even muddier textures. Can't wait.

Being charged to be allowed to connect your own device to your own internet connection seems like a terrible deal. As for trying to lease out old games I have already purchased on prior platforms, instead of honoring my prior purchases, not a good deal either.

The best third party replacement offerings have a D-pad.

Still finding bugs after over 30 years?

Switch 2 amiibo support and new Metal Gear launch game confirmed.

I've been playing virtual console on Retroid Pocket 5. I can play the games I bought and own from all the old consoles, without having to buy them again or, heaven forbid, rent them.

A very late review. This game has been out for a long while. Nintendolife is usually my go-to for reviews but for this game I had to find other websites.

I hope there is a lite version because it seems a bit too big for me.

Ironically, the vast majority of games these devs have produced are the kind of thing I would like to avoid on the eShop too.

This game doesn't work properly on Switch. No point releasing DLC.