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I'll be able to find it much cheaper than $50 at retail, so I'll be going physical. As for the missing multiplayer. I'm fine with that. I refuse to pay for NSO, so wouldn't be able to use it anyway.

The physical is always cheaper, when it comes out where I live, so maybe I'll pick it up then. There is more value to a box and a full game on a cartridge for me. If I buy digital I will get this, on a deep sale... An appropriate price being $19.99...only if I am still hyped about it by the time it comes on sale. While some consider $50 good value, good for them, I don't.

I am sure that virtual console is better on this device than on Switch.

Flashback 2 still gives me flashbacks of Flashback.

Nintendo don't want Genshin Impact 2 to be about crafting vehicles from parts lying around the environment.

Emulation should have worked at launch considering people are renting the service, and shouldn't have to pay to wait for it to work properly. I hope virtual console returns.

I can see $50 being an OK price if they intend to drop prices like they do on PS4 where few months later it's $39.99, and then shortly after that, $19.99.

I think Nintendo is quite responsible with parental controls. There are a few games that are not safe for kids, so it is good to filter them out. I am also glad Nintendo makes voice chat with strangers difficult, I know it is an unpopular opinion but every game becomes R rated when you hear the things people say online.

EA was the Consumerist's worst company in the world for two years in a row, earning two golden poos. They cancelled origin accounts after 2 years, effectively deleting peoples games if they didn't log onto their website, and used another more popular platform like steam. The Sims 4 with all DLC costs £1,000.33 / $1,094.33 / €1,094.33. Let's not forget when they defended those criminal gambling loot boxes, where you can't even buy the DLC as "surprise mechanics". Maybe they need to consider their own irresponsible business practices. Parents should know that EA are not to be trusted with the attention of their kids.

On an individual level, boycotting just means not buying a game you don't want.

I'm happy that a reasonably big game is coming to Switch. This and batman shows me there is life in the old machine for decent 3rd party content. Reminds me of when devs made games for both PSP and Wii as 2nd tier multiplatform games.

The newer and bigger Red Dead Redemption 2 is frequently on sale for $15 on steam, and I could play that on my Steamdeck. But... I can't buy the first game on Steam...why am I tempted by this terrible value proposition?

I have both a Switch and PS5, ideally I would like this on switch, and ideally an old game like this will run well on switch. I suspect the footage in the video is from PS5. I'm going to wait to see whether this is another GTA mess and will need to see gameplay footage and reviews before buying anything. If Nintendo offered refunds for bad products like steam does, I wouldn't have to be so cautious.

Well done to Netherealm for making the Switch versions. I hope the cost to condense this game into a switch version is profitable. For people who only have a Switch, it is nice to have modern, 3rd party games.

@Will808 perhaps it is easier to add a second screen to play Wii-u and 3/DS ports instead? Nintendo love second screens because it makes original hardware the best way to play, reducing piracy. The second screen could be detachable, like the circle pad pro. Could use the USB, in fact, they could make one of these for the current switch. Personally, I would like a even newer new 3DS.

With Nintendo's "blue ocean" approach, I'm wondering whether they might do something completely different to Switch, seeing as the market has a lot more handheld gaming machines. I hope they merely revise the faults with switch, like improving Joycon flimsiness and make the dock smaller, then add a more modern processor.

@Will808 the reverse Wii U connection to TV is a smart idea sounds cool. Problem is a switch uses very different hardware to Wii U and couldn't run a Wii U game without a proper port being made, or significantly more processing power to emulate a Wii U. Still could work.

1) virtual console with all games possible, no trickle and that recognises prior digital purchases on your Wii, Wii U, 3DS accounts instead of making you buy them again (or rent them).

2) light gun games, using a proper IR pointer like Wii had.

3)Metroid Prime 5 (4 should release on the original Switch, or both). Or perhaps a new mainline Metroid, or reboot, or something.

4) Mario Kart 9 with F-Zero tracks and vehicles that also can play as a full new F-Zero game too.

Something that utilises the new 4k rumble.

Great news about a game that might not even be released and is very different to the popular version. I look forward to not playing it.

I'm guessing that with a Wii U players do not need to pay a subscription to play online. Seems like this could be a more favourable way to play Mario Kart 8, for some of the few people who own a Wii U.

Wii/GC= CD folder
3DS/DS/GBA= drawers, here and there.
Switch=A tiny little cartridge box with 15 cartridges, just the big games. All Indies are digital. I love the tiny cartridges!
Wii accessories= a suitcase that I may need to throw out.
(I'm thinking of dumping all of the games ROMs to a SSD or the cloud to save space).

The switch successor will have no screen but use HD rumble to communicate progress for the player. It will have no thumb sticks or buttons eliminating all possible drift and instead will effectively use an IR sensor to control the rumble. 1-2 Switch Deluxe IR-Rumble edition will be its killer App. Full Amiibo support of course.

Nintendo should release Metroid and Zelda physical collections of SNES and GBA games. I loved the SNES mini but would love those games on a cartridge for Switch.

How about giving a game as a reward?

@Bass_X0 Funny how you use the term "new normal" which is used to describe events following wars, crises, pandemics and sci fi dystopian futures. It isn't abnormal to sell old videogames.

@Bass_X0 well, not sure about the crappy ones, but at present you are renting them, whether you like them or not.

They should make a Tom Clancy game where you shoot Raving Rabbids.

Bring back virtual console!

I'm still trying to figure out who the characters are.

@appleseedeon I'm not sure if this is actually true. Original NES games do not mention the cartridge is just a license to play. I think the same with SNES. This idea of it being a license emerged with internet downloads. I would like to see a Nintendolife article exploring this topic and answering some questions regarding laws in different countries and different decades.

I suppose I'll just play a few more Wii and GameCube games on my Steamdeck and PC, while wondering what implications this article actually has in real life.

Best title to an article I've seen in years.

Steam let's you return a game you are not satisfied with, within a time frame. It is clear that Nintendo cannot guarantee the quality of games on its platform so they should do the same. If Rockstar saw that 90% of purchases had been returned, they would have fixed the game properly. It would make Nintendo seem like a more trustworthy brand.

They should put an F-Zero planet on the next Metroid or Star Fox game. It would be cool to crash land on a planet and get involved in racing to buy parts for your ship, a bit like in a certain space opera. I would love that. Starlink did something like this, but I didn't like Starlink, the whole game was way too repetitive.

@Sisilly_G you are right. I had two ds's and they both had issues with worn out contacts under the D pad. Never had a problem with the hinge.

@khululy I've been through two original switches and six joycon. I would consider myself a light casual gamer. The light one does look sturdier.

I hope nintendo goes back to making sturdy and durable consoles. The switch is the flimsiest handheld ever made.

@kfflscnt I don't know, I like lots of aspects about the game, just not turn based combat. I don't know why you think the creators are racist. Please don't put words into my mouth, especially inflammatory ones.

@Cashews in the last few places I've worked it's all been Google docs, for the last decade or so.

@Chaotic_Neutral "OUTERLOOP GAMES IS A MINORITY LED, FULLY DISTRIBUTED INDIE GAME STUDIO THAT CREATES ACCESSIBLE GAMES WITH DEPTH ABOUT UNDERREPRESENTED CULTURES AND THEMES" so yes you noticed the intention, which turns out to be their mission statement. You may not be the target audience! They also appear to have caps lock on.

I don't like the idea of exclusives, because you end up not playing certain games or paying too much to play them (like buying a Wii u just for Windwaker HD). Microsoft is not a monopoly on Xbox or PC gaming. They pretty much handed the PC market to valve and the browser and word/excel to Google. They are not monopolists by any stretch of the imagination.

If it was a free download, most people wouldn't bother downloading it.

Lovely art style, skate, fight and flirt with cooking sim all works for me. Interesting characters. Not into turn based games, except if it is a deck of cards, so I'll skip. Was quite disappointed when I read "turn based". Looks like a good game.

@Lyricana they changed the title of the article, it used to start with "better than dread", that has now been removed.

Aside from scalpers, large high street retailers need to stop "bundling" desirable consoles with undesirable shovelware (1-2 switch for instance lol) to hike up the price during a shortage and get rid of unsellable games.

Some ideas to inhibit scalping:
1- write the RRP on the box.
2- sell directly to customers online, using an account.
3- have enough stock
4- don't let people buy large numbers at the same address/credit card.
5- give a free game download to people who access the online shop using the same credit card used to purchase the console.

@ATaco the way it should be.

Bring back virtual console!

I was hoping for a big reveal of the joycon IR sensor being used as a light gun for switch, but this never happened. The IR controls on Wii made it the best way to play on-rail shooters and also Metroid Prime. House of the dead remake was pointless without IR controls. I still hope Prime 4 will come with a light gun of some kind.