The wording on the box doesn't follow. Includes original game and upgrade pack. Upgrade pack also available separately. Even still, it's not like a patch being downloadable is some newfangled idea.
@Ralizah Cyberpunk was only a 7 week build, not even two months of effort. And, really, we should listen to joe rando in chat versus the group who actually develop on these platforms?
Know why Rockstar started floating the idea GTA6 could be $100? They were getting you ready for a $100 price point. Now everybody wants to pretend Nintendo is setting the trend. Try buying new Fighting games on Steam, you'll be paying $150+ for a full roster/features.
@Truegamer79 I've been saying this for forever. Look at some of the initial drawing Miyamoto made and the first arcade cabinet artwork. They went ALL the way back.
Why would heavier mean better? All cell phone companies do is try to make their phones lighter and easier to hold? Having a heavier hand-held is the complete opposite of progress.
@T317 It has to be kind of weird, though. They have to balance the well known characters like Wolverine and Cap with the characters who actually appeared in Annihilation, and even most of the known characters from Annihilation looked a lot different to what most people would know.
Though they oddly went with the 90's Pony Tail Nova too...
You have the ability to make a game look precisely like the comics and instead all of the Marvel characters look like those squat, fat $4 toys instead.
@TenEighty That would make sense except if you follow the inflation rate all of those numbers track pretty well from the 80's to 2017. It's after that things get completely messed up. Every point along the way you're looking at a $20-$40 split which would explain the $50 upticks. Even the extra charge for the OLED makes sense in 22(?) tracks. Between 17 and now it's nearly $100 so the system jumping to $399 makes sense. They didn't always go to the next $50 bound on the systems (manufacturing and parts fluctuate within that), so a $379 might be feasible. But things have gone pretty sideways the last few years.
Don't put out videos with zero gameplay. Even worse, we know it's a Starfox knock-off, you don't need to make a lame 4th wall breaking joke in place of gameplay.
Yeah, so in seven years the Switch has reached 146.04M. It took the PS2 13 years to sell over 160M. That means on average per year the Switch is selling close to 21M consoles versus the PS2's equivalent 12.3M. Nintendo already has bragging rights.
It doesn't surprise me. While the gameplay for 11 was fun the story was just ludicrously far from anything MK anymore. And MK1 took that story farther with the added problem of being less fun to play.
@N00BiSH I had a Samsung Z4 Fold for two years and now have a Z6 Fold. I love them. The wireless died on the first one after about a year and I had to get a replacement but since I paid the extra $200 for the Samsung coverage I had a replacement in three days. Samsung could do a better job getting them thinner and decreasing the crease in the middle (which I've heard they have greatly reduced in the Korea/China only Z6 Special Edition) but otherwise they've been pretty great. I like being able to multi-task and do stuff like do financial planning and look at accounts at the same time. I watch videos on it all the time. And it works fantastic for reading books/comic books... as long as you aren't in direct sunlight. I have also splurged and got the $2100 1TB model both times because I also DJ and I move A LOT of music onto the phone to preview while driving/traveling. The one downside, which Google addressed on the Pixel 9 Fold, is that the front screen while closed is every so slightly too skinny to be comfortable to use. The P9F has a screen that is the width of every other normal phone so you can whip it out on the go without having to open it up. My thought is if you're constantly go-go-go most of the Fold phones won't work for you. If you have time to sit the the fold is really useful.
There's also a rumor Samsung is going to try out a tri-fold (which is really a tri-screen, bi-fold) that will open up into a full 10" tablet which I would be all for if it were thin enough to
Not really sure about this weird "dust" issue people talk about. I live in New Mexico where dust is a way of life, never had a problem with dust or creases.
I have it on WiiU but my Mom had a stroke shortly after I got it and I've spent the past nine years taking care of her so never got the chance to get back to it.
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Re: Switch 2 Game Cart Max Capacity Is 64GB, Says CD Projekt Red
@Arawn93 Texture resolution wasn't nearly as high on the Switch version either. That already greatly reduces file size.
Re: Switch 2 Game Cart Max Capacity Is 64GB, Says CD Projekt Red
@KociolekDoSyta
What are they supposed to sell the games on then? You want a full size bluray drive attached to the back of your handheld?
Re: ICYMI: Mario Kart's Iconic Track Looks Set For A Return In World
@Dimey Paradise City did it long before Forza.
Re: ICYMI: Mario Kart's Iconic Track Looks Set For A Return In World
@ChromaticDracula They have shown some weather effects.
Re: ICYMI: Mario Kart's Iconic Track Looks Set For A Return In World
@DonkeyKongBigBoy Final Fantasy 3 was $80 here in the US way back in 1994.
Re: Talking Point: Zelda: Wind Waker Is On Switch 2 - Do You Still Want A WW:HD Port?
Upping resolution, etc... is nice but I honestly feel like some of the graphical changes made hurt the cell shaded look.
Re: 'Switch 2 Editions' Are Supposedly A Switch Game Card And Download Code For The Upgrade Pack
The wording on the box doesn't follow. Includes original game and upgrade pack. Upgrade pack also available separately. Even still, it's not like a patch being downloadable is some newfangled idea.
Re: Opinion: A Few Too Many Questions & Unwelcome Surprises Are Taking The Shine Off The Switch 2 Reveal
It was Nintendo's show to mess up, and boy did they ever.
Re: The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller - All New Features Revealed
@Ristar24 It's even more frustrating because Nintendo were the FIRST ONES to do it back on the Gamecube.
Re: Civilization VII Dev Likens Game's Switch 2 Graphical Performance To "Mid-Tier PC"
@Ralizah Cyberpunk was only a 7 week build, not even two months of effort. And, really, we should listen to joe rando in chat versus the group who actually develop on these platforms?
Re: "Don't Let Nintendo Ruin The Entire Industry" - Is $80 For Mario Kart World A Bridge Too Far?
Know why Rockstar started floating the idea GTA6 could be $100? They were getting you ready for a $100 price point. Now everybody wants to pretend Nintendo is setting the trend. Try buying new Fighting games on Steam, you'll be paying $150+ for a full roster/features.
Re: Donkey Kong Country Artist Shares His Thoughts On Kong's New Design
@Truegamer79
I've been saying this for forever. Look at some of the initial drawing Miyamoto made and the first arcade cabinet artwork. They went ALL the way back.
Re: First Impressions: Nintendo Switch 2 'Wows' Most When You Go Back To Your Old Switch
Why would heavier mean better? All cell phone companies do is try to make their phones lighter and easier to hold? Having a heavier hand-held is the complete opposite of progress.
Re: Poll: So, How Would You Rate The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct?
@n1985 I don't get it. I loved the WiiU, the Switch was even better.
Re: Poll: So, How Would You Rate The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct?
@mjhopkins81 You clearly have no memory of 2005...
Re: Street Fighter 6 Is Heading To Switch 2 With New Game Modes, amiibo & More
Physical is just a code on a cartridge, no sale.
Re: Rumour: More Switch 2 Development Kit Rumours Emerge
This rumor doesn't make any sense.
Re: Round Up: Everything From Japan's Nintendo Direct Broadcast (March 2025)
Now we have a relative time frame for Capcom Fighting Collection 2...
Re: Mini Review: Rendering Ranger: R2 [Rewind] (Switch) - A Novel Run 'N' Gun/Shooter Hybrid That's Finally Affordable
Downloaded it. I'd give it a 3. It's a really boring/stiff Contra.
Re: Marvel Gets The Shredder's Revenge Treatment In Upcoming Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion'
@StraTTtheRipper It's on Steam, and isn't very good.
Re: Marvel Gets The Shredder's Revenge Treatment In Upcoming Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion'
@Spider-Kev Where?
Re: Marvel Gets The Shredder's Revenge Treatment In Upcoming Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion'
@Spider-Kev They can't block Spider-Man from being in Switch games. He was in Ultimate Alliance 3 and the MvC collection.
Re: Marvel Gets The Shredder's Revenge Treatment In Upcoming Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion'
@T317 It has to be kind of weird, though. They have to balance the well known characters like Wolverine and Cap with the characters who actually appeared in Annihilation, and even most of the known characters from Annihilation looked a lot different to what most people would know.
Though they oddly went with the 90's Pony Tail Nova too...
Re: Marvel Gets The Shredder's Revenge Treatment In Upcoming Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion'
I absolutely hate this artwork. Byrne, Cochrane, Adams , Portacio, Lee... nope, let's make it look like Marvel Super Hero Squad.
Re: Nintendo Direct March 2025 - Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
You have the ability to make a game look precisely like the comics and instead all of the Marvel characters look like those squat, fat $4 toys instead.
Re: Rumour: Latest Switch 2 Theory Suggests Release Date Might Be Right Around The Corner
Could be June, probably August.
Re: Switch 2 Predicted To Cost "$400 Or More"
@TenEighty That would make sense except if you follow the inflation rate all of those numbers track pretty well from the 80's to 2017. It's after that things get completely messed up. Every point along the way you're looking at a $20-$40 split which would explain the $50 upticks. Even the extra charge for the OLED makes sense in 22(?) tracks. Between 17 and now it's nearly $100 so the system jumping to $399 makes sense. They didn't always go to the next $50 bound on the systems (manufacturing and parts fluctuate within that), so a $379 might be feasible. But things have gone pretty sideways the last few years.
Re: Switch 2 Predicted To Cost "$400 Or More"
@Jiggies There's a giant one called inflation. $299 in 2017 is equivalent to $391 today.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Expected To Join Switch 2 With A New Handheld This Year
@Member_the_game
They can be either/or. I use it 99% handheld because I don't have time to sit in front of a TV.
That's why it works so well, it's what it needs to be for different people.
Re: Star Fox Veteran's New Game Is Channelling Serious Lylat Energy
Don't put out videos with zero gameplay. Even worse, we know it's a Starfox knock-off, you don't need to make a lame 4th wall breaking joke in place of gameplay.
Also the fighter design is kind of bad.
Re: Talking Point: What We Expect From The Switch 2 Direct
What makes Ollie convinced there's going to be a Mario/Donkey Kong 3D game?
Re: New Capcom Survey Wants To Know Your Thoughts About MvC Fighting Collection
@Samalik Did you take the survey and mention that?
Re: Nintendo Switch Finally Surpasses PlayStation 2's Lifetime Sales In The US
Yeah, so in seven years the Switch has reached 146.04M. It took the PS2 13 years to sell over 160M. That means on average per year the Switch is selling close to 21M consoles versus the PS2's equivalent 12.3M. Nintendo already has bragging rights.
Re: Several PlatinumGames Veterans Have Seemingly Left The Studio
I'd like to know why Tinari is moving to Finland.
Re: Reaction: The Game Awards Left Us With One Big Question: Will Any Of This Run On Switch 2?
I don't care about a single thing from that show.
Re: Nintendo Reveals Donkey Kong Country Returns HD's Opening Cutscene
This is just Nintendo doing easy things while they scramble to get Switch 2 material completed. It could be worse.
Re: Talking Point: Can Sony And Microsoft Really Compete With Nintendo In A New 'Handheld War'?
@bigpale You realize the rumor right now is the Switch 2 will be $400, right?
Re: Random: Did Street Fighter 6's Next DLC Just Reference Sakurai's Famous Smash Quote? Some Fans Think So
They're releasing a trailer for a character dlc for winter of 25?
Re: Rumour: Mortal Kombat 1 Future DLC Supposedly Cancelled
It doesn't surprise me. While the gameplay for 11 was fun the story was just ludicrously far from anything MK anymore. And MK1 took that story farther with the added problem of being less fun to play.
Re: Patent Suggests Samsung May Create Its Own Foldable Handheld Console
@N00BiSH I had a Samsung Z4 Fold for two years and now have a Z6 Fold. I love them. The wireless died on the first one after about a year and I had to get a replacement but since I paid the extra $200 for the Samsung coverage I had a replacement in three days. Samsung could do a better job getting them thinner and decreasing the crease in the middle (which I've heard they have greatly reduced in the Korea/China only Z6 Special Edition) but otherwise they've been pretty great. I like being able to multi-task and do stuff like do financial planning and look at accounts at the same time. I watch videos on it all the time. And it works fantastic for reading books/comic books... as long as you aren't in direct sunlight. I have also splurged and got the $2100 1TB model both times because I also DJ and I move A LOT of music onto the phone to preview while driving/traveling. The one downside, which Google addressed on the Pixel 9 Fold, is that the front screen while closed is every so slightly too skinny to be comfortable to use. The P9F has a screen that is the width of every other normal phone so you can whip it out on the go without having to open it up. My thought is if you're constantly go-go-go most of the Fold phones won't work for you. If you have time to sit the the fold is really useful.
There's also a rumor Samsung is going to try out a tri-fold (which is really a tri-screen, bi-fold) that will open up into a full 10" tablet which I would be all for if it were thin enough to
Not really sure about this weird "dust" issue people talk about. I live in New Mexico where dust is a way of life, never had a problem with dust or creases.
Re: Patent Suggests Samsung May Create Its Own Foldable Handheld Console
@Varkster Playstation and XBox...
Re: Sony May Be Plotting A New PSP To Compete With Nintendo's 'Switch 2'
So Sony does what Nintendo already did and then pretends they invented it. Like always.
Re: MvC: Fighting Collection Shows Off Bonus Comic Included With Physical Version
Horrible interior art.
Re: Nintendo Adds Metroid Prime 4: Beyond To Official Metroid Website, Says It's "Coming Soon"
Prime 4 has got to be a Switch/2 bridge title at this point.
Re: Dragon Quest 3 Remake Producer Would "Love" To See Final Fantasy 6 HD-2D
@EarthboundBenjy I think that's an awesome idea.
Re: Castlevania Tribute Starring Classic Dracula Actor Launches Today On Switch
@Antraxx777 Yes.
Re: Feature: "I Was A Bit Nervous At First" - Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Producer Talks Reimagining An RPG Classic
@MeanBeanEgg They changed some of the artwork.
Re: Castlevania Tribute Starring Classic Dracula Actor Launches Today On Switch
This game is horribly mediocre and only succeeds at looking like something you would want to play.
Re: This Castlevania LP Boxset Looks Gorgeous, But It Costs A Pretty Penny
$12 a record is actually pretty cheap.
Re: So, Will You Be Getting Xenoblade Chronicles X For Switch?
I have it on WiiU but my Mom had a stroke shortly after I got it and I've spent the past nine years taking care of her so never got the chance to get back to it.