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I'm buying it It's not expensive and probably worth its asking price.

Does anybody have a really good guide about migrating from Switch 1 to Switch 2? I've read a few and I think I got the basics. But a few questions remain:

• I suppose your savegames and all will be copied, not moved, so you could still play your physical games on the S1?
• But what about digital games: Will they be removed from the S1? Or will they be present on both consoles, but you can only play one system at a time?
• If you choose to store savegames in the cloud: Will they remain synced between systems? Or do you get two savegame branches from the moment you migrate?

@romanista On a modded Wii? Wasn't aware of that

Yeah I was very interested in all of these (save for Famicom Rally which I've never heard of, and which doesn't look like R.C. Pro Am at all, I'd argue - different perspective).

Had high hopes they'd eventually port the arcade ones to home console, but in the end they probably don't feel like Mario Kart anyway.

Tour: Utterly disappointing, gameplay is no fun and its influence/legacy in terms of course design is a downgrade.

Live: I love the concept, but A) I had trouble keeping a connection even over a few meters and B) after 3 minutes I got nauseous :/

I’ll have to work late, but I’m hoping to unpack and try Mario Kart before midnight!

Cool. Was there any mention of improved performance on Switch 2? F-Zero X stutters on Switch 1.

@Michael0916 Yeah I know, all good. I could do without Pro Controller and grip, would already result in a box 2/3 of the size.

That’s a chunky box for a portable console. You could hide a GameCube in there.

@Anti-Matter Fair enough if you’re invested in both systems. But most people on here are probably playing Nintendo systems exclusively.

"We don't know about you, but with the Switch 2 right around the corner, a new Nintendo Direct is honestly the last thing on our minds right now."

Is it? I'd love it! The "holiday game / general outlook" question is very much on my mind.

"Ah yes, seven entries in and we finally arrive at the first numbered game in the series (pipe down, MK64)."

Oh man, one day there will actually be a 64th entry in the series. How are they going to call it?!? In the year (calculates) 2245?

I wonder if they're still going to re-release that one. At first it seemed weird that they left it out of the 3D All Stars collection, but they likely came to the conclusion that it's not worth it, or rather: not necessary. They knew they were going to hit their sales target anyway, Galaxy 2 would have made no difference. But cost money.

The problem for us is: It never felt like they were saving SMG2 for later. It was a hit back then, yes, but less so than the first. And once you've released "The Bruce Willis anniversary collection", how do you re-release "Die Hard 2" standalone later on?

@beartown In what respect? I quite like what I've heard so far!
The music: seems to follow closely what they did in 8, meaning: Real recordings of over-the-top fusion arrangements with horns, strings + the odd exotic instrument. Augmented with a lot of synth action as usual, but the little jingles seem a bit more retro and "chunky". Like a NES and SNES aesthetic.
Sound effects: to the point and punchy.

In the end it’s their privilege to change up their designs. They’re the artists.

He doesn't seem to be a great diplomat.

Yeah it's not so much a money issue with these, but keeping all that stuff set up.. plus infrared bar and controllers and chargers.

@SirLink Yeah there's no chance they'll ever bring up Other M again. It was soo detested when it came out, and sales weren't great either. One of the great surprises in video game history.

It's too bad - from what I gathered the criticism centered on the characterization of Samus. What Nintendo / Team Ninja tried (and achieved in my opinion) on the gameplay side got completely buried in the process.

You can easily find used copies (but you have to set up a Wii or Wii U of course).

@SirLink I wish it would be for me, bought the MP remaster but 15 mins in I gave up, I just don't enjoy FPS games :/ But I absolutely wish them a lot of success, you can see the amount of care and detail that went into the games.

Dread on the other hand was amazing (way better than I thought a non-Japanese developed Nintendo game could be), and unpopular opinion: I liked Other M 😶🤷‍♂️.

It does make a lot of sense. Next my biggest question is “will they unveil something more for the holidays”. Because after MKW there’s nothing I really have my eyes on. Bananza looks like 7/10 game somehow. Is MP4 going to be that ‘next big first party game’?

No that makes sense, how are you going to immerse yourself without a game-key card?

I just want a successor for ARMS by the name of ASMR. A boxing game but with subtle rustling sounds annoyingly close to your ears.

On the one hand it seems unlikely, because Nintendo's system is not at the forefront of technology. So any upcoming game that's pushing the boundaries cannot possibly target Switch 2 first.

In the bigger picture though - everywhere you read that the current model of high end videogame development is no longer sustainable. Development has become so expensive that they'd have to sell at a price customers aren't willing to pay. Nintendo's hybrid way kinda circumvents the problem, by reducing the technical complexity. No wonder Microsoft and Sony are looking into handhelds..

Interesting, so among enthusiasts it's very unpopular. Maybe more of a mainstream audience feature?

Yeah I don't think that's going to be a weakness. There's other risky points about it.

Almost all the numbers below the top 10 are wildly outdated. Like, 3 years old, completely useless.

Is there no journalist in the industry who’s able to reach out to Nintendo and officially ask for updated numbers? I think that’s a point worth noting when we decry the closure of so many websites… most of them don’t do the hard work anymore.

Ok if we’re in the contemplation phase I guess I’ll forget about it for now. And the next 3-4 years.

I have to say the replies on the topic of a Chrono Trigger remake always rub me the wrong way. “Uh I guess it would be ok”, “Honestly the OG was perfect”, “Ugh they better don’t do x or y” - quite spoiled and entitled.

We get it, you’re purists and true retro gamers™️, but let others have their fun, your SNES cartridge (or rather Rom) isn’t going anywhere.

I'm probably alone in this, but I kinda understand. Everybody wondered how on earth Nintendo was planning to keep their new video chat feature safe for children - well, this might work.

If you see gamechat as a specialized video chat service, not an all-purpose one, it's not that bad, is it? I mean, you wouldn't suddenly have all your private calls and conversations via Nintendo gamechat. You have other services for that. This one you turn on for a match of Mario Kart, you laugh and exchange some blue shell related expletives, then you log off again.

@Jester676
https://store.nintendo.de/de/mario-kart-world-70010000096802

Mario Kart World isn’t 80€ MSRP in Europe, it is 90€

To be honest, I’m on the brink of cancelling my bundle preorder… beyond MKW there’s not much I’m interested in, in particular Bananza I’m quite lukewarm about. And across the board prices are such a turnoff. For Switch 1 I bought quite some games (even some that I was just somewhat interested in), can’t see me doing that at a much higher price point.

Only reason I haven’t cancelled yet is that, weirdly, this might be the lowest price Switch 2 is ever gonna get.

Well they are a tiny indie company with limited funds, let’s not be mean.

How many Star Wars games exist for Switch you say? 😦

In itself the Japanese one is weird, because of all the white space. But I can imagine it stands out amidst other boxes.

@danzoEX At least not getting the Original Nintendo Seal of Quality, that’s for sure

Asking for trouble, if someone ever was

@sixrings I was specifically referring to this article, their speculations and high hopes for free upgrades of older titles.

@Serpenterror Well S-E always find a way to sour any deal, but I would still argue that the very existence of a Chrono Trigger remake would outweigh their choice of distribution format

I'm 5 minutes into your video - I think you're in for a massive disappointment across the board. 120 Hz, higher resolution, mouse controls, new content?
The fact that Nintendo kept this so low key means there's going to be barely anything. "(...) may improve performance or add support for features such as GameShare" is what they promise, and that's going to be it. I'll be pleasantly surprised if the 2D Zelda games get the stuttering removed.

Duh-duh. Who saw that coming.

I too don’t think it’s coming to Switch 2. S2 is supposedly quite a bit weaker that the lowest platform they target (Series S)… don’t think they’d demake it until it barely runs. Factor in politics and the old understanding that these games wouldn’t sell on a Nintendo system..

Ugh not great. To be fair, it’s (to my knowledge) the first time their updates don’t go smoothly, Nintendo has had a great track record.

Not surprising it happens with this one, it’s the big update preparing for the S2 transfers and all. When it came out I thought to myself “good idea to release it a few weeks in advance, so it’s rock solid by launch day”.

I probably won’t have to, for a while, because my libraries are always veeery heavy on first party games, and it looks like those will be actual cartridges for now.

But I’ll be honest, it feels like the war can’t be won anymore. I didn’t expect Nintendo to make this move, but here we are. Same for the pricing: I had this idea that Nintendo would try to keep the barrier low, but again, here we are. I’m still processing this, it does change my image of the company.

This update makes me feel very unstable I need to sit down.

@Suketoudara if you want to read my previous longer comment, I gave a few more reasonings that matter with this topic. It’s not as simple as you might think.

@Suketoudara That's surely not why. I haven't seen the credit roll, it would be interesting to see the exact wording. Koji Kondo probably got a general credit for the music, not for particular songs.

Also - of course with a more powerful position comes more leverage. Let's be honest, Kondo is in another league. The Miyamoto of game music basically.

Isn't it (regrettably) a general practice in the video game industry to keep composers and music producers largely hidden / anonymous? That's why researching game music is really hard. Pretty sure it's a legal thing and is connected to the unique way rights are handled in that industry. Afaik they will only let you work on a total buyout basis, they'd never leave any share of rights with the composer. That's completely different from how normal music releases work. Crediting composers in a product that licenses the songs (remember, the Mario movie is not an endeavour by Nintendo alone) might provide hooks for composers to sue.

If you happen to be a member of any music royalty collecting organization (ASCAP and the likes, their catalogs are all connected): Try finding any Nintendo score in the international databases. You won't.

• What "total buyout" means differs between countries. In some countries (USA, possibly Japan?) you can sell your copyright, which essentially means that you no longer are the creator, legally speaking. Which might be why Mr. Kirkhope won't get a mention anymore, legally speaking Nintendo came up with these tunes. In other countries (i.e. Germany) that's not possible, for example.

Huh that is a lot.

I was interested in the comparison:

• TOTK released 1 year later and stands at >20m sales, so they sold at a pretty similar rate apparently.
• TOTK sold on just one platform, ER on 3-5
• however ER seems to keep selling while TOTK came to a halt basically

Not sure if comparing makes a lot of sense, never played ER, it might not at all be a game for Zelda fans.

GERMSTERP!

The company recently closed shop over here in Germany, don't think we're gonna miss them.

Baldur's Basics could be an RPG tutorial

It feels funny to say that but: I think the app is too unobtrusive! I mean, this is one app that you actively download because you want the hype and advertising. But there's hardly anything coming through. I have all notifications turned on, but it might still be some setting I'm unaware of.