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I wonder if that's really enough to stop him. If he's making good money doing this, it might not be a big enough deterent.

I love my PC games, but I don't see what the Steam Deck is for. As a PC fan, I've already got a really nice desktop pc, super ultrawide monitor, kana keyboard, mouse, gamepad not attached to a screen, and comfy computer chair. The Steam Deck would be a huge downgrade for me.

I mostly just play at home. But I got a Meta Quest 3s if I really want to play somewhere else. I can even use the remote desktop, Steam Link or Xbox Live if I felt the need to play non-VR games in it, but that would be pretty unusual since VR is amazing.

@Anti-Matter How would you know there are no Miis? Have you played it? Mario Kart 8 had them (edit: so did Tour), there's no reason to assume it's any different here.

I think he's making a joke about a light switch.

@PikaPhantom Oh okay, well that makes sense. I thought it seemed strange but never really thought about it before. I guess I usually just watch them live.

I wonder if they'll delete it a couple hours after airing, like they did with the last Treehouse event.

I'd rather the system be $10 cheaper and have this as an optional game to buy for people interested.

@Dev-N I buy games I'm interested in. Must suck to want a game but not buy it because it's costs money. I'm really curious if they put all of Super Mario Bros. 4K in there, because as a huge Mario fan that alone would make it worth it to me. But I like random Nintendo minigames, they're very good at making those, so I'm really looking forward to checking it out either way.

I need it when it launches, so I might go for the scalpers if I can't find it anywhere else. But I'll wait until preorders go live in the US first.

Good. I'd prefer not to have achievements forced on all the games, and eshop music isn't necessary at all. The only thing I would like to see is a zoom out of our games on the main menu. I have tons and tons of Switch games but they only show like 4 games on the screen at once so I forget what I've got. It makes me hesitant to buy anything new.

Mario Kart bundle and Welcome Tour, then I'll get Fast Fusion and Cyberpunk if I can afford it or if there's a sale.

Then Donkey Kong for sure, Drag & Drive, and probably Mario Party & Pokemon. And I'd like to play Metroid, and Elden Ring when that comes out. And Enter the Gungeon 2 of course.

Yes! I can't wait to sink a few hundred hours into this one

Seems like you're asking the wrong audience. You won't get a straight answer from this crowd. Biggest fans of a game like that probably don't read gaming sites.

I hope we get a 3d Mario Maker, and an ARMS sequel would be great

Awesome, I can't wait to pick it up. It's been too long since we had a sequel.

Hades 2 is on PC as well, you don't need an underpowered portable to play that. And I think you described the issue. You need a Steam account to get one, and if you have a Steam account with games already you probably have a PC that can play these games just as good if not better. And Steamdeck has no exclusives. It's a offshoot of a PC that plays the same games, like a Switch Lite. Comparing the two seems silly. A better comparison would be PC players vs Nintendo players but that's probably a lot harder to get details on that while excluding PCs bought just for business.

I'd prefer not to spend more money on features I'll never use. If it was up to me, it wouldn't even have a screen.

They didn't mention the most important bit, how does it control on Switch? The original game on the Atari had the paddle controller and the Amico had a controller with something like that as well. I wish there a paddle add-on for the Switch.

I can't imagine being antsy for this thing, I'll get it because I have to but I'm happy to wait and wait. My backlog is enormous. Not just on Switch, but PC, PS4, Quest 3S and I have a bunch of older systems as well.

Looks like a Switch XL or maybe a Switch Pro. The video did nothing to make me think I need this when I already have a Switch. Even when they showed the new Mario Kart I couldn't tell it was a new game, just looked like regular old Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to me.

@BANJO Yeah I'm a massive fan. The game shows up on these top 10 charts every week because it's a great game. The best thing ever is 4v4 online soccer with the leg strap, but otherwise the bowling is great and it's all simultaneous so there's less waiting than ever.

Tennis is great fun, much improved over the 1 to 1 rackets that were constantly needing to be recentered by pushing down on the dpad on Wii Sports Club, and the online is a million times better. Sports Club was so slow, really laggy games every time if you could even find a match. Here they sold many millions of copies so there's always opponents of every skill level (which is great for playing in Pro League mode) and the game has rollback netcode so no more game freezes or stuttering. You need online to play, but it's pretty cheap.

I had a PS4 Pro but didn't really use it much, and now most of the games are on PC. I can't picture myself ever buying another Playstation or Xbox, but there's no void here. I get all those cool high end graphics games if I want on my PC, Nintendo consoles because 1st party and interesting hardware gimmicks, and Meta Quest VR because it's awesome. Those 3 things are quite different, I don't need another box that plays similar games to what I can already get.

Some of these companies are so stupid. Like Blizzard, they would have made a fortune on Hearthstone Switch but for some reason, decided it wasn't worth it. I'm no marketing guru but I can say with certainty that it would have paid off big time. Aside from being practically made for a portable with it's wait and strategize approach and no high end graphics needed, it would have been an easy win, with barely any competition in the AAA competitive collectible card genre (at least at the time). Who knows how many millions they lost on not porting that from the beginning.

Not really worth answering polls. The future is a complete mystery. If I made a guess it would probably turn out wrong, so I'd rather not waste the effort.

Mario Maker 2, and some Metroid Dread on Switch, maybe try some Donkey Kong GB. And a lot of Quest 2 games like In Death: Unchained, Punch Fit MR, Crazy Kung Fu, just got Arcade Paradise and Trivia Crack World, Moss, and I Expect You To Die 2, and been playing weird smaller free stuff like CPR training or learning to dance in the Salsa demo.

Then on PC I've been playing Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, and just picked up 10,000,000 & You Must Build A Boat for $2. Got a pretty good deal on a Quest 3s also and looking forward to trying Batman and all the cool mixed reality stuff. And picked up Tears of the Kingdom & Pikmin 4 on sale, so got quite a lot on my plate at the moment.

This article is missing some deals. I got Pikmin 4, Tears of the Kingdom, Animal Crossing, and Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury for $30 each at Walmart.

@BigNate It has nothing to do with capability, they have the money, they could hire more people and put the whole catalog out tomorrow. They choose to release things spaced out on a calendar to keep people talking.

It's the same with the regular full priced games. They're not finishing just before release, games sit there done for years waiting for the best time to make the most sales, while not hindering the sales of other first party games releasing around the same time (like putting out a new 2d Mario the same week as a new 2d Donkey Kong).

@Not_Soos I don't think that's a good idea at all. People aren't really going to finish all those games before the new release. And putting out a remake for full price when all the other old games are part of the service won't sit well with people; "the other games are on Switch Online why isn't DK Country Returns!? I'll just play the "free" ones that come with my Switch Online account".

And a lot of people would just say, "we have 4 more sequels I still haven't played that I'm technically paying for already. I'll hold off on buying the remake until then."

You want to drip feed that so people are thirsty for more, had time to digest what's there; not full before something new shows up.

I've seen it enough to know that they won't talk about my favorite games, and instead focus on cinematic trailers with no gameplay shown, lots of gritty realistic environments, voice acting, pores, sweat, dramatic yelling, guns, etc. I'd watch if they gave the same amount of screen time to indies, but they won't because it's more about getting ad revenue from game companies than it is showing what's good, and indies can't afford to advertise on the show like the big AAAs can.

I don't want both personally. It's the gameplay I'm here for, not the story. That stuff is just filler that gets in the way generally. And voice overs in Zelda would be annoying, I just want to hit the button to scan the dialogue and get on with the game, not wait for voice actors to deliver their lines.

@MeloMan If you see it, see it in theaters. People throw things at the screen, dress up, etc.

With the wifi and updates, I have to wonder if they'll be releasing new soundtracks when new games launch. That would be a good reason to pick one up. They could also have it go off for special events like Nintendo Directs.

and works great in Super Mario Maker 2. That's what I use every time I play. It's got a great d-pad and none of those unneeded sticks to get in the way. And there's a toggle so you can make the d-pad act like a stick, which can be cool for some games.

I wonder what they'll show on the 2nd and 3rd screens.

@VoidofLight I don't think you're willing to change your mind so won't look at evidence that proves it's art. You couldn't have watched those and say they're not art, I mean you can, but I don't believe you. People acting like you push the ai art button and it just makes a thing, but it doesn't work like that. It's a tool, and in the right hands it can be amazing, you just need a human with vision and effort.

Good story tellers are nothing new, but until now they had no outlet aside from writing. Here even someone with practically no budget can see their visions come to life. It can be bad if it's replacing human artists, but there are some things that would never exist because not everyone can afford a hollywood budget and those stories would just go untold.

It's not all black and white. If people didn't find it useful it never would taken off like it has.

@VoidofLight It's easy to say it's not real art, but...

How to stay healthy - Aze Alter
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Looks like a new Switch for sure, like a Switch XL. They should have released it years ago.

Really fun reading what all these conspiracy theorists think in the comments.

@johnedwin They can have their own little niche with those cinematic action adventure games, but if they want a bigger audience they should make games for all genres. Because if you don't like that genre, there's no reason to buy the console.

I wish Sega would spend more time making little things like this. This could be a free to play game and people would be buying rare Chao and clothes and talents, etc. They could also be making things like a new Sega Swirl or Chu Chu Rocket, none of that stuff should cost a fortune to develop.

Maybe some of that stuff is apt, but when they bring up ARMS I think they're just looking for excuses. Not a chance it plays anything like it.

Only if it has motion controls and online random matchmaking. I like Looney Tunes alright but if it's not as good as Switch Sports, I'd rather just keep playing Switch Sports if I want to play sports games. After getting used to that it seems kind of silly playing sports games with a controller; and offline. Offline games are fine for lots of genres, but I don't think competitive sports is one of them.

Nice to see Switch Sports still in the top 10 and beating Mario Kart.

Wow, an action adventure game scores good on Nintendo Life. I'm so shocked. Good thing they didn't add motion controls like Wario Land Shake It or Nintendo Life would have docked it some points.

@Tayrailbridge Because of articles like this one. They space the games out so that people keep talking about them so the hype never dies down, similar to how they revealed characters in Smash Bros. If they had released all the games when the service began, this would all be old news.

@-wc- @-wc- SNES, N64, and Gamecube were all discounted after release and were not selling better than their next gen competition. If a N64 were the same price as a Gamecube at the same time, that's going to confuse people. If Switch is still selling like gangbusters there's little reason to lower the price, but seeing them both be for sale at the same price is going to confuse some people.

If it's only as much as a Switch the consumer is going to think it's can't be much better or Nintendo is ripping people off selling a Switch for the same price; and Switch already has all those games, so grandma will buy the grandkid a Switch considering they're both the same price and one has fewer games and one has more. The perception of paying $100 more makes people think they're buying something next gen and new, and it gives Nintendo room to make price cuts as needed later. You could get a $300 Switch 2, but it would be on sale and you'd feel special for getting it at such a great deal.

I can picture $500, but $400 seems more like it. All I know is it sure won't be $300 as Switch never got or needed a price drop, and you can't sell them both for the same price or people will think it's no better than a Switch.

They're cute, but seems kind of silly to spend extra money on something you can't even see most of the time.

Enter the Gungeon is so good, play it if you haven't already, you have no idea what you're missing.

I don't know who thought this was easy. I'm pretty sure I've only won one online match, and it was so long ago I don't even remember how it happened. And that's over the course of two consoles.