Nintoz

Well well well, it's finally time!

1. Mario Kart World
2. Persona 5 Royal (Nearly at the end of this after 3 whole years of playing, have loved every second but am also looking forward to finishing it once and for all)
3. Splatoon 3

The most surprising bit was that my most-played in January was Cuphead! Which is strange as I don't play that an awful lot...perhaps I just had a particularly long session with it.

Welcome Mai!!
Looking forward to seeing you in many videos going forward.

I played Wonder recently and forgot how magical of an experience it was, it's definitely one of my favourite Switch games!

Hopefully there's a fair bit of single player content in the Switch 2 edition.

@NintendoWife HAHA nice one!

It would be nice if these come with overlay stickers or something for the sides of the console that are permanently orange and blue

Looks much more appealing than Aces I have to say, and that's coming from someone who thought that game was pretty good!
Not one I'm rushing to go out and get but looks like a strong entry in the series.

Dispatch seems really fun, I've always wanted to try a TellTale-like game but I was either uninterested in the IP or just never got round to them.
The 10% pre-order discount is also tempting!

Gosh Rhythm Heaven getting revealed for 2026 feels like an eternity ago and yet seems to have come by ever so fast.
That's just the passage of time I guess!

Happy New Year!

It's been such a joy to watch you bring so much passion and humour to the group. I've found you to be the most relatable for me at least, probably because we're both musical and around the same age.
You will be sorely missed that's for sure!

Goodbye and held og lykke, Felix!

I've only just finished Undertale and that alone sets a pretty high bar so I can only imagine what shenanigans occur in the chapters of Deltrune!

I hope this is part of a wave of new updates, I understand Nintendo wanting to give native Switch 2 versions to games they want to push like Jamboree and Animal Crossing but sprinkling in some smaller-scale resolution/frame rate boosts to a handful of games every now and then would be very welcome!

I was a very lucky guy this Christmas and received Kirby Air Riders, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
Already played a couple of hours of the first two and plan to dabble in EoW later this weekend!

Missed the Mario Kart World ones at the time so I'll be hoovering them up when it's their turn!

16/17

Tripped up on the number of Switch 2 Editions but I was rushing through it a bit!
Proud that I got the combined length of Sakurai's Directs right ahaha.

Merry Christmas you lovely lot! ☃️

Shocking that it launched the way it did given how quick this patch came out. They were definitely under pressure to get it out for the holiday window.

Still credit where credit's due, this is now a great port of Persona 3: Reload!

Ok that's funny

A Christmas miracle!!

Woah this is one hell of a sale!!

Might pick up Pizza Tower🍕

Ahh this is too cuuuuuute!!

That is an impressive number of Mario characters they've got plushes of right now

What a WAHnderful surprise!!

@Friendly Glover, Donkey Kong 64 and Super Smash Bros. I believe

No way F-Zero 99 got a music player before Mario Kart World! Hahaha

...Yeah not their finest work I'm not gonna lie

Sakurai being the only one not drinking (beer) just feels so...Sakurai.

@Shiryu Having said that, doesn't he famously hate water?
If I remember correctly, he's a Coke Zero fanatic!

I do think Donkey Kong-related DLC is on the way, but more based on the lack of DK and Pauline costumes compared to everyone else!

I have loved my time with my Switch 2 so far,
Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza have both been fantastic additions to their respective series and the hardware itself is very capable and has a lovely premiun feel to it which is rare for a 1st model.

Hopefully we'll hear about the physical release date soon!

I would be interested but it feels like this year will be "Expedition 33: The Awards" and not much more.

At least on that front, maybe there will be some cool reveals who knows.

Or alternatively, "Nintendo offering free Luigi with Switch 2 + Mario Kart Bundle" ahaha

I was totally expecting a (very solid) 30fps I'm not gonna lie so to see 60 is excellent.

Another step in the right direction, so so glad they're paying attention to the music a bit in this update!

"I'll be home late again tonight honey...yeah we're racing each other down the corridors in wheelchairs again"

It does look wonderful, I really hope there's a demo!

I had a feeling Donkey Kong would be next!
The animations might be my favourite part of the app tbh so the more the merrier.

Yeah this was my one concern with the game following the first direct.

Credit where credit's due though I think Skyah is incredibly robust for being the only City Trial map. I've only played the Global Test Ride but hopefully I'll feel the same way after several hours in the full version!

I knew my NSO senses were tingling!

Very happy to see Kid Icarus here particularly and now all the apps are updated to say 'Nintendo Classics'.

One of the best Mario Party soundtracks in my opinion.
Certainly when it comes to the boards, (they love their drum fills!)

One for the (eventual) Express Card I think!

Nintendo: "Where do you think you're going Sakurai?!"

** proceeds to slam a massive 'Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch 2' folder in front of him as a single tear trails from his eye**

There is a surprisingly steep learning curve as I found out in the Global Test Ride but, unusually for me, I felt motivated to master it!
But to hear it's rewarding from someone who's played the full thing is also reassuring.

Looking forward to playing this soon!

It'll be a christmas gift for me

@Elektrogeist1287 Smash Ultimate was nominated for GOTY in 2019 so Metroid Prime 4 will probably just roll over to next year.

@PerfectFrost Beat me to it lol

I feel like I'm more optimistic about this movie than most. Nintendo has a much firmer grip on their IPs nowadays than they did in the 90s so I think however the narrative or script turns out, it'll be incredibly accurate to the source material.

Never in my life would I have thought Teleroboxer would make it on an official Nintendo calendar

Looks absolutely beautiful! I would not have guessed this was a cross-gen title.

@RupeeClock I'll have you know Wario's Aroma of the Day has significantly improved my outlook on life

That casino bit is very interesting, it's the sort of themeing I'd associate with Wario and/or Waluigi but I can't imagine they'd show up??

Woohoo, really looking forward to this!
The overall tone and atmosphere looks very promising and I loved the bit where Rosalina fought Mega-Leg.