Nintoz

Gotta love the first pics of a newborn

Please someone rip the soundtrack!!

To me this says, "it's coming, just you wait"

Eventually, definitely...but not right now

It would be the funniest thing ever if MK8D still managed to outsell MK World in the charts next week

As someone who stuck with their 2017 Switch all this time, I am very excited to finally upgrade!

I'm not sure what I'll do with it yet, on one hand selling it will mean I've got more to spend on Switch 2 stuff™️. But the Nintendo-history fan within me also wants to preserve it for the memories, nostalgia etc.
Also I imagine the resell price of the Switch in the short term will come down quite a bit, so all the more reason to keep hold of it for now!

I don't know if it was just the particular machines I used, but trying to choose your character in the GP games was the slipperiest thing I've ever tried to control!

I remember vividly trying to nudge the wheel slightly to Pac-Man and the game went "NOPE, you're getting Baby Mario on the other side of the roster!"

Play around with Mario Kart World but also experiment with Switch 1 games.

Both those that have been upgraded and those that haven't, I'm sure the latter will look just fine but it'll be interesting to see just how much of a difference there is between the two.

"Sorry I can't make it to the meeting next week... I'm afraid it clashes with the Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV Overview Trailer"

Odd that Bluetooth audio is nowhere to be found?
Maybe that comes with the day 1 update.

@AG_Awesome This is my only real concern for Switch 2, hopefully the quality of the new screen will outweigh the resolution if they're still in 720p

Perhaps, they're pulling a 'Pocket Camp - Complete Edition' although now would be a weird time to do it.

I wonder if that's word for word how the email reply went:

"Afternoon Yabuki-san,

Yeah he is

Regards,
Takashi Tezuka"

It's silly and stupid.
And that's exactly what Mario Kart should be!

"Sorry, the boss says I can't...oh wait I am the boss! Muahaha"

Again, no issue for me in the UK although I was doing it through My Nintendo through an invite and not through a retailer.

Having said that, they all seemed to have been pretty well stocked!

@RobTheIII 'Nintendo Nottingham' perhaps.

Not that I live anywhere near there, just thought it has a nice ring to it!

Thank the GB lords!!

Glad they clarified this though as the amount of finger-pointing at Nintendo from various like-hungry content creators for all the wrong reasons has been incredibly annoying.

I hope they keep rolling these out to their other titles.

I wonder how much work is involved for these kinds of updates?

I've been playing it a bit more if anything.
I know I won't have the time for it, but I've been trying to finish Skyward Sword to get ready for BOTW on Switch 2.
I know, I know, what year is it? XD

@8bit-Man Hmm 'Game Key'.
Which FF game is he from again? XD

@DonkeyKongBigBoy I think Donkey Kong Jr. Math needs it much more desperately

Sorry but I just love how intense and epic the music is to accompany the most tranquil drive I've ever seen Mario partake in🤣

Reminds me how killer of a year 2025's gonna be for racing games.

Mario Kart World
Fast Fusion
Kirby Air Riders
F-Zero GX (NSO)
Sonic Crossworlds

Blimey

Others have said it before but this is very much a COVID idea that's only now seeing the light of day.
I struggle to see myself using it.

It's been really interesting and exciting seeing Nintendo (and other developers) really push 'the power of the Switch 2' as a key selling point as we haven't really seen that since the GameCube era!

For me, the most intriguing thing about the list of games getting free updates were the games that weren't on the list.

Super Mario Odyssey, Link's Awakening, NSMBUD etc.are all games that Nintendo clearly has no desire to revisit for additional content, but titles like Pikmin 4 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder that felt like obvious DLC candidates around the time of their release...just came ans went.
I genuinely think we'll see a Switch 2 edition at least one of these games, even if it's just bumping them up to 4K.

The Mario Parties would be amazing to have.
With access to the first 7 + the Switch games if you have em, that's one hell of a good time!

I'm also curious if they'll just bypass titles like Metroid Prime, Pikmin, TTYD etc. that have standalone remasters/remakes on Switch. I suppose if Super Mario RPG/Mario VS. Donkey Kong is anything to go by, they probably will just leave them which is a shame.

@Yosher I'd imagine it's do with them wanting Mario Kart World to be the main focus for the time being (maybe that suggests DLC sooner rather than later but I'm getting ahead of myself).

I personally have always wanted to play as air.
Such a shame it didn't make the roster...

Probably 64 out of this lot.
The understandably flat track design of the other two don't quite cut it for me... although Super Circuit does have a few bangers.

I know Nintendo's been wailed on a bit over the last few weeks, and in some cases rightly so, over some of their decisions.

But their artistic integrity is second to none, I can't believe this was even questioned in the first place!

I remember the moment vividly, I was a little fed up having doing a heck load of exam prep on my birthday.
A little glimpse on my phone and BAM
Needless to say it was a little hard to focus after that ahaha

Ahh yes now they can learn what actually comes out of people's mouths during these kinds of sessions!

They got their 5 minutes of fame I suppose...can't imagine what their goal must've been other than that

Red eShop but with the quirky 'e'

@Spider-Kev Yeah I guess Smash is one of those series that's pretty much the same song and dance each time.
But I guess there's no better time than now to shake things up!

After Mario Kart has its time in the multiplayer spotlight, I would really like to feel that Smash Bros. hype again.
Whatever form it takes!

Obviously a better alternative to code-in-a-box but I hope these aren't deployed over frequently to the point that virtually every 3rd party 'physical' release is a key card.

Looking at this list, I'm not too optimistic

@mystman12 Interesting!
Yeah there does seem to be a correlation between games that have had OST releases and those that are added to Nintendo Music.
I'd imagine it comes down to mastering.

I'm sure if he reached out to Nintendo they would have given him one but no, Sakurai's a true gamer!😎

I can understand why some songs can't be extended but something like Stickerbush Symphony was a really odd omission

I own a Monty Mole plush and am proud of it DAMN IT!!

I can see myself getting the Kirby one but as much as I love the look of the new Jamboree modes...it doesn't look like a great single player experience which the rest of the game does surprisingly well

Yeah this makes sense, seemed way too ridiculous to just remove it entirely.

Still, not great communication from Nintendo though.

@Zeebor15 And it can't be worse than '09!🫨

Ok that's adorable

I've had my Switch 1 pro controller for the best part of 7 years now and would like to pick this up, but I don't think it'll be day 1 for me

I remember Miyamoto being asked the same question around when the Mario Movie released to which he responded with pretty much the same answer and then Mario Wonder and Mario RPG were both announced in the very next Direct.

It's hard to imagine we're ever too far away from the next Mario adventure but I'd imagine we'll hear something sooner rather than later especially with the 40th anniversary approaching

I know a lot of people wanted Paper Mario, Luigi's Mansion etc. representation and I respect that but I just love the sheer stupidity of seeing all these guys drive it's insane

Did it warrant a Direct? No, not really.
Am I still excited? Absolutely!