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This weekend is mostly about Wild Hearts S with a smattering of combo work in Street Fighter 6 and Donkey Kong Bananza on the side. OH BANANA!

@Lizuka that’s disappointing that you were able to finish it in a single day. My preordered copy wont ship until next week unfortunately, but Ill know not to commit too many evenings to it. Hopefully the journey was fun at least!

@Fiergala is there still a community online playing this? The option of multiplayer online is an important factor for me for this kind of game.

@Unit_DTH I put a surprising number of hours into the demo! I hadn’t played this game on other consoles, and it turned out to be a total blast!

If you’re interested in this but haven’t played Monster Hunter, try the demo. If you’re a monster hunter fan looking for something to hold you over on switch 2 until capcom releases something new, then I’ll see you online - I thought the demo was a blast and I’m here day 1.

As disappointing as this sounds, I would still take cross play over 60 fps if I had to pick. My friend group will be playing this on PlayStation 5.

I thought it was a great presentation all in all. The DJ Pikachu music was great (please release an album or something Pokemon Company). Pokemon Concierge is a wonderful little gem of a show, so Im looking forward to that. New raid battles in scarlet/violet offer a good opportunity to get back into them after the switch 2 update. Pokemon Friends is cute so far. It’s nice to just be able to buy a Pokemon puzzle game without micro transactions (even if the DLCs are an additional cost). Great trailer for Legends ZA. I don’t really have any big reason to complain. I wanted to see some older games come to NSO and some OSTs to come to Nintendo Music, but I can wait.

Well, I will be picking this up if it reviews well. It seems like a perfect fit for a hybrid console, and I didn’t get around to playing it on any other platform

I’m honestly shocked that their are enough people in this community who have played enough Virtual Boy games to have a real opinion on this topic.

P.S. I’ve never played the Water World game, but I loved that movie.

YES! I got motion sickness immediately while playing ingot isle. The swinging camera angles and disorientation when you punch a tunnel out of rock is very unsettling. I stopped doing unnecessary breaking and switched to hand held mode and it helped me though.

I didn’t pick this up because lack of crossplay. Release a Switch 2 upgrade with crossplay, and I will buy it. No fighting game has sufficient community to survive locking to a single console.

Will it have Switch 2 wake up?

I think this is fine. It’s releasing several months after the switch 2 release window. Most early adopters of switch 2 will have one by then, and it’s not really a game that is going to look night and day between the switch 1 and 2 versions. If you dont plan on getting a switch 2 by October and want to play this game, the switch 1 edition will play fine enough Im sure.

I believe, at least on paper, in the importance of reparability in electronics. However, since I’ve never tried, and probably never will, this comes off as a LITTLE dramatic, but I certainly can understand his frustration as a major stakeholder in the issue.

I was actually just comparing the performance on steam deck vs switch 2 with my nephew last weekend (he plays on steam deck). I certainly didnt do a thorough test of every setting, but we both agreed that it looked a little better on the Switch 2.

I have this on PS5, but I would double dip for this game.

I hope we actually get the new Digimon Stories game on Switch 2. I don’t believe it was confirmed yet.

@TheExile285 I've had a ton of fun with this. The D pad in handheld doesn't work at all for classic controls, but the modern control is fine for world tour - which is a pretty fun experience

This is a SOLID list to be excited about. I’ve already preordered No Sleep for Kaname Date, but Shadow Labyrinth, Pokémon Legends, Hyrule Warriors, Star Wars: Outlaws??? Switch/Switch 2 gamers will be eating good this year. Not entirely sold on the FromSoft game because I dont really enjoy the frustration of Souls-like games, but Nintendo needs a good PvE multiplayer game, so I’m willing to give it a fair shake.

I mean people have been saying this seems more like a tech demo - and the price point and file size seem to support this. Nintendo tends to lean towards OVER-valuing their product rather than undervaluing it at the point of sale.

Is $20 a sign that Nintendo doesn’t have any faith in the project though? I mean, it’s a reasonable price, but Nintendo values their products pretty highly usually. I’ll still get it for that price to try it for myself, but my expectations for the depth of the game are overall lowered a touch.

I would like to see switch 2 upgrade packs that allow crossplay with other consoles for both Guilty Gear Strive and Undernight Inbirth II. Marvel Tōken looked pretty flashy in the state of play though - I certainly wouldn’t complain if that was also coming to Switch 2

Maybe Kirby Air Riders will be the next “smash bros” character collection racing game? I’m not saying it’s a huge likelihood, but Sakurai is involved with that one.

@sixrings This isn’t the New York Times my friend. You’re on a Nintendo News site edited by people who are explicitly fans of Nintendo. So, yeah.

This direct moved me from “I’m getting this game day 1” to “IM GETTING THIS GAME DAY 1!”

I hope it does come to switch 2 and that people enjoy it. I played on PS5, and it wasn’t my cup of tea. I enjoy action games, but I just feel like Eve over commits to attack actions (Im a bit of a button masher - my fault) and doesn't leave enough time to defend or dodge in the narrow window the player is given. You’re definitely rewarded (often) as a player for waiting for the enemy attack before launching a combo - and that grates on my nerves a bit. Not gunna lie.

As a huge fan of piranha plants, the image quality takes a backseat to the visual aesthetic for me honestly. I’ll probably get this eventually.

I like this in theory. In application, Im the only one in my circle who currently owns a switch 2, and there are still a limited selection of switch games with a heavy multiplayer online focus. I dont go on camera for team meetings at work, and I don’t plan on going on camera for Mario Kart. I’ll reevaluate my interest in this product when the Switch 2 gets an MMORPG with co-op raid bosses.

Not waiting for the new hardware really was a tactical error for Guilty Gear Strive. No crossplay in fighter is really a quick death sentence. That being said, Ive definitely pick up a copy of SF6 for switch 2 now that I know Capcom is fully behind it.

@ShonenJump121 me too. No matter how impressive the fact that they got in on the switch, and yes the frame rate is stable now, but the textures still look terrible.

It’s a ton a fun. It’s mostly more of the same, but that same is still better than a 6/10. There definitely should be cross play though. That being said, I havent had too much difficulty finding multiplayer matches online yet.

Ill definitely buy this for nostalgia reasons, but I feel like they could have done just a bit more here. Maybe they could have made new sprites and gave it a visual overhaul with the option to toggle back and forth with the original graphics…

Yay! I loved this game. Im kinda glad I didn’t get around to playing the DLC now - though I may just go back and play this from the beginning.

The idea that this game could get more content is a little bit unreal to me. I’m only on day 33 of my first play through.

As a counterweight to some of the anti-pokemon rants sure to follow: Yes. I will preorder this. This is a day one purchase for me. I’m very excited for this. That is all.

@MirrorFate2 cant really agree with your Uchikoshi claim. I’m a huge fan of Ai: The Somnium Files and Nirvana Initiative - both of which released after the last Zero Escape entry.

Oo! I like the idea of a place to enjoy pokémon without the angry grandstanding that goes on in these comment sections! Thanks for the recommendation NL!

I was already pretty sold on this game. I have big pacman nostalgia, and metroidvanias (sorry for using the word) are one of my favorite genres, so this video just keeps the hype going!

This is some nice news for the physical gamer crowd. Nintendo first party titles are often the games people most want a physical copy of anyway. Won’t make everyone happy, but it’s good to know.

Sounds like your hopes may have been too high. Honestly, if the game gets a stable frame rate and slightly improved textures, that’s still a huge improvement in my book. The stuttering frame rate is my main complaint with, in my opinion, a fine enough pokemon game. I enjoyed it plenty.

Yes, I'm giving my switch a bit of a break before the Switch 2 launch, but only so that I can dedicate some free time to non-gaming hobbies before they completely disappear from my life for a few months while I play MarioKart World and revisit some upgraded Zelda titles.

So, I watched the trailer, and after no deliberation I would say, yes, MarioKart does in fact compete with “a game like this”. Also, MarioKart is coming out in 4 weeks. GTA 6 may never come out if it keeps getting delayed haha

Um the extra $10 US for a new game isn't the primary problem for me. Too many ‘must play’ games out there and too few leisure hours in a week is my struggle. I play Nintendo games and a select set of others (usually Atlus) because I have to prioritize time, and I am rarely - if ever disappointed by a Nintendo published game.

@AstroTheGamosian There are a few systems that I haven’t really exploited yet - like insert creation for example. I get the impression that maximizing stats becomes more of a issue when your goal is to beat some of the super high level world monsters.

I did recently discover that if you have heavy skells for your whole level 30 team, you can beat certain enemies at a significantly higher level if you plan out damage (like Ganglion are generally weak against laser). I just leveled 5 levels in about 30 minutes on the outskirts or Fort Jair.

I also played on the WiiU but honestly it was my first Xenoblade game and I had no idea what I was doing- so I didnt get very far

@AstroTheGamosian agreed! I haven’t figured out the best leveling method yet either. Currently my party is level 29. Gotta get to 30 for chapter 9, but it’s a little grindy if you’re not taking on like every side quest in between story quests

I’d play Assassins Creed Shadows in switch 2. I haven’t really played much in the series, but I enjoy the setting.

Vertical shooters can be erotic I suppose. ‘Horizontal shooters’ can be innuendo I suppose. It just depends on how badly you want them to be.

I will eventually get the pro controller and the SD card and maybe the camera, but $500 US is the majority of my entire gaming budget for a while. If I plan on having any new games to play then I will have to forego some accessories for a while.

Mouse mode sounds great, but I play these games in handheld mode usually. As a side note, im super excited for this. Preordered the Switch 2 edition without even being sure I’ll be able to get the console on launch day haha.

Thanks for the timely review NintendoLife. I was on the fence. Im not a huge fan of SRPGs (I dont hate the genre, just not my preference) but I do like the creators. I definitely enjoy visual novels and narrative based adventures, so I’ll be picking this one up