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@AJWolfTill Yeah learning when you can heal is a skill in itself and sometimes you have to take a risk and trust to luck. There is that bell ability that saves you once if you get hit while trying and another item that damages enemies whilst you do it, but yes this has done me in a fair few times as well to be fair.

@SalvorHardin We defend it because although it is difficult, it is always fair. Fairness is the vital element that is present with Silksong and often absent in others. Old school difficulty was generally by design very unfair, sprites spawning in front of you, leaps of faith, unbalanced enemy numbers. This was done by design to get you paying more credits in arcades or to artificially extend the life of an otherwise very short game. With Silksong every death is your fault, but no death is ever in vain. You learn something each time like an enemy animation that signals a specific attack, figuring out how to dodge a particular attack, when best to strike. Eventually when you figure that out it then becomes a test of execution because you now know the fight so well. Often a boss that previously wiped you out instantly can now be completed without taking a single hit because you learnt how to and got better until you could do it. It is immensely satisfying but requires patience and a bit of belief in yourself. Keep trying even when something initially seems impossible, because I promise you it is always doable.

@LinktotheFuture No you don't have to beat any optional bosses to get Act 3, including the First Sinner (although having said that you do have to do a bunch of side quests, some of which do end in bosses).

Incredible game, absolutely worth the wait. I beat Act 3 last week along with every boss in the game and it was so immensely satisfying. The difficulty is so wonderfully pitched as what initially seems to be an impossible boss fight slowly reveals itself with each attempt as you get a little further each time. The true final boss is the perfect example of this - keep going everyone and I promise you will get there. The game is hard but always fair.

It is currently £5 off at Smyths

Whilst we wait for these I highly recommend the Megabloks Pokemon range, especially the movement series. The quality is excellent, easily the best non-lego branded version. They are regularly on sale on Amazon so give them a go. If you want a small one I really like Dugtrio. If you want something bigger the Gyrados is exceptional.

@Olmectron So does that work with a UK version of the Switch game?

@silver-crescent Get yourself to Shopto.net where the Kirby upgrade is just £13.85. I thought the trailers looked brilliant so I've pre-ordered already.

This puts me in a difficult position. I am an amiibo collector so do I have to get these too? I don't consider the theme park bands amiibo (even though they technically are) so do these wooden ones count?

@Misima of course you have a choice. Just buy the game and play it. Then trade it in afterwards if you want. What have you lost? Are you honestly saying you refuse to play any game that you cannot run directly from a cart? Why? Think off all the eshop only games you are missing out on. Or all the online multiplayer games. Surely you see the irony of not playing a game today because you are worried that in 20 years time your game key cards might not work.

@Misima @rjejr I agree they are worse than proper physical because of the storage issue and I didn't realise you had to still have the cartridge inserted but that obviously makes sense. The whole thing just seems so overblown and 99% of people complaining are never going to be truly negatively affected by this. How many of us are truly collecting physical in order to preserve games from some future shutdown? These games will always be available one way or another so I don't believe that is a real issue. The environment argument is a good one though. I guess a perfect compromise (for me anyway) would be allowing us to sell on a digital download.

@Magician But they are potentially much cheaper as retailers can sell at a discount. Hopefully reduces production costs too (although debatable if that saving gets passed on).

Can someone explain to me why game key cards are bad, but downloading a game from the eshop (that you cannot resell or share) is absolutely fine? I really don't get the issue.

Let's not forget the eshop version is a fair bit cheaper too

@SuperBro64 I'm with you (super)bro. Mario Kart World is fantastic. If people expected it to be some sort of Horizon clone then that's on them as Nintendo never said it would be anything of the sort. The new courses are excellent, elimination mode is incredible and the racing is better than ever. I'm not saying I would be adverse to a 'classic GP Mode' but is that really what we all want? To go back to the exact same set-up of every other Mario Kart before it? I love Nintendo for doing things differently and this is no exception.

@RiasGremory The Capcom ones are significantly larger than standard amiibo, but I would have preferred to have normal sized ones for cheaper.

Delivery is actually free if you pre-order. No need to spend £20.

Fortunately I do not have the eyes of a robotic kestrel so this is no issue whatsoever for me.

There was a fantastic sounding rendition of the hammer music from the original arcade Donkey Kong too. We just had one of the all time great soundtrack with Mario Kart World and this looks like it might join it.

Anyone not enjoying free roam really isn't trying hard enough. Yes the rewards are lacklustre but platforming your way to hard to reach places is so much fun and some of the p switches are super challenging and rewarding. If you want to race there are plenty other modes for you but I am having so much fun just driving around seeking out those pesky collectables.

Already got this pre-ordered so might give it a miss to keep the surprises.

@LastFootnote No, I said they are not a problem for 99% of gamers. Meaning that if you keep the game card the odds of you ever booting it up at some point in the future only to find that Nintendo have removed the ability to download the game is very small indeed.

@Duncanballs I prefer physical absolutely but I can see which way the wind is turning and if game key cards are the price we pay for a compromise then so be it. I do hope however that they don't take over as the primary method for physical carts, but they make sense as an option for a developer that has to pay for expensive large capacity carts in order to include their base game, which will invariably require a further download anyway. I completely get that it sucks for Collectors, but for 99% of us it is unlikely to ever be a problem.

@Zuljaras So what is the negative for me as a consumer? I get a cheaper way of playing the exact same game as if I had just bought it on the eshop and I can recoup more costs by selling it at the end. So what do I lose? A slight inconvenience by having to manage my storage space and potential cost if I choose to buy an SD card, otherwise I do not see the problem.

I cannot figure out why people are so upset about this. With game key cards I can buy it from whichever shop I want so I can shop around for the best deal and then when I am finished I can sell it on or trade it in. What's the problem? The only negative is I have to download the game first but that's true of any game that comes with any sort of a post-release patch (eg all of them).

@larryisaman Exactly, perfectly said.

@BaldB3lper78 This is a physical only chart, Fast Fusion is download only so will not appear here. Mario Kart is top because the console bundles with Mario Kart download included still counts as physical.

@Khwarezm89 Of course they don't, because it makes absolutely no difference to how they play the game. With game key cards you can buy them from a shop (so potentially cheaper) and you can sell them on when you are done (like any cart). The only scenarios where they are a problem are for people without internet (practically no one) or a potential scenario 30 years in the future if you decide to boot it up and Nintendo have turned off the server.

The whole thing is a storm in a teacup.

@AlexOlney I assume you are embargoed up the wazoo but any chance of telling us if there is more to do in the open world than just the P Switches?

This came out years ago but was very hard to get hold of. I know because I paid some crazy price on ebay for it not too long back.

Get in! I pre-ordered at Smyths and was wondering if they would do a launch! Have secretly booked the day off on Thursday too (don't tell the wife!).

Anyone heading to the Norwich store?

@Lizuka Great thanks, I have some Labo that needs building too actually!

Does anyone know if ring fit works on Switch 2? Obviously I would need to keep the old joy con as the new ones won't fit the ring but will the software still work?

Ok you've convinced me now. This looks seriously good. I never knew I wanted a Pacroidvania but I absolutely do.

I log in every day and am still really enjoying my time with it. Have not had to spend a single penny of real money and yet I have almost every card in the game (not including the overwhelming number of special cards that is). The battles are really fun too.

Can't speak for America but here in the UK it has been really straightforward. Pre-orders are live as we speak on the Official Nintendo Store for example.

Pre-orders are still available in store at Currys. Get down there quick!

You had me at Sydney Sweeney, you lost me at Michael Bay.

Just show me 15 mins of elimination mode. I can already tell that is all I am going to be doing from 5th June onwards. Looks incredible.

I was initially concerned that when Nintendo announced you could free-roam anywhere that there wouldn't actually be anything to do in the world as It didn't look like it was populated with any events or NPCs or collectables. They are really pushing this Mario Kart Direct though so I am hopeful they have some exciting stuff to announce on this front. Story Mode perhaps?

If Mario Kart had been £65 the entire discourse would have been around what excellent value the Switch 2 hardware is. Honestly for what you are getting the console is great value, but that has all been lost because of the software prices (which you can mitigate at least by buying online or trading in etc).

@xenobladexfan Yeah I've always known I was going to get the new console so was well prepared. I actually think £430 for the Mario Kart bundle is really good value, especially as the Switch 2 seems more powerful than I was expecting.

@GrailUK I know how you feel but I think you should be pretty safe because I ordered at Argos a few days ago, they then sold out and stopped taking orders so the fact that they have opened them up again today hopefully means that they have received extra stock to sell.

Pre-orders live on Argos!

Pre-orders live on Argos now!

£430 including Mario Kart is really good actually. Who on Earth is choosing the non-Mario option though?

This is almost literally unbelievable. My PS5 can't handle 4k60fps. I know it's not "true" 4k but still. And 120fps? I can't even picture what that would look like.

Ok I'm getting excited now!

Correction for UK viewers - the stream will start at 2pm BST

@OldGamer999 Look at the size of your Series X and PS5 consoles. Now look at the size of the Switch. What on earth did you expect?