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I was just about to moan about them only adding the NES port of Operation Wolf, then I saw it contains the arcade version too. I'll likely buy it. I had Operation Wolf on the Speccy and I vaguely remember playing Operation Thunderbolt in the arcade. Never played Night Strikers or Space Gun though. Not sure I've even heard of Space Gun.

I will be buying this for sure. I had no idea it was coming to Switch. Funnily enough, just this morning, I saw a post of some guy's physical shmup collection and I spotted Under Defeat among the 50 or so games. Weird that.

For me, Castle theme is the finest piece of video game music ever created. My nostalgia for it only goes back to the Wii era too, when I finally played SMW for the first time on VC. Looking forward to SMB2 and 3 being added. Especially 2. I'm not a huge fan of the game but the music is great.

I wonder what the chances are of them ever adding music from other publishers? The original Sonic games, Phantasy Star, Doom... The fact it's called Nintendo Music makes me think it will be limited to only Nintendo music but you never know.

I'm just glad they never went with New Switch.

@AmplifyMJ I actually bought this on Steam a couple of years back and requested a refund after playing it for an hour. I couldn't get into it, too fast. it's very highly rated though.

@sunspotty If Gamepass was on Switch 2, the only games I would likely buy would be Nintendo games. It would be a Nintendo and Gamepass machine... You're right, it is unlikely to be on there.

@Chlocean A couple of my mates are Xbox gamers and they have a snobby attitude towards gyro controls. They still link it to Wii waggle. Which is frankly silly. "If it was better than standard controls, Xbox would have it." is their attitude.

I loved Astral Chain. A sequel would be nice to have but so would another original exclusive from Platinum.

The new Ninja Gaiden game looks absolutely superb. Platinum involved in that as well. I hope that comes to Switch 2. Same goes for the remaster of NG2. I'd be all over that.

@Serpenterror La Maluna is one of the hardest games I've ever played. I'm not sure I even saw 10% of the game.

The Joy-con will likely have haptic feedback similar to the Dualsense, or at least an improvement on HD Rumble. So that will be something that sets it apart from a standard gaming mouse.

I reckon there's going to be a sizzle reel of Xbox games in the Switch 2 Direct. With quite a few of their major games coming in launch year.

With the games already rumoured to be coming, like Halo MCC, Flight Simulator and Fallout, and the others under their belt like Doom, Diablo and COD, Microsoft could end up being the best 3rd party on Switch 2. That would be mad.

Joy-conned.

(This part only exists to satisfy NL's minimum word filter)

@larryisaman Is this some sort of magnet humour that I'm missing?

Or is my explanation off?

@rvcolem1 It's to do with the spin of electrons in atoms. Some materials like iron, the electrons all spin in the one direction, say north or south. If they're spinning north, they're attracted to material they're spinning south. If spinning the same direction, they repel each other.

@GamingFan4Lyf I hope that's not the case, that it's their signature style. I always assumed they sacrifice it because AA is memory intensive and the hardware isn't up to it. Although Alien Isolation proves otherwise. If they don't make use of it on Switch 2, though with the capabilities it has, then it would seem you're right and it is their style.

@GamingFan4Lyf Every new console since Wii, I've hoped it would be the one that gets rid of jaggies and flickering lines. I never used to know it was called aliasing till a few years ago. But it's bothered me since GameCube..It takes away a little immersion. I assumed Switch 2, would surely be the one, and all 1st party games will look clean and flicker free. This trailer doesn't inspire confidence.

@Rainz Yeah it didn't impress. YouTube compression can only take so much of the blame. I'm going to go with the belief that it's just a demo. If the Switch 2 has PS4 Pro+ power, the first new MK in 10 years will surely be a game that shows off the power of the console.

Or perhaps the Switch 2 isn't so powerful after all.

I'm fine with the DK's design. I'm just a little unimpressed with how the game looks. I was expecting a seismic leap in graphics comparable to MKWii to MK8. I'll hold my judgement until April 2 though. Perhaps that was just a tech demo to give some clues, like 24 player racing and wide open tracks.

@anoyonmus I'll be very happy with that. Comparable with Series S is about the best I'm hoping for. That would be quite a leap from Switch, which is basically a PS3 Pro. With DLSS as well, 1st party games are going to look incredible. Although that Mario Kart glimpse was a little underwhelming. Hopefully that was just a tech demo.

It seems to be more of a 'New Nintendo Switch' , than a new generation of console.

As long as it is significantly more powerful than Switch, I'll be happy. Hopefully the dock gives it a boost too

@Waveboy Yep, so many games were better for having motion controls. Loved Zak and Wiki.

I will get a Quest eventually. My mate has one and he loves it.

@Hordak I'd like a SNES style colour scheme with coloured buttons.

@Lord Not a fan myself. I loved the red/ blue of the Switch. I'm guessing there will be another colour choice for launch. Let's hope it's not the colour of the UI. Basic Salmon.

@Waveboy Golf and tennis games peaked on Wii because of its motion controls. Every game since is a step back Tiger Woods 10 and Grandlam Tennis took immersion to the next level.

@AnnoyingFrenzy Yeah it doesn't look too comfortable. Perhaps it'll have a little base it slots in. We should be able to use a normal mouse too.

I said in the past that all I really want from Switch 2 is backwards compatibility, a sizeable boost in power and a dock that gives the graphics a boost over handheld. We don't know what the dock will do but it seems we've got the first 2. So I've got what I asked for yet somehow I feel disappointed that it looks so similar. Although I'm sure it'll have something that sets it apart. If it had a 3D screen, surely they would have shown that in the trailer. So we can probably rule that out.

@AnnoyingFrenzy I imagine most FPS and RTS will have mouse controls as an option. Just like how motion controls are optional in some games. It's there for whoever wants to use it

It doesn't look like it has analogue triggers.

@Qwiff I imagine the LABO games won't be compatible.

It's like the Tears of the Kingdom of games consoles.

I think I'll hang off for the Switch 2 Pro.

With the shovelware filter enabled, there are 18 games between the previous 2 Arcade Archives releases, Castle of Dragon and Warrior Blade. With the filter off, there are EIGHTY TWO! I had no idea it was that bad. I haven't browsed new releases for a long time.

The shovelware filter, which is set on by default, filters out 6434 games. That's mental. I knew it was a lot but bloody hell.

I skimmed through the article at first, thinking it was just for fun. But nope, you actually have created a 'better Eshop'. I'll give it a proper browse later and definitely make use of this. Let's hope Nintendo betters Nintendolife's effort even further with the Switch 2, Eshop.

@AmplifyMJ I don't feel confident saying it was definitely the Saturn one I played. My memory it's telling me I played it on Saturn but it's also telling me it wasn't the original. The title of the Dreamcast one, Last Revelation, doesn't ring any bells though.

@Bratwurst35 @ozwally Thanks for that. I'll likely pick up the first collection next time I see it on sale on the Eshop.

@joey302 It would be amazing. Sega Ages Virtua Racing and Outrun were a perfect example of what they need to do with their classic racing games. I have put a lot of hours into both, they're still superb to play. The fact Daytona, Sega Rally and Coast to Coast already have amazing 360 ports but are nowhere to be seen, is a crime. These should be generational releases. The hard work with remastering is already done.

Let's hope you're right and the delistings mean they've got something big planned.

@DripDropCop146 I came here to ask which is the better collection of games, this or the first one. Going by your comment, I assume it's the first one? I think I've only ever played one TR game, either on the Saturn or Dreamcast.

I remember the days when Alex was just a NL commenter like us. I can vaguely picture his profile pic too. It was his face, possibly with a cigarette in the mouth and he was trying to look cool with his collar up. His username escape me though. Pretty sure it was 4 or 5 letters and started with an F.

Quite why I remember that I don't know but I do.

@The-Chosen-one For the first year, the Eshop was fun to browse. It seemed to be curated with most new releases being of a certain quality. A few awful games got though like Vroom in the Night Sky but they were few and far between. Even that though is of higher quality to some of the nonsense that's now releasing every week. It would be interesting to know how profitable it is for Nintendo having all this low quality shovelware on there. Surely it's hurting the sales of quality games that are getting lost among the new releases.

@SalvorHardin Yep, it's a joke. I have 2 versions of VF2 on Switch. Never played it. It was terrible in the 90's, it's even worse now.

I wonder what the odds on GTAVI being part of the Switch 2 reveal are? A good chance? An outside chance? Or absolutely no chance? GTA's history with Nintendo consoles suggest the latter but the enormous success of Switch suggests it would be mad not to port it. If GTAV had been on Switch early on, it would be competing with MK8D as the best selling Switch game.

I wish Sega would copy Capcom and release collections of their arcade games. Imagine Sega Racing Collection, with HD remasters of Daytona, Sega Rally, Outrun Coast 2 Coast, Power Drift, Super Hang On and Slipstream. They could add the Ages port of Virtua Racing too. Add online multi player and leaderboards and it would be an incredible collection that would surely be successful. It doesn't even need to be remasters. Just include the 360 versions of Daytona, Rally and C2C.

Or Sega Fighting Collection, with Virtua Fighter, Fighting Vipers,.Last Bronx and maybe a few of their beat em ups. Or how about a Sega Virtua Collection that comes with a light gun. And to compliment these collections, there could be an Capcom Arcade Stadium style collection of their many smaller arcade games.

There's just so much they can do with their classics. But they choose to mostly do nothing with them.

The Switch 2 is likely going to be very well supported from the start. Most developers were caught out with the success of Switch and even when the games did start to come in the 2nd year, it was mostly all ports of older games. Switch 2 will likely get a lot of older ports too but I expect it'll get most new games as well. Hopefully on the same day as the other consoles. If developers can have their games ready for Series S at launch, they can have them ready for Switch 2.

Other than Mario Party, the numbers aren't huge for this time of year. Not one Playstation game sold more than 12,000 in either week.

They could offer the games for sale individually to everyone for whatever price but offer a sizable discount to NSO members. This might even encourage some to sign up to NSO. A 50% discount on each Virtual Console for $20 a year subscription will be worth it for those who want to buy more than a handful of VC titles.

Personally, I am happy with NSO and prefer it to Virtual Console but I do think the games should be for sale individually for those who want them. My biggest issue with NSO is the online play for classic games only possible between those on your friend list, Because of this, I have never been able to try it. I'd wager this applies to the majority of subscribers. What I think they should do is, promote a handful of games every month with online matchmaking through the NSO app, that lets you play with randoms. By doing it this way, it ensures the lobby for each game is always full. Games like Super Mario Kart and MK64 should have a permanent spot with 2 or 3 other multiplayer games in rotation.

If the Switch 2 has mouse like controls, this would be better releasing there.

@Max_the_German I never knew that, makes sense though. It will likely need to be connected to mobile data or WiFi if playing handheld then. Does it have an offline mode?

Superb if true. I would buy both.

Playing Flight Simulator while on a flight would be an experience. Hopefully they bring Forza and Gear of War over too. Or even better, Gamepass. But that's unlikely to happen.