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The voting list is missing 2 important NFS titles in Nintendo history: de 2009's Nitro and 2012's Most Wanted U.

@Switching are you living in the same planet as everybody else?

If I am not mistaken, Animal Crossing amiibo Festival retailed for 40 or 50 dollars with not one but two amiibo included and and even some amiibo cards. Imagine that. Nowadays just one amiibo cost 30 or 40 dollars, and they cost 15 back then. So this game was basically a 10-20 dollar game. I enjoyed It for what It was. It's easy making fun at Nintendo for selling this game because It was the WiiU era, but DragxDrive and Welcome Tour are much worse and got 8 and 7 from Nintendo Life, respectively, and both should have been free too. Remember Nintendo back in the day released the Mario vs DK amiibo game for free (you could play many levels as long as you had the right amiibo). Nowadays If you could visit Nintendo HQ I am pretty sure you would have to buy a 40 dollar ticket for a 30 minute visit, and using the toilet would require buying a DLC ticket for 20 dollars (I am trying to say nowadays they won't even give you toilet paper for free). That's what Nintendo has become.

Are those 10 Million units sold to retailers or sold to costumes?

Won't Nintendo make new games anymoee?

"After so many years of performance issues on the original Switch, I haven’t quite gotten used to the fact that most games on Switch 2 hit a stable 60fps and that modern third-party blockbusters run on it well".

I am quite certain that most games don't run at 60fps, I am talking about new Switch 2 games. If you count last gen games or Switch 2 Edition, then It's like cheating,.these games shouldn't count.

Another day, another Switch 2 Edition rumored/announced. Easier money for the developers than making new games.

Not too excited for this. Looks too generic for my taste. I might purchase depending on the price or on a sale.

Don't worry folks. The 2030 Switch 3 Edition will run at 60 FPS (Just like the PS5 from 2020)

@rvcolem1 remakes of both Zelda 1 and 2 please

Requiring additional hardware to play games locked behind a subscription paywall? No thanks. Now that I think about they should have gone for Game & Watch first, as a complete collection of these masterpieces (except the licensed ones) is long overdue.

It probably costs $20 to access the website. Any update from now on is going to be paid DLC.

Ridiculous. More expensive cardboard. The replica is also too expensive. Both are too expensive and can only bee used as long as you have an active subscription. As a VB fan (I own the original hardware and 8 games), I will only buy the replica if the games can be purchased separately. If the games are locked in an expensive paywall and the acessóries are worhless wothout It, a big no from me and another huge misstep from Nintendo.

@BTB20 with or wothout Rhthym Haven, It was a poor Direct. The games I am looking forward to the most on Switch 1 are Metroid and RH, that's why I would like a date. Nothing against Yoshi, Mario Tennis and Pokémon, but seems like Nintendo is pretty much repeating all Switch 1 games on Switch 2. All for a much higher price. Remember when we got Mario 64/Sunshine/Galaxy for 60? Now they want 40 a piece or 70 the bundle (SMG2 was on WiiU Virtual Console for the promotional price of 10 then rose to 20). And as a Switch 2 no-owner, no big titles or system sellers were announced. For Nintendo's most expensive console ever, I expected much, much more.

Worst true Direct ever?

I give this Direct a 5/10. Almost nothing to be excited about. And why was Rhthym Haven not shown? It Will be a long time until the Switch 2 is a must buy console.

Don't worry about performance, folks. The Switch 3 Edition will release in 2030 and update the game with PS5-level graphics and 60fps for the bargain price of $90 in a game-key card.

@jfp ok. How's your collection of US$ 80 dollars games and game-key cards coming along?

Don't worry. The Switch 3 Edition will have 60 FPS and improved visuals.

Magical Vaxation and Napoleon should have been localized to English and released in more territories.

Completely overrated, like most Nintendo games here nowadays. These Switch 2 Edition games are overpriced scams. There should be 2 scores: one for those newcomers (not recommended, get the $60 Switch 1 version inatead) and another for those interested in upgrading (not recommended either, $20 is not worth 3 hours of gameplay of remixed stages).

@Duncanballs Switch 2, unlike Switch 1, is overpriced and expensive. You are paying a premium to have a subpar experience (paying PS5 prices and getting PS4 quality)

If Switch 2, a brand new console (not brand new tech by the way, because It seems similar to the PS4 from 2013) can't run games on Its first year, imagine what It will get in 3 years, that is If this thing still has third party support by then.

As good as It looks and as much a genious as Sakurai is, this game is being released in November as the big Holiday title from Nintendo. I doubt this will be a system seller and evergreen though. And another expensive game at that.

Forget It! Switch 2 will fail so bad most of these games, If any, won't ever reach the platform.

Honestly a 7 for this and a 9 for Mario Kart World is over rating games. Seems like these games get and extra point (1-up?) just because they are Nintendo-developed.

Seems like everything is double priced these days: the Switch 2, Mario Kart 8 and the stock price

I got my eyes on this game. But I am waiting for a sale. Thought they would announce one today to celebrate the presentation.

The best way to play the first game on Switch is touch screen after an update. I remember purchased on a salé for 5 dollars. If the second game adds touch screen support I might get It on salé. I just wish Forever Entertainment had done another Panzer Dragoon instead.

I don't agree It's sad to say the Wii version is better. This Switch version has better graphics and that's It. But shiny graphics don't automatically make games better. The Wii on the other hand has a controller made for motion gaming and many on-rail shooters, and even though not as precise as a light gun, It's the closest you will get to that experience on modern TV. I recommend, besides House of the Dead 2 & 3, House or the Dead Overkill, Ghost Squad, Gunblade NY & LA Machine Guns Link's. Crossbow Training, Eco Shooters Plant 530, Dead Space Extraction, Resident Evil Umbrela Chronicles/Darkside Chrinocles, Target Terror and many others.

All great songs overall, but the best has to be "Glider" of Pilotwings Resort. So soothing and relaxing (my favorite Glider level in the game was a flight back to Wuhu Island in the sunset, beautiful!). Pilotwings is challenging in later levels and themes such as this make It all better.

@Ade117 Yes please! Wave Race and 1080 in HD would be glorious too!

Another great update. Really miss Pilotwings and I still don't understand why the original wasn't in the SNES Classic Edition.

@Markatron84 outside of the creative Wonder powers (and the singing piranha platns), Super Mario Bros Wonder is not that great a platformer as many prodecessors. I think 3 is the best one, other people will say It's World. The New séries has a bad reputation, but keep in mind: the first two games are Very good. Nintendo's mistake was releasing the unmpressive and weakest of all (2 the 3DS game) so close to U, which is a much better game (better than Wonder even) and would have been so much more fondly remembered had ALL the game been made in the starry night graphics, which I am sure was the starting point for Wonder

Numbers 1, 4 and 10 are WiiU titles, so yeah the remakes paid off this time. But for Switch 2 I doubt It

@Tayrailbridge seems like there was a 90% drop in Sales in July. Those numbers seem good but actually Nintendo stockpiled consoles for the release, being the scalpers themselves by overpricing everything. The most ridiculous thing I ever saw was those sold-out posters printed by Nintendo themselves. Now there are reports that are plenty of stock available everywhere. If yesterday's Direct is an indication, third party support Will be weak and all on game Key cards.

@Rentaro G&W are generally very good. Growing up I only had Oil Panic (in my region G&W was difficult to get and the Casio minigames were more widely available) and I knew people who had Mario Bros, DK Jr, Mario's Cement Factory and Fish. I honestly played the orange DK when I was probably 5 (in 85) because a japanese had It in a plane I was on (no kidding). Then I only played It again in G&W Gallery 4 (I skipped 2) and the DS version is the best one. I unlocked and played DK 3 in G&W Gallery 3. And the color games I only played the unlockable one in G&W Gallery 4. So yes, the G&W in general are awesome, and the DK ones are some of the best (I also love Parachute and Climber). Nintendo releasing another G&W with a lot of games would be cool or adding them to NSO. Right now the easiest way to play them is G&W Gallery on GBA, which has 20 games if you can unlock them (one third of the 60 total).

Tropical Freezer is a perfect game. Only hype for Bananza and nostalgia for DKC2 is leaving It out of number 1. By the way, Jungle Beat and DKC3 are too low and both are better than DKC 94, DKC 1, DKC 2 and maybe even DKC Returns. And Bananza is too recent to bê number 1.

Where are the other G&W titles?

Wow, impressive. Now we're talking.

Cons: Not without the odd performance hiccup

I honestly think this is unacceptable for a 2025 brand-new expensive console released just 45 days ago. Either Nintendo can no longer optimize their games or the Switch 2 is a low tech overpriced console, a scam.

So, can I say that Donkey Kong Bananza is better than Super Mario Odyssey? No, I can't. And honestly, what is?
Answer: Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 and Super Mario 3D World

He is right. Games are supposed to be fun for the costumers, and not an end which is supposed to envolve creativity, expression of ideias, feelings, beliefs or emotions through forms of manifestation such as painting, literature, music, dance etc. I think It's válid to say that games need artists to be created, but the sum of its parts, while trying to evoke feelings in the costumers, is not art itself, but closer to craftmanship. And the end result is play not the expression of the maker or irs culture. Artists can create toys but toys are not art. And videogames are modern toys. Movies are considered art because they combine visual and sound elements to transmit messages and provoke feelings, like It was a painting in motion. But It's supposed to be enjoyed the way It is, not to be played. And the art is cinema making. Posters, characters, music for games and music are not art, but merchandise and paraphernalia.

@chriswashere313 no, they are quite different. Piranha Plant Slide is basically an underground 1-2 like track. Piranha Plant Pipeline on the other hand is a almost all tubes and has branching paths. Considering the booster pass was basically Mario Kart Tour Switch Edition, It's too bad this track didn't make the cut.

One of the many qualities the Wii had was those "lightgun" games. Both Resident Evil, the many Sega games, 2 Nintendo games, some third party and some on WiiWare. Really fun times!

The second best Stikers game. Charged >>> Super >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Battle League

As amazing as Breath of the Wild os, It's sad to see this 2017 WiiU game being considered the best Switch 2 game in 2025 (It's almost like the NES Super Mario Bros released on Virtual Console on Wii on December 25, 2006 was considered the best Wii game in 2006. Imagine that!) Also, Nintendo should host a masterclass on how to screw up Mario Kart.

Coming from 2025 Nintendo, low price = low content. Seems like there is no local multiplayer and 1 player offline probably just to play against bots and maybe, If you are luck, one small championship. I see this as the successor of the Metroid Blast Ball, which was free on the 3DS, and a more complete version was included in Federation Force. So $20 for Drag X Drive is a drag and $20 too expensive

The $ 80 price point should have been listed as a negative and therefore score lower, maybe an 8. Remember this is the game that kickstarted the $:80 price tag just 2 years after Nintendo first and so far only $ 70 game: Tears of the Kingdom, with many more to come. The sky is the limit now, so be prepared for more price increases in the future.