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Lol it isn't even the definitive version. 8 year old Wii U game charged $70 and can't even come with it's DLC content

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch was just 3 years after the Wii U version and was $60 with old DLC included and actual substantial new content.

This is just another cash grab, I hope this sells poorly so Nintendo gets the message.

Pressing the 'C' button without NSO makes something explode. No one knows what, you don't know until you press it

Super Mario 64 and Luigi's Mansion ended up being 2 of my 3 favorite games of all time, so N64 and GameCube I would put #1.

The only Switch 2 launch title I see myself playing would be Mario Kart World, but I haven't played yet and I'm not ready to claim it as the best game ever, no matter how good it looks.

ngl the Switch's launch lineup is a bit overrated

Things seem quite pricey almost everywhere. This thing is very powerful for a handheld/hybrid console. It's especially pricey in certain places, which is really frustrating for those in those countries!

Yeah Mario Kart World definitely looks genre-defining, probably will end up as the best racing game of all time.

Donkey Kong Bananza could be genre-defining, it looks like an incredibly fun engine!

@coolioam I would've been alright with this design for the Mario games, but the first mainline DK game in 10+ years is also using the new design, pretty much solidifying that as his new permanent design. I feel like the Rare one had a good balance of being funny and looking really strong, but the new one just feels like he's there for comedic reasons, and the strength is purely from gameplay.

Is Donkey Kong’s new design permanent? I like the Rare one a lot more, and it’s very sad that they’re pretty much removing the old one from every game.

Also when will we hear more about games without a release date, like Kirby Air Riders?

Is Pikmin 5 close to completion?

This is tied as my favorite game of all time, and does this soundtrack slap! The Staff Roll is one of my favorite video game songs of all time!

Seems like another very boring UI

I mean this thing is quite powerful for a handheld so of course it’s a bit more pricey

I was joking that it wouldn't be free during the Direct, and just started laughing when they said 'paid title'

Charging $10 for the console's manual is crazy

It's kind of weird it costs $10 to upgrade these things even though other games will have similar upgrades for free.

I'd assume Kirby and Mario Party are $20, since they come with new content.

Shy Guy voice actor, my favorite Mario character!

LETS GO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! GameCube did it best and we're finally returning to that kind of spine! I was really not a big fan of the boring Switch spines.

Sora, Hal Labs, Nintendo, and Bandai Namco all on the same game? Seems like a lot of talent is going into this game!

@anoyonmus Personally I think people hang onto a party or hating a party too much, supporting what you actually think beneficial is a lot better than following the crowds no matter what.

@its_luke_c there was still hundreds of thousands of people illegally crossing the border yearly though, even though Canada's crossings were a lot less of a problem then Mexico's were.

@drumnbayes It'd be nice if everyone was willing to work together for a solution, but with how politics work most people think of their political opponents as villains (This is true both inside and outside of US), and that's what the political leaders essentially teach the people to do.

@Altaria_97 If you want to talk to NL about it, you can use the contact feature, as NL doesn't like moderation being discussed in the comments https://www.nintendolife.com/contact

@Olliemar28 Seems like Vietnam is making a deal with US and this implies not much affect for Nintendo.

@drumnbayes They made both Mexico and Canada reinforce the border and I believe gave record lows for illegal crossings of said borders, and Vietnam is making a deal with these new tariffs (which is a lot of Nintendo stuff I believe), and it's asserting dominance on many other countries right now.

I'm not saying I'm supporting the tariffs, but they're not all doom and gloom like some people are acting like. Trying to be unbiased and see the good and bad outcomes

I think either way the economy was kind of doomed, since democrats claimed they think they did a great job the past 4 years with the economy and wouldn't make any changes. These tariffs could be beneficial in some scenarios at least for America (as we've already seen a few times already), but it is definitely hitting hard at the worst time for Nintendo.

Why don't we close comments on these kinds of articles? We know most people here aren't here to talk about Nintendo, but to give a jab at political leaders in a Nintendo Life comment.

Don't forget:

• Switch 2 is a very powerful machine (more powerful than expected) and 450 is still cheaper than competitors
• Still cheaper in comparison to some other countries

How is Kirby Forgotten Land Switch 2 Edition smaller file size than the Switch version?

This seems like the best they could do with what they have. Glad we don't have to worry about buying a bunch of new overpriced controllers since we can just use our old ones!

@Zeebor15 Really? Was that in the trailer?

This game looks awesome. Still not happy with the new DK model, but this looks like a lot of fun!

Oh cool Piranha Plant is in the game too XD

$80 feels like way too much for a game in general, even though this game looks huge. I guess games have been priced this way for a long time, hidden behind the name 'paid DLC.'

I hope more games get this. Forgotten Land DLC and Mario Party DLC make sense to be paid but the others should've been free. Hoping more games get this treatment!

The bundle cuts of $30 off the price so that’s probably the best deal. I thought $70 was a lot to ask but $80 is wild.

I really like the Switch 2 box art, besides the DK model itself this looks great!

WE ARE SO BACK

Best Direct of all time! Kirby Air Ride returns, Mario Kart Worlds looking like the best of the series, Kirby Forgotten Land DLC, and a new DK 3D game! LUIGI’S MANSION IS COMING TO SWITCH 2!!!

Also, the specs seem to be crushing people’s expectations. 120 FPS is INSANE

Looks awesome, love the amount of characters and costumes, just what I wanted! Open world looks awesome too.

Really hoping this is in the Direct!

Mario Kart time!

Imagine after all this time they say the Direct was just an April Fool's prank all along

Hopefully it's cheap, but this is worth the cost no matter how high the price is. This will be so useful, can't wait to get my hands on one!

These look awesome! I won't be getting the Amazing Mirror ones since I don't have the expansion, but looking forward to getting the Adventure ones!

@bleeflooflah the folks at Nintendo Life put Mario in front of the picture themselves, not Nintendo. The official picture is seen below in the post on this page.

@Novamii Pikmin could really take advantage of a mouse since at it's root it's an RTS. I hope we get control options for the game, so you could use mouse controls or usual joy-stick controls.

Many Nintendo series could take advantage of mouse controls, like Pikmin (as you said), Mario Maker, WarioWare, and Metroid Prime. I bet they'll make a new game specifically for this feature as well.

This console looks really nice, neat new pictures of it! Definitely seems to imply mouse controls, if it wasn’t obvious enough already.

Yeah this platform is dead, no way they're continuing to use it anymore.

I don’t want any $70 Edition games, but I’d love free enhancements to make loading times for Animal Crossing New Horizons and Pikmin 4 shorter.

Also Scarlet and Violet need a Switch version first before we talk about Switch 2

Was this intentional to release a week after Sonic 4?

So they'll actually use this app for announcements, cool!

I don't think this picture was taken in Japan, maybe this app could come over to America soon? Nintendo didn't really seem to want to say anything about it when I asked them.

Cool to see Nintendo making more mobile apps, this one has a lot of potential and I hope they continue to expand on this! It's not really replacing their social media or switch news app, but this is definitely another good way to get Nintendo info!

Really hoping this is just an enhancement and I don't have to buy $70 games to play games I can already play through backwards compatibility.

The official page for the Digital game cards says something about ‘Switch 2 exclusive’ and ‘Switch 2 edition’ games, so that’s interesting

This was a bad presentation, but hey maybe it's just to make the Switch 2 Direct look even better by comparison!

I thought the whole purpose behind the Direct was to fill out the rest of the year with Switch titles, but we didn't get a single release date, and the 2 newly announced games were for 2026.

The news on Switch is really slow and always announces things by the time you've heard it from 50 other sources, so hopefully this time this app will actually be useful!