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Well, Blizzard teased Diablo 3 on Switch with a light switch and denied that meant anything, IIRC.

They really upgraded the visuals and art style for this. I kind of burned out on the original near the end, but maybe I should try and pick it back up.

This one totally slipped my mind.

Sweet. Probably be a Day one given their pedigree.

@jsty3105
“When you look at Game-Key Cards, for us, our goal with Nintendo Switch 2 – similar to what we were able to accomplish on Nintendo Switch – is to have the broadest and deepest library of content we possibly can,” Doug Bowser said.

“And that includes our publishing partners. And Game-Key Cards are a way that our publishing partners are able to bring more content onto the platform, deeper and larger, more immersive content on the platform.”
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Nintendo is publishing this game, not a third party. Maybe he got it wrong, or maybe they altered their stance, but it still is worth asking them why this game is the first Nintendo-published title to go GKC.

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https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-says-switch-2-game-key-cards-help-third-party-publishers-bring-deeper-larger-and-more-immersive-content-on-the-platform

And no one's discussing the game because very few people have actually played the game.

As stated already, Doug Boswer, in an interview said:

“When you look at Game-Key Cards, for us, our goal with Nintendo Switch 2 – similar to what we were able to accomplish on Nintendo Switch – is to have the broadest and deepest library of content we possibly can,” Bowser said.

“And that includes our publishing partners. And Game-Key Cards are a way that our publishing partners are able to bring more content onto the platform, deeper and larger, more immersive content on the platform.”
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Nintendo is publishing this game, not a third party. Maybe he got it wrong, or maybe they altered their stance, but it still is worth asking them why this game is the first Nintendo-published title to go GKC.

@Dang_69
Yeah, I know. They don't have to announce a date to announce the game officially coming to the platform, etc.

@Twilite9 they just released a S2 version last week, although your save doesn’t carry over from S1.

Mewgenics and some of the better Switch games getting S2 updates (Tunic and Deaths’s Door, as previously mentioned).

@RushDawg While Nintendo's initial statement did say exactly what you said, Doug Boswer, in an interview said:

“When you look at Game-Key Cards, for us, our goal with Nintendo Switch 2 – similar to what we were able to accomplish on Nintendo Switch – is to have the broadest and deepest library of content we possibly can,” Bowser said.

“And that includes our publishing partners. And Game-Key Cards are a way that our publishing partners are able to bring more content onto the platform, deeper and larger, more immersive content on the platform.”
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Nintendo is publishing this game, not a third party. Maybe he got it wrong, or maybe they altered their stance, but it still is worth asking them why this game is the first Nintendo-published title to go GKC.

Has anyone asked Nintendo—who said that none of their releases would release as GKCs—has published a GKC-only release for this?

Surprised the Generations Pack is doing so well since they didn’t seem to have much stock available.

@PALversusNTSC Why wouldn't they have a dev kit? They put LEGO Horizons and MLB The Show on Switch 1. MLB is an ongoing series and should receive a Switch 2 version at some point, even if it's not this year.

@Ravenmaster it’s like 200 pieces…

@JohnnyMind https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jSgttYxU-5w

Sweet. Maybe I can finally beat Maximum Carnage.

What is the point of doing this if the save data doesn't carry over? Seems like a huge oversight somewhere.

@SillyG it is my understanding that SMG1&2 have a free update on Switch 2 that facilitates the better resolution, and it’s not on the cartridge.

@Olliemar28 The game profile sidebar for this is wrong. It says the S2 edition launches in May; that's the physical version only, not the one on the eShop.

The physical edition launches on the same day for both consoles.

@SillyG Does it run native 1080 in handheld versus 720? Not sure if that would even matter for retro games.

61GB file size, according to the eShop listing. Since there's no actual physical release of this, I'll wait for a sale.

Is “shutting up shop” a thing? I’ve heard of “setting up shop”, but that’s clearly not what this is.

@Ristar24 If you look at any games that have paid upgrades, the one thing they have in common is they all get a Switch 2 physical edition released.

Can’t say I’m a fan of this decision, and it only encourages people to find ways around it.

@theberrage Exactly. It'd be one thing if this was like the NES/SNES mini, where you bought it and that's it, but no, you have to pay a subscription price to make it worthwhile.

The shell itself is an overpriced novelty at best, and the entire package (shell+subscription) is an expensive nostalgia trip most won't get much mileage out of.

The original was released around the time I started realizing things could suck.

First Pokopia is a GKC, now this is a code in a box and only releasing it in Japan.

Nintendo is cheaping out big time.

Seems odd they would go for the less popular WILDS and not something like WORLD, or just update RISE to make it more inline with other versions.

@RupeeClock DKC Returns received a free update within the last month.

If you look at all the games with paid updates, they all included physical re-releases of the games. That seems (to me) to be the only difference.

I thought this might be the case when it dropped 33% in price over the weekend. I’ll probably just stick with the S1 version and pay the upgrade fee.

@pikachupikachup the anniversary edition is $20 regular price iirc. It upgrades to the S2 version if you already own it. It is like HL if you own the cartridge in that once you buy the upgrade to AE it is a full version of the game digitally and no longer requires the cartridge, from my understanding.

@pikachupikachup supposedly that was fixed a week or two after the original S2 Edition?

@Krull he previously said Summer, iirc.

Switch/2 makes the most sense for any indie game, change my mind.

Konami giveth, Konami taketh away.

Rod Ferguson is no longer there, so not sure his comments remain relevant.

@AussieMcBucket Elden Ring is much more approachable than Dark Souls, although there are similar elements present in it that may put you off.

Dark Souls is, to me, a much tighter experience. Which isn't to say it's better; Elden Ring is just massive and sprawling in ways the other FromSoft games are not.

The Duskbloods, the most unknown known exclusive coming to Switch 2 this year. ER: Nightreign was well received, but multiplayer is not what people expect out of FromSoft.

I remember playing JP on SNES. I do not remember it being good, but maybe I was bad at it.

So, no FFVII bonuses, a game that just released and is published by SE, which seems like an odd choice to leave out.

Also, they're releasing it two weeks after Rebirth on Switch 2. It's like they're trying to get this game to bomb.

I would love it if these guys got to do a Simpsons brawler next.

What would a meaty SP campaign look like at this point? How long would one be? I don't play a ton of sports games, so I'm not even sure what, if any, competition there is in the space.

I'm not saying the complaint isn't valid, but it is refreshing to be able to turn on a game and not be inundated with information about modes I don't care about and not even know where to start because the mode is buried in a list.

I tried out Madden when there was a demo weekend, and was completely lost and noped out of it after a minute.

Bought my kid FC one year, and had a ***** of a time just getting him into the game because I had to create a friggin' EA account.

Is there a middle ground?

@h3s Yeah, the last level was a gauntlet compared to everything else. It was HK’s Path of Pain in Mario.

@AnonyQ I don’t feel like they got bored making it, but I do feel like instead of iterating on a concept over a series of levels, they obsessed over new wonder effects, and the core game was super easy, with the only really challenge coming from the extra levels.

Even finding the bonus collectibles in every level was much easier than in prior games.

@Metazoxan a win would be all of them being full cartridge releases, IMO.

CIaB is the worst case scenario; can’t share that.

@Metazoxan It says Indiana Jones IS a full cartridge.

Not sure I would rate focus on narrative over gameplay as a strength, but this sounds intriguing and was not on my radar at all.

@Pikachupwnage glad you like it, but it’s not for me and the system would be better without it. I never said it didn’t work.

@BTB20 the news feed.

Ultimately, Nintendo’s push to make multiplayer, camera-ready games/modes is a mistake. They keep reminding me about the “c” button every time I turn on the console, as if that will make it catch on.

I would really love to know the usage stats around the camera feature, because it seems like an albatross hogging valuable system resources.