Around 10 hours for me. Admittedly this is really not the game I was hoping it would be. It's 'just' another Mario Kart, free roam could have been killer but they did nothing with it.
It's got to happen. The problem for me is that as is, it's going to slowly eat more and more space of mine over time, and there are certainly some games from this library I'd like to keep on my switch at all times. Many not so much. But am I eventually going to have to start uninstalling other games to allow this monster to keep growing, sometimes even when it's not going to benefit me? No, just make the app a small shell that gives me the ability to download only the games I want. Please Nintendo
Really it's down to prices for me. For games that have been out for years.
I've got MKW as it was bundled (and really the game I bought this machine for upfront, a long with first parties that come along eventually), then also Fast Fusion and Bravely default because they were both a fair bit cheaper (in the realms of about £10-£15 each once I'd paid).
Cyberpunk I'm sure is impressive, and I still need to actually play it. But with my PC outclassing my switch, and it costing about a third of the price, I'll just get it there. I also kind of want SF6 but again, it just feels so pricey.
For me the game key card argument doesn't really come into it. Sure it would be nicer to have the whole game on the cart, but I don't really care. The main factor for me buying physical is usually that I might want to sell it down the line, and they've resolved that for me.
Screen protectors people, really. That paranoid feeling of ruining the screen just diminishes once you have one on. And if you get a decent quality one, I find i actually prefer using it to not having one on in a lot of cases!
I'm enjoying the game a lot. I played the first two chapters years ago on 3ds so I can barely remember it. Though it probably helps that I got it for less than £10 (after mucking about with some Argos vouchers).
Certainly wish the visuals were upgraded more though. Does feel like I'm playing a 3ds game, just in hd to be frank.
I don't know how to feel. I want to be optimistic that this is going to be great (it looks like it could well be). But after MKW's lackluster direct, for a game that supposedly is worth more than this, I'm not feeling highly confident. That launched, and yeah, it was basically what was in the direct. Though Nintendo is pretty random with their pricing sometimes.
That said, it would be nice if they dedicate a minute or so to Mario Kart World - There's obviously a gap in costumes for DK and it would at least give us an indication that actually they are planning to improve that game over time. I want to love MKW but it feels like it's missing so many small things currently.
DK absolutely deserves a proper 3D outing again. I'd be happy basically with DK Odyssey
Well I was planning on being mostly digital anyway so not a problem for me. I'm more worried about the negative effect this will have on the industry at large, and we're going to get companies blaming 'poor sales of game carts on switch 2' as a reason to stop releasing further games. There seem to be a lot of people unhappy with this
There's no way. I can't see this being true, unless they've somehow messed up so bad that Switch 2 edition saves are for some reason incompatible with Switch 1 versions (that would super suck). This just flies in the face of the digital game cartridge thing - one step forward, and one major step back if I can't just continue on either of my switch console generations.
And then DK not supporting it makes even less sense. Come on Nintendo. Don't let this be true
My take is that there just isn't a solution that makes everyone happy. If we're not realistically going to see smaller games that fit on cheap versions of the cards too often then you're only choices are to either fork out for a larger capacity cartridge, or do something like this. And I don't personally care for paying over and over again for that storage space, so this (key cards) or just fully digital seem the way to go for me.
Yeah yeah, twenty or thirty years from now I might not have access to some of this stuff. But I'll have moved on largely at that point.
I'm glad I'm not getting hung up on having to have a physical collection of games (mixed digital and physical for me since the 3DS) as this would probably upset me more. I usually buy physical if I know I'll resell later, so this still works ok for me (in fact it's better if it means I can do this with more games). And with internet speeds becoming faster (and hopefully the switch 2 hardware being able to keep up) swapping downloads on the system should become a much smaller issue for a lot of people.
@Olmectron I worded my first comment poorly - I meant I don't see why bravely default couldn't just be a Switch 1 game that got a resolution/FPS bump on Switch 2 (other than to try to drive adoption for the new console)
I thought the same with bravely default, that these games don't really feel like we need switch 2 editions... I expect we'll maybe see resolution bumps and possibly better performance (even if it just means a cooler running system with longer battery life).
I'm pretty sure any existing gold points in your accounts will not expire on this date, that's not changing. It's just the date you can earn them from what I understand, so don't feel like you have to rush to use them before this date (they still have the year long expiry)
I do want a switch 2 but I feel like they should continue supporting switch 1 throughout the switch 2 lifetime. There are still loads of games coming out all over that you'd figure should run fine on switch 1 hardware - why exclude that part of the market? Reserve switch 2 exclusivity for games that won't run on switch 1 hardware at an acceptable level.
Of course I only want that future in the idealistic version of this timeline where switch 1 titles will scale to switch 2 hardware.
Love this series. Not played one I've not enjoyed at least a bit yet, and I've done most of the more recent ones. Symphonia. Vesperia. Xillia. Berseria. Abyss. Zestiria. Arise.
Got no reason to believe I won't enjoy this too. When I get around to it eventually!
I've really enjoyed it since launch, but like others I'm feeling like there isn't enough to this game. Perhaps there doesn't have to be, and I should just enjoy it for what it is, but I'm thinking this new booster will really only boost my interest for a week or two
I don't like that they are going after emulators, but I can see why they would want to.
I would guess that all this recent legal stuff coming from Nintendo might be to put them in 'better stead' for the launch of their new console. They are about to announce the switch 2, and probably don't like the idea of people emulating (and of course pirating) games from another generation. So this is probably to protect switch 2 from being so heavily pirated, by sowing fear in those who might try to make it possible.
Though I imagine switch emulation will return one day. I wouldn't be surprised to see Nintendo using it themselves on a future console.
Yeah, I'm feeling slightly more optimistic after reading this. I also had the idea that this would be a tacked on, shorter campaign, with them trying to say 'well you get all the original sonic generations levels too' as an excuse.
I'll withhold my judgement for now as I've not played the game through, but it feels like they may have had better public perception if they hadn't said they would be including the original game from the start. They should have sold this as entirely brand new, and then as an added bonus, the original game is just there at launch too (without mentioning this at all in the marketing). Would that have changed the end result of the game? Maybe not, but for sure my perception would have been different.
I'm enjoying the game, but it is disappointing to keep running into all the slowdowns. It's so jarring when it happens and it really is a shame. Hoping switch 2 just solves this and a number of older games
Never played pal world - I'm sure it's a great game in it's own right, and sounds different enough from Pokemon in terms of gameplay. But I remember thinking that the similarities between the monster designs were too much to reasonably be passed off as 'just inspired by'. If I take any given song and pitch it down it showed it up by 10%, does that count as my own work, or is it just inspired by the original?
I have a small backlog on switch nowadays since I've shifted almost entirely to pc except for Nintendo exclusives really. And a lot of recent ones I'm putting off playing a bit, hoping that I can play through them on better hardware, hopefully worth more stable/higher frame rates or just better res.
Of course if switch 2 comes along without these kinds of enhancements, I've waited now for nothing!
Does Metroid prime really need tweaking? Isn't more of the same what we've been wanting/expecting? I'm fine with it - more Metroid prime is just what I wanted.
You'll never please everyone. There are loads of people who dislike the new direction of 3D Zelda.
Amazing. It feels like a dream that we're finally getting playable Zelda. And the fact that she plays so differently is very interesting. Can certainly see how this draws a lot of inspiration from BOTW and TOTK too. Yet this seems to be a more classic style experience?
And that art style... Not personally the biggest fan but can see how it suits this kind of game well
TTYD deserves to be played. So much better than all the other Paper Mario games that came after it.
I don't care if we don't get a direct sequel, but I'm truly hoping for at least another game that feels like a spiritual successor.
Not sure how many people are aware, but Big Fables is the best paper Mario game we've had since TTYD, so I'd strongly recommend that to lovers of the original paper Mario games.
Guilty of having bought most of the switch Pokemon games. And I did enjoy shield. But I didn't like how limited let's go was. I've yet to finish new snap and arceus, but I did enjoy what I played of both. Got bored of shining pearl, and I haven't played Violet for more than twenty minutes because I couldn't get over the visual quality.
I might finally be ready to say that I'm past Pokemon, having played every mainline release since Red and Blue. But it seems that it'll do fine regardless, it still has such a huge player base, and I don't see that changing even if they tank the quality even further.
Bought it as soon as it was available. Honestly, not sure I would notice it was early access other than it saying it on the title screen. I'm very much playing this as if I've bought a fairly complete game that's getting dlc down the line.
And it's excellent. Can't wait for everyone else to get to play it!
It's a decent enough series. I've gotten into it a few times, so it's good to see. Will hopefully get around to playing some of the newer entries/remakes eventually!
Would love a snes or eventually N64 remix. Almost like we get a bit in WarioWare titles... But maybe more fleshed out and serious. These nes titles seem a bit overdone to me now
Loved haiku the robot on my steam deck, and have a number of the other titles in this sale already so I think I'm good, but there are some great little indies in here!
Not sure how many people still buy both copies nowadays. Me and my brother used to get one each when we were little and it made sense, but it really doesn't so much nowadays. Just make a single version of the game, for the love of god. Any enhancements can be added later on with DLC.
On the one hand, certain people are using yuzu to pirate. This almost certainly loses Nintendo money.
On the other hand, I'd really like to be able to play my games at higher resolutions or frame rates, especially given I've got hardware far more capable than the switch. Ideally they go the Microsoft or Sony way eventually and start porting to PC themselves. I've long since stopped buying third party switch games with the arrival of the steam deck because it's so much more flexible in how I play games.
I'm really letting the Pokemon games line up in my backlog... Just realized I haven't finished the pearl remake, the sword dlc, legends Arceus or Violet. Oh and new snap. And now gold might be coming? Not sure if I'm going off Pokemon at this point, I've never not finished a Pokemon game before the switch came out...
But gold/silver is probably my favorite entry, so it might be hard to resist...
Clicked thinking this was part of the tales of series, immediately disappointed.
I don't mind that it uses that name really, but it feels synonymous with 'that other series' to me, particularly with anime aesthetic video games. Feels like it's asking for confusion.
I'm still working through fire emblem engage, then I've got Xenoblade Chronicles 3 if I can stomach more rpg. Then the only release I'm looking forward to for the rest of the year is Paper Mario (another rpg) so I'm good on that front, hoping something else comes out or I'll be working through my steam backlog (also not a problem really!)
A lot of people chose between this and Mario Wonder. I imagine most people with a switch chose Wonder. I certainly did, I historically have enjoyed sonic as a franchise more than Mario, but it was still pretty clear that Mario looked like the better game, and I don't regret my choice.
Then those on other consoles have been fed well too this year. Honestly, this has just come along too expensive, too rushed looking and unfortunately (for this game anyway) at the tail end of a year chock full of awesome releases.
I still want the game. But I'll be waiting for it to drop in price. I can't see why it costs any more than mania did at launch.
Nintendo would be insane not too make the next switch backwards compatible. People are invested, and a fair few are probably on the tipping point of jumping ship if they have to start over AGAIN.
I've personally stopped buying all but the essential big hits on the switch because I'd rather have them elsewhere, where backwards compatibility is much more guaranteed (Steam deck/PC primarily). Even those big hitters, I'm playing slower, in the hopes that I can play improved versions on the next Nintendo console. I think for me, backwards compatible with some kind of upgrade path for currently owned games (preferably just free switch 2 updates) might be the most important feature to me at this point.
You don't want to be outclassed by hackers before the game releases, with 4k/60fps versions? Then make that a reality on your own hardware - close the gap and remove a large reason people want to play the games on other systems.
I will get the game I think, but as others have said, later on when it's on sale. It looks cool, but it just feels a tad expensive given I got pikmin 4 for the same price.
Unless we're talking about accidental damage repairs (which I'm not sure if this covers, and Nintendo would not fix for free) does this not indicate that there is an underlying quality issue if they are expecting up to six repairs per year?
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Re: Poll: How Many Hours Have You Spent In Mario Kart World So Far?
Around 10 hours for me. Admittedly this is really not the game I was hoping it would be. It's 'just' another Mario Kart, free roam could have been killer but they did nothing with it.
Re: Talking Point: With Bigger GameCube File Sizes, Should Nintendo Let Us Download Individual NSO Games?
It's got to happen. The problem for me is that as is, it's going to slowly eat more and more space of mine over time, and there are certainly some games from this library I'd like to keep on my switch at all times. Many not so much. But am I eventually going to have to start uninstalling other games to allow this monster to keep growing, sometimes even when it's not going to benefit me? No, just make the app a small shell that gives me the ability to download only the games I want. Please Nintendo
Re: Third-Party Launch Games On Switch 2 Reportedly Sold "Very Low Numbers"
Really it's down to prices for me. For games that have been out for years.
I've got MKW as it was bundled (and really the game I bought this machine for upfront, a long with first parties that come along eventually), then also Fast Fusion and Bravely default because they were both a fair bit cheaper (in the realms of about £10-£15 each once I'd paid).
Cyberpunk I'm sure is impressive, and I still need to actually play it. But with my PC outclassing my switch, and it costing about a third of the price, I'll just get it there. I also kind of want SF6 but again, it just feels so pricey.
For me the game key card argument doesn't really come into it. Sure it would be nicer to have the whole game on the cart, but I don't really care. The main factor for me buying physical is usually that I might want to sell it down the line, and they've resolved that for me.
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Direct: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?
Yep, I'm sold. Gonna pre-order now!
Re: Poll: Has Your Switch 2's Screen Got Any Nasty Scratches Yet?
Screen protectors people, really. That paranoid feeling of ruining the screen just diminishes once you have one on. And if you get a decent quality one, I find i actually prefer using it to not having one on in a lot of cases!
Re: Review: Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster (Switch 2) - A Solid Refresh For A 3DS RPG Gem
I'm enjoying the game a lot. I played the first two chapters years ago on 3ds so I can barely remember it. Though it probably helps that I got it for less than £10 (after mucking about with some Argos vouchers).
Certainly wish the visuals were upgraded more though. Does feel like I'm playing a 3ds game, just in hd to be frank.
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Direct Revealed For Wednesday, 18th June 2025
I don't know how to feel. I want to be optimistic that this is going to be great (it looks like it could well be). But after MKW's lackluster direct, for a game that supposedly is worth more than this, I'm not feeling highly confident. That launched, and yeah, it was basically what was in the direct. Though Nintendo is pretty random with their pricing sometimes.
That said, it would be nice if they dedicate a minute or so to Mario Kart World - There's obviously a gap in costumes for DK and it would at least give us an indication that actually they are planning to improve that game over time. I want to love MKW but it feels like it's missing so many small things currently.
DK absolutely deserves a proper 3D outing again. I'd be happy basically with DK Odyssey
Re: More Switch 2 Estimated File Sizes Seemingly Revealed
Wow those are some whoppers. I'll stick largely to first party games I think and carry on getting third parties on PC
Re: Switch 2 Game-Key Cards Won't Make It Easy For Physical Collectors In Japan
Well I was planning on being mostly digital anyway so not a problem for me. I'm more worried about the negative effect this will have on the industry at large, and we're going to get companies blaming 'poor sales of game carts on switch 2' as a reason to stop releasing further games. There seem to be a lot of people unhappy with this
Re: Uh Oh, It Looks Like Select Switch 2 Games Won't Support Cloud Saves
There's no way. I can't see this being true, unless they've somehow messed up so bad that Switch 2 edition saves are for some reason incompatible with Switch 1 versions (that would super suck). This just flies in the face of the digital game cartridge thing - one step forward, and one major step back if I can't just continue on either of my switch console generations.
And then DK not supporting it makes even less sense. Come on Nintendo. Don't let this be true
Re: "We MUST Resist Buying These Game-Key Releases", Says GamesMaster Host
My take is that there just isn't a solution that makes everyone happy. If we're not realistically going to see smaller games that fit on cheap versions of the cards too often then you're only choices are to either fork out for a larger capacity cartridge, or do something like this. And I don't personally care for paying over and over again for that storage space, so this (key cards) or just fully digital seem the way to go for me.
Yeah yeah, twenty or thirty years from now I might not have access to some of this stuff. But I'll have moved on largely at that point.
Re: Switch 2 Game-Key Cards Aren't Tied To Nintendo Accounts
I'm glad I'm not getting hung up on having to have a physical collection of games (mixed digital and physical for me since the 3DS) as this would probably upset me more. I usually buy physical if I know I'll resell later, so this still works ok for me (in fact it's better if it means I can do this with more games). And with internet speeds becoming faster (and hopefully the switch 2 hardware being able to keep up) swapping downloads on the system should become a much smaller issue for a lot of people.
Re: Konami Appears To Be Releasing Suikoden I & II HD Remaster On Switch 2
@Olmectron
I worded my first comment poorly - I meant I don't see why bravely default couldn't just be a Switch 1 game that got a resolution/FPS bump on Switch 2 (other than to try to drive adoption for the new console)
Re: Konami Appears To Be Releasing Suikoden I & II HD Remaster On Switch 2
I thought the same with bravely default, that these games don't really feel like we need switch 2 editions... I expect we'll maybe see resolution bumps and possibly better performance (even if it just means a cooler running system with longer battery life).
Re: PSA: Nintendo Reminds Us It's Winding Down Gold Points Next Week
I'm pretty sure any existing gold points in your accounts will not expire on this date, that's not changing. It's just the date you can earn them from what I understand, so don't feel like you have to rush to use them before this date (they still have the year long expiry)
Re: Nintendo Talks About Future Switch Support Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch
I do want a switch 2 but I feel like they should continue supporting switch 1 throughout the switch 2 lifetime. There are still loads of games coming out all over that you'd figure should run fine on switch 1 hardware - why exclude that part of the market? Reserve switch 2 exclusivity for games that won't run on switch 1 hardware at an acceptable level.
Of course I only want that future in the idealistic version of this timeline where switch 1 titles will scale to switch 2 hardware.
Re: Review: Tales Of Graces f Remastered (Switch) - The Characters Steal The Show In This JRPG Classic
Love this series. Not played one I've not enjoyed at least a bit yet, and I've done most of the more recent ones. Symphonia. Vesperia. Xillia. Berseria. Abyss. Zestiria. Arise.
Got no reason to believe I won't enjoy this too. When I get around to it eventually!
Re: Mew EX Heads To Pokémon TCG Pocket Next Week In New Booster Pack
I've really enjoyed it since launch, but like others I'm feeling like there isn't enough to this game. Perhaps there doesn't have to be, and I should just enjoy it for what it is, but I'm thinking this new booster will really only boost my interest for a week or two
Re: Nintendo Reveals Donkey Kong Country Returns HD's Opening Cutscene
DK64 2 is coming when...?
Re: Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Surpasses Six Million Pre-Registrations
I'm looking forward to this. I used to love the tcg but stopped playing/collecting because it cost too much, so I'm hoping this can scratch that itch.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library Next Week
This game was awesome. Back in the day when Rare was making games on par with (and arguably better than) Nintendo itself.
Re: Nintendo Slays Switch Emulator Ryujinx
I don't like that they are going after emulators, but I can see why they would want to.
I would guess that all this recent legal stuff coming from Nintendo might be to put them in 'better stead' for the launch of their new console. They are about to announce the switch 2, and probably don't like the idea of people emulating (and of course pirating) games from another generation. So this is probably to protect switch 2 from being so heavily pirated, by sowing fear in those who might try to make it possible.
Though I imagine switch emulation will return one day. I wouldn't be surprised to see Nintendo using it themselves on a future console.
Re: Shadow's Sonic Generations Campaign Length Reportedly Revealed
Yeah, I'm feeling slightly more optimistic after reading this. I also had the idea that this would be a tacked on, shorter campaign, with them trying to say 'well you get all the original sonic generations levels too' as an excuse.
I'll withhold my judgement for now as I've not played the game through, but it feels like they may have had better public perception if they hadn't said they would be including the original game from the start. They should have sold this as entirely brand new, and then as an added bonus, the original game is just there at launch too (without mentioning this at all in the marketing). Would that have changed the end result of the game? Maybe not, but for sure my perception would have been different.
Re: Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom's Frame Rate Is "Even Worse" Than Link's Awakening
I'm enjoying the game, but it is disappointing to keep running into all the slowdowns. It's so jarring when it happens and it really is a shame. Hoping switch 2 just solves this and a number of older games
Re: Analyst Is Certain Nintendo Will Win Its Lawsuit Against Palworld Developer
Never played pal world - I'm sure it's a great game in it's own right, and sounds different enough from Pokemon in terms of gameplay.
But I remember thinking that the similarities between the monster designs were too much to reasonably be passed off as 'just inspired by'. If I take any given song and pitch it down it showed it up by 10%, does that count as my own work, or is it just inspired by the original?
Re: Poll: Are You Ready To Move On From The Switch?
I have a small backlog on switch nowadays since I've shifted almost entirely to pc except for Nintendo exclusives really. And a lot of recent ones I'm putting off playing a bit, hoping that I can play through them on better hardware, hopefully worth more stable/higher frame rates or just better res.
Of course if switch 2 comes along without these kinds of enhancements, I've waited now for nothing!
Re: Soapbox: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Won't Be The Franchise's 'BOTW Moment', And That's Okay
Does Metroid prime really need tweaking? Isn't more of the same what we've been wanting/expecting? I'm fine with it - more Metroid prime is just what I wanted.
You'll never please everyone. There are loads of people who dislike the new direction of 3D Zelda.
Re: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Confirmed, Launching 2025
Who knows if that was switch footage or not at this point. It looked beautiful either way. Did not expect this at all, not today.
2025 better get here quick!
Re: New 2D Adventure 'The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom' Announced For This September
Amazing. It feels like a dream that we're finally getting playable Zelda. And the fact that she plays so differently is very interesting. Can certainly see how this draws a lot of inspiration from BOTW and TOTK too. Yet this seems to be a more classic style experience?
And that art style... Not personally the biggest fan but can see how it suits this kind of game well
Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Swings Onto Switch Next Year
Scraping the barrel with this. Great game for those who missed it the first two times though.
Re: Japanese Charts: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Just About Beats Origami King
TTYD deserves to be played. So much better than all the other Paper Mario games that came after it.
I don't care if we don't get a direct sequel, but I'm truly hoping for at least another game that feels like a spiritual successor.
Not sure how many people are aware, but Big Fables is the best paper Mario game we've had since TTYD, so I'd strongly recommend that to lovers of the original paper Mario games.
Re: The Pokémon Games Have Had Tremendous Success During The Switch Generation
Guilty of having bought most of the switch Pokemon games. And I did enjoy shield. But I didn't like how limited let's go was. I've yet to finish new snap and arceus, but I did enjoy what I played of both. Got bored of shining pearl, and I haven't played Violet for more than twenty minutes because I couldn't get over the visual quality.
I might finally be ready to say that I'm past Pokemon, having played every mainline release since Red and Blue. But it seems that it'll do fine regardless, it still has such a huge player base, and I don't see that changing even if they tank the quality even further.
Re: Hands On: Hades 2 Is A Hell Of A Time, Even In Early Access
Bought it as soon as it was available. Honestly, not sure I would notice it was early access other than it saying it on the title screen. I'm very much playing this as if I've bought a fairly complete game that's getting dlc down the line.
And it's excellent. Can't wait for everyone else to get to play it!
Re: New Soulslike Another Crab's Treasure Surpasses 100k Sales In Opening Weekend
Love the look of the game, but for far too much to play already. Will hopefully get around to playing it, but likely not for years at this point!
Re: The Resident Evil Franchise Has Sold An Astonishing 157 Million Units
It's a decent enough series. I've gotten into it a few times, so it's good to see. Will hopefully get around to playing some of the newer entries/remakes eventually!
Re: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Launches On Switch In July
Would love a snes or eventually N64 remix. Almost like we get a bit in WarioWare titles... But maybe more fleshed out and serious. These nes titles seem a bit overdone to me now
Re: Nintendo Switch "Successor" Announcement Is Coming "This Fiscal Year"
Not long until switch 3 rumors then!
Re: Sequel To Roguelike Hit Hades Enters Early Access With 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Reviews
Wouldn't usually buy games in early access. And almost never buy games just out of the blue.
But this, I bought within minutes of finding out it was available. Even in early access, this is an easy GOTY contender.
Re: Switch eShop Sale Knocks Up To 80% Off Select 'Metroidvanias'
Loved haiku the robot on my steam deck, and have a number of the other titles in this sale already so I think I'm good, but there are some great little indies in here!
Re: Talking Point: Should 'Third' Pokémon Games Make A Comeback?
Not sure how many people still buy both copies nowadays. Me and my brother used to get one each when we were little and it made sense, but it really doesn't so much nowadays. Just make a single version of the game, for the love of god. Any enhancements can be added later on with DLC.
Re: Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Has Passed Away
He really has left a huge legacy, and I'm sure will be sorely missed.
Re: Switch Emulator Yuzu To Pay $2.4 Million To Nintendo & Cease Development
On the one hand, certain people are using yuzu to pirate. This almost certainly loses Nintendo money.
On the other hand, I'd really like to be able to play my games at higher resolutions or frame rates, especially given I've got hardware far more capable than the switch. Ideally they go the Microsoft or Sony way eventually and start porting to PC themselves. I've long since stopped buying third party switch games with the arrival of the steam deck because it's so much more flexible in how I play games.
Re: It Looks Like Gold And Silver Will Feature In The Next 'Pokémon Presents'
I'm really letting the Pokemon games line up in my backlog... Just realized I haven't finished the pearl remake, the sword dlc, legends Arceus or Violet. Oh and new snap. And now gold might be coming? Not sure if I'm going off Pokemon at this point, I've never not finished a Pokemon game before the switch came out...
But gold/silver is probably my favorite entry, so it might be hard to resist...
Re: RPG Farming Adventure 'Tales Of Seikyu' Confirms Release On Switch Platforms
Clicked thinking this was part of the tales of series, immediately disappointed.
I don't mind that it uses that name really, but it feels synonymous with 'that other series' to me, particularly with anime aesthetic video games. Feels like it's asking for confusion.
Re: Talking Point: If 'Switch 2' Isn't Coming Until 2025, What's Nintendo Got Up Its Sleeve This Year?
I'm still working through fire emblem engage, then I've got Xenoblade Chronicles 3 if I can stomach more rpg. Then the only release I'm looking forward to for the rest of the year is Paper Mario (another rpg) so I'm good on that front, hoping something else comes out or I'll be working through my steam backlog (also not a problem really!)
Re: Sonic Superstars' Sales Were 'Slightly Weaker' Than Sega Had Anticipated
A lot of people chose between this and Mario Wonder. I imagine most people with a switch chose Wonder. I certainly did, I historically have enjoyed sonic as a franchise more than Mario, but it was still pretty clear that Mario looked like the better game, and I don't regret my choice.
Then those on other consoles have been fed well too this year. Honestly, this has just come along too expensive, too rushed looking and unfortunately (for this game anyway) at the tail end of a year chock full of awesome releases.
I still want the game. But I'll be waiting for it to drop in price. I can't see why it costs any more than mania did at launch.
Re: Soapbox: 'Switch 2' Doesn't Really Need Backwards Compatibility
Nintendo would be insane not too make the next switch backwards compatible. People are invested, and a fair few are probably on the tipping point of jumping ship if they have to start over AGAIN.
I've personally stopped buying all but the essential big hits on the switch because I'd rather have them elsewhere, where backwards compatibility is much more guaranteed (Steam deck/PC primarily). Even those big hitters, I'm playing slower, in the hopes that I can play improved versions on the next Nintendo console. I think for me, backwards compatible with some kind of upgrade path for currently owned games (preferably just free switch 2 updates) might be the most important feature to me at this point.
You don't want to be outclassed by hackers before the game releases, with 4k/60fps versions? Then make that a reality on your own hardware - close the gap and remove a large reason people want to play the games on other systems.
Re: UK Charts: Disney Illusion Island Makes A Lukewarm Debut As FIFA 23 Dominates
I will get the game I think, but as others have said, later on when it's on sale.
It looks cool, but it just feels a tad expensive given I got pikmin 4 for the same price.
Re: Poll: Which Dormant Nintendo Franchise Would You Most Like To See Return?
Star fox is soooo underutilized
Re: Nintendo To End Its 'Wide Care' Switch Repair Service In Japan After One Year
Unless we're talking about accidental damage repairs (which I'm not sure if this covers, and Nintendo would not fix for free) does this not indicate that there is an underlying quality issue if they are expecting up to six repairs per year?