Will iikely only be purchasing Zelda games for my Switch 2. I've already passed on ALL of the overpriced first party games that have come out since Echoes of Wisdom. I will not be buying the new Donkey Kong game or any of the 3rd party titles - especially the game key card games. I may even pass on the upcoming Mario 3D game whenever that may come out. I was actually not a big fan of Odyssey and only played Wonder once. So even my Mario days may be over. So my Switch 2 will likely only be used for Switch 1 titles and future Zelda games going forward.
I certainly don't want to ... which pains me to say as I am sure Final Fantasy Remake will be on a Game Key Card as Square Enix is already releasing the much smaller Bravely Default as one.
A new LoZ. Although Age of Imprisonment will have to do for now. I loved Age of Calamity but it ran rather poorly on the OG Switch. So here's hoping that gets a performance boost as well as BotW and TotK. And if a Switch 2 version is released, it had better have all of the freaking DLC on it !!! ... It probably won't, but it had better !!!
So I have my original day one Switch ... probably a bit too much sentimental value attached to that - joy-con drift and all. I currently use my day one OLED Switch ... which ironically I primarily use in docked mode - but I'm not getting rid of that. And then I have a day-one gold Switch Lite - still in box ... and ain't no way I am getting rid of that. The GameStop trade in values seem to have actual value for a change. But I pre-ordered my Switch 2 on Walmart. And the nearest GameStop for me is a half hour away since my local GS did not survive the pandemic. So Imma keep what I got and shell out the coin for the shiny, new Switch. ... Now gimme my YuNopeBo amiibo !!!
I played the original ... and the sequel. I'm good. Hard pass - especially as a Game-Key Card game. Unfortunately, my suspicion is Square Enix is laying the groundwork for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to be released on a Game-Key Card as well. Not to mention any planned re-release of the unplayable cloud versions of the KH trilogy on the original Switch.
@Ryu_Niiyama No worries and apologies for being nitpicky. The Champions amiibo tied into the DLC because it was titled the Champions' Ballad DLC after all. And we got the Champions' helms as item drops with those amiibo. We're not getting a Sages' Ballad DLC for TotK nor as far as I know any of the Sages' helms although that remains to be seen - but the Champions' helms are in TotK if you know where to find them. And I would think Sage amiibo would have been better served to drive interest in TotK two years ago or interest in AoI closer to that game's release - along with the Mineru amiibo. I am no marketing expert. This just does not make any sense either way. And the tariffs are not going to help sales except for the die-hard collectors who will now only die a little harder. Just not great timing made even worse with the extra cost. But this is just my opinion.
@Ryu_Niiyama Oh I am sure they will ... as all of the Zelda amiibo could be scanned for items and weapons in Age of Calamity. But AoC did not get its own amiibo - how cool would it have been to have a Master Kohga or Sooga or a Terrako amiibo ??!! ... Nintendo did not wait a full 2 years to release a Guardian amiibo for BotW and yet they have chosen to wait two years for this new batch. I'm sure the new amiibo will drop items and weapons in Age of Imprisonment, but again ... why wait two years ? I know I'm being nit picky ... but the TotK Link and Zelda amiibo were 14.99 bucks and Ganondorf was 19.99 The latter two were released 4 or 5 months after TotK although I believe they had already been announced or at least data miners had already found their paraglider fabrics before they were released. So Nintendo is now waiting two years to drop this new batch to charge 19.99 for each of them even before they applied the Trump Tax ? And I'm sure the Mineru amiibo will start at $ 24.99 pre-tariff, just as it was for the Zelda Loftwing amiibo and possibly be as much as $ 29.99 pre-tariff. And the new Sage amiibo are being dropped possibly months before AoI is released. It just does not make any sense to me if they are indeed for AoI and yet still have the same functionality for TotK - which will require a patch so I can kiss my pre-patch duplication glitch for TotK goodbye. LOL
@Misima Your comments are so overblown. Apparently so much so that NL removed them ... as they also removed my initial reply telling you to get over it. Which I fully stand by.
@Pipulitoch The annoying thing is the new amiibo are being released two years after the game. The original BotW amiibo released with the console as well as the game ... and the follow up Champions' amiibo released just before the DLC. These new amiibo have no DLC that we know of ... so why now, Nintendo ???
BTW Nintendo Life ... you have a link to Amazon to pre-order the Switch 2 version of TotK ... last I checked there is nothing Switch 2 available for pre-order on Amazon.
@MADLUDWIG11 At least Yunobo's sage abilities allows you to blow stuff up without using resources. And as much as I love TotK, the sage abilities are awful compared to the BotW Champions' abilities. ... Not to mention, ''Secret Stone / Demon King".
@BrokenCiv I feel your pain. And the Trump Tax certainly does not help. And if you think $ 30 is a bit much .. wait until the Mineru amiibo comes out and the tariffs are still in place.
@ParsnipHero Now why on earth would Nintendo do something as consumer friendly as that ? Granted they created amiibo cards for Animal Crossing, but I doubt they would even consider this for Zelda or any other franchise. It would certainly be a great idea for amiibo that are long out of print - but nowadays they insist on re-releases of some of the figures instead. I was fortunate enough to start collecting Zelda amiibo even before BotW was released, so I had the full set when the game came out and didn't have to scramble for any of the previous figures. I have continued to collect the Zelda amiibo that have been released since then, but honestly I am very surprised they are releasing these new amiibo two full years after TotK was released.
The bigger question I have is ... as First4Figures based their BotW Champions statues on their respective amiibo ... if they ever get around to releasing Sage amiibos ... will this be the pose Yu-Nope-Bo will have ?
the website itself only allows for a max of 1 ... of each sku, that is ... i was able to order one each of the base console and the bundle console last night ... and as i said i just re-ordered the bundle console but it automatically canceled my previous bundle
@Runex2121 Actually ... it is 615 pm here and I was just able to order the bundle console ... although in so doing, walmart apparently canceled the one i ordered last night since there is a hard limit of 1 console.
@rjejr I haven't made a purchase at a Target since I pre-ordered a Sora amiibo a year ago. Not a boycott on my part. Just have no need to use a store that is physically more than a half hour away and has nothing I want or need in general.
@Dm9982 Whatever Walmart is doing, they seemed to have figured out the bot problem with their pre-orders. Although it also appears that nearly all of their accessories have sold out.
@Dm9982 FYI ... just now as of 230 pm ET, I was able to add the base console to my cart on Walmart - which I removed again but amazed I was still able to do so !
@PerfectFrost Even when I managed to hit the yellow pre-order button on one and canceled the others - nothing happened. I've managed to get my OLED and my gold Switch Lite upon their launches from BestBuy - so I have not had a problem with BB before.
@VeeGee456 GameStop website crashed immediately upon going live. At least the people physically waiting at the stores will know whether or not they will get a console as each physical location knows how many units they will have.
@Dm9982 Actually I was able to add it to my cart earlier and then removed it, just to be sure. Now both SKUs are saying they are available for preorder but this time I have not been able to add either to my cart.
@dkxcalibur That is how I got my PlayStation 2 way back when. Just happened to walk into the local BestBuy one day soon after launch when they were impossible to come by and lo and behold there was one sitting on the shelf.
@Dm9982 My local GameStop did not survive the pandemic. Ironically it was in the same plaza as the local Walmart. I preordered the original Switch from Gamestop and I was able to preorder the Switch 2 from Walmart. Karma at work ??? LOL
@kevmauldin Target was FUBAR all night ! Followed closely by BestBuy. And Gamestop takes the cake for immediately crashing this morning as soon as they went live.
Never saw the checkout screen for BestBuy - despite being ''in line''' for several different bundles they were offering - just hoping to secure one. And none of the online retailers had the Yu-Nope-Bo amiibo !
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Re: Switch 2 Will Boast An Impressive Number Of Profile Icons At Launch
Folders, please.
Re: Talking Point: With Prices Rising, Are Your Gaming Habits Changing?
Will iikely only be purchasing Zelda games for my Switch 2. I've already passed on ALL of the overpriced first party games that have come out since Echoes of Wisdom. I will not be buying the new Donkey Kong game or any of the 3rd party titles - especially the game key card games. I may even pass on the upcoming Mario 3D game whenever that may come out. I was actually not a big fan of Odyssey and only played Wonder once. So even my Mario days may be over. So my Switch 2 will likely only be used for Switch 1 titles and future Zelda games going forward.
Re: Final Fantasy VII 'Creator's Voice' Implies Rebirth May Also Come To Switch 2
@Pillowpants PS4 only got the first game. And the Switch 2 is being compared to the PS4.
Re: Switch 2 GameCube Controller 'Early Purchase' Goes Live Next Week (North America)
@hitmanfan47 I sold my platinum GC, my wavebird and my GameBoy adapter on ebay decades ago, sad to say.
Re: Switch 2 GameCube Controller 'Early Purchase' Goes Live Next Week (North America)
WAVEBIRD 2025 !!!
Re: Switch 2 GameCube Controller 'Early Purchase' Goes Live Next Week (North America)
Will probably try to order one since we are not getting Wind Waker HD or Twilight Princess HD for the Switch or Switch 2 in the forseeable future.
Re: Talking Point: Will You Be Buying Any Game-Key Card Switch 2 Games?
I certainly don't want to ... which pains me to say as I am sure Final Fantasy Remake will be on a Game Key Card as Square Enix is already releasing the much smaller Bravely Default as one.
Re: Xbox Is Raising The Price Of Consoles, Accessories, And Games Worldwide
Xbox makes games ?
Re: Talking Point: Which Nintendo Series Are You Most Excited To See Return On Switch 2?
A new LoZ. Although Age of Imprisonment will have to do for now. I loved Age of Calamity but it ran rather poorly on the OG Switch. So here's hoping that gets a performance boost as well as BotW and TotK. And if a Switch 2 version is released, it had better have all of the freaking DLC on it !!! ... It probably won't, but it had better !!!
Re: Poll: GameStop Offers A Tempting Switch 2 Trade-In Deal, But Is It Really Worth It?
So I have my original day one Switch ... probably a bit too much sentimental value attached to that - joy-con drift and all. I currently use my day one OLED Switch ... which ironically I primarily use in docked mode - but I'm not getting rid of that. And then I have a day-one gold Switch Lite - still in box ... and ain't no way I am getting rid of that. The GameStop trade in values seem to have actual value for a change. But I pre-ordered my Switch 2 on Walmart. And the nearest GameStop for me is a half hour away since my local GS did not survive the pandemic. So Imma keep what I got and shell out the coin for the shiny, new Switch. ... Now gimme my YuNopeBo amiibo !!!
Re: Bravely Default On Switch 2 May Have Removed One Of The Game's Best Features
FWIW the original games best feature was that it was entirely on a 3DS cartridge .. not this game key card crap !
Re: Bravely Default On Switch 2 May Have Removed One Of The Game's Best Features
I played the original ... and the sequel. I'm good. Hard pass - especially as a Game-Key Card game. Unfortunately, my suspicion is Square Enix is laying the groundwork for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to be released on a Game-Key Card as well. Not to mention any planned re-release of the unplayable cloud versions of the KH trilogy on the original Switch.
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
@Ryu_Niiyama No worries and apologies for being nitpicky. The Champions amiibo tied into the DLC because it was titled the Champions' Ballad DLC after all. And we got the Champions' helms as item drops with those amiibo. We're not getting a Sages' Ballad DLC for TotK nor as far as I know any of the Sages' helms although that remains to be seen - but the Champions' helms are in TotK if you know where to find them.
And I would think Sage amiibo would have been better served to drive interest in TotK two years ago or interest in AoI closer to that game's release - along with the Mineru amiibo. I am no marketing expert. This just does not make any sense either way. And the tariffs are not going to help sales except for the die-hard collectors who will now only die a little harder. Just not great timing made even worse with the extra cost. But this is just my opinion.
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
@Ryu_Niiyama Oh I am sure they will ... as all of the Zelda amiibo could be scanned for items and weapons in Age of Calamity. But AoC did not get its own amiibo - how cool would it have been to have a Master Kohga or Sooga or a Terrako amiibo ??!! ... Nintendo did not wait a full 2 years to release a Guardian amiibo for BotW and yet they have chosen to wait two years for this new batch. I'm sure the new amiibo will drop items and weapons in Age of Imprisonment, but again ... why wait two years ? I know I'm being nit picky ... but the TotK Link and Zelda amiibo were 14.99 bucks and Ganondorf was 19.99 The latter two were released 4 or 5 months after TotK although I believe they had already been announced or at least data miners had already found their paraglider fabrics before they were released. So Nintendo is now waiting two years to drop this new batch to charge 19.99 for each of them even before they applied the Trump Tax ? And I'm sure the Mineru amiibo will start at $ 24.99 pre-tariff, just as it was for the Zelda Loftwing amiibo and possibly be as much as $ 29.99 pre-tariff. And the new Sage amiibo are being dropped possibly months before AoI is released. It just does not make any sense to me if they are indeed for AoI and yet still have the same functionality for TotK - which will require a patch so I can kiss my pre-patch duplication glitch for TotK goodbye. LOL
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
@larryisaman Daruk is still cooler. LOL
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
@Misima Your comments are so overblown. Apparently so much so that NL removed them ... as they also removed my initial reply telling you to get over it. Which I fully stand by.
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
@Pipulitoch The annoying thing is the new amiibo are being released two years after the game. The original BotW amiibo released with the console as well as the game ... and the follow up Champions' amiibo released just before the DLC. These new amiibo have no DLC that we know of ... so why now, Nintendo ???
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
BTW Nintendo Life ... you have a link to Amazon to pre-order the Switch 2 version of TotK ... last I checked there is nothing Switch 2 available for pre-order on Amazon.
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
@fabiotc Apparently the Dutch are CLUTCH !!!
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
@MADLUDWIG11 At least Yunobo's sage abilities allows you to blow stuff up without using resources. And as much as I love TotK, the sage abilities are awful compared to the BotW Champions' abilities. ... Not to mention, ''Secret Stone / Demon King".
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
@BrokenCiv I feel your pain. And the Trump Tax certainly does not help. And if you think $ 30 is a bit much .. wait until the Mineru amiibo comes out and the tariffs are still in place.
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
@ParsnipHero Now why on earth would Nintendo do something as consumer friendly as that ? Granted they created amiibo cards for Animal Crossing, but I doubt they would even consider this for Zelda or any other franchise. It would certainly be a great idea for amiibo that are long out of print - but nowadays they insist on re-releases of some of the figures instead. I was fortunate enough to start collecting Zelda amiibo even before BotW was released, so I had the full set when the game came out and didn't have to scramble for any of the previous figures. I have continued to collect the Zelda amiibo that have been released since then, but honestly I am very surprised they are releasing these new amiibo two full years after TotK was released.
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Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
The bigger question I have is ... as First4Figures based their BotW Champions statues on their respective amiibo ... if they ever get around to releasing Sage amiibos ... will this be the pose Yu-Nope-Bo will have ?
Re: Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone's Still Missing
I will be referring to him as Yu-Nope-Bo until his amiibo is found.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
@Runex2121 Congratulations !!! Fingers ... and toes ... crossed for all who were able to pre-order from Walmart !!!
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
the website itself only allows for a max of 1 ... of each sku, that is ... i was able to order one each of the base console and the bundle console last night ... and as i said i just re-ordered the bundle console but it automatically canceled my previous bundle
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
@Runex2121 Actually ... it is 615 pm here and I was just able to order the bundle console ... although in so doing, walmart apparently canceled the one i ordered last night since there is a hard limit of 1 console.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@Ryu_Niiyama Was Yu-Nope-bo sold out or just not available to begin with - as it was never on any of the online retailer websites.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@rjejr I haven't made a purchase at a Target since I pre-ordered a Sora amiibo a year ago. Not a boycott on my part. Just have no need to use a store that is physically more than a half hour away and has nothing I want or need in general.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@Dm9982 Whatever Walmart is doing, they seemed to have figured out the bot problem with their pre-orders. Although it also appears that nearly all of their accessories have sold out.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
@cvrator Who didn't have what ?
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@Dm9982 FYI ... just now as of 230 pm ET, I was able to add the base console to my cart on Walmart - which I removed again but amazed I was still able to do so !
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@rjejr Put a target on Target !!! LOVE IT !!!
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
@kevmauldin BestBuy was my home away from home back in the days of CD's and DVD's. LOL
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@Gamebits NintendoPrime did a live YouTube stream from in front of his local GS until they opened !!
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@PerfectFrost Even when I managed to hit the yellow pre-order button on one and canceled the others - nothing happened. I've managed to get my OLED and my gold Switch Lite upon their launches from BestBuy - so I have not had a problem with BB before.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@Danrenfroe2016 So assuming it was one to a customer, those 50 are guaranteed a console.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@VeeGee456 GameStop website crashed immediately upon going live. At least the people physically waiting at the stores will know whether or not they will get a console as each physical location knows how many units they will have.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@Dm9982 Actually I was able to add it to my cart earlier and then removed it, just to be sure. Now both SKUs are saying they are available for preorder but this time I have not been able to add either to my cart.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
@kevmauldin With the possible exception of Target. They seem hopeless. LOL
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@Dpishere The MK bundle is STILL available from WM website here from Ohio.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@dkxcalibur That is how I got my PlayStation 2 way back when. Just happened to walk into the local BestBuy one day soon after launch when they were impossible to come by and lo and behold there was one sitting on the shelf.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@Dm9982 My local GameStop did not survive the pandemic. Ironically it was in the same plaza as the local Walmart. I preordered the original Switch from Gamestop and I was able to preorder the Switch 2 from Walmart. Karma at work ??? LOL
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
@Burning_Spear Sorry ... I am simply stunned over this as I had absolutely no luck whatsoever with the other online giants.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
@StarryCiel From what I understand, Walmart website is region locked ... but from here in Ohio ... the MK bundle is STILL available for pre-order !
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
I'll be damned but Walmart STILL has the MK bundle available for pre-order as of 128 pm ET !!!
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
@kevmauldin Target was FUBAR all night ! Followed closely by BestBuy. And Gamestop takes the cake for immediately crashing this morning as soon as they went live.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2
@BrokenCiv I will be referring to him as Yu-Nope-Bo until further notice.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)
Never saw the checkout screen for BestBuy - despite being ''in line''' for several different bundles they were offering - just hoping to secure one. And none of the online retailers had the Yu-Nope-Bo amiibo !