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Sadly you can't really use it as a normal controller.

I will be getting this on PC, for the best immersive gameplay. But I do hope the Switch 2 version will be good too. But Capcom ports are sometimes a miss in performance.

@Anti-Matter A lot of PS5 games come with day one updates that are either 70-100GB downloads, and often required for the game to actual run though. Basically same thing as gamekeycards but then with an incomplete game on the disc.

Of all current consoles only ONE runs games directly from purchased media. That's the Switch 2. And sure GKCs exist, and we can think what we want about that as well. But, maybe you have noticed that flash storage isn't cheap. (Especially fast reliable flash storage) Nintendo can eat the cost easily, but it's not easy for most third parties. Especially those with multiplatform games. For example a blank blu-ray disc is max $1 where a 64GB Switch 2 card is around $15.

Which why a lot of third parties picked the original PlayStation over the N64. Because back then you couldn't download a game. So the only real other option to a GKC is a game skipping the Switch 2. And that would ultimately hurt the platform and Nintendo's sales.

Just the Animal Crossing New Horizons Switch 2 Edition for me and the 3.0 update.

A €5 upgrade. And I am very happy to pay. And honestly the 30fps doesn't bother me at all. Animal Crossing is a slow paced game, it doesn't need 60 fps AT ALL. I am happy Nintendo chose to increase the resolution, making it look better and woah! the free stuff that is included looks extremely fun.

And to the people who say "the Switch 2 Edition doesn't include much". That's the point. Nintendo could've chosen to make the 3.0 update exclusive to the Switch 2 Edition and asked $20 for it, but they didn't. They made the Switch 2 exclusive stuff part of the Switch 2 Edition and the rest part of the 3.0 update.

@Anti-Matter Pokémon !== Nintendo.

I'll check out the demo for sure. But there are too many other games coming early this year for me to get this day one.

I can't wait for the NS2E/3.0 update. Still playing AC:NH daily, so I happily paid the €5 upgrade. Will also be getting the theme for Tetris 99.

@Pillowpants I hope this hints at a new PowerUp! design coming in the future. It's an annoying hassle you still need AA/AAA batteries for those these days (and a lot of them)

Yeah, this doesn't mean anything. Nintendo often renews their old trademarks.

@87th And Mario Tennis Fever is coming next month. (Which actually might be related why they renew these now)

@Anti-Matter Actually most of competitive Pokémon is 2v2

Honestly most Switch 1 games should get Switch 2 editions.

@Ornstein I made a breakdown in a review topic a few weeks ago. DK:Banaza and Pokémon Legends Z-A both got a 9,51/10 which means I have to (by my own rules) give them a unique score. And there I decided that Legends Z-A was the better one of the two.

So this means it gets a 0,01 score increase. The unique scores count for all games released in a year that get a minimum of a 9/10.

My top 3 of games I finished this year:

1. Pokémon Legends A-Z. (9,52/10)
2. Donkey Kong: Bananza (9,51/10)
3. Mario Kart World (9,23/10)

Other games that reached a 9,00/10 or higher or is not finished yet:

• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (NOT FINISHED 9,30/10)
• Kirby Air Riders (NOT FINISHED 9,20/10)

@Tasuki With the current RAM prices.. that's not going to happen. Most likely the opposite, is.

Gaming is going to be very expensive (on any platform) for the coming years.

@Clark2k I'd rather see a Switch 2 Lite.

@BTB20 Weren't all of those developed by DeNA?

@MontyCircus What is a TV? A lot of people don't use TVs these days. I only still have a TV for that one day in about 3 months that I play on my PS5. Everything else is on PC or on Switch 2 now.

So yeah, that one device to play all is called a PC. Only it doesn't have Nintendo games. So I still need a second device.

I will not buy a next gen console. XBOX will basically be a PC and PlayStation has been quite underwhelming this and previous generation for games I actually like. I might buy a Steam Machine (if the price isn't too high) or a 'Switch 3'.

@Jonnybaz Those weren't developed and one not even published by Nintendo. So no, there are no Nintendo games on other platforms. Only a handful of Nintendo licensed games.

@IronMan30 You can quite easily say that the XBOX as a console is dead. XBOX has become a "gaming platform" which will be on PC, handheld or other devices in the future. Microsoft really doesn't have Nintendo or even Sony as competition in this space. Only, maybe, Valve. Rumors of the XBOX running Windows in XBOX Experience mode have been surfacing more and more. And basically Windows is going to be the home of XBOX gaming. Either on custom hardware or on a special "XBOX" pc.

@Ridley Nintendo is for me at least the only company with capable portable gaming. Sure you have the SteamDeck or other portable PCs. But those are a lot heavier and clunkier than a Switch 2. No, I would still prefer the games on an actual Switch.

@Anti-Matter Ofcourse you would want Nintendo games on PlayStation. PS5 is a powerful console with little to any actual good games. It's the most underwhelming console released in recent history.

@AlanShore those tools aren’t ai though. At least not Gen-AI. Those tools or generators are algorithmic. There is a real difference there.

AI is a tool indeed. But it depends deeply on how it is used. And I have yet to see any actual quality from Gen-AI. They are really digging a very deep hole for themselves.

@Anachronism Nintendo could make 128GB carts. But that would lead into $100 (or more) for the games.

Not (yet) in the EU shop. But luckily I also have a 2nd US account. Which worked.

We've had a themed NSO app multiple times now. This has nothing to do with the main menu itself.

US: Guns and violence is ok. A little bit of a woman's naked skin: is not.

Rest of the world: very much the opposite.

The EU shop also shows the original image, not the US image.

@PlatinumTour But nobody likes accountants.

@Stormkyleis CGI is crafted by computers. Which is exactly what the C in CGI stands for Computer Generated Imagery. Gen-AI images are CGI images. They are images generated by a computer. And yes it still requires human input, but uses a different technique. Instead of creating your own 2D/3D models you create them using a prompt. Text to Image.

And yes even with "classic CGI" most animations are programmed rather than designed. A designer does not manually create each frame. They create a 3D or 2D object and add keyframes. The computer generates the frames between the keyframes. This is in fact using the same techniques Gen-AI use, though primitive forms.

@Robot99 You can block it by using a different browser. FireFox, Brave, Edge - except you'll get Copilot - Vivaldi, Opera.

And as much as we don't want it, AI is here to stay. AI is still improving and quite soon most games will be partly or even mostly AI. Also if you use any form of DLSS or Frame scaling / framegen you are basically using generative AI already.

@cyrus_zuo The game is an absolute 9,51/10 and my 2nd place Game of the Year*. And the game absolutely has a lot of depth. Even more so than any Mario game before it. The game does, however, have a slow-ish start. So it feels to me that you haven't played more than a couple of hours.

*) I won't be finishing Metroid Prime 4 before Christmas day so I can now say that Pokémon Legends Z-A is my game of the year with a 9,52/10.

Nintendo always told us that this was a timed bundle. And I get why they want to make more bundles in the future (see Legends Z-A bundle) but having more bundles in the end confuses consumers.

But what about Lara's hires hair?!!! We demand HI RES hair!! Otherwise the game is BAD!!!

/nintendolife-fans.

Yay! I want the entire trilogy on Switch 2. These games are awesome

/me

@MARl0 Still.. If I would've made the comparison I would've compared Switch and Switch 2 to PC (with clearly noted specs), XBOX ONE and PS4. Since those have similar power to the Switch 2. It'd be a more fair comparison.

I will also do my own checks with the updated version of the game to see if I notice any real differences during gameplay. I'll update my post if I do.

Tested; it feels instant right now. I can't really tell any difference from me pressing the jumb button and my character executing the jump. It may feel a bit smoother than first, but that may be just a placebo. In the end, I have no issues with the game, as much as I didn't have issues with the game before the update released.

Strangely I don't notice any inputlag in the game. But DF is again clearly showing their PS-fanboy tendency here. Comparing only to a PS5 which is ofcourse much faster than any Switch.

A lot of people here ^^ say that the game is bad but that they have never played it. To you I have one suggestion; try playing it. Since the game is absolutely solid and indeed with updates most of the rough edges have been ironed out.

@SuperEndriu It had issues when it launched, but a lot of updates later and it's not bad right now.

This game is basically Far Cry but with blue aliens. Played it on PC, didn't like it at all.

I hope Baldur's Gate 3 comes to Switch 2 someday soon.

@DennyCrane Yes, and that is exactly my point. THEY controlled how I could listen to the music I "owned". The DRM CDs have a small lead in data track that blocks a PC from detecting the audio.

@Pat_trick I'd say the answer is only a short google search away.

@KociolekDoSyta I never said they would come to your house. I have said that they can revoke a digital license. No matter if that license is contained in a download or a physical game. Even the first WiiWare games I purchased can STILL be redownloaded, even after Nintendo shut down the Wii Shop channel. Same for DSi, Wii U and 3DS games.

@DennyCrane In the early 2000s I was a big fan of Celine Dion. I once bought her album "A new day has come". I tried to play that on my PC.

I absolutely shouldn't have. Since it didn't work because of it's DRM. DRM on a physical disc.

They can, they have, they will.

BluRay discs use keypairs on the player. So you need to update them to get the latest keys. (They can revoke them as well)
UHD BluRay discs are even worse, since they have ACTIVE keys. Which means the player checks online everytime you start one. And defaults to 1080p or 720p if your key can't be verified. (if it plays at all) And yes, I've seen this on multiple discs.

@Pat_trick There have been instances that exact physical copies have been locked. And sure if you never connect your console to the internet you won't have the issue. But you might also not be able to play newer games, since those would require newer firmware updates.

If those games come with said firmware updates.. then.. well..

@Oppal21 Any power budget costs money. Very simple. Nintendo is a company that needs to sell their console to tens of millions of people. Their power budget is constrained to that market.

They could've made a more powerful handheld easily. But in the end that would've increased the price of the console and easily have doubled it. (because you would also need a bigger battery and more powerful cooling) Which would put the Switch 2 out of reach for most casual gamers.

Consoles / PCs like the SteamDeck or any of the Windows handhelds don't really have this issue. Because they exist within a niche or have a large storefront to back them easily.

The fact is. Nintendo can't compete with Sony or Microsoft. They tried with the GameCube and the Wii U and both didn't cut it. The Wii and Switch did their own thing, which made them a lot more succesful. Something Nintendo tries to continue with the Switch 2. And honestly, I agree with them there.

@Pat_trick They can, they have and they will. There have been multiple instances of publishers revoking access to even physical forms of media. From CDs, DVDs, BluRay discs (try to watch one when the signing key is revoked you'll see), games on floppy, games on discs, games on cartridges.

Some older hardware didn't have any ways to verify a digital license. But since devices have started getting firmware and game updates this has absolutely changed.

@Pat_trick If you buy a digital or a physical game you ONLY ever own a license to that game. A license that can be revoked by the copyright holder because of the terms that are included. And yes, those are entirely legal.

And no physical medium is going to save your game if it's owner decides you can't play it anymore.

@ArcadeSixties I agree entirely. Complaining about it doesn't make it go away. It will in the end change nothing. Even if all complainers stop buying the game, it will be less than a rounding error on the sales total.

And that is the only thing that counts.

@WaveBoy no. These fixes are to make sure the game runs like they do in Switch. This doesn’t give any real upgrades.

They should ONLY add the high res hair. Just to make fun of all the reviews.

The game is as good as the original was. So it does have some flaws. But overall it’s a great game.

Many great games coming next year. Let’s hope for a January Nintendo Direct for the details.

I hate forced co-op games. I don’t have many game playing friends, so I can’t play these games.

Either let me control both characters, let me play with only one character or make one AI controlled.