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@romanista MarioKart Arcade machines also have wheels. And those date back to the GameCube era

If these had PC support (like the wheels for XBOX/PS) I'd say yes.

These actually have PC support seeing a "Nintendo Switch / PC" switch on the back. And the OG ones don't have that switch so.. another difference.

So Animal Crossing is a PEGI 12 by this definition. Really these ratings have lost all meaning.

@CupidStunt It's not a game developed by Nintendo. Nor published by Nintendo in Japan (where it's published by the Pokémon company). So no, it's not a 1st party game.

If Nintendo is going to release 1st party games on GKC? It's possible, but I don't see it happening soon.

@Joeynator3000 Maybe you should (re-)watch Episode 35 Season 1 (Ditto’s Mysterious Mansion) of the Pokémon Anime. (You can find it here on the offficial Pokémon YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHuwaW3Vlh4 ) It does explain Ditto's transformation a bit more.

Well deserved it's an awesome game.

I don't really like the multiplayer stuff and honestly I have moved on from the game right now. Might pick it up later.

@Grumblevolcano Why would it be? Pokopia is in it's core a multiplayer game, and a small download size. This game is 20 GB (according to the Nintendo US site) and it looks single player to me. I'd say this is a cartridge game.

According to the Dutch My Nintendo store it's full cartridge release. The boxart show the "Nederlandstalig" text to indicate it has the Dutch language. But there is no text indicating it is a GKC. There is a €10 upsell for the Cartridge release as usually, though. https://store.nintendo.nl/nl/yoshi-and-the-mysterious-book-70010000119860

@billiybob76 There have been nintendo announcements prior to directs. So no those aren't connected. Also Nintendo is still on a weekly schedule for releasing new info, new games, etc. since the start of the year.

So the issue is.. it's 30fps. I played the Demo on Switch 2 and PC. And for me the Switch 2 version was superior. On PC you have 60fps but unusable keyboard/mouse controls (controller is adviced, but i don't like playing PC games with a controller). Switch 2, yeah, it's 30fps. But that's the only draw for me.

@PlatinumTour BotW also has multiple outfits.

Wow.. they really thought: how many Nintendo IPs can we copy in one game? And made a game with it.

9.../10 For now, I will update with the actual final score when I finish it

@Lizuka I agree. I went to the shops this weekend (here in the Netherlands) and usually I can find the newest releases quite easily. But Pokopia was really nowhere to be found.

(but I did get the download as a pre-order, so I am fine)

To me it is just entirely pointless. I chose this generation to go all digital anyway. Since I really don't like swapping gamecards or discs to begin with.

For me this weekend.

Pokémon Pokopia
Animal Crossing
Resident Evil 9 (PC)
Guild Wars Reforged (PC)
Pokémon Legends Z-A

I tried the Fatal Frame 2 Demo on Switch 2 and PC. PC is looking better than Switch 2, but the controls on the PC version are horrendus if played with keyboard and mouse. (I don't like playing PC games with a controller, though). Might skip on the release.

Also building Lego Eevee this weekend

@RainbowGazelle Except that it's not anti-consumer.

Are people still complaining about the GameKeyCard thing? Sigh.

I got the game day one. As a nice download from the eShop

Cool, I love a good demo. Especially for games like these Downloading rn.

@Cakefish Nintendo isn't publishing it..

Can't they make a direct per 10 minutes of the movie. So I just have to watch the Directs instead of watchin the movie?

@SpiderSquid Except that Mar10 is a very American way of writing the date.

@The21zonz @rallydefault Current XBOX doesn't play PC games.

@Kilamanjaro Sony honestly has the same issue as MS. (when talking about exclusives)

But if Nintendo would buy XBOX from MS we would have games with power.

To me, I don't really care about power. So I am very happy with my Switch 2. For powerful games I play I pick my PC. I haven't touched my PS5 or XBOX Series X in months. And will not be buying a PS6, I might get Project Helix IF it has a Desktop mode. (so I can use it as a PC) or a Steam Machine if the price is right.

@Kilamanjaro Yeah it really is XBOX = Power with no games.
Nintendo = Games with no* power.

*) When compared to XBOX

@GrailUK With Windows Microsoft is already leading the gaming market (on PC). SteamOS / Linux only is a very small market share in general. Most gamers, including Steam gamers, play on Windows.

This is going to be a PC (Windows) that boots into the XBOX Experience mode (already on the ROG and other handhelds). It might block desktop access though, but I doubt that (on the ROG Ally you can still access the Windows desktop and install any Windows app, I think this will be the same in that regard). Basically making this a competitor to the Steam Machine and not really the PS6 or Switch 2

@chiptoon Yeah.. and every idea of Nintendo ever releasing PC games is out of the window as well.

It plays XBOX and PC games... I already have that device...

It's a PC!

I have it on Steam, but I might double dip for the Switch 2.

@Morsel Because "Fomo" sells. They know that. Same with the online exclusive mega stones in Legend Z-A. "Oh no only available in their seasons." Next seasons also including previous stones..

So... It's a Pokémon game. Before long those events will start repeating.

@breach187 WarioLand did have whole different gameplay though. And Wario didn't replace Mario, he just has his own game which became a sub-franchise.

@Kiz3000 To me Black and White really didn't feel like Pokémon games at all. Where I did like Black 2 and White 2 a lot more.

I hope they never do this. It's like making a Mario game without Mario or a Zelda game without Zelda and Link.

Added; I do als not think they should do it like in Gen 5. But I think they should rotate the Pokémon that is in a certain games' dex a lot more. So, do not put Charizard in every game. Sure Pikachu should stay. But also put more focus on Pokémon from later generations or even regional forms. They should also keep the Dexit and only limit a game to certain Pokémon.

Sure there haven't been that many exclusives, but there have been many games for Switch 2 (Switch 2 Editions or Exclusives) since launch. In 2025 there have been more Switch 2 games than PS5 and XBOX Series games combined.

The "not many games" complaint is basically just. "Nintendo announce the next Mario/Zelda game already!!" And that is just unfair to every other game Nintendo has released.

They could have easily made Metroid Prime 4 and Pokémon Legends Z-A Switch 2 exclusives, but them deciding against doing is honestly a good move by Nintendo.

@Markatron84 Honestly I like that Nintendo does not make every new game a Switch 2 exclusive. You still want to cater to the 150 million Switch users as well. And Switch games do run / look better on Switch 2 even without an upgrade.

@andykara2003 Gen 4 and Gen 5 (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black, White, Black 2, White 2), are the games that have the best "core" Pokémon gameplay. They are the last generations before they started adding "gimmicks" (Megas, Z-Moves, exp. share, etc) but since the core really hasn't changed much beyond that. Well.. except for the Legends games

I think this games looks like great fun and a unique experience for Pokémon. I can't wait to finally play it myself!

@rjejr Since the start of the year Nintend has been releasing new video's, new trailers, Indies, Partner Directs, Pokémon presents, game updates, Switch 2 editions, new releases, every single week. Sure I want them to make a general Direct as well.. but it's not that they're doing nothing.

@RobbEJay The Switch version works with local wireless multiplayer. Exactly like how it did on the GBA, but without an adapter. But that wouldn't work for online, since you at least need a (connection to a) matchmaking server to do that. Which the GBA game does not have.

I am talking about this screen:

It's the NSO-app that allows you to play over the internet. It then hooks in on the wireless/link cable connection of the played GBA/GB/GBC game to allow for multiplayer.

I am guessing here. I think the FireRed / LeafGreen games run on the same emulator that is inside the NSO app. And it automatically starts a local wireless connection as soon as you start one in game. (quite easy, just read the memory and add a hook). Switch local wireless is not using a router or modem to create a network, but just uses Nintendo's own standard to directly connect two or more systems locally. (Some games allow for LAN play, like MarioKart, which does require a router) Creating this local connection disables the connection to the internet. (this is the case for all Switch games that have both local and internet connections) So you will need to have an option to do either local wireless multiplayer or online multiplayer. And this something a GBA game can't do.

For some reason the rerelases do not have the NSO app menu. And I am guessing here this is because of how Pokémon Home connects to these games. Pokémon Home can't read the save games of the NSO apps for some reason.
So you would have to choose: add online multiplayer or add home support. And I am happy they picked option B here. Since I do not care about online multiplayer for a 22 year old game. I do want to play with these Pokémon in Pokémon Champions though.

@Tibob Actually even Nintendo has it in the NSO games. But adding online to Pokémon would require some sort of room system to be added (which the NSO apps have) so it would require them to basically make a NSO app for the Pokémon games.
But those won't work with Home. So it's a double edged sword. Do you want online multiplayer or do you want Home support?(and let me guess... Pokémon Champions).

@JohntheRaptor I am defending nothing. I just know what to expect from a re-release of a 22 year old game. Expecting modern things or new things is just not going to work. If you want to play a modern Kanto remake... you can just play Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee. Which has online support.

"No new content"
It's a GBA game emulated. What new content would you suspect it had? If it had any it wouldn't be the same game...

"No online functionality"
Sure, this can be a downside. But I don't see how you would be able to add "online functionality" to a GBA game. Sure the NSO games have it, but this isn't a part of it.

"The screen is framed with uneven black bars"
Yup. They scaled it to the best scale for the Switch (2) screen. Which means you get black bars.

@johnedwin Capcom isn't really an indie developer

@Magnavox72 I actually quite like that it's a Ditto. And the character really looks like how I would guess a Ditto would look like when transformed into a human person. They could've gone the Mistery Dungeon style as well, but I do like this a bit more.

@Grumblevolcano That would be cool, I loved the demo

Nintendo keeps the strong weekly news this year going. So I think a Direct is coming soon. But I am guessing some kind of Mar10 event next week.

@Deemo37 Then don't post a score at all. There are multiple review sites that don't. You can't post a score and say "don't look at the score".

To me at least; the written review does not fit the given score. The review reads as a 8.5-9/10, so I can't see it being just an 8.

@wiiwouldliketoplay I will be writing my own review, yes. Sadly I am not in the group of people who gets games for free from Nintendo (or other publishers). I will post my own review when I finished the game.

Everywhere else 9/10, 10/10, 5/5, etc. But Nintendolife 8/10. Even IGN has a 9/10. Remember guys.. IGN with the historic bad review of Alpha Sapphire (7,8 "too much water") has a better review. Let that sink in.