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Complain about it all you want. The game is a success.

Also I finally finished the main story. So I'm ready to give it my final score. 9,51/10. I loved the final battle and the missions leading up to it. This gives it the same score as DKB, so there is a tiebreaker required.

And.. I overall liked Pokémon Legends Z-A more than Donkey Kong Bananza. So Legends Z-A gets one extra 0,01 making it a 9,52/10. And currently Game of the Year. But any game I buy between december 1st of last year (and didn't finish in 2024) until any game bought and finished before 27th of december is a contender.

So.. Kirby Air Riders and Metroid Prime 4 are still contenders.

This game looks really cool. Like Pokémon meets Animal Crossing, meets Minecraft.

@Yydeckard It's not fair to compare it to a Switch (2). Compare it to other handheld pcs or even gaming laptops and you'll soon see

Getting Kirby Air Riders, and that's about it for me this month.

@KoopaTheGamer Ah didn't know about that one. Well.. All praise Steve Jobs then

@Mrjosh666 Nintendo didn't even invent the Cube 'computer'. That was the Apple Mac G4.

@0_Cassiel_0 Yes, you can do that with a PC. But only after manually configuring it to do so. I have yet to see an actual PC that you take out of it's box, connect to a TV and play games on. (actual console experience) This will do so.

Playing Steam Big Picture on a TV from a PC is ofcourse possible. But at least you have to install Steam on it and enable it to autostart in Big Picture mode.

The Steam Machine / SteamDeck are consoles and they are PCs. Those terms aren't mutually exclusive. Or any PS3 capable of running "other OS" is also a PC.

@0_Cassiel_0 Well, you can use it as a console though. Like with the SteamDeck.

You can just connect it to a screen, grab a controller and play. It's of course also a full PC, with desktop mode on SteamOS, any other Linux distro and (if Valve keeps the drivers updated) Windows.

Also the SteamDeck is not a niche product. The precentage of Linux users on Steam has been on the rise ever since Valve released it. Sure, it's not a Switch competition product, but it never meant to be.

I loved the first movie, so I will be watching this one as well.

@kmtrain83 In that case, you can also buy it on the eShop. No cart, just a download.

And it's what I am / have bneen doing for ALL Switch 2 games anyway, so..

@kal_el_07241 I've played Z-A offline for days. Works perfectly. Every time. I don't know what you are talking about. Also Z-A is not a GKC.

@kal_el_07241 I haven't seen a physical PC game for a decade. And even those were just discs with "Steaminstall.exe" and a CD key.

@WheresWaveRace @kal_el_07241 No it's not. Once downloaded the game is playable offline or online. Except for the games that are included with the NSO packs, those need to verify an active subscription once a week.

@Friendly Same goes for any Game on PS4, PS5, XBOX ONE, XBOX Series AND PC. Luckily it's not for all games on Switch 2.

Also I think this is just a sample image for the video. It doesn't say anywhere that the game will actually be a GKC.

@Yosher Switch is more powerful than 3DS, yes. But the Switch (1) has LESS memory allocated to the main menu than the 3DS. This is something a lot of people don't know.

And a static background is not a theme. It's more like running Wallpaper Engine with all effects turned on.

@SpaceboyScreams Rumors are just that, rumors.

@Cakefish Most likely it just slows down charging when it reaches 80% (like many devices do with a "battery saving" setting) and then charges until the set max is reached.

@TryToBeHopeful I don't know why they did that. Maybe a different translation could be the reason. But if they ever were going to add themes, I think they would've done so by now.

I could've seen them do so on Switch 2 at launch, but I do feel they wanted to keep parity between the Switch and Switch 2 OS as much as possible (though there are some stylistic differences and there is GanmeChat)

The Switch 2 does have more RAM dedicated JUST for the OS compared to the Switch. So memory shouldn't be an issue there. But I don't think it will happen. At least until Nintendo stops selling / producing Switch 1.

@Yosher The 3DS also became a lot slower when they added themes to it. Slower to load games, slower to go to any menu's. Even if you didn't use any themes. The Switch OS is designed to use as little system resources as possible. This is why there are no, and never will be any themes on Switch (2). Luckily.

An hour Direct for the movie coming?

@stephenstig I agree. They should just make an actual 3D Legend of Zelda game that you play as Zelda already. Echoes of Wisdom was great, so I can truly see it happen.

For me:
Kirby Air Riders Global Test Ride Am loving this game already
Animal Crossing New Horizons Going to finally finish the DLC before the Switch 2 edition arrives.
Pokémon Legends Z-A (Switch 2) Completing the story before the DLC arrives.

Going to play the Global Test Ride this weekend. Already done the tutorials, and this game just looks and plays soo good on the Switch 2. It's going to be very hectic, I'm sure, but in a good way.

Another remake? I know A Link Between World was a sequel, but it felt so similar to A Link to the Past. If one game doesn't need a remake it's this game.

@Dom_31 I find it quite easy to get shinies in this game though. I never go shiny hunting. But I already have 3 besides the forced one. Including a Shiny Gyarados.

"Some battle rewards that can be received for each battle have been added and increased."

This made it a bit too easy to get the mega stones during the ranked battles now.

@Waluigi451 Yes, I know. I honestly used those apps once on there. It's fun to see, but it didn't add much for me.

Fireworks mania still has the best fire works: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079260

With MS buying up big publishers, Nintendo has to do something.

@Waluigi451 Honestly on a shopping app you could use it to guide your choices for new games to buy. On a Switch... honestly i would be quite pointless, except for maybe in the eShop. "You played the previous game in this series fore 300 hours" or something like that.

Most played games for me:
Animal Crossing New Horizons 1000+ hours
Pokémon Legends Arceus 500+ hours

Yeah, that figures. Z-A is already on 20+ hours.

Weekly news from Nintendo. That's what I like to see

Also already pre-oredered the DLC and have still yet to finish the base game (I play slowly)

The number of active NSO members is a bit low, though. Maybe they should add a cheap/free tier that only has online multiplayer and nothing else.

@Bolt_Strike Metroid has more story and lore than all other big first party Nintendo games combined.

And the gameplay loop? It's going to be Metroid Prime walk around, scan stuff, shoot stuff, become a ball, etc. And sure there will be unique parts, but I don't want those spoiled either.

@Metazoxan Also it's an alien world, it's a desert. Ofcourse it's going to be empty. Also I think it looks cool, if it controls as good as I am hoping it will, then I have absolutely zero issues with these parts. Even if it's just to get from location A to B. (like in a lot of similar games)

@AmplifyMJ just shows that "too much social media" isn't good for anyone.

@bosh I have one. And looking at store sales in my local town, a lot of people in my town also have one. Sure these aren't iPhone sales numbers, but don't expect those.

And yes, I have actually seen people on public transport playing on Switch 2s just as often as I did see people play Switches during a similar timeframe.

Why would you want a Direct for a purely story based game? Sure we got two long Directs for Kirby Air Riders. But that game is not really a story based game and Sakurai was hosting and he likes to go into fine detail.

I honestly can't wait to play Metroid Prime 4 Beyond next month.

@Robot99 What is the difference? Any trailer in the end is a commercial.

@CutMan003 Quite common for Nintendo though. Release a trailer early to build hype.

@Twilite9 I can't see Smash happening in 2026 or before 2028 honestly. Animal Crossing is at least 2027.

But we'll have to way and see in the January Nintendo Direct.

Personally I think next year we'll see a new 3D Mario game and maybe a 3D Zelda game. Either a remake or a port.

DK:B is my game of the year (right now; without having played Kirby Air Riders or Metroid Prime 4: Beyond), so this is deserved.

But honestly I think Silksong is going to win it, it's the most popular from that list.

It is the first custom Switch 2 controller. It looks nice, but the price is a bit too much.

There is a lot of rage-baiting these days. Across the gaming industry. In the end I don't think this is healthy.

It looks like all the PS5 fanboys are still playing FC 26.

@somnambulance Your player character is still basically a teenager in this game. Though the characters in the Legends games are older than those in the main-line Pokémon game. For example in Legends Arceus your character is 15. In Legends Z-A is suspect around the same age. Or maybe a little bit older. (no 15-year old should be on their own in a hotel in a big city)

I bought a nice outfit for my player char do often switch between some parts. But mostly I am doing some battles in the game.

Pokémon Legends Z-A
Pokémon Shield
Animal Crossing NH
Balatro
The Outer Worlds 2 (PC)

For me:

• Kirby Air Riders
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Octopath Traveler 0

and maybe the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection.

Honestly I am very impressed with the support Nintendo is giving this app with a lot of updates and added soundtracks. Though I still hope for an actual iPad and PC/Mac version of the app.

I already pre-ordered the upgrade pack on the eShop. I still play the game daily, and I will be playing the Switch 2 upgrade as well. And honestly €5 makes it a no-brainer.