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I love the fact that the scumbags only issued refunds as per Nintendo's policy. And AU$120 for a mere key card release too. The sheer audacity. Cyberpunk gives you all of the DLC plus an actual cartridge for that price!

Will grab these once LRG issues these on actual cartridges. Damn you, Sega.

I don't understand why in the hell this even has two versions to begin with. They're both the same size and evidently would not require the higher speed of a Switch 2 cartridge, so why haven't they just baked the Switch 2 performance improvements into the Switch 1 build?! (As Nintendo have retroactively done with older Switch 1 games)

Why in God's name would there need to be a separate Switch 2 version at all?! Older Nintendo games didn't! And of the games that did get "Nintendo Switch 2 Editions", they ended up getting a bump in assets and/or content, something that a compilation of old ROMs would not need in the first place, as both versions have complete content/asset parity.

What a shame, as Namco's stupidity has made this an easy skip on both platforms (though I might still grab the Switch 1 version, but only at half price or less).

What an utter shambles this new generation of hardware/software has turned out to be.

I would have been all over this if the games were supplied on a cartridge, but I'm not buying an expensive accessory that can only be used with rental games.

I also skipped Mario Kart Live a few years ago, because while I love the concept, I couldn't justify buying it out of principle as there was no physical copy of the game included. Free download or not, I do not want physical accessories tied to non-physical games that will eventually become inaccessible.

It's Shadow Groudon Raid Weekend on Pokémon Go. We've had an ambassador-hosted event today, followed by a late afternoon Golden PokéStop Bonanza (to which I had contributed). No luck for me today, though I did snag a shiny dusk form Rockruff earlier today, which is easily a bigger flex than a shiny shadow Groudon. 🥰

I'll be hosting tomorrow's event for my local community. ☺️

Loved Gen V, and played the hell out of all of them back in the day (I still haven't played OmegaRuby and Sun as one version of those games was enough for me), but I really need to relive them. Driftveil City's theme is one of the best in the series (though Gen II's soundtrack is my favourite overall).

But unless they remake both the originals and the sequels, I don't want them.

I'm also almost surprised that we aren't getting a remake or even just an enhanced port of X/Y (the latter perhaps at a slightly cheaper price) ahead of Legend Z-A's release. There's a whole generation of fans who've never played the originals and those of us who'd love to experience it again.

Slow the hell down!!! I haven't even begun to collect these yet! 😅

But I would love a boxset, assuming that we may get one once they're done.

@Yoshi3 : I bought a boxed copy back in the day (it included a bonus DVD too!) for AU$50.

Fast-forward to today, and a standalone digital port (sans DVD content) is AU$60.

I wouldn't have picked Days of our Lives as the first collaboration in the Nintendo Cinematic Universe.

@SalvorHardin : LRG previously released a glorified ROM dump of Shantae on Game Boy Color on a Switch cart.

Nothing else. Not a collection. Just a single GBC game.

And instead of bundling it with the port of the DSiWare sequel Risky's Revenge (which released alongside it), they issued a separate cartridge for that too. Complete with individual, overpriced collector's editions.

Without question. I've been yearning for this for ages. I was hoping that our Galaxy 1 saves from 3D All Stars could be transferred to this new version, but seeing as it's essentially a separate piece of software now, I doubt that will happen.

I do wonder though whether there'll be any differences between the 3D All Stars version of Galaxy 1 and this new release (other than, I guess, support for the new amiibo).

On top of everything that's wrong with "key card" releases, the fact that publishers have the freaking gall to charge AU$120 (up $30-40 on last generation's high-end releases, by the way), the same price as all-on-cart with DLC Cyberpunk 2077, is a complete spit in the face.

@Ichiban : Would be even funnier if it proceeds to dispense some "fun facts" about bladder control and/or irritable bowel syndrome.

As indifferent as I am to Wonder's talking flowers, some form of interactivity, voice warping, or even syncing with the game so that the toy speaks in place of the in-game flowers could have made this such a fun little accessory. Or here's an idea, you can speak to the flower and the in-game flowers, with a slightly warped voice, will say that in-game instead. So much potential for some inventive and fun shenanigans in classic Nintendo style squandered by modern corporate Nintendo's lack of imagination and ambition.

As it is, I fail to see the novelty at all.

@Ashina : Hold up....... seriously?!!!!!

I must have missed that part of the reveal!

On top of everything else that's wrong with the DLC, paywalling Mega Evolutions via online battles (which requires a subscription) is a level of scummy that I had never contemplated...

I'm just glad that they're finally doing something a little more worthwhile with amiibo (and with read/write functionality!).

I just hope that all of the pre-existing Kirby amiibo are also compatible.

I also kind of miss the game + amiibo bundles that were commonplace during the 3DS/Wii U era. Seems like a missed opportunity as such a bundle could have been a hot Christmas item (while also making the cumulative cost a little easier to bear).

I'm frankly surprised that there hasn't been more vocal backlash for a US$70 Nintendo game receiving paid DLC barely two months after launch.

Give me a US$80 reissue with everything on the cart, and then I'll consider it.

Wow... just wow... AU$130!!! That's even worse than I'd anticipated!

Charge an extra $20 and throw in the games on a cart FFS. This is absolutely obscene. How many people are actually going to buy this?!

A Virtual Boy replica plus the ability to own the games for posterity would have been a no-brainer, but this?! What a crying shame.

I'm disappointed that this appears to be platform-specific as opposed to a cross-compatible version that can be used on both the Switch and Switch 2.

While the Switch version would be playable on both, I can't resist having a complete on cart Switch 2 release. I presume that the only material difference between the two will be in the video quality/resolution of the documentary materials.

And just like that, they've completely put me off from picking up the game at all. And to think that they almost got me with those tantalising preorder bonuses.

I'll hold out for a physical bundle release. The absolute nerve to charge AU$110 for this plus a freaking $45 DLC pack.

I was kinda hoping they were going to announce a Switch 2 version as well.

Why on Earth would there be a separate download for Switch 2 improvements?! Why isn't that data included on the cart?

@Maxz : Slowpokia sounds like modifying the island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Man, what a tedious grind that was! 😅

And I'd made a few mistakes in my planning too, which resulted in more costs, more time spent... mouse and/or touch controls would have made such a world of difference.

Missed opportunity to call the game Dittopia.

Pokopia is such a stupid name. 😅

To simply store the game on Switch 2 would require about AU$35 worth of space! (Based on the AU$80 cost of a 256GB microSD Express card)

Surely a complete on cart release wouldn't cost anywhere near that much compared to the cost that's being passed on to the consumer as is (but this of course means that Nintendo would need to provide 128GB carts as an option for these monolithic games).

I was shocked to see that the Switch 1 version was almost 30GB in size! (The Switch 2 version's only a few gigs bigger)

I just hope the gameplay is more like Engage (and the 3DS games) over Three Houses, which was punctuated with so much fluff that it didn't feel much like a Fire Emblem game, and lost my interest after a few hours.

@DominionGamma : There'd be no need for it, given that there wouldn't be any difference in assets or the ROMs used (they look like glorified ROM dumps, after all). All they would have to do is increase the resolution and/or FPS upon bootup when the software detects which console the games are being played on.

@HammerGalladeBro : Qbby is one of my favourite amiibo (funny given how damn simplistic it is), so I'd absolutely welcome that. 😁

I assume that this will be getting a physical release too, so... yaay?

It's going to be an awfully expensive upgrade if it's merely for some multiplayer modes that I'll seldom play though.

An expensive physical accessory that can only be used on rental games?! 🤦🏻‍♂️

This should have been a goggle + cartridge bundle. As it stands, this is sadly an easy skip. 😢 I'd have loved this otherwise.

I love what they're doing with the Kirby amiibo. It's bizarre that Nintendo hadn't been this creative with amiibo years ago.

I hope we can use other Kirby amiibo and train those up too. Most of them merely unlock extra items (and nothing exclusive), so it would be nice for there to be a game that will finally be able to write data to them (outside of Smash anyway).

Paid DLC so soon?

I haven't got a Switch 2 yet, but this has put me off from grabbing the game until a complete on cart release materialises (hopefully, but not terribly optimistic).

AU$110 plus account-locked DLC? Come on now...

Brawns, beauty, and brains. 😍 Now there's a triple threat!

Take my pants! Er, I mean, my money. Take my money!

The Cleveland Show: The Game

Inexcusable that this costs as much as Cyberpunk 2077.

Ubisoft must have released some 20+ Rayman games from its 90s début to the early 2000s, including numerous console adaptations and edutainment releases.

Fast-forward to today, and all we get are some old doodles that not even the most passionate of gaming historians would give a crap about. Embarrassing.

Pokémon Go
Mega Sharpedo makes its début today, so I'll be attending a community meetup. I already have a shiny Carvanha (maybe two), so I've got one good to go if the "increased" shiny odds fail to bear fruit. 😅

It's anticlimactic though, having two Megas with the same typing (Mega Gyarados is also Water/Dark). What were TPCi thinking?

Mega Camerupt and Mega Metagross will also make their looooong belated débuts during this season (as well as the return of Mega Rayquaza, the sole Pokémon missing from my Hoenn dex), so there's quite a bit to be excited about.

@Daimando : If I recall correctly, the previous release wasn't complete on cartridge (with a forced download), so it would be nice to get a proper physical release of that too.

I'd have considered it a strong launch if third parties had all issued proper physical releases (and Nintendo included the DLC with the Switch 2 physical release of BOTW). So, it's quite poor as it stands, and I'm not keen on picking one up just yet.

What frustrates me even more is that they could, in theory, include the "Switch 2 edition" improvements on a Switch 1 cartridge and call it a day, especially for smaller and/or less demanding games, but instead, we're seeing separate releases, with both being compromised (specifically where physical releases are concerned).

The Switch was such an intriguing concept and BOTW such a "killer app" that it was hard to resist picking one up at launch, despite how barren its library was.

Criticisms about the Switch 2's poor battery life have also put me off from picking one up until a revision comes along. I'd have taken less onboard memory for better battery life any day.

Just give us a collection of the classics already.

I'd also appreciate it if they would include other oddities, such as handheld adaptations and the "educational" series of games.

US$80 (AU$120) for an anti-physical release. The sheer audacity of it.

I have nothing to say that wouldn't be laden with expletives, so I'll just leave it at that.

Edit: And a $300 edition that still doesn't come with a physical copy?! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

The performance issues have putt me right off. What a shame. Maybe at a significant discount on the physical, I could be tempted to pick this up, but it's a pass for now.

Even when I sought an English copy some years ago now, they were unreasonably overpriced.

I don't even want to fathom the obscene asking prices now.

It's really scummy to paywall an almost negligible performance boost to the Switch 2 version of the game, especially considering that the main portion of the game doesn't even come with any new content.

Fair cop if there are new higher quality assets to match (a la BOTW/TOTK), but I doubt that this is what's happening here.

@SplatRay001 : It's likely running natively at 1080p on Switch 2 now while it must have previously ran at a slightly lower (and/or adaptive) resolution.

@Axecon : I didn't mind, at least back when we got a full game on the cartridge.

Now, not only is it even more expensive than it's ever been, but there's virtually no data on the cartridge at all!

Surely Nintendo could have released their own mini working replica preloaded with games for just a little more.

Unfortunately, Australia got the North American art (albeit with a PAL cartridge), but the European cover is absolutely gorgeous.

We got Nintendo games without that "Nintendo magic" before GTA VI.

Something this dull looks like it would have been right at home on the Xbox.

Pokémon Go
Rookidee Community Day today (as hosted by Community Ambassador), and I'll be hosting Mega Gyarados Raid Day tomorrow.