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@rjejr : The Donkey Kong/Bowser Skylanders figurines function as DK/Bowser amiibo, so I see no why reason why they wouldn't also work in the same way in other games that specifically support those particular amiibo.

I'm not crazy about Pauline's redesign, but otherwise glad to see that she'll be in the game.

I only wish we could get a non-Bananza Pauline amiibo as well at some point.

@rjejr : I also miss the game + amiibo bundles from the 3DS/Wii U days.

It's bizarre that no Switch game has ever seen such a bundle...

The most off-putting thing for me is the fact that they're gatekeeping "deluxe" content behind a download instead of including all of that content on the cart.

Given that the last two games were complete on cart, I'm inclined to skip this (though I'll otherwise consider downloading this if this ever comes to GOG).

@Ellie-Moo : Does the bossgirlification of Peach in Princess Peach Showtime count? 😅

Considering how cheap previous physical releases have been, if Mojang issues an all-on-cart native Switch 2 build, it would be an interesting indicator of just how cheaply publishers can (but won't) issue physical releases.

And even if such a release needs to be a little more expensive than the modest AU$40 asking price of the Switch 1 release, I hope Mojang will do the right thing (or at the very least update the existing Switch 1 version to perform better on Switch 2).

This sounds like something that would have been perfect on Wii U and/or for a dual-screen device, but if this requires a dedicated app and a constant internet connection, then forget about it.

Hell, they should have allowed Zelda Notes to be accessible via GameShare on the original Switch, giving the old girl new utility.

Call me old-fashioned, but I loathe it when mobile apps are required in order to utilise all of the functionality of a full-priced physical game on a console.

@Koda1000 : "It's bloody pixelated!"

"You could have killed somebody!!"

"I'VE EATEN HERE!!!"

Leave the memes to the professionals, GameStop.

They easily could have made this is a cross-compatible Switch 1 game and issue a proper physical release without breaking the bank.

As it stands, the Switch 2 retail release is just sad and pathetic.

And no 4K visuals for a game that looks like this? Seriously?!

It really sucks that the GBC games aren't included, though all would be excused if they release them separately (though I absolutely hate LRG's tendency to issue separate releases for these tiny, tiny games instead of simply compiling them into more comprehensive collections, even if that means charging more for the standard edition).

Nintendo set the bar so low (again!) that the best controller is, in my eyes, whatever doesn't drift.

I must have about 30 Joy-Con and far too many of them drift (and at least one barely registers button inputs).

And no, I am not rough with my controllers in any way for this to be a me problem, and unfortunately this also limits the Joy-Con that I can rotate between, so I frequently find myself using only the more recent ones.

My Pro Controllers all work perfectly though. I just hope that Switch 1 controllers will continue to be supported on Switch 2 by default unless a game specifically requires a function from the new generation controllers.

In between these issues, lost save data, key cards, crap battery life, Joy-Con drift 2, I think I'll wait for a hardware revision.

It may be the fastest-selling console, and whatever else Nintendo want to boast about for PR purposes, but Nintendo have alienated a lot of us loyal fans, the kind of fans that stuck around during the Wii U years.

Here's hoping the Switch 2 update will be on the cart before LRG begin manufacturing cartridges.

If this can be used in handheld/tabletop mode, then this should be more than good enough. I can't resist this. It's just too cute, even if it's mostly useless.

The quality is unacceptably poor for docked play though.

WarioWare: Snapped struggled to identify bloody well anything, and that was working with a 480p camera back in 2009!

Gigantamax Inteleon début in Pokémon Go this week. Our local event was hosted by one of our Community Ambassadors today, and I'll be hosting tomorrow's event.

I was also trying to score 999 points in the first stage of WarioWare: Get It Together, which is very doable, but the wheels came off at about the 450 mark, starting with full lives after the boss, but losing them all before the boss. Ridiculous! 😅

My team was comprised of 18-Volt, Mike, and Dribble.

@MarioBrickLayer : It's rated as such for violence (the ratings in US/Australia aren't quite so harsh).

There's some violence, including moments of bloodshed. Everything else about the game sounds PG rated though.

@ROMhaiku : I bought my electric razor 9 years ago and I think I've only charged it twice! 😳

If the camera can be used for virtually any game locally so that players can see one another without physically looking at them, this could be a subtle but fantastic game changer.

But it would be even better if higher resolution cameras are supported (and if Nintendo would perhaps release a more premium camera to alleviate the inadequate resolution).

And while I'll probably never use it (maybe except in tabletop mode?), I fully intend to grab the Piranha Plant camera for the sheer novelty factor.

Was MKW played in flight mode at least?

@tonyp1987 : Nintendo are doing a fantastic job of pushing us toward handheld PCs instead. If we aren't going to be granted the option to own our games anymore, then we may as well gravitate to a platform where we can.

As long as this only affects local wireless multiplayer between disparate consoles rather than online play, I'm not seeing much of an issue here.

If the game is already running at a rock solid 60fps online on Switch 1, then such changes shouldn't be necessary for online play... right?

Hershey's is revolting, and that's before I even get to their "chocolate".

It's disheartening to see Pokémon collaborate with these morally bankrupt companies.

@Suketoudara : There are plenty of DRM-free options on PC, which almost completely negates any benefit to owning a Switch/2 version if one has a handheld PC to supplement their gaming library.

Otherwise, DRM can in most cases be circumvented on PC, so that's one way of essentially owning what you've paid for, which can also be backed up for posterity, something that's impossible on Switch 1/2 without modifying the system.

And to be clear, I am not necessarily protesting "digital only" releases, I'm mostly opposed to supporting digital only releases that do not have either a physical or a DRM-free option. My gripe concerns ownership broadly as opposed to mere physicality.

For instance, I would happily buy movies digitally if the quality were equal or better than what can be purchased on disc and was free of DRM, but while most content is unlikely to be available in such a fashion, I will stick to discs thanks to the combination of actual tangible ownership and offering the best quality presentation of the content.

Capcom's biggest sin was not including the DLC flag on the cartridge. It actually would have cost them more money printing out all of those glossy download codes, which is taking anti-consumer contempt to unnecessary extremes.

But these companies will only continue to shift the goalposts so long as permissive customers with no standards of quality keep supporting them.

I've bought the SF6 amiibo, but it's a hard pass on the game proper until there's a release with everything on the cart... or I might buy it on PC when I eventually grab a handheld PC, because whatever I cannot get physically on Switch, I'll support elsewhere.

I just use the 24 Card Pockets from Japan. Such a great range of IP to choose from too. I've lost count of how many of them I've bought, but I should have enough for my ridiculous collection. 😅

Many of my carts sit loosely in a draw for easy access though, and the card cases are loosely themed (one for LRG games, another for mostly single player experiences, another for taking with me for playing with family/friends etc.).

And instead of charging customers appropriately for an all-on-cart release, people are going to have to fork over $50 worth of microSD Express storage per game on top of the cost of the game itself.

Activision will need to tread carefully.

@speed_loafer : Most Hollywood films are 90%+ CGI, so to call this "live action" is already a stretch.

Why. Did. They. Not. Give. Us. The. HD. Port?!!!!!

I can't think of a single rational justification for buying this, digital or otherwise, given how cheap the normal version is on sale.

And as superfluous a sequel as it is, and this revised edition even more ridiculously superfluous, this would have been an easy day one buy to build that Switch 2 library had it been given an honest physical release, even if it had a slightly higher price due to the (presumably) higher cartridge cost.

But with both the physical and digital versions of the original being so cheap and readily available, I can't imagine how anybody in their right mind can justify supporting an anti-physical release of this of all games.

Shame on you, Sega. They instantly extinguished any enthusiasm that I've had for both this and Yakuza with their contempt for releasing a quality product.

I almost resent the fact that I would jump at a proper physical release should LRG ever issue one.

Miyamoto-sama simply didn't want to be blamed for all of the severed ties and broken families that will inevitably result from this glorified homewrecking simulator. 😉

Packing this in would have been a great PR move, if for no other reason than to make up for the high cost of entry into Nintendo's fancy new hardware.

But it really does look quite good, and I intend to download it (or borrow the "virtual card" from my brother if he ends up buying it) once I get my hands on a Switch 2.

We got Nintendo unsuccessfully homebrewing their own games before GTA VI.

I'll wait for LRG's complete-on-cart release.

The omission of the 7 year old DLC makes this such a hard pass.

I'm happy to double-dip on TOTK, but I won't triple-dip on BOTW until it's available with the DLC on the cart.

Switch 2 Plus with enhanced battery coming this Christmas for an extra $100!

We got FrankenJoy-Cons before GTA VI.

In any case, I hope Switch 1 controllers will continue to be supported for most Switch 2 games, especially with the amount of drifting Joy-Cons I have in my possession. 🤦🏻‍♂️

@Medic_alert : I don't even have a PS5, but I'd go VR all day long.

@Zeebor15 : I wish they had given us a complete edition of SF5 to tide us over while they drip-feed SF6 on other platforms.

So... you can swear via in-game chat, but in-game transcription is where we draw the line? 🤦🏻‍♂️

@ThaBEN : And there goes any incentive to ever use the feature, as if the fact that it's paywalled isn't bad enough.

This doesn't save customers any money as microSD Express storage isn't exactly cheap. With an AU$80/US$60 256GB card, currently the only size available in the Australian market, each 60GB game is essentially costing you an additional AU$20 in storage space (and multiply that if you have multiple consoles for the kids and/or secondary consoles etc.).

Surely it would have been a far better value proposition to just charge an extra tenner so that the entirety of the game would be on the cart.

And perhaps most insultingly, these releases aren't particularly cheaper than full cartridge games, with games like Yakuza and Hitman retailing for AU$90 and $100 respectively, despite there being bugger-all on the cart. To put matters into perspective, The Witcher 3 on Switch, on a full 32GB cart, retailed for AU$100, but was readily available for only $79 (and further cheaper on sale).

I sincerely hope that these anti-physical releases end up pissing off a lot of customers very quickly so that third parties will rethink their contemptible business strategy sooner rather than later. Yes, it's the lesser of evils between that and a code in a case, but a turd by any other name still stinks.

I hope that the OG Pro Controller will work with most Switch 2 games. I don't want to have to start anew with a bunch of new controllers when the old ones are perfectly capable of controlling the new slate of games.

Plus Nintendo royally screwed us over last generation with so many pathetically broken Joy-Con.

@Duncanballs : Granted, but it will cost almost as much as a Switch Lite.

The true test of a species' superiority is in its willingness to dominate fellow members of its species by consuming them whole.

@Galaxy2IsTheGOAT : Funnily enough, the lack of physical release is the most off-putting thing about this.

And occasionally being confronted with dummy art that looks like a physical cover for this game isn't helping either.

Other companies: manufacture more units

Nintendo: print "Out of Stock" signs 😂

I don't intend to pick one up at launch anyway, but this is pretty funny.

I only wish they'd update Clubhouse Games to accommodate up to 8 players (for appropriate games) like what the DS original had.

Nvidia: "It's a technological breakthrough."

Dopes: "Derrrr... LiTeruHLLL pS1 gRafiX!"

@rvcolem1 : The latest update was tiny, but because updates are downloaded in bulk (irrespective of what version you have on your physical cartridge), the current update data size is 4.9GB.

The sheer number of "key card" releases has completely put me off from picking one up at launch.

I would have grabbed Yakuza, Tetris, and Hitman otherwise, and add Cyberpunk and Mario Kart to the mix, and that's already looking like a solid library in itself.