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@JR150 Though course they get long shorts, unlike the women. Kind of sexist, where are their speedos?

Apparently Street Fighter has turned into Dead or Alive. Why's Cammy looking like Madge from Benidorm?

@somnambulance I think Nintendo learned some lessons after the Metroid Prime 4 situation and prefer to announce games closer to release date now. It saves them having to announce delays if games have to be pushed back too.

@Aurumonado Interestingly a survey I got sent from Nintendo about Switch 2 listed Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream as a Switch 2 game twice (it didn't mention Rhythm Heaven) so I think it might be getting a Switch 2 edition as well, unless it was an error. One of the questions was "which Switch 2 games are you most excited about?"

@dskatter @AlanaHagues @PikminMarioKirby I believe it's only getting a Game Keycard release in the US and in Europe it's digital only on Switch 2.

On the Nintendo UK direct it said "Switch 1: Physical/Digital and Switch 2: Digital" unlike the US Direct which had them both as "Physical/Digital"

Why did the campfire game developers get a Switch 2 dev kit and not the developers of Mouse Works?

This was the highlight for me of a weirdly mediocre direct. Never played either of the original Pacman World games but I really loved the first Pacman World Re-Pac so was hoping this would come too!

I'm really glad Yakuza Zero seemingly sold enough to justify bringing the rest of the series to Switch 2. Can't wait as someone new to the series.

I want Tetris Grandmasters 4 on Switch and/or Switch 2, currently only Steam.

TGM 2 and 3 are already on Switch, Tetris is great on handheld and it's made by the same developers as Tetris 99, it's a perfect fit!

I'm a bit disappointed it's a partner showcase, not gonna lie And it's not only for Switch 2 either.

Is it possible Nintendo's just going to use the Nintendo Today! app and random shadow-drops for new announcements from now on and only have game specific directs like the Mario Kart World/Donkey Kong Bananza ones? Feels that way with the some of the announcements over the past month or so, even announcing new games that way like Splatoon Raiders

"Fixed an issue where the player gets caught on a tree in the middle of a shortcut if they have “Smart Steering” on when heading from “Starview Peak” to “Dandelion Depths” in “Ice Rally” of “Knockout Tour”

Some of these are so weirdly specific, haha, I do appreciate the level of detail Nintendo gives us in these patch notes though.

@SillyG To me the quality looks worse when NOT applying the filter as all those visible pixels look really ugly on my large OLED. Especially on N64 which just looks hideous with it off.

They're not so bad when undocked however. I turn it off for that on the home consoles but keep them on for the handhelds as they still look bad increased in size without filter IMO.

Releasing on Thursday, the same say day as Nintendo's planned network maintenance and the rumoured Direct... One day before Nintendo's Friday shareholders meeting.

I'm not saying it's definitely looking like a "out on Nintendo eShop... Today!" Direct game but just saying they haven't left themselves a lot of time to promote it in the normal channels given it just quietly slipped on to the eShop a few days ago. Hmm...

AND I've just seen "Dear me, I was" is coming out on Thursday too according to the eShop... a game where we haven't even seen any gameplay footage as yet, but it's out in two days.

But a bearded man with his mouth agape on YouTube told me that Mario Kart World is DEAD

EU/US by a bit. As an aside when you take control of the long trucks in Mario Kart World it reminds me a lot of Blast Corps, the way it controls, the camera angle and all the things you can blow it with it in some of the P-Switches. I feel like someone on the dev team was a Blast Corps fan.

@ParrakerriRush Like Pokemon Puzzle League. This is way too simplistic/easy and very overpriced.

I'm sure I could find more engaging and interesting puzzle games on the eShop or Play Store in less than a minute.

I'm using Tilt Controls!

@The_Nintend_Pedant He's self publishing it as an indie game

Not very original but Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World! Still love the Free Roam in the latter, I have about 140 P Switches at the moment. Also started to work my way through getting golds on the offline Knockout Tours

What the way Sony and Microsoft are moving away from exclusives, it does call into question what's even the need for PlayStation and Xbox to exist as different platforms? Why not have everything on the one machine? Well maybe that will be the case next generation if Microsoft don't release another Xbox...

Conker: Live & Reloaded please... or maybe just the Reloaded is more feasible

Not a surprise, most people will want to play with the official Switch 2 controller and the joycon grip isn't the most comfortable

@Ramouz Remember this? Seems it was somewhat accurate. My guess is they want the attention on their own games and select third party titles initially. Quality over quantity type approach perhaps.

Also they're paying more attention to the "eSlop" situation so maybe they're being more selective for that reason too. And lastly I read that they believed that their policy for sending out dev kits is what caused Switch 1 to be hacked and emulated so they might be being more conservative.

https://gamerant.com/nintendo-switch-2-three-phase-launch-plan-report/

Not only that, but Nintendo is supposedly planning a three-phase approach to its launch lineup, with the first stage focusing mainly on first-party Nintendo titles. The second phase will reportedly take place around October and November and coincide with third-party studios releasing their own Switch 2 titles. Lastly, the third and final phase of the Nintendo Switch 2’s initial launch will occur during this year’s holiday shopping season.

@Tasuki You literally know nothing about how much any of them got paid. Nintendo can afford to pay any voice actor what they want, that is pocket money to them.

I find it far more likely they wanted a younger and more lively cast to go alongside the more animated and full of life character models we've seen in Mario Wonder, DK Bananza and Mario Kart World. The character's have really benefited from these voice actor changes IMO and sound a lot fresher, especially Mario and Luigi.

The only one I'm struggling with is Bowser Jr, he sounds really different, with a less gruff tone and more like a normal child. To my surprise it's the same voice actor so they must've just delivered his lines, differently.

That's not great. I wish developers would just scale back the graphics a little to ensure all their games run at 60fps - basically Performance Mode. 60fps framerate actually affects gameplay for a more smoother control and experience, I'd always take that over slightly sharper visuals or whatever.

@lyle_catcliffe Oops, typo, haha

I was disappointed there was nothing on mainline Pokemon Game Boy games being added to NSO, although I've seen people suggesting they might add some of them for Pokemon's 30th anniversary next year which would make sense

this will set you back $499.99, putting it in line with the Mario Kart World bundle that was available at launch.

Does this mean the non bundled version will be $80 like Mario Kart World? 👀

@ShieldHero @Greatluigi @Mana_Knight The base game ISN'T free on mobile... you have to pay for the Basic Pack that comes with the Switch version. The mobile version is only "free to start" It's basically a demo.

@RupeeClock I mean you make Pokemon Plush with it and the puzzles seem to based around their powers, you could say the same about any branded puzzle game really? Like a lot of the the Mario, Yoshi and Kirby ones of the past or Pokemon Puzzle League.

@Pillowpants They should and let us use songs from it on the menu and eShop

No Bomb Rush Cyberfunk £17.99 (-50%) or Shin Chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation £16.99(-50%)?

Latter is the lowest it's ever been priced at!

Song of the Year: https://m.nintendo.com/shared/en-GB/GB/tracks/1a6554b6-b771-4c44-9c0e-c3de0fc8ef38

The Golf "music" is hilarious, go and have a listen.

Does anyone know if Bowser Jr have a different choice actor too? He sounds so different to me.

I can't listen to the Donkey Kong theme without expecting the Donkey Kong Country intro beats to kick in!

It's funny DKC portrayed the original Donkey Kong as so ancient with Cranky and his Gramophone. Date wise it was equivalent to a game from 2011 today!

A brand new survey of 180,000 players aged 15-69 years old in Japan has been conducted by GEM Partners, and there are some interesting stats on gender and age splits across multiple Nintendo franchises.

Isn't only surveying 15 year old's upwards going to massively skewer the results when it comes to age? Here's Nintendo's own data of Switch players age's from 2021 FYI:

@Jack_Goetz Did you need a Japanese Switch account to buy that and show it have English language options?

I want the Kart on the right in Mario Kart World. It would look great driving around on Koopa Beach in!

@Duncanballs Isn't the Saturn notoriously difficult to emulate? That would be cool though! As someone who went from Mega Drive to Dreamcast in terms of SEGA consoles I'd love to play all those hidden gems properly.

@TKundNobody Yep and they sampler the audio of the go karts and put it in the game!

@Baker1000 No it doesn't. The handling is more loose, closer to Mario Kart Double Dash. I found it jarring how stiff Mario Kart 8 felt in comparison when I went back to it. World feels a lot more fluid and natural IMO.

And the charge jump isn't at all useless, you can ride up the walls with it and access railings to grind on? Have you played Mario Kart World?

@Cheez I stopped watching Nintendo's game-specific Directs as they tend to spoil way too much in them for my liking. Unless it's a game I'm on the fence about the initial trailer is enough information for me. I enjoy my games so much more when I go in largely blind.

@OorWullie

Thundercats would be amazing. I'd love a Galaxy High game too, but probably too obscure as most people don't seem to remember this show.

@Ogbert

Oooh very excited! I loved Danger Mouse growing up but re-watching the originals was a bit shocking, quite a lot of problematic stuff.

Is that the episode where they portrayed Chinese people as rats with goofy teeth and stereotypical Chinese "comedy" accents? :-/

As an aside I LOVE that Nintendo Today ONLY sends you random push notifications if it's a big story. I think this is the only app I know that uses this feature well. Pretty smart from Nintendo as it ensures people won't switch them off from beyond spammed and is the real draw of the app for them now I'd say. They can instantly reach everyone's phones with end big announcements even if they're not checking the app daily.

Someone should help Miyamoto sign up to social media sites so he doesn't have to keep writing "this is Miyamoto" each time he posts

God I hate the voice acting and music in this game so much. Sagat with that gruff American truck driver sounding voice like almost all the other guys in it that doesn't suit him. Why not use someone from Thailand who can speak English but still has a Thai accent for the voice?

I probably will buy SF6 eventually regardless as I still enjoy the gameplay but the whole aesphetic has become charmless and westernised since SF4 and this one is the peak. Will instantly be changing all the bad voice to Japanese and using the music packs where I can (shame you can't change the god awful character select tune)

Anyway, rant over!

@chefgon You'll need two Mario Paint mouse mats for this! The Welcome Tour UFOs minjngames reminded me a lot of the Mario Paint fly swatting game, I liked them a lot and sokd me in the mouse controls.

I do worry this one will be too exhausting to control to be fun and would prefer it was Switch Sports Wheelchair Basketball with Miis than this dark aesphetic but I'll keep an open mind and very happy there'll be a demo to try it out for myself instead of spending money on something I may or may not enjoy.

@PikaPhantom How is an online game "20 minutes of content"? An online game by it's very nature is as long as you choose to play it for depending on how much you enjoy it when it's released and it isn't yet...

@ShieldHero @westman98 Wunderling DX on Switch is the game you want if you'd like a,l Goomba game! Has some pretty funny Mario references too so is very self aware about that. It's a really fun puzzle-platformer, one of my favourite indie games.

The Trigger Grip on this is amazing and makes playing Switch 2 so comfortable. Total game changer for me.