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@Michael0916 I know I know, the open world just doesn't feel super conducive to exploring through driving. Kart feels like you're driving through glue when you wish you could immediately stop and change direction on the fly.

I am not a fan, personally. I agree with Gavin in that it needs to be more platformer-y. I feel like the exploration and world as a whole is held back by the fact you're stuck in a vehicle. Like dude, let me get out and run and jump around a bit. Kart controls are way too clunky to explore with, in my opinion. I'm finding the challenges rather frustrating as well, and the hitboxes are annoyingly precise. I'm not super great at the game yet, though, so maybe I'll get more out of the mode if and when I improve. As it stands now, I'm bored and miss 8's tightly crafted individual courses.

Once upon a time I did, but not so much anymore. I think Wii was the last one I did that. In World, I've raced all cups but I haven't even gotten a gold in all of them yet.

I'll give it a 7. It's pretty good but I prefer the structure of Mario Kart 8. Not a fan of the travel between courses making up the bulk of the racing. Long, boring stretches followed by one lap of the actual track isn't cool. It's Mario Kart, though, so it's still fun. I'm sure it'll grow on me.

Sorry Mr. Nishino, I sold my PS5 to help pay for my Switch 2 😭

Yeah I don't care. I'm not super perceptive with displays and the only time I notice it's not an OLED is during black loading screens.

I expect that sales will be strong in the beginning as the diehards get their fill, but with numbers dropping off after the launch period. I just don't believe the average consumer, or even people that primarily play on other platforms, is willing to drop the cash on the thing. None of my friends play video games and they think I'm crazy for paying what I did lol

It's validating to see that I'm not the only one who isn't digging the new grand prix mode. Long generic stretches of road then often only a single lap on the track itself. I've yet to poke around the online modes, so maybe my tune will change.

I actually think it's too big. Like dude this thing is massive. The most appealing aspect for me is that it improves performance of older games. Pokémon runs super smooth and I'm not getting any choppiness in Animal Crossing anymore. In terms of actual new games, there's not much I'm interested in currently. What I'm next looking forward to is the Kirby DLC in August.

I played around a bit just to see the performance enhancements but I really did have my fill the first time around. I accomplished everything I wanted to in my initial playthrough, and the game is just way too big to play again from the start.

I've played through this game twice before and I'd be more than happy to do so again on the Switch 2 but I don't know if I'll even have the storage space to accommodate it. The PS5 release is like 90 gigs and it'll clearly be a key card situation when it comes out here.

Naw I just raw dog it like I've done with the other Switches I've had. Well, with a screen protector on. I dedicated a zipper pocket in my bag for it anyway.

Naw I use ReVanced on my phone and Brave on my PC, I don't need the ad-ridden version.

Eh this one is okay but definitely not one of my favourites. I'd only want to replay the Wii U version.

I downloaded Mario Kart and the Welcome Tour. I am thinking about Deltarune but I think I had my fill of the series already.

Now they should make a ketchup red system for tater tot mode

I wonder if the sales will carry past the launch period. The Wii U sold fairly well at launch to the diehards but then dropped off a cliff. The Switch 2 doesn't have the marketing problem but there are many people put off by the price. And follow-ups never sell as well as the predecessors.

Very excited for this update as I still play regularly. I wonder if the Switch 2 will become the standard for VGC but everyone has it on Switch 1 already so probably not.

Not at all necessary but I just hate having money pile up and fester in my bank account so imma get one.

Not American but it's things like this that compel me to preorder in-store. I was sixth to line up in front of EB Games and the dude kept track of how many units the store would be receiving. Got a ticket and everything.

Nice, I have some shiny hunting I need to do this week so I'm eager to try it out. I'll take a run through Kitakami because man, that was rough when I was hunting Spinarak over the weekend. I'm shocked it didn't crash when it froze up on me.

Fun read! I'm generally a sentimental person but I'm not hung up on the Switch 1. I consider the Switch 2 to be more of a revision than a brand new thing, so this is just an upgrade to me. Like the DSi and New 3DS. So I'll just transfer everything over and stick the old one in a drawer.

Maybe the relative lack of attachment is because there were no major life milestones during these 8 past years. Still living in the same crappy but exceedingly affordable apartment, still single with no interest in changing that, and still working at the same company. My career did start to finally develop in 2019 but I'm still mostly doing the same thing, just with a bigger paycheck.

@Freek Forever undocked. Crap.

Well I mean the alternative is them saying,

"Yeah we're not serious about this project at all, so if it turns out to be a pile of ****, we're gonna say screw it and ship it out anyway. Either way, enjoy!"

[stock value intensifies]

Got the day off work. I also asked for Friday but was denied. Some pesky rule about licensing requirements for staffing or something. Anyway my EB Games isn't doing a midnight launch but they're opening at 8 instead of 10, so I'm going to be there for 7 to line up.

@SwitchplayerJohn I'm pretty close to being this psycho for real but even this is a bit much for me. I initially thought it was the other way around.

My guess is that it's on there because some of the games shown will happen to be on the Switch 2 in addition to other hardware.

I'm hoping performance will be improved just by virtue of it being on more powerful hardware. Because man does it ever chug on my decked out island.

Serves you right, bud. That's my attitude.

The 64 controller doesn't translate super well beyond itself so this is great for handheld play. It looks like it's done on a game by game basis, too, which is much appreciated. Rewind is also great for practicing glitches and speedrun tech. SM64 LBLJ here I come

Sea of Stars DLC for me. I've also been playing through the Super Mario Advance games at bedtime so today I'll probably finish up 2 and start 3 tomorrow.

Ugh I can't believe that it was the cursor question that kept me from a perfect score. "Wait, was it actually an apple?"

He also crushes the super stars up and snorts them to become invincible.

I mean what are they gonna do, fire him? Lmao

It's pretty crazy that they haven't updated or redone that 90s-ass logo yet. But brand recognition is kind of their thing.

My arthritis is too bad to go back to this game 😭

Fantastic game but I played through it once and don't feel the need to do so again. It's really too big for repeat playthroughs

Bigger spawn radius means easier shiny hunting. I'll take it

Well the Switch is the only contemporary system I own so I've been playing it about the same. I did have a PS5 but I sold it to help pay for the Switch 2. I finished Xenoblade Chronicles X a few weeks ago and despite the ridiculous backlog, I've been taking it easy and playing my evergreen go-tos: Animal Crossing, Pokémon Violet, F-Zero 99, and Picross. I am excited for the Switch 2 but I consider it less of the hot new thing and more of an upgrade and extension of my gaming habits.

I'm down but only if it's banana pudding.

Craft in bulk from inventory. And please do away with the breakable tools. Or least have a durability meter visible. It's so stupid that they break, it adds nothing to the game as far as I'm concerned.

They should release FF16 on the Switch 2. I would gladly play through it again there, that game is incredible.

It would so lovely if you could disable Game Chat entirely and allocate those resources to game performance. But I'm sure that won't be possible, sadly.

Absolutely not. I'm a solo player and I only have work friends. I'm more of a curl up with a nice bigass JRPG kind of person.

Eh Sword and Shield have all right music. There are a few I'll add to the favourites list for sure.

I never had any battery issues with any of my various Switches. The OLED has spoiled me a bit, though, because of its comparatively long battery life. I don't even bother plugging it in at night if the battery is over 60%. The Switch 2 will definitely be a charge every night kind of deal, though.

@StewdaMegaManNerd I registered within an hour or two of it going live, so I wasn't there as soon as it opened. Maybe that's the problem? I dunno

Nothing yet. C'mon Nintendo, I regularly put 100+ hours into your RPGs and am closing in on 1,000 in Animal Crossing. And you're telling me I'm not at upper end of the priority list?

I already secured a preorder at what will soon be known once again as EB, of course, but I wouldn't mind grabbing a GameCube controller or microSD.

Good, Sword and Shield sucked. For all its performance issues, SV is the most fun I've had with a Pokémon game since ORAS.

It's been an amusing saga for sure.