TheBigK

Looks pretty interesting. Definitely one that I'll wait for reviews before deciding whether to purchase, though.

They must just be having trouble maintaining stock in Japan, where the Switch is an actual phenomenon. It's doing well over here in North America, but everyone who wants one seems to have little trouble getting one. I walked into the electronics section of my local Walmart the other day out of curiosity and saw a console sitting there behind the glass. It was just the one but it was there!

C'mon man, Donkey Kong Bananza is out in a few weeks, can I get DK64 please?

I think it would really cool if they released a virtual tour software of the museum. It's like I'm really there!

I wonder why they had an 'out now' version of the poster done up already when they haven't even set a date. And it looks identical to the correct one; I thought they would change up the design for the final ad, even if only a little.

I am indeed someone who only looks at 'specs on the box' and understands nothing about displays. And the screen looks pretty good to me!

Good ol' Beerio Kart, brings me back to my university days

Nice the rich get richer

The non-Mario characters in the last game always felt pretty out of place to me, so I am totally cool with them sticking to just the Mario ones.

Imagine getting paid to nitpick and complain 8 hours a day. They're living the dream over there at DF

Most of my games are digital and I think the whole key card deal is so stupid. They absolutely defeat the purpose of the convenience that digital games provide. The main appeal of physical media, to me, is to save on storage space. If the games are gonna be on my storage anyway, they may as well be able to be launched without having to swap carts out.

Lmao Kit quoted the post, apparently quite pleased with his promotion to executive

Nope, it's Wario, my old reliable. I did swap to Funky Kong in 8 Deluxe when he released, but he's not here so I'm back to the basics.

Primarily Bravely Default HD. Also Pokémon Violet for the Baxcalibur raid.

Nice to hear the experiences of the older staff, makes me feel less ancient lol the GameCube came out when I was 12 and just entering middle school, so it was the defining video game experience of my teen years. I still have it sitting around in the closet somewhere. I'm getting zero nostalgia from the Switch app, though, as I had no interest in these initial games back then. Looking forward to future releases, especially Fire Emblem, which came out before I really got serious about the series. I would love Animal Crossing to come, but I'm not holding my breath on that one just due to save states messing with the timekeeping mechanic and cloud saves and all that.

An eShop demo would help immensely. I've warmed up a good deal having watched the Direct but I imagine there are lots of people out there who are still on the fence. That would be a great way to sell the game and show it's worth the hefty price tag.

I've been loving the update, it runs so smoothly and there are so many Pokémon on-screen! Shiny hunting has been pretty great

Listen man, I'm not made of money

Well I mean, I sold my PS5 to help fund my Switch 2 purchase. So there is some competition going on, whether they like it or not

Nice, hoping for my boy Funky Kong at some point. Can you imagine if the rest of the DK Crew from DK64 made an appearance? That'd be crazy... right?

I'm hoping to see something to sell me on it, because skipping this one is very much in the cards. 114-with-taxes Canadian dollary-doos is too much to drop on something I'm lukewarm about.

I put a screen protector on immediately after unboxing it. I didn't bother with the OLED and I paid the price pretty quickly, as I just throw my consoles in my bag without a case. The screen protector has been doing its job so my screen is looking good!

I never played the original and I wanted something other than Mario Kart to play, so I grabbed this. Only 5 hours in but I'm having a great time so far. It's just the lighthearted chill JRPG I've been looking for to unwind with after the comparatively intense Xenoblade X

@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.