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I did not realize that Japanese kids have a game of kicking their shoe off while on a swing to see how far it will go. (Fling It is the game on this list that recreates that.)

This is exactly what the service is for: unobvious game choices that aren't rubbish.

I'm glad they play differently so it won't be like the recent Power Rangers game. But they'll probably make us level them up, so the more characters, the more homework. 😆

I bought this partly because it's my favorite game from the Switch era (so I kinda have to) and because the base game gave me more than $70 worth of value. But yeah, it's a bit disappointing. The price would have made more sense if there was also a Crocodile Isle and Northern Kremisphere. Then it'd be something like $7 per layer which is closer to the ratio of the base game.

It didn't seem like she was really feeling it.

Presumably she already went through the copious tutorials?

I've long thought it would be cool a la Marvel cinematic universe to announce a game at the end of another game.

@B3RTAY
To be fair, people visualize time spatially as a line (at least in the west), so someone might say that while thinking of spatial distances but in the context of talking about time. Therefore, I revoke my pedantry.

They seem to not mind Star Wars Outlaws as a game key card much.

@Simu001 I see. I thought you meant hardware, as if the Joy Cons don't have enough packed into there. But you mean the UI / OS lacks features.

Aren't genies supposed to be able to disappear?

For once: "Go ninja, go ninja, go!"
(Yes, I grew up in the early 90s.)

@KoiTenchi They were one of the very few third party publishers that supported the N64 (31 games), so there should be a good relationship with Nintendo.

I remember the commentary that it was sweet that the reason the game came out so late is that the devs were just having so much fun making it. Well now we what that means. It's not so sweet now.

I might just get the trilogy collection in 15 years on Switch 3.

@nuff64 That made my day.

I don't like the repetitive nature of sports games, so I like the adventure mode idea. But playing as a baby is off-putting. I even want them removed from Mario Kart.

Does that guy have a Monado gun?

This might be my first game key card.

@Markatron84
Nah, I'm all about 99%ing a game. The final 1% is often something for people with too much time or kids for whom it's worth it to have that sense of accomplishment. I'd rather wrest my autonomy back from the game devs by having them not be the decider of when I move on. 😆

@Sonicka
I think all of these Switch 2 editions are part of the general FOMO intended to incentivize upgrading consoles. Even if they could run on Switch 1, that defeats the purpose somewhat. They didn't announce GameShare, so maybe not even through that. I could see the mice being important in that Donut Block game though.

@bleeflooflah
Some of these games won't even have a month in between their release dates. I was thinking with the rise in dev costs for 4K and with them cleaning out the closet of dormant franchises (somewhat), they should probably move to 45-day average intervals. That would be food for our wallets too with the increased MSRP. But no, they're still on their 30-day pace per first party release.

@OctolingKing13
Why would you re-buy the game? AFAIK, these Switch 2 editions are the Switch 1 game card with a download code for the upgrade file. That's why I thought it weird that some on here were surprised that the Zeldas work on Switch 1.

It's a bit small for the price compared to the cost per layer of the base game. I suppose that's how it always is though. This is really neat and makes the best Switch game I've ever played even better, but it would have been more proportional in value if it also included Crocodile Isle or Northern Kremisphere.

It bothered me a bit that she could slide sideways and go straight given that the wheels don't rotate accordingly.

Only 22 games were released and yet two of them are Tetris variants and two are bowling.

Did they neglect to add the new pages in order to avoid leaks? If so, their paranoia strikes again.

@Simu001 What basic features are missing in Switch 1 and 2?

@Liam_Doolan Which part is the NFC tech in, the vehicle or the rider?

Let's hope it stays the most impressive port since the one of the performance optimizations is cited as a reason why they had to do a key card. Suuuuure. I'd rather have the game on card than whatever the added graphical value is here.

How does it compare to Metroid Dread pre- or post-patch? That's my main reference point.

I suppose they got delayed making DKCR HD.

@B3RTAY You know a light year is only 1 year, right?

I don't see why the longest Direct of all-time had to have so much filler in it. Some of those games wouldn't even have stood out in an Indie World Direct. It was great though overall.

@Smithicus In my experience, what a game had to work with is factored in. Scores help you know if a game matches or exceeds your expectations, so the expectations are factored in. Like DKCR HD got a 7 here while the original got a 10. Is it worse? No, it was just a disappointingly straight port. Is Horace (10) a better game than Cyberpunk (9)? Not necessarily, but it's a better game relative to the lane it occupies at time of release, or at least I think that's the intended takeaway (other than that these are different reviewers).

@Olliemar28
You probably meant 11:30 AM for Pacific Time, not PM.

It should have been $30. It was a bit naive of them not to have predicted this amid the discussion around $80 Mario Kart. And there are enough examples where series eventually become stale to gamers even if improved (Mario + Rabbits) or where the next game by an indie studio sells less well (SteamWorld) or where they run out of ideas (Playtonic). For all they know, Silksong revenue will need to fund the next 5 games before they get another hit.

Just let Good-Feel handle it. They would be perfect for licensing it out.

That first pic is very much in the style of Alphonse Mucha. Nice.

I'm such a digital packrat. Storage media costs are always proportional to the storage media costs for the end product, so I don't see how they could ever be prohibitively expensive for a team with the right priorities. Analog media, maybe, but it's ridiculous that the earliest Doctor Who episodes are lost to time.

From "Robot Master" to "Robot Mistress."

The premise is sufficiently different for my scruples, but the presentation still seems too plagiaristic to me.

Boasts of 4K but doesn't offer a Switch 2 version. 🤨

@Specters @UltimateOtaku91
It sounds like you were benefited by a roadmap then. For those who want DLC to also be on physical, it's best to learn about such plans before buying. This is a strange perspective to me, so I was very surprised to see it twice, almost verbatim. Although I get the anticlimax of the situation, anticipating an imminent purchase but now being incentivized to delay.

By putting the full game on cartridge, Marvelous is making a play particularly for physical collectors who frequently complain when Atlus does the opposite, releasing a fuller version of their more popular games a short time later.

Do these games look like Xenoblade, or does Xenoblade look like these games?

ASCII Art: The Game (I suppose that is one of the few recognizable art styles left unused in console gaming.)

Imagine if game consoles came with a Google Translate plugin you could toggle. I think more games would be purchased.

@olliemar28
I suppose it's moot now, but this article should have had the one below as a "related article."

https://www.nintendolife.com/features/5-rpg-maker-horror-classics-on-switch-and-3-wed-love-to-see-ported

I'm loving this new metric for console comparison. I could see Digital Eclipse now rating each game in terms of how many buildings.

I can't for the life of me figure out why this game isn't at least $30. The original was $15 because it wasn't a known commodity. Inflation alone since then means $20 is the same amount.

I kinda miss the days when this went without saying.

It's so beautiful. It looks so much like Sword of Mana. Speaking of which...

@ImpromptuR
Then who's the top leaker? Also when the topic of the article is leaked Direct info, how is it a rejoinder to claim his misses on games? And then to state that he's only good at leaking Directs? Yes. But that's my thesis.

Then you contrast him unfavorably with Pyoro. So did I.

@TKundNobody Nate the Hate is literally the top leaker now that they got to Pyoro.

@Yosher Direct leaks are a different animal than game content or reveal leaks. Nintendo frankly announces them with far too short a notice for people to plan around them. It's as if they enjoy the sense of urgency they induce like they're a SimCity mayor who just clicked a natural disaster button. I think it's one of the most unethical things they do, frankly. Maybe the intent is to thwart streamers from stealing views. I don't know.