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Well if the article doesn't mention the game engine, I will avoid to do so here. As a naive person, I've thought for years that Nintendo had their own game engine. After all, for the most part, they are a video game company now. I wonder how much money they lose in royalties every year.

I think you guys should try not adding your titles, or whatever this is, next to your names. "Tom", "Kate", "Gonçalo" etc. would feel much more convivial. At the end of the day, we're all Nintendo nerds.

I hope they're not going to make joy-cons based on these new colors (salmon, dark green), I don't find them too pretty x)

Happy New Year <3 This is the second year I own a Switch OLED.

I wasn't into videogames back then, but this article kind of implies that success was obvious. I look forward to reading 2017 articles from NintendoLife going this way.

Merry Christmas! Meri Kurisumasu!

Nice front pic!

@bluesun thanks for the information. How could you make sure?

@Friendly yes, they are Japan only (at least for now). But I'm still interested!

Regarding Zelda: BOTW and Splatoon 2, could NintendoLife confirm whether or not the new Japanese cartridges have the DLC stored inside? Original article: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/zelda_breath_of_the_wild_and_splatoon_2_will_get_new_physical_releases_with_dlc_included_in_japan

I would be so grateful if you did

I still can't figure out why Super Mario Party sold that well Q_Q

Well, I guess that's good news eventually, my favorite videogame company makes money.

How much money they make out of the Expansion Pack is the only measure. If many people buy it despite the dislikes, they won't be discouraged in the slightest, I'm afraid.

@TCF I didn't read the review but if they rated it with the mindset you described, then I agree with you that it may not have been the right thing to do.

@Alexface People considering playing a N64 game already expect it to be... N64-like. If I wanted to play a N64 game, I'd rather read reviews based on how things were when it came out, otherwise all games would be rated from 2 to 4 out of 10, which wouldn't be very helpful to me.

I'm really surprised when I hear people say "this game doesn't deserve a 10/10 today". Of course it doesn't, but that's not the point I think. When you read a review, you expect the writer to consider the period during which the game is released. So it's very natural that Super Mario 64 gets a 10/10.

I think 10/10 is slightly under what the real score should be.

@Alex Is the game worth it for people like me who would mostly play it alone?

I like this kind of articles. Thank you.

So in the end, do we know if the DLC is included in the cartridge or if it needs to be downloaded? I'm hoping to see an updating on this about everyday XD

And still no news about selling white joy-cons separately, Nintendo!

I still don't understand why Mario Kart comes with 48 races, and Mario Party comes with 4 or 5 maps. That's a waste of money to me. There should be at least a dozen maps in a Mario Party game. I resold Mario Party Switch and I won't buy Mario Party Superstars, I'm sorry.

And still no news about those white joy-cons available separately or not T_T

Could it not be the new pair of white joy-cons, quite simply?

Anyway, the Switch is available at 270€ both at Amazon and Auchan now:

https://www.amazon.fr/Nintendo-Switch-avec-paire-Rouge/dp/B07WKNQ8JT/

https://www.auchan.fr/nintendo-console-nintendo-switch-joy-con-bleu-et-rouge/p-c1140321

Also 271€ at Cultura:

https://www.cultura.com/nintendo-switch-joycon-neon-b-0045496452629.html

The standard price for the Nintendo Switch here in France so far has been 299€. I bought mine at 292€ at Leclerc last year. If the Switch was sold at a higher price (like on Micromania), that had to come with an extended warranty.

Still no signs of white joy-cons being sold separately.

This is the soundtrack I was/am listening to when I found this article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s9idW5axIo

I think many Sunshine soundtracks deserve a mention, Sky & Sea for instance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IvJHGisvXM

From 64, Powerful Mario never gets old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ8q9DALwE

Something I've often gone to bed with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I9d-Dxj3VQ

I don't carry cartridges like this case encourages us to. I like to keep them in their physical boxes. This way, when you put all of your games together, it looks like some kind of library. And it feels tidier :3

I've been reading it Bowser until today.

Also, as someone pointed out before me, the gap in price is much, much bigger if you compare the Steam Deck with the Nintendo Switch Lite! So really, I'm not sure if the comparison with the Nintendo Switch is very strategical, let alone the OLED model.

I'm not sure why the Steam Deck is always compared to the Nintendo Switch rather than the Nintendo Switch Lite. The performance is the same with both Nintendo consoles, only the latter is smaller and lighter, which is definitely a thing if you are going to compare it with the Steam Deck. The former can be played on TV, but team Steam Deck will say this is irrelevant. So let's compare the Steam Deck with the Nintendo Switch Lite, please!

@Edu23XWiiU @Divinebovine I made sure to CTRL+F "Lite" before asking. 0 result back then.

Is Nintendo Switch Lite included in the figures above? Either way, do we know how many copies have been sold?

When I was rejoicing in Nintendo winning Amazon's sales the other day, a friend of mine told me that Nintendo users are more likely to buy physical copies than Playstation/XBOX users, mainly because Nintendo is family-oriented and children are much more pleased with cartridges than with digital copies.

That would explain why Nintendo is ahead in sales. Any thoughts?