UltimateOtaku91

Strange, on another article people were convinced it ain't selling.....

I've tried multiple times to get into this game but it just can't hold my attention, I think it's because I know it's a game that can't be "completed" and theres no overall objective to finish.

The way I see it is I could spend hundreds of hours in this, or actually complete 10+ games.

He obviously doesn't read the news, Microsoft and EA are the top two worst publishers around.

Would be hilarious if this just turns out to be Warzone.

@darylb24 So what's Microsofts excuse? They have been failing for the last two generations and yet they were first to raise the price of games, subscriptions and consoles.

Top 3 played games were Tokyo Xanadu ex, Hundred Line Last Defence Academy and Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma. First year in a while where a Nintendo IP hasn't been in the top 3. But saying that it doesn't include December which I know i put around 40 hours into Hyrule Warriors.

Before bashing the console and it's sales you need to look at the facts, the Switch 2 has sold more than the Switch 1 during the same time frame, and by a decent margin. 12 million consoles sold in 6 months is quite an achievement. The Switch 2 is going to be perfectly fine and easily smash past 100 million over the next 4-6 years. Once the big games start releasing regularly the stocks will be up again, the stocks going down has nothing to do with the consoles sales figures.

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/466589/switch-2-vs-switch-1-sales-comparison-november-2025/

@Maxrunner If this game is a major hit I could see Nintendo buying Gamefreak in a rage fit 😂.

@Maxrunner It's not just for Xbox, it's also confirmed for PS5 and PC.

This is what happens when Gamefreak actually have time to develop a game. Pokémon games have a way smaller budget (AA level) and are rushed to meet demands such as keeping up with the TCG sets and the Anime.

Also Pokémon has always been cartoony, childish and not very demanding games, why are they expected to change now if what they have always done is so successful.

On PS5 i will be finally completing Digimon Time Stranger, I've got the final boss to do but the game just gave me about 20 side quests to do 😔. I will also try a wrap up Borderlands 4 and start Edens Zero

On the Switch 2 I will be continuing with Metroid Prime 4, I put around 3 hours in last weekend but it didn't hook me in, hopefully it clicks with me this weekend. I will also be playing some Kirby Air Riders.

On Playstation Portal I will put another hour or two into Banishers Ghosts of New Eden, solid game so far.

And finally last week I bought me a Steam Deck Oled 1TB for £400, I've bought Sunset Overdrive for my first game so I'm looking forward to starting that today.

I think it would have been the IP owners decision and Larian do not own the Baldurs Gate IP, Hasbro do. Now they have gone their seperate ways Hasbro would have to get another third party to do a Switch 2 port.

As long as its kept out of the games then it's fine.

Not interested in these, my joy con's are always connected to the console so all I would see is the little bit of colour around the joystick. Now if they make joy con's where it's completely a different colour then I would be interested.

@Anti-Matter You don't even own a Switch 2.....

But good news the Switch 1 version (a console you have) isn't a game key card.

@Anti-Matter Help me understand something, you don't like violence in video games right? But you love boxing? A sport where you beat up your opponent and try to knock them out causing bruising, broken bones and blood in the process, so one of the most violent official sports.

Somethings not adding up.....

No way 12 is coming any time soon, so for now I'd settle for Builders 3, Heroes 3 or just bring over 10 offline.

How is it on season 5 less than 3 months after release, wtf lol.

Sounds like it could be related to Enchanted Folk (Magicians Quest for Americans).

That's not all

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/12/esrb-rates-unannounced-konami-game-enchanted-wonderland-for-switch

Talking about games to come, ESRB just rated a game called Enchanted Wonderland by Konami. Could this be a return of the Enchanted Folk Series (Magicians Quest for Americans).

Put over 90 hours into the PS5 version and still haven't noticed any bad performance issues, infact it's been one of the best Monster Hunter games I've played. Been streaming it on the Portal whilst the misses plays on the PS5 so we can play together, but if they bring it to Switch 2 with cross play then I will buy again.

Tbh this game needed to release on all platforms, that way it would have gotten more attention, attention that it fully deserves.

@Sindayl Sorry I wasn't clear, I meant between Playstation and Xbox. I agree Playstation were very aggressive back during the PlayStation 1 with third party exclusives although I kinda don't blame them as they didn't have any first party studios of their own apart from the guys behind Gran Turismo, so that was their option to make a name for themselves.

@Sindayl Tbf Xbox has been just as bad with third party exclusives, in fact they've had more then playstation when you factor in smaller games. I'd go as far as Xbox started the timed exclusive war back in the day when they had GTA 4 DLC, Tomb Raider, Dead Rising, PUBG, Titanfall etc. Playstation retaliated in a big way mainly with Japanese exclusives which basically made them the JRPG machine. Id say Xbox are solely to blame for their downfall, trying to out spend the competition backfired majorly.

@Yoshi3 I agree, right now the best combo for a console gamer would be a Switch 2 and PS5 as you're covered for pretty much every game. There's no reason for hardcore gamers to own all three anymore.

Nintendo will never put it's exclusives on any other platform as they aren't stupid and they still value their fans loyalty over chasing a few more sales.

Also Microsoft are only against exclusives now because their console is dying, they have lost their brand strength and gamepass growth has stalled. That's why they are bringing their games to Playstation and Nintendo.

PlayStation still have a big brand image and loyal fan base so they are safe, they will also be getting a influx of Xbox players jump ship to them. As long as they keep their big first party single player games console exclusive they will fine.

Level 5 have been working hard to get back to their old selves (albeit with multiple delays) yet going down the AI route will just set them back again with the backlash that's to come. And tbh, I have no sympathy for those that go under because of AI use.

I did the survey, basically told them I want to see Remakes of 8 and 9, and begged for a World of Final Fantasy 2 😅.

Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🎅

Can't wait to get started on Metroid Prime 4 and Kirby Air Riders tonight.

@StarCollector Star Wars Outlaws and Animal Well are great games to start with, more so Star Wars as it shows what the Switch 2 is capable of.

So actual adult portrayed characters are getting censored, in a 17+ rated game and the reason is to keep it family friendly 😂.

He's just building up the hype, I wouldn't be surprised if it's nothing like the games he mentioned.

Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma - 10
Hundred Line Last Defence Academy - 10
Donkey Kong Bananza - 9
Mario Kart World - 8
Pokémon Legends Z-A - 8
Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment - 8
Star Wars Outlaws - 8
Mario Galaxy 1/2 - 8

Some of these games were already scored without me doing anything, what kind of wizardry is this?

Already completed the game on PS5 but I'm definitely going to play it again on the Switch 2, that's just how good I think the game is and hopefully ReBirth runs just as well.

At this point I'm just waiting for Splatoon 4, although I am also quite looking forward to Raiders as well.

So this will only benefit smaller games, this won't eradicate GKC altogether especially from the bigger games that need a lot of space. Surely it would make more sense just to lower the costs of these cartridges all round.

You just know this will run like crap on the Switch 2, loading times will be doubled as well.

@dskatter Same as you once I played one I got hooked but my order is messed up because I started with Trails of Cold Steel 1&2, then played Trails Through Daybreak 1&2 and then Trails in the Sky Remake. There are some references you won't understand but it makes you want to play the rest of the series even more and is especially satisfying once you finally find out what a reference meant from the other games.

They have also mentioned remaking the Crossbell arc next so you may want to hold off on those for now.

Let's face or this is not something to worry about, first of all the PS5 had a steep sale over black friday which resulted in an influx of sales. Secondly the big Nintendo game for the Holiday season is a niche game which never brings in big sales, and is also on the previous gen system. Nintendo won't start shifting huge numbers in the west until the big hitters start releasing and they are also Switch 2 exclusive.

In terms of GKC that would have have very little to no impact on actual sales, it's a very overblown issue that the minority on the Internet will eventually get over once they realise it's worse everywhere else (PS, Xbox, PC). For the pricing of games and the hardware itself then again it's pretty much in line with other game consoles and with the current money issues many countries are facing, coupled with the RAM shortages I think it's current price is perfectly fine, don't forget the current Xbox and Playstation consoles have gone up on price since launch, increased the price of accessories and subscriptions, and even lowered the amount of internal storage to save on costs. Nintendo aren't being greedy, they are being realistic within the current climate.

RIP Xbox, getting outsold in its home country by something most people have never heard of 😬.

@HammerGalladeBro That's because GKC are physical. You have a game case, you have to insert the game into the system and you can re sell your game if you want to, pretty much the same with any other physical game.

@Nep-Nep-Freak The next Playstation and Xbox Consoles will be digital only so atleast with Nintendo they offer a better alternative. But yeah the future of gaming is going to be all digital so it's either people get used to it now or just quit gaming as its not going to change. The only issue I have with Nintendo going all digital is that their games rarely go on sale and when they do it's not much of a discount.

2026 is the year of the GKC 😂, looking forward to Fire Emblem, Monster Hunter Stories 3, Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined and Trails Beyond the Horizon the most.

For a game that's meant to be a break out hit and won the most ever game of the year awards and meant to have "made turn based popular again" I'd expect it to have sold more than 5 million copies, although to me Baldurs Gate 3 was a bigger hit commercially and done more for the turn based popularity.

Doesn't surprise me to see it coming to other consoles as it flopped quite hard.

That's not a good sign for Metroid, especially with how long we've been waiting for this game and the hype surrounding it.

@SilverM You don't even unlock the desert track, there is no track for that area you just unlock a jukebox to play any other of the games music whenever you're on the bike. The desert has an ambient sound as intended, so it's non existent track is not "pay walled".

Well I wouldn't say it's the worst game (if you can even call it a game) by content it's just getting ridiculed because it should be free. If Sony can make Astro Playroom free then there's absolutely no reason this game shouldn't be free as well.

For me personally there's way worse games out there that deserve that award, like Minds Eye and Neptunia Riders vs Dogoos (man that game was bad).

@Pillowpants Has three legs, the ring splits in two and his left hands fingers are bending the wrong way...