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Played and completed it over the weekend, mainly because the misses kept bugging me to. Be warned though it's a super short game and the puzzles are very basic in my opinion. Completed it in 3 hours and that's with collecting everything (which isn't much).

@ShieldHero Very nice to see, I suppose the film is helping it shift some numbers as well. Now where is the Shield Hero Rpg it deserves, would rather that over the usual SAO ones we get.

Wait until the big hitters start releasing those figures will sky rocket.

Let's face it the old Nintendo would have added this in a free update.

People were saying the same about Zelda before Breath of the Wild came out and that ended up being one of the best games ever made. But, the trailer for this game hasn't done it any favours, such a poor trailer. Hopefully there's a dedicated direct towards release that shows more of the game.

13 games from that list I will be getting day one, also how come the Galaxy pack isn't getting a Switch 2 version.

Been playing it on PS5 and it's a great game, beautiful open world and the combat is as great as ever.

PSP, PS Vita, PS3, Wii, WiiU and 3DS stores have all close down for purchases but you can still re download your bought games. So there's no need to overreact about GKC and game preservation. Also these platforms would give you plenty of notice if they were to close their servers down fully, giving you plenty of time to download all your games you want to play again onto your console.

I also have a feeling the Switch console naming and design will be continued every gen going forward, so Switch 3,4,5 etc. Meaning they will keep the Eshop going for these consoles so you can still play your Switch 1 games on your Switch 4 in 15 years time.

@Cathalm Well they are half and half in my opinion, atleast with GKC you can re sell them something you can't do with full digital games. For people who complete games once then sell them it's a vast improvement over the code in a box we got with some switch 1 games.

How about they scrap the key cards and then lose a lot of third party support in return or most third party games become full digital only, fans will be happy then surely....

Not paying £60 for these 18 year old games, I will either wait for a sale or rent them.

@LazyDaisy There was 5 years between 2 and 3 so I wouldn't expect a new one yet not until late next year or even 2027. Only reason Splatoon 2 came out 2 years after the first game was because the WiiU failed, hence why Splatoon 2 had so much recycled content.

I don't mind Pokémon getting DLC already but the only two negatives from this direct were the Donkey Kong DLC and the price of the Galaxy ports. The Donkey Kong DLC looks great but the prove isn't for what it offers, £70 for the main game should mean for a £16 dlc you should be getting 3-4 new levels worth not just 1. Then there's the Galaxy ports which don't offer any new content or real worthy upgrades, so to charge £70 for games that are 15/18 years old is ridiculous.

9/10 fantastic direct, had so many games im looking forward to playing. Highlights for me were the new Fire Emblem, Fatal Frame Remake and Dragon Quest 7 Re imagined. Also nice to see Resident Evil 9, shows what the Switch 2 is capable of.

Also is it safe to assume the new Professor Layton isn't making its 2025 release, surely it would have been shown today if so.

This looks fantastic, so glad Capcom are sticking with these spin offs, if anything I kinda enjoy these more than the main Monster Hunter games.

So it being open World and her having a bike all of sudden makes this game bad? 😂.

Looks great to me and can't wait to explore and just take my time and enjoy myself with the game.

Doesn't matter how good they are the fact is they are 15/18 year old games with no new content.

Will wait for a sale or rent the games.

Can't say no to more Dragon Quest games, I don't know what it is about this series but every game is just a joy to play.

Looks great and may feed that Animal Crossing itch whilst we wait for the new one.

Great news for those who just game on Nintendo platforms, Remake and ReBirth are excellent games but I am curious to see how ReBirth runs on the Switch 2 as it was all smooth sailing on the PS5. If it runs well I will double dip on the series and get the Switch 2 versions as a recap ready for when the final part comes out.

This game was just the cherry on top for that direct, my most anticipated game for next year.

@Member_the_game Maybe we will get both, Galaxy 2 HD shadow dropped today and a teaser trailer for Galaxy 3 to release next year.

Hopefully Galaxy 3 gets announced today and not just a Galaxy 2 port.

@Willo567 Because their latest games are creature collecting games similar to Pokémon. Nintendo seem hellbent on protecting that IP at all costs.

Pretty clear they are going after Azur Promila and the new creature collecting game from Mihoyo with this patent. Palworld was a slight threat but the game by the makers of Genshin Impact are a real threat and the game trailer already blows the latest pokemon game out of the water.

https://youtu.be/JedRd0rbSqY?si=7_vXtDLNRUAK4eUG

The obvious ones will be Metroid Prime 4, Splatoon Raiders, Hyrule Warriors, Professor Layton and Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

I also predict a new Fire Emblem, Something Mario related and Metaphor Re Fantazio.

This is absolutely pathetic from Nintendo, do they not care that their players and even other developers will start to hate them and not put their games onto their systems. I've never known a company go out their way so much to suck the joy out of gaming for others.

Surely there's going to be a direct around the time of TGS, with Sega having 4 games to reveal as well and Level 5 bringing Professor Layton to the show now would be the prefect time for a direct.

Wish they did the Matsuri in Birmingham, gladly exchange it for the German Market.

This just makes me want Pikmin 5 even more.

Lack of difficulty options has put me off getting this, hopefully they get patched in like with the Silent Hill 2 Remake.

@Denoloco Fully agree, for me personally BoTW and Xenoblade have set the bar high for open world jrpgs and adventure games.

Silksong number 1? 😂😂

Personal top 5 so far would be,
1. Donkey Kong Bananza
2. Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma
3. Star Wars Outlaws
4. Bravely Default HD
5. Mario Kart World

Tokyo Xanadu is meant to be incompatible yet I've played it from start to finish on the Switch 2 and had no problems what so ever.

@Lizuka Thanks for feedback, I really enjoyed Rain Code so if it's as good as that then that's totally fine. Like you the art style is really selling it for me, looks really good from what I've seen. Will definitely be picking it up next week once I'm done with No Sleep for Kaname Date.

Has anyone played Shuten Order yet? If so any good?

On PS5 i will be playing Varlet, Noctuary and Praey for the God's

On Switch 2 it's Star Wars Outlaws, Tokyo Xanadu ex+ and Bravely Default HD

Roadmaps for live service games I don't mind but for single player stroy games it's just a turn off. Now I have to wait until December to get the full package, oh well saves me some money to spend on the many other releases coming this month instead.

How long is the demo? I have the game pre ordered already but I'm dying to start now but if the demo is only a couple of hours long then I won't bother as it's still two weeks away.

Shame there's no difficulty options and the game is made to be souls-like in terms of difficulty. When will devs learn more people will buy their games if they just add difficulty options.

@Hoodie718 My bad I mentioned the wrong game name 😂 brain fart moment. I meant Drag X Drive.

For exclusives so far id say average and that's only because Donkey Kong is a real gem, otherwise I'd say poor. If you add in the third party releases than I'd say it's been good.

The good:

Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma
Mario Kart World
Donkey Kong Bananza
Bravely Default HD
Cyberpunk 2077
Star Wars Outlaws

But, Drag X Drive for me is the worst Nintendo made game ever.

Yes but team cherry knew they would have a guaranteed 10+ million sales so of course they can afford to have a lower price.

I might actually pick this up Friday, it will be my first third party multiplatform game I pick up on a Nintendo console (PS5 is my primary). Mainly so I can see what the Switch 2 can handle going forward, if il impressed then I can definitely see my self getting more multiplatform games on the Switch 2 as I quite playing in handheld.

Wouldn't be surprised if it's a cloud version.

Those Xbox Snake Eater sales are abysmal, and I don't want to hear it's because Xbox is more digital focused when over 90% of PS5 game sales are digital. To me that just shows the majority of Xbox owners are purely there for gamepass games.

There's videos against the game and videos in favor of the game, so basically pay no attention to these types of articles for now and wait for the reviews.

Probably one of the worst games Nintendo have ever made.

I usually go to Noisy Pixel for Japanese game reviews and they gave this a 10/10 so I'm definitely still picking this up day one, just a shame there's no physical.

The majority of PC handhelds can be docked, so Playstation doing the same is no slight towards Nintnedo, it's just industry standard these days for any type of major handheld gaming device.