UltimateOtaku91

I think the PS5 has reached its end in Japan now sales wise, I still think the PS6 will sell 5+ million there as it will still be the main place for high end third party games as Xbox is pretty much dead and will be the same next gen as well. But the rumoured PS6 handheld may claw some sales back, especially if the next Monster Hunter can run on it.

Too many farming sims these days and many that look better than this, Starsand Island puts this to shame.

@kmtrain83 I would like some remakes, either Path of Radiance or Radiant Dawn. Although I can also see them doing something new like an open world or more dungeon exploration expanding on what Echoes did.

My Switch 2 game of the year so far, just pure fun (with some frustration), Nintendo at their best.

This is great news, really enjoyed mine but it took a month for me to really appreciate the purchase, Nothing on launch felt like an upgrade over the Switch but then Donkey Kong came along. Can't wait for the next Switch 2 only exclusives and push this console to its best, already anticipating the next main Zelda, Xenoblade and Fire Emblem games.

Looks and performs better than the Witcher 3 did when it released on the Switch yet that was hailed a miracle.

Nothing is saving this game, not even the phantom thieves.

And here's me thinking they was adding an haunted mansion to the game 😢, but no it's just an ugly mega victreebel.

Highly overrated game, this and Redfall are probably the worst Bethesda games going. The Oblivion Remaster was broken at launch and the new Doom flopped sales wise. Not a good last few years for Bethesda.

Pretty much guaranteed to be a game key card so I hope people keep up the same energy, can't go giving certain games a free pass 😂.

Nice to see the Switch 2 get some announcements from these shows.

If its for Z-A then maybe they are revealing a haunted mansion full of Ghost/Dark/Poison Pokémon that we can visit in the game.

@Sylamp Ah I didn't know this was a sequel/remake, never mind then it's not for me.

Il be so disappointed if this turns out to be multiplayer game.

If this is replacing the online battles in the main games then it isn't going to end well with most fans. You're basically taking a huge part out of the Pokémon games, hopefully the games price would reflect on that.

@Anti-Matter Would you care about Switch 2 versions anyway? Even when games have been on the cart you still complain about performance/visuals and say you're getting the PS5 version. Infact you haven't even got a Switch 2 so your comment doesn't even add up.

If game key cards are the code in a box replacement then I'm thankful for them. Now I can actually re sell the game once I'm done with it and put the money towards my next purchase.

Also let's face it without the game key cards the options could very well be worse, either code in a box or the game is digital only like the upcoming Shuten Order and Varlet to which no one seems to have a problem with 🙄.

@VoidofLight Yeah and it always gets doubled down on when it comes to Pokémon games, I think visually it's fine for a Pokémon game and performance wise it's solid. Only thing missing for me personally is voice acting and some animated cutscenes would be nice.

@Fazermint Actually play games would be a start.

Definitely doesn't look like a N64, PS2 or GameCube game, I think some people need to go to specsavers 😂.

Only way GTA 6 is running on the Switch 2 is if they make a lego version, or give it the Final Fantasy 15 pocket treatment.

I think these Legends games will always bring experimental gameplay experiences, and that's what makes them stand apart from the main "new gen" games. The main games will continue to have traditional turn based combat, they haven't spent years building the meta for it just to change it now.

@PinderSchloss I agree with you, they can add new Pokémon, variants and change the battle style but it's still lacking a soul (if that makes sense).

You don't get attached to any of the characters, there's no emotion from them and the lack of voice acting in a game series that brought in billions is really poor, games like Yo Kai Watch, Digimon and Ni No Kuni all have voice acting and cutscenes that give life to the game.

They honestly need to give the IP to another studio to help make the games, gives Gamefreak more time to work on one title whilst another studio like Monolith Soft work on another.

How is Square Enix higher than Sony, Sega and Capcom?

How is Demon Slayer on the Switch but not the Switch 2?

I would have to buy the game full price which isn't happening, I think il rent this one.

@B_Lindz Yeah I admit it's strange not to see a release date for Metroid Prime 4 yet, even Hyrule Warriors which has been shown off twice now still has a vague "winter" release. Then there's Splatoon Raiders, Kirby Air Riders and Professor Layton that haven't had any new info or even gameplay shown yet. I would like to think theres a proper direct coming soon, or even around the time of the Tokyo Game Show.

@B_Lindz I think they are still releasing games at a decent rate, especially when compared to other big publishers.

June - Mario Kart World
July - Donkey Kong Bananza
August - Drag X Drive, New Kirby DLC
October - Pokémon Legends Z- A
TBA for this year - Metroid Prime 4, Kirby Air Riders and possibly new Hyrule Warriors and Professor Layton (albeit third party).

Just put 3D All Stars into the NSO expansion pack and il be happy.

Where is Varlet? The next main jrpg from FuRyu. Looks really good, giving strong Persona vibes.

https://youtu.be/aatE1VZXv28?si=yohor08RsA3gu2dO

@Doghairdontcare Does it actually come with a disk? I know there's a phycial version of Fortnite and Apex Legends on PS5 but they were just a code in a box.

@Kingy Yeah tbh Doom was the first game that came to mind when thinking about games not fully on the disk, I suppose one pro about doing that on Xbox/Playstation is that those consoles have more storage to begin with, although a hell of a lot more to upgrade than it costs on Switch 2.

@AllBLK I just checked that site and apparently 15% of Playstation 5 games need a downlaod before you can play, that's still a lot of games.

Series X is 38%, but that site seems to be missing a lot of games unless it's just for exclusives.

@8bitKirby Fair enough, then I hope Nintendo sticks to physical for many years to come.

Does any body who has a problem with the game key cards also own a PS5 or Xbox Series? If so then what's the difference to buying physical on those platforms still having to downlaod huge amounts of data before you can start the game vs game key cards.

To me this seems to be primarily a hardcore Nintendo gamer issue, people who haven't had to experience this type of modern gaming that the other platforms have been experiencing for years. Nintendo have been very traditional and physical enthusiasts compared to Playstation and Xbox during the previous gens but those times seem to be changing.

@8bitKirby Does that mean you will give up on gaming then? As PC, Playstation and Xbox will also be all digital before Nintendo does.

As someone buys a game, completes it and then sells it to fund my next game, I couldn't care less if game key cards exist or not and reflected that in the survey.

But I can fully understand why others are against it, hopefully Nintendo takes these surveys seriously and end up with more happy customers in the long run.

I'd say the new Professor Layton was one of those games, but of course as expected with Level 5 it's going to be delayed.

Hopefully Tokyo Xanadu gets a fix soon as I've just bought it, but I've seen posts on reddit saying there's nothing wrong with it at all.

Really enjoyed the demo, definitely a day one buy for me. Hopefully we can toggle how often that fairy speaks.

On PS5 i will be playing YS The Oath in Felghana and the Tales of Arise DLC

On Switch 2 I will be continuing with the amazing Donkey Kong Bananza currently on the Tempest Layer and don't want it to end although I have a feeling I don't have much left. I will also be starting either Mary Skelter Nightmares or Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid, depends what mood I'm in.

Also just completed The Adventures of Elliott demo and it was great, reminds me of classic Zelda and YS games. Definitely a day one buy for me.

Physical media is dying, it's nonexistent on PC, the next Xbox likely won't support physical and Playstation won't be far behind as 95% of game sales are digital for them already. Nintendo will eventually be the same, I wouldn't be surprised if we see an digital only Switch 2 launch in a few years time. Selling digital games cheaper than the physical version is them trying to convince you to go digital, key cards are already making you go digital just in a round about way.

There's nothing anyone can do to stop this trajectory, best get used it as there's no where to turn to as every other platform is even more digital focussed, either stop complaining or just give up playing games altogether when the time comes.

@Ulysses You may be right, or maybe Splatoon 4 as surely that can't be too far away now.

Also how are people moaning about lack of exclusives? The console is barely 2 months old.....

The console looks too similar to Switch 1? How would you make an handheld console look so different from each other? All these handhelds (pc handhelds) look 95% the same.

Don't like the idea of digital games? Then where you going to go? Playstation and Xbox focus way more on digital, there's a lot more games that are digital only on their platforms. PC? Everything is digital full stop.

£80 games? Yeah this is going to be the industry standard across all platforms, Playstation and Xbox will be doing the same very soon and so will the bigger publishers. Definitely by the start of their next gen consoles, only difference is Nintendo will still be offering physical copies with digital being cheaper but the rest will be forcing you to pay that price for digital only whilst they abandon physical games.

Am I the only one not bothered by these game key cards? As long as I can play the game I've bought then that's all that matters to me. This is much better than the code in a box we were getting with the Switch 1, this time i can actually still sell the games once I'm done with them which is going to save me hundreds. I understand for those who want to collect games and play them many years after the store has closed down then it's a problem, but for those that just buy games and play them once I don't see this as a problem at all.

@LastFootnote I know it's highly unlikely but one can wish. I also have a suspicion Professor Layton is getting delayed, it's Level 5 after all. I do think they will have one release in October which is Pokémon, one in November which will be Metroid, and then one in December which will be either Hyrule Warriors or Splatoon Raiders.

If they can release Pokémon Legends Z-A, Metroid Prime 4, Hyrule Warriors and Splatoon Raiders in the last three months of the year then that's a insane end to the year. Even more so if Professor Layton releases as well.

Great to see, hopefully it keeps this momentum and does as well as the Switch 1. My money's also ready for a special edition, I wonder what the first one will be.

Probably the worst direct we've had so far, I'm happy with Monster Hunter Stories 3 and Hyrule Warriors but nothing else interested me.

I think I may skip this one live and watch the trailers seperately. Not really interested in third party games that are already on PS5 as that's where I will be playing them or have already played them. The Switch 2 for me is an exclusives machine, so I dare say there will be a couple of third party exclusives like Professor Layton but I will just watch the trailer on YouTube for those.