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Undertale and Deltarune. Enough said.

I have too much to play
it's almost stressful, honestly

Missed the questions on Virtual Boy and Pictonico.

While I enjoy replaying games, the surprises of the first playthrough usually make that first go-around the most enjoyable.

That said, there have been instances where I have engaged with a game incorrectly (so to speak) the first time around, thus not having the fun I could be having. On a replay, if I would engage with the game more properly, I would enjoy it a lot more.

Two games I've had this experience with are Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Deltarune.

My first time playing KatFL, I treated it as a fairly traditional platformer, just trying to get to the end of the level, and while I enjoyed my time with it, it felt fairly unremarkable. About a year later, I restarted KatFL, this time aiming to find all of the lost Waddle Dees, Rare Stones, Blueprints, Figures, and Soul Fragments. Suddenly, the game became a masterpiece of exploration and puzzling, and it suddenly shot up to being my favorite game on Switch and my 2nd favorite game of all time.

My first time playing Deltarune (in 2024 when only Chapters 1&2 were available), I went in hoping for Undertale 2, as I had just finished all 3 major Undertale routes for the first time the month prior. When Deltarune wasn't that, I felt a bit disappointed. It probably didn't help that I couldn't find the incredible secret bosses that first playthrough. When Deltarune ended up as a Switch 2 launch title about a year later, I gave it another shot, this time letting it be Deltarune, and wouldn't you know, I loved it even more then Undertale. It's currently my 3rd favorite game of all time, I honestly expect it to take the top spot once all the chapters have released.

So yeah, while first playthroughs are generally the most pristine experience through a game, a change in mindset on a second playthrough can make a game much better.

I hope they don't limit themselves to Gen 1.

Also, I think Necrozma's fairly geometric design would lend itself well to Lego.

Just watch Sea of Sorrow release June 22nd and then Dark Scrolls has to get delayed again.

Noshi...
Not a Yoshi Exploshi....

operational stability just doesn't hit the same as system stability

Made by the developers of YOUR favorite Nintendo series. You're not getting a game anytime soon! Mwahaha!

Japan because it sort of reminds me of Zooble from TADC.

I really need to hear more about it from people who have played it through. The concept of discovering creature behaviors sounds interesting, but I need to know that the game will remain fresh and inventive with these aspects.

In any case, I expect this to be an "on sale" game for me, and I still have to get through my backlog.

Regarding "quite frankly"
Hohoho, if you're annoyed by Super Mario RPG being considered a spin-off by fans, then you haven't the slightest idea the pains of being a Pokemon fan. Despite sharing 80% of its design with the other mainline games, and literally being described as mainline by Game Freak themselves, Pokemon fans can't quite figure out that the Pokemon Legends subseries are mainline games, just because there are changes to the Pokemon formula at all! And then they'll say Colosseum and Gale of Darkness should be considered mainline... ARGH!

Ultimately, spin-off and mainline are just arbitrary terms, and they don't really speak to the appeal or quality of games. Generally, if the status of a game isn't stated by the developer of the publisher, you just have to go with the old biologist's system of "you know it when you see it."

Regarding "weird pimp sim in a blimp"
Coming to that right after a letter about how a game has helped someone navigate a difficult time in their life emotionally is quite something.

Regarding "The ultimate feature"
So far my usage of GameShare has mostly just been a party trick, since I don't have any friends with both a Switch 2 and NSO, and sharing the TV screen is far more convenient than GameShare. Still, I think it's a really neat feature. I think once the Switch 2 Lite comes out will people really start to realize the value of GameShare, since co-op on the TV just isn't possible with that.

"Lucky Lego sets... I wanna retire already."

I'm not going to have a ton of time for gaming this weekend, but I'd like to play some Super Mario Galaxy 2, and if possible, a bit of Tomodachi Life, Kirby Air Riders, and Mario Kart.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

New Pokemon Snap is a really wonderful game. It's so nice to see the ecology of Pokemon and take snapshots of it.

Good feature!

@AussieMcBucket I think I may be too qualified for that.

Balan Wonderworld Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Farmer's Fury

@Robot99 If you told me we were getting a Masuda OST next one week ago only for it to end up being this, I think I would commit every war crime in the book and then some.

Why do they keep moving these movies a few days forward?

While I was almost entirely physical on Switch, on Switch 2, I've become a lot more mixed with the formats I buy. There are some factors which might sway me either way for different games.

Reasons why I may prefer digital:

• If it's cheaper than physical
• If it's a smaller title (i.e. Indies)
• If it's a game I expect to hop into fairly regularly
• Convenience
• If I really cannot wait for the game to arrive/go to the store.

Reasons why I may prefer physical:

• If it's cheaper than digital
• If I may want to resell it (although I've procrastinated on re-selling so much I've just kept the games I didn't like so far)
• If I like the box art a lot
• If the game takes up a lot of system storage
• If it's a game I don't expect to play much outside of full playthroughs
• If it's a gift

"It's a me, a-Heisenberg!"

This was the last thing I expected to read today.

Product placement is considered a feature now, I guess.

Reminds me a lot of the songs which would accompany the title screen movies we got on most Pokemon games before the Switch generation.

https://youtu.be/UIJm5TBn3Z0?si=Dk6IyOvvOHbi4bnQ

"My plans cannot be thwarted."

> Plans get thwarted anyway

I've not heard of this "Super Game" before, but when they say it is a "new form of entertainment" my first instinct is that it is another Overwatch clone.

What Pokemon knowledge could this tome possibly hold that I don't?

I wish the best for everyone laid off. Hopefully they can get better positions elsewhere.

@disappointedMii I love both games and play both regularly.

I wish Kirby Air Riders was an option. More people need to play it.

Still, it's a good selection.

@rvcolem1 who?

Wolf has lost all seriousness for me now that I know his last name is O'Donnell and I don't know why.

I'm calling the Ocarina of Time Remake for September 17th then. Amiibo have foreshadowed a few game release dates lately.

OH naive little Nintendo, don't you understand...you could release 100 fantastic games but none of it matters if you don't give us 3D Mario, 3D Zelda, and Animal Crossing this second.

Well whose Nintendo Store is it then?

I think I just strongly dislike the design of Bubsy.

@h3s Orbitals, which is included in the infographic, is a 3rd-party game exclusive to Switch 2. There are a few other exclusive 3rd-Parties, both already released and upcoming, which are not included in this infographic such as The Duskbloods (Fromsoft) or Fast Fusion (Shin'en).

@Axecon It's worth noting the physical-digital split on pricing. 3D Mario and 3D Zelda probably will end up $80 physical and $70 digital (though with Walmart and Amazon, they'll probably functionally just be $70 either way).

I still need to play the FF7R and Elliot Demos, and I've still got a few games in my downloaded backlog.

@Dman10 It's a different version of Minecraft. The delisted version is the 4J studios edition of it, which from my understanding is a better experience to the currently available Bedrock edition.

A few years back there was a game called "Will You Snail?" that had caught my eye and I put it on my wishlist. Unfortunately, due to bad developer-publisher relations, it got delisted before I purchased it, so I missed out there.

It is still on Steam, but I've heard a new Switch port with a different developer may be in the works, and I'd like to play on my Switch 2, but I'm not sure what the progress is on that port.

I don't see it on this list, though, which is odd.

I probably won't have much time to play games this weekend, but if I can, I want to play some Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

I hope so. Nintendo Switch showed that consoles can really get a lot out of a long lifespan, and even on hardware which was quite dated at even launch for a home console. Switch 2 is a fantastic device and I want Nintendo to really get all that they can out of it.

I'm sure Team YouTube has been too busy cramming unnecessary AI functionality into the site to make a Switch 2 version.

@Thomystic Thanks for the note! I'm really glad about that, since I want Splatoon Raiders physical but still want to know more before I bite the bullet. It bodes well for my digital game storage that I don't need to buy all first party games digital as well.

I hope a part of this "robust lineup" is a big new IP or two which feel(s) properly Nintendo, and I don't mean in terms of price.

Are these discounts on physical games only for pre-orders, or are Walmart and Amazon just matching digital MSRP in perpetuity?

I wish the price controversy stifled me from buying LeafGreen. Kanto does not hold up as a Pokemon region.

Kirby Air Riders and Donkey Kong Bananza deserve more sales.