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My picks:

• Deltarune
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Pokemon Legends: Z-A

I wonder which game will get the bundle treatment after Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Perhaps Splatoon Raiders?

An anti-capitalist Zelda game? Sign me up!

I saw Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition is on sale on the eShop for real cheap.

PLEASE FIX THE GAME FRONTIER OR NINTENDO!!!

@gabrigoes No. As far as new games go, I played Mario Kart World, Deltarune Chapters 3+4, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, Kirby and the Forgotten Land Star Crossed World, and Hades II.

I've been collecting my thoughts on all the games I've been playing lately, and I have decided that while I had more fun in Pokemon Legends: Z-A than any other Nintendo title this year, it's execution was undeniably poor, so my Nintendo GOTY now is DK Bananza.

Deltarune - 10/10

Donkey Kong Bananza - 9/10

Kirby Air Riders - 9/10

Pokemon Legends: Z-A - 8/10

Mario Kart World - 8/10

(Note: My rating system combines a rating out of 5 for how much fun I had with a game and a rating out of 5 for how well I believe the game executed what it was trying to do.)

@UltimateOtaku91 If you voted in a "How Would You Rate ______" Poll, your rating is added to your games collection on the site, which is what this uses.

This weekend I'll be focusing on Hades II and Pokemon Scarlet. I hope to get as close to finishing them as I can, as I'm getting Metroid Prime 4 and Super Mario Galaxy for Christmas, and would like to spend as much time playing those when I get my hands on them.

Happy gaming (and Holidays) to all!

I hope a sale like this comes to North America. As underpriced as it already is, it can't hurt to get Silksong for 20% off.

This is such a nice port! And for $40! This team deserves all the respect they can get!

"I find your lack of stability disturbing."

I hope we can get more 8th gen ports, as those won't need to make quite so many compromises as 9th gen ports if devs put in the proper effort.

@LazyDaisy Interesting you say that Chapter 4 is over the top and wacky, considering the Titan, the Final Prophecy, the new details of Susie and Ralsei's backstory, and most of all, the ThornRing scene. Personally, I disagree with your statement that DR is too wacky and would say Deltarune (and Undertale before it) strike a great balance between lightheartedness and seriousness.

Also, the pie at the start of Chapter 2 isn't just something to be played for laughs. Kris just went through a traumatic experience of having some unknowable entity control them for a day. Kris ripped the Soul out in order to feel some autonomy and ate the pie because it's their comfort food.

I hope in the future you can come to appreciate Deltarune for both its serious and wacky moments, but if you can't, then that's okay too.

(Side Note: You referred to Kris in your comment as "he". Kris is non-binary and the correct pronouns are they/them.)

Deltarune in however many tomorrows.

Come on Nintendo, let them release Mouse Work.

"Looks like physical media is back on the menu, boys!"

Misread the title as "Oh No, Vampire Crawlers' Gameplay Trailer Suggests It's Going to Suck".

Myles MacKenzie will return...

I really want to try out GameChat with friends sometime, but my only friend who owns a Switch 2 isn't interested.

It would be cool if Cult of the Lamb could get a Switch 2 version to coincide with the new DLC releasing.

How large is the file size of the demo?

Come on 1.5 please give us something good!

Silksong is still in my queue of games to play, though I should be able to play it fairly early in 2026. Hopefully the DLC is out by then, but if not, then that's fine.

The Switch 2 Edition of Hollow Knight is really nice too. I had played a bit of HK in Switch 2 handheld mode to rematch NKG and noticed the graphics were a tad crunchy, so it's nice we're getting this free upgrade. Funnily enough, I had a passing thought about Hollow Knight getting such an upgrade the other day.

I hadn't heard about MindsEye. I must find out what makes it so terrible.

Edit: Yeah, that looks rough.

I'm not dying to play anything from the current 2026 slate. I'll probably play Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, but I'm not dead set on getting it. Games like Pragmata, Splatoon Raiders, Glaciered, and Mario Wonder NS2E I feel like I don't know enough about. I hope the next Nintendo Direct can announce some games for 2026 that really interest me. At the very least, I can expect Pokemon Gen 10 to pull through for me.

Hades II
This is the main game I'm playing right now, so I'll be trying to make some good progress in it. The gameplay is somewhat repetitive though, so I can only play it for so long before I want to play something else.

Pokémon Scarlet
Replaying on Switch 2 with a special ruleset to make the game more difficult. The smooth 60FPS upgrade is great, even if the world remains hideous. I just beat Klawf and am now en route to beat Giacomo.

Mario Kart World
Definitely going to play for a bunch of races. I don't care what people say, this game is a blast and deserved Best Sports/Racing at TGA.

Kirby Air Riders
I'll play some rounds of City Trial and maybe a few Air Rides. I have not touched Top Ride.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Not playing the DLC, but lately I've been doing some Ranked Battles for fun. I think I'm seeing less of Xerneas and Mewtwo, which is nice.

Nintendo made a console with an emphasis on playing with friends and made one critical mistake: nintendo fans don't have friends

I'm intrigued but not sold. I'll probably try out the demo when it releases.

Bradley the Badger looked really cool and is probably the highlight of the new announcements for me, but it isn't coming to console (not even PlayStation despite references to PlayStation titles). I really hope it gets a Switch 2 port later down the road.

I loved the base game but I feel no incentive to buy this DLC for $30. The previous Pokemon DLCs were expensive enough and those had 2 waves, each of which came with new maps. This just has WD Gaster Lumiose, some missions, and what looks to be more of the same. I hope future Pokemon DLCs aren't this uninteresting.

On an unrelated note, I predicted the design of Mega Meowstic which was also my most wanted mega evolution for this game, so that's cool.

I hope Expedition 33 gets ported to Switch 2 given how popular it is.

> Void Kong uses his remote on Pauline to turn her back into Oddrock.

> He presses the wrong button.

> Pauline becomes Hornet.

> Void Kong begs for mercy.

I played the online playtest demo a few months back and found it to be pretty mundane and disappointing. Mario Kart World and Kirby Air Riders, on the other hand, are fantastically fun, so I have no need for another racer anyway.

Congratulations to Nintendo for making sense.

Step aside TOTK trailer 3, we have a new best trailer in town.

@TheWanderingBard So far all the previous season Mega stones have not only continued to be available, but have been placed in easier to reach tiers (Greninjite was originally in Rank K and now is in Rank Y), so you should be able to get Mega Greninja, Chesnaight, and Delphox.

Enjoy the game!

That trailer got me so scared that they were about to reveal Mega Charizard Z.

Nintendo Switch (2) should be an inspiration to us all. We should all strive to improve our stability in life.

Either outcome is abysmal for anyone who enjoys film and TV.

He just needs to recreate that one Wii U ad, then he'll definitely win that Switch 2.

If they can change the layout of the routes, perhaps they can move some routes around on the map to make space for new courses on the map to be added in free updates.

Whereas the North American/European box art makes Samus look like a poker dealer, the Japanese box art makes her look like an epic galactic hero.

Yeah I saw this and went "huh?" and then went on with my day as someone who doesn't play Pikmin.

Well Deltarune is more of an update than a full game, so my GOTY is, in spite of its flaws, Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Deltarune
I'm currently halfway through Chapter 4 on my Weird Route playthrough and should be finished by later today.

Mario Kart World and Kirby Air Riders
Both games are great for casually just playing a few matches.

Hades II
After finishing Deltarune's Weird Route, I intend to purchase and start Hades II.

Well I don't have a Google Pixel or any friends with both a Switch 2 and NSO so I'm not really sure why I clicked on this article.

@SBandy1 Thanks, I guess I missed that. It's honestly crazy how some people get so triggered about the portrayal of people different from them in media

@Shmicko Criticizing an argument is not demeaning someone as you say. Yes people can express their opinions, but other people are equally entitled to express their opinions about said opinions. @Truegamer79 gave an argument which is well known to be fear-mongering propagated primarily by right-wing grifters online, and people criticized this argument and questioned if truegamer could even explain what the so-called "woke agenda" was (still waiting for that answer). It's also laughable that you try to present yourself as having an ethical high ground where all of the rest of us just want to "demean" and "pull people down" for having differing opinions from you and those who agree with you, only to end that whole spiel by calling the people who criticized the aforementioned arguments a "woke mob."

We have had the top minds around the world design a framework for Sega, or any other entertainment company for that matter, to use Generative AI. This impossibly complex set of guidelines has been attached below:

Ignoring the corporate practices that have sadly muddied up the Switch 2's launch year, I'd say this console is pretty phenomenal.

In terms of the hardware, I love it. It feels premium, the magnetic joy-cons are great. The buttons and joy-sticks are the best I've ever used (when I first got my system, I just stood for a minute fiddling with the buttons and sticks because it felt so good). The screen is crazy good. It's so vibrant and crystal clear and just wonderful overall. The only complaints I have are the lackluster battery life (even on less demanding games) and continued use of buttons instead of a D-Pad. I do wish the OS was a little more creative and gave us more themes, but that's just a nitpick.

As far as software is concerned, nearly every major release---save for Hyrule Warriors which I haven't played and thus can't comment on---has been great. I couldn't ask for a better launch lineup of games. And that's not to mention that through the powers of backwards compatibility, I can play plenty of Switch games on the new hardware.

Switch 2 has become my favorite platform for gaming since it launched. With the exception of Rhythm Heaven briefly on my 3DS, I have not touched any gaming device since the Switch 2 launch since it's just that good.

I absolutely would recommend the Switch 2 for any Nintendo fan.

I strongly doubt that this Nintendo Today leak means anything for Mario Kart World DLC. However, announcing free DLC for Mario Kart World at The Game Awards would be a good PR move to the gaming community as a whole.