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Buy buy buy. My replay of the BioShock Trilogy is on hold for this puppy!!

Oh bums… now I don’t know what to do. I was hoping the launch day build would have been tidied up a little compared to the demo. 30FPS and low res textures are bearable and not a deal breaker for me but I too thought the input was sluggish in the demo and a little off putting. Buy or not to buy? Arrggghhhhh!!!

Chronos looks brilliant! And of course the Silky one has my attention. Also keen on Titanic Scion but fear it will sit in my backlog for a while.

@Johnny44 yeh that doesn't make sense. My guess is these are in store retail numbers - which people interchange for physical sales - which includes physical, code-in-box and now GCK. So in that case code-in-console-box would count. Otherwise it's completely bonkers.

TUROK 2025.

Fully remade Turok build from ground up for Switch 2

@Johnny44 yes and no. If people didn't want to buy MKW then the console only SKU is available for them so it's not that misleading like say WiiSports pack in numbers. It would be good to know what percentage of these MKW sales are bundle sales. I can imagine some people have gone the more expensive route to get the physical copy of the game. I'd be interested to know how many. Long live physical!

EDIT: wait these are physical only so does that mean pack in download codes for MKW don't count?! In that case holy mackerel MKW is absolutely killing it in JP.

Forza or F1 would wake me up but this - no. Zzzzz hmmm big waves, Kawasaki in game adverts hmmm... zzzz zzzz

Metroid and Eternal Darkness news in the same day!!!!!!!!!! Brain overload!!!!! Next you're going to tell me Wave Race 4 is in development"!!!!!!!

"Team Cherry would like to announce that because they have been working on the game for so long all staff are now eligible for, and have taken, early retirement. Development duties have been officially handed over to EA".

@StuTwo I'd love to be in a brainstorming session coming up with new ideas for the sanity effects for a sequel. Things like the home screen popping up and it pretends to erase your game save files in front of your eyes, screen goes blank with "no input detected" message, a switch OS notification pops up saying your console is overheating and must switch off before it corrupts, then goes blank and won't turn back on (pretend of course), how about Joycon drift (that would be hilarious).

One of my favourite games of all time - no question. I'd love a full on remake. I remember some friends watching me play and I didn't tell them about the sanity effects. They were so confused. Hilarious. REMAKE IT PLEASE!!

This game makes me vom a little bit. Sorry not sorry

@Ichiban a DKR story mode would have been the icing on the cake. What is clear though is that Sakurai was holding some stuff back. This felt like an introduction to the game albeit an in-depth intro and hopefully there are more reveals to come. Certainly has to be more tracks. Hopefully another game mode. Could a story mode come down the line as DLC? The mechanics are looking tight, the game speed looks incredible, the big number of permutations - riders, machines and copy abilities -on all those attributes makes my head spin, in a good way. If MP online on same console is a thing this will go down very well in my house.

10/10. That’s how you do it. A dose of humour, loads of detail and proper gameplay demonstrations! The guy is a different breed of human - superhuman perhaps.

I feel like I must have watched the direct on x2 speed because that gameplay in City Trials looks so fast and absolutely amazing. Wasn't too pumped before... now I'm foaming at the mouth.

I'd prefer "play like it's £19.99". So I'll stick to the standard edition thanks. btw great game!

This is a lovely little game that I enjoyed every second of. Will I double dip - no. Purchase an upgrade pack - most probably.

I think this game will mech me happy!!

Considering how many more PS5s have sold in the UK I’m pleasantly surprised to see 27% of Madden sales on S2. That’s a good sign me thinks (or people are just desperate to play new games on their shiny new system but whatever - still positive signs for third party support).

Edit: I see people have beat me to it with this astute observation. I should have read the comments first!

Now we just need new titles in some of their other great racing IPs: F-Zero, Wave Race, 1080, Excite series, Diddy Kong Racing, Stunt Race FX... Then I'll be happy.

I think this poll was a bad idea. No way all those the abysmal voters have bought and played the full game. They’re salty for whatever reason and taking out on this game. An abysmal attitude. And for the record I decided to wait and see with this game and so didn’t vote.

I remembering seeing this in arcades back in the day and thinking how poor the water looks compared to the GOAT. Just shows the magic Ninty can work when they put their mind to it. The water physics in both Waverace console games smash this out of the water - pun fully intended.

I am on the fence. The test event was fun- no doubt about that for me. Getting used to the controls is half the fun/difficulty and when I eventually could nail my turns, speed off and get a shot off it felt good. I hope there’s more to the game than what we’ve seen tho. I applaud the representation (has there ever been a wheelchair basketball game before?) but @WhiteUmbrella does make a good point about lack of accessibility options. Hmmm difficult decision so I’ll wait for reviews and hopefully some surprise new content when released. (Please stop the cripple references - it’s offensive and immature)

WAVERACE64 nuff said

Looks Fun: yes
Wanna try it: yes
Purchase: pending

This was the highlight for me from the partner direct and now I’m pumped for this. Those two came across really well and genuine IMO and I can’t wait for this! Hope it runs well. This gen I’m going 1st Party physical everything else digital so not bothered it’ll be GKC.

@Stwert I've had a cup of tea, taken a few deep breaths and re-read the review. I think PJ does a good job here and I appreciate the tech details. I just get a little hung up on this tech obsession that's in danger of sucking the fun out of games. I blame DF jk

Most Switch 2 players won't have to 'get used' to a drop in FPS to 40 as they won't have it on both consoles and so won't know any better. I get comparing to other versions is useful for those with multiple consoles but come on please can't we all primarily judge games on their own merits not while looking over the fence. Anyway, this is looking good and will be my first NFL game in several decades.

This looks … bloody amazing!!

@Waxifari @neil9000 same here, play it whenever I go onto NSO or get my N64 out. I recently discovered the JP rumble version of the original with enhanced framerate (esp trophy scene) and the rumble adds to those giant waves. Great game!

Wake me up when Codemasters announces F1 for Switch 2

I hope it’s a silky smooth song to my heart!

perhaps they are being held back for the full fat direct coming presumably in Sept?

I really hope the next proper direct blows people away with new games. Clearly these third party games aren’t doing it for the vocal minority. Meanwhile I’ll go back to enjoying MKW, DKB and my massive Switch OG backlog

There was plenty of games that look good/great but not my cup of tea - except Chronos, the mouse game is a potential buy and Zelda hack n smash of course. Not terrible but ok. Let’s get hyped for the full fat version coming in Sept!!

Oh and Madden that looks like it could be my first Madden in years… you know what, it wasn’t that bad really.

That mouse game and 2D-HD games look interesting but that’s about it. I reckon this is the master plan - Underwhelming Partner Showcase and then smash it out the park with full Direct in Sept.

@sethfranum thanks for sharing this video. More reasons to not watch anymore DF videos.

@mlt yeh reads like “We were the first to develop something that was already in many games”

@HammerGalladeBro yes good idea. They keep updating the patent for the sanity meter so maybe they have some ideas for it but they never come to fruition. Here's hoping for a proper sequel some day. I want my fourth wall broken!

@vyseofhr unfortunately they perfected Eternal Darkness by plunging our hope of a sequel or remaster into Eternal Darkness.

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This was a nice option to have. I used them only once though as I still like to get physical when I can I hope they come up with some alternative for NS2 games. Perhaps they could include an eShop basket (what a revelatory thought!!) and then they could run a 20% discount if you purchase two games at once promotion. In fact, Ninty give me a job on the eShop team already!

Do we have a date for Kirby Switch 2 edition +DLC? (And ofc I’m getting DKB).

Can anyone tell me where the Internet Overreaction Off Button is? Only a few of the intermissions are mainly straight lines, most have some huge shortcuts, speed boosts and corners that need to be learnt to be exploited. Already the online competition is heating up as people master the routes. And because there are different combinations between destinations there’s a lot more routes to learn. It’s so refreshing compared to MK8D. Love it!

I only ever briefly played the Wii game and I’ve been meaning to revisit the series properly (along with several others) so this is perfect for me. I get to experience where it all began with my WaveBird in hand.

@superbro64 I'm with you SuperBro!! The WaveRace Supporters Club (me and @tourjeff at least) have got your back!!!

@Ooccoo_Jr you have summed up my thoughts on MKW perfectly. Great game! Fingers crossed it'll get added to over the coming years to keep us hungry. What I really don't understand is if people want it to be like MK8D - well people just go play MK8D instead. MKW is different and I love it for that! A Classic GP mode down the line would be welcome but right now and for the foreseeable future I'm enjoying the absolute carnage of Knockout Tour and battle.

I wonder how many NintendoLife users review bombed MKW?! That inane practice doesn't happen on this beloved site - SURELY?!

@BroshiKabobby @lazydaisy lobbies are normally close to full for me if not full. I think the lowest I’ve had was around 17 or 18 people and the rest NPCs and as soon as you start you won’t notice as it’s always complete carnage!

This is cool. More collab I think is a good thing. They can learn off each other in an official capacity which can benefit all involved instead of the somewhat shady practice of copying and pretending the other doesn’t exist.