WhiteTrashGuy

I love this game. Still have the texture pack on the good old WiiU. This is one of the WiiU titles I have been patiently waiting for on Switch. Thinking about trading in XC: DEFINITIVE EDITION towards it because I could never really get into it. This is the XC game I want to play.

@SBandy1
I bought the GBA port of SNES ALADDIN just so I could run through it again on my DS, LOL.

I've been playing my Limited Run copy since January. Was different from what I was expecting, but the flow gets addicting as you strive for better runs on each level. Glad I have a physical copy to add to the collection!

I did like it when I played it. I wonder if I download it if I will be able to still pay offline....

Voted for Europe because some of us had to...

Finally grabbed KILL KNIGHT on sale. Been wanting to play it since it launched. Such a great action game. Wish there was more variety in the stages and enemies, but I do enjoy a good twin-stick shooter. The management of your abilities and how you kill to gain resources gives me serious DOOM ETERNAL vibes. Once you get into it a bit everything just clicks.

The DS and 3DS catalogues are fantastic. I would not be surprised if they they found a way to capitalize on that software. I have also said for years that I think LABO was a testing ground for the possibilities of VR on a future console. They could release a headset dock and jump into that space as well. BRING ON ALL THE PERIPHERALS!!!

It's hard for me. Nintendo obviously uses older tech for the Switch consoles to cut down on production costs. However, there has never been any official price drops over the last 8 years; a first for Nintendo. Riding on the sustained popularity and sales of the Switch, there has been no need. It's a fine line with consumers at this point. In a perfect world the Switch Lite would drop to $130 USD, the OG Switch would drop to $200 USD, and the OLED would drop to $250.00 USD. Leaving the Switch2 to launch at $300-$350 USD. I feel that this would be the best price point to entice new users and early adopters. That being said, Nintendo sees people in the Apple ecosystem regularly upgrading products for premium prices. And since the "value proposition" of the original Switch has not wavered, I can see them keeping prices where they are and dropping the Switch2 at a solid $400-$450 USD. This may keep families away for awhile, but the Nintendo faithful will snatch it up. Any higher, and I think many people will hold off for a bit. Of course, that new killer 3D Mario will definitely drive sales. They are probably hoping MARIO KART 9 will do the same for families. It will be interesting to see their strategy moving forward. At the end of the day $399.00 USD is the sweet spot.

I've actually been thinking about this a lot lately. I pulled out STAR FOX ZERO and ran through it to scratch the itch (the controls are actually perfect after years of using both sticks and gyro-aiming in Switch shooters). I feel like I wrongly judged STAR FOX ASSAULT upon release because I hated the third-person sections. I really want this remastered and I have actually been thinking about playing some two-player STEEL DIVER with the kids (BATTLESHIP on STEROIDS!!!), so I literally want all of this!

I've had a Portal for one year now and have logged plenty of hours on HELLDIVERS 2 and various SPIDER-MAN titles. It simply looks great. If the Switch2 has a similar LCD screen (which I am assuming) it will be just fine.

The announcement of NINJA GAIDEN 4 a couple of weeks ago got me itchin' for my favorite 3rd Person Action series. So I have been rocking the MASTER COLLECTION on Switch (How does NG3 look so bad when it ran fine on WiiU!?!?!?).

Showed the kids KING OF KONG a couple of weeks ago. They were surprisingly invested. Will have to tell them about this new way to 'beat' the kill screen!

I'm American! I can't be bothered with subtleties! 😉

XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X: DEFINITIVE EDITION and METROID PRIME IV alone require a full direct.

I also think the "primary" color will be black. Red spines for Switch1 and black spines for Switch2. Will look really nice on the shelf.

I love this game and having Casey Jones join the fray makes me eager to jump back in!

I've always thought the next logical jump would be to add a single-player story mode with an hub-world like DKR and the latest MARIO GOLF. Include planes and speed-boats as well; new vehicles = fresh mechanics/physics. Finally, this trailer screams cross-country relay-style races to me. I would be down with a 24-Player online/local mode where you are driving across the Mushroom Kingdom! (Still think Mario 3D should be the launch title, though...)

Don't live close enough to any of the cities to make it worth my time. I know I'm pre-ordering it anyway, lol.

Just got my Limited Run copy on Switch this week! It takes some time to get used to the flow of the game, but the level design and gameplay is solid! So glad I have a physical copy that only cost $30.00 USD.

@JohnnyC
I was just thinking last night I need to jump back into. I'm at about 30% at around 100 hours. Keep getting side-tracked!

This has been a crazy week in gaming for me and it's nice to see new games and old favorites be brought up. I received my Limited-Run Games order of NINJA FIVE-O/COP and BG&E 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. Ninja Cop has been a wonderful surprise as I never played it on GBA. It will also be nice to go back to Hylis. I introduced BG&E to my future wife when we first started dating so we really wanted this 20th Anniversary Edition in a physical cartridge. Also, the X-BOX Developer Direct got me super-hyped on Thursday. So I started rotating in NINJA GAIDEN MASTER COLLECTION and DOOM: ETERNAL. I am so excited for NINJA GAIDEN 4 (it's about time!) and NINJA GAIDEN 2: BLACK (even though NG: BLACK FTW, that's the one that needs a remaster). And DOOM: THE DARK AGES looks wonderful. #TankStrafingMeleeAction. I do hope one or both of these are announced for Switch 2. The folks at id Software did great with both DOOM games on Switch. Everyone keeps talking about WITCHER 3 being THE impossible Switch port. Man, DOOM 2016 was the first Switch port of a PS4 game that really blew me away! It runs better than WITCHER 3 IMO. Okay, I'll stop ranting. HAPPY GAMING, EVERYONE!!!

I was pretty disappointed with SMB: WONDER. I really liked the art style and feel, but it was way too easy. The harder areas are good, but I was never really excited by any of the courses until the last world. New SMB 1 and WiiU offered a far better ramp-up in difficulty. To be frank, SONIC SUPERSTARS was the better return-to-form out of the two mascot offerings in fall of 2023. SUPERSTARS nailed it and I feel bad it was overshadowed by the plumbers.

With thr popularity of ASTRO-BOT over on PS5, I could see Microsoft bringing back a new entry to have a player in the third-person platforming space. Or, LUCKY'S TALE 2..... Remember SUPER LUCKY'S TALE???

@ozwally
MOUSE CONTROLS ON SWITCH2!!!!

I really feel this is going to be Super Mario Kart and will be partially open-world in single player; similar to DIDDY KONG RACING. I think the racing hook will add additional vehicle sections with flying and boating; just like that game.

I will pre-order if they can confirm that at least 75% of my back catalog is playable. I held off on an OLED so I would feel good about upgrading to the Switch2 at launch. Oh, and it needs to hit that $399.99 USD price point (or less).

@dojmin
I hear the internal storage is a strict 256GB of flash memory. I imagine when the inevitable OLED edition releases a bump in storage capacity might be on the table.

It's just really weird that Nintendo priced this at twice the cost of METROID PRIME: REMASTERED. All I can think is that they believe DK has a broader appeal across the Switch's install base and so they can convince people that it's a "new" experience for their Switch. Seriously, though, I can't believe this is $60.00 USD. I really thought it would have been $40 to $50, tops. Of course, PRINCESS PEACH: SHOWTIME launched at $60, so maybe I don't just understand, lol.

If true, this follows what we all assumed would happen. A teaser trailer in January showing off the system and then a larger presentation in February/March closer to the system's late Spring launch. The only thing that surprises me is the possibility of Mario Kart 9 being the launch title with Mario shipping for the holidays. I would have thought they would launch with a new 3D Mario title to get the hardcore gamers out there to buy on day one and Mario Kart 9 being the big holiday release for the families (watch it just be Mario Kart 8 Ultimate with all of the DLC included, lol).

@Vivianeat
I'm hoping for backwards compatibility with upscale via patches. Obviously (if it is even possible) this would be up to the developers to patch the games. But the jump from a base PS4 to PS5 enhanced 60 fps on titles like GoW and GHOSTS OF TSUSHIMA was so amazing I am hoping for something similar for the Switch. That would be a great incentive for me to upgrade as I am still using my launch system.

I remember pre-ordering this in December of 2004 and GameStop provided a demo disc. It was the opening of the game through the village sequence where the bell rings and the game starts proper. My friends and I would do runs over and over every night until the release. The Gannados moved so realistically for the time and reacted to your actions. Every run felt unique. When we picked up the game it came with a 'Making Of' DVD that I still have to this day. After we beat the game, MERCENARIES runs took over our existence for the next two years. A seminal game and truly 2005's GOTY. I own it on GCN, Wii, WiiU Digital, Switch Digital, Meta Quest 2, and of course the REmake on PS5 (which met all of my expectations).

@OldGamer999
A new 3D Mario at launch seems like a must with MARIO KART 9 in September. Also, show how METROID PRIME 4 will run 1080p 60fps on the S2.

@Jack_Goetz
ROFL

I would love the black with the pop of color underneath. I pre-orderd the gray switch and picked up the B/R cons later. Would totally be down for black and white editions at launch.

@babybilly
Yeah
We have a PS5, but the kids want to be able to play it on their Lites. And I want to play it too, but the dang thing never hits below $18.00 USD.

@lyle_catcliffe
I thought it was just a code in a box!?!? If not, then I need to get on that!

Yep, finally time to breakdown and get. Wish there was a physical copy.

My Switch is primarily used at home om the couch or when visiting family for an extended weekend. If I fly I usually take my DS Lite or 3DS with me. I have the Playstation Portal and the screen on the S2 is supposed to be the same size and resolution. TBH, it's hefty, but really feels like the full console experience with the larger screen. I imagine a S2 Lite will release in Fall of 2026.

A Direct / Presentation is coming. I really like what they did in January 2017 for the original Switch, but that was a "make-or-break" situation after the WiiU did not hit. I feel like they could get away with a trailer or a "one more thing" in a standard Direct; especially if they don't look at releasing it until Summer or Fall. Trailer at the end of January with a full reveal in late Spring for a September release??

@ozwally
I'm hoping we can choose optimization in the settings so we can run "Docked" speeds in handheld (if it doesn't cause the system to catch fire). I can deal with a 1.5 to 2 hour battery-life of it ups performance.

Have the original as an unlockable and I'm sold.

@IceClimbersMain
I feel like they will go with LCD out of the gate to keep costs down and then release the OLED in a year or two. I have a Playstation Portal and the large 1080p LCD is pretty nice.

At this point, I'm playing TETRIS 99 here and there throughout the week so.... Probably do some more on TMNT: MUTANTS UNLEASHED. Got it for Christmas and, even though the performance is dodgy, the love for the franchise and faithfulness to the new movie's take on the characters is fantastic. Will probably log some more hours on OUTLAWS and SPACE MARINE 2 over on the PS5 (the Portal has been amazing this past year!). And am itching to finally pick up HELL KNIGHT while onsale. So maybe some twitchy twin-stick goodness as well! HAPPY NEW YEAR, NL FAM!!!!

I love PUNCH-OUT!! as a series. The Wii version was probably the best we could have hoped for in terms of a new entry. I can always boot it up on the old WiiU for a go, but I do look forward to some sort of revival (unless ARMS really was supposed to be the new PUNCH-OUT!!).

When the Switch was announced and I saw the controller design I figured we would see many different colors and configurations; especially a dedicated d-pad option from The Big N themselves. I eventually bought many of the Hori D-Pad joy-cons here in the States (Two Mario, Two Zelda, and Pokemon). However, they all got the dreaded drift really bad. Ordered the Japanese exclusive Blue edition from PlayAsia and it's been amazing. That and my Green right Joy-Con make up my "Luigi" style Switch and I love it. The rumble in the right con is usually enough for most games so no biggie there. Also have sets of the BinBok controllers that are better than the Hori Split-Pad IMO. I hope Nintendo gives us more interesting options in terms of JoyCon this time around. Or at least let third parties go wild!

I really liked FRONTIERS. I know a lot of people felt luke-warm about it, but I thought the open zones allowed for some great speed and platforming. Do something with that control scheme and design, but with classic Sonic levels as the zones.

Not surprised MH: RISE is up there. I finally broke down and downloaded it as well this Summer. Oh, and SUIKA GAME FTW!!!

@SonnyBonds
My game of last Summer. And as Nintendo advised me, my most played game of the year, lol.

Got four new games for Christmas. STAR WARS: OUTLAWS and SPACE MARINE II on PS5. TOMB RAIDER I-III REMASTERED and TMNT: MUTANTS UNLEASHED on Switch. Have played them all, but man is WARHAMMER 40K: SM2 good! Star Wars is scratching that open-world itch. Tomb Raider is always fun. TMNT is really faithful to the new movie's universe, but framerate is rough; hope Switch 2 fixes a lot of these issues with game patches. And, of course, I will be playing some OG TETRIS on NSO NES and some rounds of TETRIS 99. Happy New Year, everyone!

@Mgalens
Still have my GBA and PS1 copies. V is just this great fantasy epic. It really was the final fantasy as, after that, future-tech started seeping into the games. I feel like V would benefit the most from a modern remake, but I would be happy with HD-2D as well.