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I would kill for a new Iridion, Nanostray, and Jett Rocket game from these guys!

Manfred is the GOAT

I clocked in hundreds of hours of D3 on Switch. That game, other than Animal Crossing NH and Monster Hunter, is what helped me and my friends cope in the pandemic. After work we would schedule a nightly play session. It was great ngl.

I would say very comparable to the Steam Deck. Maybe much more performant with better visuals tbh. But the deck couldn't really handle the DLC so it's mighty impressive Switch 2 could.

I bought Cyberpunk on PC with DLC but eventually went to backlog hell. I might double-dip just for the portability and the mouse control novelty in case they decide to include the functionality.

Oh this is a Witcher 3 article? Cool cool.

Seriously though I never played a Witcher game aside from watching some episodes of the series but if they do actually make an upgrade pack I might just get myself a copy.

Yes, Phil really is a big believer of someday being able finally achieve his "career moment" of acquiring Nintendo.

There is a substantial number of games in that list that are pretty glaring ngl. Not to mention a lot of games still not getting tested and making it into any list. I'll be keeping my Switch 1s for now just in case

@SalvorHardin Thanks for the insight! The battery bit is a very good point.

Well it was confirmed in the Direct (via Welcome Tour) that the new Joy-cons complete a magnetic circuit when attached to the console. So basically the controllers are using active magnetic attraction, hence the pretty sturdy/strong connection and the release button at the back opens that circuit. That said it might just be Nintendo overexaggerating a simple magnetic attraction between a magnet and metal piece and it's not really "active". We'll know soon.

I think there won't be any wear and tear anytime soon unless there's something wrong with the circuits themselves or maybe the plastic holding those magnets. Though the magnets are actually on the console rather than on the Joy-cons.

It'a great to see Matt and Manfred talk about a new Nintendo console again

@BenAV I would love to try out Prime 4 and World on my uncle's ginormously cool but very impractical 98" TV. Just seeing the hands-on, off-screen footage from the events the visuals are just so darn good. I think they even look better off-screen compared to the direct fullscreen video capture from the streams.

Funny thing about that TV is I almost dislocated my shoulder trying to help him wall-mount the big fella 😂🤣

@BenAV Oh for sure 😂 the upscale on that would possibly be far too ugly if you're not far away enough xD

@BenAV I get you. I know people who can't perceive or notice these things as well. But for me I actually don't notice anything going from 144 Hz to 240 Hz

Too bad my 4K TV only supports up to 60Hz so if I want to experience 120Hz gaming it's either I play undocked or use my PC monitor.

@BenAV On console not so much. But on PC you'll notice it right away when you move your mouse cursor around especially if you're switching the refresh rate back and forth.

These two doesn't really need to be in very other article. Yes, they were ex-Nintendo employees. But it basically ends there. They're from Marketing and PR division. Their opinion is as good as anyone's.

This is one of the things that is clearly obvious and doesn't really need explaining imo. Having a service as intensive as a chat application constantly running while you play will certainly have impacts. Heck on a moderately built PC you get hiccups whenever discord decides to F you up on resources. Back then I usually just fire up discord on my phone and shutdown every PC service/app I don't use except the game just to avoid potential frame drops.

Calling it. Pauline is Cappy in human baby form. 🤣

PS5 has a lot more bloom (too much IMO) and much more refined specular maps, volumetric fog, and Depth of Field. Switch 2 also lacks some motion blurring but not really important in a fighting game (I turn it off most of the time anyway if there's an option). SF6 on Switch 2 is looking pretty impressive! Lighting and textures are good! Interestingly Switch 2 has better anti-aliasing then the PS4 version.

The hands-on off-screen footage of the game looks gorgeous. 7 weeks worth of development for this build alone? Damn.

This is great to hear though! A lot of news outlets keeps saying it's a confirmed 540p but seeing it from the hands-on event it was hard to believe. IMO the Cyberpunk footage in the Direct was not true 540p since it's edited heavily and super-imposed to show it running on handheld for transitional effect. Could be wrong though.

Tbf it's still possible for the game to drop resolution if it gets more intense but at least we have solid confirmation of resolution goals.

@Ulysses A year I suppose. If they release a game you usually don't see Monolith release a second one on the same year. Since XCX just came out they would likely wait for another year or two. Even Torna and Future Redeemed were released almost half a year apart after the main games. At the very least I was hoping a teaser trailer or something for their next game. Maybe we could see one before the year ends.

There were only two developers that I was eagerly waiting for for a possible game reveal in this direct. 1. Monolithsoft and 2. Shin'en Multimedia!

At least one of them came through!

Commits legacy editions. Got it.

So we're saying the iPhone 16 didn't have a brand new interface? Shocker!

Honestly though I couldn't care less since I'm not gonna stare at the home UI for hours

Here we go again with these two...

Sure it's their opinion and I like them a lot but I think they're already gone long enough to not know what's going to really happen at game launch. We get into this "problem" every single generation!

I'm guessing it's mostly ports and indies. Anything that could tide players over before Switch 2. I'm sure there will be stuff that I'll be excited for but I've already decided to pause any Switch 1 gaming until I get my hands on Switch 2 😂

Takahashi and Yokota (EPD) must be so proud of the team. And they're always expanding so that's good news! I can't wait for whatever they're cooking up for Switch 2.

To be honest all these companies, including NoA, ...I just see this as an addition to their long-term marketing strategies. Obviously more so for EA. It is what it is I guess as long as all parties and consumers get something out of it.

I doubt this is something we'll see in-game at least in the short term for Nintendo. This is, as far as I understand it, NoA's initiative and not NCL and the bulk of their games are made in Japan. I could see this as accessibility stuff just being printed and slapped on websites, physical/digital storefronts and the like.

@RaTheGrey We're just talking about having an unlocked performance here by playing it on a more capable device, nothing too big of a change. It's the same as playing a game on a newer PC or a Pro console.

@Princess_Lilly If you already have a PS5 I see no reason for you to choose Switch over it performance-wise unless you wanted to play it portably.

@roy130390 I hope you have a blast! I played the heck out of the Wii U version and it became more fun when I could finally do co-op with my friend.

I really do hope that devs who are releasing games on the tail end of the Switch's life should take into account possible optimizations on the next hardware. I'm trying my hardest to hold off playing my recently purchased Switch games and wait for Switch 2. Not doing that to Xenoblade X though I need to play that game ASAP! 😂
Here's hoping Yumia has unlocked performance on Switch 2.

Yeah it was never going to be $350 like the OLED. I don't know why some people believed that. Of course here's hoping it won't go beyond $450.

The Xenoblade series hands down.

I reckon it's going to be just another x86 portable gaming device like many others already out there, just slapped with Xbox branding everywhere and Game Pass as the star of the show.

I wouldn't mind another spiritual successor to Devil May Cry though. Bayonetta was good but having it on a leash by Sega doesn't really help the franchise even though Nintendo funded the sequels. I'm all in for any original IP they come up with.

Tbf it's never a question of Nintendo can put a certain display onto their hardware It always boils down to costs, supply, new tooling for manufacturing, R&D, etc.

Very nice shots but they honestly need to tone down the bloom on the models.

I've enjoyed Arceus and Scarlet/Violet for what they are, so when I saw this I got pretty hyped ngl. Even if it means Z-A got the same style as the latter it doesn't really mean anything in the long run tbh. The new battle system looks pretty fun too and more dynamic compared to the rock-paper-scissor style battles in Arceus.

I'm not giving GF a pass for not upping their game much from a technical perspective but we also need to understand that this is still being developed on the OG Switch. You might compare it to the likes of Xenoblade X that's also on Switch but not all studios are the same and has the same level of proficiency. Pokemon is also a franchise that caters to both kids and adults so if you think about it graphical fidelity isn't really something that's on top of their list (crappy performance like in SV should be though...). A bit naive of me but that's how I see it. Having said that, they still have less than a year to polish things up and and yes I agree they should improve things such as textures and variety. At least they have some initial feedback now. To be honest my only real concern is why they didn't go with Gen VI starters 😆

Since this is still late in the year I'm hoping they'd add some enhancements for Switch 2 though.

That's a weird Switch 2

I never got the chance to play Okamiden but I heard good things about it. A remaster would be pretty cool though.

That would be pretty awesome! Been having fun with Rivals since launch and it would be nice to have it on the go natively on a handheld. I tried it on my friend's Steam Deck and it was a bit iffy but it works.

On a side note, I hope NetEase brings their new Ananta game on Switch 2 as well. The trailer looked really cool.

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Symphonia Dawn of the New World badly needs a remake too. I never got the chance to play it at the time.

When I saw the dinosaurs Cruis'n Blast came to mind immediately. Man, now I want a sequel...

Oh we're talking about Sonic Racing? Got it.

I giggle every time I see an @ Anti-Matter comment. Keeps the site more entertaining, I guess.

Anyways this looks cool. Transformed was my last game in the series and it was pretty fun. Hopefully this one as well.

"Star Fox-inspired Space Shooter" is kind of an understatement. More like Palworld-level copy and paste.

Why the heck was Kotick even invited in a podcast?

This is the first MonHun title I'm not excited about. Hopefully something different comes to the Switch 2 ala Rise.

With how Tsujimoto worded his statements, I'm guessing he doesn't want to put it on Switch 2 and just make something different. Capcom does benefit from 2 different MonHun games in a single generation so there's that. They technically supported both World and Rise in the last generation. When Sunbreak wrapped up and finally announced Wilds they basically shifted their marketing efforts on World again.

And yes, personally I think it's impossible they haven't learned anything about the Switch 2. I'm pretty sure they already have devkits in drawers somewhere.

It's funny because I played the whole thing on Switch exclusively docked and never tried the touch controls. Maybe it's just the nostalgia with my time playing the game on PS2 was just kicking in.

Maybe Kamiya just wanted people to try it using just the analog sticks since you still have that option on Switch and on modern consoles/PCs. Since he's an avid retro gamer I'm guessing he just prefers the use of control sticks.

Tales of the Abyss hands down. It's not an exaggeration that title was what introduced a lot of non-tales fans to the series in general. That game was peak! IMO had the best character development in an RPG. A sequel though would be great!

My second pick would be Tales of Xilla and Xillia 2. This was also my first purchase of a Limited Edition Tales game with the Milla Maxwell statue.

I would rather they outright reboot Zestiria. Bandai Namco certainly dropped the ball with how they handled the characters especially Alisha. I could handle the bromance (which my sister really loved 😆) in the game but the female characters here deserved better in my opinion. Mikleo aside, Lailah (RIP Miyu Matsuki) didn't even resonate much with the players which was a shame. I almost didn't bother finishing the game. A reboot is needed; it had potential, not to mention a fire soundtrack.