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Yeah, they don't WANT you to replace the battery. Why would they? We've been living in a disposable economy for decades now, ever since the big companies realized it makes more money than servicing existing customers' devices...

He's smoking a carrot like a cigar....... How would that even work?

@Lanmanna Sony has been pretty good with frequent price reductions on digital first-party games, and even buying discs used is often less expensive than used Switch cartridges.

The OG Switch never dropped in price, what makes you think they'll feel the pressure to drop the price of the next one? It was $299 at launch, and it still is on Amazon. Nintendo is currently in a place, I'm sure, where they feel they can do no wrong and can charge what they like. Sure they can, but I'm not buying.

The Switch oled is my last nintendo system. They've been incredibly greedy this past generation (no greatest hits?), and this kind of thing... seriously.

There will be no Switch 2 in my household. I'll get a PS6 when my PS5 is no longer supported.

Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen is the absolute steal in that list. I mean it's old, and probably anyone thinking of trying it has already since it goes on sale frequently enough, BUT.... if you're reading this and you haven't played it, go get your sith together and dive in.

The Dark Arisen DLC content expands the replayability of the game, frankly changes the game in a similar way that Shadow of the Erdtree changed Elden Ring.

So... no more gold point discounts on digital media AND no greatest hits collection games for this generation?

fudge the (often loyal) fans, amiright?

We won't be getting a Switch 2 in my household, that's for sure. I'm tired of Nindy's incredible greed this generation.

This is immediately an improvement over the original. I despised the rextro arcade games, they were painful to play.

I've got it on PS5, but honestly the switch is my Ys system so I'll likely double dip.

YES. I'd wishlist it on Dekudeals if it were available to do so. This is absolutely my jam.

I opened it like "Ooooh I new metroidvania I uhhhhhhhhh....

what was I doing?"

I might just get all the games at this point, if they're on sale.

Not only is it trying to gull people into buying it on the name/cover image, but MAN it looks like crap!

@timp29 SAME I wanted to know the same thing. Classic line. That's like cutting out "Not just the men, but the women and children too!" from Anakin Skywalker's little murder confession.

I don't really see much of a difference, it's still identifiably DK. Looks fine. Non issue.

Yeah, why sell something once when you can sell it over and over, on a monthly basis?

I feel like I'm writing a comment like this at least once a week now.

Wasn't this the one with Gary Busey and Steven Segal? I feel like 100% sure this was a movie in like '91.

It will definitely come to Switch, with the pre-order bonus DLC "Performance issues."

@Serpenterror OMG that's only pennies a day, I take it all back.

Of course they're delisting it.

Why offer it for sale ONCE when you can get someone to pay monthly?

And then when the online is no longer supported on one platform, get them to pay monthly on a new platform.

Everything about this feels wrong, but only because I watched Clerks II and everything I know I learned from the TV

@fpcreator2000 Agreed. I shall not complain. If it runs well on Switch, that's where I'll pick it up. If not, then PS5 it is.

I'm used to sub-par Zeldas. There's like a hundred of them, they ain't all gonna be winners.

I loved this on Dreamcast, much better than the PS1 version. This will be a real treat!

Worst part of the game is the end. Scouring of the shire. Real change in tone.

It's depressing to see "co-op multiplayer only offline" in the list of negatives. There are so many games I want to play with my son and CAN'T because they require another system and a monthly online subscription.

Couch co-op is, and always will be, superior.

I read it as Vagrant Story, got excited, saw the article again, got disappointed, read the article, got excited again.

It's been a roller coaster of emotions.

@BTB20 ::Adjusts monocle:: Well, I read Nintendolife from time to time

@BTB20 BTW my first post was tongue-in-cheek hyperbole.

@BTB20 I don't know the number but it sure feels like a 1:1 attachment ratio. For like every switch sold there must be 2 copies of MK8DX. I know I bought it twice - one physical, then digital.

@Doom-Max My Splatoon 3 Switch is one of my favorite gadgets to just look at.

Also, who hasn't bought MK8dx yet? How does it CONTINUE to be a top seller? Doesn't everyone already have it?

@nhSnork EVERY. TIME.

No but seriously I love Castlevania in general, and the Classic/Advance/Dominus collections are wonderful, but...

I still keep going back to play Symphony of the Night on my PS5, time and time again. It really is the best one, and Konami is sleeping on a fortune by not porting it to Switch.

Astro's Playroom is a remarkable intro to the PS5 hardware, and super fun to play. I don't see the problem that others do regarding similar gameplay mechanics. Did Nintendo get upset when Fromsoft played BotW and thought "We could do that!" and made Elden Ring? Did Fromsoft get upset when Nintendo played Elden Ring and thought "We could do that!" and made Tears of the Kingdom?

No.

ALSO - The Switch couldn't run this game well. It wouldn't look the same. It looks deceptively low-tech, but there is a lot going on - even in Astro's Playroom which is considerably smaller.

@geshem Agreed

This game is suffering from some pretty robotic animation, though. Square-Enix has managed some lifelike character movements in their games... I feel like recycling some of those company-owned assets would be useful for their lower-budget outings.

I miss the cinematic shmups of the early 00's. Silpheed 2: The Lost Planet, Ikaruga, Panzer Dragoon Orta, R-Type Final... I know there's R-Type Final 2 (and 3), but they've dropped the spectacle that the original did so well.

If anybody knows of another that fits that bill, please let me know.

@HeadPirate When I say "uncomfortable," I don't mean that I'M uncomfortable, I mean the model would be physically uncomfortable in that pose.

@MeloMan Don't point it out, they might stop doing it.

But seriously, I don't mind a suggestive pose. However, this is in the "uncomfortable pose" realm, as it is tough to have both the posterior and the bust facing the same general direction. Not impossible, just... yeah.

I was expecting red xiii or someone to get the rebound. This was even funnier though.

@rainbowtick Clockwork Knight! What a gem. I recall playing Clockwork Knight 2 for the first time on the Saturn "bootleg" demo disc that either came with the system or was part of a magazine... you just unlocked a slew of memories for me there

I was excited for it before, but now I'm hyped. My son will love this probably more than I will. If it comes out on PS5 that will likely be the platform of choice, unless the game runs well on Switch... which given the recent slate of released games doesn't seem likely.

First of all it isn't going to be called Switch 2. It is going to be called one of the following possible names: Super Switch, Switch XL, Switch Plus Rewards Program, or Cat-o-Nine-Tails. Obv.

@Kiwi_Unlimited
Well I personally think the obsession was worth it. It was a ground-breaking game, showed that 3d platformers were feasible, and established 3d movement conventions that are used to this day. Anti-matter has me blocked, apparently, so I never saw his post, but historically I don't take his opinion all that seriously.

Mario 64 was and is an incredible game, and this GBA version is a technical feat, if not a visual acid trip.

I don't mean to hate on this game but like... why are iso-racers still a thing? I get motion sick watching this stuff. I didn't like them back when I had the SEGA channel circa 1994, and I had the option to play something like this or a pseudo-3d game like Road Rash. These aren't in fashion any more for many reasons, the biggest of which is that controlling them is an exercise in frustration. Rant over.

lol Dreamcast cores not included? Yeah I'll stick with retroarch on laptop then. No problems there.

@Anguspuss @ozwally They heard Switch is the bank from which all devs and publishers can withdraw, so it would have been foolish NOT to port it. Not that it will sell well, but with a huge install base and folks who might not know any better... They'll make money for sure.

@NinChocolate Agreed. Would have been classic, yet esoteric, pleasing both the purists and the weirdos (like me).

I tried Lucah boaw, but couldn't get far without a headache. It's super hard to get past those visuals, which is a shame because in still frames it looks fascinating.

lol it's gonna run like shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

But really, "all the previously released DLC" isn't that just one character class? This feels like a desperate gambit on behalf of the developer to tap into the "money fountain" that is the switch. I don't think this will work out, though. I have it on PS5 (originally PS4) and it doesn't run super smooth there, the gameplay is repetitive and the hand-to-hand combat is unsatisfying. The gunplay is loose. The aesthetic is neat, I think that's all it ever has had going for it.

Looks dope, though I'll probably pick it up on PS5 if there are graphical compromises here.

@Ryu_Niiyama That was my reaction to the release of Zelda totk. Same here, too.

I own only one physical game release - Returnal for ps5. Everything on Switch is digital and most everything on PlayStation is digital. I'll probably regret that decision in a decade...

This was no contest. Between this and the OG NES Ninja Turtles game, I can't decide which one I liked more. This was more fun, and obviously better looking... but the original was so (almost unfairly) tough and hard-edged. Plus the cool overworld map. Hard to make a choice.