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They should be the size of 90's PC game boxes just for the heck of it.

Monster Hunter Wilds will be the game that will tell me I already need to buy a Switch 2... unless Capcom decides not to release it there, which would be strange if they are indeed depending on it to reach their earn goals.

The Game Boy startup sound will always be my favorite, a yellow Game Boy Color being my very first handheld (because I couldn't find the Pikachu-themed one back then).

However, I hope that every game startup on the Switch 2 has the iconic Switch click. It's already so attached to the Switch in my mind that it feels strange when I watch a Switch game trailer that doesn't start with it.

My Japanese eShop account only exists for my Taiko no Tatsujin! Rhythm Festival Music Pass. I got an Asian copy to go with my TaTaCon and that apparently only accepts the Japanese Music Pass despite being in English. The account being linked to a Philippine e-debit card worries me.

I was waiting to read about the required animal sacrifice to an eldritch god for the trade to push through, but I'm glad they didn't go that far.

This is great news, especially for non-Nintendo system players.

Great article too. As a (totally unwanted) bonus, the comments section included political activism and a totally inaccurate fascism lesson. It reminded me as a teacher of the price people pay for being uneducated.

The embrace of digital-only sales has only signaled to game developers that releasing unfinished games is fine with us, since it can be patched anyway, and that we're okay not actually owning a copy of a game, just renting it at full price with the ever-present possibility of the digital store closing so you can purchase a re-release in the next one.

Until the above problems are resolved, digital-only won't be fully feasible.

It's monetized. Nintendo won't allow this.

Also, Zelda's wearing too much makeup.

Sega Live, perhaps?

I don't see the resemblance. Perhaps from another angle...?

A proper legal explanation is given by Nintendo's lawyer.

The Internet's army of armchair lawyers: "You're wrong."

In other words, a product already out in the market for a long time and already familiar to the general public will sell better than a new product that will not be as familiar to people until some more marketing.

What other wise words shall we be blessed with next?

I'm extremely dehydrated from taking so much grains of salt, but all these rumors still excite me nonetheless.

Make it official already, Nintendo!

@Toastmaster Great point. That's an even better indicator than what I suggested. Thanks!

It'll be used to power the Switch 2's Bitcoin mining function.

Seriously though, as a person who charges his Switch almost exclusively on the dock, this shouldn't be an issue, as I assume the charger will be bundled with the new dock.

Half-Life 3 confirmed.

It can be powered by unicorn urine and dispense fairy dust on command, but in the end it's the sales numbers that matter.

Have they tried googly-ing a solution?

@mariomaster96 The Nintendo Swole.

DO NOT set phasers to stun with this one.

Or, perhaps, we can let the PC crowd stuff their ideology where the sun don't shine and just enjoy video games.

After all, these people complain the loudest but often never buy the products they complain about.

Came for the Suikoden sample, stayed for the unexpected political complaints.

Monster Hunter Rise has hooked me once again, after dropping at the 200+ hour mark to play other games, all thanks to the Sunbreak DLC. Another factor is my kids' changing game preferences. Unlike before, they now have that adventurous streak that lets them enjoy watching me hunt down huge monstrosities (how much my kids enjoy watching while I play is a huge factor on which games I spend time on).

On those times when I don't have the Switch with me, I have Balatro on my phone. Excellent way to pass the time. All my other mobile games lie ignored due to it.

The eventual fate of ALL digital game releases.

This is why what I consider to be the best games in any system I buy has to be bought physical. At the very least, I can resell them later on and get some (if not more) of my money back. Can't do that with a digital copy.

Still in the early stages of Darkest Dungeon II, trying to finish a Resentment run. I'm actually having fun despite the failures, so I guess I'm doing DD2 right.

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak DLC is on a deep sale right now, so I'm contemplating getting back into the game.

Meanwhile, the kids are still playing their usuals: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

This movie franchise is probably the last one I would expect myself to enjoy, but it ended up surprisingly good. Will have to find time to watch this next one.

As a high school teacher observing high schoolers every day, I can agree with that reason. The maturity difference between the sexes can sometimes be like night and day.

Sony: "Oh, wait. What's THIS zero doing on the floor. Must've fallen off. Let me put it back."

I play games for the same reason I watch movies and shows: to be amused and entertained. This isn't for me.

Considering how the world is, I never did relate to people watching or playing something to be sad.

This is the end result of all the pills Pacman has popped all these years.

Dotemu AND The Game Kitchen? Can't wait!

(Proceeds to wait.)

...Aaaaand out come the armchair lawyers.

I'm aware that it's mostly (if not totally) a one-man effort, but at this rate the ones haunting the chocolatier will be us waiting for the game.

Rita: "Ahhh! After five more days I'm free! It's time to conquer Earth!"

Not familiar with the anime. What does he do, dry-hump some kids as a special attack?

@Dom_31 You and me both.

I hope they do a remaster of it for the Switch or the next console, but a mobile complete version would work too.

If you do it fifty more times you get to fight Sheng Long.

Amazing.

It made me want to see a Rotom Switch build.

A Tetris-themed Tetris 99 event.

TETRIS-THEMED TETRIS.

That is one fugly-looking game. Restrict away.

I seriously doubt it's just the jumbo jugs that did it in, considering more suggestive fare in the eShop (looking at you, Hentai series).

Ratings do seem to take in the whole context of the game though. Persona 3 basically has high schoolers shooting their brains out with a gun (in a way) as part of the story, but that's on the eShop.

"Beam this one back down, Scotty."

Still playing Darkest Dungeon II, collecting candles to upgrade my guys so I can maybe do better in the later confessions.

Also got Broforce on a deep sale. It's been sitting in my wishlist for ages, and now I'm glad I finally gave it a go. It's an absolute riot.

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED???

@Dee123 Poor guy may have actually meant to be called "fa98ot_hunter" but it was already taken.

Looks great. Would be even better if the could magnetically stick to each other at different points.

It's the type of game that'll make you yell out the attack names bombastically every time you dish them out.

Those inconvenienced by this change has clearly not experienced the Internet in all of its depravity.

Palworld is making money out of its alleged infringement, while the old GTA V mod isn't, last I checked. Close, but no cigar.