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I want the scene of link and Zelda looking through the courtyard window and ganondorf bowing down and then giving them the side eye

As Nintendo fans, I think we're a little too obsessed with timelines. What's next - does NSMBWii take place between NSMB1 and 2?

It's never mattered before, and it won't change what characters or locations they decide to use in future games.

"We were actively seeking a resolution each day, which unfortunately prevented us from providing proper updates."

That's some bad PR. Admitting you could've updated sooner and trying to shirk responsibility for not doing so all wrapped up in one. Should've left it at "we apologize for not communicating this sooner" instead of giving a crappy bs reason.

@tgt Demon's Souls is great, and I hope you end up getting into it!

If you do, I recommend trying out Dark Souls. The remastered version is on Switch and PS4. It's easily one of my favorite games ever, taking everything good about Demon's Souls and putting it in a world that feels connected (with shortcuts to both new and previously visited discoverable, giving it a metroidvania type feel). No other FromSoft game has matched the magic of the world of Dark Souls for me.

You can already play every final fantasy from the first up to XII (minus XI, which is an MMO), so why not:

• Final Fantasy XIII: Trilogy - one day they'll remaster and rerelease this trilogy, and everyone will go "you know it wasn't as bad as everyone says!". XIII still had a true party system, and the battle mechanics with paradigm shifts was certainly fresh and unique. Every battle (after the first few chapters) requires strategy and prep. I still stand by it being one of the best battle systems, though I think a combination of XII's gambits and XIII's paradigm shifts would be the ideal combat system. The story is actually really good and doesn't actually require reading the compendium to understand like many claim.
• Final Fantasy XV - a bit incomplete with how they put important story into a movie and DLC, but a new release could include all of that (much like the royal edition includes the DLC at least). It's really a fun romp through an open world with a lovable group of guys. Not exactly what many want from a final fantasy game, but what it did, it did really well!

It would be great to have an upgrade for Dark Souls Remastered since the switch version was the least performant and least "remastered" compared to the original of all the platforms it was released on.

Literally never heard of this game until today. Sounds right up my alley. I love the box art so I'll definitely be picking up a physical copy.

Personally I'm tired of popular games coalescing to the point where they all have the same mechanics, same controls, same possible actions. I want things to be different, and I want unique experiences. There's almost nothing in any game that I think should be in every game. If a game designer's vision for a game necessitates a certain mechanic, then I hope they can achieve their vision!

sigh I guess it's finally time to get a new TV

Adjusting for inflation is appropriate. What it should do is make you mad that your wages haven't caught up with inflation.

@KritterXD the C is for Combust

I'm going to wait a while and rely on the internal storage until larger sizes are manufactured and (hopefully) prices decrease a little.

I have my Switch 1 SD card mostly filled up, and it's 1TB. I imagine games on the Switch 2 will be larger in size on average than Switch 1 games (especially 3rd party titles).

I mean I added a 2TB m.2 SSD to my PS5 and we still regularly have to delete games in order to install more. It's not fun!

@FishyS Everyone looks for different things, of course. For me, I've been kinda bored by Mario Kart. I've played every game since 64, and they really started to feel all kinda samey.

Mario Kart World on the other hand... Idk, something about having a sense of "place" really appeals to me. All I want to do is drive from one end of the world to another. I really like when games make you feel like you're somewhere.

Maybe hard to explain, but it's exactly what I loved about Wii Sports Resort - every game took place in a location on Wuhu Island, and you could see the other locations in the background. The flyover let you explore and uncover things. I love that they brought the island back for Wii Fit Plus and Pilotwings Resort because it was a character I had fallen in love with.

I also loved just wandering around Hyrule in BotW, seeing places off in the distance and going there to explore. The journey was the reward (and the occasional korok seed just a nice bonus).

I see the point about it being like other racing games that have a similar overworld, but the difference for me is that Mario Kart isn't Need For Speed - it's a Mario game made by Nintendo, so it's full of charm and character, not just some generic world.

I really think Mario Kart World is a game changer. I don't understand people who brush it off as another Mario Kart game. It's potentially changing the franchise forever.

It's better than a code in a box in some ways (but not by much) and worse in others.

Once the online serves are down and you can no longer download the game, it's effectively a worthless piece of plastic/e-waste.

But it's a worthless piece of plastic that has to be in interested into your console in order to play the game, unlike a digital download code.

It makes sense to me. I didn't even question it. You don't need high framerate footage of someone else's game in a tiny box on your screen. You get the information you need out of 15fps or whatever, saving processing power and network usage.

Though I hope if you do a full-screen screenshare, it lets you view it at a higher framerate.

Couldn't they have done this through the mobile app for a while now? No reason I can think of that it needs to be tied to the Switch 2

@Coalescence I don't know, I mean they're still releasing PS4 games to this day

Well yeah. I already own my Switch. And I have about 50 games on it that I've never played (or only played a little).

I still haven't given TOTK, Metroid Dread, Mario Wonder, or any of the Switch Pokemon games a fair shake yet (hell I'm still working through my DS and 3DS backlog). I don't exactly need a new console just to play Mario Kart, especially when people will still be playing that for years to come.

That being said, I do WANT the new shiny console and I'll probably pick one up. But I don't need it, and most people will be happy with their Switch 1 for a while.

This is such a weird move. This could've been a piece of software that endeared people to the console and got them familiar with it. Everyone would've tried it out if it was preinstalled. I don't know a single person who would pay for it.

I will because I love Nintendo and quirky stuff like this. Most people won't know it exists.

It's unfortunate that it probably won't happen now. Nintendo doesn't like releasing competing versions of the same game on the same console. WW GCN will get people to buy the NSO Expansion Pack. WW HD might take away from that (or vice versa - why buy the remake if you have a NSO subscription?)

Link's Awakening was such a massive visual change that the existence of the GB version on NSO probably didn't affect the sales of the remake. WW and WW HD aren't so distinct.

Xenoblade 1: DE on switch is a masterpiece!

I try to recommend anyone I can to try it out. Combat in these games is odd if you're used to traditional JRPGs or action games, but once it clicks, it's super fun. The story, music, and world is sublime.

Let's not forget that NDS game cases also had graphics along the spine. Not a wraparound from the front, but still more going on then the minimal text on solid background of other case spines. https://imgur.com/a/RA0dVUb

I'm holding out hope that they look better in person because I do not like these renders at all.

Something about the giant red forehead with the tiny switch 2 logo, and the way the red banner bleeds into the red plastic along the side of the case... It takes the focus away from the game art, and kinda makes it look asymmetrical. Compared to Switch 1 cases which were translucent and didn't have much to take your eyes away from the beautiful cover art.

Sending that into the YouTube live chat is equivalent to screaming into the void.

There needs to be a combination of vocal outrage (with articles like this covering it) AND underwhelming sales for Nintendo to consider dropping the price.

@KBuckley27 "Last-gen" is a weird concept here. Switch is last gen, but it struggled with some of its own 1st party games! PS4 was last gen, and it far out out powered the Switch and its 2015 tablet specs.

So sure, all of these upgraded games could've easily run on most last gen consoles, but not the Switch. Switch 2 will give developers a lot more breathing room instead of having to heavily optimize to get stunning looking games.

Why why why is it a game key? I know that game could fit on a cartridge, easy. I thought the game key thing would be for huge games that require installs on other systems.

Also, it was my impression that game installs on PS5 and Xbox are mostly due to limitations of optical disc read speeds? Much faster to read from an SSD than a Blu-ray. That shouldn't be a problem with the fancy new Switch 2 game cards, right?

Hell yes! Excited for the free performance improvements for Links Awakening and EoW too since those both have framerate issues on og switch

@SillyG Why on earth would the Bravely Default remake be a game key card?? It's a freaking 3DS game at its core - they could probably fit it on a switch 1 cartridge 😭

It's kinda cool in a way because it presumably allows you to gift or sell the game afterwards.

It sucks when it comes to physical game libraries and collectors though. What happens in 15 years when the Switch 2 servers are shut down? These key carts become worthless pieces of plastic.

Love the art!

However I'm not loving that massive red forehead at the top of the game case. Switch cases were so sleek.

I get needing to easily distinguish it from Switch 1 games, but the giant red banner is so ugly 😭

This should be a pack in. Reminds me of a boring, manual version of Astro's Playroom on PS5. That also showed off all the new PS5 controller features, but it was a super cute platformer with stunning visuals and memorable music.

This is a virtual manual. This should be free. Especially if the goal is to get new players acquainted with the new features. What a weird decision.

I think it would be wild and super unlikely for a dedicated button in a prominent place on the main controller to be the "connect with your 8 year-old console" button.

I mean, Nintendo has made some outlandish choices in the past, but I'll be shocked if that's what the C button actually does. Maybe that's one of the possibilities and it's a more general purpose "connect" button like others have pointed out.

But using your old switch as a Wii U style gamepad is so niche and wouldn't end up being used for anything except to play the handful of Wii U games that didn't get a switch port already, and maybe to play DS/3DS virtual console. Both of those use cases are too niche for a dedicated button, and little to no developers are going to make games that utilize a feature if it requires consumers to own a completely different console.

Paranormasight is a really good visual novel. A bit shorter than I excited if anything, but it legitimately creeped me out in multiple places (in a good way) and has some really fun and unique gameplay mechanics.

Persona 3 Reload is SO GOOD and I'm excited for it to come to the Switch 2.

I recently got a New 3DS XL from eBay, so I'm currently fully invested in that!

Pokemon Art Academy - great fun on an XL
Phantom Hourglass
999 - playing for the first time and loving it
Pokemon Black - I stopped playing this series after Diamond/Pearl, so this is my first time experiencing it. Great so far!

Pretty cool! Personally I'd love to see a 3DS port. I think the homebrew community there is a little more vibrant than the original DS, and might as well have a version that takes advantage of the increased resolution and processing power.

Overall though, Balatro is best on mobile imo. Feels so good to drag the cards around.

So excited for this! As someone who's played Monster Hunter since the PSP games, I'm super pumped to see something that looks new again. I'm hoping it takes more cues from World's focus on ecology and habitat - that was something that really drew me back into the series, and in my opinion, breathed fresh life into it after countless releases that were barely distinct from MHFU. I loved the mobility of Rise, but that game sacrificed a lot of the environmental world building that made World so special.

Odd to me that this wasn't announced for switch when the graphics don't look super improved compared to Rise (although I'm sure the number of monsters on screen at once is very resource intensive).

Yeah these were just on sale, and I got all three for quite a bit less than the price of this bundle! I would wait for another sale probably.