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@Jack_Goetz Bleh, I'm always mixing Deluxe and Definitive! 🙃 At least I didn't write 'Chonicles'. Zapped.

@DashKappei Reviews are automatically populated with a random selection of screenshots < check out those for a broader overview.

Having searched around for decent key art for this, though, it's safe to say that this one doesn't make the best impression in static screens. Check out the trailer if the screens put you off.

@antonvaltaz Indeed! Added, thanks.

@KociolekDoSyta I mean, it doesn’t go directly into my bank account, if that’s what you mean. 😄 But yes, it goes into the business that pays our wages, owned by people we chat with on a daily basis.

If you’re interested in NL ownership deets, you can find them here.

@CaleBoi25 Hmm, they should be appearing now.

@CaleBoi25 We'll be reporting any big news or interesting footage/things the app throws up, but a regular round-up feels like overkill given the bite-sized nature of the app. It would be like rounding up Nintendo's twitter feed every week! We love a silhouette quiz but given how widely available the app is, I'd say our time is better spent elsewhere.

@OorWullie @RupeeClock Thanks, I've made edits in both cases.

@MatoFilipovic Gravity Circuit featured back in October '23 - I still need to catch up with it!

Just to note that, yep, this is a 10-year-old review, so @-ing people above will have a variable success rate.

@Markiemania95 Yep, proximiiniiniiiity chat.

@RodSD64 True - I've added 'Expansion Pack' to that line.

@Quarth Still nothing. I've added another update with the Vooks response for now.

@IronMan30 I've added the update info to the top of the article and the tag to better surface that we're still waiting for word on this.

I think reporting tentatively on a customer rep's written comment is fine, but I don't want to confuse things further by 'confirming' contradicting info without getting direct answers from a higher source.

@jco83 We're still waiting on confirmation from Nintendo itself — not a customer service rep or a store rep — before updating. There's already enough contradictory info flying around and we want a 100% definitive answer from Nintendo itself before publishing anything else.

@OldGamer999 From what I saw, it’s 4:3 only, as per the original game. With the UI considerations, a 16:9 option would take more than injecting a line of code into the ROM and this is framed as the OG experience.

@jco83 Thanks for the heads-up - I've edited that into the post.

Okay, we'll be closing the comments on this as we clock off for the evening over here in the UK. Thanks to everyone who contributed constructively and respectfully.

@Picola-Wicola We've got some details in here - are you in the US?
https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/where-to-pre-order-nintendo-switch-2

@JohnnyMind So it is - should be there now.

Remember, we've put a three-game minimum in order to qualify as a 'collection', people!

We'll agree to disagree with various publisher labels, but having two spoons and a spoon collection are two different things.

@Guitario I've just uploaded the new screens.

Just a note to new commenters: all the ones above are several years old!

It really has been a whirlwind of a generation! Enormous highs, some corresponding lows, and a life-changing one for many of us. Thank you so much for sharing this, Shiryu.

Hi everyone - just a reminder that the comments above are over a decade old, so @-ing might not get you a reply.

@MegaWatts I wouldn’t say they’re MORE comfortable. I’ve found them practically as comfortable and I like that they’re much closer in form to the OG Joy-Con.

@CJD87 I don't have the Compacts and I'm having trouble finding reliable measurements online. They look wider than these, so that shouldn't be an issue.

These measure around 37mm deep from the face to the back of the grip (excluding the stick on top) and stick out around 47mm from the Switch when attached.

@Synecdoche Hi there. Firstly, all of us at NL understand and agree. Last week we halted all Twitter activity beyond single article auto-posts, the account is no longer monitored, and we're in the process of making changes around social sharing on the site.

From a coverage perspective, Twitter is (for the time being) still a prominent messaging tool for companies and individuals in the video game industry. I imagine there'll be further migration to other platforms in the coming weeks/months, but for now, when other sources are unavailable, we'll continue to link to the relevant source in articles of interest to the wider NL community, some of whom may rely on us for their gaming news.

We're still monitoring the situation closely and will take action as a team and across the wider Hookshot network depending on future 'developments'. But I can assure you that this issue is occupying us massively behind the scenes!

If you or anyone else has any questions or comments on this topic, please reach out via the contact form. Thanks.

@ChessboardMan Done.

Hi everyone! Just to reiterate, the comments above are 'vintage' at this point - @-ing probably isn't going to do much!

We'll be closing the comments up for the evening - our thanks to everyone who's written respectfully and constructively today.

As a reminder, our Community Rules are available to read at your convenience.

@Banjo64 Nobody's pushing anything. Vivian's presence as a prominent trans character in a big Nintendo game is absolutely worth celebrating and that's what this nomination does.

Sounds fantastic, although perhaps one for a couple of months' time when my worldly stress meter has dialled down a tad.

Time to squeeze in a playthrough of the first, though! *Fires up the eShop...

@JohnnyMind Added, thanks!

@Switch4Life Hi, welcome to NL!

All the leaks point to upscaling tech that will output a 4K signal when docked. Nothing confirmed by Nintendo yet, but it seems extremely likely.

That doesn't mean PS5-quality visuals or native 4K but the jump in quality compared to current Switch games on a 4K TV should be substantial.

@JohnnyMind Thanks, that's back where it should be.

The art monkeys nicked it. They've been... dealt with.

@CaleBoi25 Yep, some of the others have posable short legs. I searched for wings and only found some spiny, bat-like ones. Good to know!

@LastFootnote The article gets updated throughout the year as games are released/announced, so the 'old' one wouldn't be the same as it was a year ago.

@ozwally Ha, naturally it's appearing for me now too. 🙃 Thanks for the heads-up, I'll update the post.

@Sylamp It's on the US eShop right now:
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/dodonpachi-saidaioujou-switch/

@Anti-Matter @JJtheTexan @Krull @Ooyah All those games are already in the database - you'll just need to search for them manually at the very top of the page.

@PluckyRicky Mitch wasn't as taken with Reborn as many others, so it didn't meet the threshold for this list, score-wise. I agree that it's significant, though - I'll see about dropping in a mention somewhere.

Edit: I've added a section at the end of the FAQ highlighting it.

@Lightsiyd We hadn't updated the release date since it launched. Should be 'Have-able' now.

@CaleBoi25 Ha, yeah a couple of us did, ahem, poorly in the tests but not quite that bad.

@AmplifyMJ We reached out for code but never got a reply.

@Thomystic There’s no off switch on the GC receiver, but it only gets power when the console is on. Otherwise you just pair over BT like any BT device by holding down the pairing or home button, lights flashing etc.

@CaleBoi25 Can’t say for 3, but 2 feels great.

@anoyonmus No plans for FNAF, but we've got Stalker reviews in the works.

@OldManHermit @WoomyNNYes Crow Country was definitely supposed to be on here! It now is.

@Neckcrane I swear World of Horror was on here - either way, it's back now.

@anoyonmus Because it's neat.

@Wisps Criticism is fine and welcome! But when it veers into "Oof, I like this game and other sites gave it 8s and 9s, so this person patently doesn't know what they're talking about" and "NL does this all the time to be edgy!", that doesn't feel constructive to me.

The 6 here reflects the criticisms in line with our scoring policy, and it's not a bad score. Personally, I'm interested in trying this as I've wanted Yakuza on Switch for ages! So I read the review, balance that against other opinions and my own personal gaming tastes, and make a decision.

Criticism is welcome, but insinuations that we're giving a game a certain score for what, clout? To stand out or provoke outrage from series fans for 'engagement'? That's rubbish.

To everyone dissatisfied with the score here, it's worth a reminder that 6 is not a bad score — very explicitly 'Not Bad', in fact!

So far this month we've published 22 reviews of new Switch releases, with another 8 or 9 in the works. Naturally, they come from a lot of different reviewers and not all of them will jibe with your own opinions. It's fine to disagree with this one, but Oliver's points here are valid and the score reflects his overall opinion: the game isn't bad, but it has some issues.

I totally reject 'Nintendo Life reviewers try to be different', too - we assess games as they are, and the chips fall where they may. Sometimes a reviewer's opinion aligns with the majority, sometimes not - that's the nature of reviews! Of the 30~ we're publishing this month, there'll likely be a handful you don't agree with. That's fine, but please, let's not start questioning the validity of others' opinions or their suitability to write about the game just because their take doesn't match yours.

Lastly, using 'we' is historically a fairly common convention and something we've done for a long time now. However, we (ha) are considering a change at some point, which should help clear up any confusion it seems to generate.

@TotalHenshin Yep, that's what I get to - I've updated the post and the game page - thanks.