She’s lovely but not Lara.

I love the Japanese charts just because we get hard numbers, unlike the west where we get vague metrics like “most hours played on a Wednesday afternoon in Berlin ever!”

Thanks Japan.

@Henmii not sure if you know you can change the options and then reload the year in review page and it’ll show you your stats. It did for me anyway!

2025 for me was:

1. DK Bananza (my goty)
2. Kirby Forgotten Land
3. Kunitsu-Gami

@Sonicka it’s crazy for what is effectively loads of plastic. I’d rather have a ps5 pro for the same price (when it was on sale anyway).

Still hooked on Ball x Pit but may find time to get back and finish Horizon: FW.

I’d be interested in new vegas if it isn’t a sloppy port.

Battlefield 3

Consoles are a lot more expensive than they used to be so is not a surprise.

@DennisLofgren yeah actually I made a call as it’s under warranty from the retailer I bought it from. They’re sending me a new one, phew!

The down button on my switch 2 pro controller d-pad has just randomly stopped working after 6 months so I need a replacement. Not sure this is it though it’s nice to have options.

Path tracing? Is that to make sidewalks look better? 🤭

@Juma009 not sure of the platform breakdown but the director did say he expected it take about three years for the game to sell between 800,000 - 1m copies!

What a shame. MP4 deserves better than this and will probably be the reason we won’t get MP5 in the next 18 years.

Once PJ has passed his Nintendo expert exam can you post proof here please as I’m not sure we can trust his expertise any more 😅

He was a little bit irritating but not as bad as first feared. He reminded me of chadley in the FF7 remakes. In fact I’m convinced he’s the same voice actor!

@The_Nintendo_Expat to start with I felt it was a bit slow but I have to say now I’m further in I don’t mind it at all.

Having said that I’ve always enjoyed base building type games so maybe it’s just up my street. The amount farmed however could be higher as progress does feel a little slow at times.

Do you think you’ll go back to it?

Ball x Pit for me and I doubt any other game will get a look in. Loving it!

Some good games there and hopefully I won’t still be addicted to Ball x Pit when they come out!

@molkom nicely said, happy new year to you too!

@The_Nintendo_Expat hah yeah that’s true and would also be a nice addition. Maybe in 2026 Nintendo will update the eshop to windows 95 level 😂

@MoldyPasta happy new year to you then! 🥳

I like to think his last day in office some guy dressed as Mario spun him around and threw him out of the office Mario 64 style!

The eshop overall is nice and has improved with switch 2 but I really wish you could buy multiple games at once in your ‘basket’. It’s annoying having to buy them one by one. Come on Nintendo it’s nearly 2026!

@molkom I don’t agree with those comments. I completed it and it felt consistent all the way through and highly enjoyable. For me anyway!

Good luck Felix, you’ll be missed and always came across as a really nice guy on the videos I saw. Make sure you still find time to play lots of Nintendo in your new job!

@Ornstein welcome it’s good to have you!

“it may not bring anything new… to the table”

I thought the syndicate system in outlaws was pretty new no?

Just completed it and thought it was excellent, Retro did a great job considering what they were living up to. The audio is superb.

If they put more to do in the open world area it would’ve been better but at least the bike is fun to get around on. The exploration parts were great but felt there wasn’t much in the way of jumping sections like we had in prime 1 for example.

I feel people are much harder to please these days as we’ve been spoilt by so many good games.

Merry Christmas NL crew and readers!

@PJOReilly my man I got the same snes pack in the same year as you! Good times…

Oops, someone’s not getting their Christmas bonus!

@SwitchplayerJohn battlefield would be awesome but they “couldn’t care less.”

@UltimateOtaku91 or one of the Exact games he mentioned to throw us off guard?

Why do we find the human form so offensive?

Sad news. Rest in peace.

My concerns are less AI in gaming and more in general about the potential threats that may come from it.

It seems we are full speed ahead advancing AI without a thought for where it’s heading and what potential threats may occur against us, our systems and about everything else.

When the tipping point occurs there may be no turning back.

Easily Bananza for me. MP4 runner up.

Cool I never did finish shadow so having it on switch 2 could tempt be back!

If I find the time will probably be finishing prime 4 off. Have loved it so far!

@Mana_Knight sorry didn’t mean to put you off and you might like it more than I did. A little bit different but have you tried the Ori games?

@Mana_Knight yes is similar to child of light and short hike but personally don’t think it was as good as either of those. Seemed very shallow like a 2D left/right walking simulator to me.

It’s annoying how these companies take your money a year in advance before shipping the product. It’s a very annoying and cheeky practice.

I really would love forza on switch 2 please Microsoft.

@swedetrap yeah I find joycon pretty poor for most games which is why I love the pro controller so much, makes playing games like cyber much better and comfortable.

@SBandy1 yeah for a minute I thought we were getting a grid upgrade path for switch 2. Oh well!

Economics 101 - price goes up, sales go down.

Having only a 64gb cart was a definite (and poor) oversight by Nintendo.

Limiting devs means limiting the consumers which are willing to support their games.

Myles sounded very much like the slightly annoying Chadley from the FF7 remakes. Anyone know if he’s the same voice actor?

Already played this on PlayStation and even though I’ve got a massive backlog to clear, the idea of playing this handheld is tempting me with a second play through. Great game!