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Everyone is entitled to their opinion.......but, I think his is a stretch. There's nothing different about Nintendo's approach this time. They've done it before, and for longer than Sony has in the video game industry. It's not like every system they put out is some crazy new system.

I think the argument could be made for some of the decisions that they've made.

@RubyCarbuncle I 100% agree! I'm sure he does have some adults in his audience, but I'm willing to bet that the majority of his fans are below the age of 18, probably 10-15.

I could be completely wrong, but his job is creating content. It may not be mine or many other user's preferred entertainment, but I'm sure there's an audience for this.......and that's how he earns money!

Nope, and it's left such a negative taste in my mouth that it's lowered my opinion of the company....not that they care.

@Rykdrew I've been thinking about this a lot. I've always had my eyes on a Steamdeck; but I'm looking at it waaaaay more these days.

I've been going more digital every year. I also never really understood why digital versions weren't cheaper in the first place.

@vio I agree with both these comments and I'm not sure why others haven't posted similar things! Maybe you and I are the only ones seeing this???

I highly doubt I'll be a day 1 buyer this time around, but if I do, it'll be the bundle for this reason.

I don't care that it's priced low. It still leaves a terrible bitter taste in my mouth after that direct. Are they really going to make or lose a lot of money if this game was free? I don't think so. So they decide to charge and put a low price on it because at that much, people will say, "sure, I spent more for my lunch today".

I "HATE" that Nintendo is selling this game at any price! Ridiculous.

I find it very weird how Nintendo is choosing to put different prices on games. Is this based on how much time went into the games or is it based solely on the fact that it's a heavy hitter and they know people will buy it? I understand that live sporting events have been basically doing this for years. If you're team is playing a derby or a rival or a popular team, most likely the price for those games will be more than when they play the bottom of the table/standings teams.

I don't like the higher price of games for the obvious reasons, but I'm not surprised. I'm not making excuses or justifying it, but hasn't the price gone up on most things?

In comparison, if my family of 4 go see the Minecraft movie this weekend, we'll spend 70+ for a 2 hour experience. At $80, if we were to put 80 hours into the game, it provides significant entertainment value even at the elevated price. I try to put a value on entertainment. I also understand that the system and additional controllers, as well as the online subscription also cost money. For that reason, I'm fairly confident that for the first time since the Gamecube (I went with the dreamcast that generation and later purchased the GC and PS2), I won't be purchasing a Nintendo system on day one.

This looks really cool. I'd be concerned about what the Nintendo one has that this one doesn't.

Overall, the camera is a really cool feature if you have friends/family members who also have it and buy into it. It could be really cool. But my gut instinct is that this won't be heavily used in future games and the user base will be small, so the use of this device will eventually just be gathering dust. I hope I'm wrong. I also think it should be included with the Switch 2 at the price that they are selling it for.

I think it looks amazing. It's the system seller for me at this point. I'm not sold on Kart's open world yet, and technically I could just play MP4 on my current Switch. But this new DK game looks awesome, and the trailer made me hyped to play it someday.

So we're getting Mario Horizon? I really want to play this game but I'm not 100% sold on it either.

When I first watched the trailer for MK8, I knew instantly that it was going to be awesome and that I was going to buy it day one. I'm not sure about this one.....yet.

I'm also trying to stay open minded too. Let's see what the details are at the MK direct.

I gave it a 7/10. The system and it's new features look cool. The gameshare feature looks promising, the new social tools look nice if they actually get used, I really want to play Mario Kart World and the new DK game, the release date is very soon!, and third party titles look great.

I gave it less points because the presentation glitched at one point, the price (it wasn't even in the presentation) was higher than I would like it, the camera is sold separately, the tech demo game is not included, and there was a lot of emphasis on having to re-purchase games and/or re-releases.

If the camera and tech demo game were included at $400, I would be less critical of the price being higher.

This could be cool. It should be included at the price they're selling this for and because they're making the "C" button a big highlight of the new system. But what will actually happen is that this will be overpriced so the userbase will be small and this social side that they put a lot of focus on during the direct will see less support than it deserves.

wasn't there already something like this for the Switch and Club House Games? I'm very certain that we own one copy, then downloaded a free app that allowed us to play locally on the other 2 systems with one card. Called Guest or something??

I love this feature. It shouldn't be on "select", it should be on all games.

I never played the original, but we're getting a new Mario Kart so even if I pickup the Switch 2, I'd most likely pass on a second racing game.....or is this not a racing game?

This portion of the direct was insulting. This had a negative effect on me. It seems ridiculous to sell this tech demo which is a digital tour of the system you just shelled out $400+ to buy.....Nintendo screwed this one up.

They probably priced me out for day 1 purchase. It's not terrible, I can afford it, but ultimately I'm not sure I can justify the purchase at that price tag. I'm sure at some point I'll pick it up, most likely not in June though.

This game looks bananas!!!!! I never expected this. In my opinion, it's the highlight of the direct.

I'm seeing it. I've been looking forward to it for a while.

My youngest son was the only one in my household to play Minecraft. He still plays it occasionally when he has time. I've been wanting to go with him.....he came to me the other day and said he and his friends are going....

He's been in so many great films. Willow, Heat, Top Gun, and Tombstone are my personal favs. I thought they an great job getting him into the second Top Gun.

This isn't a bad idea. I would think there would be a ton of possibilities and options this feature could be used for.

It's also possible that the "C" button has multiple functions.

I guess we'll find out soon enough!

The Goldman game looks really cool.

I'll probably play MP4. I played the previous 3 and enjoyed them all. It'll depend on some other factors this time around.

I've just recently played TMNT. It's good but I'm not sure how many more times I'll play it. It was good for a weekend. It did capture that 90's arcade beat 'em up vibe.

As a huge fan of X-men Arcade back in the 90's, I'm interested. I also sort of wish this game had some other marvel characters or just X-men but that's me being picky.

This will be released on both Switch and Switch 2, and it will be released on launch day for Switch 2. That's why we didn't get a date yet.

I'm certain this will be a major feature they want on Switch 2 day one. This should have been day one on Switch. Seems to be pointless to roll this out on Switch now, but I'm sure it's part of their plan with integration to the new system.

I personally have no desire for this app and I feel it's a bit goofy.

But I'm also hoping I'm wrong.

I think they make great points. The fact that sooooo many people are getting triggered over 2 people talking about their opinions is crazy since most of these same people are also discussing their opinions.

Just to be clear, they're not saying the game isn't going to be great, they're saying that they don't think it will sell as well as 8.

I personally think that this series will always be a "must own" for most Nintendo system owners. But I will be shocked if it hits the numbers that 8 did. I just don't think the Switch 2 will sell as well as the Switch did so there will be a smaller amount of potential buyers.

I could be completely wrong, but I believe there's a ton of recourses that go into RPGish games, and they tend to not sell as well as other genres.

I personally love them, but they take me forever, so it usually means I'm not buying or playing them all.

I hope it does well. I respect that they're going for it!

I read the title very quickly and thought it read, "Multiplayer added".

For me it's a bit complex. On one side I feel that the mechanics of collecting pets can't and shouldn't be controlled by one developer. Could you imagine if this worked like this for other games? There would be only one 1st person shooter. Only one JRPG. Only one platformer. On the other side, the designs clearly look like Pokemon. Come On! If they would have just had a different style for them, we wouldn't even be talking about this, but that's what they were going for! They wanted this. No publicity is bad publicity.

I'll be honest, I grow bored playing any of the Niantic games. When I first discovered their game Ingress (Before Pokemon Go) I at first thought it was unique and fresh. I dove into the game, spending hours walking, driving, checking into the game; in what amounted to lots and lots of wasted time. Ultimately it just felt like a chore.

As for Pokemon Go, my first impression was "this is Ingress re-skinned in Pokemon" and I was fairly close on that assessment.

I'm actually on board with this idea. I feel like this could be one of the Nintendo games that could actually be adapted to film. Now will this happen? Probably not. Would it gather enough support and would enough people pay to watch it? Probably not. Would I? Yes!

I would prefer it to not be animated or live action. Just do it with the puppet or stop animation. I always loved those original puppet characters from the SNES title.

I'm finally playing the game now that it's on Xbox Gamepass.

I do find it crazy that so many people don't like or understand the game over on PureXbox. Blows my mind! I know it's maybe not for everyone, but the thought process that it's just video poker is insane.

This game is fantastic. I think I've finished a run only twice in a two week span. I keep wanting to play it more and more.

It's a great deal for a an awesome system and very fun game, for those who are very late to the party!

I've been playing MTG since the mid 90's, with a few breaks here and there. These days I still pick a box up to draft but I'm mostly playing on Arena casually. They release waaaaaay too many sets these days and it's tough to keep up with that pace IMO. While these are cool, I'll probably skip. I skipped the Fallout decks and those are some of my favorite games.

Looks great. I have high hopes for this one.

Dave the Diver is terrific! I'm still playing it.

This looks great. I'm interested.

Go Gunnar Henderson!!!

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You make the magic happen, the magic of Orioles’ Baseball!

When the game is close, and the O’s are hot
There’s a thundering roar from 34 to give it all they’ve got
And you never know who’s gonna hear the call
Every game there’s a different star
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You make the magic happen, the magic of Orioles’ Baseball!

@Zeebor15 Continue to judge people you don't know, it makes you sound intelligent.

@Zeebor15 Snarf! "Just look at Word"

....but ya' did say Xbox. Maybe you're the one focusing on the wrong thing????

@Zeebor15 Yep! They cut some cartoons to hit that 6 billion!

I'm not arguing their business ethics. I'm arguing that they make money, lots of money.

Just to circle back, I was comparing what Xbox wants to do with their Game Pass to what Netflix has done for streaming media.

If any argument is dragged out and tired, it's the console war argument. Who cares who's 1st, 2nd, or 3rd?

Also, I wouldn't call what Xbox has done a monopoly. I would say the company has definitely made some big purchases, it's not even close to cornering the market.

@Zeebor15 They made like 6 billion in profits last year, despite delisting some cartoons........

Just because a corporation makes cuts, doesn't mean they're not making a profit.

@Zeebor15 I think the dumbest thing said today is that Netflix doesn't make a profit.

@Zeebor15 I don't think it's a "third place" thing with Xbox. I think their strategy has changed. They see the long term writing on wall and are trying to build that before the other two realize it too. I believe they're more interested in becoming the Netflix of gaming.

Anyone of us could have speculated and made this prediction.

The gift that keeps on giving! I'm still playing this, and now I'm pumped to see what this DLC brings.

I enjoyed that video! Very well done. The Sonic movies aren't anything special, but I've enjoyed the first 2; and I'm looking forward to the third.