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@Spider-Kev pretty sure Jim Ryan quoted the higher number just before he retired. I’m sure it was entirely accurate and in no way to retain his legacy of having the highest selling console.

@Pillowpants yeah I cant see anyone buying a Switch for EoW on its own. Maybe there will be a small number of girls who having Zelda be playable will be a gateway into gaming for them. And the custom Lite will sell out to collectors if not new players I'm sure.

Voted NES, just hits the right nostalgia buttons for me (even though I never had one as a kid). They just look nicer than SNES or N64 to me as a collectible. I have a lot of love for the Game Boy(all iterations) too. the newer ones are just memory cards to me so wouldn't buy any of those without a box.

Would be happy for free content updates(paid seems a bit of a push all things considered) for those that have bought it.
Hopefully it gets the sales as would love to see other consoles getting a version.

@PikminMarioKirby I think it will still be a Zelda game for the most part. I think the dungeon from the promo where Link falls through the crack will be playable then the rest will be Zelda. A bit like the opening to TOTK but in reverse where Zelda vanishes.

Playing 3 on Steam Deck and can’t see why you wouldn’t get a version that runs ok on Switch.
It’s the only one I’ve played the remix and 358/2 days naming confuses me and I’ll never get through all of them so will play this and wait for 4!

@ozwally because they're cheap and make it quickly.
This is a pointless game when you had shredders revenge and the cowabunga collection already,

@FreasurePlanten I’m hoping there’s a bit of optimisation between now and launch. Demos are normally a few builds behind the current and there’s no set release date so could be it’s an early build.
Game looks lovely though otherwise.

Playing the demo now, is it me or does it look weirdly blurry?

@NinjaNicky that’s a good idea, particularly if it fits the existing dock.
I can’t see them deviating too far apart in terms of different devices. It doesnt seem very Nintendo.

Looks fun, but feel like their are a lot of these retro inspired racers(not necessarily top down).

@LEGEND_MARIOID its a pretty elegant solution imo. I would rather they make it so any USB-C dock was compatible though.

How convenient for Sony!

@GinMiguel depends on the back compat situation. But assuming Switch 2 is early 2025 and has back compat, more ports are a great way to fill out the last 6 months of this year.

I think DLC is the way to go, but I have no issue with an ultimate version with (both) games and DLC for the physical collectors.
Although I think they should go to a single version, other than tradition (AKA gouging money from die hards and completionists) there doesnt seem to be a reason too these days.
I would rather they put more effort into a working game.

I’m happy with varied levels of polish, but they need to look at fairer pricing. Paper Mario a rare game that is difficult to own legally, with a pretty hefty remaster it is I think fair enough to charge for. But Luigi’s Mansion 2 is a piss take charging £20 more than the original release.

I loved wonder and I like they have taken a new approach. I’d like them to create another unique 2D game though, same way the 3D games have a hook.

@Angelic_Lapras_King Nintendo and Game Freak are why, there’s no plushies to sell you tied to it so they won’t release it. Nothing to do with gambling whatsoever

Looks really good, would have been great for the Direct we just had!

Average, but it really depends what they announce next. If we aren’t getting a Switch 2 this year and there’s not some more first party announcements before then it will feel like going out with a bit of a whimper.

@Greatluigi Pentiment is great if 16th century ecclesiastical murder mysteries are your thing!

I enjoyed Grounded when I tried it, but I do prefer these persistent games on the Switch so may well retry it.

@Ryu_Niiyama it does light up it’s in the video.

@AstroTheGamosian maybe it’s just a case of expectation. A business update was never going to have blockbuster announcements, particularly as their hand was forced by leaks and a bit of internet hysteria.
It did what it needed to and calmed the rumour mill and pointed to exciting things coming up.

@AstroTheGamosian what were you expecting them to say out of interest that is more concrete?
4 games going multiplat(they mentioned partners announcing some of them snd the other consoles, so at least one is coming to switch)
Quelled rumours of Starfield/Indy going multi plat
Diablo dated for gamepass
New hardware coming this year
New games announced in June

That’s a lot of info for an adhoc event, but I do agree it did have a lot of management speak around it and the salient points could have been distilled into a tweet or press release.
But I think that might have been because they had to agree with Nintendo the messaging as they are the partner announcing at least one of them.

@SometimesGhost that wasn’t an announcement show, it was a “calm the f**k down internet” show.

But it does mean we are likely to get the rumoured partner direct fairly soon.

@UltimateOtaku91 the technical limitations are a poor excuse when you have things like the 2 Zelda games, Xenoblade 3, Witcher 3 and Hogwarts Legacy coming out.
The problem they have is their business model means they have to shovel out games to make money off of cards and plushies so can’t take the time to make a decent game.

If TPC made an open world pokemon game like this it would be huge.
edit- without the animal enslavement that is

Zelda 2 would be the ideal for a remake as its a bit of a forgotten game(compared to LoZ1, Awakening or LTTP).

@Darktower77 Yeah, only two all time classics this year. What are they doing over there?

RE would be my guess they’re on a pretty proficient run of RE games. Could be time for no.9, not sure if they could/would do a remake for 5 or 6

@sd7232 Retro Fighters did make something similar. Except it was a pack of Mini NES cartridges that you put Switch carts into. Completely pointless but brilliant all the same.

This thing looks great too, but it annoys me it seems that it is slightly smaller than a VHS.

@Olliemar28 but if they do that you want have to buy them all again! I am hopeful the rumours of it having a cartridge port are true and the same cart size!

@Axecon the name change is pretty well advertised(it was on the advertising screens at Premier League grounds for a lot of last season). It made news cycles too. And its not like it has a FIFA or anything else to compete with.

Indy or partner maybe, and a Pikmin one a bit later. Then hopefully more major announcements when they have their big in person event in September.

I didnt hate the idea of this until I read how bad the game playtested. A family game with mobile connectivity for multi player or multi screen options that is of the quality of wii sports would be fab. This is not that though, sadly

@Bolt_Strike I wasn't expecting one, I'd kind of assumed there event in September will be where any big announcements are made. Possibly with an indy or partner direct thrown in.

I dont really get these they look great and all, but why not have an actual playable Pac-Man cab?

I’d assume as Silksong is day one on gamepass it will be MS who gives an update(if it doesn’t come direct from the dev).

@VoidofLight yes if it had motion controls and HD rumble(which TotK is likely to utilise) I'd buy the compact joycons in a heartbeat

@Mrkittyhead it seems inevitable they will eventually release them on NSO just depends how quickly you want to play them!

@Uncle_Franklin that LttP one is superb. Thanks

@RupeeClock I missed the SNES ones what games did they have?

@TheBigBlue the N64 ones I got were Europe only I think.

@Jacket_p DS are still really easy to pick up and other than a select few games aren’t too expensive yet.

I'd love to see more Zelda and Ganondorf and more Link variants.
Also the DK characters, they could even have a Diddy Kong Racing pack with tracks borrowed from there.

Never saw weapon degradation as an issue. In fact thought it added quite a lot to what the game was. It would be a shame to take it away.
What could be a good mechanism is the option to repair but have a point of no repair so if you let it fully break it’s gone.

@sanderev A tablet the same size as my phone at that. A Kishi would do the same thing paired with a phone and that potentially has data too.

Have I missed something or is it just a generic android device with a Kishi attached?

Cant complain at a free update, even if it sounds like the WC will be over before this comes out!

@Sisilly_G it looks extra stingy next to the Atari 50 that came out less than a week ago!