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@DashKappei I wasn't saying the review shouldn't mention the controls, I was just saying that the controls 'issue' doesn't warrant being highlighted in the title.

Can't help but feel referencing the controls in the article title is disproportionate to how significant it is - do we want to give good racing games a leg up on this platform or kick them down? But as it has been highlighted, it would be good to know whether the Wii U adapter for og GameCube controllers can be used for analogue control.

Am I the only that wouldn't be surprised if N dropped a " ... And oh look, there's a Nintendo Switch 2 edition too, with x, y, z exclusive features" in this TL Direct?

I know they announced it as a Switch 1 game, but c'mon ...

@Koda1000 It seems like you're trying to suggest that the way Google translate says it trumps the way that Yoshi says it in the games and in the movie.

Whatever the literal translation to audio may be, the way the character says it in the Nintendo of Japan-produced games, and now the NoJ-produced movie, seems rightly definitive to me.

I don't know anything about Japanese, but if you're telling me that a 'yo' (as in yo-yo) sound, when slightly tightened and blended with a 'sh' sound, still sounds exactly like yo as in yo-yo, then I think we've found the problem.

He says "Yosh-ee".

It's definitive.

No more of that Yoe-shee bull****, thank you very much.

Film looks beautiful. Kinda puts the games to shame a bit though, visually. N gon' have to up their game with the next Mario game to keep up.

@Pillowpants Reminds me - Final Fantasy VII was a multi-disc deal in the first place on PS1, of course.

@Nintendolife When NL reviewed this game it scored 6/10, not 7/10 as is stated in this article.

What's Seth Rogen got to do with this?

@Pillowpants Somehow ... 1992 found a way 😄

@Pillowpants Please don't take it personally. I wasn't blaming anyone. But, if I can't get it physically at a reasonable price, I'm not getting it digitally instead until it gets much cheaper. That's not rhetoric, that's me making and expressing my choice.

And two cards is not impossible, if 64gb is the one card max.

The article ends on "Will you be taking up this offer? Let us know in the comments"

Are we only allowed to answer that if the answer is 'Yes'?

How about we scan all three amiibo and it unlocks the upgrade?

While I like the luma addition, overall I don't think I liked Wonder enough to justify the upgrade.

You know, if all this was on a card, I could really be tempted but otherwise ... it's looking a little cac to me.

I can see me getting these. Been some while since I bought any amiibo, partly due to price hike, so will wait and see on prices.

Doesn't having 'Talking Flower' on the packaging give an expectation that the amiibo will talk? Hope there's a disclaimer somewhere.

@SillyG Versatility is the Switch's USP

Can confirm, my toilet seat is feeling a little more comfortable now.

Congratulations, Alana. Best wishes. Just watch out for some of those islanders, over time some of their sass can get real fruity ...

P.S. When it comes to family play with youngsters, Super Mario 3D World has got your back.

I will commit to buying every game on this list, if they get a full + complete release on a proper cartridge.

Mass Effect trilogy really has to happen. I've never got very far with ME1 due to the elevator loading time on PC way back when, and although I own the Xbox version of the trilogy, I ain't never gonna play it, let's be real. But it's a trilogy I must play, so Switch it must be.

I haven't watched the video, but I predict no change in terms of customer relations from what we've had over the past few years.

Just now realising how many Amazon and Google shares I could have had if I didn't buy Panini stickers and MASK toys with my birthday money as a kid or spent my student loan on crap like accommodation and food 😭😭😭

Luigi done dirty - almost looks shorter than Mario.

Kit should be happy. And if he's down, then I'm down.

But the game key card will be a stumbling block for me. I can wait.

Would still be nice to have the option to downgrade vfx in order to hit 60 fps for those that prefer it. Generally frame rate is not a make-or-break issue for me, but it's nice to be able to choose between trade-offs. I'll give the variable toggle a go whenever I get to it.

@Lynel_Richie

OLED ... Switch 2 ... Mini

@Kraven Is there something better in life than video games?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was in my Top 3 so, you know, I was like ... cool before it got cool again 😎

XCX was actually my Number 1 though, and I'd be going back into it to finish it were it not for that nagging feeling that it might get a Switch 2 update before long ...

Tetris 99 was in second place and only 2 hours behind, which is kind of unfathomable an idea for me a few years back, but when they started unlocking missed themes it gave me an incentive to go and earn a bunch of tickets so I'll have enough to insta-buy the three outstanding themes I missed if they ever get unlocked. I like Tetris for what it is, but I'd rarely choose to play it outside of Effect because I'm never going to be good enough to win a 99 - inside the top 10 is the best I can ever do, but I have enjoyed my time spent, so no regrets at all. Favourite theme so far? Probably Metroid Dread.

Animal Crossing was at Number 3, but I'm yet to really engage with Harv's island much (only designed one home there so far), so I've got loads to be getting on with still, even before my hotel opens up. And it's not as if my Island has ever reached any sort of presentable state either, despite my 400 hours since 2020. Will I ever make it worth visiting for others? Probably not, but it's still a nice place to be.

Didn't get round to prepping my Island in advance, so instead I'll be time travelling back to a few days since I last played, cos the cockroaches really piss me off. Really looking forward to 4k Granola 😍

How Victory Road didn't even get a physical release in Japan, IDK, but it sucks. Doubt it's sold particularly well anywhere outside of Japan at full price digital-only. Waiting for sub-£10 as per my usual digital policy.

Quite the boring return for me this year. 427 hours, and my top 3 were all 'old' games:

3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2. Tetris 99
1. Xenoblade Chronicles X

I was a bit unsure what to vote for as my favourite, because I've yet to put enough time into Donkey Kong Bananza and Metroid Prime 4, but I went with Mario Kart World cos I just love Mario Kart and this one has photo mode!

Gotta try to smash 500 hours in 2026. Who's with me?

Holy second mortgage, Batman!

Not sure I know how to process this ... I think this might be the first time I've ever sided with the overall winners. I've probably played less than half, or maybe even two-thirds or three-quarters, of all splatfests, and I tend to not play much Splatoon in between, so when I do get involved in a Splatfest, it's kinda special. And to actually be on the winning team ... I feel like I need to write a speech.

I even managed to definitely be on the winning side more often than not and win a x10, although this was probably more luck than skill because I was also third or fourth in the team rankings at the end of each match most of the time. But there were definitely at least a couple of matches where I came away thinking I'd made a difference (positively) so, damn it, I'm claiming this victory as mine! 😝

Getting nicely embedded in Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, but a side quest involving a mushroom has got me rather thirsty for a swig of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - I forget: has that game had a Switch 2 update?

I think there's also a Tetris99 maximus cup on this weekend for the impending Animal Crossing update, so I'll be nabbing that theme, and potentially clearing the cockroaches out of my house on Granola in preparation for 3.0!

Is there a Splatfest on as well? Sheeesh.

Peace, love and pixels to all (except for the M*G* scu*)

So no change to the inability to control the in-game clock speed.

That was the only thing I needed to be addressed. Why such stubbornness about this from the Ape dude? Just give us the option for those that want it.

I'm glad I've (hopefully) put my hardware collecting days behind me with Switch 1, because this 'barely different' variant would have gnawed away at me indefinitely if I didn't buy it.

Not any more though. I'm sooooo totally over that silliness. Gonna have to try harder with this player, Nintendo - I ain't no sucka no more!

They are quite fetching colours though. Anyone know of any deals going?

Tried Fallout 3 once. Never got out of the tedious bunker bit at the beginning. I just can't see Bethesda or whoever putting in the necessary care to these ports to get me to care enough to have another go. I'll see how 4 turns out and take it from there.

I'll likely still prefer steering with gyro and settling for Right-stick for analogue accelerator and brake, but if the GameCube adapter could be supported then that would be spiffing.

Not sure how many more times I'll have the strength to repeat this but ... For those troubled by the lack of analogue triggers, OPEN YOUR MINDS to using the R-Stick as an analogue accelerator-and-brake-in-one.

Not played much of this series. As a few others above, I've tried it, but didn't find it satisfying. Races seemed too short and bite-size. GRID was the far better option.

What I'd do for a Project Gotham revival though...

It's just beautiful to finally see the reality of those brilliant tango tariffs somewhat reflected in the US prices. Vote tango, y'all.

On a related note, I hadn't realised the UK prices were semi reasonable. I'm started to get tempted, particularly by the prospect raised by @KayFiOS of playing an up-res'd version of Breath of the Wild VR, 'cos I loved that on Switch with my LABO goggles.

The cover art certainly is a choice, I'll give it that.

@PixelTavern That is good news and bad news all at once.

Here I was telling myself I'd be all over importing that pillow, if only it weren't for the shipping costs, when really that was the last faint utterings of sensible me using shipping as an excuse to avoid the temptation.

However, knowing Nintendo UK, the shipping costs have probably been baked into their prices anyway, so would I actually be saving much?

I sense, if this only released on Switch 1, it would get more than an 8/10. Comparing it to the successor hardware version and scoring it down doesn't feel appropriate.

I'm just here for the list. I loves a list. Gimme a list a day and I'll be there for you. List me up, buttercup!

Gimme some insightful comments from people who have played more than me and know how to avoid sensationalist bull ... even better.

Just don't remake it. Please.

By all means celebrate a GOAT with a proficient remastering, or build off it with something new but, please, enough with the rehashing of old stuff - use your skills and resources to create something new to inspire the world, cos it kinda needs it right now.

@BenAV

Edit for the latecomers: This gif made more sense before BenAV edited their post from 'pru' to 'pry'.

Jedi Samus lookin' good 😍

This is one of those comparisons that doesn't seem that impactful on a phone screen, even at 1080p. Maybe I'll check it again later on the telly ...

Edit: So I did indeed check it later on the telly and was able to identify a bit more difference between the two. Probably the most notable thing was that the Switch 1 version tends to have unstable rendering of distant detail, so I saw plenty of flickering and movement along outlines in the background, with white reflections jigging about, whereas Switch 2 rendered those lines cleanly and clearly and the white reflections were not there.

Partner said they preferred the Switch 1 colouring though, and I could see their point.

How I would have lol'd if the quote in the title for this article was cut to just the first three words.

I've changed my mind.

All these years, all these iterations of Assassin's Creed, and the character still controls like a frustratingly stop-start ball of yank.

I think I'm done.

On 6th February 2019 I placed a pre-order for Metroid Prime 4 with Base.com for £39.85.

Since then, my payment card expired (thus killing my pre-order), Base changed name to Hit, Hit stopped trading, Hit came back to life, and today I placed a new pre-order with Currys for Metroid Prime 4 for £36.37 (I get a discount).

So ... suck on that Base, Hit, stupidly long video game announcement-to-release gaps, and inflation ... I win!

Will defo be up for trying this out some day. Physical release would have guaranteed it, but I'll play the waiting game.

As someone only very recently aboard the Switch 2 train, the biggest bummer with this partial BC arrangement, is that the dock is not Switch 1 compatible, and the power lead and HDMI lead are different too, so if I want to maintain optimal access and use of my Switch 1 library, I need both docks to be setup with their own cables. PITA.

I was loving the apparent freedom and drip feed of progession in Core Keeper but have taken a break from it because I've since found it seems to prevent key progression milestones until you've overcome certain boss-type creatures, and as I wasn't particularly minded to tackle those in whichever way the game expects but doesn't communicate, it suddenly felt quite repetitive.

I believe others who have progressed further with the game and love it, so I've not given up on it, and the first 10-15 hours were great, but maybe I need something like this Switch 2 upgrade news to inspire me to persevere.