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Not aware of any previous games that have done Avatar justice. Hopefully this one does, but I'm not sure I'm expecting it to.

Errr ... Mom, Dad, everybody ...

I DID IIIIITTTTTTTT!

I. AM. A MASTER! BUILDER!

That's right. After 8 long years, last night I ascended to the rank of Master Builder in LEGO Worlds.

Don't ask me when, but someday, I'm gonna build something special in that game. I really hope LEGO Worlds gets a follow-up someday, because what's there is pure fun and a fantastic sandbox, it just needs a bit more flexibility in the building (i.e., being able to rotate objects round the x-axis and set any angle of rotation), and a bit more by way of structured gameplay options.

I returned to LEGO Worlds to test it out in Switch 2 Boost Mode, and it does indeed clean up the image quite nicely. Resolution not quite sharp, but good enough. Pop-in is still what some would label 'hate inducing', but I'm used to it. Not expecting it, but a Switch 2 update for this would be very welcome, because this game could be beautiful and wondrous.

I'm now checking out Boost Mode in other games. Currently on Snake Pass, which I suck at, but its visuals are also improved (I think, it's been so long I cant reliably say). I managed to force myself to get all the tokens in the first level last night.

Next up could be Unravel Two, which I want to get my kids to try co-op, and I've not played in years.

Peace, love and pixels to all ✌🏼❤️🕹️

Edit: Just 100% the second stage of Snake Pass 🙋🏼‍♂️ Once you start getting a feel for the controls and what Noodle can and can't do, this game is really nice, and unique.

A Star Fox game and a Zelda remake? These rumour-mongers could do with evolving their creativity a bit.

We're gonna need a bigger boat

The gameplay looks interesting enough for a sale purchase, but I'll wait on reviews and word of mouth, based on the uncertainty surrounding the quality. Super Meat Boy is the kinda game where I enjoy the challenge ... for about 5 levels, and then it starts feeling like hard deja vu, so I've never played that much of it, but I am more drawn to the 3D style of this one.

A 'farm sim', you say?

I have the strangest feeling, like ... like I've lived this moment before, in another life or something.

A farm sim ... is that where you like, simulate being a farmer or some such? What a peculiar idea.

Well, I guess there's a first time for everything.

Might actually have to get this soon at this rate.

Switch 2 approaching one-seventh of the Switch in terms of lifetime sales. Keep going, li'l buddy 🤗

Now that's the sort of release price for a digital download that I can properly consider. Should help maintain a decent online population too.

@PtM All these Miyamoto-pandering things going on recently - wonder if he's about to make his own announcement ...

It's the sort of announcement where you just have to go, "Well, I'd rather find out through official routes than if some **** leaked it".

Time for a barrel roll, me thinks.

@Babybahamut Thank you for that, kind person.

For anyone else still wondering:

Tunneling Magnetoresistance 😉

I'm not sure I have any choice with this one. I saw a red car with gull wing doors. I am defenceless.

An elaboration on what a TMR joystick is and why I might care would be a +1 for accessibility / added value of this article 😘

This should be the only comment here until someone reliably answers it.

Edit: Just call me ol' Reliable 😉

Look, I'm not even making this **** up:

Yo! Meet my first islander, ya know?

He makes this stuff look guuud ...

Sure ... stock issues ... that's gotta be the reason.

😉

@progx Not quite right - I do buy games, but I don't buy Game Key Cards, not at launch prices anyway.

Recognising the baitiness of this unsubstantiated report ... The Switch 2, while obviously launched successfully, has never been far from dissenting voices. Price, of the console AND the games - higher than ideal. Game Key Cards - unpopular and overused (Pokopia). Games - Mario Kart World is great but is not enough of a leap from the 11 year old MK8 and has had a bumpy landing; Metroid Prime 4 was not the home run it needed to be; Donkey Kong Bananza is amazing yet simultaneously tiresome; Pokopia is a Game Key Card-only for non-download buyers.

That's too many drags for it to be a runaway success, particularly in these economic & political circumstances, and I've always felt a slowdown was likely, sooner rather than later.

Switch 2 could do with an unequivocal good news story or two. It's a great system though, and I'm not sorry I've got one.

I do wonder why Boost Mode was kept quiet though. Drip-feed? Poor planning?

"Well, actually ... we figured why stop at Pokopia and Tomodachi Life, so ... Yes, we're pleased to announce a new Animal Crossing now to derail sales of those other two life sims. Please understand."

I would just like it to max on exploration and finding Pokémon that like to hide in the environment. Sca/Vi is teeming with wild pokémon, but they're pretty much all just there, clearly visible and a lottle too easily found for my liking. Don't these punks like to hide? Yokai hide, let's have a few Pokémon that do the same, in some rich and varied vegetation, rock formations, trees and woodlands, clouds ... etc.

I'm with @Nintendolife and @Olliemar28

**** devs/publishers who can't get their **** in order for release. They need to know that if they put out ****, they'll get scored accordingly, and that the stench is gonna stick around.

What a waste of everyone's time it is to release junk and then gradually bring it up to scratch. They can do it if they want, but they don't deserve second chances from our favourite reviewers.

Is there any technical reason why this couldn't also have an N64 dongle so it can be used with both original and current hardware?

If I could get one that did both, well, then it would be a purchase, but I've not got much patience (or cupboard space) for niche use third-party controllers.

Literally only one answer. Why bother calling it a 'survey' when there's only one question and only one possible answer?

Still not played it but have a phys copy knocking about somewhere. Always sensed it might be the sort of game that Switch 1 could manage but, due to the lack of visual pop in graphics, would look a bit of a downgraded version. Presumably this upgrade will crisp up the visuals a bit (though maybe Boost Mode would do the same).

Chunky pixels indeed. Looks splendid. Why wouldn't you?

Though I do always get a bit sus when a game's title puns on the Souls name. Like ... if it's a good game, where's the confidence to give it its own identity rather than piggybacking on something else?

Me and my kids have clocked a chunk of hours in Monopoly (Switch edition - Game Night) recently and, other than the slight pause between NPC turns, it works well and is a great way to play the game (sleep mode, save files, not having to faff around with cash or houses getting knocked by dice/cats/dogs/siblings), so I'd happily pay a few quid to get this as DLC dor that, but I'm not sure I'll be paying much more for a whole separate version. Monopoly is quite a good game, and iconic, but how much does anyone want to be reminded that capitalism eventually pushes out everyone but one winner?

Nintendo need to keep bringing in new, young, customers and I can see, from the animation they released last year, why Pikmin would be used as a hook.

@Davestator I don't think the term 'Boomer shooter' is a reference to the baby boomer generation though.

Seems good enough to wishlist but, as Ive never seen more than about 5 minutes of the movie, I don't have the sort of connection to the IP that would force my hand at release. I'll see how the word-of-mouth and sale prices do at getting me involved.

Kinda nice to see a game like this release that isn't obsessing with multiplayer though.

Looks lovely, sounds lovely. I'm in. At some point.

@TopazLink Note to self: steer clear of the Chinese localisation, for now at least 😆

That list does sound a bit janky. Thanks for updating 👍🏼

@Sindayl No, you didn't. Your post refers to a previous update 😝

@TopazLink If you say that the updates break things and that this one is no exception, are you not tempted to add credibility to that by giving at least one example of what this update breaks?

@Divide_and_Wander Can't she just learn to say 'Mlem'?

@Nintendolife Thank you. I think I'm going to have to adopt 'Mlem' in my official stationery ❤️

❤️ Mlem ❤️

Imagine being a current gen powerhouse and getting outsold by a last-gen tablet 😹

Imagine if there'd been a physical copy available too - coulda done a double-milly!

@Dr_Corndog

@AmplifyMJ

😝

(Am I risking my account here?)

@AmplifyMJ I made the ungodly mistake of shortening the word 'Japanese' to its first three letters when trying to communicate that I should invest time in learning Japanese.

I did not know that a J, followed by an a, followed by a p, could be inappropriate. I guess I am a bit of a fossil by now though.

I did also post a gif of Jar Jar Binks saying "How wude". Is that inappropriate?

The only other thing I did was share that I very much enjoy DQ writing. Surely that was ok (?).

Jus' makin' up unwritten rules like the boss-san he is.

@foursider Would be devastated if there was only bubbles, but I'm 99.9% confident there's more. Glubbit is the bubble machine creature, but there's definitely other creatures involved, so they will logically have their own uses. Looks splendid.

In both this trailer and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer yesterday, we hear Yoshi saying its name and then shortly afterwards hear an American saying it wrong. These guys just love yanking my chain.

In a world short of Switch 2 physical releases, this could be my next Switch 2 game. Day 1. I'm glubbin' it.

Ditto. Game key cards, lack of proper physical, and digital price were all referred to in my survey response. Won't make any difference, but at least it will clog their AI for 0.000023 seconds.

Figuring Nintendo isnt sufficiently motivated to elevate the Switch 1 experience now that Switch 2 is up and running.

Not dealing with Switch 1 slop saves resources that they can spend on elevating the Switch 2 experience.

It's funny to me how for some a lesser framerate automatically renders a game lesser than with a higher framerate, regardless of ... you know ... gameplay improvements. Anywho ...

I'll defo be getting this. I've quite the Tales backlog but this is a very welcome addition to it, by the sounds of it.

@Nintendolife I really appreciated the editor's note and the provision of clear instructions about avoiding the next two paragraphs. Thank you 👍🏼

@DollyrotsFan1 There's a reason the prices are cheaper on Xbox - Microsoft is desperate to win over the market, so they've been accepting a loss for years while they try (terribly) to gain control.

Do you think the prices would stay lower if Xbox gained the majority of the market share?

Codename 'Project: Why even bother?' came a close second in the boardroom vote, apparently.