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The soundtrack now includes King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard … sold! And while I knew some of the tracks when the original(s) came out, there where plenty more to discover or even grow on me. Good thing they kept with the concept!

Have to try it on Switch 2, but Cocoon was already much improved performance wise on Switch 1 when I tried it again a few month after release. Stuttered quiet a lot when it came out but ran quite smoothly after the patch.

Since getting my Switch 2 on release day I only had to charge it once … can‘t see me wanting to replace that battery any time soon, or ever. Everthing else is top notch too and I never had any issues with S1 Joycons or ProCon1 either. As already stated above, repairability concerns are valid, but calling the controller piss poor is simply ragebait and objectively wrong. Furthermore, Nintendo seems to take care of repairs and mass produced cheapo controllers that quickly break and which you get en masse on the likes of Amazon are a much bigger issue. Since NES days I still have all of my original Nintendo controllers and they all still work.

Loved Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 on Gamecube back in the day, but … with DK Bananza coming next week it‘s nothing for me in this one. Maybe when there’s the inevitable sale further down the line.

Was good to have for day 1 purchases (especially higher priced ones like TOTK) or for rarely discounted titles … hopefully they come up with another scheme for Switch 2 when it's fully established.

This is the s*** that’s f****ing up the world right now.

@Orpheus79V Good thinking, probably true!

People already put down significant money for the hardware setup alone and tbh people expect discounts for 3rd party games pretty early on. With 1st party games discounts won‘t come anytime soon so you can buy right away without already feeling cheated in a month or two …

@SpontaneousOutburst "Baaa baaa little sheeple baaa" a dimwitted retort copied by dimwitted people from other dimwitted people trying to not appear dimwitted, but to magically appear as they are the ones in possession of the TRUTH, because they "checked their sources" and "did their own research". Has gotten pretty old pretty fast.

@GBA_Yoshi_92 Thanks, will have a look!

@GBA_Yoshi_92 Thanks, I see now! But anyways, the first arcade game was a play on the King Kong story and the second appears to be a fun reference/nod to the classic in a game made in the nineties. No reason for Nintendo not to build up something a little more substantial. But also, in most Nintendo games story elements and character constellations seem to be more of a setup for gameplay mechanics and only fans are the ones demanding they give it some cohesion (e.g. Zelda). Keeping it loose allows them for more creativity in their game designs I think.

Honest question, why does an age old arcade game with a rudimentary character setup have to figure into any lore or story framework?

@acgp The setting enables/feeds into one of the game‘s core gameplay mechanics punching trough/digging into the ground and going to deeper and deeper levels. Also makes for good and intriguing world building. If @Mana_Knight is right and it takes inspiration from Jule Vernes novel that only further makes this point. It‘s a classic for a reason. Unexlored/mysterious places help the imagination run wild and unrestricted.

They were head to head for me, but Bananza is definitely in the lead now. Fantastic direct today. Maybe Nintendo can pull something similar with a Prime 4 direct though. Love my Switch 2 and year one is shaping up to be phenomenal.

@KayFiOS Partly right, but Handheld PCs are not competing with Nintendo/Switch. Switch 2 in four days sold more than half of Steamdeck’s lifetime sales. But they wouldn’t anyways, they do not share the same player base.

I'm not interested in this feature. As I'm no completionist and not trying to milk a game for every drop of lore and secrets, I'm fine without it. The upgrade is fantastic though! Better frames, resolution and upgraded textures is all I need for theses games.

Happened to my OLED … But I have wisened up and Switch 2 got a screen protector 1st thing.

Not even tried it yet … we‘re having too much fun playing Grand Prix and especially Knock Out Tour!

Oh nice! I still want a FlipGrip for this machine, though. Please!

Already finished the first Cup … then spent my coins on a new vehicle instead of new tracks. 🤦 Starts out slow in comparison to Fast RMX, but so far so fun!

Sidenote: Nintendoeverything just put up a video comparing Mario Odyssey on SW1 and SW2 … and it looks gorgeous in 4K! They even write it runs at a stable 100 fps. Planned a replay for 2025 anyways … it’s so happening!

Tomorrow around noon! Can‘t wait!!! Happy gaming and launch day already for everyone in an earlier time zone!

@jkirchgessner07 Like a Planet Mario in the Oasis of Ready Player One! Oh I should reread the book again, it's been a while and it's like written comfort food to me …

On MKW: I stated elsewhere that I think the game design is quite genius, as you can go as narrow or as wide as you like. You can simply play it as good ol' Mario Kart – just with new tracks, modes, moves and transitions – or goof around, meet up, waste time in the open world. That should broaden it's already wide appeal even further.

Already created a custom list on Dekudeals called "Switch 2 transfer". A lot of these and the ones that receive upgrades are already on it as well as several 3rd parties and indies that should benefit from more horse power and improved Joycons. So much I want to try out on Switch2!

@Warioware You're right, it does read "Improve gameplay" which doesn't sound like fixed issues. And Mario Wonder came out when SW2 was already on the horizon. Maybe stuff was already baked in that just needs to be unlocked (4K support, 120fps – which SW2 should be easily capable of for this game)? At least one can dream and tomorrow come we'll know for certain. There will be a lot to try out. It's really exciting!

@Kisrah Thanks for the suggestion. Didn‘t actually think of the stick buttons … perfect!

After all I‘ve heard/read about it … absolutely, yes. Improved D-Pad alone (to quote SwitchUpYt: "the best of this [console] generation"), together with the programmable back buttons, ultra smooooooth analogue sticks, new HD rumble and headphone jack should be enough of an excuse for a second Pro Controller for my setup. Premium but not ridiculously premium like e.g. XBox Elite.

@Duncanballs Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!

Nice to hear! Already pre-ordered a while ago. Thought I treat myself to the whole package and figured this might be a nice introduction to my new favorite console.

Day after tomorrow!!!! Can‘t wait!
@Chlocean: MiB and UFO fits. Bit much of spoiler for me too. But I suppose there is still a ton of stuff not yet revealed.

@OwenGamer22 They just want to have you back … so thank you! 😉

@KociolekDoSyta I'm in the same boat. Love classic Ninja Gaiden – never played Shinobi – but much prefer this one over NG Ragebound from what I've seen so far. The new Shinobi will be instabuy, Ragebound still has to convince me. But as @Pillowpants states, we're eating well these days.

Had another pre-order with a local retail chain but canceled it when I got my official invite from Nintendo. Figured that would be much more reliable. Received a dispatch email yesterday. Hope everyone who wants one gets one though and rather sooner than later!

I would add, ambient tracks like 'Sky Islands‘ are just perfect for exploring in game – or long work sessions at the desk for that matter. Overall the focus on ambience during most of the game gives the orchestrated story segments that much more punch. It just does not make for a great OST to listen to on its own. Therefore my track recommendation. I listened to the soundtrack before and had to make playlists, one for ambience/deep work and one for Zelda OST listening sessions (I just love those, they always lift my spirits).

They have a Highlights option which reduces the track number to 83 and a four and a half hour play time. To reduce it even further: just take the first one and the last six tracks of these, maybe add in the sages‘ themes and you are golden. Epic tunes. Can‘t wait for my TotK replay on SW2!

Received mine today as well! Held off on restarting TotK, that will be my main single player game for the first month. But also extremely excited for SF6, MKW and Fast Fusion. Those games look fantastic. Also looking fortward to more announcements in June.

Happy SW2 launch day to you too!!!

@Duncanballs Absolutely! MKW, SF6, Welcome Tour, Fast Fusion and both Zeldas should tide me over till Bananza hits in July. Expensive but so worth it. The wait is almost over!

Am gonna try out Valfaris which I just bought on sale. Love me some 2D run n gun action. Apart from that some Ringfit in the evening and more of the Switch2 waiting game. Happy gaming and waiting!

@Mana_Knight Have fun watching Karate Kid! Seen it two days ago, good old school fun.

Should create a new custom list on DekuDeals with games/devs/publishers to avoid … but EA itself mostly creates what I would consider mass appeal garbage like Fifa anyways. They have some studios that do decent games (Hazelight), but I would rather see them go independent than give money to support EA.

Smart move, Nintendo! Can‘t understand what some are whining about … they just hold back a small update (probably taking a few seconds to download and install) and avoid further spoilers on the socials. Nobody can seriously tell me they will keep their S2 an island system. What are you, Secret Service?

@johnedwin Many 3rd party devs most certainly do not yet have access to Switch 2/dev kits, so I would suppose they literally had zero time to fix and resolve issues. Nintendo themselves have thousands over thousands of titles to check to identify issues … so best just relax, play new games and wait for all the other stuff to get sorted over time.

@jamesthemagi I would rather say that while you will still have performance improvements, it might not have all of the dramatic load time improvements. But this is just speculation, we‘ll have to see how it actually plays out. But it still stands, Switch 2 can read Switch 1 cards. The higher card speeds are mainly geared towards the vastly more demanding S2 games. S1 games should run more than fine though.

@N00BiSH Can believe, can‘t understand.

@jamesthemagi The cards will still work! They will just not benefit from the faster read speeds. But if you‘re happy with them on Switch1, you‘ll be happy with them on Switch 2.

Love the art style! Absolutely looking forward to it. Hopefully there will also be a dedicated Switch 2 version as this will certainly benefit from a little bit more power for higher res and smoother frames.

@OldGamer999 Maybe you should just sit the launch out and see if something reignites your excitement further down the line. Life’s too short for stuff you‘re only lukewarm about. Maybe something comes with Mario 40th anniversary and you jump back on … or not.

@OldGamer999 Sorry to hear it doesn't meet your expectations. I'm still pretty exited for it and think DK Bananza looks brilliant and a great substitute for a 3D Mario at launch. Not long ago many people on this site were pretty excited about the rumors of a new Nintendo console that was shown behind closed doors supposedly running BotW at 4K/60fps … and now it's actually (almost) here.

Sorry, you don't like it much. But tbh as it's a core feature of the game's overall aesthetic I can't see them offering an option to toggle it off.

@OldGamer999 If you value your consoles in Teraflops then yes, you should surrender your pre-order.