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Still should be free but at least it's less than $10.

Not the best timing for this announcement. Yikes.

This sucks for many reasons. I prefer physical games but if digital is going to be cheaper than that's what I will get unless there is a sale price, which Nintendo rarely has.

Super Switch all the way. But Switch 2 is certainly better than an obscure name that confuses consumers.

Not sure how they are still allowed to partner with Nintendo after all the early info they released.

I wonder what they will charge for upgrading both games. Will they also release new physical versions?

Hopefully the pro controller works well. The GC controller will probably be hard to come by.

If Nintendo first party digital games start costing $15-$20 less than physical, I may be going digital only for most of them. It's so sad to say this.

Lame. Hopefully they reverse course and give it away free for paying for the hardware. Come on.

Sounds like a good deal with either bundle. I hope we get at least a couple days notice for the pre-order so I can plan ahead.

Awesome news. I wonder what this means for remasters of games like Wind Waker and Twilight Princess.

Really looking forward to Lunar and Run Factory.

So much Trails goodness this year. Hopefully when Trails in the Sky launches in fall we get a trailer for the other two in the trilogy, for 2026.

I still think that a pre-order being sold out is just plain stupid. So what? Let me pre-order for a future SW2 shipment. If people know they have a SW2 coming, less would buy from scalpers, I would hope. I'm not looking forward to stopping at the store every few days to check for a SW2, or constantly checking online stores.

Hoping for free upgrades and that most games run better by default. I know that's not like waving a magic wand, but hoping Nintendo devs planned for this eventuality. IDK about third party. Hoping any games coming out in 2025 will be optimized for SW2 out of the box if they need it: Lunar, Rune Factory Azuma, Trails in the Sky, Pokemon Z-A are high on my list.

@larryisaman Agreed. I'd take CG animation for sure. Anime would be a pipe dream globally.

Good to hear. Is this the first one to have a demo available on consoles?

Was hoping for a release date at the end, will be worth the wait. DQ Love!

It's nice to see some older Pokemons in the trailer, Totodile and Chikorita.

70 comments is a lot of traction for what isn't much of a story.

You're better off going to a mom and pop retro game store to buy and trade in games. These bigger companies don't know anything about retro.

@Jam777 Yeah, maybe downtown Chicago?

Those are some big name English VA. Hope we get a release date soon.

I go past one of these machines every time I'm getting groceries. Never thought someone would camp out for a restock. Good grief. That looks like it was inside a Target store, and I bet they are hiring. Maybe the scalper should get a real job. Hopefully the person interviewing him doesn't see this video though.

I don't know how this really all works, but I wonder if big retailers like Walmart and Amazon would have anything to say. They may be too rich to care one way or the other. Maybe they can afford to pay the added costs themselves.

Wish this was a standard practice. Kudos on this price drop.

People are still waiting for their Switch copies of Chained Echoes from First Press Games. That's a pretty popular and beloved RPG.

Probably will get rid of the SW1 at some point when it's not needed. But there are many unanswered questions. Will the SW2 play all my SW1 games? Will it work with the retro contollers like NES, SNES, etc?

The Direct can't get here soon enough. Hopefully Nintendo can keep any other details a secret until then, unlike the hardware reveal which was spoiled by some of their partners. Still not sure how that was allowed to happen.

Good to hear, hopefully the game is fun.

I wish all the 3rd party accessory makers had followed the same path instead of 3D printing SW2 consoles for everyone to see. Jeepers.

Yikes. Outside of the official news coming in April, I'm most interested in what Nintendo intends to do about all the leaks leading up to the hardware reveal. How many vendor contracts will be voided for those that leaked?

The LE is tempting. Might have to preorder it from Video Games Plus.

Love Sonic Racing. Stood out among spme new IPs that looks so similar.

one of a few highlights during the presentation for me. cannot wait.

This is just insane in 2025. And I cannot imagine Amazon being the reason behind this as they do pre-orders for tons of stuff. Just a dumb dumb move by the publishers. Change this plan.

Wonder what they plan to do with Trails in the Sky.

I'll feel better when we see an actual trailer. Right now who knows what will happen and when. Hope we get some more soon.

I wonder, is an actual prototype worth more than $100k? This is just a marketing prop.

This would be epic if true. Lots of love for this one out there.

I will buy physical as much as I can. Do these reports ever take into account the games with zero physical release?

The leaks for me ruined the surprise of the reveal. But good grief I cannot see how they would hurt the success of the console. It's just a hardware tease. April here we come.

We can only wonder how the reveal would have been seen differently without all those leaks. The fact some are from Nintendo partners just baffles me. Either way I am super hyped for April. Hope that doesn't get spoiled.

As someone in Midwest USA, guess I'll be waiting until they have store displays.

Just wait and see, all we can do. Hopefully most of the games people want will be fine. Maybe those that aren't on the list will be added with emulation. April here we come, come quick.

This looks so good. Hope it does well and has good performance on Switch, or Switch 2.

Super excited to get the physical version of Lunar when they are on preorder. Hope it does well. Now just waiting on release date for Trails in the Sky 1st.

An anime inspired life sim sounds like it could be interesting but this looks nothing like that. Just a rip off. Anime shouldn't be in the title.

Do these sales numbers account for boutique retailers like limited run? There are more digital / less physical games in general. Take that into account.

Great list of games. Can't wait for Rune Factory. I hope we get release dates for Trails in the Sky and the Lunar Collection soon.

A short wait for the Switch 2 details, release date and price.
Ports/remasters of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess.
A Nintendo Store in Chicago, I would travel the 2+ hours for some exclusive merch.
Games upgraded for Switch 2.