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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (19th July)

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This weekend is all about:
-Sunderfolk with the mrs. We’ve been loving this game, doing the whole game in coop with two characters each. Highly recommended for anyone looking to scratch that tabletop fantasy rpg itch.
-MKW. Half way through 3 starring every gp in mirror mode. Trying to do one or two a day so I don’t get too frustrated.
-Splatoon 3. Just bought this and slowly but surely going through the story mode.
-MK Wonder. Slowly but surely going through the second world.

I’ve put my 200 hour effort on P5R on hold for now despite being on the precipice of the very end of the game as I’m just in a Nintendo mood rn.

Also, Bananaza will be happening but me and my wife will do it in coop together in a couple of weeks when we are on holiday!

Happy gaming all! X

Re: Review: Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch 2) - Absolutely Smashing, But Can It Beat Mario Odyssey?

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Excited to try this! And I will once I’m done with splatoon 3 story mode and PS5R.

So nice to have a meaty first party one player experience to dive into on my switch 2.

I did wanna dive into fantasy life sw2 upgrade too, so might not be day one on DKB but will defo pick it up over Summer (physical of course!). Pleased to see it got great reviews and looking forward to feeling that same delight as the first time I played Odyssey. Enjoy all!

Re: Poll: How Many Hours Have You Spent In Mario Kart World So Far?

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@Lizuka a 4/10? Come on dude…. I agree with your gripes about it and I get that opinions are subjective but this is not a 4/10 surely… it’s a quality game that failed to hit what should have been a 10/10 mark expectation imo

Edit: just saw your response to a similar question. Ok fair enough. Maybe you should just use everyone else’s scale lol?

Re: Review: Mario Kart World (Switch 2) - The Perfect Introduction To A New Console Generation

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@BlaizeV your thoughts sum up exactly how I feel. I love Mario kart and I’m enjoying this game but I just can’t help but feel it’s not lived up to my expectations from a one player/ open world experience specifically. I hope they rectify that in the future, but for what the game costs out the gate it’s frustrating that this will likely be locked behind a paywall or the Nintendo sub.

Regardless, enjoying it and will continue to.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (31st May)

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@Grim hey man. As a man that is desperately trying to wrap up P5R before switch 2 hits (I have been playing it since 2020 on and off and am half way through the final palace, pray for me) for the most part the pattern is you can blitz through the palaces in one session and send the calling card and then you return on a second session to fight the boss.

It is a fantastic game, one of the best I’ve ever played, but the royal content has almost killed me lol. its a staggering amount of content and story, I’m 185 hours in!

Apart from that I’m playing link to the past on my GBA, just cleared the first dungeon. Delightful game which has much more in common lore wise with BOTW/ TOTK than I was expecting

Happy gaming ninfriendo fam xx

Re: Poll: With One Week To Go, What Are Your Switch 2 Launch-Day Plans?

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NEVER ENOUGH QUESTIONS NL!

Cannot wait.

Picking up from my local Currys during lunch break and then immediately taking it on the road with me to Cornwall for my 2nd cousins wedding. I don’t have much time to play it but all good, I’ll get a few hours in and then go hard the weekend after!

We’re almost there guys, see you in MKW 🚗💨

Re: Zelda: BOTW Switch 2 Edition Won't Include The DLC, Nintendo Confirms

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@garfreek I’m totally with you.

Was on board with the console price, expensive but reasonable. Everything is going up in price and imo we’ve had it sweet in the game industry for a long time.

Same logic applies to MKW, I will be sinking so much time into it and feels it’s justified but pricey.

But this? Can’t defend it. Another example - Kirby and the forgotten land and its DLC. How on EARTH is the switch 2 version priced at what it is? It’s already a short experience with a paper thin DLC on top they’ve added to try and justify shifting an old switch 1 game at a ridiculous price. Slightly different nuance than this BOTW chat, but what I’m saying is I hate the variable pricing model of the switch 2 editions by and large. It’s really let me down and clearly isn’t fair.

Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Priced At $449.99 For The Base Console

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@CutchuSlow I get what you're saying but you're presenting it as black and white when it isn't. I own a PS5 and I love it, but it does not have the nintendo first party exclusives that I value much more on the whole than PS5 exclusives, plus the portability factor and the performance options on offer are really quite strong (120 FPS and 1080 or 4K and 60 FPS) which is battling with the much more expensive ROG ally without any exclusives. There is then the portability factor which is a huge thing for people - to unlock that on the PS5 you're paying for an expensive peripheral (PS Portal) which takes you well over that price. And yes I get that PS5 graphics etc are better than what the switch 2 has on offer, but the experience of portability is FAR inferior and unreliable compared to a straight up portable console. I feel this very much right now as I'm on holiday in portugal and it's touch or go just to log in to my PS5 to get playing.

This isn't meant to be a counterpoint argument to what you are saying, again I really, really do understand your point and can identify with it, but at the price point presented in the direct (for UK, where I'm from) for what you are getting, there is so much more to it than going like for like with the base PS5, imho. I think subjectively it is a reasonable price based on my tastes and expectations. I hope you have a great time on the switch 2 whenever you grab it if you end up getting one

Re: 'Mario Kart World' Looks Absolutely Awesome In Debut Switch 2 Trailer

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@Fizza I feel exactly the same. it's not a game I ever find myself immersed in and thinking about e.g. at work when I'm hooked on a game and can't get enough. However, the 'forza horizon x diddy kong racing' open world/ adventure mode vibe + the fact you can customise your character allows for there to be deeper layers that I feel will unlock that in me.

Day 1 just for MK which I didn't think I'd say. Roll on the MK direct to learn more!

Re: Digital Foundry Digs Into Switch 2's 4K Upscaling Potential As Patents Inspire More Speculation

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@AussieMcBucket I totally get what you are saying but remember this didn’t happen in a vacuum; they know that we all know about the leaks. The announcement reeked of them making a single cutdown video to get something out as a simple, quick way of closing the lid on the basic news they have a new console and “owning it” (or attempting to) knowing full well how accurate the leaks were. I don’t think we would have seen an announcement until the end of q1 otherwise. It’s painful I know as its a long wait til April but it’s clear they are holding so much back and only got that very basic info out when they did as a knee jerk reaction to their hand being forced. They know we will speculate (likely correctly) cos they know how accurate the leaks were.

Also everyone is complaining about them taking too long (again which I get) but there is the argument they are struggling to get the parts they need at the right price so that they can release the console at a fair Nintendo-y price rather than a higher price and launch it sooner (which they are in no rush to do as the switch is absolutely killing it this gen for them).

Roll on April! It’s going to be great. Promise.

Re: Celeste Dev Makes "Difficult Decision" To Cancel New Game Earthblade

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@rvcolem1 exactly this. I completely agree. Getting so annoyed at people getting mad when they don’t understand that everyone (even this site… shock horror!) needs to make money and need to gravitate to what will get views and clicks and (shock horror again!) might actually be what the collective care about more on balance than this story, albeit I’m sad that this has happened. I’m not advocating click bait articles but in the same breath to say this should have been covered more than the switch 2 leaks is just plain naive and in many ways neglectful too - classic case of damned if you do or damned if you don’t. I’ve been reading this site for 15 years plus and I’m just so sick of people asking what they think are cutting, clever questions when really they just have no understanding or perspective and are just playing to a very vocal minority, not what’s realistic or fair imho. Minority being the operative word in that sentence. I don’t usually get involved as much as this and lurk normally; happily reading the comments but I just felt so frustrated by this I had to comment. I love this community, despite the frustration I’m feeling this is born from a good place - I just think NL gets way too much heat unfairly for totally logical commercial decisions, with these complaints being a prime example.

Re: Celeste Dev Makes "Difficult Decision" To Cancel New Game Earthblade

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@squidduforeal your comment in my opinion is ridiculous, despite me understanding your frustration. This is sad news for sure but it’s beyond unrealistic to assume they wouldn’t cover leaks of the next gen console from Nintendo more than this lol. Like come on. People would be going crazy if they didn’t despite the very small, vocal user base of the commenters that can get mad about the leaks. You need to get a grip dude

Re: 'Nintendo Music' Is A New Mobile App Exclusive To Switch Online Members

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@NielsNL do you honestly not think they would have considered this before going through all of the effort of making a dedicated app? They are essentially the only video game company in the industry who has their pricing model figured out in 2024 so it would be a stretch to assume they hadn’t thought about this. They clearly weighed it up and think it’s better investing into and building their sub service. The streams don’t outweigh the value they can generate from the subs, which is a more strategic long term play for them. Whether you agree with that or not is fine but they clearly see value in that. More to the point, I work in the music industry. It is a terrible comparison comparing the major label and catalogue business models and how they make money from streaming apps (which rely on one artist going stratospheric and leaving the rest to die to make their dough because streams pay so pitifully) than to Nintendo and how they’d use the app, which would be fundamentally less valuable imo compared to driving more value into the sub. It’s fine to be frustrated if you wish they made that move for you personally, but you shouldn’t mix that up with it making strategic business sense and arguing with people about it when it’s clear you don’t really know what you’re talking about lol.