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@Anti-Matter
This is a nice cover art. I pre-ordered the physical edition from Best Buy for my son, but he said he had eshop funds and wanted it digital to be able to access easily it all the time. So we cancelled the physical and pre-ordered digital

@Friendly
I agree about making a series of collectible Switch Lite and 10th anniversay models in the next year, for the fans, to pass 160 million. If they did one like that for Mario, Luigi, Pokemon, Splatoon, Fire Emblem, Monster Hunter, etc, they could probably boost sales through end of 2027 holiday season.
Does anyone know how many of the Zelda and Animal Crossing Switch Lites sold? I was seriously tempted to get the Zelda one, if I had not recently bought a 2nd household OLED TOTK edition.

I’d like to see Zelda game in the Super Mario RPG style.

In regards to the GKC comments, to me the larger travesty, if you care about physical editions, is the cover art. The Switch 2 versions are systematically worse than the Switch 1 counterparts.
If this website did a Box Art Brawl years from now for the Switch 1 vs 2 it would be no contest.

@1UP_MARIO
Maybe Bluey needs DLC or a Switxh 2 edition to boost sales. Or add it to Fortnite.

@axelhander
This is great. I think we will have a better chance voting with our wallets because at least where I live, the politicians are either too enthralled with or have no clue about technology. Corporations have a seat at the table that the common person does not.

@axelhander
What is your solution to the tech bros?

@axelhander
I’m grateful for your optimism if I can call it that.

Fire Emblem is day 1 collectors edition. A few others can be after a sale in 6 to 18 months. Maybe we pick up Tennis.

Am I like the only person on the Internet who equally liked the last two Fire Emblem games but for different reasons?

I’m wondering, what is the male to female ratio of purchasers of this game and also complainers of this issue.

I do think that for a country that is large, the amount of physical sales is relatively low, especially if you look at how many consoles sold this week. What are they playing on their new consoles? is there any data on weekly software sales in total not just the top 10?

Sometimes I’m glad I’m over 50, so I won’t have to live through this hellscape quite as long; but I feel bad for my children.

Per son “I literally saved 80 dollars on my eshp funds for this very moment.”
(Pre-ordered)

Still way cheaper than the 3DS current prices

It better be 60 FPS and hoping to "git gud" to defeat everyone ?

So now, instead of putting the games on the cartridge, they’re making them downloadable and then selling us an overpriced external storage?

Seeing that my son age 16 wanted to buy this I actually don’t mind the censorship that much, and it also might add to the levity.

@EarthboundBenjy
That’s one way to look at it. I see this whole experiment as adding value to NSO. And given that Virtual Boy failed spectacularly once before, I can understand why Nintendo is being cautious with this relaunch. The bigger complaint is the ridiculously priced plastic that you need to purchase to then play games that you can only rent.

@hendie100
You could probably get a good deal selling a sealed copy, and if you really miss the game try a used disc only. I suggest watching some footage online to make sure it suits your preference.
I'm curious how you kept a sealed copy for so long that takes discipline.

I picked it up a couple of years ago, but resold it. I can't go back to older games when there are so many newer ones with modern conveniences. Wii games have not aged well, in my opinion. They look so muddy, and have controller issues. The story is probably fine, but this is not James Joyce or William Faulkner, let's be real.

The 3DS version is very expensive right now. My son actually has told me several times he wants to pre-order this for his Switch 2. Therefore, it must have some kind of audience. Interested to know how they will price it.
I also feel like getting these out of the way will allow the next general direct have newer things. The previous direct spent a lot of time on non-gaming Mario stuff.

That's pretty good for a Switch 2 exclusive. It could crawl it's way higher in the ensuing years, and perhaps get a bump when to movie comes out. I have multiple of these games, but I only completed the main story on the first Fire Emblem. I got stuck in the Three Hopes, Persona, and other two Zeldas. Something about the map and traversal that makes my head spin.

@Whirlwound
Just wondering, once you actually get into the game, does the ire against GKC dissipate?

After retiring Hades 2 on Switch eshop, I restarted FF Tactics Remake (physical), and if I get some extra free time will continue working through Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GCN) on Wii.

One thing that is underappreciated, and I have not seen highlighted anywhere when you look at the Switch 2 being the best selling console launch of all time is that it is still directly competing with the original Switch, whereas other consoles such as PlayStation 4 and Switch 1 were not really competing with their predecessors to the same degree.

I actually think Nintendo should try to maintain their low power/portable market because that’s probably the last hold out in the 2030s when it becomes all streaming / all Internet.
You can’t stream in the middle of the forest.

@Joe11
I still get Game Informer in the mail!

@Joe11
The aggregate scores or meta scores should achieve the same effect and for something so subjective there’s only so much fine-tuning you can do. It’s not like making change at the cash register. How do you personally rate games that you have played? I’m not trying to start an argument. I’m just curious.

With is and other titles we see the diminishing returns of desktop level graphics over the past decade allowing for power efficient handheld to catch up. Compare this to a concurrent release from Game Boy Color vs Xbox circa 2001.

@Jeronan
Most of my portable play is on the go though, and the Portal is trapped in my home. I also haven't ever got through a gaming session on the Portal without network issues, and I have excellent mesh Wi-Fi. Lastly, on the PS5 I selected the Graphics/ 30 FPS mode anyway, because I'm not adversley affected by 30 FPS like some people are.
As such.... I double dipped.

@RecurringRob
GTA is an evergreen title once you’re old enough; just like Minecraft for the younger audience. This list is usually two or three dozen of these titles along with a handful of “flavor of the month” either new releases or heavily discounted older games. It’s actually kind of a boring list week after week.

This just seems like a backlog game to me, which is why I have not bought it.

Oddly enough when I watch film at 60 FPS it is too smooth, and I guess my eyes are more accustomed to the slower frame rate.
Even on PS5 I tend to pick graphics mode in the settings.

Hades 2 gets my vote

People tying this to stock market have to remember that is about profit/ loss, and if they have to spend more on RAM, they will lose money, even if they break sales records and have 90+ score on Metacritic. Shareholders != Gamers.

Maybe if they bundled it with Welcome Tour for $9.99 I'd bite. Since we are on the topic of underwhelming software...

There have been a large number of Star Trek games over the decades, and they are mostly forgettable.
The only one I can say to have actually liked was on Atari 5200 that I played at a friend's house.

@rallydefault
This is exactly what they are saying. Inflation has hit the gaming world.

I got the PlayStation 4 version for dirt cheap and I don’t see the point of this

I am actually looking forward to Xbox making somewhat of a comeback, although I despise Microsoft for a variety of reasons.

I'd like to finish Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes DE before going back to my midway save of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GC disc on Wii). I understand there is a way to carry over the save to Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Once I finish the latter, the only one I have yet to play is FE: Sacred Stones. I'm hoping to be all caught up on this series before the new one releases. I don't technically own a Switch 2, but my son says I can borrow his S2 for FE: Fortune's Weave (given that I paid for it).

@Mormel
Yes of course. GKC fits this weird hybrid that is hard to grasp. Digital gamers don't care. Physical collectors mostly care about the box on the shelf. When it comes to inserting the disc, I'm not sure what produces the negative psychological reaction to having to obtain the files via download. What ratio would not cause psychic harm? 90/10? 95/5? I don't believe anyone expects games that are "complete" on cartridge not to have updates later on, so it is never 100% on disc in modern games. You must have internet to have the complete experience.

Although I'm a bit disappointed, it was going to be a double dip from PS5, and maybe I shouldn't be doing that. Actually a triple dip because I'm almost certain to pick it up on Steam eventually, for the user interface and 4K.

Nintendo continues to drip feed it's fanbase with these minor updates.

When I got my first PC in 1988, the idea that I could copy my floppy disks to a hard drive, rather than run them from disk was a revelation. Now we have GKC, and it is a curse.

I like these subtle colors; would be good to see in person. That being said, we don't need another set of Joy Con because we have 5 pairs from our Switch 1 collection. I have to wait and see if there will be a limited edition Pro Controller 2 in 2026 (Fire Emblem would be fantastic).

@TripleJump
This is like my worst nightmare.

It’s hard to know what really happened since none of us were on the inside. It’s also possible that they unionized at the last month because they feared the closure was coming.

@Glassneedles
It was a sarcasm, because I don’t believe the people who boycott on the basis of game key cards have really thought this through what they are missing out on. If you follow their logical conclusion if you’re going to boycott the game because of the GKC situation, then you have no right to play the demo. Stand up for what you believe, or sit down.