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As it should have been all along. Though, the most cynical side of me can only imagine this is to incentivize buying digital so they can eventually justify ditching physical altogether since they undoubtedly make way more digitally without the logistics of physical getting in the way. I don’t believe for a second that this has anything to do with reflecting the costs involved with each distribution method.

@Megas75 Yeah it’s hard to find in general. Not available for delivery until “April 4th-20th” on Amazon

No Bluey. 😟

@Metazoxan …not really a surprise since football is massive over here and it’s been getting steep price cuts lately 🤷‍♂️

@PharoneTheGnome Who says it’s a failed system?

@BigRed40 Hopefully they make it possible to be docked this time. It’d be a much more compelling choice if they can manage to cut the price down significantly while offering the option to buy a dock/controller bundle later down the road to make it fully featured.

Don’t want to hear that it doesn’t have any games. Sequel to one of the best selling games of the last decade in Mario Kart World, a GOTY-contender 3D DK game, Pokopia which is by all accounts the best Pokémon game in years. A few nice ancillary games from big franchises like Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors and excellent third party ports including flavor of the month stuff like Resi 9, on top of all the Switch 2 editions and the usual steady stream of indie games. The thing’s not even been out for a year and it nearly has more critically acclaimed exclusives than the PS5 does.

Really I think it just comes down to the fact that it is very expensive and when everything else costs so much nowadays it’s not an easy sell. They’ve probably got most of the die hard Nintendo fans to buy into it but the real challenge is getting everybody else on board and that includes kids- £430+ is a lot of money to spend on a console for kids. A Switch 2 lite sooner rather than later would be a good decision.

If you can get the Generations pack that’s a great place to start. 7 and 8 are two great examples of the two extremes of the series- pure survival horror in 7 and much more action focus in 8. Only just started 9 but I can’t imagine full knowledge of the story will be necessary to enjoy it.

These are all terrible. Surprised the EU one is crap too considering the box arts for the PAL versions of 0/Remake/2 and 4 are all brilliant (the one for Nemesis was OK).

Resident Evil 8. Right at the end I think. Nice contrast to the pure horror of 7- though I think that one part (IYKYK) was worse than anything in that game. Horrible.

I never thought I’d use it but it’s actually turned into one of my favourite features. Been watching a friend play RE9 through it recently and it’s been a good laugh.

Also I have to say the sound quality is amazing for how far away you can be from the console when it’s docked, you don’t have to shout or anything and it picks you up like you’re next to it. The way it filters out unwanted noise is ace too, plus the fact you don’t have to mess around with a headset to chat makes it way more convenient. I just wish you could chat with random people, a bit ridiculous that it’s marketed as a key feature but you can only really use it with friends.

@NintendoByNature Not too surprising to be fair considering how acclaimed Resi 4 was and the fact it released for 2 platforms on day one (plus a PC version not long after). Whether it deserves to be so high up is another question but I love it for what it is 😅

Awesome update and completely unexpected. Does it prompt you what mode you want to play in when you choose a Switch 1 game or is it something you have to go into the settings for? Not a big deal either way but would be nice to get the option for the games that don’t play nice with the mode.

@SBandy1 Yep. If anything not buying them just sends the message that Switch 2 owners don’t want the games themselves, and if you choose the only other alternative to play them by buying it from the eShop then you’re just telling them you don’t want physical at all. Sucks but if you want these games you need to pick your poison and for physical collectors GKC is the much lesser evil since you’re still getting most of the benefits of a physical cart.

@neo9eo Pretty sure you can screen record while in Game Chat? It’s just that it only records your own screen and doesn’t include chat audio. I remember recording something because somebody said something funny but was gutted that it wasn’t in the video

Pushed myself out of my comfort zone to play Resi 7 on Switch 2 this week. Not good with horror games but I finished it- easily the most terrifying game I’ve ever played and I loved it. Just started 8 and it’s a nice change of pace to start out in a more open area and not feel so much dread just walking around, though I’ve heard it still has its moments 😅

@GrailUK I think most people just don’t care. As for myself I was initially dead against them but have now accepted them as a better choice over digital alone since they still have most of the benefits of a physical card (being able to sell them/lend them out) and it’s an infinitely better alternative to code in a box which most publishers would be opting for if GKC wasn’t an option. Besides, if Nintendo maintains their current track record for keeping games downloadable (almost 20 years and counting for Wii) then it’ll be a very long time for GKCs to become useless and Switch 2 will have been easily hackable for ages by that point and you’ll just be able to load whatever games you want anyway.

Still though- haven’t paid more than £30 for
one yet and don’t intend to (did get the Resi pack but that worked out at £25 a game). Not paying a premium for something publishers are cheaping out on.

Easy 9 for me. Loved it.

@metaphysician Ideally have a team that goes through each game and decides what kind of visibility it deserves.

Like I said, I think anyone should be able to put their game on the eShop regardless of quality- one man’s trash is another’s treasure and all that. But it’s immediately obvious when a game is low effort and low quality. If a developer wants to put crap out there then that’s fine but it shouldn’t muddy the waters and make it hard for quality games to reach an audience. As it is the recent releases tab is constantly updated with so much garbage that it’s not even worth going to it which sucks because it should be a useful way of finding new games worthy of your time.

I have no problem with anyone making whatever games they want (obviously with exceptions that go without saying) but they shouldn’t be shown on recently released. Just show the games that are actually worth caring about and relegate the crap under a “show all new games” filter.

Not surprised to see the Generations Pack drop off given how hard it’s been to find over the past week. Think they’ve underestimated demand for it and in turn made Requiem less desirable on Switch; why spend £60/70 for the standalone game when you can get a collectors edition with 2 extra titles for £15/£20 more if you have the cash?

@Fizza Forgot it was even announced that long ago!

Really loved this. Surprisingly punishing though, I ended up putting the difficulty down to get through it. Hopefully the sequel makes it over!

@thenikdavies Key card if anything

Worth it for the physical pack even though they’re key cards but I wouldn’t pay this for digital only. Resi games don’t take that long to get discounted digitally.

@johnedwin No doubt it’s done best on those platforms but the scarcity of the Generations pack/it hitting number 3 in UK charts suggests it’s doing well on Switch 2. Gen pack is no. 2 on the eShop and Requiem is no.3 atm as well. Looking like it was worth Capcom’s effort to port it over.

@RiasGremory Even as key cards it’s a great deal when you split it up. £25 a game including the brand new one that’s £60 on its own is amazing. I’d rather proper cards but then again that would have made the pack a lot more expensive and I don’t think it would have done as well.

@JAGleics Same here! I wanted to get around to Requiem eventually but getting 7 and 8 for an extra £15 is no brainer, didn’t realise it was such a limited thing and by the time I found out it was gone everywhere. They’d probably do well to keep it around for a bit longer seeing how popular it seems to be!

@JAGleics Oh you legend! Just got one for Tuesday, won’t be around to take it before then 😔 Thanks for the heads up!

Been trying to get a hold of the Generations pack and it’s sold out everywhere I look (UK). Good sign for the game on Switch 2, bad for me 🤷‍♂️ Hopefully it gets a restock soon!

I’d love to get one of these because it’s been so long since I played it but the asking price is absurd for something that’s so easily playable by other means.

Also it really does wind me up that I’m paying for a subscription service with GBA games as a main selling point yet they decide to flog some of its defining games separately rather than include them with the sub. Glad to have the option of owning them, I think every game on it should be available to buy as well but at least put them on NSO too.

Would love to see what the platform split would be if they included the Generations pack as Requiem. Considering that Mario Kart World sales is probably including the bundle I imagine Generations would be the real number 2 as far as individual game sales go which is impressive considering it’s exclusive.

@Rob3008 Not useless as they can be lent out to other people and be sold on. I would prefer to have proper cartridges don’t get me wrong but while the eShop servers are still up they have obvious value and if Nintendo’s treatment of digital shopfronts is anything to go by it’ll be decades before they become useless. You can still redownload WiiWare/VC games to this day.

Gen 2 purely because of how I felt seeing them in a game shop when I was a kid. Had no idea new Pokemon games even existed at the time so seeing those shiny boxes at the time was exciting as hell, hard to get past the nostalgia of it

Honestly incredible how close the Switch 2 is. I would have never imagined it could be so competitive with PS5, I was expecting ports to be much more downgraded like Switch versions of PS4 games typically were. Hopefully Switch 2 is just included in plans for development of games from the off rather than as an afterthought and we see versions that hold their own throughout its lifespan.

@MagGnome It’s baffling! Why anyone would buy a Switch 2 expecting the best visuals is beyond me but even still the fact that it compares so favorably to PS5/Xbox in games like this and Star Wars Outlaws is mental. Way closer than the Switch was to PS4/Xbone. It should be impressive even to those who would rather play it in the best quality possible but here we are 🙄

Shocked they aren’t just releasing it as a separate eShop game for £50

@Vyacheslav333 What like Doom and Witcher 3 running at 576p handheld/dynamic 720p docked? Not that those ports weren’t impressive because they absolutely were but let’s not pretend that just getting them to run as well as they did wasn’t a massive undertaking.

And relying on DLSS isn’t developers having issues with Switch 2. It’s a core tool that allows them to get games running as well as they have been so far and for the vast majority of people the downsides of using it aren’t going to be apparent at all. Most people won’t even know it’s even a thing. Some artifacting and dithering hair is a fair price to pay to have games running at decently high resolutions and frame rates on a handheld.

I can’t believe this actually looks good. Happy to see it’s a 2027 game too and not being rushed out.

@Vyacheslav333 What difference does it make if the end result is good? And if you care that much about the game running at native resolution (and presumably you want it to be a high res) then why would you even bother with it on Switch 2 when there are better options for graphics?

Hope it sells well on Switch 2. Looks like they put a lot of effort into it and day one with other versions is great.

I’m eying up the generations pack to finally brave them but not for 80+ quid when you can get 7 and 8 on Steam together for about £10 and especially not for key cards. If it drops to £60 I’ll get it.

@Gen4Fan The only option!

NA/EU. I’ve always loved the classic Zelda boxes where it’s just a logo. Honestly wish they’d go back to it; it was like Nintendo saying you don’t need anything more than the name to get excited about it. Bold of them at the time and it’s a shame they stopped after Majora’s Mask (I think?)- they could still get away with it easily today.

@StarCollector Oh I’m not expecting it to ever get that cheap (or go on sale at all). I’m just saying that for what they’re offering I’d be happy to pay a tenner. It’s a very bare bones release besides Pokémon Home integration which means nothing to me and even if I did want to use it it wouldn’t be worth the premium. If there were any amount of meaningful quality of life improvements, online play etc. then sure, but I shudder to think how much they’d be charging if they actually did do the bare minimum to update these games. As it stands I can’t justify paying more than Silksong for a practically untouched GBA game.

I would have for £10, no chance for £16.

Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2. It’s really good and the port is top tier, well worth the £30 it’s going for atm

@nessisonett It’s especially bad when you consider that online would have been included if it were released on the GBA app.

For the record I think standalone releases for legacy games is a good thing but they should be simultaneously released for the subscription, have online and not cost close to £20 a pop.

No online is tragic.

I’m surprised this hasn’t been announced already. It was one of the third party games I thought would be a shoe in at the Switch 2 reveal Direct last year 🤷

Awesome, now do the same for the first game because that is the one that truly needs an upgrade. Looks abhorrent in handheld and looks even worse on Switch 2.

Mario/Luigi/Peach all look great when animated in the movies but Christ they look so off in promotional materials and especially the toys. These look so weird.

“The recent release of Console Archives Cool Boarders, for instance, very carefully notes that the game originally launched on "a 32-bit home console" in the official blurb. Nintendo putting its foot down, or Hamster not wanting to take any risks?“

I can’t imagine Nintendo themselves care about this stuff. If they don’t care about third parties making reference to them on Steam descriptions (“Based on the PlayStation®3 port of the original GameCube game” for Tales of Symphonia for example) then I can’t see why they’d be bothered about direct references on their own platform. Probably just Hamster avoiding it to be safe.

As for references in MGS4 I’d like to be pleasantly surprised but I’d bet they’ll just replace certain things to be more generic or just remove some things entirely.

@ParasolStars It really winds me up that code in a box is still a thing. Truly is a waste of plastic, GKCs aren’t ideal but are infinitely better than a code. Nintendo shouldn’t offer the option for code in a box any more; if a publisher wants a physical release then the baseline should be GKC.