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@RiccyBobby @Truegamer79 That does a disservice to the art design here. Does it take some notes from previous designs? Most certainly. But it's by no means simply returning to any of his numerous previous designs.

DK's classic design had black eyebrows, pronounced nostrils, lacked the brow ridge, lacked the hair curl, featured a different tie, used different ear shapes, and tended towards a redder color than this DK.

@StewdaMegaManNerd GCN emulation is computationally expensive. There's a reason that 3D All-Stars is only partially emulated, and partially ported. The Switch just isn't powerful enough to consistently run GCN emulation at an acceptable (i.e. at least as good as the OG hardware) level. Sure some games are probably capable of being played on Switch 1. The Animal Crossing (an N64 port), the Sonic adventure games (dreamcast ports), and Melee (an incredibly well optimized game) can probably be played full speed. But you aren't getting Twilight Princess (at least in Hyrule Field), any of the Rogue Squadron games, any of the Prime games, or F-Zero GX running at full speed.

So yes, they could probably make a handful of the GCN titles playable on Switch 1, but a ton of them wouldn't be possible.

@AussieMcBucket Metroid II had an 8-10 year timeskip (Metroid I being her first solo mission, and Metroid II taking place when she was well established), so the Prime series takes advantage of that massive gap to play around in a time when they can have Metroids around freely prior to their extinction. Given that Metroid FF's secret ending seems to connect to the first trailer, it's nigh-guaranteed this game at least takes place after Federation Force, though theoretically it could be later than that.

@Lofoten No clue, but all enemy AIs use RNG for movements, especially goombas. But even the bosses aren't static. Though, a decent number can be cheesed to avoid dealing with that.

@PikminMarioKirby I'm guessing it's because we're getting megas for all of gens 2, 5, 6 starters. 1 and 3 already have megas. And if the next Legends is Alola (which also had Megas), they're probably saving Gen 7 starters for that game, while Gen 4 just had a bunch of push with BDSP / Legends Arceus.

So putting that all together, my guess for starter megas is:
Existing: 1, 3
Legends Z-A: 2, 5, 6
Legends Alola: 4, 7, 8 or 9.

Anyways, it's probably incorrect, but it was the crazy theory that the starters made me come up with.

@Tyranexx Its not that different from the OG show. Carmen often teamed up with the good guys against actual threats as that went on. Only difference is it's from her perspective.

@Wisestfool I mean, as someone who's had a Switch since launch, I'm pretty sure I could count the number of months that didn't have a major launch on 1 hand (and there were a number of months with multiple releases). I think most people reading this article are willing to just accept it as a fact that almost every month has a first party title or notable 3rd party exclusive (almost always published by Nintendo in the west) at this point.

In fact, as far as I recall, every month missing a game either had two titles in a month next to it (see Fire Emblem Warriors, launching on the last day of October when November had no releases), or had a 3DS game launch that month instead (or both), even through COVID. This month is the first month since launch to have nada.

@Not_Soos There's no way the majority of Switch 2 games will target 4k. Switch 1 had a ton of first party titles that didn't even hit a consistent 720p. I see Nintendo focusing on getting all their titles to a solid 1080p60, or even 1440p60 before considering 4k for flagship titles.

@Dark_Isatari So people know how much money to target saving up for it, I presume?

@Dazman Smash Ultimate, Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Odyssey, Pikmin 4, and Metroid Prime Remastered would all like to have a word with you about nice texture work combined with no stutter. ...Also, seriously, XCX is a slightly touched up Wii U game, how could the Switch not handle it? And MP4 doesn't look that different from Metroid Prime Remastered, which ran at a locked 900p with no frame drops.

Transformed is one of my all-time favorite racing games, please do right by it this time.

Dang, didn't realized it was timed, probably could have aimed for #1 if I hadn't stopped midway through. 24/24, I know my Majora's Mask stuff.

@Aerona The most explicit thing in the game is Madeline having a trans flag on her desk in one cutscene (apparently, I've never seen that one). Otherwise, it's just heavy subtext + the developer stating it outright.

@HolyGeez03 In handheld you'd use the touchscreen instead of the mouse, the couch is where you'd use the mouse features. Most people have a table nearby they could use it with.

@Teksette I'm not so sure on the selection thing... considering Aonuma basically came out and said it was his decision in order to get players to try using unusual echoes, I doubt it being in-house would have changed anything.

@Teksette What's wrong with Echoes? It played great.

@Cronodoug If you transferred Pokémon into Home at any time before deleting it then you're fine. Check the dex in the mobile version of Home, it'll tell you what you're missing.

@martynstuff I'm betting Shiny Mew is right, despite it having been available in the past. As for Legends Z-A, I'm betting on Hoopa, and Gen 10 having Victini (continuing the trend of main series games having Gen 5 since it got skipped in remakes) or Marshadow.

That'll cover most pre-Switch shiny locks besides Volcanion and Magearna... though they need to do something about all the legends + mythicals in Gen 8 DLC + Gen 9 being unavailable.

@RupeeClock Darkrai and Manaphy (and Phione) are both part of the Legends dex in Home.

@JohnnyMind It's so good! Astral Chain is very much it's own unique thing. The 'worst' thing about it is the combat system takes a bit to click, but once it does it's super fun.

@JohnnyMind Because, frankly, Dolphin isn't emulating a current-gen console. Yuzu was offering versions of the emulator that were compatible with unreleased games for money, as well as actively encouraging users to emulate games before release date. That's the real issue here. P sure that's what they're referring to about software.

I'll absolutely buy it if true, though I'm only about 40%/60% on that being the case.

@marck13 It all depends on what they're NDA said. With all the accessory manufacturers going for it at once, I'm wondering if their NDAs expired due to the system being delayed.

Looking forward to this!

@Clyde_Radcliffe Yes, but with a caveat. The power difference matters far less, as the system doesn't need to output 4k in portable mode since it has a 1080p screen. With most PS5 / XBSX games targetting such a high resolution, the difference in power will be far less of an issue for developers. Additionally, games are already having to keep the XBSS in mind when multiplatform, which is well below the XBSX and PS5 in power.

To put it in perspective, with the currently rumored specs, it's going to be somewhere between the PS4 Pro and the XBSS most likely.

@CriticalHit If these specs are correct, it would certainly surpass the Steam Deck in power. Whether it's 5nm or 8nm, it's still well beyond the Steam Deck, even before DLSS is taken into consideration.

@Bluelink45 DLSS isn't an upscale in the traditional sense. By letting an neural net handle the anti-aliasing of a cleaner, but aliased image, it can actually nearly match a native render. The thing that people haven't mentioned is that with DLSS, you get the best results by using 4K textures and rendering at 1080p, something that people have been conveniently avoiding mentioning since the article implies they're going to DLSS with 1080p textures.

Of course, each game designer can do what they want, and it's not like DLSS with 1080p textures doesn't still look significantly better than regular upscaling.

Generations was a lot of fun, but for all their jankiness I think I prefer Adventure 2 and Heroes as games to play. Though Advanced 1-3 / Rush 1+2 / Colors DS / Mania were all fantastic, I dunno why they don't have a new 2D game in development.

@Kilroy Nah, it's been fixed finally... though there are still rare random hangs when starting a mission.

@-wc- https://www.vgchartz.com/article/463165/switch-vs-ds-sales-comparison-october-2024/
https://www.vgchartz.com/article/463163/ps5-vs-switch-sales-comparison-october-2024/
Don't think I've seen a PS2 vs Switch chart, but here's the closest ones.

I've got a pretty high win rate with a Marowak EX + Machamp EX deck. Most of my opponents are Pikachu EX + Zapdos EX, and they're one of the easiest matchups? I can't imagine why they'd be top of the meta. Most of the time when I lose, it's to either a grass / psychic deck (due to weaknesses killing my consistency), a Dragonite deck, or a water deck that gets lucky with Misty flips (had someone get 6 water energy before I had a single turn once...)

@RetroGames I mean, in terms of raw power, the Switch is just above the PS3 / 360, so moving up to between PS4 and PS4 Pro (as rumoured) would be about a generation. That's definitely a bigger leap than the PS4 to Pro, especially effectively. I think the far more interesting part is the hardware decoding. The Switch is well known for horrible load times, and moving to near-instant loading like PS5 / XBSX would be a huge benefit they can sell on. Combine that with the likelihood of DLSS support, and chances are most current gen games will be capable of being ported.

Frankly, I don't think it'll be as big a leap as a lot of previous gens, but it's still going to be an easier sell than PS4 -> PS5 or XB1 to XBSX, mostly because Nintendo's only library of games has always been a larger selling point than the tech itself anyways. The DSi had almost no exclusive games of note (and the PS4 pro had none), and the Switch 2 (or w/e) will have a ton, it's not an apples-to-apples comparison.

@RetroGames What percentage of PS3 owners upgraded to PS4? If the Switch 1 isn't getting games and the new system is that much more powerful, then that's a more fair comparison than an upgrade that did basically nothing.

@timp29 Little late for that, they already have.

@MontyCircus Thank you!

Honestly I'm just waiting for someone to make a supercut of all the Statler and Waldorf appearances, that's all I care about.

@NintendoWife No, they have had an Indie World in November or December every year since 2018, and all but one year that had a November Indie World had a Nintendo focused direct in December instead, usually on a specific game. The chances of one occurring this year aren't exactly negligible, Switch 2 or not.

I highly doubt we'll get a 1st party direct, but no direct at all isn't the most likely option either.

@NintendoWife Why do they have an indie world literally every December right before Christmas? I'd assume the same reason would apply here.

Totally expect an indie world.

@N00BiSH I don't have one, but I've used my friends and it seems to not have any issues.

@Zeebor15 In addition to others mentioned, Game & Watch Gallery 2 and 4 both have the remaining DK Game & Watch game in them that aren't in 3 (though a bunch were never included in any gallery game).

@Itachi2099 It'll probably only support a limited selection of games, and not play most of the big 1st party titles.

@splatoonaddict This leak started with them outing exactly which employee they phished to get it and a ton of their personal information because they didn't bother blocking it out in screenshots.

@kfflscnt ...There's no farming or dating in this?

Mine is pretty dang nice when playing Pokemon, XC2, and a few other titles with resolution and/or aliasing issues. But on anything that already performs well, it's basically unnoticeable.

I don't mind having gotten it a discount, but it's not a must-buy by any means.

@-wc-
Reasons for BC:

• BC means I don't need to keep my old system, and can trade it in
• BC means that I don't have to swap systems to play Switch 1 games
• BC means that Switch game online services will continue through the entire Switch 2 generation.
• BC means I only have to bring one system for travel/parties if I want to bring games from both systems with me
• BC means the NSO library is likely not going to get reset (AGAIN).
• BC means that games that don't require the power of the Switch 2 don't have to be rushed onto it, allowing better support for the Switch until I upgrade, especially among indies and remasters.
• BC may (but only maybe) mean that older games that struggled with performance will be able to perform better on new hardware. It'd be nice to play Echoes of Wisdom w/o frame drops.

@dskatter Nintendo always refers to games as software in financial reports, whether physical or digital.

Woolly World definitely deserves a Switch port as the best Yoshi game of all time.

3&4 are stuck waiting on GameMaker to patch their new game swap feature, so Toby doesn't have his usual level of control over when they drop. Given the public play test of the updated 1+2 hasn't happened yet, don't expect a shadow drop

@Kruegerino I mean, the reason to buy would be if you want to play with all the QoL, not the graphics IMO. Maps, better controls, reworked bosses and puzzles, etc.

Anyways, it's still nowhere near as egregious as TLOU Remastered or any of the other games that were literally just a graphics update, they're at least attempting to address all the games issues. Whether they succeed or not we'll have to see.