molkom

"Oh, and feel free to smash the place to pieces on your way out."

Lol to this and Jack_Goetz comment 😂

@RaGe22

Still stuck at, "This issue is being investigated." :/

(But some people seem to be able to luck out and get through the game to the end with few enough crashes, but most seem to keep getting crashes that prevent progress - beside the annoying graphical glitches.)

Waluigi is the most impressive, but Lakitu made me laugh a lot so scores highly too 😁 All of you featured here have done a swell job though!

Agree that a Switch 2 edition would be nice

I'm waiting for Nier Automata here... no love yet!

@Lizuka - thank you 🤗

@Baker1000

Like others mentioned, it's very different.

Personally, I'm in the "oh my gd what did they do to my fav karter of all times" camp 😅 I so wish they had kept the mechanics, kept the tighter tracks that required perfecting turn/drift techniques and didn't have long stretches of nothing happening on super wide straights.

The new techniques aren't that interesting to me since I've always been more in the pure racing camp over what I see as gimmicks of a sort. While seamlessly implemented, they are nothing compared to perfecting cornering (again, to me).

For that crowd, there is always Beetle Adventure Racing and the likes (And I kind of kid with that one, so don't hang me NL gang )

I do think a lot in the game were good progressions, like free roam, knockout tour, etc, but the tracks and how to most efficiently get through them seem to be far removed from my preferred cup of tea so to speak...

I'm not into the visual novel segment just yet, and not sure I will be 🤔 But if I would glance towards Kaname Date, is it mandatory to go at the series in order you'd say? (I saw that this game wasn't suitable as a first at least!)

I'm travelling (on vacation), but looking forward to sink my teeth into this one asap when back home. 38/40 eh, can't wait for more reviews to drop in.

I like how Metroid 4: Beyond has been improved so much according to fellow NL votes

@kkslider5552000

Worked on me. Can't help but wonder if I've been played

I never got to play 4 when young. Seems I won't get to do so now either.

On the fence regarding this package! Enjoy if you got it.

I actually think it could be a stupid business move; I estimate these vouchers have made me purchase at least 7-10 titles I would never have bought otherwise.

Me: Oh, I am gonna buy this game..
Oh, it's voucher eligible!
I'm sure I'm gonna buy some other game within the year so might as well get the discount. Purchases vouchers
Some game is released that I'm not quite willing to pay up for.
Oh, I have a voucher left. Hmm, this doesn't sting really, there's nothing else I want either.. hmm.. click Sold.

Well done, Nintendo. But why don't you wanna continue tricking me to buy more games? "Play less" isn't what I thought you were about

I liked how this developer commented on it; first time I felt I really got a grasp of the technical capability and where strengths and potential bottlenecks may lie. Cheers

@Misima

Not sure about millions, but here's one 😂 (Well, unless it'd be ludicrously overpriced like 799 by itself.)

I was filled up and beyond at startup transfer here.

Looking at this graph I realise I must be grossly underpaid

Whirlwound, the bots part was mainly made as a joke to make a point about how different the posts in this section are, and from so many different posters. I get your worry, but I think it's way too early to say. As some mentioned, how would you support something you don't yet have devkits for (why the rampup of devkits is this slow each generation is another question however that I don't have the answer to, but seems a recurring pattern for launches).

@Keman

"the difference will be much greater between PS6 - Switch 2 compared with PS5 - Switch" - is this from a source and if so which or your own speculation?

@Rosona a voice of reason in this oddly negatively dramatic comment section, thank you 😅 We're just starting out. I mean, most launches on all platforms are usually way weaker for way longer.

@cedarhyped I take it you're being ironic vs all the negativity

Overall, this comment section started to make me think about fake AI bots posting, hope that's just me being overly dramatic instead

I love the screen in the right light conditions, far better than my Switch and Switch OLED imo. None of them do well in sunny conditions however, so a brighter screen would indeed be a nice upgrade once battery power can be improved at the same time.

Love the last email 😂

First email was top notch, as were the rest. Glad to be part of this little (or not so little) community!

As for Wind Waker, I had hoped for a remake but the GC version will do for now. Give me Twilight Princess too, pretty please 😘

GameCube will always have a special place in my heart; it was the first console I attended a pre-launch event for (travelled to the UK/London for The Nintendo Show) with my at the time new gamer girlfriend (who couldn't attend since not press though) and it was kinda magical. Being surprised by Luigi's Mansion, exploring space in Star Wars and riding the waves in Wave Race in a dark night-club like atmosphere and getting kitted with a nice Nintendo bag and press kit, while at the same time signing my first international gaming job, that trip will forever stay with me. Thank you for the memories little lunch box.

Cred to lonelygoomba 😁

Wow, Daisy in the lead was unexpected (to me)! My main was myself as a Mii character, both for the looks but if I recall correctly also for it having the right mix of heavy and speed? I mixed it with racing tires and a golden kart.

Seeing no Mii support (yet?) unless I've missed it makes me sad 😅 So I've stuck to Mario so far, but I'm not "feeling it" so open for mixing it up...

Didn't watch it to avoid spoilers, but yeah was too curious not to read this article 😆

Since it's the "new Mario Odyssey" I was already betting on buying it blind. Glad the direct seems to have had a positive impact on many previously on the fence though!

I'm with everyone saying there should be a prompt asking if to have assist on or off. I only noticed this by having played MK8 so recognised the antennas on user select screen = could turn off before my first race. Feels like surprisingly dumb UX or is Nintendo knowing something I don't, e.g. over 50% preferring these options on? 😁

@BenAV

What you said! I love the teaser directs with actual news, but these one-game directs are more like spoiler territory for me and something I'll try hard to avoid but will likely succumb to sneaking a peak at 😅

I wouldn't mind playing this in a world with more game time on my hands 😅 It looks nice, relaxed and costs little. Obviously it's nothing like The Settlers, especially without combat, but it still kinda tickles my Settlers abstinence nerve watching that video. Now where is my Switch 2 Settlers Classic Collection?

Where's our stability? ;p

Only thing I'd "need" from a future Switch revision would be an outstanding battery life and possibly a slightly brighter screen for playing outdoors - very happy camper though😁

Judging by the review and comments I need to give this game a better chance. I played a few Grand Prix and Knockout Tours plus freeroam, and then haven't touched it. Instead I played through welcome tour - good game! - and now on Cyberpunk and Ori; The driving felt just slightly off to me, compared to MK8 which I think nailed the cornering which is a key element for my racing enjoyment. I feel like such a snob saying so though seeing how much effort is put into this game 😅

I love it as a piece of tech. Still awaiting some marquee games like Mario (DK?) or Zelda but still impressed so far apart from the battery. Some say the screen is worse than Switch OLED? This makes me feel old and blind; I find the Switch 2 screen infinitely clearer and punchier and couldn't be much happier 😁

Score pending? Clearly reads as a 9 Thanks for the write-up!

So, the only negative from the review is the lack of analogue triggers as I read it.

Only one day in obviously but I really dig this controller.

As for launch day controllers go, I was intrigued by the N64 one and blown away by the GameCube one (that one with a proper right analogue stick would maybe still be my fav), but this is very slick and the upgrade over the Pro controller seems in line with how the Switch 2 has improved over the Switch.

Played through the original and loved it. For some reason not interested in replaying it still, after all these years. Weird. A remake would likely have had me come running though! Either way, many people are in for a treat.

At least super high production values from the looks of it. I truly hope they nail the mix of stealth, action, spy stuff well; I'm very ready for a new Bond game.

@nhSnork

With "attach ratio" the user base is taken into account. The 8 to 1 ratio of Fantasy life sales is much higher than the console sales ratio, which is 5 to 1.

(lifetime Switch sales are roughly 35M vs 7M for PS5 if my quick arithmetic doesn't fail me)

@UltimateOtaku91

That makes sense!

Okay, Fantasy life has a much higher attach ratio on Switch vs PS5, are Switch owners so much more the sweetspot?

Splatoon brought me back with a vengeance into online FPS for the first time since Unreal Tournament. Thank you, Nintendo. What a fantastic game.

Cyberpunk looking better and better. Might buy simply to show support haha.

I still think Game Key Cards are better than purely digital for those who don't want digital only though, so saying they're purely a negative is stretching it I think.

I can't see any viable reason not every company would like to put every game possible - input methods play a part here - on the Switch 2. Yes yes, installed base and such but conversion ratios are much higher on average early on and I doubt many people think S2 will not sell.

So if S2 had analogue triggers I can't see why not all racing sims would be all over this already. Issue with relying on third party accessories is obviously that that decreases the addressable target audience and creates a barrier. Up/down analogue stick would have to be supported then, but not sure racing fans deem that good enough? If that's the case, I get why they might hold off. Sad if so, since I think I'd enjoy a solid F1 game. Keeping fingers crossed still!

Never played the original, but coming from a background of being very hooked on the orginal Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing on GameCube, it's about time I get into a life sim again. Maybe this is it? (Alternative to try would be Stardew Valley...)

So, uhm, I didn't really get how you liked it? Appreciate the pics though! Would love your comments on the vibe and how successful you found everything and the rides.

Edit: nevermind, I see it's in the "gallery" section. Doesn't mean I would mind a mini review too somewhere 😁

Even if I know there is a high likelihood of revisions in the future, reading about such before the launch just takes away some excitement and feels unnecessary to me. Of course, reporters need to report and all that...

@Codered44

They listened! ;D

Is the issue you take the use of AI itself for this use case or the fact that it's from a deceased actor?

Getting into some of my backlog and enjoying myself, playing Nier Automata for the first time right now as well as Xenoblade (the definitive edition). Looks like those two risk not being done in time for Switch 2 however, but will try since worried I won't get to them again if abandoning them mid-game. (Have two Switch 2 incoming.)

I would actually use this if the camera was connected to the dock and built into the Switch. Such a missed opportunity. I wonder if there were technical issues to solve that

Ohh, haven't played Virtua Fighter since the first installments, nice!
(Deerock, how would it save a lot of Kanji btw, Nintendo has 3 kanji, Japan 2? )

Would be great if the local co op would be a playable second character e.g. Diddy, but yeah, tobsesta probably nailed it 😁

What @Andyliini said! (I came here just to share the same thing - preorders still available where I checked in EU outside the UK)

@jco83

Funnily enough, even though Kirby Clash is a free game, this is still a problem I noticed yesterday. We could no longer start the game on one console, the Switch stating the virtual game card was loaded on the other console.

Deleting the game and trying to redownload it as a "separate console" game was prohibited as well, since the eShop referred me to the Game Card section on my Switch to redownload the game. Doing that just looped the issue 🙈 (still only able to have the virtual game card in one Switch)

Observe that I "have" toggled the use online licenses.

Anyway, so this pain in the a$$ issue could be worked around by me setting up a new user, link that user to a new Nintendo account, delete the game, then log onto eShop with that user to download the game anew. Tada, gameplay reassumed...

Funny with this limitation even for free games heh. However, I realise this logic will block me from even purchasing multiple paid copies on different Switches (e.g. MKW) without setting up different user accounts & linking them to new Nintendo accounts 😅

Likely not a big issue for many, but slightly bothersome since needing to set up extra email accounts, passwords, remember/store those, just for the sake of this. Hopefully I'm missing something 😁