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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 😁

Question: which of these hold up best by today's standard? I remember wanting to play Kotor back in the day, but feels like there must be better games to invest in nowadays that do more or less the same thing but in newer dressings, or? (Note: I'm not partial to the Star Wars universe or not, just after great games.)

Yeah this has a low chance of making the switch. I would be super excited though! (As long is it's not ported in the same way the trilogy was 😁 but receives some real love)

Haha, gotta love the confidence of this statement:

"Ubisoft Brazil basically confirmed Rainbow Six Siege and Assassin's Creed Mirage"

That, or they asked if we would like to see those on Switch 2, you know as they asked in the tweet (Not saying Mr or Miss Stealth is wrong though, but I'd phrase it a bit further away from a confirmation 😁)

Anyway, can't say I'd not be happy about Mirage. Ubisoft has had a mixed history with me overall, and company practices aside - of which I know too little but I sense the resentment - there are still a few gems in there that I wouldn't mind showing up.

I'm very confused after this update; some games show as virtual game card games but still aren't playable and it says I need to redownload them, while others have the old archived symbol. I have no clue what's supposed to be the difference, but the worrying thing is that I'm quite sure some of those games like Balatro are/were installed but now it says to redownload them, though no visible difference on the card icon compared to other games that I can play.

Hopefully storage is not taken up by those (bit worried since the archive option is grayed out but no more space on console or SD card). I wonder if I'm hallucinating or if anyone else experience the same and possibly even have an explanation?

@jco83

Haha cheers, very true. My bad since I only play Mario Kart with them. Well, DID play before the update 😅 (while he and his brother plays Kirby Clash - guess they can keep doing that at least then 😁)

I'm sad this seems to break being online with two systems at once for one game. My kids and/or I use it often to play online games of Mario Kart or Kirby Clash vs/with each other while only owning one copy of the game. This will sck badly (especially for them) 🙈

I guess for many other use cases this might be a better solution just not for us 😅

@MeloMan
Hmm, I'm guessing you redownload the game onto the Switch 2 and then it'd work to share back to your Switch 1?

How did I not know Split Fiction was a 10/10 game? Wow, now on my radar for sure!

And @cosmograph, I feel exactly the same! Game choice overload is a real issue 😆 I am really trying to stick to one game at a time now, but if something tempting comes along that I can't resist it totally disrupts the experience (at times I don't even get back to the game I was playing). The Switch 2 launch will for sure disrupt some current Switch 1 experience... Can't wait all the same

I still can't believe they didn't put a camera on the console itself when pushing it as such a big deal feature - especially seeing the Wii U had it 😅

I would have liked being on camera and seeing friends actually, but I'm doubtful I'll ever invest in camera infrastructure to make it happen - especially when needed to plug in each time if I understand correctly (if it could permanently be attached to the dock that would've been another thing)

Haha, kinda loved that, as well as watching that SNES commercial. Oh my - thanks for posting that

@KoopaTheGamer
@-wc-

Fair points both. But any comment hinting at reliability having been improved would have been reassuring. Guess we'll know in 2-3 years time!

Would have loved to hear them stating with confidence that "drift issues will be a thing of the past". Since they haven't said that, I'll still worry 🙈 Would rather have rough-feeling sticks just as long as I don't need to buy four separate replacement joy cons as with Switch 1 so far.

@Jam777

Same experience for me with MK DS! I stayed up long nights either playing with friends or competing for records on the online leaderboards popping up after launch. Good times.

Sixrings and Banjo, glad it wasn't the case You're certainly engaged on the topic.

I'm kind of on purpose trying to think about what I AM getting from S2 rather than what I won't be receiving. But there for sure is stuff I wish had been different, but I'll live Still, will mention some below that I haven't seen anyone else wondering about:

• Why no camera built in like on WiiU if chat is such an important part of the experience? No way I'll chug along a camera and plug in e.g. on the bus 😅
• Will the new "lend a game to a friend" system break the current digital sharing with primary console etc? I can now play online Mario Kart on 2 switches at home with only one copy, worried this will be an expensive downgrade for me :/

Btw, "Why are we getting two kart racers in such a short time" was my exact thought too 😁

Sixrings and Banjo, out of curiosity, you don't sound as if you've been happy with Nintendo for quite some time. I hear about 2013 tech, outdated, overpriced, underpowered etc, but don't you think the S2 is an improvement over where S1 was upon release?

@Bengals76

So... seeing that avg salaries have more than doubled since 1985 makes the slightly more than doubled price point (NES --> S2) make sense too, no?

@Coalescence We're on opposite ends of this! Well, at least that makes sure one of us will have tons of fun with each iteration of MK! 😁 Seems you're on the winning side this time around - guess I'll wait for MK 10 in 2035 (a lie, pre-ordered the pack-in haha)

@NintendoWife

I came here to comment basically everything you said. The traffic chaos and the changing tracks worry me. I prefer my MK when the racing is as pure as possible and you feel that each lap is a potential rematch vs your previous lap (not a completely new experience), this seems the opposite :/

Triple digits is not to be scoffed at! (Xbox exceeding (my) expectations )

On another note: seems Pokemon might never catch up to Smash, even if quite close.

Okay... Glad to know I live in the country getting price jacked the most (680 USD!) 😆

@CutchuSlow

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After reading up on this... Not too happy I hadn't consented to "Allow sharing of usage information to recieve personalized offers and recommendations" before March 31 😆

I don't get the upset about 449 for new tech right now? I expected 399-499 and I think plenty did, what with everything from food to hardware to whatever going up with 50% in price just the past years, why would we be spared here? Is Nintendo supposed to be samaritans?

Also, everyone wanted a unit not too heavily underpowered this time too, and I think it looks alright in that department, so I feel it's a kinda "privileged/self-indulgent" viewpoint to feel we deserve it cheaper.

Lastly, all these negative slants regarding "there are so many, many questions still in the air with Switch 2..." makes me kinda tired people. Can't we just be a bit excited together and not contribute to the negative spiraling fad of the global community? I'm saying this realising I now sound negative saying so haha 😆 All said with love peeps 😁😘

(Note: 680 USD is the price of the base unit here. 750 with MKW. That's a big bloody ouch. So quite jealous if 449/499 end up being the final price - would be surprised with those new tariffs though :/)

I'd appreciate being able to invite people to become friends with a nickname or just a link I can share through text, discord, WhatsApp or whatever (or see which of my phone contacts, social network friends etc are on the service if they choose to be discoverable). Didn't know I could share my friend code as a QR code, guess that's semi alright if a bit convoluted.

It seems they didn't figure out how to plug this peripheral to the dock instead of the Switch itself, which makes me sad. There's just no way I'd plug in and unplug a camera for each play session on the telly (I would actually use this otherwise)

Hope there will be a workaround somehow but I guess the dock connector is busy shuffling other data, eh