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@reporterdavid sadly I think you are right. 3DS was imo peak Nintendo handheld. Switch is fine, but it's no 3ds. More a portable PlayStation in how it works - but still a good option for a commute gaming session, unlike the Steam Deck which almost requires a double seat booking.

@Flammy Microtransactions sort of was THE ONLY thing in videogames for many years. A quarter to play, three lives. Want to continue?

Microstransactions like EA's are a blight, yes, but in general it is just a way to monetize your product. You wouldn't have had Pac-Man if it wasn't for MTX, though.

@Tao maybe they forget the OG MTX grand father: coin operated games. You pay to play 5-10 minutes. But we have this nice “Continue” feature also, at cost ofc. I grew up on that, but that doesn’t mean I still want it today.

@Heavyarms55 parents who gives 2 flying farts what their offspring consumes as long as it isn’t money out of their pockets. Initially. But then the brats starts badgering them for smurf berries and v-bucks. And they cave in.
Also weirdly competitive people who think they can “beat” slot machines.

@Atariboy Karate Champ was a god damn magnet where I lived. Not just a nerd magnet. All the cool kids played this thing, too. It was hard, it was karate. It was back when Bruce Lee still was an icon and a poster of him from Enter The Dragon hanging on walls of kids who probably got them handed down by their older siblings (or may even fathers). It was also for its time quite varied. And proper skill based. I never was very good at it, the twin stick controls just didn't agree with me - and my allowance back then also didn't agree, so no "git gud" on such a thing was possible :9

It is quite interesting to see that back then, when MTX WAS the name of the game, we remember the classics. These days MTX is loathed as ruining gaming. But from it's very beginnings, games have been built around MTX. This too.

@RyanSilberman all their releases are at this price, never to be discounted.

Terrible advice. The only reason to update your controllers is IF you have issues. You have no idea what they’re doing. “Since we don’t know what Nintendo is up to, Wait and see what the others say first” would be good advice.

@Rob3008 The japanese game companies have diluted the difficulty of their video games for US and European markets since the 1980s. They simply like a hard challenge where mastery is the reward, not an instant gratification factory like your modern day unlock fests. Even good old Nintendo started diluting their games to the point where you can 'complete' Super Mario Odyssey in 10 hours. Dark Souls seems to be the exception. No quarter given. To overcome its challenges is to have earned mastery, and that is the progress. They do not hand cookies out for time spent, to give you a sense of progress. Go read a book then

@NEStalgia yes, howerver because the net code in Splatoon 2 is so, shall we say robust? - it is also quite enjoyable on an iPhone-as-hotspot netplay session. I did that this summer on a camp ground. The 3 bar 3G connection sufficed to let Splatoon 2 run almost as well as in my living room on Ethernet.

@stevenw45 what do you need it for? Its not as if the Switch has any kind of heavy upload demand for streaming. I played Splatoon 2, Mariokart 8 and Teniss after 6.0.0. hit - and I was not able to feel any lag at all. It was just as before.
My savegames are uploaded in about 30 seconds to the cloud, which is fine by me.

@Heavyarms55 you bet they do. It is the nature of the Internet. Remember John Gabriel's Greater Internet F*ckwad Theory?

@Kinoen yes kind of like, you can no longer have endless half gallon soda refills, merely 10 per day.
OMG downgrade! I will go elsewhere with my money now!

@sanderev it is however correct. My ethernet connected Switch 6.0.0 downloads at 80 MBs and uploads at 8 MB/s according to its own network test. Checks out with my 75/25 connection.

@EightBitMan it still is.

@PhilKenSebben Then get the 3d Remake for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the same core game but with snazzy 3d graphics. Lot of fun!

@ReaderRagfish do you need gracious or do you need A Hat In Timefor Switch?

@Equinox true. A lot of western games rely on certain Wow factors like ragdoll physics or other kind of highly demanding features that are only possible to fulfill by raw horsepower. But to be perfectly honest, most of these titles bore me. I tend to go for games that performs fine on the switch, and totally ignore tech heavy games.

Heh, five comments all to the same: Brick Awareness. I will not touch any third party dock with a 10 foot pole after the Nyko disaster.

@KayFiOS The best is probably the cheapest 128 GB or more micro sd-card you can get from SanDisk, Samsung or Kingston. Do not pay a nickel more than you have to. These 'branded' sdcards is merely a scam to angle more money out of the pockets of unsuspecting grand parents and other rubes with no clue.

If this means I will be able to backup my saves, then any feeling sorry for Nintendo has been cancelled.

@Bustacap Wonder what the bloody point is then? It is not Cuphead running on a Switch, it is Cuphead being streamed from a PC onto a Switch... I am not sure I'd want that app. I want proper Cuphead ON a switch.

What was with that Steam window?!?

@jmap It is at least an actual toy. I'd be very happy if they sold BOTW Expansion pass as Amiibi

@Chandlero because it sounds foreign. Die Luftwaffe, The Luftwaffe. Doesn't even need an introduction, it is iconic like a T-Rex is for dinosaurs.

I don't like that Nintendo DLC effectively makes their cart purchases sort of half invalid. I cannot get the full Zelda BOTW game on a cart. I need a eShop account, and thus I can never sell it on (ain't gonna happen anyways) or lend it out to a friend or relative (more likely) without them ALSO having to purchase DLC.

Nintendo don't do GOTYs, unfortunately. Mario Golf World Tour also left me with a sour taste since a lot of the courses are locked behind DLC, leaving the base game feeling somewhat short and me short changed.

@Franklin Yeah, Wario Land 4 for the GBA is perhaps the best 2d "mario" game I have played. Still have my original cart, had to switch batteries on it. Would have voted for that if I could

@Seacliff It is indeed fresh, but I find it so easy there is barely a challenge in it. It is more a "jump-to-reveal" roller coaster ride of instant gratifications. I find Super Mario Sunshine to be the 3d offering I love the most. And still do, in spite of Odyssey being super great. It is just not hard enough.

@Danpal65 oh goodness yes! Sunshine is sorely missed! Something about the whole games cheery sunny vibe mixed with brutal hard "Classic stages" makes this my favourite of them all.

Stop with the click bait headlines. This is far from "massive".

None. Reason is
1) No Donkey Kong
2) Price

@Jimsbo amazon. Just stop shopping gamestop.

@Wouwter Odd. I went to amazon.de Wednesday and they had preorders open for 99€. Shipped Friday.