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If you can let go of that need to 'buy and play games when they come out to stay on top of the latest' and just get games as time allows after you've completed one, it really free's you up mentally & financially. Especially since once you're ready to buy the next one, the game is likely on sale or available used. I know dev's need to make a profit, but there's just too much out there for people to realistically keep up with it all and still have a life outside of gaming.

Game Pass type services also, IMO, ruin your enjoyment of games since at first instance of something you don't like about a game, you jump to the next and never truly give a game a chance. I doubt developers get much from these services either.

Oh, and let's not forget that games are also getting longer and longer. That trend is also going to be detrimental to buying more games.

Hoping they bring back Chuck Yeager's Air Combat! There's a nice one to revisit!

@ArcticEcho I suppose, but with having a name like Fast Fusion and clearly being shown as a stopgap until another F-Zero is released, I would imagine that the marketing should reflect it as an alternative.

I hope it's a good game, but the lack of high speed visuals was a bit of a turn off for my first impression. Realistic graphics aren't as important when when reaction times are critical and things are passing you by as a blur.

Doesn’t look very Fast…. Going to stick with F-Zero GX

@pikachupikachup If they throw in Turbo Grafx 16, Sega CD, and Sega Saturn into NSO, I’ll be one happy camper paying my yearly dues and using my Switch 2 for indie games and nostalgia.

To be totally honest, if it wasn’t for F-Zero GX being on the Switch 2, I would not be considering one at this time. I’d still get one eventually, but it could easily be a couple of years. Especially if GameCube would have been announced on Switch 1. It’s nice and all, but hard to justify the $450 for what games I can get on other consoles - and cheaper too since they’ll be on sale due to being out so long now versus the Switch 2 premium cost for “new” games.

Was really hoping the new system would differentiate itself a bit more from the current one. 4K isn’t enough and most games already run pretty good on Switch 1 since they weren’t intended for a high end console. Switch 2 should have cooked a bit longer tbh.

@Solomon_Rambling
You wish! That’s going to be $30 per tab DLC.

Hopefully they include a feature to NOT show you games that you already own…It’s as bad as Amazon recommending stuff you just bought. Very inefficient and lazy way to sell product…Reflects poorly on the professionalism of the company.

Random thought but it would be crazy if in a few years the Switch 3 turns out to be the Virtual Boy 2....or maybe that can be the new Gameboy successor. Unfortunately, the tech just isn't there yet for Nintendo to dive in.

Preordering if they announce a new F-Zero!

Sure hope they do some market research on whether a full size, 8 foot tall Snorlax would sell, because I’d be down for buying it.

I still think it should have been called the Super Switch, however, I wonder if it maybe has to do with it possibly not being as much of a jump going from Switch 1 to Switch 2 as we saw going from NES to SNES. Does this imply that here will be a Switch 3 and so on? Is this the overall general form factor that Nintendo has converged on for the foreseeable future?

@LadyCharlie Ah, you’re right! Oh fiddlesticks….

@LadyCharlie Well...would have been perfect if they also included the X-Men arcade game in that bundle.

@Serpenterror I believe we are thinking along the same lines. The whole system needs to be revamped and take advantage of proven/common standards. It can't just be a spec bump with a faster processor. The Super Switch needs to be an improvement on the Switch and needs to stay relevant for another 5 to 10 years. It would be a shame if they stick with slower tech as the whole system was essentially outdated when it came out. It's amazing what they've done with what they have but they would bring more developers onboard if the system was more capable. I was honestly shocked when I found out it had USB-C when it first came out.

Companies shoot for less than ideal so that they can upcharge you. So ideal would be 1TB which means they likely will go with 256GB and hopefully have SKU's for 512GB & 1TB. If this will allow full backwards compatibility, they need to account for people's large libraries and large file sizes for future NSO games (like Game Cube or Wii). Hopefully they'll drop the Micro SDXC and move to M.2 SSD's for expansion.

Let's just all vote to NOT have it called the Switch Pro.

I think you guys got it mixed up. Shouldn't be the Super Nintendo Switch - It should be the Nintendo Super Switch. That rolls off the tongue better and the abbreviates to NSS.

I think it’s time for you all to do a vote on the name for the next console. I say it should stay consistent with the NES/SNES and be called the Super Switch. Unless of course it’s just a minor update like with the Game Boys. Switch 2 and Switch Pro seem very uninspired and Pro is overused.

I thought Jim Carrey said he was done? Or will they turn this into a Bond thing and change actors every few movies?

@Vonsparrow @Bass_X0 Agreed, for that price, they need to really bump up the offerings. TG-16, Game Cube, and maybe Saturn support would make it a must have (even though initial offerings would be slim) making the Switch the perfect indie/retro console. Over time, the growth of the library would make it easy to justify a continued subscription. They need to show a little more hustle before players turn their wallets to other consoles like the Steam Deck.

Most of these look pretty good! We need an NES Ninja Gaiden Collection too!

I thought it was Luigi….

Hope Nintendo reaches out in a positive way. This style and fidelity would certainly be a goal for them to strive for should they ever release a Super Switch to give the same leap in capabilities that the Super NES gave over the NES. The Switch wasn’t as large a stepping stone from the Wii U.

Confused as to why this isn’t just another DLC? Why break it up into two games?

How about a Super Smash Brothers-esque FPS with all the great spies from the games mentioned in the article in an old school format? A little bit of nostalgia mixed with some modern day multiplayer action?

Also, how does she see where she’s going?

Awesome, but shouldn't be more than a $20 max release.

There should be an open-source industry standard to create a format that can be analogous to a vector file (you can always resize and not lose quality) to remake all of the 2D and 3D models and images in a format that can easily scale into the future so that porting and emulation won't be necessary even 20 years from now. It would be a massive task so it would require volunteers but over time, all of those assets would be recorded in a format that can last forever and reused in other projects.

Instead of games like Squadrons, they should just remake the classics FFVII Remake style. Money is there. Demand is there. Why not? Plenty of great Star Wars games that still hold up.

Yes, X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter on PC - 1997

@CharlieGirl Agreed - if only they had the speed of F-Zero, I'd probably be sold on this one. Need more info on how it controls.

Vote with your wallets. This whole mess started because people were willing to pay Microsoft for online play on Xbox back in the day when it was free everywhere else. There’s a point where they’ll charge to recoup costs and make a profit and then there’s a point where they’ll charge because they know people will pay it. The original NSO promised regular release of new games and now they’re going back on that.

The concerns make sense but it’s not an impossible task if they think long term. They could do a “remake” combining the storylines of the three into one while at the same time modernizing the visuals and sharing a lot of the models saving significant space. Modernizing it would also allow it to live longer for future platform ports. On top of that, there’s new players every year as kids get old enough to play, so a video game with Disney characters will always be making money. It’s short term thinking that’s the problem.

Just like with the Nintendo Switch Online ‘Expansion Pack’ - vote with your wallets.

I hope Nintendo and the gang don’t take this as an excuse to charge more….cough cough…NSO Add-On….cough cough….

Waluigi, Astrobot, or Master Chief

When can I buy it on iTunes for $15? I’ll wait….

TG-16? Hope this is Nintendo leaking this to test the waters.

Japan only!? That sucks….oh well….

Hold on….so for the SNES anniversary we get Gameboy on NSO? What will we get on the Game Boy anniversary? Game Cube games? The GC anniversary was 20 years ago after all.

Wouldn’t this be a good time for Nintendo to do a major update to the Nintendo Switch Online lineup? Just sayin’…..sounds like as good a time as any to have an excuse to do so.

Other - the point of it’s existence is to play the game and enjoy it. So I’d pay whatever the going rate is on the eShop. So in this case, the cost of Nintendo Switch Online. For those that want to pay more than that, I have some magic beans I can sell you as well.

Mesmerizing?

@somnambulance
That would be a pricey complete edition. Curious what people would be willing to pay for it. I’m assuming this hypothetical game would be well over $100.

I wonder if the plan is to have all Zelda’s on the Switch before BOTW 2 comes out. Would be nice to get an All-Stars or Complete Collection edition later on with additional content and extras similar to the Mega Man, Street Fighter, or Konami collections and include the BOTW versions as well. Maybe this could be something for the Super Switch or whatever the next console Nintendo releases.

Why is there a ‘No’ option on that survey?!

What the bleep? Can we finally just get Sega or Turbo Grafx-16 games on here? Licensing those might be easier at this point.

Hope there’s enough internal changes to fix the jankiness of the eshop…..such a bad experience on there.

Nintendo - Rerelease F-Zero GX/AX and we’ll leave you alone. Or at least release NSO versions of the N64 and GameCube already.

Giles Goddard - Awesome idea, change the visuals and release your vision under another name so we can enjoy it as well.