@PRIDE_ I'm not surprised. They want the fruit that's spoiling on the ground

@RadioHedgeFund the rules for us, then there are rules for the ultra wealthy.

As George Carlin would say, "It's a big club, and you ain't in it. You and I are not in the big club. And by the way, it's the same big club they use to beat you over the head with all day long when they tell you what to believe... The table is tilted, folks. The game is rigged and nobody seems to notice."

I’ll wait till it comes to streaming and the Blu Ray on clearance sale price. After Sonic 2, I was burned out on Sonic in the real world.

@AI-Generation not sure what you’re talking about with MKW. If anything, these last updates show MKW has more updates to go. Possibly DLC in the future

@Sindayl there’s no need to pass off your fiction as fact either. Which I can tell you’ve never worked in supply chain, logistics or anything that involves product creation in the real world.

You force many of us to explain costs to people like you since you’re very sheltered yourself.

@Zuljaras ah, I didn’t know that, but I said you were likely going to be right that it’s GKC. Capcom hasn’t deviated anyway from it. Even if the rumors are correct on the smaller storage options for game cards, I doubt Capcom is going to move off of GKCs.

@Alcea yes, these are the Remake games of Resident 2, 3 and 4. You can only get the original Resident Evil 4 on the eShop, Capcom only recently made the original RE2 and RE3 available when GOG asked them to do it for their preservation program. Which is DRM-free on PC.

I don't recommend the Steam version since it has DRM on it.

@Zuljaras no physical releases yet for these three titles. IF they do it, you'll likely be right.

@Alcea @jsty3105 a couple of years ago the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop went down and no one could access their content for download. Nintendo said through a statement they were updating the infrastructure of the servers, which took four months to do. They didn't say your games would be available for download forever, but you don't invest in the infrastructure for a service that is shut down just to close it down a limited function four years later.

My fellow Tropicans, El Presidente will come with you on the go... again. Rejoice!

@jsty3105 no, you're not crazy, it has been the same style since Tropico 6.

@Alcea what rude awakening? Video games aren’t a right, they’re a luxury.

PlatinumGames could be putting it out there to Nintendo they’re ready to make another one. SEGA is turning up Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” in their offices after that announcement.

@Grumblevolcano if you’re hinting at Bayonetta 2 and 3 coming to other platforms, it’s not happening. SEGA would have buy those titles from Nintendo since they fronted all the costs of development and publishing for those titles. They’re essentially owned by Nintendo. SEGA allowed Nintendo the IP for a percentage of sales.

It has also been mentioned that SEGA and Nintendo both have split ownership of it since Bayonetta 3.

The original Bayonetta has been ported to modern platforms since it is still owned by PlatinumGames. SEGA could still have a Bayonetta game if they wished, but it can’t be “Bayonetta 2” or anything related to the title Nintendo funded entirely themselves. The same with the third title since Nintendo owns all of it.

MGS IV wasn’t published or owned by Sony, Kojima said later on he chose not to port it. There were some technical hurdles that were finally crossed when Konami “ported the game away” from the PS3. However, Konami has owned the game since its development and had the power to do it. They chose a financially beneficial time to do it.

@Alcea it’s why they’re doing the rotation now to curb FOMO for some people. Otherwise, these would be hidden away somewhere.

@Alcea no, they knew, just like any other gamer who signs up for these kinds of games does.

Since Hideki Kamiya no longer works at PlatinumGames, I'm not sure when a new one would happen. SEGA won't fund one on its own, so the ball would be in Nintendo's court entirely. But, who knows? I never thought Nintendo would take damn near adopt the Bayonetta games as almost their own for the amount of money they've put into the series.

@Lizuka no one thought they would do another after Bayonetta 2 on the Wii U. Yes, it's considered the best game in the series, but it sold horribly. They ported the games to the Switch, then a new game came and a spin-off. If Nintendo decides they want to do another Bayonetta game, they'll do it.

And it’s 50% off until 10/6/26 in the US. You can get both titles for $34.99. Otherwise, it’s $9.99 for the first title and $24.99 for the sequel.

@Zeebor15 not sure what conspiracy you’re talking about with Aspyr, Embracer owns them. Plain and simple.

Not every Nintendo game has DLC attached to it. Since Raiders is out, it’s likely Splatoon 4’s approach might be different than the last two titles. Especially the DLC.

@GrailUK I’m pretty sure Nightdive knows it would be exclusive to the Switch if they get the chance. It would likely be a situation where Nintendo publishes the game.

@batmanbud2 except the delay is happening on all the other platforms as well this time. It isn't Switch 2 only.

@BrewsterTea I can tell you why the reasoning for them to stick with physical wasn't surprising: retail shelf space. Once you lose it, you're not going to get it back for the same price again. Nintendo apparently didn't want to see "code in box" on every 3rd party game, so they did GKCs instead for those who didn't want to invest in the game on the card.

Another thing, they wanted to keep the shelf spaces and expand outward with other Nintendo merchandise. What do you expect from a company that has made games and toys? If they can't reach the everyday audience who still shops in big box stores, you lose the other market as well. Especially with your history in these places AFTER the big game crash in the US.

One or two boxes felt like it was corralling me to pick a certain choice. Don’t think you really encapsulated why people chose to get a Switch 2, it isn’t largely feature driven. It’s like asking why someone decides they want to upgrade their smartphone: it’s newer, faster and gets me on the latest chipset. I would slide out the last one with: playing the latest games.

I think we're getting closer to some kind of Switch 2 enhancement or upgrade for the game. Unless they're working on a new version of the game with a brand new team.

@MTMike87 why would you sell Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? I mean, I still have mine installed on my Switch OLED, but I was never going to get rid of it. I kept Mario Kart DS when the 3DS came out, plus I still had Mario Kart Wii for my Wii U. I got rid of the latter when I sold my Wii U, along with vanilla Mario Kart 8.

I think this is a broader strategy that every Switch game will have some kind of Switch 2 enhancement going forward. Nintendo calls these evergreen titles for a reason, I don't think they expected (nor cared) if Mario Kart 8 Deluxe continues to sell. They haven't stopped making game cards for it, so there's a world where both Mario Kart World and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe can exist together, giving Nintendo the chance to profit off both from the audience upgrading to the Switch 2 or getting one for the first time. It's a smart move to keep making money, plus keeping these games playable for the future.

Whenever Nintendo goes into Switch 2 development full-time, I would expect the hardware inside will be the new origin point for the platform going forward. Much like Apple did with the iPhone 4 when they moved it to their own silicon with the A-series.

@asdfghjklz last I knew, Walmart’s Onn brand were Lexar cards. I bought the 512GB version when I first got the Switch 2, I had no issues. From posts I’ve seen on Reddit, many people were claiming it was a good option for those looking to save a few bucks.

It sucks that the storage jump in prices has hit MicroSD cards. Glad I took the dive with my Lexar 1TB when I did, I believe it was less than $200 in October.

Can only imagine what 1.5 and 2 TB version of these cards will cost. Non-express versions have gone up as well. Think I got my Team Group 2TB for about $160... now it's $280.

@Suketoudara you’ve said it in numerous other posts. Along with other posters. You throw it around very casually as if your tastes determine what is good or bad. Maybe just say you don’t like it?

As for James Pond, I get it and it’s fine you like it. My perspective on it is it looks like any type of platformer of its time. Attempting to get the Toejam and Earl audience to buy the title and hope they’re entertained by it. I didn’t like it and the old games look bad to me. James Pond would be one game I wouldn’t mind seeing disappearing from the world. Jazz Jackrabbit deserves far more flowers than James Pond.

However, I wouldn’t call them "soulless" nor devoid of art just because I don’t like it. The same can be said about AI art. I hate it, but calling "soulless" implies it had something to begin with. Also, you can make hollow artwork on Photoshop by hand without AI too.

@HolyGeez03 same. Bad design has existed long before generative AI. Since they’re moving goal posts now, they’ll think bad design is a work of art. We can just call it out as bad period, AI or not.

@Suketoudara you use that word so often I don’t think you know what it’s like for a game "to have soul."

James Pond having any… soul? I didn’t like any of the original games since it was always a "me too" platformer during the time when those reigned in the 1990s. It always felt like a cash grab game to me.

I mean... James Pond was never a pinnacle of platform games anyway. Not surprised if they did use AI. If that's what they want to do, it might be an upgrade for the character at this point since those games were not great to me.

I think they tried (or did) release a game about 15 years ago and it was just bad.

Wow. They're really maximizing their ROI on this one. Can't be bothered for the GKC, which could cost slightly more than the BR disc they're putting the installer on for PS5 and Xbox Series.

The only Call of Duty I have paid for digitally was Modern Warfare 3 (2011) on Xbox.

@Strictly_Switch yes, I believe they do. The last version I bought had the campaign and multiplayer broken up into two pieces. This was about six years ago for me. Cold War was the last one for me.

Gotta love the sub-headline "Brace yourselves." Yeah, I guess when you see small white ripples in the water you assume waterfall.

@Res462 what I’m calling out is them claiming "glitches galore" for the Switch 2 version and failing to mention the other versions share in the similar problems. NL will high praise 3rd party developers for their ports sometimes, then make an article later about the Switch version specifically for "what’s missing." These guys like to grift on here. IGN has to make sure they keep Lenovo and other PC manufacturer sponsors happy to keep getting their money.

@Res462 I had my expectations it was going to glitchy since I have the Xbox version. It's slightly better on the Xbox Series X than on Windows, but it has its issues. When it was first released, it was considered playable on my Legion Go, but then a new patch produced a pop up menu stating this game would not function properly on this PC. NL seemed to gloss over this fact, especially with the sub header "glitches galore" which perfectly sums up the other versions too.

Haven't booted up my Switch 2 version, but I expect it will be good and have it's issues.

@thenikdavies where’s there’s money, you can bet THQ Nordic will release it

@Fizza this pivot was happening before the Switch generation. Iwata was making moves to keep Nintendo profitable, so a Wii U generation wouldn't cause pain for the company in the future. Revenue equals money, this keeps them in business and the employees in work. You need money nonetheless. In this era, you really need to diversify your company or you get crushed; even bought.

That's what you do as a for profit company.

I'm hoping we get the option to uninstall GC games we don't want to play. Each GC can be north of 1GB per title.

@GrailUK I don’t know they are or not. Truthfully, I don’t care. If they unveil a new device that’s all digital, then we’ll know. The only reason I’m hoping for them to adopt a cartridge again it would help Nintendo with their manufacturing options for game cards. It’s so expensive since they’re the only ones using that product in this particular fashion. Outside of discs, physical manufacturing of video game products isn’t a cheap venture. Especially when there is proprietary technology involved.

@IronMan30 gotta love NL with their mind games sometimes

@GrailUK it's just going to get more expensive. Nintendo clearly hit a wall with the choices they had for manufacturers of the components they need for their game cards. Here's to hoping Sony has a physical replacement that's using similar parts and pieces.

@Sindayl I think Nintendo has made their stance clear. They want the retail shelves, so they will have some form of physical products. Whether it’s Nintendo and a small number of partners putting out full games on the card, the rest will be partial and/or GKC since they’re profit motivated (which is the entire industry). Since the latter is happening with GKCs and digital only, they’ve taken another step to discount their titles digitally.

I think Nintendo will keep putting out their games physically until they’re the last ones. Right now, their partners are the ones who are abandoning it.

Xbox will abandon discs next. If they’re doing this hybrid, it means the old games will work and the future releases will be PC-based for the system. Which means no disc and exclusive to the Xbox app on Windows.

There’s only one shop on the PC side that lets you easily download and backup your installers: GOG. Steam, Xbox and Epic are fully on board with DRM.

@UltimateOtaku91 if Game Freak allows it. They are the exclusive developer of Pokémon video games. GF started exactly when Pokémon was started with Creatures, Nintendo bought a stake later on after the two companies existed. Especially since the guy who founded GF started Pokémon too. It would be nice if did happen.

Nintendo doesn’t have much of a say in their company or the mainline games. Unless GF requests Nintendo’s assistance in development, it isn’t going to happen.

In short, Nintendo does NOT fully own Pokémon or The Pokémon Company. They are only the exclusive publisher and are allowed to use characters in their games, merchandise or however their agreement is structured.

See the note from @metaphysician

@UltimateOtaku91 yeah, that’s not going to happen. Game Freak is one of the stakeholders in the Pokémon Company. Nintendo is the publisher in that situation, plus rendering their legal ninjas to TPC will.

Wow, it’s a total of 40GB for the entire collection on the Switch 2. Really sucks Konami chose GKC for it, so I guess I’m keeping my eShop version for S2. I did give the S1 version some thought, but I wasn’t sure how MGS4 would run on it

I’m good with my copy from the Switch. However, if you don’t have it and you have the Switch 2, I’d recommend going with this one.

It’s a shame Square Enix is wasting time with duplicating SKUs in the marketplace. An updated version as a Switch 2 Edition would’ve been better, but I guess their bean counters said this was the way to go.