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@nocdaes that is a very interesting thought….. how much has the mobile game contributed to sales of MK8D and then also the Switch? I could see this definitely being a factor. Maybe this has turned into an ambassador for Nintendo, the Switch and MK8D.

Just guessing, but I think I have spent about 20 hours on the game and spent zero dollars. If u play the game enough, you really don’t need to spend anything anymore….

@Debbiee it has been nearly ten years! Love the character and franchise but suck at the games. But it is time for a new entry.

@Debbiee there’s a few mobile games. One made especially for Apple Arcade. It’s not quite the same, but worth trying if u r a fan of the series…but yeah, it looks like the franchise is abandoned

@B_Lindz yeah… and I have sadly supported this practice. It started with MK8D…..understandable given that it had improved battle mode and two items to carry. Super Mario World for the extra content…... But had to get DKTF for chill mode. Normally I would have passed but I suck at the game, so I wanted to try it with new mode. Bought Captain Toad again to play with a friend. At least I got that reduced used at GameStop. Pikmin 3 was on sale…. Hard to pass that up. Then bought both Xenoblade Definitive and NSMBUD on sale, thankfully deeply discounted. Crap, I dropped $300 on games I already own…

I want this game eventually…. Just have too much on the plate now

@judaspete sadly, my guess is we won’t hear from this franchise again…. I wish it had a story mode and more developed background

I wish Nintendo would take a page from Apple Arcade…. Sponsor some promising indie developers and include in online service for $5 or $10

@shining_nexus mostly quit playing Pikmin Bloom, but it’s fun to pull out every now and then. If nothing else it keeps me moving. I am not one to pay for extras, but with this behavior, I will definitely not put $$$$ into it.

Not that I care too much, but along the same lines, I hope they keep Mario Run active too. It’s not a bad diversion when at the doctor’s office or something like that

@cra1g0s the Zen pinball suite…. I went ahead and bought all of them, or very close to all of them. Between those, what I have on Switch and Xbox, I ham set with video pinball for the foreseeable future….

I wish u would do a list for “most approachable games”….I get that people want a challenge, but I just don’t ant to go for the ride and relax….

I play pinball on mine mostly, tho I have a ton of pretty cool indie games too. I repurchased the Switch version for the ones I care about….

Not sure there is a huge market for it, but I would love to see modern adaptations for Atari, Williams et al done well. Might give this a go on sale….

I wonder what the threshold is to consider a game a success. ARMS did reasonably well considering it was new IP and the user base was pretty small.

@rjejr agreed. I think they should let u buy a version of it. Not sure how it could work here, but I didn’t understand why they did this with Doctor Mario. Why not just let u play it? I just don’t care for mobile gaming, but they should allow u to keep something if u have invested in it….

Proud of Nintendo for bouncing back after being written off by so many….

@dimi I would be pretty excited if it were Ps4 quality in hand held mode…,

Probably wait for a sale with my backlog, but this looks cool.

@sadmapboi I like the universe, but these kinds of games are just not for me. I need more campaign mode for this to be worth it.

@Abes3 I would rather wait a few years for this reason…. Hopefully the longer the wait, the more powerful the system…

@Stocksy that is how I felt about TNMT. I have it on GamePass but this just felt like it needed to be played on a Nintendo system. It felt right at home there, especially in handheld mode.

I kind of want this, but my backlog can’t justify rn. Waiting for a sale

Maybe if someone else bought them, we would get Madden on the Switch!

@Serpenterror I agree. It’s like Sony has almost just conceded this market to Nintendo. Yeah, there’s Sackboy, Astro and Ratchet & Clank….I wish they would at minimum expand Astro and have a cool exclusive party game….

@Shambo at times I do like to “support” the system beyond just Nintendo exclusives….if we don’t buy 3rd party titles on the Switch, they will be reluctant to take a chance on us in the future…..However, I have gone above and beyond during this generation.

@steventonysmith that too. I didn’t feel too burned, but I bought Fynix or however the hell u spell it only to see it steadily plummet to less than $20 over the next few months. The game was good tho and I felt it should be supported on the platform. Won’t feel so giving this time around. Not personal, just don’t see the point with this being in the backlog…

@Shambo yeah… I just have so many unplayed and unfinished games…. I would just be getting It to get it. By the time I finish the first one, it will be on sale.

Gonna wait for a sale on this…not bc it’s unworthy, but I have not finished the first one..,

Gran Tourismo, Resogun, Cult of Lamb, MK8D new tracks, Mario Golf…

@Krambo42 agreed. I get people wants challenge, but I am all about easy mode

@HammerGalladeBro agreed. That was a cool little game.

@Rykdrew agreed. It’s disappointing, but it doesn’t ruin the experience. It’s like getting ice cream sundae with no cherry on top….

@AcridSkull this leaves me in a dilemma….I love Kirby and want to support the series.Mathis seems like a game I would enjoy…but this is a game that I would rather see “free to play” on NSO.

@sword_9mm GT, Forza and at one time Mario Kart are my gaming staples. I still love Mk, but I have been playing it since 2014.

I wonder if Splatoon 2 will become an instant ghost land or if it will be fairly well populated. Supposedly even last year, there were still people playing the WiiU version

@sixrings it’s kinda interesting to see the different approaches to gaming with each system. But u are correct, thee is no reason why I should have to get a 20 y/o game to run smoothly on a supposedly current generation system…

@sixrings honestly, I pretty much see the switch as a handheld that you can use as a console. I almost never play in docked mode and if I want a more robust experience, I will get that game on another system. I am far from a graphics snob too. It’s just that we are playing on a system with nearly decade old technology and it’s starting to show.

@Synthatron_Prime yeah, I love the Switch, but it’s starting to feel dated. Load times are so slow too….

Never played it until Nintendo Land…. I guess that mini game didn’t count….

@PeteW yeah, it’s such a bummer. Most of my friends don’t play video games and this who do do not play Nintendo.

I kinda think this is the type of game where I tell myself that I will pass….but end up getting….I am not very good at it, but l do think the series is cool.

@BulkSlash yeah, Nintendo has done a great job protecting their brand. I don’t have an issue with pricing. The issue I have is the release of half baked games and then charging full price. Golf turned out ok. Tennis, tho I enjoyed it, really could have used more… not going to even consider Strikers until more content is released…

The only Nintendo games I wait for a sale for are WiiU games I already have or games I am only marginally interested in. I got Xenoblade and NSMBU for $24 a pop during Black Friday at GameStop. Pikmin 3 for $40.

I think I am going to get this today…..I usually wait for sales, but this totally looks like a game I will get into….

This looks like a hard pass for me. At least initially.

I have close to 500. Got the vast majority deeply discounted, but still have to think I have dropped at least a cool $5k on games. I need an intervention

I like these tracks better as well. As mentioned in the review and above, the textures could be better….I think the new track is pretty cool too. Another thing…. I can’t decide if I would rather have them all at once or spread out. I also wish they would some of the cool stufff in Tour with different cars and variations of characters. One last thing, is it me or is the music on Kalamari Desert remastered as well?

@Ryu_Niiyama I will enjoy too, but it’s just time for a new entry in the series. They should at least add more new tracks, like 4 out of the eight rather than recycle so much content.

I hate baby park. It’s a stupid waste of time…

@Ryu_Niiyama this is indeed very lazy. It’s like throwing a starving dog table scraps. The scraps might not be bad, but for f’s sake, the game is approaching ten years. These should have been released yeas ago and we should be eying a proper unique MK for the Switch.

That said, I still think the pricing and value for the new tracks was pretty decent. I think I have about 55 hours so far on my Switch version. I bet by the time we get all the tracks, I will have about 75-80 hours.