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Is it like Tekken (3D gameplay - sidesteps etc) or Street Fighter (strictly 2D gameplay)? Does anybody know?

I've heard it's not so much about combos/specials etc., but more about timing (which appeals to me).

Snake? Snaaaake? SNAAAAAKE?

Nice, I always wanted a bit of Chippendales in my games .

Now I have a rather vivid imagination.. but what if the 1st of april Nintendo said "April's fool!" and then shadow dropped Super Mario Galaxy 3 the game and then let people wait for the movie till the 3rd as originally planned. Weirder things has happened I'm sure.

Looks cool, love the art style.

I am going to continue playing some Capcom Arcade Stadium (1) games. I've more or less narrowed it down to maining Ghosts 'n Goblins, Commando, Bionic Commando and Ghouls 'n Ghosts.

My goal is to obtain the rank of a 'Historian' in the CASPO class list. Right now I'm a 'Fanatic' at almost 900,000 CASPO (short for Capcom Score Points, I believe). 1,000,000 will make me a 'Generalist' and 2,000,000 a 'Historian' so there's a long way to go.

Congratulations and all the best with the new family member.

@MirrorFate2 I just fired up my trusty old Vita to see what price it's going for.. and to my surprise I already own the game (apparently I bought it for 5 € back in 2016 and then forgot all about - downloading it now ).

Let Ubisoft do Ubisoft, it seems that's what they're best at doing, personally I don't care (I do want a port of Rayman Origins for Switch/Switch 2 though).

Gran Turismo 7 (one can dream) or one of the older ones
Maybe Kingdom Come Delievery II down the road if I like the first one

Yes, definitely: it had a bit weaker graphics (lower resolution) than the original PSOne version, but then it had constant map on the 1st screen (the game is played on the touch screen as one of the modes involves touch screen play); it had 180 degrees quick turn; you were able to reload your weapon by pressing a button (not having to go into the menu); and last the touch screen gameplay (which happened pretty randomly) made it so much more intense (almost 40 hours but I'm done with it now and is selling it for "a high price").

Ended up buying the Batman Arkham Trilogy in the latest sale, so I'll be playing Batman Arkham Knight as it's the Arkham game I have least hours in.

Kinda sad (but is what happens from time to time) as I always thought their Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate was an underrated game (especially the Deluxe version - Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC - where they fixed the map and made the graphics better).

I'm not really that sold on Lara Croft/Tomb Raider in general after the PSOne era Core Design ones. Legend I've only played once, but I thought it was actually great. Anniversary and Underworld were pretty good. 2013 was a game with an identity crisis, but in parts was great.

I must say I'm much more up for a new Batman game than a new Tomb Raider one (but a Legend remaster I'd probaly buy).

I only turned on the "surveillance" settings late last year, so no 'Year in Review' for 2025 for me, but I'm pretty sure my most played games (apps) on Switch/Switch 2 were Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (40 hours), Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (25 hours), Atari 50 collection (24 hours), Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection (20 hours) and Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection (18 hours). Total playtime on Switch/Switch 2 probably 450 hours.

What we CAN boil this whole debacle down to, is: it's january; Nintendolife needed some real traffic... BUT it will quite soon be february and we will have some real numbers (financial report covering october, november and december) AND then a week later with a very high probability a Nintendo Direct (and all will probably look a lot better).

No discounts? Here in Denmark we have had lots discounts, the Mario Kart World bundle is right now selling at 110 € less than the launch price and is of course selling like hot cakes (the irony is that the base version is actually now a bit more expensive than the bundle).

Today I'm planning to play 1942 and 1943 Kai with a bit of Ghost 'n Goblins and Pirate Ship Higemaru on the side. All on Capcom Stadium 1 and 2.

From what I understand (from PushSquare and even from one of the 2 danish tabloids) there has occured a 'RAM' crisis over the last couple of months. Prices have simply sky rocketed because the whole AI boom requires so much RAM, leaving only little at higher prices to computers, smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles. It should mean that prices for those devices should only go up in the coming months. So better grab a Switch 2 fast.

Edit: actually the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle is #2 on the highest selling products list of Denmark's largest on-line retailer, 'Coolshop', atm, out of almost 51000 products (the Resident Evil Generation pack is #6 and the regular Switch 2 version of RE Requiem is #7 - crazy times we live in!)

Nintendo "Please release me, set me free" and give me an official left Joy-con with a proper D-pad or I'll never buy Street Fighter 6 .

Resident Evil: Re9uiem: pre-ordered
Pragmata: on a sale down the line now it's coming to Switch 2
Indiana Jones: same as Pragmata

As @GavinLane says in the article the Batman Arkham Trilogy is tempting at around 20 €. I do own all the Arkham games on my Steam Deck already (bought Asylum a total of 4 time on different platforms, City 4 times, Origins Blackgate 5 times, Origins 3 times and Knight 3 times).

But still I'm very much tempted, although I think I'll wait until the 14th where the sale ends, because I have a bit too many old arcade games on my "plate" right now.

I'm continuing playing a lot of really old games which I've been doing a lot since late october (Atari 50 and dlcs; Namco Museum; Arcade Archives games; Taito Milestones collection 1 and 2 etc.).

Going from a Switch Lite, with its small screen, to a Switch 2 has made these old games so much better for me, as I can now see what I'm doing much better (plus the Switch 2 screen has pretty good blacks imo).

Now that we talk about funny coincidences with names (Bowser mainly of course), it is a bit funny that the protagonist, Adam Jensen's "archfiend"/"enemy within the Company", was called Frank Pritchard in Deus Ex: Human Revolution (and that game was ported to the Wii U in a Director's Cut edition that was supposed to an exclusive to the system - that of course didn't happen for quite obvious reasons).

The funny thing is that in hindsight I have ended up finding Adam Jensen just as annoying (and arrogant) as Frank Pritchard. I didn't see it it the first I played the game, but, yeah, Adam Jensen is a pretty rude and arrogant person imo.

She looks nice enough (and hard working and all) maybe slightly naive (but then again what do I know).

@RoboCube The Arcade Archives releases do come with some extras though: comprehensive manual included with each game (which can be a God send imo); free leaderboards (no NSO subscription needed - and it's part of the fun trying better your scores imo); you often have several versions of the games (US, japanese etc. - Space Invaders for example comes with OG b&w version, color version and b&w version with background graphics); there are several different modes available with each game (the Switch 2 versions of the games have an added 'Time Attack' mode and is a bit more expensive); there are tons of options to fiddle with (screen filters; reassignable buttons etc. - there could be more I admit - actual buttons/stick setup support for the Tate modes please).

But in the end it comes down to picking the games, that has that "one more try" aura to you personally. So definitely do some research before you buy.

To those who think $8/7 € is a bit steep, I can see where you're coming from. But do some research on YouTube and the likes to see if a game's graphics at least appeals to you (even better: you have some old favorites you didn't really get to play that much back in the day, because it cost around an € adjusted for inflation for just one round/game and now you can play them endlessly).

Merry Christmas everyone.
I hope we'll all get an extra Christmas present a bit later today, as Space Invaders (the video game that really made the whole video games "thing"/business take off in a big way) is being released on Arcade Archives today as their 500th release (I'm hoping there'll be a big Arcade Archives sale as well to celebrate its release).

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Switch is my favorite video game release of 2025. I have over 40 hours in it so far and like it more than Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics from 2024. 9/10.

I've finally managed to get some real hours out of Metro 2033, that I bought as one of the first games for my Switch Lite back in april 2020. The Switch 2's much larger and better screen makes it so much better (I did play it on my Xbox 360 back at launch in 2010, but I can't remember much of it - but good game nontheless).

Other than that I just got Kingdom Come Delieverance for 5 €, and I'm playing that a bit on the side as well. I doesn't seem like it has had any patches bettering the visuals/performance yet, but I'm hoping there'll be a Switch 2 edition (with an upgrade path possibly).

@mackers84 I just bought the upgrade and it works! Now downloading the Switch 2 version for free.

@mackers84 Ok, thanks, maybe I'll buy it that way, although I'm more or less done with the game. Are the graphics that much better though, now that it's not 60 fps?

Does anyone know if the Switch 2 Anniversary Edition is still free, if you have Switch (1) version? (the Anniversary upgrade from OG Switch (1) version is right now 10 €, so it would the cheapest way to upgrade to the Switch 2 version - if it's still free).

Resident Evil 4 on my Switch 2.

With the latest system update for Switch 2 a few days ago, Nintendo apparantly tweaked its Switch (1) emulator, and now the game works perfectly.

Not a big fan of it. But I did like Revelations a lot so maybe it's not really an issue (didn't know Nakanishi directed that too - wasn't a fan of 7 though - still isn't). But no recaps before each chapter please, make it a fluid progression.

The new Lara look is a step in the right direction, I admit, but she still doesn't look halfway as smart as original Lara imo.

I can't deny that I'm quite a bit excited for what will shown at the Game Awards tonight, with RE Requiem starting to look more interesting (so interesting that I actually pre-ordered the Lenticular Edition for my Switch 2 - Game Key Card and all today).

But now also a new (ok, maybe another remake of the first, but still..) Tomb Raider seemingly on the cards (not that I was exactly amazed by last 3 ones, but I think I could be surprised by this one).

I'm not going to watch the show though, as I value a good night's sleep more than any videogame.

@cvrator Ok, having played it some more on my Switch 2, you're right it's not 60 fps (fluid 30 fps I would say).

Crashes I haven't experienced any of so far, around 2 hours, but from my experience playing on Switch (1); don't make too many saves or it will start crashing (a memory problem I'd say).

Other than that load times are a lot faster on Switch 2 in my experience.

Netflix probably had a look into WB's "books" and could see that their gaming business hadn't done particularly well over the last 10 year maybe. It's business after all, you have to remember.

@Orpheus79V Compared to Dark Souls on Switch 2 it feels smooth to me.

May I recommend playing the OG version of Skyrim on Switch 2. It looks surprisingly good and I'm pretty sure it now runs at 60 fps.

"I fart" in danish means "in motion". In english it means "letting out a wind". So maybe the headline for this article should have been "Video: Skyrim Still Isn't 60fps On Switch 2, But Here's How It Farts Against Switch 1". Especially when the sub headline is "Must have been the wind" and the article is covering something in motion (a video). Where the "wind" really comes in beats me though, but maybe someone has a suggestion.
Just my 2 cents.

I feel a bit burned with the Oblivion remaster over on my Steam Deck. I did hope they would patch it a few more times, but nothing so far after almost 5 months, so I think I'll wait for 50% off sale with this one.

Got mine 2 weeks ago and coming from a Switch Lite and Steam Deck (and 3DS, Vita etc.), I'm positively surprised with what I've gotten: The screen is much better than I thought; big (makes my Steam Deck seem small); colors are really "popping" from what I've been used to; black color is almost perfect imo (not grey or anything). The thumbsticks are very smooth and precise (I can now play Pac-Man and feel I'm in almost 100% control). 256 GB internal memory is more than enough for me for now. Only real negatives are; no D-pad and some Switch (1) compability issues (RE4 froze on me; I ran through one of the ghosts several times in Pac-Man; the ghosts "paused" oddly from time to time in Super Pac-Man).

9/10

It's in the middle of the night where I live (CET 1:30am), so I'll just watch the "raisin in the sausage's end" aka 'Resident Evil Requiem' (they always seem to show 'Requiem' as more or less the last game in these Keoff shows), the next day (the game seems to have actual zombies in it - nice! - there's some footage of it over at Eurogamer).

I bought mine a week ago at the largest on-line retailer in Denmark; for what substitutes around £468.50 including a big Nacon "hard case" including screen protector plus a Nacon silicon "glove" (which is actually really good as it gives a much better grip plus it holds the Joy-Cons even tighter in place). All in all a pretty good deal imo.

I bought a Switch 2 for this game, but ended not buying the game, as I found out the game had been patched on my Steam Deck with 60fps and Ultra settings perfectly doable. I do regard the game as a semi-classic, but have played it 3 times now, which must be enough.

(I'm very satisfied with the Switch 2 btw)

@Grumblevolcano Yes, I found out on thewebsite, thanks anyway .

@Grumblevolcano No such thing available in Europe I'm afraid. Only 10% "launch window" discount (and I do own both remaster trilogies).

Edit: seems it's from the 21st in Europe and Australia.