sketchturner

Europe for sure. NA is a close second. Japan is disgusting.

Best game on the Switch 2 right now

I played a Wisdom Tree game as a kid called Exodus that had similar gameplay. Never realized it was a knock off but I loved that game.

How is there a market for 10 million of these farm sims?

This game is firmly in my top 5 of all time, out of thousands of games played since the Atari 2600. I replayed it this year and found it just as addictive as my first playthrough at launch.

Ryu looks triumphant in the NA box art, but he looks like he's losing the fight in Japan. Difference between the viewer looking up at him vs down at him.

CTRL+F "Loss Leader Strategy"

The fact that there is no mention of this in the context of this game and review is pretty surprising.

Makes me happy to see TotK beating out BotW for a change. By far the better game, IMO, despite the general consensus to the contrary.

My Steam Deck had a distinct smell from the vent for the first few months I had it. I found it strangely pleasant

@gcunit I didn't care for it based on watching footage either, but this is a rare case where the demo is 100% the only reason I was convinced to buy the game. I strongly recommend trying all 3 pieces of the demo and see what you think.

@LastFootnote @MirrorFate2
I must say I really didn't like the look of this game either, but playing the free demo totally changed my mind. It's still not my favorite art style, but the clever puzzles and game mechanics are so good, that is really all you think about when playing the game.

I bought the full game and it's some of the most fun I've had with a game in a very long time. It's a lot longer of an adventure than I expected, too! (In a good way)

@Zufolobelisk I'm here because I've been a Nintendo fan since the NES and have owned nearly every system they've ever released. I'm here because I still love my Switch and want to keep up with games releasing on that. I'm here because I hope that Switch 2 turns out better than it appears at launch.
But as it stands, Nintendo has yet to convince me that the price is worth it. There isn't a "must play" game (for my tastes) and the high prices and key card situation are not tempting.

Am I sold? Not at all

@GregamanX Yeah it seems silly to restrict this poll to only what NL reviewed. Allowing an "other" option is valuable because then the fans can help potentially overlooked games get more fanfare.

Cato:Buttered Cat
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yo-Yo

You didn't review the right games this month 😜

I'm strangely excited about this game, even though I normally don't enjoy pinball games. I just wish it were cheaper, considering I've heard it only takes 2-3 hours to complete.

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo for me. Just played the demo and it was way better than I expected.
These days I don't mind waiting until a game gets significantly discounted but I already went ahead and bought the full game.

I will happily continue playing my regular Switch Lite, thank you very much.

Still the best 3D Mario game ever. Completely curb stomped the original Galaxy with better level design by far.

SURVIVAL KIDS! That was one of my favorite games of my teenage years and easily the gameboy game I most wanted to come to the Switch. I played that game to death! To this day I've never found a game that properly matches the feel of that game. It's magical exploring the island, finding all 8 different islands, figuring out the many things you can craft with some creativity.

I know there are other survival games, but for my tastes they're generally obnoxious. Survival Kids somehow mixed the adventure and survival elements in an extremely satisfying way.

I was 16 when I played Survival Kids, back when 911 happened. A couple weeks after the twin towers fell, all my family went to visit ground zero but I stayed home to watch my baby brother, play Survival Kids, and listen to P.O.D. Good times.

This reminds of how Mario subtly punches Yoshi to make him eat

Constance looks promising. The rest are not for me.

The only way I'd use Game Chat is if Nintendo paid me to.

For me, this game is everything I wanted BotW to be and so much more. BotW was only a 6/10 for new. I didn't enjoy it very much. Finished it 3 times just in hopes that it would eventually click for me, but that didn't happen. I really don't understand what people see in that game.

Meanwhile, TotK is a SOLID 10/10 for me. One of my top 5 games ever. My enjoyment level is through the roof. Everything's like BotW but way more interesting... the abilities, the puzzles, the sidequests, the exploration. It's magnificent.

I was already phasing out of keeping up to date with new consoles and games. The price increase is just making that choice easier for me. I've got plenty of games to replay. Or wishlisted games to buy for $5-$20 on sale. I don't need to keep up with all the full price retail games.

I'm gonna go ahead and call it that for May the best eshop game will be Cato: Buttered Cat

Orange makes me want to spend money. Red makes me feel like I'm doing something bad by spending money.

I'm confused by this article.
AFAIK, with the old setup, you couldn't play a digital game on 2 Switches simultaneously unless you turned on airplane mode. I spent a lot of time trying and it caused my kids and me a lot of frustration.
So basically, not much has changed.

I've bought it twice (PS4 & Steam Deck), and the DLC. Won't be buying it again, but I'm happy for those who get to experience it for the first time!

(That said, I still prefer Dark Souls 3 as the pinnacle FromSoft experience).

I am feeling very strange after watching that 🤪

My kids and I had a blast with Labo VR in general.

I don't see why they had to "fix" it.
In real life, I always make underwater hurt sounds when taking damage in an antigravity area. 😜

I'd buy it on Switch, but I'm not getting Switch 2. Is it system exclusive?

I think it really depends on the game. But i strongly agree that some games have fall damage where it detracts from the overall experience instead of adding to it.

I can't believe they didn't show Silksong 😉

Just tried out the demo and this game is surprisingly addictive. I haven't been this hooked on an arcade style game since Robotron 64!

Does anyone actually like the idea of using their phone while playing a game? Seems like a distraction instead of being immersive.

I used to own this game back when it came out. Easily one of my favorite Gameboy games ever. It had 8 totally different endings, IIRC. Absolutely a great game to get absorbed into when I was growing up.

If Survival Kids were actually a remake of the GBC original, I would be so hyped. But it looks nothing like it.

Really wishing Nintendolife would review Taiji.

EDIT: Apparently that was late February, but regardless, it's the only interesting looking game on Switch this year IMO.

You can't imagine how happy this news makes me.

Count me in as one of those consumers not ready to "switch" to the Switch 2.

Give me Silksong, Metroid Prime 2 Remastered, and Prime 4: Beyond and I'll be plenty happy.

I was already hoping to not be tempted into buying a new console past PS4 and Switch, and so far Nintendo and Sony are making that decision easy. DK and Mario Kart look good, but I don't need them. I'm excited for Metroid Prime 4 and Silksong but fully content to play them on my regular Switch.
The only game I really feel like I'm missing out on is Split Fiction.

This looks like something not even worth taking the time to watch a playthrough on YouTube, let alone buying it. If it were free, I'd possibly try it for the novelty but...

I still haven't gotten over the shock of games being $60, TBH.

When it has the giant red Switch 2 bar at the top, why on earth does it need to say "Switch 2 Edition" at the bottom as well???

Truly baffling!

It's a bigger list than I was expecting, TBH.

@abbyhitter I will buy it on Switch 1. No plans of getting Switch 2 at this point, so I'm glad this is coming to OG Switch. Just hope it still has a steady frame rate.

@OorWullie I had the same thought but then realized that if it has normal controls, then it would be a completely unfair advantage against people playing with the motion controls.

The constant need to move both arms back and forth is going to get exhausting for a game this fast paced.