splinters

@Lofoten i have the SW1 version and the upgrade so I can check it out properly, but it looks like I will be happy playing this on my OLED (SW2 rarely leaves the dock)

Maybe it's these old eyes, but I'm not seeing a massive difference and SW1 holds it's own there.

The SW1 digital is £50 plus £8 to upgrade (but cheaper elsewhere) and SW2 digital is £59. You only save a few pounds, but why buy the SW2 digital version?

My logic on these two is a bit weird but, if a game runs better on PS5 I buy it there. If its a Ninty exclusive game that will be mostly played on TV, I get the SW2 version but if its available on the SW1 I usually go for that. SW2 never gets played in handheld mode so no point compromising on the TV experience. For those who dont have that option, I hope it runs well enough on Switch

@sketchturner
This is my thinking with Metroid 4. I will be getting the SW1 version to play on OLED as I still think certain games (Doom 3, Metroid Dread, Maro Wonder etc.) still look better on that system. I will inevitably drop for the upgrade pack as I will want to see for myself how it runs on SW2 on the bigger QOLED 4K TV, but my SWOLED gets more play than any other console and that includes PS Vita and 3DS XL.

I was about to buy this to see how it runs, but I have a PS5 Pro and its pretty much the same price for all three titles on the PS store so I got them there.
Then I remembered I have them all on Steam as well, but no deck anymore...oh well.

I'm fortunate to have a new 3DS XL with Red Viper so can play the games in 3D without extra hardware or cardware.
They are not that great really.

@PharoneTheGnome this! What is wrong with wanting a bit more platforming for Mario or Yoshi, or some more jungle levels and carting levels for DK? Sometimes I just want more of what I enjoy, not some deconstructed interpretation of a favourite IP.

As there are, ahem, interactive elements (you can target and shoot stuff), unless this was just a one off segment, i fear you will have unskippable scenes between each area which, for a game with so much backtracking, could prove unbearable.

@Shinnos with red viper on a modded 3ds, you can play them all in glasses free 3D

@Misima i have NSO+ so would be ‘owning’ the game, just not that interested in this platform to be honest.

@Misima surely the 3DS far surpassed the VB in the novelty of stereoscopic gaming. Would rather have seen 3DS titles announced. What are the chances they will release those to work with the hardware viewer?

If you had taken a poll of which platform gamers wanted on NSO, I imagine the virtual boy would have been at the bottom of the list. To then add a hardware requirement is just insulting. Played few titles on my 3DS XL and they were a novelty at best. This is an easy pass.

60 minutes focusing on games rather than hardware. First proper SW2 Direct. Wow!

Just realised that is the day before Mario's birthday. Got to be a surprise release like we had with Wonder. What could it be? Imagine if they announced 3DS games and Super Mario 3D Land. Well, we can dream.

If this one does omit a Prime date, it will be getting silly now. Almost mid September and only three months of the year left! At this rate it will be shadow dropped on Christmas day!!!

Loved this on Windows back in the day, played with a mouse and keyboard if I recall. Will give this a whirl.

From what I have seen, this looks a bland and boring experience so i have no interest which is a shame as I would have expected a Switch 2 first party exclusive to be a must have. Feels like another cash grab after the welcome tour and a way of justifying the mouse control of the new console. I would rather see games that would benefit from a mouse option (house of the dead, doom etc.) get an update than invest time or money in this.

It's. Just. A. Game.

@karatekid1612
I quite like the fact it hasn't got weapons. You can use the boost to knock them off course, even off tracks and grab their boost power in the process. Its a nice alternative to weapons (he says, just completing Doom: the dark ages )

I haven't touched MKW since launch, but this is getting plenty of play and even reginited my love of Fast RMX on my Switch Lite. Fantastic game, worth every penny.

@Qwiff just watched a video and I thought it was the original Half Life for a second. I don't have any nostalgia for the original game to want to play it but thanks for the info.

@Olliemar28
Maybe its just being used to PS5 quality games but the 2023 System Shock was blocky and just a chore to play through. After a few hours I just gave up and passed it on, yet I still have (and play) Bioshock as they are some of my favourite games. Maybe System Shock 2 is more like those games than the first?

I bought the System Shock remaster for PS5 and didnt like it at all. I assume I wouldn't lke this one?
Im a big fan of Bioshock though, and played the trilogy on PS4/5, Switch and PC/Steam

Quiet news day? Ranking 10 games of which only 4 are actually available. Have the other 6 even been confirmed as future releases?

@Khwarezm89 indeed, in that way, it’s much better than digital only option (both take up the same storage space) and could well end up being a more cost effective option than a physical cart which will likely hold its price. For someone like me who doesn’t collect games, just likes to play them then move on, its great.

Im struggling to see the issue. I buy digital for convenience. If the game is naff, i finish it, get bored etc. im stuck with it.
Key card, same scenario, but I can sell it on.
Of course a cart is better, but surely being able to sell it is better than digital, plus the price will likely lower as it moves through the second hand market unlike the expensive digital option.

Watched a few videos showing the Crysis Trilogy running noticeably better on SW2. Loading them up now.

Plenty of platforming sections true to the previous DK games, some racing elements would be great as a nod to Diddy Kong racing. Basically, some variety and something 'wow'. Just 'smashing' things will get a bit too 'Hulk' very quickly....

@Jamessmooth I finished the main game on PS5 and loved it. Just got the ultimate edition but still haven't finished it...thanks to the Switch 2 and other games

I have this on PS5 Pro otherwise would be all over this. Great review.

Like any device, it will be eating power even while not using it and other than just gaming. Suggestions include turning off HDR and surround sound, dialing the brightness down to between 70 and 80% and turning on Airplane mode which will kill the internet and bluetooth.
See how that helps.

@Exerion76
https://www.belkin.com/uk/p/charging-case-for-nintendo-switch-2/ENA001hqCH-V2.html?srsltid=AfmBOopLvNLWMN6Cd-dXyF5RuW-K0HMiIk_E0GGsClMLZGYTLU1LT8tP

@Ellie-Moo If you have NSO, you can save your data to the cloud and share between consoles. If just cart (and no NSO) then not sure you can.

@Ellie-Moo I sold my OLED on in favour of a Lite as I needed something pocketable. You can have two consoles on your account and just switch 'virtual' game cards between them.
Just bought Nier: Automata to try on SW2. If I get to a stage where it crashes, I can just continue playing on the Switch Lite, then go back to the SW2 when its stable again. Virtual cards are brilliant when you have more than one console.
Try Fast Fusion on Gameshare, its pretty good, even on the second console.

@Exerion76 Belking do a £50 case with built in charger. Says it will charge the Switch 1.5 times. As you can imagine, its a deep case like the Skull and Co Max case.

@Ellie-Moo it is still running the same CPU, larger screen etc. and its emulating the SW1, so you will get a little more than something like MKW or Cyberpunk, but still nowhere near the duration of the OLED.
Its about on par with the OG switch or Lite but they can't run demanding games like SW2 can.
Price to pay for progress. Bear in mind no powerful handhelds have solved this problem. There must have been magic dust in the OLED to run that lovely 7 inch screen for up to 9 hours!!

Great, nothing makes you feel good about your new £400+ purchase just a week old like this comment “ We're hopeful Nintendo might provide updated models later down the line with improved battery life”

@Ellie-Moo you could get up to 9 hours on the OLED switch. I don't recall many (any?) games hammering the battery more than others.

@FishyS same here, sold my OLED as its a momma bear size and doesnt fit my needs. Lite is now the portable option, with Switch 2 docked.

Attention seeking plonks. What next, fork hurts when I stick it in my eye?

A solution to a problem that doesn't exist? Over caution based on an 8 year old design?
Great to have the option there but sales will be very slow for these guys. Surely this would have been a plan after numerous reports of drift. What if Ninty actually fixed it? Hall effects are not the last word.

Nice, a great little game for Switch 2 which deserves to do well, especially if it gets regular updates 👍

I am not blown away as I got exactly what I expected; a Switch Pro. I have a PS5 Pro for eye candy and this is a hybrid console I can play on the couch or the TV. Everything is faster and slicker which makes a lot of difference. If you had an eight year old smartphone, you would be looking to upgrade that too.
I dont get the gripes about the UI either, its not a PC or media centre, you just want to choose your game to play.
My only gripe is the battery life which means it will be a TV based console 90% of the time, but I have a Switch Lite for something pocketable with better battery life anyway.

@WillQuan
Just tried pulling my cover off and ripped it. Will Nintendo Life reimburse me?

@Jack_Goetz
Same here. Very random.

Quiet news day?

@Blofse he is just using a camera, and you are seeing a stream of that at the top of the screen. You can see his fingers on the top screen at several points.

@gcunit £399 would have been accepted as a normal cost price and that's a fiver a copy.

If every owner of a Switch 2 bought this, with their projected sales of 20 million in the first year, thats around £160 million income from just a tech demo....no wonder they want to charge.