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I have a mint condition boxed black New 3DS XL IPS top screen ambassador model with the rare official cradle. Might well be my favourite console of all time (close tie with the PS Vita) although the Switch OLED is getting close.

@DjinnFighter thanks for the info, didnt realise that.

What, no Quackshot!!! Thats an easy pass then

This is a brilliant game to add to the Switch 2 catalogue but, as a PS5 Pro owner, demanding graphical games like this, which I will likely never play handheld, get PS priority...and the prices usually drop faster. Plus 4K 60 FPS with ray tracing or 120 with it off....
If I didn't, this would be a day one buy for SW2.

@breach187 I agree, no games should be locked to additional hardware when you already pay for the service. Luckily, I played these games on 3DS to scratch the 'novelty' itch and curiosity, no rush to go back to them.

Nice, i have the same printer, its a great machine. The Minority Report analogy was a bit strange though. That is a subtractive (wasting) process; the ball is CNC machined from a solid block of ‘wood’. 3D printing is additive building a layer at a time, with little waste. I used to explain it to kids like the scene from the Fifth Element where they reconstruct from the hand.

@breach187 same, while I applaud offering hardware to enjoy games you already pay to access (N64, Gamecube controller etc.) they are an optional luxury. Making these only available if you buy extra peripherals is not right…unless they added 3DS games that work in stereoscopic on it. Still, i get that they dont work without the 3D hardware so i will just stick with the 3DS ‘versions’…and even then, the novelty of a playing monochrome game boy games soon wears off.

I doubt they make their own promo material so this is likely from Nintendo. Whether or not its a mistake, who knows. Not interested in either really, would prefer a remake of Metroid.
Now when are DS and 3DS games coming is more interesting...

Just managed to tear myself away from this to get some other games played and fire up the PS5...looks like I'm going back into the pit next week...

Could just be a new colour i.e. has the purple and green joycons just as the Switch came in various colour combinations

Has anyone tried playing one island across SW1 and SW2 consoles? I would like to try out the new edition but don't want to transfer the island from my OLED where it gets the most play.

Struggling to see a noticeable difference. I bought the upgrade but will leave this on my OLED for now. If they add anything noticeably different to gameplay and bump to 60 FPS it might persuade me to upgrade. After all, you pump hours into a game like this and SW2 doesn't have that sort of battery life.
I am assuming that, unlike say Metroid 4, you cannot just play this game across different consoles...do you have to do the island transfer thing?

NSO+ can be had for £26 in the UK which is just £9 more than paying for the standard NSO which you need for online play etc. anyway. How anyone can grumble at paying £9 a year for hundreds of classic games, mario kart tracks, AC DLC etc. is beyond me.

White looks nice https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1i22pa8/white_switch_2_concept_inspired_by_the_oled_colors/

@BrewsterTea I would like to see a white option like the OLED

Each to their own, but I dont get colour options. I either play docked with a pro controller, or never look at my hands when playing. I see Playstation just released a range of neon colours which at least have a bit of pop. These are a little insipid although my granny would like them. What are we talking here, peppermint and lavender??

Did I miss Ball X Pit in that list? On sale now with free SW2 update and the best £10 I ever spent, even if it has taken over my life!

@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
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