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Brilliant, when I eventually get a Switch 2 that's another great game I'll already have to play.

I love it when games celebrate other games. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

It would make me beyond happy to see a new Divinity game, Larian pretty much have my complete faith with whatever they decide to do next.

Elden Ring has grown to become one of my favourite games of all time (and one of my most hated) so I hope this version at least is good enough for some more people to experience it properly. I'd always rather they delayed to improve than rushed to launch.

Duckie Welles! Johnny Silverwing! These look cool, probably won't try and get them, but still neat.

Happy Birthday NLife! I will give you the gift of continuing to visit you every day of my life!

I'm not even that excited for the game, but I might have to get this amiibo to go with my samus returns and dread ones, it looks so nice.

I am intrigued by this, a shame it'll have to wait if it is indeed skipping Switch 1, but I might have a 2 by then.

Definitely picking this up once I've finished 3, curse you neverending backlog!

@Stormcloudlive I was wondering about that too, like either it's free or it's not (and I count the aforementioned NSO games as not, seeing as you can't play them without paying money)

Year of Cream! Year of Cream!

@graviton I'm not saying I want them to ignore story completely, but if it's going to be there then they need to put more effort into it.

I absolutely do not mind when a smaller game or an Indie dev don't include VA, because there's normally a reason for it not to be added. But Game Freak keep putting so much emphasis on the story in the Pokémon games (even if nobody really cares about it) that it's just weird that it doesn't have any voices at all

My view on the Switch 1 version (the only one I'm playing due to not having a Switch 2 yet) is: it looks better than Arceus, and runs better than Scarlet & Violet. Which is enough for me to enjoy the game and not push me to feel I have to buy a Switch 2 yet.

@McMongoose I had one today that took at least 15 seconds to load properly, I thought it was just a particularly bad texture but it eventually loaded properly.

I'm playing the Switch 1 version and am definitely enjoying it. It's nowhere near what Game Freak should be putting out these days, but the gameplay loop and action battling have won me over somewhat.

Away from home this weekend and quite busy, but I've brough my Switch and have returned to Arceus before ZA comes out in a few days.

This is a game that I will definitely pick up at some point, but there's so much I'm already playing at the moment I know it'll just get left to one side.

Also: in the cons, suddently isn't a word @SpecialStreamCannon 😉

Sounds really boring, playing as a pane of glass

I may have misunderstood the concept

Mum: "We have Animal Crossing at home...or at least we will in 2 years if Nintendo doesn't step in before then"

I knew I'd heard of this before, I was interested when it was announced but I completely forgot about it until now. I will be getting this when I have time for another game.

I will probably get this at some point but only for the Sonic & Sega characters, the crossover characters don't interest me, which I guess means I will save a bit of money.

Hades 2 is the only one of these I picked up this month, and it's fantastic, but I have to put a lot more time into it.

Oh and the tag line says "Setember", which must be a new month for these youngsters.

I thought I'd secretly written this list myself with having Umbreon, Typhlosion and Squirtle featured.

@Maurik And if they had a Knuckles version I might have been tempted to look out for them...ah well

It'll got well with the umbrella in the bundle for Legends Z-A!

Oh good, there's a 'not playing' option. I can't handle horror games, but I will probably watch someone stream it at some point.

Downloaded and ready to launch, playing on Switch 1 so glad to hear it still performs well there. I've got used to the long load times throughout the Switch lifetime.

Just in time for no one to play it because Hades 2 comes out this week.

All jokes aside I will still look this over, I loved the game as a Hades alternative.

I didn't get into the first Hades initially but after playing it later I am definitely in on this for launch.

This is the reason I will finally get a Switch 2 next year.

Roadwarden is not my kind of game at all, but it was so cheap I picked it up and I love the world so far. Only a little way in so I can't wait to discover more.

I'd be very happy with Burnout coming back or a new Extreme G, but I won't hold my breath.

I mean, that totally makes sense, with the word quasar and all, but I can't promise my KWAH will be corrected any time soon.

@Ironcore I need someone to do this for me, where can I sign up?

This isn't such a necessity now, but as the selection grows it's very unlikely many people will play absolutely every game that's included. It would be useful being able to download just the ones you're interested in playing, plus it could get rid of the need for the launcher adding another step between switching on and playing.

I definitely hope so, as much as I've got the ability to play on PS5, there are just certain games I would much rather play in handheld, and this is one of them.

I've been coming around to the idea of game-key cards, but the biggest problem for me is the cost aspect of it. If a smaller dev/publisher wants to release a lower budget game for a lower price and use game-key cards as a way to get a physical release at lower cost, that's great. It's when larger publishers (Capcom for example with SF) push full-price games on key cards and still charge full price for them. They're saving money on production, why do they insist on charging full price to the consumer when other companies (CDPR for example) are charging the same and having the full game on the cartridge?

I'm a sucker for the Tron aesthetic, but I'll hold off on this one if it's nothing special. Too many games at the moment.

That's fine, but perhaps next time develop a game that runs well on the console you release it on, not one that may come out years down the line.

I will definitely be getting this, but will it run decent on the OG Switch or are they using the Switch 2 as a lazy performance booster? We shall see.

@Lucami Booted it up again last night as it's been a while. I didn't notice any issues at all, no stuttering or slowdown from what I could tell. Load times were ok, seems like if there were issues before they've been ironed out.

I got this last month as an impulse buy and it's decent, just need to put more time in with the other games I'm playing. Perhaps this is a good reason.

I've loved their other FAST games so this will be an absolute buy when I get a Switch 2 eventually.

@Ralizah While I understand resellability being a benefit to the consumer, it's absolutely not a benefit to Nintendo as they don't see those funds and lose money from a potential direct sale of a game, so I don't think that's why they would go down this route. Plus it comes at detriment to the initial buyer, having a cartridge that does nothing except allow you to access data stored solely on the device you put it in, which can only be gained and booted up initially if you have internet access, which wouldn't be needed if the data was on the cart. If this makes it cheaper for companies to release games, fair enough, but will the consumer see these cost reductions? Is it a better idea than just selling a digital copy to begin with so there's no possibility of reselling and losing a potential sale further down the line? From a business sense it doesn't seem like it.

With the physical collectors side of things, yes it gives people a case to store and admire, but is that any different to having a download code in a box? Why choose to have a physical box and a cartridge that are both just glorified pieces of plastic if it's just for the sake of having a box to look at?

I still don't understand how this is better than a digital-only release. With their latest addition of the virtual cards that you can lend to people or share between family libraries, it seems pointless to arbitrarily lock a download-only copy of a game behind a physical cartridge that lowers the ease of use.

I want 47 to sing the Mario theme in monotone whenever he kills someone with a mushroom, please IO.

I've never felt as cool as when I manage to pull this off, especially online.

If this is a common practice it makes my early purchase much more likely, my Switch will be going to my daughter so allowing her to play some of the offerings of the Switch 2 without having to buy 2 consoles.

No mention of Trombone Champ, one of the control methods uses the IR sensor (though I'd imagine the rest would be fine)