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I'm definitely of the right vintage to know most of the references. I wonder if the blurriness is the same on Switch 2 or if there's dynamic resolution.

Has anyone seen if there's a performance boost in Grid on Switch 2?

This is probably my favourite S1 game; I've sunk hundreds of hours into it, and now it feels new again! The graphical upgrade and new settlement features will have be coming back for the foreseeable I am sure.

I'm delighted with the upgrade; everything about the system feels like a generational improvement to me. A longer battery life would have been a nice benefit but I mostly play handheld in the house so can plug it in without too many problems. I'll get a new powerbank for other times.

The magic for me is all the free updates to existing games, such as the No Man's Sky S2 update that adds all the features missing from the Switch release as well as dramatically improving the visuals and framerate. One of my favourite S1 games suddenly becomes much better, and for free. That's my biggest revelation after a few hours of ownership. I haven't tried Mario Kart WT yet. Oh, and the Welcome Tour is charming, and worth the £8 for me. No buyers remorse here.

How can you be critical of the fact that the game has demos for optional accessories? If you don't have the camera, obviously that part of the tour isn't relevant. No-one needs to try to '100%' something like this... To suggest you're going to need to go and but a new 4k tv for this to be a complete experience is nuts. It's a really fun little experience, people are just looking for things to get upset about!

I feel like this is why Nintendo are much less smart without Reggie's input. He would have had the clout to push Nintendo Japan to have this bundled in with the console. However, having said that, I'll most likely still buy it and have some fun with it... But a lot of people won't buy it.

It's a simple proposition; the game is either worth $80 to you or it isn't. Like many many people, I opted for the pack-in version so the relative cost is much less (and it makes the MK bundle look much better value). Mario Kart is a game that people keep playing for years and years, so in terms of value for money it seems fine to me. I doubt other many games or third parties will follow that price.

Very reasonable prices.

@gingerbeardman Wow, that's amazing, there can't have been more than 100 people there! Small world, as you say... I was thinking about that evening yesterday after making the comment and delighted the rest of the household with some classic retro tunes (not Jeff Minter related but the Crazy Comet theme has been living in my brain since 1984). Happy memories.

I once met Jeff Minter at a nightclub that had been taken over for the night for a celebration of Commodore 64 music. This was probably 20 years ago. A great night was had by all and Jeff was very approachable.

@Vyacheslav333 I can't see why that would impact the score much to be honest; it doesn't change the quality of the games and if the current package is good value for money it is not really a factor unless you already own them another way.

I'm a big of the 2D HD aesthetic, like simple RPGs, and almost never notice dropped frames. This is definitely one for my list!

I'm not a cheap-skate but at 5 hours with little replayability for £17.99 I might wait for a sale.

@NintendoWife Reducing plastic usage probably requires a tiny bit of effort, such as searching for things we already have rather than getting another one, but there's essentially no long term alternative. It's no different than keeping plastic bags and reusing them rather than getting more every shop and throwing them away.

I don't understand the comments criticising the omission of the AC adaptor; since most households have drawers full of them, why add to the landfill problem by shipping new devices with yet another adaptor? If you need one, buy one, but surely most of us don't, do we? The planet definitely doesn't need more 'never-used' plastic.

@PinballBuzzbro You're just bragging now with the "more than 2 people are in bed" lol

@Not_Soos I Googled him, and it looks like he took up professional wrestling after leaving NoE.

Any excuse to replay my favourite clip from a corporate presentation... I miss Shibata.

https://youtu.be/EoFyXO-MEW0?si=0JUqadCYV1pn_RqP&t=24

I missed this first time around, but it sounds right up my street and is on sale currently on the EU eshop so I'll give it a go.

I've never heard of an animal called an inchworm, so the name sounds odd it does seem to have amused the writer a bit too much here!

@FiveDigitLP

"MAJOR version increment indicates incompatible code changes. MINOR version increment indicates addition of functionality in a backwards-compatible manner. PATCH version increment indicates backwards-compatible bug fixes."

It's used to flag non backwards-compatible changes. Nothing to do with if the features are big PR news or exciting for users.

The C64 carried my gaming interests through my entire childhood and none of these games resonate with me. Uridium, IK+, Bubble Bobble, Defender of the Crown, Lords of Midnight, Commando, Mercenary, Elite, Little Computer People, Wizball, Spy Vs. Spy, Monty on the Run (and other Mole games), Sentinal... To be honest, there are probably 100 classics that stand the test of time. None are featured on this collection.

It probably means he'll appear on occasional videos or at live events promoting Mario. To be honest, if the role is appropriately paid it's not a bad way to enjoy his part in Mario's legacy. He's not getting any younger and this feels like a good way to ease into retirement while still being part of the extended Nintendo family.

@NinjaNicky If you intend to play in portable mode, the PS5 visual comparison is irrelevant. It looks and plays great on the Switch's OLED even before this visual update.

For someone who hasn't played any games in this list, what's the best place to start? A lot of the games seem to have high difficulty. Any recommendations for an accessible point of entry?

I haven't played the games but what a great prompt to rewatch one of my favourite Nintendo Direct moments; former Nintendo of Europe President doing a crazy Yo Kai Watch dance!

https://youtu.be/8-DX4cXo0oo

Brilliant stuff 👏

I think the next Nintendo Direct should be entirely delivered in this style. Matsuken FTW.

Hilarious 😂 🤣 I defy anyone to listen to this without nodding along to the music by the end.

@electrolite77 Not if you can't tell the difference 😂

Good to see Nintendo being proactive on this issue 👏.

@abbyhitter Belter:
"1. an event, person, quality, etc, that is admirable, outstanding, or thrilling" (Collins Dictionary)

Expectations, not exceptions.

$2.64 Billion for Infrastructure and Building Relations with Consumers.... Wow. Something massive happening in that space.

You had me at Excite Truck.

Day one for me.

Time for a new Hover Bovver I think.

I think I’ll stick with Hover Bovver.

I’ve not played any of these games, so wonder if they hold up without the nostalgia factor?

A sad day for games development in the UK, and gamers generally.

In 100 years time our grandchildren or great-grandchildren will be awaiting a Nintendo news announcement and hoping for a Mother 3 release.

@Clyde_Radcliffe I could be wrong but I seem to recall it being said that the UK price includes 20% tax and the US price doesn’t?

Switch Pro confirmed!

@Rpg-lover The headline more or less exactly summarises the article.

I think that the more likely likely revision will be a small hardware upgrade to the screen, the infamous joycons, the battery and perhaps the cooling or general chipset efficiency. The latter might allow for 10-20% higher clockspeeds to be available (don't forget that the now elderly Tegra X1 is underclocked in the current model). It'd tempt some current users to upgrade (probably including me) and maintain momentum without fragmenting the user base for developers. Then in 2023... Whole new model with generational jump in performance, somewhere between PS4 and 5 in terms of power.

Looks interesting, on my radar now.

@roboshort True, maybe put the opening back to 2027

I heard they're going to hand the project to Retro Studios to complete, might be a couple of years before we hear about this again.

@zitpig I want to play The Eidolon again now!

Another vote for Mario Strikers; the Wii entry is one of my favourites from that generation.