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No, Nintendo, that's not what we meant when we said we love demos. Look at Square Enix, look at Capcom. That's what we want. 🙂‍↕️

Demos are great, but having played the demo of Dragon Quest VII, the monthlong wait was gruelling. It's finally here, though, yippie!

"Combat feels a little plain compared to more modern systems"
Sounds like a good thing to me! I hope I never see the day when they introduce quick time events to Dragon Quest games. I bounced off Clair Obscure HARD. I want to select my attacks in peace, thank you very much. Nothing wrong with a bit of simplicity and monotony if the vibes are good!

@Max_the_German Huh, that's an interesting take! I never thought of it like that and assumed that any localization decisions would come straight from Japan. And it makes me happy, of course, that our little country seems to be doing well. 🥹

@beartown Yes, but that's more like 20-30 years ago. 😅

@beartown During the 3DS/Wii U era I didn't know anyone who'd own any of these consoles, except for people from online forums focused on Nintendo. The major electronic stores like MediaMarkt had 0 (zero) 3DS games on their shelves.
These days, even "normies" own Switches in Poland, and the Nintendo sections in stores can be as big as the PlayStation ones.
Sure, Nintendo was never entirely forgotten in Poland, but it was nowhere near the popularity levels we experience today.

For those who care, the Switch 2 Edition will also be available in Polish and Thai!

@Dr_Corndog Oof, hard to say. Many people in their 40s or younger speak English on some level, but not all speak it fluently. When I was a kid, people would play games like Pokémon in English but skipping all the dialogue and getting stuck at some points because of the lack of understanding. There were unofficial translations made by fans, though. Not for official hardware, but you'd be hard pressed to find a kid who owned a real Game Boy in the 90s or early 2000s.

@Hwatt Just to clarify: MK World and DK Bananza only got Polish text, no audio. It's still great, though!
And yeah, like Beny said, all Sony first party games feature full Polish audio and text translation. So, naturally, it's fewer and fewer games because Sony releases fewer and fewer exclusives. 😆 But there are odd cases here and there that get the extra Polish (pardon the pun). I was surprised to learn that Monster Hunter Rise was one of them, even on Switch!
Nintendo was basically unknown in Poland some 10-15 years ago, but these days it's quite popular! Even "regular" people are getting Switches and the Nintendo game sections in electronics stores are often the same size as PlayStation's.

As a Pole, I can confirm that the quality of the Polish translation is absolutely outstanding! They went above and beyond with translating the names of the tracks and characters. Mind, this (together with DK Bananza) is the very first Nintendo game ever to be released in Polish, so they had to come up with the names of all the Mario characters. Some are really funny and creative. Great job!

Mini Pokémon Center looks cute, but when I saw the picture of the badges posted somewhere on social media, I thought they were fake. 😅

I hope he'll still find time to make videos for Nintendo Life between the fights.

Next time you'll tell me that Splatoon is 10 years ol—it's actually 11 years old now?!

1. Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake
2. …?
3. Civilization VII – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

It was me, I bought Octopath Traveler 0 last week. Didn't know they sold 5,999,999 copies until last Friday. Congrats!

In a 2017 Nintendo Direct Nintendo teased Metroid Prime 4, followed up by the reveal of Yoshi's Crafted World.
Now, they're releasing Yoshi's Crafted World soundtrack right after the special release of the Metroid Prime 4 soundtrack.
Guys, I think I cracked the code. Next up – Fire Emblem Warriors! Definitely.

"How I'd love to be a fly on the wall at these get togethers..."
//gets transformed into a fly and teleported to that bar//
"Hmm… If only I could understand Japanese."

Ooh, I forgot Dragon Quest XI S won the game of the year in 2019. Good times! Here's hoping DQ1&2 HD-2D ends up in the top 10!

@Max_the_German Jon is a good candidate, but I think this guy Zion G. could fit the team pretty well.

Sakurai giveth, Nintendo taketh away.

I already ordered both yesterday. 😁

Announcing the Polish language support on the Polish Independence Day. Touché!

I bought the Game-Key card version because:

• it was cheaper than digital,
• it will "complete" the collection, since I have DQIII in a box.
  If there was an upgrade path, I would've bought the Switch 1 version, but alas. 😔
  I read somewhere that Nintendo should allow publishers to release "Install Cards" – slower cards, like the Switch 1 cards, that would install the game on your console, but still contain the game's data. I think that would be a much better solution than Game-Key Cards.

I'm not sure about this game… Is there anything to look forward to for a person that's not into competitive multiplayer games? Is there truly as much content as people claim if you don't count customization options? The racing tracks look very simple and short. Looking at the gameplay footage can cause sensory overload – so much is happening so quickly that it's impossible for me to keep up and it's just one big chaos. Sakurai is a great guy, but I'm not sure about Kirby Air Riders. It feels too similar to Smash. Can he make a game without collectible PNG upgrades, lol?
I hope the reviews of the game won't be all 10/10 "because Sakurai" or because someone remembers playing the first iteration on GameCube.

@DwaynesGames Or even use one of the Joy-Con in mouse mode! 😁

It would be cool if Nintendo released an optional vertical grip for the Switch, so that you could have two big and equally sized screens one above the other.

Aw, these are cool! I'm in the middle of reading the one about Satoshi Tajiri (the creator of Pokémon). But since I'm trying to read it in Japanese, it's taking a while… 😆

Do Poland next!

@MrCarlos46 Why would they need to stop translating to other languages? I think (or hope!) that Nintendo is expanding their language portfolio, maybe they'll add other languages, too.
There's no word on what titles will get translated.

@MrCarlos46 A Polish YouTuber, Michał Pisarski, talked to multiple people at Gamescom and heard from them that Nintendo plans to implement the Polish language to their console's UI (unclear if Switch 2 only or the OG as well), and some time later they will release first party games in Polish. This also follows earlier news of Nintendo hiring Polish speakers in Germany to translate software into Polish. So, even though the source for this is "trust me, bro", Pisarski swears on his reputation that what he heard is solid information and he cannot say more so that he doesn't cause problems for the people he talked to. He also hints at many big third-party games coming to Switch 2 but also can't say more than that.

Even within the main regions there's a divide. I can order the NSO controllers to Poland, but not from the Polish Nintendo* website. Instead, I have to order from a German or Irish site and pay in Euros, which is not the Polish currency. The prices are, however, in our local currency in the eShop. No local language support either, but there are strong rumors that the Switch will finally get the UI and maybe even some first party games in Polish as early as this calendar year.

• Actually, it's the Polish Distributor's website, not truly an official Nintendo site.

@Charlirnie That's great if it was just right (or easy) for you, but people are different, with different levels of skill and expectations. Imagine that for one of the boss fights you'd have to play Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor. If you're a violin player – that's great, fun even! But if you've never held a violin before… well, git gud.
Now, if we had difficulty options, maybe you'd manage to play it on a guitar? If not even that, how about a Guitar Hero-style battle? In the end, both the violin player and plastic fake guitar player would have the same amount of challenge and fun, instead of the least skilled player having to practice 40 hours a day (iykyk) to maybe have a chance at the boss fight.

@JumpingJackson Good point. Why try to find one-size-fits-all difficulty if you could keep the original, intended difficulty and then add other difficulties around it.

@mouseclicker Celeste was lovely! Difficult, but once you clear a screen, you don't have to worry about it anymore. And the way it encourages the player… I usually play my games on easy, but Celeste's message was so encouraging that I willingly played at the suggested difficulty. What a beautiful game!

@Aeralto Yeah, I wouldn't give a 10 to a game with no difficulty/accessibility options. I beat the original Hollow Knight, but I guess I don't have the same patience anymore. I gave up on Silksong after 2 hours. It runs great and it's satisfying to control, but I'm not looking forward to repeating the same stuff over and over again. I wish there was an easier difficulty option for those who just want to explore the world and enjoy the views. Yes, I've heard the argument that if the game was easier, you wouldn't experience the game as it was intended. But if I give up on it entirely, I won't experience it at all! I believe customers should be able to enjoy their purchases however they want and if I "break" the game by giving my character more health than it was intended, that's on me.

It's a nice and accessible way to have a Virtual Boy-shaped decoration without having to hunt down the pricy and old original hardware. I wonder if the accessory will sell better than the Virtual Boy itself lol.

@rjejr You're right! I was also missing the proper introduction, like what this game is about. I also didn't play the original, so I have no nostalgia for it. I would maybe give it a chance if it was a budget title, but we already know it will cost 70 USD for the digital copy. I'm a bit underwhelmed so far, even though I wanted to like it. I really like Sakurai, but I guess I'm not 100% into his games after all. I really loved Kid Icarus for the 3DS, and I enjoy Smash casually, but Kirby Air Riders… I dunno.

It's a Sakurai game alright. I thought I'd definitely be getting it, but after today's Direct I'm not so sure anymore. It's just so chaotic and fast-paced. Can a regular human being comprehend what's going on on the screen most of the time?
I don't get the Skyah thing. Is that the only map for the battle mode? It looks quite small, no?

Dragon Quest 🤝 Disney Tsum Tsum

@Anachronism Ah, that old trick. Thank you!

How do you post images in a comment? 😢

I didn't apply a screen protector because they stress me out (there's always that one piece of dust that manages to go under the screen protector), but I'm super careful and I added a couple of foam stickers on the inside of the dock, so that when the console wobbles inside the dock, it hits the foam pads rather than the dock's plastic.
P.S. Have you seen how removing a (scratched/worn out) glass screen protector looks? I've seen some horror pictures and that made me not want to apply any screen protectors even more lol.

I just finished my first campaign on Switch 2 and the mouse controls were glorious! There is no going back to buttons for me.

But is the included Ultra High Speed HDMI cable soft?

Yeah, I don’t think Nintendo is aware of my country existing lol, so I preordered at a local electronics store. We’ll see if that preorder means anything on June 5th.

What languages will the Switch 2's menu be available in? Any new languages? Will Switch 2 games be available in new languages compared to the original Switch?

I was super happy to see that Switch 2 supports HDR.

When they first announced the Music app, I expected them to add one new soundtrack per month—and that's on good months. So I'm super happy to see that we've been getting consistent weekly drops—and now even a triple drop! I think that's the perfect solution for smaller OSTs that clock in at only a few minutes each.

@canaryfarmer I went all the way up. 😅 Some text might be a little too sharp, but that happens mostly on PS5. And there is no nasty white edges that regular sharpening creates. On Switch everything looks much better to my eye than with Reality Creation turned off.

@KaiserGX Yes and yes, I loved how sharp Dragon Quest III looked! 😍