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@theconstellationiris I know... sniff... I'm sad they'll soon be out of business...

@darkswabber As someone who loved World and Rise, I just didn't think MHW was a very good game. The monster designs and moves were fun and flashy, everything else around them... eh.

@Kingy It is a little strange, right? I think maybe it's because Metroid doesn't get that many games (especially 3D ones), so every one feels really high stakes. It was jarring for the game to feel so uninspired compared to its predecessors. It's like if Tolkien had written Fellowship of the Ring and Two Towers, and then followed those up with Twilight.

(P.S. I did finish Metroid Prime 4, but it was definitely just "okay." There wasn't anything about it that people are going to be commenting on a decade from now, in a positive way anyway.)

@AmplifyMJ Yup, if DK Bananza hadn't been so awesome, MKW would have been my GOTY last year. And I'm sad to think that there are potentially thousands or millions of people like you who are afraid to play it because of the negative online discourse. They're missing out on a beautiful, polished, textbook Nintendo experience bursting with color and joy. And that open world with "nothing to do in it" took me over 30 hours to clear.

Gladly, that discourse didn't tank the game which, as I've said before, stands proudly on its own merits.

@Misima Some of my best memories with my mom and dad were of playing video games with them. They are also the reason I learned piano and became a composer. Can't help but completely disagree with you.

The lime green DS theme is making me feel things

@sleepinglion Obviously, anyone can say whatever they want. My question is... why, though? It's never in a million years going to affect the prices; only Lego's bottom line will do that. It seems entirely fruitless, and when I used to do things like that, all I remember it achieving was making me a more bitter and jaded person.

I, too, would pick this up if it were cheaper. But... it isn't. So, I won't. And that's it.

It's so interesting watching people complain about the price of something that is completely inessential lol. As if they're being forced to buy it.

I feel like an adult should be able to look at a thing, look at the price, and go "nope, no thanks!" without having an absolute conniption breakdown blame fest.

@AussieMcBucket Yeah but it's definitely not. It doesn't have the form factor, hardware or performance of a home console, it has that of a handheld device. Expecting it to perform on the level of a VCR-sized computer that runs on mains is foolish, but that's what's going to happen if we think of it like a "console you can take on the go."

Sounds like a great port! Honestly, I think 30fps for ports of what's releasing on home consoles should be pretty expected. It seems like people forget, all the time, that the Switch is a battery powered handheld device that plugs in to the TV, it's not a home console.

I would LOVE a Switch 2 Lite (since I only play in handheld), but I'm not gonna be ready to buy one for at LEAST another year or two lol

@anzzjam ...I think Mario Kart World is phenomenal. I've already played it more than I played MK8 in its entire lifespan... I don't think there's anything about it that needs me to "defend" it, the quality speaks for itself.

@Alienfanatic I am certain the reason it's still 30fps is because the game logic and simulation are running at that frame rate, and the devs didn't code the game with the flexibility to run at higher frame rates. This is pretty well evidenced by trying to run the game in an emulator. It bugs out big time if you remove the frame rate cap.

Eh, the price is low enough that I impulse-preordered it... but it probably should have been free. Still excited to jump in for all the new content and because I didn't really play it THAT much way back when (don't think I even unlocked terraforming).

@Zuljaras Ah yeah, I'm all in on their family fare. Obviously when a main Mario or Zelda comes out it's like a second Christmas, but I still do like most of their in-between games too~

@Zuljaras I mean, if you've decided that nothing short of the once-or-twice-a-decade big Mario or Zelda game will make you buy a Nintendo console, then that's that, right? You shouldn't be surprised that nothing else is doing the trick.

Personally: MKW, DK Bananza, Pokemon ZA, Kirby Air Riders, Hyrule Warriors 3, and Metroid made my Switch 2 purchase in the first year more than worth it. All good experiences, and even some phenomenal ones (MKW and DK for me)!

All good news! <3

@HugoGED Same! Could not have put it better. Bananza was my Nintendo GOTY, but I still loved MKW, and I still play online every day. They really got the "fun" aspect down (despite the larger luck and chaos factors) and it's undeniably a visual treat.

Downloading now! I'm pretty pumped to start a new island, I haven't played this game since lockdown. Excited to see everything that's been added.

Nintendo needs to go private. They can afford it. Ditch the shareholders and do whatever they want.

@Serpenterror Uh... is there some secret 4K version of the Steam Deck I don't know about?? Exactly what games is it able to output 4K60 in?

I recently started playing Mario Kart World again and I have to say it is a gorgeous, fun game. The internet criticism cycle (including and maybe especially here on NL) really had an unjust effect on my enjoyment of it when it first came out. I definitely don't think it should be more expensive than other games but it is a fine title, one of Nintendo's most stunning efforts visually imo.

Welcome aboard! Also your name is unironically awesome

I love my Switch 2; been playing it every day since launch. That said, I think we definitely need a Direct soon to showcase what's coming this year. So far the big hitters are Pokopia, Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem, and I can only imagine the latter being worth the $70 they're all likely to cost.

Do any of the new features work with Wonder's Dark Souls-y drop-in / asynchronous online multiplayer? I always thought that was one of the cooler elements of the game. I'd love to see it used in some new ways, even just for minigames.

@sportymariosonicmixx I am. I still have a day job teaching (another passion of mine), but I write music for games (and lots of other stuff) when I get home.

This game is a blast, and among the most accessible entries in the entire series. I feel like it's also where the "modern" brand of Fire Emblem music started, and since this game each entry has had a banger soundtrack I count among my favorites. In fact, Path of Radiance was one of the games I played as a kid that made me want to be a game composer!

@AussieMcBucket Oh... my... god...

@cazares Sounds like something an AI would say!

@JordiumZ Being double jointed doesn't make your fingers "double" the length of a normal person's, silly

@media_hobbit Well I'll need some ketchup at least.

@NintendoWife lmao oh crap, you're right! Can't believe no one else has pointed that out

If the one with the woman holding the tablet isn't AI, I'll eat my Switch 2. She has like seal flippers for hands. That said, I don't really care; I think it's a bit of a shame not to have real paid actors in ads anymore, but I stopped paying real attention to these kind of ads a decade ago.

The number of young people in this thread with the general sentiment of "who cares, they all suck" not knowing there was a time when CoD was deservedly at the top of the gaming world is very interesting.

@Solid_Python A man of culture. Those are my picks too.

@MirrorFate2 Or, the games actually aren't that bad and for their faults, have a lot of redeeming qualities that people enjoy.

It's easy to understand why people sleep on FFIX. PSone had a glut of amazing JRPGs and it's understandable that after FFVII and FFVIII there was some fatigue going on. Maybe it's an unpopular opinion, but I actually think FFIX is the best of the three games. If it does get remade, I hope it's a thoughtful, artistic, human remake.

This is honestly one of my favorite games of all time and I will buy / play it again if it comes to Switch 2. For the uninitiated who don't like the MMO format, rest assured that FF14 is like 99% a single player game, especially now that they've programmed NPC companions for most of the dungeons. You almost never have to interact with anyone else, even though I personally think it makes the game a lot more fun

Love to see more mama / kiddo representation in video games!

@Joeynator3000 World is my favorite Monster Hunter, Wilds is my least favorite. I wouldn't say they're very similar at all, at least in terms of polish and sense.

It'd be neat to see FF14 on Switch 2, since they've expressed a bit of interesting in bringing it over. It'd likely open it up to a large new audience and since it's an MMO, mouse controls would be lovely.

I downloaded it just to try it out, and even after the update I am finding it borderline unplayable. Are we sure this is even hitting 30fps? It seems WAY too choppy to be any stable frame rate.

@Raffles There's hope! Red Dead Redemption on Switch 2 is fantastic, running many of the high settings effects while maintaining 60fps to boot. I'm also hoping more devs get comfortable with targeting 40fps via VRR in handheld mode, which I still think is Switch 2's underutilized "secret weapon."

@Raffles Yeah fair. It's never as simple as a straight numbers comparison. It just feels silly that with such a dramatic leap in hardware we're getting what feels like very small improvements in some games. Although, I suppose the same thing happened going from PS3 to PS4 (many games, including Skyrim and GTAV, prioritized increased resolution over frame rate just like this, which I remember being similarly disappointing).

DK Bananza is objectively the best original game on Switch 2 this year in my opinion. I don't agree with that guy who says it should lose a point because it has an expensive DLC.

I was pretty stunned by playing this game in handheld mode. It was the first time since Mario Kart World that I felt like I was holding the future in my hands in terms of visuals. Very cool indeed.

Anyone arguing that the Switch 2 can't run Skyrim (2011) at 60fps is fooling themselves. The Switch 2 is more powerful than the MOST POWERFUL GPU available at the time, by about 50% too. There is NO way it shouldn't be able to handle the game at max settings.

@BaldB3lper78 It's selling very poorly, not well. I mean if I were Sony, I'd be worrying.

Like yeah, the PS5 is five years old, but the Switch is eight and is still outselling the PS5 and PS5 Pro combined. That's a catastrophe imo.

Woof, those PS5 numbers are a little worrying, no? ._.

@gamepadnomad This doesn't make me despondent about Switch 2, but about Nightdive. I won't be buying this game on ANY platform if this is how they're going to treat customers on this one. Meanwhile, the console has a glut of great experiences to enjoy right now, so I don't think I'm missing much.

@KayFiOS The dude literally carried the entire Hunger Games franchise and keeps getting snubbed at every turn. It's sad to see.

@charliecarrot Haha, I guess that answers that.