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@Munchlax 3D maybe but MH Rise is more likely to be a Switch Pro launch game along with BOTW2

What is THAT logo? That is dreadful. Absolutely awful. Ive seen better from a 2 year old.

@sixrings Both.

@MJKatana It does but I haven’t tried it out yet.

@jump The ratings board were not happy with the rating over here so pulled the European version until they have re rated it. I bought it on the US e shop instead as I am a huge fan. Its not brilliant but its still a lot of fun.

First two are amazing fun I have to say but 3 is gruesome. Still, for fans its worth it for on the go and its still one of the silliest fun shooters you can pick up. Maybe wait for a sale on this one.

In one week this has sold more copies than many Exclusive Xbox titles. Let that sink in.

@Electric-Dreams Good man! I write for Switch Player and I love it! Great team.

@Electric-Dreams We have Switch Player and if you love old style Nintendo magazines you need to be getting Ninty Fresh which is about to release its second issue!

Yes and it came today! I will be playing this from 21:30 tonight!!! Time for calamity!

The link just goes to a blank white screen?

Welcome to the Nintendo Switch cloud everyone.

Probably a lot of games are going to get canned like this. The Switch isn’t powerful enough for certain games and is now 2 gens behind. Switch Pro has to happpen.

This game is superb!! Absolutely love it.

There will be a more advanced Switch in March.

@wolfhammerr There is somthing in that for sure. Have even heard rumours for the future of a Switch Home that would basically be a home version with the 4K output. I can’t see it msyelf just beacuse the handheld function is where Nintendo excel and right now there is no reason at all to see them change that strategy in any way, shape or form.

A Switch Pro will be with us in March 2021 - announced January 2021 I think. Better screen with talk being of oled’s being used. Also 4K output from a new dock is likely. Price probably not much more that it is now - OLED’s are cheap but work well.
Nintendo doesn’t need to be as powerful as next gen adnd if it wants to go down that route it will need a new home console and it simply is not going to abandon the Switch model anytime soon - you have to be realistically be looking at ten years plus for Switch and propably more as the OG model isn’t even 4 years old yet.
A Pro will just allow ports to continue as they do now but the Switch will still do fine without all of the third parties porting games over. 3rd party games just do not sell that well on Nintendo consoles anymore. You can bury your heard in the sand on that but it has been the case for a long time. Indies, retro, 1st party IP and the occasional AAA 3rd party game will keep Switch selling for many years. But I do think the PRO will offer a decent upgrade on the current model although backward compatibility will be a must.

@Retro_Player_77 All sounds great to be fair. Well apart from Stadia.

Basically they want to take timed exclusives and let the games appear on other systems if the devs can be bothered.

Love Worms! Team 17 started off in the tiniest office in Ossett. West Yorkshire where I am originally from. It was so exciting in the early 1990’s to have a games studio on our doorstep!!

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/black-friday/aldi-black-friday-sale-nintendo-switch-airpods-b1721643.html

There you go - that’s £50 off so YES, the deal at ASDA can be bettered folks! That will sell out very quickly!

Sorry its £230 - that is amaazing!!

Aldi is doing Switch for £220 on Black Friday online only

You’d be better off buying 2 next gen consoles than buying this!

Bit annoying when there is an embargo. Naughty.

@Razer A Pro Switch is an inevitability. March 2021 with a January unveiling. The PRO might not even be a new console and might be an upgraded dock with 4K TV output. It will be interesting to see how this plays out but Nintendo Switch will be around for many years to come. We are only coming up to its fourth year and any revision will be backwards compatible so you are looking at another 8 years of Switch at least.

Well. You play offline and in ten minutes time your game stops working! This is exactly the same issue that the 2013 XBOX had! It’s 2020 for goodness sake!!
Also issues with power buttons and over heating. If MS wanted a disastrous start to its new console cycle, they have nailed it.

@Jayenkai I would seriously just buy a cheap PS4 or PS4 Pro right now. You will have at least a year of being able to play the same games albeit they won’t load as quickly. And it means when you do want to upgrade you can probably save at least 100 notes.

I just cannot see ANY reason to buy an X Box Series X/S right now. Game Pass may be great but to shell out £450 to play games you can already play on your last gen console doesn’t make any sense at all. The cost of expanding storage for the s makes that become around the same price as the series X although S will sell to those that want a cheap way in. In time they will of course be great but right now I think it would make more sense to buy a top gaming PC rather than spending money on something that on launch day doesn’t offer that much new. After all, gaming is about the games and whilst a huge back catalogue is fine, new games and new experiences are what deliver and on day one, for me, X Box does neither.

@MisterMan That is exactly my point - pick up at ps4 pro now for less than £200 and you can play many of the games for less and still for a great experience,

@HeadPirate Switch has become my favourite system of all time.

@Cosmo_Joe I think what we all need to remember is that it is okay to be a one console family. Enjoy what you have - there is no need to be pressured into buying something just to keep up with the Joneses.

@Tyranexx I think a PS5 slim will come in the first 18 months, possibly xmas 2021 and with a growing catalogue that really put XBSX/S out to pasture.

I am sticking with just owning a Nintendo Switch. Firstly from a financial perspective, lockdown has hit the pocket hard so buying a new piece of kit really isn’t a realistic option nor one that I can justify.
X box series X - Whilst the x box game pass does hold appeal, I am certainly not going to shell out money for a console that has zero launch day games! That is just sheer madness full stop.
X Box series S sounds a good entry into next gen at a great price BUT that price is a bit of a fib! You will be able to store 4 or 5 games at max on the on board memory. To make the most of the console you will need to expand and thats going to cost you at least another £220. You may as well buy the X. Also, digital only means if you ever sell, you will not be able to sell any games. Brand new products such as cars and consoles drop in price the moment they live the shop or forecourt. A series S retails at £250. Once you unbox it and use it once, no one in their ight mond will give you £200 for it. £150 if your lucky. Sell on value is important if you are going to upgrade down the road.
If I do decide to take the plunge eventually, it would be for a ps5 but again, there is little to make me want one now anyway. You can pick up a second hand PS4 Pro now for £150. I would be more tempted to buy that now and wait for the ps5 to come down in price in around 18 months time.

Ulitmately though I will be waiting for the Swithc Pro which will likely be announced in January 2021. Sure Nintendo are staying tight lipped but it is coming and it will here in March 2021. What will be interesting is whether we see an upgraded handheld unit and dock together with much more grunt, or whether we maybe see a Switch Home. An upgraded dock that outputs 4K and Switch itself continues as it is....or maybe a bit of both.
Either way, Switch Pro will be my next console. If I buy another console it will depend on price and whether the jump is really worth it. Right now neither XBSX/S or PS5 appeal enough or have shown enough to make me think they deserve to be a day one purchase.

@jarvismp also Switch uses cartridges and discs are so easy to make quickly and low costs

There are a few factors at play here. Firstly the lack of marketing. Today is the first real piece of marketing I have seen with the game reviews included - great to see Switch Player Magazine in there!- and that looks like Nintendo are now trying to get it out there more.
Another issue, as many have already mentioned is the fact that £50 for a 7 year old game is never going to go down well with consumers unless the game is extra special. Personally, I love the game but £50 was steep. Nintendo though don’t do cheap or mass sales with big discounts because they always want to protect their IP’s. If you go into a GAME store or Gamestop etc depending on your geographical location and look at the PS or XB second hand games, you can pick up AAA games for £20-£25. Look at Zelda BOTW for example and even second hand it still sells for £45!
Timing also isn’t great. Nintendo fans will pick games like this up no matter what in the majority of situations but many gamers are currently saving cash for the next gen consoles. With the global pandemic making money tight for all, money on 7 year old remakes isnt high on priorty lists.
Yet still Nintendo rules the charts so they won’t be losing much if any sleep over this but it is disappointing nonetheless.

It will come to Switch in a timed manner. Probably once Switch Pro is finally unveiled in January.

Switch is here to stay for a long, long time to come!

Yes! Can’t wait. Although I am pretty sure this will be a launch game for the Switch Pro. Reckon it will work wilrth current Switch but optimised for the Pro. This and BOW 2 would make perfect sense.

Superb article! What a great console. Diverse, Nintendo at its best and long may it reign! It may not be in production anymore but there are still so many fabulous games to be played!

Cloud gaming is the death of gaming as we know it. I will not be supporting it.

PRO will be out march 2021

Stadia is bloody awful. Terrible,

They pay artists less than 5 pence for their work so I only use Bandcamp where you pay and own the product. It is why I own a house and don’t rent.

@Brookie No because they rip off musicians so I buy physical.

@Amrulez 5 minutes is not enough time to make any judgement. I had no issues but I want longer than 5 minutes to think i would be willing to pay money for a game i will never own

This isnt good news at all. Basically you pay for something that you will never own and will get taken down if not enough people play it. Its like a dystopian world. Cloud gaming sucks and it will suck the life out of the industry.

Why would they need to create another, separate handheld. If people want that they can buy a Switch lite. The gaming scene has a handheld , it could have another one but with sales still growing, to step away from the Switch model would be pure madness. Switch is here to stay for a very ling time, I am talking 20 years plus.

Why cant someone just get micro machines right! It cant be that hard surely?

8th on special battle!! This is going to be addictive!!!