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TalkBack / Re: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Switch 2) Review

« on: June 18, 2025, 07:15:30 PM »

Dang I wish this came out on cartridge.

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TalkBack / Re: Zelda Movie Delayed Roughly Six Weeks, Now Releasing May 2027

« on: June 11, 2025, 08:49:45 PM »

Avengers 6: Secret Wars was scheduled for May 7, 2027.  Last month, it was delayed to December 2027.

Zelda is swooping in & taking that date.

Oh dang! So this is a power move?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

« on: June 11, 2025, 08:47:15 PM »

the magnets are way better than that sliding rail nonsense on Switch 1

The magnets I think are documented to have been what they wanted for the Switch 1, but that they didn't get fully working in time for release.

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TalkBack / Re: Hori Ultimate Anti-Glare Screen Protector for Nintendo Switch 2 Review

« on: June 09, 2025, 12:08:42 PM »

The claims for screen protectors can be so hyperbolic that the real world pictures are a great help in figuring out just how the properties of a screen protector really help or hinder. Who woulda thought I'd be more desperate for screen protector reviews than game reviews 😄 Thanks a million!

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TalkBack / Re: Switch 2 Pro Controller First Impressions

« on: June 09, 2025, 12:04:06 PM »

Yes, an octogonal gate! Now I know what it's called and what I miss so much from the early Nintendo analogbstick implementations!

[Does Capcom's mix-up of sword-dance action and tower/village defense strategy deserve the Okami vibes its putting out? Switch 2 owners will have a chance to answer the questions for themselves come the June 5 launch.]

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TalkBack / Worth Considering on Switch 2? Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

« on: June 03, 2025, 11:57:00 AM »

Does Capcom's mix-up of sword-dance action and tower/village defense strategy deserve the Okami vibes its putting out? Switch 2 owners will have a chance to answer the questions for themselves come the June 5 launch.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/71305/worth-considering-on-switch-2-kunitsu-gami-path-of-the-goddess

The Nintendo Switch 2’s launch may be defined by a brand new Mario Kart, but a lot of ports and re-releases of games that have been available on other platforms will make their way to the Nintendo Switch 2 in the coming months. In this series, we’ll tell you why it is worth considering to pick up some games you may not have had a chance to play yet if you’ve only played games on the Nintendo Switch. Today we dive into Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

What is Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess?

Stare into the nexus of strategy and action gaming and you will find Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Capcom released this unique title in 2024, creating a fresh mix of strategy/tower-defense ideas and action swordplay. The game also draws comparisons to the 2006 Capcom classic “Okami” due to its strong Japanese mythology themes and accompanying visual style.

What does Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess play like?

Kunitsu-Game takes place on the mythical Mt. Kafuku, once a pristine harmony of villages and nature, now covered in otherworldly portals that engulf the land in a seeping defilement along with monsters known as the Seethe. The way the Seethe are realized is neat, like a mix of heavy Japanese folklore and the monsters from the Upside Down in the Netflix show Stranger Things.

Your task as the warrior Soh is to defend the holy maiden Yoshiro as she travels through the mountain villages purging corruption and ultimately sealing each area’s portal. Your main character’s “dance-like sword action” is only the beginning: the strategy comes from managing the game’s day night cycle, using daytime to clear corruption from the area and rescue villagers, then repairing defenses and assigning roles and positions to the freed townspeople so that you can withstand surging waves of monsters at night.

If you can defend Yoshiro long enough for her to travel through each area, she can perform a final ritual dance at the end to seal the portal from which all the area’s demons and monsters are emerging.

What makes Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess different on Nintendo Switch 2?

Kunitsu-Gami will have mouse controls when it comes to the Switch 2 at the system’s launch, which could be a boon when you have to use the UI to assign your villagers different combat roles and direct them to specific defensive positions.

The game will also receive a new “Otherworldly Venture” game mode on the Switch 2 and other platforms where, once you’ve completed the main story of the game, you can venture through the portals into the alien “otherworld” with a simplified day-and-night cycle and a goal of surviving as long as you can on the enemy’s own home turf.

Is there anything else I need to know?

Kunitsu-Gami received appreciation and high scores from critics and players upon its release last year, but if you haven’t heard of this game it’s not your fault. Capcom themselves admitted to investors that insufficient marketing may have resulted in a lack of buzz for the title. It’s not hard to see why, with the buzz-heavy Switch 2, Capcom is hoping to find a fresh audience of players who are hungry for the unique gameplay and stylings of this new IP.

In short: How would you describe this game to Nintendo-fans?

Not many titles seek to mix influences and genre in the way Kunitsu-Gami does. The “Hyrule Warriors” series might invoke a general sense of strategy beyond the hack-and-slash, but here Capcom has a tighter focus on individual villages and townspeople, managing each freed villager’s fighting role and position as well as repairing the town itself to withstand attack. “Okami” is a go-to comparison given the shared developer, influences, and art style, but that is much more wholly an action game unlike Kunitsu-Gami’s mix. If Nintendo fans are open to deeper cuts, they may remember 5th Cell and their Nintendo DS action-tower-defense “Lock’s Quest”, or Vanpool and Nintendo’s “Dillon’s Rolling Western” series, but both titles were far more focused on literal towers and walls as their strategy elements, instead of Kunitsu-Gami’s more tactical warrior and village defense elements.

Kunitsu-Gami may resist the urge to define it so neatly, but surely Capcom is hoping enough players discover its unique blend of mythology, swordplay, and strategy so that it’s remembered for more than being a “cult classic” like its spiritual predecessor Okami.

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TalkBack / Re: Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma (Switch) Review

« on: June 02, 2025, 03:18:18 PM »

Oh wow this sounds extremely approachable! I tried playing a Rune Factory game eons ago and in my experience it felt so dense that I just couldn't get into it at the time, so this sounds like a breath of fresh air and might be my time to finally get into the series!

Hmmmm, might be a great game if I have a lull anytime in my Switch 2 gaming ^_^

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Releases 2024-25 Fiscal Earnings And Projections For First Year Of Switch 2

« on: May 12, 2025, 03:40:46 PM »

Its weird to see the landscape of game console pricing leaving the low-price console market underserved, and know about how consoles can stick around for years longer than you expect, but also see Nintendo expecting only about 4.5 million Switch 1 systems to sell next fiscal year.

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TalkBack / Re: Some Form Of Chrono Trigger Release Coming?

« on: May 06, 2025, 04:11:27 PM »

Huh, a remake in the same vein as FF7 REmake? That'll take a lot of energy, and I'd hate it if they developed themselves into a corner where they end up over-extending themselves and not being able to swing a release on Nintendo systems.

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TalkBack / Re: Switch Software Version 20 Now Available, Adds Virtual Game Card And GameShare Support

« on: May 06, 2025, 04:09:12 PM »

I have a launch switch so I was afraid I'd get bricked and didn't let it update. Then they released the 20.0.1 update which allows you to fix getting bricked and although it gave me a scary error when I updated straight to 20.0.1, it's working perfectly fine now 

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TalkBack / Re: Rusty Rabbit (Switch) Review

« on: April 25, 2025, 11:50:45 AM »

Huh! Sounds like solid, satisfying gameplay. I haven't played an action game like this for awhile (metroidvanias aren't usually my thing), so you've definitely got me thinking. It doesn't hurt that it sounds like there's ample opportunity to overlevel yourself and actively work to make the game easier that way... I appreciate an easy mode ^_^'

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

« on: April 25, 2025, 11:48:21 AM »

It's hard to tell from the preorder circus what real sentiment from buyers is, or what real supply is. How much of that chaos was caused by scalpers and bots? How many of those people were on all retailer sites simultaneously because they couldn't trust any single one to come through for them? How many are doing it now for fear of price increases in the future?

The TRUE test for supply and demand will be Holiday 2025, and the doldrums of early mid 2026.

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TalkBack / Re: Switch 2 Preorders To Open April 24 With System Prices Remaining As Announced

« on: April 25, 2025, 11:44:12 AM »

Took me about 2 hours and honestly there were so many errors and failures along the way, but I was able to secure preorders for a midnight launch at BB and a shipped one for my brother, who was busy and couldn't work on his own preorder. I'm happy I won't have to rely on the MyNintendo lottery.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

« on: April 20, 2025, 04:08:55 AM »

Now we do know about a Switch 2 upgrade for Mario Party so I would not expect that the first year, but maybe the second. Also, with the new Donkey Kong being a 3D platformer, a new 3D Mario might also be further away.

So do you think we will get new entries in these games on Switch 2 anytime soon?
Any other series you are expecting to be returning?

My brother will be trying to get a pre order at launch, but he told me that his actual killer apps will be Splatoon and Animal Crossing, so in truth he won't be too bothered if he misses out.

I'm a little surprised Splatoon 4 isn't available inSwitch 2's first calendar year, it was available pretty early for the Switch 1 and was a great push for online play and a bit more of a core-gamer/e-sport vibe. In comparison the Switch 2 is left feeling a little bit more clean-fun-generic without it.

As for Animal Crossing that hit in Switch 1 calendar year 4, but I feel like they'd totally want it earlier than that for Switch 2. I wouldn't fault Nintendo for trying to get their evergreens like Animal Crossing out in 2026, it would be a huge title to use to entice people to upgrade to Switch 2.

Smash Bros. is an open question. Like Splatoon it's another franchise that will bring in a more traditional/core gamer crowd. But it takes a LOT of effort to develop, so honestly I wonder if it's going to be a longer wait this time... especially with Sakurai focused on Kirby Air Riders instead. I'm happy for Sakurai and Air Riders, but this makes me a little more glass half empty on Smash...

Mario Party has definitely been coming in at a pretty high frequency towards the end of the Switch 2's life... I don't see it coming in 2026, that'd be exhausting after just upgrading Jamboree. But maybe 2027? But Mario Party is still so useful for an expanded audience, it'll be hard to resist getting it in play. Though at Switch 2 prices, it might have more effect after the launch frenzy and maybe if prices can find a way of stinging less so more casual fans can feel safe to upgrade...

[We’ve got a backlog of Switch (or older!) games that can give us succor if we‘re forced to go all of 2025 without a Switch 2.]

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TalkBack / The Backlog Switch Games That Will Keep Us Company If We Can’t Get a Switch 2

« on: April 12, 2025, 10:48:19 PM »

We’ve got a backlog of Switch (or older!) games that can give us succor if we‘re forced to go all of 2025 without a Switch 2.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/70715/the-backlog-switch-games-that-will-keep-us-company-if-we-cant-get-a-switch-2

New console launches are fraught: when will preorders go live? What if I miss my phone alert? How many scalpers and bots am I competing with? How much are they marking it up? How much stock is there anyways? And of course, can I afford that new hardware, that new game, that new controller, that new accessory? AHHHHH so many things between our hands and those lovely sweet Joycon 2.

So what if real life forces and events conspire against you and you don’t get a Switch 2 this year? Well, a lot of us have Switch 1 gaming backlogs, so maybe some of those games can get us through these trying times. We surveyed the Nintendo World Report staff to find out their Switch 1 backup plans.

Donald:

I had a whole list of games just from 2024 that I still need to put a lot of time into. 2025 has mostly been Xenoblade Chronicles X, but there is the possibility of the Suikoden remake and by the time preorders likely go live, we’ll also have the Lunar remakes.

However, there’s one early Switch announcement that I feel like I need to play at some point that’s also in the RPG realm but is more original - and it’s long enough that it should last until the system comes into stock. Dragon Quest XI was announced a few months after the reveal of the NX - not the Switch, the NX. It’s a great story from what I’ve seen, but when it initially came out I was working my way through Three Houses, then Pokemon Sword came out right as I went into the hospital for a week and a half so… I never got into DQXI.

I missed a lot of the stuff from fall of 2019 because of those games as well: Luigi’s Mansion, Link’s Awakening (though that’s probably going to be an early Switch 2 game), Daemon x Machina ahead of the sequel. But the top priority to let the most air out of my backlog is Dragon Quest XI.

Neal:

The odds are high I’ll still be playing Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition past the Switch 2 launch date no matter what happens with the platform outside of my control. But through that time I’ll be eyeing a lot of other games on the OG Switch that I’ll aspire to play, replay, or go back to.

One of these days I’ll actually fully finish Tears of the Kingdom. At this point, finally rolling credits after slowly amassing all the Shrines and having all but one lightroot will happen when I can play the sweet sweet Switch 2 Edition. I’d also like to finish my replay of Metroid Prime I started when the remaster came out. Rounding out the first-party whims, finishing Luigi’s Mansion 3 and 100%-ing Pikmin 4 are a few other final holdouts I’d like to revisit by June.

Beyond first-party, I have a list of acclaimed indies I barely played, most notably Umurangi Generation, Toem, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and Cobalt Core. I’ve liked what I’ve played in all of them, but they were largely games I spent a hour or so with and then lost track of.

But who am I kidding: if I have more backlog time because something prevents me from getting a Switch 2 at launch, I’m just going to play a bunch of Picross and start my millionth team in Super Mega Baseball 4.

Alex Orona:

Despite having a gaming PC and Steam Deck, the Switch’s form factor still calls to me when it comes to gaming on the go and for that I really should dig deeper into some of those indie games I’ve picked up on super sale, but where do I begin?

Looking at my backlog there are a few stand out indies that I’ve really wanted to dive into, number one being Chicory: A Colorful Tale, about a dog who uses a paint brush to brighten up a black and white world. Cute and cozy with a hint of whimsy? Sign me up! Sticking to that painting motif, what’s this Okami game everyone’s talked about? Might be the next adventure I tackle, especially with that cell shaded art style? Speaking of drop dead gorgeous artwork, Paradise Killer also seems up my alley. A murder mystery whodunit with damn attractive suspects with more abs than I have fingers, this also intrigues me. Ahhh there’s too many choices!

Who am I kidding, I will probably just default to playing more Cook Serve Delicious 2, a game I can never escape for too long. Oh well.

Joel:

I have these gaps in gaming history with Nintendo.  While I had opportunities to play the greatest-hits album of retro classics, the Wii was the first system of theirs I bought while it was still being shelved at Target.  In that sense I’ve always been looking more what’s behind me than what’s to come with Nintendo’s catalog.  Maybe that’s why the announcement of GameCube for Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack was one of my highlights, especially with the stellar F- Zero GX being an inaugural title.  It’s for that same reason that the Switch owner in me shouldn’t feel left out either - there’s a mountain of legacy games that I can never play through with the time available.

That said, the Wii U is a huge blind spot for an altogether different reason. My oldest was just an infant when we picked up one on launch day, then proceeded to have another young child through the console lifespan.  Those days were difficult to get more than an hour of gaming here or there before falling asleep with controller in hand.  I’ve got one sitting in our entertainment center thirsty for attention, and this seems like the prime time to go back and finally get my money’s worth with the old box.  Maybe while Switch 2 owners play The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker I’ll play the beautiful looking HD remake on Wii U that I’ve put off for so long.  That or the Star Fox Zero copy I said I’d get around to for years now.

Alex de Freitas:

It will not be hard for me to find games to play this Summer. Even if the Switch 2 snapped out of existence and all platforms and publishers decided they would no longer release software ever again, I would still have enough games to last me years, if not decades.

I've already been picking away at Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe, which has been pleasant enough, but to be honest, it's just not as fun without friends—or the ability to switch off Kirby and play as King Dedede. I do have unfinished business with Metroid Prime Remastered, the game's more plodding pacing compared to the snappier 2D Metroids pushed me off the Citizen Kane of games, but maybe the anticipation and excitement for Prime 4 will help it click upon a revisit. There's also the Fire Emblem Warriors games (both the original and Splatoon 2 and 3 campaigns. When those were first released, my focus was squarely on chasing the competitive high of reaching S-rank in Ranked Battle and grinding out Salmon Run with friends. It's about time I finally learn what a mammalian is. Oh, and I should throw in the highly regarded Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion, too. Might as well squeeze a little more value out of my NSO Expansion Pack subscription if I'll be denied access to the upgrade packs for Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. I may have plenty to play, but all I truly want is to return to Hyrule, where I can live out the fantasy of being a wildlife photographer and finally fill out the in-game compendiums.

Carmine:

I think I’ll let the primacy effect guide me here. If I had to reach into my Switch backlog for a game to distract me from everyone else having fun in Mario Kart World, my most recent acquisition sitting on the top of the pile next to me is the Suikoden I and II HD Remaster.

I’ve been super curious about this series ever since I read about it in a random 90’s gaming mag. And NWR rated the rerelease a healthy 8.5! Two hefty 90’s JRPgs should tide me over well if I have to go sans Switch 2.

On the other end of the list I figure I should get a game from earlier in the Switch’s lifecycle that I for some reason never played… you know what? Despite Ubisoft trying to get everyone and their grandma to play the game by putting it on perennial sale, and a lot of hub-bub, I never played Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. That game reviewed well too (NWR gave it a 9 and a 9.5 review), and it should be an engaging but light-hearted romp.

How about you, avid gamer? Let us know what gems you’ve got hidden in your original Switch gaming backlog just waiting to get a glow while we’re all in Switch 2 purgatory.

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TalkBack / Re: Will Mario Kart World Satisfy My Single-Player Demands?

« on: April 07, 2025, 12:53:42 AM »

And even if it doesn't have that single player content right out of the gate, the giant open-world design of Mario Kart World is great because it's the foundation upon which a lot of stuff can be built! Highscore chasing trick tracks? It can be added later! Rally racing? They can release it as DLC! Mad Max 2 escort quests protecting a semi-trailer truck? That open world is just raring for uses and not all of those necessarily need to be in for release, the world they'll build upon is already there!

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TalkBack / Re: EA, 2K Loading Switch 2 Up With Sports And Entertainment

« on: April 06, 2025, 07:51:05 PM »

Wow, to think there hasn't been a Madden on Nintendo for over a decade. Also to think the switch did as well as it did without a Madden!

It'll become the best selling console ever WITHOUT Madden!

Watching all these graphical comparisons between Switch 2/PS5/XboxX/PS4pro/XboxS of 3rd party games I am thrilled that the Switch 2 is a comparable power house. Or rather it can keep up well enough to what's available now using it's own unique techniques instead of with brute force.

Yeah, this is a HUGE jump in hardware power, it honestly feels sort of un-Nintendo in how much power it looks like they packed into this thing. (Of course, there's the unfortunate corollary of the price rising along with that giant leap.) No one knows for sure, but I've seen discussion of the Switch 2 not technically being as powerful as a next-gen XBox Series S, but maybe being able to perform just as well.

I hesitate to say that Nintendo's future-proofed this thing, 2028 could look wildly different, but it certainly feels like Nintendo wants the Switch 2 to have a long life of being relevant hardware.

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Nintendo Gaming / Will you be willing to buy Virtual Game Cards, or would go all digital instead?

« on: April 06, 2025, 07:46:07 PM »

Assuming a full on-cartridge physical copy isn't available, would you be willing to buy a game on a Virtual Game Card, or would you just bite the bullet and get a full digital copy if it came to that?

I'm thinking I might just go full digital at that point... my Switch 1 collection is primarily physical, and I had fun lending stuff out that way. But in reality I didn't do a lot of lending... Sometime I'd lend games to my brother, but he's on my family account and I could lend him a digital copy that way if it came to it, or we'd just buy a second copy completely. And with a Digital Copy I sort of have the license tied to my account wherever I take that account in the future, and I don't have to worry about "losing" the physical copy.

It's neat that the Game Key Card preserves a way to lend (or sell) the game to ANYONE outside my family account (or "second console"), but it feels icky to have a whole physical thing that's basically just a license to download the actual real thing.

Oh my god, are Game Key Cards just NFTs???

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TalkBack / Re: Switch 2 Preorders In United States Delayed Due To Tariff Impact

« on: April 06, 2025, 02:31:14 PM »

As for the games... honestly I have no answer for that. Physical games will get hit hard if these tariffs stand. And there's no wiggle room as to what goes in the box. So... maybe the solution is to go *SIGH* all digital, which makes me cry as a person who prefers physical copies, but it's the only way I can see to mitigate these painfully high prices.

Maybe for the games Nintendo brings back the gold point program, but of course only for digital games.

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TalkBack / Re: Switch 2 Preorders In United States Delayed Due To Tariff Impact

« on: April 06, 2025, 12:03:03 AM »

I've been similarly thinking about this on and off as well IanSane.

I think they have to raise the price on the system as we know it now... but introduce a lower priced SKU with the dock, HDMI cable, and charging grip stripped out. There can still be a "Complete" SKU at some eye-watering higher price, but this "Core SKU" would be able to preserve some lower price as an introduction to the ecosystem. A handheld Switch 2 is still a complete system, and you can always buy a dock separately. Pre-tariff the price of an extra dock was $109.99... so that'll still hurt, but at least you get your foot in the door.

As for the games... honestly I have no answer for that. Physical games will get hit hard if these tariffs stand. And there's no wiggle room as to what goes in the box. So... maybe the solution is to go *SIGH* all digital, which makes me cry as a person who prefers physical copies, but it's the only way I can see to mitigate these painfully high prices.

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TalkBack / Re: Switch 2 Preorders In United States Delayed Due To Tariff Impact

« on: April 04, 2025, 11:50:54 AM »

As much as I hate it as a physical game buyer, I think they have to price digital and physical games differently.  Most of the outrage about the price has been over the game prices.  Tariffs don't affect digital sales.  Make the digital versions lower and at least a customer only has to deal with a high price for the hardware.

I'd hate this as a physical buyer, but I'm starting to be afraid you're right. If physical is driving up the game prices due to tariffs AND manufacturing costs, and their principle of not undercutting their retail partners is trapping them in this awkward situation, there is the easy option of simply... breaking their promise (to themselves? to retailers?) that there will be price parity.

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TalkBack / Re: Switch 2 Preorders In United States Delayed Due To Tariff Impact

« on: April 04, 2025, 11:45:21 AM »

My dream of spending less on the Switch 2 launch than I spent on the Wii launch is over.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Switch 2

« on: April 02, 2025, 04:40:43 PM »

There is an irony that what will make it easy for me to wait is the sheer amount of Switch 1 games already available to me.  With consoles like the N64, Gamecube or Wii the release schedule had become so barren by the end that I had exhausted everything that seemed worth playing by the time the new system hit but here I could go for years and years.

Yeah, I went so hard last gen with building up a game backlog that honestly I could be playing my Switch backlog into my retirement. Unfortunately, Nintendo is going to have to do without frenzied consumer action from me, I'm intentionally drastically curtailing my game purchases in the next gen to only games I am going to play right that moment.

The dang Direct froze at one point while the audio was still going and when it came back it had rewound a few minutes back.  Most of the games I could hear a voiceover saying what the game was but there was one that was just music and sound effects and I have no idea what it was.  I got up at 6AM for this?

Yeah, actually the Nintendo UK Youtube stream was fine and didn't have the same problem, so I just switched over to that lol.

[The original AC Adapter is only good for charging, not for playing on TV.]

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TalkBack / Full List of Nintendo Switch Accessories Not Compatible with Switch 2 Revealed

« on: April 02, 2025, 07:03:00 AM »

The original AC Adapter is only good for charging, not for playing on TV.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70558/full-list-of-nintendo-switch-accessories-not-compatible-with-switch-2-revealed

Nintendo has just revealed a comprehensive list of which Nintendo Switch Accessories are not compatible, or only have limited compatibility, with the Switch 2 system.

Notably, the original Switch AC Adapter can charge the Switch 2 when connected directly, but cannot power the system via its new dock to play in TV mode due to "differing power output."

Unsurprisingly, the original Switch dock is NOT compatible, as the Switch 2 dock seems to be uniquely made for the newer system. Neither is the original HDMI cable included with previous systems compatible with the Switch 2 due to different HDMI cable standards for the new console.

Original Joy-Con controllers and Pro Controllers are considered compatible and can be connected wirelessly.

The official Gamecube Controller Adapter is compatible.

Specialty classic-style controllers like the NES, SNES, and N64 controller are considered compatible, but include an asterisk that they work with compatible games.

For a full list of which official accessories are compatible, click here.

[Bundles including a digital copy of Mario Kart World will be available for slightly higher price points.]

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TalkBack / Nintendo Switch 2 Launches at $449.99 USD, £395.99, ¥49,980, and 469,99 €

« on: April 02, 2025, 06:24:00 AM »

Bundles including a digital copy of Mario Kart World will be available for slightly higher price points.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/70553/nintendo-switch-2-launches-at-44999-usd-39599-49980-and-46999-

The Nintendo Switch 2 will cost $449.99 when it launches in the US. It will launch at £395.99 in the UK. It will require ¥49,980 in Japan. It will demand 469,99 € in the EU, and $629.99 in Canada.

Additionally, a bundle including both the Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware and an included code for a digital copy of Mario Kart World will be available for higher prices: $499.99 in the US, $699.99(+tax) in Canada, £429.99 in the UK, ¥43,980 in Japan, and 509,99 € in the EU. The bundle appears to show a significant discount over buying the system and the game itself separately on lunch day.

In a surprising twist, Japan will have a Japanese-Language System version at the prices stated here, which Nintendo is listing as "Japan Only". There will also be a Multi-Language System available in Japan for ¥69,980. This suggests that the Japanese-Language systems will be less desirable to international buyers who are trying to take advantage of currency valuation differences between other currencies and the Japanese Yen, and possible Japanese Nintendo Consumers could see less pressure from overseas scalpers.