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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Will Nintendo Finally Drop the Switch Price?
« on: May 22, 2026, 01:14:27 AM »
Switch 1 will stay the same price so it appears like a "price drop" compared to the Switch 2.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Any idea?
« on: May 22, 2026, 01:11:28 AM »
I'm liking this premise of "If you give a bot a datapoint" story book.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Star Overdrive: We Have Immortals: Fenix Rising at Home
« on: May 22, 2026, 01:10:02 AM »
So are half the posts here bots now? 
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Sales Thread
« on: March 30, 2026, 12:41:41 AM »
I want to get Engage, I really do. But I don't want to buy it at full price when I still have like two more routes to finish in 3 Houses and another new game is around the corner. Someday I will. Just not soon. The last chance was with the voucher program but I forgot to set a reminder and it blew past me before I could splurge on a bunch of titles.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Sales Thread
« on: March 28, 2026, 02:18:32 AM »
Well according to current rumors Star Fox and Fire Emblem are summer titles and an Ocarina of Time remake is the big holiday release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uguu9QJUhio
Is this guy known to be very reputable in the rumor mill? He just showed up in my suggested viewing.
With Star Fox being highlighted in the new Mario movie it sure would make sense for another Star Fox game to drop soon. And a classic on-rails release online multiplayer would be the ideal way to go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uguu9QJUhio
Is this guy known to be very reputable in the rumor mill? He just showed up in my suggested viewing.
With Star Fox being highlighted in the new Mario movie it sure would make sense for another Star Fox game to drop soon. And a classic on-rails release online multiplayer would be the ideal way to go.
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TalkBack / Re: Switch Family System Software Updated; Switch 2 Offers New \
« on: March 20, 2026, 01:41:03 AM »
Humorously Boost mode actually makes Xenoblade Chronicles X look better when running the Switch 1 version than the Switch 2 version in some ways. Hopefully they patch it because why spend an extra $20 when the only thing you are getting is a better framerate and muddier graphics?
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General Gaming / Re: I for one welcome the glorious return of overconfident E3 2006 Sony.
« on: March 15, 2026, 06:51:40 PM »
Really the Switch 2 seems to be a proper realization of the things Nintendo was warning about and aiming for back in 2005. Gaming is hitting a "peak" in graphical fidelity and each new advancement is generally minimal and giving even more diminished efforts for the efforts.
So they dove into innovations with Wii, taking a hit in the graphics. Now they are able to pair a fully realized innovation with comparable graphics to the other consoles, and they have marketed it very well to sell. This coupled with Nintendo exclusives and the lead other consoles have offered becomes non-existent.
So they dove into innovations with Wii, taking a hit in the graphics. Now they are able to pair a fully realized innovation with comparable graphics to the other consoles, and they have marketed it very well to sell. This coupled with Nintendo exclusives and the lead other consoles have offered becomes non-existent.
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TalkBack / Re: Super Bomberman Collection (Switch) Review
« on: March 15, 2026, 12:27:34 PM »Bomberman got a LOT of play on the Wii back in my college dorm room with friends coming over (I think technically it was Bomberman '93 for the TurboGrafx-16), so it's great to see that the franchise and its gameplay is alive and well even these many years later.
Did you try the Wiiware one? It let you play up to at least 8 players locally on the same system thanks to the Gamecube ports. Was a blast when we got a lot of folks together at once.
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TalkBack / Re: Konami Reveals Multiple Switch Family Titles Including First MGS Ghost Babel Rerelease
« on: February 16, 2026, 12:39:43 PM »
Nice to see MGS4 appearing on a Nintendo system.
Whats the story on the two Master Collections? 1-3 on the first and the latter stuff on the second?
Whats the story on the two Master Collections? 1-3 on the first and the latter stuff on the second?
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TalkBack / Re: Super Bomberman Collection (Switch) Review
« on: February 16, 2026, 12:37:33 PM »
Shame there isn't any online support. But I suspect if they did that it would eat into any sales of more current or new titles. I would have loved to relive the days of Blockbuster where we rented this and extra controllers to play as a family (but now with friends online).
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Sales Thread
« on: February 16, 2026, 02:59:49 AM »I think the critical reception towards Banaza and Z-A was completely warranted, as both felt like extremely polished but conceptually half-baked products.
Surely you mean Bananza was extremely polished and Z-A was half-baked, right? There is something about Bonanza that is half baked other than arguably the DLC, which might be a case of marketing forcing something into DLC.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will Nintendo release in 2026?
« on: February 04, 2026, 12:44:45 AM »New Monster Hunter game announced for the Switch 2 that is not a port of Wilds
Nintendo seem to get their own series of MH games, so I don't see Wilds being ported. It's been long enough since the last one on Switch that I could see this happening soon. If it does end up being a port, then I'd bet it's World instead since that was on PS4.
Just mix them all together, Rise of the Wild World Ultimate
-A Microsoft IP will show up on Switch 2.
Now I'm copying someone else with this one, but I dunno what else to predict and I like this bold guess. And I don't mean a Rare IP, I mean something along the lines of Halo or Gears.
That really grinds my gears
I like your predictions and almost want to jack some for my own. Specifically the Monster Hunter and Microsoft-IP ones.
There are two Monster Hunter dev teams. One does Worlds/Wilds, the other Ultimate/Rise/Sunbreak. It is about that time the Rise team is wrapping their next project and that is indeed traditionally a Switch/Nintendo title.
And Microsoft does like porting their more Nintendo-style offerings to Nintendo systems. I hink we will see more Rare releases on the Switch Online, and maybe some other classic XBox titles like Rare Replay or Banjk-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts in due time.
I had a friend that worked in the Microsoft games division and he told me they had all those classic Rare games and some other ones running on Nintendo hardware in their office. PArt of that was through the game cloud streaming efforts, but some had been targeted for actual Nintendo releases but never got final approval to move forward.
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TalkBack / Re: Game Boy Nintendo Classics Library Adds Balloon Fight Sequel, Game Freak Developed Puzzle Game
« on: February 04, 2026, 12:37:26 AM »
And yet no Yoshi Cookie...
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TalkBack / Re: Disney Afternoon Collection Finally Coming To Switch February 26 Alongside Switch 2 Version
« on: February 04, 2026, 12:36:12 AM »I'm hoping Goof Troop at least comes to the other versions. I bought this years ago, and I'd rather not buy it all over again for just one OK-ish SNES game (as unironically significant as that game is to gaming history).
What do you mean about its significance in gaming History? Was this the first Capcom licensed franchise game on the SNES or something?
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Sales Thread
« on: February 04, 2026, 12:34:45 AM »
I feel like Bananza should have been that zeitgeist game, but due to it being a more niche game compared to Mario, Zelda, or Pokemon, along with other factors like the "viral lightning" or other trigger made it miss it's chance.
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TalkBack / Re: Disney Afternoon Collection Finally Coming To Switch February 26 Alongside Switch 2 Version
« on: January 30, 2026, 01:02:24 AM »
Oh wonderful! I had been dragging my feet hoping for a Switch release and now we get Goof Troop?!? Perfect time since I've been trying to play coop games with my daughter.
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TalkBack / Re: Super Mario Wonder Switch 2 Edition Sprouting End Of March
« on: January 23, 2026, 01:07:42 PM »
Threatened is a very apt phrasing. I just don't know what to think of this thing, but it does make me uncomfortable.
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TalkBack / Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Gets Surprise Update To Add Dixie Kong, Switch 2 Enhancements
« on: January 23, 2026, 01:06:11 PM »
I just couldn't justify grabbing this since I have the original, but now it feels like a no-brainer since I never finished it AND it added all this new stuff and fixes Co-op.
For those unaware the pre-update HD game broke how co-op worked. Enemies died too fast leading to partner deaths. In the original there was a delay before killed enemies dropped, allowing both simians to use the same enemy for hopping over chasms. The HD release made the enemies die immediately so partners would fall. Now the delay has been fixed.
For those unaware the pre-update HD game broke how co-op worked. Enemies died too fast leading to partner deaths. In the original there was a delay before killed enemies dropped, allowing both simians to use the same enemy for hopping over chasms. The HD release made the enemies die immediately so partners would fall. Now the delay has been fixed.
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NWR Feedback / Re: Connection Problems
« on: January 22, 2026, 03:59:09 PM »
It was for me the other day. I found refreshing the page once or twice got it through.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will Nintendo release in 2026?
« on: January 22, 2026, 03:58:21 PM »
Okay Nintendo is starting to put out little teases so I better get my formal predictions in soon.
1) I called the Switch Online Fire Emblem release so I'm going to take that as a prediction for 1/2 a point, but will say we get more with the release of the next mainline Switch 2 game. Either another retro release or a spinoff.
2) I think we will get at least two ports/updates of Wii/Wii U games. Wooly World and another game. Maybe we get a modified NintendoLand using additional Switches as remote gamepads?
3) We will see a Switch release of a classic Zelda game. Most likely Ocarina/Majora from the 3DS up-ported or some missing retro titles on Switch Online.
4) We will see something to do with Smash Brothers. Either a re-release w/ Switch 2 Editions, or a trailer for the next one. You know they don't want to sleep on that franchise.
5) More Switch Online Rare releases! DKR, DK64, and Star Fox Adventures are my primary votes (would love Conker but I suspect Nintendo won't push for that one). Though I do hope we see some of the more niche GBA games they released late in life.
6) More perks for Switch Online subscribers. I think some of these DLCs like Bonanza Emerald Rush will be offered for free like some past DLCs were.
7) Mario Kart DLC. They have been quietly and consistently patching the game and some changes have been quite significant in terms of what they do (actually changing the layout of tracks among other things). It feels inevitable we will get more karts and racers.
Pokemon both continues its sad decline with Gen 10 while at the same time releasing something far better from a technical standpoint on Switch 2 than past games. I think we're at a pivotal point and the series is about to have a revival of sorts when it comes to the games, but it will take another generation for that to be realized. Most likely tied to the first natively developed Switch 2 title (since I am sure the currently developed one is still Switch 1 Native)
9) We will see more from Animal crossing aside from this 3.0 update. Maybe some additional future content for the current game or another spinoff of sorts.
10) Metroid 40th Anniversary will be given a token acknowledgment through some retro releases, but nothing big like it deserves.
I actually struggled to find 10 good predictions. Maybe its where I am at in life but I just can't think of a lot of things that would make sense and believably be done by Nintendo in 2026. I'd love for certain old franchises to be revived, but that doesn't seem to happen too often these days. (and no, dropping old games on their live service isn't a revival). I ended up looking up what anniversaries were happening to get ideas since that seems to be somewhat reliable as a predictor.
It's also the Gamecube 25th anniversary so maybe we get a lot more GC love this year?
1) I called the Switch Online Fire Emblem release so I'm going to take that as a prediction for 1/2 a point, but will say we get more with the release of the next mainline Switch 2 game. Either another retro release or a spinoff.
2) I think we will get at least two ports/updates of Wii/Wii U games. Wooly World and another game. Maybe we get a modified NintendoLand using additional Switches as remote gamepads?
3) We will see a Switch release of a classic Zelda game. Most likely Ocarina/Majora from the 3DS up-ported or some missing retro titles on Switch Online.
4) We will see something to do with Smash Brothers. Either a re-release w/ Switch 2 Editions, or a trailer for the next one. You know they don't want to sleep on that franchise.
5) More Switch Online Rare releases! DKR, DK64, and Star Fox Adventures are my primary votes (would love Conker but I suspect Nintendo won't push for that one). Though I do hope we see some of the more niche GBA games they released late in life.
6) More perks for Switch Online subscribers. I think some of these DLCs like Bonanza Emerald Rush will be offered for free like some past DLCs were.
7) Mario Kart DLC. They have been quietly and consistently patching the game and some changes have been quite significant in terms of what they do (actually changing the layout of tracks among other things). It feels inevitable we will get more karts and racers.
Pokemon both continues its sad decline with Gen 10 while at the same time releasing something far better from a technical standpoint on Switch 2 than past games. I think we're at a pivotal point and the series is about to have a revival of sorts when it comes to the games, but it will take another generation for that to be realized. Most likely tied to the first natively developed Switch 2 title (since I am sure the currently developed one is still Switch 1 Native)9) We will see more from Animal crossing aside from this 3.0 update. Maybe some additional future content for the current game or another spinoff of sorts.
10) Metroid 40th Anniversary will be given a token acknowledgment through some retro releases, but nothing big like it deserves.
I actually struggled to find 10 good predictions. Maybe its where I am at in life but I just can't think of a lot of things that would make sense and believably be done by Nintendo in 2026. I'd love for certain old franchises to be revived, but that doesn't seem to happen too often these days. (and no, dropping old games on their live service isn't a revival). I ended up looking up what anniversaries were happening to get ideas since that seems to be somewhat reliable as a predictor.
It's also the Gamecube 25th anniversary so maybe we get a lot more GC love this year?
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General Gaming / Re: What are you playing?
« on: January 20, 2026, 01:30:40 AM »
I think its funny one of the last games I mentioned here was Unrailed in 2022 and now it is a regular in our house. My daughter was enamored by it and now we all play it at least a few times a week. Though she will randomly go off and do her own thing like hunt the wildlife leaving me to fend for myself. Having my wife play too makes it all work a bit better. It is funny getting my nieces and nephew in as well because my 4-year-old just steals my role of the "director" and begins barking orders at her older cousins.
Also Unrailed 2 released and looks like an even bigger and better experience than the first.
Also continuing my marathon of older games with my daughter. We beat DCK1 and 2 (still have bonus levels to clear in 2). She adores DK and the Bonanza songs are regulars on the way to school.
I've shown her the trailers to Princess Peach Showtime, Yoshi's Crafted World, and Animal Crossing so those will be played soon as well.
Also Unrailed 2 released and looks like an even bigger and better experience than the first.
Also continuing my marathon of older games with my daughter. We beat DCK1 and 2 (still have bonus levels to clear in 2). She adores DK and the Bonanza songs are regulars on the way to school.
I've shown her the trailers to Princess Peach Showtime, Yoshi's Crafted World, and Animal Crossing so those will be played soon as well.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will Nintendo release in 2026?
« on: January 09, 2026, 12:42:41 AM »
WAIT. On the Switch Online GAME app? Wow, I just got a notice of music for that game dropping in the Nintendo Music app and thought that was kinda random.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will Nintendo release in 2025?
« on: January 07, 2026, 03:16:27 PM »
Not bad for recycled predictions! 
Though I could argue that TOTK did get new Switch 2 content...but I admit that would be stretching the definition of "content" too far
I do love the 2025 (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition) title. Thanks for always keeping these prediction threads going!
Though I could argue that TOTK did get new Switch 2 content...but I admit that would be stretching the definition of "content" too far
I do love the 2025 (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition) title. Thanks for always keeping these prediction threads going!
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will Nintendo release in 2026?
« on: January 07, 2026, 03:10:33 PM »
Still hanging on in the top 5! There's a lot of reasonable guesses folks could make. New remakes and "Switch 2 Editions" we could see to pad out the release schedule.
There are a couple Wii U titles missing for a "complete replacement". Yoshi's Wooly World is surprisingly absent. Especially with a 3DS version with exclusive material, getting a "complete HD" version would be nice, I'm sure there are a few others games in a similar position that would benefit from a new release.
Also the 40th anniversary of Legend of Zelda.
We could see new editions of Ocarina/Majora, or a few other releases.
I'm hoping we get Switch Online releases of Diddy Kong Racing, DK64, and Star Fox Adventures.
And Fire Emblem has been silent a while. Those games often drop in groups, so I'm thinking some new spinoffs and retro Switch Online releases will follow the new mainline title.
These aren't my full predictions. Just throwing out some initial thoughts.
There are a couple Wii U titles missing for a "complete replacement". Yoshi's Wooly World is surprisingly absent. Especially with a 3DS version with exclusive material, getting a "complete HD" version would be nice, I'm sure there are a few others games in a similar position that would benefit from a new release.
Also the 40th anniversary of Legend of Zelda.
We could see new editions of Ocarina/Majora, or a few other releases.
I'm hoping we get Switch Online releases of Diddy Kong Racing, DK64, and Star Fox Adventures.
And Fire Emblem has been silent a while. Those games often drop in groups, so I'm thinking some new spinoffs and retro Switch Online releases will follow the new mainline title.
These aren't my full predictions. Just throwing out some initial thoughts.
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Movies & TV / Re: All Things Netflix! Coming Soon: The Netflix Experience, Live and In Person!??
« on: November 05, 2025, 12:48:13 AM »
The trailer for S5 of Stranger Things dropped, and it looks like there is a military perimeter around Hawkins, so I wonder if folks are just not allowed to leave for some reason? Though the damage to the town is still there but it doesn't seem as bad as it was in the finale.
I'll watch it for completion and closure sake, but I really hope they implement some real costs and stakes. Max being in the state she is in may carry some of that price, but they could easily hand-wave it away somehow.
As for song choice, I loved what they did with Kate Bush, but agree they should have picked a different song for the finale. I liked how they used Separate Worlds in the penultimate episode, we should have gotten more songs instead of repeats.
It also felt weird to bring back Dr "Papa" like that. It would have been like Jurassic World 2 bringing back Hammond and pretending he never died. He was gone int he narrative, an bringing him back after a pretty clear death in S1 just felt jolting.
I'll watch it for completion and closure sake, but I really hope they implement some real costs and stakes. Max being in the state she is in may carry some of that price, but they could easily hand-wave it away somehow.
As for song choice, I loved what they did with Kate Bush, but agree they should have picked a different song for the finale. I liked how they used Separate Worlds in the penultimate episode, we should have gotten more songs instead of repeats.
It also felt weird to bring back Dr "Papa" like that. It would have been like Jurassic World 2 bringing back Hammond and pretending he never died. He was gone int he narrative, an bringing him back after a pretty clear death in S1 just felt jolting.
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