I realize I have a port/game buying problem. I tend to buy games for the sake of buying them and never get around to them. It becomes apparent when a friend asked how I'm doing with 'X' game and I have to reply that I haven't had time to return to it and I just went through talking about other games I've been playing. Thinking I need to dial down the purchases. Going digital actually seems to be helping with this, as there isn't a rush to grab the physical edition before it sells out. I can hold out for the eventual eshop price drops that even Nintendo games experience over time.
I do wonder about if my port purchases have been worth it. Worth looking over to decide if I need to really work on changing my game buying habits, especially with certain life changing events coming up that will surely make me question these decisions more.
Captain Toad - Sorta worth it, don't regret it
I skipped on Wii U so picked up, especially for the co-op, but only gotten to play a couple of times.
Assassins Creed Rebel Collection - No cost to consider
I own AC4 on Wii U but this was gifted to me. Didn't play much of the Wii U edition so will be nice to play portable (portable = flexible play style for me thanks to system sleep).
Hyrule Warriors - Not worth it at full price, but will probably make up the play value in the future
Gifted the Wii U version but never played it, and wanted the extra DLC and improved game performance. Only played for a few hours so should have waited for a sale.
Links Awakening - No cost to consider, but glad it was gifted
Gifted to me, but probably would have gotten it anyways since its one of my favorite Zelda's and I replay it every few years
Lego City Undercover - Sorta worth it, don't regret it
Played some of the original, but wanted the improved load times and the added co-op mode for the story. Also weren't that many Switch games available to buy, but could have waited for a sale since I didn't get too much play time early on with it.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - The amount of play time on this title has made it worth the double dip. No regrets
I owned the Wii UI version and the DLC, but having a big multiplayer/party game like this on the Switch early on was and still is great. I don't always have the Wii U setup and available to play, and the Switch is much more friendly to carry around in a small bag.
Minecraft - Been a great play value on Switch
I've bought this like 4 times (OG PC, Wii U, Switch physical, Switch digital). Only regret buying the Wii U version as I got very little use out of that one. Re-bought digital because the mileage on that game made it worth having available without needing to carry or find the cart, and gifted the physical one to a sibling, so its not really a double dip in that case as I would have bought a new one for them if I wasn't converting to digital.
Namco Meuseum - Should have waited for price drop
Bought this solely for Pacman VS, but been more of a pain to get a second person with a Switch to play it fully. Should have waited for a sale, but I'm sure eventually we'll make up the "play value" so to speak
Okami HD - Should have waited
I bought this on sale at least, but have not even booted it yet. I'll eventually replay it, but who knows when I'll get around to it.
Lets Go Pikachu - Happy with purchase
I had not played the original Red/Blue in a long time as I missed the Fire/Leaf remakes, so it was a nice trip down memory lane and the compatibility with Go added some extra value and allowed me to legitamately complete the full 150/151/153 dex for the first time without cheats. Made me excited for a Gold/Silver remake in the same vein because those were my favorite, but not sure if I'll jump on that right away.
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 - Should have waited
This is more a time one. I don't have the time for all the game I buy and even the small sale discount I got probably wasn't worth it. I've played Jedi Academy more than this but both games I should have waited until I had time to play them intentionally. At least I missed Academy when it first came out until this one that I own from back in the day (though I never got fully through the original Jedi Knight back then either).
Turok - Some value, but could have waited
I bought this more on the hype/promise of Turok 2 coming with split screen local multiplayer, but the lack of that option for the Switch version killed my excitement for 2, but then the insane difficulty of 1 killed of my play of that one, and the levels are obnoxiously long without enough checkpints.
World ends With You - Should have waited/skipped
Game is unplayable outside of portable mode, and I didn't get very far in this one.
Looking at this list I have (5) positive purchases, (2) neutral, and (6) regretful ones. So I think I do need to tone down my purchases a bit, but more because of timing than anything else. If I waited for a good sale AND a good few days or weeks to dedicate to intnetionally playing them then it would resolve a lot of my issues.
This still leaves me with the decision of what to do with Mario 3D All Stars (and other ports like Pikmin 3 and Mario 3D World). I might cancel and just buy the Mario 64 DS version to play, and rely on the PC port for admiring the game in high resolution/graphics. I have Sunshine, my sister has Galaxy 1 I could borrow and two gamecubes, two Wiis and a Wii U. The only one I am truly missing is Mario 64 due to a lost cart. But there is the FOMO of this collection. I have some time to decide before cancelling my pre-order, but leaning towards cancelling. Only thing I would truly lose out on is the exclusive pin set that I'm not even guaranteed to get due to high demand and limited supplies.