MontyCircus

Yup. Mario Kart 8 became Mario Kart 8 Deluxe became
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Plus A Million More Courses.

A "PS4 in my hands" is fine by me. That's all I dreamed up for Switch 2.

Just give me 1080p docked with smooth performance and I really don't care about anything else. When they show the "side-by-side" comparisons for different new systems, I can never tell the difference.

I'll buy it (and most of the launch lineup), as soon as the sales begin!

After analyzing the past winners at "The Game Awards", its current MetaCritic score indicates it won't be a true "Game of the Year" contender (though it could be a nominee).

I'm a bit surprised, given the huge anticipation of it.

I used to, periodically, google around Reddit and other sites, in vain hope that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night would be "fixed" with new patches on Switch.

I hope that poor ports of that game and others (that are great games on other platforms) will get Switch 2 improvement updates. Developers, we still want those games!!!

Xbox releasing a handheld console that doesn't play Xbox console games. Nah, I can't imagine that confusing consumers at all. But they can clear it up with a simple ad campaign:

"The ROG Xbox Ally - This is Not an Xbox"

I'm going to trade in my old version for the new.
The savings is worth it, and I'm not particularly a game key hater.

@Tasuki

Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics was ranked #61 on IGN's "Top 100 SNES Games of All Time" list.

They called it one of the Super Nintendo's "great two-player co-op classics".

on the horizon.........the Forza Horizon perhaps?

The Xbox games are coming. Honestly...how the heck is that going to work? You can't play precision driving games without analog triggers.

This was one of my most wished-for Switch 2 features, for the racing games.

@KociolekDoSyta

Even the old regular-priced Arcade Archives and Neo Geo games feel a bit much at regular price. In the NL forums, myself and others share alerts when Hamster has sales. Unfortunately they happen only a handful of times a year, and usually only 10 or 20 games at a time, with some games going years without going on sale. So I advise people to snatch any that interest you up when they do.

Arcade Archives games usually go on sale for 30% off, so that would make the $16.99 USD Ridge Racer maybe $11.89 USD.

If you wouldn't buy it at that price either, then the Arcade Archives 2 range isn't for you.

I've been saying it and I'll say it again: if you're going to update/reimagine an old game...include the untouched old game in the package!

Then, even if the newer/changed version of the game is not well-received, people (like me) will still buy it to have the original.

It seems so obvious, and I'm glad it is happening here.

I read the headline, was very excited. Been wanting these on Switch for forever.

Then I read "Digital Eclipse". Burying the lede!!! That should be in the headline! Those lovingly presented history pieces are amazing!

I stood in line at GameStop tonight for 4½ hours.
I consider myself lucky though, because I was early enough to be in the part of the line under a roof, as it was pouring rain.

I got the Mario Kart World bundle and the Samsung 256GB microSD Express card.

Can't wait for all the launch day game reviews to pour in so I can gobble them up! The number that I am interested in frightens me.

Oh yeah, I joked in line that I brought 2 credit cards...just in case. As it turned out, my first one was declined (I had looots of room on it, but I assume the charge was too high or something). Luckily, the 2nd card worked or I would have been panicked!

@Shmoo @DwaynesGames

Yeah, IGN makes it sound like the "open world" is underwhelming. That there is very little to do out there if you're not racing. Not quite "nothing" to do, but not as much as you might have been fantasizing.

IGN previewers speculated there would be many hidden challenges and secrets and treasures all over for you to find...but that doesn't sound like it's the case in the end.

They said the open world is a "side dish" compared to the "main course" of actual racing, particularly the new hyper-competitive knockout mode. And the racing bit is awesome. It's just not "Forza Mario".

I'm not sold on this upgrade pack at all.

I'm not interested in video online chatting so I'm not inclined to buy the camera. Everyone standing up and hitting blocks above their head? Doesn't look like something any of us would want to try twice.

And a few mini games with mouse controls? Nah.

"ARE YOU EXCITED?!?!?!?"

Not really, since I don't know when I'll be able to get one.

Mostly sad and anxious. Yay.

@SubstituteDoll

It's rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" by over 1,400 users on Steam (the highest possible rating).

And it's cheap. And it's on a launch sale. Thanks for mentioning it!

On MetaCritic it has an 87 for Switch and an 88 for PC.

And in North America it is currently on sale for 10% off (until Tuesday).

GameFaqs forum had a poll of the Top 100 PS1 Games of All-Time. There were a few hundred respondents.

Front Mission 3 ended up the #41 best PS1 game.

Getting:

• ADVANCED V.G. Saturn Tribute
• Arcade Archives NebulasRay
• Cookie Clicker
• Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Battle Destiny Remastered
• Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
• Please, Touch The Artwork 2
• STEAM-HEART'S Saturn Tribute

Have an eye on:

• Cattle Country
• Monster Train 2

I think we’re all missing the true potential of the Switch 2 microphone:

I say they patch the ability to blow into the microphone to kill Pols Voice in the original Zelda on the NSO!

Finally, able to play the game as originally intended!

Getting:

• Capcom Fighting Collection 2

"Let's put another Switch on the barbie!"

The Internet says it is because they had "Hong Kong" teams. And China threw its weight around, so rather than editing HK out, they just removed them from the market.

I too would like to buy Super Sidekicks 3 or Neo Geo Cup '98 which are regarded as the best of them.

I highly doubt those games will be released outside of Japan as physical releases. I'm a bit surprised they'll be in Japan.

I picked "Nothing for me this week".

But after looking at some of the games more closely, I have my eye on Spiritfall.

Getting:

• CATO: Buttered Cat (rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" by 2,000 users on Steam, the highest possible rating).

Can vertical shooters be erotic, though?

As Steven Spielberg once said about when we know video games have become a storytelling art form:

"I think the real indicator will be when somebody confesses that they ***** at level 17."

That was my first thought as well.

I think it would be best if there were 2 lists to vote on. One for "active franchises" and one for "dormant franchises" (with no new games on Switch 1).

As of now, it's kind of like asking: "Would you rather have a new Zelda or..."

Realistically, it's hard to beat the anticipation of a new Zelda.

Since S1 controllers work on it, I won't be buying much. Just planning on:

• microSD Express card
• Switch 2 GameCube Controller

The Pro controller would be nice for the headphone jack...but that's a lot to pay for a headphone jack...

Added to my wishlist:

• Howl
• Youropa
• Spark the Electric Jester 3
• A Year of Springs

I'm a simple man. I don't need it day one. I would happily wait 'til July or something. I would just like to know I won't be watching all those news reports of empty shelves, etc. I just want to be at peace.

Getting:

• Arcade Archives Tatakae! Big Fighter (a fun-enough looking mech shmup)
• JALECOlle Famicom Ver. Magic John & Totally RAD (a decent NES game and the Famicom original)
• Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics (a mish-mash of a dozen rare arcade and console games, 2 are Japanese-language only)
• The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy (a visual novel/tactics game with great reviews)

That's why I'm getting a Switch 2 without the Kart bundle, and paying more for the physical. It's a game I would never want to archive, and seeing it permanently take up all that space would tick me off...

At the time it came out (and we all bought it) we didn't know if Switch 2 would automatically improve the performance of S1 games.

I agree with you. For an fps boost, I would buy an upgrade, but I'm not buying a full-priced new version.

Hopefully this isn't another Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance situation.

"BOOM! He's on his back!"

On the "Best Game Boy Advance Games Of All Time" list, NL users (that's you and me!) rank it #14.

Getting:

• Leila
• Lunar Remastered Collection (2 Sega CD classics!)

Got an eye on:

• I, Robot
• Sunderfolk
• Tempopo

@DaniPooo

We bought an LG flatscreen. Within a couple of weeks, there was like a big glowing moon in the corner of the screen. A few days later it died for good.

We bought an LG refrigerator. It died within a week or 2. Called LG Canada. They said we needed to pay for a $300 service plan. Desperate to have a working refrigerator we paid up.

They gave us the phone #of a repair technician. We called him. He said he was "too busy fixing furnaces".

We called LG back. They couldn't help us. We ended up calling the store and getting it solved through them. Got a new fridge replacement (not LG).

We called LG back to get our repair plan money refunded. They said that it was "in process" and we would "get it back soon".

We called back, e-mailed back, week after week. Same type of responses.

Finally we e-mailed them: "You will be contacted by our lawyer".

The money was refunded the next morning.

They were going to wait us out, hoping that we forgot about it, to pocket the profit and rip us off.

So **** LG!

Our family motto is: "LG? Not even if it's free."

A while ago I googled for lists of the best Sega Genesis games. I looked for long lists each at least 50 games long, that were ranked. I assigned points based on rank and added them all up. I was left with 16 lists, 396 unique games and 1,465 total entries.

Lunar: Eternal Blue / Lunar 2 ended up the #53 best Sega Genesis game.
Lunar: The Silver Star ended up the #90 best Sega Genesis game.

And keep in mind, that on some of the lists (perhaps less than half of the lists I surveyed?) included Sega CD games at all. Which means among lists that included Sega CD games, they would both easily make the top 40 or even higher.

Getting from last week:

• Rift of the NecroDancer (rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" by over 2,600 users on Steam)
• SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered

Getting from this week:

• Arcade Archives ASSAULT PLUS (this enhanced version relased outside of Japan for the first time I believe)
• Monument Valley I & II (award winning mobile games)

So...the TV Edition...I'm assuming the camera modes are only for online play?

I mean, you can't have 3 friends in the same room, locally, and have the camera accommodate all of you at the same time right?

I assumed it would be for solo gamers playing online with friends? Just like the video chat function?

"Is $80 for Mario Kart World too much?"

I would click "Yes, but I'm still going to buy it..."

Honestly, this is all pretty shocking sticker shock. I will be much more choosy with my Switch 2 purchases compared to what I'm used to for Switch 1. So, I'll be skipping a lot of smaller indie games I think, and sticking mostly to the big AAA games.

I heard someone say about the FFVII remake trilogy:

"3 games released 12 years apart, on 3 different consoles. Yeah...maybe let's not do this again..."

"Hogwarts Legacy broke a 14-year streak of Call of Duty dominating the sales charts, becoming the best-selling game of 2023."

It would be silly not to make it available in its proper form on Switch 2. I didn't get it on Switch, but easy purchase for me on S2.

So, to recap, this movie, that will "not be like Lord of the Rings", will be a fantasy trilogy shot in New Zealand back-to-back-to-back.

So to recap:

• There will be plenty of Switch 2s for everyone, and pre-orders will start the day of the Direct.
• Also, Switch 2s will sell out immediately, when pre-orders start a week after the Direct.

Will get:

• Arcade Archives SENKYU (a falling puzzle piece game)
• Blue Wednesday (a musical visual novel adventure game)
  Already have it on GOG, it's double-dipping time!:
• I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream (a great psychological horror adventure game)

My Visa is ready.