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Arc said:
Less than a week to go! Probably going to get Fantasy Life so I have something to play other than Mario Kart. I'm also going to spend a few minutes in my prayer circle each day that Xenoblade Chronicles X gets an upgrade patch.
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Sounds like a bad launch to me with only 1 game, since Fantasy Life is already on PC/Steam.
 
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fantomena said:
Sounds like a bad launch to me with only 1 game, since Fantasy Life is already on PC/Steam.
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Mario Kart World will probably carry the launch, but they’ve padded out the launch window with enhanced Switch 1 games, which tells me:
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  • developers haven’t had long with it
It’s pretty straightforward to get a console bundle if you want one here in the UK. Buying standalone systems is hard, but that’s retailers fucking around more than anything else.

But the level of availability could be because of diverted resources from the US due to tariffs. I expect the console to be gold dust in the US until the situation with importing goods settles down.

I think in the long run it’ll be a fine system. Probably not Switch 1 levels of success, but they’re not doing worse than 3DS, except maybe in the US where it could be a giga flop.

But I think in this instance, if Nintendo releases a flop system in the US then the rest of the industry is gonna follow.

My view is now is the best time (other than every year that came before) for first parties to start building up their European audiences and selling more games. It would help if they invested in better localisations.
 
To people who are getting Switch 2 this week, have fun!

Make sure to send me yours if you are not happy with it. :wink
 
Switch 2 turned up just now.
It's reassuringly heavier and more robust than the Switch but i'm sure that will lead to people complaining about how heavy it is :D

Now i need to look at the eShop and see if there's anything decent on offer at the moment.
 
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I got mine, but I am waiting until my screen protector shows up before I open it. The box looks nice and uh, I like the shade of red they used.
 
Anyone have any suggestions for a decent cozy Stardew Valley type game?
There's a lot going on for me at the moment and i need a good portable cozy but engaging low-stress game.
 
EdwardTivrusky said:
Anyone have any suggestions for a decent cozy Stardew Valley type game?
There's a lot going on for me at the moment and i need a good portable cozy but engaging low-stress game.
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edin just reviewed Fantasy Life i on RPG Site.

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My full review of Fantasy Life i is up covering why it is one of my favorite games in a long time. I scored it 10/10 on RPG Site.

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It's supposed to be getting a Switch 2 performance update patch.

I'm completely over the moon for it myself. Also finding it incredibly cozy & mentally therapeutic.
 
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I played Mario Kart World for about an hour and uh, it's kind of trash. I don't see an option to do old fashioned 3-lap races online. Considering that's how I spent 95% of my hundreds of hours in Mario Kart 8, I'm severely disappointed. The intermissions to race to the main track and do one lap isn't fun at all. I hope Nintendo patches it in the future, otherwise I won't be playing this much.
 
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I decided to get the Switch 2 mainly because my brother was getting one for himself and my nephew for Mario Kart World. I didn't pre-order but I just went to Target a few minutes before opening and I happened to be the second to last person to get a Mario Kart bundle. I did the system transfer from my Switch OLED to the Switch 2 but my Switch 2 does not show as my primary system for some reason.
 
I played another 2ish hours of Mario Kart. You can get traditional 3 lap races online, but only if Random gets selected as the track. It's a baffling decision from Nintendo as the intermission tracks seem suited for Knockout Tour and should have been contained to that mode.

Nebulys said:
I’m not sold on MK World at the moment. None of the tracks have given me that wow moment that I got from MK8.
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I haven't really had a chance to play the tracks because of the intermissions. From what I've seen, the weakest part is they're so wide to accommodate 24 players.
 
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Well, after getting my Switch 2 and setting it up i ended up spending way more than i wanted to on the eShop sales and most of it is "comfy" gaming as that's what appeals to me for Switch right now.

Atelier Lulua ~The Scion of Arland~
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
DREDGE
FAR: Lone Sails
The Last Campfire
No Man's Sky – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition
Nora: The Wannabe Alchemist + Mosaic Chronicles Deluxe
Rune Factory 3 Special
Rune Factory 4 Special
Rune Factory 5: Digital Deluxe
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
SEGA AGES Phantasy Star
Bus Driving Simulator 24 - City Roads

Together with the stack of Switch games i have still sealed on unfinished, i think i'm good for a while :D
 
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People have been asking for a Splatoon spinoff for a long time. Happy to see this.

I still haven't played Splatoon 3 (and also Splatoon 2's octo expansion) so I have no idea what's happening in the universe. Not sure if I will pick them up in the future, but I will certainly keep an eye on Raiders.
 
For some reason my youtube feed has been inundated recently with channels saying how terrible the Switch 2 is and that you're a dreadful person for buying one and that the pre-order hype was manufactured by Nintendo because some people were able to get one on Day 1 without a pre-order.

I can't wait to see how they spin this news.
... oh, hand i can wait. I don't care what these rage-bait channels say lol

Sure there's discussion to be had about pricing and their clunky account and online experience but youtube must be desperate for engagement if they are pushing this guff so heavily. I am not logged in but still the feed was relatively sane until about a week or so ago.
 
Lashley said:
I never go anywhere but my subscriptions, watch later and music on Youtube
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Neither do i usually but they seemed to shadowban or do something to my account on PC a few months ago. I could not get videos to reliably load and play when i was logged in but when i was logged out they played fine... so i stayed logged out.

I do want to try logging in again but i'm so buys lately i can't be bothered to try.
 
It was always obvious Switch 2 would not be a Wii U situation. The available stock is because they’ve been making them for nearly a year before release.

Worst case scenario for S2 is 3DS-level of install base, which is still very healthy.
 
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I've played about 20 hours of Mario Kart World. It's good! The driving took awhile to get used to compared to 8, but it feels great after y0u get used to it and the tracks (when you get to drive them) have a lot of wacky shortcuts. I like the item balance changes, although bagging is still too strong. My main issues are (still) the lack of a traditional racing mode and the small number of tracks, both of which can be fixed with a patch and future DLC.
 
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