Dcubed
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Yeah, they're purposely avoiding showing off the 4 player splitscreen mode in Mario Kart World...
I bet it's limited to 30FPS in 3-4 player splitscreen again; and they just don't want to deal with the bad PR.
The fact that they're using two Switch 2's (each running in 2 player splitscren) tells me everything I need to know.
That's a real shame. I would've gladly have accepted a downgrade in resolution to make 4 player splitscreen 60FPS happen. Guess I'm gonna have to continue using two Switches, just like with MK8...
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3 minutes ago, Cube said:
I do think Nintendo were clever to announce the price just before the tariffs, as it makes it very clear that the higher price is Trump Tax.
I don't think they expected it TBH. It was likely just dumb luck (left to heaven).
And truth be told, they could've avoided this issue alltogether if they hadn't have dragged out the Switch 1's lifecycle for so long. Switch 2 really should've come out in 2023/2024, rather than letting Switch 1 start dying off and be left running on fumes.
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One positive about the tarriffs is that it has already changed the narrative about the value of the console. All of a sudden, people aren't calling the console overpriced at $450!
Truth be told, Nintendo are probably making a loss at that price point with the specs this thing is packing, but the peanut gallery sure changed their tune fast!
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3 minutes ago, Julius said:
FYI, no changes expected to the pre-order process in the UK – per Eurogamer.
That's not what I'm afraid of though...
I'm more afraid of the potential for region locking like what's happening in Japan...
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6 minutes ago, Glen-i said:
What? Are we gonna get a cheaper version that only has British English?
I'd pay for that.
That'd be an upgrade in every sense lol.
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11 minutes ago, MindFreak said:
Sorry for highjacking but I have to show my frustration somewhere.
Trump just crashed the entire stock market everywhere. That's insane but furthermore, he showed off a formula for calculating tariffs for individual regions, it read:
Now, this looks complicated but they put Epsilon to 4 and Phi to 1/4, so multiplying them gets rid of them. Seriously, did they just publish a formula with redundant stuff just to make it look more complicated?? A relatively civilised country does this so blatantly?? Jeez!
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/04/trump-presidency-news-tariffs/#link-3V3YGVBM4RDLZFH7L5Q374DFEY
There might still be hope for Switch 2's launch...5 minutes ago, Julius said:I'd be shocked if Nintendo are going to take this out on the rest of the world by having us collectively subsidise tariffs in the US – at least at launch. I feel like they can paper over the cracks in the US somewhat for a limited time, but they'll face an unreal level of backlash if every market is made to pay in a similar fashion.
I mean, the Switch 2 is going to sell out everywhere this year anyways; I think it's much more likely fewer shipments are allocated to the US for launch, with a number of shipments to be reallocated elsewhere. I think a pivot like this or something similar is their best bet, but it's Nintendo, goodness knows what they and other businesses are thinking right now.
For some context for anyone a bit lost (as I am, so I'm reading up on it a bit), this got kicked off because of the 46% tariff applied to goods exported from Vietnam – where Nintendo have some of their production facilities. This still seems to be pending some additional tariff discussion of the trade of semiconductors, from what I understand; while Taiwan-produced semiconductors have been awarded an exemption from what I've read so far, China is another big player in the space, and they've already been hit hard by tariffs (and in fact have retaliated).
What a silly, weak little man. This is going to impact everyone (beyond the reach of gaming and the Switch 2), but I'm gutted for people in the US in particular given all they've had to put up with politically. Well, and Vietnam and other countries too, honestly, who are having their markets toyed with by a cheeto-faced bully.
I think if Nintendo do end up raising the price, they'll do it in the US only; and slap a label on it showing how much of the cost was added on directly thanks to the tarrifs.
Region Locking might be on the cards for EU consoles though, in order to prevent American scalpers from buying up EU consoles for resale in the US... similar to what they're doing in Japan.
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Oh shit...
Americans are about to get F'd in the A!
This will have a knock-on effect on the Switch 2's software support and worldwide sales too...
Get your preorders in now before Nintendo start subsidising the US tarrifs elsewhere!
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According to the Treehouse Live stream, it is officially pronounced "Drag And Drive", which only serves to make the name choice even more baffling!
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It's an online only multiplayer game?
Damn, that takes a lot of the sheen off of this announcement. Nintendo got done dirty.
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FInally had a chance to catch up on the Treehouse Live video for this game, and... it looks really good!
It's like if Super Mario Odyssey had not shit level design! There's hidden passages, actual platforming and even environmental puzzles to solve! It's a better Zelda game than modern 3D Zelda!
The envionmental interactivity on display is really impressive, and the level design actually feels like it was done by a human that has some sense of pacing and good design forethought. It looks like they've learnt a lot since Mario Odyssey.
There's a lot taken straight from DKJB as well, like the clapping move and how it collects items around you, or how DK's facial expression changes when he's near a banana. I see that lineage
I absolutely hated Mario Odyssey, but I'm loving what I'm seeing here!
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FInally had a chance to catch up on the Treehouse Live video for this game, and... yeah. It looks totally tits!
They actually managed to make a new Mario Kart that feels completely distinct from MK8, it looks so fresh and fun to play! It's also technically an open world game, but it doesn't look like a dumpster fire to play! Amazing! They did the impossible!
The track design looks really solid, I was worried that the tracks would end up feeling overly wide when I saw the initial teaser footage, but the actual gameplay doesn't bear that fear out. Plenty of enclosed roads and mayhem, love it! I also love the new item dragging mechanic, lots of potential for getting screwed over; the kind of stuff that future Mario Kart League Highlight Videos are made of
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FInally had a chance to catch up on the Treehouse Live video for this game, and... It looks really fun! Has the potential to be the next ARMS I reckon. Does look like it's gonna be light on content, but the tutorial does show potential for things like Wheelchair Racing that could add some variety and longevity to the game.
Unfortunately, I reckon that most people won't give it much of a look because the rather drab art style really drags this game's appeal down. It really needs a more colourful and vibrant makeover if it wants to drive success.
On the matter of stupid puns, this game's name is absolutely awful! I am really struggling to remember it, and I'm the biggest fucking Nintendo nerd on this planet! I keep defaulting to calling it "Wheelchair Basketball", and that's really not good!
Though that being said, fucking mad props for making a wheelchair basketball game and making it look super cool! Nintendo of all companies making a game like this is fucking wild!
But yeah, give it a reskin and a new name; please. Give this game a chance of success!
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Luigi's Mansion is the best classic Resident Evil game.
Phenomenal game... that came out at the wrong time. When everyone wanted a huge "proper" Super Mario 64 sequel, they instead get an intentionally short n' sweet and highly replayable adventure game. It was a game that flied completely in the face of industry trends, and that was not by accident. Nintendo were making a concieted effort, even back as far as 2001, to avoid the current industry trend of chucking more and more gameplay length and production values into their titles; with ballooning budgets and more and more FMVs; as evidenced by the many early GCN era interviews of the day (like this one). Games like Pikmin also followed the same philosophy, of making shorter games that were designed to be highly replayable.
And really, that works completely to Luigi's Mansion's benefit. It's a very replayable game; that encourages repeat playthroughs where you continue to get better and better ranks. It's a big part of why I keep coming back to it, and why I enjoyed it much moreso than its 3DS sequel (Though LM3 does manage to top this one).
BTW, @Cube, I'm disappointed that you didn't make any mention of the excellent 3DS remake, which makes good on the original GCN version's promise of stereoscopic 3D support! Not even a mention of the GCN's hidden S3D support? Or the S3D screen that was shown at E3 2002 and never made public knowledge until a sudden Iwata Asks 3DS interview 9 whole years later!?
This little puppy right here. Under our noses, the whole time!
FOR SHAME CUBE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Genuinely shocking. Then again, they were one of the very few 3rd party publishers who actually bothered to put out a game on a 32GB card on Switch 1 that required no downloads to play; so it makes sense that their follow-up follows suit.
Given how bad their reputation (and this game's reputation) are though? They need all the good PR they can get.
I still suspect that this will be the rare exception though, and that almost all 3rd party games will be released on a Game Key Card, because 3rd party publishers are tight fisted bastards and they hate you.
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Nice to see Shinen back again.
Shame it's going up against F-Zero GX Online/HD directly, but will be getting this one for sure regardless.
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Still wont be buying it until the full game is finally available.
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13 hours ago, Kaepora_Gaebora said:
My girlfriend has ordered mine through Very, they still had the console/Mario Kart bundle with a camera too so plumped for that one!
Wahey!! Great to see you back again me ol' mucker!
You had better be joining us for our Mario Kart nights!
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18 minutes ago, Glen-i said:
Of note is that you can't use a Switch 1 controller to wake the Switch 2 by pressing the Home button.
What a weird limitation! I wonder if the home button works differently on Switch 2 somehow in that case...
BTW, random aside, but Cyberpunk on Switch 2 will be shipping on a 64GB Card with no download required (though there will be a downloadable language pack for non-English voiced dialogue). Pretty sure that's the one and only 3rd party physical retail Switch game so far that has been confirmed to not be using the Game Key Card option.
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2 minutes ago, Cube said:
Wait, they're not changing how the NSO app works to download specific games for GameCube games? That's incredibly stupid.
That initial download will obviously include the initial 3 games (would be a pointless app download otherwise!). Jury's still out about whether or not it'll force you to download all future games like the other apps going forward.
I do reckon they'll have to make it so that it'll only download the new games if you select them from within the app, because you're right; the storage requirements are going to balloon dramatically... and it'll only get worse when we inevitably get Wii, 3DS and Wii U NSO services in the future.
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1 hour ago, Hero-of-Time said:
File sizes for a few games have popped up.
- Mario Kart World: 23.4 GB
- Donkey Kong Bananza: 10.0 GB
- GameCube Nintendo Classics: 3.5 GB
- Super Mario Jamboree Switch 2 Edition: 7.7 GBHonestly? That's much better than I was expecting. I bet DKB was originally a Switch 1 game, before being cancelled and pushed to Switch 2, that's the only reason that I can think of that explains why it can be as small as it is. MK World however was clearly always a Switch 2 game (and also requires a 32GB Red Cart, which probably helps explain the higher price).
GCN NSO is obviously going to get much bigger over time though.
BTW, paging @Glen-i, haven't seen this posted anywhere, but we're getting Switch 2 versions of the Joycon Wheel and the Charging Grip...
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/accessories/
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6 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
The software price is what I have big issues with. I get that the cartridge will be probably costing more to produce due to it being faster and I suppose it's a necessary evil in order to keep the hybrid model. I guess it feels like the N64 days where the price of Nintendo games was high due to the format they chose. At least back then though you got a finished game on a cart and a meaty instruction book to flip through.
Nintendo has been successful in targeting families for a long time now, by making a cheaper console and games for that market. With that no longer being the case, it's going to be interesting to see how well it does and if it in fact does price people out of the hobby. I know I'm not sold on the Switch 2 yet and there are 2 lads at work (both have kids) who are gamers who also have no interest in it due to the prices Nintendo are asking. Obviously the enthusiasts will be there day 1, and I imagine it will be a massive hit in Japan again, but as for the mass market? Time will tell.
Yeah, I agree. The hardware pricing is fine, but the game prices are really gonna sting; and it's going to severely limit what I buy for this thing.
I've already consigned myself to the fact that I probably won't buy a single 3rd party physical game on this thing (since 99% of them will probably be those shitty Game Key Card el-cheapo thingies); and I won't buy any 3rd party games at full price either. Nothing 3rd party gets bought digitally until I get a price drop too, and not only that; but given that Switch 2 is limited to 2TB, I'm also going to have to be very careful about how I spend my limited SD card storage as well. I aint buying a 100GB Final Fantasy 7 Remake when I can just play that on PC/Steam Deck (and in stereoscopic 3D to boot, not flexing here).
Switch 2's biggest factor holding itself back against the original model's sales is inevitably going to be price... but it's also a problem that is largely unavoidable. Rock and a hard place.
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It's a shame that Switch 2 doesn't support SDUC, since we're just on the cusp of this new format's launch...
That 2TB limit is really not gonna cut it as we move further into the system's lifecycle. Hopefully they can add SDUC support in the inevitable OLED revision, or somehow enable support via a system update...
Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 (Wednesday 2nd April 2025 @ 14:00 BST) + Treehouse Live (Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th April 2025 from 15:00 BST)
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Swings and roundabouts.