Nintendo Switch 2 - For the Soytendo consoomers to speculate about the successor to the Switch, recently announced for 2025.

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Dr J said:
So...I bought a Wii U, you guys. Any games I should play for it? I've already got Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Star Fox Zero and New Super Mario Bros U
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Nintendoland and Yoshi are the only other notable exclusives. Mario Maker and Splatoon would have been if online was still up. I guess Splatoon is cheap enough used if you want to play the campaign.
 
Raww Dog said:
Today is the price hike of the console. R.I.P for ones who can't get theirs.

I got mine back in October with Donkey Kong Bananza, but haven't played it, or Pokémon Legends ZA which came with my Switch 2. I heard mixed reviews on that game.
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Bananza's really good, if you're not preoccupied with any other game/hobby, I'd definitely recommend playing it.

I'm not playing any modern Pokemon game, but the designs and Z-A just seemed like reddit-tier slop to me. Putting electroswing in a Pokemon game is just incomprehensible to me.
 
Kraid said:
I'm not playing any modern Pokemon game, but the designs and Z-A just seemed like reddit-tier slop to me. Putting electroswing in a Pokemon game is just incomprehensible to me.
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Palworld is unironically the best modern Pokémon-like-but-legally-distinct-from-Pokémon game. Not sure if it's ported to Switch (which would be really fucking funny given Nintendo's efforts in innovation in losing patents through litigation against love-letter derivatives) but it's the best game to play to scratch that particular itch.
 
moocow said:
Palworld is unironically the best modern Pokémon-like-but-legally-distinct-from-Pokémon game. Not sure if it's ported to Switch (which would be really fucking funny given Nintendo's efforts in innovation in losing patents through litigation against love-letter derivatives) but it's the best game to play to scratch that particular itch.
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I've mainly just played older pokemon games and ROM hacks to fill the itch. I played some of Pokemon Ambrosia but stopped before beating Whitney.
 
Kraid said:
Bananza's really good, if you're not preoccupied with any other game/hobby, I'd definitely recommend playing it.
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I may play it next since I finished some other game. I tend to focus on some games and then leap to another.

Kraid said:
I'm not playing any modern Pokemon game, but the designs and Z-A just seemed like reddit-tier slop to me. Putting electroswing in a Pokemon game is just incomprehensible to me.
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The last modern Pokémon games I touched were Scarlet and Legends Arc. They were okay. Kinda sad that Legends ZA was hyped and then faded. Unsure on Wind/Waves since Scarlet/Violet were kinda lame imo.
 
Kraid said:
Bananza's really good, if you're not preoccupied with any other game/hobby, I'd definitely recommend playing it.

I'm not playing any modern Pokemon game, but the designs and Z-A just seemed like reddit-tier slop to me. Putting electroswing in a Pokemon game is just incomprehensible to me.
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Z-A is a bit repetitive by its nature, but if you want more of the Legends formula it's an OK sequel. I still prefer the setting for Arceus since even with its open fields the exploration feels better.
 
Raww Dog said:
I got mine back in October with Donkey Kong Bananza, but haven't played it, or Pokémon Legends ZA which came with my Switch 2. I heard mixed reviews on that game.
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Bananza is alright, but very you only play it once, and arguably not to 100%.

It follows Mario Odyssey’s more open structure with a million of the main collectible scattered around. The main difference is that transformations are not a thing beyond 4 animal forms, which means gameplay gets stale rather quickly. The worlds also lack flair compared to Odyssey, there is just something very unmemorable about them as proper theming is absent for much of the game.

Also depending on how many other titles you have played from DK, an often cited criticism is how much it doesn’t feel like a DK game. The last hour is basically the only time it really hits you with content that feels like it is from Country, the rest of the title is very Mario-coded, lacking the usual realism and grounded environments DK typically offers.
 
starborn427614 said:
Z-A is a bit repetitive by its nature, but if you want more of the Legends formula it's an OK sequel. I still prefer the setting for Arceus since even with its open fields the exploration feels better.
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When I heard Z-A was going to be set in future Kalos I immediately lost all interest in it. The best thing about arceus was the concept of being a pioneer to unknown region. Yes the ways you actually did "research" in that game were, at times, tedious, but the primitive nature of it all made the game so much more memorable. The proffciency of pokeballs were based on simple characteristics like how "fast" and "heavy" a pokemon was rather than being based on more complicated characteristics like typing or how they evolve. The regional variants and evolutions were not just cute gimmicks and simple type changes associated with the nature of the region (I:E, Alolan Exeggecutor and Alolan Sandlash), but were outrageous products of the harsh environment of the past that would never fit in to modern life (Pokemon Home not withstanding). Pokemon were untamed creatures of nature who would spontaneously attack you at any moment. The main gimmicks of the game weren't threats of an energy crisis or any other sci-fi trope, they were as simple as something you would find in ancient folklore. "The sky made our pokemon go crazy" "The sky dropped this guy out from the sky and now he's a warden of our clan". The professor had a genuine claim to send you off on an adventure, because you were his assisstant in making the first pokedex in recorded history. He wasn't just sending you off because for some reason you're always friends with the professor. I haven't played Z-A, nor have I seen much footage of it, but just from the fact it takes place within basically the same time frame as X and Y and only has you travel the city, Arceus seems like a way more interesting game conceptually. Fuck your megas, I'm riding a giant Basculin.
 
Mario Kart 8 just got a free update for Switch 2 increasing the resolution and adding 8 player local splitscreen.

I don't understand Nintendo's distinction between what constitutes a paid switch 2 version versus a free update. Animal Crossing has a paid update which is just 4k, not even 60fps, same with Pokemon (plus 60fps). Xenoblade X is paid for literally just 60fps, Prime 4 is paid for mouse control and 4k or 144hz. But then Mario Odyssey is free 4k, Mario Kart is free 4k (presumably) with actual gameplay changes. It just seems highly arbitrary and very jewish.
 
Soggy Floppa said:
Mario Kart 8 just got a free update for Switch 2 increasing the resolution and adding 8 player local splitscreen.

I don't understand Nintendo's distinction between what constitutes a paid switch 2 version versus a free update. Animal Crossing has a paid update which is just 4k, not even 60fps, same with Pokemon (plus 60fps). Xenoblade X is paid for literally just 60fps, Prime 4 is paid for mouse control and 4k or 144hz. But then Mario Odyssey is free 4k, Mario Kart is free 4k (presumably) with actual gameplay changes. It just seems highly arbitrary and very jewish.
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They probably don't know either.

I expect there are three warring factions within Nintendo right now. There's the old-school/classic Japanese (+Jewish influence) "fuck everyone who isn't us, charge them for everything, nothing for free ever, squeeze them hard, bleed the stones!" management types. They're the ones jewing everyone as much as possible. Then there's the hardware boys who want to show off Switch 2's capabilities to as many people as possible (these are the ones trying to get old games upgraded for S2 free for existing players). Then there's the third group -- the software boys, who want to give players the best games they can, caught in the middle between the other two groups and two conflicting directives -- "make it look as good (and run as well) as possible on S2 so we can charge for the upgrade" and "do it quickly/cheaply so we can justify making it a free upgrade".

There's got to be active dissent within the corporate structure at Nintendo resulting in this damn-near schizophrenic indecision on what to upgrade for free vs. what to gouge people over. No other explanation makes much sense.
 
Dr J said:
So...I bought a Wii U, you guys. Any games I should play for it? I've already got Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Star Fox Zero and New Super Mario Bros U
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Wii fit u is good as second screen for some light movement if you'd otherwise be idle watching TV.

And even if you just get Nintendoland out at Christmastime with some kids, it's worth it for the Luigi's mansion style hide and seek game, it's a ton of fun and imo the most fun example of asymmetrical gameplay the Wii U was built for.
 
moocow said:
They probably don't know either.

I expect there are three warring factions within Nintendo right now. There's the old-school/classic Japanese (+Jewish influence) "fuck everyone who isn't us, charge them for everything, nothing for free ever, squeeze them hard, bleed the stones!" management types. They're the ones jewing everyone as much as possible. Then there's the hardware boys who want to show off Switch 2's capabilities to as many people as possible (these are the ones trying to get old games upgraded for S2 free for existing players). Then there's the third group -- the software boys, who want to give players the best games they can, caught in the middle between the other two groups and two conflicting directives -- "make it look as good (and run as well) as possible on S2 so we can charge for the upgrade" and "do it quickly/cheaply so we can justify making it a free upgrade".

There's got to be active dissent within the corporate structure at Nintendo resulting in this damn-near schizophrenic indecision on what to upgrade for free vs. what to gouge people over. No other explanation makes much sense.
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The schizophrenia probably reflects the presidents they've had over the past 25 years. Yamauchi was a hardware guy, Iwata was a software guy, and Kimishima and Furukawa are finance guys.
 
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