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[Michael the Spikester]

First post back in a month and you're back on being a doomer, eh Mike?

So explain to me then as I noted?

Nintendo denying the rights to use King K. Rool for the theme park?

No King K. Rool in this new Donkey Kong game?

Like I said, Sakurai likely had to really convince Nintendo to add him into Ultimate using his fan demand as a reason to put him in, which will likely be an exceptional case.

King K. Rool really hasn't been relevant in a new mainline Donkey Kong game since 64 which was 25 years ago barring King of Swing and Barrel Blast...

 

[Shroob]

So explain to me then as I noted?

Nintendo denying the rights to use King K. Rool for the theme park?

No King K. Rool in this new Donkey Kong game?

King K. Rool really hasn't been relevant in a new mainline Donkey Kong game since 64 barring King of Swing...

Who can say, but sitting around with a "Oh it'll never happen, give up all hope, just give up already" kinda mindset is frankly pathetic and weak.


As for the game, we've literally seen a Gnawty Beaver today, something made from Rare.

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

Look man, being a Nintendo fan is getting expensive.

If you wanna keep playing your funny plumber games, you gotta get creative

I've heard of marriages for tax reasons, but a marriage for Nintendo reasons is really something else.

So long as you're happy I guess.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Im legit flip floppin between "yeah, ill preorder the switch 2" and "i think ill wait"

Like everyone else said, the main problem is the game price

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Who can say, but sitting around with a "Oh it'll never happen, give up all hope, just give up already" kinda mindset is frankly pathetic and weak.


As for the game, we've literally seen a Gnawty Beaver today, something made from Rare.

In this day and age. Optimism is overrated.

 

[Noipoi]

Im legit flip floppin between "yeah, ill preorder the switch 2" and "i think ill wait"

Same here

I’m thinking of waiting until around August to save up some money, but I really wanna play the first new DK in 11 years at launch. And the new Kart looks great, pricing aside.

 

[SneakyLink]

I've heard of marriages for tax reasons, but a marriage for Nintendo reasons is really something else.

So long as you're happy I guess.

I’ve seen people get married because they both love a specific thing, in particular there was one over the franchise Halo.

I’ve also read stories of people marrying a fictional object, like, someone marrying Hatsune Miku for example. I don’t get it though.

 

[Shroob]

In this day and age. Optimism is overrated.

Only if you give up hope. If you do, hey, I can't stop you, go ahead and live a life of greyness and woe is me.


I'd rather be happy. Life's still worth living, sun still rises in the morning and sets in the evening, etc.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

On another note, folks will likely ignore this since they're too preoccupied talking about the direct but trailer for Primitive War has come out!

More excited for this than Rebirth. Ain't a upthirteeth Jurassic film and most of all its gonna be r-rated!

Mamboo07 you might be interested.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Same here

I’m thinking of waiting until around August to save up some money, but I really wanna play the first new DK in 11 years at launch. And the new Kart looks great, pricing aside.

Yeah, for me, its MK. I wanna play the new mario kart at launch but im getting the game digital so its not like stock will run out for me. And its safer to wait till i have a good cousion to fall on when I buy the console itself

 

[The Prankster 16]

Alright, now that it's been a few hours so I'll give my full thoughts:

• $450 price tag is more than I thought, but it's managable, although I was worried that they didn't show it in the direct, and I should have been because...
• MKW Looks amazing but 80 F****** DOLLARS???? It's making me reconsider even getting the console if the games will be THIS expensive. IF (and I can't believe I have to say "IF" now) I do get one, I'll get the bundle at $500 so that it's not as much.
• GameShare is great and GameChat is a good addition, but holy s***that video call thing looks horrible.
• Welcome Tour should be free and come with the console (PS5 had Astro's Playroom, and we can't even get something close to that???).
• Drag & Drive looks like a fun idea but nobody's getting that.
• Third party support looks great, but was missing a few of the rumored titles like COD and Halo MCC, and it took up WAY too much of the presentation.
• HW3 looks cool, I liked the other ones, but we're still using this world and artstyle? I love the Wild Era, but I'm really looking forward to something different.
• Gamecube on NSO+EP might finally get me to buy the EP, especially with SW2 Upgrades being free with it, but why only 3 games at launch?
• The Duskbloods (Bloodborne 2 lol) looks really cool, but it being multiplayer worries me.
• Kirby Air Riders is cool especially with Sakurai at the helm, but why no gameplay and 2 racing games in the same year?
• DK Bananza looks great, and seems like a showcase for the SW2's power with all the destruction and particle effects, kind of like how Astro Bot was last year. Although now I'm really worried we won't see a new 3D Mario for another 3 years or so.

Overall, still underwhelmed (and VERY dissapointed with the game prices) but my mood has improved a bit.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

The good thing about living in a state that doesn't do taxes on digital Goods is that all the eShop stuff is going to be a dollar cheaper which means Mario Kart is probably going to cost $79.99 for me. Still expensive but it sure isn't $80

 

[ZephyrZ]

So much for DK Vine saying that the theme park and smash meant these characters futures were secure.

Snake. Please. Luigi wasn't even in Mario Odyssey at launch.

It might not be soon but we probably will be getting a DKC game eventually and when we do Diddy, Cranky and Dixie will 100% be in it in some form.

It's also very likely we'll be seeing more Diddy Kong in the Mario Movie 2.

These characters are fine. DK games are rare but the Kongs can survive sitting on the bench for a game.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

It's also very likely we'll be seeing more Diddy Kong in the Mario Movie 2.

Are we certain DK will return for the second film?

If anything, the DK spin-off film is what I expect we'll see more of Diddy.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Snake. Please. Luigi wasn't even in Mario Odyssey at launch.

It might not be soon but we probably will be getting a DKC game eventually and when we do Diddy, Cranky and Dixie will 100% be in it in some form.

It's also very likely we'll be seeing more Diddy Kong in the Mario Movie 2.

These characters are fine. DK games are rare but the Kongs can survive sitting on the bench for a game.

A lot of these characters have already been benched for years! I was hoping this would be the opportunity for more of them to come off the bench. You guys are treating this like I’m upset the koopalings are missing this is very different.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

A lot of these characters have already been benched for years! I was hoping this would be the opportunity for more of them to come off the bench. You guys are treating this like I’m upset the koopalings are missing this is very different.

I for one am never expecting to see King K. Rool again because Nintendo likes to act he doesn't exist.

Likely only being in Smash Ultimate because Sakurai likely had to go out of his way to really convince them.

 

[Z25]

Game pricing aside, this is still funny as hell:

Spoiler: mario kart images

 

[ZephyrZ]

So is Wiggler confirmed to be returning in Mario Kart 9? Because if not getting Cow and Fish Bone without him will feel a bit like an empty victory

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Game pricing aside, this is still funny as hell:

Spoiler: mario kart images

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All these nobodies. Show me the actual characters please.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

A lot of these characters have already been benched for years! I was hoping this would be the opportunity for more of them to come off the bench. You guys are treating this like I’m upset the koopalings are missing this is very different.

I mean. People did get upset about the Koopalings being benched like that. I get your point, but people very much did do that

Game pricing aside, this is still funny as hell:

Spoiler: mario kart images

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Honestly I respect that they decided to have a massive Mario roster and went with **** like Frog Purse Enemy From Odyssey instead of like, E. Gadd or RPG stuff.


Not kidding btw that frog ***** has been seen in the trailer

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

Anyways, I know I only pop in here like, once every other month, but here are my thoughts on the Direct:

What Nintendo showed was good, but it kind of feels like they didn't show up to their own console reveal. Mario Kart and Donkey Kong both look great (THEY GOT THE COW? FROM MOO MOO MEADOWS? IN THIS GAME? THAT'S SO HYPE MOO MOO MEADOWS IS MY FAVORITE TRACK AND I GET TO RACE AND DO SICK RAIL GRINDS AND WALL JUMPS AS THE COW!!!), and I'm so excited for Kirby Air Ride 2, but outside of those and Age of Imprisonment we didn't get much Nintendo presence at all in terms of games (DragXDunk is a neat 10 minutes before I never touch it again, and the instruction manual game may as well not exist because NO ONE is paying for that)

They've had like, 2 to 3 years to cook on this console but you'd think they have almost nothing to show for it given we got half the first party announcements we got at the Switch 1 reveal. The third party games are cool and all, but I have 'em on other systems so nothing stood out to me really.

Except SILKSONG BAYBEE WE'RE LIVING*
*we were also living in 2019 and 2022 and 2024 when they said the game would release, and it did not, so I have little expectations BUT WE'RE LIVING.

I do think we need a summer general direct if only because 4 games and a handful of Switch 2 Edition Switch games would make for a TERRIBLE launch year. Like, they gotta have more, right?

Right?!?!

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The price for the console is exactly as I expected and saved for, but the price surrounding the console...I don't like $70 for games but whatever. I have a backlog and I can buy Switch 2 games sparsely. $80 for Mario Kart World is absurd and sets a bad precedent (likely to be broken by the ~$100 GTA 6 but that's a whole other thing entirely).

What I'm especially irked about is the switch to MicroSD Express. I understand why they have to do it (the load speeds on regular MicroSD would probably be absurdly slow, and definitely slower than the console's onboard storage), but it's $60 for 256gb and $200 for 2TB. You can only hope the tech will get less expensive as more companies make them, but without the wide adoption that MicroSD cards got between phones, cameras, and consoles, I'm not sure if that'll happen. 256gb local storage is good, but given that Cyberpunk 2077 is 64gb and that's WITH heavy optimization, that storage is gonna get filled up FAST and the price for more storage is more than the games themselves.

Personally, I'm planning on buying Day 1, if only to play through my Switch library on a better console (and also because Mario Kart and Donkey Kong look SICK). That said, I think a lot of people's frustrations are valid and there's room to hold a both, and in between the hype and the frustration. That's the way I'm looking at it, and also I'm privileged enough to have been able to save for this and have the money for it which is something I'm deeply aware of.

Here's hoping we get a price cut or something somewhere down the line or the economy gets so people can actually buy the dang thing and its dang games.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

I mean. People did get upset about the Koopalings being benched like that. I get your point, but people very much did do that

Honestly I respect that they decided to have a massive Mario roster and went with **** like Frog Purse Enemy From Odyssey instead of like, E. Gadd or RPG stuff.


Not kidding btw that frog ***** has been seen in the trailer

But why can’t they do more actual characters like E. Gadd? Why does it have to be either or?

 

[Noipoi]

Game pricing aside, this is still funny as hell:

Spoiler: mario kart images

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The Kart World roster is a ****post and I love it

Although now I'm really worried we won't see a new 3D Mario for another 3 years or so.

This is one thing I’m worried about…

But we still don’t know the holiday game. And even if it takes a bit, they’re not gonna let a console get by without a new flagship Mario platformer.

 

[Will]

Im sure there’s gonna be DKC adjacent content in the new DK game.

Like, you see Jungle Japes recreated and you don’t bat an eye but you hold onto hope for a Gnawty reference? Cmon bro.

 

[Noipoi]

But why can’t they do more actual characters like E. Gadd? Why does it have to be either or?

Who says he’s not there?

We got a Mario Kart direct in two weeks give it a minute, sheesh.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Mario Kart World, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4, Borderlands 4, Silksong (however short the clip of it was), Gamecube games on the NSO, the Kirby Air Ride sequel and the new 3D freaking Donkey Kong game were the highlights of the Direct for me.

Also, CATAQUACKS ARE BACK IN MARIO RAURU AND MINERU ARE PLAYABLE AND SAKURAI'S DIRECTING A KIRBY GAME AGAIN!

Nintendo pulled out all the stops for this Direct. I'm not remotely upset at the lack of a new Smash. There was just so many cool things in this direct and so many cool things in the upcoming games in question. I'm not confident that Silksong is actually going to release this year, but the new Deltarune stuff looked awesome and I'm always thrilled to see more Borderlands. Let's go!

 

[Will]

Game pricing aside, this is still funny as hell:

Spoiler: mario kart images

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Is that… Is that ****ing Boshi?

The Square Enix Boshi?

Is Geno getting in Mario Kart before Smash Bros?

 

[TheMightyP]

As someone who mains a generic mook in Mario Kart, I want as many generic mooks in the game

 

[Noipoi]

Mario Kart World, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4, Borderlands 4, Silksong (however short the clip of it was), Gamecube games on the NSO, the Kirby Air Ride sequel and the new 3D freaking Donkey Kong game were the highlights of the Direct for me.

Also, CATAQUACKS ARE BACK IN MARIO RAURU AND MINERU ARE PLAYABLE AND SAKURAI'S DIRECTING A KIRBY GAME AGAIN!

Nintendo pulled out all the stops for this Direct. I'm not remotely upset at the lack of a new Smash. There was just so many cool things in this direct and so many cool things in the upcoming games in question. I'm not confident that Silksong is actually going to release this year, but the new Deltarune stuff looked awesome and I'm always thrilled to see more Borderlands. Let's go!

There were good announcements here, totally. Though I think they went a smidge too light on the first party stuff?

In hindsight it’s clear that this was a Switch 2 launch direct, when we were expecting them to cover the whole year. There’s gotta be more coming later.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Who says he’s not there?

We got a Mario Kart direct in two weeks give it a minute, sheesh.

I mean people were talking like it was. I… I don’t know.

Im sure there’s gonna be DKC adjacent content in the new DK game.

Like, you see Jungle Japes recreated and you don’t bat an eye but you hold onto hope for a Gnawty reference? Cmon bro.

Because like… I don’t know man. They could have made a trailer that alleviated people’s fear response but they didn’t and I think that’s a bad thing.

 

[CosmicEternity44]

I mean people were talking like it was. I… I don’t know.

Because like… I don’t know man. They could have made a trailer that alleviated people’s fear response but they didn’t and I think that’s a bad thing.

Hey, I wanted to see Smash in this Direct and I am not complaining!

Plus, just because people may talk like it was does not mean it is. I mean, not everything people say is right.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Is that… Is that ****ing Boshi?

The Square Enix Boshi?

Is Geno getting in Mario Kart before Smash Bros?

I'll ****ing die of laughter if this happens, and that's coming from someone who isn't even against Geno's inclusion in Smash.

 

[Z25]

Finally

Scarlet and Violet will have suboptimal performance (it’s better than dog****)

Now it can run at 2 frames per second!

So like, how much is the upgrade pack for games? Cause as much as I hate it, buying the nso expansion sounds like it'd save money in the end of they're free with it.

Free or $10 to $15 depending on the upgrades being given to the game. This is translation of the yen currency, but should be accurate.

Honestly, 450 for the console doesn't even phase me tbh.


The real thing that makes my face pucker like a lemon in the game pricing.

Agreed, if the console was looking like it under performed, I would have been a little upset at a $450 price tag. But there’s third party games were big and looked great on top of the specs and the fact they exclusive third party games, I think it’s fair. This console seems to be on par with current consoles and that’s wild as I didn’t expect that. So I’ll take saving $30 on Mario kart by buying the bundle.

All these nobodies. Show me the actual characters please.

Echo the dolphin isn’t a nobody, how could you say that? But since you asked:

 

[Noipoi]

I mean people were talking like it was. I… I don’t know.

Because like… I don’t know man. They could have made a trailer that alleviated people’s fear response but they didn’t and I think that’s a bad thing.

Maybe they’re not even aware of the fears

Maybe they’re just returning to funny monkey

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Btw shout out to Pokemon Colosseum and XD being confirmed for Gamecube NSO. I never beat the former as a kid so this might get me into doing that. I also really like the idea of playing Path of Radiance on the bus to work and spending the entire trip watching half of an enemy phase go by

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Maybe they’re not even aware of the fears

Maybe they’re just returning to funny monkey

They should be. The donkey Kong fandom isn’t exactly quiet about their feelings.

 

[Z25]

Is that… Is that ****ing Boshi?

The Square Enix Boshi?

Is Geno getting in Mario Kart before Smash Bros?

Now it can run at 2 frames per second!

Free or $10 to $15 depending on the upgrades being given to the game. This is translation of the yen currency, but should be accurate.

Agreed, if the console was looking like it under performed, I would have been a little upset at a $450 price tag. But there’s third party games were big and looked great on top of the specs and the fact they exclusive third party games, I think it’s fair. This console seems to be on par with current consoles and that’s wild as I didn’t expect that. So I’ll take saving $30 on Mario kart by buying the bundle.

Echo the dolphin isn’t a nobody, how could you say that? But since you asked:
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Yes, yes it is. Which begs the question of can they use this design without squares consent or did they contact square?

if the later, then that could only that they either bought the rights to Mario RPG or they are now sharing them with Square after the remake made bank.

Which either way, Geno has a chance of being in this and I’d even go as far as to say he’s a lock for smash if they had to get squares permission for this. If they didn’t, then it doesn’t matter lol.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

They should be. The donkey Kong fandom isn’t exactly quiet about their feelings.

I'm just imagining someone at Nintendo worrying about fan outcry at the lack of Kremlings only for John Nintendo to show off the new evil ****-y Kong and make everyone realize they will make billions from furries alone

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Now they just need to bring this game to the NSO:

This game deserves more recognition and a sequel, dang it.

 

[Shroob]

Anyways, I know I only pop in here like, once every other month, but here are my thoughts on the Direct:

What Nintendo showed was good, but it kind of feels like they didn't show up to their own console reveal. Mario Kart and Donkey Kong both look great (THEY GOT THE COW? FROM MOO MOO MEADOWS? IN THIS GAME? THAT'S SO HYPE MOO MOO MEADOWS IS MY FAVORITE TRACK AND I GET TO RACE AND DO SICK RAIL GRINDS AND WALL JUMPS AS THE COW!!!), and I'm so excited for Kirby Air Ride 2, but outside of those and Age of Imprisonment we didn't get much Nintendo presence at all in terms of games (DragXDunk is a neat 10 minutes before I never touch it again, and the instruction manual game may as well not exist because NO ONE is paying for that)

They've had like, 2 to 3 years to cook on this console but you'd think they have almost nothing to show for it given we got half the first party announcements we got at the Switch 1 reveal. The third party games are cool and all, but I have 'em on other systems so nothing stood out to me really.

Except SILKSONG BAYBEE WE'RE LIVING*
*we were also living in 2019 and 2022 and 2024 when they said the game would release, and it did not, so I have little expectations BUT WE'RE LIVING.

I do think we need a summer general direct if only because 4 games and a handful of Switch 2 Edition Switch games would make for a TERRIBLE launch year. Like, they gotta have more, right?

Right?!?!

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The price for the console is exactly as I expected and saved for, but the price surrounding the console...I don't like $70 for games but whatever. I have a backlog and I can buy Switch 2 games sparsely. $80 for Mario Kart World is absurd and sets a bad precedent (likely to be broken by the ~$100 GTA 6 but that's a whole other thing entirely).

What I'm especially irked about is the switch to MicroSD Express. I understand why they have to do it (the load speeds on regular MicroSD would probably be absurdly slow, and definitely slower than the console's onboard storage), but it's $60 for 256gb and $200 for 2TB. You can only hope the tech will get less expensive as more companies make them, but without the wide adoption that MicroSD cards got between phones, cameras, and consoles, I'm not sure if that'll happen. 256gb local storage is good, but given that Cyberpunk 2077 is 64gb and that's WITH heavy optimization, that storage is gonna get filled up FAST and the price for more storage is more than the games themselves.

Personally, I'm planning on buying Day 1, if only to play through my Switch library on a better console (and also because Mario Kart and Donkey Kong look SICK). That said, I think a lot of people's frustrations are valid and there's room to hold a both, and in between the hype and the frustration. That's the way I'm looking at it, and also I'm privileged enough to have been able to save for this and have the money for it which is something I'm deeply aware of.

Here's hoping we get a price cut or something somewhere down the line or the economy gets so people can actually buy the dang thing and its dang games.

Does the Switch2 not take normal MicroSDs? Cause a lot of my games are Digital and saved on my MicroSD.