It looks fun, i feel like the roster is really starting to get bloated though if we’ve reached the point where a dead fish and cow were needed to be made into characters just to meet the roster quota
Can’t believe someone actually downvoted you for being excited; I swear, heaven forbid you like something that others don’t.
I’m skeptical as to whether the open world aspect will add to (or detract from) the experience, but I’ll probably end up grabbing it few years down the line once my kid is old enough to appreciate it.
I think it’s for being excited about the Switch 2 and MKW despite it being sOoOOoo expensive. People are butthurt games are more money. Like, yeah it sucks that game prices are increasing but that’s what entertainment does, it increases in price. Movie tickets have gone up. Concerts. Dining. I regularly have dates with my partner that cost what buying me and her MKW would cost and those last a few hours at best.
If you can’t afford it then you can’t. That sucks. Learn to save your money over time and buy it once you have it. If you can’t then that means you probably shouldn’t be spending the little you have on video games anyways.
Well, with the system bundle it was only going to be $50 more. No way I was gonna pay $80 for it. With the stupid tariffs, who knows what’s gonna happen?
It being exclusive to Switch 2 is kind of lame. It’ll be a feature of a subscription you can’t use unless you find and purchase new hardware. And most games probably won’t play well unless you purchase the Switch GameCube controller which will be constantly out of stock like the n64 controller.
I’ve been incredibly happy lately dumping my GameCube/Wii games (using a softmodded Wii) and running them on PC with Dolphin. Perfectly legit way of playing games I already own, no matter what Nintendo says, and this is also a way to futureproof my GC/Wii collection the way I can actually trust.
I’m sceptical about how close to Dolphin the official emulation experience on Switch will be able to reach. Based on the N64 debacle, I don’t have massively high hopes. Either way, wouldn’t be paying extra.
Before anyone gets hyped thinking this is a spiritual sequel to Bloodborne, they may want to read the description on the official site (translated from Japanese via DeepL):
The Duskbloods," a multiplayer action game, was announced during a Nintendo Direct released on Wednesday, April 2.
The software for Nintendo Switch 2 is a PvPvE-based multiplayer action game that pits up to eight players against each other, and between players and their enemies. Players take on the role of the “Twilight Bloods,” a race of people who have been given powers beyond those of humans through the power of special blood, and engage in an epic battle for the "First Blood.
The “Creator’s Voice,” an interview with the director regarding the concept and worldview of the game, will be released on Friday, April 4 at 10:00 p.m.
Please look forward to the release of this work in 2026.
This game appears to be to Bloodborne what Nightreign is to Elden Ring: an online multiplayer-focused experience using a lightweight version of their gameplay formula. Only, while Nightreign is co-op, this one appears to be more competitive.
Basically, no one should be buying a Switch 2 for this game if they’re expecting Bloodborne 2. If they do, they’re setting themselves up for disappointment.
When I saw the trailer, I thought Nintendo had pulled the craziest power move. Now I’m less disappointed since I probably won’t have much interest in this anyways. I probably will watch some streamers play it for sure.
Quite disappointed with how they are now going for $90 (physical, $80 digital for MKW) games, the upgraded versions are paid DLCs and even the tech demo is a digital purchase.
The console looks good, and $450 seems fine for it, but everything else looks overpriced and that has kinda killed my interest.
Yeah the pricing is wild. The console is a fine price, and I don’t mind the paid upgrades that add content. Other games are getting free upgrades they confirmed later.
But charging for the welcome tour is madness. And $80 digital for Mario kart is insane. At least dk is $70 digital so like I hope most games aren’t $80 but Jesus. And like $70 is a lot too don’t get me wrong but that’s what it’s been the past couple years so I’m not surprised at that number
The +$10 for physical games also worries me they might be trying to push more people to digital games only. But also there seems to be the new “game key” cards which might be an improvement over codes, if they are not tied to accounts.
Also yea, I am still not used to $70 for games and even that seems too much.
I am very curious how they’re going to tackle regional pricing on games. $80 USD converts to $115 Canadian. No other console is pricing their games that way. At least not yet (thanks nintendo) But that would be a $25-35 increase compared to Ps5 and Xbox games.
For being a family console, it seems like a very weird decision when we’ve been hit with such bad inflation and wage stagnation in the past 5 years. I cannot see as families springing for a switch 2 as they did for the switch 1.
I am seriously considering waiting until a must have title comes out at this point because the price to value just isn’t checking out at the moment. It seems odd. The only thing I can think of is that Nintendo has to have some very good games cooking for the future because this immediate presentation was…underwhelming?
Edit: Thinking about it more, if they did price their games that way, I think it would completely price me out of new games all together. I would have to absolutely know 100% that I’m going to love a game and play it for a very long time to justify that kind of price. Very few games do that for me. I feel like that kind of price increase would encourage illegal downloads too. Especially for countries with weaker currencies
I feel like that kind of price increase would encourage illegal downloads too. Especially for countries with weaker currencies
I wonder if that’s why they’ve been more aggressive against emulators lately.
But yea, same for me: there’s very few games I’d spend that much money on, and I can’t imagine myself paying 80$ for something I don’t even know if I’ll like. I hope it doesn’t become the new standard.
Apologies if I’m coming off too grumpy, I’ve just seen a hundred similar comments over the last 24 hours from people outraged that a company known for unfriendly practices in an industry full of other companies known for unfriendly business practices have continued doing the same unfriendly business practices that are already happening everywhere.
Got it. No worries, I apologize if I came across as grumpy as well. For what it’s worth, there were a few things I liked from the direct (Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, and 3 seconds of Silk Song).
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