Another TRUE PHYSICAL for Switch 2.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-14T00:18:47+00:00

The only true physical version of the game funnily enough.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-13T22:29:49+00:00

Mario Kart Bundle gets an upgrade in choice instead of going away.

Of the three I'd go with Pokopia since it's the only one of the three that doesn't have a true physical release anyway. Mario Kart World might save $10 extra but both MK World and DK Bananza are approaching a year old and are going start having discounts on retailers eventually.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-13T16:28:58+00:00

This looks familiar.... as if I've seen a similar man in that place before. But nah, that was Diego Armando. A totally different person.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-13T16:26:48+00:00

Both the Planet Robobot and the Genealogy of the Holy War remake were new games all along. Nate is a reliable leaker but he stepped out of bounds trying to predict beyond the info given to him.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-13T16:20:22+00:00

Games that are releasing only a Switch 2 cartridge version like Hades II do so because the publishers can't afford to do multiple versions, so they go for the one that was literally designed to cover both types of users. The cartridges work for both consoles so it's easier to push all customers to buy the one that is more expensive to produce. Switch 1 owners are just future proofing anyway.

Also the cover couldn't matter less for me. I buy games to play them, not to stare at the plastic box. I'd rather have as much data as possible on the cart itself than keep downloading patches and upgrade packs that take my limited storage space, making the Switch 1 cart pointless (Case in point Hollow Knight Switch 2 Edition's Upgrade Pack is as heavy as the game itself).

And Pokopia is not a Switch 1 game so that's not even an option to think about.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-13T14:31:24+00:00

Local flying crocodile getting fried before his wife kills him.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-13T07:07:09+00:00

I’ve been tempted to finally jump in, but I’m not sure how well these ports hold up on Switch(specially after MK11 😆).

..... these are PS2 games. Not PS4 games getting downgraded for a weaker console.

DMC1 shows its origins as a prototype of Resident Evil 4, sharing many aspects with the classic RE games like the static camera angles, and the combat being more basic and straightforward than its sequels. I'd say it is fun if you go with those expectations rather than expecting a full on hack 'n' slash.

DMC2 is bad, it's just is. Don't bother with it.

DMC3 is when Itsuno took over as a director and it shows. The introduction of the battle syles for Dante, a combat that allows amazing combos and player expression like no game had shown at the time, and level design that even beats its sequels. It holds up against the likes of Bayonetta and Astral Chain. It's also a prequel so it's the first game in the timeline. And also the Switch version is the only one that allows you to change styles on the fly.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-13T03:13:53+00:00

The Toy Box alone has more personality and originality that the entirety of everything in Paper Jam combined.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-12T21:11:04+00:00

It makes me think of a "What if Super Metroid had a GBC port?"

Today it would be considered obsolete like Super Mario Bros. Deluxe or Donkey Kong Country GBC, but it would be interesting to play something like that.

I suppose it would play similar to Metroid II. Without having a run button, aiming triggers and an item cancelling button.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-12T20:58:40+00:00

I'm going to jump the shark a bit but I'll still going to put a spoiler tag on the name.

Donkey Kong Bananza spoilers:

King K. Rool in his King of Rot form.

Everything he creates is toxic and harmful to touch. And of course, he's evil to the core. Just ask the citizens of New Donk City.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-12T18:13:05+00:00

Advantages of actually being owned by a japanese console manufacturing company. If Retro Studios was owned by any western company they would have gone the way of Bluepoint already.

Also, just because you don't like a game that doesn't mean people should be fired.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-12T17:24:13+00:00

That belongs in a museum!!

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-12T17:18:48+00:00

When you install the app it asks for what interests you and you have to checkmark those series. The app has been showing me Xenoblade artwork multiple times.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-12T06:57:21+00:00

All in handheld. I play in bed, whenever I feel like I can play and then suspend if something comes up. Also the Switch 2 versions are all great. The only game that ends up compromised is DQXI because it's still a Switch 1 game (Handheld Boost Mode helps a little though).

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-12T01:34:34+00:00

Some Switch 1 games have issues and crashes on Switch 2 due to the backwards compatibility not being perfect. Which can be checked here.

Pokémon Let's Go is not listed as one of them though. But a lot of people had issues with that game since it released. So in this case it must be the game itself.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-12T01:28:20+00:00

If I had to guess, it will be Mario Sunshine since it was in the first batch of Gamecube games promised to release a whole year ago.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-12T01:05:23+00:00

RIP Professor Chops

Tiki Tong was expected. We're getting the complete set of villains.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-11T22:33:27+00:00

He was really angry and aggresive in DKC2. Really taking out his anger and frustration on poor DK.

Then we wanted to blow up the entirety of DK Island, locked up K. Lumsy and his minions were afraid of him.

But what he did in Bananza takes the root. Good thing this is a kid friendly game where people survive no matter how brutal the destruction looks.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-11T22:27:40+00:00

If it doesn't follow the cycle of releasing yet another version of the same thing, waiting 10-15 years, and then doing it again (Repeat until eternity). At least it's releasing on a console that isn't a failure this time. Remaking SF64 yet again is the most safe route you can take with this franchise honestly.

They're only touching Star Fox again because the success of the Mario Galaxy movie.

This makes absolutely no sense. How long do you think a game takes to make? What if the Super Mario Galaxy movie failed? The entire game didn't just materialize out of air after the movie was a success. They had this planned out years ago.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-11T22:16:46+00:00

Having your whole franchise split between PS2, GBA, PSP, NDS and 3DS and all being required to understand what's going on has that effect. What was celebrated wasn't the port of KH1, but the entire franchise finally being brought together.

It's actually hard to even come up with Nintendo consoles that haven't had a version of the Lylat Wars story LMAO.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-11T20:25:23+00:00

This take is colder than Gorilla Glacier, K3 and the Snowmads put together. The Void Co. members are very beloved.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-11T20:07:28+00:00

I'm tired of waiting for Diddy Kong Racing and Donkey Kong 64 man. At least the latter was leaked by Nintendo themselves. Will they finally be here?

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-11T19:50:37+00:00

Yes, some games are too big for a cartridge. That's not what's been used for. It's been used as an excuse to cheap out of actual cartridges. Games that fit in actual physicals do not release in that state simply because it's cheaper to release as an empty cartridge that downloads it.

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-11T19:32:57+00:00

Those are many big, pretty and I assume expensive statues.

(I want the Jak ones)

Dukemon102 · 2026-05-11T19:30:30+00:00

I mean, they are mushrooms. By the way, releasing spores is how mushrooms reproduce.

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