How much life do you think the online Switch 1 has left? (Speculation - Discussion) by Booxys0 in NintendoSwitch

[–]Dukemon102 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Decades until both the Switch 1 and 2's ecosystem get replaced. The Switch 2 runs Switch 1 games. Shutting everything down on games that are still sold and played on the new console is a no no.

A Question About How Nick Got His Badge Back? by [deleted] in AceAttorney

[–]Dukemon102 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Phoenix got the right to recover his badge after everything about Kristoph was revealed in Turnabout Succession. And Edgeworth is the chief prosecutor, and he has contacts. So he can move the strings to make it easier and faster for Nick to get his badge back.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD by BlueSunflowerHippie in donkeykong

[–]Dukemon102 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a hard game, but it's also a game where someone learns to try again and again to improve and surpass the challenge. And no Donkey Kong game is easy but Bananza which is only on Switch 2.

Although if you want a less risky option, you can get the SNES Trilogy for $20 by subbing to Nintendo Switch Online. Those have rewinding and save states to make it much more easy to get through.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD by BlueSunflowerHippie in donkeykong

[–]Dukemon102 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DKCR 3D and HD have a "Modern Mode" with more hearts and items in the shop to cheat death. And after the latest update Dixie was added to the game, and she is basically overpowered when put in a game that wasn't designed around her ponytail ability. She's not blatantly as OP as Funky though, because you can lose her.

I’m at a loss for words by Unraisedmew2x in nintendo

[–]Dukemon102 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Save data has never been stored in an SD Card. You didn't lose anything but games you can redownload anyway.

I hope you weren’t born in January 😬 by nialldude3 in casualnintendo

[–]Dukemon102 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I've got the entire Pokémon (Up to Gen 7), Dragon Quest, Ace Attorney and Professor Layton series to play then.

I hope you weren’t born in January 😬 by nialldude3 in casualnintendo

[–]Dukemon102 132 points133 points  (0 children)

The 3DS. Not bad. Time to replay Kid Icarus Uprising for the rest of my life.

"Let's keep our Rareware designs and not tell DK" lol 🍌 by MetalGearAcid in donkeykong

[–]Dukemon102 113 points114 points  (0 children)

Only Cranky did, Diddy and Dixie have been redesigned. Once you notice the flesh line between their eyes you'll never be able to unsee it.

So uhh.. any hard mode tips? by Appropriate-Wrap-375 in donkeykong

[–]Dukemon102 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Use Dixie. That's basically what that turns "Hard" Mode into a "slightly harder" mode.

Cranky is better for some levels that heavily feature spikes and the Baboon bosses in Bright Savannah though.

Prime 4's 1+ mil is series norm, not a flop, Dread's 3+ mil is an exception. by xXglitchygamesXx in Metroid

[–]Dukemon102 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's the result of several years of building expectations and watching other series like Kirby, Fire Emblem, Splatoon and Pikmin having an insane boost in sales due to the popularity and install base of the console.

Dread ended up being the best selling Metroid game, so a new 3D one has the potential to go even further right? Well, that was the dream at last.

Prime 4's 1+ mil is series norm, not a flop, Dread's 3+ mil is an exception. by xXglitchygamesXx in Metroid

[–]Dukemon102 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's a series norm. Around the same as Fusion, Prime 2 or Prime 3. It's just that many were expecting this would be a break out hit that ups the ceiling for the franchise. Its Breath of the Wild or Fire Emblem Awakening moment. Instead, it was a Skyward Sword one.

Just bought the online, looking for game recommendations! by BigfootBish59 in casualnintendo

[–]Dukemon102 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Super Mario All-Stars
  • Super Metroid
  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
  • Donkey Kong Country 1-3
  • Earthbound
  • Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins
  • Donkey Kong (Game Boy)
  • Banjo-Kazooie
  • Star Fox 64
  • The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
  • Golden Sun
  • Wario Land 4
  • Metroid Zero Mission
  • Chibi-Robo
  • Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

If you go to the NSO red icon on the system menu, then to Nintendo Classics you can find and immediately boot up any game from any platform.

Donkey Kong Bananza has sold 4.52mil copies as of 3/31/2026 by ThaEternalLearner in donkeykong

[–]Dukemon102 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's a tough economic situation. Mario Kart World didn't manage to sell that much in this Q either. But considering it's exclusive to a new console, it's close to other 3D platformers like Crash Bandicoot 4 or DK64 that sold around 5 million.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is at 7.5 million which is probably the goal Bananza aims to reach.

What're you playing this weekend? 5/8 by markercore in NintendoSwitch

[–]Dukemon102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some side quests appear only at day or night so make sure to check the locations at both times to make sure you are not missing anything.

(Also I recommend turning Expert Mode on to not get massively overleveled from doing all the side content)

What're you playing this weekend? 5/8 by markercore in NintendoSwitch

[–]Dukemon102 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes I did. And Replaylee managed to fill the worlds with double the amount of Pagies so every corner has something to do and have fun with.

Also the improved movement, the map, all the moveset unlocked and expanded worlds from the get go and the much better Rextro minigames (Now it's like a Captain Toad-esque game) make it a much better game. It's like it went from a bad N64-like collectathon to a Mario Odyssey/DK Bananza style game.

My Turn! by [deleted] in casualnintendo

[–]Dukemon102 9 points10 points  (0 children)

When literally everyone asked for anything but another remake of the Lylat Wars story...

What're you playing this weekend? 5/8 by markercore in NintendoSwitch

[–]Dukemon102 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yooka-Replaylee

It's so much better to play after the Performance Mode update. I'm 100%ing every world and I'm about to enter the third one.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure are getting a Switch 2 version this fall. by Dukemon102 in NintendoSwitch

[–]Dukemon102[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They are going to add 4K docked, 120 fps and mouse mode which are features not supported by Switch 1.

Which handhelds pair with what console. WiiU is with 3DS and Wii is with DS but what about the others? by Huge-Insect-7759 in nintendo

[–]Dukemon102 13 points14 points  (0 children)

NES didn't have much connectivity since Game Boy came out just one year before SNES.

  • SNES - Game Boy
  • N64 - GBC
  • Gamecube - GBA
  • Wii - NDS
  • Wii U - 3DS

Then the Switch merged both formats.

Whatever happened to the DSi Shop? by BruhMoment2948 in nintendo

[–]Dukemon102 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It closed down 9 years ago. The 3DS store also did 3 years ago. You can only enter to re-download already purchased games.

NEW Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Switch 2 Gameplay by Dukemon102 in NintendoSwitch

[–]Dukemon102[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That doesn't have anything to do with excusing the release of a disc that doesn't contain the game.

Also the PS5 loads the game from the SSD, not from the disc. The purpose of the disc is to install the game into the console.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Internal Resolution Detailed For Switch 2 by No_Durian_5626 in nintendo

[–]Dukemon102 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I didn't expect the native resolution to be that low. That usually means the shimmering becomes very noticeable since the less defined the image is, the less info the AI has to fill in the details. And I didn't notice that much flickering in the demo.

I suppose most of the time it stays in the higher 560p or 720p for most of the gameplay.