Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

@kyleforrester87 It's probably Because Im starved of good racing games and Zelda is meant to be marvelous. With having the ps1 it's been a good laugh and I'm quite tempted to play GC games in pseudo HD if it comes to the Virtual console.

@Tasuki thanks for advice Taz.

@KratosMD haha nice, I shouldn't doubt Nintendo tbh. Im a big Mario fan and was initially a touch disillusioned. But since GameCube it's been mainstream devices with Okayish games. With 2 blockbusters out of the blocks I'm pretty tempted.

@BAMozzy 'Having a few 'extra' characters makes no difference - you only have about 3 different types anyway - the small, lightweight class, the medium class and the Heavy class. Doesn't matter if you play as Mario or Luigi as both are the same - different colour and vocals but still the same. and these few extras will just be more of the same. Most people have their favourite from each class anyway. Its not like a Racing game where a new car can have significantly different characteristics from other cars in its 'class'.

This isn't true at all, there's 9 weights and car customisation to optimize for each track.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/07/guide_all_you_need_t...

I'm not for one minute saying it has the customisation of forza or gt but for a kart racing arcade game its pretty in depth.

@themcnoisy I guess the least you could do is wait till E3. It's less than two months away after all. But yeah, if you didn't own a Wii U before, the line up is great so far. If you did, it doesn't really get interesting until Odyssey later this year.

@Octane good idea, I will wait it out until E3 and see what new games are heading to switch.

Question - anyone here tried licking a Switch cartridge to see if they taste as bad as reported? I am asking as I got my first cartridge yesterday delivered to work (all digital previously) and first thing I did was see how bad it tasted.

I had assumed that everyone with a Switch would be curious and give it a go but, turns out, no one I work with who has one has even contemplated it. They thought I was mad so I am throwing it out as question. When someone tells you not to do something stupid, who here would try it? I couldn't resist.

@Rudy_Manchego And how did it taste?

@Octane OK so not great but was a weird taste and now I know!

Maybe its just me but I am VERY particular about what I put in my mouth and even if someone said a Switch cartridge tasted great, I would have no desire to test that out myself. The last time I tried doing something like this was when I was a child and it was the 9v Battery on the tongue...

@themcnoisy I've put my Switch on eBay as it looks like it'd be gathering dust for quite some time as I don't see anything in the release schedule that I fancy until Mario at Xmas.

Zelda was a big disappointment for me, it's a good game but it didn't feel like I was playing a Zelda game, it just seemed to be another open world game with too much of the traditional Zelda gameplay having been removed. I certainly wouldn't put it up there with the best in the series and there have been quite a few games this year I've enjoyed more.On the other hand Mario Kart 8 was fantastic on the Wii U and I've played it to death and would highly recommend it if you do jump on board, especially if you have a few friends to play against whilst Bomberman R is possibly the worst game I've bought in the last few years.

It's a good console (a few minor annoyances aside) but for me there isn't any games that are gonna keep me interested in it for the time being and basically none which can't be experienced on other consoles. I'll probably jump on board again next year when the games are there, just at this moment I have far too many on PS4 with that number likely to increase throughout the year.

@carlos82 funny that, I've just bought one for my son's biffday. I never had a wii u so mk and splatoon will be getting bought for me. I mean er him.

@themcnoisy I'm sure you'll... I mean he'll really enjoy it

@carlos82 I thought Breath of the Wild had the most tradition Zelda gameplay since the first one on NES.

@Tasuki I can't say I agree, mainly because it has no dungeons (I'm not counting them as they're far too short) and the lack of progression in your tool set as you essentially have everything you need at the very beginning. With some actual dungeons and a half decent story (I was so disappointed in that regard) it'd be up there with my favourite games ever as the world is genuinely brilliant, other gripes being the lack of music and being given a Master Sword but having it taken off me like a naughty boy because I used it. I'm in no way saying it's a bad game because that'd be silly but I have so many fond memories of the likes of Link to the past, Ocarina, Majoras Mask and Windwaker whether it be the music or specific scenes but have almost none of this game except Kass because he's amazing

Was never really that keen on Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U, yeah it was a good game but the battle mode was awful and the character list was utter rubbish, thankfully Deluxe has remedied that.

@Bread-Not-Toast
Agreed. I don't actually know if it was the Wii U itself, or if it was also partly the game, but I was disappointed enough when I played Mario Kart 8 back in 2014 that I sold off my Wii U to fund an Xbox One purchase. Fast forward three years and I'm having a blast playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. In fact, I can see why many have said it's the best in the series, it's definitely up there for me with the DS, Wii and SNES entries.

@Gamer83 MKWii was terrible

Try MK Double Dash!!, a way better game. MK8 is still my favourite though. I used to like MK64 too, but that game is almost unplayable by today's standards.

@Octane
Double Dash is my least favorite.

@KratosMD what madness is this? Snes Mario Kart is amazing as is Double Dash and I'm not gonna say Mario Kart 64 is great but I really enjoyed it back then

Mario Kart Wii is horrible

@KratosMD To be honest I was been a bit naughty saying it was horrible but I still wouldn't put it up there with my favourites in the franchise, it always felt sluggish to me and the bikes had way too much speed advantage over the karts. I agree the online was cool but I had Lan parties on the Gamecube so that was alawys a much better experience than online gaming ever can be. I actually bought a Wii recently because I found a Gamecube in storage but discovered they don't work on my TV's anymore, so I went out and bought a Wii to play Gamecube games and maybe I'll pick both Mario Karts up

While I did enjoy MK Wii it just felt off compared to other Mario Kart games. I don't know how to describe it but it just felt different. Don't get me wrong it was alot of fun and I enjoyed it but it just never felt as polished as other MK games

As for online multiplayer vs offline, offline always wins especially with games like Mario Kart. There's just something that online can't capture like having all your friends in the same room can.