いくつかのメモ。まず、通常のSDカードはSwitch 2で動作しません。SDExpressカードが必要になります。ファンではありませんが、特に任天堂がより速い処理速度を備えたSwitch 2用の新しいカートを開発したため、ファームウェアの問題である可能性があります。これらの線に沿って、ゲームキーカートがあります。ターゲットで見られるようなタイトルのデジタルダウンロードカードの代替品として機能するこれらのカードは、デジタルコピーのダウンロードのみを可能にします。それ以外の場合は、このカードは、デジタルコピーを再生する物理DRMを除き、それ以外の場合は価値がありません。良くない!これらが今後デフォルトであることについて、多くの誇張があります。彼らはそうではないので、私は人々がそれについて話すときに採用した「空のfalり」の態度に参加するつもりはありません。しかし、私がいて、私がいつもそうである物理メディアの支持者であるコレクターは、私は彼らが好きではなく、Switch 2の勇敢にデフォルトのHDリリースの唯一のオプションであるように思われます。私がソニーのアイトイにうなずいているものとして、これにより、任天堂はいくつかのARゲームを組み込むことができるだけでなく、ゲーム中にXboxライブスタイルの対面チャットを可能にします。不思議なことに、任天堂はビデオチャットがゲームの途中でどれだけうまく実行されるかについてかなり正直でした。提供されていると、それの楽しみは、あなたが青い殻でそれらをぶつけている間、あなたの仲間の顔を見ることです。ゲームがより良く実行されることを意味する場合、私はチャットフィデリティにヒットしたいと思っています。ゲームはより良く実行されます。スイッチ2は十分に実行されるため、60fpsで4Kで実行されるMetroid Prime 4または120 fpsで1080で「パフォーマンスモード」を選択できます。任天堂は、異なるゲームをプレイしながらチャットする複数の人など、チャットオプションにアクセスするためのスイッチのコントローラーに専用のボタンもあります。特定のゲームは、Nintendo’s Switch Online Mobileアプリにさらに接続します。ダイレクトに示されている例は「ゼルダのノート」です。これは、ブレスオブザワイルドの未発見の宝物のガイドとして機能し、王国の涙で他のプレイヤーが作ったゾナイテクノロジーにアクセスしてダウンロードするゲーム内の方法として機能します。開発者は、タイトルを実行できる任天堂のコンソールを持っている可能性に興奮しているに違いありません。 Cyberpunk 2077がスイッチに来ています。それはナッツです。ソフトは筋肉を曲げて、血液のようなduskbloodsを作りました。 I’m willing to excuse the game being multiplayer in the name of it being a Dark Souls to Bloodborne’s Demon’s Souls. Mario Kart World is an open-world racing game–and you can just drive around the world for fun. With friends, even.
The absolute worst part is how much energy Nintendo has going into the Switch 2. A brand-new 3D Donkey Kong game, with fully destructible environments! This is the first time Donkey Kong looks as powerful as he’s purported to be, with his new design brilliantly showcasing his characterful nature. This is the kind of title everyone can get excited for, and everyone would be! Kirby Air Riders? A sequel to the fan-favorite racing game we haven’t seen in almost 20 years, with Sakurai at the helm? That should be a”Run, don’t walk!”おすすめ! But at US$80? That’s money I’d put down for a game if I had to cover it for work—I’d never be able to recommend a game to anyone at that price. I’ve spent less on Skeb commissions.
Everything surrounding the Switch 2 has been an exercise in realizing how much harder things are going to be for people going forward—not just in the gaming sphere, but everywhere. The boots are on people’s necks, and even the hobbies we enjoy are now increasingly out of our reach—not just gaming, but everything: toy collecting, reading, gardening, model assembly… everything costs more now. Just over the past day of the tariffs being imposed, I’m already seeing people in clothes manufacturing, tabletop gaming, and indie toylines have all come out with how much this blows a hole in their finances and how badly this upsets many of their plans. And all that rolls downhill to us. Existing costs more. And I can’t even look at Donkey Kong’s smiling face without remembering that someone out there would love nothing more than to pull that noose on our necks just a little tighter. Sure would be nice to pretend that politics isn’t part of that… but unfortunately, I learned pretty quickly when I was a teenager that being Puerto Rican meant games were going to be a political thing for me, whether I wanted them to or not–matters like The Jones Act or Puerto Rico’s longtime status as a tax haven meant even being able to purchase games was subject to the whims of political comings and goings.
The Switch 2 releases on June 5th for US$450. Pre-orders go live at most retailers this April 9th.
Let’s wrap up with some quick tidbits
Good news for Atelier fans: Atelier YuKaren has surpassed 300,000 units sold! This is a record for the Atelier series. Nintendo has already broken in their Nintendo Today service with the announcement of the release date for the hotly-anticipated feature film based off of The Legend of Zelda: look forward to it releasing on March 26th, 2027! Shohei Niikawa, formerly the President of Nippon Ichi Software, has formed a new studio named”SuperNiche,”to function as a”creator-first”venture in not just video games but also anime, novels, and manga. Currently, the company only has one employee; new projects will be announced on Niikawa’s Twitter account. Street Fighter 6 is getting a round of Rival Schools DLC! Players can get stickers and other decorations based on the Rival Schools cast–or Akira Kazama’s infamous skull-helmet!
That’ll do it for this week. It is a shame that the first console release I cover gets overshadowed the way it has. I don’t like covering bad news for This Week in Games. I love games! I love this hobby! And it hurts when stuff like this happens. I remember being broke and having to pass tons of games because I didn’t have the money for them. Unfortunately, games are a full-on industry, and they’re affected by labor strikes and material shortages same like any other industry. Remember that if you’re going to voice your concerns to The Powers That Be through social media to be courteous and respectful—the poor underpaid intern handling Nintendo’s social media isn’t to blame for anything. Be good to each other, I’ll see you in seven.
This Week In Games! is written from idyllic Portland by Jean-Karlo Lemus. When not collaborating with Anime News Network, Jean-Karlo can be found playing JRPGs, eating popcorn, watching v-tubers, and tokusatsu. You can keep up with him at @ventcard.bsky.social.