{"id":252,"date":"2025-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hubpsotemail.net\/?p=252"},"modified":"2025-05-30T11:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:20:21","slug":"games-inbox-are-you-getting-a-nintendo-switch-2-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hubpsotemail.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/30\/games-inbox-are-you-getting-a-nintendo-switch-2-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: Are you getting a Nintendo Switch 2 next week?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Metroid Prime 4 – have you made your decision yet? (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Friday letters worries about what Elden Ring<\/a> Nightreign means for The Duskbloods, as one reader fears for the future of Codemasters.<\/p>\n

To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The big decision<\/strong>
If this is shown on Thursday we\u2019ll be exactly a week away from the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> launch and I still haven\u2019t decided whether I want it or not. Ignoring the problem of whether you can find one or not<\/a> I\u2019m still not decided. It\u2019s a lot of money and I\u2019m not really interested in anything this year but Mario Kart<\/a> and Metroid Prime 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, they probably will be two amazing games but it\u2019s always difficult with a new console, knowing when to pull the trigger and trying to be strong enough to resist the fear of missing out. My gut feeling is that I\u2019ll cave in within the next couple of days, but I guess I\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

I do wish Nintendo would reveal more about Metroid Prime 4 though, as I feel we haven\u2019t heard much about it yet. If we had more info\/footage I\u2019d feel a bit more confident about spending all that money for a day one purchase.
Spooner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bad omen<\/strong>
I\u2019m not surprised to see the mostly negative reviews for Elden Ring Nightreign<\/a>, from the more reliable sources, and I agree that it must\u2019ve started out as DLC. I can\u2019t be too angry, because it\u2019s at least not too expensive, but it does harm FromSoftware\u2019s reputation and seems to overall be a waste of time.<\/p>\n

More than that though, it makes me worry about The Duskbloods. I\u2019m sure that\u2019s a bigger budget affair but some of the problems with Nightreign, like needing a super skilled and committed team to play with, are not things that can be fixed with more budget, they\u2019re just fundamentally bad ideas brought on by From\u2019s dedication to difficult games.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s fine when you\u2019re only wasting your own time, but I don\u2019t see how it\u2019s ever going to work in multiplayer if you\u2019re working in a team. I guess we\u2019ll see but I don\u2019t have a good feeling about it.
Tacle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Change of plans<\/strong>
It\u2019s felt like EA has wanted to back out of making these Marvel games almost as soon as they got the licence. I bet the only reason they\u2019re carrying on with the Iron Man one is because it\u2019s further along, and the games industry is a big believer in the sunk cost fallacy.<\/p>\n

Although, to be fair, the Black Panther plot did sound pretty bad. T\u2019Challa has been kidnapped by Skrulls and you have to play as a bunch of other people, including his son. But\u2026 why? Why couldn\u2019t they just do a normal story with you playing as him? It\u2019s not like the character has been removed from the comics, it\u2019s only the MCU where it\u2019s a problem.<\/p>\n

Or maybe that was a genius set-up and we\u2019ll just never know. If I was anyone at EA working on a licensed game though, I\u2019d be polishing up my CV right about now, because the second the third Star Wars Jedi game is done they\u2019re going to jettison all those people into space too. So you can forget all your hopes about Battlefield 3.
Hanson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Disobeying orders<\/strong>
I have received an email from GAME saying my Switch 2 order has been cancelled as payment \u2018was not able to complete successfully\u2019. So initially I think, did I enter my details incorrectly? But no, I did enter the details correctly, so all a bit odd.<\/p>\n

I checked and it appears this is happening to other GAME pre-orders as well. GAME would not have been my first choice for pre-order, and I am aware of their HQ closing, but they were one of the few retailers with stock when I ordered. Silly me, yes.<\/p>\n

GAME\u2019s online help is useless, and I can\u2019t even get into my account with GAME to review the order, so assume it is now cancelled. Have any other GC readers had their pre-orders cancelled by GAME?
Mawgan<\/strong>
PS: Just an update – GAME have posted on their Facebook and Twitter feeds about the (what looks like) widespread cancellation of Switch 2 pre-orders.<\/p>\n

GC: <\/strong>Yep, unfortunately it\u2019s a pretty widespread problem<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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