A pair of classic remasters are coming to Switch and Switch 2, but high prices have raised some interesting questions.
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct was arguably one of its best in a good while, simply because of the proverbial buffet of promising games, additional content and fun amiibo figures shown to eager audiences.
, don’t you think? As litigation-happy as Nintendo tends to be, it’s rather funny how they outright swiped an entire physical gameplay mechanic from Activision’s popular toys-to-life franchise. I guess it’s only stealing when the plagiarism is related to, with its seemingly vast open world, moody atmosphere, Vi-O-La motorbike and creepy snow wolves, could be yet another GOTY contender when it finally releases on December 4, 2025. At the very least, it will probably dominate the gaming landscape this holiday season, and I can’t wait to play it., slated for a Spring 2026 launch. The borderline and downright beautiful stop-motion animation in this brand new 2D adventure is immediately striking, as is the sketch-like art direction. While it doesn’t seem to be a proper sequel to the N64’s beloved), there’s a cute storybook to explore all the same, and I think this one could be a solid pick for kids and families., which is the combination of a bright new hub world to explore, as well as a sort of roguelite trial mode wherein you collect green ore while powering up Donkey Kong with different perks and powers for maximum score and ranking.I do think it’s a bit ridiculous showing DLC for a title that hasn’t even been released yet—I guess we’re milking every last potential dollar out of gamers these days, even pre-dollars—but this perhaps wasn’t the most egregious presentation Nintendo pushed out.This tidy bundle includes the two lauded Wii games released in 2007 and 2010 respectively, playable on both Switch and Switch 2 . The bundle will be available soon on October 2, 2025, undoubtedly engineered to start the hype train for an imminent But back to the people and their pitchforks… à la carte, the remastered Wii titles are priced at $39.99 each, while the bundle itself will save you $10 and set you back $69.99, and note that Nintendo didn’t put these prices in the trailer, probably for good reason. This has understandably caused some mild uproar among particular gamers.brought up images of the original Wii games when they were re-released under the budget Nintendo Selects line, which priced bestselling software at $19.99 or less.mentioned how these titles were $20 each on the Wii U Virtual Console when that online shop was still active. Granted, this new bundle adds new Rosalina storybook chapters to the games, improved UI, support for upcoming amiibo, and a new assist mode for beginners and casual players alike, which is sounds reasonable to me. Plus, you get to experience these retro titles in 4K on Switch 2, which alone could be worth the price of admission for some gamers. I guess what I’m saying is that these aren’t just straight remasters; you do get some decent quality-of-life updates, improved resolution and some extra content, to boot.Let’s also not brush aside the fact that these are objectively two of the best 3D platformers ever made, withMake no mistake—these aren’t remakes, so they exist in a gray area, and that complicates the price, for sure. These are mostly the old Wii games, but now they run at better resolutions, and the menus are supposedly better, and there’s some additional content to explore, and of course, they run on modern hardware. So there’s convenience to factor in as well. We do love our convenience, don’t we?and bizarrely went out of print back in 2021. How a digital game goes out of print, I’ll never understand, but now that we’re seeing a newis coming later, too), the artificial scarcity makes a kind of twisted sense. Nintendo can repackage and resell the firstFrom a game preservation standpoint, I’m all for re-releasing the classics on current hardware, within reason. It makes us retro gamers happy, and it exposes younger gamers to the titans of gaming history, providing much-needed context for the present landscape. I do wish Nintendo was simply releasingon NSO, but I get the need to cash-in separately. I just don’t know how many of us old-timers will partake, given the high prices involved and the availability of theMany of us still have our Wii consoles and dusty copies of these excellent Mario games, and it’s never been simpler to. Yeah, you won’t get 4K output, or the quality-of-life improvements, but it will potentially save you $70 or even $80 in the long run.think? Has Nintendo gone too far with these pricey remasters? Or are the upgrades worth it? Let me know in the comments. Or don’t. Maybe pop some popcorn instead. Or go read in a park. That’s good, too.
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