Because you need it to play them on Switch.

But everyone doesn’t, piracy is still rampant.

I mean, PC games are constantly pirated across the world, but Steam has done things right. Switch games somewhat, although the difficulty means it’s not that popular.

Because of physical media.

Sure, but that’s a different issue; I agree with that. Don’t forget that if you even are allowed to ‘buy’ them, they will close the online service for that platform in the future with no guarantee you can use it on another platform.

But you don’t have the sub (cheap when sharing a family pack) so you can’t play the N64 games anyway.

Right, but he sub is shareable and a pretty cheap barrier for entry… and required to play those GameCube games anyway.

So there will not be a way to play it when they eventually turn off their online service for the console. Uh huh. They were what we thought were the last bastions of protecting content/games, now… yeah, okay, they are just shooting themselves in the foot again and again here.

The person already said it wasn’t because of that, no need to “perhaps” by disregarding the effort they went to.

It is one way (of many) which can be used; the suggestion isn’t from someone who is involved in the implementation, just someone on Instagram.

You are assuming that is the only way which is being considered. The suggestion (of app stores verifying) is from someone who has no power in implementation.

Who said it alone would solve the problem?

… I didn’t say it was.

Dinkum

Do you think they aren’t?

A quote in the article suggests it should be the app stores verifying which is even more fucking stupid.

Why?

They weren’t upgrading existing ones. The DD I guess did.

Sounds about right; I’ve seen one retailer here offered cases for the new Switch, so I am assuming it will launch spring 2025, summer at the latest. The triggers looked a little different, perhaps the same as other consoles for better control in racing games.

Halls of Torment and Brotato are both similar to Vampire Survivors, but better in my opinion. Great art styles and the weapon system in Brotato is really fun.

Casual-wise, story-based games are nice, like Frog Detective, Florence and the like.

Balatro in addition to Slay the Spire, gaming crack (and game of the year).