The existing Switch 2 had region locking in the sense of making two versions (the Japanese one is mainly language locked, meaning you can't change it to ENG plus the region settings are fixed to JPN) however from that, foreign cartidges can be read with the language changed to Japanese (if supported) since most games detect console language except if the game itself has settings within it to revert or swap langauges.

Japanese version only accepts Nintendo Accounts that have the region set to Japan upon signing in. Literally, the only difference between that and the "normal" Switch 2 is language & region plus cost (cheaper than the international one), the reason why it exists is to make it affordable for their own consumers due to the weak Yen as they are aware that foreigners will region hop buying the console in bulk if they didn't region lock it.

When it first came out, Japan only had it only obtainable via a lottery system (raffle) which is only intended for both citizens and expats with permanent residency (they would've been required to show Japanese issued ID upon collecting if they've won), so tourists can't just buy the console nor pre-order it, but that standard was dropped recently as the Switch 2 has been around for a while plus hype around it has settled down.

Sometimes I get a bit frustrated with this game. I'm moving things over to a train network and I'm currently having an issue with not producing maintenance because I'm short on rubber, but then I go to my rubber factory and the output station is full of rubber. So I check the network's trains and there's 4 of them that could take the load but are sitting there with a status of "waiting for job". I guess the thing to do for important stuff is to just set up a line with a train that goes back and fort of "wait until full" and "wait until empty"?

Just wanted to share. I love indie games, support your indie devs.

steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/98800/Dungeons_of_Dredmor/

and yes this html page is the only official post about this.

Today's game is some more Assassin's Creed. I did the mission where you assassinate William of Montferrat. Gotta say, most of the assassinations in this game have been mediocre, but somehow this one nudged it's way in as one of my favorites of recent memory. It felt like a very solid Assassination Mission. Sneak into the fortress, find the target, get out. My one wish was it was easier to pull of air assassinations. Apparently it is possible, but it's difficult to pull off from everything i hear.

I do feel like the enemy detection in this game is bullshit though. I was trying to scale down. And there definitely wasn't anyone who could see me, and yet somehow an enemy would start to notice me anytime i so much as grabbed the ledge.

I am kind of starting to get tired of all these investigations though. They all boil down too: Do objective, get plot exposition, repeat 3 more times. It kind of dulls the experience.

This one was kind of fun though because i stunk locked the guy into a corner and beat the shit out of him. I do feel bad though because Altair always kills the guys.

Anyways, i presume i'm coming up on the ending soon. It's a shame i know how it goes. I feel like the twist would hit a lot harder if i went in blind years ago. Regardless i am excited though. And i'm even more excited to get to 2. I've never played it so I'm really excited to try it out. I'm open to modding the experience to making it better so if there's any suggestions i'd love to hear them.

Get your busters ready... Mega Man X Regenesis launches on August 17, 2026!

In July 1996, Kenji Eno visited Nintendo HQ to speak with Shigeru Miyamoto as the first of his "cross-talk" series.

Sorry everyone life has really gotten in the way as of late. Hopefully this calm down soon and I can do these more frequently again.

As always the game has had an US release.

I’ll release the answer if no one answers. Please refrain from using image search

Can you guess the game ?

Personal preference is Normal Fishing, one of only two of these I'd heard of before this video (the other being Deltarune of course)

Today is some more of The Attack of The B-Team Server we have going. I got another friend on. That makes 6 so far with another on the way (i stopped and properly counted). What was the first thing me and this friend did? We dug a tunnel. We're going to fill it with water. But we spent a grand total of nearly 3 hours just digging this out. We still have to clean it up but so far i think our work is something to be proud of, at least in terms of big tunnels in minecraft.

Unfortunately the cobblestone went mostly to waste as i ran out of chests to put it in. But that's fine, with the sledge hammer i built i can get a ton of cobblestone anyways with only a little destruction of the natural environment.

I also went exploring for a certain kind of tree. Long story short, one of my friends couldn't find some wood they were looking for so i tracked it down for them. While i did i found this spot where the Terrain Gen just absolutely crapped the bed. it's funny to look at to be honest. It would make an interesting base if it wasn't so far away and i wasn't already set up somewhere else.

I ended up putting together an Airship too. That was always one of the highlights of this modpack for me. Getting to sail airships was awesome. It's just a cool thing to me to have a flying base like that.

After my Airship build though everyone was starting to get off. I decided to follow suite and join them, so i gathered whoever was left and made us all take a selfie together on the server. I'm the Iguana, my friends are morphed into other mobs.

I mean, when talking about battery life: the Switch 2 is shorter whilst the OLED has it last longer. The thing is, there are games I want to play that are exclusive to Switch 2 (like HW: Age of Imprisonment or DK Banaza), I do have a ToTK special edition OLED switch though. The only difference is performance (as it's 1080p handheld supporting up to 4K at 120 fps).

They are increasing the console price worldwide, it's ¥49,980 ($309 / 270€) as of now but later it'll become ¥59,980 ($371 / 324€), so should I purchase it? Also the console will become $500 / 500€ (for now it remains at $450 / 470€) I've heard that a new variant is releasing in 2027 with a portable battery, even then is the console still worth purchasing?

It makes sense -- fighting monsters is dangerous work.

Today's game is some more Assassin's Creed. 4 More days until 2 years! (assuming i did my math right). It's weird thinking about. I remember the day i put the post up i was up playing Halo 3 with some friends. It's just weird thinking about how much time has been between now and then.

Anyways, Assassin's Creed. I was thinking while playing that this game really hits a bleak tone that it doesn't address. I feel the other's explain it. Unity has the whole cut scene with the guy losing his leg and Syndicate has the Asylum with the lobotomy cut scene. But this one just has bodies in the street outside a city. It really helps add to the idea that the city is being decimated by the war.

I also noticed playing this i get these popups a lot. It's ironic to think that even back then, the Ubisoft that's known now was kind of kicking around too a level, at least in terms of the annoying constant popups.

Anyways, the final thing i wanted to appreciate is that this game is the only one i feel where the hooded outfits look like they could be actual disguises. Syndicate is maybe a second closest with it's robes. Everyone wandering around has a hood or a head covering of some sort. So it's not unreasonable for Altair to pass undetected. Well, assuming you ignore the whole arsenal he's carrying on his back. But besides that, i feel like it works as camo. Especially when you compare it to something like Ezio's outfit.

Anyways, This game is freakishly shorter than i expected. I wouldn't be surprised to be moving on to Assassin's Creed II any time soon. Honestly i might pad it with something just to keep from burning myself out.

So I was checking Game of the year list on Wikipedia and noticed that Assassin’s Creed was never Game of the Year.

Not on any list around the world did it reach the top. The first one felt very fresh, but it just did not feel complete. But the 2nd one was just an amazing game and that one got beaten on some lists by Uncharted 2 which is understandable, but also by Batman: Arkham Asylum which is basically inspired by AC.

Maybe they should just ditch the whole Animus plot. I wished that Valhalla and Black Flag were just about being a Viking and a Pirate

Here's a couple of examples Keep talking and nobody explodes — The most popular in the list I think

Uncle Chop's rocket shop — the game where you are repairing your client's rockets by following the in-game guidebook

Tin can — here you are also repairing the spaceshp but this time you are it's capitan and you are in space in the middle of nowhere

I was always more into the FPS games that came out in the wake of Goldeneye rather than Goldeneye itself, but I'm so excited for this game. I played during the beta test, and though there were netcode problems out the wazoo, when it worked, it was so, so good, proving that this style of FPS isn't obsolete. In fact, I'd argue we lost some things along the way the more the genre became about precision aiming rather than smart positioning and area control; you can still toggle modern aiming controls in the settings, but I think it's better the old way.