Should You Buy Mario vs Donkey Kong On Nintendo Switch?

Mario vs Donkey Kong is the first big Nintendo Switch game of 2024 from Nintendo, but is it for the $50?

[LordelX]

I’ll be picking up the physical version. These “end of console life” Nintendo games always end up becoming pretty rare. I actually like the game too. I think the stages get pretty addictive later on in the game.

[miguelon_pelon]

it looks a bit too simple but it might be a good game to chill after a long day from work

[karnige]

looks like a fun relaxing game. I like to unwind after work i dont want to be super focused

[patrickhein]

Preordered the physical months ago. Donkey Kong on the GameBoy is one of my favorite GB Games ever. Had to have this one.

[papaG]

If you go for 100%, then you'll get a lot of mileage out of this game. Genuinely one of the best from GBA

[knightimusprime]

if it's gonna be a physical release i want it

[domymbd]

As a huge fan of Donkey Kong '94, I will definitely play it.

[mr_m]

I was going to buy it anyways but after the demo and seeing how clean it looks, how smooth it runs and how fun it is its a definite buy for me. Amazing what a demo of quality does huh.

[Dean-SLC]

I'm really looking forward to it as I have never played any of these.

[claudegrinnell]

Must say I got a lot of Mario games for my switch …3d. All stars, 3d Mario, Mario rpg, Mario kart, as far as Nintendo big games into 2024 I’m looking forward to grabbing this

[dasboyify]

Seems like a good game for what my wife and I enjoy. Most of our games include puzzle games.

[Foodstamp]

I want it, but I can wait for a small price drop or buy used.

[Bears_]

I played the original so much as a kid. Played the demo asap and it felt just like how i remembered. A couple changes i noticed was that you don't have to jump on top of things to pick them up. Except for cans and enemies. I also noticed that Mario doesn't fall on his back when jumping from high places.

[mr.c.]

Im super pumped for this game! Never played the original one.

[ndb]

Looks kinda fun but i will wait till price drop

[JTread]

I grew up with the GBA version, and it definitely gets pretty hard and complicated as you go. Especially if you want the star ranking its hard, you pretty much have to speedrun it

[ThatsJustLikeYourOpinionMan]

I loved thos GBA game, but $50?!?!?! This is a $30 *at most*. Nintendo is just being greedy at this point. This was nowhere near AAA levels of development to justify that price.

[johntziannis]

I already played the demo and I'm impressed.

[pr]

Paying full price for this is crazy lol. But Nintendroids will do it

[andreweilermusic]

I recently played through the GBA game (it was a 3DS Ambassador game!)
And for anyone interested but on the fence on what it's like--there are definitely some deeper challenges as the game goes on. If you get good enough at platforming and triple jumps etc, you can also overcome certain challenges a little easier and feel like you earned it. +, It does all of the worlds twice! (normal levels, and then after the final boss, there's "plus" levels with a new objective and feel).

$50 seemed too steep for me for what this is, hence playing the original instead since I had access...but I do think the demo looked and played nicely and the levels will be high quality and give a few hours of playtime for anyone who decides to purchase.