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Nintendo understands that some consumers won't be able to afford Switch 2
Nintendo says it understands that some consumers won't be able to afford Switch 2, which is why they're still making Switch 1 available.
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“As we look at Nintendo Switch 2 and you think about the feature sets that I talked about … we believe that the pricing is appropriate for the value of the machine and the gameplay experience overall. We recognize there are some people that may not be able to afford [the Switch 2’s] price point. That’s why we wanted to make the other Switch platforms available, so [people] still have an opportunity to come into our gaming universe, be a part of these characters in these worlds, and see value, if you will, in whatever rung of the platform they come in.”
Feels like day by day there a new statement or a bit of news about the Switch 2 that makes it more unappealing.
Trump has put a 90 day pause on tariffs for certain countries (which I assume/hope Vietnam is one of them) and is reducing it to 10% afterwards. So maybe Nintendo will at least get to sell the launch batch tariff-free and, best case scenario for consumers, eat the 10% markup (assuming he doesn't do any more schizo shit and we all know that's not gonna happen lol).
Wait, so it's 0 tariffs until then and then 10% or 10% over what it was or is this a complete 180 or what the hell is going on? I thought only our politicians are such complete and utter imbeciles and jokes that somehow manage to convince their likeminded folks to vote for them and destroy everyone's life (well compared to what it could be otherwise), but the rest of the world doing the same is, maybe making me feel better about ours on some level, but overall pretty grim...
Of course I doubt any products change their MSRP for the period, just gonna enjoy the extra profit... Unless it's a place where the tax is added on top afterwards.
Great use of mouse controls for a party game on Switch 2:
Of course I doubt any products change their MSRP for the period, just gonna enjoy the extra profit... Unless it's a place where the tax is added on top afterwards.
Great use of mouse controls for a party game on Switch 2:
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Xbox has basically left Europe, so without any meaningful competition Sony has decided Europeans will pay US tariffs.
Fuck ‘em.
Fuck ‘em.
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I remember when affordability was the main factor for playing games on console and not PC.
With these news, they didn't change the price of the main ones and lowered the price of the disc drive, so getting a pro with disc drive IS actually cheaper now.
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What do I care what it costs, I already have it. Was just saying it's not all bad news.
Sorry, it's a joke, kinda.
Yep that's Mario Kart alright. I want it. I need it. Dear GOD let me preorder already.
Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S. - News - Nintendo Official Site
Retail pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 will begin on April 24, 2025. At launch, the price for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will remain as announced on April 2 at $449.99, and the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle will remain as announced…
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US preorders open April 24. No price increase for the actual console or games (yet) but accessories are going up.
Gonna finally play this, version 1.0 released after a few RCs in the past few days.
This translation project had some controversy as it spawned off an old open source public alpha from other developers without asking them (they'd say no) and while they then claimed they've still been working on it on their own without updates for like a freaking decade but whatever, they shouldn't have open sourced it if they didn't want folks to edit it and this guy did a lot to complete/fix/polish it alongside other folks who have done other great projects for Saturn and other systems, if the other one releases and is deemed way better I'll replay it, for now I can finally play the damn game before I die and to me it's the best playing Vanillaware (ish) game too, not that it's a perfect game or without issues, especially speed wise nowadays, but I just love the feel of its systems and overall look.
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Got my Switch 2 preorder in. Thank you Wally World.
Been thinking about some of the mistakes Nintendo have made with the Switch 2 so far, and it’s not great.
They definitely have comms, common sense and design issues with this system.
There’s plenty to scratch your head about with Switch 2, but the thing that baffles me the most is the thinking around storage.
Why have Nintendo gone for expensive non-proprietary storage?
If you want to jack up the storage cost, make it proprietary like the Vita or Xbox (I’m obviously not saying this is a good idea). I don’t see the sense in making their users buy expensive SD cards that £ per GB and £ per read/write are shit.
If I were looking at Switch 2 and thinking how I’d do this, I’d:
I find their approach incredibly baffling. And that’s just the storage side of things. There’s a whole bunch of other things that feel like they have botched comms and design on, like:
I have one on pre-order - heck, I had a Wii U on pre-order - but it’s hard to feel optimistic about this system.
About the only thing they haven’t fucked up on is I have no doubt in my mind that the less informed users know what it is versus the original. My concern is they’ll look at it and say they don’t want it.
They definitely have comms, common sense and design issues with this system.
There’s plenty to scratch your head about with Switch 2, but the thing that baffles me the most is the thinking around storage.
Why have Nintendo gone for expensive non-proprietary storage?
If you want to jack up the storage cost, make it proprietary like the Vita or Xbox (I’m obviously not saying this is a good idea). I don’t see the sense in making their users buy expensive SD cards that £ per GB and £ per read/write are shit.
If I were looking at Switch 2 and thinking how I’d do this, I’d:
- use user-replaceable NVMe instead of soldered storage and SD (they are literally cheaper)
- use slower/cheaper game cards that users need to install games to storage from rather than putting fast storage in every card printed
- avoid the use of this stupid game key card stuff by giving publishers cheap storage to ship the games on
I find their approach incredibly baffling. And that’s just the storage side of things. There’s a whole bunch of other things that feel like they have botched comms and design on, like:
- this weird 15fps camera
- a button that requires a subscription, and feels functionally useless even if you have one
- exorbitantly priced games
- Switch 2 edition ambiguity on physical (later resolved, after an answer was dragged out of Nintendo)
- this whole VRR thing
- things I can’t even think of right now
I have one on pre-order - heck, I had a Wii U on pre-order - but it’s hard to feel optimistic about this system.
About the only thing they haven’t fucked up on is I have no doubt in my mind that the less informed users know what it is versus the original. My concern is they’ll look at it and say they don’t want it.
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I wouldn't be shocked if we see a similar phenomenon with the PS4 where there is still a lot people who are going to stick with the Switch 1. I overall believe that the Switch 2 will sell similarly to the 3DS. It will be successful but not as successful as the Switch 1.
5+ years after we finally got to play the first game, the Sakura Wars 2 fan translation is out, in both English and Portuguese.
These spin offs were also previously translated.
Here's hoping 3 & 4 also get done, 3 was a huge next gen upgrade on Dreamcast, 4 was a bit short charged as a homage/final send off (be4 5 was a thing) but still ace with amazing gfx. Also Sakura Wars GB2 which is radically different, a dungeon crawling RPG far more expansive than the first portable adventure was.
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Should have waited to sell my xbox, would have probably gotten little more!
Also remember folks the good ol times when consoles became cheaper as they got older?
Also remember folks the good ol times when consoles became cheaper as they got older?
Nintendo going with $80 games gave the rest of the industry the green light to follow. GTA 6 will be at least $80.
I remember getting a GameCube for $100.Should have waited to sell my xbox, would have probably gotten little more!
Also remember folks the good ol times when consoles became cheaper as they got older?
Humble Bundle is selling Switch 2 games. I can get Donkey Kong Bananza for $63 (with my Choice discount) which is nearly $13 cheaper than a physical copy as they don't charge sales tax. I'm tempted.
And another one.
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Impressive Sega Saturn homebrew demo.
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He’s already implemented animations and all kinds of effects showing it’s on its way to be a fully featured engine than a limited tech demo. I'd opt to save some polygons making the diamond pick ups 2D like in Croc rather than Spyro 3D (various things could improve aesthetically in equally/less intensive ways really).
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He’s already implemented animations and all kinds of effects showing it’s on its way to be a fully featured engine than a limited tech demo. I'd opt to save some polygons making the diamond pick ups 2D like in Croc rather than Spyro 3D (various things could improve aesthetically in equally/less intensive ways really).
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Nintendo Switch 2: final tech specs and system reservations confirmed
Digital Foundry reveals the final specs - and system reservations - for the Nintendo Switch 2.
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Does anyone know about backwards compatibility on Xbox 360 and how unofficial HDDs work in that scenario?
I’m thinking of grabbing a 360 Slim to play older games, and trading my PS5 Slim and Series X in for a PS5 Pro to simplify things a little bit.
I’m thinking of grabbing a 360 Slim to play older games, and trading my PS5 Slim and Series X in for a PS5 Pro to simplify things a little bit.
Nintendo Switch Games with Free Nintendo Switch 2 Updates - Nintendo US
Free updates to improve playability on the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be released for selected Nintendo Switch games.
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I need Xenoblade upgrades, Nintendo.
I may put another 300 hours into Xenoblade 2 with stable performance...Nintendo Switch Games with Free Nintendo Switch 2 Updates - Nintendo US
Free updates to improve playability on the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be released for selected Nintendo Switch games.
I need Xenoblade upgrades, Nintendo.
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So the Switch 2 has been available to purchase in my city for the last couple of days for a price of 64,000 Indian Rupees (which is about $750 USD). Nintendo doesn't officially sell their hardware nor software/services in the country so we have to rely on the parallel grey/black market which imports consoles and games from the Middle East or South East Asia. In this case suppliers in Dubai (presumably) have sold early units to sellers who have brought them into the country. It's not really a street date break for India because there's no official street date here anyway.
I was mildly tempted to pick it up but the truth is this is a premium price for getting it so early. It's about $130-150 more than I was hoping to pay for the console. Besides, it's a brick right now anyway because nobody has Switch 2 games and Switch 1 games won't work without a day 1 firmware update. It only has value to Youtubers who can monetize this stuff or people who need it starting on day 1 like reviewers.
Still, it is mildly amusing to think that I can go 1km from my house and pick up the thing off the shelf a week before the rest of the world gets it.
I was mildly tempted to pick it up but the truth is this is a premium price for getting it so early. It's about $130-150 more than I was hoping to pay for the console. Besides, it's a brick right now anyway because nobody has Switch 2 games and Switch 1 games won't work without a day 1 firmware update. It only has value to Youtubers who can monetize this stuff or people who need it starting on day 1 like reviewers.
Still, it is mildly amusing to think that I can go 1km from my house and pick up the thing off the shelf a week before the rest of the world gets it.
Mario Kart World will probably carry the launch, but they’ve padded out the launch window with enhanced Switch 1 games, which tells me:
- this thing is coming in hot
- developers haven’t had long with it
But the level of availability could be because of diverted resources from the US due to tariffs. I expect the console to be gold dust in the US until the situation with importing goods settles down.
I think in the long run it’ll be a fine system. Probably not Switch 1 levels of success, but they’re not doing worse than 3DS, except maybe in the US where it could be a giga flop.
But I think in this instance, if Nintendo releases a flop system in the US then the rest of the industry is gonna follow.
My view is now is the best time (other than every year that came before) for first parties to start building up their European audiences and selling more games. It would help if they invested in better localisations.
My Switch 2 has shipped! Now to see how good/bad this thing is.
I also bought a PS5 Pro the other day...
I also bought a PS5 Pro the other day...
Two of my games (MK World and Cyberpunk 2077) have shown up, alongside my Pro Controller, but no console or Zelda games yet.