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Quite disappointed with how they are now going for $90 (physical, $80 digital for MKW) games, the upgraded versions are paid DLCs and even the tech demo is a digital purchase.
The console looks good, and $450 seems fine for it, but everything else looks overpriced and that has kinda killed my interest.
I am very curious how they're going to tackle regional pricing on games. $80 USD converts to $115 Canadian. No other console is pricing their games that way. At least not yet (thanks nintendo) But that would be a $25-35 increase compared to Ps5 and Xbox games.
For being a family console, it seems like a very weird decision when we've been hit with such bad inflation and wage stagnation in the past 5 years. I cannot see as families springing for a switch 2 as they did for the switch 1.
I am seriously considering waiting until a must have title comes out at this point because the price to value just isn't checking out at the moment. It seems odd. The only thing I can think of is that Nintendo has to have some very good games cooking for the future because this immediate presentation was...underwhelming?
Edit: Thinking about it more, if they did price their games that way, I think it would completely price me out of new games all together. I would have to absolutely know 100% that I'm going to love a game and play it for a very long time to justify that kind of price. Very few games do that for me. I feel like that kind of price increase would encourage illegal downloads too. Especially for countries with weaker currencies
I feel like that kind of price increase would encourage illegal downloads too. Especially for countries with weaker currencies
I wonder if that's why they've been more aggressive against emulators lately.
But yea, same for me: there's very few games I'd spend that much money on, and I can't imagine myself paying 80$ for something I don't even know if I'll like. I hope it doesn't become the new standard.
Yeah the pricing is wild. The console is a fine price, and I don't mind the paid upgrades that add content. Other games are getting free upgrades they confirmed later.
But charging for the welcome tour is madness. And $80 digital for Mario kart is insane. At least dk is $70 digital so like I hope most games aren't $80 but Jesus. And like $70 is a lot too don't get me wrong but that's what it's been the past couple years so I'm not surprised at that number
The +$10 for physical games also worries me they might be trying to push more people to digital games only. But also there seems to be the new "game key" cards which might be an improvement over codes, if they are not tied to accounts.
Also yea, I am still not used to $70 for games and even that seems too much.
Ugh they really about to make us pay for all these upgrades lol
You have to pay for Welcome Tour?!
Yeah that's so whack lmao
The upgraded versions better be free upgrades.
AN UPGRADE PACK, THE FUCK YOU MEAN?
Rip lol
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I CALLED IT THAT SILKSONG WOULD BE ANNOUNCED AT SWITCH 2 KEYNOTE
If somebody could summarise it for me that would be great. I don't really care enough to watch it myself, but I'll want to be in the loop enough to know what people are talking about when they reference it.
If no one else does I'll probably whip one up when it's done. I'll be up at 6am watching lol 😮💨
Skong for sure dropping tomorrow
What do you think the C-Button is for?
I hope it's the Cum-Button.
Switch 2 will be MRSPed at a retail price of USD 450.
https://www.theverge.com/news/634603/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-details
This GameShare thing ruled on DS.
They added gps to Zelda lmao
120 FPS and a larger screen. WOnder what the hardware components are.
Game Sharing seems pretty neat, actually.
It's ds download play!
Bold choice to start with a FUCKING GAME instead of the system itself, but ok, fair enough, I guess.
Switch 2 is adding basically adding DS download play. Share games for co-op with only one person having the game
SILK SONG IS REALLLLLLLLLLL
2025!!!!!!!
Really sad that they never gave us WW HD but we get the older GameCube version on emulator :/
starts in 12 hours
Yep, this is in preparation!
Maybe I did it too early but I'm excited and don't really care :p
Nah posting in advance is good, just making people aware
Mario Kart World is the new game!
Omg it's Mario kart Forza horizons
Open world Mario Kart is one of the last new things you could do with the series. Otherwise, it's just updated graphics and tracks.
New features showcase
C button time!
Looks like its a voice chat kind of button.
GameChat™️
So glad Nintendo is catching up with PC features from 20 years ago.
Kinda looks like built in discord voice chat UI. Though I doubt it's discord
Like on one hand it's just voice chat which like. Lol so many systems have had this. But also happy it's here
Ok wait it can like put your camera feed in the game depending on the game that's kinda cool
Game chat requires Nintendo online. But there will be a period of free game chat use in launch
Overall I thought that was fantastic but I'm so confused at no price. No preorder date either
I was about to buy a steamdeck instead of the switch 2 tbh but mofos rlly had to whip out a fromsoft exclusive. Fuck.
Donkey Kong is back. Now all we need is an announcement of a new Banjo-Kazooie and the boys will be back for good.
I don't know what to expect. My expectations are kind of low, but I'm hoping they pull something out of their sleeve to surprise us