Nintendo Switch 2

[chris.g]

I think the only thing that concerns me is whether this is the standard going forward - which if it is, concerns and makes me balk very, very much.

 

[Viator]

I genuinely think part of it has to do with stuff that I don't quite know if I can talk about here (but can be best summed up as relating to the tariffs being given to companies for atleast the Hardware side).

Software however feels like less of a excuse in that regard; and makes me wonder if it's NIntendo's way of justifying the phasing out of physical to a digital marketplace.

 

[Mike S]

I genuinely think part of it has to do with stuff that I don't quite know if I can talk about here (but can be best summed up as relating to the tariffs being given to companies for atleast the Hardware side).

Software however feels like less of an excuse in that regard; and makes me wonder if it's NIntendo's way of justifying the phasing out of physical to a digital marketplace.

Physical software is mostly made in Mexico.

So, there you go.

 

[Mike S]

Mario Kart World is massive.

Mario Kart World and more Nintendo Switch 2 game sizes revealed

With the increasing size and graphical fidelity of video games many of you will be wondering how large the download sizes are for various Nintendo first party games on the Nintendo Switch 2.

mynintendonews.com

 

[Viator]

 

[Mike S]

Do NOT tell me they could increase it. Please.

 

[Legacy]

Do NOT tell me they could increase it. Please.

Don't be surprised if they do.

 

[AvoidTIMtation]

The fact that they're actually postponing preorders tells me a price increase is coming

 

[Mike S]

The fact that they're actually postponing preorders tells me a price increase is coming

They shouldn’t have said anything about price until the full tariff announcement was made and just flat out said that’s why.

 

[Viator]

Don't be surprised if they do.

The fact that they're actually postponing preorders tells me a price increase is coming

Imran Kahn on Resetera I believe has insinuated that he wouldn't be surprised of a markup going as high up to 600-650 for US as a result. Genuinely doubt it'll go that high; as it would be considered suicidal and incredibly dim-witted of them.

Expecting 500-550 (Base-Bundle) with the reinstatement of a ambassador program, the F2Pification of the Welcome Tour, and a free "Trial" to base NSO.

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

Imran Kahn on Resetera I believe has insinuated that he wouldn't be surprised of a markup going as high up to 600-650 for US as a result. Genuinely doubt it'll go that high; as it would be considered suicidal and incredibly dim-witted of them.

Expecting 500-550 (Base-Bundle) with the reinstatement of an ambassador program, the F2Pification of the Welcome Tour, and a free "Trial" to base NSO.

Hate to get political here but. This is the new normal in the United States. Be prepared to pay extra for everything coming soon….

 

[Mike S]

To change the topic a bit.

Nintendo responds to question about Joy-Con 2 stick drift

One of the biggest issues with the original Nintendo Switch system was the infamous Joy-Con drift. VGC got to chat with a Nintendo representative to ask them some questions about the system and…

mynintendonews.com

 

[GA-MBIT]

Our money is worth less, and companies are raising prices to keep their own profits at unsustainable levels. The average person is hit twice by this and the company gets away with it.

If the console bundle remains $500, I can justify $450 for the console and $50 for Mario Kart. If either go much higher than that, than I legitimately might not get either for a long while. I have been a diehard Nintendo fan for my entire life. I bought a Wii U day one lmao. The launch of Switch 2 was one of the things I was most excited for going into this year, along with Epic with SNW. I had full expectation of buying into it Day 1, but they could end up losing me here. That's legitimately huge.

 

[LPCaptainDeath]

I have been a diehard Nintendo fan for my entire life. I bought a Wii U day one lmao. The launch of Switch 2 was one of the things I was most excited for going into this year, along with Epic with SNW. I had full expectation of buying into it Day 1, but they could end up losing me here. That's legitimately huge.

I have a similar story. Grew up on Super Nintendo and N64. Got the Gameboy color for Christmas when i was 6. Gamecube was my 10th birthday present; My Dad literally took me and my friends to Toys R Us to get it that night and we all ran around the store thinking about what we needed and what to get so that when we got back to my house we could crack it open. In High School, i worked an entire summer to afford the Wii. Went to a midnight launch that November, sat outside a Best Buy for 7ish hours with 200 other people; It was so cold, but when i got in there and was handed my console and Twilight Princess, it was so worth it. I had a wiiU, traded in for a Switch when they came out (still have every iteration of gameboy though!); Was working at Gamestop at the time, so it was easy enough. Now that i'm an old man at the ripe age of 33, i balk at the pricing like everyone else knowing full well i'm going to buy it at launch all the same. We were made this way.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

They shouldn’t have said anything about price until the full tariff announcement was made and just flat out said that’s why.

Delete if political, but what's the point of waiting when it could literally change by the week or by the day. Yesterday there were under one assumption about tariffs and today they're under another. Depending on the response to Vietnam's tariffs, the price could change yet again. When the market is this unpredictable there's little purpose to waiting besides giving yourself more time to market the console for everywhere that isn't the United States.

 

[Mike S]

Delete if political, but what's the point of waiting when it could literally change by the week or by the day. Yesterday there were under one assumption about tariffs and today they're under another. Depending on the response to Vietnam's tariffs, the price could change yet again. When the market is this unpredictable there's little purpose to waiting besides giving yourself more time to market the console for everywhere that isn't the United States.

Vietnam apparently wants to negotiate. Lets all hope they succeed.

 

[Mike S]

Jeez.

UK: Nintendo Switch 2 sold out in minutes across different retail stores

Games industry journalist Christopher Dring has revealed that the long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 has sold out in minutes at various online and brick and mortar retailers in the United Kingdom.

mynintendonews.com

 

[Viator]

Spoiler: DK Bananza Spoilers

As noted from the Wayback Machine--it seems there is a rather large element of DK: Bananza that is being omitted for now; that being the rock companion seems to be a young Pauline (or atleast--a humanoid girl of some youngness).

This has been taken down, but it was from Nintendo Japan and was noted by finding it via the Wayback Machine out of all places.

 

[Mike S]

Spoiler: DK Bananza Spoilers

As noted from the Wayback Machine--it seems there is a rather large element of DK: Bananza that is being omitted for now; that being the rock companion seems to be a young Pauline (or atleast--a humanoid girl of some youngness).
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This has been taken down, but it was from Nintendo Japan and was noted by finding it via the Wayback Machine out of all places.

That’s actually amazing.

In other news I love the full breakdown of Zelda Notes and am so happy that it doesn’t require an online membership. Also that my old fully complete BotW save will carry over