re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

rotfl

Even if that were news today and not know since April 2nd, it's the same information that Noonan posted just 5 posts above. Good thing we had a big enough font for the headline!

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Wtf is your deal with me? I give you all my free digital codes, one being a game and you still rag on me like there’s no tomorrow. What’s up with that? It’s enough already. It’s like you wait for me to post and then swoop in minutes after. Seriously dude, chill out.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Why don't you just block him so that you don't see his posts?

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Hey OB, I don't mean to offend. I like some of your posts.
And I often will defend you and answer your questions instead of telling you to Google the answer for yourself. So it's not like I'm your mortal enemy here.
And I'm not the only one pointing out when you're posting incorrect or redundant information here.

But, you know, just like last week, you posted your 'hot news story' without looking directly above it first out of courtesy to see if it was already posted. And, heck, your own link and headline says the story was [UPDATED] to reflect that there was no new information reported.

It feels like you're willfully ignoring the discussion when you do stuff like that.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

He’d never do that. He asks Decker for help all the time.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

and he's usually quite helpful.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

He may change his mind tomorrow for all we know, but it looks like the Switch 2 will be safe from Tarrifs.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

It's not, alas.

X - Formerly Twitter

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

:mad2:

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

There was an article I saw that speculated that Nintendo has over a million Switch 2 systems in the US already. Who knows if it is true.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Meta-data on target.com points to preorders going live on 4/30, though whether that’s an actual date or just a placeholder remains to be seen.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

i'm sure it won't hurt the numbers but this back and forth and all the info and non-info has got to be one of the craziest game launches in ages.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Well the Xbox and Game Cube launched just a couple of months after 9/11 and the XSX and PS5 both launched during the pandemic. But at least those had a confirmed price to pre-order.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Those also had different people running the country that, shall we say, were more consumer friendly!

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Several people have commented the price AND the performance. Even when we don't even know what that performance is. So saying that some of y'all are expecting PS5 level performance for $300 is not a stretch.

And if I'm exaggerating I'm not the only one. $450 isn't anywhere near $700.

But honestly I don't think we're that far apart on our thoughts. I think everyone agrees it's expensive.


But.....there might be some hope yet at least in terms of the performance side of things.

Basically it's definitely better performing than the steam deck. And possibly even better performing than the PS4 Pro. And this is all based on a launch day port that's not even optimized to Nintendo's hardware. If it can look this good imagine what Nintendo is going to do with this ability. So it seems like it's definitely outperforming it's price point as far as PC handhelds are concerned. And again, it's a hand held so yes the comparison is valid. So maybe we're getting quite a bit of machine for our $450?

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I checked over the weekend that I have had a Nintendo online membership for six years and five months. I hope this will be enough to get an email from Nintendo and let me purchase one directly from them.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

It would be nice to know before the store pre-orders go live.
I am not sure I have been sharing my gameplay data with Nintendo and don't have that many hours played the past few years (mostly on planes and on vacation). But I certainly put in a hundred into Animal Crossing during the pandemic.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I agree, it stinks not know if you qualify or not. I'm not taking any changes. If and when they will pre-order from a store, I will definitely go that route first. If I strike out, hopefully Nintendo will send me a link to pre-order.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Hmm not sure if I have 50 hours, I assume so but to be certain SNES Picross time.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

considerable limitations expected on SW2...
GameStop expecting less than 100 Nintendo Switch 2s per store

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Yikes, that's a disaster for a new system launch.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

This is the most ridiculous, outrageous, confusing, disastrous release, probably in history, no? I never would have cared because I have never purchased a console on launch. hell, I bought the Switch 1 a few months before it becomes defunct. but now that I'm invested because of my new found love of the first as many of you know. My OCD, as many of you know, is like in overdrive because of all this news. Will they or won't they. Will "He" or won't "He". so many fucking questions that everyone seems to be confused about especially the makers of the product that we want. I mean Nintendo couldn't have foreseen this, but handle it better, dude. Give us consistent answers if you can. And, it seems like it's all our (USA)'s fault because of this whole fucking tariff thing. It affects us all in different ways of course, but c'mon already. This is absolutely stupid, confusing and messed the fucked up. /rant over

Also, for those that thought the GameCube controller would have been cool thing, which I did as well, I read yesterday that their new controller will only be compatible with the online GameCube games. won't work on any other SW2 game. just adding insult to injury.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I mean it hasn't even been released yet, that's a little hyperbolic, don't you think?

And how exactly would you like Nintendo to handle this (that doesn't set themselves up to lose a lot of money on their main source of income)?

Disastrous launch to me is if the hardware and software suck at launch, or if you can't get it like months after release.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

There are something like 2300 Gamestops in the US (hard to get an exact count due to closures), so that is 200,000 just at Gamestop. Best Buy, Amazon, Target, Walmart, etc will have some also. Maybe not ideal, but that doesn't seem so bad.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

And who knows how many directly from N.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Hell, if Nintendo is so worried about margin, just only sell it direct in the US. Cut out 3rd party resellers completely and take all the retail price margin for themselves.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

​​​​​​​What??
100 per store is a LOT.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

yah, anyone who has tried to get consoles at launch before, and used inventory tracking APIs knows that 100 at a GS is big.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

A hundred systems are a lot for one store. When I stood in line back 2020 to pre-order a PS5, GameStop only had six. Lucky for me, I was number five. If this report is true, we should all have no issue getting one.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

no

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Well, as many of you know, that's how Oldboy thinks.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Unless it's like 3.

97 for store employees to check out, 3 for customers. Trust us, this hasn't been opened.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Mario Kart bundle will only be available until sometime this Fall. "While Supplies Last" rotfl

I didn't realize digital codes had a finite supply.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Like I said before, demand for the bundle is going to be really high at launch because it's the closest thing to a "deal" one can get, and because why else would you buy a Switch 2 at launch if you weren't planning on getting MKW? To play Elden Ring on a Nintendo handheld?
Bundles are always limited time things -- at least since the Wii.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I don't mind that it's limited. I laugh because they used the term "while supplies last" for a digital product.

Regarding the bolded, I'll be buying one at launch so I can re-play Wind Waker.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

That is an idiotic reason to buy a $500 console, or so I keep telling myself to try to stop from buying one for that exact same reason.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

So you will be buying the console at launch, but NOT buying MKW?

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Correct. A Kart racing game isn’t worth $50 to me. I’d never play it.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Same boat.

Kind of disappointed though that I'm most looking forward to playing remasters of old Xenoblade Chronicles games on a console at launch, rather than something new. Frankly the Nintendo line up is pretty weak until Metroid, whenever that is.

If I had more discipline I'd probably pick up an OLED Steam Deck rather than the Switch 2, but I'm no match for FOMO.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I’m not buying Mario Kart either. I really don’t like racing games in general.