re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I mean if the Dreamcast is a few years old, maybe. It's just more expensive. It doesn't seem like an unproven technology.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

My bad. I misread an article.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Oh wow the Dreamcast had it? That’s crazy. Why don’t all analogue sticks use Hall effects then? I mean it can’t be cost. 8bit duos now use them and a bunch of third parties that are cheaper than official controllers. So what’s up with that? But for joycon 2 I can see where the magnets holding them in the system might interfere with them. They are really close.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Planned obsolescence.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

But seriously, "No More Stick Drift" was a supposed feature from the early leaks.
I don't really hear about drift much with Dual Sense controllers or whatever they call the XSX controllers, and they don't use that Hall Effect sticks either -- even the really fancy, expensive, first party ones that both MS and Sony sell.
So it's not like they'll definitely drift if they're not Hall Effect ones, right?

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

So apparently Switch 2 versions of Switch 1 games do have the upgrade on the cart.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

How is Nintendo going to sell you new Joycons every few years for ~$100 if the analog sticks don't start drifting??

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Well, to be fair, at least in the US they replace them at their own cost (which reminds me I have to send like 6 of them in before they get rid of that program)

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

True. But the fact that they didn't fix them in the 2 means they're making money on selling replacements and they think it's tied to analog sticks breaking.

If they were losing money on replacements, they would have fixed the issue.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Question, does this mean you will definitely get a pre-order, or does it add you to a lottery for Nintendo to choose from? I have read so much, I don't know what to believe anymore.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I think it's like how Steam handled Steam Deck pre-orders. They go by order of sign-ups (with a preference for those who have been Nintendo Online members for >1 yr). You get an email and a 72 hour window to buy. So they won't all be available at launch, but eventually your opportunity will come up. And not a "lottery". At least that's how I read things.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I signed up last week but I'm still on the fence. I REALLY want to play Wind Waker again, but is that worth the price to buy one at launch?

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Poor Canada can't pre-order tomorrow now, either. Nintendo is syncing up their pre-orders with the US for some reason. Even though the CAD price isn't changing.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

https://www.techradar.com/live/news/...ive-april-2025

*cries in American

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

You're either missing the point entirely or intentionally misconstruing things to try and make your argument. Nobody is expecting PS5 level graphics at $300. Nobody, so I'm not sure why you keep posting it. What they are doing is putting out a PS4 capable machine which would be reasonable at $300. That's where it should be, and all I've been trying to get across. Where they are, is $450-$500 which should bring better specs with the inflated price.

It's also telling that it's over $100 cheaper in Japan and around $330, which is, wait for it, exactly what I've been saying. :lol:

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

The Piranha Plant camara is only 480p. I didn't realize camaras were still made at that resolution. Won't want to put anyone using one of those on full screen. :yack:

Looks like it costs $47.99.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I feel like Canada is about to be screwed (or a lot of people are going to be "visiting" Canada and coming back with a switch 2 and some other things)

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Trump has paused tariffs for 90 days. Wouldn't you think that this would be the time to start pre-orders?

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

No, because the tariffs could very well be back before June when the orders would bill and ship. No one is going to trust the 90 day pause.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Nintendo has postponed the launch of Switch 2 in China indefinitely. Not due to anything tariff related. Due to China's strict regulations on gaming.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

Well they have to make some kind of assumption soon. The other problem is what happens when the 90 days are up, they just brace (along with everyone else) for a surge in MSRP?

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

I think they're gonna cancel the US launch. If today's Make Showers Great Again (not a joke) is any indication, each day is a new surprise.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

link? i doubt they will move the release date.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

May 8th for pre-orders confirmed

Edit: For people who signed up on My Nintendo. Still no confirmed date for retailer pre-orders.

re: Nintendo Switch 2 - 06/05/25
 

That was the originally announced date for direct pre-orders. IGN posted a story about it today, but I think they forgot that this was already the plan.