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

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.

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.

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.

And who knows how many directly from N.

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.

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100 per store is a LOT.

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

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.

no

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

Unless it's like 3.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Well I guess it's good news (?) that the system and gamess aren't more expensive than previously announced. But a pair of Jon Con's for $95 is awfully steep.

$120 for a plastic dock with a fan in it isn't great, either.

Yeah but that's really a luxury item, a second dock. Really only needed for kids of divorce.

There will be cheap knock offs available within weeks of release, probably a repurposed Steamdeck dock.

I picked up a second dock initially (for the Switch 1) for travel purposes, never did use it.