Switch 2

[zealous saffron]

then cue lots of complaining when third party docks with way worse thermals roll out and people cook their devices

[high barn]

You know the Switch 1 has active cooling right? It just isn’t all that great active cooling.

[zealous saffron]

Fair, should’ve said weak vs strong cooling rather than passive vs active

Adding a fan in the dock wouldn’t do much without any vents in the handheld anyway

Unless they did the metal shell with bridge thing like a MacBook Air

[tawny halo]

Motherboard has leaked

[novel crystal]

wait but we knew the node for like 2 years at this point?

we knew it was 8nm for ages

also keep in mind oren has been done design wise for like 2 years

[rapid pollen]

what a weird ass take lmao

[boreal lintel]

"welp, it's over"

[rapid dawn]

Some folks don't understand that Nintendo's strategy with the Switch 2 includes mass producing it and selling it to families.

[edgy frost]

Didn't Nintendo go to a lower nm node with the OLED Switch ? Maybe they did the same for the Switch 2.
If I remember correctly the first X1 was on a 20nm node and OLED went to 16nm and the Orin CPU is custom made for the Switch 2 so maybe we see the same , either way this 8nm size is a manufactured non issue

[high barn]

Ah, glad to see Shank is there to be the voice of reason.

[novel crystal]

I mean oren has been planned for 8nm for years at this point

Like 2 years ago at least we knew about it being planned for 8nm

[high barn]

Also, for anyone wondering, this is the comment Shank was replying to.
https://fxtwitter.com/BobWulff/status/1874340265890382153

[high barn]

You know a take is bad when even Bob is pulling off the mask a little to call out how dumb Centro’s expectations were.

[south notch]

people have stupidly high expectations and refuse to take a step back and think

my only hope was that Nvidia would make a more up to date Tegra SoC with maybe a super cut down RTX3050 core

the Tegra SoC line has so much potential now it hurts me to see Nvidia just stick with the old ass maxwell core

[high barn]

Hell, Ban also agrees on it being dumb.

[south notch]

maybe an RTX3030 would be more likely

I know it doesn't exist

[novel crystal]

Nvidia is busy on other projects I think

[south notch]

just overpaying senor employees to do next to nothing

Nividia's workplace culture is a self destructive one that sooner or later is gonna collapse

[novel crystal]

||sounds like capitalism|| 😅

[south notch]

worse

[silent otter]

Base on the leak whats the performance of switch 2 expected to be like? PS4?

[high barn]

Yup, as expected from what the leaks have always been. Hence why Centro’s take that “it should’ve been PS5 level, Nintendo screwed up and went below expectations” being even more stupid since the expectations were never that.

[south notch]

it just means devs need to actually optimize games

I know it's generally more complicated than that but still

[high barn]

Yup, and unlike with the Switch, this one being PS4 level means they actually don’t have “too weak” as an excuse anymore, not unless they want to phase out PS4 ports entirely.

[south notch]

they have some solid performance on the table to get some more demanding ports going, and potentially patching old bad ports to work better

Outer worlds was so damn close

[high barn]

So now we’re hopefully gonna get a lot better optimized PC ports, maybe even ARM versions of ports as well as well due to the Arm Windows laptops, simply because they’re gonna already have to focus on ARM for the Switch.

[south notch]

I know for sure that CDPR is gonna patch Witcher 3 for switch 2 for better performance

[novel stratus]

people saying ps4 level is bad are so insane

fucking edin ring runs on ps4

[silent otter]

Its funny that almost everything about the Switch 2 has been leaked. Nintendo really trying make that announcement as late as possible.

[novel stratus]

they already sold the christmas switches

no need tbh..

[high barn]

Unironically, I think this is the news that singlehandedly has made me legit excited for the Switch 2. The freaking confirmation that this thing does in fact have a chipset capable of PS4 level stuff (with the only thing left being to find out if there is an underclock that is active for Docked mode, or if it would only be present for Handheld Mode) is legit great, simply for the fact that there will now be legit incentive for everyone to make ports that run on PS4 levels of hardware, regardless of whether it’s ARM or X86.

[sharp needle]

that's a meme right?

[rapid pollen]

obviously fake af

[south notch]

Using X for Windows Phone

that alone is a total dead giveaway

[high barn]

Well, for one thing, I don’t think Furukawa would be using Nintendo of America for an announcement.

[zealous saffron]

Smaller process node = less energy use and heat generated when performing the same task, not more.

You’re going to walk into bestbuy in 2025 and see 6 handhelds on the shelf, 5 will be tsmc 4nm and one will be an old Samsung phone node renowned for overheating

Bob is being dumb and conflating wanting a modern process node with wanting a high power chip

[zealous saffron]

I like bob but he’s no phawx

[odd scaffold]

This is Furukawa. There will be no successor to the Nintendo Switch. Please consider buying a new Nintendo Switch OLED.

[high barn]

Remember that the Switch OLED was 16, and the first was 20. 8 is still a massive jump.

[high barn]

And hell, even now we still don’t actually know if it’s an 8nm or 5nm because he might have found the wrong freaking chip.

[zealous saffron]

yeah, obviously lots of unknowns still

but 'it might be 5nm' isn't the same as the 'samsung 8nm is amazing' copium

the snapdragon 888 is samsung 5nm isn't it?

[high barn]

There’s a lot of people I’d give you the benefit of the doubt on for this, Shank isn’t one of them.

Especially considering he’s probably one of the only people that commented who did fully take into account the fact Nintendo is more likely than not gonna underclock the chipset for battery life and to counteract heat.

[boreal lintel]

New Nintendo switch OLED 2ds

[real imp]

My money is on Nintendo using these in the new switch. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/samsung-is-the-next-company-to-try-to-popularize-3d-displays-again/

[south notch]

That would be ludicrously expensive though

[latent vortex]

People really want some ridiculous gimmick...

[proper bear]

I love Nintendo's ridiculous gimmicks. Sometimes they pan out

[prisma glen]

no way they'll repeat a feature like that

[real imp]

🤷‍♂️

[edgy frost]

Ugh...no thanks

[prisma raptor]

Man this channel became a whole-ass dumpster fire around Christmas, didn’t it?

I’ve been ignoring Switch 2 news for a while but yeah I don’t know why dude was tripping about 8nm process node. Aren’t newer Intel CPU nodes at 7nm? They’re still fantastic for gaming performance so I think he just wanted to rain on somebody’s parade

(Intel might be down to 4nm, tbh I stopped paying attention to them too because AMD has been such an insanely higher value proposition for years now)

I’m honestly willing to bet (maybe purely on vibes but oh well) that when it launches it will actually be one of the more competent handhelds on the market, even if only by software/OS shenanigans as opposed to raw hardware power (that’s more-or-less how they squeezed what they have out of the original)

Process nodes always struck me as a number that engineers have been driving down for no other reason to pat themselves on their backs, anyway

[edgy frost]

Intel's Lunar Lake Core Ultra 200V, uses TSMC's 3nm N3B process node for its compute tile

Whatever node its on I really don't care and really looking forward to the Switch 2 as long as Nintendo doesn't decide to do anything weird and it gives a nice performance bump to older Switch titles on the new Switch meaning a game meant to run at 30/60FPS play at those levels with no dips

[blazing sleet]

While a meme, it is probably a sensible idea for a number of games, such as the most recent pokemons

[rapid dawn]

I wouldn't mind them just releasing a Mario Maker 2 DLC that's free for Switch 2 owners.

just a single object would be more than enough rather than having to wait 3 years for Mario Maker 3

[high barn]

I mean, I agree with the concept, but I feel like it would also be hypocritical for anyone who had gone along with the “PS5 had no games”.

[high barn]

Obviously there’s more nuance in the fact the Switch 2 could be $400 and that would still be a better upgrade deal (being only $50 more) versus getting a PS5 for $450-$500 when you can currently get a PS4 Pro (to play PS4 games) for only up to like $250 at most.

But I don’t anticipate most people would recognize that nuance before doing a 180 on the “Switch games count as Switch 2 games”.

[blazing sleet]

I'd be looking at it as a bonus feature, I won't be buying one until it has enough switch 2 games I want.

I use my switch mostly as a handheld though, so not sure I can be convinced by one until there's a switch 2 lite.

[high barn]

Same here, it’s actually what led to me getting the Switch OLED as my main unmodded Switch, since most of the upgrades it brought were pretty much perfect for me (I play Switch almost entirely in handheld mode, so I greatly appreciated the new Speakers and OLED screen).

[boreal lintel]

Holding out for the switch 2 oled

[proper bear]

Would be hella shocked if they didn't launch with OLED 😆

It was rare back then but c'mon now

[blazing sleet]

All the leaks have suggested 8" lcd not oled

[proper bear]

Lol. I take it back. That's nutty

[winter pecan]

that's Nintendo to ya

[warped heath]

Mini led would be nice

[rapid pollen]

not as nice as proper OLED or AMOLED

but yeah the initial launch is almost definitely going to just be regular old IPS

[rapid dawn]

As someone whose OLED switch died and was forced to return to LCD. OLED is nice and a definitive improvement, but you can live without it.

If the OLED is the difference between 400 USD and 450 USD MSRB, it's a sensible choice.

[proper bear]

Yeah. For sure. Sell for long enough for the other components to drop in price, then upgrade and keep the price the same

[heavy zodiac]

Any speculations when it would be announced?

[proper bear]

Def this year

[heavy zodiac]

I will buy it for sure

[odd scaffold]

It's gotta be announced very very soon

I'd be surprised if we make it to February without an announcement

I really hope it's able to boost performance on lots of switch 1 games without needing separate patches to be released. I'm loving Brothership but I kind of have to grin and bear the constant minor framedrops lol

[blazing sleet]

Ideally it should have an automatic boost to fps and/or resolution, but then have an option for switch 2 enhanced patches that improve textures etc

[real imp]

I still think they may include 3d on this.. it's been my hunch for a year or so.

that or a 2nd screen feature.

[proper bear]

I mean other people may have hated it. But id love 3d. I didn't use it all the time but it was fun

[real imp]

I think it would be a cool feature, and with Samsung bringing 3d panels back at CES, it's lining up

they've also hinted at a 2nd screen, and these new joycons have additional sensors people are picking up on.. sounds like they are going to be including something innovative at the least.. which Nintendo is known for and I've always said "if they release a Switch 2 without some innovation, they are not being nintendo"

[proper bear]

I hope so. I've never skipped a Nintendo system. Mostly because of the new things they try. Not sure if I would want a system thats selling point is now it can play the latest AAA titles. I got other systems for that

[blazing sleet]

Treating it or a tv as your 2nd screen so you could play ds/3ds between the console and the tv would be quite good

Problem with includng 3d is it is additional overhead, lowering performance for something many won't actually like or use, there was a reason why the 2ds existed beyond simply price

[proper bear]

Yeah. But that's perfect ground for the switch2 lite

Let me melt my eyeballs, my kids can have the eye-safe version

[versed lion]

3DS helped cure my strabismus, more 3D please

[prisma raptor]

Do what?

You can really feel the threads starting to wrap around this one. Announcment is imminent

That’s my totally-non-specific bet

Need to get me them stonks before it’s too late

Though, they’ll explode again when the console launches, too

[silent otter]

You think Nintendo will produce enough units ? Scalpers will definitely try to buy up everything.

[winter pecan]

it's not 2020 anymore

[stuck viper]

I've heard it only gets worse the later the game goes on

In an interview they said most of the performance bottle neck is that the switch really isn't really able to handle doing that black outline on all the characters

What's crazy too is since they are the literal octopath devs they initially wanted the game to be 2D HD, which honestly would have been really sick and a better continuation of what alphadream was doing with the art style

But nintendo shot it down multiple times

They basically had to spend so much time optimizing the game and just getting the basic gameplay to work they outsourced the script to an external studio. Which is why the game has so many pacing issues especially early on

[odd scaffold]

I actually think the Brothership style is waaay better than hd2d lol I'm glad they insisted on it

[stuck viper]

Nintendo also from the system update version requirement likely shelved the game for almost 2 years

[stuck viper]

It's good looking but if the switch just literally isn't powerful enough to run it stablely and was gonna hinder the games development so much nintendo shouldn't have forced it

Switch 2 even without a patch should at least stabilize the frame rate better. Unless nintendo makes the archaic decision to have Switch 1 mode be super locked down and limited to only 4g of ram like they've done on previous consoles

Would be nice if it got a 60fps patch. But it's unlikely with the kinda middling sales the game got

[fluid island]

correct, not even the Nvidia 4000series GPUs were scalped

[odd scaffold]

If they really did shelve it for two years, they definitely should've just made it a Switch 2 launch title

Shame it didn't sell well, I'm really enjoying it personally. That ign 5/10 review is on crack

[blazing sleet]

would be nice if more predictable improvements like 60 fps mode should come without needing updates

[versed lion]

Anti-aliasing in Switch 1 games would nice, Metroid Prime Remaster looks a lot better without jaggies

[rapid pollen]

anti-aliasing is basically blurring pixels, right?

[versed lion]

Yes, and also no

[tawny halo]

https://x.com/wario64/status/1876829219793043518?s=46&t=W6WfgknjfK4-AMAr6C71lA

Wario64 (@Wario64) on X

Genki now has a page up to sign up for Switch 2 accessories news along with this video https://t.co/hNrX8vclPq

Twitter · Jan 8, 2025, 3:12 AM

Genki basically just shown whole thing off

Including dock 😂

[boreal pagoda]

Wow, they should at least get an official teaser out now

[proper bear]

If anyone wants to share

[spice badge]

🤨

[prisma glen]

is that's the real deal, I'm disappointed, doesn't look too different, more like the "New" Nintendo Switch

[proper bear]

The original for me was basically perfect minus some ergos and the controller docking. That said, the slides still work til this day. They just felt/seemed like they'd fail at some point

I like that there are diff hand grips. Not sure if that's a case and genki things. Which I'm assuming. But I like it

Still hoping for a 3D button 😆

[spice badge]

I wonder what the sensor is for

I am sort of imagining it will do something stream related or like Wii U controller style

[latent vortex]

People think it's for a computer mouse type thing

[spice badge]

Interesting lol

[prisma glen]

i really despise the joycons, feel like micro gamepads

[proper bear]

Yeah. They're great to throw at a room full of children tho. Haha. Pro controller is comfy tho

[prisma glen]

yeah pro is nice

[proper bear]

Joycons good for multiplayer on flights too

[south notch]

https://fxtwitter.com/wario64/status/1877187836949971277?s=46

[rain igloo]

Dang that’s big

https://x.com/light_88_/status/1876923627699904787?s=46

Light (@Light_88_) on X

Switch 2 is massive

Twitter · Jan 8, 2025, 9:27 AM

[proper bear]

Yooo. I'm on board

The original wasn't really pocketable to begin with

Can always wait for the lite which I'm guessing will be smaller

[south notch]

Time to start saving

[proper bear]

Yeah... Of all the larger handhelds and with a steamdeck OLED already, this will be my premium portable for the year

[south notch]

I'm too invested in nintendo, and MonolithSoft

[serene plank]

Damn, that won’t fit in the same space where I have the Switch1. I will need a new TV low board first. Or wait for a Switch 2 OLED Mini…

[rain igloo]

haha true true

[blazing sleet]

While not pocketable, it was fully usable as a handheld, this one (especially with the lack of ergo) will end up being better suited to playing it docked and thus making the bigger screen utterly pointless for most people

[lean lotus]

I actually just started saving lol. I'm putting $20 per paycheck aside, so weekly, for it.

So that should be $260 before April, the rumored release? official announcement?

[proper bear]

Depends..can't tell if the joycons grips are integrated or specifically an accessory. My guess is an accessory. But they basically turn it into a steamdeck

[lean lotus]

I am actually pretty surprised they made the Switch 2 so much bigger.

It already felt like the Switch was fairly big.

Maybe I should wait the additional two years for a Switch 2 Lite?

[proper bear]

Yeah. I'll reserve total judgement until we find out weight, thickness, etc. I mean we can kind of judge now and it's def bigger, but I feel like Nintendo isn't usually one to just go bigger for no reason

Am curious to hear their explanation

[odd scaffold]

Might just be a case of struggling to get the power they want with good cooling and battery efficiency in the original switch size

[leaden kiln]

Deffo the power and the good cooling

Hell idk how they are going to do with the next switch lite 2

[blazing sleet]

Might also be that since the switch, handhelds have got bigger so they are simply following suit, they went bigger with the oled and it presumably sold well, which they could take to mean people wanted a bigger display rather than the more logical idea that people wanted an oled

[leaden kiln]

Yep Yep plus it's light it's not heavy

[proper bear]

Yeah. I mean I'm sure it's an explainable reason. Besides the usual system gimmick, most changes are supported by extensive customer analysis

"80% of players use docked or on couch, portable players tend to be muscly beef cakes and can carry extra weight" etc. Just feel like it won't be a simple response of like "bigger is better" tho I could be wrong

Personally because I couldn't easily slip it in a coat or pant pocket, the original switch was mostly a couch machine or work travel machine and dock, sit on plane, device for me anyway. So the added size really doesn't change much

[proper bear]

Also noticed that the older switch is being held behind the new one. Kind of screws with dimensions from that perspective. Also it's weird that its buttons aren't labeled. Must be an accessory vendor or something but maybe they just mocked it up. Could be a lot of things. But I imagine we'll get more details relatively soon

[blazing sleet]

that pic was a 3d printed mockup being used by 3rd party accessory company to show off their new stuff

[rain igloo]

Huh true! Makes me even more excited to see the real switch 2

[proper bear]

Yeah. Even the video posted above might have a thin case on it I think. Quite possible the weight may not be significantly different. Who knows

Would be cool if you could maybe hold or stand it vertical. Maybe support 3ds and 2ds games. Maybe additional joycons or add-ons planned. Who knows. I'm hoping there's something novel in therr

[lean lotus]

lmao, people in that thread actually expecting 4K.

Like, get real, the beefy home consoles can barely do that shit. What makes you think a handheld with a hdmi dock is gonna do it?

[proper bear]

Personally I don't really care if it's 4K for a Nintendo system. Games look gorgeous regardless. I mean it's possible they'd release some kind of performance dock with additional power, and not just have it unlock a performance mode. But I don't think it's really that necessary

I'm hoping it also means it's pretty affordable compared to like it's PS5 pro priced counterparts

[south notch]

graphical style over fidelity any day

[proper bear]

Looking sweet

[serene plank]

Damn! Accessory makers probably waited over a year for the announcement, sitting on stock produced a year ago 😂 Now the legal NDA over 1 year has worn off or something

[tawny halo]

Yeah this was my thought. NDA has expired 😅

[rapid pollen]

joysticks look ever so slightly better

[spice badge]

Those are probably just a render of the stock ones

[winter pecan]

honestly 1080p/60 at high settings would be a marvel if they can achieve that

[rapid pollen]

it's gonna be able to DLSS up to 4k in docked mode, I'm certain of it. Handheld nah, but I do expect 1080p handheld.

[tawny halo]

Could be skull n co caps

On top

[tawny halo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/s/1JRqyWGvTR

[proper bear]

I love Nintendo. Def getting a switch 2. But man are normie Nintendo Stans so dumb

$350 seems about right tho. I'd imagine it's somewhere around there. Maybe $300 in the states. But that'd be pushing it

[echo dew]

lmao

be happy if it's under 400 bucks

[proper bear]

Actually I'll be honest. If there is no cool novel gimmick or must have launch title I'll probably just wait. I'm fine with it not being as powerful as a steam deck for similar price, but it needs something cool, and if it's just spec bumps I wanna see how battery life is before pulling the trigger. If it's equivalent to the deck I may actually skip this round

[high barn]

Well no, it being around as powerful as the Steam Deck is pretty much the default, with some assuming it could potentially be even more powerful.

[serene plank]

I actually also don’t need a Switch 2 yet and it will depend largely on exclusive games for me. But the hardware from Nintendo is usually top notch, without a single flaw in the first batch and the price stability is unparalleled. So might as well buy early.
If it’s backwards compatible, I will gift the original Switch to my niece

[proper bear]

I like your optimism. But it wouldn't shock me in the least if steam deck was still more powerful. After all it's not something Nintendo really chases. 8nm and other details means it could fall on either side.

[high barn]

Not even optimism when we consider the bit where the components leaked could very well end up actually being 5nm instead (since it’s still surprisingly enough a debate), alongside the fact that while it is pretty much guaranteed that Nintendo will absolutely underclock the thing for Handheld mode, Docked mode is another story entirely since even what we do have confirmed has access to dlss, which will work as a really good option for making demanding ports easier to manage.

[proper bear]

Yeah. Every release the rumor mill shoots high and low. And low is usually right in this regard. I'll be happy if otherwise. Just feel like many hope for the former but are still happy with the later

[high barn]

That’s not even getting into the part where the Steam Deck is already only comparable to a PS4, with most of the punching above its weight class that it pulls off being due to people doing an excellent job of supporting the thing, and a more powerful Switch 2 that’s in the same tier would basically be even more appealing, even with it being ARM, due to the high demand the Switch in general has compared to the Steam Deck and other handheld pc’s.

[proper bear]

True. PS4 would be a fidelity upgrade for switch as well tho 😁

Just saying. People were shocked when switch dropped and games were running at 30fps

[high barn]

Exactly my point.

[proper bear]

Right. We might just be missing each other. I have doubts it'll be any more powerful than a steamdeck. I thought you were implying it'll be more powerful

[high barn]

It’s already gonna be a massive jump from the Switch 1, and even being only around PS4 base model would still put it in the same tier as the Steam Deck, where the only difference would be that the Steam Deck can be full throttle at all times, while the Switch is likely gonna be underclocked for Handheld, while docked could potentially be full throttle if the leaked dock designs suggests they’re planning on implementing a fan into the dock.

[high barn]

Oh, I absolutely do not really believe it will be more powerful, I just believe it could and should be able to reach similar levels, and that it being that level of power would incentivize companies to actually optimize for not just that performance level, but also for ARM as a whole (which would all be great).

At most for the “more powerful” but, I just held some hopes that it could somehow end up having better performance than the Xbox Series S, and that was moreso me thinking it would be the funniest shit imaginable than it being an actual hope, specifically that “I’ll laugh my ass off if Microsoft’s stupid ‘you have to support the Series S by default if you want to port the games, even if it would only run fine on Series X and run poorly on Series S’ ends up resulting in *Nintendo having a current console that plays games better than Xbox’s current console”.

[proper bear]

Haha. Would be funny.

But yeah. Def still excited. Just hoping there's something Nintendo fun in there as well

[warped heath]

Switch will probably have ''4K'' in the same way PS4 Pro touted 1080p with checkerboard upscaling as ''4K''

or a 2x upres with that ai thing they copyrighted a while back

or

SGSR

no native 4K unless its a pixel art game

or Minecraft Bedrock maybe lol

I'm hoping that backwards compat with the 1080p display means Handheld on the SW2 will be SW1 Docked, hopefully with unlocked framerates for games that ran at 30 docked on SW1

[proper bear]

Some backwards enhance would be amazing

At least for first party

[warped heath]

if theyve got sgsr they should just be able to inject it into the frame pipeline of their older games honestly

[proper bear]

Ah. Looks like genki just mocked up the switch 2 based on leaks

Supposedly

[tawny halo]

Well was nice knowing Genki 😅😂

[proper bear]

Yup. Bye bye

With good reason

I mean they're both playing it off like genki didn't get final hardware for their accessories but they probably did. You just always say woops when caught

[proper bear]

Same guy was right for PS5 pro and Nintendo clock announce dates

Not that he can't be wrong but. With all the leaks I feel like it's pretty eminent.

Close enough that some companies clearly felt safe breaching NDAs to leak their accessories early XD

[clever geyser]

I’ll take one with Mario kart plz

[high barn]

Yeah, I’m not too sure how much I believe that price, considering that would be around $280 when converted to USD.

Although, the Switch OLED is around 450 in Canadian Dollars, which converts to less than what it costs in the US ($350).

So who knows? Maybe they’re gonna do something really weird and make it effectively $300.

[proper bear]

I mean it's gonna be old hardware in general

Maybe they make the dock sold separate

Well and this isn't OLED

Usually Nintendo is pretty good about keeping things affordable

If they want to make the switch 2 as unit sales popular as the switch 1 and it's only a hardware bump upgrade it'll need some incentivising

Wii - $249
Wii U - $299
Switch - $299

$300 as a target isn't that crazy. And falls in line with their recent affordability. $350 might make sense too. It's why I always think it's silly when people complain about them keeping their game prices consistent.

[sullen panther]

I thought I read that they were going to be no launch titles straight from Nintendo themselves

[proper bear]

There were database leaks with ports that people assumed would be the games available at launch

Nintendo never released a confirmation as far as I'm aware

[sullen panther]

Oh I see

[proper bear]

Yeah. Red dead seems to be mentioned by everyone. There's 3 other ports. And then I think one of two mystery titles. One of which could be mario kart

Kinda seems wild they wouldn't release any first party title with the system. I think they have before but I can't remember what

Might have been Pokemon. Which isn't really third party

[novel crystal]

I think a new mario game at launch and one other first party game is a given

considering how long it has been since some large first party games from nintendo

[proper bear]

yeah, i mean they had to be working on something 😆

[latent vortex]

new 3d mario
new 3d dk or just dk in general
new starfox
new metroid is confirmed already
i hope its all of them!

[south notch]

no F-Zero though

[latent vortex]

I would love one but that's not really a console seller to all but hardcore fans

[blazing sleet]

Having some racing game at launch would be a console seller though

[latent vortex]

theres a new mario kart heavily rumored

[south notch]

I'll take another F.A.S.T game

[serene plank]

So Nintendo paid Rockstar off to hold back on a PS5 upgrade to make their launch look more impressive. Smart move

About the price, the listing somewhere else for 380€ seems more reasonable and is actually closer to 400 USD. But maybe the AI-upscale-dock will be optional?

[proper bear]

More reasonable based on internals? Or just cause everything else is so damn expensive 😆

I could see them hitting $300 with the hardware if they plan to sell at a slight loss..maybe even $350 with paper thin margins.

I think they're going to have a harder time selling it if it's simply just a spec bumps AND costs $400

€380 also includes VAT no?

[serene plank]

You‘re right. 380€ would be around 320-350 (currently 325 USD)

[proper bear]

Yeah. I could see $350. $300 would just be an auto buy for me 😆

[stuck slate]

Idk guys

I might not be getting this on launch

Unless it launches with Metroid or Pokemon

[proper bear]

Maybe Metroid. Def not Pokemon. Not even sure if I'd buy a launch Pokemon. Last few titles have been... Interesting

I would play the heck out of some mario kart tho

[lean lotus]

If Pokemon Legends A-Z isn't launch window I'll be surprised.

[proper bear]

Guess it could be. It's def coming this year. Just wouldn't be shocked if it was the holiday seller

Leaks have said 8/15

[odd scaffold]

Would be nice to finally see a new Mario Kart after like ten years lol. Not sure how it could compete with 8 Deluxe and it's billion tracks tho

[proper bear]

Yeah. Guess if it launches with brand new tracks they'll roll out old ones again over time

[iron apex]

https://x.com/pirat_nation/status/1878775502305177710?s=46

Pirat_Nation 🔴 (@Pirat_Nation) on X

The Switch 2 is on the black market

Leaker is reliable to the point that Apple once sent him a legal letter.

Twitter · Jan 13, 2025, 12:06 PM

[rapid pollen]

what is even the point lmao

unless it really does make original switch games look/feel that much better with the higher framerates/resolution

[proper bear]

i'm assuming genki would have had to work some deal to get the hardware to make accessories, and clearly were like, i'm gonna pay this blackmarket dude instead?

oh, wait, nm, apple does partner with some accessories so probably wanted and exclusive launch period first

[proper bear]

isn't that what it's supposed to do XD?

[edgy frost]

All these leaks are just free advertising for the Switch 2 , Nintendo isn't stupid

[proper bear]

i mean that'd be dope, but nintendo is really like this

i mean i can appreciate it

[rapid pollen]

I just had it in my mind like, yeah I'mma pay black market prices for this thing before any games are even announced for it 😂

[proper bear]

very few manus try hard to get a launch release to actually be something excitingly unexpected

[rapid pollen]

manus?

[proper bear]

these days it takes a monumental effort

"manufacturers"

could have gone with corpos too

makes more sense

[tawny halo]

https://x.com/wario64/status/1878825754437259504?s=46&t=W6WfgknjfK4-AMAr6C71lA

Wario64 (@Wario64) on X

Nintendo will reportedly reveal Switch 2 this week (Jan 16) according to Nate the Hate. The reveal will focus exclusively on the console with no games presence/focus. Software showcase in late Feb or early March.

VGC says the two-part reveal plan aligns with what they've been

Twitter · Jan 13, 2025, 3:25 PM

Here we go guys!

Get ready for Thursday

Wonder if they will shadow drop like Switch OLED trailer

[proper bear]

Will be interesting to see if it's the 16th or 17th

Used to always be Thursdays but I feel like the past year they've done it whenever

[rapid pollen]

my goodness

[glad cradle]

https://tenor.com/view/starcraft-hell-its-about-time-tycus-its-about-time-gif-5564387

[iron apex]

can't wait for the smell-o-vision reveal

[tawny halo]

Can’t wait for this thread to get busy on Thursday 😂

https://tenor.com/view/home-alone-family-rushing-crazy-gif-10560703

[lean lotus]

I'll probably leave the thread then lol

[odd scaffold]

Even if the leak is wrong I guess it'll be busy regardless lol

If it really is just a console reveal with no software, that would imply to me that it's got a fair few unique features and stuff. I wonder if we'll see glimpses of the next 3d Mario in the reveal like they did with Odyssey in the Switch reveal

[rapid pollen]

imagine it'll get quite busy before then if it's real since Nintendo is gonna announce the announcement ahead of time

[tawny halo]

Unless they shadow drop. OLED trailer was like that

I could see them doing that again, esp with all the leaks

[proper bear]

Yeah. They've been doing it more recently

[iron apex]

''Can you keep a secret? We can't...''

[tawny halo]

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/13/24342802/get-ready-for-the-switch-2-announcement-this-week

Verge also confirming

[crisp swan]

Switch 2 announcement this week!

Nintendo: The switch successor is coming soon.

End stream.

It would funny if it another one of those announcements of an annoucement videos though.

[south notch]

time to go on cheap noodles and tuna to save up

[clever geyser]

Hopefully all switch 1 accessories work on switch 2 fine

need my m30 to work please

[south notch]

I'm sure controllers and the like will

[serene plank]

What are the chances of Nintendo dropping „available immediately“? I‘m flying to HK on Thursday, wouldn’t mind to be one of the first to have a Switch 2 😂

[latent vortex]

0.0001

[cyan mortar]

I would be honestly happy if the switch 2 was lighter and faster LOL

[tawny halo]

Imagine anything that works via bluetooth will. Anything using 2.4ghz dongle will likely need an update applied and likely same for USB devices. But depends if they are using same OS underneath on switch 2. Imagine they must be if they want backwards compatibility

100% expecting a pro controller 2

[trail cedar]

If they make it 399 and “available now” it’s got horrible flashbacks of the Saturn 😂

Prime time for Sony to release Vita 2 and price it at 299 imo

[lean lotus]

Worst thing that'll happen to Nintendo then is price cut to $350 and have games at launch lol.

"Sure we're $50 more, but we're also Nintendo and have Nintendo IP so you'll buy it over the probably won't be supported longer than a year Vita 2"

[trail cedar]

Oh yeah, for clarity, I am not being super serious

[serene plank]

„Nintendo is getting RDR2? Then we will create a Vita 2 so we can have GTA5!“ Console Wars 2025

[lean lotus]

I am curious about a PSP3

[rapid dawn]

The only accesories that can realistically work on the Switch 2 would be the Pro Controller and Joycons but not attached.

[rapid dawn]

I dunno why people are expecting Sony of all people to be disruptors in the handheld market when they are currently behind flops like the PS5 Pro and their most recent handheld release is a streaming device

[limber fog]

i heard the ps5 pro is selling more than the ps4 pro did

[proper bear]

Must be depression shopping 😆

Still don't understand why people buy that thing. The side by sides are basically this

[next ginkgo]

I am increasingly convinced that the Switch 2 will be Nintendo's safest ever follow up console. Possible exception is GB > GBC. Having bought their products for over 40 years - I am surprised how safe this hardware is turning out to be.

[proper bear]

Yeah. So far from what we know that seems to be the case

I'm hoping there's some surprises in the accessories tho. Which there could be

[next ginkgo]

Maybe they feel they have found their original iPhone template in the Switch and it makes no sense to deviate from that for business reasons?

But boy oh boy - the rumours are piling up now and I honestly think they are just going to push a Switch 1 hardware upgrade out.

Not trolling, by the way - very much hope I'm wrong.

[proper bear]

No. Totally understandable. I have my doubts too. And if it's just spec bumps I'm fine with waiting for some limited game launch edition

[next ginkgo]

Maybe Nintendo looked at how their products with with dual screens and / or motion controls worked out and thought 'Hey it is a great cash grab in the moment to jump on the gimmick bandwagon, but it isn't securing us for long term strategy'?

[proper bear]

Yeah. Who knows. Even when they do crazy shit they still sell like hotcakes

Now that someone mentioned bringing the 3ds tech to the switch it's all I want. Lol

[spice badge]

There is a sensor

There will be some sort of gimmick or feature that we’re not familiar with

[proper bear]

Yeah. I expect it. Well. Hope for it

[flint sable]

I'm checking this thread every day now 😄

I need to know moar!!

[rapid dawn]

Don't bother rn

it's 9 PM in Japan.

[flint sable]

True but leaks may happen anytime

[rapid dawn]

next window for an announcement-announcement is maybe in 2 hours if they wanted a 0:00 announcement. If not then you'd be waiting at least 8 more hours imo.

[clever geyser]

Cmon Nintendo

[tawny halo]

Still think we are getting a shadow drop

[trail cedar]

I’m not, I was just referencing the whole PlayStation/E3 “Two Ninety Nine” thing

It were an joke

Granted, maybe not a very good one….

[main otter]

If you know it you get it. 🤣

The shortest presentation in history

[trail cedar]

Some of us are just that old 😂

https://tenor.com/view/deep-magic-lion-witch-narnia-dont-recite-gif-14879671

[winter pecan]

I wouldn't get my hopes up

it's not a very Nintendo thing to do

[tawny halo]

They shadow dropped oled annoucement

Its been done

[winter pecan]

ah, then l stand corrected

[clever geyser]

Is it out yet

[tawny halo]

Still nothing 😅

Hopefully announcement for the announcement soon

But i am under the impression the trailer is just going to appear

[clever geyser]

I’ll check again in 10 mins

[flint sable]

Are you really letting 600 seconds pass before checking again? That's wild

[proper bear]

Lol

I mean it's gonna be Thursday or Friday

Rumors say Friday. In the past they've done a lot of Thursdays

Not sure if they'd announce Japan time or US time. Normally I'd say Japan. But they'll probably drop YouTube vids at the same time so maybe they'll wait til later

[warped heath]

#🕹│rh-general message
With the spec leaks being out recently (or me only recently seeing them lol) is what I said here out there or is it a reasonable assumption?

[tawny halo]

https://tenor.com/view/gjirlfriend-gif-14457952604098199169

[clever geyser]

Is it out yet?

[serene plank]

You missed it. First batch already sold out

[tawny halo]

Yeah we are now waiting for switch 3

[clever geyser]

Damn brutal

[echo dew]

i'm skipping the 3 and will be getting the switch 4, but maybe i'll wait for the oled pro model

[late mulch]

At least they're going with a 5090 for the Switch 4

meanwhile, flying cars

[rapid pollen]

that's not even an effective joke lmao

[proper bear]

And I'd still buy one

Because it'll also double as a hoverboard

While PS and Xbox just dive further into uncanny valley

[void cloak]

Saw a reddit comment that basically puts it at 10x in terms of raw FLOPS compared to the Switch

If they fix the atrocious mem bandwidth from the Switch 1, it will be fine

[warped heath]

"Switch 3 2030, as powerful as the Xbox Series S!!"

[rapid pollen]

switch 2 docked is going to already be that

75% of the raw graphical processing power plus DLSS and frame gen means the actual picture + performance of switch 2 docked will be better than series S

[warped heath]

It's more comparable to the PS4 with those specs and clock speeds, not the Series S

Hopefully it gives Series S performance, but seems like very wishful thinking atp

[lean lotus]

I've been hearing PS4 and PS4 Pro specs for Switch 2 thrown around.

[rapid pollen]

y'all severely under-estimate DLSS and frame gen imo

[rapid pollen]

it's just barely shy of PS4 in handheld mode and 75% of series S docked

and that's just raw GPU performance

not even taking DLSS+frame gen into account

[lean lotus]

Isn't frame gen more for "you already have decent-ish framerates, we'll toss even more at you"? Because for me frame interpolation has felt super weird the first times I've used it.

[warped heath]

Well we've had the spec leaks and very little to contradict them for a while now, clock speed leaks are more recent

[warped heath]

No, it's "we didn't improve much, but we made ai that pretends we did"

[rapid pollen]

I'm looking at the tflops

[warped heath]

It ain't that simple

[lean lotus]

I mean, that's what it's used for, not what it's meant for right?

[warped heath]

I mean, look at the 5070 false advertising Vs raw performance

[rapid pollen]

handheld is 1.72 peak, docked is 3.09 peak
ps4 was 1.84, xbox series s is 4.006

and with DLSS you can probably count on handheld rendering internally at 720p and upscaling to 1080p, and docked rendering at 1080 or 1440p and upscaling to 4k

[lean lotus]

I highly doubt 1440p because that's too PC centric for Nintendo to ever think about imo.

[warped heath]

Native resolution at 720 8 years after the Switch lmao

"count on"

[rapid pollen]

even still, obviously 1080p upscaled to 4k doesn't look like 4k native, but it still looks fantastic

[warped heath]

Eh

So, it's a PS4 Pro at best

Docked

And a Slim handheld

Hopefully Nintendo don't shoot themselves in the foot and advertise 120fps or 4K support lol

Definitely not together

[rapid pollen]

they should absolutely advertise 4k120 because there would absolutely be some games that can hit that

[warped heath]

Wonder will it also be using Frame Gen, bleh

[warped heath]

Minecraft, some side scrollers, lol, none without Dlss and Frame Gen

[rapid pollen]

frame gen works for that gen of Nvidia GPUs so I'd imagine they'd take full advantage of it

[warped heath]

Even then it'll prob more not be locked at all

[rapid pollen]

plenty of indy games.

let me play my Golf Story in 4k120 dammit.

[warped heath]

Dynamic res, Frame Gen, Dlss, low-medium settings at most

[rapid pollen]

no but seriously I really hope we get a high refresh rate display. Even 90hz would make me happy

[warped heath]

90hz is criminally undersupported tbh

Most game streaming services if not all only offer 60 or 120, can't buy 90hz displays because everything skipped to 120-144hz

[rapid pollen]

tons of phones have 90hz displays

[warped heath]

phone

[rapid pollen]

you say that as if people don't game or watch content on their phones lol

[clever geyser]

Is it out yet?

[flint sable]

Announcement is out, but has been removed by YouTube moderation. Too much hype

[warped heath]

Ah yes, the very common media support for 90hz

(not a single streaming service, even game streaming services)

[clever geyser]

Going bed, hope I can order a switch 2 when I wake up

[latent vortex]

https://tenor.com/view/cartman-wii-south-park-three-weeks-gif-14543750

Freeze yourself in ice

[tawny halo]

Still no announcement. We are getting a shadow drop i’m telling you

[spice badge]

It’s rumored to be tmrw

The announcement

[tawny halo]

Apparently they were meant to be tweeting the announcement today. But haven’t. I think they are literally just going to hit publish on vid and leave it at that

Same thing happened with OLED vid. Just dropped no warning

[spice badge]

Yeah and yesterday they tweeted about the pretendo thing

Like come on you guys aren’t THAT mysterious and cool

[tawny halo]

Today they tweet about Donkey Kong

[spice badge]

[main otter]

I heard last time the tweet came out about 24 hours before the announcement which was around 9pm EST / 8am JPT

So there are still a few hours

Bad for Europe and Africa time zones. Anyway, I am going to bed.

[main otter]

Is this a subtle hint for Metroid Prime 4 as a launch game?

That and Metroid Prime 2 and 3 Remaster, please!

[lean lotus]

I'm here thinking of what kind of games will get ported to Switch 2. My dumb sucker ass would totally get Sekiro a third time.

[proper bear]

Or Friday. I've heard both

[latent vortex]

midday tomorrow (usa) IS friday for japan fyi

[rapid pollen]

yeah like it's currently 8:30ish am in japan lol

on thursday btw

we're probably like 26-28 hours away from the announcement

[proper bear]

Yeah. True. Will be interesting to see when exactly

[winter pecan]

you know, even if they do finally announce it this week chances are high that it'll be a nothing burger

[rapid pollen]

everything that's leaked so far made official lol

[winter pecan]

"this is the switch 2. It looks like a switch, but a little bit bigger. Stay tuned in the next few months for more!"

[lean lotus]

I'm almost hoping it'll all be done with by the time I wake up.

[rapid pollen]

what time zone are you in?

[lean lotus]

Eastern

I've also been up for a billion hours, so I'm expecting to sleep for a billion more.

[rapid pollen]

the announcement is expected to be tomorrow night

like, 24-26 hours from now

[compact perch]

I have a feeling this consoles going to be underwhelming especially with all the hype and exciting going around..

[latent vortex]

https://x.com/gaming_leaker/status/1879615560620675545

legit gaming leaks (@gaming_leaker) on X

Nintendo Switch 3 will NOT be announced tomorrow.

X · Jan 15, 2025, 7:44 PM

[flint sable]

That's what I've been thinking all along. The mountain is going to give birth to a mouse

[iron apex]

It’s gonna do just fine

The PS5 was also just a stronger PS4Pro

There’s no need for flashy reveals

As long as launch titles are great the switch 2 will be great as well

[proper bear]

Eh. I think people are just over expecting on the performance front

We've all gotten too used to holding supercomputers in our hands

[compact perch]

Never said it’s going to fail , just said it’s going to be underwhelming , especially since the chips been ready for 2 years according to Nvidia.

Bigger isn’t always better for me , I already thought the OG Switch was big , so increasing its size for me isn’t exciting….

but hey if it came somehow hit ps4-ps4 pro performance like the rumours it should be good but I have a feeling it’s not

[clever geyser]

I woke up and it’s not out yet wtf

Was expecting despatch info

[rapid pollen]

you shouldn't have

nate said thursday in the US, friday in Japan, meaning thursday evening/night in the US

[clever geyser]

Unacceptable

[tawny halo]

Welp! Today is the day! At least here in the UK 😅

Still only tweeting about Donkey Kong

I feel bad for Nate if he is wrong

Most Nintendo reveals are between 3PM - 6PM in UK. So still time for a shadow drop!

Imagine all YouTubers are poised and ready to make summary videos/thoughts and impressions on the event 😅

[rapid dawn]

After the first Switch reveal there was a Tidal Wave of youtubers predicting it was going to be a big failure

No SSD, no 4k, can't plug joycons while playing 0/10 IGN

[stuck slate]

How's the switch 2 cope

[clever geyser]

My body is ready

[flint sable]

Every year a Zelda game

What's going to happen for Switch2?

[clever geyser]

A Zelda game

[flint sable]

That doesn't mean Nintendo Switch 4 won't

[iron apex]

https://youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ?si=uDa4iRy45c7FQXBu

[stuck slate]

Ayyy Mario kart 9

[flint sable]

So the aesthetics aren't too nice but OK. At least we have a date now

[stuck slate]

I like it over the original switch

[flint sable]

I just wish for all games to be 60fps

[stuck slate]

I don't think they'll target 60fps in heldhold mode

It'll be either 1080p30 or 720p60

Probably the former

[echo dew]

of course it was all real

[jaunty orbit]

I know it's Nintendo, but their first party stuff will all be targeting 60fps no doubt

[echo dew]

see ttyd remake

[winter pecan]

called it

[umbral matrix]

Man April 2nd is so far away 😭

[winter pecan]

unbelievable boring aesthetics, they've done nothing to the sticks, dpad, ergonomics, nothing

if this was a retro handheld it'd be torn apart by reviewers

[flint sable]

Oh yeah. I didn't even notice

Still no dpad 🤦‍♂️

[high barn]

Well, looks like someone was completely correct to fully expect and not be surprised by it having full backwards compatibility?

Can someone pick up that phone?

I totally called it!

[foggy raft]

love this they also added more shoulder buttons to individual joycons and the attachment looks sturdier

[novel crystal]

Who doesn't assume it will have backwards compatibility?

[foggy raft]

also i think the switch lite 2 should have detachable joycons and i hope that them making the big one bigger would allow for that

[minor flicker]

Well we know Labo won’t work on it since it doesn’t work on the OLED

[high barn]

You would be very disappointed and surprised to know how many times I’ve gotten a “we’ll just have to wait and see” in response to me asking people “why the hell would they not make both physical and digital work? It’s gonna have full backwards compatibility.”

[leaden kiln]

I mean expect wii u situation with og switch 1 every nintendo had most of backwards compatibility

[high barn]

The Wii U isn’t officially the Switch-0, and it used DVD’s because it was a console that could get away with that, it wasn’t a tablet that outright needed cartridges.

[leaden kiln]

Exactly so nintendo has have a history of doing backwards compatibility so of course they would backwards compatibility for switch 2

[echo dew]

it would have been insane not having it, especially with the most continuist design they've ever done

[novel crystal]

Until they can pull the rug from under people at the worst time to cause the most issues

[high barn]

Exactly what I’m saying, considering some people actively went “yeah, but Wii U needed ports”.

[leaden kiln]

Yhyh

[high barn]

Exactly what I’m saying!

It’s like, there’s having lowered expectations, and then there’s literally just being idiotic levels of cynical or pessimistic.

[leaden kiln]

I'm so glad nowwwww this would be my first switch ever

But should I wait for switch 2 lite maybe maybe

Switch 2 and switch lite sounds like good good fun because they said certain nintendo switch games may not supported on switch 2

[echo dew]

i'm not buying it at launch or even at all until there's a super mario odyssey sequel

[leaden kiln]

I buy it next year

[echo dew]

they're probably saying that because they haven't tested however many thousands of games switch has

or because of stuff like labo

or ring fit

[leaden kiln]

Yeah probably

[fervent onyx]

We get to wait 2.5 months to find out when the actual release date is. Wooooo

I am excited.... but also not? Nintendo shill levels high, but the leaks were REAL leaks and its not super exciting as its been leaked to all hell

[echo dew]

i suppose either may or or september-november

[fervent onyx]

I mean, it will be released this year. My gut tells me Fall, but there is a glimmer of hope for late spring/ summer

[stuck viper]

https://x.com/Mankalor/status/1879883145690206333?t=BUUWfsiAuKoDxslfgkSIJw&s=19

Citadel | Mankalor (@Mankalor) on X

Holy shit, official 24 player Mario Kart on Switch 2!

X · Jan 16, 2025, 1:27 PM

24 PLAYER?!?!?!?!?

[fervent onyx]

They said they're stockpiling consoles. But the initial wave is going to get blown out by scalpers, and everyone clamoring to get one.

So idk it would "seem" Smart to me to release it earlier in the year, to get that shit over with, so that ninty can just sell a shitload of them at christmas themselves

[echo dew]

good luck to scalpers and i hope they lose a ton of money like with the last few big launches

it's not 2020 anymore

[stuck viper]

If they are doing the full direct in April. I feel like June release is extremely likely

Tbf if Joycons 1 can pair to the new system that could easily make ring fit playable

Labos definitely impossible tho

[echo dew]

doesn't the ring for ring fit have a joycon rail you're supposed to put a joycon in?

the mechanism is different now

[stuck viper]

That's why I said joycon 1

If they make the original joycons pairable through bluetooth

Games like 1 2 switch and ring fit should be fine

[echo dew]

oh my bad

yeah, i suppose

[rapid dawn]

Are those colored joystick rings or actual RGB?

I am not sure which answer I'd hate more

like, making the joycon boring plain black but you still have to worry about mix and matching colors would suck so much.

[leaden kiln]

I like black but

BUT

We would get more colours anyway

[rapid dawn]

Joycon 1s are going to be pairable and it's going to suck.

[fervent onyx]

Assuming just colored plastic

[rapid dawn]

Like, you'll need another switch or a new accessory to charge them.

[fervent onyx]

Likely

I mean they make charging "handles" to pop the joycons into, as well as the little charging stands that can charge up 4x cons at once

but yeah it will be a bit funky

[rapid dawn]

I've never worried about the joycon rails as much as I am already worrying about this thin piece of plastic that's constantly going to receive impacts from magnetic attraction

[tawny halo]

So much for March release then

If direct is in April. I can’t see it being available same day

[stuck viper]

My money's on June

2 months for a huge marketing push after the big direct reveals everything

[fervent onyx]

Nah was never going to release in March. The only actual communication from ninty was "We'll reveal the device by march" lol

[rapid dawn]

There's going to be physical events "all over the world" which I guess means US, Europe, Australia, Japan and Korea.

[fervent onyx]

So all things considered we're two months ahead of schedule lol

[rapid dawn]

So if you live in one of those five areas you might be able to witness the Switch 2 in person long before release.

[leaden kiln]

They confirmed it

[fervent onyx]

Yeah I live about an hour train ride / hour drive with no traffic from NYC. So i'll register for the first look event

[fervent onyx]

Make a day of it

[stuck viper]

I'm guessing we won't get any trailers or stuff until after the direct

[fervent onyx]

Its basically a lotto anyway, so registering doesn't mean you're guaranteed a ticket

Yeah as far as I see it. 4/2/25 (APRIL lol NOT FEB for the brits here) will be when they hit you with release date, preorder date, and some software

[leaden kiln]

Maybe games

Hehe

[fervent onyx]

Yeah I mean. Prime 4 is hype level over 9000

They always say that "Metroid doesn't sell super well" so who knows. Nintendo doesn't consider it a "Strong" IP.

[stuck viper]

Ngl in the switch 1 trailer we saw the pro controller and like 5 different Nintendo games shown even if they weren't given names yet

[leaden kiln]

Metroid prime remastered did well so nintendo would say why not and reveal trailer of prim 4

[stuck viper]

So this reveal is kinda weak in comparison

[iron apex]

It better be

[leaden kiln]

Of course but remember the leaks kinda ruined the reveal

[iron apex]

Now imagine you can emulate switch 2 games with yuzu

[high barn]

They literally say it in the freaking video.

Both physical and digital backwards compatibility.

[stuck viper]

I wonder if MK9 is gonna be the cross gen title. Might explain why it's not that huge of a graphical jump

[void cloak]

It's not FULL compatibility, though.

Note the little asterisk

[stuck viper]

They just mean stuff like labo

And the new joycons don't have the ir

[clever geyser]

That’s the ability for the joy on to be a mouse yeah?

[tawny halo]

So its launching in April? Im so confused

[high barn]

Digital and Physical is full as far as I’m concerned. Screw Labo, that shit doesn’t matter.

[void cloak]

We don't know yet what they mean.

[iron apex]

I know I just couldn’t find the right words to say that backwards compatibility would have been a disaster

There’s literally too many people that own a switch

[stuck viper]

Nintendo direct in april

[iron apex]

They’ll do their best to support the switch 1 platform as long as they can

[leaden kiln]

So they would show the switch 2 in full details on nintendo direct in April 2

[iron apex]

Aren’t like 40% of Sony players still on the ps4/pro as well

[leaden kiln]

Not launching

[stuck viper]

It won't be as annoying as the 3ds with the switch 1 tho

[tawny halo]

Ok cool 💪 cheers

[leaden kiln]

Yep

[stuck viper]

Since any new switch game will also run on switch 2

[iron apex]

Backwards compatibility and supporting you’re older gen for as long as possible is a must

[tawny halo]

Hope so i have over 300 digital games with them at the moment

[leaden kiln]

Sooo people who want bit of power don't worry we got switch 2

[stuck viper]

I wonder if they release any "switch 2" specific versions of games like pokemon legends za and metroid prime 4

[leaden kiln]

300 damn

[high barn]

It’s especially important if you’re not gonna have many games at the start of launch.

[stuck viper]

Or if it'll just be a patch

[tawny halo]

Yeah 😅 thats not including physical

[stuck viper]

And just one sku for the game

[iron apex]

I feel like switch 1 compatible will also keep releasing for the coming years, the same way the psp still got games up until like 2011

Switch 1 has to be the most dragged console in history

[proper bear]

Someone doubted you on this. That's silly

[high barn]

No shit it’s silly.

[tawny halo]

😅 better keep a switch 1 still just in case

[iron apex]

Like they already did it with the DS and 3DS

[stuck viper]

What was crazy if the rumors are true it was actually THIRD PARTIES trying to nudge nintendo to make the switch 2 not backwards compatible

[iron apex]

It’ll probably be indentical

Game carts with a slight bump to not fit inside the switch 1

But switch 1 cartridges will fit into the switch 2

[stuck viper]

Hopefully we have to deal with way less ports

Since they basically have no more wii u games to pull from

[iron apex]

lol

[high barn]

That tracks, they would take advantage of Nintendo having some ignorant Dinosaurs in their Exec branch to try and ruin the Switch 2.

[glacial oyster]

Enjoy all the "enhanced" Wii and GC games coming for $60

[proper bear]

Damn. No switch experience near me. Too bad. Was fun last time

[odd scaffold]

This was true for most of the series but Dread and Prime Remastered did pretty dang well, the Switch just tends to have that effect on franchises

[stuck viper]

I always felt like the switch 1 was just one time thing anyways

[high barn]

They don’t want to deal with Nintendo absolutely smoking them on sales for a whole nother 7-8 years.

[void cloak]

Watch them steal Dolphin emulator for that purpose

[fervent onyx]

Honestly. Money. They get more by just digitally distrbuting. And nintendo can't charge them as much for propriatary carts

[glacial oyster]

Twilight Princess, OoT, MM, and Wind Waker are all easy lucrative releases

[stuck viper]

Because they went from disc's to cartridges. And nintendo clearly lost money on a LOT of wii u games

[proper bear]

Haha. True. But it's not like AAA makers don't do a remastered every couple years. Said as an owner of 8 purchased Skyrims

[glacial oyster]

I will sacrifice a sack full of puppies for a Kid Icarus Uprising port though

[fervent onyx]

Jokes on you when we start getting remastered remasters

[odd scaffold]

I'm just expecting $60 upgrade patches for Switch 1 games so if that doesn't happen I'll be pleasantly surprised

[stuck viper]

If nintendo ever had the balls to give us Mario Galaxy 3 I would ascend but it'll never happen

[odd scaffold]

That's basically the only other thing I was hoping for from the reveal, please let BC actually enhance the games that struggle on the Switch 1

[leaden kiln]

I can't lie Nintendo is going to have fun with third party games unleash each games nooooo hold back

[high barn]

Third Party’s literally gave up on the Wii U and did a 180 on statements right before the thing’s launch.

[stuck viper]

Nintendo never even bothered to make a sequel to odyssey despite how much that game made

[stuck viper]

I'm aware

I was saying why nintendo ported so many wii u games to switch

Them being greedy was charging $60 a pop for them tho

[high barn]

Why would they not charge $60 for an enhanced port of a Wii U game that costed the exact same?

[proper bear]

Odyssey and Galaxy were bangers but I'm kind of glad they just don't pump out sequels and try new things

[stuck viper]

That's not even true most of the time

[high barn]

It’s not like people “didn’t buy them because it was $60”. It’s because people literally didn’t get the Wii U.

[stuck viper]

Dkctf was like 40

On wii u

[rapid dawn]

I just want an actual Galaxy 1-2 Switch port

[proper bear]

Dont need Call of Mario: Modern Wario 1-50

[rapid dawn]

Without needing touch controls every 5 seconds

[stuck viper]

Luigis Mansion 2 was $40 on 3ds

[leaden kiln]

Hahahhaa

[stuck viper]

Still charged 60 anyways

[high barn]

You mean the game that was released 2 years into one of Nintendo’s worst selling consoles?

[lean lotus]

Well, at least I have more time to save for the Switch 2.

[proper bear]

Also glad I do all my Nintendo game shopping during holidays when most stuff hits the 40 region 😆

[glad cradle]

doesn’t feel like Switch 2, more like “New Switch XL”

[high barn]

Versus the port made for their most successful console? Said port likely not even being a “simple task”.

[stuck viper]

I literally said it makes sense for them to bring them over. Just charging full price when some of these ports add almost nothing sometimes is greedy

[proper bear]

We don't really know anything about it we didn't know. So maybe there's more?

[leaden kiln]

Yeah but I'm glad they didn't risk it this time

[proper bear]

The hardware was pretty hashed out a while ago

[stuck viper]

I don't get why you are dying on this hill 😂

[proper bear]

Still hoping there's some cool accessories in the pipe that would actually get me to buy one

[leaden kiln]

Hell even before last year

[high barn]

Because I refuse to call that greedy when that is much better reserved for TOTK being $70 for what is essentially just BOTW with half a new game’s worth of content slapped on top.

[proper bear]

Yeah. I just don't really care about s spec bump. I'll spend money elsewhere and buy it in a year when it's $50 cheaper and has more of a new backlog

[leaden kiln]

👀

[stuck viper]

I mean totk being 70 is bad but that's completely unrelated

2 things can be bad at the same time

[proper bear]

Wow. That's a hot take if I've ever seen one 😂

I mean I guess 60 would have made more sense

[high barn]

What’s hot about it? TOTK being BOTW with a bunch of new stuff doesn’t stop it from being good.

[stuck viper]

Ironically i think botw is the better game anyways and far more stable with performance

[high barn]

It just doesn’t automatically also make it worth $10 more.

[leaden kiln]

Guys it's nintendo of course they keep the price high than electric billbl

[proper bear]

True. I guess I've just spent the same or more on games that totally suck ass. So when I get my enjoyment out I use that to judge price

[leaden kiln]

Like Mario kart 8 is still 40 to 50 price

[stuck viper]

Totk sales kinda nose dived compared to other switch games that have been super evergreen

Still sold well obviously

[high barn]

See that’s my take on it, I’m not surprised since it makes sense, and frankly I’m reserving calling them greedy for whenever they do the same bullshit $70 price increase other companies have been doing.

[proper bear]

It's how Nintendo stays profitable. It's their market strategy. Sell cheap hardware near cost. Sell software at consistent pricing

It's nothing new

[clever geyser]

Joycon being used as a mouse will be awesome

[stuck viper]

But I hope they actually see that as enough that they need to do much more for the next zelda

[proper bear]

I'll take a $300 switch and $60 games over a $750 PS5 Pro

[tawny halo]

I will take Wind Waker 4K 😂

[stuck viper]

No one's buying that ps5 pro sony is insane

[leaden kiln]

You are not wrong You are not wrong

[stuck viper]

It doesn't even feel like we're half way through the gen anyways

[high barn]

Shit I’ll take GC Twilight Princess, just give us something!

[stuck viper]

Sony and ESPECIALLY Microsoft have been shockingly fumbling this gen

[proper bear]

I'd kill for a twilight princess. Was one of my favs even if less popular

[high barn]

Xbox can pretty easily be described as “a self-perpetuating trash fire of controversy”.

[stuck viper]

Everyone was afraid microsoft was gonna have a monopoly over gaming with game pass and all the acquisitions

[compact sable]

I mean just look at Sony. How many “remasters” are they doing at near full prices either just new textures and shadows added lol. That’s far more egregious whereas TotK was built on the same bones but had 70+ hrs of new gameplay

[proper bear]

One thing is for sure. Midway through this Gen cycle I completely stopped remembering Xbox existed

[tawny halo]

PS5 ultra in 2026 😅 place bets

[stuck viper]

But they've just been shooting themselves in the foot every second they get

[proper bear]

To be fair I forgot about Sony too until their handheld leaks 😆

[stuck viper]

Nah my bets on ps6 being a massive flop in like 2029

[tawny halo]

Xbox’s next console is in 2026. So can imagine Sony doing another mid gen bump

[proper bear]

PS5 PP (Pro Pro)

[stuck viper]

Nintendo was smart giving up on the console market. The dock and "hybrid" is just clever marketing for slapping video out on a handheld

[compact sable]

I don’t see Sony doing a refresh, I think their focus is on the handheld and PS6

They already refreshed + did the Pro model and at this point Microsoft could give away Xbox’s for free and not make a dent in Sonys market share

[pine cove]

Need this Asap

[stuck viper]

They dropped out at basically the perfect time. And what's funny is back in the 3ds days people were dead set that dedicated handhelds were gonna be killed by smartphone apps

[leaden kiln]

Yep and they got thier ps4 level device now

[proper bear]

Supposedly the next gen snapdragons might almost double battery life. Would be cool if we finally started getting some handhelds/phones again.

[leaden kiln]

Ah DARK TIMES

[stuck viper]

Nintendo was always strongest with handhelds

[proper bear]

That's true. They also had zero competition for most of it. Heh

[pine cove]

Nintendo said hold my beer

[stuck viper]

Hell the "hybrid" marketing made the nintendo console players accept practically 0 graphical bump to the next console

Literal gamecube to wii situation

[proper bear]

To release a solid handheld consistently with lacking competition is still something to applaud tho

[compact sable]

What else is there though? They can’t compete in the console space directly anymore

[proper bear]

What is the console space anymore?

[leaden kiln]

Of course but now we got sony want to complete handheld space

[stuck viper]

The steam deck probably spooked nintendo a little bit tho. I heavily believe that's why the switch 2 has the specs it does

[pine cove]

I mean they are smoking the console war lol

[proper bear]

MS and Sony are only going to continue hard shifts to streaming

[lean lotus]

I highly doubt the Steam Deck spooked Nintendo.

[compact sable]

Nah, the upgrade is highly iterative

[proper bear]

Two pretty different markets

[compact sable]

It’s just as “outdated” at launch as the original Switch was

[lean lotus]

Nintendo execs had literally no clue how PSN and Xbox Live worked when NoA was talking to them about it iirc.

[stuck viper]

The gpu on the switch 2 is better than the steam decks

[compact sable]

Nintendo doesn’t even know how their online system works

[lean lotus]

I highly doubt they care about the Steam Deck outside of people constantly posting social media of it pirating Switch games.

[proper bear]

And look how bad that sold

[lean lotus]

Yep, exactly

[compact sable]

X to Doubt

Gotta see the actual numbers on this because at the power consumption Nintendo will do it certainly won’t in handheld form.

Also it’s Nvidia so likely those numbers are boosted due to DLSS and AI nonsense like they do with their GPUs

[stuck viper]

At the very least the steam deck ripped gaming laptop companies a new one. And now they are all haphazardly rushing to compete with valve

[lean lotus]

Like, let's say the Steam Deck has sold 10 million units, to be extra generous.

Amazing for the PC handheld market. Astounding and hilariously over the top.

Fucking awful in the console market.

[proper bear]

So it's older hardware. Who gives a flying fuck. They'll still sell millions and release banger games. Like Nintendo clearly gives 0 fucks

[high barn]

Shit, their Hybrid was and is still continuing to smoke all of Sony and Xbox’s current stuff!

[high barn]

Hell, they’re literally smoking the Steam Deck! The literal only “handheld” competition they have!

[compact sable]

Honestly I don’t think it did much to the laptop market.

Gaming laptops, even base models, are still head over heels more powerful then the Deck and other handhelds can ever hope to be lol

The Deck just opened up a new segment to a market just like the Switch did.

[proper bear]

Every Gen people are like "geeze Nintendo so far behind, they'll never sell them" and Nintendo's like "hold my beer"

[stuck viper]

More the price to performance

[compact sable]

You can still get Gaming Laptops with 4050s that smoke the Deck for under $700 lol

[tawny halo]

I have only just realised they are still using that same dpad 🤦‍♂️

[compact sable]

It’s a totally different person buying the two

[lean lotus]

Yeah it's still a Switch

[tawny halo]

Doh!

[compact sable]

I know, I wish they put the Xbox dish one on it. We can hope right

https://tenor.com/view/see-myself-out-gif-21716927

[lean lotus]

Oh god no

[proper bear]

Luckily 3rd party's can save joycons

[tawny halo]

3rd part again then

[lean lotus]

I hate that fucking circular dpad bs

[tawny halo]

Yeah this

[lean lotus]

Gimme a cross.

[high barn]

…Yeah, that’s about right.

[stuck viper]

Nintendos about to make me wait for the lite 2 with that 4 button "dpad"

[proper bear]

Haha. Yeah

At least it's an option

[stuck viper]

My point exactly

[proper bear]

Would suck if Nintendo strangled accessories as well

[stuck viper]

And yet the steam deck is 400

Valve can sell at a loss

[compact sable]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6576633.p?skuId=6576633&sb_share_source=PDP

I mean… no?

[stuck viper]

So they basically have a cheat code

[high barn]

You realize that’s a Ryzen 5 right? You can get an Ally Extreme (or Z-extreme? I don’t remember what the naming convention for that version was supposed to be) for less than that.

[lean lotus]

Like Nintendo could absolutely make a power console like a PS5/XSX. But like, why would they need to. They save a ton of money using older/cheaper parts. They save a ton of money making games that aren't targeting super high graphical fidelity that one would want to use that high power for. Keeping it hybrid ensures that they keep their monopoly on the handheld console market, and a handheld should generally have less power consumption than a console tied to the power outlet at all times.

[compact sable]

Literally doesn’t matter. A R5/4050 will run circles around a Deck and Z1E just because of power envelopes lol

An i3 with a dGPU will run circles around the handhelds too

[pine cove]

What does any of this matter

[stuck viper]

That's the thing

It doesnt

[proper bear]

Exactly. Everyone remembers when Pokemon was taken 3D...

[pine cove]

In any case, gimmie new Mario kart plz

[lean lotus]

Pokemon taken to 3D was okay. It was really Pokemon taken to HD 3D that really started to burn it for me personally.

[compact sable]

Because someone said the Steamdeck “ripped gaming laptops a new one” on “price to performance” and it just isn’t true lol

[proper bear]

True. I just know they had a real challenge trying to use a more modern paradigm to even develop the game. Heh

[compact sable]

But yeah this is the Switch 2 chat

[stuck viper]

Nintendo was smart enough to realize the spec race was a losing game

[lean lotus]

Nintendo realized that the spec race only really works if you win the race.

[proper bear]

Especially with Sony and MS not being just game console creators

[stuck viper]

Yet you keep only pointing out devices $200 more

[lean lotus]

If you don't, cough cough N64 GCN, then you now have expensive parts that aren't selling enough to be worth it.

[pine cove]

Ayo?

[stuck viper]

Yeah it's sick

[proper bear]

Like contracts with hardware makers was always going to favor Sony and MS over Nintendo in the long run

[stuck viper]

There must be a bunch of new items if I had to guess

[high barn]

Doesn’t help that they had to do it in the same amount of dev time as other pokemon games, and that they’ve had to stick to that dev time duration to this day.

[stuck viper]

To warrant 24 players

[high barn]

Shit, ScVi got 3 years and only like around 90 devs to make what would normally be made with 5-6 years and over 300 in-house devs at least.

[compact sable]

I’m scared of how bad NSO 2 is gonna be lol

[pine cove]

Mario kart online has always been good

Back to even Wii/Ds days

[tawny halo]

If rumors are true virtual console is coming back

If thats part of Switch Online i will be happy

[high barn]

I imagine it’s probably for GC and other games not included with NSO.

[tawny halo]

Id be happy with that.

Having “free” retro games is a nice bonus

[stuck viper]

Nah mario kart 8 d online is bad

The netcode is wonky where if it shows you got hit on their screen

But not yours

It'll still count as a hit on you

[pine cove]

Never experienced

[stuck viper]

It's more common if you play global

Especially in high vr rooms when you deal with a ton of Japanese players lol

[tawny halo]

Lol who has friends to use codes 😅😂 i just play strangers

[stuck viper]

Yeah there was no way we were ever getting gamecube or wii online

Nintendo still considers those "real games"

For port and remake fodder they can sell for $60

Same for 3ds

DS should be fair game tho

Switch 2 is rumored to have a mic so

[edgy frost]

https://tenor.com/view/restless-gif-1514542008269461846

https://tenor.com/view/restless-gif-1514542008269461846

[lean lotus]

And randomly $40 like Metroid Prime Remastered or Mario vs Donkey Kong for $50.

Like the prices they pick are just so weird.

You'd think they're just always go $60.

[tawny halo]

Would be funny if Russ get’s a ticket for first hands on. 😅

[stuck viper]

mario v donkey kong was a gba game tbf

and ngl 50 might still have been too much to ask for LOL

[proper bear]

Who knows. Maybe they pay their devs a good salary. Lol

[stuck viper]

maybe MPR for 40 was some galaxy brain move to try to get more people into metroid, inorder for prime 4 to be worth it

but considering they did 0 MARKETING for it

and just shadow dropped it i guess they had 0 hope for it

[proper bear]

Instead of relying on launch sales and then letting the game slide to bargain bin prices in 2 months. And whipping their devs to finish something new if they want to get paid

[stuck viper]

wild times we live in, Nintendo sees luigis mansion as more valuable than metroid

LM3 selling as well as it did had to be a shocker

it got them to buy next level so

[proper bear]

Fine with that. If they just chased metrics we'd get Call of Samus: Modern Metroid 1-50

[tawny halo]

Hopefully Wind waker HD finally

[proper bear]

Hell yeah. Feed my switch 1

[tawny halo]

😂 just gimme Wind Waker Nintendo

[proper bear]

It's all anyone wants. Haha

[stuck viper]

you meme but i always felt like Metroid Prime had the potential to give Halo a run for its money

especially if they brought back a hunters style multiplayer or something

[proper bear]

No. I agree with you there. I just think Nintendo may have lost something if they fell down that hole

I don't want them to be the best. I just want them to keep making cool weird shit. Lol

[stuck viper]

dont worry nintendo has their copy and paste shooter already

splatoon

[proper bear]

Haha. True

[high barn]

Ok, who else thinks this dumbass just read the date wrong and thought “February 4th”? With the Switch 1 thing being rage clickbait?

[stuck viper]

i bought splatoon 2 had my fun

never felt the need to get 3

and with switch 2 being backwards comp unless 4 is a massive step up i might still be content sticking to 2 LOL

[proper bear]

It is something and hand to a kid where they're just not shooting someone different from them in a desert tho

[signal tinsel]

I sold my switch more than a year ago in anticipation for switch 2 lol, it was the gen 1/og one too

[proper bear]

She might end up hating squid people tho

[stuck viper]

i ended up double dipping for an oled a year ago

but i got it used for an amazing deal

[leaden kiln]

Lmaooo

[signal tinsel]

I tried really hard to resist

[proper bear]

I still have my launch. But it mostly collects dust after the oled

[stuck viper]

my original switch was half broken

[signal tinsel]

Nice nice

Debating if I wanna come back and get a switch 2 or not 🤔
My switch 1 was collecting dust for the longest

[proper bear]

Meant to go back and mod it. But I haven't kept up on that scene at all

[high barn]

I fully believe he unironically just read the date wrong and added the “Switch 1 games” bit for rage clickbait.

[stuck viper]

depends on the games for me ngl

i want to see if they are doing patches for switch 1 games

[tawny halo]

Still got my day 1 switch, still going strong but stays docked. But oled for everything else.

[signal tinsel]

I even got a Odin 2 to hold me over with switch games and that also collects dust now

[proper bear]

I'm fine with dust collecting as long as I feel like I got my $/hr entertainment out of it

[signal tinsel]

Fair

[stuck viper]

thatll be a big part to move me over the needle, but since it seems like it wont actually come out until June ill be in a position to buy it at launch if scalpers dont ruin everything

[signal tinsel]

Half my collection I bought is unplayed lol

[proper bear]

Haha. Yeah. That's where the regrets come in

[signal tinsel]

Yea..

[stuck viper]

but since they ALREADY started manufacturing back in September

[leaden kiln]

Nah I'm laughing 😂

[stuck viper]

i think scalpers are gonna get clowned on

[proper bear]

That said my steam backlog makes everything else looks ok 😆

[signal tinsel]

I don’t think scalping should be an issue tbh this time around

Unless you’re in certain Asian countries

Or don’t have an official Nintendo presence

[stuck viper]

honestly ill say it MK9 doesnt look like that huge of a graphic upgrade from 8

[leaden kiln]

It would be fine

[proper bear]

I don't remember scalping being that bad with the first launch. Feel like they made a metric shit ton

[stuck viper]

but maybe were seeing the limit of just the mario artstyle at this point

[high barn]

Scalpers walking in and buying the whole wall of Switch 2’s, only for store clerks to just go to the back and fully restock it.

[high barn]

https://tenor.com/view/look-up-scared-willem-dafoe-gif-17761333

[proper bear]

Yup. Lol

[stuck viper]

"Do it again i dare you"

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-stinky-diaper-spongebob-trash-hmmmm-hmph-gif-23089008

Gamestop employee

[clever geyser]

Going to sell my ps5 asap ready for it

[proper bear]

I'm just sad all the launch parties are multiple states away 😭

[leaden kiln]

Nintendo is confident that they would not run out of stock

[signal tinsel]

Ill be also surprised that places won’t limit to 1 per customer

[proper bear]

Well experiences*

[stuck viper]

scalpers are the scum of the earth im just gonna be real

they know what they are doing is shitty

[signal tinsel]

Facts

[proper bear]

They're total shit for sure. But as the wealth gap increases people be struggling. I guess it's better than robbing people? Lol

[high barn]

“No, but supply and demand though. It’s the economy”

[stuck viper]

and i dont want to hear "oh its tough out there now gotta hustle to get by" nah the only people who can afford to buy a wall of consoles are already loaded

[tawny halo]

Nintendo is still like Donkey Kong out today btw

[proper bear]

I could afford to buy a wall of consoles. If just skip my mortgage for a while

[stuck viper]

https://tenor.com/view/squidward-spare-change-spare-some-change-begging-poor-gif-18999842

[signal tinsel]

I’m sad (not really) that the switch 2 isn’t called NEW Nintendo Switch

[stuck viper]

cant wait for switch 2 pro rumors

i wonder if well actually get a pro this time

[proper bear]

Could pull an apple and just not even have new in there

[leaden kiln]

Nah otherwise people would get confused

[high barn]

No, Switch 3.

[signal tinsel]

That didn’t stop them before

NEW 3DS

[high barn]

No wait, Switch 3 Pro, they’re skipping Switch 3.

[stuck viper]

i fully believe the original Switch Pro / New Nintendo Switch was just scrapped from the chip shortage

[leaden kiln]

Actually you are not wrong

[signal tinsel]

Do you wanna buy a new NEW 3DS XL?

[proper bear]

God. We're so consumer conditioned to expect a "pro" version of everything

[leaden kiln]

But people would call it 3ds in general

[signal tinsel]

I never understood that naming decision

[proper bear]

Can't wait for my RP5 pro tho....

[high barn]

You say that as a joke, but I’ve seen some people be unironically mad it’s not something like New 3DS or Wii U. They wanted another wacky name, like the Super Switch.

[signal tinsel]

I saw super floating around

They went simple this time

Good job whoever’s in charge

[proper bear]

Not gonna lie. That's kinda fire tho. Imagine if it launched in SNES colors

[leaden kiln]

Super switch sounds bit cool but again I'm glad they went simple this time

[high barn]

Of course, Super Nintendo Switch would be better, specifically to avoid Super Switch’s Acronym…

[proper bear]

Japan and that guy have a weird relationship as is. So probably best not to 😆

[signal tinsel]

I’m sad it isn’t OLED day 1

[proper bear]

I'm hoping that means $300 tho

[leaden kiln]

Mostly 399

[signal tinsel]

I get a funny feeling it’ll be $400 starting

Ye

[leaden kiln]

Which its still cool

[proper bear]

Rumors in other currency only put it at $328 usd

[high barn]

Eh, I can see it being the new $350.

[stuck viper]

honeslty im REALLY hyped for the switch 2 lite

[proper bear]

Yeah. I'd be shocked at $400. It's a console Nintendo really wants you to buy one of for each of your 5 kids

[stuck viper]

itd be crazy if they got it down to like the size of the original switch but with the switch 2 hardware inside

[high barn]

The Switch OLED would possibly drop in price as well.

[stuck viper]

299 switch 2 lite

[leaden kiln]

SPICY

[iron apex]

No Oled

400 for Oled would be fair

[signal tinsel]

Did they stop production on switch oled?

[proper bear]

Honestly it's ok. I just picked up an Odin 2 mini. I'm fine with not buying anything from Nintendo til holiday bundles

[iron apex]

Especially since the games will already be be more expensive

[stuck viper]

they are definetly gonna keep the switch 1 around with a price cut as the "budget" handheld

[iron apex]

70-80 I’ve heard

[proper bear]

This. I'd find it hard to go no OLED and ask for $400

[leaden kiln]

WHATT

[signal tinsel]

You know you’d still buy it

[leaden kiln]

70 to 80 is crazy

[iron apex]

Yeah and that tegra from nvidia isn’t that expensive

[signal tinsel]

I’m kind of afraid on the chip