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I dunno, it definitely is kind of shocking that on this forum dedicated to cheapassery there are so many people dying to buy this thing and a couple games and accessories for a grand, or talking about their expensive tvs and home theater rooms (!!!) or describing their fancy pcs with weird technical jargon that may as well be another language. If the switch 2 is really this desirable here at its inflated price and with its $70-80 games, then that probably indicates it will sell well among normie consumers for sure.

Not trying to gatekeep frugality or saving money or whatever, but it’s just weird. There are so so many things I’d rather spend that kind of money on instead of beta testing a new console. But sure, the new Mario Kart looks fun I guess.
 
If you missed out on the GameCube controller from Nintendo, I saw this wireless GC Switch controller on clearance from BB for $39 that should also work on Switch 2 while being compatible with regular Switch/2 games, too:


There's also a wired version for $27 that is barely discounted for clearance:

 
rpgaymer said:
I dunno, it definitely is kind of shocking that on this forum dedicated to cheapassery there are so many people dying to buy this thing and a couple games and accessories for a grand
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You guys are shocked that people in the "Nintendo Eshop Deals and Discussions" thread are excited about new Nintendo hardware after 8 years of the previous hardware?
 
TheLegendofTyler said:
Your problem isn't really the points you're making it's just that you don't know when to stop. You just seem to have to have the last word, which I guess it is the Internet so no surprise there. But you just keep hammering the same points over and over. We get it, we know how you feel. The launch of a new console is exciting for a lot of people, why continue to piss on their parade? Because it's honestly just starting to feel like you want to dissuade people from buying to help justify your own decision not to buy. I don't think you're a troll, but damn, read the room and just move on. And if you can't, seems like June 5th is going to be a painful day for some people, and it won't be for those buying the console.
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Hey, point that to be people being petty, insulting, and general rude to me first and then you might have a point.

It's CAG, I'm being a CAG. Others are just emphasizing the ass part.

If you don't like what I'm saying, as the other dude said, use the ignore feature. It's what I do, as well.
 
Donken said:
You guys are shocked that people in the "Nintendo Eshop Deals and Discussions" thread are excited about new Nintendo hardware after 8 years of the previous hardware?
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When it's priced the same as it's competitors, yes. We all are used to Nintendo coming out with some kind of crazy, new idea console that costs less. Switch 2 is just a better Switch with mouse capabilities and a chat feature. There isn't any of that Nintendo magic. Too many companies copied Nintendo in the 8 years since Switch came out. If the console could mimic the Wii U or have some kind of new way to play games, it would be exciting and maybe could justify the price. I could get on board if this thing was $100 cheaper for both skus but charging $449.99 or $499.99 and not really doing any innovation is just not building any hype for me.
 
I get the beta testing concerns some have on buying hardware early, but the price? This is Nintendo. The regular Switch is still $300. OLED is still $350. Lite is still $200. 8 years in and there have been a few deals but they pack in a digital game at full price. Like, there’s no cag’ing this unless you want sloppy seconds and risk stick drift. Which fine, enjoy your used system and years of waiting to get that deal and be years behind trying to play catch up finding deals building a backlog and never having the time to juggle it and whatever other systems you are into.

The only risk here is if there’s some hardware issue. Even if Mario Kart World has issues Nintendo will fix them and those getting the game for $50 as a pack in will be getting the only deal on it for probably a very long time. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Still $54 or something at Walmart. They had a bunch of them when I was shopping today. Sure there have been a few deals but like sometimes for Nintendo it’s waiting years to save $10 or $20 and you have to be ready waiting.

I’ve sat back plenty and let people be the early adopters… but this is Nintendo not Microsoft. Chances are low there’s anything major at launch. But there is a pretty fair chance the price is going to go up even temporarily if the tariffs on hold for Vietnam kick back in. But even if prices don’t go up, they aren’t coming down. These new memory cards? Sure, price will drop.

Anyway, still waiting on a preorder invite… but will likely haunt Walmart until they stock them locally.
 
rpgaymer said:
I dunno, it definitely is kind of shocking that on this forum dedicated to cheapassery there are so many people dying to buy this thing and a couple games and accessories for a grand, or talking about their expensive tvs and home theater rooms (!!!) or describing their fancy pcs with weird technical jargon that may as well be another language. If the switch 2 is really this desirable here at its inflated price and with its $70-80 games, then that probably indicates it will sell well among normie consumers for sure.

Not trying to gatekeep frugality or saving money or whatever, but it’s just weird. There are so so many things I’d rather spend that kind of money on instead of beta testing a new console. But sure, the new Mario Kart looks fun I guess.
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It's about $500 ACKSHUALLY.

That someone can mostly get from selling or trading just about any other console of value, if they so choose.
 
nightc1 said:
I get the beta testing concerns some have on buying hardware early, but the price? This is Nintendo. The regular Switch is still $300. OLED is still $350. Lite is still $200. 8 years in and there have been a few deals but they pack in a digital game at full price. Like, there’s no cag’ing this unless you want sloppy seconds and risk stick drift. Which fine, enjoy your used system and years of waiting to get that deal and be years behind trying to play catch up finding deals building a backlog and never having the time to juggle it and whatever other systems you are into.
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I’ve been doing that since I got my PS2 in 2003. I’m still trying to catch up on my PS1 backlog, incidentally. I don’t really think adopting a system day one, as opposed to waiting, finding a better bundle deal, and getting most of the games I want for the system at half price, really looks that unappealing. Which is what I did with the Switch—OLED Mario Kart bundle this past Black Friday for $275. Several games—including first party Nintendo games like TOTK and Mario Odyssey—for around half off or better. And if Nintendo never prices the Switch 2 down to a range I’m interested in—oh, well. Nintendo is constantly rereleasing games for newer platforms, so it’s unlikely I’ll miss much by skipping a generation; I’ve got a massive backlog that I’ll never finish; and modern gaming is getting less user friendly all the time, so each new generation that I miss out on is less desirable than the last—which, again, I’m still catching up with and will be for the rest of my life.

Oh, and the last system I bought at launch? The 3DS. Betting on Nintendo sure worked out well for me there—huge price cut a few months in, newer model with more power and new control functionality released a few years later. Obviously different time with different global economic situation, but the point is you never know what the future is gonna do.
 
nightc1 said:
Like, there’s no cag’ing this unless you want sloppy seconds and risk stick drift.
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nightc1 said:
I get the beta testing concerns some have on buying hardware early, but the price? This is Nintendo. The regular Switch is still $300. OLED is still $350. Lite is still $200. 8 years in and there have been a few deals but they pack in a digital game at full price. Like, there’s no cag’ing this unless you want sloppy seconds and risk stick drift. Which fine, enjoy your used system and years of waiting to get that deal and be years behind trying to play catch up finding deals building a backlog and never having the time to juggle it and whatever other systems you are into.
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People may also have to realize they are just not Nintendo’s target audience for the Switch 2. I think Nintendo not so subtly indicated at when they said that Switch 1 was still available.
 
Twilightsparkle said:
People may also have to realize they are just not Nintendo’s target audience for the Switch 2. I think Nintendo not so subtly indicated at when they said that Switch 1 was still available.
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- Don Mattrick

Also, historically, Nintendo has claimed to support old systems, but they predominantly drop them like a rock after the next one comes out.

I still remember DS being their "third pillar" when the DS came out and GBA would still be moving forward.

The Switch 2 being "Switch, but more!" may change that, but the Wii U as our only comparison makes that a weird bet to make. Unless we call the Wii systems launching with full GC BC.
 
It's not all bad. I think the point some people are missing, well, the people looking for reasons to not buy, is that the NSW2 is going to improve many of your old existing games.

www.nintendo.com

Nintendo Switch Games with Free Nintendo Switch 2 Updates - Nintendo US

Free updates to improve playability on the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be released for selected Nintendo Switch games.
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I mean I haven't even played most of the games on that list yet. Yes, I want higher resolution and HDR! by all means. That is very impressive initial list of improvements. Make my games look better, yes! and it's going to keep happening for games they don't wish to financially exploit. Which is...pretty much anything first party outside of Zelda and the upgrade packs already announced. Nintendo is supporting and updating old titles with 4K / HDR / framerate patches wherever possible. That is a big deal.

I think there's a lot us with Mario backlogs we haven't played yet. That is the kind of stuff that has me excited. Regardless of that I might not pick up the hardware immediately on day1.
 
TheKbob said:
Hey, point that to be people being petty, insulting, and general rude to me first and then you might have a point.

It's CAG, I'm being a CAG. Others are just emphasizing the ass part.

If you don't like what I'm saying, as the other dude said, use the ignore feature. It's what I do, as well.
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You’ve made many good points about why waiting may be prudent.

But when you follow it up with their biggest franchises have had some of the weakest games the past several years (or however you phrased it), that’s factually inaccurate. Whether judging by sales or reviews or whatever. Sure Pokémon is big but so are Zelda and Mario and those releases on the switch were objectively good to great by any metric.

It’s like someone said earlier. You don’t know when to stop. You made some good points. This is not one of them.
 
Wonder if anyone has an up to date list of all current Switch games that are Complete on Cartridge.. the latest revisions with DLC & PATCHES etc that need nothing else added or downloads... ?? Or is there a website/forum/place somewhere with every detail for games like this ?
 
Citizin said:
Wonder if anyone has an up to date list of all current Switch games that are Complete on Cartridge.. the latest revisions with DLC & PATCHES etc that need nothing else added or downloads... ?? Or is there a website/forum/place somewhere with every detail for games like this ?
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You probably belong here: https://www.reddit.com/r/NSCollectors/

Here's a thread that points to several lists:
https://www.reddit.com/r/NSCollectors/comments/1h60lnd

I feel like there are a couple tiers of this though. Sometimes the game is complete on cart and fully playable but still might have an update floating around. The update may make a difference or may not. Like Tokyo Xanadu eX+ is complete on cart but they released an update back in April with no real notes on why, though when the game showed on the list of what has issues starting on Switch 2, it's plausible the update is to help with that.

There are also a lot of games that do play fine off the cart that have had things added through DLC or have had patches. Like fighting games that re-balance the fighters due to discovered exploits/advantages. But if you didn't have internet and only played off the cart, you'd still be fine to get a good experience from it.

Good luck chasing this stuff. I feel like just having a game that is fully playable on cart regardless of the available updates/dlc... that's what has been most important to me as a physical game buyer for the switch.
 
soonerdoc said:
You’ve made many good points about why waiting may be prudent.

But when you follow it up with their biggest franchises have had some of the weakest games the past several years (or however you phrased it), that’s factually inaccurate. Whether judging by sales or reviews or whatever. Sure Pokémon is big but so are Zelda and Mario and those releases on the switch were objectively good to great by any metric.

It’s like someone said earlier. You don’t know when to stop. You made some good points. This is not one of them.
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Listen, objectively good is an oxymoron and objectively, games like Zelda and Pokemon, suffered from ridiculous poor performance (technically, not sales) that a company the size of Nintendo can fix.

Same with re-releasing older Wii U games at higher price tags. Same with creating literal digital scarcity or with games locked behind subscriptions. Nintendo hasn't been very consumer friendly this generation.

People will want to always look at the latest stuff with rosr tinted glasses, I get it. There are great games on the Switch, which makes the ones with issues stick out.

I guess whether it's a nitpick or a setback is your personal perception. With many folks actively stating they want a Switch 2 to play Switch games with higher fidelity and performance, it would seem I'm correct in that fashion.

Perhaps you're right on not knowing when to quit, because most "fans" make poor critics. Arguing against someone's feelings isnt an argument. I've played Nintendo games all my life and owned every system save the Virtual Boy (literally unplayable for me). I own a Panasonic Q, even. Being a critic is as much a part of the hobby as any other.

Resume irrational exuberance-laced conspicuous consumption.

Edit: There's a Facebook group that actively tracks status of game variations and versions released on carts. Dunno if that Google doc is part of their project, but if you're interested, they're a private group that is fairly active given that it's a small community.
 
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TheKbob said:
Same with creating literal digital scarcity or with games locked behind subscriptions. Nintendo hasn't been very consumer friendly this generation.
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For scaricity, I can only think of the Mario 3D All-Stars (though it did get a physical) and the digital only Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. They made it clear these were limited releases. There's some unique stuff for Nintendo Online Subscribers... some which require online to play and others are just bonuses like the classics apps. Stuff like Mario 35 was a limited event. It wasn't like a real game but just a fun experience. PS+ has a few things exclusive as well. Xbox, not so much, but that's also xbox.

I don't think it's been anti consumer that they released two games with some limited availability. The window was pretty wide to get them and FE was like $6 while Mario 3D All-Stars also got a physical.

Am I missing a game? I checked:

delistedgames.com

All Delisted Nintendo Switch Games

This page gives you direct access to all delisted Nintendo Switch titles on the site. This includes retail games that were offered as downloads and eShop releases. Below each title are the companies it relates to. An * in the title denotes a placeholder page that contains basic details.
delistedgames.com delistedgames.com

It just seems odd to call them anti-consumer over two games that aren't even unique to the switch.
 
Those are the two big ones, yes. There's no reason to limit their release digitally.

I don't know how further to explain inducing false scarcity to install FOMO is a textbook case anti-consumer behavior.

It having a limited physical, which is now overpriced, IMO, isn't a great reason to pull the digital purchases.

I believe their "Game 99" is another series of examples. ( Edit: was thinking of SMB35; Pac Man 99 was Bandai Namco)

Nintendo has been selling the same ROMs since the Wii and still requires you to rebuy them, or now, subscribe to play them. Other's track you purchases forward and, as long as it's compatible, you can play it on the new system. Both Sony and Microsoft do this, without discussing something like GOG or Steam.
 
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While older they also screwed people over with the fates trio for fire emblem. Revelations only had a small print for the ce. You can no longer buy it digitally.

Granted they took the backlash for that seriously given that the other games after didn't pull a pokemon release.

It was dumb anyway as I doubt they moved that many copies since they supposedly did a smaller print of conquest than birthright.
 
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The thing with Nintendo is none of these limited time paid releases that I can think of are new games. It's all bringing back something old. Even FE Shadow Dragon, we had a DS release where they remade that whole game. GameCube had the older LOZ games bundled in a limited way. Wii, it had what... Super Mario Bros All-Stars and Metroid Prime collection? Wii Mario All-Stars had a selects re-release but initially was limited. Swtich had Mario 3D All-Stars, but that is just old common games on a new system and it was available for quite a while. It's more like, why buy these if you already own them kind of stuff. Convenience? Sure.

I kind of count that stuff as a bonus of not being a fence sitter on a system. You buy in and get these little extras (if you want them) at the time they are available. Miss them? It's fine. it's not new games... it's old games. For original stuff like Mario 35 or now FZero 99... it's an experience type game. Not something to be packaged up on a shelf. It's for the subscribers to get a nice bonus for subscribing. I'm pretty much cool with all of that.

shadowysea07 said:
While older they also screwed people over with the fates trio for fire emblem. Revelations only had a small print for the ce. You can no longer buy it digitally.
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The fates thing, pretty sure everyone was up in arms over it. Making a limited special edition physical release as the only way to get all three games physical and forcing those that missed out to go digital was ugly. I ended up getting a preorder in on that Special Edition so I personally was fine, but I'm glad they ended up not trying that experiment again. I wonder if it sort of failed and that's why they resisted doing that again?

That said, it wasn't limited digitally back then. You could buy it all the way up to the closure of the 3ds eshop (for purchases) in Feb 2023. You can still download it if you bought digital. So not being able to buy it digitally now, well, you can't buy anything digital now on the 3DS.
 
briandadude said:
Game key cards are supposedly justified because of limited card sizes. Why not use cheaper Switch 1 cards?
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The Nintendo Switch 2 utilizes faster storage technology, specifically UFS (Universal Flash Storage). This is a significant upgrade over the original Switch's eMMC flash memory, which has slower read and write speeds.

My guess is, for Switch 2 games to run how they are supposed to, they either need to be on a UFS card or installed onto the hard drive. Similar to how PS5 and Xbox Series X are not running from the disc because discs load to slowly, so it has to be installed onto the internal drive, it looks like Switch 2 is doing something similar but with the high performance game cards, they can still run from that game card but they are expensive for companies to use them.

I guess if the point you are making is why not use the older, slower cards and then just install all of it from the card onto the internal hard drive? I could see that being an option if Nintendo allows companies to do it.

They are also using a custom file decompression engine on the Switch 2, so decompression won't rely on the CPU which will free up the CPU to load things faster, plus LPDDR5 RAM vs the LPDDR4 RAM of the original Switch.
 
What's the reason we can't just store switch 2 games on a normal microSD card similar to what series X does? You can't play series X exclusive games off a HDD but you can store them there and then move them to console storage when you want to play them.
 
TheLegendofTyler said:
At least you're self aware
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And your comment is proof that reading comprehension is backsliding.

But sure, ad hominem, really adds to the conversation. Glad we're adult about it.

Re: Cards. Games have been loaded and installed from optical media on the other systems for a long time now. Transfer speeds from disc drives is too slow. Nintendo doesn't need to steam the game from the cart with sufficient RAM or just internal storage.

It's not the worst thing, the loading, but I remember being able to load games of a thumb drive on 360 and it was fine. I don't really have much problems with the Switch now. It's not SSD fast, but I dunno how to put a price on it.

I know I'd rather wait a few seconds if that means I get physical games versus game key cards or digital only (which I'll get on Steam for the latter).
 
Freeze Time said:
What's the reason we can't just store switch 2 games on a normal microSD card similar to what series X does? You can't play series X exclusive games off a HDD but you can store them there and then move them to console storage when you want to play them.
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That would be an ass backwards approach. Yeah, for xbox where the games are massive, sure.. a cheap external harddrive makes sense. For a portable systems, I want the games on the added storage to play from the added storage. Just like the original switch does. I don't want to wait for the game to swap out and constantly need to manage the internal storage.

Not that you are buying one... but I think even you'd find this super annoying for a handheld.
 
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