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kingwormer said:
Do we know which other games this “glitch” might apply to?
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It's not a 'glitch' it's an intended thing. Rather than an upgrade pack for Hogwarts, they sell the Switch 2 version for $10 if you have the original cartridge or digital version. Once you buy the Switch 2 version ,you don't need your cart or digital version as it's the full game.
 
moonknight1980 said:
It's not a 'glitch' it's an intended thing. Rather than an upgrade pack for Hogwarts, they sell the Switch 2 version for $10 if you have the original cartridge or digital version. Once you buy the Switch 2 version ,you don't need your cart or digital version as it's the full game.
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yes but there's no way they intended that people could just borrow a cart and upgrade to switch 2 version for $10.
 
confoosious said:
Ok so it’s been reported that you can upgrade to Hogwarts legacy for the switch 2 for $10 and you can do it over and over from the same Hogwarts cart. I can borrow the cart and then upgrade.

My question and feel free to guess: would switch 2 version possibly be better than series x Version, which is only $18 and I have some Xbox credit to use.
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Thank you for this. Much appreciated.
 
Freeze Time said:
I don't live in Los Angeles county so I have no idea what happened there. I know IGN live is this weekend but I decided not to go. Your definition of how I talk about Southern California is not accurate. I merely state all the reasons that I live here. I don't crap on any other states..... except the offensive summer weather in Florida. I also absolutely hate the bitter cold too but hey, millions and millions of people seem to like very hot and very cold weather so more power to them.
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Just be careful over there. Looks like LA went full retard.
 
I know everyone on this site likes to act like they are so smart but here is a story about what an idiot I am.

I have owned all three versions of the Nintendo Switch. In order to change game carts for the original and Lite version I would stick my fingernail on the top of the flap and pull it away from the console allowing me access to the cart slot. When I got my OLED this was a huge pain in the ass to do and up until the other day when my Switch 2 showed up I never closed the flap tight so I could get it open without using a butter knife (I keep my finger nails short because I am not gross).

My Switch 2 came and I spent most of my time playing Mario Kart World (digital) and Soul Calibur II. I am ONLY 105 hours into Xenoblade Chronicles X so I finally wanted to see how that played on the Switch 2. I own this physically so I went to open the slot on the Switch 2. It is even worse than the OLED. No way is this happening again! I look around until I finally realize I am supposed to put my finger on the lower back side of the flap and push it UP and it pops right up. I pull my OLED back out to see if this is how it works on that too, it is. I assume if I read the instructions it clearly says to do it this way but hey, who has time for that. Anyways, I feel stupid.
 
Monty 4.0 said:
I know everyone on this site likes to act like they are so smart but here is a story about what an idiot I am.

I have owned all three versions of the Nintendo Switch. In order to change game carts for the original and Lite version I would stick my fingernail on the top of the flap and pull it away from the console allowing me access to the cart slot. When I got my OLED this was a huge pain in the ass to do and up until the other day when my Switch 2 showed up I never closed the flap tight so I could get it open without using a butter knife (I keep my finger nails short because I am not gross).

My Switch 2 came and I spent most of my time playing Mario Kart World (digital) and Soul Calibur II. I am ONLY 105 hours into Xenoblade Chronicles X so I finally wanted to see how that played on the Switch 2. I own this physically so I went to open the slot on the Switch 2. It is even worse than the OLED. No way is this happening again! I look around until I finally realize I am supposed to put my finger on the lower back side of the flap and push it UP and it pops right up. I pull my OLED back out to see if this is how it works on that too, it is. I assume if I read the instructions it clearly says to do it this way but hey, who has time for that. Anyways, I feel stupid.
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Wait...WHAT!?
 
Scalpers are still winning. I've seen plenty of sold listings for $700 on ebay and that's just today. Plenty of switch 2 on OfferUp but I don't think there's an option to check what they are actually being sold for. I haven't seen too many being listed for $700 but plenty are over $600. I haven't checked marketplace.
 
whodoneit said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1932644221321949211
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This is just wrong because if you don't have your key card you can't play the game. A digital game would mean that it's permanently tied to your account forever and that you can play it without the need for a cart.

It just feels like these companies are desperate to say everyone is shifting to digital when there's clearly still a market (albeit a shrinking one) for physical games.
 
Freeze Time said:
Scalpers are still winning. I've seen plenty of sold listings for $700 on ebay and that's just today. Plenty of switch 2 on OfferUp but I don't think there's an option to check what they are actually being sold for. I haven't seen too many being listed for $700 but plenty are over $600. I haven't checked marketplace.
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It was bound to happen when Nintendo is taking too long to restock. FOMO is hitting a lot of people right now after reports of those record breaking sales lol.
 
Finally jumping into the world of virtual game cards.

If I’m using the same account on two different switches, is there the restriction of 14 day loans and having to be on the same WiFi to “loan out” games?

Does the secondary switch need a WiFi connection to verify anymore once it’s been downloaded? Eg on an airplane.
 
Freeze Time said:
Scalpers are still winning. I've seen plenty of sold listings for $700 on ebay and that's just today. Plenty of switch 2 on OfferUp but I don't think there's an option to check what they are actually being sold for. I haven't seen too many being listed for $700 but plenty are over $600. I haven't checked marketplace.
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After taxes and fees, this is a lot of money to put on the line for not much profit. It's not much of a win in my view
 
walletandgromice said:
After taxes and fees, this is a lot of money to put on the line for not much profit. It's not much of a win in my view
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I was curious so I put it into an eBay calc.

At $700, the base console in worst case scenario of 10% sale tax and seller pays the $20 shipping, nets you $84. That’s 12% profit margin.

If you’re making $15 an hour, that’s a good return.

If you have a store sub which costs $22/mo. you make $128.
 
confoosious said:
I was curious so I put it into an eBay calc.

At $700, the base console in worst case scenario of 10% sale tax and seller pays the $20 shipping, nets you $84. That’s 12% profit margin.

If you’re making $15 an hour, that’s a good return.

If you have a store sub, you make $128
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I don't agree. You're risking $550 out of pocket to make $15/hr. If the buyer screws you over and eBay/PayPal side with the buyer? You can make $15/hr with a lot less risk
 
walletandgromice said:
I don't agree. You're risking $550 out of pocket to make $15/hr. If the buyer screws you over and eBay/PayPal side with the buyer? You can make $15/hr with a lot less risk
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It just depends on your capacity for risk. It might not be worth it to you but some will be fine with it.

I’m scared to death of eBay scams so I wouldn’t. But plenty of people will.
 
Went to Walmart today and they had big Mario kart world advertisements on the welcome posts as you walk in. Makes me think, almost as if they are marketing Mario kart world primarily and then Switch 2 as a byproduct. Like Mario kart world is the system and Switch 2 is the accessory.
 
TheLegendofTyler said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1932620287209554374
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If reports were true, this means they sold 3m within 24 hours and only 500k over the other 72. It is the fastest selling console by a longshot but also comes with the asterisk of meeting demand during that time period as walk-in purchases were easily found. PS5 may have done similar under normal conditions such as these; we won't know until next gen. There's also the territorial market of Japan where the system was heavily discounted from ROW, so while units-wise it blew things away--sales by revenue is still important to consider. All in all, it will take some months to see how it's tracking post-launch and if it was more a race than marathon.
 
Jodou said:
If reports were true, this means they sold 3m within 24 hours and only 500k over the other 72. It is the fastest selling console by a longshot but also comes with the asterisk of meeting demand during that time period as walk-in purchases were easily found. PS5 may have done similar under normal conditions such as these; we won't know until next gen. There's also the territorial market of Japan where the system was heavily discounted from ROW, so while units-wise it blew things away--sales by revenue is still important to consider. All in all, it will take some months to see how it's tracking post-launch and if it was more a race than marathon.
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It's sold out basically everywhere unless you live in the middle of nowhere in like Idaho or somewhere. It's unlikely to sell as much as the Switch 1, but people who were hoping it would flop didn't get their wish.
 
JohnnyCage said:
It's sold out basically everywhere unless you live in the middle of nowhere in like Idaho or somewhere. It's unlikely to sell as much as the Switch 1, but people who were hoping it would flop didn't get their wish.
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Even the Wii U did good at launch (about 1,4 million units US and Japan within the month). Like someone already said; let's see if it is a sprint or a marathon.
 
valiki7375 said:
Even the Wii U did good at launch (about 1,4 million units US and Japan within the month). Like someone already said; let's see if it is a sprint or a marathon.
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You guys are still pretending that this could be another Wii U situation? Come on, man. Lol.

Makes me think some people have forgotten what the Wii U launch was actually like. Things were so bleak for Nintendo around that time. We all knew that thing was dead on arrival.
 
confoosious said:
Finally jumping into the world of virtual game cards.

If I’m using the same account on two different switches, is there the restriction of 14 day loans and having to be on the same WiFi to “loan out” games?

Does the secondary switch need a WiFi connection to verify anymore once it’s been downloaded? Eg on an airplane.
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Let me try to cover this...

You only need internet to insert/eject a VGC once the two systems are paired. But both systems do need internet if the VGC you are trying to put on the second system is currently inserted into the first. For myself, this just means leaving my other system on it's dock. You don't need to be on the same wifi except during that initial pairing. You can swap games from either system on whatever internet connection as well as use the webiste to swap VGC's between your two primary systems.

You don't need internet outside of that. You can play the games on these two paired systems as if they are your main system.

You aren't going to mess at all with the family sharing 14 day thing. That's more for temporarily loaning games where you use one system to manage who has what. You can use the loaned game offline during the loaning period but it only allows one game being loaned and you have to have the systems near eachother during the loaning process. Where as with the 2 system single user option, you don't need to be on the same wifi when loading VGC's at all.
 
JohnnyCage said:
It's sold out basically everywhere unless you live in the middle of nowhere in like Idaho or somewhere. It's unlikely to sell as much as the Switch 1, but people who were hoping it would flop didn't get their wish.
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I think there’s a misconception that people wanted Switch to fail when really most of us don’t give a shit about them until it impacts our gaming choices. To that end, it’s easy to feel betrayed by fellow gamers for supporting corporate greed for their own selfish reasons. Essentially, you're having fun at our expense.
 
nightc1 said:
Let me try to cover this...

You only need internet to insert/eject a VGC once the two systems are paired. But both systems do need internet if the VGC you are trying to put on the second system is currently inserted into the first. For myself, this just means leaving my other system on it's dock. You don't need to be on the same wifi except during that initial pairing. You can swap games from either system on whatever internet connection as well as use the webiste to swap VGC's between your two primary systems.

You don't need internet outside of that. You can play the games on these two paired systems as if they are your main system.

You aren't going to mess at all with the family sharing 14 day thing. That's more for temporarily loaning games where you use one system to manage who has what. You can use the loaned game offline during the loaning period but it only allows one game being loaned and you have to have the systems near eachother during the loaning process. Where as with the 2 system single user option, you don't need to be on the same wifi when loading VGC's at all.
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Appreciate the response.
 
Jodou said:
I think there’s a misconception that people wanted Switch to fail when really most of us don’t give a shit about them until it impacts our gaming choices. To that end, it’s easy to feel betrayed by fellow gamers for supporting corporate greed for their own selfish reasons. Essentially, you're having fun at our expense.
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Starting to not sound like a misconception...
 
JohnnyCage said:
You guys are still pretending that this could be another Wii U situation? Come on, man. Lol.

Makes me think some people have forgotten what the Wii U launch was actually like. Things were so bleak for Nintendo around that time. We all knew that thing was dead on arrival.
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I agree with you; this is different from Wii U. Majority of people (maybe even nintendo included) didn't know what it was exactly or how to advertise it.
I also hope that the SW2 isn't a flop. The last thing we need is there to be only 2 consoles. I think the reporting of it being a flop or huge success (either end of the spectrum) is ridiculous.

Heck (knowing me), I will get one eventually.
 
Jodou said:
I think there’s a misconception that people wanted Switch to fail when really most of us don’t give a shit about them until it impacts our gaming choices. To that end, it’s easy to feel betrayed by fellow gamers for supporting corporate greed for their own selfish reasons. Essentially, you're having fun at our expense.
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I mean, I feel the same way about game pass. It's moving the gaming industry towards a digital only subscription model and if it succeeds the sub price will only continue to go up and up and physical games will slowly go away. Those who are enjoying having an all you can eat style model are doing it for their own "selfish" reasons and having "fun" at other gamers expense. BUT I'm not over in the Xbox thread shitting on it a couple times a week.
 
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BUT I'm not over in the Xbox thread shitting on it a couple times a week.
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GamePass also didn't just come out last week. If it had, you, and others, may be doing so.

Also, it was fairly obvious GamePass was another big corporate shortsell/loss leader that was going to do more harm to the industry than aid it. It's like Walmart moving in, running everyone else out of business, and then costing everyone else more in the long run.

Or how subscription models have had direct impacts on what products are considered viable, how they're made, and quality in music, movies, and TV. Games aren't that different...

But most would and have disagreed, saying "they got theirs" because it was a "great deal."

Same could be said with the Switch 2. Bringing into focus the historical trends of Nintendo and implications on the longevity of the Switch 2 is part of the discussion.

If that's seen as "wanting it to fail," then that's, yet again, consumers glazing a product or corporation who gives zero poops about you. Rather, it is what it is. And "failure," as stated before, is subjective. Selling 30% less of one of the best selling systems of all time would make the Switch 2 still one of the best selling systems of all time.

It is extremely typical gamer behavior to be against any sort of criticism and Nintendo inherently gets a certain crowd of hanger-ons that think they can do no wrong. Frustrating when one wants an actual discussion (note, we're in the Nintendo thread, but also, I post zero in the Switch 2 release area).

Time will tell, and extenuating circumstances are the headwinds in which the Switch 2 exists.

And we'll all own less (or nothing) and be happy. :)
 
This reminds me of the N64 days when game prices were crazy for a while. I just checked the receipt in my Zelda OoT box and it was $66.85 at walmart when I bough it after tax. Golden Eye was $69.95 before tax. I think Killer Instinct Gold was $79.95 before tax. Mario 64... I feel like that was over $60. If we look at inflation on $50 in 1996 money, that's over $100 in today money. So an $80 game today would have been just under $40 in 96' money. So, yeah, I wish games were still $60 or less, but whatever. Buy less or wait for sales.

Personally, I don't care about what people do and the impact it might have on the overall industry. Life is too short. Things change in time. At one point in my life PC gaming was this huge thing where you could go into stores and buy games and they had gloriously huge boxes and came on floppy discs (5&1/4" and 3.5") and later cd's and even some dvd's. There were even stores entirely dedicated to pcs, games, and software. Now it's primarily a digital thing and a very niche thing for physical production. Remember Arcades being a core of being a gamer. To actually meet people IRL to play and compete and none of this faceless lobby stuff.

Physical games in general have been dwindling for a while. It's more of a novelty thing on PC now. MS is moving mostly digital. Sony has been leaning more digital as well. Not that Sony is what they were. They haven't topped the PS2 and never will. Nintendo probably won't top Switch but then Switch will likely topple PS2. Something no one ever thought possible. But who cares. Go play some games or get outside or something. Things are always going to change and not all the changes will be for the better.
 
nightc1 said:
Physical games in general have been dwindling for a while. It's more of a novelty thing on PC now. MS is moving mostly digital. Sony has been leaning more digital as well. Not that Sony is what they were. They haven't topped the PS2 and never will. Nintendo probably won't top Switch but then Switch will likely topple PS2. Something no one ever thought possible. But who cares. Go play some games or get outside or something. Things are always going to change and not all the changes will be for the better.
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The PS2 was such a time and place, too. Cheapest DVD player at launch, DVD being seen as a big jump over VHS, and the system landing with stuff like Devil May Cry and Final Fantasy X.

It was the weakest of the generation, launch units were trash, and ask folks how well they played blue back discs later in life...

But then being $99 at the tail end really secured those last millions. The GameCube got that cheap, too, but it never saw the same success. I think Nintendo going for the tiny discs did them no favors.
 
"I think Nintendo going for the tiny discs did them no favors."

It's too bad. As for me at least it had my favorite entries in series across the board. Smash, tales of, fire emblem...
 
briandadude said:
Went to Walmart today and they had big Mario kart world advertisements on the welcome posts as you walk in. Makes me think, almost as if they are marketing Mario kart world primarily and then Switch 2 as a byproduct. Like Mario kart world is the system and Switch 2 is the accessory.
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Considering how many copies sold and how often it was in the Switch holiday bundle, that's basically what it was for almost half of the audience.

I just checked it to be sure and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold just over 68 million units and the actual launch title The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild only got to 32 million, which is still great but not even half of MK8D.

If it weren't for Wii Sports being a pack-in and the DS being big with the casuals on New SMB and Nintendogs, Mario Kart would be the best selling game on every Nintendo console since the DS and Wii.
 
Jodou said:
I think there’s a misconception that people wanted Switch to fail when really most of us don’t give a shit about them until it impacts our gaming choices. To that end, it’s easy to feel betrayed by fellow gamers for supporting corporate greed for their own selfish reasons. Essentially, you're having fun at our expense.
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What corporate greed? The $730 Xbox Series X or charging $80 for Outer Worlds 2?

I don't think Nintendo is doing anything as bad as Microsoft. They aren't charging $80 for C-list games right after Doom flopped at $70 or prematurely raising hardware prices before tariffs have even impacted them.
 
FriskyTanuki said:
Considering how many copies sold and how often it was in the Switch holiday bundle, that's basically what it was for almost half of the audience.

I just checked it to be sure and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold just over 68 million units and the actual launch title The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild only got to 32 million, which is still great but not even half of MK8D.

If it weren't for Wii Sports being a pack-in and the DS being big with the casuals on New SMB and Nintendogs, Mario Kart would be the best selling game on every Nintendo console since the DS and Wii.
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MK8D has sold a ton, but I always find that number to be a tad misleading as it includes system bundles. As you said it was included in basically every black friday bundle so definitely inflated the sales numbers a bit.
 
JohnnyCage said:
What corporate greed? The $730 Xbox Series X or charging $80 for Outer Worlds 2?

I don't think Nintendo is doing anything as bad as Microsoft. They aren't charging $80 for C-list games right after Doom flopped at $70 or prematurely raising hardware prices before tariffs have even impacted them.
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microsoft had to raise the price cause nintendo did it first!
 
JohnnyCage said:
What corporate greed? The $730 Xbox Series X or charging $80 for Outer Worlds 2?

I don't think Nintendo is doing anything as bad as Microsoft. They aren't charging $80 for C-list games right after Doom flopped at $70 or prematurely raising hardware prices before tariffs have even impacted them.
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I'm still mad about the moneyhats from 2 decades ago that meant a bunch of North American Dreamcast releases were canned to boost the sales of their ports on PS2/GC/XBox

They're all bad and they always have been.
 
I just got best buy online to match Costco price for the pro controller 2 and i have no membership. But the chat support used my 20 certificate towards the controller when I told her I didn't want to use it. Oh well got it for 60.63 so I can't complain.
 
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walletandgromice said:
I don't agree. You're risking $550 out of pocket to make $15/hr. If the buyer screws you over and eBay/PayPal side with the buyer? You can make $15/hr with a lot less risk
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Yeah there's a reason people who try to scalp this kind of stuff all look and behave like wretches, and why none of them are actually wealthy. They're all not very bright people, and value their time at $0

It was kiiinda worth it back in the day of widespread GameStop flipping, to easily convert all that credit to cash. But now, not a chance
 
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