Nintendo Switch (Currently Plagued) - Here we shit post about the new Nintendo console, The Switch

[Vyse Inglebard]

Donkey Kong Bananza... I don't know what to think about this. Obviously it's a big deal for DK fans, but I'm just not much of one. Though it looks and sounds more like 3D Mario, so I dunno.

That's my main problem with it. crosspost from the Switch 2 thread:

the more I think about that DK game, the more I'm kinda not vibing with it. To be clear, the game looks OK. Especially rewatching the trailer with my expectations managed, it looks like your typical Nintendo A-Team effort. It just doesn’t feel like Donkey Kong. It feels like a 3D Mario with Donkey Kong painted over it. Maybe that’ll change as more is revealed, but as someone who grew up with the DKC games I think I’m justified to feel a little pissed that they’ve made a clear step so far away from that aesthetic and cast.

"TOKYO EPD HAS A DIFFERENT VISION FOR DK; DK IS JUST IN NEW HANDS NOW." - Soyboy Nintendie, probably

Imagine if the same thing happened with Mario? Imagine if they gave Mario to Retro Studios or Platinum Games or something and they revealed that the next mainline 3D Mario platformer was an ultra realistic, steampunk neo-noir and Mario also has been fully redesigned, and Bowser’s not in it, and there’s no sign of Luigi, Peach, Toad, or even a single Goomba, and Nintendo is so committed to neonoir steampunk Mario that this new design even follows him into the next Smash Bros. It’d feel off, right? You’d probably be confused and maybe a little upset that the established tone and design of the franchise from the last 40 years has been upended?

"ODYSSEY - "

No, Odyssey is not an example of this because for all the weird new things in that game, it still retains the overall aesthetic and tone Mario has always had. The unique elements like New Donk City and the T-Rex feel like intentional departures from the norm, meant to stand out and make you go “Haven’t seen THAT in a Mario game before!” But if Mario were redesigned to look like a New Donk resident, and the entire game was him jumping on skyscrapers and fighting T-Rexes, I imagine you’d see a similar reaction.

 

[Incecticyder]

Personal opinion: I have learned not to expect all directs to have games I am interested. I mean, Nintendo has so many IPs that to expect the games YOU want to see featured on every direct is unrealistic at best. One the one hand, if they only announce games for their famous IPs then people will complain about the rest of them. If they announce games for their less famous IPs people will cry that the direct sucked. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. That being said, the games are too expensive. 450 and 80 is too much. There better be a stink about it. 400 and 70 was almost tolerable but this?

Make some noise!

This is why competitive pricing is important. Nintendo must have realised that they have no more competition apart from Valve.

 

[Whoopsie Daisy]

Nintendo are doing two treehouse things over the next two days, maybe they'll discuss new games.

 

[Ravana]

I didn’t see any AI generated hentai puzzle games on the switch 2 direct either what is Nintendo doing anymore?

 

[Soggy Floppa]

I hope this thing gets cracked wide open like the switch 1. I was actually considering buying one day 1 if it had back compat improvements, but seeing that its an upcharge cost, physical games cost 80 bucks plus being more than digital, and not even taking normal microSD? Nintendo can get fucked. This is steam deck price range, but games on the deck don't cost 100 bucks to play at 60fps. They couldn't even put an OLED in it.

 

[starborn427614]

Nice to see a sequel to Age of Calamity, I liked that a lot. Decent presentation overall.

 

[Dr. Arinsu]

Hopefully I can hack this easily.

 

[Quijibo69]

Hope we can emulate this thing quickly like switch 1.

I just got a hacked card for my Switch and if you want to go father with it you have to sawder it. I heard there's going to be no physical releases for the switch 2. Another nail on it's coffin.

 

[winterfag]

I did not expect 120fps at all and that's great but it's a waste to bump up the manufacturing price to include it on the portable unit's screen. Should've saved a high refresh rate screen for a future OLED (which would've been a bad choice for the base unit considering this is already expensive AF as is)

 

[Two Dollars]

A bunch of replies, so since I don't want to flood the page:

Spoiler: Replies

A FUCKING NSO MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED FOR GROUP CHAT. LMAOOOOO

>online feature that revolves around playing games online requires online membership
shocking

The old Nintendo SD branded cards will NOT work on switch 2

>slow technology made for old hardware isn't a substitute for fast technology made for new hardware
shocking

So I have to pay for upgrades for games that I already physically own? LMFAO!

No, you can still play what you knowingly bought. You just aren't entitled to the new stuff for free.

I'm happy about Kirby Air Ride 2 but where the fuck is the City Trial in that reveal trailer, I don't care about the racing.

It's a teaser trailer with a few seconds of prerendered footage. Knowing Sakurai, I guarantee he'll bring it back.

Trumpflation

I know you're being deliberately retarded, but Nintendo already said tariffs will have little effect on them since they manufacture from multiple countries.

So the fucking Japs get a cheaper, albeit region locked console while I get to pay $500 to play Mario Kart and pay $80 for Air Riders. I should've done my fucking reps.

Wait, is it really region-locked? Please don't tell me they brought that back.
... They kinda did? A significantly cheaper console that's region-locked, or a more expensive console that can play everything. That's actually kinda neat.

[*] Some games are getting individual performance patches on the Switch 2 regardless of there being a Switch 2 edition. It's a bit confusing, but for example: Pokémon Scarlet isn't getting a Switch 2 Edition. If you insert it into a Switch 2, you can download a free update that will improve its performance using the Switch 2's capabilities. I have no clue how this will work with games that you use on the Switch 1, then the Switch 2, then on the Switch 1 again, and neither does Nintendo apparently because they don't elaborate on it any further.

Well that would have been good to know during the actual presentation. Why didn't they mention it?

I just got a hacked card for my Switch and if you want to go father with it you have to sawder it. I heard there's going to be no physical releases for the switch 2. Another nail on it's coffin.

Where did you hear that? They literally explained physical Switch 2 games during the presentation.

 

[The Token Ethnic]

I didn’t see any AI generated hentai puzzle games on the switch 2 direct either what is Nintendo doing anymore?

Those always end up on the Nintendo e-shop, they don't get physical releases.

 

[AnsemSoD1]

The Nintendo Gunt Guardians are incredible, just keep CONSOOOOOOOOMING dipshits.

 

[Archeops]

Oh, and apparently some physical games will come as a "game-key" card rather than a proper game card. My guess is that this'll be done for larger games that were normally download-only on the Switch but I'll accept that I was wrong if it becomes a standard for Nintendo.

and not even taking normal microSD?

I think part of the reason for that is data speeds, Nintendo probably wants the Switch 2 gaming experience to be as seamless as possible and that can't be done with regular MicroSD's 100MB/s read speed and 90MB/s write speeds. But MicroSD Express's 880MB/s read speed and 480MB/s write speed are up to snuff in that regard.

The only problem I have with the Switch 2 being MicroSD Express-only is that it kneecaps storage space, MicroSD Express cards only come in 128 GB and 256 GB sizes.

 

[AnsemSoD1]

 

[Zaireeka]

A gem from the Switch 2 American stream that I've yet to see discussion about online

For the britbongers who watched the UK stream or the people who are watching the presentation after the fact, the North American Switch 2 presentation had the video desynced throughout the entire presentation. During the last 15 minutes of the stream, the video cut out for about a minute and a half, then jumped back to an earlier part of the stream while the audio kept playing normally, which resulted in the above clip. The timing on the music lined up so perfectly that I just about bust a gut laughing. The music is from the trailer for the "Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions" game

Full clip of the incident below. The stream returns to being somewhat normal (though still delayed) once the video jumps forward to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake

 

[NerdShamer]

As much as I love to shit on Mario Kart, the fact that they're ripping off Jurassic World isn't surprising.

 

[Belvedere]

The pricing is nuts, this is worse that I thought. They not only went beyond the $400 barrier, it is $500 before tax to have the privileged to play the new Mario Kart at launch.

Want to take advantage of the power of the Switch 2 to enhance your Switch 1 games? Pony up pay pig, and $80 fucking dollars for stand alone Mario Kart World. Motherfuckers!

Europoors are going be the ones screwed the worst, I've read reports of €470 just for the base unit, €510 for the MKW bundle and the games are going to be more expensive too.

256 GB of storage and no OLED just so they can double dip with a hardware refresh at a later date.

You even have to pay for the Switch 2 tech demo ( Even Valve had the sense to give away Aperture Desk Job for free to showcase the Deck's tech features)

The greed and arrogance of this company, holy shit.

 

[Never Scored]

This shit just costs way to fucking much. None of it looks bad, I just think coming to the decision to drop $500 USD for a Switch 2 and Mario Kart requires some sort of mild mental retardation.

Some of the games announced like Elden Ring are out for Xbox one, a system that is 13 years old. I know the Switch 2 versions will feature better graphics and have more features, but Jesus H Christ. You could get a used Xbox one and a used copy of Elden Ring for the cost of buying a physical copy of Elden Ring for Switch.

 

[NerdShamer]

This shit just costs way to fucking much. None of it looks bad, I just think coming to the decision to drop $500 USD for a Switch 2 and Mario Kart require some sort of mild mental retardation

And this is before you pay for voice chat when shit like Discord already exists, lmao

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

The Fromsoft Duskblood trailer was lame garbage.