Nintendo Switch 2 - For the Soytendo consoomers to speculate about the successor to the Switch, recently announced for 2025.

[Fox Girl Enjoyer]

It probably won't reach Switch's sales given the price, shitty economy, and lack of novelty, but I can't imagine it will do as bad as the Wii U. The Wii U had some unique problems with its fucked up marketing, there was more direct competition from PlayStation and Xbox at the time, and Nintendo consoomerism wasn't as big at the time. The Switch feels like it turned a lot of people into the vidya version of Disney adults who will buy up anything Nintendo because they consider it a part of their identity. At worst, I predict the Switch 2 will sell a lot at first then taper off into uncomfortably mediocre sales until a game that really hypes people is released (Mario Kart isn't that. It sells a lot, but I think it's a more casual seller that people will buy once they have a console, rather than buy a console just to play it).

I think the Wii U situation was unique. Nintendo courted a new market that only cared about the Wii and when Nintendo didn't cater exclusively to them, they left. It's why the "Is this a Wii accessory" was dumb yet real. Yeah, low information Grandma who doesn't keep up with gaming news would probably not realize the Wii U is a system and not just the tablet. There will never be a flop like Wii U. There CAN be a flop like the 3DSS and I think it's pretty likely.

I think people are underestimating how much of an impact the price is. Despite what Industry Analyst say, $70 has absolutely killed the big publishers. Nothing sells well anymore. Every sequel to a big title that was a $60 game has done way worse. Monster Hunter Wild has sold half of World and it's in a massive decline (given Steam charts). Spiderman 2 sold like half of the first game (which was a 20 million seller). Now DOOM is flopping with worse numbers than Dragon Age. No controversy. No woke shit. Yet no one is buying it. Even Elden Ring, which was a big hit, sold more on Steam where it's only $60. I think Nintendo doesn't realize how much of an impact $70 and $80 games will have. Mario Kart sales will likely fall off a cliff after release and once they go through the bundle.

 

[73_Autistic_Fuck_54]

It kills me they thought a literal expansion pack for Breath of the Wild was worth $70. The writing was on the wall then and now we got $80 Mario Kart.

I bought totk day one when it released, I expected A LOT more than what I got. Fun fact, the underground map is just an inverted model of the over world map. There's even an inverted waterfall somewhere in it, they didn't bother editing it out when they flipped the model, I can't find a photo of it though. Nintendo has gotten both greedy and lazy these days

 

[Celebrate Nite]

Fun fact, the underground map is just an inverted model of the over world map. There's even an inverted waterfall somewhere in it, they didn't bother editing it out when they flipped the model, I can't find a photo of it though.

You know, I remember a castlevania game doing something similar

Except that game was fun.

 

[Never Scored]

I bet Switch 2 sells 70-80 million units. Not a disaster, but not great. I think it's going to be more of the 3DS to the DS, as opposed to the Wii U to the Wii.

 

[Prokhor Zakharov]

You know, I remember a castlevania game doing something similar

Except that game was fun.

Fun, but you can't say it wasn't equally as lazy. In those days it's ever so slightly more forgivable due to the lack of storage space and other limitations of the technology.

 

[Quijibo69]

I bet Switch 2 sells 70-80 million units. Not a disaster, but not great. I think it's going to be more of the 3DS to the DS, as opposed to the Wii U to the Wii.

I wanted a 3DS went it came out, I remember couldn't find one until April of that year. I think it will be the same here.

 

[Never Scored]

I wanted a 3DS went it came out, I remember couldn't find one until April of that year. I think it will be the same here.

People were also upset about the price of 3DS much like they are upset about the price of Switch 2, forcing a price cut for the 3DS early on. It's like poetry, they rhyme.

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

People were also upset about the price of 3DS much like they are upset about the price of Switch 2, forcing a price cut for the 3DS early on. It's like poetry, they rhyme.

The preorder twats are gonna assrage hard if nintendo cut the price after switch2 release

 

[Red Dragon]

Fun fact, the underground map is just an inverted model of the over world map. There's even an inverted waterfall somewhere in it, they didn't bother editing it out when they flipped the model

And yet the Nintendo fags I know praise that game like it's the greatest jewel of gaming overall. TotK is just an asset flip that could be a DLC for the main game. It's ridiculous how those people prove time and time again that the corpos are right: throw shit at them and call it ice cream and they will eat.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

And yet the Nintendo fags I know praise that game like it's the greatest jewel of gaming overall. TotK is just an asset flip that could be a DLC for the main game. It's ridiculous how those people prove time and time again that the corpos are right: throw shit at them and call it ice cream and they will eat.

TotK is the proof to me that BotW was insanely overhyped. Even if it was a glorified DLC, as long as the base game was good, people would have at least talked about it more than the one week after release.

 

[Dammit Mandrake!]

I had a lot of fun playing Tears of the Kingdom. It was good.

 

[Prokhor Zakharov]

I liked BoTW much more than ToTK, mostly because the second was so derivative. But, I still enjoyed playing ToTK.

 

[Rabo 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I know I sure fucking take pause at buying some fucking $70 game when I can pick up an indie game that has more love and innovation put into it and will cost me $40 tops. $80 is ludicrous and Take Two can take two fists at the same time if they think I'm going to pay $100 for GTA.

 

[Fag Alert Major Fag Alert]

Well, at least he’s honest

 

[Iron Jaguar]

The Switch 2 is sold out everywhere I've asked, so I can't see any price cuts in the near future.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

 

[Dysnomia]

Mario Kart sales will likely fall off a cliff after release and once they go through the bundle.

I think most of the Mario Kart sales will indeed be the bundle and people will have their "Mario Kart console" only to really feel the hit once they realise that there aren't that many good games on the near horizon and they all cost $80-$90. I'm talking normies here. Not autistic Nintendrones. I think it would take something so retarded the Earth would start spinning backwards in order for Nintendrones to stop consooming Nintendo.

Sure you can head over to the Nintendo Store (AKA Shovelware Central) and get Cat Chiropodist 4 for $3.99.

Seriously, the Nintendo store is one of the worst online storefronts I've ever used. Slow and buggy as fuck regardless of platform. And it's loaded with shovelware with no god way to filter garbage out. Unless you have a really good idea of what you want or it's on one of the big sales good luck finding anything.

If they could literally drop a brick on you for piracy they would. Complete with Mario sound effects.

 

[Never Scored]

The Switch 2 is sold out everywhere I've asked, so I can't see any price cuts in the near future.

3DS and Wii U sold out their initial shipments leading up to launch too. Dreamcast did as well. It's not a good indicator of a system's overall success.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

Seriously, the Nintendo store is one of the worst online storefronts I've ever used. Slow and buggy as fuck regardless of platform. And it's loaded with shovelware with no god way to filter garbage out. Unless you have a really good idea of what you want or it's on one of the big sales good luck finding anything.

Any idea The Switch is cheaper than the competitors is gone once you realize that the most discount Nintendo is going to give from a full price is 10%.

Out of curiosity I looked for BotW cost on the eshop and it's still 60$. Not only that, you need to pay 10$ extra to make it work on the Switch 2. Holy shit.

 

[Onepumpplumpchump]

3DS and Wii U sold out their initial shipments leading up to launch too. Dreamcast did as well. It's not a good indicator of a system's overall success.

Someone provided this argument to me the other day as well. Fanboys always try to use this logic. Just because its sold out does not mean its successful. That will be judged years down the line, I mean if nintendo has good exclusives I could see this selling well. The issue is nintendo is making retarded decisions right now, why are they charging 10 for the demo software for the system, it literally reminds me of nintendoland so much.

If they have a solid launch window for the rest of the year and are able to stock the system well enough to where people can get it I think it will probably do well. Personally I think the biggest issue with the system is going to come down to a lack of power.