The Official Nintendo Switch Thread

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I have blissfully been out of the loop I guess. This is exactly what I want though - more of the same.

I use my Switch everyday and love it! A bit more performance is needed and will hopefully make the older games even better. Also, the new Metroid was scheduled for 2025 too. A launch title maybe?

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You and me both. So many people on the internet moaning that it’s not different enough or that Nintendo has stopped innovating. Blah, blah, blah. Shut up!

The only thing I wanted was a more powerful machine that can play all my old games (hopefully with a performance boost) as well as have some awesome new games (which it will, this is Nintendo). That’s exactly what they’re giving us.

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Golf Story is a must.

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The Switch 2 launched on June 5th!
This Ninty Direct video outlines the new hardware and some games.

https://www.youtube.com/live/1uGRs-ispRU

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@Wlad mentioned something about “Bloodborne 2.”

Yeah more or less lol:

The official description says multiplayer and it does give that vibe with the different characters.

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Nintendo can get stuffed.

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Ja hells. I can understand the console pricing, but those game prices?!

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Even the console pricing. They said $450US but that’s $650 with exchange to get it locally. You can get a PS5 for that price, and there’s a big gap in hardware if I heard correctly.

It also looks like the OG Switch prices have gone up, I remember seeing new ones for R7500 on takealot and they’re R8500 now.

Ah well, guess I will do without Nintendo games, and if I ever have the funds (likely never), I’ll get a steamdeck or clone.

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I’m probably in the minority here but I don’t have a problem with the console price at all. It’s not like I can afford one anyway, but if I could I would gladly pay that. Call me crazy but I already have a PS5, series s and gaming PC. The last thing I want or need is a handheld PC, I want a new Nintendo console to play first party Nintendo games.

Games I agree are too expensive but I’ll just be playing BotW and TotK for the first year anyway.

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This price is about as good as we can get with all the economic uncertainty. Once you add the VAT (at 15.5/16%), duties and clearance fees, it does become more understandable.

In the USA, Switch 2 pre-orders were delayed due to the tariffs, so there’s a lot going on!

On the topic of PS5 pricing:

https://x.com/playstation/status/1911556141093355805?s=46

The last thing I want or need is a handheld PC, I want a new Nintendo console to play first party Nintendo games.

Agreed. I like the Switch games and user experience. Pricing on games is mad though. Hopefully $80 isn’t the norm and that they introduce the Voucher system again.

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Ya, I saw the PS5 announcement. Oh well, good thing I upgraded my PC last year :sweat_smile: Just need to get a new GPU before those get hit too. Or stick with what I’ve got

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