Nintendo Anounces Switch 2

[james]

Creating a placeholder thread for when Nintendo announces the Switch 2

[Let's Cyber]

 

[Svejk]

Well, now with the supposed model leaks, yeah... Fuck this thing.  Same shitty joycons and design.  $400 for the system, but at least another $70 for a Pro controller?... Who knows; they'll probably charge extra for a dock too.   

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1fjp352/photos_of_switch_2_factory_prototypes_have_leaked/

I'm all for the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality, but FIX YOUR DAMN JOYCON DESIGNS, NINTENDO!  Who puts an analog stick directly below button placement?! Oh.. right... Nintendo.  Because people control the analog with the metacarpal part of their thumb all the time, right? 

[Polident Hive]

Switch has been around for seven years now and Nintendo never releasing "Pro" joycons is very much a Nintendo strategy.

Third party companies did the work for them. Just do what Hori did, but official.

[james]

Well, now with the supposed model leaks, yeah... Fuck this thing.  Same shitty joycons and design.  $400 for the system, but at least another $70 for a Pro controller?... Who knows; they'll probably charge extra for a dock too.   

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1fjp352/photos_of_switch_2_factory_prototypes_have_leaked/

I'm all for the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality, but FIX YOUR DAMN JOYCON DESIGNS, NINTENDO!  Who puts an analog stick directly below button placement?! Oh.. right... Nintendo.  Because people control the analog with the metacarpal part of their thumb all the time, right? 

Looks legit IMO

[chronovore]

N64 - miss
DS - hit!
Gamecube - miss
Wii - hit!
Wii U - miss
Switch - hit!

…Nintendo hardware is like the Star Trek movies: you only want to keep up with alternate intervals.

[MMaRsu]

N64 - miss
DS - hit!
Gamecube - miss
Wii - hit!
Wii U - miss
Switch - hit!

…Nintendo hardware is like the Star Trek movies: you only want to keep up with alternate intervals.

I think you're forgetting a few consoles there bud

3DS hit!
Gameboy hit!
NES hit!
SNES hit!

[demi]

NES - hit!
SNES - hit!
GB/GBC/GBA - hit!
DS/3DS - hit!
N64 - hit!
Virtual Boy - hit!
Gamecube - hit!
Wii - hit!
Wii U - yeah this shit stank
Switch - hit!

Nintendo goated

[tiesto]

NES - hit!
SNES - best system ever
N64 - miss
GC - miss
Wii - hit sales-wise, miss for me personally
WiiU - miss
Switch - hit!

GB - hit!
VB - miss
GBC - miss, just felt like a stopgap console with a handful of good games and an absurd amount of shovelware
GBA - hit!
DS - hit!
3DS - hit, probably the most underrated Nintendo platform

[Let's Cyber]

N64 - miss
Gamecube - miss

In terms of sales, for sure.

The upper crust of the software tho? 

 

A lot of Gamecube games are aging like fine wine.

[chronovore]

N64 - miss
DS - hit!
Gamecube - miss
Wii - hit!
Wii U - miss
Switch - hit!

…Nintendo hardware is like the Star Trek movies: you only want to keep up with alternate intervals.

I think you're forgetting a few consoles there bud

3DS hit!
Gameboy hit!
NES hit!
SNES hit!

Yes, I intentionally reduced the list so my joke would land.
::weeps openly::

N64 - miss
Gamecube - miss

In terms of sales, for sure.

The upper crust of the software tho? 

 

A lot of Gamecube games are aging like fine wine.

Let me be more clear: I loved both those systems, and shipped 3 games on NGC that are among the best I've made. Nintendo putting 4 ports on every console meant 4-player support guaranteed, unlike making something on PS1/PS2 where a multitap was needed, meaning devs automatically are supporting only a subset of the userbase. And dropping a Silicon Graphics chip in N64 ws mad, mad genius. Too bad not enough RAM for textures…

But from a sales standpoint, both those systems were disappointments.

[Polident Hive]

Think I missed the wave for the 3DS. Time of life and not wanting to play a handheld, I don’t know. Only have a handful of games and most are Kirby and Zelda. Everybody speaks highly of its library.

[Let's Cyber]

shipped 3 games on NGC that are among the best I've made

Can I ask which ones?

[bork]

Well, now with the supposed model leaks, yeah... Fuck this thing.  Same shitty joycons and design.  $400 for the system, but at least another $70 for a Pro controller?... Who knows; they'll probably charge extra for a dock too.   

And you're totally buying one once a Zelda game comes out for it!

[Himu]

make a new wave race. it's time.

[Svejk]

Well, now with the supposed model leaks, yeah... Fuck this thing.  Same shitty joycons and design.  $400 for the system, but at least another $70 for a Pro controller?... Who knows; they'll probably charge extra for a dock too.   

And you're totally buying one once a Zelda game comes out for it!

Unless they bring back some classics with proper Remaksters, like LA, can't say I'm too fond of the new BOTW1&2 formula... it kinda sucks.

Also, I can't see them continuing Metroid further past the dreadful Dread... Also too, unless they revamp a classic.  I can see them remaking M Fusion for some reason.  MP4 will be good I'm sure, but that last reveal just didn't strike any chords with me. 

And last for me, a Mario Odyssey 2 will have to bring it fucking hard to tempt me.  The first one was also only good IMO.  Nothing too special... Especially now where Astrobot has easily taken the 3D platformer throne for me, no holds barred.  Still believe 3D Mario peaked with the Galaxy 1 & 2.

That all being said, if the 2 Switch 2 UUUUU is going to indeed carry the same docking, handheld shitty joycon's way, it's even less tempting. 

So yeah.... 

[MMaRsu]

Think I missed the wave for the 3DS. Time of life and not wanting to play a handheld, I don’t know. Only have a handful of games and most are Kirby and Zelda. Everybody speaks highly of its library.

There are so many amazing games on the 3DS but then you have to sit down and play on a 3DS

I do have the Majora's Mask 3DS, and have a bunch of amazing rpg's on it. SMT IV and the like.
I want more games but I sold all my physical shit

[james]

Do you think the Factor 5 Pilotwings will be a launch title

[bork]

Well, now with the supposed model leaks, yeah... Fuck this thing.  Same shitty joycons and design.  $400 for the system, but at least another $70 for a Pro controller?... Who knows; they'll probably charge extra for a dock too.   

And you're totally buying one once a Zelda game comes out for it!

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Unless they bring back some classics with proper Remaksters, like LA, can't say I'm too fond of the new BOTW1&2 formula... it kinda sucks.

Also, I can't see them continuing Metroid further past the dreadful Dread... Also too, unless they revamp a classic.  I can see them remaking M Fusion for some reason.  MP4 will be good I'm sure, but that last reveal just didn't strike any chords with me. 

And last for me, a Mario Odyssey 2 will have to bring it fucking hard to tempt me.  The first one was also only good IMO.  Nothing too special... Especially now where Astrobot has easily taken the 3D platformer throne for me, no holds barred.  Still believe 3D Mario peaked with the Galaxy 1 & 2.

That all being said, if the 2 Switch 2 UUUUU is going to indeed carry the same docking, handheld shitty joycon's way, it's even less tempting. 

So yeah.... 

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

TBH, they can probably keep the Switch going for a couple more years. The same people who said Nintendo “needs” to release a Switch Pro are the types who are now saying Nintendo “needs” to release a Switch 2.

I think Nintendo perfectly captured their market with the Switch and the only real successor option is just a more powerful Switch, which runs into the risk of people just deciding to hang onto their original Switch.

[MMaRsu]