Topic: I hope the size of the Switch 2 eShop wishlist is larger than Switch 1.

With the number of games being released as game-key cards, I hope that the number of games you can wishlist is increased. Considering that the Switch 2 will be a mostly-digital (although not completely) platform for me, I think it'll be easy to reach the Switch 1's limit of 200 wishlisted games. I look at the launch lineup and I already see a half a dozen games I'll be adding to the wishlist. Well, as soon as the console is in my hands anyways.

No game purchase until the download gets a 66%+ discount, baby.

I wasn't aware that the Nintendo account wishlist was capped to 200 titles (because that has to include both games and DLCs).
So yeah, 100% with you that I won't buy game-key releases and will just wishlist the stuff I'm interested in, my backlog is big enough as it is. No chance I'll buy Sonic x Shadow Generations or Puyo Puyo 2S at full price after SEGA failed to offer an upgrade path for Switch 1 owners (that also extends to potential Switch 2 releases like Sonic Frontiers, Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, or Sonic Superstars).
I fear that SEGA will appease the physical collectors by doing Switch 2 physicals via Limited Run Games in the future, when the business model makes more sense with the drop in price for manufacturing Switch 2 game cards (which seemingly use the same flash technology as microSD express).

Pretty solid meme right there.

@Magician
Something interesting highlighted in the conversation chain there, is that VGP are interested in working with publishers to make proper physical releases happen.

It occurred to me that Game-Key releases are probably far, far easier to manufacture in large numbers, since they would only need to write a very small amount of data to each. Just the unique key for each cart, really, much like Switch 1 carts already have unique certificates as an anti-piracy measure.

@RupeeClock

It's a promising post.

Every game VGP reprints in complete physical form is one less game for LRG to do the same.

I had no idea it had a limit. But I would assume the switch 2 will continue using the same eShop, or be heavily based on the same underlying systems.

So chances are the wishlist will be shared. I’d assume.

@Magician
VGP reprints to my knowledge are mostly just games that already had a physical retail run from a big publisher. Things like the LRG Yakuza reprints are the exception rather than the norm for such reprints.

Right now on Twitter I keep seeing accusations in replies to LRG's own tweets that they've been secretly reprinting games, which completely goes against their "single print run" promise.

@RupeeClock Personally, I feel their single-print promise was nullified the moment when Embracer Group bought them back in 2022. They're a corporation like any other now. Profit first and foremost.

My love-hate appreciation for them began then and there. Numbered releases for games of questionable quality. A monumental physical release one week, followed by a complete and utter trash release the next. Peaks and valleys.

I think they already expanded the wishlist limit years ago. I remember hitting it and needing to delete stuff way back but at some point it stopped being an issue and I have 341 games on my wish list currently.

@Magician @BenAV @RupeeClock @Eel

I've hit the wishlist limit several times and it keeps changing:

2020 - wishlist limit = 200
2022 - wishlist limit = 392
2023 - wishlist limit = 389
2024 - wishlist limit= 385

Between that weirdness and the fact that we've seen a screen shot of a new wishlist tab in the eShop, I'm guessing the wishlist is getting revamped. The current unsortable one is pretty awful. I assume the max size will increase also.