Topic: Nintendo Switch 2

@JaxonH The remaster is coming to west. It has an English Steam page. It supports two languages, Japanese and English. The page mentions that each language has its own separate save file. It doesn't have an eShop page yet in any region.

Begins has an eShop page in Japan and it supports multiple languages, including English. So if anyone is interested in the Japanese special edition, you'll be able to play both games in English.

@JaxonH It's good that you messaged them, but even if they fix the rumble situation, I probably won't be buying these since they don't have mouse mode. I don't want to constantly alternate between Mobapads and the official joycons depending on whether a game uses mouse mode or not, I want a superior product to replace the joycons. The M6 was that for the original Switch, but it doesn't look like the M12 is the same for Switch 2. Since the M6 still works perfectly fine with Switch 2, think I'll just keep using them until Mobapad releases some proper mouse mode controllers.

In the recent article about the Pokémon Super Bowl commercial, I saw several people basically saying that the people who purchase Pokémon games these days don't know any better and don't care about quality.

That makes me want to share my viewpoint that while the "Let people enjoy things" crowd can be annoying, the "Don't question product, just consume product and look forward to next product" crowd is equally annoying.

Perhaps those people who buy and enjoy games perceived as bad do actually care about quality and are in fact aware of the flaws of the game they're playing, but the flaws aren't enough to hamper their overall enjoyment? That's how I feel about a game like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl.

Obviously, if you don't like Pokémon or some other game, that's perfectly fine, and furthermore it's perfectly fine to voice that opinion publicly and even suggest to others that they think there are perhaps better games they could be playing.

It's just bothersome to me when you imply or insinuate that the people who enjoy flawed games are mindlessly consuming the game and don't care about how good or bad it is.

@Polvasti @JaxonH - I'm really disappointed by this. I love the SW1 Moba's, and was going to pick up the SW2 version Day 1...but not sure that I can now. I really don't use mouse mode, so that's a non-issue for me...but I read in earlier posts that they were working on delivering their own version of rumble. The SW2 rumble is so good, I can't go back to "Standard" in a $90/$100 controller. And motion is critical for me, so I can't be going backwards there. And honestly, the SW2 Joycons are improved enough, I'm not moving from them until I have a feature-match option. Maybe I just go the grip option until better alternatives come out...as I'm almost primarily handheld only.

@Lazz I recently bought the Savage Raven grip set for the Switch 2 joycons, and I've been quite satisfied with them. Previously you could only get the joycon grips as a part of a larger set that also came with the completely useless (for me at least) protective middle part for the console... But nowadays they're also selling a "Fissiongrip" version, where you can just buy two cases for the joycons and a set of three pairs of grips to attach to the cases:

https://www.savage-raven.com/collections/nintendo-switch-2/pr...

https://www.savage-raven.com/collections/nintendo-switch-2/pr...

Buying these two separately is cheaper than buying the whole set with the middle piece. And the grips themselves are good quality and nice to hold, so I'd definitely recommend them if you just need joycon grips with no extra parts.

I still think Mobapad has much better buttons, joysticks and (especially) D-pad than the official S2 joycons, but yeah, I think I can also live with using grips on the official ones until Mobapad releases a feature-match alternative.

@Polvasti thanks - I need to consider something...those screenshots are difficult to gauge how helpful those will be, and I'm not sure what I would need - but I trust the recommendation .

@skywake Yeah, I don't think that anything is immune from the component price rises.

It's just that there's various levels of insulation and things like DDR5 RAM, SSDs and high-end CPUs are right in the firing line, while others are mostly just suffering the knock-on effects.

Most of what goes into the Switch 2, it's LPDDR5 RAM and UFS storage included, falls into the latter category. However, I'd still think that it's only a matter of time before Nintendo is forced into a price rise, with the way things are going.

@SuperBro64, I don't really care about all the complaints about "mindless consumers" or whatever, I just ignore it 😀. There are other things that bug me a lot more than internet complaints 😅 (certainly doesn't stop me from complaining about a few other things though 😅).

It does remind me of how, until recently, my #1 favorite game was Pokémon Violet of all things (for anyone unaware, its reputation isn't all that great).

I think Origami King is a top-5 Switch game, and I still sleep at night lol

I really dislike when people cross over from simply criticizing a game or company to attacking actual gamers themselves. It's completely inappropriate. If someone has an issue with Pokemon that's fine, but leave the fans out of it. Whatever a person's issue, it's not on the fans who play those games. They'd actually be the victims of whatever atrocity of the day Gamefreak is being accused of. So blaming them rather than the decision makers within the development team... that doesn't sit right with me.

I've always felt when you become so negative you start blaming gamers and fans rather than games and companies, it's time to take a break from the internet because there's a process of radicalization occurring that needs to be interrupted, not just for your own good but for the sake of regular gamers getting a target painted on their back and harassment directed their way as a result.

I say that as someone who isn't into Pokemon much and is still waiting for "the one" to finally sell me on the series. An Arceus Switch 2 Edition could actually do that, but I know it won't happen.

@rallydefault
I remember playing Origami King when it released. That game was fantastic. Not perfect- the battle system was a little extra for normal enemy encounters, but that's probably my only real criticism. RIP Bob-omb, your sacrifice will never be forgotten 💣 🙏

Have you dived in to Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door on Switch yet?

The funny thing about Brilliant Diamond is half the reviews were like 'it's almost exactly the same as the old really good game but they didn't put this one feature from the second version of the game, therefore terrible'. As someone who hadn't played the first two versions of Diamond, the supposed negatives were literally things I wouldn't even be able to guess and I loved the new game.

The other funny thing is ... Brilliant Diamond got a bunch of 7s and 8s in reviews. Having above 7/10 on Metacritic does not usually mean a bad game; it usually means a pretty good game. Pokemon Z-A was rated quite decently and Pokemon Arceus was rated even better. People just have insane expectations for franchises they either love or love to insult.

Is the average Pokemon game up there with mainline Zelda and Mario quality? No, but very few franchises are.

I suspect one factor that helps insulate Nintendo, relatively speaking: their general policy of not selling hardware at a loss. It gives them a lot more leeway to tolerate hardware losses due to outside pricing factors, versus if they were already set up to sell consoles at a big loss. Combine that with their components not being as pressured by AI bubbles ( because they aren't as bleeding edge ), and Nintendo has much more freedom to keep prices stable and reap the sales benefits. They might grumble at selling hardware at a loss, but they can tolerate it and focus on the bigger picture. Versus if a company were already selling their console at a $200 loss, and then found their prices going up even more than Nintendo faces.

@JaxonH
Yea! I also loved Thousand Year Door. There's just something special about Origami King for me - I really loved that story. And the MUSIC! Oh my gosh. Top 3 game music of all time for me.

Braid NS2 Edition and Subnautica NS2 Editions announced. I'd forgotten Braid was even on the Switch.

Idk if I can do Subnautica if it's like No Man's Sky. Every time I've tried to play I die in like 5 minutes, running out of whatever resource is keeping me alive. I just frantically search for more of it to stay alive, and can never even focus on making actual progress in the game (as if I even knew what I was supposed to be doing anyways) because I'm too preoccupied running out of oxygen or whatever the heck it is that's draining.

3 times I've tried, and never got anywhere. Well. I MAY have made it to my ship once, but I can't remember anything after that so I must've died soon after.

@rallydefault
Fire Emblem Three Houses was originally announced for 2018, the year after Switch launched, but got pushed back to 2019. The following year in 2020, Paper Mario Origami King released. Could we see a similar pattern on Switch 2?

Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave announced for 2026, the year after Switch 2 launched. Idk if it'll get delayed one year like Three Houses, but either way, it would seem a new Paper Mario could drop in 2028. That may seem a long time away, but Switch is about to start its 10^th year. Switch 2 will be around a long time. So 2 years from now is relatively soon, all things considered.

@JaxonH I've tried Subnautica multiple times, it never clicked with me as well. Very happy to see the SW2 update - hope that we get this with many, many games. I'd be interested to try this game again, if I ever run into a lull in new games to play.

Pokopia getting glowing previews. Dragon Quest Builders devs never miss, it seems.

And classic Pokemon titles coming to the eShop, finally. Surprised this never happened during the Switch generation.

@Lazz
It's like Outer Wilds. I need structure. I need a destination and quest goal. I need more than just, "figure it out with no clear goals in sight".

But I'm more than willing to keep an open mind if someone can help me understand how I'm supposed to be approaching these games to where I can actually get into them.

OK, hell has frozen over.

SkillUp is glazing a Pokemon game with Pokopia. This guy hates Pokemon (well, not "hate", but definitely dislikes). It's gonna be hard to ignore Pokopia if even he's saying it's good.

@JaxonH interesting that you bring up Outer Wilds - that's one of my top games of all time. While that game completely captured my attention, Subnautica never did. I've never been huge into crafting so maybe that was throwing me off. I'll have to give it another chance

@JaxonH
It is an interesting possibility because as I noted in some other threads, Fortune’s Weave is no longer listed anywhere on Nintendo’s official schedule website, not even under TBD like Splatoon Raiders.

@Lazz
I just don't know what to do in games that don't give me clear direction and goals.

All these games are highly praised- No Man's Sky, Subautica, Outer Wilds... so clearly they're great games. I just can't connect with the gameplay loop. I wander around not knowing what I'm supposed to be doing until I inevitably die, then rinse and repeat.

I feel like if I watched a full game playthrough on YT then I'd be able to understand how to engage with the game(s) but as of now, I remain clueless.