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@progx You don't say!? Grass tends to be green if it's rich in nitrogen and is watered well.

It's such a surprise that Nintendo sales aren't impressive!

I can't wait for the day that we actually get to experience what the Switch 2 is capable of. Hopefully this entire generation isn't nothing but Switch 1 games on Switch 2.

There's not a chance it's all on card.

@MonsterMike Technically you treated Nintendo

@Coalescence No one doubts they exist to make money. But to be surprised that a lot of people are put off by $100 controllers is a bit disingenuous. It's not hard or surprising to see why that might make some people stumble backwards from a purchase. Especially in an industry like video games where a lot of consumers are still coming to grips with the fact that none of these companies care about games anymore if they ever did. Only $$$'s.

@Coalescence Yes it's only $10 more, we're all aware. But the thing is, it's already freaking ridiculous that the plain one is priced where it is. There's no reason to continue to skim more off the top if you're Nintendo. You don't need to make record profits off each individual controller sale.

Nintendo doing the absolute bare minimum while also charging absurd prices? No way!

Heaven knows Nintendo wouldn't make it the cheapest upgrade without cutting some major corners

I know everyone has different tastes in games, but it sincerely stuns me when I read comments about this game being boring. I get that it's slow, but the story was fantastic and I loved every single mission. You can just do so much in this game. RDR2 on Switch 2 is my single biggest wish list item for this entire generation. Being able to play that game on an airplane or in a hotel room with the convenience that Switch brings would make my gaming life complete. Or as close to complete as I can imagine. To be complete I'd also need an NBA JAM remake for Switch 2 that is true to the original.

I'm surprised we didn't have to pay money to watch it.

@CupidStunt Your username is very fitting

@Willo567 You don't know that any better than I do or anyone else on here. My point was, that's the concern people begin to have. DLC by nature invokes those kinds of thoughts in people, and for a $70 game, DLC will especially be looked at under a microscope. Typing "lol" doesn't strengthen your argument.

@LastFootnote I think the main concern is the constant feeling that DLC encourages developers to release unfinished games for ever increasing prices. It's funny how the more profit these companies want to make on the front end, the more critical people get of their behavior on the back end. DLC could be awesome if it truly was just additional great content to an already awesome game, but too often it's stripped from the main game to nickel and dime consumers. No one here should be surprised at complaints when Nintendo has chosen to squeeze every last dime out of all of us.

@Willo567 Trump isn't the reason why Amiibo went from $14.99 to $49.99. You can blame Trump for a lot of things, but not this. This is pure Nintendo greed.

"Do you think a company that’s already made that much profit would do this just to make even more money? Even if they stopped selling anything right now, they have enough cash reserves to support all their current employees until retirement (It’s so incredible it’s almost ridiculous)."

Yes, considering the fact that they nickel and dime us over alleged tariffs. Yes, they would do stupid stuff to make even more money.

@Davestator How can any of their characters be under or over the age of consent? They're imaginary. I'm just pointing out how weird it is that so many gamers like yourself need to get your rocks off with these childish characters or animalistic characters that are obviously designed to be sexual. It's weird. I get that no one here will agree with me from their mother's basements, but it's true and it's weird and I wish it didn't have to be so prevalent in Nintendo's universe.

@Davestator

It's always weird to me when someone does a deep dive into another user to then act like they know everything about that person. The image on the story is exactly as I described, which tends to be very common in Japanese Anime. For this reason, I am no fan of JRPG's or the like.

I don't play video games to get my jollies off of seeing a wolf creature that has the body of Lara Croft. I don't need to see childish faces on bodies with Double D breasts. It's so weird to me how common that is, and how much people need that in their lives for some reason.

Great. Another announcement from a studio who specializes in animation that depicts a girl with a 12 year old's face but gigantic breasts and super sexualized. We definitely need more of that coming out of Japan.

One thing we know for sure, there'll be at least 20 "new" JRPG's that look exactly the same as the last 475 JRPG's that have come out.

@Wewewi It obviously isn't just from the bag. It's likely from the other 75 things Nintendo has done recently, and the bag just gave an opportunity to express it.

They put the dumbest garbage possible on that website.

I'm sure they won't do it but I'm adding my voice to the others hoping for NHL on the Switch 2!

Whatever it ends up being, one thing is certain. It'll lead us all to painful and bitter disappointment. That seems to be Nintendo's goal this generation aside from DK Bananza.

They have no choice because.....tariffs.

Nintendo took an eternity to release the Switch 2, and now they're taking an eternity to give fans any concrete excitement for the future. To be told that 3rd party devs are eager to support this platform and then to give us THAT showcase? Something isn't adding up. Nothing from Microsoft (Forza, Halo, etc), nothing about Silksong, nothing about RDR2, just a bunch of the same stuff. More JRPG nonsense that looks like the exact same game 5 times over. I really can't believe I wasted my time watching that.

And yet it looks exactly like the 400 other exact same 2D rpg's

dbrand handled this as well as a company could. People were upset about their initial response, but they were quick to fix things.

@AllBLK I completely understand that Nintendo won't always make decisions that are in the best interest of consumers, business doesn't allow that. I feel like I'm being pretty fair overall. I support Nintendo most of the time, I love their products, and I spend my money on their products. But I get frustrated when they have a successful generation, and then immediately follow it up with every possible anti-consumer decision they can make. Why does this have to be the cycle for all gaming companies? Can't anyone ever just learn from the 7 times it's happened in the past and never worked out well?

@Picola-Wicola Fair enough.

@Picola-Wicola You've never bought a used controller? I have, and they're usually pretty dirty. Either way, if you find yourself defending game price increases, key cards, codes in box, and now this, you may need to demand a salary from Nintendo. It's perfectly fine to be a fan of a company while also calling out their terrible anti-consumer decisions. I promise you won't fall over dead for having a spine.

@ThisGuy215 True, but just because other companies may not get called out when they should be, doesn't seem to be a good reason to not speak out here. I've torn down a Dualshock 4 a few times for no other reason than I bought it used and wanted to deep clean it. Super easy. I'm sure some of their other products aren't. Either way, Nintendo this gen just seems to be making every possible anti-consumer decision they possibly can.

@PessitheMystic No I don't want to. But if the battery degrades or the if the joysticks drift, I would like for it to be possible to repair it.

I can see tons of people here are going to defend Nintendo (fine, I guess). But the absolute least they can do if they want to squeeze every cent out of us, is make things as good of an investment as they possibly can. Part of that, is making things that theoretically could be repaired if necessary. The same people defending Nintendo in this, are often the ones who lament unsustainability and overpacked landfills and E-waste.

I LOVE my pro controller. And I've loved my Switch 2. But it would be nice if Nintendo didn't seek out ways to screw us.

Did Nintendo do ONE single thing this generation to not shaft consumers? Or did literally every single decision they make come from a position of how they could most effectively F over their fanbase?

@Axecon You must watch influential Nintendo YouTuber RGT.

@Bengals76 Didn't the last generation prove to you that no one cares about technical specs? They're limitations, sure. And everyone wants the most powerful experience possible. But when push comes to shove, it's not as big a deal as some pretend it is. Nintendo did incredibly well for a device that was underpowered and outdated from day 1. They'll continue that trend with Switch 2 as long as they can refrain from shooting themselves in the foot with software nonsense.

@electrolite77 I agree that the key cards are here to stay, just based on many comments here. Companies like Nintendo foam at the mouth when they get free defense representation in the Court of Public Opinion from those who willingly allow themselves to be raked over the coals. It's the absolute most perfect scenario for these massive corporations. Unfortunately, the benefits of it never trickle down any further than the share holders.

I know these comment boards don't solve the world's problems, but it's still incredibly frustrating to see how many people defend this billion dollar company who rakes in record breaking profits like it's their job. For fans of the Nintendo product to be disappointed in the ways that Nintendo spits in our faces repeatedly is completely understandable if you can take one second to stop caressing your Nintendo logo tattoo.

Yes we can just not buy the product if we don't like it. We all know that, you're not saying anything interesting or profound. The point is that it's still very disappointing to watch our lifelong hobby slip away due to corporate and investor greed. Everyone can still be happy here, but one side refuses to participate. Nintendo and these publishers/developers can still do gangbusters while also supporting physical media that has always been a backbone to Nintendo's strategy.

And if you do want to go all digital and you're pushing it this hard, stop raising prices and claiming it's due to tariffs or whatever other market conditions you want to blame. If everything goes all digital, games shouldn't ever exceed $40 brand new because there's next to no overhead. But of course, that'll never happen. They want the best of every scenario possible while expecting all of us to just take it in stride. And if you can't understand how that can be difficult to accept, you're being absurd.

Nintendo obviously is not responsible for people being this ridiculous. It's impossible to protect everyone from themselves.

@nuke13 I agree that it was expected, because companies need record profits on every single investment call. It sucks, but it happens. The annoyance is less about just games being expensive and more about knowing that when they do Donkey Kong Country HD Returns Switch 2 Edition they'll want $80 for it.

Some people comment on these stories as if Nintendo needs them in their pocket to defend them. Keep in mind, Nintendo doesn't need you. They have plenty of money without your free help.

I don't think it's unreasonable to want some consistency. I was fine paying $70 for TOTK (maybe that makes me part of the problem) because games like that or Red Dead Redemption 2 are incredible value when I sink 150 hours into them. But then on the flip side of the coin, stop remastering Donkey Kong Country for the 7th time and asking top dollar for it. Charge premiums for finished products that offer the value, but then admit when a re-release or remaster is purely for nostalgia sake and charge $39.99 for it.

I hate comments like this from industry folks. By that logic, you could make video games $100 right now since it'll eventually happen anyway. Here's a thought, instead of feeling you have to rake in billions every year, perhaps you could remember the plot of video games to begin with and produce games that are fun and affordable because that's what games should be.

I have no problem with a company making a lot of money, but don't act like you had no other choice. You could've shaved a fraction of a percent off your already massive margins to maintain some industry consistency.

Nintendo really needs to rethink how they do these. In all the time they took to get to this point (which let's face it, this tech should've been released 2 years ago as a Pro) they still couldn't go into the details that matter? Less of those idiots talking on the game chat demo, and maybe tell us the prices and own it? Rather than trying to hide those details in press releases after the event that already had 1.5million or more viewers watching. They're just so arrogant at this point that they do the dumbest crap and the same old people will praise them and pretend that they're jazzed about replaying 3 dozen games they already beat last decade.

@Tdx Exactly. And yet people here are saying it was a 9 out of 10 presentation or better? I've been waiting for this for years and was telling all my friends that I was 100% in for day 1 of Switch 2. But I'm left completely disappointed and annoyed.

I was afraid the comments section here would be like this. I always have this hope somewhere deep in my soul that even die hard fans of a particular company will still demand better. If Nintendo wants to charge what they're charging, fine. But the least they can do is make it worth it. An entire showcase full of ports from 2018 isn't exactly worth $449+ and $80+ games.

I'm surprised that they didn't make us pay a subscription or membership fee to watch the direct. We're losing the plot on the video game industry in my opinion.

These games could be so awesome if Nintendo wasn't a bunch of thieves. These remakes/re-skins/re-releases should be capped at $40

Everyone keeps mentioning that Nintendo will want to get the most out of this holiday season with the Switch before mentioning the successor, but regardless, once you announce a successor, there will always be a dip for the following holiday season for the current hardware. It's probably true that Nintendo will see it that way and wait, at this point I am not convinced there'll ever be a Switch 2. But if they are planning to announce in Q1 of 2025, odds are incredibly high that it would be delayed (Nintendo loves delayed announcements and releases) and then you're into Q2 or Q3, and then you're back to wondering if an announcement will harm holidays of 2025.

At some point you just need to announce the dang thing if it even exists in the first place. My vote is that we stop talking about it since Nintendo doesn't want to talk about it.

Gamers who have been conned into buying digital will come on here and preach about how physical isn't technically better, but it does a few things. The biggest being that it shows there's still a market for physical media regardless of the lies the industry tries to force feed us. It also is the best possible option out of the two because if absolutely nothing else, you own SOMETHING physical for your money. Plenty of games can still be played in some basic form if you have the cart even if you won't have all the DLC or updates. Not so with digital.

It's time. We all love the Switch and could get countless more hours of fun out of it. I still will play my Switch regardless, because I love going back to original hardware. But it's still time. They can announce the Switch 2 and still sell the Switch bundles just fine this holiday season. There's enough people out there who see the value of "a bird in the hand" so to speak, especially parents who will see the higher price of the next Switch and decide to go with the cheaper Zelda Switch Lite. There's always a moment where the next thing hurts the sales of the current thing, and Nintendo has already gotten 7 holiday seasons out of this current Switch. Not to mention, they won't be too sad about lagging Switch holiday sales as they watch Switch 2 pre-orders flood in. The time has come to announce the 2 and rebuild the excitement of your fans and investors. Let's do it, Nintendo.