MrCarlos46

@OorWullie Probably.

More likely than not Nintendo might just leave the Chinese market altogether.

I still see people telling Nintendo to drop the price for Mario Kart World, even in the newest art piece for this year’s SpringFest. However, what if the $80 price point is already the game and DLC baked into it? For now expensive it is any DLC that gets added could already be free

Announcing DLC at full price would just anger the audience even more.

@CStallion Missed opportunity there.

@bloodycelt Even if that happened people would just be importing from other regions except Japan.

I wonder what will happen if I press- (Nintendo ninjas come to my house)

@DwaynesGames And since the Mario Kart bundle was only set to be a limited time production, that one will be more likely scalped and gone faster.

Speaking of transfers, there needs to be an animation playing while we are transferring data from Switch 1 to Switch 2.

Meanwhile it still hasn’t been confirmed if there will be more non-Mario characters added or they’re just going back to only having Mario characters.

If they’re still adding non-Mario characters I wanna see them add characters from Kirby or Metroid, maybe even the idols from Splatoon, cuz I wanna switch between playing as Yoshi and Pearl in this game.

@CStallion I’m actually surprised to see no one else bring this up before. Why hasn’t Nintendo considered adding the DLC to the Switch 2 Edition cartridge to make it the definitive version?

@WiltonRoots I’ve been playing it since 2022 or 2023.

@WiltonRoots I love listening to the 2015 eShop Christmas music around Christmas time. I even play it around the start of November.

@Yosti @CStallion Maybe for those who already own the Switch 1 version and end up finding this and reading the text, knowing they don’t need to purchase the game again and can just get the upgrade pack.

@Yosti We might just have to wait until someone opens a copy and takes pictures or videos of it.

Kinda expected that the eShop wouldn’t have music, probably a sign UI music might also not happen again, or themes too.

One thing I still wanna see the Switch 2 eShop app however: Shopping cart and gifting features

@Yosti Someone emailed the UK My Nintendo Store about it and it appears that it will be everything in a new cartridge. They specifically asked about Tears of the Kingdom, but it could also apply for all Switch 2 Edition games.

From an email by the My Nintendo Store, Switch 2 edition games will have the base Switch 1 games and the Switch 2 upgrade in the cartridge.

@Dev-N Leaves me wondering, has Nintendo actually heard people want themes again?

@Mana_Knight That would pretty much be Basic Black. It’s in Themes after all, so…

I haven’t played Breath of the Wild myself but I thought the US box art is better than the European box art.

Following the high prices, Nintendo probably knew people would import the Switch 2 right from Japan where it’d be pretty darn cheap due to the weak yen, but that would leave unpurchased stock in the US and not enough units for Japan. Maybe this led to Nintendo choosing to do this cheaper Japanese-only unit for Japan and have pricing the same around the world.

@Medic_alert I think eventually Nintendo of America or Nintendo Co. Ltd. will bring up what they actually are and if it’s both versions on a new cart or just the Switch 1 cart and a download code for the Switch 2 edition.

@Fake-news I’m guessing that may be why they chose the Switch 1 cartridge + code for upgrade pack route then, also to make it easier for those with just a Switch 2 to play that version and redeem the code for the upgrade pack when they get a Switch 2.

@Kingy I mean they could also put the Switch 1 version and the Switch 2 Edition data on a new cartridge.

@Kingy Like it doesn’t mention if the upgrade pack is a download code or not, that was the confusion.

The one thing that would make it look better is if they at least make the Switch 2 logo horizontal.

@Yosti I kinda meant it would be on a Switch 2 cartridge but also contain the Switch 1 data.

@Yosti My guess is it’s a new cartridge that contains the Switch 1 version and the Switch 2 Edition in it without any extra code or sort of download and the one you play depends on where you insert it.

@PikminMarioKirby I’m not surprised it would even go out like this. Anything that involves tariffs will already lead to these types of comments.

@Dev-N Nintendo wasn’t even aware of these tariffs yet.

Welp, we’re all gonna suffer now…

@PharoneTheGnome Nintendo of America gets the cartridges from Japan because their games are the global version and those already have all languages supported, so they don’t need to make separate cartridges in America.

No reason it shouldn’t. At least give us a game to start it if we can’t afford Mario Kart World or some of the other Switch 2 games atm.

Out of curiosity, will there be a possible OLED variant later on or is it just gonna be skipped entirely this generation?

Now then, will shopping cart and gifting features be added?

@westman98 I mean, you can still have themes and leave enough resources for games. In any case Nintendo is past the era of themes on consoles, they should at least rename the Themes section to ‘Light/Dark Settings’ or move the light/dark mode toggle to Display to make it less confusing.

@VoidofLight There were images of the eShop which show a new interface, and maybe Nintendo is adding more space to the OS to improve performance to the UI, especially for the eShop, although probably not to add themes again. I won’t be to upset if they don’t add themes again (because more of the upset part is actually towards the Switch 2 price), but I’d say imagine they at least add a red theme or some of those leaked Switch 1 themes that got removed before release.

@Minako-Meleph Nintendo will still be region free, they just made that Japanese-only unit to combat the scalpers and other people who will take advantage of the cheaper price in countries like Japan due to the high price in their home country. It’s why Nintendo is starting to price everything the same around the world.

Even if it is expensive this could help drive Switch 2 sales during the holidays.

Hopefully it’s still available during that time (because I’m thinking of just waiting until November to get the Switch 2) and Nintendo decides to continue producing it for the holidays.

@PikaPhantom I’m thinking this means there’s gonna be a new UI for the Switch 2, hopefully with themes and music returning.

Now how about analog triggers, especially for if games like Forza Horizon get ported?

We’re reaching the end of the homestretch now! I have actually been wanting the Switch 2 since like, 2023 or 2024, I’m not sure since when, but we’re almost here!

@Discostew I think I heard it somewhere else, but I forgot where. Or maybe I was thinking of the UI and Vidmiio leak, both of which were actually debunked.

I actually would like to see Campus on Switch 2. A great way to introduce something like Discord, which I’m actually surprised the current Switch doesn’t have as of now.

@Discostew Apparently Campus was debunked.

We know for sure they’re showing off the next Mario Kart here, but with announcing other games, I would be surprised if they announce the first Splatoon spinoff game and some third party games.

As for the system itself, I’d like to see them talk about the UI and its new features. This is where I’d expect them to announce the price and release date.

I was guessing it could be to switch the Joy-Cons into mouse mode.

Although if we’re talking non-Nintendo here, I’d say Minecraft needs a Switch 2 edition (based on what I heard from others say about its performance), either as a free upgrade available when the game is inserted onto a Switch 2, or a separate release that contains the Switch 1 and Switch 2 versions (the latter being the update) on a separate cartridge.

@ElkinFencer10 Maybe the Xbox route.

If it’s even coming over to any other parts of the world (like here in the US), it better include the My Nintendo Store (which still has to open in Latin America and Brazil).

@Axecon Yeah, just merge them into Nintendo Everywhere.

Did not know if I wanted to use the Mario or Splatoon theme, but I went with the latter. Just got greeted with Pearl’s animation from one of the live concerts this morning too, and I’ll admit the animation made me smile even though the Color Pulse remix in it sucked.

@StephenYap3 Based on what I heard from others, Minecraft could use one too to run smoothly on Switch 2, but that has to be brought up to Mojang and Microsoft.