Purgatorium

Is it normal to set release dates this far in advance? Give yourself some leeway. Just say Spring 2027.

I'll wait for the Switch 3 port.

I think Nintendo calls it "value." Switch 2's battery life is value.

This game was disastrously unready when it came out and now they've managed to turn it around and it's getting praise. This is why I wait.

@Zufolobelisk
Your first post expressed incredulity at the idea and now you’re telling me that it’s not uncommon. I mean, seriously, what are you going on about?

@Zufolobelisk

“Do you really think the first thing some people are going to do with it when they buy it, is disassemble it?”

Who’s thinking that?

Can I come over? I'll bring snacks.

I have a decent Switch 1 backlog so I won’t be getting a Switch 2 until there are games I really want to play that are exclusive to the console. So far I’m not impressed with the selection. Probably the only the thing that would interest me is a good Zelda.

Oh damn, this guy must have just done $14.5 million in damages to Nintendo.

I dunno. I just think companies shouldn’t have control over their products after they’re in customer hands. I don’t care what they’re doing to the Switch 2 or why. Nintendo shouldn’t be able to control you like this.

Pretty good name but Embracer should be cast into the fire.

Related Articles should have linked to Kate Gray's Best Cow article.

https://www.nintendolife.com/features/back-page-the-best-cows-on-the-nintendo-switch

Another reason why people are against SAG-AFTRA is that a lot of people are corporate boot-lickers.

Wow, a lot of people really don't read the articles before commenting, huh? They aren't suing on behalf of James Earl Jones.

Sure, why not necromancy?

Spyware really does bog things down.

@StewdaMegaManNerd Play as Green Mario!

If you want better quality billboards in your Mario Kart, you're gonna have to buy the $90 version.

"Under no circumstances are you to own any Nintendo products. They is ours forever and you use them only with our permission."

@Chimichanga Is your argument that people shouldn't complain about the lack of physical gaes because digital games are popular?

This is starting to get tedious.

@BynoShadow Oh no, certainly never a game chat app.

@BynoShadow What shame. Someone using an anti-racist position to justify corporate surveillance.

You don't need a reason to value your privacy. You can simply not want to share private information with anyone. Why don't I want Nintendo to record my image and conversations? Because I don't want to. That's all anyone ever needs to know. It's none of anyone's business. Period.

That's all you need to know, but if you want another reason, some governments, for example, the United States of America and other totalitarians, target people for their speech and identity. Some governments, for example, the United States of America, disappear people they don't like without due process and send them concentration camps.

The acquiescence in this thread is sad.

"This is totally fine. Other companies grossly violate your privacy so it's absolutely fine."

Nintendo bricking our Switches just in time for the Switch 2.

@Zufolobelisk He's blowing it all on sunglasses and Switches.

Dude's gonna have to sell his sunglasses collection to pay for it.

What's the point of these things? It's borderline garbage. I'd rather buy digital.

This is the first I ever heard of it.

Pricing based on value is a tricky proposition as people have a difference concept of value. I'm not sure if Nintendo actually means this or if it's just what they're saying to justify price increases, but it does invite people (me anyway) to consider what is value for my money.

TOTK cost more than BOTW, but I got better value out of BOTW. I bought my Switch in order to play BOTW, so the value of that game to me was $400-$500. Obviously, it had the added benefit of gaining the console I could use to play more games. If BOTW was $500 alone, I probably wouldn't have bought it, but still. NSMBU Deluxe and MK8 were both full priced games ($60). MK8 was worth it, but NSMBU Deluxe was not. Of course, this was before the "pricing based on value" regime was formally introduced.

For me, there aren't any games worth playing on the Switch 2 yet so it's not worth the price. And since prices are higher, and I've been burned before, I might be more cautious about buying a console and future higher priced games.

It's as simple as that. People are trying to ascribe a moralistic approach to this, but Nintendo has literally said value = price. They're asking us to consider the value and it looks to be coming up short to me.

Although this contextualizes things to some extent, it does leave out a lot of other context, as many have pointed out. There are lies, damned lies and statistics. And unfortunately, people will use this to shut down complaints about the Switch 2 price.

But the real point is that, while interesting, none of this matters. How much can we afford today in 2025 with wages, employment and inflation in food, housing, gas etc?

I think the Switch 1 was a good value for the price. I could play Nintendo games but was severely limited in quality third party games. It was a compromise I was willing to make because I like MK and Zelda.

The Switch 2, however is more expensive, as are the games. It will be able to play better third party games, but do I care? Can I get a PC or another console to play those games for a similar price? The trade off is I couldn't play Nintendo games, which to be honest is becoming less attractive year by year.

he said cackling madly

Donkey Kong Bananza is the same price as Tears of the Kingdom? And they price based on player's experience and value. So Donkey Kong is going to be as good as TOTK? Mario Kart World even more so?

I'd buy it but they won't make one, so I'm going to emulate it.

I think some of the arguments in favour of the price hike are reasonable. Yes, there's been inflation. There's the rising cost of making games. Nintendo is a corporation, not your friend. They want to make money.

This is reasonable. It's also reasonable to say that I'm not going to buy it. I'm a little bitter and disappointed, but I'm not buying it because I'm against the concept of raising prices. I'm not buying it because I don't want to pay that much.

How much is a mid-tier PC then? Maybe I'll get one of those.

I like Mario Kart but I probably won't get a Switch 2. It's too expensive and Nintendo never lowers their prices.

The additional cost is the Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

I guess we'll never get that Wind Waker port. Piracy it is, then.

golly gee, I thought the TOTK price was a one time thing.

Mario Kart World looks good. Otherwise, not a single game or feature that seems at all interesting to me plus everything is overpriced. You even have to pay for them to tell you how to use it. FFS.

What a scam.

A good Zelda game is about the only thing that would get me to buy it, honestly. I play mostly indie and retro games so I'll stick to PC. See you all in a few years, lol.

Unbelievable. The enshittification for Nintendo.

Oof, I'm going to wait for a must have game then.

A trilogy but that last movie is broken into two 3 hour parts.

This better be a gateway to Aerobiz.

Pinches of salt are one thing, but I'm distressed by the phrase "a fistful of salt." That's gonna be really bad for your health.

My attitude towards console rumours is to just take it easy and chill. Take this news with a fistful of valium.

I don't know what those mini-map updates mean exactly, but I couldn't find a way to turn it off. Drove me nuts. I hope this fixes that.

Also, that float status update. Wow.

@Serpenterror I like that too! That's why I tried the demo. Maybe I should try it again.

Wow, I didn't know Monster Hunter was such a huge console seller.

I played a demo on Switch once, didn't like it, and now every time I see it I ignore it.