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@Serpenterror I don't understand comments like that. I love the Xbox Series X, way more than the Switch, which I rarely use. I use it daily and it's great for so many things, including apps. I buy games on it the most, and on my laptop the rest (RTX 4080), such as games that require a mouse and keyboard. I sure hope they continue with future Xbox's. I mean, especially since they are regularly updating it (monthly) with new features, redesigns, etc.
The Switch, on the other hand, looks like an abandoned machine, even since 2020. The S2 will probably feel like that soon too due to how basic the UI is. Xbox is always updating, improving, adding new things.

I am excited for the Switch 2 and can't wait since I have many games that I haven't touched due to how poor the S1 is.

Box of Switch 1 looks nicer. Not a fan of that overpowering large red strip on top.

Looks great, though I wish we could have this on the Xbox as it would run better and nicer than on the Switch 2.

Very grateful for the fair price. I never would buy a Switch 1 version, or even play this on the Switch 2 (most likely Xbox, unless S2 version runs the same as Xbox and also depends on which has the cheaper price), but I am very happy to see FAIR price upgrades (if they want to charge for this (makes no sense since it's a new game and it's already developed and ready!)).

Nintendo has such a "we need to keep everything a surprise" type of attitude and I honestly find it pathetic. We do that as parents with our kids (up to a certain limit), and my parents did it with me but I got annoyed with it as I grew up. We're grownups and can't stand Nintendo's attitude compared to others.

Notice how they act, we'll show a little teaser, call it a success, and then we make everyone wait. Then, we act like we're the big brother, bully the small ones and make them wait even longer for inferior products. They really are pathetic.

@timp29 Same. I tried a few for Switch 1, Joy-Cons (since they're so uncomfortable), then returned them, gave up, and stuck with the official ones. Makes no sense to go for inferior products. Those third party companies need to learn to add ALL the features and if they're not allowed, then to mention so.

Xbox is easier to deal with since it lacks motion and the third party end up adding more features than the cheap official Xbox controllers. But, they rarely do wireless and if they do, they don't connect as well and often disconnect. I stuck with a wired GameSir G7 HE on the Xbox and it's superb.

Really wish those sticks would click, then it would replace every other controller thanks to the triggers.

Very happy about Pokemon Scarlet and Mario Odyssey! I haven't played those yet even though I have their physical version.

Really happy they added those rear buttons!

@Dman10 compared to Xbox Series X:

Xbox:
Processor: 8x Cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.66 GHz w/ SMT) Custom Zen 2 CPU

Graphics: 12.155 TFLOPS, 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU

Memory: 16 GB GDDR6 w/ 320mb bus

Memory Bandwidth: 10 GB @ 560 GB/s, 6GB @ 336 GB/s

Don't forget that Xbox/PS5 both support NVMe SSDs so everything together makes them still about 5 to 8 times more powerful than the Switch 2 (I could be wrong), and they're both getting ready for their next (hopefully) even stronger consoles.

@roy130390 It's honestly sad that we still have to ask this question. We've asked this for a long time on the Switch 1 and all hoped we wouldn't have to ask this on Switch 2. =(...

I don't need to ask this on my PC or Xbox Series X (but to be honest, sometimes on Xbox just to see if it's 4k 30 or 60 FPS).

I have Pikmin 4, physical, but haven't played it yet. Waiting for Switch 2 (for many other games as well). Would love to see a proper update for Pokemon Scarlet/Violet too, as what they gave us (graphic-wise) is really really bad. They owe us a free update for that.

@Taro I don't think I see any difference so far apart from colours (which shocks me since I was expecting a much better design, similar to Xbox). I also want them to go back to a fun layout (and music) like the Wii U. Switch is a very boring machine.

@Michael0916 I'm replying to someone else and I know what I'm talking about. There are games that we play co-op here and they force us to use Joy-Cons. Then, if you restart the game or put the Switch to sleep and turn it back on, it forces you to switch the Joy-Con to vertical mode, yes vertical and not horizontal, which makes it hard to navigate on the Home area. Why vertical? What is wrong with them? It should be horizontal by default. We were playing with 1 Joy-Con only each, not 2.

Then, you want to play something else, you want to use the Pro controller and it's not near since we just used the Joy-Cons, so up I go, and I change controllers. Go back to controllers area to re-order them.

Then, another game, and it wants Joy-Cons only, not a mix of both, nope, silly Nintendo (yes, a Nintendo published game). Again, switch.

You'd think it would be easy to switch but no. You have to awkwardly go to the controllers area and re-order the controllers (which has to be done many times).

Playing on the Switch is time-consuming and annoying. It's so slow as well with low quality graphics, which makes everything worse.

I do appreciate having the ability to re-order the controllers, but Nintendo wants it done so many times it's annoying. It can't remember anything.

@wuntyme8 Same - can't stand switching to Joy-Cons for anything. The Switch is the most annoying machine. Its name reveals all, you keep switching just to play. I just stopped playing on it.

I prefer the Wii but we also had to sometimes flip the controller and remove the nunchuck. Seems like after the GameCube, they couldn't decide on a consistent controller.

@Taro I am not a big fan of their home screen compared to Xbox's, but I want to know, in your opinion, what did they make worse?

That's great, happy they added this.
Stop complaining about a nice feature folks! Ya'll are so negative. I'm happy they added a feature since the Switch 1 removed so many.

@8bit-Man As long as it maintains backwards compatibility for games. Otherwise, no thanks. I like how Xbox and PCs take care of this.

I think they live in a secluded area where no one else resides. They actually think adding a stronger graphics card and CPU is innovative. They are sooo lost. Wii and Wii U were innovative. Switch was hardly and in fact it was a regression. It lost a lot of features and charm. I'm from the 80s, so I've used the NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Switch 1.

"We believe that games such as Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza offer new ways to play that were not possible on the Nintendo Switch."

For some reason, that sentence frustrates me.
On my Xbox, I play bigger racing games than MKW with higher end graphics and those games were available before the Series X. I don't understand their comment. I think they actually mean that thanks to NVIDIA's DLSS, they're able to cheapen out on a proper graphics card in the dock and give the illusion of higher FPS.

Comments like that show how ignorant they appear. They mean that the Switch was very poor in gfx and CPU and that it was a huge mistake? So basically, all it needed was a refresh in 2020 to add a stronger gfx/CPU? Oh yes, those existed back then. But, Nintendo lives in a secluded area so they weren't aware. I really feel like they're brainwashed.

They have to stop trying to justify this.
Switch 2 is okay (apart from game pricing) and much better than Switch 1 but it's just really delayed. Switch 1 was a mistake in my eyes. They should have expanded on the Wii U and made it more powerful and stronger. There was nothing wrong with the Wii U apart from how slow it was and its weird hard drive limits. 2 easy to fix situations had they actually put their heads together.

They need to launch a Switch 2 Pro in the next 3 years and give us an actual graphics card in there so that we would feel compelled to buy higher end games on it. They're really delayed already. Anyways, their UI is very limited so it'll never replace my laptop and Xbox Series X at this point. It really feels like they just want to stick with exclusives. That's how I see Nintendo machines.

But, like someone else said, I didn't want multiple consoles and controllers, so I was hoping they would really put their all into this but alas, they did not.

@Glasso That is really, really demotivating and sad =(.. It's still way better than Switch 1, but they definitely could have added a 4070 when docked. My laptop does it (4080), so could a dock. They could underclock it a little bit only, and it would be way better than the weak card they're bringing again. They never learn.

@Paddle1 - I know, but they should have built on that. Wii U was very slow with a poor graphics card, but great in everything else. Switch is only fast in its home and settings and apps management. Everything else is slow. Nintendo Online, eShop come to mind.

@jetsetradion I find it tricky to find what I want on the Switch, if it's not on the home page. I do make use of the folders but getting there feels like you're navigating settings.

Xbox has also a few games showing on the home, like the Switch, except you see them all. After you scroll down a bit on the Xbox home, then it gets very busy but you can ignore all of that as it's mostly promotions, new games, or what you have set as special content areas (up to 10). App page is organized with lots of filters and such.

Switch is very a limited device, very sluggish, that feels like a beta or an abandoned system.
I hardly touch the Switch, it's a really bad device for me. Switch 2 is better in every way but the UI is the same, really disappointed by that.

I'm still utterly shocked that they're still using the same UI with no updates, no additions, no changes (apart from supporting its new features). I was sincerely hoping they'd improve it after seeing Xbox and PS5's extremely superior UI and functionality, but nope. They really do not care. I don't see how that UI is positive for them. At least give us 2 rows of games on the homepage, some folders, do something to change it up. Is that it for the next 8 years? Wii U was way better.

@AnonyQ Yet Sonic Frontiers (for me) was the funnest and best Sonic game, even today. Can't wait for the second one.

Xbox store is superb on the Series X. So fast, smooth, lots of details, lots of info, reviews, etc.
I cannot handle anything related to the slow Switch apart from its home menu and loading a game every once in a while (even then it's slow). That eShop is horrible.

Games should be priced based on how many hours of gameplay and the quality of your studio and production, etc.

Nintendo games aren't all high quality and don't have many hours of gameplay, apart from Zelda (and of course Xenoblade but that's not a pure Nintendo game). And, they hardly receive any updates. It's not okay to charge a lot. Some are high quality, some are medium. Some low like Mario Strikers for the Switch (unfortunately, was looking forward to it).

Its probably fine for Mario Kart World since we're assuming they'll be updating it a lot, but this is Nintendo so no idea. I think the only game they update is Splatoon.

@kuu_nousee Not what I saw. It was extremely sharp on mine. I even played in Performance mode though both were sharp. By grainy, do you mean like actual grain as in oversharpness?

@Toastmaster Did we try the same game? I tried it on Xbox Series X, graphics are great and gameplay seemed great. I stopped playing after 30 minutes as I didn't want to spoil the rest. I hope it's as good though some say it isn't.

@lacaras4 Same. Shows how ignorant they are over there by allowing such content on a "family friendly" device.

All Mario Sports games (such as Golf, Tennis, and more. And more Wii-style Sports, including Wii Party and such).
Donkey Kong games.
Zelda games.
Mario 3D platforming games.
Mario RPG games (Paper Mario, etc.).
Kirby games.
Yoshi games.
Xenoblade Chronicles.

The usual! Bring them all! That's why I buy a Nintendo console. Otherwise, no need to buy one.

I understand about Kirby since it is a DLC, but Jamboree launched not too long ago and this really feels like a major patch, that's all. Lots of companies do this and add new content in patches. No excuses. They're just really greedy. They're basically supporting new features added on Switch 2 (don't forget it launched a few months ago).

They're charging for a patch, that's what it is. No matter how many want to defend that practice here, what Nintendo is doing is wrong.

Us in Canada have to realise that those will most likely cost around 29.99 since Nintendo makes sure we pay a very high currency conversion for some weird reason, as if our price has to do with USD. 2 separate countries.

@Grimley141 They sold 150m console (Switch 1). You would think they would have over 50m of the Switch 2 ready for worldwide shipping. I don't think they have any right to say "we weren't expecting that many people trying to order..." - it would make them look ignorant.

I want to know Costco's deals before ordering, but I may order and return, just to have one in case Costco doesn't launch this this year.

@rushiosan Yep. I keep saying that the Wii U was the best one out of all and they needed to just improve on that. But they went and stripped out lots of features and produced a horrible device, the Switch 1. The 2 is a bit better but not there yet.

Some games in Canada are 114.99 and they were previously 79.99. No thanks. They're nuts. Staying away.

Very excited for this game! I play Grip on Xbox and it's great. Can't wait to try this.

Mario Sunshine gameplay please!

@Coalescence I have the GameSir G7 HE for Xbox and it has hall effect sticks and triggers. They're really smooth and have a nice rotation to them. I love that controller for many reasons.

@Wisestfool I see - have you heard of it happening to others? It's probably very rare. But, I also don't play too much on the Switch. I play on Xbox since Switch is a horrid machine. Switch 2 is looking much better though.

@darkswabber I haven't heard of a Pro controller drifting yet. Mine is still performing great after many years. My brother's as well. Likewise my Xbox controllers. Joy-Cons too though my brother's drifted at one point and Nintendo changes them for free (on the other hand, wireless connectivity of the Joy-Cons was really poor).

@IronMan30 I love Grounded on Xbox. Hopefully we see more of this game.

@Gasarakii thus it would mean we really need analog triggers. Hopefully the Gamecube controller would work with these games.
I was just playing Lego 2K Drive on my Xbox Series X and I see myself using analog triggers a lot. Of course, in other games too.

I don't understand why they need to do these. They spoil the game for me. Let's be honest, all of us are going to buy this either way, or get it with the bundle . I don't need to see more, I have seen more than enough and it looks great. There's a lot in there, just like Lego 2K Drive, The Crew, etc.

@Jester676 Palworld too .

I believe they lost their identity with the Switch 1. Wii U was the last Nintendo feeling machine. However, if it's successful, then as a business, it makes sense that they should continue with it.

@FirMatt EA usually has reasonable, fair pricing, unlike Nintendo that hardly updates their games (hardly any patches, additions, settings, etc.). I added that last part since many will say that Nintendo justifies its pricing based on the quality of the game.

Sonic Superstars - That game should never have been launched. Bought it for the Xbox and boy do I regret it. Horrid Sonic, bad controls, confusing levels. Those boss fights also, every level or two :@ :@. I just uninstalled it.

On the other hand, we really need more like Generations and Sonic Frontiers.

Please please quick resume for more than 1 game. Xbox has it best.
And yeah, boring UI. Never liked the switch 1 UI. It is clean though.
I miss the soft music from the Wii and Wii U

NHL and Fifa series are really fun. I don't understand the hate.