SleeplessKnight

As much as I'd like to get a Switch 2, something has to be said about the prices, especially in Canada...

The core console is $649.99 + tax, the Mario Kart bundle is $699.99. Games are anywhere from $99.99 + tax for games like Donkey Kong Bananza and the even more perplexing and even disgusting thing is Switch 2 versions of Switch 1 games like Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Party Jamboree, and more are a whopping $114.99 + tax! Like WTF?! As much as I want Mario Kart World, I'll just spend $93.49 + tax on Sonic Racing CrossWorlds rather than $735.00 for the Switch 2/MKW bundle.

This is a good thing! Exclusives are important as they are the major differentiating factor between consoles. Home-grown exclusives made by the console manufactures own studios that is. However, 3rd party or timed exclusivity should NOT be a thing. If you're a multiplatform publisher, your game should release on EVERY platform that can run your game, and if you asked ANY multiplatform developer's opinion on this 9/10 of them would share the same sentiment.

@TheLastSkyLoftian For us old fogies who lived through the "16-Bit Console Wars" this is awesome, regardless of which side you were on back in the day.

This is awesome! Don't care if you're a die-hard Nintendo fan or you were a Genesis kid back in the day. Since I don't have a Switch 2 (yet), I'm really looking forward to the new Sonic racing game.

@Truegamer79 Always reminded me more of Kate Winslet.

Cool, but hopefully when EA Sports reveals NHL '26 in a few weeks here, they'll announce it's also coming to Switch 2.

@Zerodogg Lol I hear ya there man!

@Zerodogg No problem. I've been a subscriber pretty much from the start and I eagerly look forward to my magazine in my mailbox every other month.

@Zerodogg Check out Nintendo Force

https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/

There's already a great magazine which is the spiritual successor to Nintendo Power and picked up the mantle the month after NP was shut down. It's called Nintendo Force.

https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/

Not that surprised, but kind of still am given the fact the system is also the most expensive Nintendo console ever made along with increased game prices.

Switch 2 doesn't need to worry about any other handheld. It'll sell more than 4 million in the first few months and leave the rest in the dust.

@FortniteCity Thanks, fixed it.

It's tough to re-invent the wheel with every new console. And honestly it isn't always required. Of course the reaction to the Switch 2 is muted in comparison to the original Switch because it was the first of it's kind. Fast forward nearly 8 years later and the handheld / home console hybrid market has changed dramatically. That being said I think the Switch 2 is pretty much what Switch owners were expecting it to be.

I look at this like the Switch was the NES and the Switch 2 is the Super NES - an evolution of what came before, not a revolution. For the mass public, casual gamers, parents etc, it's crystal clear and straightforward that "Switch 2" is the new system just like "Super Nintendo" clearly indicated it was newer and better than the "Nintendo". And unlike the jump from the NES to the SNES, the Switch 2 is (mostly) backward compatible. If you watch old news reports on YouTube from 1991, parents were P!$$ed that the SNES couldn't play their existing library of NES games or use any of the peripherals etc. feeling like their investment was all for naught. Will the Switch 2 hit the heights of the original Switch though? I don't think it will, but it'll still be extremely successful.

For us hardcore gamers who follow gaming news daily if not multiple times daily? Sure a bit. However, as far as the mass market? No. Out of the 155 million people that currently own a Switch, maybe 10% of them even heard about a successor console, let alone saw or heard anything about the Switch 2 until the official Nintendo reveal and even then I'd wager that most haven't seen it.

Glad the cat is finally out of the bag. So now we all know what it officially looks like and the official name. I'm sure they'll reveal more than just games at the Direct in April. As a lifelong Nintendo fan they've got me already. I'll probably go old school and line up at my local Walmart the morning it launches, barring a new pandemic or something that is.

@Jeronan PowerA as well

Sony keeps moving the goalposts. Doesn't matter, the Switch should eventually pass the PS2 but that all depends on how long Nintendo will continue to sell the Switch at retail once the Switch 2 launches. Typically Nintendo will still support the older hardware for 2 to 3 years (except for the Wii U which they couldn't wait to dump). However, even if the Switch ends up falling short and "only" sells say 155 million total, it's STILL an incredible success.

@Orpheus79V How so? The best Sonic games are still the Genesis games. Also, even though Dreamcast fans don't like hearing it, the truth still hurts that Sega's best console ever is the Genesis / Mega Drive

This is pretty awesome!

So there's only one way that any game gets "leaked". It's obviously an employee at Nintendo or the studio working on the games. It's not that hard to investigate and punish the person or persons accordingly. Set an example.

It could be because most of today's music blows goats...

The game's characters, weapons and enemies are such a blatant ripoff of Castlevania already, they may as well make it official by making a deal with Konami.

@batmanbud2 Bahh, it's all part of the experience...

The slow trickle of N64 games on the service due to (A) the library being less than half the size of the NES and SNES and (B) the unfortunate issue of licensing and or royalties. Still, always great to get more titles to make use of my Nintendo Switch Online wireless N64 controller!

For the Switch to be considered my favorite or main console of this generation, it doesn't necessarily need to be the most powerful spec-wise, but it does have to have everything I need on one platform. This is where, unfortunately it fails for me.

No NHL Hockey game, not even one in 7+ years on the market for example is just inexcusable. EA ports FIFA/FC to the Switch EVERY YEAR! And NBA 2K, MLB The Show and others all get Switch ports every year as well.

Elden Ring, Cyberpunk, BG3, Assassin's Creed (new ones), Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and the list goes on and on. Hopefully the Switch 2 (or whatever it's called) will be powerful enough to get ports of ALL the big multiplatform titles.

Emulating games from old systems is one thing. Emulating games from current gen hardware is another thing entirely. For everyone who says "Emulators themselves are not illegal". Yes this is true. So IF you're someone who buys Nintendo Switch games, but wants to play them on your PC with higher resolutions and framerates, technically you're not doing anything illegal. However, let's be honest here. What percentage of people who are playing emulated Switch games on their PC's also paid for the actual games? I would hazard a guess 95% of people doing this are simply pirating the games, thus stealing. And for those saying "Well it's Nintendo's fault for releasing underpowered hardware". If you think Nintendo will EVER release a console with equivalent power to your PC that you're emulating the games on, you're delusional. Or for those saying "Oh you're glazing or defending the billion dollar corporation". Nintendo's net worth has ZERO to do with it. If you're emulating Switch games without buying the games, you are STEALING! It's not rocket science. How dare Nintendo go after people stealing from them or facilitating / supporting / enabling them to do so?

If the performance is around the same as Link's Awakening, I probably won't mind it much. Also I'm a dog guy and allergic to cats so

I think we tend to overanalyze everything these days...Growing up, lots of games on NES, SNES and Genesis had slowdown, but they were usually few and far between. We didn't even know what framerates were and we still loved the games. I'm still going to pickup this game and play it this weekend.

As much as I criticize Nintendo these days and spend more of my gaming time on PS5 and Xbox Series X, Nintendo will always hold a special place in my heart. They're my childhood.

Happy 135th Birthday Nintendo! Hopefully with many more to come.

The fact the Switch has trouble running THIS is evidence enough we need the Switch 2 sooner than later.

@DripDropCop146 Best comment I've read on the Internet today! Well done.

With all the games Nintendo COULD bring to Switch Online, it’s baffling which games they choose…

Also will they EVER add more Genesis games or is that basically done?

@Arkay Yes and no. As someone who grew up in the NES and SNES eras it was a better time to be a Nintendo fan IMO. The main reason is that Nintendo were the top dogs back then with the most 3rd party support of any competing platforms. That can't be said today with how many AAA titles either run like absolute garbage on the Switch or skip it altogether.

Switch 2 (or whatever they officially name it) will be $499.99 USD. It HAS to be in order to stay even remotely competitive spec-wise to it's competitors - which include the Steam Deck and other PC handhelds. It's a different marketplace than when the Switch launched.

@Kingy Nice! I got an NES for my 11th birthday in 1988 (yeah I'm old). I've stayed loyal to Nintendo in the sense that I've purchased virtually every system they've ever made (even the Virtual Boy). However I, like many eventually wandered over to the PlayStation and Xbox side of things for a lot of my gaming needs, simply because I can't play certain games on Nintendo systems. I also feel like there are several different groups or categories of Nintendo fans. I fall into the "Grizzled Vet" category where I grew up with Nintendo being #1 or at least competing to be #1, not just in terms of market share, but also tech specs and coolness or "it factor". From my perspective Nintendo has fallen off quite a bit from the "good old days", even though they're making more $$ than ever before. And from my observation, there are a lot of weirdo Nintendo fans compared to back in my day. Maybe they were there all along? Tough to say as we didn't have social media or Internet forums, but anyway I just wondered as a fellow long-time Nintendo fan have you also noticed this?

@Kingy Honest question, how long have you been a Nintendo fan? What was your first Nintendo console? Just curious.

@Kingy I do like your avatar though, honestly.

@mariomaster96 I never said I was, but there are a lot of people who don't even know what "Indie" or "third party" even means, but they know there are rumors a new Switch is on the way.

The majority of casual gamers don't pay attention to financial reports or earnings calls. Most don't browse gaming websites for news either. However, Nintendo still knows not to jeopardize their Holiday sales by officially unveiling the Switch 2 till at least January or February, with a likely launch of April or May 2025.

@mariomaster96 Why? Nintendo only speaks publicly a few times a year, so naturally every time they announce a Direct people are going to be asking about the Switch 2.

@garfreek That's total BS! There are SO MANY 3rd party titles that are NOT on Switch! I can understand if you only play Nintendo 1st party games and 8-bit or 16-bit pixel art style indie games, then yeah the Switch is great for that. But to say it has strong 3rd party support compared to PS and Xbox is just false.

With the Switch's age and old tech along with it missing out on big AAA releases and STILL no Trophy or Achievement system, it just feels stale to me. IF Switch 2 releases in Spring 2025, I'll be there day 1, but between now and then it just feels like the current Switch is on life support.

Also, with the rise of the PC handhelds, they've definitely knocked the Switch and the novelty of it down a peg or two. I think the Switch 2 will still be very successful, however I don't believe it will match the lifetime sales of the first Switch.

This should have been included as one of the games in Nintendo World Championships NES Edition. Still, glad it's coming to Switch Online. Nintendo really needs to increase the release cadence for classic games on the service, especially Genesis - they haven't added anything for what feels like forever now.