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@Greenspan iPhones have had MagSafe chargers since the iPhone 12, and there’s been no issue with onboard storage/processing ability. And those magnets are fairly strong, especially some third party cases/wallets/stands.

It’ll definitely be interesting to see how the release version runs. Unsure whether I’ll triple dip on Switch 2, but it VERY much pleases me to see that this system can handle this game and apparently handle it well!

@Jester676 Once again the point flies over your head.

To reiterate what Marvelous said about a Switch 2 game card: “ There’s no need to download the full game: simply insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 console, and the correct version will launch automatically.”

It amazes me that you still don’t believe what the makers of this game are saying.

When you find out that the devs you’re doubting are right and so am I, you don’t need to apologize for stubbornly believing things that aren’t true. Just knowing that YOU know that you were wrong will be enough.

Be well, and good luck to you in life!

@Jester676 I…don’t know how many times this has to be explained to you.

The Switch 1 and 2 cards are the EXACT SAME SIZE and the notch on the 2 cards DOES NOT PREVENT inserting into the Switch 1. Stick this card into a Switch 1, you have the Switch 1 version. Stick it in a Switch 2, you get the Switch 2 version as the 2 will access that part of the card with the 2 version.

What about this are you not grasping?

Either way, you absolutely refuse to understand even after the developer themselves said that it will work in their FAQ. Oh well. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. Or think, in some situations.

@Jester676 It’s already been explained. Several times. The USB 2.0 vs 3.0 thing, the newer cards will just read at a slower speed on the OG model. It’s perfectly clear. The cards are the SAME SIZE and the notch doesn’t prevent insertion into an OG Switch at all. It’s a trigger for the Switch 2 that it’s a higher speed/larger capacity card and to go with that.

Still waiting for an acknowledgement that I’m not a Nintendo hating misinformation spreader, by the way!

@Jester676 Right here, from the very link you shared, which kinda makes me think you genuinely aren’t reading the links you share:

“WHAT IS THE PHYSICAL "NINTENDO SWITCH 2 EDITION"?

The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a red 64GB game card that includes, in full, the Nintendo Switch game and the Upgrade Pack.

There’s no need to download the full game: simply insert the card into either a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 console, and the correct version will launch automatically.”

Is that clear enough for you finally? Or am I still a misinformation spreader? Or is Marvellous, a licensed Nintendo game developer spreading misinformation somehow?

@antlion The notch difference just confirms that a Switch 2 card can be inserted into a Switch 1.

Given that Nintendo doesn’t allow incompatible games to be inserted into an incompatible system historically, this is very telling proof in and of itself. Either a) Nintendo it opening themselves up for a HUGE lawsuit or b) Switch 2 cards in a Switch 1 either access the Switch 1 game or simply give a “sorry, can’t use this in this system!” message.

It’s looking more and more like option b with access, which would be a FANTASTIC thing from Nintendo this generation. But you try and explain this to some people and they just post links from random YouTubers who are just after clicks…

But hey, according to some people, I’m some random anti-Nintendo misinformation spreader who’s angy about prices or something.

@antlion I figured they weren’t backward compatible till this article cleared a LOT up. I figured it’d be a 3DS cards not going into a DS situation, but this method of letting S2 cards work in both this way with the upgrade data and higher speeds kicking in on S2 but S1 still able to access is a VERY good sign from Nintendo. It’s what I WANTED for PS4 to PS5 but just couldn’t have!

@darylb24 Exactly. Sadly, you try to explain this to certain people and they accuse you of all sorts of interesting things here! May you not be called a misinformation spreader!

@Jester676 …what are you even talking about? You’re building all these straw man arguments like I’m some kind of Nintendo hater or something.

Look. At. The. Carts. The notch does NOTHING to prevent the card being inserted into the OG Switch.

Ah, well. Thanks for the interaction, I’ve been nothing less than cordial to you, it’s a shame you can’t return the favor.

@Jester676 I looked at your own links. You should give it a try.

Everything in this NL article, the official Amazon listing and your own cart comparison link (the two latter of which, hilariously, you shared but apparently haven’t read completely) clearly show you can insert a Switch 2 cart into a Switch 1.

The notch appears to be solely a “Hey, Switch 2, make sure you access the storage on here that the Switch 1 can’t see!” flag.

I’m afraid the one who is misinterpreting this information is you. No hard feelings, not accusing YOU of misinformation (unlike what you just accused me of…), just clarifying what you appear to have missed.

@Jester676 And yet they’re selling Switch 2 cards that work in both Switch 1 and 2 consoles. Hmmmm…

You do understand that these carts can still be read, they just won’t a) have access to the full capacity or b) have access to the increased speed on Switch 1, right? It’s like using a USB 3 device on a USB 2 port or a newer SD card on an older reader. It can still be READ, it just won’t go as fast. That notch does NOTHING to prevent you from inserting it into an OG Switch, which is obvious at a glance.

That’s clearly a “Hey, Switch 2, you can read this faster!” notch, not a “This prevents this card from being inserted into an OG Switch” notch.

@antlion They appear to be the exact same shape and size, based on everything I’m seeing. Only real difference beyond capacity and (on the 2) access speed is that the card is red.

@HammerKirby Yup, I HATE Smart Delivery on my series X. I’m glad Nintendo (mostly) went in a good direction for these.

@Bizzyb “People without basic reading comprehension won’t understand and might think it’s just an upgrade! Nintendo is literally {insert name of evil person or deity here}!”

@Jester676 The front of the package says “Includes the Nintendo Switch game and the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Upgrade Pack” and then also tells you that you CAN buy the upgrade pack separately. That’s so people don’t buy this AS an upgrade pack or something silly like that.

…I don’t see how this is ambiguous in any way, shape or form. It’s letting you know that you CAN buy the upgrade pack separately. It also says this COMES with it.

There is nothing unclear about this.

@Jester676 And if you look at the box art for the Switch 2 version, it clearly states that the Switch 1 and Upgrade Pack are present.

@RoboCube Nope. The full games (minus a patch or two) are fully on the disc 99.9% of the time for PS4 and PS5.

Wow, looks like @Anti-Matter jumped the gun in an effort to be first post!

That said, I love this. I wish Sony had done this with PS5 games somehow, having the PS4 and 5 versions on the same disc.

As much as some of Nintendo’s decisions annoy me, implementing this ability is a Very Good Thing.

@SillyG I..honestly can’t imagine a scenario where I would ever want this functionality.

@Nick2054 Becase this and the Wii U Twilight Princess are two of the only first-party releases that haven’t been released from Wii U exclusivity.

Those are two of the only reasons my Wii U is still in my possession, honestly.

@Ryu_Niiyama “Option based on consumer preferences” doesn’t quite roll off the tongue like “Steam Deck-killer” though.

The only reason I care about my Wii U is Wind Waker and Twilight Princess.

Port these to Switch and I can finally put it out to pasture.

I freely admit I didn’t have “wheelchair-bound robots playing basketball” on my bingo card for Switch 2.

Waiting for the raid on the PowerA docking station stocks for people (like me) who will need to charge their NES joy-con controllers.

@Galaxy2IsTheGOAT We went from being amazed that Doom Eternal and The Witcher 3 were squeezed onto the OG Switch and running AT ALL, to having Cyberpunk 2077 (a game that only runs acceptably on the PS4 Pro and wonderfully on the PS5/Series X) running on the Switch 2 with hopefully very few concessions.

I think they did just fine in the hardware jump category this time around.

@datamonkey Shhhhh! Do NOT remind them about that, we all hope they forgot!

In a world where Astro’s Playroom exists, Nintendo charging for this thing is a joke and an insult. And this thing is going to be FAR less impressive based on what we’ve seen so far.

I love Nintendo, but they’re dropping balls this time around.

Completely irrelevant to me, as I play my Switch docked 99.9% of the time. I only upgraded to the OLED model from my launch version because a friend expressed interest in buying it.

@Edu23XWiiU You’re willfully understanding. Of COURSE it installs the games to the console from the disc.

But the GAME ITSELF is on the disc TO BE INSTALLED FROM and is perfectly playable without a separate internet download.

Good grief, some folks just don’t have reading comprehension these days.

I must not be as rabid as some of the fanbase, since I think he looks just fine.

@Oracles_fanboi You uh…you know bundles aren’t made forever, right? For any console? Ever?

CDPR once again continues their redemption arc. Very glad to see this, and that more folks will get to play this excellent game.

@JamesR But it isn’t. This should be free for every Switch 2 owner. Don’t fall for the “oh, it’s cheaper than a sandwich at a restaurant” or whatever thinking.

Nintendo needs to tell us how freaking much these upgrades will COST outside of these promos.

The fact that they refused to is telling.

Wait, the Switch 2 graphics are sharper and the Switch 1 graphics are fuzzier? I am shocked, shocked I say!

@Burning_Spear Yup.

Nintendo gonna Nintendo.

It blows my mind how good the 2 looks and what they did right…and then they turn around and make utterly mind-boggling decisions like this.

@SwitchplayerJohn HAHAHAHAHAAHAHno.

@larryisaman From the ludicrous cost of Mario Kart to the zero-price-info on Switch 2 game upgrades to the paid tech demo tour…I went from happy to cautiously optimistic to wait-till-later. And I hate that I feel that way now.

@Edu23XWiiU Untrue. This happens on Xbox but not on PS4/5 discs except VERY tiny exceptions.

@Astropez not a lie at all. Games like AC Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws are the exceptions, not the majority that require internet to install the whole thing. The massive majority of PS4/5 discs have THE ACTUAL GAME on disc. There may be a day one bug fix patch but the game on the actual disc is still playable regardless.

Wait wait wait wait wait.

A Nintendo system selling out AT LAUNCH?

What black magic is this? What dark god did we offend to make this astonishingly strange state of affairs happen? THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE

I go to Stephen King for well written horror novels and disturbingly unhinged political takes. Definitely not Pokémon jokes.

@Donerry Ita a shame, because I genuinely liked it! Sure it’s ludicrously expensive for an alarm clock, but it had style and pizazz!

They just need to ease up on the auto-dim. And knock like $20 off the price.

I’ll stick with my Sony clock radio for the foreseeable, I guess.

I bought one last week at Target, and returned it after two days because of two factors: the display is laughably dim even if you crank every brightness setting to maximum (overly aggressive auto-dimming), and not being able to set different alarms for different days since I work from home part of the week and in-office the rest.

Well, at least one of those complaints is no longer a thing!

Today I learned that this game exists.

Well. Existed, I guess.

@larryisaman It’s sad that this statement is so true. This could be a Switch 2 game and no one would be shocked at the performance.

They could release this on PS5 and Series X and the jank would still be real and present.

@LadyCharlie raises hand I don’t play my Switch online and mostly have the membership for the nes/snes/etc games.

So…you’re wrong.

@-wc- I’m not a history repeating itself type. I’m a “Nintendo found a formula that works and seems to be sticking to it,” type.

Nintendo has always made bank on portable consoles. Nintendo has (almost) always made bank on desktop consoles. Nintendo made staggering bank on a hybrid console model that combines both.

Pretty sure they won’t be going away from this before I turn 50, especially since I’m in my mid-forties.

Btw, what are you not liking about the Switch in general? I use it primarily as a docked console, and other than the CPU being a bit slow, I enjoy it. I enjoy my PS5 and Series X more these days, but still.

@-wc- glances at the massive success the big N has had with the Switch

I…wouldn’t bet on that.

One more nail in my old Wii U’s coffin and I’m happy to see it!

@EightyTwoStu You think that him being able to offer behind the scenes info is…an opinion and not a fact?

Alrighty then.

@EightyTwoStu Was he in charge of a massive gaming company for years?

Then regardless of what else he’s done, he can still offer insight into behind-the-scenes stuff that is actually kinda interesting. However you or anyone else feel about him, that fact doesn’t change.