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Yup. NS2 is going to explode once it hits shelves. How many units do you think it will sell from June 5th to December 31st?
Thread: Nintendo Switch 2 launches June 5 for $449 (Update: Pre-orders begin April 24 in the U.S. and Canada)
Yup. NS2 is going to explode once it hits shelves. How many units do you think it will sell from June 5th to December 31st?
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Good. Last Joy-Cons were worthless. Easily the worst controller ever made in video game history
Hardensoul
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If physical it'll depends on the size of carts used. 16, 32 and 64GB carts. Mario Kart World ($80) is using 24GB using the 32GB cart. TotK($80) is over 18GB. Cyberpunk($70) is on the 64GB cart but Nintendo is subsidizing to help publish physical like they did with Witcher 3.
Street Fighter 6 is over 60GB and likely over the 64GB cart which won't fit on the cart.
The new Game Carts is faster and seems to be more expensive. Not sure how expense 64GB carts are.
There's a possibility there's going to be a lot of AAA 3rd party games release of Game Key Cards.
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Worldwide? Depends on if they can keep up with demand. If they can I could see them moving 15 million units by January of next year.
Optimus
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ExpandKong
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Nintendo really said "Hall effect? Psssh no this is Wall effect it's even better."
Epic Nemesis
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Yea you don't have to be a PR executive to realize this release was screwed. I think they got rid of a field general like Reggie and replaced him with a soldier with Bowser. Nintendo of Japan needs to be saved from itself. They don't know how to communicate out of Japan (and might not know how to communicate in Japan either)
I was thinking the same thing today. I doubt it, but it would be nice. I'm holding off on the system anyway so by the time I potentially buy one, we'll know what the sale situation is. I'm pretty sure TotK is $70 but goes on sale for $40 like the other games.
Polden
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Let's not kid ourselves. We all know this is going to be a shit fest for two years.
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I hope not but you never know. I'm kinda hoping that this won't be since it's the first real launch post-Covid. I am encouraged that there will be midnight launches nationwide which is awesome seeing as scalpers can't game the system if you actually have to show up and wait in a line. But yeah if it catches fire (and I think it will) it might be hard for Nintendo to keep up. I am encouraged by Nintendo's strict requirements for preorders online -- don't think any bots will be getting past that.
Polden
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The problem will be from parties selling Switches that aren't Nintendo. They don't care and will happily sell their entire stock to bots by scalpers.
We really need regulations to stop this. Bot scalping is also destroying the ticket industry. Who knows if it will ever stop because nothing gets done until big business suffers and this is only affecting the consumer.
AJUMP23
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Reggie has been lit up on social media sharing his Wii sports story. Trying to hint about issues. Making bowsers job harder. Listen to the king of Bigfoot pizza.
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Nintendo can exert tremendous pressure on those retailers by threatening to give them diminished numbers of units and software both now and in the future. Believe me, if Nintendo wants to make these retailers do this a particular way, they can do it. It was one thing when everyone was up each other's asshole during Covid, but that shit's over. There isn't a good damn reason in the world why these places can't do in person sales only, or at least the majority. Amazon already hates Nintendo anyway and holds back sales from launches, so they don't have to worry about them.
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Shawn Layden knows what's up. People can say what they will about price, but a killer exclusive means people will pay it and buy anyway. He's absolutely right.
Go to 11:00
Epic Nemesis
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Pre-Orders have to be at least before may 8th when Nintendo starts batching out their invites right? I'm curious to see if the pro controllers go up in price. I think those are made in china still.
JORMBO
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They will want to give retailers as much time as possible. I would guess May 8th a the latest, but earlier for retail stores if they can.
Optimus
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I expect we will be hearing of preorders opening up soon within the next week.
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Sounds like Trump's exempting some electronics, so between the delay and the exemption, Nintendo should have time to bolster its U.S. inventories at a more reasonable input cost basis.
CNBC article:
"Smartphones and computers are among many tech devices and components that will be exempted from reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, according to new guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The guidance, issued late Friday evening, comes after Trump earlier this month imposed 145% tariffs on products from China, a move that threatened to take a toll on tech giants like Apple, which makes iPhones and most of its other products in China.
The new tariff guidance also includes exclusions for other electronics, including laptops, semiconductors, solar cells, flat panel TV displays, flash drives, memory cards and solid-state drives used for storing data."
CNBC article:
"Smartphones and computers are among many tech devices and components that will be exempted from reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, according to new guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The guidance, issued late Friday evening, comes after Trump earlier this month imposed 145% tariffs on products from China, a move that threatened to take a toll on tech giants like Apple, which makes iPhones and most of its other products in China.
The new tariff guidance also includes exclusions for other electronics, including laptops, semiconductors, solar cells, flat panel TV displays, flash drives, memory cards and solid-state drives used for storing data."
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Time to rebrand the Switch as a family computer system 
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Super!Time to rebrand the Switch as a family computer system
Edit: Yeah, it appears that game consoles are not considered computers (or phones!), but perhaps some chips and/or other inputs may still benefit. Who knows, the shit changes daily...
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Zog
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This whole tariff thing is a shitshow. Back and forth...
Hardensoul
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So we get Mario Kart as the launch bundle, why are people complaining that Welcome Tour is not a pack in?
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Grinchy
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There is a bundle and a standalone. You're paying $50 extra for Mario Kart. It's not a free bundled item.
But that's better than $80 for it. I don't like digital, but I will definitely be saving $30 with the bundle.
Epic Nemesis
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Anyone who goes beyond "that's dumb, won't be buying that" about the welcome tour being $10 is probably complaining in bad faith.
It's deserving of criticism, but is by no means an injustice.
There is a lot to be critical of with this release. Basically everything other than the hardware has been botched.
They charged full price for 1-2 Switch.
Welcome Tour is a generous price
Welcome Tour is a generous price
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Nintendo knows they can charge what they want. Y'all cucks (myself included) will pay the price.
ExpandKong
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I would pre-order except the US is likely delayed and I don't do NSO.
I'll see about the Mario World bundle but my top prioritized game will be Bravely Default Flying Fairy Remaster, though going by other remastered JRPGs it's likely getting a multiplatform release.
Digital having Physical codes?! addresses one of my main concerns.
I'll see about the Mario World bundle but my top prioritized game will be Bravely Default Flying Fairy Remaster, though going by other remastered JRPGs it's likely getting a multiplatform release.
Digital having Physical codes?! addresses one of my main concerns.
Nintendo's big mistake with the Switch 2 is this:
They are trying to integrate customers deeper with online, download, temporary ownership of games. They want you connected, they want you subscribing. My concern is that physical collectors will suffer further, not able to own a "full" game on the cartridge/disc.
They are trying to integrate customers deeper with online, download, temporary ownership of games. They want you connected, they want you subscribing. My concern is that physical collectors will suffer further, not able to own a "full" game on the cartridge/disc.
hans gruber
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Gamers deserve what they're getting. Switch 1 games were already around 50% digital and Sony is around 80%. PC obviously is at 100%. It's like with paid online, if people rejected it then it wouldn't exist.
Switch was a handheld selling handheld tier games at console prices.
Therefore it should be no surprise that Switch 2 is selling PS4 games at PS5 prices.
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Hardensoul
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We may have a chance. Also, they're pushing us to the digital versions! 
Chozofication
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Nintendo should have an interest in keeping physical alive and even promoting it over digital. Reason being buying a physical game helps with emotional attachment to the brand.
If they ever go all digital or even gimp physical with required downloads for their games it will be a big mistake. I believe they understand this at least enough to never get rid of physical options.
It would be a mistake for Sony as well but not to the same degree because Nintendo is gaming Disney. Disney in past tense
If they ever go all digital or even gimp physical with required downloads for their games it will be a big mistake. I believe they understand this at least enough to never get rid of physical options.
It would be a mistake for Sony as well but not to the same degree because Nintendo is gaming Disney. Disney in past tense
Sean Mirrsen
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Physical is increasingly pointless from an ownership standpoint, but I suspect they know its value. They didn't come out with a cartridgeless variant of the Switch 2, after all. Yet.
Chozofication
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I have 50+ switch games on game card and none of them are missing parts of the game and require download.
Of course I know that's not always the case and in those cases I simply don't purchase.
If you haven't noticed they generally aren't following Sony and MS examples..
Sean Mirrsen
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I did say ''increasingly'. It's not always the case, but as time goes on even with Nintendo, more and more games will either not be playable without a download of some kind, or will ship in a flawed state that requires patching.
And then there's games like No Man's Sky where you'd have to re-release a new cartridge every couple of months.