Nintendo has revealed the Nintendo Switch 2
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Rainy.Nights
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Well there's not much info to go on for now, but I feel pretty neutral about it. From what I can tell it mostly seems like a bigger Switch that runs somewhat smoother and can play some extra games. I got into Switch late so it still feels sort of new to me and I have a lot of games I'm already interested in. I might consider it years later when theres many exclusives available and hopefully a smaller version. But for now I think I've already collected enough consoles. It doesn't seem like a bad device though, it could be nice if you don't have a Switch and like the design.
Yoshi155
Fire, flame, and conflicting pain
This sums up what the reveal felt like to me. It feels so casual because they know everyone already knows about the console.
Anyway, as for the actual console, the name is fine (like everyone’s already said this is something most companies do) design is exactly what I would have expected and it’s also fine. I actually kind of like the new Joy-Cons, even if they’re more boring and less colorful. I’m curious as to what they meant when they said that not every Switch game will be compatible. Are they referring to the Switch accessory games like Labo, or are there actual Switch games that you won’t be able to play on a Switch 2? I know this is unrealistic, but I hope they do that thing Microsoft does where if you have a Series X/S, some backwards compatible games will run better than on original hardware. That would fix the framerate issues some Switch games have.
24 player Mario Kart sounds so chaotic but also peak at the same time, like imagine being in 3rd and then immediately getting sniped by five consecutive red shells and sent to 21st instantly. That makes me wonder how the other new games are going to be, and also, I wonder how long it will take them to add GameCube and DS games to Switch Online.
So yeah, I’m not planning on getting this early on, but I am really interested in whatever they do for the first year of the console’s life. I really hope they continue to support the Switch even after the new console releases (historically they have done that but I wouldn’t be surprised if they did something that scummy to force people to buy the new console).
I'm stoked! I love the Switch so I'm glad we're not getting something totally different, all I'd really want in a successor is higher power, a fix to the Joy Con drift, and more charm to the UI like the Wii/3DS had and based on the leaks it sounds like we're at least getting the former two and I'm hopeful for the latter. I do hope the online will be better too but we'll see.
I love the colors, I'm glad the right side is more of a coral instead of orange and I think it's neat how the colors are kinda underneath the shell, but I'm curious to see how the special editions will look. The mouse thing feels very Nintendo. I'm not sure how much use I'd get out of something like that since I usually play in bed but I'm interested to see more.
My only letdown is the kinda far away Direct, I watched the UK announcement without realizing so I thought it was gonna be in February at first but I'm really excited anyway!
I love the colors, I'm glad the right side is more of a coral instead of orange and I think it's neat how the colors are kinda underneath the shell, but I'm curious to see how the special editions will look. The mouse thing feels very Nintendo. I'm not sure how much use I'd get out of something like that since I usually play in bed but I'm interested to see more.
My only letdown is the kinda far away Direct, I watched the UK announcement without realizing so I thought it was gonna be in February at first but I'm really excited anyway!
This thing is probably going to be $550 here, so I’m not buying it. Even at the current Switch’s price, I wouldn’t, honestly.
It’s really awkward to be here and purposely be skipping this one. Nintendo isn’t for me, I’m here for community. It means missing out on the next AC which sucks but I’ll live.
The New 3DS wasn’t a new console generation though, and it didn’t have any exclusive games. Every 3DS game that was released could be played on the original model. That’s more like the release of the OLED Switch, which I didn’t bother buying. By contrast, the 3DS was a similar size and shape to the DS with upgrades in power and functionality, but had an entire library of games the DS couldn’t play, and was still backwards compatible.
The Switch 2 is an entire new console that will bring new games that the Switch can’t run. I’m not saying it’ll be awesome—that remains to be seen—but it should at least be meaningfully different.
I was able to do that for two islands on two Switches. However, I needed to make another Nintendo account to access online services and to connect it to the family plan, and trading between islands requires a second copy of the game. I'd imagine you may be able to do the same here, but obviously I can't be sure.
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I was able to transfer between two of my islands without having to create another account. I turned off the internet for one of the switches, and did everything through local play only.
It is true that the new 3ds didn't have any exclusive games that I am aware of, so I guess the ds to 3ds makes more sense.
I was thinking about how the new 3ds is more powerful than the 3ds and it has the amiibo scanner. The amiibo thing did open things up more that the 3ds can't really do, unless you had a special attachment. The mouse functionality of the Switch2 could change up Nintendo's games more than amiibo readability. The power between the new3ds and 3ds are a smaller step than between the switches.. and I think the power gap between the switches are the main reason why the switch wouldn't be able to play a Switch2 game rather than a gimmick being the difference like between the DS a s 3ds. We'll have to see if/what Nintendo does in their own games with the mouse functionality. I am rather curious tbh because I wouldn't have guessed they'd have an interest in that.
The Ds family had more "steps" than the switch so far though. You had Ds, Dsi, 3ds, new 3ds. Switch, switch OLED, Switch2. Perhaps the future is Switch3. I always thought the new 3ds was a confusing title, but you can't exactly slap a two on that either though lol.
Reginald Fairfield
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I'm hoping they mention how long the battery lasts, and also address the drift.
The Mario Kart teaser's new character designs don't bother me. For the style Nintendo is trying this time, they work well enough. I worry about the console having technical issues like my launch day Switch 1 had, but I may pick this up if the launch titles are promising enough.
StarlitGlitch
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I'm glad it's out there now so the hardware speculation will end! It's what we expected it would be from the leaks, but I don't think that's a bad thing. It'll come down to what games it has, and with it being so much more powerful that'll open up more oppurtunites.
That wait until the Direct is going to be very painful! Also I'm upset they put the dates for trying out the Switch 2 during Golden Week which is when most people here in Japan already have vacations planned for, myself included lol
Also if a new Mario Kart is coming out this year, we also have Sonic Racing CrossWorlds that was announced at TGA as coming "soon" so we could potentially have two major racing games coming out this year.
That wait until the Direct is going to be very painful! Also I'm upset they put the dates for trying out the Switch 2 during Golden Week which is when most people here in Japan already have vacations planned for, myself included lol
Also if a new Mario Kart is coming out this year, we also have Sonic Racing CrossWorlds that was announced at TGA as coming "soon" so we could potentially have two major racing games coming out this year.
Mr_Keroppi
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You are correct in that it wasn’t a new generation but it did have exclusive games! Only because they couldn’t run on the original 3DS systems, Minecraft, tons of E-Shop exclusives and Xenoblade come to mind. I think the proper comparison would be Switch > Switch Oled = 3DS > New 3DS. Just a mini upgrade and physical differences.
Switch 2 is like the Wii to Wii U and DS to 3DS.
Oh interesting, I didn’t play Minecraft or Xenoblade so I didn’t know that. It’s an interesting middle ground—Nintendo did not actually release console exclusive games ( which is what I was referring to) but I hadn’t thought about the possibility of an updating console still allowing for more existing games to run. I agree with all your comparisons.
Nintendo is finally doing what Sony did with their own console brand. Never thought I'll see the day. I did agonize about when Nintendo was going to reveal the Switch 2 under a different name so people would shut up about it. Turns out that they're actually numerically reiterating on their systems this time around.
And they finally dropped the awful and dated "New" tag from their games. I also wasn't a fan of the "U" designation for the Wii U games that got expanded re-releases on the Switch, so it's nice to see them finally join the numerical naming club for their consoles. It's a marketing method that's incredibly simple, yet very effective.
Captain Jigglypuff
Leader of the Jigglypuff Army
The more I think about the reveal of the Switch 2 and how the controllers look, the more I’m hoping that we get color options again and that there will be an option to buy the console with different colored Joy Cons like we did with the Switch being initially available in all black or Neon Red and Blue. I think that the colored Joy Cons give the Switch a nice pop of color and more of a personality. It’s not that I dislike black or would hate have no other color options that aren’t special editions or limited in number but I’m not really vibing with the new controllers being all black except where they connect to the system. It just sort of feels boring compared to seeing the original Switch having Neon Red and Blue Joy Cons being used predominantly in the reveal trailer.
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Watching the trailer, I thought It was for a laptop or an Iphone half way through. Lol.
Design wise, could be better. I think the colors are kinda bland, but I imagine there will be more colors. I hope so at least. You couldn't even decorate the Switch's home screen, hopefully this new one will have better customizing options. Im kinda surprised they didn't name it something better, but so be it.
I do wonder if it will be possible to play pc games one it. It seems like the controllers can be used like a mouse, which is pretty interesting.
Im not particularly interested in buying it, I have many switch games to play still. But its nice to see what it looks like. A tablet with switch controllers.
Design wise, could be better. I think the colors are kinda bland, but I imagine there will be more colors. I hope so at least. You couldn't even decorate the Switch's home screen, hopefully this new one will have better customizing options. Im kinda surprised they didn't name it something better, but so be it.
I do wonder if it will be possible to play pc games one it. It seems like the controllers can be used like a mouse, which is pretty interesting.
Im not particularly interested in buying it, I have many switch games to play still. But its nice to see what it looks like. A tablet with switch controllers.
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