Nintendo Switch 2 - will you buy one?

[noname223]

I went to the market where I ordered it. Despite the fact the Website adviced against doing that if you got no notification that they have it. It was this morning. I saw how a guy just got the Switch 2 in front of my eyes. I said to the staff member I pre-ordered. And they apologized. The pre-ordered Switch 2 are not available yet because they have a different logistics system. I shall come back later in the Day. Roughly 6 hours later I got the notification. I went Immediately to the market and got it.

My closest friends All shitted on the console especially because of the price of the console and of the games. One of them admitted He sort of has fomo when watching Mario Kart gameplay. Gladly I switched to the MK bundle. Now I invited all of them to play with me on my Switch 2. They struggled to admit that they are sort of curious. If one of them falls I think all of them will. (Gaming with friends makes so much more fun.) 2 of them are way more hardcore gamers than me. I am pretty casual.

And Bad sign of my psyche I was still hyped so much that I could not sleep after 4 a.m. My mental health is in a bad condition. I get sleepy way too early and my depression makes it hard to resist falling asleep. And the earlier I Fall to sleep the earlier I wake up. It is an reinforcing mechanism and a true nightmare

But the Switch 2 is really nice. The next thing I will buy will be a new Smartphone.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Mario Kart World is pretty neat so far but I can't wait for Pokémon Legends Z-A now that I've seen how much better Scarlet and Violet are now after the performance updates.

I also tested out Smash Ultimate and found matches load much faster and so do the alternate skins in the character select screen. It's the little things.

 

[Ferdinand Bardamu]

No because I'm not wasting my money on a console for children that will have less games than steam. The few exclusives will be emulated in a week of their release. Even then I won't play them because IDGAF about Pokemon, Mario, and other kids games.

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

I already have a modded Switch 1 with tons of games and basically every emulator it can run with full sets. Unless switch 2 can emulate like PS2/Gamecube, it is very unlikely I'll buy it. I already have a og switch that is basically a portable emulation machine + tons of good games, which is basically everything I want.

So no, I'm gonna save my money.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Unless switch 2 can emulate like PS2/Gamecube, it is very unlikely I'll buy it..

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

No, I don't mean "I pay nintendo extra to play old games".
I mean, "I get to choose the games I want and play them for free cause they're like 20 years old man!"

I'm sorry, I just don't get companies that rerelease old ass games with some barebones emulation, and charge current rates, while there's perfectly good free emulators for almost everything, running on almost everything current, and even older hardware (There's Retroarch for PS fucking 2!), with shaders and rewind and much more flexibility.

Look, you want my money I worked hard to earn, give me something more than the free alternatives. The games are good, don't get me wrong, but they're old. You're just giving them money to play old games you probably own.

...

Yeah, I'm a cheapskate, how'd you know?

 

[SoulWhisperer]

Way too broke for it, I got a switch and that's enough for now (Otherwise I'd buy anything I could get my hands on)

 

[noname223]

I wonder whether it was stupid to unbox my Nintendo Switch 2. Or I should bought two of them. Where I live you can make a profit of up to 250 bucks when you sell one (assuming you paid the original price)

Tomorrow my friends will visit me and all together we will play Mario Kart World.

 

[Soulless_Death]

I'm not sure

 

[noname223]

The day was amazing. We spent 8,5 hours together. Most of the times we played Mario Kart World. My friends had way more stamina than me though. I had to take more breaks. They unlocked a lot. And we played many modi.

The two core gamers shitted on the Switch 2 all the time prior to the launch. And they teased me a little bit for buying one. Now one of them a real racing fan seriously considers to give money to a scalper because he cannot wait to play Mario Kart World. It is funny. I don't tease them back. I would profit the most if my friends decided to buy a Switch 2. The prices you pay for one is insane though on the black market. I did everything right to pre-order mine. I could not resist the hype. However, with my PS5 I waited 2 years because giving my money to a scalper was no option for me. The PS5 was also even more expensive.

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

The day was amazing. We spent 8,5 hours together. Most of the times we played Mario Kart World. My friends had way more stamina than me though. I had to take more breaks. They unlocked a lot. And we played many modi.

The two core gamers shitted on the Switch 2 all the time prior to the launch. And they teased me a little bit for buying one. Now one of them a real racing fan seriously considers to give money to a scalper because he cannot wait to play Mario Kart World. It is funny. I don't tease them back. I would profit the most if my friends decided to buy a Switch 2. The prices you pay for one is insane though on the black market. I did everything right to pre-order mine. I could not resist the hype. However, with my PS5 I waited 2 years because giving my money to a scalper was no option for me. The PS5 was also even more expensive.

I'm happy you could enjoy your day with your friends. Make sure you have even more days like those!

 

[Squiggles3]

Nah. Too expensive, very few games to justify it, shitty company, switch 2 was already hacked I believe so I don't think it'll be too long until emulation is a thing anyway.

 

[NonEssential]

No. I don't have the money for it and if I did, I'd just buy a Steam Deck instead.

 

[Grog]

I definitely want one. Hopefully in a couple months, as long as life gets a little better, I'll be be able to buy one.

The new Mario Kart World looks really amazing -- it seems like Nintendo increased the skill ceiling of MK by adding the grinding and wall rides, and I love that. I love the wide variety of characters too. I want to play as the cataquack from Super Mario Sunshine!

Another day one purchase would definitely be the Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster. I remember I had this game on my 3DS and I loved it because it reminded me so much of Final Fantasy -- another one of my favorite game series. Unfortunately, I never finished it back then. Now with the remaster, it's the perfect opportunity to get back into it -- it's such a good game!

There's also quite a few Switch games I haven't played yet that I would love to play on the Switch 2, like the Kirby games and TotK.

 

[sinfonia]

 

[tulero]

no way, nintendo is the Apple of videogames

though the new donkey kong looks so good..