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But most people are very nostalgic (can’t blame them, SNES to Wii Zeldas and Metroids were amazing) and have uncontrollable FOMO, which Nintendo keeps on milking even when their software and hardware is noticeably much worse than it’s competitors’.

This reads like someone who never played any of the switch titles. It’s not simply nostalgia. The switch titles were objectively good despite lackluster hardware. The switch lasted for almost a decade and is still playable today. People are buying switch 2 to be able to play the Nintendo exclusives.

It’s true that the hardware is largely lackluster, but especially in the case of the first party titles, and in general overall, the lackluster hardware just doesn’t prevent the games from looking and running great. Nintendo invests in developers capable of running large, complex games on somewhat modest hardware.

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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I have played them, they are ok. But I would be extremely disappointed if I spent that much money and that is all I got.

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- Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  It’s almost like different people enjoy different things haha
  
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- aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  shrug to each their own
  
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D06M4@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Got my hands on the first Switch model and it’s available games on it’s release date. I’ve played Nintendo games all my life. I just weight the pros and cons of every option and am not ashamed to say Nintendo products and services aren’t a good deal right now. It doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the artistry and optimization efforts of development teams (Genyo Takeda did wonderful things at Nintendo until he retired, for instance), it means I carefully choose which hoops I jump through to purchase, play and keep the games I love.

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- aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  You were saying earlier the main reason someone would buy a switch 2 was nostalgia. Nintendo still makes great games that generally run great even on their lowered speced hardware. Some of the games for the switch were some of the best installments in their respective franchises.
  
  I’ve become disillusioned a bit with them for other reasons (console repairability, their litigiousness, the semi-closed ecosystem, joycon drift, the higher game price points lately) but the exclusive games are still rocking, and the exclusive games are a lot of the reason you’d buy a switch 2.
  
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  - D06M4@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I’m frankly glad you liked them so much. Which are your favorites?
    
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    aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Animal Crossing New Horizons was great. I was also a pretty big fan of Mario Odyssey. Both Zelda games were great (though I know the first one was released to the Wii U or whatever). Mario Kart was great of course. Mario party was a little underwhelming this time but I think they’ve since released a better one. Smash Brothers was great. Mario Wonder? Was pretty awesome too.
    
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