Comment on Switch 2 continues to break US launch sales records, selling more in its first three months than PS4 | VGC

Midnitte@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• JillyB@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It feels like there’s only two new games

  That’s all Switch 1 needed in the beginning (Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild)

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  • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Odyssey wasn’t a launch title and BotW was a WiiU game, but I get your point. Plenty of consoles don’t have many unique games at launch.

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  • missingno@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Don't forget Splatoon 2.

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• theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  to be fair, people were VERY excited about those two new games. I can see how someone can talk themselves into splurging for it, especially if the Switch is their only handheld. Prices of consoles seem to be going UP over time instead of down, so if you think you’ll want one when there are more games, it’s actually more frugal to buy NOW before chip shortages and tariffs drive the price up even higher.

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  • missingno@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The only Switch 2 game I even have right now is Deltarune. But I know I'm buying Kirby Air Riders, and I figured it'd be best to make sure I get the console right away in case tariffs fuck anything up by then.

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  • Minnels@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is me. In my country it cost a lot more to buy here so i imported mine. I just wanted a new Mario kart but the new one kind of suck and donkey kong is… Well it is a game but not very interesting after the novelty has worn off. I play more on my steam deck and kind of regret the buy of a switch 2. Got a huge backlog of switch 1 games too but I never get to the TV to play, too much focus on the computer.

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• Dutczar@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I might grab in half a year since I skipped Switch 1, and Steam Deck frankly doesn’t emulate well enough, however much I love it.

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• lunatique@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m mind boggled at this report. How are they selling so well. It’s the Switch 1 but slightly different. And like you said nothing even prepared to be released with it. When i was younger I liked Nintendo and I still like the good games but I find their fans to be content with the lack of substance. They request nor demand anything of quality from Nintendo, they just buy and buy some more

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