Comment on Nintendo Confirms It Has Under-Wraps Switch 2 Games Due Later This Year, as Share Price Drops Following Console Price Hike

Sabin10@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• iamthetot@piefed.ca ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Is the Switch 2 really fumbled? I swear I just read the other day that they’ve sold more than predicted.

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  • garretble@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Right?

    Sold more than predicted at launch (wasn’t it one of the fastest selling consoles ever?), had a steady holiday (I assumed everyone that wanted a Switch 2 got one by Christmas or bought one as soon as they could because of tariff threats), then this spring I remember seeing they had really strong sales numbers again.

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    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s lemmy. people just want to hate on anything that isn’t steam.

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    • Airfried@piefed.social ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I would say it definitely was a success if we go by the numbers. That being said it’s pretty bad news for costumer protection that it didn’t fumble. Nintendo’s costumers will receive their wake up call in a few years when the console is outdated, servers shut down/moved to the next thing and games stop working without downloading crucial updates. Or when stick drifts start piling up alongside other problems.

      My Switch and the pro controller got really bad stick drift . That was enough reason for me to not get a Switch 2 but there are so many more reasons why I think the platform kind of sucks and won’t end well despite it’s undeniable success. People just don’t care about any of that I guess. At least not yet.

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      • garretble@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I don’t know if I agree Nintendo customers will get upset that the console may “outdated” in a couple of years.

        The Switch was outdated on day one. It struggled to render Kakariko Village in BotW at a steady frame rate. But did that really stop the system from selling millions? Not really. The average consumer kind of doesn’t care about that stuff.

        That said, the Switch 2 is certainly more expensive than the Switch 1 so things may be different this time.

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  • Sabin10@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I didn’t say its selling poorly but I feel the points I made are pretty valid. In terms of units sold, it’s done very well but it’s not selling as well as predicted and they have cut production for this quarter by a 30%.

    gonintendo.com/…/59134-bloomberg-nintendo-to-cut-…

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    • Zoomboingding@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It had RECORD sales. Nintendo did a great job that supply met demand and scalpers didn’t ruin it for a lot of people. Cutting back after your launch delivered to your core base should be a standard, not an exception.

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      • Sabin10@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        So because it is selling well and had the best launch ever for a console, the over inflated software and hardware prices, sparse software lineup and dropping support for the switch 1 are no longer valid points? Everyone keeps supporting the one point I didn’t (and won’t) criticize while refusing to discuss the very honest points I do bring up. It’s the same post launch issues they’ve have every generation since the n64 and the best anyone can say is “it sold well”. Yes, it sold well, what about everything else about the system?

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  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Asian parents always underestimate their children

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• lemmyng@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Sorry, they can’t hear you over the slurping sounds of the Nintendo Defense Squad.

  I guess raising the price of accessories didn’t bring in enough dough. After all, if the base console price is still too expensive, and the games are being priced upwards of $80 dollars, who the fuck would want to spend more on accessories?

  I say this as someone who bought the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle at launch. Aside from Legends Z-A, Kirby Air Riders and Forgotten Land + Star Crossed Worlds, I haven’t put much time into other games on the system. I’ve been playing my Steam Deck more often. I’m thankful I got the Switch 2 at it’s “lowest price”. I’ve also decided to buy physical games because I can at least resell the games for credit towards another.

  I’m able to play any game I want on my Deck, and I find it’s openness as a console-PC hybrid MUCH more appealing than the Switch 2. PC ports of Nintendo games are on the rise and I can’t wait for more!

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  • Sabin10@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t doubt that the switch 2 is going to be a great platform. I’ve owned everything they’ve released and loved all of them except for the virtual boy. I’ll even defend the greatness of the Wii U.

    The switch 2 might be the first one I skip, they’ve priced me out of owning it at this point. MSRP on tears of the kingdom is $115 Canadian which is insane. I would be unlikely to buy two games for that much, never mind a single game.

    It’s insane that the pc is easily the most affordable gaming platform at this point but I’m not going to pay $130 after tax for a game when I can get equally good games for $40.

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• rDrDr@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Switch 2 game prices seem to be going down, not up. Especially digital versions. We’ll see if that trend keeps up when more tentpole games come out though.

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  • Sabin10@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Definitely not the case here in Canada

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    • rDrDr@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m referring to new releases. Like star fox and the new yoshi game. But yes, looking at US prices.

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• Visstix@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yeah there’s less games to port now than with the wiiu -> switch so they actually have to make new games, and that takes forever. Hd ports only do so much. But somehow it is actually selling really well. I don’t mind owning one but I wish there was more to play.

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• Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  yeah but ai something something

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