Submitted 3 weeks ago by theangriestbird@beehaw.org to gaming@beehaw.org
Glad people are apparently happy with it, but I’ll never understand it.
It feels like there’s only two new games (Mario Kart and Donkey Kong) compared to all re-releases…
I’ve been super happy with having a Steam Deck, so maybe that’s just pushed me away from that camp entirely
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)
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.
Don't forget Splatoon 2.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Boooo
I’m still laughing at those who said the Switch 2 was too expensive (on Reddit). The numbers prove otherwise.
There is a difference between saying something is too expensive and that it won’t sell. Otherwise live service games wouldn’t be billion dollar industries and NVIDIA cards selling out.
“Too expensive” means "beyond what the market will bear. Objectively, the Switch 2 didn’t cost enough — there was some other higher price that would have given Nintendo numbers such that while it might not have sold quite as well, what it would have sold would have made up for it. Would the market bear a $500 Switch 2? Maybe. $600? That, I doubt. $450 was a bit high for my liking, but the market bore it just fine and now it’s thriving.
This is because of excessive early production to curb scalpers. It’s not a fair comparison
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 weeks ago
Just another reminder that we are not the majority, and many people will happily buy things even though the company actively hurts them
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Case in point people spending thousands on microtransactions and lootboxes helojng to user in billions a month from a single game.