• Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Are they legit charging money for the tech demo game?

    Also did they mention how much the “upgrades” will be?

    Seems like I’m staying on Steam Deck until that thing wears down into a pile of dust huh.

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    I wanna see what the price is and what reviewers think of the screen and I might get one and sell my Switch OLED.

    However, with these game prices I sure as hell am not getting any games, I‘ll play through my backlog games which I‘ll also check whether and which will get updates. It‘d be really nice if the games I have that play at 30 fps would play at 60 and at 1080p native. Maybe I’ll get physical copies of Switch 2 games heavily discounted later on.

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    8 hours ago

    For me, its not the console price thats the problem. £395.99 in the UK but if we consider inflation, the switch 1 would be around £360-365 today. An extra £30ish for a bigger screen and more power is not too unreasonable. Plus ending in 95.99 rather than 99.99 suggests Nintendo have tried to trim the headline price down.

    The real problem is the accessories and games. £75 for new pro controller, £50 for new microSD Express (only ones compatible) £50 for webcam and £67-75 for physical games, £59-£67 for digital.

    Ouch.

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      5 hours ago

      It seems like there’s nothing special about the camera, hopefully you could use others.

      The SD Express makes sense, they’re not just upcharging (you can use any manufacturer’s cards), it’s how they guarantee the storage is reliably fast enough for all games to prevent lag in loading speeds

      But for the other accessories, sure. And charging for switch 2 edition upgrades is annoying.

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        4 hours ago

        In the nintendo direct, when they were talking about the extra usb-c port, they’ve mentioned it could be used to connect a usb-c camera. Their camera announcement came way later.

        Maybe there is hope?

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    7 hours ago

    Guessing there’s a lot of DLSS going into those resolution and framerate specs…

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    11 hours ago

    Fuck nintendo and those prices.

    7 seas for me.

    $80 lmao and $90 they are insane

    Guess GTA 6 is truly gonna be $100

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      It’s 70 and 80 tho?

      And as an old, even with this price increase games are cheap, especially with how much time you get out of them.

      I remember when Mario 3 was 50$ in 1990.

      That’s a 120$ today I think.

      Mario 3 was way easier to make.

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      At least this game may be worth it if it’s $/h.
      Nintendos game might be <40hours long of pure campaign (excluding open world games like pokemon)

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        I don’t want that kind of pricing to be encouraging because if we’re paying per hour of campaign then Civ would be $6K and even something like Kingdom Come Deliverance would be $400

        I don’t have that kind of money.

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          You can’t compare open end games like Minecraft and Civ with a mainly story based game like GTA.
          What you do after the campaign is your issue.
          I just say that it’s understandable if you compare it to traditional media.

          I will maybe buy it once it’s on sale.
          No way in hell will I buy it for full price lol.

          And the price creep will come because you and me are a very quiet minority in comparison to the casual games that buy a nee console solely to play the newest GTA or CoD.

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            That’s why I didn’t pick Minecraft, Civ has a story mode and KCD is all about its story, just like GTA.

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              Didnt even know Civ had a story. Only played Civ6 and didnt really bother looking to hard as I just expected a turn based strategy game.

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      10 hours ago

      They’re thrusting themselves back into directly competing with Sony and MS with those prices. Bold move in this economy, but they’ll probably do fine. I don’t expect nearly as many Switch 2s sold compared to the original, though.

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        10 hours ago

        Got my sream deck. I am fine without a switch.
        Nothing lost and if I’d need it, emulation works good enough.

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          9 hours ago

          I was waiting for confirmation of the price to get a Steam Deck as well. Nintendo was fine as a cheaper side console, but I don’t need 2 $500-ish walled garden consoles.

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    The prices plus the fact the “physical” games are just download codes (cartridges are not preloaded) really killed the hype for me. I was excited for the new Mario Kart. But $90 for a physical download code after the lackluster, unfinished feeling main titles (Animal Crossing especially) on the Switch has me kind of disgusted. The game “upgrades” also are a bummer. Mario Party Jamboree, while fun, also feels unfinished. A lot of Nintendo’s newer games do, save for Zelda.

    I just hope Tomodachii 2 is available on Switch 1. If it’s not I’m just going to have to wait for a rip.

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      Only some games are like that, and the ones that are, are cheaper.

      I don’t know how you think Mario Party Jamboree is unfinished tho. It’s felt like the most polished one on years - probably since the first one on the Wii, except it has even more stuff than that.

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      10 hours ago

      I just hope Tomodachii 2 is available on Switch 1

      It is, it was announced for the OG Switch.

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        8 hours ago

        I don’t think all games are like that, only some. Probably the ones that got larger file sizes. I hope they don’t cheap out and put smaller games also on licence-only cartridges.

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    Can’t wait to never buy one. My switch has tears and BOTW on it, and those are the last games I’ll buy from Nintendo so…

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    Until March 31st, 2026, the GameChat system will be available for free for all Switch 2 owners

    Is this so they can lock it behind the subscription after this? Along with all the other new features, not worth it for me. Getting the steam deck once I can’t get anymore physical games on the switch 1.

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      I hope they at least allow gamechat to be used for free locally, and by that I specifically mean allowing the camera stuff to be active (like if you plug in a small USB C camera in portable mode, maybe even if you sit in wireless range but in different rooms)

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    Given Nintendos never on sale pricing I cannot commit to this console. God 90 for a game is ridiculous.

    Not to mention their awful peripherals pricing and chatoic lineup.

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      I don’t actually think that $90 for a game is ridiculous nowadays, if the game has tons of content.

      But a company of Nintendo’s size, with their sales volume, selling a game for $90 when it only has a few hours of content? Fuck off

      They’re like the exact opposite of the spectrum from Minecraft

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          Yea, except:

          • KDE’s built in screen keyboard is broken (Using Steam’s keyboard). GNOME keyboard does work fine.

          • Autologin is on and screen locking is off due to a broken keyboard.

          • Manual installation if hhd, steam, flatpak, lutris may required a physical keyboard for first setup.

          • KDE wallet is on to protect (non-file) data. (Wifi passwords, chrome/Firefox login, etc…)

          • JamesDSP is used as pulse/easyEffects may need a reset as the audio may “break” when resuming from suspend.

          I didn’t want a non-vanilla Debian system (Bazzite), so I chose to manually install Debian and have a nice Debian setup. Besides those issues, everything works pretty good (no crashes, hiccups.)

          Are you interested in Debian on a legion Go?

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      Either that, or the powerful gaming PC you put the Switch 2 money towards that will eventually emulate the Switch 2. Seems like a better investment than buying a locked down console with a GPU less powerful than a RTX 3050 that can only play $80 games.

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      Given the switch2 is going to cost more, definitely.

      Also games are going to be $80 apparently :(

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    That pricing is really putting Nintendo out of its core market. The reason the Switch was an absolute smash is because it was and remained accessibly priced. The fact they’re charging $450 is really putting them out of the “hey that’s not too bad” audience. This is a wildly bad move on their part.

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      Yes, it is a price increase, but the inflation has been wild. For context, the Switch in 2017 for $299 is equivalent to $389 in 2025 dollars. It’s really been insane. The Nintendo 64 from 1996 was $199, or $404 in 2025 dollars.

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        2017 for $299 is equivalent to $389

        Yes, but it doesn’t cost $389 but $450. For $389 I would’ve considered it, bot not $450. Also the bigger issue for me are the game and accessory prices.

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        Consumers also had more buying power back then, so converting the currency doesn’t tell the whole story.

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        While you’re not literally wrong adjusting for inflation, their “value proposition” is a bit out the window. It’s so close in price to comparable tech, it seems like a much more serious purchase. Nintendo hit it right with the Wii and the Switch by pricing competitively low. The Switch 2 should follow the same value quotient to be a runaway success. This is effectively what killed the Wii U. The Switch 2 could be destined to follow the same fate.

        Even the mental trickery of “$399” would be more effective than “$449” for Nintendo in the long run. They have to question whether that $50 is worth losing marketshare. I think if they are keeping the game prices and (potentially) the cost of services like online higher than the entry point of buying the system should be lower.

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    Console price doesn’t bother me so much, but these game prices really instantly killed my hype. Can’t wait to not buy the Wii U 2

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    I have never purchased a game at $70 so for $80 they can be sure as shit I am hard noping out of this one. I was a day 1 3DS (ambassador club!) and Wii U buyer. Really hope this backfires, so incredibly stupid

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      What’s the source for the $80 thing? If it’s in the article I’m missing it.

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        Nintendo US website. Mario Kart has an MSRP of $79.99. Donkey Kong has an MSRP of $69.99.

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            In Australia we had an au$90 price tier with only 6 titles:

            • Breath of the Wild
            • Pokkén Tournament DX
            • Fire Emblem Warriors
            • Xenoblade Chronicles 2
            • Super Smash Bros Ultimate
            • Tears of the Kingdom

            All their other AAA titles were au$80, for example:

            • Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
            • Animal Crossing: New Horizons
            • Super Mario Odyssey
            • Pokémon Sword/Shield or Scarlet/Violet
            • Super Mario Party / Superstars / Jamboree
            • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe / Super Mario Wonder

            Then smaller releases were placed at $70, for example:

            • 1-2-Switch
            • Go Vacation
            • Fitness Boxing 2/ 3
            • Miitopia
            • WarioWare: Get It Together / Move it

            You can see they used the $90 tier quite aggressively early in the piece and then scaled back significantly with almost 5 years between Smash Bros and Tears of the Kingdom.

            At the same time they made sure the Marios (Kart, 3d, 2d, Party, Sports), Pokemons and other franchises with broad all-ages appeal were priced in the middle at $80.

            To be honest I’m a bit worried about the pricing for Super Mario Kart World, the previous one was the beat selling Switch title and if they come out of the gate with high sales they may take the wrong lessons and try to lock in that au$120 price (a 50% increase!).

            On the other hand they may just be price anchoring with the bundle. Having the standalone console priced at au$700 and the bundle at au$770 will let the consumer find ways to justify the purchase, they might say the console is worth $700 so the game is only $70, or they might argue the game is $120 so the console is really only $650. Either way will make them feel better about giving Nintendo the money.

            I suppose the best outcome for the consumer would be for most people to get SMKW in the bundle and then hopefully the next title they release at that price point has lacklustre sales. If they see they sell more units at a lower price it can be a good outcome for everyone.