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Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Re: Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Post by johnnyanmac »

uncircle wrote: post #82
echelon wrote: post #38

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I'll wait for the Ocarina of Time remake. The leaks have been coming out for months now and say it is supposedly coming out this fall. The upcoming Legend of Zelda film sets seem to be based on Ocarina of Time, recent merchandise (LEGO sets, etc.) are based on Ocarina of Time to enhance marketing, etc. Nintendo just dropped the official Starfox 64 remake news yesterday, so this rumor is likely pretty legitimate. I do…

Entertainment companies have unlocked the infinite money glitch with remakes; not only companies but also people are afraid of trying something new, so why not profit from nostalgia. I called it years ago, but I didn’t expect how people would love to play the same story and watch the same movie over and over again. Incidentally they will be also easier to AI generate, as part of their existing data set. It truly is t…

> I didn’t expect how people would love to play the same story and watch the same movie over and over again.

OOT is a 28 year old game whose last remake is 15 years old. Not everyone is going to play every remake, but everyone will have their favorites. That's why the remake market works.

Re: Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Post by johnnyanmac »

throwaway270925 wrote: post #71
pier25 wrote: post #58

Probably related to RAM and storage prices going up just like with the PS5.

Probably related to "we are getting away with it in the current climate" just like with the PS5.

They aren't really. IIRC the Switch 2 over holiday season didn't meet expectations (but I think it still hit their 2025 target). The supply shock must be really bad and these consoles are simply playing the best of a bad hand. I doubt any of this was profitable for games.

Re: Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Post by johnnyanmac »

falcor84 wrote: post #39
hdaf1298 wrote: post #37

That is another victim of all hardware being hoovered up by AI fraudsters. People need to go to the classic class warfare methods: - Do not buy anything new, especially graphics cards. Buy on Ebay but avoid bidding wars. - Use adblockers and do not pay for any company's services if the company promotes AI. - If it is true that Nintendo is lobbying against AI in Japan, still buy Nintendo of course. The AI people think…

> Do not buy anything new, especially graphics cards. Buy on Ebay but avoid bidding wars. And what then? If you did manage to convince everyone to stop buying consumer graphics cards, wouldn't Nvidia just reasonably dedicate 100% of its resources to AI?

If we got even 10% to stop buying we'd be in a good place. 20% would cause a panic. Nvidia may not focus on consumers right now, but it's still a huge chunk to have wither away.

If we all 100% could coordinate anything, we'd fix so many issues overnight. Meanwhile, societal change starts to happen when a mere 4% of a population start to be aware and protest.

Re: Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Post by pjmlp »

nothercastle wrote: post #159
SwtCyber wrote: post #96

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That's probably the strongest argument against rushing into Switch 2

At some point they will upgrade hardware and improve battery life. That’s the biggest argument for waiting. All first Gen Nintendo handhelds had terrible battery life

If you want terrible battery life, try out Game Gear.

Re: Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Post by bzzzt »

maccard wrote: post #222
bzzzt wrote: post #147

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I've played BotW on Switch 1 and the Switch 2 upgraded edition. While some scenes are a bit choppy on Switch 1 it's never in the way of gameplay and even on Switch 1 one of the best video games of the last decade. Of course Switch 2 is faster and the better console (it should be), but if you're focussing on raw performance you're in the wrong crowd. Even on PS5 you have load times and performance tradeoffs. There wil…

> While some scenes are a bit choppy on Switch 1 it's never in the way of gameplay BOTW had issues with framerate (30fps was the baseline which isn't good to start with), and often dropped to below that in open world scenarios. TOTK has major performance issues on the Switch 1 though IME.

Yeah, and still it's quite an enjoyable experience. I didn't lose a single fight because the rendering couldn't keep up.

I don't subscribe to the opinion games have to run a stable 60fps to be enjoyable.

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Post by GorbachevyChase »

willis936 wrote: post #193
GorbachevyChase wrote: post #186

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Adults aren’t the target market. I pay a premium because I know there are content standards and at least the big titles aren’t going to bombard my kids with inappropriate content.

But also most parents will scoff at the prices and tell them to pick cheaper toys.

Maybe, but if they spend more than $100/mo on alcohol, nails, or weed, then it’s a perspective problem.

Re: Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Post by maccard »

Fricken wrote: post #224
maccard wrote: post #173

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Compared to Xbox and PlayStation it’s vastly underpowered. They’re not “shitty PC ports”, they’re ports that people tried, likely managed to one platform and then when they tried on switch 2 realised just how far behind it is.

Yeah, but does having twice the polygons make the game twice as fun? It does not. The Switch is only behind on metrics that don't matter.

No, but that's like asking does having half the polygons make it half as fun.

Re: Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Post by maccard »

uncircle wrote: post #225
maccard wrote: post #223

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> I called it years ago, but I didn’t expect how people would love to play the same story and watch the same movie over and over again How many years ago? because movies have been remade since the beginning of motion pictures - the great train Robbery was in the early 1900s.

I'm mostly thinking about video games. The problem is systemic. It's simply less risky to remake than to create a new IP

Remakes have been around since the early days of games too, particularly if you consider ports remakes. The Sega ages series of games were remakes of old games to the PS2.

Re: Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Post by Fricken »

deckerswitch wrote: post #121
Fricken wrote: post #93

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I'm with you, but The Switch2 has so far mostly been dropping remakes of classic games, and games already released years ago on other platforms.

DK Bananza, Mario Kart World, Pokopia have all been big hits here. And the DLC for various other first party games (Kirby, etc) is quite popular with the kiddo.

Your reply is completely ancillary to the point of my comment and the one above it.

Re: Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2

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Post by motbus3 »

ymolodtsov wrote: post #43
motbus3 wrote: post #27

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The truth is that you can increase prices by 50% and if you loose 50% of sales you are still in a good place as your costs also drop. They have little uncertainty to work with, they don't need their consumers as much. They're continuing their anti consumer policies

That's very simplistic. They also earn money on sales, both first-party and third-party games, so they need a large audience.

Not really... They can control direct sales by controlling discounts.

See what is happening on all major store chains. They have a original price that is frequently discounted so they don't say they are increasing prices.

See Sony PS store. Technically they have same price but personalised discounts.

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