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Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by AdmiralAsshat » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:06 PM UTC

Fricken wrote: post #77

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Late Super Nintendo and early N64 games went up to even $70/$75, if memory serves. I remember an uncle getting me NBA Hangtime for my birthday one year at $75. I think it definitely contributed to the PS1 outselling the N64. There were many reasons, of course, but seeing those Toys R' Us flyers where the PS1 games were marked $40-50 and the N64 games at $60-70...I'm sure it gave some parents pause about which systems…

I got the NES Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for christmas in 1990. My mom left the price tag on so I could see how ridiculously overpriced it was: $69 CDN. It was a crap game.

Was that the arcade port one or the other one, with the infamously hard underwater bomb-diffusion level?

Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by stevenwoo » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:06 PM UTC

bilekas wrote: post #6

minimaxir wrote: post #2

The real takeaway is $80 MSRP games, and I’m surprised it was Nintendo that crossed that particular Rubicon.

> and I’m surprised it was Nintendo that crossed that particular Rubicon. Not only that, but one thing that really bothers me with Nintendo as apposed to Steam for example is, those prices basically never change. There never seems to be a sale or special offers.

IIRC it took six years for Switch Breath of the Wild to get a price cut and that was a port. Just have to wait for the Switch 2 successor announcement to get a Switch 2 Nintendo game sale.

Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by stevenwoo » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:07 PM UTC

napolux wrote: post #3

minimaxir wrote: post #2

The real takeaway is $80 MSRP games, and I’m surprised it was Nintendo that crossed that particular Rubicon.

GTA VI will be 100$

Mario Kart World is kind of like the kid safe version maybe?

Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by codybontecou » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:08 PM UTC

gradientsrneat wrote: post #76

A Kirby Air Ride successor? Kirby Air Ride was one of the best and most unique Gamecube games. A sequel to do the original justice would be a big deal. Sadly, Nintendo has made a reputation for itself as a copyright troll, most notoriously their legal takedowns of YouTube lets plays. As a result, I have boycotted Nintendo for over ten years now. While the new releases are tempting, Nintendo's recent legal actions aga…

The original battle royale. My friend was addicted to this game as kids but I never enjoyed it because he always stomped me.

Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by pupppet » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:08 PM UTC

As an owner of a bucket of overpriced Joy-Cons I've long since stopped bothering shipping to Nintendo to get fixed, they should have made it clear they addressed the drift issue, even if they had to do it subtly.

Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by TaupeRanger » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:09 PM UTC

BearOso wrote: post #62

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #36

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To be fair, when the Switch launched in 2017, games cost $78 after inflation.

That's true. Unfortunately, the purchasing power hasn't kept up with inflation.

Purchasing Power is a function of inflation and income - so it always "keeps up" with inflation. You might've been trying to say that income hasn't kept up with inflation, but that's not supported by any data. Real wages have remained roughly flat since 2021. https://www.statista.com/chart/32428/inflation-and-wage-grow...

Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by Fricken » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:10 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #81

Fricken wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got the NES Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for christmas in 1990. My mom left the price tag on so I could see how ridiculously overpriced it was: $69 CDN. It was a crap game.

Was that the arcade port one or the other one, with the infamously hard underwater bomb-diffusion level?

I don't even know. I never made it past the second level.

Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by ses1984 » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:13 PM UTC

_cenw wrote: post #31

Y_Y wrote: post #9

> Nintendo will send out invitations for "priority" purchasing of the Switch 2, direct from the company, starting on May 8. Those who have purchased a Switch Online membership as of April 2, have had it for a minimum of 12 months, have opted to share gameplay data, and have logged at least 50 hours get priority. There will be a 72-hour window in which to use priority purchasing invitations. So they're trying to circu…

Ah, share gameplay data. The thing every modded switch has turned off.

Why would Nintendo give special treatment to owners of modded switches?

Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by whizzter » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:14 PM UTC

alabastervlog wrote: post #8

Mmm. All I wanted was a Switch with bumped specs and a lot more durability. They could have come up with something out of left field that I cared about, like they often do, but cameras and a dedicated chat button? Things I've been intentionally avoiding or being annoyed by on other consoles since either thing has existed? I hope there's a way to disable the chat button entirely, so I'm not accidentally triggering a f…

You missed the mouse mode of the new joycons, tilt them down and use as a mouse.

Re: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 4:14 PM UTC

pupppet wrote: post #85

As an owner of a bucket of overpriced Joy-Cons I've long since stopped bothering shipping to Nintendo to get fixed, they should have made it clear they addressed the drift issue, even if they had to do it subtly.

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