goat Official Nintendo Switch Thread

[AnK]

Paid Online multiplayer itself needs to go away.

It’s just baffling these companies are charging for it till this date.

 

It’s free on PC & Mobiles & also free for F2P games.

What extra service are these proprietary devices providing that’s not free already!!!  

 

 

[hope]

On 4/5/2025 at 1:51 PM, roun90 said:

 

Mario Kart Specifically? It's mindless fun especially with friends! It's kind of like a MP Astro Bot of Racers! The graphics etc aren't great, but the smooothness, the the tracks and courses that can go up/down/indoors/outdoors/underwater and many more is brilliant in level design along with the maddening random power ups and ways for you to even trip up and block other people's races! The game takes you to the fun you had in childhood with video games! That's kind of the USP of all Nintendo games too! It's really hard to beat their creativity, level design and gameplay in most games! For Mario Kart - I don't think there's any major publisher doing similar game at all!

 

 

Gotcha. Thats what games should be. No wonder Ninty games are so fun. 

[Snake]

As we look at Nintendo Switch 2 and you think about the feature sets that I talked about ... we believe that the pricing is appropriate for the value of the machine and the gameplay experience overall," he said.

"We recognize there are some people that may not be able to afford [the Switch 2's] price point. That's why we wanted to make the other Switch platforms available, so [people] still have an opportunity to come into our gaming universe, be a part of these characters in these worlds, and see value, if you will, in whatever rung of the platform they come in."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nintendo-switch-2-price-tariffs-1.7503598

 

 

 

 

 

[roun90]

1 hour ago, Snake said:

As we look at Nintendo Switch 2 and you think about the feature sets that I talked about ... we believe that the pricing is appropriate for the value of the machine and the gameplay experience overall," he said.

"We recognize there are some people that may not be able to afford [the Switch 2's] price point. That's why we wanted to make the other Switch platforms available, so [people] still have an opportunity to come into our gaming universe, be a part of these characters in these worlds, and see value, if you will, in whatever rung of the platform they come in."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nintendo-switch-2-price-tariffs-1.7503598

 

 

I hope this isn't the "We have a console for you - It's called the Xbox 360" moment for Nintendo! It sounds exactly like that since Switch 2 is their next gen platform and the "Other Switch" is the Original Switch/Switch Lite of Previous Gen! Would have been better if this statement hadn't been made IMO

 

Anyways we'll know soon enough - either Switch 2 will succeed, and price will stay or sales will drop despite Nintendo IPs and price will drop anyway (Very good chance of this happening) or Nintendo might be stubborn and Switch 2 will go the way of Vita or Launch 3DS which almost died if not for Vita's mess ups and the Xbox Handheld/Steam Deck will take it's place (Can see this happening too - though it'll be sad)

Edited April 8, 2025 by roun90

[Sach4life]

22 minutes ago, roun90 said:

 

I hope this isn't the "We have a console for you - It's called the Xbox 360" moment for Nintendo! It sounds exactly like that since Switch 2 is their next gen platform and the "Other Switch" is the Original Switch/Switch Lite of Previous Gen! Would have been better if this statement hadn't been made IMO

 

Anyways we'll know soon enough - either Switch 2 will succeed, and price will stay or sales will drop despite Nintendo IPs and price will drop anyway (Very good chance of this happening) or Nintendo might be stubborn and Switch 2 will go the way of Vita or Launch 3DS which almost died if not for Vita's mess ups and the Xbox Handheld/Steam Deck will take it's place (Can see this happening too - though it'll be sad)

 

Even if the price stays at 450, there is no chance of Switch 2 fairing purely like Vita or 3DS at launch.

[roun90]

11 minutes ago, Sach4life said:

 

Even if the price stays at 450, there is no chance of Switch 2 fairing purely like Vita or 3DS at launch.

 

Might happen considering US/EU economy isn't doing great at the moment and a huge bulk of Nintendo's customer base is Casuals and Kids! Plus all the negative publicity that's happening right now - Almost everyone is only talking about the price and nothing else at all! No one is discussing the games, features or anything else! CEO having to make a statement is not a good sign, it almost always happens when they realize they f***ed up and many times it fails afterwards too, at least on launch! If it succeeds, it'll be on basis of IP strength or course correction now I feel!

[Sach4life]

29 minutes ago, roun90 said:

 

Might happen considering US/EU economy isn't doing great at the moment and a huge bulk of Nintendo's customer base is Casuals and Kids! Plus all the negative publicity that's happening right now - Almost everyone is only talking about the price and nothing else at all! No one is discussing the games, features or anything else! CEO having to make a statement is not a good sign, it almost always happens when they realize they f***ed up and many times it fails afterwards too, at least on launch! If it succeeds, it'll be on basis of IP strength or course correction now I feel!

 

Its not going to sell 150 million but the economy is not in a condition where a console like Switch 2 wil fail. I can bet any amount on that. 450 is a fair price for the system. Only issue is 80 usd pricr of ohysucal games.

[Snake]

5 hours ago, Sach4life said:

 

Its not going to sell 150 million but the economy is not in a condition where a console like Switch 2 wil fail. I can bet any amount on that. 450 is a fair price for the system. Only issue is 80 usd pricr of ohysucal games.

450 is rn without the tariff hits

[Snake]

https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/08/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-canada-delay/

[gecko89]

9 hours ago, roun90 said:

 

I hope this isn't the "We have a console for you - It's called the Xbox 360" moment for Nintendo!

 

Lol.

 

"We recognize there are some people that may not be able to afford [the Switch 2's] price point. That's why we wanted to make the other Switch platforms available, so [people] still have an opportunity to come into our gaming universe, be a part of these characters in these worlds, and see value, if you will, in whatever rung of the platform they come in."

-Doug Bowser, Nintendo America President

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nintendo-switch-2-price-tariffs-1.7503598

 

P.S. Bowser is his actual last name

 

 

Edited April 8, 2025 by gecko89

[Zod]

 

 

Nintendo has shined a light on an important detail about the Nintendo Switch 2. The company is introducing Game-Key Cards — physical cards that don't contain game data but instead trigger a digital download when inserted into the console.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sach4life]

6 hours ago, Snake said:

450 is rn without the tariff hits

 

It won't be increasing. Vietnam has already agreed with what Trump wants.

[Zod]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[roun90]

6 hours ago, Sach4life said:

 

It won't be increasing. Vietnam has already agreed with what Trump wants.

 

And Trump has declined to remove the US Tariffs despite Vietnam's 0% tariff on American goods! So yup, Switch 2 will be more expensive and have tariffs

 

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/vietnams-bold-offer-to-slash-tariffs-on-u-s-goods-to-zero-rejected-by-donald-trumps-adviser-peter-navarro-declares-trade-deficit-a-national-emergency/articleshow/120074781.cms

[Sach4life]

39 minutes ago, roun90 said:

 

And Trump has declined to remove the US Tariffs despite Vietnam's 0% tariff on American goods! So yup, Switch 2 will be more expensive and have tariffs

 

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/vietnams-bold-offer-to-slash-tariffs-on-u-s-goods-to-zero-rejected-by-donald-trumps-adviser-peter-navarro-declares-trade-deficit-a-national-emergency/articleshow/120074781.cms

 

Lets see. If it becomes more expensive in US due to that, it is not Nintendo's fault.

[Zod]

On 4/9/2025 at 10:11 AM, roun90 said:

 

And Trump has declined to remove the US Tariffs despite Vietnam's 0% tariff on American goods! So yup, Switch 2 will be more expensive and have tariffs

 

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/vietnams-bold-offer-to-slash-tariffs-on-u-s-goods-to-zero-rejected-by-donald-trumps-adviser-peter-navarro-declares-trade-deficit-a-national-emergency/articleshow/120074781.cms

Trump chacha ne pause kardiye tarrif for 90days. He just having at this point while global stock market is crashing

 

 

But he increased tarrif on China to 125%

[AnK]

On 4/9/2025 at 10:11 AM, roun90 said:

 

And Trump has declined to remove the US Tariffs despite Vietnam's 0% tariff on American goods! So yup, Switch 2 will be more expensive and have tariffs

 

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/vietnams-bold-offer-to-slash-tariffs-on-u-s-goods-to-zero-rejected-by-donald-trumps-adviser-peter-navarro-declares-trade-deficit-a-national-emergency/articleshow/120074781.cms

He isn’t really calculating Tariffs that other countries are charging.

 

If you look closely his bulletin board says Tariffs ‘& other legal or illegal monitory manipulations”.

Which in his books is the trade deficit of his country with others.

And that too only on physical goods …..the Services,Software & Entertainment industry booming in the US doesn’t count!!  

He is just dividing his trade deficit ratio of physical commodities with 100 & presenting it as a % of TaRiFf that country is benefiting with!!  

 

Hilariously baffling!!!

 

Vietnam can’t negotiate with him even if they try too….they can’t shut their factories over night or force their citizens to buy American goods that aren’t required to decrease this deficit!!  

 

[roun90]

9 hours ago, Zod said:

Trump chacha ne pause kardiye tarrif for 90days. He just having at this point while global stock market is crashing

 

 

But he increased tarrif on China to 125%

 

He's "paused" as in the minimum of 10% tariffs still applies to all countries for these 90 days! Afterwards we'll have to see what happens! So yeah - slight increase in prices now and then fluctuating (much more) increase after 90 days onwards

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz95589ey9yo.amp

[Zod]

Now tarrif on China is 145%

Edited April 11, 2025 by Zod

[AnK]

Phones,Computers,Chips & 17 other items exempted from Tarrifs!!!

 

What a real joker he is!!  

 

I think Gaming devices fall under Computers but still not part of exemptions as it categorised separately under code 9504 ie. not exempted!!

 

But is guess this sh*t show won’t continue for long.

Edited April 13, 2025 by AnK