Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed

[natanael@infosec.pub]

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.

[natanael@infosec.pub]

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)

[natanael@infosec.pub]

The problem isn't getting enough computing power into the tablet, the problem is cooling and battery power.

[natanael@infosec.pub]

Switch 1 games can support dynamic resolution, it's probably going to be used for higher end games on Switch 2 as well.

[echodot@feddit.uk]

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

[lumiluz@slrpnk.net]

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.

[lumiluz@slrpnk.net]

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.

[mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca]

Whose boot am I licking?

[lumiluz@slrpnk.net]

I believe the tariffs do apply to digital goods as well depending where the server is.

Either way, the main reason would be because of digital was cheaper it would cannibalize physical sales.

[Guest]

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?

[skunkworkz@lemmy.world]

For sure. It’s a great machine. I have one. But I’m trying to keep expectations down. Some people might be surprised to know that it isn’t a latest gen machine. Some people might have too high expectations because of all the rave it gets.

[caut_r@lemmy.world]

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.

[appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

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.

[cosmonova@lemmy.world]

I have, but going by several reviews the Switch controller still faires the best for me and I hope the new one will do even better. There just isn't anything that can compete right now.

[phaze@lemmy.ca]

Bananaza looks pretty good.

[kelly@programming.dev]

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 A list 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 titles 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 a little lower 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 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 MKW 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.

[samus12345@lemm.ee]

I have a PS5 and decent PC for the stuff that the Deck can't handle. I tend to prefer older games, anyway.

[samus12345@lemm.ee]

How could it? It's just data, no physical goods are being imported. Do tariffs apply to phone calls from other countries?

[samus12345@lemm.ee]

Yes, Japan got the only exception because Nintendo knows the price sucks and they want to make sure it sells well in their home country. Mind you, this is a special region-locked Switch that only supports Japanese.

[lumiluz@slrpnk.net]

Don't know, use internet these days, but in ye old days taxes sort of applied to long distance calls in a way so I'm unsure