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That a terrible direct. Jesus christ Im so happy I mainly play on PC/Steam. No BG3, no RDR 2, no Resident Evil games, no KCD2, no big indie, no Microsoft games etc. etc.
Terrible.
Terrible.
Switch 2 worldwide sales top six million, Switch tops 153.10 million
Nintendo Switch 2 sold 5.82 million units and Switch sold 153.10 million units worldwide by June 30, 2025, Nintendo announced in its latest earnings release. Seven weeks after launch (around July 2…
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I had zero expectations and got Monster Hunter Stories 3 (that I'll be playing on Steam). I'm satisfied. My Switch 2 is just a first party machine anyway.
Switch price increase announced for the U.S.
Nintendo will increase the price of the original Switch family of systems in the United States based on market conditions, effective August 3, Nintendo of America announced.
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He did that.
Got my Switch 2 this week and a copy of Donkey Kong Bananza.
I'm pretty happy with this capture I took using the photo mode.
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Really like it so far but I'm pretty early. Felt a bit odd buying a switch 2 because it felt really expensive and I have a lot of other stuff I want to do. However, I knew I'd eventually buy one anyway and when that email came in from Nintendo it was kind of a done deal.
I'm pretty happy with this capture I took using the photo mode.
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Attached: 1 image The game does look pretty good. Looking forward to the rest, but the start is strong if a bit easy. #Nintendo #Switch2 #DonkeyKongBananza
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Really like it so far but I'm pretty early. Felt a bit odd buying a switch 2 because it felt really expensive and I have a lot of other stuff I want to do. However, I knew I'd eventually buy one anyway and when that email came in from Nintendo it was kind of a done deal.
So I've mentioned before that Nintendo has no official distribution network for any of their stuff in my country. Thanks, however, to the magic of the free market, all their hardware and software does find it's way here it just takes longer and is more expensive. The initial batch of Switch 2 consoles were selling here at/before launch for USD $750 but the price went down as supply stabilized. I had planned to wait for a while until the prices went down. That waiting period lasted longer than I thought it would because I had severe medical issues for a month, but I did eventually pick up the Switch 2 a couple of weeks ago for a bit over $500 (non Mario bundle). I traded in my old LCD Switch for an okay price and picked up Donkey Kong as well.
Due to the aforementioned health issues, I've not been able to play much of anything but the little I have played of DK is great. Just a joyous game with fun stuff to find while exploring all over the place.
My big problem with the system are the game prices. Many of you who live in Europe or the Americas have seen your prices go up by 10-20 of your currencies and I saw how much that upset a lot of people. The prices of Switch 2 games here are a straight 50% higher than Switch 1 games used to be. Actually, getting it at a 50% premium over what we used to pay for Switch 1 games is a bargain. Mario Kart World in particular is by far the most expensive game and can sell for 75% higher or even more. Imagine if your $60 games went straight to $100. That's what we're seeing with prices here. Then you add in the fact that we're a poorer country with a weaker currency and the price become ludicrous. Gaming has always been sort of a luxury entertainment medium but the prices we're seeing now (and not just on Switch 2) firmly cements it in that category.
Importers and retailers also understand that the prices of games are just too high for the market so they've been trying to get supply from cheaper regions. To my knowledge, the cheapest games we can get here come from Hong Kong. In the grand scheme of things they're $10-15 cheaper than EU games but that matters. So my copies of DK and Mario Kart are from that region and I thought maybe you guys would like to see the boxart of them.
In addition to these I did pick up some other games where the boxart has English text and no ESRB/PEGI logos which look nice. It's going to be a mixed bag going forward of trying to buy games for the cheapest price possible and not to be precious about how the box looks.
I also wanted to chime in on the Game Key Card (GKC) debate, a fashionable 3 months late. I would assume that most people who are like us and fall into the 'core gamers' category are not too happy about the idea, for reasons that do not need to be restated. Everything the algorithm shows me on the internet leads me to believe that disliking GKCs is a popular position. But my theory is that these GKCs will be normalized faster than any of us can imagine. For me personally, the oppressive pricing of Switch 2 games means this will remain a first party device with maybe some exclusives along the way. I'll pick up GKCs for those if need be. I don't have a militant stance against them. I think this issue will cause quite a few people to prefer third party games on other platforms. But that all being said, I think the debate around GKCs will be settled very quickly and most people just don't care enough. GKCs will sell like crazy when the games come. Nintendo should have planned for this better but time travel isn't a thing so here we are. I think, depending on how third party release schedules go, within half a year or a year GKCs will be completely normalized and the 'war' will be lost. Well, what I'm saying is that the war is already lost, we just don't see the end yet.
Anyway apologies for any typos or errors in this post. I'm not checking anything. My health is actually still quite fragile and I don't have the energy to go through this wall of text
Due to the aforementioned health issues, I've not been able to play much of anything but the little I have played of DK is great. Just a joyous game with fun stuff to find while exploring all over the place.
My big problem with the system are the game prices. Many of you who live in Europe or the Americas have seen your prices go up by 10-20 of your currencies and I saw how much that upset a lot of people. The prices of Switch 2 games here are a straight 50% higher than Switch 1 games used to be. Actually, getting it at a 50% premium over what we used to pay for Switch 1 games is a bargain. Mario Kart World in particular is by far the most expensive game and can sell for 75% higher or even more. Imagine if your $60 games went straight to $100. That's what we're seeing with prices here. Then you add in the fact that we're a poorer country with a weaker currency and the price become ludicrous. Gaming has always been sort of a luxury entertainment medium but the prices we're seeing now (and not just on Switch 2) firmly cements it in that category.
Importers and retailers also understand that the prices of games are just too high for the market so they've been trying to get supply from cheaper regions. To my knowledge, the cheapest games we can get here come from Hong Kong. In the grand scheme of things they're $10-15 cheaper than EU games but that matters. So my copies of DK and Mario Kart are from that region and I thought maybe you guys would like to see the boxart of them.
In addition to these I did pick up some other games where the boxart has English text and no ESRB/PEGI logos which look nice. It's going to be a mixed bag going forward of trying to buy games for the cheapest price possible and not to be precious about how the box looks.
I also wanted to chime in on the Game Key Card (GKC) debate, a fashionable 3 months late. I would assume that most people who are like us and fall into the 'core gamers' category are not too happy about the idea, for reasons that do not need to be restated. Everything the algorithm shows me on the internet leads me to believe that disliking GKCs is a popular position. But my theory is that these GKCs will be normalized faster than any of us can imagine. For me personally, the oppressive pricing of Switch 2 games means this will remain a first party device with maybe some exclusives along the way. I'll pick up GKCs for those if need be. I don't have a militant stance against them. I think this issue will cause quite a few people to prefer third party games on other platforms. But that all being said, I think the debate around GKCs will be settled very quickly and most people just don't care enough. GKCs will sell like crazy when the games come. Nintendo should have planned for this better but time travel isn't a thing so here we are. I think, depending on how third party release schedules go, within half a year or a year GKCs will be completely normalized and the 'war' will be lost. Well, what I'm saying is that the war is already lost, we just don't see the end yet.
Anyway apologies for any typos or errors in this post. I'm not checking anything. My health is actually still quite fragile and I don't have the energy to go through this wall of text
