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Arc said:
Less than a week to go! Probably going to get Fantasy Life so I have something to play other than Mario Kart. I'm also going to spend a few minutes in my prayer circle each day that Xenoblade Chronicles X gets an upgrade patch.
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Sounds like a bad launch to me with only 1 game, since Fantasy Life is already on PC/Steam.
 
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fantomena said:
Sounds like a bad launch to me with only 1 game, since Fantasy Life is already on PC/Steam.
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Mario Kart World will probably carry the launch, but they’ve padded out the launch window with enhanced Switch 1 games, which tells me:
  • this thing is coming in hot
  • developers haven’t had long with it
It’s pretty straightforward to get a console bundle if you want one here in the UK. Buying standalone systems is hard, but that’s retailers fucking around more than anything else.

But the level of availability could be because of diverted resources from the US due to tariffs. I expect the console to be gold dust in the US until the situation with importing goods settles down.

I think in the long run it’ll be a fine system. Probably not Switch 1 levels of success, but they’re not doing worse than 3DS, except maybe in the US where it could be a giga flop.

But I think in this instance, if Nintendo releases a flop system in the US then the rest of the industry is gonna follow.

My view is now is the best time (other than every year that came before) for first parties to start building up their European audiences and selling more games. It would help if they invested in better localisations.
 
To people who are getting Switch 2 this week, have fun!

Make sure to send me yours if you are not happy with it. :wink
 
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