Are you excited for the next Nintendo console ?

[Evil Pink One 13,515]

God dang it... I read WII as world war 2... Dan thre topic god real hard core.... Then i noticed 😂.

Me. Made me excited that i have to hold on buying a hand held console and such.... But if that thing is expensive. Im just gonna buy an old gaming laptop.

[FairyBarf 5]

I’m excited. I heard they’re making a new animal crossing game. I wanna play it so baddd

[Ganondorf8 11,404]

It's best to take a wait and see approach. While the Switch continues to be successful, said success has been slow these past couple of years. As such, they know that the time has come to focus on the next console and begin the transition. Nintendo would be wise to not make any mistakes given their past track record goes regarding successors to consoles.

[Steve Piranha 29,447]

14 hours ago, Ganondorf8 said:

It's best to take a wait and see approach. While the Switch continues to be successful, said success has been slow these past couple of years. As such, they know that the time has come to focus on the next console and begin the transition. Nintendo would be wise to not make any mistakes given their past track record goes regarding successors to consoles.

It’s always wise to approach a new console with caution lately. The red ring of death was just a start, but also to be sure then investment is worth it in the long run, instead of buying it for one or two games and dealing with several dry years full of shovelware 

[Ganondorf8 11,404]

2 hours ago, Steve Piranha said:

It’s always wise to approach a new console with caution lately. The red ring of death was just a start, but also to be sure then investment is worth it in the long run, instead of buying it for one or two games and dealing with several dry years full of shovelware 

The same can also be said about new game releases. Nintendo needs to avoid another Virtual Boy/Wii U release and the months that followed.

[SkarletVoid 87]

Honestly, unless they announce a new open world Mario game I don't really care about switch 2

[Iforgotmybrain 5,878]

Yes… but I’m probably not going to buy it until a new Animal Crossing game or an actually good Pokémon game comes out. That’s what I did with the Switch originally, held off until New Horizons dropped.

[Megas 27,821]

Definitely excited. Love the Switch 1 and there’s still a lot of mystery behind the new console to get excited about. But I also really want a new Star Fox 

[Iforgotmybrain 5,878]

Well, the direct event was interesting. New DK game was the main highlight for me, that game looks awesome. The new Fromsoft game is kinda cool but it sounds like it’s gonna be a multiplayer type thing so meh. Not directly Switch 2 related but it was pretty cool getting the release date for the new Deltarune chapters as well, I’m really looking forward to that.

I’m a bit sussed out by Nintendo pricing Mario Kart at $80 I think it is? And $90 for the physical edition, which sounds like just a download key from what I read and not an actual physical copy that could be played when servers go offline. 80-90 is just too much for a single game, man. There are very few games I’d say are flat out worth 80 or 90 bucks and a Mario Kart game ain’t one of em. I know there’s the inflation argument to be had about video game pricing, but paying $80 for a game is just crazy. Especially when there’s no way to refund or return the game if you don’t like it. Super especially so when it’s a Nintendo game, games that famously never go on sale or decrease in value on the used market. Can’t wait to pay $70 for a 4 year old game on eBay. Do not like that pricing at all.

The actual console price is fine. $450 isn’t great but isn’t terrible either. Do wish that $450 got you an OLED screen though.

[Clawdeen 15,612]

Honestly no. I expected a lot more after watching the recent direct. They've not really done a very good to job at convincing me to pay that much money for the system. Having to pay for the welcome tour is a huge joke. Not very happy with the price point of the games as well although I expected those were going to go up in price at some point. Will I still buy it? Probably but I'm in no hurry for it.

[Snow 7,688]

I'm still thinking about buying a second hand switch, excited isn't the word for me when it comes to a new console but for those who are excited I hope they enjoy!

[Megas 27,821]

I'll probably end up getting it. The new DK looks awesome as is the new Mario Kart but the pricing for the games is rough, especially when the price for the Switch 2 is, while expected, is still pretty steep for a Nintendo console.

I say all this while having the intention on buying Yakuza 0 for the millionth time

[Divine plywood 1,246]

Not sure if I'm "excited" per se, but I feel like this time around I might actually end up buying the new Switch at some point. I'm more interested about Nintendo console than Playstation or Xbox, so that's a start.

I'm much more casual player than in my youth and I don't feel the need chacing the trends or new hit titles. There are so many old classics for me to yet discover. So I might buy the old version instead.

11 hours ago, Snow said:

I'm still thinking about buying a second hand switch, excited isn't the word for me when it comes to a new console but for those who are excited I hope they enjoy!

This, pretty much. Well said. 

[Misty Shadow 7,974]

I do want to get the Switch 2, but I'm not feeling a strong compulsion to get it as soon as it's available, my instincts are telling me it's better to wait. I honestly don't really mind the price for the console, as I understand that times have changed, we didn't have the insane inflation that we have now back in the days of the original Switch's launch. I do agree that eighty dollars for a Mario Kart game is absurd (you can get an RPG that's 100+ hours long for less than that), but I'm not worried since I'm a total sale hunter. I rarely ever get games at launch, I like waiting for good deals. I will definitely be getting that new FromSoft game, but probably not as soon as I can get it, I hope they renege on the Switch 2 exclusivity and make it cross-platform. 

[Envy 6,218]

Not super excited about the Switch 2 itself, but am pleased that it's being launched with a new Mario Kart. I would love to get it immediately, but that's not at all likely between my financial situation and the dumpster fire that is my country's government.

I hoped to get a SteamDeck before Nintendo's next system, but again, with the way things are, I may have to go for Switch 2 because of it having exclusive games. =(