Usually gift cards have an expiration date. So, check it out just in case.

Nice, playing the long game!

FromSoft game seems to be a 8-player PvP game, so I'm not sure what to expect honestly

The console is cool and has a lot of useful features

Does it? It seems like it's purely hardware upgrades from all the articles I've seen

I'm so pissed.

$450 for the base console

• $40 in tax
• $60 for the proprietary memory card that only comes in 256GB
• ~~$70~~ $80 for the game ($90 with tax)
• $30? Dollars for the hardware demo that should be included to learn the system
• $50 for Nintendo online +
• all the other stuff they seem to demand their customers pay and apps we have to install
• more ways to give them money if you want the switch 2 upgrades on games you own or want to play with the hardware at all.

This is $700-$800 just to play a couple of games.
Every other game showed basically was not exclusive. But they didn't even show me a reason to get the hardware in all that. No updated eShop or drawing and productivity apps like the DS. No browser or Bluetooth confirmed. In fact they confirmed that the voice chat only works with the console mic.

Give me back a Nintendo that gives a crap and doesn't just want money trying to make kinect 2.

This looks like any Nintendo launch lineup I can remember: one "big" game they think will draw people in just for that (in this case Mario Kart) and not much aside from that. The fact we're even getting more than one additional first party title is comparatively impressive, but overall Nintendo launch lineups are pretty much always sparse. I think you're right and we'll see the "real" launch window lineup around the holidays.

I will be doing exactly this if its ~$400 CAD or less. Otherwise I'll buy a used one and install a cheap modchip when that's an option

Nah just get a steamdeck or clone from the other manufacturers at this price point. You will at least actually get a browser then and a better game shop.

At $500, the system would cost as much as a PlayStation 5 or XBox Series X and Nintendo would not be able to sell it as a low cost alternative. It would also be a 60% price increase over the previous generation. I would expect $400 and hope for $350.

I am ready for the battery life to keep getting worse, especially at the lower end of the range (so from 2.5-6.5 down to 2-6).

No graphics or performance improvement for old games running on the Switch 2 unless the publisher puts out a Switch 2 specific patch. Nintendo would rather have ugly games that work as expected rather than pretty games that introduce new bugs.

Why all the negativity ?

I'm crossing my fingers that it'll actually be $450. But I disagree on Switch 2 games being playable on Switch 1. I could see switch 1 games getting an upgrade in terms of performance/graphics, but no way Mario Kart 9 is playable on Switch 1.

Launch date?

Thanks for the TL;DR damn that price hike