Nintendo explains why Switch 2 hardware and software cost so much (arstechnica.com)

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[+] GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[-] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Also the expensive SDHCe cards and the game-key cartridges because games are too big to fit on the standard 64GB carts. That will add to the cost even more and the whole thing is confusing/laughable!

[-] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago

64GB is standard? Nintendo is really nowhere near making a console like PlayStation or Sony, huh. Mental of them think they have any power to set the prices. Very few people are going to get their console outside of a sale. As for games, I hope they get pirated

[-] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

It's not standard as devs can choose a few diferent sizes but according to CD Projekt Red the highest capacity available is 64GB.

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[-] thejml@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

That’s the game cart size. The switch 2 comes with 256GB built in and is expandable.

That’s said, the Switch was also expandable. I put a 256GB card in and like 55+ games later (only 7 are digital though) I still have plenty of room. Switch/Switch 2 games aren’t nearly as big as Xbox or PS5 games are. I’ve not even cared about how much storage I’ve got free on my Switch in forever… where as my PS5 got a 2TB upgrade and I still have to keep an eye on it from time to time.

[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 3 points 3 months ago

Have you met nintendo fanboys tho? I bought a switch, just because my nephew is that age and it seemed easier than letting him use my steam account, that he then can't take home and stuff. The last console i owned was a xbox 360, so i didn't really know anything. I got the switch and thought you can't go wrong with mario kart. The game was something over 60 bucks and i thought that's crazy and googled that the game was then like 8 years old. I bought it used and i found their dlc system pretty disgusting and predatory, since they knew it's for kids and they dangle their dlc in front of them at all times so the parents will buy it eventually.

Anyway, i asked in a nintendo forum if that was normal for switch games, because i genuinely had no idea how they operated. I caught so much shit there. People telling me that it's a good game and the dlc is super worth it and it's best to just buy it, so the kids stop clicking on it and whatever. These guys buy a switch 2 no matter what and Nintendo knos that damn well

[-] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Ouch. I can imagine what fanatics are like, they always come out of the woodwork to chew on controversial media aha

On Android I got this Mario Run app, was really promising with a cute little base to customise and a lot of replayability, but three levels in and it wants you to pay £10 to unlock the rest. Hooks you in, then demands payment. I just feel like that's a surefire way to get money off the financially unwise.

I had the OG Switch and Mariokart 8, it's really good but not 'sink your life savings into' good lol.

[-] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 months ago

That’s going to be their problem with this. Is the tech similar to the switch, just more powerful?

If so, im guessing there will be a huge effort to make an emulator. And im guessing it will happen quickly.

It seems that ryujinx’s creator got a big check to stop, so maybe others are hoping for the same.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

ryujinx’s creator got a big check to stop

Yeah, his kneecaps and zero cents.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The thing about growing anti-piracy disdain - Nintendo doesn’t care about it because pirates don’t buy their stuff. Nintendo sells stuff for children so they are not that interested in building brand awareness by being lenient on anti-piracy enforcement. By the time their customers have money they are playing Call of Duty and Nintendo ain’t about that. Just a different strategy compared to Microsoft or Sony.

[-] brot@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago

Kids don't buy $500 consoles with $90 games. Parents do.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yep, and Nintendo targets parents that want their kids to have childhood without guns and tits. It’s not like kids have no say in this either but parents will be more likely to go with Nintendo if they care.

[-] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 53 points 3 months ago

In justifying the $450 price of the Switch 2, Nintendo executives predictably pointed to the system's upgraded hardware specs, as well as new features like GameChat and mouse mode.

GameChat is truly a revolution. We haven't used voice chat for games for like 25 years, definitely not.

Nobody asked for the mouse mode, it will probably be used by two games, made by Nintendo themselves, then just be forgotten.

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

Oh. I think you're wrong on that last point.
You can now (on June 5th) very easily play most PC games on the Switch 2.
Do you remember Halo Wars?
Do you remember Starcraft 64?
This was a clever cash grab, an attempt to tap into entire genres that just would not have translated otherwise.

OH SHIT I JUST REALIZED MARIO PAINT IS COMING BACK

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

I'm leaving this with no edit so you can screenshot it later when they announce Mario Paint 3.

[-] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

You can now (on June 5th) very easily play most PC games on the Switch 2.

I mean, other consoles support proper KB+M, but it's not like Paradox is rushing to get their games released on Playstation. Why would the Switch be different, with a worse mouse and no keyboard?

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

Not a Nintendo fanboy, but I have to say, this will be the 2nd Nintendo console I've skipped, the other one being the Wii U.

I'm just not seeing a compelling reason to buy one. The big push seems to be "Look, look, we can do big boy games like Street Fighter 6 now!" and I'm like "That's nice, I don't need a new console for that..."

[-] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

I bought a switch during covid, and very quickly realized that nostalgia does not make up for the lack of games that catch my attention. I have more time in games that don't run well on switch, like Civilization, than I do on Nintendo releases. I got close with Animal Crossing, but after quarantine ended I never picked it up again xD

Definitely going to pick up a steam deck as my next big gaming purchase, because I really liked the portability of the switch.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

See, I never understood Animal Crossing. I had it on the Game Cube. "I know, let's take an RPG, remove everything interesting to do, and just leave an inventory system, massive debt, and fishing."

[-] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Most of the fun was chasing my friends around and smacking their heads with bug nets. And finding things that they wanted and leaving gifts on their beaches. The game itself wasn't fun, which is why I haven't played it since we all went back to our lives after covid.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

I would not compare it to an RPG. I'd say it's more akin to Sims perhaps. The appeal is the coziness, discovering the variety of villagers, customizing your island, designing your home.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago

It’s not compelling if you own other gaming systems but kids brought up on Nintendo will probably love it. Only Nintendo targets this demographic for some reason and that seems to be working ok for them.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I mean saving money could always be a reason to skip out on something

[-] Prox@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Consumers explain why they don't give a fuck; too expensive is too expensive.

[-] deur@feddit.nl 7 points 3 months ago

"nah, idk we gotta keep making lots of profit. On the console and the games, yeah. Idk, wish we didnt have to make so much money. Sucks"

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