So, Thoughts On The Switch 2? + Rant

[kohelemon]

I was a bit defeated for a bit, what with the rise of game prices. Had to shill out 69.99 for Starfield which wasn't the best, and WOW expansions went up by 10 dollars. Looking at Nintendo's crazy hike I was surrendering to the new normal.
Then the Oblivion Remaster sprouts up out of nowhere at 49.99 base, 59.99 deluxe! A bit expensive, but a reasonable price! Furthermore while some companies claim "Oh, prices go up do to tariffs, or inflation" and whatnot, you have plenty of successful games, some indie, some not which don't have 60-80 buck price tags!
For example, Base Oblivion in 2006 was 49.99 USD. Adjusted for inflation, nowadays it'd be 79.20. Do I think Oblivion is worth that price; yeah, it actually gives a ton of content. A walkthrough doing everything could take 80-100 hours if you're taking it slow. that's not even considering re-playability. DESPITE that, the remaster is 10 dollars less at it's most expensive, and shadow dropped and has had a 190k player count at launch.

BIG BRAIN TIME
Is nintendo crazy? What was it, MarioKart for 80 bucks?
Compared to the likes of Mario Kart Wii, which was also another 50 dollar game, which adjusted for inflation would be 77-80 bucks. This... hmm... may be reasonable unless we continue to look at the Mariokart.
Mariokart 8 and it's deluxe version were both 60 bucks, adjusted, nearly 90 dollars nowadays for inflation.
Now a 20 dollar jump is indeed odd, but remember 8 originally released for wii u in 2014, and deluxe released on switch in 2017. At earliest there's an 11 year gap (Home Circuit Mario set coming in between with a supposed 99.99 price tag; I'd consider it a Psuedo-Game more so)
Is this hike shocking then?
Mario Kart wii was 49.99, 8 deluxe was 59.99; adjusted, 78.98, and 94.78 and the years between them (2008-2017) was nine years.
What does this mean? Sadly this isn't unexpected. I'm surprised these games are so expensive! and oddly enough, if anything, the new mario kart world game is below price expectancy, there's been about eight or so years since deluxe (ignoring tour which was free and home circuit) yet in eight years, World is actually cheaper than expected, especially with a 1 year difference between the wait for it since 8 deluxe, and the wait for deluxe from the wii version.
Mario Kart is big for it's britches, always has been, yet is noT at the expected price of 95-100 dollars. Quite the shocker.
Am I saying this is okay? HECK NO! I guess they've gotten away with this because family's play the game sometimes... actually it's a bit mysterious complaints arise now, and not before, or maybe they have, hmm...

 

[Botfossil]

I wasn't a nintendo kid, so I don't have the nostalgia for the games and when I finally tried to get into them (with the wii, then the 3ds XL, then the switch 1) I just found them to be lacking. So I sold / traded all my Nintendo stuff and don't intend to purchase them again.

 

[sanctuary]

Frankly I don't care, I have a n3ds I bought second hand for ~$100 just before the pandemic and it was, and still is, well worth it. Probably the last handheld with "sovl" out there. Tried my friend's switch and found it lacking in that department, watched the recent announcement and wasn't too impressed, and to be honest I felt a bit disgusted with some of the artificial limitations they set on their loyal fanbase. I wish they could be humbled but they just need one good mario/zelda game to keep them all reeled in.

 

[AvalancheTriode]

I've owned every Nintendo console since the N64, and Switch 2 is going to be the first I skip.

The only thing that would make me even consider buying it is a new Paper Mario in the style of TTYD.

Also, in my country the price of the new Mario Kart cracks 4 digits, which makes it look comically absurd to the average buyer.

 

[Greenfrost]

Anyone hear that Nintendo will brick your system if you mod it? Like, we can't do what we want to the stuff we own? Oh, I'm sorry, I guess it's the stuff THEY own. Silly me, thinking we have rights as consumers.

You'll own nothing and you'll be happy. Now go eat your crickets, peasants!

 

[UnnamedPlayer]

It's made to fight piracy. But refusing custom firmware and bricking your console if you use one is quite excessive. Stopping you to use multiplayer with a custom firmware to detter cheating, why not. But bricking your console ? What's the point ? The one who use a custom firmware to play pirated ROMs can also use emulation in some way, after all.

 

[solstice258]

Aside from attempting to prevent piracy, Nintendo is also very particular about the way they want players to experience their games. When ACNH became popular, people were complaining about the excessive menus which were "made on purpose to simulate going through mundane long business irl" [citation needed]. And how they don't allow you to roll back updates.

 

[Doedoel]

This thread makes me glad the fact that I grew up with PS2 and not any of Nintendo's console. I remember back in the day feeling so missed out because I dunno jack shit about Mario and not owning a 3DS

 

[OldVice]

Looking at some of the stuff that they're trying to pull with the Switch 2 is actually kind of funny because depending on your region, it's not enforceable and you can still sue them. As far as I can tell, in my region, forced arbitration is not allowed and that part of their new EULA will not protect them from any lawsuits.