Nintendo eShop Deals and Discussions

[psunami]

Thanks to Frisky for all of the hard work that he put in for the previous deals threads (and continues to on this thread!)

Feel free to post here about the newest Nintendo eShop deals, My Nintendo rewards and discussions about the previously mentioned items.

Nintendo Sales and Deals page

 

[ArmorForVictor]

If Kirby switch 2 edition is priced at $80 which is insane then they will most likely want $20 for the upgrade from the switch 1 version. I love forgotten land but $80 for it is just crazy even with the expansion they're adding. Also saw new tariffs for vietnam could effect the pricing now in the US so I wonder how that will play out.

 

[Vinny]

Damn, too much info to keep up... But price for games seems wild to me.

 

[Citizin]

I'll be buying the Switch2 Mario Kart Bundle
for sure.. Donkey Kong looks fun as well -

Wonder if the Switch2 system will be available through Amazon? Although I might try through Nintendo.com itself idk.

 

[Daisydog]

A lot of 1st party titles have been showing up on Woot like a week after their release dates. Echoes of Wisdom, Brothership, Peach Showtime, Mario Party Jamboree, even TOTK have popped up for $10 - $15 off retail. Hopefully the trend will continue with Switch 2 games.
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I got a deal alert for Surmount being at an all time low $3.74. It's a physics based rock climbing game. It's full of glitches according to reviews (maybe they've patched it since then?), but still looks like it's worth $4.

Surmount for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Buy Surmount and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

www.nintendo.com

edit, after further research I've learned that the game was made by a two-person team. They are aware of the glitches and released a small patch about a month after the game launched on Switch, but nothing since. Even the Steam version has numerous complaints about bugs, but the Devs don't really respond. They seem to be currently active on Discord, and do promise fixes for bugs reported to them on there, but being a small team it's a VERY slow process.

 

[awp]

A lot of 1st party titles have been showing up on Woot like a week after their release dates. Echoes of Wisdom, Brothership, Peach Showtime, Mario Party Jamboree, even TOTK have popped up for $10 - $15 off retail. Hopefully the trend will continue with Switch 2 games.
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I got a deal alert for Surmount being at an all time low $3.74. It's a physics based rock climbing game. It's full of glitches according to reviews (maybe they've patched it since then?), but still looks like it's worth $4.

Surmount for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Buy Surmount and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

www.nintendo.com

Surmount looks cool. Has a demo too. Going to check it out!

 

[Moofboy]

If they happen to mention GC Skies of Arcadia at any point, I’ll buy.

 

[ShadowAssassin]

I've been looking for a better Switch console for a while since I never got OLED, so I am highly interested. At the same time, zero launch games interest me. The games I'm interested in right now are Metroid Prime 4 and Hollow Knight. Both of which we don't even know the release date. Could be winter 2025 for all we know. So it's possible if I bought the Switch 2 on launch I may not even use the damn thing for months. So debating on if I want to get it on launch. I'm semi interested in Donkey Kong, but certainly not a console seller. I was really hoping for a new mothership Mario title announcement like Odyssey 2, but alas.

I'll put a pre-order down anyway I guess and give myself a couple months to decide.

 

[Vinny]

Hm... I'm kinda confused by the screen choice.

It's 120hz, 1080p... at that size and given how close you hold it to you face, and who knows if the hardware can support the refresh rates. But it being an LCD screen is mind blowing. It seems like capable enough hardware so I would think it would be an OLED.

 

[gospelman]

Hm... I'm kinda confused by the screen choice.

120hz lcd screens are cheap these days. it was the baseline for the cheapest ROG Ally, for example. oled is going to be an obvious rerelease. The hardware isn't going to be able to run much at 120fps anyway. People suggesting the console will be like the original ps5 are going to be let down hard.

Personally the inevitable oled rerelease doesn't concern me because I'll be playing docked on an actual oled display. As long as the dock can output hdmi 2.1 with modern hdr.

 

[pjgamer007]

Pretty much the same for me on playing the Switch docked 99% of the time.

The price of the console is not a huge deal for me, I'll be using GS credit when I buy it. However, $80 games are insane. I am still not on board with $70 games even, so I will not be encouraging this BS.

My biggest concern for getting a switch 2 is for any improvements it provides for switch games.

 

[Twilightsparkle]

Hm... I'm kinda confused by the screen choice.

It's 120hz, 1080p... at that size and given how close you hold it to you face, and who knows if the hardware can support the refresh rates. But it being an LCD screen is mind blowing. It seems like capable enough hardware so I would think it would be an OLED.

While you can play it undocked, it seems they really want you to play it docked. The fan is in the dock so you have to have it docked for better performance.

 

[HaloGX]

If Kirby switch 2 edition is priced at $80 which is insane then they will most likely want $20 for the upgrade from the switch 1 version. I love forgotten land but $80 for it is just crazy even with the expansion they're adding. Also saw new tariffs for vietnam could effect the pricing now in the US so I wonder how that will play out.

Yeah, that's...oof. But maybe we should've seen this coming given they sold DKCR HD for $60 MSRP. Still. oof.

 

[Bryson]

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition coming to NSW2
Hades II coming
Cyberpunk Ultimate Edition
Final Fantasy VII remake Integrade
Bravely Default remaster
Yakuza 0 director's cut

kind of a big deal. Nintendo has the capability to do everything modern now. While almost nothing of historical note has happened on PS or Xbox during the previous five years. I think some people are still catching up to the fact.

Some people are like, "WTH, that costs the same amount as a full PS5 + games now". Which I get. but I'm like, "yeah well the NSW2 basically IS a PS5 from 2020 now". With additional features and exclusives, and most things modern and noteworthy finally coming to Nintendo hardware. 4K and HDR capability, and dual modes. The advantages other consoles had are disappearing fast.

Kind of a big deal? Elden Ring and Cyberpunk already run and play better on every other platform currently available and it's not even close, and games can be had cheaper without having to pay the Nintendo tax™ ! Nintendo Switch 2 is being compared to the PS4 in terms of power which came out in 2013 and we know that those jaguar cores were already outdated and underpowered when they released.

Nobody serious about performance is going to play 3rd party games on the NS2 and in no way is it comparable to a PS5. The PS5 already struggles to run new games like Black Myth Wukong at a decent frame rate and rumors are that Xbox and Playstation will be releasing their own next gen consoles in the near future. In a couple of years the NS2 will struggle to run newer 3rd party games. An Xbox Series S is 8x more powerful than a NS2 and can be had for half the price. NS2 like all nintendo consoles is about the exclusives. Like HaloGX said, I didn't buy my PS5 for new games, I mostly bought it so that I could play my older games better and I expect that's one of the appeals of the NS2 as well.

 

[Freeze Time]

Kind of a big deal? Elden Ring and Cyberpunk already run and play better on every other platform currently available and it's not even close, and games can be had cheaper without paying the Nintendo tax™ ! Nintendo Switch 2 is being compared to the PS4 in terms of power which came out in 2013 and we know that those jaguar cores were already outdated and underpowered when they released.

Nobody serious about performance is going to play 3rd party games on the NS2 and in no way is it comparable to a PS5. The PS5 already struggles to run new games like Black Myth Wukong at a decent frame rate and rumors are that Xbox and Playstation will be releasing their own next gen consoles in the near future. In a couple of years the NS2 will struggle to run newer 3rd party games. An Xbox Series S is 8x more powerful than a NS2 and can be had for half the price. NS2 like all nintendo consoles is about the exclusives. Like HaloGX said, I didn't buy my PS5 for new games, I mostly bought it so that I could play my older games better and I expect that's one of the appeals of the NS2 as well.

Unless I missed it, digital foundry hasn't gotten a hold of the final switch 2 yet to see what all the specs are. You are premature with your evaluation of the power. How in the world do you know a Series S is eight times more powerful? Let's wait until we have official confirmed specs before comparisons start. Some of those games in the direct looked really good.

 

[blueweltall]

I wonder if the $80 games are because they have to use the bigger memory cartridges. Reminds me of the pricing differences we saw with game cartridge and disc based game.

 

[Bryson]

Unless I missed it, digital foundry hasn't gotten a hold of the final switch 2 yet to see what all the specs are. You are premature with your evaluation of the power. How in the world do you know a Series S is eight times more powerful? Let's wait until we have official confirmed specs before comparisons start. Some of those games in the direct looked really good.

Because there is nothing magical about the Switch 2 hardware. It isn't powered by genies and fairy dust. There are real life physical constraints such as TDP. People expecting PS5 level of performance in a handheld are delusional. And running HDR on a handheld? Why? Say goodbye to your battery life lol.

We know the Switch 1 was basically running on an off the shelf Nvidia shield tablet with a nintendo logo slapped on it. It's a miracle they even got to run any games on that thing at all. Just goes to show you the level of wizardry of the nintendo developers.

 

[Nothing-]

I've been looking for a better Switch console for a while since I never got OLED, so I am highly interested. At the same time, zero launch games interest me. The games I'm interested in right now are Metroid Prime 4 and Hollow Knight. Both of which we don't even know the release date. Could be winter 2025 for all we know. So it's possible if I bought the Switch 2 on launch I may not even use the damn thing for months. So debating on if I want to get it on launch. I'm semi interested in Donkey Kong, but certainly not a console seller. I was really hoping for a new mothership Mario title announcement like Odyssey 2, but alas.

man Hollow Knight 1 was so enjoyable on the Switch I can't even tell you. looked great on the OLED handheld, and played even better when putting it on the big screen in bed at night.

now I want to play awesome new metroidvanias.

People suggesting the console will be like the original ps5 are going to be let down hard.

More or less than the PS5 itself let me down?

the PS5 doesn't even perform at the level of a PS5. four years later they told us we needed something better to get that advertised performance.

 

[Nothing-]

Kind of a big deal? Elden Ring and Cyberpunk already run and play better on every other platform currently available and it's not even close, and games can be had cheaper without having to pay the Nintendo tax™ ! Nintendo Switch 2 is being compared to the PS4 in terms of power which came out in 2013 and we know that those jaguar cores were already outdated and underpowered when they released.

Nobody serious about performance is going to play 3rd party games on the NS2 and in no way is it comparable to a PS5. The PS5 already struggles to run new games like Black Myth Wukong at a decent frame rate and rumors are that Xbox and Playstation will be releasing their own next gen consoles in the near future. In a couple of years the NS2 will struggle to run newer 3rd party games. An Xbox Series S is 8x more powerful than a NS2 and can be had for half the price. NS2 like all nintendo consoles is about the exclusives. Like HaloGX said, I didn't buy my PS5 for new games, I mostly bought it so that I could play my older games better and I expect that's one of the appeals of the NS2 as well.

and I build custom gaming computers while you do a 5 to 8-year lease on a pseudo-PC. congratulations

yes I am not at all surprised that someone of your ilk wouldn't understand why those publishers coming to modern Nintendo hardware is a big deal.

 

[Freeze Time]

Because there is nothing magical about the Switch 2 hardware. It isn't powered by genies and fairy dust. There are real life physical constraints such as TDP. People expecting PS5 level of performance in a handheld are delusional. And running HDR on a handheld? Why? Say goodbye to your battery life lol.

We know the Switch 1 was basically running on an off the shelf Nvidia shield tablet with a nintendo logo slapped on it. It's a miracle they even got to run any games on that thing at all. Just goes to show you the level of wizardry of the nintendo developers.

Just as I suspected. You have no proof. Take a look at games running on Switch 2 and then running on Series S. You honestly think Series S is 8 times better? You're making stuff up.

This just dropped

 

[lakers714]

3rd Party Publishers will port everything to get those Switch Sales lmao

 

[IronGiantFF]

120hz lcd screens are cheap these days. it was the baseline for the cheapest ROG Ally, for example. oled is going to be an obvious rerelease. The hardware isn't going to be able to run much at 120fps anyway. People suggesting the console will be like the original ps5 are going to be let down hard.

Personally the inevitable oled rerelease doesn't concern me because I'll be playing docked on an actual oled display. As long as the dock can output hdmi 2.1 with modern hdr.

just started the digital foundry video, and about 5 minutes in, they make it sounds like it's only hdmi 2.0.

 

[Xenogears]

now I want to play awesome new metroidvanias.

A bit into Deaths Gambit afterlife, it’s another very good Metroidvania

 

[ritchardf]

you guys can defend nintendo all you want, but you can't have it both ways. this is going to struggle to run launch ps5 level games. of course first party nintendo games will look better because of better access to the hardware and purposely less intensive graphic styles, but third party games will be lesser versions or chug along with horrible frame rates. i just hope it doesn't affect games overall holding back to be able to be run on it.

 

[awp]

It’ll be an upgrade for sure but doubt it will even be close to Series S level. But TBF, you really can’t expect much more in a handheld.

Bet something like the recent Resident Evil and AC Mirage ports on mobile would be comparable graphics wise.

 

[Bryson]

and I build custom gaming computers while you do a 5 to 8-year lease on a pseudo-PC. congratulations

yes I am not at all surprised that someone of your ilk wouldn't understand why those publishers coming to modern Nintendo hardware is a big deal.

I mean I've been building custom gaming PCs since you were still in diapers but ok. I play on consoles primarily for the exclusives and ease of use but with Xbox and PS going multiplatform now, next gen might be the time to jump back into PC gaming. We shall see.

3rd party publishers putting their games on Switch 2 has nothing to do with the hardware and everything to do with accessing the 150 million nintendo customers $$$. They'll get DOOM running at 360p 20fps like they did with DOOM Eternal on the OG Switch if they have to lol.

Just as I suspected. You have no proof. Take a look at games running on Switch 2 and then running on Series S. You honestly think Series S is 8 times better? You're making stuff up.

This just dropped

Cyberpunk seems to look and run better than the PS4 version....so there is definitely some horsepower in this thing.
I still think it is about PS4 level with a better CPU, more ram, more modern GPU and faster storage.
So somewhere between PS4 and series s.
Steam Deck which is also a handheld is also comparable to PS4 btw. Better in some ways and worse in others.

Here is a direct quote from Miyamoto on how hardware performance isn't their focus:

“”If the goal is to preserve all of Nintendo’s past assets so that people can understand what Nintendo is, then it’s not just about the employees; we now have people spanning three generations who know about Nintendo. It would be great if those people could see it and understand what Nintendo is. I hope that through this, people will understand and refrain from dragging Nintendo into competitions like the so-called ‘console wars,’ which focus on high specs and hardware performance (laughs). Nintendo will continue to use the various technologies available today to create things in a way that’s unique to Nintendo. We’re not just limited to games; we’ll also be involved in films and will continue to create a variety of entertainment content. I thought this would be a good opportunity for people to understand that, and that’s why we made this.”


“I believe the most important thing is for various people to visit this museum and come away thinking, ‘Nintendo is a company that’s not at all related to the game industry competition or cutting-edge technology that people usually talk about.’ Of course, we conduct technology research. In the past, analysts and others have said things like, ‘Why isn’t Nintendo focusing on networking?’ or ‘What about mobile?’ or ‘Why aren’t you using cutting-edge chips?’ However, if people calmly look at the exhibits, they’ll realize that we’ve actually been working on those things all along. But Nintendo has a history of waiting for the right moment to release products, only commercializing them when we believe the timing is perfect. I think that becomes clear through the museum, and it helps build trust in Nintendo. For our shareholders as well, this serves as a kind of mid- to long-term perspective, showing that they can trust us to manage the company properly.”

Miyamoto hopes people refrain from dragging Nintendo into console wars focused on hardware performance

Legendary Nintendo developer and producer Shigeru Miyamoto has chatted with Japanese video game publication Famitsu about a range of subjects including the console wars. Speaking to the site Mr.

mynintendonews.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1hwfwza

 

[Vinny]

I watched a lot of that DF video and I feel like there's still lots more to see and right now, I don't know if I see a reason to buy it. I don't think the price of the console will deter buyers but... it's just crazy to me, I'm still barely used to $70 but the NS2 could have $90 games. Just crazy.

 

[TheLegendofTyler]

Seems like this is what the switch game cases will look like

 

[soonerdoc]

Kinda crazy to me the bitching and whining about price. Sure it would be great if system was $350 and games were $60. That’s just not realistic. After finishing up with the second best selling console of all time, of course they are going to raise prices. Because they know they can and most will still buy it.

Those saying they are going to wait for more games or oled version, fine. But the prices for these systems and games from Nintendo are not going to drop. If you are waiting for that, you are going to be waiting a loooong time. Nintendo has already established they aren’t going to devalue their IP by lowering prices and sales are slim and infrequent.

Any of us that could charge 25% more for whatever service we provide at our job and get away with it would.

 

[Souffrir]

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition coming to NSW2
Hades II coming
Cyberpunk Ultimate Edition
Final Fantasy VII remake Integrade
Bravely Default remaster
Yakuza 0 director's cut

kind of a big deal. Nintendo has the capability to do everything modern now. While almost nothing of historical note has happened on PS or Xbox during the previous five years. I think some people are still catching up to the fact.

Some people are like, "WTH, that costs the same amount as a full PS5 + games now". Which I get. but I'm like, "yeah well the NSW2 basically IS a PS5 from 2020 now". With additional features and exclusives, and most things modern and noteworthy finally coming to Nintendo hardware. 4K and HDR capability, and dual modes. The advantages other consoles had are disappearing fast.

Wouldn’t most people who wanted those things already have bought them, though?

 

[briandadude]

I'm not sold on Mario Kart World yet. You know they would have mentioned the track count if it was impressive. More importantly, the "open world" aspect looks underwhelming.

Free Roam: Take off in any direction in this new mode. Explore areas that pique your interest, and maybe even snap some in-game pics at scenic spots.

...even snap pics? Who gives a hoot. Give us cars/characters/items to unlock. Give us bosses.

I'm not a day 1 on Switch 2. I need at least 5 Switch 2 exclusive games that appeal to me and a special edition, revision, or bundle.

 

[TTAZ]

Prior to today I was most likely a day 1 buy. The price for the system is fair, but $80 for games (especially Nintendo games with not near the production value of others) is insane to me.

Might still get the console day 1 to play my old games with better performance, but have no interest in buying switch 2 games until they’ve been out a while and hit eBay or other discounted means. Might also just wait to get the system. More than enough games coming to PS/Xbox and no 3d Mario

 

[HaloGX]

Kinda crazy to me the bitching and whining about price. Sure it would be great if system was $350 and games were $60. That’s just not realistic. After finishing up with the second best selling console of all time, of course they are going to raise prices. Because they know they can and most will still buy it.

Those saying they are going to wait for more games or oled version, fine. But the prices for these systems and games from Nintendo are not going to drop. If you are waiting for that, you are going to be waiting a loooong time. Nintendo has already established they aren’t going to devalue their IP by lowering prices and sales are slim and infrequent.

Any of us that could charge 25% more for whatever service we provide at our job and get away with it would.

The price of the system might be fair, but I think it's also fair to say people weren't expecting the price of games, especially the "enhanced" ports, to be so much.

Either way, just because Nintendo, or anyone, thinks they can charge more because they can get away with it, doesn't mean the consumer has to like it or it's OK in the first place. That's more like extortion than fair pricing.

 

[bee01]

I wonder if the $80 games are because they have to use the bigger memory cartridges. Reminds me of the pricing differences we saw with game cartridge and disc based game.

Larger capacities and faster than previous Switch carts, so it likely contributes to the higher costs.

Curious to see how long it takes for microSD express cards to come down in price. Currently $200 for 1TB.

 

[HaloGX]

I do want to say that part of me thinks these prices might also be Nintendo getting ahead of all the proposed tariff bullshit. Obviously they didn't know about yesterday's bullshit flat 10% across the board tariff, but with all the talk, it was coming, and we the consumers pay for it. If that's the case, here we are.

 

[JohnnyCage]

Kinda crazy to me the bitching and whining about price. Sure it would be great if system was $350 and games were $60. That’s just not realistic. After finishing up with the second best selling console of all time, of course they are going to raise prices. Because they know they can and most will still buy it.

Those saying they are going to wait for more games or oled version, fine. But the prices for these systems and games from Nintendo are not going to drop. If you are waiting for that, you are going to be waiting a loooong time. Nintendo has already established they aren’t going to devalue their IP by lowering prices and sales are slim and infrequent.

Any of us that could charge 25% more for whatever service we provide at our job and get away with it would.

The console price is fine, but the software prices are just wrong and I expect Nintendo games to sell a lot less at these prices. Software in general on other platforms are selling less copies overall this gen because of price hikes. I'm still getting it at launch. I'll buy Donkey Kong and Prime 4. But if a game like Kirby Air Riders is $70 or 80 I'll pass on it whereas at $50 or 60 I probably would have bought it.

 

[Bryson]

The price of the system might be fair, but I think it's also fair to say people weren't expecting the price of games, especially the "enhanced" ports, to be so much.

Either way, just because Nintendo, or anyone, thinks they can charge more because they can get away with it, doesn't mean the consumer has to like it or it's OK in the first place. That's more like extortion than fair pricing.

The "C button" on the Switch 2 controller stands for credit card

Kinda crazy to me the bitching and whining about price. Sure it would be great if system was $350 and games were $60. That’s just not realistic. After finishing up with the second best selling console of all time, of course they are going to raise prices. Because they know they can and most will still buy it.

Those saying they are going to wait for more games or oled version, fine. But the prices for these systems and games from Nintendo are not going to drop. If you are waiting for that, you are going to be waiting a loooong time. Nintendo has already established they aren’t going to devalue their IP by lowering prices and sales are slim and infrequent.

Any of us that could charge 25% more for whatever service we provide at our job and get away with it would.

What's not realistic about charging $60 for a freaking videogame? RDR2 cost $540 million dollars to make and Rockstar only charges $60 for it. Nintendo routinely reuses assets and their games cost only under $30 million in production. The PS5 is way more powerful than the Switch 2 and it sells for only $400. The problem is that now that Nintendo is charging $90 for videogames, all of the other publishers will follow! Say goodbye to cheap videogames.

Buy hey, let's all thank Nintendo for bringing back the Kinect baby!!

 

[Nothing-]

NEO GEO Gold games were $150 when I was kid. All the good RPGs on SNES were $70-$80.

That was over 30 years ago.

The people acting outraged are also the ones spending $120 on CoD, buying GTA or Madden / EA bucks, or spending $300 on Fortnite or gacha in a year. People are morons. I know the service games you play. like how many people just bought Assassin's Creed Shadows for $70 or $100 and then want to have a straight face about "value" discussion. Give me a break. I know how many people are Door Dashing or going to Starbucks several times per week. Burger King "gotta have it my way". People are idiots; they overpay for A La Carte everywhere they go. The problem is you spend all your money on the same service game, pay for useless, unneeded digital services, and therefore can't mentally allocate money for new games.

Anyone who grew up buying $30-$40 3-4 episode VHS tapes of anime at Suncoast or Sam Goody, bought laserdiscs, or bought DVDs for $30+ around the turn of the century doesn't care. Actual Nintendo customers don't care either and will buy the games regardless. They are so hapless and been spending $120+ on Pokemon dual cartridge packs for YEARS. This is nothing new. Except to those who don't buy new games....

People didn't go to school and they don't know what the 'free rate of inflation' is considered to be over 11 years. Since the last Mario Kart released on Wii U for $50 in 2014. That's Econ 101. 3% x 11 = 33%, and that's not any real price increase. Go Google any inflation calculator and see for yourself. $50 in Jan 2014 is equal to about $68 in Jan 2025 today. The game is EXPECTED to start at nearly $70, and that's with no value-added or outside influences.

 

[nitrosmob]

Agreed on the economics. It sucks for sure, but the good games even more expensive will sell more. I'm already passing on many PS5/PC games that are $69.99 + Tax, so I'll pass on plenty of Switch 2 games whenever I get it. I will get it someday, probably not this year, but someday. I'm more of an indie PC gamer these days, so I will pay up for my niche stuff, but otherwise am fed by smaller games and bundles. I do like console games of course, but I can wait on a lot of this stuff. I already know that Mario Kart game will sell gangbusters and likely be one of the system's highest sellers over its lifetime (pretty obvious statement considering Mario Kart was one of the highest on the Switch). Nonetheless people here bought up the PS5 Pro which was super expensive and didn't have a drive for a crazy amount of money, and I don't think that was worth as much as upgrading your graphics card on a PC (which is way too expensive too). When prices are high, you choose what to buy, but unless you live in free money land, it will likely be less.

 

[briandadude]

I'm not sold on Mario Kart World yet. You know they would have mentioned the track count if it was impressive. More importantly, the "open world" aspect looks underwhelming.


...even snap pics? Who gives a hoot. Give us cars/characters/items to unlock. Give us bosses.

I'm not a day 1 on Switch 2. I need at least 5 Switch 2 exclusive games that appeal to me and a special edition, revision, or bundle.

Watching Mario kart on treehouse. Underwhelmed guys. Grinding on rails and walls is the new mechanic. Free roam is just lame. A true single player adventure mode could have justified $80 but not this.

 

[briandadude]

Let’s also hope nobody actually gets 2 hours of battery life like they advertise.

 

[Jodou]

Nintendo has the capability to do everything modern now. While almost nothing of historical note has happened on PS or Xbox during the previous five years. I think some people are still catching up to the fact.

We caught on to the fact Nintendo has done nothing for the last five years. It will be interesting to see actual comparisons of specs to current gen systems once they're released. Rattling off buzz words like 4k, HDR10 support, etc means all until we get specifics.

 

[JohnnyCage]

Watching Mario kart on treehouse. Underwhelmed guys. Grinding on rails and walls is the new mechanic. Free roam is just lame. A true single player adventure mode could have justified $80 but not this.

I think it looks great. I almost wish I was underwhelmed by the games so I wouldn't have to drop $500 at launch. But Mario Kart, Donkey Kong and Prime 4 is such a killer 1-2-3 punch that I can't ignore it. The Wii U was easy to skip at launch because it had no killer apps in sight.

 

[Bryson]

I'm seeing early reports that to upgrade games like BoTW and ToTK to the Switch 2 version will cost $30. That's insane.

Also battery life on NS2 will be worse than Switch 1. The Battery is tiny. Its 1/4 the size of the battery in the ROG Ally. Ally X has a 80Wh battery. NS2 has a 20Wh.

 

[Jodou]

I do want to say that part of me thinks these prices might also be Nintendo getting ahead of all the proposed tariff bullshit. Obviously they didn't know about yesterday's bullshit flat 10% across the board tariff, but with all the talk, it was coming, and we the consumers pay for it. If that's the case, here we are.

Unless I missed something, tariffs affect physical goods; not digital. They could have just as well kept games at $50 and increased carts by $10 to represent any hike in production, which would be absolutely fair. This is blatant price gouging and for me personally is more of a concern of spilling over to other storefronts. If it stays a Nintendo tax, then fine--couldn't care less. The minute the rest of the industry follows suit, we know who to blame.

 

[defpally]

It's pretty obvious they are intending Mario Kart to be an evergreen social game not unlike GTA5. Road races, exploring, interacting with friends. But it doesn't appear to have a vibrant online currency and micro transaction system to support running the servers. They are probably just looking to get that cut up front and see the long term value as being represented for it. The game sounds fun, instead of just running tracks over and over. The idea of racing from place to place on the world map in open world road races is really interesting (are we gonna have Toad with mirrored shades sitting at speed traps and police chases? ). An in game Cannonball Run would be amazing.

I'd feel certain these prices were anticipating "worst case" tariffs (which is pretty much what we got). It's much easier to drop prices if they came in lower than raise them in the run up to your release. The Nintendo 64 got a $50 price cut in the run up to release and got goodwill for it, even though they probably could have done that price in the first place.

 

[briandadude]

I haven’t seen any open world races in Mario kart. The transitions between Grand Prix events played like normal tracks.

 

[valiki7375]

The "C button" on the Switch 2 controller stands for credit card



What's not realistic about charging $60 for a freaking videogame? RDR2 cost $540 million dollars to make and Rockstar only charges $60 for it. Nintendo routinely reuses assets and their games cost only under $30 million in production. The PS5 is way more powerful than the Switch 2 and it sells for only $400. The problem is that now that Nintendo is charging $90 for videogames, all of the other publishers will follow! Say goodbye to cheap videogames.

Buy hey, let's all thank Nintendo for bringing back the Kinect baby!!

Rumors abound that GTA6 is going to be $99. The "tariffs" will be used as an excuse to raise prices.

I do find it intersting that Ninetendo is pricing the digital games lower. Like the first shot across the bow of turning away from physical media. If any of the big 3 really watned to hurt physical sales, discounts on their store fronts would be the way to go.

The "value" of shelf space is dwindling. I can't think of any parent that is randomly going to drop $70 on a game let alone $90-100.

Also JohnnyCage said above "I think it looks great. I almost wish I was underwhelmed by the games so I wouldn't have to drop $500 at launch. But Mario Kart, Donkey Kong and Prime 4 is such a killer 1-2-3 punch that I can't ignore it. The Wii U was easy to skip at launch because it had no killer apps in sight."

I am impressed that Nintendo is able to drag out the same franchises over and over and over again....Can you imagine how expenisve it will be for the Switch 2, Extra controllers (for 4 player) and Mario World?

 

[Jodou]

I'm seeing early reports that to upgrade games like BoTW and ToTK to the Switch 2 version will cost $30. That's insane.

Also battery life on NS2 will be worse than Switch 1. The Battery is tiny. Its 1/4 the size of the battery in the ROG Ally. Ally X has a 80Wh battery. NS2 has a 20Wh.

Always a bad sign when they don't put a price tag on an announcement, so $30 would be a good speculation considering base games were $50. Otherwise at the expected $10 people would just buy the old carts now at a discount and pay way less than new release. Nintendo is pretty bad at 'boiling the frog'.

 

[RedvsBlue]

Nothing like a console launch to reignite console wars…

 

[briandadude]

Nothing like a console launch to reignite console wars…

More like value proposition debate.