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I have one, I like it as a slightly better switch, but, yeah. There's not a lot of reasons to get one for now.
Mario Kart World and Age of Imprisonment are disappointing, most of the other first party games are just upgrades of Switch games, including Prime 4 that's... Meh.
Bananza was a lot of fun, but it's not selling a whole console.
This is exactly the problem, weird policy quirks and better alternatives didn't help the situation but quite frankly there's no new content for the Switch 2, and the performance bump over the OG Switch is almost irrelevant because raw performance isn't the reason people buy Nintendo systems & games.
I bought a Switch day 1, I bought a Switch Lite day 1, there are 2 other Switches in our family... there's no way in hell I'm ever getting a Switch 2 or any other product Nintendo makes.
It's early and there aren't a lot of heavy hitters yet. But for me, Kirby Air Riders alone was well worth it, I waited 22 years for this sequel and it delivered.
I hope they struggle the company underground.
The unwashed console plebs can join the gamers with the Steam Machine/Deck and see what gaming is supposed to be like.
There's still shitty stuff happening, but you're a lot less beholden to specific companies over here.
I doubt it's a common cause, but my impetus for boycotting Nintendo was Garry's Mod. They sent their lawyers after animators, who actually get people more interested in their games. Their litigious nonsense caught up with them that time.
Hah, we got a second deck, too.
My son got 2 Pokémon games and a dlc. Seems like there's plenty of life left in the Switch 1 for now, so no need to update.
When we got the switch 1, it actually sat unused for most of the first year. After a while we started to really enjoy it though. Maybe we'll get a switch 2 in a year.
Meh, I’ll wait for the emulator. At this point, I mostly emulate the Switch games I own on my PC because it’s more convenient to have all my games in one place without bothering with cartridges and yet another machine. Switch pro controllers are also overpriced, so I’d rather use my existing XBox controllers, but that requires a dongle for every controller and the Switch dock doesn’t have many USB ports. The 8bitdo dongles also only work half the time and are frustrating to use. Then there are the mods. Emulation is just a better experience, and Nintendo’s lawyers have been real assholes about it. Which is why my 20+ Switch games are the last things I’ll ever buy from Nintendo.
When can we own it ourself and mod it?
The first Switch had a unique form factor when it came out, now there are deck pcs that replicate it, even with detachable "joycons". Unless you want to play a handful of exclusive titles there is really no reason to buy it, especially since the old switch will now drop in price.
been too busy emulating old roms of theirs, can't be bothered with their whack churn of remakes and stale IPs on dated hardware
I don't know if I'll ever get one, and I play my Switch fairly regularly.
It is SO MUCH more expensive than anything undecided to play in my PC. And the exclusives aren't very compelling lately.
I wonder if it's because they had 10 million ready to go in June for launch so most people who wanted one got one then. Especially because it'll never go down in price, why wait until the holidays unless you have kids?