Nintendo Switch 2

[dimmerwit]

14:20 Mario Kart World
41:38 Donkey Kong Bananza
1:10:27 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Switch 2 Edition
1:34:14 Mario Kart World
1:50:54 Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
2:19:19 Drag x Drive
2:46:52 Donkey Kong Bananza
3:16:37 Zelda Switch 2 Editions & Zelda Notes
3:54:55 GameChat & GameCube

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Almost 30 minutes of Metroid Prime 4?! Spoiling us, I see.

 

[Crazy Jamie]

I'm torn, multiple times.

On the one hand, I have cast aside my previous reluctance to buy new and full priced games, as long as I want to play them right away. I've just bought Two Point Museum and it's great, not just because it's a phenomenal game, but I am enjoying playing the shiny new thing.

On the other hand, it is expensive. The console price point is fine, but the games are very expensive. I understand the point about cartridges in the past and inflation etc, but the fact remains that for the market right now, the RRP for those games is very high, and that's a relevant consideration. I have barely played my Switch and my kids haven't played my Switch at all, just when at friends' houses here and there. We haven't had our media wall put into the games/media room yet. Once we do we're going to set up the PS4, Switch etc, and there will be plenty of life left in those consoles from our perspective. There's no need to upgrade anytime soon.

On the other other hand, I am fortunate enough to be able to afford to jump in early and buy the games if I want to. The idea of getting in on the ground floor with Switch 2, getting my kids involved in it and just immersing the family into this console in the same way that I was with the SNES is very appealing.

I don't know, but there's no rush. I'll think on it.

 

[dimmerwit]

I'm torn, multiple times.

On the one hand, I have cast aside my previous reluctance to buy new and full priced games, as long as I want to play them right away. I've just bought Two Point Museum and it's great, not just because it's a phenomenal game, but I am enjoying playing the shiny new thing.

On the other hand, it is expensive. The console price point is fine, but the games are very expensive. I understand the point about cartridges in the past and inflation etc, but the fact remains that for the market right now, the RRP for those games is very high, and that's a relevant consideration. I have barely played my Switch and my kids haven't played my Switch at all, just when at friends' houses here and there. We haven't had our media wall put into the games/media room yet. Once we do we're going to set up the PS4, Switch etc, and there will be plenty of life left in those consoles from our perspective. There's no need to upgrade anytime soon.

On the other other hand, I am fortunate enough to be able to afford to jump in early and buy the games if I want to. The idea of getting in on the ground floor with Switch 2, getting my kids involved in it and just immersing the family into this console in the same way that I was with the SNES is very appealing.

I don't know, but there's no rush. I'll think on it.

You've pretty much got the same thinking as me. The Mario Kart bundle helps since it's only £34 more but that's only one game and flagship Nintendo games rarely go on sale. The console price is OK-ish if a little high, but even the Donkey Kong game is expensive.

 

[dimmerwit]

Livestream commentators evidently feel the same way!