Mr Reasonable
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Nintendo shares tumble as Switch 2 reveal disappoints fans
Japanese gaming company’s stock price falls as much as 7.2 percent as teaser for new console fails to impress.
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I did not see this coming. Nintendo to get burnt for not changing the formula enough?
Are you confident that Nintendo will dazzle with the full reveal? Will you be buying shares to cash in on some easy gains once the stock bounces back?
Will fans welcome Nintendo with open arms once they show Mario "wait, which version is this?" Kart for Switch 2?
Are Nintendo doomed?
Nintendo shares have taken a tumble after the gaming giant’s hotly anticipated reveal of its follow-up to the Switch left some fans disappointed.
The Japanese gaming company’s stock price fell as much as 7.2 percent on Friday after a teaser video for the Switch 2 suggested the console would be broadly similar to its wildly popular predecessor.
The company recovered some of its losses in the afternoon, with its share price down about 4.2 percent as of 4pm local time.
“Nintendo played it safe. Switch 2 looks underwhelming at best and a completely unexcited rehash of the same old same old at worst,” gaming YouTuber TwoQuickOnes said in a post on X.
While Nintendo’s teaser did not provide technical specifications, it showed a device with a nearly identical appearance and form to the original hybrid console.
Compared with the original Switch, the new console has a larger screen and features controllers that snap on to the device instead of sliding into place as before.