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[E-Cat]

lmao

 

[Draugoth]

Wont be buying the Switch 2 since i will be upgrading my PC (4 years since last upgrade)

Might get a used on on craig's list

 

[TheKingOfSheep]

I would've thought they'd at least gave their new console a fresh branding (like from NES to SNES to N64 to GC to Wii). I mean, it is literally the same.

 

[FireFly]

what trolling? it's a new system...
they could have added new features
get the nintendo's cock out of your mouth

The whole point of docked mode is to redirect power from the screen to the APU, to maximise clock speed in the same form factor.

 

[Davevil]

Damn, was hoping for an April release. MK9 as a launch title will be huge though.

are you sure the one shown in the trailer is mk9?

 

[Tg89]

Hell yeah, nice to have confirmation that they're sticking to the blueprint. Now lets just get to that software.

 

[Darchaos]

woooooow, this is for sure one of the consoles of all times!

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Id say the avoided that now by just making a sequel with no confusion. No what does that U mean, just the Switch 2.

It will certaintly put the theory to the test wheather the missing "2" was the issue to begin with..

 

[MayauMiao]

Yeah right as if the average gamers would play game this way.

 

[BigBeauford]

Lmao, I love that the premise of the reveal was to show the limitations and annoyances of the current switch.

 

[LordOfChaos]

It looks like a magnetic system has replaced the button latch, that's nice. No real surprises if you were alive for the leaks and no real details in this short teaser.

It is good, in itself, that Nintendo is doing iteration here and carrying forward the Switch library (presumably) and momentum, and not shooting themselves in the dick replacing the buttons with tentacles or some weird shit.

 

[splattered]

This looks like a switch and a half duct taped together... what a lame ass cash grab by nintendo.

 

[Doczu]

Hopefully some 3rd parties will start spilling the beans cause Nintendo made the most underwhelming hardware announcement since... Ever?

 

[FeralEcho]

Excited for it but this was lame as hell for a new console announcement. Fart in the wind type of announcement...I guess it was to just announce it officially otherwise not even Mario can plug those leaks...April is the real reveal.

 

[mcjmetroid]

Am I crazy for thinking this might have mouse functionality. There's a bit in the trailer where the 2 joycons are racing each other on a desk?
Is there something going on with the wristraps or?

 

[Parazels]

No "C" button.

 

[Davevil]

Hopefully some 3rd parties will start spilling the beans cause Nintendo made the most underwhelming hardware announcement since... Ever?

not with wii u in the history.
but it's a nice head to head

 

[Nelly_Nel_7.1.3]

I’m guessing that the preorder will begin on April 2nd, 2025.

 

[midnightAI]

That wouldn't work. If I were to place the Switch in dock mode, next to the TV, why would I want to use the extra screen when I sit far away from the TV?

of course they could, they could show charge level (seeing as the dock also charges the Switch), they could do something simple like display the health status of the character just by changing the screen to red, or green or whatever to show simple health feedback (some game on PlayStation use this for example on the controller), they could display the time, lots of little things they 'could' have done that doesn't affect backwards compatibility or anything like that (they may still do, you can see some of the screen, but the argument is they could have changed the dock to show more of the screen and actually make it useful in docked mode, but the thing is allow devs to access the screen while docked as they are the ones that could come up with some unique ideas.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Now the price

 

[RCX]

I can understand why they didn't call it the Super Switch. Normie customers would probably be confused by it and they're probably still scarred by the WiiU debacle.

But they're still fucking cowards. Switch 2 is a boring-ass name. They could've invoked the Super Famicom era by name, would've been way cooler. Add in that kind of colorway (the japanese red/green/blue/yellow, not american purple/pink - sorry it was a bit shit) it couldve been awseome. Instead its switch 2 in drab black.

Fucking cowards.

 

[Doczu]

Double post

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

Meh. Very underwhelming. Look forward to April second I guess.

 

[BlackTron]

Most meh reveal ever, cant belive they showed a Switch transforming into a Switch 2, it just screams incremental upgrades, you would never see sony announce the ps5 as a ps4 transforming into a ps5.

Also why the hell is the direct several months away, would laugh if this came out during the holidays instead.

Would be interesting to see how the non tech savy consumers view this reveal?

I thought this was extremely smart. What everyone even on this board says is "lol, it's just a Switch".

When the video made you watch it actually getting bigger, see how much larger the joycons are from them expanding. Nintendo basically did what I didn't want to bother convincing people here, in text. That it would be way more comfortable.

They come from the massive WiiU gaffe where people didn't even know it was a different system. Their prime directive with the reveal is to convey this fact in the most fundamental visceral way possible and slap a giant 2. I wish they had done more, though.

 

[DeafTourette]

Is it hard to write the month name instead of number and confuse the fuck of everyone ?

Are waiting till April or Feb ffs

 

[Davevil]

No "C" button.

there is. but not with C over.

 

[Roman Empire]

$499.99. Believe it!

Good thing they went with Switch 2. There is no mistaking it.

Who am I kidding? I can already see kids still getting the wrong one due to the model being so similar. Come on, parents. Don't disappoint your children

Oh, and great to see a new Mario Kart!

 

[Cyborg]

What a fcking dumb way to announce a new console. Who the fck approved this?

 

[Hudo]

Am I crazy for thinking this might have mouse functionality. There's a bit in the trailer where the 2 joycons are racing each other on a desk?
Is there something going on with the wristraps or?

It is heavily rumored that the Joycons indeed have a mouse functionality since they apparently use sensors that can be used for that. Would be awesome for Mario Maker 3 or Animal Crossing, tbh.

 

[MMaRsu]

What are these textures bro???

 

[Infested Goblin]

 

[IDKFA]

Looks fantastic and what I wanted in a new Switch.

More power, BC support for physical and digital games, plus I love the idea of using the joycon as a mouse. Will make playing games like Civ 7 a lot more satisfying.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Most meh reveal ever, cant belive they showed a Switch transforming into a Switch 2, it just screams incremental upgrades, you would never see sony announce the ps5 as a ps4 transforming into a ps5.

Also why the hell is the direct several months away, would laugh if this came out during the holidays instead.

Would be interesting to see how the non tech savy consumers view this reveal?

Someone scare to see this switch 2 out sell there ps5 year after year and there ps6 in the future

 

[Robb]

I assume the rumors about the JoyCons having mouse functionality is true given that they were literally imitating mice in the trailer.

 

[spookyfish]

Well, I guess it's not releasing in March again, then. Dammit.

 

[Davevil]

Yeah right as if the average gamers would play game this way.

a lot, since they sell you the joycons as mouse and therefore you have to use a flat surface to lean on

 

[mcjmetroid]

It is heavily rumored that the Joycons indeed have a mouse functionality since they apparently use sensors that can be used for that. Would be awesome for Mario Maker 3 or Animal Crossing, tbh.

Well In that case I think this all but confirms it.
Question is if this is true what kind of mad games will Nintendo have for it.

 

[E-Cat]

Mario's face texture on MK9 looks like shit

 

[Doczu]

not with wii u in the history.
but it's a nice head to head

Fuck no, the Wii U reveal trailer is a banger bringing the goods to the table compared to this.
Like for real and i'm speaking as a the unhappiest Wii U user in the world.

 

[Guerilla Munch]

Is that new Mario Kart? Looks pretty unremarkable just going by graphics. Looks like it could play on Switch 1, which it probably will

I never even considered that. Will first party games be cross-gen? LOL if so

 

[TintoConCasera]

Not impressed at all. Bland trailer that says nothing beyond "yeah it exists"·

Show us the games!

 

[Hudo]

Well In that case I think this all but confirms it.
Question is if this is true what kind of mad games will Nintendo have for it.

Fire Emblem with mouse controls would be a system seller for me, tbh.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I'll get one to preserve the physical library I've bought over the years but the excitement factor is akin to finding a matching sock in the drawer.

 

[Kabelly]

A classic DOA system

Can't wait to buy it

 

[Xavier2337]

Am I crazy for thinking this might have mouse functionality. There's a bit in the trailer where the 2 joycons are racing each other on a desk?
Is there something going on with the wristraps or?

Def. mouse function here as you can see there's a part to plug-in first

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

New TV's need to come with 6 HDMI ports!!

I haven't got the ports dammit for docked mode.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Somehow even lamer than the PS5 Pro reveal

 

[daclynk]

 

[Bry0]

By the time this is out my fridge will have a better GPU in it.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Looks cool, but... come on, why not showcase at least one piece of software that looks impressive. I am not a graphics guy, but this looks like it could have been Wii Mario Kart. And now we wait moar.