Topic: Nintendo Switch 2

So, what do you think? I really like the design, and I'm actually relieved it's just an iteration on the Switch instead of something insane. That being said, though, until some exclusives release for it, I'm not sure when I'm getting it.

My Switch is still doing fine, too.

Also, I don't like that the Joycon color is replicated on the inside of the screen. Seems almost like a design oversight, to be honest.

It's sleek, it's simple, it's more idiot proof with the obvious name, and colours and symbols for the Joy-Con inside the slots so you absolutely CANNOT mess it up.

I am most curious about using the Joy-Con as a mouse though. That'll make some games have definitive console experiences on this system, especially games that rely on mouse on PC like Civilisation.

It’s been a very unexciting build up and eventual announcement and has left about as much impression on me as a new iPhone, but I like it as much as I like the Switch 1 and my Steam Deck - they are all pretty much perfect so no complaints.

Of course, it’ll be the impending software announcements that matter and I am looking forward to hearing more!

Is the lack of OLED screen confirmed or was that a rumour? I really hope it isn’t a boring LCD!

It looks great and I cannot wait to replace my old Switch with it as the fan gets really loud now, on top of all the joy-con issues. Hopefully the new joy-cons will last longer.

Bigger screen is nice as well after having getting used to the PS Portal screen, which is larger than the Switch one. New Mario Kart is looking promising as well, I can't believe it's been over a decade since a new one came out. Hopefully we'll get even more first-party titles around launch as it feels like Nintendo has been saving them for Switch 2 as they've been winding down new releases on Switch 1.

I can’t see myself getting one after how little I bothered with my Switch. Might get one for the missus if she really wants one but I’d rather get her a ps5 tbh… regardless of how resistant she is 😏

@LtSarge I guess Pokémon Legends, Mario Kart 9 and Mario Odyssey 2 are the big ones they have lined up. And perhaps Prime 4, but it could also still be nowhere near done.

Nothing to sneeze at, but I'm longing for something more exciting.

@Herculean Those games will be playable on Switch 2 at the very least.

And if Metroid Prime 4 is, somehow, nowhere near done after restarting development in late 2018, and being given a 2025 release date, then I have serious questions.

If it's not noticeably more powerful, then I honestly could care less. I don't use my Switch much, but would've considered getting the Switch 2 and use it more if the games weren't going to be a blurry mess in comparison to the PS5 (or even the PS4). Also, if it really is going backwards with the screen and they'll try to milk people again with a future OLED edition, then that's another major negative.

I'll reserve final judgement until they actually reveal the specs and such later, but hopefully this doesn't end up being a minimal upgrade and honestly a cash grab millions will fall for.

I would have changed the design of it.

I wish there will be White bundle in the future.
I don't like Black color for gaming devices.

@KnightRider1982 Why fix what isn't broken?

@Bentleyma Agreed. The Switch was one of Nintendo's greatest ever ideas but it certainly wasn't perfect. This was mainly because of two very significant issues. The small, notoriously unreliable joy-cons and its largely outdated specs, both of which should be addressed with the new system.

The latter may have served their purpose for the first couple of years but it severely hindered developer ambitions beyond that. A refinement to fix both these issues was all that was really needed.

In contrast, the Switch aesthetics and its concept were widely admired by both the industry and consumers alike, so to change these would have almost certainly meant shooting themselves in the foot. This wide appeal was borne out with its 8 extremely solid years on the market. I mean, you simply don't turn your back on an idea that generates 150m units sold, not to mention the billions of revenue in software sales that created for them over such a protracted time. Refinement over revolution was almost certainly the right strategy this time around.

Personally, I'm reasonably happy with what we've got based on this reveal and am looking forward to the software announcements that will inevitably follow in the coming months. A new Mario Kart and Super Mario, along with all the third-party titles Nintendo players have missed out on in recent years should make for a really fascinating launch period.

Steam Deck OLED really stole a ton of my interest in this thing.

I mean, if it's getting a new 3D Mario, new Mario Kart, etc. in the first year and is priced reasonably, I'll likely snag one, but the hybrid appeal is mostly gone for me. It'll JUST be an exclusives machine.

@Bentleyma It is broken.

@KnightRider1982 146 million units sold suggests otherwise.