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The price increases aren't massive though, I think I'll still wait for a mainline Mario game.
by schnitzelstoat 5mo ago
The price increases aren't massive though, I think I'll still wait for a mainline Mario game.
- asukachikaru 5mo agoIt's relatively mild for EU and US, but for JP it's a 20% increase. Finally going to get one after the announcement.
- worthless-trash 5mo agoI remember reading that the screen is worse than v1, is that still true ?
- schnitzelstoat 5mo agoYes, there is no OLED version like they later released for the original Switch. OLED is probably better overall but it can be harder to use in bright sunshine and you have the risk of burn-in if you accidentally leave the screen turned on for hours or something.
- gambiting 5mo agoI have the switch 2 and an OLED steam deck and it's not even close - the switch 2 screen is just not very good. To a point where if you have grey on grey movement you can see visible smearing like it's some old LCD from 20 years ago. When an OLED version comes out I'll definitely upgrade(so I guess the joke is on me, because I'll end up buying the same console twice just to have the screen that it should have had from the beginning)
- nokeya 5mo agoReally? They released a second generation with screen being worse than installed in the first generation (even non-oled version)? We have two switches in our family, both first gen, one usual and one oled. Standalone, usual screen is bearable, compared to oled it is quite bad, but if the new screen is even worse?? I can’t find any explanation for this except of greediness from Nintendo
- jezzamon 5mo agoI have the originals of both, the screen is much better on the switch 2. Don't have any other similar devices or the OLED version. In the Switch 2 Welcome Tour app they even have demos to highlight the improvement in the screen quality compared to the switch
- avadodin 5mo agoThey showed some good will towards protecting the local market against blatant currency manipulation but it is an important market for them and at this point it doesn't look like the JCB is going to react. They just "intervened" the Gopher back to what it was a few weeks ago.
- __natty__ 5mo agoFor adults, sure. For kids saving for the console it may be problematic.
- echelon 5mo agoI'll wait for the Ocarina of Time remake. The leaks have been coming out for months now and say it is supposedly coming out this fall. The upcoming Legend of Zelda film sets seem to be based on Ocarina of Time, recent merchandise (LEGO sets, etc.) are based on Ocarina of Time to enhance marketing, etc. Nintendo just dropped the official Starfox 64 remake news yesterday, so this rumor is likely pretty legitimate. I don't play games much anymore, but that's something I will absolutely revisit due to nostalgia.
- uncircle 5mo agoEntertainment companies have unlocked the infinite money glitch with remakes; not only companies but also people are afraid of trying something new, so why not profit from nostalgia. I called it years ago, but I didn’t expect how people would love to play the same story and watch the same movie over and over again. Incidentally they will be also easier to AI generate, as part of their existing data set. It truly is the end game for our stale and uninspired culture. I missed Breath of the Wild, I’ll play it on the Switch 4 remake in a couple of years. /rant
- hootz 5mo agoAnd they charge a lot for them, too. The Luigi's Mansion 2 remake is too expensive for a graphical upgrade of a 3DS game.
- philistine 5mo agoThe announced StarFox 64 remake is, on a very strict count, the second time they have remade StarFox 64. If you count StarFox Zero, which is kind of a remake but also not, we are on our third remake of StarFox 64. A game, mind you, which was kind of a remake of the original StarFox on Super Nintendo.
- mcphage 5mo ago> Entertainment companies have unlocked the infinite money glitch with remakes; not only companies but also people are afraid of trying something new, so why not profit from nostalgia. The thing is, though—Ocarina of Time is a good game. It was a good game almost 30 years ago when it first came out, and it's still a good game today. But there are generations of gamers who never played it. So why not spend some money to polish it up for modern audiences, and release it for newer consoles?
- -warren 5mo agoI know it's stupid and phschological, but there's a line in my head on what the absolute maximum I'd pay for the nsw2 once the right game comes out. That line is $450. At $500, I will think twice about just buying nsw1 games, moving to thr steam deck, or digging out old consoles (which is fun too!) I'm really having a hard time (stupid, I know) giving my kid a $500 toy. Somehow I'm ok with a $300 toy (nsw1) or even a $400 toy (old smartphone).
- SwtCyber 5mo agoSame. My wallet can survive the price increase, but it's waiting for Mario to personally justify it
- gentleman11 5mo agoBased on their switch 1 track record, a new mario will run at 5fps on native nintendo hardware on the final boss (eg, bowsers fury)