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Nintendo Switch 2

The_bup said:
I was interested to see if the NS2 would do well, usually as after a smash hit console like the original NS, the next one sells a bit worse.

NES sold better than SNES
N64 sold more than Gamecube
Wii sold more than Wii U
Surely NS would sell better than NS2?

After all, people are going to think, “I already have a switch” or be shocked at its price tag which will surely alienate some of its customers; such as families and children that did contribute to a lot of sales to the original- or so I thought.

It is now the fastest selling console ever!

Well look at me now!
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Impressive yes, however the gaming market has grown quite significantly in the last 7 years. When you offset that fact against it selling fast, it is not out the ordinary. It is expected and inline of market growth. It is not a sole indicator of said products popularity, although it is popular for sure.

Things are going to sell faster always, when there are many more people wanting to buy said products. Exactly the same has happened with graphics cards and other gaming preheripals.
 
The one thint I will credit the switch 2 for, is the internal specs. It is a potent machine for a handheld. Quite the upgrade. I still stand by what I said previously, however.
 
Been out of the loop with the Switch 2, as I never intended to get one at launch, but I'm sure I'll get one eventually. Mainly because It'll take the place of our original Switch as the home console. Then our original switch is free for to be used as a portable console when I'm traveling for work.

Am I right in thinking that Mario Kart World is the only launch title for the game?! Not including re-released versions of already existing games of course.
That's crazy, and even more crazy that most people seem perfectly fine with that. It just goes to show that just having an incredible library of switch games that now run a lot better on the new system is enough of a selling point for this new console.
 
Tim said:
Am I right in thinking that Mario Kart World is the only launch title for the game?! Not including re-released versions of already existing games of course.
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For first-party yes Mario Kart World is the major new release with Donkey Kong Bonanza coming next month. https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hard...-2-games/Nintendo-Switch-2-Games-2785634.html
There are also a bunch of third party games too.

But I think it was similar with the launch of Switch 1, Breath of the Wild was the major new release with Mario Kart 8 really being a re-release of the Wii U title. Splatoon 2 came a few months later and then Mario Odyssey followed about seven months after launch.

I agree that just Mario Kart and Donkey Kong isn’t a great line up though. I’m hoping there will be a new 3D Mario before Christmas similar to Odyssey.
 
I think it’s probably the best launch line up a console has ever had. Yes a lot of the titles aren’t “new” but that’s subjective if you’ve never played them before.

  • Mario Kart World
  • Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
  • Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition
  • Split Fiction
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch 2 Edition)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch 2 Edition)
  • Hitman World of Assassination Signature Edition
  • Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster
  • Yakuza 0 Director's Cut
  • Deltarune Chapters 1,2,3 and 4
  • SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS
  • Fortnite
  • Civilization VII
  • Survival Kids
  • Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
  • Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S
  • Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
  • Fast Fusion
  • Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition
  • Street Fighter 6 Standard Edition
  • Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighter Edition
  • Arcade Archives 2 RIDGE RACER
  • Hogwarts Legacy
Plus all the GameCube games.

Considering the cost too there is surely more than enough for any gamer till the next batch of releases in July.
 
I have Hogwarts Legacy on the original switch. That really is stretching the definition of new.

Not that I see this as a bad thing. I think it's quite the achievement that they've managed to prove that a console doesn't need a lineup of exclusives to do well. I remember when "backwards compatible" meant you were lucky if only a few of your favourite games still worked, and even then they'd run worse than on the older console.
 
Tim said:
I have Hogwarts Legacy on the original switch. That really is stretching the definition of new.

Not that I see this as a bad thing. I think it's quite the achievement that they've managed to prove that a console doesn't need a lineup of exclusives to do well. I remember when "backwards compatible" meant you were lucky if only a few of your favourite games still worked, and even then they'd run worse than on the older console.
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PlayStation 2 managed it, but the switch to PlayStation 3 (and in particular the architecture) just made it that more difficult.

Is this the first Nintendo home console which is backward compatible with the previous generation, out of the box (no emulation)? I think it is, due the different format changes, which isn't exactly a great boast.
 
GooseOnTheLoose said:
PlayStation 2 managed it, but the switch to PlayStation 3 (and in particular the architecture) just made it that more difficult.

Is this the first Nintendo home console which is backward compatible with the previous generation, out of the box (no emulation)? I think it is, due the different format changes, which isn't exactly a great boast.
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The OG PS3 models had a full PS2 chipset on the mainboard, allowing full native backwards compatibility with every single PS1 and PS2 game.

Those fetch quite a bit of money now, as Sony revised the design not long after launch, so the console was still the OG fat model, but without the PS2 chipset, relying on software emulation rather than native support.
 
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