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[Luipadre]

Lmao after all the leaks this is a nothingburger. 2 months for actual information... Also i thought that footage is fucking mk8 again. This thing will be really disappointing spec wise even tho i expected it to be

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Though certain games won't be compatible. I wonder how many and which ones.

This to me looks like mostly legal safeguard "in case of", than a real problem.

 

[ManaByte]

calm down
I find it idiotic because you could use the screen plus the TV together

Do you even own a Switch? The screen turns off when it's docked. It switches to a different processing mode when docked and the console won't function like that.

 

[thebigmanjosh]

April:

 

[MiguelItUp]

My God. Most of you people here really don't deserve a new Nintendo system. Fucking F5ing this thread every minute for weeks on end and when time comes it's all negative vibes? Get a life.

Modern age in a nutshell it feels like. So many people just hate on everything, it's like they can't be happy, lol.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I'm in.

 

[Sakura]

It has ESRB rating on the screen, this is US-centric video and date format. It's Feb 2nd.

Also, LOL, so Nintendo to just announce this thing first on a shit Direct video.

???
America's video is 4.2.2025
America's format is month day year.

 

[AtomicStarving]

 

[saintjules]

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 wouldn't have expected anything more here. I'd be surprised if they get games at the fidelity level of a PS4 Pro.

 

[Davevil]

How close are you sitting from your TV when playing?

less of one meter

 

[touchfuzzy]

Yo check out Donkey Kong in that footage though, it’s a completely new design for him. New game incoming?

 

[RetroGamingUK]

April:

Release is quite a way off then

 

[Tarin02543]

Not all S1 games to be playable on S2.

Also this confirms mouse functionality on both joycons, we’re not getting laser wiimotes

 

[MMaRsu]

Nintendo has that level of pulling power. They don't need hype shit, word of mouth will do that for them.

Yeah thats why the WiiU was such a success

 

[MrJangles]

IGN saying the Direct is April.

Ffs.

 

[hullostranger]

Finally. Looks good and like an evolution of a winning formula.

Day One

 

[RoadHazard]

Though certain games won't be compatible. I wonder how many and which ones.

From what we've heard it seems like the IR sensor isn't there, which would make it incompatible with like... two games? 1-2-Switch and Ring Fit Adventure I believe.

Edit: It's a few more it seems. But overall a very poorly utilized feature.

 

[Sethbacca]

Just me or did the trailer track not look like the standard small circuit courses. Would be kind of cool if they did an open world type racer a la Forza Horizon or something.

 

[ManaByte]

Though certain games won't be compatible. I wonder how many and which ones.

OMG you can't play Labo anymore. The horror.

 

[IAmRei]

Shadowdroped, nintendo is very quirky as usual, and also new mk as well <3

 

[Cyberpunkd]

If the Direct is really in April watch these fuckers launch the console in October for Christmas shopping lol.

???
America's video is 4.2.2025
America's format is month day year.

Fuck, my bad. It really is then 3 months from now lol.

 

[tTHANOSs]

So is the direct February or April? Have we figured it out? Waiting until April seems ridiculous but it's Nintendo.

 

[SweetTooth]

The video is very underwhelming. Not much information either

There is no new information to unveil it's just the switch with bigger screen

 

[Schmendrick]

if the 2 wasn`t in the name I´d not even have realized I´m looking at a new product

 

[MiguelItUp]

This to me looks like mostly legal safeguard "in case of", than a real problem.

I suppose, but it also doesn't feel like it oozes confidence like it would to say it supports Switch games without an asterisk, lol.

There is no new information to unveil it's just the switch with bigger screen

And Joycons!

 

[Sephimoth]

From what we've heard it seems like the IR sensor isn't there, which would make it incompatible with like... two games? 1-2-Switch and Ring Fit Adventure I believe.

I was going to post guessing it was something like this too. Hopefully the majority is there, just not some titles with unique control requirements

 

[MMaRsu]

April:

Then why even announce it today? What a bunch of stupid shit. Nintendo is so fucking clueless.

 

[cireza]

Wow, this was even more underwhelming than expected.

 

[Davevil]

Do you even own a Switch? The screen turns off when it's docked. It switches to a different processing mode when docked and the console won't function like that.

it's a new system or the old one? they could implement the functionality

 

[EverydayBeast]

No console is immune to negative reactions, I still think switch 2 has character but it must endure the negative reactions.

 

[AtomicStarving]

Mid gen refresh

 

[BlackTron]

Though certain games won't be compatible. I wonder how many and which ones.

Games that rely on any baked in Switch 1 features like the IR port on the right joycon.

Every BC system gets a handful of those games. Can't even play some GBA games in a GBA SP because the cart slot is upside-down and the cart has tilt detection. Just finicky cases like that. I'm sure everything that's a normal game will be fine.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

What kind of screen...

 

[MISTER INVEIGLER]

The Switch just out sold the PS2 in the US.

Anyone underestimating this is huffing hopium.

WiiU? PS3? Previous generation doesn't guarantee success as seen time and time again.

 

[Robb]

Man, April is a long wait… And then there’ll be even longer until it’s out in stores.

 

[Esppiral]

Shadowdroped, nintendo is very quirky as usual, and also new mk as well <3

I wouln't hold my breath, It may very well be more expansions for MK8... I mean it is Nintendo.

 

[TVexperto]

Is it OLED?

 

[Elios83]

Marketing surely has changed a lot for gaming companies.
A new console trailer is shadow dropped and it's the opposite of inspiring.
The design is pretty much the same but bigger, it seems the only new feature is the mouse-like functionality of the controller.
They're suggesting that a remaster or expanded version of the current Mario Kart for Switch (looking at pretty much the same graphics) will be a showcase title.
It's basically a mid gen refresh.

 

[Sakura]

I suppose, but it also doesn't feel like it oozes confidence like it would to say it supports Switch games without an asterisk, lol.


And Joycons!

Maybe there are games that require accessories or something that aren't compatible with the Switch 2?

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Pretty shitty trailer.

Then I thought the Direct was in Feb but turns out it's April.

 

[MiguelItUp]

OMG you can't play Labo anymore. The horror.

Hey man, I'm sure there's a demand out there, lmao.

Maybe there are games that require accessories or something that aren't compatible with the Switch 2?

Yeah, realistically I feel like it's referring to those.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Nintendo could not withstand the pressure from its fans and the leaks.

 

[MayauMiao]

random thoughts: too much like the first one, dock that covers the screen again, joycon mouse are bullshit

You mean the original Switch dock never covers the screen?

 

[TwinB242]

Wish they had gotten rid of the giant bevels around the screen. That just looks cheap nowadays.

 

[Esppiral]

WiiU? PS3? Previous generation doesn't guarantee success as seen time and time again.

Yeah, people never learn...

 

[Davevil]

You mean the original Switch dock never covers the screen?

it's a new system
they could implement the functionality

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

It is practically the same system. Hopefully it doesn't happen like Wii-U.

I swear the problem might not even be missing a "2" or whatever on the label. Average Joe might just go in the store, sees the damn thing, and thinks "well I've had something like that for the past 8 years or so, I want something different" and that's that.

 

[Saber]

Thats cool, I'm totally in.

 

[near]

Yeah thats why the WiiU was such a success

Released over 12 years ago. Switch is now one of the best selling consoles of all time, this just looks like a variant of the same thing. People will eat this up, and have been anticipating it for a long time.

 

[ManaByte]

it's a new system or the old one? they could implement the functionality

No they can't. It functions the same as the original. Docked is like 3TF, handheld is like 1TF. it switches to a different processing mode when docked/undocked.

That would also break backwards compatibility.