Is anyone in this here forum getting a Nintendo Switch 2?

[Naruzeldamaster]

I'm planning on preordering one. Gonna grab the MK World Bundle if I can.
Though to be honest I'm much more interested in that Donkey Kong Game.

 

[pmmg]

I always thought the Wii and then the switch were weird. And ultimately, squandered. They never quite had the games to make struggling through the weirdness of the controllers worthwhile.

But...my son loved them, so we went down the Nintendo path and not the play station one. Now that my son is grown, I am much more likely to buy a play station and let Nintendo drift off into the nether.

 

[Naruzeldamaster]

I always thought the Wii and then the switch were weird. And ultimately, squandered. They never quite had the games to make struggling through the weirdness of the controllers worthwhile.

But...my son loved them, so we went down the Nintendo path and not the play station one. Now that my son is grown, I am much more likely to buy a play station and let Nintendo drift off into the nether.

I did feel that motion controls on Wii were a bit under polished (and all of the gimmicks they used them for were...predictable I guess?) But the Switch is so much better at what the Wii 'tried' to do. Nice and supporting of you to go down the path your son chose, I can't get my parents into games whatsoever. (My mom will play crummy Ipad games but she won't play like, actual games like Zelda) I respect your decision as everyone has different tastes haha. My first experience with gaming was on a Nintendo Console way back on the NES and I've stuck with Nintendo ever since. I've been branching out more (especially once I had a more powerful pc) and there's a wide world out there.

I really wish us gamers could get along and throw the whole console wars nonsense aside. Healthy competition is fine but sometimes things do get out of hand. Heck there's a series of video games that actively mocks the console wars. (The humor in them is either like it or hate it though)

 

[Phantasy]

Not really, I'm more of a PlayStation and Xbox fan.

 

[pmmg]

I should have mentioned, that if my son knows about this, and he probably does, I expect he will buy it.

 

[pmmg]

I did feel that motion controls on Wii were a bit under polished (and all of the gimmicks they used them for were...predictable I guess?) But the Switch is so much better at what the Wii 'tried' to do. Nice and supporting of you to go down the path your son chose, I can't get my parents into games whatsoever. (My mom will play crummy Ipad games but she won't play like, actual games like Zelda) I respect your decision as everyone has different tastes haha. My first experience with gaming was on a Nintendo Console way back on the NES and I've stuck with Nintendo ever since. I've been branching out more (especially once I had a more powerful pc) and there's a wide world out there.

I really wish us gamers could get along and throw the whole console wars nonsense aside. Healthy competition is fine but sometimes things do get out of hand. Heck there's a series of video games that actively mocks the console wars. (The humor in them is either like it or hate it though)

I would try to play games with my son, but there was no point. I did supersmash bros with him. He would just grab me and jump off the map, give me a punt and bounce back like one could jump in midair--knowing I could not work the control the get myself to jump back....

I did Mario kart with him and thought I was doing well, just missing first place in the final straight. When I stopped, i watched him play the same map in solo mode and complete it in like 10 seconds taking all the short cuts, and I was like....Oh...You where just playing soft so I would feel like I could win it. To keep up, I would probably have to invest a hundred to a thousand hours of game play to get to his level, and....that just isn't happening.

 

[Lobotomizer]

yes indeed my preorder already purchased

 

[pmmg]

I asked my son about this, and while he did think the console would be better than everything else with good hardware, he said he was unlikely to buy it. Says he plays everything on the computer, and can get an emulator for that. So...there is no need. He thinks consoles just cant compete with what computers are bringing, and will fade as a useful thing to own.

For me, I am looking at a PS5. Its one of those things on my buy list, but its about $200 more than I want to spend on it. So...I just cant quite do it. With my cancer treatments and the amount of time I may be stuck at home, I may break down and buy it just to fill some of the time.

 

[Prince of Spires]

He thinks consoles just cant compete with what computers are bringing, and will fade as a useful thing to own.

People have been saying this for at least since the Super Nintendo came out. From a technical point of view, he's probably correct. However, consoles have a very different price to quality ratio and much higher ease of use. They'll stick around.

For me, I am looking at a PS5. Its one of those things on my buy list, but its about $200 more than I want to spend on it. So...I just cant quite do it.

You could look at the XBox series X, which is about $200 cheaper (at least here...). No physical discs, and an XBox instead of a Playstation. But it's at least the same generation.

Note: I don't have either one, so I have no idea how they compare.

 

[Lillith_Sorvalen]

I received my Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5th. So far, I love it, but the battery life is poor. It is somewhat comfortable; however, the handheld console itself is huge, adding to the weight. The controllers are comfortable enough, but beware when snapping them back into place—you can easily pinch yourself. The graphics are spectacular, and the adverts you see on social media do not do the actual game-play justice. Overall, I give the Switch 2 an 8/10 rating.

 

[Naruzeldamaster]

People have been saying this for at least since the Super Nintendo came out. From a technical point of view, he's probably correct. However, consoles have a very different price to quality ratio and much higher ease of use. They'll stick around.

Consoles nearly died during the atari era with that horrid ET game, but since then they've slowly gotten better. You just have to hedge your bets and if the price of entry is worth the 'slightly less power than a moderate PC' would give you. None of the three consoles are ever going to be 'as good' as a monster PC with 10K dropped on it. The thing with the switch (especially switch 2) is that it's a PS4 Pro in your hands. Steam deck is also that, some are even way better, but at a MUCH greater price for entry. If people aren't going to justify spending 450$ on a gaming device, they sure as heck aren't going to spend 700+ on a mini pc.

I received my Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5th. So far, I love it, but the battery life is poor. It is somewhat comfortable; however, the handheld console itself is huge, adding to the weight. The controllers are comfortable enough, but beware when snapping them back into place—you can easily pinch yourself. The graphics are spectacular, and the adverts you see on social media do not do the actual game-play justice. Overall, I give the Switch 2 an 8/10 rating.

I had to order mine through gamestop (Had to suffer one of their insane bundles) so I probably won't be getting it until either the end of this week or early next week. (They only ship during 'business days' for some reason smh) The bundle is being shipped in parts which I'm not a fan of, but as long as the console and the parts of the bundle I care about (The Charging Grip and the SD Card) arrive in a timely fashion I'm not complaining.

As far as MK World is concerned, I plan on 'learning' the game, but I'm not going to stress about playing competitively. I'm just going to do the best I can with the character I like to play as the most. Thankfully one of the characters I like has pretty decent stats, but I may have to compromise on my vehicle to do well online lol