Will Beach: "Nintendo has had a profound effect on me over the years. But the first rule of being a Nintendo fan is to expect disappointment."
Nintendo has announced its financial results for the full fiscal year, alongside an update to Nintendo Switch shipments and more data, including a prediction for Switch 2 hardware and software.
well, the switch 2 has two holidays in the us, thanksgiving and Christmas.
so id say its fairly possible. the rest of the world will also grab them
Do people buy each other games consoles for Thanksgiving? I’m in Europe and always assumed it was just Christmas where gifts were exchanged.
That time is often referred to as the start of the Xmas shopping season. For the last few years, retailers would do 'black Friday' deals at various times throughout the year. While many still prefer to start their shopping in the mid to late November, others will just buy when they feel the time (and prices) are right for them.
Switch and Switch are a different kettle of fish. A sell out at launch by the diehards, strong sales, then the non diehards will be put off by the £75 ($99) games, including the stupid download cards which are topping £65 ($85). Not rocket science to work out how the Switch 2 is going to pan out. The PS5 has sold well, but games at £70, sales have been low. As game sales drop, prices will rise. Sony could knock out all their games for £40 and still make a killing selling more games. There's no denying that a gaming crash is looming.
I agree, I don't see the Switch 2 selling anywhere near the numbers that these predictions suggest or what the general buzz is implying. While the initial sales will likely be strong, driven by diehard fans, I anticipate a gradual decline. It may not drop off immediately, but over time, sales will inevitably taper.
Not paying for something that's not worth more than the price it was advertised, which is $449 - $499.
Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades portability with a bigger screen, 1080p handheld play, and Wi-Fi 6. Here's why it still matters in 2025.
As someone who travels for work I still care about portable systems.
I have found using remote play in a hotel room is an excellent experience in a major city as I've got my console hard wired to a gigabit connection at home however it's not perfect if power trips the console tends to go to the repair section and can't be booted remotely so it's a annoying call to family to power it on for me.
A hotel out of town or regionally though that can cause havok for remote play as I'm always on 5g using it hotel wifi is never good enough for a solid remote play session.
But leaving a stable location and getting onto a plane or train and there's little to no chance of a good experience with remote play thats where something like the switch 2 will really shine for me personally long haul flights are exhausting and one of my most hated things the switch has been invaluable for me and I'll absolutely be upgrading
Nintendo has always done it the best, handheld is in their genes. I do wish their dock could be like an egpu though and it make it much more powerful, it's a bit harder for me to play portable now for some odd reason, love just sitting on the couch with a big screen and controller. And ofc always great to have the portable option and for me it's best for smaller games.
IMO, 540P upscaled in portable mode to a 1080P screen using DLSS on the tensor cores will likely extend battery life using a lower TDP and provide much better anti-aliasing and similar clarity compared to native 1080P with med/low AA at a higher TDP. It’s just a better way to use a mobile chipset. That’s not a flaw or weakness, it’s a key benefit for the portable design of the platform.
Lol, even the impressive upscaling feature of Switch 2 can now spin to a negative one.
Switch 1 was hitting 720p and above that with no upscale, so why can’t they have a higher res and upscale it more
@jznrpg
Because of that even the current gen games will now run on switch 2 that looked as good and with decent framerate as the current gen consoles.
Do you watch Nintendo's hands on preview for switch 2? LOL.
because aside from Nintendo's own games which have their dedicated fanbase, portability is the only other thing it has going for it. Nintendo will be eliminated faster than xbox if they ever decide to do a dedicated home console again. going the hybrid way is the only way left for them and they are lucky they dominated the portable market all those years ago. imagine the power of the Switch 2 as a console this day and age with the same price as PS5. they will be the laughing stock of the market.
Former Nintendo PR manager says that the reason their games rarely go on sale is because they value their games and aren't like Ubisoft.
Just throwing shade at Ubisoft like that.
"Nintendo’s audience will buy the game if it wants to, regardless of sales."
Sales? What sales? People buy Nintendo games at full price because they don't go on sale.
That and the fact that their 3rd party support has been near nonexistent, so if you own the system you have basically no choice in what to buy. Especially with the switch it was nintendo first party or indies.
Each company just wants to make the most profit, and Nintendo is such a strong brand that can afford to sell games at full prices withouth sales.
Weaker brands need to go on sale in order to continue selling some units.
That's just how it goes.
Why I don't play Switch games and won't be buying a Switch 2. I tried, but it's just not for me or my wallet.
Nintendo is a game company only.althought I don't like it you can't see where they're coming from.nintendo doesn't have a diverse portfolio.
theres a reason why hes a "former" employee.
woth that kinda mindset, i would have fired him too ha.
What are you talking about? He wasn’t fired. Nintendo wanted to move his show to Seattle and he didn’t want to leave California.
They value their games? Meaning others who have sales don't? How fking rude of this dude. Nintendo are really arrogant
Hopefully they get humbled like with the 3DS launch but I doubt it. There's enough early adopters that are very enthusiastic.
The Wii U has been a disaster for Nintendo but I do think they'll bounce back - their IP's still appeal to a lot of people.
Nintendo are not living in the past,they take more risks and going mobile is not living in the past having 3 consoles instead of 2 is not living in the past,creating an account across pc,tablet,mobile,WiiU,3DS,NX is not living in the past,Dual screen gaming offtv play is not living inthe past,Miiverse is not living in the past.....
Microsft/Sony have consoles that emulate the very 1st consoles thats living in the past,their Online services are quite often broke Hmmm.....
It's hard to understand why anyone would continue to support and make excuses for a company that has shown such little regard for its loyal fans. Nintendo seems so out of touch, intent on "doing their own thing" without any regard for whether their approach will satisfy fans or not. They don't consult developers when designing new hardware, instead taking an arrogant "take it or leave it" approach, and forcing developers to work within a lot of constraints just to make games for their hardware. They don't consult fans when deciding which games to develop, instead just making the games they want to make. And they don't design their hardware to grow, evolve, and deliver solid games for years, instead opting for gimmicks tied to low-spec components, all with the hope of boosting profits.
One of the biggest scams they've pulled has got to be the "New 3DS XL", a new version of that handheld that is REQUIRED to play ONE GAME, but only has minor upgrades to internal components. It's a scam designed to force their diehard fans to re-buy a handheld that they've already bought several times, each time to try to get a slightly better version (remember the original 3DS and its tiny screens?).
I used to be a huge fan of Nintendo and their gaming hardware and software, and still own my original NES, SNES, N64, and GBA SP (and hundreds of games for all of those). But starting with the Gamecube, Nintendo's decisions lost me as a fan; and they continued to make worse and worse hardware each generation, which just reinforced my feelings.
Unfortunately, as long as people like Iwata and Miyamoto are still in charge at Nintendo, nothing is going to change. The NX will come out, and be an underwhelming piece of hardware, based on a gimmick, just like the two previous consoles before it. Nintendo just no longer wants to compete when it comes to gaming products, they are always trying to find that next pot of gold, like the one they found (briefly) with the Wii. Sadly for them, that will probably never happen again, and it feels like their past glory will never be repeated.
what wrong with staying true to yourself.
Why must companies be the same
Being different is better than being the same
WAY better
I rather have Nintendo be the way they were in the early days than adapting to modern trends which are turning for the worst.
yes and I am talking Payed online, all in one media box, media playback and those irrelevant features for gaming.
Game system so be free online and gaming only related.
Another misguided bash Nintendo article?