Nintendo Switch 2: Thread 01

[wakka]

I agree with you guys that the price was always going to be about £400 or just under (I had £380 as my guess). The discounted price of MKW in the bundle is pretty good, too.

But I don't think it gets away from the fact that in real terms, £395 is still a decent chunk of change.

The fact that electronic component prices have gone up explains the price, but doesn't really contribute to S2's value proposition for a prospective customer.

[Nu-Eclipse]

The fact that electronic component prices have gone up explains the price, but doesn't really contribute to S2's value proposition for a prospective customer.

I can't disagree with you on that.

A 3DS-style early market humbling and subsequent price readjustment would be ideal here but I suspect that Nintendo are going to try and ride this out.

[wakka]

I think they probably will, yeah. I'm honestly interested to see how sales play out over the next 12 to 24 months. Once launch mania dies down, I can't help but feel a lot of Switch 1 owners just aren't going to be sufficiently bothered about upgrading to shell out £400+.

[Nu-Eclipse]

There has not been a "Nintendo Selects" cut-price software range since the 3DS/WiiU era.

I somehow doubt Nintendo are going to look to change that, lol.

[briareos_kerensky]

That said, the physical software prices do suck. For me, £70/$80 games places it all in the context of Nintendo giving the userbase a generation's notice that they are likely going all-digital with the software for their next flagship console hardware.

I'm still of the idea that the next generation (Switch 3, PS6, X Box whatever) will be the last where we have the option of going physical. Sony and MS already offer digital-only consoles, and I think Nintendo will be the last one out because they make good money in licencing cart production.

[Asura]

Nintendo have apparently confirmed the sticks on the Switch 2 are not Hall Effect.

[fishbowlhead]

I agree with you guys that the price was always going to be about £400 or just under (I had £380 as my guess). The discounted price of MKW in the bundle is pretty good, too.

But I don't think it gets away from the fact that in real terms, £395 is still a decent chunk of change.

The fact that electronic component prices have gone up explains the price, but doesn't really contribute to S2's value proposition for a prospective customer.

PS5 slim with a disk drive & Astro Bot is £429 delivered on amazon, so year, the Switch2 is priced high really when compared to other consoles, and you get a lot more for your money with a PS5/SeriesX, so well see how it goes sales wise.

[huxley]

Well its either not selling that fast or Ninty have upped the availability. Argos have only just gone OOS of the Mario bundle but the base model is still available for day of release.

[MartyG]

Nintendo have apparently confirmed the sticks on the Switch 2 are not Hall Effect.

You'd have thought after all the bad publicity Nintendo got over stick drift (and deservedly so), that's one thing they'd want to fix to avoid the same fate with Switch 2.

[Golgo]

You'd have thought after all the bad publicity Nintendo got over stick drift (and deservedly so), that's one thing they'd want to fix to avoid the same fate with Switch 2.

But did the bad publicity injure their sales in any way? They alternated between ignoring and gaslighting the situation and continued to sell gangbusters, including replacement controllers.

[Nu-Eclipse]

I'm still of the idea that the next generation (Switch 3, PS6, X Box whatever) will be the last where we have the option of going physical. Sony and MS already offer digital-only consoles, and I think Nintendo will be the last one out because they make good money in licencing cart production.

I hope you're right, but I think Nintendo have made up their minds on it and their actions - high physical software RRPs, Virtual Gamecards, Keys - would suggest that Switch 3 will be all-digital IMO.

We shall obviously see.

[Nu-Eclipse]

But did the bad publicity injure their sales in any way? They alternated between ignoring and gaslighting the situation and continued to sell gangbusters, including replacement controllers.

This.

It took Nintendo being threatened with class action in North America before they decided to change course and offer free Joy-Con repair/replacement. Before that, they were totally happy to constantly veer between denial of Joy-Con issues and gaslighting the userbase.

No way in hell were they ever going to put Hall Effect tech in Switch 2 Joy-Con/Pro Controllers.

[Neon Ignition]

If the rumours are true then the manufactured numbers are high with Nintendo aiming to sell in 9 months what they did in 18 for the original system. Apparently sites are now cancelling orders made from the US from people who hoped to get one shipped over to dodge the tariffs which will free up orders too

[fishbowlhead]

This.

It took Nintendo being threatened with class action in North America before they decided to change course and offer free Joy-Con repair/replacement. Before that, they were totally happy to constantly veer between denial of Joy-Con issues and gaslighting the userbase.

No way in hell were they ever going to put Hall Effect tech in Switch 2 Joy-Con/Pro Controllers.

I thought the Pro controller has Hall effect sticks? I’ve hammered mine over the years and it’s never had any sign of degradation or drift.

[briareos_kerensky]

Nintendo of America postponed preorders in Canada as well.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/08/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-canada-delay/