Nintendo Switch Thread
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I have a Wii U. I posted about it probably 7-8 yrs ago. I got it second hand with games and infinity figurines for way cheap because the Switch had come out.
So, I am thinking of trying this again with the Switch.
So, I am thinking of trying this again with the Switch.
figmentPez
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This is the reason that Nintendo added a top USB-C port:
figmentPez
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Switch 2 Overview Trailer
I don’t think it was in the direct, but it’s on their site. System only is $450 US and $500 US with a Mario Kart World bundle.
Mario Kart World alone will be $80.
Nintendo Switch 2 – How to Buy – Official Site
Learn where you can buy Nintendo Switch 2 systems and accessories from retailers, or see how to register your interest to shop from the official My Nintendo Store.
www.nintendo.com
figmentPez
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Nintendo is delaying pre-orders in the U.S. so they can assess the impact of tarriffs on the market.
figmentPez
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Switch 2 Tutorial Game Welcome Tour Costs $10, Nintendo Explains Why It's Not a Free Console Pack-In
TL;DR they think fanboys will pay for it.
TL;DR they think fanboys will pay for it.
And they will
figmentPez
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True, they'll sell a lot of copies.
But it's petty little shit like this that caused me to stop being a Nintendo fanboy.
Sony: *laughs in Astro's Playroom*
figmentPez
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Valve: *laughs in Aperture Desk Job*
Well this just isn't true, at least in the USA.
Pack-in game
A Pack-in game, or Bundled game, is any game that comes with a video game console or handheld. Bundled games are put with consoles so players that don't have a game can have one. The games usually have a basic topic or genre, such as sports or racing. Some examples of bundled games are Mario...
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You are right. I didn't count these bundles. They came later after the hardware launch or you had to pay extra for the sets. Of course regional differences could also happen.Well this just isn't true, at least in the USA.
Pack-in game
A Pack-in game, or Bundled game, is any game that comes with a video game console or handheld. Bundled games are put with consoles so players that don't have a game can have one. The games usually have a basic topic or genre, such as sports or racing. Some examples of bundled games are Mario...
But in truth I couldn't find informations and wrote what I remembered.
GasBandit
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The NES came with Super Mario Brothers.
Or the Zapper pack came with SMB and Duck Hunt.
The version that came with the zapper AND the power pad came with SMB, Duck Hunt, and World Class Track Meet.
Edit oops, Poe beat me to it.
figmentPez
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For the NES and SNES the console-only packages were what came later. At launch the SNES came with two controllers and Super Mario World. There was no option to buy just the console with one controller until a couple of years later.
The very first NES set only released in some US test markets in 1985 was actually the super set that included R.O.B. the robot and its included game.
figmentPez
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The sad state of gaming journalism is really letting down gamers right now. If there were gaming publications with journalistic standards worth a shit, they'd be doing articles about the history of game prices and game pack-ins, and citing actual sources to do so. They'd be pulling up old newspaper articles from the launch, and quoting old Game Informer articles about the first Nintendo console to not come with a bundled game, and how that shook the industry a the time.
There'd be a lot fewer online arguments about "there were $90 SNES games, not really! I remember paying that much" if some journalist would cite sources about the MSRP of the most expensive SNES games and how much they cost in each region. As it is now, people pull up random scans of old ads that are showing Canadian prices and talking about them as if they're the prices that gamers in the US paid.
There'd be a lot fewer online arguments about "there were $90 SNES games, not really! I remember paying that much" if some journalist would cite sources about the MSRP of the most expensive SNES games and how much they cost in each region. As it is now, people pull up random scans of old ads that are showing Canadian prices and talking about them as if they're the prices that gamers in the US paid.
Sega's Genesis famously wasn't selling well until they bundled it with Sonic.
Honestly, when I first got my PS5, I was excited to play what was a glorified tech demo and love letter to Playstation history. It was a free game, but even just that "little" 5 hour game was a great experience and a perfect way to showcase what the new system and controller could do. I firmly believe that if you're going to get a system, it should always come with SOMETHING to play when you first start it up. Astro's Playground is the perfect example of that.
It's shame Sony hasn't really capitalized on the controller's potential in other games, but that's a whole other argument.
Honestly, when I first got my PS5, I was excited to play what was a glorified tech demo and love letter to Playstation history. It was a free game, but even just that "little" 5 hour game was a great experience and a perfect way to showcase what the new system and controller could do. I firmly believe that if you're going to get a system, it should always come with SOMETHING to play when you first start it up. Astro's Playground is the perfect example of that.
It's shame Sony hasn't really capitalized on the controller's potential in other games, but that's a whole other argument.
I dont think it came packed with anything at launch, later I think there was a sonic adventure pack in and NFL2K one.
Cranky's Odyssey² system came with Speedway/Spin-out/Cryptologic.
My father's Intellivision came with Las Vegas Blackjack & Poker.
My Intellivison 2 came with BurgerTime.
My NES came with Super Mario Bros.
My SNES came with no game because I bought it refurbished at FuncoLand, but the first game I bought for it was Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
Cranky's does not remember which game his PS1 came with, if any.
My wife's Sega Genesis came with Sonic the Hedgehog.
My wife's N64 came with Super Mario 64.
My PS2 was purchased used, but I had already purchased Shadow of the Colossus for it at least a couple of years prior.
Cranky's PS2 Slim was also purchased used, and I believe I purchased a second copy of Colossus for him as well.
We have had no other gaming consoles.
--Patrick
My father's Intellivision came with Las Vegas Blackjack & Poker.
My Intellivison 2 came with BurgerTime.
My NES came with Super Mario Bros.
My SNES came with no game because I bought it refurbished at FuncoLand, but the first game I bought for it was Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
Cranky's does not remember which game his PS1 came with, if any.
My wife's Sega Genesis came with Sonic the Hedgehog.
My wife's N64 came with Super Mario 64.
My PS2 was purchased used, but I had already purchased Shadow of the Colossus for it at least a couple of years prior.
Cranky's PS2 Slim was also purchased used, and I believe I purchased a second copy of Colossus for him as well.
We have had no other gaming consoles.
--Patrick
I saw the the NES Super Set in the early late 80s/ early 90s. That came with four controllers, Super Mario, Tetris and World Cup and later I saw the ads for the Super Nintendo with the Super Gameboy and Super Mario All-Star but I can't remember what the first launch included. The Gameboy I can remember because me and my sister got each one for Christmas. The other consoles were usually second hand or just suddenly there. The Super Nintendo we had and suddenly not any more didn't has Super Mario World. And with the N64 I can't remember how we got it for Christmas. It was just there one day with Mario Kart and Mario 64. The next console after that was the Wii I bought myself.
More proof that when Nintendo succeeds, it is through dumb luck or the result of a visionary employee saving the company from their own short-sightedness.
To be completely fair, I understand where Miyamoto is coming from in that regard. As a game designer he views Wii Sports as something special and feels that giving it away devalues the work they put into it.
He's just, you know, wrong. It did the opposite, it introduced people to an era-defining game that people otherwise wouldn't have paid attention to because they don't know how to market.
Look, doesn't matter how much of a marketing genius they might have had, or how much they’d put into PR, there's no way it would have sold 80+ mil. on it's own, without being bundled. The Switch sequel didn't even break 20 mil.
That being said, having a party game that could be played by anyone even if they never played a video game before likely also helped sell the Wii.
figmentPez
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And the crappy peripherals begin:
This piranha plant camera from Hori looks cute, but is only a 640x480 webcam, compared to the 1080p camera that Nintendo will be selling.
This piranha plant camera from Hori looks cute, but is only a 640x480 webcam, compared to the 1080p camera that Nintendo will be selling.