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jonneymendoza · 2025-01-16T13:12:09+0000

Cromulent said:
It is here!

Finally

b0rn2sk8 · 2025-01-16T13:14:29+0000

This probably needs a new thread now.

jonneymendoza · 2025-01-16T13:16:33+0000

Meh. just watched it. Gib Steam deck 2 instead

Mark1989 · 2025-01-16T13:16:51+0000

That’s it? After all the leaks we get that and that only? could have surprised us with more

Noxia · 2025-01-16T13:17:23+0000

I mean that was as underwhelming and bare bones as I expected it to be and I'm still disappointed lol.

The good news is, confirmed physical backwards compatibility too. Also, if that Mario Kart is a launch title that is good because that is not going to make me tempted to break my wait for the OLED version.

Cromulent · 2025-01-16T13:18:03+0000

Mark1989 said:
That’s it? After all the leaks we get that and that only? could have surprised us with more

The two main things seem to be a bigger screen and Mario Kart.

Mark1989 · 2025-01-16T13:22:45+0000

Cromulent said:
The two main things seem to be a bigger screen and Mario Kart.

Seem being key word.

They could have least said Mario Kart 9, even if was just here is Switch2 playing Mario Kart 9 even a small sentence would have made it better.

I wasn’t expecting full details or game information or even a release date. They could have done more than that though

Shaolin Chicken · 2025-01-16T13:22:52+0000

We will see more on the Nintendo Direct on 4th of February, looking forward to that.

Noxia · 2025-01-16T13:23:29+0000

Shaolin Chicken said:
We will see more on the Nintendo Direct on 4th of February, looking forward to that.

I thought it was April 2nd

Mark1989 · 2025-01-16T13:24:29+0000

They done the backward dates thing it’s April not February

So rules out the April launch I reckon, unless it’s at end of April

Shaolin Chicken · 2025-01-16T13:25:59+0000

Mark1989 said:
They done the backward dates thing it’s April not February

Ah ok, would have been good if it was in February to keep the hype going.
Looks like it might be quite awhile until it is released.

Mark1989 · 2025-01-16T13:26:57+0000

The trailer seems like it was done in a pure panic cause of the leaks tbh, very under whelming

malachi · 2025-01-16T13:30:04+0000

Noxia said:
I mean that was as underwhelming and bare bones as I expected it to be and I'm still disappointed lol.

The good news is, confirmed physical backwards compatibility too. Also, if that Mario Kart is a launch title that is good because that is not going to make me tempted to break my wait for the OLED version.

Certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2

Interesting to know which games are not supported. Probably digital only games.

Noxia · 2025-01-16T13:31:19+0000

malachi said:
Certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2

Interesting to know which games are not supported. Probably digital only games.

Yeah I just took that as all of the third party stuff may not bother to do whatever it is they need to do.

Spacedeck · 2025-01-16T13:51:56+0000

It would be nice if they cleaned up the store on NS2. I don't like browsing the store because of all the terrible quality/ mobile like/ cash grabs on there. Feels like a place for anyone and everyone to just release any rubbish they put together.

chrismscotland · 2025-01-16T14:00:03+0000

malachi said:
Certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2

Interesting to know which games are not supported. Probably digital only games.

To be fair, the trailer specifically says it supports physical and digital games so its not as clear cut as that

b0rn2sk8 · 2025-01-16T14:00:11+0000

malachi said:
Certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2

Interesting to know which games are not supported. Probably digital only games.

It will be stuff like Labo (not sure that is spelt correctly - the cardboard stuff they made plus game) and anything else that relies on the physical dimensions of the console.

steve5424 · 2025-01-16T14:01:20+0000

Look forward to the April dorect for full hardware and software details.

Raymond Lin · 2025-01-16T14:02:01+0000

I have questions

1 - LCD still? I feel like it is an LCD.
2 - The socket, male to female jack on the joycons I feel should be the other way round. They designed it the male side is on the main unit (screen), and the female side is on the joycon.

If something is to snap due to carelessness, it would be the male side. Much easier to replace a joycon than the actual unit.

Kenai · 2025-01-16T14:04:17+0000

Raymond Lin said:
1 - LCD still? I feel like it is an LCD.

Not confirmed but seems likely based on rumour mill to date

Raymond Lin said:
2 - The socket, male to female jack on the joycons I feel should be the other way round. They designed it the male side is on the main unit (screen), and the female side is on the joycon.

If something is to snap due to carelessness, it would be the male side. Much easier to replace a joycon than the actual unit.

Probably due to the way the add-ons connect to the joycons, having the connectors the other way round probably more likely to get damaged in the first place mounting and unmounting the add ons.

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