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Nintendo Switch 2 arrives June 5th, 2025

vegeta535 said:
Just buy one of the 8-bit do controllers for $20-30. They work great.
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The 8bitdo ultimate feels at least as good as nintendo's pro, has analogue triggers, hall effect sticks, a charging dock, and d-pad that isn't manure. All that for $50.

So far, the only downside I've found is that 8bitdo controllers can't wake a switch.
 
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emphy said:
The 8bitdo ultimate feels at least as good as nintendo's pro, has analogue triggers, hall effect sticks, a charging dock, and d-pad that isn't manure. All that for $50.

So far, the only downside I've found is that 8bitdo controllers can't wake a switch.
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In the case of the Switch 2, they're also missing that social button so we'll have to wait for new models that either have it, or can map it to one of their existing buttons.
 
Funny "C" button , only issue I see is nobody else in family will have one since Big N out priced it form everyone's reach. I doubt people will buy one for there kids let alone 2 or three for a family. Nintendo went over priced on this.
 
p05ta1 said:
Funny "C" button , only issue I see is nobody else in family will have one since Big N out priced it form everyone's reach. I doubt people will buy one for there kids let alone 2 or three for a family. Nintendo went over priced on this.
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I'm sure the higher pricing will affect controller sales, but maybe not that drastically. I suspect most people will still be happy just using the included grip to convert the Joy-Cons, and the Pro Controller 2 will once again be reserved for both enthusiasts and people who absolutely insist on buying extra gamepads from Nintendo itself.

As it stands, the simple reality is that Nintendo is going to sell a ton of Switch 2 units, and that games will remain the real money train. Not that I'm endorsing the price hike; I'm just pointing out that people will still likely buy Mario Kart World and other big games in droves despite the increase.

It's important to remember that enthusiasts on tech forums (and PC-oriented ones, at that) are not the best judges of how products will fare in real life. Remember how people on SlashDot were certain the iPod would fail because it was Mac-only (at the time) and held less music that much larger and clunkier players? Yeah. Nintendo isn't concerned about the thirty- or forty-something PC diehard who insists on a minimum $500 GPU and is willing to spend hours getting an emulator to work; it's aiming at the twenty-something who just wants to play Mario Kart when their friends are over, or the parent who wants to give a console to their 10-year-old without worrying (much) about the games their child plays.
 
Aurelius said:
I'm sure the higher pricing will affect controller sales, but maybe not that drastically. I suspect most people will still be happy just using the included grip to convert the Joy-Cons, and the Pro Controller 2 will once again be reserved for both enthusiasts and people who absolutely insist on buying extra gamepads from Nintendo itself.

As it stands, the simple reality is that Nintendo is going to sell a ton of Switch 2 units, and that games will remain the real money train. Not that I'm endorsing the price hike; I'm just pointing out that people will still likely buy Mario Kart World and other big games in droves despite the increase.

It's important to remember that enthusiasts on tech forums (and PC-oriented ones, at that) are not the best judges of how products will fare in real life. Remember how people on SlashDot were certain the iPod would fail because it was Mac-only (at the time) and held less music that much larger and clunkier players? Yeah. Nintendo isn't concerned about the thirty- or forty-something PC diehard who insists on a minimum $500 GPU and is willing to spend hours getting an emulator to work; it's aiming at the twenty-something who just wants to play Mario Kart when their friends are over, or the parent who wants to give a console to their 10-year-old without worrying (much) about the games their child plays.
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Um... aren't those "pc diehards" the people who are more prepared to pay through the nose for a hardware upgrade?

As it stands *now*, the simple reality is that time will tell how well the system will sell. However, I would submit that the people who you claim nintendo is aiming for are likely *more* sensitive to the higher price of the new switch, not less.
 
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emphy said:
Um... aren't those "pc diehards" the people who are more prepared to pay through the nose for a hardware upgrade?

As it stands *now*, the simple reality is that time will tell how well the system will sell. However, I would submit that the people who you claim nintendo is aiming for are likely *more* sensitive to the higher price of the new switch, not less.
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They are and they aren’t. It’s amazing how many PC gamers will spend $750-plus on a GPU but balk at paying even the nominal $60 for a game. That and I don’t think many of them see a controller as an upgrade.

As for the Switch 2 prices, I do think the $450 might dissuade some, but the tariff war might soften the blow. That and Nintendo probably has several months of pent-up demand before it has to start worrying about the most casual buyers.
 
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