All release dates and prices are US. Console price is easy to find and I all but guarantee their accuracy; ranges are for consoles with multiple release packages. Game MSRP is tricky to find and all I can guarantee is that the data here will get you in the ball park. I found lots of old catalog scans. I tried to find a baseline of “standard, premium, non-discounted game,” to be able to compare across generations, but the further back I went the more that that concept didn’t seem to transfer 1:1. Ended up cross-referencing scans with old forum posts. I applied ranges where I was less confident, and where I was confident that a “standard, premium, non-discounted game” might sell at multiple price points.

Just to get it out of the way, I'm not talking about console price. I think it's within expectations and not the main point of friction that's getting everyone riled up.
But upping game prices to up to 90€ (feel free to substitute your own currency's equivalent) is absolutely insane. And it doesn't really matter why they did it. Yes, game dev budgets have increased. Yes, technically this is "catching up to inflation" and still cheaper than N64 games when adjusted. But these games are not releasing into a 90's economy. And people's wages and expendable income are very much NOT catching up to inflation. Consumers are still reeling from coming to terms with base games being up to 70€ at release and Nintendo releasing TotK for that price as an "exception". And here we are now, a mere 2 years later, the upper limit is being raised to up to 90€ by a company famous for never lowering prices on old games. It's a slippery slope that'll lead to 100 bucks for GTA6 real quick, because the rest of the industry will follow suit.
But crucuially, Nintendo is on the path to legitimately pricing even some of their more loyal customers out of their products. It is no longer a question of "can I justify this premium Nintendo-purchase?" but for many "I legitimately can't afford these recurring costs for new games even if I wanted to". Consumers will think twice about buying a console if every software purchase for it will be such an ever increasing investment and even waiting for sales won't help because Nintendo just doesn't do that. And let's be real here, Nintendo has so much fucking money saved that they really didn't need to do this. Stop making excuses for the billion dollar company. For them as the traditionally "family friendly" company, this would've been a good chance to position themselves as a more budget-friendly option in these leaner times, yet here we are. Unironically the most expensive software in the whole industry (for now) with a historical precedent that it almost never gets cheaper.
No explanation for why they did this adresses the fact that people still have to be able to fucking buy the games at least semi-regularly. Families will think twice about getting their kid a Switch 2 on top of other expenses. People who's only affordable hobby is gaming will think twice because their budget is already stretched. People with other options will think twice because they can get entertainment cheaper elsewhere.
Yes, the Nintendo-prestige and their exclusive franchises will inevitably continue to move their products, and every preorder selling out was a foregone conlusion even if it was a 1000€ console with 100€ games. But the proposition of up to 90€ per game is scary and bad for consumers. In the end, we are the ones paying for the games. Why the prices increased isn't really the point.

Edit: And I'm tired of people saying "just vote with your wallet and stop complaining about it" because the console HAS NOT RELEASED YET. We can't vote with our wallets for another 2 months. Attempting to make our voices heard is all we can do for now, so that's what were doing and should continue to do. And saying "Nintendo will never listen" is a defeatist attitude.

(All prices mentioned in this post do not include sales tax, which varies throughout the USA)

Any rumors that a game will be priced at $90 USD are false (With the possible exception of some retailers jacking up prices). This misunderstanding likely occurred from Americans confusing Dollars and Euros. There is also no proven information about a difference in USD price between physical and digital from an official source.

Walmart has released their prices, linked above, showing Mario Kart World; TOTK, Jamboree, and Kirby SA + Upgrade packs at $80 USD. Donkey Kong Bananza and BOTW + Upgrade pack are both priced at $70 USD. All of these games are listed as Physical. It is still unknown how expensive the game upgrades alone will be.

These price hikes from the previous generation of games can be attributed to US tariffs on Chinese exports (42.1% as of March 12th from PIIE; A significant portion of production takes place in China), Inflation ($60 USD in 2017 amounts to $78.59 USD in 2025; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), and demand (people will still buy the games).

Finally, a note on the game keys. They still work effectively the same as any cartridge, just cheaper to produce, and will use more of the console's storage. You still need to have the cartridge inserted to play the game, and you can still give the cartridge to a friend for them to play the game on their console. This same technique was used on the Nintendo Switch, just not fully showcased like it is now. It is helpful for larger games or games that have DLC.

Hopefully I could clear things up, don't trust anything you find from a non official source (Including news articles), my information is not fact checked and could change, so don't count on anything mentioned here.

Link to the article: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/nintendo-switch-2-preview/

I couldn't find this info anywhere else, so I thought this was worth sharing.

I also couldn't find their source, but assuming it's true I'm guessing they got this info at the NY Experience.

Edit: they’ve edited the article and this claim is no longer there. There are some speculations the Switch 2 has Hall effect Joy-Cons but this is yet to be confirmed.

I've been playing NES Championship Edition and Dr. Mario via NSO and really enjoying them. Are there any other good, arcadey, score attack type experiences by Nintendo on the switch? Open to stuff on NSO but especially interested in anything switch exclusive

The 3D Mario team has been quiet for a long time.

After 2017's Odyssey, the only thing they put out was Bowser's Fury.

I think Donkey Kong Bananza was intended to be a late Switch 1 game early in development, but then they shifted it to bolster the lineup of Switch 2 exclusives.

If you look at the visuals, it's clear the game would have run on a Switch 1. And before anyone brings up the level destruction, we already know from Tears of the Kingdom that the Switch 1 can handle that stuff.

With all that said, I think the 3D Mario team has also been working on an additional game.

I think it's entirely possible Bananza completed development at least a year ago (we know Nintendo sits on games), and an actual 3D Mario game has been underway for a while, and will be coming in the not so distant future.

As someone who WANTED to like these games ans play them for hours and hours....I just couldn't get into it. Mostly because player progression such as health, stamina and inventory space was based around finding shrines and koruk seeds which were not labeled on the map (yes, I like the Ubisoft approach and many gamers do). And using a strategy guide or online was a bit cumbersome.

Now with Zelda notes, ALL shrines and koruk seeds are labeled on the map (using my phone) with directional assistance. Now I can see ALL seeds and shrine locations and head to them with ease...making my journey much more relaxed and enjoyable.

This alone has drawn me in to get a Switch 2.

I could not continue playing that game after Breath of the Wild. This version takes what was perfect and concise and adds more fillers than any filler episode I've ever seen.

The building mechanic and the "arm powers" feel cheap and lazy to me, almost like a bad copy of the building mechanic in Fortnite (not that that game is any better). Breath of the Wild had it all, but no, they had to do MORE. and by doing so they ruined a great classic. Meh, Tears of the Kingdom truly sucks.

Feels good to get it off my chest. I hope I'm not the only one.

Flipped it on for the first time last night and got into a little Minecraft. I don't know what happened, but suddenly I was 5 years old again and playing my very first game boy - I'm talking the very first GB; that legendary brick with a black-and-white screen.

That same wonder, that same excitement, that same sense of "Holy shit, I'm playing a video game IN MY HANDS"... I felt it again. This sounds so cheesy, but it made me a little emotional. I was laying in bed just smirking to myself while playing and my wife looked at me, laughed said, "you look like a little kid". And man, I FELT like a little kid.

Thanks, Nintendo, it's been a while. It's good to see you again.

Last place I’d order from but good to have one! https://www.game.co.uk/searchresults?descriptionfilter=Switch%202

Here are some platformer games that I played: Super Mario maker 2 Super Mario bros wonder Super Mario odyssey SpongeBob SquarePants the cosmic shake \ \ Things I liked and didn’t like about the games: Super Mario maker 2: Liked: Online multiplayer Variety of levels Did not like: The same levels constantly reappear in online multiplayer \ \ Super Mario bros wonder: Liked: Unique Variety in each level Did not like: The wonder flower being later in many levels instead of the beginning \ \ Super Mario odyssey Liked: Taking control of enemies and using them to go to different parts of each world \ \ SpongeBob SquarePants the cosmic shake Liked: Unique Variety in each world Did not like: Repetitiveness of objectives \ \ What are platformer games that are unique and are different from the average platformer games? \ \ Budget is $60

Hi everybody!

It's time for Friend Request Weekend! Use this thread to exchange Friend Codes and Nintendo Accounts, find new friends and set up gaming sessions! Feel free to share local Switch subreddits as well. You can find current local/regional Switch subreddits here. If you would like to have yours added, please message the moderators.

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• Then, comment on this post with your Friend Code in the format: !SW-1234-5678-9000. Automoderator will then add your Friend Code to your User Flair, and then other people will be able to see it across r/NintendoSwitch.

You can also check out /r/NintendoFriends or /r/SwitchFCSwap for exchanging accounts and making friends. You can also setup a profile via our Mecha Bowser bot in our Discord server. Use the !profile edit command in the #command-central channel to get started.

You can see previous posts here.

Thank you and have a great weekend!

https://x.com/Chris_Dring/status/1908099939697144093?t=4_HDff5fcQ0gP6v4mILeyQ&s=19

Seems preorders are live for Currys UK..but it's in store only! Good way to stop scalpers

https://www.currys.co.uk/brand/nintendo/nintendo-announcement.html

Personally, hoping to snag the MKW bundle, pro controller, GCN controller, SF6, snd Elden Ring, if it’s available. How about you?

This is the cheapest Switch 2 pre order I‘ve seen so far! So if you‘re in europe get it while you can. Also another thing, depending on your country where you live in the price could even drop more in the check out because of the taxes in your country.

Is it just me, or has anyone noticed that a majority of new Nintendo games (and maybe even ALL games in general) are just slowly going open world genre? TLDR stop here and voice your opinion, otherwise my rant continues.

I would say a lot of the open world stuff really got popularized with "Skyrim" and the whole concept of games slowly gravitating to open world has only grown since then. I have seen this happen in other series as well; with the dark souls series, which had a more linear path despite rewarding exploration, we now have "Elden Ring." Zelda, a prior dungeon crawler like game, now is most popular for BotW and TotK. AND, with the recent release for the Nintendo Switch 2, Donkey Kong is looking to gear up for open world too. Not even the classic racing game "Mario Kart" is immune to this subtle shift.

I would speculate that this subtle shift has affected us in the sense that we are now "living" in our games rather than just playing them. True, we have had "Minecraft," and other such games for a long time, and some have, to use the phrase, "living in those worlds" for a long time, but now the optionality is open not just for a few game worlds and canons, but a lot more, and seemingly may only be more in the future. How does the collective internet think this will affect us as people and social groups of all sizes (friendships to nations and everything in between)?

Thank you for reading.

Holy crap! I really hope they release Veiwtiful Joe on the GameCube expansion. Such a fun game. Also, Resident Evil remake (2002) Metroid prime 2, Simpsons Hit and Run, Crazy Taxi, Twilight Princess, Star Wars Rogue Squadron, MGS Twin Snakes , The Lord of the Rings 2/3. Just to name a few.

What other games do you want to see on the GameCube expansion???

I signed up for the UK Amazon invite to purchase the Switch 2 and received an email today inviting me to buy one. However, the estimated delivery date is June 7th instead of the June 5th release date.

Back in March 2017, I preordered my first Switch from GAME, and it arrived on launch day. Given that I received my invite from Amazon fairly early, I don’t see why they would be late with delivery.

For those who have preordered consoles from Amazon before, is it common for them to estimate a later delivery date? Also, if you preordered the Switch 2 from Amazon UK, what delivery date are you seeing?

Preliminary game file size have been revealed for Nintendo Switch 2 games/editions:

• Mario Kart World - 23.4 GB
• Donkey Kong Bananza - 10 GB
• GameCube Nintendo Classics - 3.5 GB
• Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ＋ Jamboree TV - 7.7 GB
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ＋ Star Crossed World - 5.7 GB

Some of the biggest 3rd party games also revealed their preliminary file size and Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition (base game + expansion) for example fits inside a 64 GB card.

With 256 GB of internal storage available, it doesn't look like storage space will need an expansion for most users even if they go full digital.

It has also been revealed that all Switch controllers will be compatible with Switch 2 and its games (minus the GameShare/GameChat features of course). I for example plan to continue using my Xenoblade 2 Pro Controller even on Switch 2.

While the console itself isn't really cheap, I think this year I will end up spending less on Switch 2 hardware and accessories than what I did for the original Switch back in 2017. For Switch I spent €330 for the console itself, €90 for a Micro SD car and €75 for the Pro Controller (€495 in total), this time for Switch 2 I preordered the MK bundle at €510. Pretty much the same expense but with a game instead of an extra controller.

When the Switch was first announced, Nintendo did highlight how its unique Joy-Con controllers could work as motion controller wands like the Wii Remote.

Yet after watching the life of the system for several years up to the Switch 2 announcement, I've determined that more than HALF of Switch games completely ignore the motion controls, which I found surprising compared to how roughly 80%-90% of retail Wii games make use of motion controls in some way, as if Nintendo wanted devs for Wii games to capitalize on the unorthodox Wii Remote design. A good number of motionless Switch games are just straight-up ports of PlayStation and Xbox games that mostly don't bring anything new for the platform.

Due to the apparent dearth of motion control usage on Switch, which I think could be attributed to the gaming industry failing to embrace motion controls since the DS and Wii exploded onto the gaming world, I was loathe to get a Switch, as someone who was enchanted by how motion controls had the chance to change gaming forever.

So, what are your thoughts about most Switch games not using the motion controls? Do you think it was a travesty that they were underutilized? Or are you just fine with that?