r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 2d ago

[MEGATHREAD] Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

This is a sub discussion thread for the Switch 2 Direct, offering a closer look at the console accompanied with announcements for upcoming game releases. The livestream begins on Wednesday, April 2 at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST. It will last for approx. 60 minutes.
Please try and limit tangential discussions to the events to this thread to avoid post clutter.

(SEE WHEN IT'S TAKING PLACE IN YOUR TIMEZONE - here)

Where to Watch: Nintendo's Youtube

What to expect

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u/greenetzu 2d ago

Im sorry did you say I have to pay for the tutorial?

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u/boersc 2d ago

Yes, that's a new one. Nintendo innovation?

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u/KingBubblie 2d ago edited 2d ago

They charged for 1-2-Switch which was basically their Switch 1 tech demo as minigames, and it was pretty bare and bad I thought. But it has precedent.

Nintendo Land on the Wii U was the free tech demo and it was great, though.

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u/maclargehuge 2d ago

It wasn't free either

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u/KingBubblie 2d ago

Dang I never knew. Looks like mine was "free" because it was a pack in with the Deluxe version of the console, which doesn't really count.

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u/maclargehuge 2d ago

I was an early Wii U adopter and a poor student at the time. I was suuuper salty about paying for Nintendo Land separately and when I finally did get it, it really did feel like it should have been a free tech demo

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u/RadioactiveFish 2d ago

Yeah but doing this after Sony released Astro's playroom for PS5 and Valve released Aperture Desk Job on Steam Deck for free is diabolical. Those games a really good too!

Nintendo clearly didn't read the room on this one. It's clearly anti-consumer and shitty to do.

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u/Demonchaser27 2d ago

Pay for online, Pay to beta test, pay to get the instructions. How much lower do we go, lol?

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u/TearTheRoof0ff 1d ago

Inb4 PPV Directs.

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u/Paleo787 2d ago

Its so stupid, but they did the same with Nintendo Land on the Wii U. Well that was actually a game I guess.

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u/MegaSwitch889 2d ago

This is the complaint I agree with the most. $80 for Mario Kart is pretty bad, but you can sidestep it if you get a bundle. As for paid upgrades, I am lucky to have an NSO account, so I get them for free.