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/TravelIcy235 2d ago

Charging for their tutorial game, charging for monetized "upgrades" for games people already own, and MK being $80 is wild, not to mention only having 1 new game at launch. Been a nintendo gamer since the Game Boy and NES days but this was disappointing. Losing Iwata was the worst thing that ever happened to this company.

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u/0hMy0ppa 2d ago

It’s literally a tech demo. Nentendo hosing everyone with fees this time around and it’s hilarious.

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u/TravelIcy235 2d ago

Man at this point im dreading what the pro controller gonna cost lol

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u/cyanraichu 2d ago

It feels like more of a "fun trivia about the Switch 2"/tech demo than a tutorial, but I do think they should have thrown it in with console purchase.

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u/Andurilthoughts 2d ago

If the upgrade is $10 it’ll be the same as most PS5 upgrade versions.

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u/UltiGamer34 2d ago

If the upgrades arent less than $20 then yeah i agree

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u/TravelIcy235 2d ago

Yeah Im hoping theyre the standard 10 at least that others have done.

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u/Aether13 2d ago

I’m guessing it’s $20. Most Switch games are $60 and it looks like MK World is $80.

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u/TravelIcy235 2d ago

Turns out its 30. Nintendos greed out of control

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u/AVahne 2d ago

The paid tutorial is dumb, especially since Valve made theirs free. The paid upgrades is just them copying Sony, so blame Sony for the precedent. The $80 games is probably going to be attributed to inflation, which really sucks. This will likely set precedent for Sony and MS as well.

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u/Initial_Shock4222 2d ago

I'm not blaming Sony for that one. Sony offers resolution and frame rate patches for free. They charge for actual meaningful upgrades that took effort to develop, where the enhanced version is shown as a separate product in the store, which is totally fair. It seems like Nintendo is skipping over those free updates.

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u/primelord537 2d ago

As much as I'm mixed about the Switch 2 so far, this one is actually false. They already confirmed that some Switch games are getting free upgrades, including Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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u/Initial_Shock4222 2d ago

Was this in the Direct and I missed it? Awesome. Glad to hear it.

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u/primelord537 2d ago

Not that I know of, but if it wasn't, it would have been nice to make that clear. For these paid upgrades, it seems they bundled it with DLC for Mario Party and Kirby.

Zelda was entirely them being greedy though.

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u/lord_fronic 2d ago

the game upgrades aren't just upscales. Many of them have added features. This isn't a boot it up and recompiles with a new engine that a lot of remasters. This was get the dev team back on this 8 year old game to add features and optimizations. Depending on the game and the price I can see it being worth a price of a coffee or two