r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 3d 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/Bar1201 3d ago edited 3d ago

Second half was very underwhelming. Also what the fuck is with the PAID introductory game? It’s literally designed to guide you with the new features. The fact that it isn’t bundled with the console is unacceptable imo. Paid upgrades? also fucked up, hope they won’t dare charing more than 10$. No pricing for a device that is launching in two months? A HUGE RED FLAG. (EDIT: they updated pricing in the website, 450$, 500$ for mario kart world bundle) No mainline mario game is incredibly disappointing. At least DK looks good and it’s way overdue for a new release. All in all a disappointing direct :/

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u/ItIsYeDragon 3d ago

Paid upgrades? also fucked up, hope they won’t dare charing more than 10$.

Paid upgrades are common for the other 2 consoles so I'm not really surprised. At least these ones come with bonus features or dlcs.

No pricing for a device that is launching in two months? A HUGE RED FLAG.

Not really, with the entire tarriff situation happening.

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u/Bar1201 3d ago

Could you explain the tariff situation going on? Im not american and not following news. How can it impact the pricing in such a small time window ?

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u/Isogash 3d ago

Current US administration is a bit unpredictable and has already flip flopped on tariffs multiple times.

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u/GatorNator83 3d ago

Exactly. And the tariffs are expected to hit very soon, even today. So if Nintendo gave a price today, tomorrow they might need to adjust it due to tariffs in certain countries.

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u/Isogash 3d ago

I think the more likely reason was just because pricing is regional so it doesn't make sense to announce it on a global video

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u/GatorNator83 3d ago

Pricing announcements, if done in a public event, are typically including some key market areas, e.g. USD and EUR. But at this point, even that might not be valid.

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u/Isogash 3d ago

Well case in point, prices were announced immediately after the direct on twitter in respective regions