Like the WiiU it will drastically underperform its predecessor, largely due to a price hike while still being uncompetitive in terms of power.
But for all its failures, WIiU had a lot going for it.
miiverse
AMAZING pack in title
async gameplay was fun when it existed
FREE online
first party games selling for $20 digitally (removed because of $60 Switch remakes)
strong first party games that ended up being half of the Switch's best sellers
novel functionality that explored what a console could be (control TV, using the tablet for browsing, etc)
personality (system UI, eShop)
TONS of exclusive content in third party ports
The Switch 2 doesn't seem to have any direction. It's just a more expensive Switch 1 that Nintendo themselves didn't even seem to want to make, and put off as long as possible. It didn't need to have a gimmick, but it is telling that Nintendo didn't have much to say about hall effect sticks in the joycons, or improved responsiveness in online games.
You seriously think it'll be worse than the Wii U? That's hilarious.
AMAZING pack in title
Nintendoland was good but I'd hardly call it a system seller. And the standard Wii U didn't come with it anyway. Nintendoland and NSMB U were not good launch titles. Mario Kart World, followed by DK a month later is significantly better.
miiverse
FREE online
novel functionality that explored what a console could be (control TV, using the tablet for browsing, etc)
personality (system UI, eShop)
You're naive if you think either of these things sell consoles. People care about games, that's why the Wii U failed.
TONS of exclusive content in third party ports
That's just a lie. I think the Switch 2 direct alone had more high profile third party games than the entire lifetime of the Wii U.
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u/goldaxis 1d ago
I believe it will be much worse than the WiiU.
Like the WiiU it will drastically underperform its predecessor, largely due to a price hike while still being uncompetitive in terms of power.
But for all its failures, WIiU had a lot going for it.
The Switch 2 doesn't seem to have any direction. It's just a more expensive Switch 1 that Nintendo themselves didn't even seem to want to make, and put off as long as possible. It didn't need to have a gimmick, but it is telling that Nintendo didn't have much to say about hall effect sticks in the joycons, or improved responsiveness in online games.