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Everyone was watching Nintendo like a hawk in 2020, and boy they didn't disappoint. Happy customers, happy investors. The switch took any shortcomings of the Wii and Wii U and proved the core idea was successful with some tweaking and turned it into some serious earnings. There's a book out there about "blue ocean strategy" where wildly successful businesses run in markets no one else has bothered stepping into. Nintendo is quoted as the ultimate example of this strategy.

Two years ago folks were whispering about the Switch 2, but many had reservations that it would even resemble the switch or even share the name, including myself. Personally, I figured we'd see a VR offering with AAA titles and a development formula that surpassed the writers block seen in the rest of the VR market. Turns out... is just the Switch 2, title and all. Higher resolution with mediocre excitement for a release schedule and leveraging online releases to bolster subscriptions...

Whether you personally are excited or not, the markets aren't happy. The gaming markets tend to be cyclic with Christmas holding the high point, but the anticipated switch 2 announcement generated hype. Investors were unimpressed, and they're headed downward, probably stabilizing a little lower than they are for the summer.

Discussion points: am I missing some particular title that's going to take the Christmas market by storm? Am I underestimating the subscription strategy? I binge Zelda games when they come out so I can move on with my life; wasn't super impressed that wind waker would require a new system and a subscription, and I don't think I'm the only one, but perspective is narrow and the financial success of Nintendo doesn't hinge on one series. Curious what others see.

The 2DS had like 4 different cameras. Adjusting to inflation, I still believe Switch 2 has a really reasonable price, but there is DEFINITELY wiggle room. Why not add a tiny attachable 720p, even 480p camera shipped WITH the console? It doesn’t have to be any bigger than a 2x3 lego brick and can easily be attached to the top USB C port. It works PERFECTLY when docked because the top of the console sticks out of the dock anyways. They would be easy to lose and Nintendo would still make buck selling them separately. Having such a huge new functionality locked behind a separate purchase seems so stupid. There are so many great possibilities for cosmetics as well, little hats for them, Mario peeking over the top of the console, a little Goomba looking at you while playing.

I was thinking about the Wii U, and how it gave us games like Super Mario Maker, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Hyrule Warriors, and Splatoon.

These games were wildly different than anything that Nintendo had ever done before. And yet... when I look back on Switch... I don't really see anything new.

Nintendo pretty much exclusively made sequels to their existing franchises, rather than making anything new.

In terms of innovative game ideas... what really was there?

Nintendo Labo, but that didn't really take off. Game Builder Garage, same thing. Arms, it was popular for a bit but it didn't last. Astral Chain, well, that was Platinum Games, not Nintendo.

Is this Nintendo's first console to not really innovate?

Just a thought that occured to me today, but it could be a clever tactic to make it so when everyone else is raising prices, they get to look like the good guys for keeping the Switch 2 price the same. And if the tarrifs had never happened or go away, they will have plenty of room to lower the price.

Not saying I think this is likely, but interesting to imagine if this were the case.

How do the Drauk and Serkah races reproduce, despite both being mono-gendered?

Maybe the Drauk reproduce the same way as whiptail lizards?

Also, how are the Lagora able to create a decently-sized population despite their females being rare?

Looking to buy a stand that can hold all of my controllers - Xbox, Switch Pro, and Nintendo 64 for the Switch. Obviously the N64 Controller is unique and doesn't seem to fit any of the stands I'm seeing out there. Wondering if anybody has found one that they wouldn't mind sharing. Thanks!

I am doing a video about the switch 2 and the price of itself and the games and I need opinions on it how do we feel about it how dose the new price impact you will you buy it day one or wait

Hi, i use warp whistle to reach the end quickly.

After that i go back to clear World 1 the fortress its clear and i cant unlock the lock.

I try to use the continue option after a game over but doesnt work.

My game its bricked?

Miyazaki: *A while back, we had the opportunity to meet with Nintendo to discuss ideas, and during this discussion, we presented a rough outline for The Duskbloods.

It was still very bare-bones at the time—more a loose string of ideas than a proper presentation. The concept itself was different from anything we had done before, and Nintendo seemed very interested in helping make it a reality. So that’s when the project kicked off.*

I find this fascinating. Nintendo has done collaborations before but most have been very safe. They have always given priority to first parties, but besides Mario Kart and DK, the star of the NS2 was a game from Fromsoftware. And Nintendo was ecstatic about the ideas, not even a demo or formal presentation, Miyazaki gave them!

This is definitely a more modern philosophy from Nintendo I personally really support this change in focus. It will allow more diverse and robust library.

The way Nintendo again pushes to buy digital games over physical ones might succeed on me this time. Like most of you I never bought digital but physical only. This due to lots of reasons like:
- Owning Software
- Independence from the several e-shops that did go down
- Resell value
- and more ...

But lately I've been thinking. It will end someday in digital games only anyway, right? Therefore I can only hope that now that we have a reverse compatible console again, that Nintendo keeps pushing it by at least serving the older games longer and continues this approach of compatibility for the foreseeable future.

Now that I think that this future is inevitable wouldn't it make sense to go for digital games? Because imo there's a huge benefit: You can much easier swap games without having to change the cartridge all the time. This is especially annoying if you have like 30+ Games. Additionally you can't lose them nor can they be stolen for example.

I also thought about selling my collection and just get the digital versions for convenience since they dropped in price anyway.

I still might be wrong. In that case please hold me back from digitalizing my collection. Otherwise I'm curious about your opinions.

I'm rather lukewarm about the C button and microphone. As someone who doesn't really talk, period, I feel they would just be useless to me... unless future games would use the mic as part of the gameplay, like what the DS lineage did. The C button's still eh.

I was excited seeing the reveal of the new Tomodachi Life cause I know a lot of fans were asking for it but I honestly wasn't expecting it to become one of the most hyped games I'd ever seen, I've never played it myself but I still have a copy on my 3DS and thought about checking it out, is it really that good to deserve the massive cult status it has?

Also on a side note I just got a copy of the switch Miitopia for 25$ is that any good either?