Thank god I got my Switch 2 when I did.
Friggin AI.
Yeah me too but Iâm sure a lot of people were holding off on buying a Switch 2 hoping for a price drop. Instead it looks like the opposite could be happening.
These price rises wonât go down well and will definitely impact sales. The Switch 2 itself is already expensive and some of the game prices are even higher. A few of the Nintendo exclusives are around $30 more than equivalent Switch titles, which just makes it way too expensive for some people.
Yeah, the Switch 2 version of some games are expensive, and for what reason? Better graphics? Nintendo has some questions to answer.
I bought mine on release day, trading in my original Switch as well as a few games. Got a discount, though canât remember the final price I paid
I still have my old SwitchâŚI was going to trade it in but the trade in price was crap. Thinking of turning it into a clockâŚ
The argument is that games cost more to make now but that doesnât change the fact that titles released just before the Switch 2 launched were noticeably cheaper. I just think if the increase was a bit more subtle (like $10-$15) people wouldnât have made as big a deal of it and would buy more games.
On the topic of Switch 2⌠what are peopleâs thoughts so far? Iâve enjoyed mine, especially Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza but both were very early release games. Iâm playing Metroid Prime 4 at the moment and am enjoying it more than I expected from a lot of negative reviews.
That said, it feels like the console needs a couple more big firstâparty titles on the horizon to really reignite it. I havenât heard much that excites me in the coming months. There are constant rumours about new Zelda, 3D Mario and Smash Bros all being in development, which I think the Switch2 could really do with one of these staple games soon.
The DLC direction theyâre taking isnât winning me over either. It feels a bit like a cheap moneyâgrab instead of committing to full new games. The upcoming Mario Wonder update for example⌠Iâd rather they made a proper sequel than bolted on some multiplayer features that we have to pay for. I am almost expecting that at some point Mario Kart World will have additional content added on the open world side of things.