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Re: Round Up: Video Game Industry Reacts To Nintendo's Switch 2 Announcement

Uncle_Franklin

@8bit-Man

Well, in truth I had been determined to not get the next console for a number of reasons:

-I have a huge backlog
-I need to save money
-I feel let down by the appalling online service Nintendo has provided for Switch.
-I want to spend more time reading and writing.

But I am still potentially interested in the subject matter and gaming in general.
I think an iteration on the Switch is the right choice for Nintendo at this time, it's just that approach is only exciting if the new games look enticing.
As it is, the reveal was very lacklustre, quite probably because it was rushed due to the leaks.
Mario Kart looks bland to the point where, at the risk of contradicting myself, they probably would have been better off not revealing that yet.

I find it hard to believe that they are not far along enough with game development to show more.

If a game were to persuade me against my more austere judgement to get a Switch 2, it would probably be Smash.

@Pillowpants
Right.

Re: Switch 2 Will Be Backwards Compatible With Physical And Digital Games, With Some Exceptions

Uncle_Franklin

@Jprhino84

Because a mere iteration on a console is not exciting without new games.
So the next 3-4 months will either see:
a) Dead air, leaden excitement.
b) Or leaks about the games, with Nintendo still not getting on top of the situation, which was seemingly the whole reason for this tepid Switch 2 reveal.

They must have games a reasonable way into development, it would have been far better to show at least a little, or commit to a Direct for February at the earliest.

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