Casn someone please actually explain to me why the fuck this thing is selling as much as it seems to be?

>>714393935 (OP)
It isn't.

What's the alternative?

>Cell Phones
Garbage games and controls
>Consoles
Not portable and require a TV and much more challenging to setup
>computers
Way too complex and expensive

>>714393935 (OP)
It has games.

>>714394174
How about the og switch which does essentially everything 2 can but for less money? how about the steamdeck which can do more for the same money?

>>714394289
>switch 1
Runs games worse
>steamdeck
lmao.

>>714394289
Can the Deck or Switch play Mario Kart World?

It says Nintendo on it, it sells itself. You can hate them all they want they’ve positioned their brand so well that they could probably get away with saying the N word and still sell.

>>714393935 (OP)
People have money.

>>714393935 (OP)
Resellers stocking them.

>>714394071
Meds

>>714393935 (OP)
Because it's Nintendo you fat waddling nigger

>>714393935 (OP)
Because everyone knows nintendo makes quality games, and even if it didnt release with a lot of new launch titles, they are most definitely on the way.

>>714394289
Steam Deck isn't really marketed. I don't see giant billboards with Steam deck on it.

>>714394463
Yeah just like the Wii U

>>714394709
This plus it's pretty undesirable.

They had plenty of units ready to go at launch. So much so that it didn't sell put completely until the day after launch. There were plenty of consoles that were sold put for months after launch. So the demand was there to sell way more, they just didn't have the units to sell. Basically you're limited by the number of units you ship to retailers, putting a cap on the max you can sell at launch. That makes the record breaking launch all com3 down to the fact that they finally printed more units for a launch. It's not as impressive in context.
They people who are buying it now, are the people who were going to but it anyway. We really can't judge a consoles success until after it's first year or so.

>>714393935 (OP)
it's a good console and there's a lot of stock
supply
demand

I swear they taught that in highschool.

>>714394071
fpbp

>>714393935 (OP)
idk
people are desperate to find something to distract them from the mundane horror of the time they will be on earth so they spend money on anything they think will ameliorate the human condition ig

>>714393935 (OP)
KONG.
KART.

/thread

>>714393935 (OP)
>why is the only system with games selling?

>>714393935 (OP)
Because the real world is nothing like 4chan. You are in the minority by hating on it

>>714395492
>We really can't judge a consoles success until after it's first year or so.
Is this the new cope

>>714394289
got my switch 2 yesterday
it plays games much better than the original
i dont care about a steam deck because i have a pc

>>714393935 (OP)
It went from 3.5 mil in 4 days to 1.5 mil in 25 days. Give it time. Once all the fanatics have got theirs and the scalpers are removed from the equation, that'll be the real test.

>>714394463
>they could probably get away with saying the N word and still sell.
Nintendo would never do that.

>>714393935 (OP)
It's only the best selling console at launch because they produced enough. PS4 and 5 were sold out for a very long time, they would have easily sold more if there was enough stock.

>>714393935 (OP)
>oh man i love my switch but the thing is extremely outdated and i'd like a better screen
>Nintendo:here is a Switch 2 with a larger screen and its powerful enough to play our games at good framerates/high resolution

>>714393935 (OP)
Nintendo Stockholm Syndrome

>>714396613
>and also it's trash and sign here to sell us your soul

Why does it bother you?

>>714396921
Because the system and modern Nintendo are pure cancer and now a negative influence on the industry.

>>714394389
>Runs games worse
apparently that wasnt an issue with the ps4 when the ps5 launched

>>714395958
Nintendo took a shit on the one game it had because they didn't like how people were playing their $80 purchase.

>>714393935 (OP)
because it's a good console, unlike the shit from America?

>>714396803
Did Nintendo rape you sister or something?

>>714397071
But they're better than Snoy and Microjeet?

>>714396613
But the screen is not better. The OLED is a better panel, they should have just stuck with that. 720p is perfectly fine for the size. They would have had better battery life and a higher performance ceiling if they targeted 720p 60. Putting a 120hz panel in a handheld was fucking retarted, those things suck battery life.

>thought people weren't going to buy the bing bing wahoo machine

>>714394391
it can play all the other mario karts which are the same thing so yeah

>>714397356
No, they forced me to watch them rape you and it was vile.

>>714393935 (OP)
I got one just to run my Switch 1 games better and to have a second console so my wife or son can game while I Ring Fit.
It also allows for some nice local multiplayer.

>>714393935 (OP)
Kong
Kart
Kompatibility with switch 1 library

>>714395958
It has one game

>>714397595
Are you sure you're not just seething because you can't afford one? Your reaction to a new console is very weird and emotional.

>>714397071

Still better than the rest.

>>714394174
>computers
>Way too complex and expensive
Unless we're talking about literal children, the perception that PC is "too complex" is pretty outdated. I won't say the platform is idiot-proof, but it can be pretty close for your basic use case. As for being expensive, it only costs more up-front. The reduced software and peripheral expense can make up the difference (and then some) long term.

>>714397292
>it sold more this week in Japan than last week
>this is after the patch that supposedly killed the game

>Switch itself was good but underpowered and saw immense success because of it having a unique and useful main draw of being both handheld and home console
>this is the exact same thing but more powerful
>"Why is it doing well bros?"
are you stupid

>>714397585
So it can play GTA VI then

>>714393935 (OP)
Several Nntendo fans act like a cult, and also Nintendo bricks the consoles in order to sell more units to idiots.

>>714397993
I disagree

>>714398285

Fair enough.

>Sony has gone third party, Helldivers 2 coming to XFLOP
>Xbox is dead
>Nintendo assraping them both

Is this a cope thread?

>>714397993
The "lesser of two evils" approach only works if you assume that you are forced to choose a bad option in the first place. In the case of gaming, old games / platforms are still around. You can opt out entirely instead of throwing money at whichever company happens to be marginally less shitty.

>>714393935 (OP)
This may come as a surprise to you but people really like nintendo games, kids like nintendo games, parents of those kids like nintendo games. It's not complicated. It doesn't matter how bad the freedoms are or how expensive the games are, people REALLY like nintendo games and will buy whatever plays them.

>>714398025
You're very narrow minded. I have been building PCs since the year 2000. They are way too complex and expensive. I bet if you had 100 americans in a room, less than 5% could build a PC given all the parts.

>>714393935 (OP)
Obsessed adult millennial fans
Parents buying it for their kids because it's a safe walled garden

>>714393935 (OP)
I havent bought one yet in the initial release, but as soon as a new Fire Emblem game is announced, I'll pick one up.
I had no reason to buy an XBox because I know all those games will be on PC. I had no reason to buy a PS5 because I knew they would release a Pro version shortly after, and still haven't bought the Pro because all the exclusives I cared about have already come to PC.
Switch 2 will have Nintendo exclusives I know I will want to play, and I know Nintendo is too retarded to put out a Switch 2 Pro or OLED version for another half decade at least, so it will be a safe enough purchase when it's time.

>>714398530
I just wanna play some games man.

>the mk world bundle is $600 here
>mfw

>>714393935 (OP)
People have been waiting like 5 years for a switch pro.

>>714398646
I am a retard and built my own PC. It's literally just plugging in the pieces where the instructions tell you to. If you can build a Lego set, you can build a PC.

>>714398048
It's genuinely funny watching the schizo campaign unfold on 4chan.

Like these fucking mentally ill morons actually think if they shitpost on a hentai pedo board they can somehow make people stop having fun.

>why is a Nintendo handheld doing so well??????????

>>714393935 (OP)
there are 124 million people living on the small island of Japan, and they bundle the Switch with birth certificates. i hope that helps clear it up for you.

>>714398646

>>714399004
–also, the Nintendo Switch 2 is $100 cheaper in Japan than it is anywhere else on Earth.

I'm gonna make a wild guess here but I think it's because it has games people want to play.

>>714394289
Switch 2 runs games better enough that I bought it day 1 mostly for my Switch backlog.

>>714393935 (OP)
Are we doing this again? Because they have a proven record of releasing good games even if the console doesn't sell, so it's a safe bet.

>>714399309

Man, just wait until Pokemon comes out.

>>714398646
You can buy pre-built machines that work well enough for Average Joe. Devices like the Deck are significantly more streamlined than people are led to believe (especially if you can read and operate a search engine), and they mimic a console experience reasonably well. Maybe I'm overestimating people. I don't know.

>>714398646
>Order at local computer store
>Pay extra $100 to have them build it
Wow, so hard.

>>714399358
He said good games.

>>714399383
>>714399494
>>714399084
>>714398917
OK you have the PC built. What next? You hit the power button and it says "No boot device found".

>>714398798
Realistically, there are more worthwhile games available to play right now than you'll ever have time to work through. You don't need the new thing.

>>714398809
$791 for my Canadian ass.

>>714398450
But Nintendo isn't good right now either, they all suck ass. They relased an overpriced console, with a worse screen and battery life, no innovation, games , keycards, With $80 game prices.
Not to mention they are now censoring games again, and trying to brick consoles.
And they still haven't fixed joycon drift.
Sony is now run by commiefornia westerners who greelit Concord and closed studio Japan. Xbox is buying everything so others can't have it, then closing it down and canceling their games. The whole industry just sucks ass.

>>714398970
Nintendo hates you so much more than anyone on /v/ ever could.

>>714398048
Maybe one day retards that the majority of the people that buys Mario Kart doesn't give a flying fuck about online(if they touch it at all) let alone understand what's "good" and "bad".

>>714399575
>pulls out phone
>types error message in google

>>714393935 (OP)
we are living in peak status symbol culture carried on the back of credit card debt.

>>714399575
It's 2025. Even phone kiddies can understand the technical process of plugging in a USB stick, going to Microsoft's website, click load windows onto that stick, then plugging that stick into your new PC.

>>714399383

>Maybe I'm overestimating people

You're overestimating how many people really care about framerate, resolution, screen size...none of that stuff matters as long as the game is fun. Which is why the vast, vast majority of people are fine with the Switch and don't bother with PCs.

>>714393935 (OP)
Because people are tired of the Switch, but want a new console that gave them a similar feeling and think that the Switch 2 will provide it.

>>714393935 (OP)
I don’t know if there is a word to describe it, but its when “people” go out and buy something solely because it has a brand attached to it.
It’s where a product isn’t the cheapest, highest quality, best value, or most convient, but still sells the most because of a logo.

>>714399579
? i wanted a more powerful switch with a bigger screen and they made one.
Perfect companion console for my pc.
$500 is nothing to me.

>>714399784
Apple and Disney syndrome.

>>714399704
>typing error message into google
>meanwhile, your friend who got a Switch 2 has been playing Mario Kart World for an hour.
>>714399760
Oh so now you have to buy a USB stick? Where do you get this USB stick from?

>>714398025
>Unless we're talking about literal children, the perception that PC is "too complex" is pretty outdated
Even kids are all on pc these days. That's how they're playing fortnite, roblox, minecraft, and watching youtube and tiktok at the same time. Consoles are unironically just for aging 35 year old tech illiterates now.

>muh keycards
When will retards stop pretending that game downloads and installs are a new thing?

>USB sticks are now an arcane technology
stick to consoles then

>>714393935 (OP)
Nintendo is a religion and their fans are a cult

>>714394289
Switch 1 can't play Mario Kart World.

>>714399575
Maybe you should try installing a drive and making sure it'splugged in and has both data an power? You might literly be retarted. The error isn't in a other language, it's pretty clearly telling you what's wrong.

>>714399609
All of that is pretty much applicable to every console manufacturer except Nintendo can still make fun games.

>>714393935 (OP)
Nintendo is the Apple of gaming and it's all just cloudchasing and signalling your wealth to other goybots, exactly like having an iphone.

>>714400005
A brand new drive is in the system and all plugged it. It detects the drive in BIOS.

>>714400065
What are you even talking about the console isn't even that expensive

>parents are buying PCs for their kids
Imagine believing this

>>714399773
I never mentioned any of those things. I couldn't care less as long as the game runs a stable 30-40ish fps. My posts have only been pointing out that the barrier to entry is lower than the public perceives it to be, and to address your point, a mid-low range PC will mog the fuck out of the Switch 2 in terms of capability and library, only lacking the newest Switch 2 releases (that will be mostly redundant when stacked up to the catalog available through emulation anyway).

>>714399918
If by "PC" you mean tablets and phones, yes. No one is buying desktops anymore.

>>714399609
They're also literally retroactively shitting on their games. They saw how people wanted to play mario kart and "updated" it to screw them over because Nintendo didn't want them avoiding the new gimmick. You'd think when Nintendo was screwing over their games and fans directly like that, it'd be the final straw and enough for anyone to put their foot down, but Nintendo fanboys are beyond fucked in the head. They care more about their parasocial relationship with a corporation that hates them than they do literally anything else.

>>714399870
Why am I setting up a PC if I wanted to play Mario Kart World? You lost me.

>>714393935 (OP)
Mario Kart is the only game that about 80% of Switch 1 players bought and Switch 2 has the new Mario Kart, it's that simple.

>>714394289
You'll miss out on new games.

>>714400167
>parents are buying PCs for their kids
They do. My girlfriend's brother is 13 and he's pestering the fuck out of their mom to buy him a PC so he can play pirated games, Roblox and Fortnite.
I had to talk her mom out of getting that twerp a 5070 because it's a shit GPU gen, but at least he wants to build it himself.

>>714400176
PC is doing better than it ever has and more people are gaming on it than ever before.

>>714400264
You were convinced by >>>/v/ that PC is superior to Switch 2, so you decided to get a PC instead.

>>714400167
I don't think they're buying the switch 2 for their kids either, launch purchases are mostly made by fanboys or scalpers. Kids are into tiktok nowadays

>>714400065
Sounds like poorfag seethe desu

>>714400327
>80% of the install base bought a port from the previous console
Fucking grim. I know it got substantial DLC later in life, but still.

>>714400439
what the fuck is this image lmfao

>>714393935 (OP)
It's selling out because Nintendo produced only enough for their most loyal consumers. Adoption is actually low. >>714394389
>Steam Deck
Has more games and runs them better still. Its also cheaper.

The only reason to get a switch 2 right now is if you reeeeally want to pay 80$ for worse mario kart.

>>714400661
That's not how this works, though. There are no (genuine) posts claiming you can play Switch 2 games on PC. You should already know that going in unless you really are a giga-retard (in which case, you definitely should stick to Switch).

>>714394289
>How about the og switch which does essentially everything 2 can but for less money?
it still in production
>how about the steamdeck ?
not a competitor. Show me a steamdeck that has exclusives and is actually portable and it might be.

>>714400796
Saved a lot of binland images from the SKG threads.

>>714399004
>124 million
All things considered it's pretty low then

>>714400950
The platform dictates what games you play, not the other way around.

>>714393935 (OP)
>why is literally the only company that does exclusives selling their console wtf????
When you're the only platform that's needed, that's what happens, all the rest are interchangeable.

>buying a PS5 for just astrobot
:|

>buying a shitch 2 just for muhrio kart rehash #9
:O

>>714400951
>Show me a steamdeck that has exclusives and is actually portable and it might be.
If we're comparing the Deck with the Switch 2, there are countless games on Deck that are not on Switch 2 and will likely never come to Switch 2. And neither of these bricks are very portable. Get real lmao.

The only reasons I could see Deck being a really bad investment are if you already have a solid PC, a lot of experience with games that have been ported from other consoles, or a strong desire to play the newest games. The one, big advantage the Switch 2 has are the new 1st/2nd party games, but honestly, I don't think they'll be better than the catalog of Nintendo games available through emulation. The majority haven't been.

>>714400951
The Steam Deck (not "steamdeck" you mouth breathing retard) is exactly as portable as the Switch 2.

>>714400048
Sure they make good games, but that also hit it's peak with the switch. Mario Cart 8 has like every track ever relased in the history of the franchise. Mario Kart World tries to bring something new, and people don't like it after the novelty wears off. They just want to skip the intermission tracks. I don't know what they are going to try with smash, but the current version of that has every character. And I enjoyed TOTK, but it really is just an expansion on BOTW, I don't want to play it a 3rd time.
You can only make the best thing once.

>>714400981
Northern European foods are really fucking disgusting.

>>714393935 (OP)
Because Nintendo still makes games that are made specifically for their hardware and sell said hardware at an affordable price. Something their competitors don't do while making hardware that's unique to itself.

>>714401574
He literally just copy-pasted that from the post he was replying to, retard.

>>714394709
This

>>714401572
>The only reasons I could see Deck being a really bad investment are if you already have a solid PC, a lot of experience with games that have been ported from other consoles, or a strong desire to play the newest games.
This, it's enthusiast hardware for the most autistic, and that audience already has a Steam library and with it a powerful PC. For the overwhelming majority of Switch 2 purchases, that's their only gaming system (and for Asians their phone for gachashit)

>>714401810
>another person wrote like a retard so I should too

>>714393935 (OP)
suppy is very limited on purpose. if you buy it you're basically paying to beta test it.

>>714401240
The only platform needed if you have an IQ above 95 is a PC. Nintendo's have become redundant and cancerous.

>>714400951
The deck is literally more portable than the switch 2 given it has a much better battery life, comes with a case, and its sticks aren't going to get fucked up over every little thing.

>>714401801
a xbox series s with gamepass is what an affordable console looks like. not a $500 switch 2 (or $450 if you get the version that isn't bundled with its one game)

>>714401935
It's generally considered good form in conversation to lower yourself to the level of who you're conversing with in order to ensure complete understanding by both parties. This is the English-speakers burden.

>>714394174
>steamdeck
>chinkheld

>>714401574
it's heavier and larger.

>>714393935 (OP)
>xbox and sony target edgy teens with no money
>the people with money are older and Nostalgic for nintendo, or buying nintendo for their kids
This is the first real generation of parents that know a lot about gaming buying games for their children

>>714402026
Switch 2 will never be emulatable, pc vegan

Xbox is fucking dead lmao

>>714401932
I don't disagree with this. The Deck fills a very niche market, and its sales reflect that. That being said, it's not a bad option for console players looking to dip their toes into the PC environment. Deck doesn't get enough credit for that.

>>714401932
>and that audience already has a Steam library and with it a powerful PC
Which supplements the deck as all those games will be ready and waiting to be played portably without having to rebuy them like you do on console. Can also stream from you pc to your deck for max visuals, performance, and battery life.
>For the overwhelming majority of Switch 2 purchases, that's their only gaming system
Not true. Most people with a switch have something else, usually a pc. Because pc is what gets all the games and is now the dominant platform.

>>714402187
Marginally. The Switch 2 is huge and heavy as fuck and not portable either.

>>714401801
>games that are made specifically for their hardware and sell said hardware
You mean a Tengra chip instead of an AMD Zen processor like every other gayming hardware under the sun, but it isn't like they're writing assembly for the damn thing. Gamefreak manages to make PS2 level graphics cause overheating while other devs get more out of the limited hardware.

>>714398220
can the switch 2?

>>714402476
>focused REALLY HARD to write Tegra instead of Tenga
>managed to combine both
doh

>>714402252
holy cope, tendie
Also at this point who cares even when it does get emulated, nu-nintendo's games are dogshit anyway

>>714402363
So was the Switch 1. Neither the Switch nor Steam Deck are portable systems, they're couch/bed systems that can be easily transported to other couches/beds when needed. The 2DS XL was the last portable system Nintendo ever released, and by extension it's the last portable system that has existed to date.

>>714399993
oh no you can't bag items on a straight track

>>714393935 (OP)
Tendies would gobble up repackaged shit if sold to them with a Nintendo logo on it.

They dont care about the reports of overheating issues, dead pixels, the fan randomly stopping, the sticks drifting already, the screen being garbage, the cheap parts used or even people having their accounts banned simply for their usernames

Tendies are retards

>>714402674
The Switch 2 is massively heavier and larger than the Switch 1.

>>714402674
>grab my switch
>walk outside
anon status: BTFOd

>>714402804
I don't do that because I'm not a cock-slurping faggot.

Easy. They shipped it with a new, exclusive AAA game. Microsoft shipped with some indie bird game and news of a female leader taking over Halo development.

>>714402664
Nintendo games are the only good games from the past 20 years, why are you even into this hobby? Go fishing or something.

>>714402982
IF you like children's games you mean anon. Their games specifically designed for 5-10 year old children

>>714402982
More like Nintendo hasn't made truly great games for the past 20 years. My intro to gaming was with Nintendo. They suck ass now and you have shit taste and no standards. You enjoy sucking them off more than you do playing their games.

>Nintendo games are the only good games from the past 20 years

>>714393935 (OP)
Cause it's a switch that does ps4 level graphics, and because nintendo shut down switch emulation.
Stick with PC and switch 2 and everything will be alright.

>>714402879
Yes, and the Switch 1 was already not a portable system. That's what I said. NEITHER Switch 1 NOR Switch 2 NOR Steam Deck are portable systems. If you can't put it in your pocket, it's not portable. Simple as. Portable game systems are a dead concept and no modern example has released outside of the chinkheld emulator market for nearly 10 years. If you don't count 3DS revisions as their own systems, it's been closer to 15.

>>714403086
>>714403092
>>714403097
Holy sour grapes pcnogs

[Fact] Consolegoyim are cattle that only buy into their gated ecosystems for exclusives. This is why the only factor pushing PlayStation 5 sales is Death Stranding and eventually GTA VI.
Given the option, nobody except the most technologically philistine would willingly play a game on one.

>>714403227
pcnogs can play far more nintendo games than any nintendo system can
they can play all the actually good nintendo games far better than any nintendo system can
enjoy nintendo taking a steaming pile on mk world because they know you won't do shit about it

>>714403117
>does ps4 level graphics

>>714393935 (OP)
it runs Switch games better than the Switch did

>>714403378
He means base PS4 trying to play Cyberpunk graphics

>mfw pc naggers will NEVER EVER have gta6

>>714394656
>quality games
Mario is fucking boring and that's all they make.

>>714403462

>>714402187
The steamdeck actually isn't that heavy, or it dose'nt feel like it.
>>714402130
This isn't true and it depends on the game. Battery life is about the same as with switch 2 on the standard steam deck in AAA games. Worse performance those since you need to dial it back to 40 fos to trade off for more Battery. I do like that you can do that though on the deck, choose how you want to run the game and where you want to make tradeoffs.
Imo the best handheld right now is still the Switch 1 OLED. I just think it's price, balance, and performance ratio is the best. It has the best battery life by far, at least 5 hours in every game, even the demanding ones. You get an OLED screen for the price point. And the games that don't run on it are optimized already, you don't have to tweak them yourself, everything just works and you get the best experience you can.

>>714402982
People that care about gaming play on the open platform that allows soulful indies to flourish without needing a dev kit from a corporation and a publisher.

>>714403549
>Battery life is about the same as with switch 2 on the standard steam deck in AAA games
The Deck OLED has a bit better battery life even with AAA games, but the huge difference is the Deck OLED has way better battery life with everything else whereas even games like Welcome Tour and MKW only last 2 hours when those should be lasting far longer. Even indie pixel games only last around 4-5 whereas you'll get 8+ on a Deck OLED.

>>714393935 (OP)
It has games.

>>714401735
This stuff is a 10/10.

>>714401735
Swedish meatballs are great

>>714403378
>>714403460
I mean artificial fake ass 4k at 60fps (until shit gets numerous so slowdown happens) like a base ps4. But no one is fixing my switch emulators so it has to do.

>>714403968
Welcome Tour and worst Mario Kart that Nintendo made even worse after the fact after they seethed over how people were playing the $80 game they bought. Joy of joys.

>>714399358
>good games

>>714404154
>>714404302
You snownigs are ridiculous

>>714404629
Swedish meatballs are just meatballs in brown gravy, what's ridiculous about that

>>714404905
Claiming that it's good

>>714394463
If this happens I will tattoo an N on my forehead.

>>714393935 (OP)
It's a console. I used to have xbox 360, now all xbox games are on pc, I used to have ps4, now all playstation games are on pc. Now I have PC and Switch 2.

>>714405216
>meat and savory sauce is bad according to balkaniggers
Wild

>>714405497
The meat should be grilled and have texture
And mashed potatoes is the blandest shit ever, you need some grilled vegetables for it too

>>714400851
If you unironically consider Steam Deck as an alternative to Switch you are terminally retarded. Why would anyone waste time arguing with you if you are unable to figure out by yourself why Steam Deck can't sell even tenth of Switch?

>>714402161
Why would I get a dead console with no games? What's worse is that the Switch 2 will be the cheapest 10th gen console given the rumored prices of the next Xbox and PlayStation.

>>714402476
Nintendo doesn't need to be like everyone else. Microsoft and Sony went AMD and now those faggots are porting their shit to PC and on each other's consoles. They killed any reason to own an Xbox or PlayStation that only their normalfag cattle will defend.

>>714403831
Sure, it definitely depends on the game. But the whole point of spending more money and buying better hardware, is to run more demanding games. BTW I don't own a switch 2 and don't plan on buying one, Im not here to defend it's awful battery life, I just don't think it's fair to compare it to a steam deck running minecraft for 8 hours. I really like the consistency I get from the Switch OLED. I'm getting 5+ hours rather I'm playing something that pushes hardware or im playing some indie game. It's why it's become my preferred handheld, and it's a really underrated feature that people often skip over when comparing the options.

>>714402026
yet vegans flock in droves to emulate their games when an xci and nsp drop

curious

>>714402838
>Tendies would gobble up repackaged shit if sold to them with a Nintendo logo on it.
I dont know why you retards keep spouting this nonsense

>>714394289
>how about the steamdeck
The amount of shilling for a device 90% of people don't even own is genuinely incredible. Valvefags really are fucking drones.

>>714406005
>sales = quality
Please don't call anyone retarded. I get that it's "your" word, but you should really have more pride in your condition. You've achieved a lot, all things considered.

>>714393935 (OP)
Because the general populace, unlike /v/, actually enjoy having fun.

>>714406686
>board for vidya enthusiasts sees traffic from vidya enthusiasts
Water is wet. The larger userbase of other platforms are mostly comprised of retarded normalfags, just to be clear.

>>714393935 (OP)
no idea. it's $1200 where I live
overpriced waste of money. I can get a pc for that much

>>714406573
>tendie doesn't know what redundant means

>>714407219
>vegan doesnt like tendie games until theyre able to emulate then they immediately download it

>>714407154
>board for vidya enthusiasts
I wish nigger.

>>714407183
>filename
How much of a child are you to pretend that the every countries dollar is the same value.

>>714407183
$1,200 US or $1,200 third world funny money? Also, new or scalped?

>>714407318
>products are consumed more when offered for less money
No shit

>>714393935 (OP)
Normalfags

>>714407629
>I hate nintendo games
>OMG NINTENDO GAMES GIMME GIMME GIMME

>>714395492
>They people who are buying it now, are the people who were going to but it anyway. We really can't judge a consoles success until after it's first year or so.
What the fuck is this logic?

>>714393935 (OP)
Switch has a ton of fun games on it and it has excellent backwards compatibility, and a bunch of GOTY-tier games got fantastic upgrades for cheap and people want to play them again (or for the first time).

MKW is also a fun game and there are plenty of good 1st party titles coming in the next 12 months, more than PS5 by a country mile.

Nobody cares about screen refresh rate or other memeshit. It's a great console. Also I say this as a PChad.

>>714407747
I like good Nintendo games. Nintendo just hasn't made a good game in a very long time. Not my fault they don't want my money.

>>714405998
>And mashed potatoes is the blandest shit ever
Have you heard of herbs and spices before, Matej?

>>714408125
why would they care about someone who pirates their games?

>>714393935 (OP)
Mario go woohoo

>>714408172
Probably because I used to buy their games when they deserved it.

>>714408241
but you dont buy their games, so your opinion on anything is irrelevant

>>714408360
True, I don't even pirate any more of their games because they look awful to me now. But piracy is a service problem. Nintendo doesn't deserve my money, it's that simple.

>>714408493
good thing nintendo doesnt need your money then

>>714407468
new. 1200 freedombucks

>>714408558
Good.

To me, any westerner that buys a Switch 2 at its inflated price to subsidize Japan is worse than a cuck. A literal retarded paypig with zero dignity or self-respect.

>>714408558
Yeah, they'll just pilfer some idiot instead. I'm not dumb enough to think I'm waging some war against them, I'm just here to piss their rabid zealots off for enabling the enshitification of something I used to like.

>>714406886
Retard.

>>714393935 (OP)
Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Pokemon, Kirby Air Ride. And that's just the first six months.

>>714408619
What country?

>>714408761
>Im not dumb enough to tink Im waging a war against them, Im just arguing in console flamewars against them

lol

Nintendo wanted to create the worlds most incredible kart racer. And they succeeded.

>>714408839
Nice try scalper

>>714406005
Retard.

Same reason the piss5 did despite not having games.
People love consooming slop

>>714401735
That's domesticated slop. Catch a fish with your bare hands and burn it on a stick whole. Shoot a 600kg animal and eat every piece of it with friends and family and people that happen to walk by and other animals before you even get it near a stove. Make vodka from dead trees. Dessert is hallucinogenic mushrooms. Sleep the entire next day and when you wake up go find a roof.

All that rice a butter shit all tastes the same. Makes you fat and dumb. >>714404629
Grain slave

>>714408140
White people truly can't season they food.

>>714408619
Link to it, I need to see this.

Why does it make /v/ so mad that the mainstream masses like and buy the switch 2 so much?
How does that affect you personally?

>>714409029
Parasites can't pirate it, of course it makes them shit themselves

>>714406005
It's more than an alternative, the Deck obsoletes the Switch. Normalfag casuals not knowing that are one thing, they're not invested in the hobby and the Deck has virtually no marketing and no retail presence. But if you're on this board, you have no excuse. You're just Nintendo's little abused hole in denial.

>>714409153
See
>>714408761

>>714393935 (OP)
Metroid Prime I assume, at least that‘s what I need it for

>>714409271
see >>714408864

>>714409029
>why does the corporation going to shit and the degradation of a hobby you enjoy bother you?
It is a mystery.
How much dick do console fanboys need to take before they wake up?

What is it that makes this place's posters think that they're better than the average general populace?

>>714409305
metroid unfortunately sells very little, despite sammy being nintendo's cutest vidya girl

>>714409364
>the degradation of a hobby
I dont remember nintendo throwing everything into GaaS and cinematic experiences

>>714409364
You fucking moron. learn to read. The point is that it's the mainstream and how does that even impact you that so many other people like it?

>>714408883
I don't even have the determination to run a garage sale, much less buy up rare items to sell internationally.

>>714409627
>missing the point this hard
>calling others a moron
Idiots are exhausting.

>>714409495
Yeah they just threw everything into open world slop or the trash bin instead.

>>714393935 (OP)
You are a fucking retard

>>714395958
>games
game*

>>714409945
echoes of wisdom, odyssey, wonder, dread, and forgotten land arent open world though

try again

>>714409364
>t. retard who only plays AAAslop

>>714402982
Tendies should be thrown into meat grinders.

>>714409853
See
>>714409376

>>714409376
Slightly higher IQ, contrarianism and autism.

>>714409376
Because we're not buying switch twos by the millions.

>>714408118
>there are plenty of good 1st party titles coming in the next 12 months, more than PS5 by a country mile.
@grok make a fair comparison of the next exclusive games confirmed to be coming within the next 12 months for both the Switch 2 and PS5. Make a simple list, make sure to indicate if the game is available on PC or previous consoles.

I hope someone buys Eric a shotgun this Christmas

>>714406153
Series S with Game Pass does have a lot more games than the Toy Console 2.

>>714407929
Because by then the "new product" coonsume hype will have died down. You can see if it's continuing to maintain sales, if 3rd parties are continuing to support it, or are dropping it because their games didn't sell. During the first year is usually the worst time to buy a new console. If you wait you might actually have some games to play.

>>714409495
Nintendo has made several GAAS games.

>>714393935 (OP)
Nin tenyearolds and their nintendies

>>714410602
those being what?

>>714410474
Protip: Eric doesn't exist.

>>714410690

>>714394174
>Way too complex and expensive
we are getting closer to "the feeling of power" by asimov

>>714410654
>Fire Emblem Heroes
>Pokémon Unite
>Dragalia Lost
>Mario Kart Tour
>Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
>Pokémon Masters EX
>Dr. Mario World
>Pokémon TCG Pocket

>>714410564
What makes you think you know better than the mainstream general populace?

>>714410801
>all mobileslop
you tried

>>714410879
Are you brain dead?

>>714410973
no, but you seem to be

>>714410747
>nigger hasn't watched HyperNormalization

>>714411013
Kill you're self.

>>714411153
>nintendi makes GaaS
>its all for phones
sorry your argument doesnt hold anywater, retard

There is nothing else to really push it out of the limelight so people are buying it. There hasn't been a new console release in 8 years.

>>714409153
very few people are interested in emulating mario kart world and they've already been playing high resolution switch 1 games for years

>>714410106
I haven't played a recent AAA release in years. The industry is so much bigger than your tiny tendie bubble.

>>714411402
>very few people are interested in emulating mario kart world
I dont think you really believe this. At least, I hope you dont

Because its a new system. PS5 sold a lot too

>>714410842
I don't know anything, that's why I wait and see. If the console catches on and turns out to be good, I'll have plenty of games to pick from when I buy it. I only buy new hardware if it has games I really want to play. I don't buy new hardware because it's the latest version, or from a corporation I like.
I buy video game machines to play video games, not to participate in hype culture.

>>714408993
We can, it's just balkaniggers that think turning everything into charcoal is how you season food

>>714411489
it got panned by viewers and players

>>714412125
(not true, by the way)

>>714397237
The difference between those two is minimal at best.
>>714397292
>>714400263
They just patched out a map picking exploit, this is how the game was intended to be played. Don't like it don't play it, simple as.

I bought it because I broke my Switch 1 and have 15 sealed switch 1 games I want to play

>>714410801
Splatoon as well, made obvious when they released 3. Relies entirely on gaas tactics and splatfest fomo rather than meaningfully different content.

>>714412189
you should learn how the reviewing scale actually works. that is terribly low for a first party nintendo game and the user score is far lower than that

>>714413016
>86 is bad
lmao
oh yes, totally legit user scores

>>714412401
>they just saw how everyone was choosing to play it, didn't like it, and shut it down out of sheer arrogance
>Don't like it don't play it
Okay.

>>714412189
So low 70s without the major publisher journo dicksucking bonus.

>>714413204
>so [cope]

>>714413091
86 is mediocre yes

>>714413279
it in fact is not

>>714406886
>>sales = quality
Nothing in that post insinuates this

>>714399609

Trying to drag Nintendo into Sony and Microsoft's shitshow is a fools errand. Nintendo has GAMES and they are EXCLUSIVE. Nintendo is going to continue to rape them both. By the way, how is that Switch 2 boycott going?

>>714393935 (OP)
>Casn someone please actually explain to me why the fuck this thing is selling as much as it seems to be?
Because there is a demand for it.
Did you graduate high school?

>>714413248
86 is shit for a huge mario game. Basically journos saying it's garbage without burning bridges.

>>714413604
>86 is shit
you keep saying this even though its not true

>>714413487

Speaking about basic economics. Here is a question to all the Sony TRANS and the Xbox NIGGERS. I want Mario Kart World. I WANT IT. I have the money to get it and the Switch 2. What the FUCK you think you can possibly do to stop me from getting it? Think about That before you waste time spamming shit.

>>714393935 (OP)
Why do you want to see Nintendo fail?

>>714413701
there's this thing called pattern recognition. it allows people to find solutions without needing to be directly told the answer. it would serve you well to develop this ability. i'll try to put it into terms you can understand:
>skibidi cap skeet bix nood glizzy fr og nigga

>>714414071
lotta cope for having no argument whatsoever

>>714393935 (OP)
Most people have no fucking idea how popular the switch is and how big nintendo is right now. The switch has not only never seen a price decrease, it has actually increased its pricing in multiple regions in the near-decade since its release. By comparison, the last 50m or so sales of the PS2 took place while the console cost less than 100$ at retail. People think that the switch is the second coming of the wii. In reality all video games will be marked as a pre- and post-switch era.

By the time nintendo stops printing switches, they will have a stronger grasp on the market than windows.

>>714398450
Microsoft was NEVER GOOD

>>714393935 (OP)
It is the only product on the market with games being release on it.

>>714393935 (OP)
Because they convinced a Nintendo executive to sacrifice his soul to satan which is always why all of Nintendos recent decisions have been evil

>>714394071
This, fpbp

>>714414306
>all of Nintendos recent decisions have been evil
decisions like what?

>>714400263
They fixed random so that it was actually random. Stop spamming your conspiracy theory everywhere schizo.

>>714414259
>games
game*

>sales breaking record after record
>still not enough stock

>>714414095
you already received an argument supported by reasoning. it's not my problem if you're retarded

>>714413701
It is. Journos have been pussywhipped ever since 8.8, as if gamergate didn't already make that abundantly obvious. Journos aren't in this for integrity or to hold anyone accountable, they're in it for ad revenue and early access goodies.

>>714411218
>is not old enough to remember back when Nintendo didn't even make games for phones

>>714414379
what reasoning?
>there's a nintendo bonus!!!
>86 is terribly low though even though its a very high rating
>p-pattern recognition skibbidy rizz on god!!!

>>714414353
>they saw how people wanted to play their $80 purchase and took a fat shit all over them because it wasn't how Nintendo demanded they play
Stop sucking corporate cock everywhere cultist, Nintendo hates you

>>714414438
what games are GaaS that arent on phones?

>>714414370
why did nintendo pull switch 2 from amazon

>>714394071
this you?

>>714412189
>86

>>714414664
>no argument whatsoever
classic

>>714414524
there are thousands of terrible games that have mid 80s scores and that is indeed historically low rating for nintendo. put the 2+2 together. people are also incredibly unhappy with the recent update and many people do not like the open world or the intermission tracks. you're just waiting for someone you think is important to give you your opinion

>>714413464
>GAMES
GAME*

>>714393935 (OP)
Because Nintendo won the console war and the only relevant gaming hardware nowadays is Nintendo and Valve (Valve because they own the PC market)

Microsoft killed itself and willingly made itself irrelevant by doing nothing with Xbox and all the IPs they hoard
Sony died when SIE HQ moved to California and then they axed all their JP talent (there is only 1 member of Japan Studio at Team Asobi and he's a programmer) and they do nothing with their actual IPs
Xbox has no games and the only thing it has is game pass which makes it have no identity of its own anymore
We all know PS5 has no games and Sony makes nothing but movie game garbage or propaganda games
Nintendo has Nintendo games (the only reason tendies buy it) but they also secured 3rd party support from AA devs and indie devs (the thing Sony used to dominate in and why they won with PS1+2)

Nintendo is full of anti-consumer practices and they've definitely been getting worse with it as the years go by but there's literally no competition for them coming from Sony or Microsoft so people will buy the Switch anyway.
Add in the Nintendo cultists who will always buy anything that has the Nintendo logo on and it's obvious why the Switch 2 is selling.

In the past, Nintendo got too cocky when they had a successful gen which led them to get humbled and be more pro-consumer the next gen but Nintendo in its current state is too big to fail with all the other ways they make money from non-video games.

Even if Switch 2 is a repeat of some previous consoles where it sells on launch but stops selling over its lifetime, it won't matter as Nintendo's current state is unstoppable

Nintendo won (because the competition is that incompetent) and all Sonyfags and Xboxfags can do is cope and seethe

>>714414767
>that is indeed historically low rating for nintendo
its not
>people are also incredibly unhappy with the recent update and many people do not like the open world or the intermission tracks
people who havent even played the game*

>>714393935 (OP)
hardcore nintendo fanboys since the switch, its the best selling console ever for a reason

watch sales crawl to a halt after 10 million sales because nintendos biggest audiences (kid families) are going to see the game prices and go fuck that

i have yet to hear a single defense as to why it is a good game and no mention of people wishing they could emulate it

>>714413331
NTA but for a MARIO KART game? Yes, 86 is mid. Mario Kart 8 has a 92 on metacritic. That’s a 6 point difference, which is big

>>714414152
Windows is a piece of shit everyone wants Steam or Android to pick up the slack eventually.

>>714410801
All of these were shut down already lol.

>>714414848
>nintendos biggest audiences (kid families) are going to see the game prices
$70 is the norm for every other console
>>714414870
mk 7 is 85
wii is 82
double dash is 87
64 is 83

>>714414614
>tendiejeet cannot fucking read

>>714414840
>Nintendo won the console war
Stopped reading there.

>>714414986
>retard cant answer the question and seethes

>>714414983
>$70 is the norm for every other console
which quickly drops to <$50 after a few months. Nintendo games never go on sale or drops in price

>>714415078
Kill yourself jeet.

>>714415086
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1o3koTLWM
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/sales-and-deals/summer-sale/#sort=df&p=0

>>714414983
Those are older titles. This is a newer, updated title with better technology. The standard is much higher, hence why 8 got such good reviews

>>714393935 (OP)
it's fomo

>>714394071
mindbroken

>>714415165
>still cant answer the question
I accept your concession
>>714415171
>n-no those other titles in the series dont count! its lower than this one game!!!!

>>714413464
I don't care about boycotts, they're gay. If I think somethings not worth buying I don't buy it, it's not because of some gay boycott. And you're even right, Nintendo WAS the highlight in an industry that's growing shittier every year, but the swith era is over now. And there's a list of things about the switch 2 that are deal breakers for me. Sorry, I'm not on board any more.

every single person who purchases a s2 is a god damned moron . you don't own it

>>714394289
The Switch 2 can run all Switch 1 games better(more or less)

>>714393935 (OP)
people just like it and don't give a shit about your shitty alternatives

>>714415171
>This is a newer, updated title with better technology. The standard is much higher

>>714415273

Then fuck you. Go play Fortnite or something. Nintendo doesn't need you.

>>714413204
the 100 reviews are so stupid too

>Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2 is pure next-gen karting at its best!
literal non review

>Mario Kart has transitioned to an open world, in an experience full of new mechanics and with a new rebellious and energetic personality, which even seems to take ideas from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. It is truly addictive and immediately captivates people of all ages, including those who don't even play games.
mentioning stealing another 25 year old game's ideas which was minimally implemented, and assumes opinions of people who don't play games

>There’s a reason Mario Kart sells as well as it does (just ignore that it’s bundled with the console this time). It’s truly a game anyone can enjoy, and with the addition of new Knockout Tour modes, integration with GameChat, and the free-roam map that fundamentally changes how Mario Kart works, there’s truly something for everyone here. We’ve never seen Mario Kart look, run, and sound this good. Mario Kart World is peak Mario Kart.
thinks the c button thing is good, ignores how it's sold, ignores other free-roam racing games

>>714415471
>those reviews shouldnt count!

>>714415256
The quality of this board will increase massively as soon as you kill yourself.

714415550
thanks for the (you)

>>714415396
>Windows 11
>Tesla

>714415619

>>714394174
Chink handhelds that can emulate several systems and have hundreds of good games available for free

>>714414840
Nintendo is the last stander of the console battle, but the war was bigger than anyone would've thought back when "console war" was coined, and PC won. PC cannot be stopped and it will subsume everything. Nintendo is one flounder away with their only remaining hardware line for investors to eat them alive. Console generations are long and no matter what their fans think Nintendo and their investors won't just sit around with their thumbs up their ass watching the hardware and software fail for a decade in the vague hopes that the next decade will be better. People couldn't fathom Sony putting their games onto Steam, but the same would easily happen with Nintendo who'll put their games onto PC, likely as their own launcher, if their hardware struggles. They're only one fickle normalfag's reception away from that. They have their diehards, but casuals don't give a shit. When the casual sees the Switch 2, and whether they shrug their shoulders or not, is what will determine Nintendo's fate.

>>714415756
>buying chink handhelds
lol
lmao even

>>714415803
The Nintendo investors want Pokemon on phones, that would be the big game changer since it could sell billions of copies.

>>714410514
Microsoft put all of their games on everyone else's platform and now Sony is doing the same. Microsoft gets less third party games than any platform and when it does get games, it's way too late. There is no reason to get an Xbox if you have a Switch and PC.

>>714415630
>having problems with windows 11
easiest way to out yourself as a poorfag using a toaster

>>714415951
GTA6(the game snoy dont want you to know is also on xbox)

>>714393935 (OP)
its fun

>>714416001
it won't be on gamepass so xbox users won't play it

>>714415471
Yeah, high reviewes are generally full of fluff bullshit without really saying anything. It's always the negative reviews that are the most comprehensive and insightful.

>>714416050
one of the dumbest takes Ive read all thread

>>714416105
you can easily look up game sales per console
xbox users don't buy shit

>>714393935 (OP)
Tendies were hurt a lot harder about upscaling in emulation than we thought. Or the negatives went so low, they wrapped around and were seen as positives. Ie.: an underflow. They behave like bots anyways.

>>714416001
I can wait a year or two for that shit to come to PC if I'm even interested in getting it.

>>714415406
>fake money

>>714416268
neither do PS players

>>714416001
>gay of be year

>>714415396
>tendies paint themselves as little kids for the millionth time
>still don't see the self-own

>>714416575
don't be fooled we hate everything here

>>714416575
video games are inherently for children

People really underestimated how big of a deal MK is lol. It was absolutely the right choice as the launch title.

>>714394174
Switch 2 is too big to be a true portable. Nobody is bringing that outside

>>714393935 (OP)
It really is that simple

>>714415803
>Nintendo who'll put their games onto PC, likely as their own launcher
This is very likely to happen by Nintendo but in order for this to be successful they'd have to heelturn and be more pro-consumer than Valve
Otherwise, their launcher will go the way of Ubisoft/EA/Epic's where it'll have a small but dedicated userbase of tendies and nothing else
Granted the tendie audience would be pretty big but Nintendo wouldn't make anywhere near as much money as Valve

It'll just turn into a thing where Nintendo loses money from it and tendies would make social media posts screeching about how much better Nintendo's launcher is than Valve and why everyone should use it
Wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo put some invasive DRM in that too considering what they did for Switch 2

>>714415440
Do you think this is some gay larp war? Nintendo makes products, they don't "need people", other than consumers to buy their products. If they make a good product that I want to buy, ill buy it, if they don't then I won't.
I think I'm going to do something that will make the whole industry mad. I'm going to keep playing the switch OLED I already own and play through the backlog of games I already bought. I have plenty of stuff to play.
Instead of shelling out $500 I can just keep playing Mario Kart 8. It's fine, it's fun, it scratches the Mario Kart itch when I'm in the mood for it.

>>714402804
>8 Deluxe fan complaining about bagging
Lmao

>>714416661
Yes, don’t forget Hyrule Warriors is coming too

>>714393935 (OP)
it turns out people asking for a switch pro nonstop for the last 5 years weren't lying, they actually did want a switch pro.

>>714413837
>Speaking about basic economics. Here is a question to all the Sony TRANS and the Xbox NIGGERS. I want Mario Kart World. I WANT IT. I have the money to get it and the Switch 2. What the FUCK you think you can possibly do to stop me from getting it? Think about That before you waste time spamming shit.
Xbox/PC/Switch 2 anon.
Fuck snoys.
Get the Switch 2.

>YOU MUST BUY A STEAM DECK, IT'S LIKE A NINTENDO SWITCH BUT MORE POWERFUL
>switch 2 comes out
>WHY ARE YOU BUYING IT? IT'S JUST A MORE POWERFUL NINTENDO SWITCH

>>714416661
>95% pc
start a new poll you fucking retard

>>714393935 (OP)
astroturfing, shilling, and propaganda
nobody actually cares for this console

>>714417493

>>714393935 (OP)
People have children

>>714416973
Hyrule Warriors 1 was a ton of fun as a huge celebration of all Zelda games, but Age of Calamity fucking sucked because of how limited and narrow its scope was. The next one looks just as bad or worse, I don't give a fuck about re-enacting the cutscenes from TotK with the same 6 characters. Give me a true sequel to the original Hyrule Warriors with more features, characters, and modes.

>>714416946
>be more pro-consumer than Valve
Oh yeah, that absolutely would not happen. The only reason Nintendo would want to create their own launcher to begin with is to retain full control so they could continue the abuses of their walled garden ecosystem, just on safer hardware. They may or may not have to come crawling to Steam afterwards depending on how that pans out, but I highly, highly doubt they would just go straight to Steam without attempting to carve out their own segment of PC first. Then again, I didn't expect Sony to go straight to Steam either. But I really doubt it for Nintendo.

Nintendo will never put their games on PC because they're a toy company. Their consoles are meant to be toys to play with that gives you action figures and dolls to take on an imaginative adventure on. Sony was always going to go third party because they used to call PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment before it became Interactive, Microsoft were the PC company so that was always going to happen for them as well. Valve is the Nintendo of PC gaming, they make hardware and software for PC nerds. It's almost like Microsoft and Sony don't really fit into the equation.