I'm debating getting one this week. Anyone here with buyer's remorse? Is it worth the money if I like mario kart and I have a pretty long backlog on the switch 1? Do the switch 1 first party games all look and run better on switch 2?
Thank you kindly for your responses

Games apparently look worse cus the switch to screen is 1080p so 720p or lower NS1 games are stretched to fit the 1080p screen. Add to that the poor 33+ Ms response time of the screen and the ghosting and blur of the cheap NS2 screen the digital game carts and the wait for software. There isn't a huge reason to buy RIGHT NOW. Unless you really really wanna play Mario Kart and Dokey Kong

>spending $600 to play two games

>>716040130
>spending 5k on a gaming pc to post that

>>716039878 (OP)
rule of thumb with nintendo:
always wait for hardware revisions
don't buy early

>>716039878 (OP)
I've been enjoying Mario Kart and Donkey Kong was a lot better than I expected. Switch 1 games all seem to run generally better, though for some it's a bit of a crapshoot. I'd say if you have the money and want mario kart and DK, it's worth it. Otherwise just wait until more games come out.

>>716039878 (OP)
Look better no
run better, yes yes yes

its a good purchase if you dont already own a switch 1 otherwise its a complete waste rn

Its worth it I'd say. Been playing since launch and its been a great time so far!

>>716040019
None of those things are a actual problem.

>>716042479
Agree, no sitch 2 = no problem. There is simply no reason to buy one, they didn't even fix drift.

>>716039878 (OP)
Some games look worse on switch 2 in handheld because of interpolation from 720p to 1080p, also the screen has more latency and several frames of delay. For me it's no remorse, I never had first Switch I got Switch 2 and love it.

>>716041796
When will that be tho?

>>716039878 (OP)
ill wait for the oled model and when more actual games come out.

>>716040130
>spending $700 + tip to play nothing

in the same boat as you OP. im waiting for an updated model to come out but i may just get one in the fall when my schedule opens up.

Its worth it to me for the following reasons.
>Handheld is my prefered way of playing games these days
>great 3rd party support
>Already heavily invested in the ecosystem
>Nintendo makes durable shit that is pretty difficult to break
>Prefer to own games physically when possible
>Think most modern games suck ass anyways so I'm fine playing older ports

Once they get Fallout on it, it'll be the perfect console for me.

>>716039878 (OP)
Save your money and buy it either on black friday or years later.

Nintendo and the stores will drop the prices on that shit soon because it is not selling as good as it is in japan with their cheap version.

I actually prefer buying consoles at launch because you keep up to date with the games being released.

I did this with the Switch and PS3, where I bought them right at the end of their lifecycles for cheap, got the better models, and dozens of games all at once, probably playing about 10% of them all the way through.

With the Wii though, I remember having the capacity to follow new games and play them all the way through while waiting on the next big thing.

>>716041782
>Spending money on a PC than can do everything from your taxes and playing games to housing a server.
vs
>Spending money on a child's toy with over priced bing bing wahoo slop only actual children and pedophiles want
Hmmmmmmm

>>716044209
>2018 buying into XBONE/PS4 gen
>got the console, Fallout 4, Witcher 3, Gears 4, Arkham Knight, and a few more games for like $250
>2025
>over $500 just for console + donkey kong

we're really getting boned

>>716039878 (OP)
Videogames are luxury items, if you can afford it yes go for it because you're interested. If you're tight on cash, don't get it. And in fact, if your money in general isn't great you shouldn't be worrying about vidya

>>716044591
The Xbox One and Ps4 were already 5 years old by that point and those games were also a few years old, of course it's going to be cheaper than a brand new console im the year 2025. Unfortunately it seems like all modern consoles are going to stay relatively expensive no matter how old they are. PS5 is still over $400 despite being 5 years old and I don't see the Switch 2 going down in price either.

The screen has bad motion clarity and it flares up my autism

>>716044331
Tendies fukkin REKT

It is Nintendo's masterpiece system, their magnum opus of hardware, the culmination of everything there have done since the NES. It already has 2 god tier games and at least 2 more are on the way soo. (Prime and duskbloods)

>>716047545
>It is Nintendo's masterpiece system
The Switch is Iwata's last will and testament. They almost got it right with the WiiU. There's literally nowhere to go with such a zenith design.

>>716047687
BING BING WAHOO

>>716044331
>>716047160
How pathetic do you have to be to respond to your own post. Seethe and cry snoyfag. 8 more years!

>>716047751
People like fun, faggot.

>>716047160
>rekt
yeesh what year is it?

>>716047810
You sound trans. Post your new tits.

>>716047751
Woah! Calm down there, crazy frog!

So are the mario kart filler tracks really that annoying when you've had the game a few weeks? Or is it more a problem for people who need to minmax the 30 mins a day they have?

>>716049187
Kinda feels like you're just waiting to get to the good stuff for no reason

>>716042479
they aren't dealbreakers but you'll notice them unless your head is really far up your ass. it's not bad enough to make you wish you were on a switch 1 instead but you will think "i really wish they patched this" any time you play a switch 1 game that's 720p or less in handheld (almost all of them).

>>716049187
Driving from course to course fucking sucks man.
8 is a lot better than World. World is a downgrade at worst, a side-grade at best.
Even my little brothers are bored of the open world, they want "real races" and have started playing 8 on the Switch 2 again already. I think chances are, they're gonna trade it in for DK soon.

>>716039878 (OP)
If you wait there will only be more games available for you to play.

Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza look fun, but I don't think it's worth spending $500 on a console for 2 games. People are finishing Bananza within a week of launch and Mario Kart is more the play once in a while type of game.

>>716039878 (OP)
i've got tons of use out of mariokart, zelda, and bananza, my PS5 is useless except for GTA6.

I maintain the best setup is switch + PC.

>>716052470
*also, the online catalog with all the older system games is great
>just emulate
true, but I cant take my PC with me or play games in bed or on a couch. I didnt have a steam deck so this is a no brainer, docked or not. I've literally played OOT on n64 more than my ps5 this year.

>>716044804
>entertainment and leisure time is only for wealthy people
literal fucking jew fuck off you fucking faggot

>>716039878 (OP)
I'm buying a new CPU and motherboard and chair instead. I can't bring myself to replay a single Nintendo game from the wii onwards, I think I'm done with this company.

>>716052745
games are a great use of time even if poor because $70 for zelda for example can give you hundreds of hours of entertainment. or, $70 buys a nice steak for 1 hour of a meal.

so in that sense gaming is great no matter your status.

>>716039878 (OP)
Oh I absolutely love it. I bought a Switch in 2018, and I also bought the OLED when it came out, and good games were coming out around that time so I still used my Switch a bit right up to Switch 2's launch.

The screen isn't really that much worse than the OLED. After people pointed it out, I did notice that input-response is a BIT slower on the Switch 2 LCD compared to my TV (A Samsung Q60T which isn't even that good) but a lot of things look great on it. Playing some of the best Switch 1 first parties in upgraded versions that have better framerate and higher resolution and HDR on is awesome.

But I also just love how it looks and feels. The new menu and eShop interface feels comfy.

The only downside is that Switch 1 titles that aren't getting patched can look pretty awful going from 720p output res to 1080p upscaled. It looks like playing Nintendo DS games on the 3DS basically. It's using a bad bilinear filter to upscale it.

I'm getting one.
A lot of the complaints simply don't matter to me.
I'll be playing it docked 90% of the time, I have never played a Switch game so I have plenty of games to play.
I don't have a lot of time to play games either so I'll amuse myself with 3/4 games for years.

I didn't have a switch 1, I emulated on PC. I didn't have a steam deck either, so given switch 1 lasted 8 years and counting, it's 100% worth it.

That's a big factor too, it's not a system that will be replaced any time soon. Plus it can be portable, even if you dock it most of the time.

>buying anything Nintendo
LMAO

>>716052832
I feel the same. Every time I play a Nintendo game im acutely anware the entire time that I’m a grown man playing with a kid’s toy. The only time it feels fine is when I’m playing with friends or at a party or something, but playing these children’s games alone as an adult just feels absolutely pathetic. It’s not even about what others think. I rarely share what games I play with people other than a couple gamer friends. I just can’t bring myself to play with something obviously for kids these days. I respect myself too much

>>716053549
BUY a PlayStation or a PC. Problem solved.

>>716053549
super mario 1 is fun regardless if you are 5 or 90, there is no age where you are "too old" to enjoy things. You can play PC games and Nintendo games at the same time, you aren't restricted to one thing.

>>716039878 (OP)
Waiting for the OLED model (although Reddit thinks that won’t be happening anytime soon due to VRR)

>>716053970
What's VRR? I'm a retard.

>>716039878 (OP)
>Anyone here with buyer's remorse?
No, and I happen to have a pretty big backlog. I just got Donkey Kong, and it's pretty fun to play. Because I'm not rushing to finish everything, I can wait on the next Switch 2 release while rotating games.

>>716054286
Variable Refresh Rate. Basically there are no cheap OLED screens with VRR available as of today. I know some newer iPad models have it, but if Switch 2 were to use the same ones, its price could easily be double that of the base model.

>>716054640
Why is a variable refresh rate a good thing? Thanks for the help

Nope, if anything I have late buyer's remorse from my Switch 1 purchase. I barely played it outside of Zelda and Mario because the hardware was so underpowered and useless and the screen was way too small to bother playing handheld. I've played like fifty hours of Mario Kart World almost all handheld and I'm finally finishing TotK after I had to quit shortly after launch cause the framerate was maiming my eyes. And I'm looking at picking up a bunch of games I skipped on Switch 1, plus Donkey Kong is fun as fuck, so nah, definitely worth the purchase.

>>716039878 (OP)
Wait until there are more games. They won't be cheaper because Nintendo are jews, but maybe you can buy a second-hand system.

>>716053549
what an insecure faggot lmao
Nintendo games are for all ages

>>716055121
>They won't be cheaper because Nintendo are jews
Where do you live? I'm in the UK and most of the Switch 1 first party games are routinely around 50% off.

>>716055181
Nah bro there needs to be skulls and fire in them for a badass adult like him to enjoy it

>>716041782
My PC was less than the switch 2 and plays more games

>>716044331
Why not both? Are people going broke buying consumer electronics these days? I have a Switch 2, a SWOLED, a gaming PC, a server, a pile of laptops and tablets, phones,etc. all These things get used and I enjoy them. Not on that list: I also have a PS3 and PS4. Those don't get used, but I did enjoy them at one point. Not on either of those lists: any Xbox, because that's the only system that has 0 reason to exist. You can literally make a good case for anything except the Xbox.

>>716055035
its kinda crazy how much better zelda and pokemon run now, among other games. you can tell the hardware is WAY better.

Play your switch, save up for OLED. I can't stand the Switch 2's screen and I even prefer playing handheld to my gaming PC because my 1440p LED monitor just doesn't look as nice as an OLED

>>716039878 (OP)
i got one just to play splatoon in 4k and mario kart is fun, but there's really barely any games.

>>716039878 (OP)
It's decent.
Nothing revolutionary.
It runs basically every Switch 1 game better.

>>716055737
>sub $450 pc
lmao imagine outing yourself as a third worlder on a toaster that can't run any modern game and acting like that's a good thing

the only console worth buying is a switch

if you have a switch + pc you can play everything basically.

>>716056524
>It runs basically every Switch 1 game better
i'm tempted to get one to replay astral chain
pic related is a bonus

>>716044591
Yeah but no Nintendo games get that low in price. So he sorta has a point. Donkey kang will be $70 in 5 years either way.

>>716057103
>i'm tempted to get one to replay astral chain
Its not worth it for AC until they patch it, currently it still runs and looks like shit.

>>716057287
Where do you live?
In the UK first party, nintendo games are often around £30 (around half price)

>>716039878 (OP)
>Anyone here with buyer's remorse?
Not remorse, but I don't like how they followed Microsoft and Snoy. Switch 2 is heavily online dependent. It checks itself online. It forces updates for games online. Your stuff is online account bound. Need an online account just to download patches. I don't like it and this will be the last video game console I buy. PC is just better with less always online demands, funny as it is. My hope was that Switch 2 would be better all around and it's kinda better, kinda worse.

>Is it worth the money if I like mario kart and I have a pretty long backlog on the switch 1?
I actually have only been playing Switch 1 games on Switch 2. I don't want Kong Dong and Mario Kart Wold was fine.

>Do the switch 1 first party games all look and run better on switch 2?
I got 6 Switch 1 games specifically because of Switch 2 and they all run better.

>>716039878 (OP)
you're not going to have buyer's remorse long term, because nintendo will continue to make more top tier exclusives. it's not a ps5 or xbox that won't ever get games.
imo, mario kart and dk are worth it now but you'd probably be fine waiting another 6-12 months. Not all switch 1 games look better but some of the ones that got update patches like botw and totk look and run amazing

>>716057502
>you're not going to have buyer's remorse long term
So... when can I take my Switch 2 into the woods for a weekend or to my family's house when I visit? Wait, I can't because half the features don't work if I'm not always online connected. Including DLC.

>>716039878 (OP)
I'd say it's well worth the money just for Mario Kart alone, but take my word with a grain of salt as I'm a huge tendie and I skipped out on MK8D for the regular switch so I was craving Mario Kart for many years now.
And hey, it's a damn solid machine. If you trust in good releases throughout the years there's no reason not to get it right now, unless you're waiting for some sort of special edition.

the switch 1 will be getting games going on 9 years, so a decade for a console is pretty good especially with a portable option imo.

>>716057783
>unless you're waiting for some sort of special edition.
We are a good three years away from a Switch 2 OLED. I can't even tell anons to double dip since $1,000 is beyond most young people's wage.
>$500 Switch 2 now
>$500 Switch 2 OLED later
Either get it now or wait three years for the next upgraded version. It's a hard truth pill to swallow.

>>716039878 (OP)
No buyer's remorse, but that's only because I'm not poor. There's nothing to play yet.

>>716057648
works on my machine

>>716058119
Yeah, because you never leave your home.
>Anon update now
>No thanks, I'm 9hr drive from home
>No games 4 u then

if you are debating on whether to spend $500 then you cannot afford to spend $500

>>716057648
why doesn't your family give you the wifi password? and if it's your primary system you don't need to be online to run games you have on the hardware. if you're in the woods, you should enjoy nature but there are ways to get internet power out there if you really wanted to

>>716057648
>Can't play the Switch 2 offline
Bullshit.

>>716058407
>why doesn't your family give you the wifi password?
Elderly people on a fixed income will only spend on what they absolutely need.

>if you're in the woods, you should enjoy nature
Only someone that doesn't camp would say something this stupid. You don't leave camp at night. You don't walk the woods at night. You don't see at night. Wandering at night is how people go missing, retard.

>you should enjoy nature but there are ways to get internet power
Electricity, yea but internet? Are you camping or are you at a hotel anon?

>>716058280
That's not how it works, you can refuse to update on switch 2 and still play. And how would it even know there is a update if you're offline RETARD.

>>716039878 (OP)
Shitty so far. I'll probably pick one up whenever the next Animal Crossing drops. If it can release Animal Crossing without people figuring out how to emulate it, I'll buy one.

>>716058562
>Bullshit.
Turn off your internet for a few days and see what happens. Find out for yourself, how limited it gets.

I'm waiting until the beta test for bugs and defects is done, and for when a new fire emblem comes out.

>>716058805
If you're really 'camping' take a deck of cards with you and a board game.
idk what to tell you, even these places have internet these days. If not you're out of luck, it happens.

>>716058875
>without
before*

>>716052470
>GTA 6

>>716058938
>If not you're out of luck, it happens.

>Buy a portable system, for my adult life
>Don't have internet? Better luck next time buddy

>If you're really 'camping' take a deck of cards with you and a board game.
Can you stop pretending you know what you're talking about it? Your idea of camping is a summer resort with log cabins by a lake. My idea of camping is a backpack with a tent, where you sleep as far as your legs can take you before night hits. I'm not saying you're retarded, but I am saying you have a narrow view of the world.

https://youtu.be/-k10f2QYawU?si=6qv0bNkOe0bpBM7X

>can’t run GameCube games

>>716058805
>Elderly people on a fixed income will only spend on what they absolutely need.
You don't need internet to play games on your switch 2. If grandma and grandpa don't have internet that's your problem. I personally would never let my elderly family in such poverty with basic utilities like internet so maybe sell your switch and buy them internet
>Only someone that doesn't camp would say something this stupid. You don't leave camp at night. You don't walk the woods at night. You don't see at night. Wandering at night is how people go missing, retard.
I never said wander in the dark. Sit at the campfire, make smores, talk with the people you're with or do some quiet reflection or sleep. Don't just stay in your tent jerking off to your hentai games
>Electricity, yea but internet? Are you camping or are you at a hotel anon?
Weren't you the one complaining you couldn't download DLC in the woods? Anyways phone/sat hotspot retard.

>>716056524
some look like shit in portable mode though.

>>716059370
That's not what the video says.

>>716039878 (OP)
i regretted my Xbox One and my PS5
i love my Switch 2
didn't have the first one though

>>716059461
We really need the option to unlock docked profiles in portable mode already.

>>716039878 (OP)
It's too early to have buyer's remorse. If the library ends up basically just being DK and MK World in a year then it'll be bad. Right now it's a cool system though. Feels nice and premium

>>716058058
Yes, of course. That's what I was trying to convey as well. You either buy it now or wait for a special edition, but getting both is likely not worth it even to those whose budgets allow it. Getting it now however has the advantage of getting to play straight away.

Both Nintendo games released so far are great, if you didn't play botw, totk or pokemon scarlet/violet, those games actually run decent on switch 2 and make it worth picking up

>>716058879
Show me proof of this happening online. I do not own a Switch 2.

>>716060478
Pokemon S/V were terrible. No amount of frames will save it.

i bought it and dk a week ago:

its slimmer than my steamdeck which is nice for playing in bed.

the joycons still feel chintzy as shit although they're a bit higher quality than the switch 1 joycons, its like upgrading from a madcatz to an 8bitdo.

screen: ive mostly played docked so i cant really comment although the screen seems to lack saturation and contrast, the hdr is useless but i already figured that since it wasn't oled.

the OS and system software are much nicer to use since you dont get random lag spikes like you did with the switch 1, i can actually browse the eshop on the s2 without the console shitting itself.

a lot of issues from the s1 still remain though, like the eshop lacking better discoverability tools and more advanced filtering/sorting. theres also the continued lack of alternative system themes beyond the basic light/dark modes the s1 had which imo is still a big negative.

if it wasnt for dk and mp4 i probably would have waited for a hardware refresh with an oled screen.

>>716053335
>save file screen on a phone with no save files
certified brown post

>>716054930
Saves battery life, reduces screen tearing. I play with my Switch in handheld mode 90% of the time, so having a good screen and battery life is really important

Switch 2 owners! Have you picked up a carrying case yet? I want to get one but I can't decide which one to buy

>>716063304
the nintendo one is fine, I dont trust third party ones cause they might use shit material or mess the screen up, at least it's 100% made for the 2

>>716063304
I have one on the way that I ordered for cheap but can't speak on how good it actually is until I get it. Read pretty good reviews about it though, it's the Lmcpa Carrying Case if you want to check it out.

>>716063140
not even the shitposters are playing their emulators

>>716057496
>PC is just better with less always online demands
Just put on airplane mode. Personally I could never survive on PC, just not enough games

>>716039878 (OP)
MKW/DKB are great so it's a good start. I'd get one before there's any price increase because of tariffs or whatever, if you're gonna get one anyways

>>716039878 (OP)
>Thoughts on the switch 2?
Do you want to play Mario Kart World, RIGHT NOW? If not, then why bother?

>>716039878 (OP)
>buyers remorse
Month 2 out of prolly 7 years or so.
2 games worth playing.

I dunno, I owned a series x since launch and I sold that and in its entire life time I played nothing that was really special or good.
With nintendo you at least know you will get tons of exclusives that are in quality really great, but they do have to be in your taste.
Liking nintendo and nothing else or liking Modern gaming and not nintendo are both valid. Nintendo games are designed as toys to play with instead of EXPERIENCES!!!!1!!

>>716059308
Then go without a Switch, tendie

were when where you

>GC is NSO
>DS in NSO
>Sega fucking DREAMCASTO in NSO

but the pajeet bots in /v/irgin said
>swatch 2 is kill

?????????

>>716039878 (OP)
I'm waiting for non-spinoff games to be announced. No buyer's remorse since I returned mine, MK World didn't impress me much (especially with how much they don't want you doing regular lapped races). Thank god Walmart didn't give a shit about me redeeming the code.

Frankly, you have to be the biggest fucking Nintendicksucker and/or retarded consolewarrior to think this is God's gift to gaming.

>>716071609
You can take your switch library everywhere, hook it up on friend's telly and play together some co-op game. Steam library, not so much, it stays in your home and there aren't many co-op games for PC, we all know that, you know this too.

>>716071609
nice fake story

>>716039878 (OP)
Two great games so far from Nintendo and all the things i was told about the build quality of the system turned out to be blatant fabrications. I can't comment on the screen though because i use it in docked mode.
If DK and MKW are worth it to you then hardware-wise i'd say go for it. But really I guess it just depends on your situation and tastes anon, you have to decide what's worth what for yourself.

>>716040019
>NS1 games are stretched to fit the 1080p screen
anecdotally, this is only a problem for switch games that run sub-720p in handheld like xenoblade. At that screen size, 720p isn't a dealbreaker at all, as someone who has been playing a lot of Super Mario Wonder on a Switch 2.

>>716039878 (OP)
i spent something over £500 on some ridiculous bundle that had the pro controller and camera only to play like half of the new mariokart, sell the camera without even using it and basically use it as a glorified fortnite machine and i still don't even regret it

>>716072035
Bite me, faggot.
>>716071948
>BUHBUHBUH STEAM!!!
What does that have to do with my post?

what's the point of getting switch 2 if you already have 1 and they downgraded the screen?
I wanted to pickup switch 2 as my first nintendo console, but between the download-only, console bans, shit display and two gay games as exclusives I'm going to be skipping this one
why did they have to fuck up this hard, if they just buffed switch 1 it would've been great

>>716073317
You've been drinking the /v/ koolaid way too hard

I have held a personal policy since the Wii that I will not buy a console until the cost of the games I want exceeds the cost of the system itself. It has mostly served me well, but I broke that rule for Bananza and I don't regret it. If you have the money to burn and want a specific title bad enough, go for it, otherwise you should wait until the system's library fills out a bit.

>>716073575
>You've been drinking the /v/ koolaid way too hard
But he's not defending Nintendo or screeching about the Steam Deck

>>716073776
What a /v/igger response. Don't reply to me again.

>>716074387
Okay.

>>716072648
>prove that you had a Switch 2
>thread suddenly slows down and is nearly dead
goddamn, that sure shut that other anon right the fuck up

>>716039878 (OP)
Switch2 is worth it for early adopters year 1 if you have a giant backlog of Switch games and specific games like Scarlet and Violet that ran like shit on the first model. It is also viable for people that have wanted to get into the ecosystem for a more powerful switch and have been waiting for something with a better skeleton. If you aren't one of those people then wait a year and then buy in for the product. Mario Kart World is a blast to play and Bananza is excellent but if you are looking for a vast market of Switch 2 exclusives Nintendo is playing the long game again. It's why the free and paid for upgrades are a thing with the first year to keep the small months of dead air between Metroid, pokemon or daemeon x machina burn a little less. I personally have no remorse for the console considering I use it in conjunction with the Switch Oled as a secondary console.

Any of you guys having issues with connecting an ethernet port to your dock out of nowhere recently? At some point in the last two weeks it just stopped working wired and no amount of troubleshooting fuckery has worked.
I really don't wanna send this shit in.

>Switch 2 is good because Switch 1 games
hey didn't you guys dismiss that as a selling point for the PS5 and Xbox Series?

>>716039878 (OP)

>>716039878 (OP)