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Is it June 5th yet? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by Hyphlosion@lemm.ee to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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Just wanted to make sure. If not, will check again tomorrow…

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[–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No.

[–] MisterDeutsch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I’d like to downvote, but you are unfortunately correct.

[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

God damnit!

….

……

…………How about now?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, and if you ask again I'm turning this timeline around and we'll go back to the launch of the WiiU, so help me god!

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Is it Wii U yet?

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

Yes. I mean no!

[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

One thing I always hate about something coming out that you really want: Time slows waaaaaay down. Then speeds up after release. Then you look back and say damn. It’s been a year with the Switch 2 already?

[–] AkatsukiLevi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's April 28th, 2025

[+] otp@sh.itjust.works -8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

What's the point of the Switch 2? It seems like it'll only have a small handful of exclusives that'll cost maybe $1,000... that seems crazy expensive for like.4 games. I'm certain prices will go down eventually

[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

To have fun.

[–] Ilandar@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What’s the point of the Switch 2? It seems like it’ll only have a small handful of exclusives that’ll cost maybe $1,000… that seems crazy expensive for like.4 games.

The "point" is that more exclusive games will be developed for it over its lifetime, which will last a lot longer than the year of release. You can point to many consoles throughout history and ask "wHaTs tHe PoInT???" based on their launch titles.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can point to many consoles throughout history and ask "wHaTs tHe PoInT???" based on their launch titles.

Yeah, exactly. Some consoles had a killer app, like Super Mario 64. Or 3D graphics. Or the console doubled as a DVD player. Or it had some other sort of new tech.

I'm not really seeing what the killer app the Switch 2 has that makes it worth such a high price.

[–] Ilandar@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Okay, so you're asking what the point is in buying it at launch...in which case I'd agree. The same could be said for many consoles throughout history, and particularly for Nintendo consoles which are always primarily about the games.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, exactly. The post is about the launch date, but I guess I still should've clarified that I don't get the excitement for the Switch 2 on its launch date in particular.

Yeah, new Nintendo console. But new consoles haven't really been particularly exciting for a while imo -- they aren't really doing anything new. The Switch did new stuff (the first "hybrid" console/mobile device), and the Steam Deck made PC gaming (and the Steam library) handheld.

But since then and aside from that? I really don't understand what's to be excited about a new console launch at such a high price point, especially when they're setting a new standard (high) price for games. I'm not seeing anything new that hasn't been done before.

...and the downvotes are not changing my mind, lol...that suggests to me that it's just fanboyism. And that's great for those who are excited. To me, it seems like successful brand marketing with little substance behind it.

[–] Ilandar@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know why you're complaining about downvotes in response to me, I don't even have vote scores enabled. But in general I agree with you, I think the only console I got at launch was the Wii and that was a Christmas gift when I was still living with my parents so I didn't spend any of my own money. It was also because Twilight Princess was a launch title and I didn't own a GameCube so I was yet to play it (Zelda is my favourite Nintendo series so that made it a worthwhile purchase at launch).

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 weeks ago

That wasn't directed to you, just in general. Sorry about that! Haha

Yeah, I can definitely see Twilight Princess being a system seller! Plus the Wii had a completely new playstyle, and was basically a GC with the controller ports and memory card slots. If you didn't have a GC, it made sense to get a Wii.

It was also a lot cheaper than an S2 IIRC...

[–] account_93@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You could say the same about the (back then) new Xbox and Playstation 5. Same games, some with Improved FPS etc. New generation of console, You can just carry on playing the same games whilst S2 only games are being made/released.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, I didn't get the hype for those consoles either, lol

Not that there was much for the new Xbox..