It should be free
May I introduce you to their last launch day tech demo… 1-2 Switch?
Yeah. You forgot about $60 launch day tech demo 1-2 Switch, didn’t you?
The only reason they sold any was because the console released with like one game, which seems to be the same strategy this time around too.
I remember buying breath of the wild, and sniperclips on day 1.
Exactly, the only real first party game was BOTW (and that also released on the Wii u).
There were some smaller games, like 12 switch/snipperclips/fast rmx, but the switch on release (and most of its life) was struggling for games.
Okay?
“We’re greedy shits,” Trinen said. “The holes in our souls are bottomless and we hate our customers."
This is one of the dumber decisions Nintendo has made, and they put out the Wii U.
Nintendo is being exclusively run by suits now. The era of a game company built by gamers is over.
$10 is the “go fuck yourself” price for things that would otherwise be free.
You’ve already spent $450 on the console, $90 on a game, and $50 for the full online subscription. What’s $10 more dollars for the welcome demo? Go fuck yourself, pay the plumber man.
Makes sense, but if it’s only $10 it should just be free. $10 isn’t worth the bad PR and they should want this tour thing in as many hands as possible.
“Nintendo thinks very little of the intelligence of their customers”
“Because fuck you!” -Nintendo
-the children’s toy company
Damn, Nintendo is such a crap company… What the heck is wrong with them?
This demo/manual and the driving basketball game should be included in the system.
Think back to the 3ds with head wars and AR games, no way I’m buying such games but having them makes the system a bit more valuable.
I jumped ship from Switch to handheld pc. The pc game prices was a big part, especially older games don’t hold value. For example I got Middle Earth shadow of war for like $6. I still sometimes miss my switch but I will definitely wait a while before I decide on a switch 2.
which handheld pc did you get?
I went for the ROG ally x
wow its like $800? would you recommend it?
Yeah it’s a hefty price tag but I wanted the extra battery. The Z1 extreme has pretty much the same performance and come with 500gb storage, with a better price tag. You can always upgrade your battery and ssd if you want to later down the line.
I love the device! The fact that I can play pc games in my hand is a huge win for me. I work in front of a pc the whole day. Last thing I want is to sit in front of a pc for gaming. But you must understand it is a pc and not a console. You have more setting and things to tinker with setting to get best performance unlike a console where it is just plug and play.
thanks, how often do you connect it to a larger screen?
I never do but I know you can. But once again it is not as easy as casting. You could for example get a dock and have Xbox remotes which could emulate a console feel. My suggestion is to do research before you buy and see if it caters for your needs. Is it a good device? Yes. Is it super user friendly? Depends on the user.
Steam deck maybe
I like how there’s so many fees on this console that we haven’t even gotten to the $50 skype webcam accessory which they spent a solid third of their direct showing off.
I miss the DS era :/
EDIT:
I also want to point out this: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/reggie-had-to-fight-for-wii-sports-as-a-pack-in-and-miyamoto-wasnt-happy
Fils-Aimé pushed for the bundle, and initially company President Satoru Iwata turned the proposal down: “Nintendo does not give away precious content for free.”
“Neither of you understands the challenges of creating software that people love to play. This is something we constantly push ourselves to do. We do not give away our software,” Mr. Miyamoto stated.
It’s ironic that with the success of Wii sports, Nintendo completely ignored the lesson.
All the important people at nintendo have been separated from reality by their own fame and success for so long that they’ve lost their common sense and rationality.
But despite it all, their absolute contempt for their costumers and supporters continues to get rewarded by masses of fanboys/fangirls who keep unloading dumptrucks of money on Nintendos doorstop out of some obsessive nostalgia, and thus keeps nintendo from ever actually learning an actual fucking lesson.
Or how the “Chat Button” is pay gated after the first year…
https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/553458/switch-2-nintendo-confirms-c-button-price
Don’t care. Still no.
There isn’t one reason they could give that would ever justify this for the consumer. Absolutely unacceptable and anti consumer.
Nintendo explain: " It’s not free… we want your money… all of it"
