EPTNintendo Switch Thread - Page 249
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sharkie
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
On May 18 2026 02:38 KobraKay wrote: about that last part....I've seen retailers around here going up to 419 SW2 + MKW for Mario day this year. One of them had an overlapping store event that let it be at 399 which was a killer price. They will come around even more and I can still hold, with renewed interest in d2 and my kid being into SW now, there is no rush. my first big fomo will probably be W&W in 2027 :D That's fair! We're not even one full year into the Switch 2's lifespan yet, and most of its games are still functional on Switch 1. As we enter into 2027, we'll see far more Switch 2 exclusives that have huge fanbases and the expected gravitas, like Pokemon Winds/Waves, which will eventually tempt more gamers to buy the newest system. I like Nintendo's decision to pace themselves with the biggest IPs while still releasing other fantastic first-party and third-party games every single month. It's a marathon, not a sprint, and this is the first time in decades that Nintendo has had two, consecutive, massively successful generations of home consoles (Switch 1 then Switch 2), though a huge contributing factor is that they're technically hybrid and Nintendo has always cornered the market on handheld gamers. I'll release my next updated tier list at the end of June, but I can already say that the S, A+, A, and A- tiers have all increased since the beginning of 2026. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada18041 Posts
On May 25 2026 00:56 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Yeah that's a mind-numbingly dumb clickbait video JJR lol. Nah The title is correct. The yen is falling fast... And the analyst correctly identifies how this along with rising manufacturing costs impacts Nintendo. Exactly how is it 'mind numbingly dumb' ? On May 25 2026 00:07 sharkie wrote: There are few companies who have been predicted to fail, collapse or whatever more often than Nintendo lol The analyst does not predict Nintendo's failure... Neither am I.. The analyst is overly negative because he fails to bring up that video games were a $190B business last year and climbing. So a lot can go wrong for anyone in the industry and they will be fine. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
On May 25 2026 22:29 JimmyJRaynor wrote: Nah The title is correct. The yen is falling fast... And the analyst correctly identifies how this along with rising manufacturing costs impacts Nintendo. Exactly how is it 'mind numbingly dumb' ? Did you... not watch your own video? That's not even close to what that guy is talking about. He's attacking Nintendo specifically, and parroting dumb anecdotal hate to predict Nintendo's doom. Go to 2:54, for example: "The people are angry. Like for real. The complaints are all over the internet about Mario Tennis Fever, about Tomodachi Life, or about the Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing ... The Nintendo Direct hasn't happened in months ... and according to leaks, the next big Mario won't happen until 2027." This isn't an economist's unbiased take on the yen; it's an attempted hit piece on Nintendo (take a look at how many of the YouTube comments also attack Nintendo vs. how many talk about "the yen falling fast" lol). The names of his timestamp categories include "The 3 Worlds Turning Against Nintendo", and the thumbnail of his video says "Game Over" inside Nintendo's logo, which is ridiculous. On top of that, he's astonished that the most recent Nintendo console is the most expensive one ever (at 5:05), despite that always being the case for every video game console generation and for every video game company. It honestly comes across as some random guy deciding to post about video games for the first time... so I checked the list of videos on his channel ( https://www.youtube.com/@Statrys/videos ) and it turns out that I'm right: he just posts sensationist nonsense, and this is his first attempt at a gaming-related / Nintendo-related video. Not well-informed at all. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18774 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada18041 Posts
On May 25 2026 23:32 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Did you... not watch your own video? That's not even close to what that guy is talking about. He's attacking Nintendo specifically, and parroting dumb anecdotal hate to predict Nintendo's doom. Go to 2:54, for example: "The people are angry. Like for real. The complaints are all over the internet about Mario Tennis Fever, about Tomodachi Life, or about the Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing ... The Nintendo Direct hasn't happened in months ... and according to leaks, the next big Mario won't happen until 2027." This isn't an economist's unbiased take on the yen; it's an attempted hit piece on Nintendo (take a look at how many of the YouTube comments also attack Nintendo vs. how many talk about "the yen falling fast" lol). The names of his timestamp categories include "The 3 Worlds Turning Against Nintendo", and the thumbnail of his video says "Game Over" inside Nintendo's logo, which is ridiculous. On top of that, he's astonished that the most recent Nintendo console is the most expensive one ever (at 5:05), despite that always being the case for every video game console generation and for every video game company. It honestly comes across as some random guy deciding to post about video games for the first time... so I checked the list of videos on his channel ( https://www.youtube.com/@Statrys/videos ) and it turns out that I'm right: he just posts sensationist nonsense, and this is his first attempt at a gaming-related / Nintendo-related video. Not well-informed at all. What is the title of the video? and yes, i watched the video. and i summarized it. he brought up the falling yen and the rising manufacturing costs. it is not a "hit piece" at all. did you watch the whole video? watch what he says during the 2nd half of the video. Nintendo is sitting on a pile of cash... their IPs are more valuable than ever. and, this is an historical fact... profit margins AND the stock are way down. and the analyst explains why. , as of mid-May 2026, Nintendo stock (TSE: 7974 / NTDOY) has hit 3-year lows following a sharp downturn. The stock has experienced a significant, sustained decline from its 2025 highs, trading down 13.5% to over 30% in the last month depending on the ticker, say Simply Wall St and Yahoo Finance is the yen fallilng? is Nintendo stock falling? are manufacturing costs rising? Yes, Yes, and Yes. ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/d9Wvi6H.png) Notice he never talks about how the current Nintendo Prez was not a game designer LOL. On May 25 2026 23:32 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: On top of that, he's astonished that the most recent Nintendo console is the most expensive one ever (at 5:05), despite that always being the case for every video game console generation and for every video game company. no, when you factor inflation in it is not "always the case for every video game console generation and for every video game company". the NES and SNES were bargains compared to their direct competition. The base set NES was $199 USD on release and the SNES was the same price on release many years later. Factoring inflation in .. the SNES was less expensive. NES launch price ≈ roughly $575–590 today SNES launch price ≈ roughly $400–500 today depending on the inflation calculator used. Get your basic facts straight dawg before calling something "mind numbingly dumb". Also, the title is "Nintendo's business model just collapsed". This is correct, and its not a shot at Nintendo. The ground is shifting from under them. All that said, I think the guy is overly negative. However, just because I partly disagree with some of his conclusions does not make his video "mind numbingly dumb click bait". The guy brings up some good points. Atari console prices. 2600 $200. 5200 $260. 7800 $140. Jaguar $250. With inflation the 5200 was cheaper than the 2600. The 7800 was cheaper than both of them. And the Jaguar was less expensive than the 2600 and 7800. + Show Spoiler + video game history is so cool. what a great topic! | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
Thanks for accidentally agreeing with me and disagreeing with your video guy about the costs of video game consoles. His claim is that the Switch 2 is the most expensive Nintendo console ever, yet you and I both agree that (when adjusted for inflation) other Nintendo consoles (like the NES and SNES - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/game-console-launch-prices-adjusted-for-inflation-1975-2024/ ) were actually more expensive than the Switch 2. You and I have already talked about that fact in previous conversations! The only way your video guy's claim is true is if he doesn't adjust for inflation, yet by using his bad economic logic the following statement is also true: "despite that always being the case for every video game console generation and for every video game company". That's a true statement only when not accounting for inflation, and I made that point to show the financial contradiction he was making: he disregards inflation when the opportunity suits him to hate on Nintendo's current decisions and parrot Nintendo haters on the internet, as I directly quoted in my last post, but in doing so he makes a completely mundane claim about how unadjusted prices always increase from generation to generation, undermining the "Nintendo is totally screwed this time" message he's sending. That's enough time and effort on this mind-numbingly dumb clickbait video. Nothing was gained, and a few brain cells were lost. | ||
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Turbovolver
Australia2454 Posts
The usual Youtube gaming grift is "woke" games but I don't really see how it's that, actually I remember a while back when Sony was viewed as becoming more westernised and Nintendo was the one willing to be risque. It stood out to me because it felt "backwards" compared to even older perceptions of Nintendo as the family company, etc etc. NOTE: I didn't actually watch the video nor am I really commenting on this specific discussion, I just think it's important context that a lot of people are probably already aware of but whatever. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
Anyways, huge sale incoming: "Save on select digital games with Nintendo eShop Sale starting on 27 May until 9 June." https://www.nintendo.com/my/news/article/4jl4Ka4kcy1qgWgQjoJpt The sale includes: Super Mario Party™ Jamboree Princess Peach: Showtime! Resident Evil Requiem Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Super Bomberman Collection Marvel Cosmic Invasion Hollow Knight Hollow Knight: Silksong Octopath Traveler 0 Little Nightmares 3 Mega Man 11 and others on Switch 1 and Switch 2! | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
I found a video that summarizes my thoughts pretty well: | ||
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sharkie
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Yaqoob
Canada3408 Posts
On May 28 2026 14:21 sharkie wrote: Steam deck just got huge price increases. Eh maybe Nintendo aint so bad after all I was a bit shocked by the price increase. I think the 512GB OLED model is now $789 USD, up from $549 USD. The 1TB model got a $300 USD price increase and is now $949 USD. My Steam store is set to Canada, so seeing prices like 1,129 CAD for 512GB and 1,349 CAD for 1TB is pretty insane. I think I am going to try and get a used Steam Deck off Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji (Canada's version of Craigslist). | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
On May 28 2026 15:01 Yaqoob wrote: I was a bit shocked by the price increase. I think the 512GB OLED model is now $789 USD, up from $549 USD. The 1TB model got a $300 USD price increase and is now $949 USD. My Steam store is set to Canada, so seeing prices like 1,129 CAD for 512GB and 1,349 CAD for 1TB is pretty insane. I think I am going to try and get a used Steam Deck off Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji (Canada's version of Craigslist). The Steam deck was already a pretty niche buy in the console market, with something like only ~10 million sold across 4 years; I can't imagine that these significant price increases are going to help push more units out to consumers x.x | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/05/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-n64-library-with-another-game-next-week A new Dragon Quest Monsters spin-off game is in development. It's called Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World. If it's anything like Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, then I'm sure it'll be awesome. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/05/dragon-quest-monsters-the-withered-world-announced-for-switch-1-and-2 New information on Dragon Quest 12 - its name has changed from DQXII: The Flames of Fate to DQXII: Beyond Dreams. There's also a nine-minute video update! https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/05/dragon-quest-xii-gets-a-new-title-following-complete-development-reset A new demo and gameplay trailer for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (releasing June 18th) just dropped! | ||
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superjoppe
Sweden3694 Posts
My son prefers to play with me or his friends, not alone | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
On June 02 2026 03:21 superjoppe wrote: New Yoshi game looks really cute and fun. But how come there is no co-op? o_O My son prefers to play with me or his friends, not alone What would co-op look like, in that game? Is there a second entity besides Yoshi that a second player could simultaneously control? | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
FF7 Rebirth comes out tomorrow on Switch 2 (demo is currently available): https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-switch-2 Minecraft is also coming to Switch 2: https://nintendoeverything.com/minecraft-seems-to-be-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2/ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is also also coming to Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2-this-october The Switch 2's Star Fox remake is looking great: https://www.nintendolife.com/previews/star-fox-2026-just-a-remake-but-what-a-remake | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
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Also, here are a few dozen games coming out in June and July: https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/upcoming-nintendo-switch-2-games-and-accessories-for-june-and-july-2026 Also also, we can expect "Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on Switch 2: 28th August 2026." https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/elden-ring-tarnished-edition-will-finally-rise-on-switch-2-this-august | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46688 Posts
FFVII Revelation: | ||
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