Nintendo Switch 2 (New Console)

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Seems a reveal may not be too far off.

I expected this - I figured before Tears of The Kingdom that between that game and a final Mario (which we now know is Super Mario Wonder) that the two of them would represent something of a swansong for the current generation.

You never know with Nintendo but I’m not expecting a completely different looking console, particularly since it’s supposed to be backwards compatible.

I expect it to be a beefed up version of the OLED Switch, with a camera and a new chipset and GPU, basically.

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Why?

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Because Nintendo

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For a Face Raiders sequel of course!

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a) I hate this

b) surely this could be done with a connected phone to get your face into the game if you were so keen on it?

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Maybe for streaming? The PS5 has the HD camera accessory and you can stream directly to Twitch/YouTube.

Whereas with the Switch, lots of people stream with it but you need a capture card into your PC and to do it via OBS.

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Nintendo Switch 2 will be a day one buy for me.

The original I went to the midnight launch, me and 3 other random dudes showed up lol. I felt a bit sorry for the staff who had to come in and open up just for that.

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Yet by Christmas people were fighting outside stores to get them

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I really hope they just phone it in and don’t try to over complicate it.

Modern SOC, 1080P OLED display, figure out joycon drift, fully backwards compatible.

Take my money.

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Nice :+1:. I like the accents around the thumbsticks, as well as the all-black design. Overall, it’s kind of giving Steam Deck vibes.

Is “Nintendo Switch 2” branding necessary on the dock though? Couldn’t it just be the logo?

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Also! Is that a little tease at Mario Kart 9!?

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I’m not a fan of the less colourful, more pastel design. But the only game I was ever interested in on Switch was Animal Crossing, so until there’s news of that I’ll probably largely sleep on this.

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No OLED no care at this stage.

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They’ve not announced tech specs. Given how accurate the leaks were on design and hardware, it’s probably safe to assume it’s OLED, too.

Wish it wasn’t because I hate OLED screens, but I barely play handheld anyway.

I presume we’ll get those details (and games) in the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct on April 2.

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For me it’s a must, the Switch OLED was such a huge improvement over the original and I almost exclusively played it handheld.

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Just been analysing that Mario kart tease.

Mario Kart Royale, anyone?

  1. That track is monster sized. Very wide, open, and the cars look tiny.
  2. Watching at 0.25x, there’s at least 20 people in that race.
  3. There are 24 spots on the starting line.
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Just watched the trailer and thought it was a very well put together announcement. Just wish we got a bit more information about it but that is just me being impatient

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I love the whole magsafe-esque joy cons (beaten Apple to electromagnetic technology, too).

Seems like the whole mouse functionality leak was true too (they show them sliding across a flat surface, and if you look closely, you can see the sensor next to the port).

This was always gonna be a day one purchase for me no matter what. And although looks like a relatively boring successors (largely a spec bump), I think Nintendo have found ways to nintendo with some innovative gimmicks, so I can’t wait to see what they share at April direct. And Mario Kart 9, man. I’ve been waiting so long for that.

Only sad face thing for me is that ring fit adventure will be one of the unsupported titles for backwards compatability. The joy con won’t fit the ring anymore, and there’s no sensor on the bottom of the joy con anymore.

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