Lunatic_Gamer
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Nintendo Switch 2 should release around June and sell for more than 400 euros
The year could not end without new information about the launch of the Switch successor, still without an official name.
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Gamereactor UK: Nintendo Switch 2 should release around June and sell for more than 400 euros (Samus Hunter backup the information)
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Tiago Rodrigues
Member
what...this will be sold out in no time and probably break all records at that price and as a Switch successor.
Trilobit
Member
Here's a thread for you to read:
Betting time: Do you think the Switch will be a success?
I always love to retrospectively read GAF's prediction threads and see how many crows are being served, the thread placing WiiU/XB first and Sony disappearing or failing with the PS4 before this gen started is so much fun! So now that we have enough details about the price, specs, launch line...
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
“Sources” ok.
onnextflix5
Member
This rumour is bulshit, they are just guessing the price and lunch date 
, can’t see it being more than 399. This is the most boring Nintendo console in a long time, if all rumours are true, even the Wii u had more interesting hardware features.
, can’t see it being more than 399. This is the most boring Nintendo console in a long time, if all rumours are true, even the Wii u had more interesting hardware features.
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LectureMaster
Gold Member
Things are getting expensive now. I remember folks were upset Switch wasn't priced at $249.
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kevboard
Member
June? that would be a very weird release window.
I don't think I've ever seen a console launch right in the middle of the year.
it's always between September and march as far back as I can remember.
so for that date alone I absolutely do not trust this rumour until some really hard evidence drops.
I don't think I've ever seen a console launch right in the middle of the year.
it's always between September and march as far back as I can remember.
so for that date alone I absolutely do not trust this rumour until some really hard evidence drops.
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lughnasadh123
Member
It will certainly be successful, but it's going to be a bit harder of a sell for multiconsole households with kids to justify getting several $400 dollar switches. You'll likely see a lot more of the younger ones getting Switch hand me downs while slowing out sales. I'm going to make the bold prediction that the Switch 2 doesn't catch up in sales to the first one.
LordOcidax
Member
Bullshit. Price to high and is going to be released in March… 399
Dr.D00p
Member
Yeah well, 'weird' sums up the whole fucking company, IMO.
I'm sure fanboys wrote the same before wii u launch
struggler_guts
Member
Another day, another switch 2 release "leak"
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
There's literally no reason to believe the next Switch will have the same fate as Wii U.
Their marketing completely failed in showing why Wii U was even successor to the first Wii.
Switch has sold 40M more than the Wii for starters. Wii was basically a thing because of motion controls and peaked really fast...something Switch didn't.
Nintendo is also now doing home consoles + portable together so that's something that Wii U didn't have to its advantage. The next Switch will start as a monster in terms of sales for at least 2 or 3 years. No doubt about it.
Lucifers Beard
Member
So probably £450-500 in the UK. Can't see myself getting this next year, although it they announce a Mario Odyssey successor then I'm not sure if I'll be able to resist. We'll see.
SweetTooth
Gold Member
More than 400 euros? damn Nvidia d*ck must be so large 
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
This source is trash-tier even by Reddit standarts. And they are not high to begin with.
justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
Disgusting price.
Cyberpunkd
Member
$399 (+tax)
429€
V1LÆM
Gold Member
not paying anything over £400 for it.
maybe if there was a new main Zelda and/or Pokemon at launch but doesn't seem like it. I'll wait for the inevitable OLED/Lite model refresh a couple years later.
maybe if there was a new main Zelda and/or Pokemon at launch but doesn't seem like it. I'll wait for the inevitable OLED/Lite model refresh a couple years later.
you're in 2024 and complaining about Nintendo performance? it's old and boring..... don't buy it. go spend $700 on a PS5 Pro if you want to waste more money.
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cireza
Member
Even if it bores you, I still have the right to share my expectations. I will decide what I buy myself. And that will certainly not be a PS5 Pro. Most useless console to come to exist.
V1LÆM
Gold Member
of course you can but again it's old and boring.
you shouldn't really compare nintendo to PS/Xbox. The step up in graphics/performance from 3DS to Switch was huge. I'm not saying Switch 1 to 2 will be as significant but you know Nintendo aren't gonna be putting in the latest and greatest hardware (not that PS/Xbox does). The Switch 2 will mostly be the same with some more RAM (8-12GB) and an updates SoC capable of 1440-2160p and if we're lucky DLSS. It might still even have a 720p screen with support for 1440-2160p output docked. If at 1440-1800p it will probably upscale to 2160p. That seems like a reasonable upgrade for Switch 2.
cireza
Member
Well that's good, because I am not.
AngelMuffin
Member
Not at all. Can’t play Nintendo games on a PS5, which is the main reason to buy a Switch in the first place.
Playing Nintendo games didn’t really help the Wii U or every other failed console they put out, did it?
Nintendo’s biggest strength is not actually its software. That only takes them so far as has been seen several times. Their major strength is hardware. That is what has always propelled their business historically. What did the Wii, DS, and Switch have in common? Novel, compelling hardware at an affordable price relative to the competition. Switch 2 at 400+ is not cheap so Nintendo will have to cook up something really special in terms of hardware to achieve anything remotely comparable to Switch 1.
This piece of gadget is stronger than Steam deck, it would be impossible to sell a hardware around PS4 - PS4 pro in small form in less than $400.
TropicanaTwista
Member
So I will have my final judgement once the thing is officially announced, but I have a hard time imagining that I would pay more than 400 for a Nintendo console.
Kataploom
Gold Member
For some reason I thought this was "obvious" lol.
Maybe I just got to that conclusion a while ago and just convinced myself of it, I mean, they're announcing it this FY, but it has to be next year and I don't think they can release it in April, it's too close to announcement. They won't also release it this FY because Furukawa said nothing about it and they're still counting on around 13M Switch units sold, so I can only see this being announced on February (or late January) and released mid year in the Summer.
Maybe I just got to that conclusion a while ago and just convinced myself of it, I mean, they're announcing it this FY, but it has to be next year and I don't think they can release it in April, it's too close to announcement. They won't also release it this FY because Furukawa said nothing about it and they're still counting on around 13M Switch units sold, so I can only see this being announced on February (or late January) and released mid year in the Summer.
LordOcidax
Member
You think that the Switch was underpowered in 2017? What was the competitor for that price?
thismeinteil
Member
Well, if we look at history, that's not going to be the case. Whenever Nintendo has just done an iterative successor, it has never matched the success of its more revolutionary predecessor.
For home consoles you have NES>SNES>N64>GameCube. Then came the Wii, which did better than the Wii U. For handhelds you have GameBoy performing better than the Advance. The DS performing better than the 3DS.
Now, the Switch looks to become their greatest success. Do you really think Switch 2 will buck this trend?
Zacfoldor
Member
That's just because Nintendo's successes has reached such heights that lightning can't strike twice.
Nintendo can't recreate a world where they release BotW and Odyssey back to back, not easily. They can't create a world where you can sell a full handheld Switch 2 lite for 199 out the door, buy one for each kid.
Not gonna happen.
However, if you are trying to say these trends go against Nintendo, bwahahaha. The "trends" show Nintendo always floats back to the top of the industry even when everyone in the world is saying they will fail.
In this world there are winners and losers. Nintendo is a winner. That's the trend haters should be concerned with.
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bitbydeath
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You know, I kind of wonder what the Wii U equivalent thread is like. Probably full of "the Wii was so popular it's gonna sell out forever!"Here's a thread for you to read:
Betting time: Do you think the Switch will be a success?
I always love to retrospectively read GAF's prediction threads and see how many crows are being served, the thread placing WiiU/XB first and Sony disappearing or failing with the PS4 before this gen started is so much fun! So now that we have enough details about the price, specs, launch line...www.neogaf.com
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
As long as the games are good, people will buy it. I’d like to just have a much better performing Switch with faster loading times. Brand new games are just the icing on the cake.
It’ll sell. It for sure sell.
Trilobit
Member
Considering how dead Wii was before Wii U even launched it felt sort of like a fad. But I did not expect Wii U to crash and burn as hard as it did. Switch 2 will face more handheld competition so it'll be interesting to see how well it does, but I think it can ride on the momentum of Switch 1 as long as it has great games coming to it. Nintendo has kept games coming to it even now in its "final" year, which stands in stark contrast to Wii.
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