• Jambalaya@lemmy.zip
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    13 hours ago

    Anyone else feel like Nintendo is missing the boat here? Every day that goes by, the switch 2 becomes less exciting compared to the competition. They needed to release it 6 months ago.

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            1 hour ago

            Tell that to the Gamecube and Wii U eras. Funny that those are also all-time peaks for game quality, Nintendo is better at making video games when they’re struggling.

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              2 hours ago

              Mate, with how much the Switch sold, I think they already did.

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        13 hours ago

        Yeah but that’s because they historically have been so different than the competition. But in this case they have had their lunch eaten by the steam deck, Rog ally, etc.

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          The Switch is a lot smaller and pocketable than those you described and is far better as a party game machine. It’s also much more widely available. I don’t think it’s so clear cut especially if people are getting it for their exclusives. Yea, you can emulate it but there’s a bit of work to get the ROMs and BIOS that the average lay person isn’t really comfortable with doing.

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          But in this case they have had their lunch eaten by the steam deck, Rog ally, etc.

          I see tons of people still using the old Switch. I have so far seen none other than myself and my kid using a Steam Deck.

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      12 hours ago

      They wanted to release it 6 months ago, rumor has it. But they postponed it to shore up supply to meet launch demand, give extra development time to its key launch games, or to squeeze the last bit of juice out of the Switch 1 – or some combination of those things.

      The Switch 2 will do just fine, better even, compared to its next closest competition.