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A Direct is announced for April 2nd to cover the games.

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[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I really don't like the logo. I know why the logo looks that way considering the Wii U branding debacle, but still.

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[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago

Can't wait to play tears of the kingdom at 30 fps

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 12 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Lol. I did put my money on "barely distinguishable from the Switch 1, maybe bigger". I guess I win the betting pool.

I'm mainly happy because I didn't want to be tempted to support Nintendo's lawsuit happy asses, anyway.

If they ever release a Virtual Boy Mini, my conscience will never recover from my own hypocrisy, though.

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[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm an og Nintendo hype veteran from the days of N64. This is the first where I ignored all the rumors. I am not impressed also not disappointed.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's kind of wild seeing Nintendo just make an upgraded version of the previous console. Even the Wii U was fairly transformative, even if not great.

This, from the perspective of someone who isn't huge on Nintendo, kinda feels more like a "Switch Pro" kind of thing, no?

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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The rumor is that the price is going to be $450 for just the console and $500 for the console with Mario Kart bundled. May or may not be true, but it's certainly plausible given how expensive electronics have gotten since 2017. I was thinking of pre-ordering after the Apr. 2 Direct, but if that price is accurate I'll look into getting a Steam Deck instead. A lower price was the biggest advantage the original Switch had.

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[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (9 children)

My question is the dock an eGPU?

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Almost certainly not

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[–] NastyNative@mander.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Will this still play switch 1 games? (Physical cartridges)

[–] ours@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

From TFA:

The Switch 2 will have backward compatibility with games from the original Switch (with some unspecified exceptions).

[–] tophneal@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

I hope this hardware will stand a chance playing no man's sky. After the freighters were introduced the switch just couldn't handle it

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The joycon sliding on the table, is that a mouse-mode? @1:11 in the reveal trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itpcsQQvgAQ

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[–] Tekkip20@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The trailer was pretty cool and I liked the bigger screen. I can't wait to see more of what they will reveal.

And backwards compatible games? That's gonna be a money saver for sure!

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[–] JoshuaBrusque@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (13 children)

Let's go! I'm excited for hardware that will run Pokemon Violet/Scarlet at a non-dog shit framerate (other than pirating).

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[–] telllos@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why would the keep this right joystick sooooooo low! I can't play the switch.

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