I’ll eventually get it I’m sure. But I’m not sure about getting it at launch even though I’m usually there for most Nintendo launches.
Mario Kart World looks awesome. No doubt. And MK8D is one of my favorites so I’m really excited for the next one.
But I think I’m at the point where I have enough to play right now and can hold out for a year or two until the rest of the library fleshes out a bit. MKW will be a title that is relevant throughout the S2’s life so I’m not in a rush to play it on launch day.
I’m curious to hear impressions from other people. Was there enough there to excite you?
I play primarily portably, and they went with an LCD screen, which I’m not very happy about. I’d prefer not to go from OLED Switch 1 to LCD Switch 2. I also do not care about 120 fps at all, so that does nothing for me… The only game I really care about from what I saw was Pokemon Legends Z-A, so I’ll just play that on Switch 1 (I am a huge fan of Scarlet/Violet, so I am no stranger to jank in a Pokemon game lol).
So, yeah, I won’t be getting one at launch, and would prefer to wait for the inevitable revision, which hopefully has an OLED screen. It’d be nice if it was cheaper, too, but who knows what anything will cost like, in a week, so who knows.
I’m not so sure of that. People are hurting right now and this is not the typical Nintendo family friendly priced machine. The job market sucks. The stock market sucks. Everything costs more. This is a challenging time for everyone.
Needlessly by the way.
Nintendo may have a hit on their hands but I could also see it having a tough post launch period, especially after the holidays.
Adult gamers will buy it. But I’m not so sure about middle class parents which is still a vital demographic for them.
I’ll be getting one at launch. It’s an investment in a long tail of games. Backwards compatibility makes it an easy upgrade and Donkey Kong Bananza looks incredible. Exactly the kind of game I want to play on new hardware. Mario Kart World will obviously get lots of playtime too.
Oh wow I had not heard the news of pausing pre-orders.
I’m playing to get one at launch if it’s easy to get a hold of. I don’t play the stock track game or any of that BS. If I can easily pre-order or walk into a store and get it, I will. If it’s in limited supply I will wait. I’m fortunate that money isn’t the issue for me but my patience is limited.
The thing is, Mario Kart World is $80 in the US if not included in the bundle. Adjusted for inflation, there isn’t much out of the ordinary there:
Removed my link due to inaccuracy (see below)
But there’s so much more competition for entertainment today than at any other point in history. So that’s why video games have been devalued to this point compared to their prices throughout the 90s and early 2000s.
The move from rom carts to disc and other modern formats also lowered manufacturing costs which helped keep prices from increasing.
I think the reason why MK World seems so especially high despite the inflation factor is because you wouldn’t expect Nintendo to be the first ones to break the $80 price threshold.
Especially not at a hardware launch when the PR has to be as good as possible.
With two little boys I have basically no time for any games lol. But will see at launch.
Frankly I’m quite interested in seeing how the upgraded versions of Zelda go, as I still am only halfway though TOTK, and I’ll definitely not be able to live with playing with the lower end version of Prime 4.
I’m not planning on getting one, at least not for a long time. Maybe after the revision in several years. I was considering getting an OG OLED but I’ll just wait now since it looks like OG games will get better versions on the duece.
Day 1! It’s a shame Nintendo has gone in the direction of a PS5-style generation but I think there’s enough compelling Switch 2 exclusive software to make this year really shine.
I do wish more third party publishers were seeded development kits though, shocked to see some partners completely absent who were very important to establishing the Switch’s credentials in its early years. I’m sure the cracks in the third party software lineup will be filled in by launch window though, but it’s very reminiscent of the original Switch.
That chart is way the hell off. Super Mario Kart was $59.99 on SNES, same as most every SNES game of the era. The starting price on SNES carts at the time was $49.99 but I think MK came in $10 higher.
Source: I worked at Electronics Boutique and pulled new carts right out of their shipping boxes from Nintendo and priced them with a price gun.
You are correct about this. I thought the same thing. No way it cost $40 brand new at launch in 1992. That’s more like a discounted price late in the life cycle. If you are right, then that is equal to $135 today, adjusted for inflation.
