Nintendo Switch (previously NX)

rhinohelix

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The normie console gamers I know all want it, so it at the least isn’t low. Maybe not as high as some Nintendo things, but I bet it sells out everywhere
Nintendo is the last console maker with a real exclusive ecosystem. Sony seemed to have real exclusives but now is just PC's cousin. MS/XBOX is just Trans PC but everywhere: ANYTHING IS AN XBOX, they say in a wrong pitched voice.
 
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spronk

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yeah just picked mine up at gamestop, paid for it at 3pm (no preorder) and picked up at 930pm after a 25 min line wait. will setup tomorrow, got the pro 2 controller as well. going on a 2 week vacation next week so i'll take this and my steam deck along and see which i like more

its up online in a few places and will be sold in store at costco and a few other places tomorrow morning

 

Siliconemelons

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Walmart dropped it off at like 6am - wife is all excited to play kart real quick before work.

We did system transfer from our main switch.
 
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Stopped at Target this morning and saw they had what must have been at least 100 of these on a cart with zero line. One dude strolled up to the girl at the counter saying "I know it's a long shot bu..."

"Nope, we have plenty." Hopefully the eBay scalpers get wrecked.
 
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i mean look at this

it's not difficult to have the switch in the middle (depthwise) of the box to you know, actually protect it?


 

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Someone should get this thing up and running with Elden Ring so we can see this glorious new 500 dollar piece of technology stream it at 720p20.
 

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Yeah that’s a piss poor packaging decision, regardless of mouth breathers stapling it.
 
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Thank apple. Pretty sure they started that trend
When you unbox an ipad, the screen faces the middle. As someone who deal with international cargo for a living that packaging triggers the heck out of me.

Edit: Though to be fair, anyone stapling the receipt to it instead of taping it should be shot on sight.
 

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Walmart dropped it off at like 6am - wife is all excited to play kart real quick before work.

We did system transfer from our main switch.
Same here, walmart dropped it off at 6:30. Also included a 20oz coke and a can of pringles that I didn’t order, is that a thing or something?
 
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Siliconemelons

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Same here, walmart dropped it off at 6:30. Also included a 20oz coke and a can of pringles that I didn’t order, is that a thing or something?

I am now sad I did not get a coke or pringles.

Was it in a little Walmart reusable bag? they give those randomly out to their delivery and pickup orders. Used to get one almost every time and it always had a random assortment of random.
 

Siliconemelons

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New Mario Kart /feels/ more like n64-ish "older" karts in the play vs the newer ones.

Animations are insane, the little things are all there as expected from nintendo doing the little of details the blue shell "KABOOM" is nice.

The visuals are very detailed, but to me you can make out the distance / what is coming way better than 8.

only did 1 GP mushroom 50cc - the "you drive the the next course" is kinda silly as it stops, gives you results, shows points and stuff then loads, shows the map, goes to the next course... but its a rolling start...yay?

Haven't been able to just go off wherever I want, but I am sure that is a mode/option

You cant hold items behind you - at current state it is just cart selection, not cart - tires - glider (as you xform wings) - again no idea if that comes later or something.

Wife is happy, she loves kart and she legit wanted this as our anniversary present so, that was easy.button
 
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spronk

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walmart gave away a bunch of random stuff, mostly coke and pringles but some people hilariously got deodorant and laundry detergent as sort of "gamer fuel" for the switch 2 deliveries from stores.

it took me about 30 mins to setup, the magnets are very cool and feel good clicking in. the switch 2 pro controller is VERY nice, feels good in the hand, has back buttons. mario kart world is 22 gig install and downloading now. i like how the switch 2 has a setting now to swap A<>B on any controller without having to remap, that was a pain.

check your screens for dead pixels, a few people have reported it. a black screen look for green dots, white screen same (or red dots). none on mine fortunately. screen is 120hz and looks really good for ips/led, maybe not as rich blacks as OLED but it looks a little more usable in bright sunlight.

pretty easy to get around town and facebook marketplace is hilarious, scalpers keep undercutting each other and i'm seeing the MKW bundle down to $550 around here which is literally the cost with tax, maybe some people are getting a 5% target discount or something.

heading out on 2 week vacation next week so will take this and deck along and see how they compare, my deck is the launch model too so not as snazzy as oled deck.
 
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