It’s official: Take a first look at the Switch 2
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After much ado about the Switch and incredible media hype that's lasted for months, Nintendo's decision to quietly drop the trailer on their YouTube to little fanfare is outrageously funny to me.
I can't be the only one to think that the long delay between trailer and Direct is a bit odd though. I wonder if they were originally planning on trying to keep the lid on for a little longer and felt their hand was being forced by all the leaks?
I can't be the only one to think that the long delay between trailer and Direct is a bit odd though. I wonder if they were originally planning on trying to keep the lid on for a little longer and felt their hand was being forced by all the leaks?
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Headphone Jack = YES! Slightly bigger = YES (I'm getting older). Slightly more rounded controllers - YES (they old ones do dig in after an hour or so - esp if lying in bed). USB-C on top? WOAH!!! The new controllers look like they'll be more useful in 2-player mode (tiny mode). Kick stand = lovely.
My other big hope is it charges quicker. I'm a non-docker (99% of the time) and even with my massive Apple MacBook Pro PSU it's still pedestrian at best.
I guess they'll bump the screen rez because they'll want to keep the DPI the same or higher.
Like it. I didn't ask for a revolution this time cos' I'm still a happy camper.
BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE!!!! Homer drool
Edit: I've just overlayed the old/new images from the vid and it would seem a 1080 screen can be added to the new device with a slight increase in pixel density (10% or so) assuming the video allows an accurate size comparison natch.
My other big hope is it charges quicker. I'm a non-docker (99% of the time) and even with my massive Apple MacBook Pro PSU it's still pedestrian at best.
I guess they'll bump the screen rez because they'll want to keep the DPI the same or higher.
Like it. I didn't ask for a revolution this time cos' I'm still a happy camper.
BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE!!!! Homer drool
Edit: I've just overlayed the old/new images from the vid and it would seem a 1080 screen can be added to the new device with a slight increase in pixel density (10% or so) assuming the video allows an accurate size comparison natch.
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I hope so. I've replaced mine 3 times. It does get a hell of a lot of use and is pretty old but there always was a better solution.
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I see an additional square button on the right joy-con, just below the home button. I wonder what that'll be for.
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My only concern, at this VERY early stage, is that I hope the controllers still have a physical "lock" option. I liked how secure the sliding metal rails made the controls so I didn't have to worry about being too vigorous and separating the two controllers from the body, which now unsupported, would fall crashing to the floor.
I didn't need it to be revolutionary. Evolutionary is more than enough, and Nintendo just deciding to call it the "Switch 2" should avoid the problems they had marketing the Wii U, which a lot of people thought was just a tablet accessory for the Wii and not a whole new more powerful console.
That said... I still regret the missed opportunity to call the device the "Switcharoo".
I didn't need it to be revolutionary. Evolutionary is more than enough, and Nintendo just deciding to call it the "Switch 2" should avoid the problems they had marketing the Wii U, which a lot of people thought was just a tablet accessory for the Wii and not a whole new more powerful console.
That said... I still regret the missed opportunity to call the device the "Switcharoo".
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At last, the long national nightmre if over!
This looks really great. If the other old leaks are true, than it's an LCD (boo!) with hall-effect analogue sticks (yay!). Now we can start the endless speculations of price/release date.
This looks really great. If the other old leaks are true, than it's an LCD (boo!) with hall-effect analogue sticks (yay!). Now we can start the endless speculations of price/release date.
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Same. I have 5 Switches in my household and had to replace each attached joy-con at least once...
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They explicitly say in the video backward compatible with physical and digital Switch 1 games, but that not all games will work.
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There are 3rd-party hall effect replacements that drop right in. About 30 minutes work and the drift is fixed permanently.
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Tbf, replacing joycons with hall effect sensors is massively easier than other controllers...
Someday I'll get that Xbox controller fully desoldered...
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Looks like a great improvement for the most part, but boy do those protruding controller ports look questionable.
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Which is funny, since if anything the Switch 1 was an iteration that "completed" the concept of the Wii U.
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That Mario Kart 9 teaser is the real highlight of this video.
My own personal speculation for years was that MK8 Deluxe was only supposed to help pad the launch lineup for Switch, and that MK9 was supposed to come at some point. Given KM8D just keeps selling, it made sense to wait on MK9.
looks like 16-20 racers at once? That's going to be absolute chaos!
My own personal speculation for years was that MK8 Deluxe was only supposed to help pad the launch lineup for Switch, and that MK9 was supposed to come at some point. Given KM8D just keeps selling, it made sense to wait on MK9.
looks like 16-20 racers at once? That's going to be absolute chaos!
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Obviously they won't be physically compatible, but I wonder if OG switch and 3rd party Switch controllers will still work wirelessly or via USB? Be nice for multiplayer, especially early days. (I may be the only person in the world who hasn't experienced Joycon drift yet, but that could just be because I haven't used mine enough to wear them out.)
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With the Switch's massive success it really seemed to me that Nintendo's best bet to keep it going as a platform. People's game library, especially digitally... creates such a huge network effect it'd be hard for any competitor to jump in.
I wonder if we'll ever see a crazy hardware design again from Nintendo.... attachable controllers still leaves them options to go nuts with their design though. I guess the design of everything evolves into black rectangle with edge to edge screen.
Wish they came up with a better name than Switch 2 though... even the silly New 3DS was more fun. What's wrong with just using the superlative Super?
I wonder if we'll ever see a crazy hardware design again from Nintendo.... attachable controllers still leaves them options to go nuts with their design though. I guess the design of everything evolves into black rectangle with edge to edge screen.
Wish they came up with a better name than Switch 2 though... even the silly New 3DS was more fun. What's wrong with just using the superlative Super?
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Having USB-C ports on both the top and bottom, along with their existing wireless interfaces and the magnetic attachments on the side, gives them a lot of options for wacky attachments.
I also agree that Super Switch would have been a good name, and in keeping with Nintendo’s heritage.
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It will be interesting to see if it launches with LCD as leaked, or OLED, or if there will be multiple SKUs. I wonder how well the Switch OLED sold. I’d definitely buy the OLED option if there is one.
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It looks like a magnetic system has replaced the button latch, that's nice. No real surprises if you were alive for the leaks and no real details in this short teaser.
It is good, in itself, that Nintendo is doing iteration here and carrying forward the Switch library (presumably) and momentum, and not shooting themselves in the nads replacing the buttons with tentacles or something.
It is good, in itself, that Nintendo is doing iteration here and carrying forward the Switch library (presumably) and momentum, and not shooting themselves in the nads replacing the buttons with tentacles or something.
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I'm guessing not, as that would likely conflict with the magnetic attachment of the new JoyCon, unless Nintendo figured out some clever way to compensate for that.
I don't see anything to physically lock in the renders, but there still seems to be a "release" button on the back of the JoyCon. I think they might be using electropermanent magnets. That would allow them to avoid the usual balancing act of having a magnetic attachment that's strong enough to be secure, but light enough to be detached by hand, and instead go as powerful as they can get.
Edit: The detaching animation also shows a pin at the top of the JoyCon mechanically pushing it away from the main unit to add some leverage.
Edit 2: More frame-stepping reveals a mysterious transparent circle at the top of the device, between the volume buttons and vent. IrDA revival confirmed? /s
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If this mouse mode idea is for real and not just a quirky animation, I am going to be so stoked. Nintendo remains undefeated in introducing actually interesting and useful new controller features every generation.
Also, I would have loved Super Switch, but (especially if mouse mode is real) it would also have been very funny if they took the opportunity to choose a different existing technology noun for the name, and "Nintendo Flash" could have done it for sure.
Also, I would have loved Super Switch, but (especially if mouse mode is real) it would also have been very funny if they took the opportunity to choose a different existing technology noun for the name, and "Nintendo Flash" could have done it for sure.
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So it's the "Switch 2" then. The early-90s gamer in me was hoping for "Super Nintendo Switch", but hey, it's just a name. They seem to have delivered on the hardware upgrades and back-compat with Switch (1) games, so I'm happy.
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Magnetic attachment is interesting. I assume they've done stupid amounts of child testing to make sure they can stay on properly, because the last thing anyone needs is to drop the thing and bend a connector to the point where you can't reconnect the joycon.
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I assume this means things like Labo and Ring Fit, where the larger joycons (edit: and tablet) simply won't fit. It'll be >99% of games supported.
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Nintendo isn't getting rid of carts.
3rd parties? I could see that (on all systems; not just Switch2).
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USB-C ports on both the top and bottom is definitely nice. Unlike the Steam Deck which stupidly only has a port on the top, so it can't be elegantly docked without a cable coming out of the dock and to the top of the console (seriously dumb design from Valve there).
In any case, I will buy it as soon as there is a new mainline Mario game for it.
In any case, I will buy it as soon as there is a new mainline Mario game for it.
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