A new era of Nintendo begins: my direct 2 Switch reactions

Now we know the secrets of Nintendo Switch 2! Recently, Nintendo has delivered the long -awaited Nintendo Direct All About The Switch 2 and I have thoughts. Overall, I am very enthusiastic. There were many fantastic things in the direct one.

There are some things that I don’t feel super positive. The goal of this article is not to talk about everything in the direct, but I will include the video if I lost it. In addition, if you lost it, Switch 2 will be launched on June 5 for $ 449 or bundle Mario Kart World for $ 499.

I want to start with the hardware discussion. Honestly, there are not many negatives from this front. Yes, I would have liked an OLED screen, but I imagine it would be prohibitive and I’m glad that the screen has HDR and 120Hz. There was no talk of the screen with a variable update frequency (VRR) as they said it is a little a shame. There was also no mention of the Joystick with a room from the room for the Joy-Con 2. Another sin. However, I am happy that SR and SL are larger. In addition, the easel has a nice appearance and the Top USB-C PETTY is welcome. Overall, I am very happy with design.

I’m not sure what I think of the functionality of the Joy-Con 2 mouse. On the one hand, I could see it work well for selected games like Civilization VII as a strategy game e Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Like an FPS. However, when I pay the switch in general I am on my sofa or around without any good way to use a mouse anyway. I’m afraid it is an idea that sounds good but it is not practical. I guess we just have to wait and see though.

I wish Nintendo had given us a little more clearly with the specifications. They said that the internal storage would be 256 GB (8x that of the interrupt 1) and continued to hypothesize the speed with which the memory would have been, but no numbers were given on the front. Even a simple line on “Switch 2 is 5x faster of Switch 1 when you load the games” would have been nice. About storage space. It is a little a pity that we will have to use the microSD Express cards, even if this information tells us that Switch 2 The speed of reading and writing could be about 8-9x faster than Switch 1.

I am happy that my Switch accessories 1 work with Switch 2. I am happy that it does not need the Nintendo Switch 2 camera, only a “compatible USB-C camera”, so I hope those details are made a little clearer. Even if I really don’t intend to use a camera, I hope those who wish to use it must not buy a new webcam only for Switch 2. Furthermore, I feel like the new GameCube controller is a little late since the only new thing is the C-Button and I don’t know how much people care.

Finally, while I am happy that the vocal chat is integrated into the console through what seems to be very similar to Discord, I am skeptical on the incorporated microphone. They claim that it will also work well from afar and with background noise. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but I wonder what the real limits are.

Now let’s talk about software. The announcement of the GameCube titles that were added to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass was very exciting, especially with the revelation of Super Mario Strikers, Pokémon XD and others arrive. Honestly they are a little disappointed by the fact that there are only three launch titles, but has advertised one of them F-Zero GX And another is Soulcalibur II (The GameCube version was the best!). Some time ago I also made a list of wishes of the gamecube games that I would like to see when Nintendo implements it and I called about six!

Also, I was enthusiastic about the “game” technology demo Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome TourBut he immediately lost interest when he was announced that he would cost money. Of course, we don’t know how much it will cost, but it really seemed something that would be a package to highlight the new console. In my opinion, this is a misstep by Nintendo.

Maybe my biggest sore point for the Switch 2 software are the Switch 2 versions. I think many hoped that the performance enhancement would have reached intrinsically or with a simple update for games. Having specific versions for Switch 2 causes two main problems.

First of all, I can see many parents and grandparents who confuse themselves in the shop on which to get the loved one or accidentally acquire the wrong version for the loved one. Secondly, many of us who already have switches games must be doubled.

Fortunately for that second problem there will be refresher packages instead of the complete game, but the prices for those have not been revealed and I think it will be more than we would like (I think I could swallow $ 10-15 per game but I expect closer to $ 30).

Having said that, if you have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass. Breath of the Wild AND Tears of the kingdom. It is also worth noting that some games are getting free updates for performance Super Mario Odyssey, Pokémon Scarlet AND Viola, ArmAnd more. I really hope Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity He also gets one of these.

I want to be clear about one thing. While sucks as a consumer who we have to double, I also understand that these updates take work and those people deserve to be paid for that job. I just hope that the price finds that happy middle ground.

Speaking of money, let’s talk about some prices. Perhaps the greatest disputes surrounding the switch 2 at the moment are the cost of the games. Mario Kart World It is listed for $ 80 on the Nintendo website with some stores showing about $ 90 for a physical copy.

In the meantime, Donkey Kong Banza It is at the new typical price of $ 70. There are many discussions on these prices (and others) and many speculations on reasoning. I’m not going to pretend to know why Nintendo is doing things. Yes, I agree that these price increases are not what I want to see as a consumer, but I also know that this is a very shaded and complex area in which we have few or no real information.

Now it’s time for the Hype train! There are so many phenomenal games that have been announced today or shown for Switch 2. I love Yakuza 0 AND Cyberpunk 2077 So feeling they were coming was absolutely surprising.

Also, even if they are not the biggest fan of the game, Ring Elden It is a great victory for the console and the next Exclusive Title FromSoftware The crackles. Even if I am enthusiastic about Hyrule’s warriors: prison age, I’m afraid of performance problems after Age of Calamity. I want to believe that it will not happen anymore, but I guess we just have to see.

I am enthusiastic about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond And feel that it will have 4K at 60 fps or 1080p at 120 fps sounds insane since we cannot do it on the more powerful Xbox and Playstation console. This illuminates that Switch 2 is a huge step forward compared to its predecessor, but there are things that is sacrificing with respect to the competing consoles. Unfortunately, in reality we do not know what the compromises will be, but I suppose that the simple answers are less detailed plots and more weak raytracing.

Furthermore, Mario Kart World It seemed really nice. It seemed almost as if they had taken a lot of inspiration from Come on Horizon Series of Xbox games with this new approach and I am enthusiastic about this. In the meantime, the announcement of Kirby Air Riders from Masahiro Sakurai He was unexpected but welcome. I loved the original gamecube game and this will surely be even better. Even if, it looks like a slap in the face a F-zero Which has more history but has not had an adequate item from the gamecube.

I almost forgot to talk about Gameshare! I believe that Nintendo has had a similar feature on DS days, but essentially allows you and your friends to play the same game together on different switch even if only one of you had the game. The host needs a Switch 2, but the other players can use Switch 1 Systems. This function only works through local wireless, but it is still really interesting.

I’m extremely enthusiastic about Switch 2! I hope to be able to pre -order one and exchange my V1 switch to soften the blow to my wallet. All this, together with the announcement of the digital game card a week ago, was very enthusiastic about the next few years with Nintendo. What are your great SWITCH 2 takeaways directly?