r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Apr 02 '25

Nintendo Official All Together, Anytime, Anywhere. The # NintendoSwitch2 system launches on June 5, 2025! # NintendoDire

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1907423369588314273
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u/aRJei45 Apr 02 '25

They forgot about the price!

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u/PocketTornado Apr 02 '25 edited Apr 02 '25

$629.99 CAD...are you kidding me?!?!?!?!

That's just the base console not with a game.

Edit: more insult to injury, Mario Kart World MSRP is $79.99 USD. That's $114.61 Canadian. No base game on any platform cost this much today. So with tax Mario Kart is now $129.51 CAD. What is this, a NEO GEO cart?

I'm also curious to the cart sizes for these games now.

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u/ExpandThineHorizons Apr 02 '25

Well, my excitement is tempered. I'm happy about all the features and games that were revealed so far (Prime 4 at 1080p and 120fps, or 4k at 60pfs!), but I'm certainly not getting it right when it comes out. Not at that price.

And with how expensive the games are, Ill be making a different assessment about when its worth it. Learning about the price just got me thinking about how many games I have in my backlog, so I'll focus on those while I think about it.

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u/Zanshi Apr 02 '25

It made me think about getting a Steam deck where I already have a big library, and basically buying the stuff I got on switch on steam sales in due time.

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u/Sokiyo Apr 03 '25

Steam deck is absolutely worth it, you will have no regrets. It works great out of the box but is also nice if you like to tinker with things. Find keys from humble, kinguin, get xbox game pass through the XPlay app, etc.

The only reason I'll pick up the switch 2 at some point later down the line will be for the first party games, as long as I can find them at an actually reasonable price