Nintendo Switch 2 announcement

[Rickboy]

Looks like it’s coming April 2nd. Also confirmed to play original Switch games as well as exclusive Switch 2 games. That’s about it on the announcement.

 

[Rickboy]

Article from The Verge:

Here’s the Nintendo Switch 2

Here we go.

www.theverge.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

Looks like it’s coming April 2nd. Also confirmed to play original Switch games as well as exclusive Switch 2 games. That’s about it on the announcement.

The Nintendo Direct is April 2nd where they'll reveal launch games, pricing, features, specs etc.

I expect the console will be released either June or in the Fall

 

[Rickboy]

The Nintendo Direct is April 2nd where they'll reveal launch games, pricing, features, specs etc.

I expect the console will be released either June or in the Fall

The sooner, the better. I'm ready for a new console and my son is ready to get my Switch OLED

 

[Zztop]

The Nintendo Direct is April 2nd where they'll reveal launch games, pricing, features, specs etc.

I expect the console will be released either June or in the Fall

The specs have kind of been leaked already:
8 inch LCD screen (not OLED)
12Gb ram vs 4Gb in SW1
265Gb storage vs 32Gb in SW1
Nvidia T239 SOC
Uses DLSS (faux frame generation to boost FPS)

^ This is definitely more powerful that Switch 1 (but SW1 was underpowered at launch, using an ancient Tegra X1 SOC).



Some think the switch 2 is basically using much of the 'switch pro' hardware (before it got leaked in a data breach, and nintendo decided to cancel it and proceed w/ switch 2 instead)

Rumour: Switch Pro Was Real But Got Cancelled, Claims Digital Foundry

Don't expect a successor in 2023, DF says

www.nintendolife.com

 

[Zztop]

Supposedly preorders will be April 2nd. If the past is anything to go by, bots/scalpers running automated programs, will buy up most of the inventory and then flip them on ebay etc.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Nintendo has sworn that they’ve learned their lesson from the shortages of their last few console launches and inventory won’t be a problem this time around

We’ll see

 

[Optimus Prime]

Any predictions?

I know a lot of people are predicting a June release I'm still thinking Sept or Oct

I think there will be a pretty robust and diverse launch line up

Mario Kart 9 will be one of them

One surprise game from dormant franchise fans have been clamoring for like F Zero, Punch Out, Star Fox, Star Tropics, Star Wars Rogue Squadron etc.

One surprise port - I'm hoping for the new Indiana Jones game

Legacy eshop/online ready to go with 100+ NES, SNES N64 games ready to go versus the 2-4 the like to release every month or so