{"id":4073,"date":"2025-04-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4073"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:20:24","slug":"games-inbox-is-the-nintendo-switch-2-worth-getting-at-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/games-inbox-is-the-nintendo-switch-2-worth-getting-at-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: Is the Nintendo Switch 2 worth getting at launch?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mario Kart World does look good (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Thursday letters page has mixed reviews for the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> pre-order system, as one reader decides to get a Meta<\/a> Quest 3 instead of a Switch 2.<\/p>\n

To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sliding scale<\/strong>
I do love a new console launch, even and especially all the controversy over prices and pre-orders<\/a> and whether it\u2019s worth getting straight away. For me it\u2019s a question for a new PlayStation but not really a Nintendo console. Well\u2026 there was the Wii U<\/a>, but after the quality of the Switch 1 and the mostly positive Direct I\u2019m committed to getting a Switch 2 at launch.<\/p>\n

Mario Kart World<\/a> is clearly great and Donkey Kong Bananza<\/a> probably too, so I have no doubts that it\u2019ll be worth it right from the start. Things can go wrong after but that\u2019s the same for any console, it\u2019s just one of the risks you have to take.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not going in with eyes close though. The price of the games is definitely a concern but the third party games aren\u2019t necessarily going to be that expensive and, let\u2019s face it, Nintendo games don\u2019t come out that often. Or at least not ones that they\u2019re likely to charge \u00a375 for – they\u2019re not even doing that with Donkey Kong.<\/p>\n

I think Nintendo did make mistakes at the Direct and a big one was not saying how much the other games are. If they\u2019d made it clear that things like Hyrule Warriors and Kirby: Air Riders are only \u00a350 or so (they better be) then I think that would\u2019ve helped to make things look a lot fairer. Strange to see such a veteran company make mistakes like that but, well, I already mentioned the Wii U.
Tosh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robin from the poor<\/strong>
Although I wasn’t lucky enough to receive an invite from Nintendo directly, I have to admit that I am fully supportive of their approach to Switch 2 pre-orders, and I do hope that Sony and others follow suit in the future.<\/p>\n

The invite system is a clear attempt to get consoles into the hands of their most loyal customers, rather than scalpers, and this is to be applauded. I was caught off guard by the online retailers on Friday and had a frustrating few hours trying to get orders through on various websites – well done to any ‘real’ people who got one but these systems are heavily biased towards bots and even as I was desperately trying to refresh a console into my basket I could already see that they were popping up on eBay for \u00a3650+.<\/p>\n

Now I know that for online retailers a sale is a sale, and having had a similar experience with the PlayStation 5 a few years ago, I of course have to remind myself that scalpers are just modern-day Robin Hood figures<\/a> really. Or at least they would be if the version they are reading involved Robin paying a fair price to the rich for the goods he is intercepting, then offering them to the poor for twice as much. But it\u2019s OK, because Robin does give some of the money he\u2019s fleecing from people to charity.<\/p>\n

For the benefit of other readers, I would strongly recommend registering for updates from Currys, who along with Nintendo appear to be the exception to the free-for-all rule. Having been stuck at work last Friday, I feared the worst when I walked into the store at 9am the following morning but I was the only person there and within five minutes I’d managed to buy a Mario Kart bundle and Pro Controller with the minimum of fuss. It was a slightly anachronistic experience but entirely stress free and welcome!<\/p>\n

Going forward, I only hope that other console manufacturers and retailers are brave enough to learn from this.
Dan Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wither thou goest, Switch 2?<\/strong>
Awful, just awful!<\/p>\n

This has happened so many times before with the Switch, then the Switch OLED, so I shouldn\u2019t really be surprised that it\u2019s happening again with the Switch 2!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a long-term Nintendo owner, from the barren Wii U years to the awesome Switch and Switch OLED years. I have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription with days of gameplay and I even got lucky with Switch 2 launch tickets too, but in some weird Nintendo way I didn\u2019t get an invite from Nintendo Direct to buy one?<\/p>\n

Instead, I\u2019ve gone elsewhere to get one. I just hope this situation isn\u2019t going to happen with the games. When the Wii U was a flop there were almost no third party games and there weren\u2019t enough first party games to make up the difference, leaving a withering platform.
Jacob<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stairway to heaven<\/strong>
With the news of a Universal Studios theme park coming to the UK, does that mean we can expect a Nintendo World in due time?<\/p>\n

Would be a great way for Nintendo to capitalise on a chance to promote itself in one of its weaker markets.<\/p>\n

In other news, with Rainbow Road being confirmed for Mario Kart World, and the new addition of driving to the next circuit, will we be seeing some kind of escalating highway to reach the spacey heights of Rainbow Road?<\/p>\n

That would be a sight to behold as opposed to a barrel blast into space!
Bad Edit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any port in a storm<\/strong>
So, luck was on my side. Amazon has come through for me, as unfortunately I didn’t receive an invite to purchase the console from Nintendo. Still, I was very lucky indeed. As soon as I secured my pre-order it’s unavailable. That quickly it went out of stock, I’m still quite flabbergasted.<\/p>\n

I also wanted to talk about some of the ports, that are being developed for the Switch 2. I appreciate Elden Ring and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade. I’d also deeply appreciate a port release of the hardest title I’ve ever played, the legendary Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It would drive sales further and I think it would run amazing on the hardware.<\/p>\n

We never saw a port of Dark Souls 2 or 3 for the original Switch and, for me personally, only featuring the first game was disappointing. Sekiro deserves to be featured on Nintendo’s brand and, let’s be honest, they would jump at the opportunity to feature another title that is overpriced, just as Mario and Zelda are. A match made in heaven. I’ll keep the faith and my joy at securing a pre-order intact.
Shahzaib Sadiq<\/strong><\/p>\n

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