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I would not be sure that Switch 2 will improve the performance of Switch games. Nintendo has shown that they care about perfect backwards compatibility (putting last gen chips into systems, allegedly testing the hell out of their emulators whenever they add a ROM to Switch Online). I could see the Switch 2 being limited to Switch 1 performance when in backwards compatibility mode to remove the risk of breaking some badly coded game.

I assume that the system will still be very hard to get on release. Nintendo is going to hoard systems until November and flood the market until December. If you or I cannot get the system on release day, we will complain to other fans, but we will keep looking until we find one or break down and pay scalper prices.

On the other hand, parents will want to go to Walmart at 3 PM on Black Friday and grab a system. If they don't find one, they will be super mad that they have to explain to little Timmy that he is not getting a new Nintendo for Christmas. It will make the news.

What I would like to see is Nintendo limiting how much their resale partners can bundle with the system. For a while with the Switch, you could find one in stores… assuming you also buy a GameStop carrying case, a GameStop controller, a set of gold audio cables, and 3 shovelware games for a premium price.

You are almost 2000 years old? Wow, how do you keep up with the fashion century to century?

Some team would still trade good pieces for him in hope of hanging up a banner and convincing him to stay. The Raptors tried to give Kawhi Stockholm Syndrome.

Kyrie was a known asshole and diva, and the Mavs had no problem trading for him. The only way this makes sense is if tomorrow we find out Luka was point shaving.

From what I have seen, there was nothing yet about Rozier betting on games either directly or via a proxy. Just that there was an unusual number of betting on the under and Terry leaving the game early. The NBA investigated the issue and cleared him, so I wonder if it was someone other than him that caused the unusual betting pattern. For example, people on the team knew that he was hurting but wanted to see if he could play through it.

I would seriously question the competence of Nintendo developers if their system cannot survive an unexpected shutdown. Computers losing power unexpectedly has been a possibility for server and desktop computers since those form factors were first created.

Sure, maybe some clever code cowboy decided that since the system will always have a battery, their OS can be optimized around never losing power. That reasoning should have been rejected, with prejudice, in a code review. Batteries fail and the older they are, the less charge they hold. Even if the battery is still good, the connection between it and the rest of the device can wear out or come loose.

This is by no means a new problem, but every time I hear about it, it is only an issue in board games sold on Amazon, eBay, and other sites that sell on behalf of third party sellers. I have never heard of anyone getting a knock off game from a reputable board game store (online or brick-and-mortar). Those stores buy games from publishers, either directly or via a distributor (and I fear the day that distributors start dealing in knock-offs).

At this point, many hobbyists know what stores to buy from, but people who are not glued to hobby discussions do not. Unfortunately, I am not sure what publishers or customers can do about it except ask for politicians to hold Amazon accountable for trafficking fake goods.

I am curious about why you say that, since people arguing such things tend to bring up some super fun arguments. For example the case for Rodman being the GOAT.

I actually agree with the article, though I think it is premature. The Switch 2 trailer does nothing to attract normal people to buy the Switch 2. The trailer showed that the S2 is slightly larger, has a new JoyCon attachment, and implied that the graphics are better. None of that is a reason to throw away your Switch 1 and buy the Switch 2. Most people don't care about top of the line graphics and those that do know that a PC or PS5 Pro is the top of the line and a high end phone will beat the Switch 2 for portable power.

Normal people want to hear the story about what the system offers. The Wii sold video games that made you more active instead of less. The Switch offered the same gaming experience at home and on the go. Every generation of PlayStation sells on top end graphics in a plug-and-play box.

What will be the unique selling point of the Switch 2? Hopefully we will know after the April announcement.

Gaming is a luxury but it is also an escape. Alcohol sells well in any economy. When the market goes up, you sell champagne to celebrate and when it goes down, you sell beer to forget. Nintendo is firmly positioned as "affordable gaming".

Don't want to go out and deal with other people? Stay inside and game.

Tired of kids screaming homophobic slurs at you in CoD? Now you know why Nintendo limits voice chat.

Can't afford to take your kids to Mario Land at Universal? Bring Mario Land into your living room (on the Switch 1).

I would not mind if they kept the quick, efficient UI but still included all of the fun bundled software. I love transferring my Miis from one system to the next and seeing all the friends I played with (shame more Switch games don't use them). I fondly remember commuting by light rail and collecting Miis in Street Pass Plaza.

With the Switch, I assume that the development cycle was rushed and the software devs churned out the OS but did not have a chance to develop any fun apps. It is a shame that they never went back and added them. With how well the system was selling, there was no need for them. Hopefully with the S2 having plenty of development time, they will do better.

I have heard that the current Switch already supports mice, but very few games use it, since no one has a mouse connected to their Switch, since almost no games use it. If there is an (uncomfortable) mouse included in every Switch 2, game devs will be more willing to include mouse controls in their games. Players who play a lot of mouse enabled games will hook up a real mouse to their system. Much in the same way that every game for the current Switch supports Joycon controls even though many hobbyist gamers will use a more traditional controller.

I am hoping that the Joycon mouse mode turns out real and used in some interesting ways.

Did they say for sure that there will not be any game announcements before April? I was hoping, since Nintendo has officially announced the system, developers would start listing it as a release target for their games. Even Nintendo might have a new game trailer and put a sneaky "for the Switch 2" at the end.

Does it? They did show the controllers in the sensor down orientation, but the mouse theory is too wacky.

I am still holding out hope for something really cool from the software side.

I am not sure about the exposed connector on the side of the system that inserts into the Joycon. I could see a kid jamming the controller onto the system at a bad angle and breaking it.

This is just them covering their butts from bad publicity or a law suit. They are telling you that their tech support will not help you use an unauthorized online server and if you get hacked, it is your own fault. Nothing particularly weird about it. No more than just about every piece of free software includes a document explaining that the software does not include a warranty.

I would not have assumed otherwise. Anyone who Nintendo sends pre-production hardware is under a mountain of NDAs and would be too afraid of losing a contract to say anything not in a Nintendo press release.

Genki probably knows someone who snuggled a set of calipers onto a factory floor. Nintendo could have had a note passed along asking the leaker and Genki to release their comment.