This comparison makes the worst for the Nintendo Switch 2 fears, it recalls bad memories …

News Game This comparison makes the worst for the Nintendo Switch 2 fears, it recalls bad memories …

Announced on April 2 during a Direct Nintendo, the Switch 2 is debated with players due to the prices unveiled by the Japanese firm. It will be necessary to pay no less than € 469.99 to obtain it, his big sister was available at a price of € 329.99 when it was launched. But the players especially showed their dissatisfaction when they saw the price of the games, and there is something. The next Mario Kart World will cost € 89.99 in its physical version. However, in France, some resellers will sell products at lower prices. In short, The players are rather worried about the Switch 2 and one of them recently demonstrated that Nintendo’s announcements echo one of their previous console which had not been unanimous.

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Old memories

In 2012, on the Nintendo side, we were preparing the release of the Wii U which was unveiled in June 2011 during the E3 of the same year. When it marketed (in November 2012), players discovered this first attempt at a hybrid console Made in Japan. Many remember it, but the device had not been unanimous. As a result, it has sold around 13 million copies, unsatisfactory results compared to its predecessor Wii, sold to more than 100 million units. On X (formerly Twitter), a surfer had fun comparing the Switch 2 to the Wii U by reading the common faults he found in the two consoles. History to bring back bad memories …

In these lines, we find in particular the question of the price of the console and its innovations. The Wii U at its launch cost € 299, € 50 more than its big sister the Wii, if today the players had to get used to buying a console at more than 300 or even 350 euros. At the time it was a bet on the part of the manufacturers, either it goes, or it breaks. For Switch 2, we are in the same status. The players are unhappy with the console price and the price of its games. On the other hand, this post explains to us that The future Nintendo hybrid does not reinvent anything (according to the author), it keeps the same innovations of its predecessor by adding its personal touch: a microphone and a camera. Although the Switch 2 is debated with the fans, the user clarifies certain points and explains that: “The games are overpriced but that of the console remains reasonable”.

Do not get clumsiness

The prices are debated and Nintendo did not remain silent in front of this. Recently, Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America, replied in a series of questions/answers to players. Ensuring that the firm is aware that “Some players cannot afford to afford the Switch 2”. He develops that to overcome this, Nintendo will continue to ensure the production of its previous hybrid consoles, so that consumers can continue to“discover our game universe, embody these characters and discover the added value, whatever the chosen platform”. words that once again aroused old memories among players as it echoes Don Mattrick’s words during the presentation of the Xbox One in 2013.