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13 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Wouldn’t dream of doing that, since they’ll sell them for $250.

When we get one  down the road we will keep the original so both kids have something on trips.

Well I don’t have kids. So the idea of knocking a guaranteed $125 off the price before the market is flooded with used Switch 1s is appealing. And knowing my saves on Zelda and ACNH will transfer over.

Plus the new NSO+ will have Game Cube games. Exclusive for Switch 2, the Switch 1 cant handle them.

Also switch 1 joycons will be wirelessly compatible with switch 2, but you can’t charge them on the switch 2. 

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12 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Mario Kart World - Digital, $80

Mario Kart World - Physical, $90

 

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Plus paid online service to play multiplayer, yes?

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1 hour ago, thunderlounge said:

Or $50, when bundled with the console.

Still a shitty thing to do for what will probably be the most begged-for title for the coming year (unless Pokemon beats it).

1 hour ago, Js1 said:

Well I don’t have kids. So the idea of knocking a guaranteed $125 off the price before the market is flooded with used Switch 1s is appealing. And knowing my saves on Zelda and ACNH will transfer over.

Plus the new NSO+ will have Game Cube games. Exclusive for Switch 2, the Switch 1 cant handle them.

Also switch 1 joycons will be wirelessly compatible with switch 2, but you can’t charge them on the switch 2. 

Agree with those points, although I have a $10 joycon charger from Amazon that charges all four joycons at the same time, so not worried. It'll even plug into my power bank I have for my laptop.

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It Takes 50 Hours to Earn the Right to Preorder a Switch 2 From Nintendo | Lifehacker

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This is a first come, first served program, so the sooner you are able to register, the better your chance of being selected. On top of that, this...let's call it a "purchasing opportunity" is only open to registrants who have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription with at least 12 months of paid service.

But the requirement that seems most out of left field to me is this: You also need to have at least 50 hours of gameplay associated with the Nintendo Account you use to register, as of April 2, 2025. If you don't meet any of these criteria, you'll be put on an overflow list. Nintendo will only start sending invites to members of this waitlist once the registrants who meet the requirements have all been invited.

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Fifty hours of gameplay is a bizarre requirement (can't I just give you money, Nintendo?) but you can see the company's reasoning. As a mega-hyped piece of hardware, the Switch 2 is a prime target for scalpers. By setting strict requirements for who can register for an invitation to purchase one (and by limiting each registration to one console purchase) Nintendo is trying to ensure that only true Nintendo fans get first crack. Scalpers won't even be able to make multiple Nintendo Accounts in order to get around these limits, as the aforementioned 50 hours of gameplay had to be logged before today, April 2. Unless scalpers knew the rules well ahead of time, any dummy accounts they make leading up to the Switch 2 launch will be useless.

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