Switch 2’s game cases remind me of the N64 and I love it!

RetroGamingUK

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Ignoring the messy game key carts with their blurb and QR codes I really like the Switch 2 game cases.

For me Nintendo has always been the red brand and the more red the better I think.

Whenever I saw Switch games on the shelves with their little red Nintendo logo and the clear plastic cases, I always thought a banner with a red case would sit well alongside PS4's blue and Cbone's green.

Well, I've got my wish with Switch 2. While the banner is maybe a bit thick (I'm guessing the cases match the size of the console's tablet as per Switch 1) and the logo is a little isolated In really liking them.

All that's missing is the iconic Nintendo logo

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What's more, they evoke nostalgia by bringing back the red banner of the US N64 cases

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What say you, GAF?
 
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I really don't understand why they don't have a horizontal logo for S2. It looks silly so small like that.
 
Need to be the size of 3DS game cases. There's fuck all inside or are they starting up instruction manuals again for your 80 sheets?
 
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The banner takes up way too much space, the way the banner blends into the red boxes looks strange, the Switch 2 logo seems too small/compressed..

But I'll get used to it I guess.
 
They should just ship them in cardboard again. Mega nostalgia and they can probably get good pr for being environmentally friendly too lol.

I've always liked the old cardboard snes/N64/GBA boxes. It feels more premium to me lol.
 
The red banner is just too much. Maybe if they inverted the colors on the banner it would look better. I'm too lazy to mock it up.
 
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They should just ship them in cardboard again. Mega nostalgia and they can probably get good pr for being environmentally friendly too lol.

I've always liked the old cardboard snes/N64/GBA boxes. It feels more premium to me lol.
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Try collecting NES, SNES, N64, GB and GBA games.

Impossible, either there's no box or the box has been trashed. Long live plastic cases with sleeves.
 
RetroGamingUK said:
Try collecting NES, SNES, N64, GB and GBA games.

Impossible, either there's no box or the box has been trashed. Long live plastic cases with sleeves.
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Probably not for a serious collector but my local mom and pop is swimming in repros, a lot of which have boxes and manuals. Mostly N64 related.
 
Those n64 cases were things of beauty, back in the 90s when we all saw them on store shelves we were like:
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And rightfully so :P
 
I hate literally everything about it, I think Red is too strong of a color. Wii's white, is kind of boring, but at least it looks fine. Wii U's blue looked really nice. Even something like OG Xbox green looks nice on a shelf. Switch 2 going Red on Red, is just appalling, I didn't think they could do worse than the Switch 1s Red on Clear.

Then the banner is too big, and they are doing the half the box is text meme for some of the releases. I'd like to see the cover art, on the cover. Not half a legal document, and a giant console banner.
 
They are clean AF. Having only one color its easy on the eyes and that shade of red is perfect. Xbox has some nice cases too if only they had picked a better shade of green and didn't have those ugly banners at the top that tell what Series models the game is for.
 
Nah the N64 was way cooler.

Imo what makes the S2 case ugly is that the top banner is way too thick. They should've made it thinner and with a better logo more suited for an horizontal banner.
 
RetroGamingUK said:
Ignoring the messy game key carts with their blurb and QR codes I really like the Switch 2 game cases.

For me Nintendo has always been the red brand and the more red the better I think.

Whenever I saw Switch games on the shelves with their little red Nintendo logo and the clear plastic cases, I always thought a banner with a red case would sit well alongside PS4's blue and Cbone's green.

Well, I've got my wish with Switch 2. While the banner is maybe a bit thick (I'm guessing the cases match the size of the console's tablet as per Switch 1) and the logo is a little isolated In really liking them.

All that's missing is the iconic Nintendo logo

aPRICZb.jpeg


What's more, they evoke nostalgia by bringing back the red banner of the US N64 cases

x4ar6qw.jpeg


What say you, GAF?
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Well, there's nothing written in the book of tastes, I really hate all the Switch 2 branding, from the logo to the logo animation, boxart... Damn Nintendo broke my heart this gen with their graphic design
 
Gigantic red bar on the cases is ugly as sin. I don't like these cases at all.

Love the cover art for the games, though.
 
People should stop complaining

It's just a fucking case

Whats next? Complaining how the molecular structure of the plastic doesn't "spark joy"? That the click when you close it isn't "as emotionally satisfying" as the PS2 days?

Maybe we should hold a candlelight vigil because the cover art doesn't align with your IKEA shelf aesthetic?

It's a box. It protects a game. You open it, take the cartridge out, and forget it exists for the next hundred hours. Relax
 
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Look like cheap game rental cases to me with the huge red banner.

I actually prefer the original Switch cases.
 
They look so ugly and cheap, like the game cover is just a sticker slapped on the case. I don't see the appeal. Switch 1 cases are a thing of beauty.
 
I kinda miss the days of the og xbox one case design. Instead of a banner taking up cover real estate, xbox one was printed directly to the top center of the plastic itself.
 
The red banner could've been smaller, but I can't blame Nintendo for making goddamn sure that nobody can confuse the new games with Switch 1 games. Some consumers are really as dumb as bricks.

In the end I think it's quite alright. Initially didn't see the parallel with N64 boxes, but yeah I can see it now. That's cool.
 
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Honestly, the Switch 2 boxes are kind of an eyesore. Way too much red, and the chonky red bar at the top is WAY overboard (that said, I like that the carts themselves are red).

I still think with the price hike, it would've been a cool touch to just stick to the Switch 1 style boxes, but add a holographic sort of effect. Maybe a darker red with a sparkling sort of effect for the spine?
 
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