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[alphachino]

while everyone else seemed to deem it very lacklustre.

That's just my observation in the last 20 or-so hours since the Direct.

Arlo, BeatEmUps and Wulff Den seemed overly positive and enthusiastic in their assessment.

MadLittlePixel, SomeOrdinaryGamers, MoistCritical, Kyle Bosman, YongYea were far more critical. (but mainly about the price)

Perhaps this just points more to the bipartisanship of the broader society today, or maybe it's just a representation of diehard Nintendroids vs regular people, or perhaps those without a vested interest are just trying to jump on any controversy because they're farming for clicks.

The Switch-tubers want to keep their gravy-train going of course... and in fairness, the prices were not revealed until after the direct, so maybe their tones have changed a little.

Either way, I personally went from "I'm getting 3 Switch 2s" cos I loved the Switch 1 to... "I'm gonna wait it out indefinitely"

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

It's called fanboyism, plain and simple. I'm a diehard PlayStation fan but I'll ALWAYS call them out on their bullshit and strive to be objective as possible. These YouTubers also have the monetary incentive to grovel at the throne of Nintendo, it is what it is.

 

[Comandr]

while everyone else seemed to deem it very lacklustre.

That's just my observation in the last 20 or-so hours since the Direct.

Arlo, BeatEmUps and Wulff Den seemed overly positive and enthusiastic in their assessment.

MadLittlePixel, SomeOrdinaryGamers, MoistCritical, Kyle Bosman, YongYea were far more critical. (but mainly about the price)

Perhaps this just points more to the bipartisanship of the broader society today, or maybe it's just a representation of diehard Nintendroids vs regular people, or perhaps those without a vested interest are just trying to jump on any controversy because they're farming for clicks.

The Switch-tubers want to keep their gravy-train going of course... and in fairness, the prices were not revealed until after the direct, so maybe their tones have changed a little.

Either way, I personally went from "I'm getting 3 Switch 2s" cos I loved the Switch 1 to... "I'm gonna wait it out indefinitely"

I noticed this too. Arlo, for example, posted a fairly long video prior to the direct criticizing Nintendo pretty hard for games, performance, and hardware. Fast forward to post-direct, and several new videos from him gushing and raving about it. I have to imagine it's just a honeymoon period. New hardware, new games- they're exciting. We'll see how the when the rubber hits the road (not a mario kart pun) in a few months, once the games are actually in peoples' hands.

I have a feeling that battery life is going to be a very real wakeup call to a lot of people that are accustomed to longer play sessions on their current systems. You're just not going to be able to push 1080/120 or anywhere close without absolutely shredding the battery. I suspect that 30/60 is going to be the norm for a lot of games, if not for performance reasons, for battery life concerns.

 

[Aion002]

Nintendo fans are the most loyal fans and Nintendo knows exactly how to please them.

 

[Gonzito]

Never trust YouTubers in general, they have an ulterior motive always

 

[NeonDelta]

If they are too critical they won't get their free consoles etc

 

[Lethal01]

Perhaps people who liked Nintendo enough to make Nintendo focused channels are the same people who would be very excited about Nintendo games that non fans would think are no big deal...

Nah that's crazy, it's probably causse they are woke.

THe direct was easily S tier for me, so i dont see people who like Ninted games saying the same thing as something to throw around conspiracy theories over

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Most of them aren't even Nintendo fans. They jumped on the Switch bandwagon and have postured hard ever since. If you search their video history, some have always talked trash about Nintendo.

 

[jufonuk]

Nintendo fans are the most loyal fans and Nintendo knows exactly how to please them.

If that were true. F-Zero and star fox. Plus TvC2

 

[scydrex]

Most Nintendo fans in general buy anything from Nintendo. It's like Apple and Apple users. Nintendo is the Apple of gaming industry.

 

[mdkirby]

Access Journalism

 

[Hookshot]

I'm going to deny reality and ignore the WiiU so I can post some fanboy nonsense about people being sheep to make myself feel better.

 

[Woopah]

Almost everything I've read/seen has people negative about the software price. Arlo has a whole video about it.

People can be enthusiastic about the positives and still complain about the negatives.

 

[Schmendrick]

The Switch 2 is another anemic handheld who plays Nintendo games that have looked the same for nearly 20 years now bar some surprisingly minor graphical updates.
The biggest "news" from everything we`ve seen so far is From making an exclusive......which is their best "we really got 3rd party, honest" attempt so far imho..
Oh yeah, that and the worst pricing model across the whole industry which actually means something.

"Meh" would be a praise everything considered....
But you can`t argue with "fans" and especially not those who makey MONEY off of those fans, like the "Influencers" which are the topic of this thread. Nintendo, just like apple, could literally release a Mario-themed toilet brush and a lot of fans, and the paid shills serving those fans, would get "excited" about it.

 

[StueyDuck]

People who make money from thing are happy that the new thing will continue to make them money.

 

[EN250]

So far, the only fair complain is price of games, knowing how greedy Nintendo is, price of the console is even fair, considering they could sellout @700 if they wanted and no one would be mad about it

They're getting ER and a From exclusive + whatever Nintendo games they always do, what else do people want?

 

[Blitzkrieg!]

Why is this a thread

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Youtubers and influencers make money off of content like that and shouldn't be taken seriously, no matter their stance on any subject.

 

[SALMORE]

i still can't believe that the beat'um guy got super famous ! i remember him trying to ride on the little fame that the game chasers got in the beginning

 

[Sooner]

What is there to be down about? I think the Switch 2 looks great. It seems a lot more technically capable than the Switch 1.

Is the negativity just coming from the $80 Mario Kart?

 

[DarkBatman]

YouTubers who've built their entire "careers" on a console and the company behind it are raving about each new release / livestream / announcement. More shocking news at 9!

Unfortunately, there are always these blind fans (also at Sony and MS) who really think everything is fantastic and see something positive even when there are horrendous price increases or the most terrible rip-off of the customer.

What is there to be down about? I think the Switch 2 looks great. It seems a lot more technically capable than the Switch 1.

Is the negativity just coming from the $80 Mario Kart?

Personally, I'm bothered by the exorbitant costs for the (relatively) weak hardware and technically mediocre games. Additionally, I find the new features rather disappointing, the announced games 95% boring recycling of already known releases, and the entire hardware policy surrounding the console (game cartridges without the game on them) highly questionable.

 

[Zacfoldor]

I thought it was great too.

Just remember there are a lot of Nintendo haters and they can make it seem like the gaming world is against Nintendo.

Truth is the opposite.

Remember everyone thought the Switch 1 would fail.

As long as Nintendo hasn't lost the touch in development, Switch 2 will be great. Most of the haters are just Nintendo haters to begin with. The console war is very polarized. Remember what it was like for Sony when the pro was announced. It was actually WAY worse than this, lol. Haters got put in their place with that one already, and Switch 2 will slap them down next. Just remember that most of the people whining the loudest are AC Shadows enjoyers and have no taste. They think AC Shadows is fucking great, so just remember who you are and you+Nintendo will be fine. Keep buying Nintendo or everything will turn into AC Shadows and many of the haters would LOVE it and gaslight you into thinking it is not generic meme garbage. I'm actually glad that everyone sucked that game's dick on here because it gives any good games cover to actually exist. Nobody who likes AC Shadows is gonna tell me shit about anything. That thread about AC Shadows being the best reason to own a high end gaming PC is pure fucking gold and I'll mine it in my mind forever. That is high end PC gaming. AC Shadows.

 

[DarkBatman]

I thought it was great too.

Just remember there are a lot of Nintendo haters and they can make it seem like the gaming world is against Nintendo.

Truth is the opposite.

Remember everyone thought the Switch 1 would fail.

As long as Nintendo hasn't lost the touch in development, Switch 2 will be great. Most of the haters are just Nintendo haters to begin with. The console war is very polarized. Remember what it was like for Sony when the pro was announced. It was actually WAY worse than this, lol. Haters got put in their place with that one already, and Switch 2 will slap them down next. Just remember that most of the people whining the loudest are AC Shadows enjoyers and have no taste. They think AC Shadows is fucking great, so just remember who you are and you+Nintendo will be fine. Keep buying Nintendo or everything will turn into AC Shadows and many of the haters would LOVE it and gaslight you into thinking it is not generic meme garbage. I'm actually glad that everyone sucked that game's dick on here because it gives any good games cover to actually exist. Nobody who likes AC Shadows is gonna tell me shit about anything.

You should urgently make your next doctor's appointment, assuming you actually meant this ridiculous post seriously.

Are all those who criticize Nintendo for its outrageous pricing policy just haters? If they throw money at Nintendo now, all the other publishers will calmly raise their game prices. But hey, if I criticize that, I'm just a hater. Pathetic.

 

[StueyDuck]

You should urgently make your next doctor's appointment, assuming you actually meant this ridiculous post seriously.

Are all those who criticize Nintendo for its outrageous pricing policy just haters? If they throw money at Nintendo now, all the other publishers will calmly raise their game prices. But hey, if I criticize that, I'm just a hater. Pathetic.

exactly,

I've literally had every Nintendo console since the NES, and have bought my own since the GC, (saving up my money doing odd jobs for it and still getting a family member to bring it in from the UK because it wasn't releasing where I was at the same time).

like unless owning the virtual boy and R.O.B makes you a true Nintendo fan, I'm about as close as it gets.

I have serious criticisms with what Nintendo showed, I also don't hate it, I just don't feel they gave me a reason to buy one right away.

 

[Sooner]

You should urgently make your next doctor's appointment, assuming you actually meant this ridiculous post seriously.

Are all those who criticize Nintendo for its outrageous pricing policy just haters? If they throw money at Nintendo now, all the other publishers will calmly raise their game prices. But hey, if I criticize that, I'm just a hater. Pathetic.

You say that while proving his point.

 

[DarkBatman]

You say that while proving his point.

How? I've loved Nintendo for years and thoroughly enjoyed the Switch. But being clear-headed enough to identify a company's complete failure has nothing to do with hate. It's simply an opinion.

 

[DrumNBassDanTTV]

Nintendo shills hoping for more freebies from Nintendo in future.

 

[Kataploom]

Well, not everyone hates it... Many of us really love what we're seeing, I've seen so many "constant negative content feeders" praise and love the Switch 2 up until the game prices were known. It's a great product for most people and sales will reflect that easily.

 

[DarkBatman]

Well, not everyone hates it... Many of us really love what we're seeing, I've seen so many "constant negative content feeders" praise and love the Switch 2 up until the game prices were known. It's a great product for most people and sales will reflect that easily.

Nobody said everyone hates the Switch 2. But the fact is that the disappointment after the Direct is significantly greater than it was with the first Switch, and that (at least in my country) the console is still readily available 24 hours after pre-order. I actually suspected that it would be difficult to buy a Switch 2 after all the hype.

There's no question that there are plenty of gamers who are still excited about the console. But even pro-Switch 2 gamers have to admit that Nintendo is facing significantly more headwind this time around.

 

[Kataploom]

Nobody said everyone hates the Switch 2. But the fact is that the disappointment after the Direct is significantly greater than it was with the first Switch, and that (at least in my country) the console is still readily available 24 hours after pre-order. I actually suspected that it would be difficult to buy a Switch 2 after all the hype.

There's no question that there are plenty of gamers who are still excited about the console. But even pro-Switch 2 gamers have to admit that Nintendo is facing significantly more headwind this time around.

Oh, don't get the hopes up buddy, the complaints came after the price and not the console itself, even so I saw several complainers pull the trigger yesterday like "well, they don't deserve it but I just preordered it!!!"

And literally @alpachino said in the OP:

while everyone else seemed to deem it very lacklustre.

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

Anyone making a living of being a brand influencer/reviewer are inherently untrustworthy IMO. There are probably a few exceptions, but the moment their income becomes tied up with being in the good graces of the industry their "opinions" are null and void to me.

 

[ObservantApe]

 

[hemo memo]

Nintendo fans are the most loyal fans and Nintendo knows exactly how to rip them off.

Ftfy

 

[Kusarigama]

They just want to be in Nintendo's good relations list. They need to grow a spine and criticize where criticism is due. I saw the two videos from GVG and It was unbearable how much they were sucking upto Nintendo.

 

[Caffeine]

the switch-tubers were gonna like it even if it was a bag of shit to keep posting videos.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

This channel is the only one that says things coherently and explains things well...

 

[N0S]

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Arlo is one of the biggest shills for Nintendo. He would try to down play anything negative as much as possible.

Nintendo hardcores have always been the most mentally ill, unhinged gamers ready to jump on a blade for the corporation.

 

[Mr Hyde]

There is a lot to love with the Switch 2 but there is also a lot of negatives. The hardware itself I think is excellent and priced very reasonable, since you also get a dock which output 4K. However, the battery life is where my concerns with the hardware is right now. It's impressive that Nintendo manages to make a 20w battery perform so efficiently as to run games like Cyberpunk and Elden Ring for a minimum of two hours (if their estimates are correct) but I will still wait and see what reviews say about this. If Nintendo follows the strategy of the OG Switch, they will release new iterations of Switch 2 with an even more efficient performance and longevity to the battery life. But the tech behind Switch 2 is impressive. It feels like a premium handheld.

And then there is the software pricing. No matter how you spin it, it's nothing but fucking greed from Nintendo to price their software like this. Considering they post record profits, seeing old games like Botw and Tears of the Kingdom priced at 80$ is just downright disgusting. Physical copies for 90€? Accessories are also way too pricey, not to mention the price of the new SD cards. And then you have these annoying DRM cards that you know half of the third party publishers will use making physical games purchases suck. When you add all of these things together, the prospect of buying a Switch 2 leaves a sour taste in your mouth.

I loved the original Switch and its entire run. Best console of all times. Nintendo created a great product that was affordable for all sorts of people. They released amazing games and built a great community around them. And thanks to that we made Nintendo rise to the top of the food chain. And immediately they turn around and takes advantage of that, expecting us to pay through the nose for their hardware and games. It's a disgusting mindset. Nobody wants to be taken for granted which is exactly what Nintendo is doing right now. That's why the Switch 2 reveal is disappointing. Amd that's why I'm not buying day one.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Anyone making a living of being a brand influencer/reviewer are inherently untrustworthy IMO. There are probably a few exceptions, but the moment their income becomes tied up with being in the good graces of the industry their "opinions" are null and void to me.

This is a pretty good general rule, though I at least have SOME respect for those reviewers/influencers who don't do sponsorships and go out of their way to make their money only on views. They don't take freebies and they don't go to events.

That being said many of those who are like this make their money with rage bait and click bait... I don't know many non-biased non-rage baiting influencers...

 

[Sevyne]

Well yeah. The title kind of explains it. While I do believe some of them are genuinely hyped for it, the ones that aren't have to tread those waters carefully or risk losing a chunk of their core audience.