I've noticed that for the Switch 2. I was just recently almost trying to justify buying one, i.e. talking myself into it. I still can't. They are just offering nothing I want, and the best shot they had is just a remake of an old Zelda game. It's one of those things I'd buy for $10 but Nintendo games will never be that.
It's also turning into why I quit the Xbox/PS already. I don't want game license on disc. I want to have the games so I can play them later, and I will play them later, and that could be 20 years from now when they've shut everything down for cloud slop only. So, I'll just keep my modded Switch. Nintendo has likely lost me too, and they had the best shot. Microsoft really screwed it up, I was all in on Xbox platforms going back a long, long time and I doubt I ever even buy another game for Xbox, and certainly not from the digital store.
The Switch 2 is sorely lacking any kind of killer apps. DK Bananza was neat, but it's no 3D Mario title. Mario Kart World is dragged down by its Open World design. Kirby Air Riders is niche and lacks replay value outside of couch co-op. There's just no big "Wow!" Title to pull people in. Everything is niche, a rehash, or otherwise too unimpressive to be a major system seller.
I've noticed that for the Switch 2. I was just recently almost trying to justify buying one, i.e. talking myself into it. I still can't. They are just offering nothing I want, and the best shot they had is just a remake of an old Zelda game. It's one of those things I'd buy for $10 but Nintendo games will never be that.
It's also turning into why I quit the Xbox/PS already. I don't want game license on disc. I want to have the games so I can play them later, and I will play them later, and that could be 20 years from now when they've shut everything down for cloud slop only. So, I'll just keep my modded Switch. Nintendo has likely lost me too, and they had the best shot. Microsoft really screwed it up, I was all in on Xbox platforms going back a long, long time and I doubt I ever even buy another game for Xbox, and certainly not from the digital store.
The Switch 2 is sorely lacking any kind of killer apps. DK Bananza was neat, but it's no 3D Mario title. Mario Kart World is dragged down by its Open World design. Kirby Air Riders is niche and lacks replay value outside of couch co-op. There's just no big "Wow!" Title to pull people in. Everything is niche, a rehash, or otherwise too unimpressive to be a major system seller.
The Switch 2 supposedly is lacking in game titles thanks to Nintendo treating the dev kit like the nuclear codes prior to it's release.