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NEWS: Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Orders in U.S. to Assess Tariffs' Impact

CD Project Red came out already to confirm that Cyberpunk 2077 is all on a 64GB cartridge with no download or ‘unlocking’ required. There’s no reason what so ever for Cyberpunk 2077 to be able to fit on a cartridge but Braverly Default (one of the games with a ‘key’ cartridge’) can’t. It’s simply down to whether or not the devs WANT to do the extra work, which is a tale as old as time at this point.

So no, key cartridges are not the new norm nor are they replacing cartridges with actual games on it.

The "anti-woke" gamer crowd has really knocked it out of the park, huh? They didn't make gaming any less "woke" and games they're furious at like Starfield and Assassin's Creed Shadows still ended up selling like crazy, but on the plus side, the elderly lunatic they helped elect has now made video games unaffordable for everyone, including them, so the Right won't be able to get offended by games anymore.

As horrible as it is to consider, apparently most of those people consider making games unaffordable an acceptable sacrifice to tear down a system they believe has failed them (the go-to response when people complain about the tariffs is "My treats!" as if the people talking are spoiled children and not worth responding to).

The "anti-woke" gamer crowd has really knocked it out of the park, huh? They didn't make gaming any less "woke" and games they're furious at like Starfield and Assassin's Creed Shadows still ended up selling like crazy, but on the plus side, the elderly lunatic they helped elect has now made video games unaffordable for everyone, including them, so the Right won't be able to get offended by games anymore.

Are video games really "unaffordable" to Americans now or is this just people being hyperbolic?

D.E.D.E wrote:

No it’s not, the amount of misinformation around this single fact is staggering.

Your use of "misinformation" is pretty wild. What I said was more exaggerated than actually wrong.

Emerje

Wyvern wrote:

The "anti-woke" gamer crowd has really knocked it out of the park, huh? They didn't make gaming any less "woke" and games they're furious at like Starfield and Assassin's Creed Shadows still ended up selling like crazy, but on the plus side, the elderly lunatic they helped elect has now made video games unaffordable for everyone, including them, so the Right won't be able to get offended by games anymore.

I guess if you ignore all those games that completely flopped or underperformed in 2024 and had their studios gutted like Suicide Squad, Dragon Age, Concord, Skull & Bones, and Star Wars Outlaws, then sure.... all is well, I guess. And from all accounts the new Assassin's Creed hasn't been doing super great either although we probably won't know the numbers until much later. It did poorly in Japan at least but that was expected given the massive backlash it was getting over there so they had a personal vendetta against it which was a shame.

Beatdigga wrote:

As horrible as it is to consider, apparently most of those people consider making games unaffordable an acceptable sacrifice to tear down a system they believe has failed them (the go-to response when people complain about the tariffs is "My treats!" as if the people talking are spoiled children and not worth responding to).

Are video games really "unaffordable" to Americans now or is this just people being hyperbolic? I suppose if people buy every single game that comes out that can add up quite fast but I only buy a few games a year since most of them do not interest me. So far this year the only game I have gotten was Monster Hunter Wilds since everything else has been remasters, rereleases, or games that do not interest me. As for the "my treats!" comment I actually think there is a ring of truth to that. Video games are a luxury. If a game costing a bit more is such a big deal or a financial breaking point for someone then they may need to re-evaluate how they spend and budget their money. Nobody should be agonizing over making any kind of financial decision. If it's that much of a debate then they probably can't afford it.

Pretty much none of those games failure’s had anything to do with "being woke" or anything of the sort. Suicide Squad failed because the gameplay was really poorly conceived and wasn’t fun to play, Dragon Age failed because it completely abandoned its main audience by ignoring pretty much all of the choices of the previous 3 games, and centering a story that SHOULD be about the 3rd games protagonist around a completely new character with no emotional connection to the main villain of the game, Concord failed because it was yet another Live Service game in an oversaturated market, so no one played it, I’ve never heard of Skull and Bones, and I do keep up with video game news pretty frequently, and Star Wars Outlaws failed because it just didn’t look good. I mean people are completely ignoring the real reason why those games are bad so they can keep making the same lazy and untrue arguments over and over again.

And now Goodsmile has made prices higher for figures like Nendoroids because of the tariffs. Y'all were warned

AiddonValentine wrote:

And now Goodsmile has made prices higher for figures like Nendoroids because of the tariffs. Y'all were warned

Oh dang. Glad I got my preorders in and don't buy them that often

Nintendo has the opportunity to do a 400 IQ move here and simply do nothing at all. They're already catching flak for their greed with the price increase so all they have to do is let this stew for a few days and then announce they've decided to keep the price the same. They can paint it as them keeping their word and staying committed to what they announced for the sake of the customer and their integrity. So the original price everyone was originally outraged over now comes off as a generous gesture while everyone panics about tariffs. And Nintendo doesn't have to lift a finger. Win-win for them. Even better for them if some kind of trade deal is reached and the tariffs go away and they keep the initial price and just move along like nothing ever happened.

No company in the world is gonna decide to lower their profit margin (or depending on the manufacturing costs for the Switch 2, possibly even lose money) on a literal brand new product (hell, it's not even really "new" because it's not even out yet!). Any price hike looks bad, but it doesn't look as bad when the product isn't even on shelves yet, and what looks much worse for all the corporate-types is making weak profits when the earning reports come in. Investors aren't gonna care about how much good will you have (plus, c'mon, we all know people would still complain about the price if they did nothing).

I would love if we lived in a world where CEOs just decided to forgo profits because they're all such swell guys, but that ain't the world we live in.

Are video games really "unaffordable" to Americans now or is this just people being hyperbolic? I suppose if people buy every single game that comes out that can add up quite fast but I only buy a few games a year since most of them do not interest me. So far this year the only game I have gotten was Monster Hunter Wilds since everything else has been remasters, rereleases, or games that do not interest me. As for the "my treats!" comment I actually think there is a ring of truth to that. Video games are a luxury. If a game costing a bit more is such a big deal or a financial breaking point for someone then they may need to re-evaluate how they spend and budget their money. Nobody should be agonizing over making any kind of financial decision. If it's that much of a debate then they probably can't afford it.

I wouldn't go that far: Steam is certainly the largest storefront for games, but AFAIK the Nintendo eShop has A LOT of games available on it. (For better or worse) Almost anyone can release games on it,

You get what you pay for it. Americans deserve this 1000%.

What sucks is that the rest of the world doesn't. But like you said, most of the rest of the world happens to have actual grown ups as figureheads. Canada and the EU are already planning to economically move on ahead without the US.

This could be the best thing for Nintendo. They could reposition their prices, taking a loss to appease their customers.

I’ve never heard of Skull and Bones, and I do keep up with video game news pretty frequently, and Star Wars Outlaws failed because it just didn’t look good. I mean people are completely ignoring the real reason why those games are bad so they can keep making the same lazy and untrue arguments over and over again.

I would love if we lived in a world where CEOs just decided to forgo profits because they're all such swell guys, but that ain't the world we live in.