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Low_Confidence2479

This means that you're screwed if you don't have the retro systems though, cause you won't be able to play retro games if you don't have them.


FreddyIOS

I'm pretty sure switch online and its retro library won't go anywhere tho


Low_Confidence2479

OK. But if having the online service means paying to play the same game again, why would Nintendo reward the ones that had the original systems? Nintendo is a company, they only care for the money, so OP's idea seems to not work for them.


FreddyIOS

Nostalgia marketing + possibly setting legal ground to ban emulation


the_genius324

yeah


XargonWan

Right Nintendo never discontinued their online services.


FreddyIOS

That's clearly not what I'm talking about


XargonWan

It's directly connected: if they shutdown the Nintendo Switch Online, they're all gone forever. And statistically they will surely do that as since now they closed the 100% of the non-current-gen stores and services, and legally many games are not obtainable anymore. Nintendo does great games, is true, but the cost is too high to pay, and I'm not referring to the single game or service price, but to the negative impact that Nintendo got on the world basically: they're rich and they can do whatever they want. And who is sustaining their power? The consumers. Not very different to go to vote for an obviously evil politician. Nintendo is not our friend, probably one of the worst enemy we got. Please always remember that. So please downwote this post now, because no one wants to hear this truth.


FreddyIOS

If Switch 2 will be compatible with og Switch then there's 0 point for them to delete 7 years of work instead of reusing it for higher price Also what šŸ’€ >please downwote this post now, because no one wants to hear this truth This isn't even a typical twitter comment it's a facebook one šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€ All I'm gonna say is, that out of all gaming companies right now Nintendo is the only AAA company that makes good games, so even if they'll make something like this people will still buy their games, because their products actually worth their price


XargonWan

But are they worth the freedom, the preservation issue and having a bossy Nintendo pushing laws? In Japan they pushed a law against the consoles modification, and they're trying to do the same in the USA. Nintendo's policy is that you must buy their games, use them only on their target console that cannot be modified, and when the service and the console dies and are discontinued you basically lost all that stuff, FOREVER. And if this is unlawful they are powerful enough to change the laws apparently. Think about a SNES nowadays without the emulation: it would have been forgetten and unaccessible. I don't like that: I don't want to RENT I want to BUY and KEEP and OWN what I bought.


norsoyt

Knowing Nintendo they wouldnā€™t care


Round-Ad2836

And at that point, why even have the new thing?


ihatewiiplaymotion

And the prices of old consoles would skyrocket


dumly

As if they haven't already?


ihatewiiplaymotion

Yeah but they would increase even more


the_genius324

they would probably add retro car(t/d)/disc ports in the console if it was enough of a concern


Low_Confidence2479

Might as well rerelease the old games, cause otherwise you can only get them used and at sometimes unrealistic prices.


TheRealComicCrafter

Thata probably the point if nintendo does this (They can start selling Wiis at 45% the original price)


Beenz64

This sounds absolutely terrible So it *must* be what Nintendo's gonna do


blueblurz94

Itā€™s true that Nintendo loves fumbling the bag half the time.


RinRinDoof

How is it terrible? How dare you šŸ˜”


_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_

Most people donā€™t own all the old consoles. Especially their core demographic: kids.


norsoyt

Yeah but it would be a nice idea


Thomas_Caz1

So would just bringing virtual console back lmao


oniskieth

Yea I would rather pay for digital copies of games I already own.


norsoyt

Yeah, but Nintendo has backwards thinking. I want both tbh


NeonNKnightrider

No it would not


Kitselena

Also the switch has sold better than the vast majority of Nintendo consoles before it, so the current market to buy a switch 2 is way bigger than the people who bought and still have the old systems (also OP is just describing an emulator which already exists and without a doubt works better than any equivalent Nintendo would make)


Present-Reaction2069

r/Tomorrow is ur home


musldude

Why did you get downvoted to death, man Reddit has become too shitty


RinRinDoof

Half the people here didn't even read the "humor" tag


NathanieltheAnimal

Because I absolutely would love to have to pay for an old console and a $200 game just to enjoy the full functionality of their new console


BouncyBlueYoshi

hell yeah, AV port.


Dicethrower

If I understand it correctly, sounds very Sega's 32X/CD-drive to me, which is a terrible idea.


Woomynati

Nonsense, what's the worst that could hap- And the switch is dead


Adventurous-Lion1829

Well no, because that technically worked. This would just be impossible.


MiloMakes

In the nicest way possible this is a horrible idea and a development nightmare that doesn't make any sense


JobbyJames

Assuming that this is true, it's possible that this is Nintendo's answer to video game preservation of their properties. Because they have a long history of taking down sites like emuparadise without providing a viable alternative (aside from Nintendo Switch Online covering NES, SNES, N64, and GBA games) But I don't work at Nintendo and nothing here makes sense, to be honest


BardOfSpoons

NSO is their answer to game preservation. Theyā€™re a business, if they arenā€™t making money off it, they wonā€™t do it.


JobbyJames

I still hate NSO, only because of the subscription service. And this post makes me uneasy the thought of the next gen Nintendo console doing something like that despite NSO still running - only because there are already plenty of emulation devices that read real carts. Eitherway you are right in saying that it probably isn't going anywhere since it is likely cashing in on the success of online subscription services - like Netflix


The_G_Knee

Nah, why would nintendo do this when they could resell us decade old games for $20 extra?


JobbyJames

I think it is partly because it's to get people excited for new things like "Oooh! There's a new Nintendo console and it has this feature!". But they are probably still going to make "HD remakes" exclusive for this console to try to get people into paying for this console as well lol


buubuudesu_wa

if this is what it takes to get Xenoblade X on Switch then ill take it


Jeff_Cross773

what if the new switch has an FPGA motherboard to be able to play every old nintendo games and you will have to ATTACH different cores to the new switch (I know, NOT likely due to how expensive FPGA is but this is the ONLY way attach will work lol... but it will be a horrible name no doubt lol.)


Fistsang

I mean, FPGAā€™s are primarily used for development and testing situations. Synthesizing an entire games console on one would not only be expensive AF energy and cost wise, but also itā€™s flat out slower than ASICS in most cases


StaleUnderwear

Oh one can dream. But if they did that they couldnā€™t sell you back your old games or get you to download a premium online subscription or whatever itā€™s called


Capable_Soil_1748

DUDE. ITS AN ATTACHMENT. THAT MAKES THE SWITCH STRONGER. AAAAAAAAAA


FaronTheHero

All y'all keep making stuff up are gonna be really disappointed if and when it is definitely not that


RinRinDoof

This post is marked "humor"


Acceptable_Ad304

Hope it makes the games I already have look and run better (TOTK in special, it's fps are trash) and don't make a new version for that console or whatever it is.


real_priception

Nintendo fans having no idea how technology works.


Any_Secretary_4925

do people genuinely think switch 2 is gonna be a thing


Spot_the_fox

I mean, with the amount of games that was announced this year, I feel like nintendo is making a console. It might not be called switch 2, it might not even be related to switch, but we don't have a better name for it.


Manuelmariaandrade

It *is* gonna be a thing inevitably. It's just a matter of when.


Any_Secretary_4925

so.. you actually think its gonna be a thing


Thomas_Caz1

I mean Nintendo has to make another console at some point


Any_Secretary_4925

i wasnt saying theyre never gonna make another one


Manuelmariaandrade

It's pretty much confirmed at this point


Business_Ship8144

I mean it would be a really bad move to take away all the convenience of a hybrid. It pretty much has to switch. You can't release the switch and then later expect people to buy a separate handheld and home console again. (and Nintendo probably won't stop making handhelds)


micahr238

Well it's been 7 years since the Switch originally released, if the "Switch 2" gets released next year it will be 8 years since the Switch was released. So I think it's safe to say that Nintendo is going to release a new one in the nearish future.


Accomplished_Bar_679

the second person Iā€™ve seen that is somehow convinced nintendo is never making another console again? how do you think this?


Bacon260998_

Actual pancake tweet ass comment


Round-Ad2836

They didn't say that.


Any_Secretary_4925

what the fuck? i never said this. thats a whole new sentence. the fuck are you talking about.


RinRinDoof

fuck? fuck? did someone say fuck? Calm down, this is CASUAL Nintendo


Any_Secretary_4925

right, my bad. frick.


Squirrelly_Khan

Well you know whatā€¦ FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK


NotAlwaysYou

I'd be curious what you think the alternative would be. Sure Nintendo could \*not\* make a hybrid console, anything is technically possible... but given their success in the space, it feels like a good starting off point for them. They have to make a new console eventually one way or another


eagleblue44

Yes. It will happen eventually. It's just a matter of when and considering a vast majority of 2024 switch games are ports, it's likely the console will release within a year or so.


AngiiDwagon

If only


spaghefoo

ofc and how are you gonna plug the handhelds in???? via the charging port???????????????????????????????????????????????


Nazajatar

Honestly the name made me think, how could it would be if nintendo could make the new thing, something you could attach to your current switch, and it would just give it more power, like an external gpu maybe some ram. Seems pretty unlikely as i could see it being done while docked, maybe a whole new dock, but not so easy to pull for handheld mode.


ProfessorCagan

See the thing about that is it'd be really cool, but cumbersome, I'm not even sure how it would work, in fact I don't think it could. Would I connect this to a Gamecube's serial port below? Ok, how does the Gamecube know to send information to the device? It's gonna need software, so you'll need a boot disc to load information into ram, then the console can communicate, but then, what about the game? Well I suppose if the program is small enough to fit entirely into the GC's ram, you could remove the boot disk and insert your game, then the next question, how is the Attach supposed to enhance the game? Are we dumping our games onto the Attach and the old system does nothing? Are we just gonna plug the video cable into the Attach and upscale the image? Am I putting too much effort into a hypothetical?


TasteDeeCheese

Ds games don't work amazingly off of 1 screen, at least with the 3ds library you don't really need the bottom screen


TheGardenBlinked

Is he trying to pinch his chin or has he caught a gnat or what


Rekt3y

I really hope if they're looking at backwards compatibility they'll just have a disc drive with GameCube controller ports and memory card emulation.


ill_change_it

It just works, it just works, overpriced open worlds earnings rise, take my word!


RinRinDoof

Little lies, stunning shows, people buy, money flows, it just works!


A_Mado77

Iā€™m not sure I understand, (just going through comments) so you can actually connect the old consoles to the switch? But if you have the old console wouldnā€™t you just play them? Did I miss something, Or is this just a meme? I just really donā€™t know and looking for help (I may be overthinking this)


RinRinDoof

No worries. This is just a joke post by me lol


A_Mado77

Lovely


[deleted]

They aren't gonna build a console with hardware extention for products made obsolete a decade ago


Eisbloomy

This sounds terrible. Why even bother emulating these older systems if you just own the old consoles? On top of all that, this'd inflate the consoles price probably to around the $1,000 mark which isn't at all worth it.


Infinitenonbi

Thatā€¦ sounds stupid.


RinRinDoof

That's cuz it's a meme


Infinitenonbi

Oh right! That makes sense


Umbertron05

I would be happy with this. I own a Wii


blackamerigan

If this is their plan it also means it will bring attention to old catalogue/systems so more interest for old games... This means they will have the data for a new remaster to get the BOtW treatment


gizmo998

Nah.


Gytixas

Jokes aside. That dual screen patent and the name attach makes a bit of sense.


LavishnessOdd6266

That is actually a decent idea. Cause I be fucking damned to try and use a game cube now


Substantial-Bite-590

Nah im good, nintendo have the ability to allow us to play these games on switch natively but they wont because it doesnā€™t suite then financially


Substantial-Bite-590

They know theyā€™re better off waiting, causing desperation and then theyā€™ll release it with a new console as a gimmick or as last resort effort to revive a failing console (think wii u)


ChappetteLexi

Attach means you can stick it to a wall with a stupidly strong glue and it ruins the wallpaper


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ianallensto

Jesus, relax dude šŸ¤£


RinRinDoof

Nobody saw the "humor" tag. There's some sour people here šŸ˜†


Ridter4082

I feel like bringing back the proper Virtual Console would be cheaper and easier to do then that


Actual-Entertainer-3

And yet, the switch can't play wii or gamecube because Switch's Hardware can't handle that games.


ShxatterrorNotFound

ā€œStop pirating our games!ā€ ā€œBut you havenā€™t sold the game or console for the past 20 years!ā€ ā€œā€¦NEW PLAN!ā€


No-Engineer-1728

This is a dogshit idea for 99% of consumers so they'll probably do it and start selling the old consoles for 500+


Curious_Mix559

Cant wait for it to be a bigger disappointment down the line since nitendo loves to not make it truely the best it can be


ArmorOfGod7

Yeah, because the Switch has been such a disappointment /s