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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

You seem to be missing the point, the Nintendo Switch is handily the most popular game console in US gaming history. It has officially sold more units than the PS2.

I’m sorry that you don’t appreciate the switch, it’s an amazing general purpose gaming console.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Switch is still behind PS2 and DS. Don't think they'll get that 3rd wind to get them across thr finish line for 1st place. Pandemic + AC releasing timing was a lightning in a bottle type of coincidence to help get the sales to the 150m mark.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Everything I can find still puts the switch behind not only ps2 but also the DS. Any chance you got a link?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

It's all right I wouldn't say it's groundbreaking. There are many portable computers including the steam deck that are far superior in terms of capability and openness.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Doesn't think switch is groundbreaking. Proceeds to list handheld that wouldn't exist without the Switch breaking that ground. lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 54 seconds ago

You're going to need some evidence that that's the case because my understanding is that Valve had been working on the steam deck for a while.

Hell the steam deck isn't even the handheld gaming computer, and the switch came out after the first handhelds, so even if Valve were influenced by the existence of the switch (which they weren't), we would have still got the steam deck via other mechanisms.