Switch 2: Nintendo fans feel completely cheated

Not much is known about the Nintendo Switch 2 yet. On the surface it was new console in a first look video presented in detail as a trailer, but we know practically still relatively little. It's quite possible that Nintendo is still hiding important details that give an idea of ​​how expensive the Nintendo Switch 2 with accessories will actually be.

Is the Nintendo Switch 2 backwards compatible?

An important feature of the new console was already confirmed before Nintendo's unsatisfactory reveal. The Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with the exception of a few in-house titles. This means that you can basically play games from the first Switch on the successor. But in another respect it is Nintendo Switch 2 just not backwards compatible and that will be more than expensive.

The new Joy controllers were also presented as part of the official presentation. The input devices are not only larger, but things are now apparently tacked together with magnets left and right to the Switch 2. In the course of this, the mystery of the new shoulder buttons was finally solved. One important thing can already be confirmed with relative certainty.

After everything you've seen so far, you can the old Joy-Con controllers are not on the Switch 2 attach. In this regard, quite a few Nintendo fans will feel pretty cheated. And that's completely understandable and for good reason.

How much does the Nintendo Switch cost with Mario Kart 9?

Until a few months ago, Nintendo brought the old ones Joy-Con controllers in new colors to the market. In addition, this accessory came onto the market 7 years too late and is only compatible with the old rail system of the classic Joy-Cons. A pair of controllers costs around 70 euros, the official charging station at least 30 euros. This creates an annoying problem.

Every Nintendo fan who has bought new Joy-Cons in the last few months can theoretically throw them in the bin as soon as the Switch 2 is released. Theoretically it may be possible with the controllers at least via radio or Bluetooth to connect to the new console. But even that is currently anything but certain. Anyone who buys a few of the new Joy-Con controllers in addition to the Nintendo Switch 2 and Mario Kart 9 will really get the fun racer four of us on the couch to play, which should be between 550 and 600 euros have to pay. An almost absurd price, on top of the money you might spend on it old Joy-Con controller with drift problem thrown out the window.