MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz is not only an MMORPG enthusiast, he has been playing games of all kinds for nearly 38 years. It all started back then with Nintendo. Accordingly, the anticipation for the Nintendo Switch 2 was huge. But that is history.
My love for gaming began nearly 38 years ago when my good friend Andi proudly presented his new Nintendo Entertainment System to me. He inserted the cartridge of Super Mario Bros. and it was all over for me. We played the jumping adventure for weeks on end. What a blast!
Even today, a warm, nostalgic veil of satisfaction surrounds my heart when I hear one of the Mario music themes from the first part. The same goes for the soundtracks of Tetris or The Legend of Zelda. Nintendo World Cup, Duck Tales, Metroid … what a great console for the first contact.
With the SNES my relationship with Nintendo intensified. A Zelda: A Link to the Past is still clearly one of the best games of all time for me. In addition, I discovered my love for Japanese (action) role-playing games on the successor of the NES. Secret of Mana, Terranigma, Illusion of Time, Secret of Evermore … I have played almost all of them.
Still Nintendo in my heart
This connection to Nintendo consoles has lasted until today. Although I play much more on PC and PlayStation 5 today, I have also spent many great hours with the Switch. Often with the guys or my wife, for example in Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Mario Party, or Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Occasionally alone with Xenoblade Chronicles 3 or the Super Mario RPG.
Accordingly, I was very excited about the details of the Switch 2. And yes, I admit it: when I see the trailers of Mario Kart World or think of the new Metroid, certain synapses in my brain get activated that are really excited about the new generation of Nintendo games.
New pricing policy kills any anticipation
However, since this week, my anticipation has evaporated into thin air. 469.99 euros for the cheaper version of the Nintendo Switch 2. Additionally, a smooth 90 euros for the physical version of Mario Kart World. That makes 560 euros for the minimal package. Other games, memory cards, and additional controllers are not even included (you would quickly be at almost 800 euros).
Honestly: In a time when everything is getting more expensive and less money is left over from the salary, that is a price that is far too high for a console that will certainly get great and fun games for the whole family, but will already be technically outdated at the time of release. And it is likely to remain only in 3rd place behind PC and PS5.
And even in the families around me, which do not have countless gaming platforms at home, I hardly see any potential buyers for the Switch 2. The standard there is rather that one buys a used PlayStation (often even rather a PS4 than a PS5) or Switch for little money to play a bit with the kids.
The price of the Switch 2 is miles away from what they can or want to afford for something like that. For me personally, it is definitely clear that I will not be among the early buyers of the Switch 2 – unlike the Nintendo Switch.
Depending on how stable the price of the console remains, my Switch could even be the last Nintendo console I have bought for a long time. The little Karsten from 1987 looks very sadly at the future with this realization. That I’m not the only one disappointed is shown by the following news: The presentation of the Switch 2 is the biggest event on Twitch 2025, but Nintendo surely hoped for a different reaction
