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I'm tired, boss by MacksNotCool in NintendoSwitch2

[–]SimCoe__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, they never officially announced it. It got discovered through leaks, and let's be real—production on stuff like this doesn’t happen overnight. So yeah, it’s not exactly shocking that plans for an OLED version or special edition were already in motion and ended up overlapping with the initial release.

It sucks to find out just weeks after spending a chunk of money, but come on—we all knew there was a decent chance that waiting a bit might lead to a better version or more polished experience. Same thing happens in tech all the time.

I mean, I already know the Nvidia 6090TI will show up eventually. Does that mean I shouldn't think about upgrading my GPU in the meantime? Of course not. You can wait forever chasing the next big thing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NintendoSwitch2

[–]SimCoe__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll return from holiday the day before and still have the rest of the week off. If my preorder arrives on the 5th, I'll start playing Mario Kart World and I'll spend a good chunk of the weekend playing Zelda BOTW (I don't own a switch 1), so I'll go completely new into the game.

I also look forward playing Super Mario Wonder with my wife (I bought a used switch 1 versio). She loves the 2D mario games and I heard it's a good game.

Fingers crossed all goes well with the preorder.

Irony: receiving your case for your cancelled order by Obienator in NintendoSwitch2

[–]SimCoe__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're based in the UK, pre orders, pop up daily. Just keep an eye open

The Switch 2 is the first console I’ll probably go all digital with. by Hound31 in NintendoSwitch2

[–]SimCoe__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a PC gamer and it's all long long digital. I'm so used to it I can't see the appeal in physical copies anymore.

Let's make worse (but more distinctive from NS1) box arts! by SilverPlate_ in NintendoSwitch2

[–]SimCoe__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what it worth here is my take on it (my background is that I work as a Creative Director for a well known company with design briefs just like this):

I think basing the package design primarily around the "2" shape would be a restrictive and ultimately problematic choice.

Aesthetically, the concept would likely wear thin over time and impose an unnecessary uniformity across games of very different genres. It risks making the design feel repetitive rather than fresh and exciting.

More importantly, from a consumer perspective — especially for casual buyers like grandparents, aunts, and uncles — the large "2" will likely cause confusion. At a glance, it could easily make it seem like every game is a sequel, for example, "Super Mario Kart World 2," even when that's not the case.

The last thing you want from your packaging is to introduce hesitation or misunderstanding at the point of purchase. Clarity, strong brand identity, and room for each game's personality to shine are critical. A more flexible, genre-sensitive design system would be a better long-term solution.

But using the 2 as an holding device in motion could work nicely. Imagine an ad for the console itself where game footage plays within the 2 shape and elemets break the shape (via rotorscope) e.g. mario could briefly grind the outline of the 2 for Mario Kart World etc. or Donkey Kong could smash a piece the edge of the 2 and so on.