I’m not from us but I’m holding off buying since the first tease. That little thingy that pop out from the switch and goes onside the controller looks worrisomely flimsy. It breaks and is no more docked mode anymore. Hell probably no more charging.
I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Are you talking about the Joycons? The ones from the switch 1 are less flimsy than they look
Also, these are not required for docked mode (if you have another controller, of course. You need a way of controlling the console), not required for charging and you can buy new ones if you lose or break the ones that come with the console.
At least for me, we had 2/4 joycons develop stick drift and we had to replace the sticks with magnetic ones. It was expensive, but worth it. But ill be honest, for the price, im not looking to get the Switch 2 this time around.
I’ve heard “it’s made of metal” but still I do not think it’s a good design. You have magetic clamps it should align enough for a contact surface thingy.
Edit: seems to be called pogo pin.
Reporting from Bloomberg indicated that Nintendo had apparently anticipated an amount of tariff-related chaos. In February, Nintendo had been building “a stockpile of millions of consoles” from Vietnam, where two-thirds of assembled consoles are now being earmarked for shipments to the US. Any Nintendo consoles assembled in China, meanwhile, would face an import tariff that—at time of writing—has risen to 245%.
Seems like they’re using the tried and true method to avoid the tariffs but I do wonder how long this will actually last then.
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Tune in on Monday to find out new tarriffs make this announcement no longer valid
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No worries the tariffs will get another 90 day pause after the stock market crashes again
With taxes the controller is now over 100$. Hope your kids dont break it…
I’m not from us but I’m holding off buying since the first tease. That little thingy that pop out from the switch and goes onside the controller looks worrisomely flimsy. It breaks and is no more docked mode anymore. Hell probably no more charging.
I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Are you talking about the Joycons? The ones from the switch 1 are less flimsy than they look
Also, these are not required for docked mode (if you have another controller, of course. You need a way of controlling the console), not required for charging and you can buy new ones if you lose or break the ones that come with the console.
They’re talking about the controller connector on the console that protrudes out. Nintendo should’ve opted for spring loaded pogo pins instead.
MrWhoseTheBoss has a video on the S2 and says the connectors were sturdier than expected.
How much they hold up to the haphazardness of people whom don’t care about their tech and children is another matter to be seen.
At least for me, we had 2/4 joycons develop stick drift and we had to replace the sticks with magnetic ones. It was expensive, but worth it. But ill be honest, for the price, im not looking to get the Switch 2 this time around.
No no I mean in the console the black thingy that reminds a micro sd card. Is rarely shown in pics. That thing looks like it will break any day really
Oh right. Yeah, it looks fragile
I’ve heard “it’s made of metal” but still I do not think it’s a good design. You have magetic clamps it should align enough for a contact surface thingy. Edit: seems to be called pogo pin.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s due to the ‘don’t call them exemptions’ covering the console but not separate controllers.
From another article:
Seems like they’re using the tried and true method to avoid the tariffs but I do wonder how long this will actually last then.
wait… is it 145% or 245% ?
I had heard previously the tariff would be 145% so I guess this is referring to a total price of 245%.
Give it another week and it will be 345%…
Sneaky
That means they are asking so much that it wouldn’t even hurt them that much.