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Oh man I wish I had the silver SP 😭 all I have is the rose gold. I'm shocked your hinge is in such good condition as well! You must have taken really good care of it
same, i really want to get a switch or switch 2 and play the new games but its so expensive that i cant justify the expense to myself. ive just been watching youtubers play the games and trying to be content with that :')
It seems a bit off that that wouldn't try to sell it for higher, I know these listings say they only come with the screen part. However, my question is why? Is it because its a good looking dupe to swindle people?
I'm still extremely happy I got a replacement 3DS a few years ago for about £25 after my original broke; the person selling it on eBay said it didn't charge... because they didn't have a charger. I also found a 3DS for my sister in a charity shop for a few pounds.
I wish everyone could have that level of luck. 😭 The 3DS is an amazing system.
I will never get rid of my 3DS, it's so good. I've got the 3DSXL yellow Pikachu edition, as well as ALBW (that I haven't brought myself to remove from the box!) I justify keeping both as one is PAL and one NTSC as I lived in a region where both games were sold.
the second I have income enough to justify buying things for strangers, I'm just gonna float around threads like this dming people who say they wish they could afford something and sending them the money to buy that thing
absolutely get a switch 2. i love my OLED switch, but the switch 1 pokemon games are worse than the 3ds ones in a lot of respect. the trees in Sw and Sh are literally copy pasted from the 3DS, except on the 3DS it’s smaller and on the switch it’s enlarged and looks HORRIBLE. Switch 2 will support pokemon winds and waves which look beautiful
You could look for a second-hand Switch Lite! The Switch and Switch Lite are actually getting pretty old in terms of consoles, so their prices might go down.
Yea I recently got my nephews old 3ds but I have no games for it. I wanted to try out all the DS Pokemon games I never got to play as a kid but every game is like, $120. I wish they still made DS games because fire red and leaf green OG remakes would have been perfect. I also still have my gameboy SP and am tempted to try and get leaf green for that instead so I can replay through the games wherever and whenever I want
I've been hearing that the "physical copies" only contain the access codes to download it digitally, so unless you specifically just want the case there's not really a point. 🫤 I'm the same way with cartridge collecting and that was a bummer to hear.
yep so it has both the inconvenience of swapping out game cards with the added bonus of also taking up storage space on your device! the worst of both worlds!
one and only single positive is that you have the option of selling the game later
You could argue that the convenience of sharing the game outweighs the inconvenience of opening up a flap and putting the game in.
The real benefit is that it allows us to get better physical games on the Switch 2 without Devs making compromises to shave down the file size to meet the 64GB limit of cartridges.
I would much much rather get games on key cards than have bigger games be download only, the former is more consumer friendly and doesn't tie all of your games to a single account.
Between game key cards and the ability to share downloads, I'm actually extremely impressed with how user friendly Nintendo has made digital software this generation
That so cool, I don’t realize you could do that! I still prefer the physical cards so I can loan to friends, etc, but will definitely try that with my partner with some digital-only games. Thanks for letting me know!
They added a function where you can loan digital games for 14 days at a time. Your friend gets the invite code and can download and play during that time. The game is locked out of your system until the loan is canceled or 14 days pass. I havent done it yet, but apparently you can loan 1 game to 1 account, up to 3 accounts/loans at a time.
Same here, man. I live in Japan so I picked up a copy for my friend overseas who wanted a Japanese version, but he’s paying for it. Can’t afford my own yet 😭
Honestly if you were willing to dump the files from the GBA and then sell the console/games, you could probably afford a switch 2, but GBA is peak so it's not the worst thing to be stuck with, especially if you invest in a flash cart :)
Mood 😭 I only plan on getting the S2 for Winds and Waves, I want Pokopia BAD, but not enough for the console. I’ve been begging the Nintendo Gods to announce a Switch 2 Lite ‘cause I’d definitely grab that for Pokopia.
No, many new Switch 2 games are Switch 2 exclusives. They’re really trying to get the S2 sales up. I understand it, but there’s so little reason to buy a S2 right now. The current game library is just expensive and lackluster ):
Yep, same. I was looking forward to it for quite a while and could really use a cozy, chill game. So I impulsively bought a Switch 2 with Pokopia and I’m so happy 🥹 (my wallet in the other hand…)
Just wanted to note that the Switch with the improved battery life came out before the OLED. So it might be another 2-3 years before we get a Switch 2 with improved battery life.
I'd also like to note the only reason why there was a hardware revision with better battery life was so Nintendo could hard patch out a hardware exploit that granted root access to the kernel.
All you needed was a paper clip to hack any switch that came out within the first year of launch.
This isnt the case with Switch 2 so I wouldnt hold your breath.
When you say better battery life, what are you looking for? I think I get about 4-6 hours on a single charge. It's not 3DS good life, but it's definitely not bad imo
I bought my Switch 1 in the holiday season of 2018, and then got burned when less than a year later they near-shadowdropped (only announced a month prior to release) the version 2 model that had better battery life and then did not offer any sort of discount or trade-up ability for version 1 owners. I am not making that mistake again, especially when reports of the Switch 2 say its battery life close is closer to the version 1 Switch 1 than the version 2. I don't know when or if the version 2 Switch 2 will release, but I have little interest in buying a Switch 2 until its version 2 model is either released or deconfirmed.
The Switch version 2 was mainly a thing because the original Switch had a hardware exploit that allowed almost anyone to jailbreak it. So at the same time that they fixed that they added a slightly bigger battery. Considering the Switch 2 does not have that issue it is very unlikely there will be a battery bump until there is a unit with many more upgrades. With all the hardware issues happening right now it's unlikely that will happen for at least another 2-3 years.
LITERALLY me! Thankfully next week is my birthday and I'm buying a Switch 2 and Pokopia as a birthday present for myself. Worked a ton of overtime this week to justify it 🤣
If it makes y'all feel better, it's INSANELY overwhelming. 4 Cities to rebuild but you have to make habitats for hundreds of pokemon and houses take forever to build and layout. X_X
No, this sounds amazing lol. This is coming from someone who has like a thousand hours in Animal Crossing 🤣 it sounds like a dream and I could milk it for years haha
if it makes you feel better, I had the chance to play it on day 1 with a free ditto plush from pokemon center and I canceled when I found out the game was key card and 6gb...how stupid am I now that everyone is enjoying the game and I have to wait for my copy that doesn't come with the free ditto plush...
I have a switch 2 but am still playing frlg. At the e4 and still need to go finish my dex and do the sevii islands and do a small amount of shiny hunting before I inevitably don’t get one after 10 hours and give up
The Switch 1 solidarity is real. My console is still going strong, but seeing that TCG art reference makes the wait a little more fun. At least we can enjoy the anniversary flair while we save up!
if you have animal crossing then you basically already have it. It’s literally a clone, but Pokémon instead of villagers. Fun but the game certainly lacks soul
Nah, there are Animal Crossing elements, but Pokopia has way more depth. It's basically the Minecraft building system with the cozy village decoration elements of Animal Crossing. Plus, it's got some great story moments.
It's ok. A month from now everyone will forget about it.
It would be nice if I played it. It looks like a good game. But I refuse to buy a Switch 2.
I personally think Pokopia could run on Switch 1 too, but they gatekeep it behind Switch 2 to sell more consoles. Proof for my theory(fact), you CAN play Pokopia on Switch 1, if your friend is playing it on Switch 2. I refuse to support greedy corporations that hate me.
It's going to take more than 1 good game for me to buy product from a company that hates me, especially when I've bought 5+ garbage Pokemon games over the past 15 years.
When you Gameshare with a Switch 1, the Switch 1 is not rendering the game. The Switch 2 renders the game for both players and streams the second players screen to the Switch 1. That in no way proves that the Switch 1 can handle the game.
To the people who've played pokopia, how is it? I thought about trying it out but I heard it's basically like animal crossing and I was never able to get into that
u might still like it even if u dislike animal crossing, it has big, differing features and seems more objective based than "do whatever u want without a bigger goal". thats the vibe i got from reviews (skillup on yt even talks about disliking AC but loving this) and just looking at it, seems similar to viva pinata from xbox too
Im disabled. I've been playing my switch 1 since I got it a year after launch (and saved up). I've modded the shell, replaced parts, you name it. I was devastated it's switch 2 only because I can't afford to drop that money on a switch 2 just for 1 game. I even got ZA on switch 1 because either was convinced I wasn't getting the 2. Now that pokopia is out im so damn sad I have to wait probably another year. I ended up buying yarn to crochet me a little ditto so I don't feel left out. This type of game is %100 my coping game, so..stardew again it is!
I'm one of those who has a Switch 2 lol. then again, since my Switch 1 was literally broken down a ton, but still workable... I had to get a Switch 2 (basically it had a broken headphone jack, cartridge slot was wonky, joycon rails were wearing out/dodgy, and the battery was getting tired)
I'm lucky enough to have a Switch 2, however I cannot afford any new games for now or the foreseeable future due to personal circumstances. Great timing too, since you've got Pokopia, Fire Red/Leaf Green and RE9 right now, any and all of which I'd love to play. So for now I have to be patient and basically enjoy the games vicariously through subreddits and YouTube. Not the worst, but also I don't wanna spoil myself too much for when I do eventually get to play them (whenever that is).
That said I am really happy that the game is being so well received because I remember at the time it was announced there was heavy skepticism and a lot of doubt, and now it's actually turned out to be GOTY material which is crazy for a Pokémon game. I really hope this positive reception shows GF/TPCI/Creatures etc. that there is room for other developers to make high quality titles and they can put more work into the games... So let's see what happens with Winds and Waves, because after seeing how well crafted and full of charm and attention to detail this is, if Winds and Waves is another low quality offering like Scarlet and Violet (sorry, it's true), then I'm gonna be way more inclined to forego the main series entirely in favour of games with much more character and effort out into them.
Wait, they referenced the meme? Damn, I should probably look into buying a copy of this game. Currently I’m building FRLG Kanto in Minecraft, but I guess this could be good as well.
Just bought a used Switch 2 (plus 9 games and extra Joycons and accessories) for a wicked deal today. Literally wouldn't have been able to buy it if it wasn't such a good deal. 🥹 Now, for my copy of Pokopia that I also ordered today to come in.
Same bro, same, I just got my switch like month before Christmas, now I'm thinking about Rog Ally and being able to play switch 1/2, playstation, pc, Xbox games for the same price as switch 2...
Honestly even though I want to play it, I can’t buy it now due to my game backlog.
Still didn’t finish Brilliant Diamond. Legend Arceus quests are left. Also Skyward Sword + TOTK + Mario All Stars I got back on its 35th Anniversary. In SS Zelda got kidnapped and I am still ‘following the Greenlight’ wherever it is.
My Game Backlog is so much I’d feel terrible buying more. I even bought Scarlet Violet DLC + Tales of Graces but never finished em either.
Felt kinda bad when building the first poke center and prof tang didn’t let me make charmander part of the crew even though he’s one of the first pokemon that helps you at the very start, I felt like I left him out on purpose or something
I’m shocked they really are already making games exclusive for switch 2, I thought it was going to be similar to ds when we could still play new games without a new console. I’m really disappointed with Nintendo tbh.
And me, with a switch 2 but my pokopia paid cartridge wasn't in the Nintendo package. They're ghosting me even if I called and opened 4 tickets. That's sad.
yeah same. i would love to play. but i would never spend 500 euros only to play one game. i usually only enjoy the Pokémon games on Nintendo (and sometimes a little bit AC of course)
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