It’s official: There are no Nintendo Switch 2 reviews. Here’s what that means for us, and you

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It’s official: There are no Nintendo Switch 2 reviews. Here’s what that means for us, and you | VGC

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Just helps solidify that it's just the switch with the number 2 at the end of it
- It's actually the rumored Switch Pro.
  
  big if tru
I went to the store the other day and found it amusing that they were advertising the switch 2. I thought pre orders are sold out, who the heck is going to be able to get one who is seeing this advertising?
- i guess hype is still valuable to Nintendo, even if people can't buy the thing right this second? Nintendo are the masters of intentionally restricting supply to increase demand and hype. They honed their strategy with the Amiibos, NES Classic, and SNES Classic, and then i'd say they mastered it around the time of the COVID Switch 1 shortages.
  By all accounts, Nintendo is not artificially restricting supply with this launch. - it seems like they are really trying to have as many as possible available for launch day. But they still know how to make the most of a shortage.
  
  I wish them the best of luck at these prices though. I get that the enthusiasts will clamor for it. There's a couple million people that would buy a half eaten shoe for hundreds of dollars, if only Nintendo stamped their logo on it. Once the dust clears though (and this is a personal opinion and hunch), I bet Joe Public scoffs and it's the WiiU#2.
Nintendo is clearly hiding something; they clearly are highly afraid of critical reviews and this is clearly a strategy that is not unlike what Nvidia, led by Jensen Huang, does.
What they are hiding will remain to be seen. I'm sure that the bad reviews will not go away...only be delayed by a week or so.
If you are wise; you will avoid buying the Switch 2 for at least a month. If you can't wait a month to see what Nintendo is hiding; just be advised; you bought into it blind and have no right to complain about the bad reviews later, nor should you take it personally when people start talking poorly about the Switch 2.

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