Will I cave and buy a Nintendo switch 2?
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Resolution criteria:

This market will resolve to "Yes" if I purchase a Nintendo Switch 2 by the end of the summer [31 August 2025]. Otherwise, it will resolve to "No”.

Background:

I live in the UK so I will be able to purchase a Nintendo switch 2 when it releases on the 5th June. Currently I am reluctant to do so as it is expensive and I have already invested a lot of money into games for my original Nintendo switch. However, I am very likely to be swayed if they release games I am interested in that are only available on switch 2. I am especially interested in: Fire Emblem, Persona, Rune Factory, Smash Bros.

The switch 2 will retail at £395.99.

More info:

https://www.currys.co.uk/techtalk/gaming-news/nintendo-news/nintendo-confirms-switch-2-release-date-price-specs.html

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=itpcsQQvgAQ

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To me the implication of "I've already invested a lot into games for my original Nintendo Switch" is that you would be losing something by switching over. So I just wanted to check and see if you know that the Nintendo Switch 2 has full backwards compatibility?

@MingCat Oo thank you for the tip, I didn’t know this actually!

That does make me marginally more likely to purchase a Switch 2, although my point still stands that at the moment I can play most of the games I want to play without a switch 2..

@aristotle_135 That's fair! There also are add-ons for some of the bigger Switch 2 games that add new content and become much cheaper if you own the original game, and also provide some visual upgrades.

Will the market not extend after August?

@TheWabiSabi I’m doing it until August for now because the market was about my behaviour over the summer :D

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