HUGE Nintendo Switch 2 Japan Launch & AAA Games Update
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The Nintendo Switch 2 is generating massive excitement worldwide, with Amazon Japan already restocking and selling the console, making it a top-selling item. Japan’s unique retail approach prioritizes loyal customers, and the overwhelming interest is evident with 2.2 million people signing up for the My Nintendo Switch 2 lottery. This could make it the biggest console launch in Japan’s history, surpassing even the Wii and DS. Analysts like Matt Piscatella suggest the launch lineup matters less than the system’s long-term appeal, especially for mass-market adoption. Additionally, rumors of Rockstar remastering older titles like GTA 4 and Max Payne for the Switch 2 add to the anticipation. With console sales declining globally, the Switch 2 is poised to dominate the market upon release.
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back to another video Let’s go ahead and jump right into the big information with the Nintendo
Switch 2 We’re talking about Amazon Japan and what is going down with the Nintendo Switch 2 there We
know that things are a little bit different when it comes to the talk surrounding the Japanese
market compared to the Western market and what gamers are saying but nonetheless gamers are
excited pretty much worldwide for the Nintendo Switch 2 But hype is building up even more because
Amazon Japan actually got a restock apparently because they’re selling Nintendo Switch 2 systems
on Amazon Japan which that is completely different from Amazon in the US where there are no Nintendo
Switch 2 being sold for pre-order or being sold there But in Japan they actually have that So I
wanted to actually cover it because that’s pretty cool that Amazon is getting Nintendo Switch 2
systems but it immediately shot back up to the best selling item on Amazon Japan the moment it
was back in stock Now I know that when it comes to Amazon and Japan and things like that retailers
are very interesting with this type of stuff We know that Japan has a pretty crazy way of doing
things when it comes to the most loyal customers are getting first dibs on the Nintendo Switch
2 from certain retailers in Japan It looks like this could be the biggest selling launch console
of all time in Japan when it drops because we know that there was an interest of 2.2 million people
specifically for the my Nintendo Nintendo Switch 2 lottery Like just going through that for the
most dedicated players 2.2 million people signing up That is the type of interest that Nintendo has
never seen at launch for any platform even their bestselling ones like the Nintendo Wii or even the
Nintendo DS I mean there was no way to gauge it back then but there was no way that it would have
been that high overall considering how the system sold right there at launch or at least what they
had for the stock overall So the fact that Amazon Japan it’s shooting back up to the top here along
with just a number of different games You look at the Nintendo Switch name overall it’s Switch
it’s Switch 2 There’s zero confusion So you can definitely criticize some things when it comes to
how the roll out has been for information with the Nintendo Switch 2 but you cannot criticize in
terms of people knowing the name and the exact marketing plan overall because people know
exactly what this system is They know exactly what it is And it’s very easy to say “Okay this
is your Switch One This is now your Switch 2.” And obviously Japan is going to be buying a
lot of these overall But yeah I thought it was interesting that yes they’re getting restocks
there which is definitely good We know that Nintendo already stated that they were going
to have problems supplying the 2.2 million to the just mine Nintendo overall because that
doesn’t count the rest of Japan and all the other retailers So I think that yeah this could
ultimately be the biggest or best launch ever for a video game system when it comes to sales It’s
going to be on Nintendo though to keep the games flowing keep the stuff happening with Nintendo
Switch 2 There needs to be drops all the time I’m really hoping that Nintendo make sure that
they have great deals set in place to position themselves with the third-party developers and
making sure their launch lineup is solid just because what I don’t want is something that kind
of happened with the Nintendo Switch One where we got a pretty huge launch and roll out over
the final nine months of the year And then the following year it seemed like things were a bit
quiet overall because there wasn’t those deals set in place with third party and there wasn’t as
many firstparty titles because they made sure that the launch was incredible the first 9 months plus
or so So I think that hopefully Nintendo can make sure that that doesn’t happen here because we have
the first six or seven months for the rest of the year And then what’s going to happen after that We
know about Dusk Bloods but just making sure that you have a solid lineup of games rolling into
the next year That’s good Now I know things are going to be a bit tougher because you do have the
stronger system the increased development period Games aren’t getting cheaper or easier to make
I know that’s for sure But hopefully Nintendo can continue to have that momentum and continue
to get stock overall So it definitely seems like Japanese gamers are getting geared up and ready
to go when it comes to the Nintendo Switch 2 But I hope you guys are getting geared up and ready to
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2 content Now let’s go ahead and jump into the next thing here And it’s very interesting
thing that an analyst said recently about the Nintendo Switch 2 and the popularity that it’s
having Now there’s been some little fun poked on this on Twitter and some of my other fellow
content creators have talked about what Mr Matt Piscatella had to say in a recent interview with
Games Radar but I do actually respect his opinion when it comes down to it I just want to make
a couple different adjustments overall when it comes down to what’s being said here or at least
give my take on it So in this interview he talked about the Nintendo Switch 2 launch and what’s
happening with it And he starts off by saying quote I think that the thing with this is that if
you have such an enthusiastic dedicated audience that I don’t think the launch lineup matters at
all Piscatella told Games Radar Plus what matters I think is the lineup as it looks 6 months in
when you have to start really trying to go after the more mass market or console enthusiast buyer
not just the Nintendo dedicated fan because that person is going to buy this thing no matter what
and he continues talking about other things in the world Things are kind of dire when it comes
down to the situation And this is where a lot of the stuff that he said was kind of critiqued
by other people So let’s get into it Quote “It’s been a long time and people are looking for things
to kind of get their mind off of what’s going on elsewhere.” Piscatella said “You can even see
it online Just the desire people have to have something to be excited about I don’t know maybe
it’s just my own perspective but I just see this palpable desperation in a sense of wanting to find
something to bring joy Now that is where people kind of are like “What the heck is he talking
about People just want to find something to bring joy because of all the despair in the world.” And
I’ll say this most content creators I wouldn’t even say most content creators but just like
people in general have this picture of everybody is just okay Everybody’s just fine And people
sometimes have bad days but that’s just about it And yeah that’s not the case Like there’s a lot
of really angry and miserable people You can tell just by going on Twitter man You can tell
just by social media People are just miserable at times And do I think that’s the reason why
people are super excited and go out and buying it because they have desperation in the world
Not necessarily But I do think that games are an escape Games do provide something different Games
are definitely you know something to where people want to escape from the real world And there are
going to be people to where this game system this Nintendo Switch 2 is going to help them feel a
lot of happiness when their normal situation is really bad Whether that’s going to be a bad home
situation or problems at school there’s a lot of things that a game system can really change up
to really make someone feel a certain type of way Look I’ve been there myself before There was a
time when I was in a pretty bad spot back in like 2013 or so and Fire Emblem Awakening really helped
me overall just kind of get out of that bad spot when it comes to just my mental So while I don’t
necessarily agree 100% when it comes down to it I do feel that there is some type of truth in terms
of people being excited about the next thing when it comes to their favorite franchises and feeling
better and escape from the BS that happens IRL overall So that’s what I would say with that
don’t 100% agree with that’s the reason just because I think it’s just the games and people
being excited and it’s been 8 years and people want to play the next Mario Kart and all of that
like I think that’s really just what it is but there is some truth to what he has to say in terms
of people using video games as an escape and being excited about this next thing and honestly man
if you look at like the landscape of gaming right now outside of it let’s just say you’re outside
of you know Nintendo Microsoft and Sony I mean there’s definitely some things to be desired for
some people not for everyone but for some people this generation has been a little bit meh overall
So I think that some people are in that same boat when it comes to just looking forward to playing
you know some Nintendo higher quality games than what we got with the Nintendo Switch One at least
So that’s my thought on that I know everyone might not agree but that’s kind of how I feel You guys
let me know how you feel in the comment section But now let’s get into some of these rumors here
with Rockstar and some of their older titles getting remastered for the Nintendo Switch 2
Xbox and PlayStation as well Also this comes from a pretty notable leaker here Mr Tez 2 says
that there will be an upgraded version a port of Grand Theft Auto 4 coming to modern platforms Now
the question was phrased “Have you by chance heard anything about a potential GTA 4 remaster/port
for modern gen consoles?” And this is what Mr Tez had to say Someone at Rockstar hinted at
the four port And by now it should have gone up to a year in development we may end up seeing
it drop later this year and it’s one more reason in addition to existing reasons the LCP mod was
taken down If they still follow their plan laid out from the pandemic days they’ll do a Max Pain
3 port after 4 So that is an opportunity to do a bundle or definitive edition Max Pain 1 and two
remakes and Max Pain 3 ports So this is definitely exciting for people who do like the old school
Rockstar back then Let me tell you guys something Rockstar used to do more than Shark Cards
and GTA Online Honestly I kid you not I mean obviously most of you guys already know this but
if you don’t know man Rockstar used to actually make games Multiple Max Panes multiple GTA they
made table tennis They made all sorts of stuff Multiple Red Dead games I mean well not multiple
They didn’t have Red Dead before them but anyway they made a lot of stuff Like Rockstar actually
made titles They had Bully They had all sorts of cool stuff man So I mean if they can bring those
games back obviously that era is over and I think Rockstar’s made it very clear that they’re not
going to be returning to actually making all different types of games but if they can just
bring back a lot of those games and put them on modern consoles that would be good enough for
most people considering they have a pretty long backlog of games that are not ported to modern
systems Now there’s some backwards compatibility that you can do or maybe you can find them on PC
and playing that way But it would be great to have PlayStation 5 Xbox Series native in addition to
Nintendo Switch 2 native versions of Bully of Max Pain of GTA 4 of these games And I think the
interesting thing would be if they bring over GTA 4 to the Nintendo Switch 2 do they bring over GTA
5 which is still not on the Nintendo Switch at all So I think that’d be pretty cool because they did
bring over the GTA Trilogy which was riddled with all sorts of issues but ended up getting patched
to be better on the Nintendo Switch and other systems So I think it’d be pretty cool if they
one released the update for a Nintendo Switch 2 version of the GTA Trilogy and then two brought
over all this stuff that we’re talking about here Max Pane one and two Max Pain 3 That would be dope
to have on the Nintendo Switch 2 People still play Max Pain 3 to this day considering the shooting
and the mechanics and the story in that game GTA 4 I don’t like that game at all Well I mean it’s
okay I played it and beat it back in the day but I told myself man I’m done with GTA after this I
had fun but it wasn’t necessarily the oh my gosh groundbreaking experience that reviewers were
saying it was Now it might be that objectively sure but for me I just didn’t have as much fun
playing the game But I thought it was cool So if they bring that over that would be great Nico
Bellic man He’s kind of like old school low-key like goated in GTA history overall with some of
the stuff that happened there So if they did that that would be great and I think people would enjoy
that And that’s one way that we can actually get more games from Rockstars for them to bring back
their older library like they’ve been doing here and there They brought back Red Dead Redemption
1 as well We got a remaster of that and that was pretty cool Remaster/port So we’ll see more of
this in the future it seems I didn’t know about this but apparently yeah they took down somebody
that was already trying to do some type of mod or some type of remaster of GTA 4 So if they took
that down then yeah they’re working on their own thing overall So what do you guys think about that
You can let me know in the comment section as well But now we’re going to get to the final topic
here The Famitsu sales have finally come back And what it shows is that there is a hunger there
is a longing there is something that is happening with the Nintendo Switch 2 is brewing up because
the console sales have pretty much tanked across the board But we did also get the first sales
numbers for the 100 line last defense academy for the Nintendo Switch and Clear Obscure Expedition
33 for the PlayStation 5 So when it comes to the 100 line last defense academy that sold 26,732
retail units Now remember this does not include digital sales at all So if you include digital
we’re probably looking at 30,000 units plus for the past couple weeks because this is from April
21st to May 4th 2025 Clear Obscure Exhibition 33 That was in at number four with 9,825 units
But that game it’s going to sell way more in the West And I’m pretty sure that they probably
shipped no copies of the game because that game has had physical droughts Like you can still not
order It’s still kind of like sold out and they’re looking to restock So they didn’t expect it to
be a big physical hit They didn’t expect it to be as big of a hit as maybe it is when it comes down
to it but they did a great job with the marketing Obviously the word of mouth has been incredible
but yeah it’s pretty good that whatever stock they sent to Japan it probably sold through most
of it or anything I’m enjoying Clare Obscure I’m like 50 something hours in I’m getting near the
end of the game and it’s fantastic I still need to play the 100 line last defense academy Haven’t
played it yet but I will purchase it and play it at some point We also have the rest of the top 10
which is essentially just older Nintendo games and other titles as well Although there was one
other notable title Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves from SNK that only sold 6,32 units on the
PlayStation 5 So not much there but yeah we’ll see how it does in the future as a fighting game
and updates come out The Nintendo Switch hardware over the past couple weeks sold 56,58 units
The PS5 sold 20,204 units So that’s okay But that’s essentially like 25,000 units plus for the
Nintendo Switch and then about 10,000 or so for the PlayStation over that course of time So sales
when it comes to consoles are definitely tanking and really they’re just waiting for the Nintendo
Switch 2 Everyone’s just kind of waiting for that system But especially in Japan the Nintendo Switch
2 people are just waiting for that And then once that comes out that’s really going to be the new
number one kind of moving into the best sellers But what do you guys think overall when it comes
to this big Nintendo Switch 2 update and more Let me know in the comment section below All right
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