The details for the reservation will be available this afternoon, but I’m thinking it might be a good idea to aim for the multilingual version right from the start if it seems possible to reserve that. What do you think?

The maintenance for My Nintendo Store ends at noon, so will the reservations start right away?

>>2

It’s normal to prepare more of the cheaper option, right?

I hadn’t touched the Switch in the last few years and was worried, but I’m relieved that I meet the conditions.

It seems like it will be heavy right after starting, so I’ll wait a while before doing it.

Considering that I can play overseas games that are too minor to have a Japanese version.

There are also people who choose multilingual options, right?

Please, I’m counting on you; I’ll buy both Nintendo and the Pro Controller.

I don’t need a camera.

There is only an hour and a half left until the lottery reservation starts…

In any case, I definitely don’t want to get involved with a difference of twenty thousand.

I watched the Famitsu hardware review video, and they said the button feel is clearly different.

I was relieved to hear that people understood the parts the developers were particular about during the developer interview.

If it’s 450 dollars, that’s about 50,000 yen… so I get shocked by the price of the multilingual version.

>>15

Since it’s the DL version, I think the total number of units available for the main unit is the same, but is that not the case?

I was wondering if 50 hours would be okay, but after looking into it more closely, I found that there are more than three instances over 100 hours and countless instances over 50 hours.

It’s hard to imagine a minor overseas game that doesn’t have a Japanese version being released only on Switch.

It seems like it will be released on Steam normally, so I guess it’s unnecessary.

By the way, isn’t the lottery reservation starting today?

If you make a reservation through the official channel, the maximum number of accounts that meet the conditions is something Nintendo is aware of, and not everyone will make a reservation.

I feel like I might get through the lottery surprisingly easily, but I think my outlook is overly optimistic.

There’s no reason not to buy it as a set; the Switch 2 games are expensive.

I am preparing for Ninjago with my niece in a two-pronged approach.

I think it’s a measure against reselling, and that eventually a region unlock will be included in an update.

>>25

It seems that the region lock will only be lifted when the exchange rate falls within an acceptable range…

>>33

It seems like it will be released once it reaches a certain level of distribution among Japanese users.

It’s a lottery, but is it better to wait if it’s better to apply quickly? Should I make a reservation as soon as possible?

>>26

If it’s a lottery, there’s no need to make a reservation as fast as possible.

It’s normal to think that, right…?

Just make a reservation with the mindset that it would be lucky if it works out.

Games that are released in multiple languages are probably already available on Steam.

It’s a lottery rather than first-come, so it doesn’t really matter.

On the contrary, I wonder until when the lottery reservation deadline is.

>>35

I want to know the results of the lottery by next week.

>>35

The results of the selection will probably be announced by the 24th, so the deadline might not be until next week.

>>38

That’s a bit too much.

Well, I guess it will work out somehow.

>>49

Reservations for general retail will start on the 24th.

I think they will inform us of the results early so that those who were unsuccessful here can make reservations at each retail store.

There were games that couldn’t be purchased in the Japanese store for the Switch, but by creating an account in a foreign language on the Switch and using PayPal, I was able to play them without any issues.

Well, I might end up buying the overseas version due to it not being released here or to avoid regulations, but I don’t really do that on the Switch.

Since the thumbnail ticket doesn’t apply, it can change by nearly 5000 yen depending on whether it’s a Mario Kart set or not.

It is clearly written on the official site as “Sales region: Asia (excluding China)”.

I think they won’t unlock the region lock anymore because they’re wary of reselling to China…

>>43

I thought that Nintendo would not sell because it is withdrawing from China in March 2026.

I thought it would be better to be quick even in a lottery, but is that not the case?

I was thinking of waiting, but I’ll just take it easy.

>>44

Even if it’s right up to the application deadline, there are reports of winners, so that should be fine.

It’s advantageous for those who start early; otherwise, there’s no meaning in the lottery.

Even the general overseas players are being forced to buy at high prices, so it won’t be released.

Without multilingual options, it’s troublesome; there are fewer choices for nicknames, just like with Pokémon.

I mean, it’s about time I got to use something other than hiragana and katakana.

To be honest, I don’t feel strongly about any software at the moment, so I don’t think I want anything on the release date.

I definitely want it, so I hope they hold the lottery reservations in multiple rounds.

If there’s no half-price sale for the DL version, a 5000 yen difference in Mario Kart is significant.

I would feel stupid thinking I should have just gotten the bundled version later when I want it…

Is the lottery starting today?

I wonder if I can participate in the lottery for free for seven days.

>>50

It hasn’t been said even once that the lottery application acceptance starts today, only that the details will be announced.

>>97

Retail reservations and lotteries start on the 24th, and I feel like the store will start at the same time or maybe just a little earlier.

I intended it to be a Nintendo-only console, but since there aren’t many Nintendo games available right now, it’s fine for a while.

I can see a future where the multilingual version is being resold for 100,000.

Elementary school students shouldn’t look at sites like this!☆

Speaking of which, quite a few anonymous people were saying they absolutely won’t do region locking!

They’ve implemented region locking and resale measures to a degree that really exceeds expectations.

They said that since the units sold through Chinese resellers are counted in the sales figures, Nintendo is tolerating it.

>>54

I was thinking that even if you just do region locking, it won’t reduce demand in China, so doesn’t that have little effect?

I can’t believe they would reduce demand by making it only in Japanese.

>>70

Moreover, the multilingual version is exclusively sold at the My Nintendo Store and not available for general sale, which is quite thorough.

Moreover, only one device per account.

I haven’t bought any indie games until now, so the domestic version is fine.

Anyway, I only buy games from Nintendo, Bandai Namco, and Capcom.

Even if I’m not really into the current software, I’m definitely going to buy it because Pokémon will be in it.

Well, I’m looking forward to Air Ride.

The information warfare has already begun.

>>59

I can’t trust words from someone with no name!

Even though I’m just born here…

>>60

A quirky bulletin board that just started, yet somehow attracted online attention with the addition of Angelique.

After stating that we are producing with certain risks, we will assess the initial and subsequent demand through feedback from the Nintendo Direct and experience events.

I think there was a story about that.

It seems that the Japanese version’s simultaneous viewing exceeded 3 million, so I think they’ll allocate a significant portion with great enthusiasm.

>>61

Ah, so the direct is also for confirming that, huh?

I’m not good at streaming, so I won’t watch it live.

>>61

I wondered if the famous V’s all watching the Nintendo Direct is part of the reason why the bald guy is really pissed off.

Since it’s a lottery, they will accept as many as possible.

Just because the number of wins isn’t changing.

We will choose the winners from the many people who applied, so it doesn’t matter whether you apply early or late.

I was thinking of buying ZA with the leftover vinegared kelp, but I didn’t expect the second edition would be released as a separate software…

The new release that comes out simultaneously with the plain version probably won’t be able to receive upgrades, which is a bit troublesome.

>>65

I see.

I was thinking of exchanging it if it comes out by the beginning of October.

>>65

I think that might be possible…

Switch users will have to repurchase when they buy Switch 2 later.

>>65

People who buy switch2 later can also upgrade if they buy the upgrade pass, right?

I never imagined until recently that the world would become so strange that public opinion would become more favorable towards region locking.

Since we have to ensure a certain number goes to retail, it doesn’t feel like Nintendo itself is holding onto stock, does it? Lottery.

Since it’s a lottery, I think you don’t need to rush; you can apply before the deadline.

The Mario Kart set is quite cheap, isn’t it?

If possible, I’d prefer the set, but I don’t want to be eliminated from the main body…

>>71

As expected, it doesn’t matter which one I choose, the overall number won’t change.

The number of over 3.2 million views for the Nintendo Direct in Japan seems a bit strange.

It easily surpassed the 2 million record previously held by Nindai.

I know I can do it anytime, but I want to make a reservation right away!

It’s tough that those who don’t have one are excluded.

Why do ordinary people have to pay for the consequences of scalpers?

I’m not sure, but even if I don’t get selected, I can probably buy it at Yodobashi or somewhere… maybe…

>>81

I’ve only really played for about a year and a half, but it helped that I have four years of membership.

“We will continue selling in Hong Kong, so please buy it there.”

There aren’t several prepared in Japan, right?

>>84

Japan, buy this cheap inferior version!

>>84

Why go out of your way to sell it as a domestic exclusive?

>>84

There’s no way we would engage in scarcity marketing.

The person who wants it the most is under relaxed conditions, so complaining about that is completely off the mark.

The number of foreign residents in Japan is about 3 million, which is less than 3% of the Japanese population.

There should only be direct sales since the expected demand wouldn’t make sense to pass on to retail.

I wonder if they’ll really limit the number of wins that much.

It feels like a lottery system is being used to clarify the number of good customers, even though a considerable amount is prepared.

Are there really wealthy people in China who would buy a budget version available only in Japanese? I don’t think so!

>>95

It seems that those who already reside in Japan would likely buy the Japanese version normally.

>>106

If they are not reselling scum but genuine customers, then that’s totally fine.

>>106

A Chinese person who can read and write Japanese normally can no longer be distinguished from a Japanese person…

The commentary here was insane.

>>96

I was also watching Pachora, but both the person and the comment section are pretty much the same.

I think it will just end with “I was able to make that reservation normally.”

>>102

Since the My Nintendo lottery is a draw, applications might be crowded, but everyone should be able to participate.

I’m glad the global version didn’t cost 80,000 yen for 512GB.

In reality, we have enough slots to make all applicants winners.

I’m thinking of wholesaling the surplus to retail… I wonder if such a convenient scenario will happen.

>>104

As expected, that would anger retailers.

>>112

Hard work doesn’t really make much money and just increases the hassle, so I wonder how it will go.

It’s cheap, but it’s still 50,000 yen.

>>108

It’s cheaper than the Apple Watch I bought recently.

>>108

I’m sorry for deceiving you.

50,000 is a lot of money.

…If you look at just the game console by itself, it’s cheap.

I’m glad I kept it online because it’s a hassle.

Resellers who were left out of the lottery and those cashing out credit cards.

They swarm the retail store, so the staff gets even more on edge…

I never thought it would be region-locked in China.

I had made a paid reservation since February…

>>116

If you buy the global version, there won’t be any problems!

I think it’s crazier that it reached 10 million views in less than a day, not just the view count.

If we include people who aren’t good at streaming or can’t watch due to time constraints, the number of interested Japanese people easily exceeds 5 million, right?

Is the CPU performance still not public?

Since From games are really heavy on processing, I think I’ll wait and see…

If I take in all the rumors and make the most optimistic prediction, I feel like Japan’s initial shipment might be around 1 million, but that wouldn’t be enough.

>>122

If we’re talking about rumors, the launch shipment quantity is 7 million units, with 2 million units allocated for Japan.

If you make a reservation, you’ll easily win with Yocchan.

The Switch sold around 300,000 units in the first week, right?

I definitely think that there is more demand than that, and I’m curious about how much will be released through official channels and retail…

I feel like there might be around 50,000 slots available for the lottery, but I wonder how many people meet the conditions and really want it right now.

Make sure to select someone who has been an online member for 3 years and has played for over 150 hours.

>>124

If that’s the case, I could buy about three Switch 2s.

Since there’s nothing I desperately want right at launch, I’m fine if my reservation is canceled.

I wonder how long it will take to be able to buy normally at the store without a reservation.

Is it impossible on a yearly basis?

It seems that there are people in the RTA community who buy the multilingual version for the amount of messages.

I don’t do RTA, so I don’t know.

>>127

The amount of messages affects the timing.

The one that comes out one character at a time, of course.

Depending on the language, there may be one more message window than others because it doesn’t fit.

I don’t play online games much, but I often pick up retro games based on my mood, so I’ve been leaving them on.

I thought it was a relatively wasteful usage that would be treated as a money pit.

I feel like it’s not so much a region lock for Japanese, but rather that it only had Japanese from the beginning.

Is it really possible to give up on a huge market like China?

>>132

Even if I don’t want to throw it away, I can’t sell it.

>>132

Unfortunately, it’s because the Chinese authorities have intervened.

>>132

The government is doing things recklessly.

China and Russia are the leaders.

>>132

In the first place, there is no such thing as the Chinese market.

Because no one buys from the company and country through official channels, there is no market.

>>132

The Chinese market is small.

Due to the government’s strict regulations, there are only about a dozen games that are officially released through proper channels.

It’s not cheap, but if I consider it includes the cost of replacing switch1, I can spend 50,000 yen.

If we anticipate that Japanese resellers will buy up around 2 million, even 5 million won’t be enough.

>>134

Even if we gather all the resellers operating within Japan, the 100 billion yen needed to monopolize 2 million units is still too much.

Don’t worry, you definitely won’t be able to prepare it.

I feel a strong will not to sell to those reselling assholes.

The game I’m currently playing is able to free up some memory and load more quickly, so I want to buy it as soon as possible.

Is the bundled edition of Mario Kart starting the lottery today?

>>138

Probably so.

I wonder if it’s better not to force myself to include it in the envelope.

>>138

I wish they would treat the option of whether to enable Mario Kart as a choice.

I’m aiming for Pokémon, Ring Fit, and Xenoblade, so I’ll just think that if I don’t win the lottery, it can’t be helped!

It feels like the launch is just around the corner, and the high season will probably be just before Christmas.

The busy season over there is also a factor.

I don’t understand why there’s a pre-order when the service is ending in China…

The online one year is just a lower limit, and the probability is likely to increase cumulatively.

Wealthy foreigners probably won’t get upset that Japan is cheaper than other countries.

Maybe I’m not interested.

>>148

It seems that overseas, there’s a loud impression that software is really expensive online.

>>158

The time period when you could buy software for $59 was from the early PS1 days to the mid-PS4 era, so when they raised the price to $69, there was even more chaos.

I forgot because I’m either always online or disconnected…

Since Nintendo has put out those conditions, they should have a precise grasp of the numbers, so the probability of getting it if you make a reservation is high.

When it comes to overseas games that are switch-only, I can think of NES Online (the overseas version of Famicom Online) and SNES Online (the overseas version of Super Famicom Online).

It’s impossible to play this version domestically, right?

The included dock is sold separately for 15,000 yen, so when you think that the total price is 50,000 yen including tax, it makes you wonder if the main unit is around 30,000 yen, which is quite frightening.

I understand that 15,000 yen is the reference price for individual sales markup, but…

It was said that for the Japanese version, the country setting in Nintendo Online also needs to be set to Japan.

Will this work in America if I take it with me on a business trip?

>>154

It depends on the settings.

I can move if it’s New York, but probably not if it’s Texas.

>>154

Outside of operational guarantee

There were a lot of foreigners going crazy in the comments section of the treehouse late at night, and it was really scary.

It’s probably a bot, but…

>>156

No matter how much salaries have increased, everyone is struggling due to rising prices, so the impact of price increases on entertainment products is pretty much the same everywhere…

>>170

In the case of the United States, there is a possibility that prices will rise further due to tariffs.

Well, if you think of it as the foreign version of Japanese people complaining about the price when the PS5 Pro was released, it’s relatively easy to understand.

If the bundled version makes the software so cheap, I might wait until a title I like comes out.

Well, for those who are not Japanese speakers living in Japan, we can only ask them to try hard to buy the multilingual version.

I’m not saying I won’t sell it.

I think it would have been fine if one of the conditions was just either one.

I’ve been playing for about 5000 hours and have been a member for 5 years, so please multiply that by 100 times 5, Nintendo.

Online services wouldn’t be set up by Nintendo in China anyway, and it seems like nothing could be done if brought back to China since it can’t get past the Great Firewall.

I can’t believe it will only be during the lottery launch.

It seems like there will be a lottery held in various places in Japan every weekend, like the Switch.

Chinese players in Monster Hunter are usually just playing the Chinese localized version.

The standard version does not support Chinese.

I can achieve the conditions just by re-entering online now.

There are still a ton of games I want to play on the first one.

I don’t know how comfortable it will be with the compatibility feature of 2.

I’m anxious about whether I should buy it quickly.

I don’t know if I can connect to that network over there.

>>165

It may rise, but it will not fall.

Yodobashi “I can increase the number of card members again…”

>>168

Even if you have your card, you won’t win the lucky bag?!

If I miss out on the Mario Kart bundled version, I won’t feel like buying it separately because of the price difference.

It’s more like I abandoned China or that the Chinese government has prohibited it…

Where do I make a reservation?

Can I go there even if I don’t have a Switch with me?

>>173

Only starting in the afternoon from the My Nintendo Store.

Currently under maintenance.

Lottery → Win → Which Switch 2 will you choose?

I would appreciate it if you could do it that way.

If you want to buy it, you should speak in Japanese.

>>179

Many people cannot read the text on the official page.

Nintendo would like to sell in China if it could, but the government over there has banned it…

If I can buy it on the release day, I’ll end up buying the multilingual version even if it’s a bit expensive…

Because they’re not releasing Pooh’s game…

I heard that incorporating the microphone and camera into the main unit has run afoul of China’s telecommunications laws.

I want to start a campaign spreading the word that applications for the lottery will begin on April 20th.

First choice: Mario Kart bundled version

Second choice: Regular edition

I wonder if it’s possible to make it so that even if one side comes off, it still feels like one of them hits…

It’s just a difference of adding downloadable software, so it has nothing to do with the number of winners.

China has its own game company that is bigger than Nintendo, so that’s enough, right?

The bundled version of Mario Kart is only available for those who have played Mario Kart for 8100 hours.