There’s a New Nintendo Console, and I Couldn’t Care Less
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 06/08/25 at 03:44 PM CT
Nintendo just released the Switch 2. It’s such a mainstream commercial product release that the legacy media networks all deemed it worthy of mentioning during their evening World News broadcasts. Yet, as someone who cares about gaming more than most other topics, I just can’t get excited about this thing.
We all know the “Cons” list going against the Switch2: It’s $450 without a game. New first-party games are $80. Most physical third-party games are digital downloads tied to special key-cards. Nintendo opted out of adding Hall Effect joysticks to prevent a repeat of the infamous Joycon drift issue.
None of those would really be deal-breakers for me individually, or even when piled together. The thing that’s preventing me from exuding even a fragment of interest in the Switch 2 is the complete and utter lack of compelling game releases. It’s been proven as objectively as possible over the last decade-plus of Gaming Economics that buying multi-platform titles …
Review Round-Up: Spring 2025
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 06/01/25 at 01:46 PM CT
Welcome back to another installment of the MeltedJoystick Review Round-Up. Here’s what our staff has reviewed since last time:
Nelson’s Reviews:
I finished the second of my 3 Backlog Ablution picks… and was sorely disappointed by it. Other than that, Chris and I got through two pretty good couch-coop ‘Vania-style games, and I splurged on a new Switch game that was good, but could have been better.
“Gal Guardians: Demon purge” – 3.5/5
“Pentiment” – 2.5/5
“The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” – 4/5
“Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons” – 4/5
Chris’ Review:
Chris is STILL playing “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” feverishly, and insists that he’s “almost done.” On my advice, he’s waiting to set up his new gaming PC until he actually IS done, so Uplay’s cloud save feature doesn’t accidentally send him back to square one. Even more disappointing, in spite of completing 2 couch coop games with me this Spring, he only submitted a …
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