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bonzobanana on 28 May 2025
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RedKingXIII said:
Wman1996 said:

So reviewers can't even play it a lot early or maybe they get custom review hardware for the biggest outlets.
I understand Nintendo not liking early access but this is DRM BS. It's frustrating when consoles like Wii U and Xbox One need an internet update to function out of the box, and it seems newer consoles like Switch 2 are doing that too.

They're not sending review units

I believe they have stated they are sending out review units but only on launch day, that is what various reviewers have stated like Digital Foundry/Eurogamer but they are also pre-ordering retail units too because I guess they don't have full faith in Nintendo providing those review units.

I think if reviewers are expected to be impressed with the retail units then surely you would want them to review units before launch to add to the hype and increase sales. This feels like a negative situation to me, something about the Switch 2 is not going to impress people, it could be battery life, it could be switch compatibility and/or performance or it could be Switch 2 performance but something feels like it won't be as good as expected.