I just returned from my trip to the Switch 2 Event in Berlin. It was kinda short, but still fun. We started with playing Mario Kart World for around 15 minutes. A race in TV mode and a race in handheld mode. The game looks absolutely amazing. The gameplay was... I don't know, certainly different. It didn't feel as precise as Mario Kart 8, but maybe I just need to get use to it. I was kinda disappointed that Peach was wearing her dress on a bike, I always liked her in a racing suit in MK8. But I got assured that there will be different costumes to choose from, I was just too stupid to find that option or something. =D

After that we got to the second floor where we could try all kinds of games. Time was limited, only one hour. I started with Metroid Prime 4 and I really enjoyed it. I was excited to try the mouse mode and while I kinda enjoyed it, I am just too used to play with sticks. I always just naturally tried to look around with the stick even when placing the joy-con like a mouse. But I'm sure it will be fine with a little bit getting used to it. Not too much I can say about the game itself, I'm sure everyone here already has seen the stuff. I'm really excited for this one!

After that I played some Mario Party with my son and got to try the camera. It is kinda impressive how flawlessly everything works. But I still won't get the camera. At the end we could unsnap the joy-con and take a better look at the console itself. The people there told me that the device shown there was the only real Switch 2 in the room. Everywhere else were just "demo units". They couldn't tell me what exactly was different, only folks form Nintendo seem to know and there were just 2 or 3 guys from Nintendo itself around. None of those were available.

But anyway, the console is about what you would expect. It kinda reminded me of the Lenovo Legion Go, both in a good and in a bad way. The screen is absoutely incredible, it's bright, it's crisp and the colours pop. But I have to admit that it is already a little too big for my taste. I think the size of the Switch OLED is just perfect. But whatever, here's hoping they will release a Switch 2 Lite somewhere down the line. I will get that one for my gaming on the go.

That was about it. On the way out we got a goodie bag with a pen, a water bottle, a poster and some other stuff. All with the Switch 2 logo on it. The trip was worth it for that alone. And it was the first time in my entire life that I got to play with a console before it is released. So yeah, I can't tell you anything new, but I'm really looking forward to get my Switch 2 in a couple of weeks. =D

Oh, and as always, sorry for my bad english. =P

Didnt someone say that GameStop was forcing them to buy accessories with the pre-order?

https://www.theshortcut.com/p/gamestop-investigates-astoria-store-over-forced-switch-2-pre-order-bundles

Yup that was me. Not that store though. Maybe I should turn them in. 

Yup that was me. Not that store though. Maybe I should turn them in. 

For anybody who owns stock in NTDOY, they just hit $20 for this first time ever today. (And to think, NTDOY was sitting around $2-3 during 2013/2014.)

NTDOY?