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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 64 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Tune in on Monday to find out new tarriffs make this announcement no longer valid

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Monday? I'll see you in two hours! xD

No worries the tariffs will get another 90 day pause after the stock market crashes again

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 56 points 2 months ago (2 children)

With taxes the controller is now over 100$. Hope your kids dont break it...

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 11 points 2 months ago

Or stick drift, because - hall effect? That's too expensive (as in, less controllers would be sold)

[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not from us but I'm holding off buying since the first tease. That little thingy that pop out from the switch and goes onside the controller looks worrisomely flimsy. It breaks and is no more docked mode anymore. Hell probably no more charging.

[–] trigonated@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

I'm not sure what you're talking about. Are you talking about the Joycons? The ones from the switch 1 are less flimsy than they look Photo of the Joycons sitting on a table

Also, these are not required for docked mode (if you have another controller, of course. You need a way of controlling the console), not required for charging and you can buy new ones if you lose or break the ones that come with the console.

[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No no I mean in the console the black thingy that reminds a micro sd card. Is rarely shown in pics. That thing looks like it will break any day really 1000012036

[–] trigonated@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Oh right. Yeah, it looks fragile

[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I've heard "it's made of metal" but still I do not think it's a good design. You have magetic clamps it should align enough for a contact surface thingy. Edit: seems to be called pogo pin.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They’re talking about the controller connector on the console that protrudes out. Nintendo should’ve opted for spring loaded pogo pins instead.

[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

MrWhoseTheBoss has a video on the S2 and says the connectors were sturdier than expected.

How much they hold up to the haphazardness of people whom don’t care about their tech and children is another matter to be seen.

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

At least for me, we had 2/4 joycons develop stick drift and we had to replace the sticks with magnetic ones. It was expensive, but worth it. But ill be honest, for the price, im not looking to get the Switch 2 this time around.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

Currently working through advanced wars 1+2 on my steam deck 😅

[–] elgordino@fedia.io 16 points 2 months ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s due to the ‘don’t call them exemptions’ covering the console but not separate controllers.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

From another article:

Reporting from Bloomberg indicated that Nintendo had apparently anticipated an amount of tariff-related chaos. In February, Nintendo had been building "a stockpile of millions of consoles" from Vietnam, where two-thirds of assembled consoles are now being earmarked for shipments to the US. Any Nintendo consoles assembled in China, meanwhile, would face an import tariff that—at time of writing—has risen to 245%.

Seems like they're using the tried and true method to avoid the tariffs but I do wonder how long this will actually last then.

[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

wait... is it 145% or 245% ?

[–] Mad__vegan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Give it another week and it will be 345%...

[–] MufinMcFlufin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I had heard previously the tariff would be 145% so I guess this is referring to a total price of 245%.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

That means they are asking so much that it wouldn't even hurt them that much.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago