Geekshow Arcade: It’s Nintendo Time!

2025-04-04

-B-Stock? WTF? https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-5090-with-missing-rops-now-offered-as-b-stock-product-by-german-retailer-costs-e2899 -Doom The Dark Ages looks Fantastic: https://youtu.be/1VawgKaIfbg?si=teyQCVFIUG2zMp43 -Intel cancels planned mid range GPU: https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel/bmg-g31-gpu-canceled-rumor -Switch Announcement! Release Date June 5th 2025 Preorders April 9th Specs Screen - Docked and Device Controllers - C Button, bigger sticks, Pro has back buttons and audio ...

-B-Stock? WTF? https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-5090-with-missing-rops-now-offered-as-b-stock-product-by-german-retailer-costs-e2899

-Doom The Dark Ages looks Fantastic: https://youtu.be/1VawgKaIfbg?si=teyQCVFIUG2zMp43

-Intel cancels planned mid range GPU: https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel/bmg-g31-gpu-canceled-rumor

-Switch Announcement!

Release Date

June 5th 2025

Preorders April 9th

Specs

Screen - Docked and Device

Controllers - C Button, bigger sticks, Pro has back buttons and audio jack

Dock - Cooling - 42 when plugged in

Processor - 8nm @ 1 Ghz, Mobile at 10 watts

Storage

Battery - 5220 maH, 20 Watt Hour - 2 - 6.5hrs

Microphone

Camera support - WANGS?

Games

https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/550282/games-list-exclusive-titles-all

Backwards Compatibility

Some games don’t work: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/transfer-guide/compatible-games/?srsltid=AfmBOoqUsIDGM7KlTWInE9wVaJIaK-kcH4a6N_oD8bd-_qu18urKk-lu

No changes to games

Free upgrades to select titles

Paid upgrades for some games

Gamecube games on NSO

Price

Game Upgrades?

Games - up to $80

Controllers - $80 for Pro, Joy-cons $90

Welcome Tour?!

Nintendo Online requirements

-Blizzard Rolls back WoW hardcore deaths for the first time ever.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03/not-so-permadeath-blizzard-revives-hardcore-wow-characters-killed-by-ddos-attacks/