Tl;Dr ::: spoiler spoiler The Switch beat the PS2 in the US, still ~15 million shy to overtake it globally :::

  • KitEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’m getting “Error removing spoiler”. What’s it say?

      • KitEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        Yep, Sync on Android

    • ceenote@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      The Switch has passed PS2 sales in the US and is ~15 million units shy of overtaking it globally.

    • cm0002@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      The Switch beat the PS2 in the US, still ~15 million shy to overtake it globally

    • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
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      2 days ago

      On mbin I just get an empty spoiler titled “Details”. If I check on Lemmy it’s not even there. Not sure what OP did there.

      • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        2 days ago

        On voyager app it just displays the whole string of text… it usually handles spoilers fine… super weird.

        • aeharding@vger.socialEnglish
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          2 days ago

          OP has malformed spoiler, you can tell bc it is also broken on lemmy-ui which is the source of truth.

          (The ::: has to start on a new line)

        • wheeldawg@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          2 days ago

          What could possibly be the differentiating factor between when it works and when it doesn’t? This is a text only kind of issue and this is the first time I’ve ever seen it happen.

          I’m not a super frequent visitor to spoiler’d content, but I’ve seen it often enough to know it normally works.

          • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            2 days ago

            I’m not sure. Sync doesn’t actually properly support the spoiler formatting Lemmy uses but it was close enough to partially work (wouldn’t show spoiler context however.

            spoiler spoiler Testing

            Test

            Edit:

            Test: >!The Switch beat the PS2 in the US, still ~15 shy to overtake it globally!<

  • ceenote@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    With how close the announcement seems to be, unless the Switch 2 is a WiiU style failure, the Switch may well never overtake the PS2 globally.

    • magic_lobster_party@fedia.io
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      2 days ago

      Not all markets will jump immediately to the newest consoles. Brazil for example is lagging behind greatly when it comes to video game console due to high taxes and poor wages. PS2 and PS3 are still popular there. Even Sega Genesis was sold in Brazil up until recently (yes, newly manufactured Genesis).

    • cm0002@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Ig it depends on how close Switch 2 is to the original switch and if Nintendo decides to group them together in their reporting numbers like they do for the DS all the way up until the 3DS.

      I think if there are no “Switch 2 cartridges” and it’s all just Switch Cartridges, with just Cartridges that need a Switch 2 to “unlock full performance” it’ll probably be grouped the same. That’s how it was with the DS, all DSs could play all DS cartridges with just limited performance or missing features (e.g. a DSi “enhanced” game would work for the most part on a DS Lite). Up until the 3DS, at that point the cartridge format changed and only the 3DS could play 3DS carts and thus Nintendo breaks it away into its own sales numbers

      • ceenote@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        That’s what I meant by “WiiU style failure”. If the Switch 2 doesn’t really seem like a worthwhile upgrade, people may keep on buying Switches. My Switch just broke, so I’m hoping it’s not a dud.