What's not to get? It's a handheld that you can dock.
It's like a nut you can play with outside
What's not to get? It's a handheld that you can dock.
What I find interesting is that the Switch's success in retrospect both validates exactly what Nintendo was trying to do with Wii U and underlines what a massive misfire in execution that entire product was.
What's not to get? It's a handheld that you can dock.
That's selling it short or to be more precise... that's selling the Joycon short.What's not to get? It's a handheld that you can dock.
Nintendo and Ubisoft games that were designed with second screen in mind did add something tangible to the experience.There are a tiny handful of games that actually benefited from a second screen in a meaningful way. Splatoon was one of them, hence one of the few that also didn't allow for offscreen play. I think if you asked people what their favorite feature of the Wii U was it would be off screen play, not second screen play. Overwhelmingly.
WHICH ONE IS IT!?
Off screen play was by far the least interesting use of the gamepad, though. It's why I'm still disappointed the Switch is a hybrid with a single screen. The increased awkwardness with the map and super jumping in Splatoon 2 is a perfect example of how games will have to make sacrifices to go back to only having one screen.
Off screen play was by far the least interesting use of the gamepad, though. It's why I'm still disappointed the Switch is a hybrid with a single screen. The increased awkwardness with the map and super jumping in Splatoon 2 is a perfect example of how games will have to make sacrifices to go back to only having one screen.
What's not to get? It's a handheld that you can dock.
What's not to get? It's a handheld that you can dock.
There are a tiny handful of games that actually benefited from a second screen in a meaningful way. Splatoon was one of them, hence one of the few that also didn't allow for offscreen play.
Actually, is a console you can take outside.
Well it's not a handheld. It's portable console.
Nintendo call it a console. So it's a console.
Off screen play was by far the least interesting use of the gamepad, though. It's why I'm still disappointed the Switch is a hybrid with a single screen. The increased awkwardness with the map and super jumping in Splatoon 2 is a perfect example of how games will have to make sacrifices to go back to only having one screen.
And going with the handheld you can dock idea seems pretty puzzling after the immense success of the Vita and the Wii U.
Is a handheld guys.
A portable console is a handheld.
Videogame VP does not understand appeal of console, 4 year old son does.
Hm.
As many in this thread have pointed out they feel it's a console that be portable for a couple hours, is proving the point of the EA VP
too bad too little games utilised the second screen functionality well. Mario Maker, Splatoon, Pikmin 3 and Nintendo Land are probably the headliners. If there we're more games that used the second screen as well as those titles I'd agree. I do think that Splatoon 1 map implementation is better than 2. Mario Maker they can work around.
Videogame VP does not understand appeal of console, 4 year old son does.
Hm.
this thread is going to be filled with people being like "what's not to get" as if we didn't have months of posts of people ask "but what *is* the switch" after it was revealed
Is a handheld guys.
A portable console is a handheld.
It's amazing that people still don't understand the concept when this was thoroughly explained when the Switch was just an Eurogamer rumor.It is amazing that this needs to be pointed out to people still.
That's the same thing as a handheld that can be docked. We only struggle to define it because it's a rather new concept.
DS and 3DS games alone more than justified the dual screen format.
It's the evolution of thearmhow we play games.
I don't have the Switch, but I LOVE the idea. A handheld you can connect to your TV, a console you can bring out anywhere. Switch inherited the Wii and DS philosophies, which is impressive by itself.
What's not to get? It's a handheld that you can dock.
Actually, is a console you can take outside.
Yeah the Wii U concept was a continuation of the DS concept, not what they did with Switch. It was meant to have a second screen using touch for gameplay ideas based around that. Off tv play kind of became a by product of that but it was really not the concept of the Wii U.
A LOT of people shared the same feelings when it was announced.
Only with its currently big success has talk like that vanished.
Is a handheld guys.
A portable console is a handheld.
Same.Yup. Reminds me of what Evilore said about the Switch lol
I mean.... Look at it. It's physically a handheld.If it was a handheld it would actually be one.
Yup. Reminds me of what Evilore said about the Switch lol
Or this
I don't get it myself.
It's not very portable. Yet to achieve what portability it has, it becomes underpowered and underfeatured as a living room console.
I just don't understand its success.
Not very portable how exactly?I don't get it myself.
It's not very portable. Yet to achieve what portability it has, it becomes underpowered and underfeatured as a living room console.
I just don't understand its success.
¯\_(ツ_/¯ I guess everybody in the West was really doubting the portable aspect of the Switch.
Tablets yes.Do you understand why people like tablets?
Eg tablets have up to 10 hours of battery life.Not very portable how exactly?
Is a tablet not portable?
3DS XL?
As many in this thread have pointed out they feel it's a console that be portable for a couple hours, is proving the point of the EA VP
Tablets yes.
Tablets yes.
Eg tablets have up to 10 hours of battery life.
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