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One year ago today, the Nintendo Switch was announced
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ZombieFred
Unconfirmed Member
I bought my switch this week and been playing Zelda both on the screen and TV.
It's such a great little console and its mobility is fantastic. I love this piece of kit and how easy it is to transport. All I do is put it in my bag and take it to me at work and on my lunch swap the HDMI connection and play on my monitor with my head phoned connected on. It works and run such a dream. It's starting to make me become a port beggar with wishing for Nintendo prior software to come to this so I can play my beloved classics.
Nintendo has something magical and truly special if they give this the support and software library it deserves.
Even in the Wii Us failure the lessons learned from this console helped the fundamentals that has helped created the Switch as we know it.
Iwata is a genius.
It's such a great little console and its mobility is fantastic. I love this piece of kit and how easy it is to transport. All I do is put it in my bag and take it to me at work and on my lunch swap the HDMI connection and play on my monitor with my head phoned connected on. It works and run such a dream. It's starting to make me become a port beggar with wishing for Nintendo prior software to come to this so I can play my beloved classics.
Nintendo has something magical and truly special if they give this the support and software library it deserves.
Even in the Wii Us failure the lessons learned from this console helped the fundamentals that has helped created the Switch as we know it.
Iwata is a genius.
NumberThree
Member
I was watching the reveal video on the bus on my way home from work. I loved the concept immediately, but I wasn't expecting them to nail it as well as they did.
Crazyorloco
Member
Every game in the trailer is out...except Odyssey/Skyrim and that's pretty soon. Well done Nintendo.
A year later and it's the best selling system. I never wouldn't have thought that. They really did well this year.
This is becoming my favorite system.
A year later and it's the best selling system. I never wouldn't have thought that. They really did well this year.
This is becoming my favorite system.
Reading through that thread just makes me sad that I already beat BOTW. Like, Odyssey is great and all, but not having Zelda on the horizon just feels... strange. Since they'd been teasing it for years.
Their first year has been crazy good. Way beyond what I expected seeing that trailer. Wonder what 2018 will bring!
Their first year has been crazy good. Way beyond what I expected seeing that trailer. Wonder what 2018 will bring!
Pokemaniac
Member
Just because people keep saying this doesn't make it true. "Splatoon 2 is a port" became a very annoying meme.
AuthenticM
Member
We all collectively lost our minds, and it was 100% warranted. That thing looked amazing, and it is.
Purely from a hardware perspective, it's my favorite console. I love it. The Pro Controller feels amazing, too.
Purely from a hardware perspective, it's my favorite console. I love it. The Pro Controller feels amazing, too.
CharminUltra
Member
Oh shit, Karen brought her stupid Nintendo thing to the party again. We're DRINKING, Karen. We're having CONVERSATIONS.
mindatlarge
Member
I kinda miss all those Twitter leaks/rumors and such leading up to the reveal. Made for a ton of hype and excitement as we got closer to actually seeing what the NX was all about. Good to see that lightning in a bottle didn't fizzle out with the success the Switch has experienced thus far.
Crazyorloco
Member
Still have more to the BOTW story coming later this year...
I am pretty sure we'll get another Zelda game on the Switch. Most Nintendo consoles/portables have two zelda games.
Uno Venova
Banned
So impressive how Nintendo nailed it from the start, for me, it was easy to tell it was going to be a different situation than the Wii U altogether.
I would say that's the Switch special that revealed the price and paid online. The majority really thought this needed to be 249 or lower to even sniff success.
I would say that's the Switch special that revealed the price and paid online. The majority really thought this needed to be 249 or lower to even sniff success.
Uno Venova
Banned
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dragonyeuw
Member
Nintendo sold me big-time on that first reveal trailer( pretty much the first scene when the guy was playing Zelda in his living room, then took the unit off the dock, threw it in his bag and went to the park with his dog to continue playing). The January conference kind of soiled me a bit because outside Zelda( which I could have bought on the Wii U that I owned at the time), I wasn't 'that' sold on the launch titles, or the 'oh look, I can tell how many ice cubes are in the glass' HD rumble gimmick. But I wound up with a unit in May off launch buzz and hype, and it's been great ever since. I don't really have much software for it, just Zelda and Mario Kart, but just the experience of playing docked or undocked has proven a revelation in terms of my gaming habits. I swore off open world/RPG titles because playing anything for 50-100 hours or more just doesn't sound appealing to me nowadays, and yet I've already put 70 hours in Zelda with tons left to do and places on the map to explore. Software-wise, Mario Odyssey Splatoon 2, Fire Emblem Warriors are surefire purchases with Xenoblade 2, Doom, Skyrim and a bunch of indies on my radar.
Nintendo in general this year has been pretty fucking awesome.
Nintendo in general this year has been pretty fucking awesome.
Ocarina_117
Banned
I love mine.
As do family members who fell out of love with Nintendo post n64 and a lot of my fellow students.
As do family members who fell out of love with Nintendo post n64 and a lot of my fellow students.
bemusedchunk
Banned
Some of these hot takes have aged finer than wine.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=220867224&postcount=217
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=220867224&postcount=217
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
...and to think itll pass 200 games next week. Phenom.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Its gonna take a long time to beat the massive amount of software on the Wii U, but Im glad to see its successful, no matter how bitter I may be about it.
You mean the design where you can play super chill like Wii+Nunchuk or just get a Pro Controller which is one of the best controllers ever made?
pirateluigi
Member
We're not very good at predictions.
digitalrelic
Banned
I'm going to be "that guy" and say that I called it:
The Nintendo Switch is a Month Away
I think the Nintendo Switch Will Have a Huge Holiday 2017
The Nintendo Switch is a Month Away
I think the Nintendo Switch Will Have a Huge Holiday 2017
NoKisum
Member
A couple things from the OG trailer that I find interesting.
For BotW, I assumed that the footage shown was some boxed off area strictly for testing and demos so that Nintendo wouldn't accidentally spoil anything from the game. Now, after putting in many hours into the game, I know exactly where those locations are.
For the rooftop party, I thought it was weird that the girl gave the right Joy-Con to her friend, considering she was playing (what we now know as) Super Mario Odyssey. I assumed she switched to a different game when she got to the party. But I guess they've been silently telling us about SMO's co-op all along.
For BotW, I assumed that the footage shown was some boxed off area strictly for testing and demos so that Nintendo wouldn't accidentally spoil anything from the game. Now, after putting in many hours into the game, I know exactly where those locations are.
For the rooftop party, I thought it was weird that the girl gave the right Joy-Con to her friend, considering she was playing (what we now know as) Super Mario Odyssey. I assumed she switched to a different game when she got to the party. But I guess they've been silently telling us about SMO's co-op all along.
Man, that first reply lol
I'd say the music sums up Nintendo's philosophy for the Switch nicely; be yourself and have a good time.
Nintendo kind of got lost in the weeds for a while there, but the Switch is basically Nintendo being Nintendo again; it's all about the games and getting the fuck out of the way.
There was just a little too much preventing that with the last few console generations, I personally feel there's a world of difference between the Wii (dig out the Wii-mote and nunchuck, check the batteries, plop down in front of the sensor bar and get ready for lots of motion control) and the Switch (sit down anywhere and just fucking play). Despite all the discussion that goes on about gaming, at the end of the day it's about the games, and for a while it felt like that was a secondary concern to the hardware for Nintendo.
Seeing this trailer and finding out the "gimmick" this time was just portability? Sold, instantly. I've never needed Nintendo to be a graphical powerhouse because they've always used what power they have to make things look way more interesting than the competition (example; in a world of brown and grey shooters, there's Splatoon being so goddamn charming and lovely to look at), nor do I need them to go off into the blue sky and innovate for the sake of innovation. All I want is the ability to play games without a lot of hassle, and Switch has delivered that in a way that their last few consoles (as well as Sony and Microsoft) haven't lately. Haven't been this happy with a console purchase since the Gamecube.
Nintendo kind of got lost in the weeds for a while there, but the Switch is basically Nintendo being Nintendo again; it's all about the games and getting the fuck out of the way.
There was just a little too much preventing that with the last few console generations, I personally feel there's a world of difference between the Wii (dig out the Wii-mote and nunchuck, check the batteries, plop down in front of the sensor bar and get ready for lots of motion control) and the Switch (sit down anywhere and just fucking play). Despite all the discussion that goes on about gaming, at the end of the day it's about the games, and for a while it felt like that was a secondary concern to the hardware for Nintendo.
Seeing this trailer and finding out the "gimmick" this time was just portability? Sold, instantly. I've never needed Nintendo to be a graphical powerhouse because they've always used what power they have to make things look way more interesting than the competition (example; in a world of brown and grey shooters, there's Splatoon being so goddamn charming and lovely to look at), nor do I need them to go off into the blue sky and innovate for the sake of innovation. All I want is the ability to play games without a lot of hassle, and Switch has delivered that in a way that their last few consoles (as well as Sony and Microsoft) haven't lately. Haven't been this happy with a console purchase since the Gamecube.
Much better than the Wii/WiiU name, but at that point I was so used to "NX" that "Switch" sounded weird to me. I like it now.
Count me among the initial skeptics now eating crow. I thought the price point was too high and that the initial software selection didn't entice me over what I could already get with my Wii U. A year later or so later, I've got one waiting as a Christmas present for my son, and I can't wait to jump into Odyssey and Splatoon 2. I'll also need to catch up on Sonic Mania, Golf Story, Stardew Valley and a bunch of other eShop games as well.
JershJopstin
Banned
I was never able to equate "NX" with the product revealed in the trailer, for some reason. If I see "NX" now, I actually have to stop and think about what it refers to.
I seemed to be right with my sales predictions.
And some thought it was a ridiculous prediction.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=235159126&postcount=4521
Kamina
Golden Boy
I bet 90% of these Nay-sayers bought a Switch on Launch-day
bobbychalkers
Member
I knew they had something going for them the minute I saw the reveal trailer.
Sora the Cat
Member
Nintendo a few months after Switch launch:
Barrel Cannon
Member
LOL I remember people thinking it would bomb so hard. Oh my how they were so wrong. Never doubt Ninty
1 year isn't really that long
Sora the Cat
Member
Maybe sometimes doubt Ninty, but also trust them cause they good.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Yep. My claim in that thread was 3DS+.
Any console with a mainline Pokémon and Animal Crossing is going to sell well, and launching with a brand-new highly anticipated Zelda and having a portable version of the full Minecraft experience close to launch isn't going to hurt either.
The only thing that's taken me by surprise is the amount of western third party support it's received. Getting known high-quality stuff like Doom, Skyrim and Rocket League is great.
The Switch needs ports of Bayonetta 1/2, The Wonderful 101 and Fatal Frame V to get me to unhook my Wii U. Soon, hopefully.
Little Monser
Banned
An iconic history lesson
Diablohead
Member
A year since that video already? damn
Certainly less than a year regarding the indie software library.
sixteen-bit
Member
post #8 was prophetic