Mikey Jr.
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I'd love a switch that is just a tiny box with the switch hardware in it, and a normal controller bundle.
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I'd love a switch that is just a tiny box with the switch hardware in it, and a normal controller bundle.
NOLA_Gaffer
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They'll either be a 3DS successor or an eventual lower cost, higher durability Switch model in the future.
Not everyone is ready and willing to swallow a $300 price point for the Switch, which is why the $79 2DS is such a big deal still.
There were big gaps between finishing Zelda and Splatoon's release and then another gap between getting burnt out on Splatoon and Mario + Rabbids. I just booted it up last night to update it. It's probably been about a month.
Astral Dog
Member
We will see when the Switch U is released
Depends on what you mean by successor I suppose. An entirely separate device? I think they are done with that. A device running the same software, but a different/smaller hardware profile? Possibly.
Primethius
Banned
You should try out some indie games. It's a fantastic machine for titles like Stardew Valley, which has been my recent Switch addiction.
Mikey Jr.
Member
For me, the switch is too bulky/heavy/not secure enough for what I want out of a handheld.
I want to open the lid, and pull out my handheld to play picross for an hour in a small form factor.
Switch feels like playing an IPAD. It sucks for what I want.
Wyndstryker
Member
Whats the Wii Us LTD? And what the estimates for the Switch to catch up? Thing is still selling gangbusters
Really impressive, I'm really surprised it beat the PS4 so comfortably with it's Destiny 2 bundles. Though seems they didn't come close to how effective 1's were.
Is Xbox One just dead at this point? One X should be able to easily overtake the S at this point right? Wonder if MS still expect the S to be their main-seller at this point.
Is Xbox One just dead at this point? One X should be able to easily overtake the S at this point right? Wonder if MS still expect the S to be their main-seller at this point.
Godzilla's Left Toe
Member
Wii U is 13.5 Million. Switch was 4.7 million as of June and we should whats it's LTD in a couple of weeks.
OrbitalBeard
Member
13.5 million. The Switch will surpass that around the one year mark and will handily crush Gamecube before the end of year two.
DeuceGamer
Member
While the issues were real, I think they were largely overblown.
I also believe the 2 most common issues were the screens scratching and joycons disconnecting. You can avoid the screens being scratched by purchasing a tempered glass screen protector, which I would recommend regardless as they are very high quality and offer good protection in general. The joycons disconnecting was resolved/signficantly improved, depending on who you ask.
The other issues like the cracked plastic don't seem to be affecting as many people. It's also important to note that it would be covered under a warranty (I realize it would still be a pain).
Others may disagree, but I think most of the issues have been worked out, though as I mentioned above, I would still get the tempered glass screen protector.
ChronotriggerJM
Member
I imagine they could get the form factor down, permanently affix some joycons, and not include a dock for price reduction, but another separate device would be a bad idea imo.
Lol, if every announced 1st party game came out next year it would def last
Not mention the games that are not announced I mean we know more announcements will happen in Jan or Feb for Spring and then E3 for the rest of the year, 3rd parties are gonna be flocking to this thing next year
Kirby
Yoshi
Fire Emblem
Metroid Prime
Pokemon
No More Heroes (Exclusive)
Pikmin 4 (kinda)
All announced
Eolz
Member
Wow, pretty amazing, even if it counts the SNES Mini!
Lol. Too true...
And Capcom PR has been awful recently on any platform on top of that.
Also found that pic
, also appropriate:
Live footage of Capcom.
Lol. Too true...
And Capcom PR has been awful recently on any platform on top of that.
Also found that pic
on /v/
If they have a mainline Pokemon next year, it alone will probably do more than everything they've released this year.
It feels like there's been general positivity toward the Switch, and a great amount of enjoyment from Nintendo's games this year. With Mario next week, too? Sheeeeit. With SNES classic being as crazy it is (curious how many are actually out there), I'm not surprised.
By next week I will have bought 2 Nintendo consoles this month. Glad to see Nintendo doing well.
By next week I will have bought 2 Nintendo consoles this month. Glad to see Nintendo doing well.
It's definitely been a low usage device for me post Zelda, I actually only recently just bought a 2nd game for it(Steam World Dig 2). Admittedly that has a lot to do with my own tastes though. I don't really care about Splatoon and Arms(nor FE Warriors), and I got enough of MK8 on the WiiU so I wasn't really jumping to buy that. Xenoblade and Odyssey are definitely for me though, so at least 3 retail purchases for a first year is good enough for me.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
You'll hear no argument from me on that. I can slip my New Nintendo 3DS into my pocket every morning heading out the door. With the Switch I'm more or less forced to have some kind of carrying case to bring it around with me. This isn't 1995 anymore. I shouldn't have to do that.
That's largely why it's never left my home.
I'm still trying to talk myself into buying a screen protector. A shame there isn't some service that I could send the system in to have it applied professionally.
This.
Thats why they will keep the 3DS going for a while - it will be your only way to play 3DS games and get a cheaper Nintendo portable until Switch hits 200 + they release a smaller Switch.
twothunder
Member
nice seeing metroid there
was hoping Splatoon 2 could hold on for another month but it's no zelda or kart yet in the west
well done Nintendo. and mario coming soon.
was hoping Splatoon 2 could hold on for another month but it's no zelda or kart yet in the west
well done Nintendo. and mario coming soon.
I also think people are underestimating FE here. It has potential to grow even more if Nintendo gives it a reasonable budget, specially if the teased anime really happens to promote it.
It might not make big numbers like Nintendo big hitters but I think it can jump a tier above Kirby if Nintendo gives it enough push.
It might not make big numbers like Nintendo big hitters but I think it can jump a tier above Kirby if Nintendo gives it enough push.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I think they would have to really rush Pokemon out if 2018 is the release year.
Even if Nintendo gets to the point where they can release a Switch first party game at least once a month, will they ever be able to hit that DS+Wii high with just one device? Switch would have to sell better than the Wii's 102 million just to outsell the combination of GBA+GC. I don't think mobile can make up that kind of ground.
xochipiltontli
Member
I think the pro controller's trash d-pad is a very real problem. A lot of people try to downplay it, but that's largely because most games don't make heavy use of the d-pad to begin with. Some people have tested several units repeatedly and all of them had the problem, and I've yet to see anyone post a video of their inputs working correctly right out of the box.
Luckily, the tape fix actually helps out a lot and is quite easy to do. I still recommend the controller wholeheartedly if you're willing to open it up, and I certainly don't see it as a reason to not buy the system.
I really don't think Metroid Prime or Pokemon are coming out next year. I'd like to say Pikmin could release in 2018, but the lack of any info on that game since Miyamoto's words make me feel like it's either been shelved or will be redone significantly.
Like hell it was. It was hasty hot takes on the Wii U situation and not looking at what actually happen. Then, people handwave the success of the 3DS. Yes, its sales may have had been down compared to the DS but isn't that the case for the PS2 to PS3, Xbox 360 to Xbox One, PSP to Vita sales, right? Arguing against those takes were headache inducing. However, so many people are right now eating crow....
DeuceGamer
Member
Yea, they can be frustrating, lol. My screen protector was delayed so I didn't get to put it on fresh out of the box, like I prefer. I took all the precautions possible and somehow still managed to get a single piece of lint under the screenprotector. Luckily, it's not noticeable on the glass screenprotector and didn't cause a bubble.
Edit:
I probably should have clarified, that I was speaking to just the system itself. I have a Pro Controller and while I haven't had noticeable issues, I'm not sure I've played with the dpad enough that I would have recognized it.
Like you said, I don't think that's really enough to keep from buying the system if someone is interested so I didn't want to comment on the controller. I know there are already some 3rd Party controllers available and with the popularity I'm going to guess there will be plenty more. I also seem to recall someone saying they were able to get an Xbox One controller to work on the Switch, but maybe I'm misremembering.
I don't own a switch but I think that my 8bitdo controller works with the switch. That controller has a really good d-pad and is quite cheap.
Hardware sales are relatively unimportant compared to software sales. It will need to sell 1.8 billion units to match Wii+DS, though. That would be nearly untouchable, although I expect Switch to surpass Wii attach rate by a decent margin. 120 million with 15 games per system attach rate would be needed, both of which are absolute upper limits of what's possible (attach rate is the most likely as handheld + console Nintendo software will be on the Switch).
OrbitalBeard
Member
Yep, it'll work as long as you have the latest firmware. They're great controllers for 2D and retro games on the platform.
Renna Hazel
Member
lol greatly overestimating Pokemon
SinCityAssassin
Member
That's cool, man.
Stone Ocean
Member
That's a little bit excessive. It'll do more than any individual release this year, but it isn't going to sell more Switches than BOTW+MK8D+SMO+Splatoon 2.
The fact Game Freak is developing a Pokemon game for the system should be enough to make people realize this. It's sad it still needs to be repeated.
theprodigy
Member
We'll see.
Mario Odyssey is the only reason I'm not 100% confident, but it's much bigger than the rest.
Edit: also I'm not talking lifetime, just for the year.
I also forgot about Mario Kart, but fuck it I'm commited now.
Stone Ocean
Member
Not combined no, but the post wasn't talking about them combined?
ArchedThunder
Banned
As a completely separate system? I doubt it. We could potentially see a smaller Switch at some point, maybe even one that focuses on the handheld aspect, so the controls are built in instead of coming with Joycons.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I fully expect a Smash Bros. Deluxe to come out next year and keep up the flow of games.
Also, Nintendo has been randomly teasing a new Animal Crossing on its Twitter account for a while now. It has to be coming next year. That's a system-seller by itself.
Also, Nintendo has been randomly teasing a new Animal Crossing on its Twitter account for a while now. It has to be coming next year. That's a system-seller by itself.
CosmicGinger
Neo Member
I was determined to find a Pro controller with a functional d-pad so I bought four off Amazon about three weeks ago. The first 2 had the d-pad issue (1 registered down as right, 1 registered right/left as up occasionally), and the third one I tried worked perfectly. I tested it in the settings menu and played tetris and a couple 2D games that require precise d-pad movement. I feel like I've found a unicorn. It's crazy that such an expensive controller has this widespread issue, but I was relieved that there are at least some in the wild that work properly.
BotW had to sell a unproven 300$ system with lackluster 3rdParty support - by the time Pokemon comes out the system will be cheaper and the lineup will be much bigger....ofc selling system then will be easier.
The massive first party lineup combined with the appealing hardware is what made this comeback for Nintendo possible. This was a make or beak situation for the plattform - so nothing coming later will be as important as the games who established the system.
Okay maybe not nothing...of course games like Animal Crossing and Pokemon will be massive - but you cant downplay those early releases especially BotW - it was essential for the Switch success so far.
BotW commercial performance is the reason why core gamer and devs showed more interest to the system....without Zelda it would have been easy for some people to label the system as another Wii Sports/casual machine that doesnt attract the audience that would regular console games.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
The first Pokémon game for Switch will be huge. You're underestimating it.
Rodney McKay
Member
That and a Mario Maker sequel/deluxe edtion would be what I most want to see brought over from the Wii U.
It's just not that appealing of a game honestly. I didn't think it was very good on Wii U.
They have?