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First look at a retail Switch game(Bomberman)
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Astral Dog
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Wth
MrFortyFive
Member
It does seem unnecessarily large but I get it given the marketing and anti-theft aspect. Love the red spine and interior art.
SinCityAssassin
Member
The tabs above it are clearly for a mini manual or warning booklet of some sort.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
I'm in love with that inside cover.
Well that's a good question. 3DS size maybe? Maybe a bit (not much) bigger to make a distinction between handhelt/home system. Certainly not a box in which the actual product takes only 5% of the space.
What the hell does the price of the product have to do with the case size? Do $250 SD cards come in monster boxes? Seriously, you're not making any sense.
There is not a large difference in plastic used between these cases and 3DS cases.
Marketing is also important. If it's 3DS size, it could be confused for a handheld-only game. It needs to be a) different enough to catch the attention of a consumer and b) large enough to tell people that it's a home console.
These are not "monster" boxes. They are quite small. They need to be able to advertise what the game is.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
That could cause confusion, something Nintendo always gets accused of and needs to steer clear of.
No-one reads them anymore plus with tutorial and advancement of technology they can just add manual into the game itself.
I stopped reading manual around the Wii era and still don't.
Because Nintendo still incluces pamplets for other titles and promote the e-shop, they also include health warning and warranty.
Because Konami missed Bomberman 30th anniversary and only made it for his 33rd because of Nintendo.
thepenguin55
Member
It's funny because I remember the two things that would always come up when talking about the N-Gage were "side talking" and it's taco-like shape both of which seemed like hilarious/bad things at the time but people getting upset/annoyed by that stuff seems downright ridiculous in a time where people now hold tablet-sized phones to their face.
WhateverItTakes
Banned
I agree, though I can't blame them for doing it cus it's so ingrained into retail. Maybe one day...
DecoReturns
Member
It's still funny to me that Konami actually released a game for Switch when everybody made jokes when Nintendo posted that partners chart.
Hope it does well, I love Bomberman.
Hope it does well, I love Bomberman.
CharminUltra
Member
I want it.
Give it to me.
Give it to me.
Love these cases and the fact that there's artwork on the back is a great touch. Man I think I'll definitely be getting a Switch later next year, hopefully more games that appeal to me will have been announced and released by then, I think I'm starting to like the concept of the Switch.
wild wild rice
Member
Love it
Spiral Insanity
Banned
I wonder if the game will have an unlockable retro mode, since they are talking about the 33rd anniversary and the sprites inside the sleeve.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
For fears of theft, it's better for a small, high-priced product to be in a larger case. It's preferable for retailers, and collectors love large artwork too so it's never been a big concern once keep cases became a thing.
Nintendo is also trying to sell this as a full, premium home console with lots of full-priced games. Also, there'd probably be way more complaints if the cases were tiny anyways.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
But it is about tight 4-directional controls, and the thought of not having a D-pad for this makes me shiver a bit.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Yeah, that sucks.
Hopefully a d-pad Joycon will be released sometime this year.
I can't find one but a I want the Pro Controller just for the d-pad.
runnin_blue
Banned
Yeah, that is a good point. I am getting a pro controller myself, so shouldn't be an issue for me. Also, I have no doubt Nintendo will release a dpad joycon. It sucks that it has to be purchased seperately though.
Japanmanx3
Member
The inside cover is very Mario Maker-esque.
Parapraxis
Member
Exactly. No company will ever make cases much smaller, visibility is just too important for several reasons.
Suburban Thug
Member
Awesome case
I'm from Germany and haven't seen those in years.
Mediking
Member
I finally decided to add this to my Switch experience on launch day. I need something besides Zelda so I dont get burnout on Zelda.
Bomberman R looks interesting and hopefully this game will inspire Konami to do better.
Hopefully cute and charming stuff is everywhere in the game.
Bomberman R looks interesting and hopefully this game will inspire Konami to do better.
Hopefully cute and charming stuff is everywhere in the game.
OmegaDL50
Member
No. Not at all. The 3DS uses game cards as well and there is plenty of piracy on it.
Give someone enough time to reverse engineer any piece of hardware and they will find a work around.
tali'zorah84
Member
Some more Australian retailers are getting copies of Bomberman in. (This came from r/NintendoSwitch)
The OP said they've received these so early because they haven't been sent out by Nintendo's distributors, but by someone else. They also said they don't have any other Switch gear yet.
EDIT: quoted, didn't realise how massive that pic is
The OP said they've received these so early because they haven't been sent out by Nintendo's distributors, but by someone else. They also said they don't have any other Switch gear yet.
EDIT: quoted, didn't realise how massive that pic is
nikos
Member
These cases are looking great.
Could just be GameStop following procedure to sell it as "new." lol
Could just be GameStop following procedure to sell it as "new." lol
Maybe the contacts get too hot because of Switch's compact nature? It would be a way to dissipate the heat, i don't know, i'm just talking out my a**.
Jerm411
Member
Was in my local GS yesterday and they had all their Switch placeholder stuff up and the promotional stuff....was actually surprised at how small the console packaging and box is. I don't really know what I expected lol but it threw me off at first...really like the game cases and the artwork and aesthetics I saw.
The cases look roughly the same size as PSP cases and going by Wikipedia, those are only 4.4% larger than 3DS cases in terms of surface area; 382.48 cm^2 vs 366.36 cm^2. Vita cases are notably smaller, though; ~13% smaller at 318.3 cm^2.
Of course it also depends on the thickness of the plastic and 3DS cases did have holes in them to cut down on the material even further, but that could still be introduced later in Switch's life.
I think the smallness of the game card and lack of manual is just making it seem like a bigger waste of plastic than it actually is as the size is more or less the same as that of the cases for DS, 3DS, PSP and a just bit bigger than Vita.
Indeed. I'm not gonna lie, I kind of want to buy this just for the box...
Hopefully the game will be better than some here are anticipating.
I am really amazed at the number of people complaining about the size of the cases. I don't want tiny ass cases for my games. I collect my games and like to display my game cases. But it looks like most are missing the obvious reason. They want a standard size case for most applications. If one dev wants to include a manual or a poster, they can without having to make a custom sized case.
SD sized cases are impractical for retail, and plastering your games to a chunk of cardboard like most SD cards would look like cheap shit.
SD sized cases are impractical for retail, and plastering your games to a chunk of cardboard like most SD cards would look like cheap shit.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Yeah, please god no. The vast, vast majority of physical purchasers do not want games to be packaged like SD cards. Many of the few complaining about good, decently-sized plastic cases don't even buy physical to begin with. I don't throw my keep cases away, and they're called keep cases for a reason.