Kssio_Aug
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The GC and N64 failing and the Wii winning had almost nothing to do with specs.
Why do people think it does?
Exactly.
The GC and N64 failing and the Wii winning had almost nothing to do with specs.
Why do people think it does?
RIP third party support. Crazy how Nintendo never seem to learn.
Not worse for the sake of higher hardware specs, theorically that could never be worse indeed. It just doesn't mean it's gonna be better either (see GC and N64, also see Wii). If they're lowering specs and lowering the price, I'm all for it.
Devs aren't going to spend the time to downgrade their games that will sell like shit anyway.
Yea, I found it really fucking bizarre when they spouted their "home console first" nonsense a few months ago. I hope people on GAF didn't believe them at face value, oh wait.
It really does hurt to see them make the same exact mistake time and time again.RIP third party support. Crazy how Nintendo never seem to learn.
I'd like to point all you guys out to that one thread were I called it that the Switch would be no more powerful than a Wii U and was literally assaulted by nay-sayers.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=222824819&highlight=#post222824819
And the that one thread where I reposted the above and was again assaulted by the Nintendo Defense Force:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=226624119&postcount=688
So where are you now, OrbitalBeard, Mariolee, Doctre81, KingSnake, Seik, bomblord1, Art, EDarkness, etc..??
Even a 307.2MHz GPU based on Maxwell technology should be capable of out-performing Wii U
I still think it looks good. It'll go nice alongside my PC as something i can have a different experience with and take out with me. People need to see it for what it is, a handheld
.Guess you missed Ghost tricks post while back?
The actual link to the switch on Nintendo's site says Home gaming console.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=226857972&postcount=2127
I'd like to point all you guys out to that one thread were I called it that the Switch would be no more powerful than a Wii U and was literally assaulted by nay-sayers.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=222824819&highlight=#post222824819
And the that one thread where I reposted the above and was again assaulted by the Nintendo Defense Force:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=226624119&postcount=688
So where are you now, OrbitalBeard, Mariolee, Doctre81, KingSnake, Seik, bomblord1, Art, EDarkness, etc..??
Devs aren't going to spend the time to downgrade their games that will sell like shit anyway.
I'd like to point all you guys out to that one thread were I called it that the Switch would be no more powerful than a Wii U and was literally assaulted by nay-sayers.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=222824819&highlight=#post222824819
And the that one thread where I reposted the above and was again assaulted by the Nintendo Defense Force:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=226624119&postcount=688
So where are you now, OrbitalBeard, Mariolee, Doctre81, KingSnake, Seik, bomblord1, Art, EDarkness, etc..??
I'd like to point all you guys out to that one thread were I called it that the Switch would be no more powerful than a Wii U and was literally assaulted by nay-sayers.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=222824819&highlight=#post222824819
And the that one thread where I reposted the above and was again assaulted by the Nintendo Defense Force:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=226624119&postcount=688
So where are you now, OrbitalBeard, Mariolee, Doctre81, KingSnake, Seik, bomblord1, Art, EDarkness, etc..??
I didn't miss anything. How is linking the Switch's NA website indicative of foreign marketing? Hell, when NCL tweeted about the Switch reveal video back in October, they didn't specify 'home console' they used some sort of generic descriptor like "gaming device".
"Nintendo Switch world premier demonstrates new entertainment experiences from a home gaming system"
I don't think that's true. It's 176 vs 150 (switch).
So the switch isn't even stronger than a Vita?
It's still more powerful than the wiiU? Significantly while docked.
Does no one read the articles anymore?
So the switch isn't even stronger than a Vita?
I'd like to point all you guys out to that one thread were I called it that the Switch would be no more powerful than a Wii U and was literally assaulted by nay-sayers.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=222824819&highlight=#post222824819
And the that one thread where I reposted the above and was again assaulted by the Nintendo Defense Force:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=226624119&postcount=688
So where are you now, OrbitalBeard, Mariolee, Doctre81, KingSnake, Seik, bomblord1, Art, EDarkness, etc..??
What if they lower the specs but don't lower the price though?
So the switch isn't even stronger than a Vita?
157gflops on a much newer architecture with much better API and fp16 vs 176? It surely beats the Wii U, although not by a large margin.
Still, we need to know the core count before drawing any conclusion.
O lawdIt's not even stronger than a game n' watch
They do though. They describe it in their PR as their next "home gaming system".
http://www.nintendo.com/switch/
They could've said "gaming system" or "new system". They carefully choosed "home" gaming system.
For Nintendo, Switch is a tethered device you can take anywhere.
That's a huge marketing failure if they keep banking on that.
That's fine, but then you also have to accept that Nintendo hardware sales have been going down. That means that while there are people who will buy a Nintendo device just to play Nintendo games, there are less and less of them.Honestly, who's even buying Nintendo these days for cutting edge graphics? You buy it because it's going to be the only place to play Nintendo first party games. I have a PC for shiny graphics and third party titles. Nintendo has always been the ideal "companion" console.
The low clock speeds is disappointing I guess, but it's not going to stop me from getting it.
Is it more or less powerful than people were expecting?
I believe this is the second time you've "called out" these people and you're still incorrect
I didn't miss anything. How is linking the Switch's NA website indicative of foreign marketing? Hell, when NCL tweeted about the Switch reveal video back in October, they didn't specify 'home console' they used some sort of generic descriptor like "gaming device".
So the switch isn't even stronger than a Vita?
I'd like to point all you guys out to that one thread were I called it that the Switch would be no more powerful than a Wii U and was literally assaulted by nay-sayers.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=222824819&highlight=#post222824819
And the that one thread where I reposted the above and was again assaulted by the Nintendo Defense Force:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=226624119&postcount=688
So where are you now, OrbitalBeard, Mariolee, Doctre81, KingSnake, Seik, bomblord1, Art, EDarkness, etc..??
Ok but wtf is this then?
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Except I am? People were all expecting a portable XONE/PS4 caliber machine. In its portable mode, it's a Wii U. Docked, it's a 1080p Wii U.
It's probably a bit higher in effective performance in most workloads, even in portable mode.
More importantly (especially since people ask "how can it run Skyrim"), it also has access to a lot more memory and a faster CPU.
I'm going with it just has an additional SM putting it at 196 GFLOPS undocked
Except I am? People were all expecting a portable XONE/PS4 caliber machine. In its portable mode, it's a Wii U. Docked, it's a 1080p Wii U.
Xbone S - $249
PS4 Slim - $249
Nvidia Shield TV - $200this is just to play around a bit
So yeah, good luck selling the Switch at $300 - $350.
Not even as strong as a gameboySo the switch isn't even stronger than a Vita?
Ok but wtf is this then?
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Yes, enough so that you'll get Wii U-caliber games at 1080p instead of 720p.
So the switch isn't even stronger than a Vita?