Actually, the usual sources heard that the US & Japan will for sure get BotW on Day 1. Europe is still up for debate.
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Nikkei: Nintendo Switch to be 25,000 yen (Roughly $250) [Up: Maybe speculation]
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Dark Cloud
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How do you compare a Vita to the Switch. Does the Vita play Nintendo games?
Teletraan1
Banned
What I was going to write in response to that snark shitpost but you covered it. I also said possibly because nobody knows for sure.
vasametropolis
Member
Look you aren't wrong, but my bet is the portable mode won't be enough of a feature to push it over the top as a choice over the others. It will be the last mental checkbox during a purchase, not the first.
Oh sweet, this ps4 has great graphics. Awesome, the xbone has kinect again! Wait, i can play skyrim on a plane?
darkazcura
Member
The Vita wasn't a console that could be played on a TV traditionally.
He is incorrect, and so are you.
Yep.
You really think Gaf is a good judge for telling that?
WrenchNinja
Member
I swear, some of you Nintendo fans... Where am I even calling Pokemon a fad? Are you just saying random shit?
Nah, we know for sure you're wrong.
The XBO won't match the 3DS' lifetime numbers.
vasametropolis
Member
I don't think the portability will be a major perk to the average consumer. That's just my position.
-Plasma Reus-
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If brexit hadnt happened it would be 150 pounds or so
Now you are looking at something closer to 250 pounds. lol!
Fortunately the Switch is also a home console.
Looking at the yen value to the pound and factoring in VAT at 20 percent I think Nintendo could go for 225 quid and still make a fair profit. Still think 250 is the most likely though.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Not the only problem.
Switch will run into similar problems though
Nintendo really needed to nail a big launch as a no brainer second purchase for co some gamers. That's now a bit in question.
Irishonion
Member
Oh, this would be a huge gamechanger for me, was just looking at other thread.
Cow Goes Moo
Member
hope there's a pack in
RoninChaos
Member
250 doesn't make a lot of sense as you can get Xbox one and PS4 between 250-300. Really hope Nintendo shoots for 199 as a way to stand out and because this really is a handheld with a dock, not a console that goes portable.
Some clarification based on that other translation:
The title of the article doesn't mention "target price". It's 注目価格 so something like "price deserving of attention". I have no idea how to translate it into English. The first sentence of the article says "25.000 yen - those interested in Nintendo stocks would do good to keep this price in mind".
The next line clarifies that this 25.000 yen isn't about stock price but about the price of the next console. (The current stock price for Nintendo is at 24.085 yen, hence the clarification).
vasametropolis
Member
That it won't. I think Nintendo can make a big splash, yes, just not at $250. So many options for playing games these days. I think $250 is just a "gets lost in the noise of options" price.
It's literally half the marketing and value proposition, your personal mental block didn't invalidate it.
ultrazilla
Member
I can't believe I'm seeing "$250 is too expensive for a hand held" in here. 
I hope Nintendo/Tree House folks are reading this thread. They have some work to do on the P.R. for their new HOME CONSOLE.
I hope Nintendo/Tree House folks are reading this thread. They have some work to do on the P.R. for their new HOME CONSOLE.
Solid SOAP
Member
The 3DS couldn't play games on HD TVs with power comparable to other home consoles, though. It was strictly a handheld.
I'm looking at this thing as a console first, handheld second. I will probably take it places with me, but ultimately I'm buying it so I can get rich experiences in HD.
mavericktopgun
Member
So is this good? How much was Wii U? Wii?
darkazcura
Member
Uh? What exactly is the difference? There isn't any. You are just choosing to view it more negatively.
What exactly would need to change for this to qualify as a 'console that goes portable' rather than a 'handheld that goes console'?
vasametropolis
Member
It's not a mental block, It's a BET.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
You're free to doubt it, but I was thinking of this:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1330904&highlight=nvidia+shield
The new device is smaller, so they definetly changed something, it could just run like the old one, sure. But the old one is...old, is more interesting to look how the switch compares this model.
It might be but the Switch isn't the 3DS. It's all about how much value people place in the features. 3D was a big backfire for Nintendo, especially when they had tabloids printing stories about how it will hurt your kids.
A portable with built in local multiplayer might be a good hook.
19% in Germany, also already included in the price
Astral Dog
Member
Thats so many Yen :O
They took out the HDD.
Its the same hardware. This is a re-release to go with the Nvidia Spy, the old Shield TV will be getting this patched in with software updates.
Mushroomer25
Member
The 3DS had a considerably lower value proposition, though. Especially at launch, when it lacked any compelling software.
Presumably, the Switch is launching with a mainline Zelda title and versions of Mario Kart & Splatoon that most people still haven't played. That seems like a more feasible sale to me.
As time goes on, that sale gets easier. $250 for a device to play all of Nintendo's first-party output - that seems attainable for the mainstream. People went bonkers this holiday, and were willing to pay $200 for 3DS units on the back of Pokémon's success. A $250 new unit with similar franchises seems like a reasonable success.
It makes sense considering Nintendo doesn't have the appeal to release a $300+ console right now, and the Switch isn't releasing during the price sensitive Holiday season. It should do well in its first months regardless thanks to Nintendo fans.
Nintendo can then look at how things are going to then see what they should do with the console during the Holiday season. I wouldn't be surprised to see a basic $199 SKU by then.
The new one doesn't have the space for the HDD.
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Sounds like the sweet spot! 330 CAD though, i'll probably have to wait for a price drop.
James Scott
Banned
Wii was $250. Wii U was $300-350
You are completely wrong about the Wii. The Wii could have been $100 more and still sold just as well. Everyone wanted it for the motion controls. Most of the people who wanted it were not deciding between it and the X360 or the PS3. They just wanted a Wii.
Similarly, the Wii U could have been $100 cheaper at launch, and it wouldn't have sold any better because the console was a mess.
How well the Switch will do will primarily be determined if Nintendo can demonstrate it's value. If the hybrid nature is an appealing twist, people will get it. If not, they won't.
Dark Cloud
Member
Why is the 3DS being brought up?
Does context mean nothing? Why compare apples to oranges?
Which system need a hundred bucks worth of accessories?
Does context mean nothing? Why compare apples to oranges?
Which system need a hundred bucks worth of accessories?
darkazcura
Member
As far as we know the biggest difference with this Shield is 4k/HDR output for things like Netflix and other video streaming apps.
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