PhilipDoesMatter
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And demand is still high. If it wasn't for its licenses, Nintendo would be fucked.
And demand is still high. If it wasn't for its licenses, Nintendo would be fucked.
Yeah, that's especially true for voice chat only working when the phone's display is on and the app is in the foreground. That's just bizarre beyond Nintendo simply not "getting" online. I don't even know what other app does work like that, except maybe for YouTube (but that's not really a 1:1 comparison).
You what?
They aren't behind the curve. They are completely off-track.Nintendo Online continues to be so far behind the curve you can't do anything but just laugh.
What what?
And that poses another question, if it's a HTML5 thing (and it is), why not put it on the Switch AND on the phone? The Switch already uses HTML5 for the eShop and game manuals, small applets that can work on the foreground of games or background.
You're basically saying if it wasn't for Nintendo's good work on stuff away from online, they'd be screwed, which is a ridiculous and obvious statement.
Looks like he was dead wrong.
Not only that good friend. Inventive but low horse power hardware, poor customer handling, baffling supply chain management. Yes, if it wasn't for Mario or Link and so on Nintendo wouldn't be anymore.
Honestly, what a shame.
Nintendo has been on such a roll with gaining the cultural and market relevance it had been steadily losing for the past decade. In May, Zelda was considered in the top 5 "coolest" video game brands among High Schoolers. Splatoon in Japan is a phenomenon. The (very important) cherry on top is the online service, which is the thing that will cause Nintendo's competitive scene to sink or swim.
And this is what they come up with.
I know that they're gathering feedback, and app store ratings are where companies hear criticism the loudest and the clearest (I speak from 1st person experience). I also know that with company with such a cumbersome production process as Nintendo isn't agile at all, so even if they understand fully what's wrong with the current plan and how to fix it, it could be months before we see any indication of change.
There's 750MB of RAM and a whole CPU core reserved for the OS, don't think they've used so much of that for the OS at launch.
I know this thread is for shitting on Nintendo, but are you trolling or do you want arguments against those points?
Go ahead on the arguments.
I'm just basically saying Nintendo sits on such good licenses that it allow itself to make mistakes like this app. And they could conquer the world if they were more serious on stuff away from the licenses.
If I was a stockholder I would be pissed on them.
You're absolutely right. Specs completely mean successful devices. That's why every top selling device each generation is the highest spec. Oh hang on.
Come on now. You're conflating arguments.
"Hackers found a message hidden in the Nintendo voice chat app !"
"Use Discord"
Go ahead on the arguments.
I'm just basically saying Nintendo sits on such good licenses that it allow itself to make mistakes like this app. And they could conquer the world if they were more serious on stuff away from the licenses.
If I was a stockholder I would be pissed on them.
Stop making arguments in a vacuum. He listed down a couple of things most of which are unquestionably true, you singled out one thing and aggressively responded to it.
That doesn't make your argument any better than his.
What he said might sting, but theres no debating nintendo has been making one bad decision after another since the n64 when it comes to their consoles. That doesn't make them irredeemably bad, but itd be foolish to say their software and long lasting ips are pretty much THE reason they remain important.
I highly doubt this app will impact sales or anything at all.
Not going for lossleading hardware is a good thing considering, unlike Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo don't (until recently) have avenues to build it. Going for a 3rd near identical box is also not an option as there's no market for it. Also, for what it is, Switch is actually powerful. You're not going to get a consumer friendly priced device that's like the Switch but PS4 Pro level specs. That's just not feasible at this time.
I highly doubt this app will impact sales or anything at all
You don't think this backwards ass solution impacted sales at all, eh?
I thought, briefly, about buying a Switch. But when I did research and found out shit like this? Nooooooooooope.
So, I was discussing this with a few coworkers who looked it up.
Apparently in the tech specs of the Switch console it says that it has a Headphone/Mic jack.
Is this jack not functional or something? Is it only called a Headphone/Mic jack but only works with headphones as a audio output?
Rocket League, Fifa, NBA, and Payday 2 online will greatly suffer with this app as is. If their sales suffer due to no choice chat, Nintendo will loose any momentum they had with third parties and we will be back to third parties don't sell on Nintendo consoles.
It's true. It has one on the unit.
The issue is that the jack isn't practically accessible while the Switch is docked next to your TV and you're sitting on your couch/sofa.
Pretty much everyone was positive about Nintendo with the Switch until this app, now they've changed their mind about Nintendo making the right decisions with the Switch and claim they're making poor ones?
No. That's a ridiculous notion just because of this.
Pretty much everyone was positive about Nintendo with the Switch until this app, now they've changed their mind about Nintendo making the right decisions with the Switch and claim they're making poor ones?
No. That's a ridiculous notion just because of this.
I highly doubt this app will impact sales or anything at all.
Not going for lossleading hardware is a good thing considering, unlike Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo don't (until recently) have avenues to build it. Going for a 3rd near identical box is also not an option as there's no market for it. Also, for what it is, Switch is actually powerful. You're not going to get a consumer friendly priced device that's like the Switch but PS4 Pro level specs. That's just not feasible at this time.
Rocket League, Fifa, NBA, and Payday 2 online will greatly suffer with this app as is. If their sales suffer due to no real voice chat, Nintendo will loose any momentum they had with third parties and we will be back to third parties don't sell on Nintendo consoles.
I'm wondering how on earth Nintendo expects Activision to even consider a CoD game on Switch with this setup.
What does lossleading hardware have to do with this app? The Switch has enough power and memory to spare for a voice chat session.
I don't even care about voice chat to be honest, the app will improve eventually but this is still a poor implementation of things that have been done many times before both natively on console and in smart phone apps.
A company like Nintendo should be able to do better.
Ah. My bad.
I thought people bought consoles to play games. Sounds like you were looking for a reason not to buy one.
You don't think this backwards ass solution impacted sales at all, eh?
I thought, briefly, about buying a Switch. But when I did research and found out shit like this? Nooooooooooope.
And yes you can get a consumer friendly priced device with PS4 Pro level specs. It's called a PS4 Pro. It's quite feasible at this time.
How's the app itself without the the chat?
Pretty much everyone was positive about Nintendo with the Switch until this app, now they've changed their mind about Nintendo making the right decisions with the Switch and claim they're making poor ones?
No. That's a ridiculous notion just because of this.
How's the app itself without the the chat?
And yes you can get a consumer friendly priced device with PS4 Pro level specs. It's called a PS4 Pro. It's quite feasible at this time.
No. I think the voice chat here is a mis-step. I only find the exaggerations and hottakes to be ridiculous.It is your bad.
People do buy consoles to play games. Some people, I'm guessing like yourself, blindly buy things from certain companies just because. I understand, I do that with Taco Bell. But with tech? Phones,, PCs, consoles? No, those I do a little research on before putting out the cash. And the thought of having to go through those kinds of hoops to play online? You have to be fucking kidding me.
It seems like you just clocked in for your shift on the defense front. Enjoy. You might get some overtime today.
It's snappy and the Splatnet is incredible
PS4 Pro isn't a portable device...
No. I think the voice chat here is a mis-step. I only find the exaggerations and hottakes to be ridiculous.
I also don't blindly buy things from certain companies just because.
Splatnet could also have just been part of the main game.
That kind of goes against the point of it though?
This app decision for voice chat when playing Switch online made you completely change your mind about buying a Switch? It completely prevented you from being able to play and enjoy all those great Switch games out at the moment? It completely changed your mind from being able to play Super Mario Odyssey in the future (which isn't an online game)?
For real?
That kind of goes against the point of it though?
I don't have Splatoon 2 yet. What advantage does SplatNet have by being on the app?