But the ps4 and xbone are 300$ right now why would anyone buy a weaker console for a higher price that just makes no sense.
An interesting point I heard earlier is that this console may try to solve people's problems with handheld gaming, mostly with comfortability. Nintendo highlighted multiple ways for one to enjoy their game on the goMeh... Portable doesn't excite me in the slightest. Kids/wife will like it though.
Reactions to the reveal seem mixed but overall pretty positive.
Now the next test begins....the software unveiling. I pray it's before the end of 2016.
Helps that the trailer was exciting and approachable. I actually showed it to my fam before dinner and they thought it was pretty neat.It seems like more of the general public is already aware of switch than they were about the Wii U at launch...
I stand corrected. My wife thinks it's dumb too lol. She was really hoping for just a regular Nintendo non of this gimmicky stuff the last few have had. But if it has actual games this time maybe she will come around. She is super bummed
I pray it's before the end of October.Reactions to the reveal seem mixed but overall pretty positive.
Now the next test begins....the software unveiling. I pray it's before the end of 2016.
I'd wager you'd have said the same about a handheld releasing without a charger too. As for what was shown in the trailer, well do you expect the controller add on in the box too? And the Pro pad? All featured heavily, and are part of the switch aspect of the console. It was a marketing trailer, taking it as gospel as to what's in the box and deciding there'll be a single SKU because of it is absurd.
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.
Yeah now do a version without the screen for cheaper. Like 100$ less atleast sounds about right.
I pray it's before the end of October.
I cannot say that I really understand this product at all. Nintendo is really doubling down on what the Wii U was, but the point of differentiation through untethering the gamepad seems misguided. I simply do not see solutions to the myriad of problems that come with what is being billed as a portable console. Battery life issues are an immense hurdle that I just don't see this overcoming. And even if this device is technically able to go anywhere, nothing about it seems particularly ergonomic. What is supposed to make this design portable? It's not something you can just slide into a backpack or tuck in a pocket. I feel that Nintendo is disregarding the success they had in the portable market, where their products beat out those trying to ape the console experience by being sturdy, having a low entry point, long battery life, and a small frame. It seems like a total miss on the fundamentals of portable gaming. This is not even thinking about the split in game design that exists between handheld titles and console titles. Will every game be broken up into small chunks or have a "save anywhere" feature that make games more digestible while on the go?
Bringing pure power to the handheld sector is something that ultimately bites the portable experience in the behind, but heading in that direction also hinders the Switch as a set top box. The video angles the device as carrying some sort of social element, which makes its impact on the hardware by each handle breaking off into a controller, but to what end? These minimalistic controllers do not look at all comfortable and lack basic functionality that high end games would often require. Hunching over some tiny screen that will find itself often cut in half for split screen just seems so bizarre, especially when the device needs to be set up on a flat surface. Supporting this unlikely use case comes with such a heavy cost, and you wind up with the controller even as a single unit missing a d-pad.
And I don't mean to become some cantankerous old man scoffing at technology, but the presentation of this debut sends uncomfortable messages. Unable to pry yourself away from the game? Now you can bring it with you to the park. The video's repeated contrast between real world events and video games is so off-putting. Is Mario Kart supposed to compare favorably to real life go karts? Is there really a need to play a basketball video game at the basketball court with your friends? Where are people supposed to bring this and how is it social when the cutoff is two players crowded around a device? This device does not really play up a shared experience...it just seems like a very sad way to clutch on to games that were designed to be played in a different environment.
This just seems like a compromise on every front. It is not an efficient and easily portable device. It gives up ground on delivering a traditional console experience. And probably worst of all, this video does not even allude to this really functioning as a tablet, though it is impossible to really imagine Nintendo even being competitive in that space.
Honestly, I'm excited for the ns. I really am, and will buy it day it one if the games/price is right.The Switch has been bothering me ever since the reveal and I couldn't put my finger on why...
However, I think I know why now.
The system has a gimmick, yet the games themselves cannot really take advantage of this gimmick in a unique way. Does anyone else have similar thoughts?
I think a game bundled with the system at launch is a lock. Maybe not Zelda, but something. Maybe a showcase new IP.What are the chances of a Zelda "premium" bundle? Or, any game for that matter. Is it too soon to throw a title in the box at launch?
Not looking for an official answer, of course. Just some other opinions.
An interesting point I heard earlier is that this console may try to solve people's problems with handheld gaming, mostly with comfortability. Nintendo highlighted multiple ways for one to enjoy their game on the go
Why does the gimmick mean we can't get good games?I stand corrected. My wife thinks it's dumb too lol. She was really hoping for just a regular Nintendo non of this gimmicky stuff the last few have had. But if it has actual games this time maybe she will come around. She is super bummed
i can finally play 2k17 while im at a lakers game
That way you can actually see the Lakers win a game.
Nothing to do with comfort. I only play games in my living room lol. Certainly not going to carry that thing around, that's for sure and If my neighbors wave me over for a bbq the last thing I'm doing is grabbing my Nintendo lmao.
This really isn't that gimmicky, just leave it plugged in and use the pro controller for a regular sort of system.
If anything is a system seller it's Zelda. Could happen. But at the same time most people who buy Switch will buy Zelda anyway, so Nintendo may choose not to do that. Bundle it with a showcase new IP and get people to buy Zelda separately on launch. Wii Sports and Twilight Princess.I think Zelda will be bundled with EVERY switch console.
How else can they gain marketshare ?
I stand corrected. My wife thinks it's dumb too lol. She was really hoping for just a regular Nintendo non of this gimmicky stuff the last few have had. But if it has actual games this time maybe she will come around. She is super bummed
It seems like more of the general public is already aware of switch than they were about the Wii U at launch...
The entire concept of the product, right down to the name, is based on the ability to "Switch" between home and portable. They are intertwined and that's clearly the message Nintendo is trying to hammer home. Releasing a day 1 SKU that removes that ability is the best way to create confusion and mixed messaging, and undermine the entire concept.
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This already can't be a Wii U repeat
Why does the gimmick mean we can't get good games?
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Yeah but then I'm paying for this mobile device that isn't ever going to be mobile. It could either be alot cheaper or way better graphics for same price if they did a non mobile option.
I agree it's risky, but then so is releasing (what could be viewed as) a portable device whose price is elevated because of a peripheral that your sizeable handheld market don't really want to pay for.
I think the initial marketing trailer is being taken too literally as the entirety of their approach. Despite the tagline, if there's a way to grab more handheld gamers then I think they'll take it.
I think a game bundled with the system at launch is a lock. Maybe not Zelda, but something. Maybe a showcase new IP.
I agree it's risky, but then so is releasing (what could be viewed as) a portable device whose price is elevated because of a peripheral that your sizeable handheld market don't really want to pay for.
I think the initial marketing trailer is being taken too literally as the entirety of their approach. Despite the tagline, if there's a way to grab more handheld gamers then I think they'll take it.
So it's nothing about the gimmicky you are talking about. Make your mind dude.
It seems like more of the general public is already aware of switch than they were about the Wii U at launch...
If the console is the portable part... I may not need a TV to run it. This changes my perspective on it, if I can just use the dock for charging.
I don't think it will be. Zelda sells on its own. May as well capitalize on that. It'll probably be bundled with a game yet to be revealed that will be meant to show off its unique features.I think Zelda will be bundled with EVERY switch console.
How else can they gain marketshare ?
If the console is the portable part... I may not need a TV to run it. This changes my perspective on it, if I can just use the dock for charging.
But... the tablet is the consoleI'll wait for the version without the tablet. I'm not interested in buying shit I wont use.