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[butman]

I found this mockups and i was thinking how Nintendo will do this time now that the console is an hybrid.

3DS

WiiU

Home Console or Portable boxes?
I'll go for the 3DS one. Remember that the cartdrige is back baby!

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

Didn't a thread like this get locked already?

Vita size btw

edit : Yep

 

[georly]

Had a thread on this already and it was locked http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1299252&highlight=switch+box

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

That Vita style box doesn't seem to be the one I know. EDIT: Oh you scoundrel, you edited

But whatever, I hope they go Vita style.
Small boxes for small cartridges. Since they don't put in manuals anway they should also be as flat as possible.

 

[Cubas]

Maybe a bit bigger than Vita boxes. It's a cartridge based system so it makes no sense for the boxes to be as big as the Wii ones.

 

[butman]

Ops! Used the search with no results. My bad.

 

[PaulBizkit]

I dont know, but bring back manuals! Or better yet, make them half manuals, half artbooks.

 

[JohnTinker]

I actually think retail box size will play a big role in mind share for the console's perception. If you see one a smaller box for Madden sitting next to the "full size" DVD/Bluray case for PS4/XBO do you begin to ask why it's smaller, even if the game is exactly the same? Having worked retail before, I can easily see this exact scenario playing out.

 

[b4mv]

I'm hoping for size comparable to BluRay, X1, and PS4. I like my stuff to match.

 

[Soulflarz]

Surprisingly, we had a thread on this already >_>

 

[Deleted member 752119]

Smaller to waste less plastic.

I'd love to go digital there like I do on other systems, but it's tough as Nintendo games go on sale digitally so rarely and native storage is more limited than other consoles.

 

[RoadHazard]

We already had this exact thread.

But I want them to be Blu-ray-sized. It's first and foremost a home console (according to Nintendo), so size the boxes appropriately. Small boxes make you think of handheld games.

 

[friskykillface]

Vita size
Vita gets to live on due to Nintendo , why you gotta kill vita Sony
;p

The smaller the better to save money X space , but I think they will go Xbox one size at first since it's being pushed as a home console

 

[Branduil]

I have a feeling they'll go with BD size cases since they don't want to create the impression that these are inferior or lesser versions of games, but rather full console games that you can also play on the go.

 

[Neff]

Game Boy-sized cardboard boxes, please.

I have a feeling they'll go with BD size cases since they don't want to create the impression that these are inferior or lesser versions of games, but rather full console games that you can also play on the go.

Okay, make that SNES-sized.

 

[GRW810]

Had a thread on this already and it was locked http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1299252&highlight=switch+box

Do you guys ever have a thought without turning it into a thread?

This is a strange criticism. Forum members, on a forum, making forum threads? Outrageous!

Seemed like a perfectly good discussion to be honest.

 

[Branduil]

Game Boy-sized cardboard boxes, please.

Ew.

The cheap cardboard boxes Nintendo used to use for their cartridge games were horrible. Sega's plastic cases looked so much better by comparison.

 

[vern]

As I said in the last thread, make it like laser disc cases.

 

[MilkLizard]

They should be as small as possible. Less wasteful.

 

[Phoenixus]

Bluray size would be ideal, especially if they're trying to go for parity games-wise with the other consoles' third party support.

 

[RoadHazard]

Game Boy-sized cardboard boxes, please.



Okay, make that SNES-sized.

Fuck cardboard boxes. Nostalgia is fun for a moment, but really, they're shit.

I do miss the individual little plastic cases from GB games though.

 

[antibolo]

Whatever size they use, it will be too big.

 

[ramparter]

I just want them to be red!

 

[Demon_Stephen]

I would prefer the smaller 3DS box. I like that it'll use less plastic and will take up less space.

 

[q4roel]

They should be as small as possible. Less wasteful.

You tell that to the publishers who want as much shelf space as possible.

 

[Camjo-Z]

Literally no reason to have Wii U sized boxes for tiny carts.

 

[Branduil]

Literally no reason to have Wii U sized boxes for tiny carts.

Wii U are DVD sized, right? I don't think they'll be that big, but I do think they'll be at least BD sized. There's a psychological aspect here, where Nintendo wants the Switch to be viewed as a home console that happens to be portable.

 

[Logash]

That mock up for the small box looks perfect.

 

[Reki]

While small boxes can mean savings in plastic and improve the quantity you can ship with the same transport, it can also make consumers believe it's an "inferior" product when compared to the bigger cases of the competition. Hard to say, but I think they will probably use something like the 3DS cases.

 

[Kintaco]

Blu-Ray size if they include a manual (they won't /cry), 3DS size otherwise.

 

[Sanke__]

Vita size is the way to go

 

[wrowa]

You got to appreciate that this OP has (some of) the same images in it that the last one that got closed had.

 

[RoadHazard]

Literally no reason to have Wii U sized boxes for tiny carts.

No reason to have cases much larger than the disc for BD games either, but we do. It signals something on the shelf next to the portable games.

 

[KingBroly]

I'd like for them to use those Japanese GameCube style of boxes (Seen in the Game Boy Player for NA).

 

[Koyuga]

Vita size, for the record.

 

[joms5]

No reason to have cases much larger than the disc for BD games either, but we do. It signals something on the shelf next to the portable games.

There is though. Thing is, it's not a practical reason. Perceived value for the consumer.

You could probably sell a Blu Ray in a rigid sleeve without cover art but don't expect to get $25 for a new release.

More on topic: Why not similar boxes to DS and 3DS? I've always thought the Vita boxes felt cheap. Very flimsy.

 

[GavinUK86]

If the games come on small SD card sizes then the smaller box would be better.

 

[Nicky Ali]

Portable design is better for the environment anyway!

Sidenote: Those mockup designs of the Breath of the Wild boxart look so much better than the actual confirmed Wii U boxart

 

[mrmickfran]

Small boxes please.

I barely have room in my shelf anymore.

 

[Android18a]

Small slipcase over a plastic case, similar to Japanese Gamecube games, would be awesome.

 

[Killthee]

They should be as small as possible. Less wasteful.

Time to bring back the JP GameCube game boxes!

Small slipcase over a plastic case, similar to Japanese Gamecube games, would be awesome.

 

[foltzie1]

3DS (which have a similar width to DVD and Blu-Ray boxes) sized boxes will play nice with existing retail shelving.

Anything that isn't similar in sized to a DVD or Blu-Ray screws with retail in a way probably wipes out any value from using a smaller box.

 

[TheJoRu]

The game's on small cartridges, so I hope they go small. The size of Vita boxes I think would be fine.

 

[SuperLeviathan]

3DS-sized cases would be confusing since the actual 3DS games will still be on store shelves.

Make them Wii U sized.

 

[commish]

I can't believe we've had multiple threads on the game boxes of Switch. I hope they are the same size as PC games of old.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Vita or JP GameCube.

Portrait, but small.

 

[brandonh83]

I like DVD sized casing.

 

[brochiller]

I think they should go back to the landscape oriented boxes like with the SNES and N64. It would differentiate them from disc boxes and also from their portable boxes.

 

[thepenguin55]

Whatever uses the least amount of plastic

 

[foltzie1]

Whatever uses the least amount of plastic

Frustration free packaging.