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Nintendo Switch Discussion Thread (Question of the Day, Countdown, etc)
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ShadowFox08
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Can we really blame them for wanting a Nintendo PS4 portable with a 1080p screen with 10 hours of battery life priced at $250?
Yes. Yes we can.
dano1
A Sheep
Well considering that has sold about 50 million consoles it probably wouldn't be a bad idea..
Being different hasn't been working so well lately!
Of course you need great games but if you don't think graphics are important your fooling yourself.
Otherwise we would still be playing on a Nes.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Many, many consumers will be doing just that this holiday season.
I'm fine with 3 hours battery life on max settings (max brightness, WiFi on, max sound, etc.) as long as fast charging via USB cable exists. Charge it while taking bathroom break before going to the office/school, charge it while at the office or at school, charge it while taking short lunch or coffee breaks, etc. There's just so many options for charging electronic devices before that never existed several years ago because of non-standardized chargers and ports. Besides, battery banks exist for this type of devices nowadays.
dano1
A Sheep
SleepyJohn11
Member
I'd be sold on a full multiplayer WarioWare-like MegaParty Games for the Switch. I imagine have four split joy-con controllers could also create some easy to pick up Mario Party.
DerekOfTheDykes
Member
Being different has actually worked tremendously well for the Wii, DS, and 3DS. It's almost like there's more to success than simply being the same or different than another product...
A Nintendo PS4 won't convince western PS4/XB1 owners to buy it for games they can already play. Japan won't buy it, because it's a home console, and the market almost wholly revolves around handhelds. The only reliable audience is western Nintendo console die-hards, and we saw exactly how far that gets you.
Nintendo has instead chosen to design a product that will appeal to the Japanese market while also consolidating it's split home/portable market abroad. There's no GUARANTEE that will succeed, or that it is the single best possible option, but it is a far better business move for Nintendo than to make a powerful home console for a limited audience.
I'm sure Switch's battery is like the n3ds XL... 3-4 hours. Not ideal, but it is what it is.
And that's with the brightness setting at one, I think? I can imagine Switch, being as strong as it is, draining battery like no tomorrow.
I'm so pumped for this thing. Give it to me already...
And that's with the brightness setting at one, I think? I can imagine Switch, being as strong as it is, draining battery like no tomorrow.
I'm so pumped for this thing. Give it to me already...
DerekOfTheDykes
Member
If we've been particularly good, maybe we'll get an XCX port in addition to whatever Monolith is working on, assuming Switch provides a decent powet improvement (which all signs point to). I can't even imagine what it would look like on a more powerful system. They squeezed THAT out of the Wii U?!?
Marco Tovarich
Member
Do you guys think a Switch version of Pokémon Sun/Moon is likely?
PdotMichael
Banned
Well. do people want a Nintendo system which unifies its two branches?
I really want Monolithsoft to be more active this time around. A XenoX sequel or two and 2 or more new RPGs that isn't Project X Zone.
We do actually. If this gen taught us anything is that the 2 systems cannibalized each other.
Now imagine the 2 libraries, plus new games being made by those forced to work on ports of games from either system (see Mario Maker more recently), and you have one very compelling library.
DerekOfTheDykes
Member
The current rumor making the rounds, I believe from Emily Rogers but don't quote me on that, is that there is a traditional Pokemon game planned for 2017.
Now... is that a Sun/Moon port? A third version? Something else entirely? That's still up in the air for now. Emily or Laura (or someone else) may find something definitive out before January, but prepare not to hear anything before then.
I mean, if you think it all the way through, absolutely. Off the top of my head... freaking Pokemon, Monster Hunter, Fire Emblem, Ace Attorney, etc. on an HDTV, and Zelda anywhere I want it. That's a strong selling point right there.
But also, think of how much development time and resources Nintendo wastes having to develop twice as many Marios and Mario Party/Kart/Sports and Zeldas and VC titles and so on and so forth. Now Nintendo doesn't have to fluff up two separate systems so that people who only bought one still get a couple of Zeldas to play... all effort goes into churning out games for one system. They can make fewer filler titles, focus more on the games they're putting out, and spend resources developing riskier titles or reviving dead properties because they don't have to make as many games in the same key moneymakers just to juggle two libraries.
Settling for 5 hours is depressing.
Yeah I realize battery life is a huge challenge and that this is a problem not unique to Nintendo. I also understand that we need to keep expectations in check and that even 5 hours might be a stretch. But still! I can't help but recall how DS Lite had 18 hours of battery life. That was such a huge selling point at the time.
Is there any reason why the battery industry is making comparatively no progress?
Yeah I realize battery life is a huge challenge and that this is a problem not unique to Nintendo. I also understand that we need to keep expectations in check and that even 5 hours might be a stretch. But still! I can't help but recall how DS Lite had 18 hours of battery life. That was such a huge selling point at the time.
Is there any reason why the battery industry is making comparatively no progress?
People usually don't know what they want until it is there staring at their faces. Only time will tell if this is the case for Switch.
It's not that the battery industry is not making progress. It's just that the semiconductor industry is moving at a much rapid pace compared to the other.
Nintendo are very cautious about diluting their brand but they also recognise that they have to make games for mobile too. Super Mario Run had to come out at a price on mobile ($10) that doesn't devalue the IP.
The current leadership is aware of it, but investors still seems to heavily prefer to push them in this direction. And also so-called analysts have been critical of Nintendos modest monetization plan in Pokemon Go. So I just hope that Kimishima and the leadership can hold these people at bay - and that the Switch is a success.
Cow Mengde
Banned
How long do you think the Nintendo Switch's battery should last?
Should last? Should last 10 hours. We all know it won't.
Nah, the original DS was 6-8 hours. The DS Lite was somewhere around 10-12 hours. Not bad in any case.
Lol
http://letsplayvideogames.com/2016/...launch-splatoon-pack-in-no-march-wii-u-zelda/
TLDR: non-linear 3d Mario and Skyrim remaster (mods to come later) at launch, new Splatoon pack-in (including a 1 vs. 1 MP mode which make so much sense for promoting the Switch and new SP content)
I like the sound of this.
TLDR: non-linear 3d Mario and Skyrim remaster (mods to come later) at launch, new Splatoon pack-in (including a 1 vs. 1 MP mode which make so much sense for promoting the Switch and new SP content)
I like the sound of this.
Me too, I really like this.
(But for the platoon part, the 1 vs 1 is with 2 switches and not multiplayer from only one switch with each player holding a joycon, right ?)
Godzilla's Left Toe
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Emily Rogers
‏@ArcadeGirl64 Emily Rogers Retweeted Joe Merrick
There's also a Pokemon game coming to Switch early next year...MCV wasn't lying about that when they reported it...
Allow me to backpeddal a bit. I don't know if it will be early next year...but there's definitely a Pokemon game coming..it's not Pokken.
That's not to say that Pokken couldn't come to Switch. But that's not the Pokemon game I'm hearing.
‏@ArcadeGirl64 Emily Rogers Retweeted Joe Merrick
There's also a Pokemon game coming to Switch early next year...MCV wasn't lying about that when they reported it...
Allow me to backpeddal a bit. I don't know if it will be early next year...but there's definitely a Pokemon game coming..it's not Pokken.
That's not to say that Pokken couldn't come to Switch. But that's not the Pokemon game I'm hearing.
TheMoon
Member
putting this in a quote and adding a source link would be nice
https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64/status/798843773329362944
TheMoon
Member
How did this happen more than once? Just plug it in.
When I forgot mine in my bag every now and then it ran fine the next day still.
jabberwocker
Banned
Seeing that I have no interest in splatoon I'd rather they just not include the game and have a lower price. Just sucks if you want the version with more memory that you have to have the bundled game.
I'm curious if that will be the case that you have to go pack-in if you want more memory. I assume the game will not add much to the cost, though.
For all we know "more memory" could just be a bigger SD card,
jabberwocker
Banned
Good point
me0wish
Member
As a Nintendo "fanboy" that is pretty hyped about the NS, I find nothing wrong with this statement, its a valid opinion and I think some people are overreacting to it.
TheMoon
Member
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So if BOTW was on NES it could have all the same gameplay, AI, physics, and world size, just with 8-bit graphics? Lol that is ridiculous.
Skittzo0413
Member
Poor Max, I thought that was a very well made thread and OP.
Maybe we can update the OP with his rumored and confirmed info?
Maybe we can update the OP with his rumored and confirmed info?
Thanks. I just PM'd Heath asking if we can. Maybe posters #2 and 3 can put it in their posts.
Dark Cloud
Member
I knew his thread was going to get closed lol. It was a nice OP too.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Definitely. My condolences to your thread. It was well made thread. Heck, it's way better than this thread so I will edit them in when I get home. You did fantastic job with it. 👏🏻👏🏻
kuroneko0509
Member
try pm mods, probably they can help by mod-edit those posts
The pack-in game probably doesn't cost all that much. You're still primarily paying extra for the increased storage.
dragonyeuw
Member
I'd have an orgasm if even half of that list comes out.
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