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[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Did I miss the memo that you're required to rewrite gaming history when posting in Switch threads?

 

[D.Lo]

Did I miss the memo that you're required to rewrite gaming history when posting in Switch threads?

You don't need to re-write history to know that the Wii was for grandmas only and sold no games and was lightning in a bottle. And the DS was lightning in a bottle also. Also probably the Game Boy and Famicom. The Switch is probably lightning in a bottle again too.

But apart from that, Nintendo has been on a clear downward trajectory since the 19th century and will go third party any minute because they've always been exactly like Sega.

 

[Wonder Peter]

You don't need to re-write history to know that the Wii was for grandmas only and sold no games and was lightning in a bottle. And the DS was lightning in a bottle also. Also probably the Game Boy and Famicom. The Switch is probably lightning in a bottle again too.

But apart from that, Nintendo has been on a clear downward trajectory since the 19th century and will go third party any minute because they've always been exactly like Sega.

Yeah the 8m that Mario Galaxy 2 sold? Grandmas were the ones that bought them. And don't forget the grandmas that bought the 35m copies of Mario Kart Wii. Wii sold no games.

 

[Neoleo2143]

You don't need to re-write history to know that the Wii was for grandmas only and sold no games and was lightning in a bottle. And the DS was lightning in a bottle also. Also probably the Game Boy and Famicom. The Switch is probably lightning in a bottle again too.

But apart from that, Nintendo has been on a clear downward trajectory since the 19th century and will go third party any minute because they've always been exactly like Sega.

That's one hell of a collection of lightning.

 

[Frodo]

Yeah the 8m that Mario Galaxy 2 sold? Grandmas were the ones that bought them.

They were starving for content!!!!

Spoiler

Scalpers!

 

[J@hranimo]

You don't need to re-write history to know that the Wii was for grandmas only and sold no games and was lightning in a bottle. And the DS was lightning in a bottle also. Also probably the Game Boy and Famicom. The Switch is probably lightning in a bottle again too.

But apart from that, Nintendo has been on a clear downward trajectory since the 19th century and will go third party any minute because they've always been exactly like Sega.

Lmao never go full NeoGAF like this poster 😂

So much incorrect here it's wild. Really loving the effect of the Switch here lately.

 

[Brhoom]

Lmao never go full NeoGAF like this poster 😂

So much incorrect here it's wild. Really loving the effect of the Switch here lately.

Umm

 

[TheMagician]

Fucking Nintendo, also paying Linkin Park to promote Switch 😡😡😡

https://mobile.twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/849718849398349825

Lmao at the faux-outrage by salty fucks itt.

Can't believe they made him tweet that at gunpoint.

Damn it Nintendo, damn it!

 

[Hermii]

Nintendo is actually loosing money on the Switch because all their profits and more is spent to pay celibrities to endorse it.

 

[JayEH]

You don't need to re-write history to know that the Wii was for grandmas only and sold no games and was lightning in a bottle. And the DS was lightning in a bottle also. Also probably the Game Boy and Famicom. The Switch is probably lightning in a bottle again too.

But apart from that, Nintendo has been on a clear downward trajectory since the 19th century and will go third party any minute because they've always been exactly like Sega.

You guys think gaf is toxic now? Why don't you check the archives of the discussions in salons in the early 1900s. Gaf is tame compared to the hate Nintendo received then.

 

[SMOK3Y]

How do we know this isn't a paid endorsement?

Also, fuck Neymar.

Looks like it all dressed same same neon switches

 

[de_reddy]

I wish I had 7 friends to play with me on every flight. Damn time would fly by.

 

[Anteo]

Yeah the 8m that Mario Galaxy 2 sold? Grandmas were the ones that bought them. And don't forget the grandmas that bought the 35m copies of Mario Kart Wii. Wii sold no games.

Thats like a 7% attach rate! Some vita games have better attach rate than that! Awful sales for a mainline mario game, Nintendo will go third party any time now.

 

[Zedark]

Lmao never go full NeoGAF like this poster 😂

So much incorrect here it's wild. Really loving the effect of the Switch here lately.

Sarcasm, how's it work again?

 

[Herbspiceguy]

The ability to shut out everyone and lounge while still being able to play Mario Kart on the go proves that they hit a home run.

I havent seen anyone handle a console/handheld with so much swag. Amazing.

Nintendo should invite her to the E3 Arms OR Splat2n invitational.

 

[MoonFrog]

Sarcasm, how's it work again?

Yeah, but also a pretty close parody of the real thing until the 19th century is mentioned lol.

 

[UltimaWeapon]

Fucking Nintendo, also paying Linkin Park to promote Switch 😡😡😡

https://mobile.twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/849718849398349825

Why is Linkin Park promoting Switch? In the end, it doesn't even matter.

Spoiler

Please understand that reference

 

[Realeza]

Why is Linkin Park promoting Switch? In the end, it doesn't even matter.

Spoiler

Please understand that reference

These positive Nintendo news are crawling under haters' skins.

 

[J@hranimo]

Umm

Sarcasm, how's it work again?

Whoops, I guess I didn't see their previous posts. Guess I went full NeoGAF there haha.

 

[HighResTomato]

Yeah, Nintendo paid for the endorsement. Thats also the reason the whole team dress like twins. The club gets paid for all that this.

Same reason the whole team drive Audi's, the get them for free.

 

[spekkeh]

Same reason

This has been dealt with, no it isn't.

Audi is a premium partner of Barcelona. Replay is an official partner. Nintendo is neither. They don't get to kit out the main team. They should pay a shitton more to he allowed to do that.

https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/sponsors

 

[joker3782]

Spoiler

Please understand that reference

We'll played sir. I understood that reference.

 

[Oersted]

Yeah, Nintendo paid for the endorsement. Thats also the reason the whole team dress like twins. The club gets paid for all that this.

Same reason the whole team drive Audi's, the get them for free.

Messi has a Maserati, actually

 

[Fewr]

And Sega Soccer Slam!

That was a great game. The multiplayer mode was a bit among my group of friends then.

 

[chubigans]

The ability to shut out everyone and lounge while still being able to play Mario Kart on the go proves that they hit a home run.

This is the best photo I've ever seen.

 

[perfectchaos007]

More than likely yes they were sent free Switches but they weren't paid anything else

 

[InfiniteCombo]

Fucking Nintendo, also paying Linkin Park to promote Switch 😡😡😡

https://mobile.twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/849718849398349825

Lmao at the faux-outrage by salty fucks itt.

You sound saltier than most people in this thread. But if you want to fight fire with fire, you do you bro.

 

[random25]

You know guys, if it's a paid advertisement we'll see more of an official TV commercial, poster, billboard, brand logo, or any of those stuff. Like that jeans or that car, as they are official sponsors of the team. None so far has been shown for the Switch as is. Better wait for an official ad before calling it paid marketing lol.

They could have gotten it for free. But that does not mean they are paid for that pic.

 

[boiled goose]

Smh. As usual Nintendo driving up artificial demand.

 

[maruchan]

heard nintendo took que from soros., fake news,

damn you, paid nintendo shills. i

 

[fredrancour]

Lmao never go full NeoGAF like this poster 😂

So much incorrect here it's wild. Really loving the effect of the Switch here lately.

Dude, it's a parody. Sarcasm is harder in text when it's subtle but that one is blatant as hell. "These four massive successes in a variety of market conditions across thirty years are all flukes?"

 

[Platy]

Lmao never go full NeoGAF like this poster 😂

So much incorrect here it's wild. Really loving the effect of the Switch here lately.

To be fair I only realize that person was joking on the second sentence =P

It is getting hard to see these days xD

 

[pringles]

I know the smartest way to promote Mario Kart is to get Barcelona FC to tweet about it.. wut.

As someone who was just on vacation, the Switch has revolutionized plane rides. I don't think Nintendo will need to pay sports teams to use the console on their plentiful flights. This machine will keep getting free advertising like this because it's just that good.

 

[AniHawk]

Switch seems to be doing well starting out and I'm just wondering what's making the difference in how people think about it?

People are saying "I can play this anywhere now," but really the Switch is just a very powerful handheld. It's a handheld being marketed as a console. It's basically the same concept Sony tried. What's the difference? Actual 1st party support? The near-undivided attention of the 1st party development teams? The TV connection capability? The stand letting people play it in sort of a "mini TV-and-controller" configuration?

nintendo's first video for switch is an amazing first impression. in three minutes it shows the many applications of the platform and why it's different from anything else on the market.

i compare it to sony's first psp ads. before there were racist dust bunnies and racist squirrels, sony had a similar ad campaign that is only now making me realize that the 00s had a very distinct style we are now a decade out from. like the switch ad it shows all different kinds of people having fun with it, playing different kinds of games and watching movies and listening to music basically anywhere. you don't need to say anything about it because it's self-explanatory.

the ps vita tried the same thing with the concept of console gaming on the go. their launch commercial was some white dude paranoid that someone was out to get him, with shitty music and only one game shown. then a guy says it's console-level gaming on the go because unlike the psp ad, it's not self-explanatory. and this is just one of the many fuckups sony made with the vita, but i think it was a doomed platform from the onset because i doubt even they knew what they wanted from it.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

nintendo's first video for switch is an amazing first impression. in three minutes it shows the many applications of the platform and why it's different from anything else on the market.

i compare it to sony's first psp ads. before there were racist dust bunnies and racist squirrels, sony had a similar ad campaign that is only now making me realize that the 00s had a very distinct style we are now a decade out from. like the switch ad it shows all different kinds of people having fun with it, playing different kinds of games and watching movies and listening to music basically anywhere. you don't need to say anything about it because it's self-explanatory.

the ps vita tried the same thing with the concept of console gaming on the go. their launch commercial was some white dude paranoid that someone was out to get him, with shitty music and only one game shown. then a guy says it's console-level gaming on the go because unlike the psp ad, it's not self-explanatory. and this is just one of the many fuckups sony made with the vita, but i think it was a doomed platform from the onset because i doubt even they knew what they wanted from it.

Nintendo has been spot on with marketing this gen (as in Switch). Its so good at capturing the soul, the spirit of the Switch in a way that we haven't seen Nintendo do since the Wii and SNES days.

As for Sony with PSP and Vita marketing, let's just say that it sold well despite marketing, not because of it.

 

[weekev]

Messi has a Messirati, actually

FTFY

 

[James Scott]

Switch seems to be doing well starting out and I'm just wondering what's making the difference in how people think about it?

People are saying "I can play this anywhere now," but really the Switch is just a very powerful handheld. It's a handheld being marketed as a console. It's basically the same concept Sony tried. What's the difference? Actual 1st party support? The near-undivided attention of the 1st party development teams? The TV connection capability? The stand letting people play it in sort of a "mini TV-and-controller" configuration?

The dock and controllers come with the system and the games are built around it.
It is a powerful handheld but it's also a fairly decent console since it's like 2x Wii U.
It helps that it launched with what is basically the highest rated game in years and all of Nintendo's main teams are supporting it, yes. Vita never got that even if Vita fans argue otherwise. Uncharted by Sony's C teams isn't super strong support especially since that basically stopped after year 2 or so.

Nintendo's marketing has improved quite a bit...as in they actually have some. That's a bit factor in this too. The Switch even markets itself since you can take it to other people and it's easy to just set up a game and play multiplayer anywhere

 

[Spukc]

I know the smartest way to promote Mario Kart is to get Barcelona FC to tweet about it.. wut.

As someone who was just on vacation, the Switch has revolutionized plane rides. I don't think Nintendo will need to pay sports teams to use the console on their plentiful flights. This machine will keep getting free advertising like this because it's just that good.

thank god you don't have shit to say how nintendo tries to sell their console XD

 

[SgtCobra]

Fucking Nintendo, also paying Linkin Park to promote Switch 😡😡😡

https://mobile.twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/849718849398349825

Lmao at the faux-outrage by salty fucks itt.

Woah

 

[Phatosaurus]

Switch seems to be doing well starting out and I'm just wondering what's making the difference in how people think about it?

People are saying "I can play this anywhere now," but really the Switch is just a very powerful handheld. It's a handheld being marketed as a console. It's basically the same concept Sony tried. What's the difference? Actual 1st party support? The near-undivided attention of the 1st party development teams? The TV connection capability? The stand letting people play it in sort of a "mini TV-and-controller" configuration?

Good marketing, good hardware with a unique hook and some good ass games.

 

[Artadius]

Man, this thread is a salt mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KquFZYi6L0

 

[JustenP88]

The ability to shut out everyone and lounge while still being able to play Mario Kart on the go proves that they hit a home run.

It looks like someone knows what to do when haters are hating.

 

[AquaWateria]

Man, this thread is a salt mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KquFZYi6L0

Too much salt lmao.

 

[family_guy]

Might be legit but astroturfing is a thing.

 

[James Scott]

Might be legit but astroturfing is a thing.

The picture in the OP is not astroturfing...unless you're accusing users of astroturfing here.

 

[oSoLucky]

If nothing else, Nintendo certainly drives zealousness in some of its supporters. It's reminiscent of Apple in a way.

 

[Torokil]

Nintendo is the illuminati because every picture of people playing with a Nintendo product is a paid shill, as well as every Nintendo "fan" in this thread. I've also seen Reggie putting fluoride in our water.

 

[ninjablade]

You don't need to re-write history to know that the Wii was for grandmas only and sold no games and was lightning in a bottle. And the DS was lightning in a bottle also. Also probably the Game Boy and Famicom. The Switch is probably lightning in a bottle again too.

But apart from that, Nintendo has been on a clear downward trajectory since the 19th century and will go third party any minute because they've always been exactly like Sega.

I wouldn't call playstation consoles or nintendo handhelds lighting in a bottle lol, they sell well every gen. now the wii, thats a different story.

Nintedo home consoles have been in a downtrend, except for the wii. this is the reason why the new nintendo handheld, is also there next console, it's gotten to the point where they don't think home consoles are worth making, so they just added a cool way to play on the tv in there next handheld.

 

[nephilimdj]

Yeah, Nintendo paid for the endorsement. Thats also the reason the whole team dress like twins. The club gets paid for all that this.

Same reason the whole team drive Audi's, the get them for free.

I think might just be the jet's business class toys

 

[sam12]

I don't understand the self congratulatory love letter topics popping up about owning a Switch. Just enjoy the system instead of giving into insecurity about owning one.