The Nintendo Switch

Yeah, but that's the left and right part of the controller. Technically that's the whole thing, but I want to be able to connect my controller together instead of holding 2 different things in my hands. That connecter piece is $30. So, a controller exactly like the one with the system is $120. I'll probably just go with the regular console like controller for my extra ones, when I pick this up eventually.

 

Yea I think he means to get a full 2nd controller like the one that it'll come with.

That is kind of shitty but I'll kop it because I love Nintendo and I'm just glad they're still around putting out charming as fuck games.

I've never bought another console and thought "this is a shrewd financial decision. I just won't spend over $X over the life of the console."

I'd love to know what some of our users have spent on their Xboxs and Playstations.

 

Yeah that's what I'm referencing. Isn't that the piece you need to hook it together and play it like a traditional controller?

 

I will buy it.

I probably wont buy additional controllers early because Zelda is single player and I dont care about the stupid quirky nintendo mini games released as full games. Maybe when Mario Kart is released.

 

yes, referencing the picture, an additional full controller setup (the two "Joy-Cons" and the "Joy-Con Grip") will run you about $110.

 

My wife doesn't play, so they're goes the need for another controller.

 

My gaming increased exponentially when I had kids. The one thing that gets effected the most is the ability to leave the house

 

Does the Switch quell all the talk of Nintendo being a system geared towards a "younger"crowd? Their ads show grown people getting together to meet up in hip gentrified urban areas to get down on some 1-2-SWITCH. To me this seems like a kids system.

 

Its a system to play nintendo exclusives on. Stop over thinking it.

If you like mario, zelda, etc buy it, if not don't.

 

Hey I tried to corral everyone and let them know. The event said the preorders start on the 21st (or whatever date) in Japan.

 

I like all those things and I'm still not buying it.

Fight me

 

you guys don't have to buy it, you know.

if you want to play Mario and Zelda you have to buy it. If you don't want to play them (or other games only available on the system) enough to pay for the console, then don't.

this is the way Nintendo has been since the N64 and the introduction of a superior third party console in the Playstation. Expecting something different now is just setting yourselves up for disappointment.

 

the more I think about it, the more I wish that Nintendo would finally look at the bottom line and end their hardware division after the Switch has run its race.
I want to be playing Zelda and Mario on PS5 in 4 years.
It just makes no sense to continue dumping money into hardware when they could spend half the money and sell gazillions of copies of Mario and Zelda games (not to mention many others) of all ages to PS and MS fanboys, and anyone else who doesn't want to buy a new console.

 

meh I'll just pass on Nintendo games then, again. As will soooo many others.

 

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my bad, let me make a "why i want nintendo to stop making hardware thread", should be a big one.

 

Just don't buy it.

 

I'm not planning to, what is the problem with what I said? I was discussing how i thought they were making a mistake with the new hardware and they should go to being a 3rd party developer. Wasn't shitting on the system or nintendo or the people who want to buy it. I was making a statement that was relevant to the topic of the thread.

 

If this were to happen, and it wont, they would likely move to a mobile only model.

 

yeah, that seems like a Nintendo thing to do. Pokemon Go and Mario Run have probably shown that to be something they could do with success.

 

Think ds/3ds not cell phone

 

ah i see, yeah that makes more sense, they don't seem to ever want to give up hardware.

 

fair enough, not going to say my opinion and statement isn't colored by my desires, but after the Wii U and how the Switch looks at the outset, i was just expressing my opinion and wish that I could have my cake and eat it too. That is, the best console(s) with great Nintendo games available for it, and not having to shell out for another system which is underpowered and doesn't seem to have a ton of developer support or hope for games that fit my likes in the near future.

I know they have had great consoles, but quoting the Wii as their last success doesn't ring the bell with the "what have you done for me lately" industry that video gaming has become. I completely agree that the industry is better off with Nintendo being Nintendo, but companies can change and evolve, and I just said that I think a logical evolution for Nintendo is to go ahead as a software developer/publisher (or handheld only as Odin suggested, which makes a lot of sense too).

 

I'm right there with you, and I'd be willing to bet gamers like us make up the majority here. I wanna play Nintendo games, I just don't wanna buy a gimmicky console that third party devs are gonna ignore. To me, if Nintendo isn't offering up multiplats and luring in third party support, they're doing a disservice to the gaming industry by locking their few exclusive must plays behind a pay wall disguised as a console.


Edit: sorry for fagging up your black panther party

 

I just really think it looks amazing. It's probably the number one reason for my current Nintendo saltiness

 

1. gimmick or not, it's never really been forced upon you. and considering this ones only gimmick is it is portable, what exactly is the downside?
2. you wouldnt play 3rd party games on it even if it did have widespread support

 

1: If the portable aspect isn't a gimmick that's gonna be a big deal. If the functionality between developing a game for the console isn't effected by how it performs mobile then this console should have no issues garnering support and should be a game changer. That's yet to be seen.
2: You're probably mostly right but Nintendo colabs with third party devs could be interesting. Bloodborne was a collab between Sony Japan and fromsoft and is one of my favorite games.
3: If the Zelda thread on this board is full of all you guys jerking off to it, I'll probably buy it anyway

 

Team gimmicks for sure

It has always been possible to ignore the gimmicks and who knows when they'll get one right. I'm glad to know someone out there is trying something different.

 

I 100% agree.

 

Everything I've seen and read on this thing indicates that they've learned from mistakes. There's still some fuck-ups coming down the pipeline ("free virtual console games" are really month-long trials, the joy-con grip in the bundle is the non-charging version, there's no bundled game), but I see a lot to love as well (20 hours of battery life from joy-cons which makes the charging grip kind of a useless accessory anyway, battery life on par with the 3DS XL, 1080p gaming while docked and 720p while on the go, and it's pushing local multiplayer big time).

Wii U didn't have a flagship game that stuck out to me as a reason to ever buy one. Switch is opening with Breath of the Wild and rounding out the year (pushing consoles at Christmas) with Super Mario Odyssey. Not to mention a polished version of MK8 a month after launch, which I love because I obviously missed the Wii U iteration.
E3 will be right around the corner after release and we're most likely looking at the typical party games that are ridiculously fun (Mario Party, Super Smash Bros) as well as a probable hi-res Pokemon game. The way Nintendo is announcing games these days puts them just a few months off release. If there's a Pokemon game in the fall, Nintendo is right back in this console war with that and Super Mario.

 

my eyes still haven't recovered from the Virtual Boy. I agree that Nintendo needs to take risks to stay in the game, but they also need to focus on the games. They need to hit home runs with zelda, mario, mario kart, etc. They can't take short cuts and hope name recognition carries them through. Also, they should bring back the Star Fox franchise.

I agree that the Wii U failed because it was too similar to the Wii, but it also failed because they didn't release enough games with it. If I remember right, it launched with like 3 total games and none of them were zelda, mario, etc. The marquee game for the WiiU was Mario Maker and that didn't come out until it was too late. This isn't 96 where you can release the N64 with SM64 and PilotWings and buy yourself 6 months of time.

 

Wii U had Mario 3D World either at launch or close to it. It failed software-wise, by not having Mario Kart 8 ready sooner (best selling game for the system), and not having a system original Zelda game (they did HD remakes of older Zelda games). A new Metroid would have been nice too.

 

Metroid would be amazing.

 

I could see Nintendo eventually going the route of being the powerful handheld machine, and leaving the console world behind (mainly b/c their headliner games are more cartoonish, and don't require 4K or higher resolution to look good). The Switch seems to ease into that path, since playing on the go is its main selling point.

Doubt that we will see Nintendo develop games for other systems anytime soon. If they do eventually go that route, I would be willing to bet that they will package unique controllers with the games, that are damn near necessary to play that game.

 

WiiU had some good games, but only like 6 of them. Luckily, we seem to be getting a remaster or sequel to each of those before the end of the year. MK8, Splatoon, and Xenoblade Chronicles. It's disappointing that MK8 wont be a launch title and SSB is nowhere to be seen, but it's not the end of the world. Plus Skyrim, sure it's not the remaster but portable skyrim is portable skyrim regardless. Throw in some sports games and it should be an acceptable year.

 

A mario maker that includes SM64 would push the switch from a maybe purchase to a likely purchase

 

Pretty much exactly how I feel. If I can play Zelda BotW, Skyrim, an upgraded Mario Kart, some sports games, and Mario Odyssey on the go, then that makes the system 100% worthwhile for me.

 

Announce these at E3 and Nintendo wins 2017 for me:
-Pikmin
-Metroid
-Mario Party
-Super Smash Bros