Behold Nintendo Switch (March 2017, Hybrid w/ Dock, Detachable Controllers, Nvidia)
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SparksterMeta0
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You know what I'm hoping for more than anything?
Not having to buy the same damn VC games all over again.
Not having to buy the same damn VC games all over again.
I think since size was a consideration for the mobile controllers there isn't much room for improvement. Seems pretty slick to me overall.
I'm 37 and I prefer a handheld console. I don't always want to be in front of my TV.
Best of both worlds here.
Rockstar are not on the list of partners
Karspankey
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This is my dream console, I love it! That new Mario also looks to be in vein of 64 and Sunshine so count me in!
I really hope they do. I would only need one dock, but my wife and I both will need a handheld
Blue Submarine No. 6
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Wow! Day one!! Will pre-order with extreme prejudice... Nintendo has nailed it!
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Apparently, yes.
But Take 2 are.
I can't post!
EDIT: Finally, I tried posting 3 times. My post was:
I'm at work so I can't watch any videos, but the screen shots are confusing me. Is the "controller" extendable and the screen is hidden under it? If so, SOLD. If they're two separate components, I'll think about it.
EDIT: Finally, I tried posting 3 times. My post was:
I'm at work so I can't watch any videos, but the screen shots are confusing me. Is the "controller" extendable and the screen is hidden under it? If so, SOLD. If they're two separate components, I'll think about it.
Krappadizzle
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Hey ya'll wanna play NBA 2K with some French toast dipping sticks? No? Okay.
Much, MUCH better reveal than I anticipated.
At first I thought they showed Witcher 3 and Skyrim. Would have been pretty amazing.
They had the right focus for a first reveal.
Seems to be powerful enough to run open world games decently.
Only questions I want to have answered asap, are:
Does each Joy-con function with a gyro?
How long will the battery last?
Does it have a touchscreen?
Do the classic controllers have gyros?
What's the mystery button for?
At first I thought they showed Witcher 3 and Skyrim. Would have been pretty amazing.
They had the right focus for a first reveal.
Seems to be powerful enough to run open world games decently.
Only questions I want to have answered asap, are:
Does each Joy-con function with a gyro?
How long will the battery last?
Does it have a touchscreen?
Do the classic controllers have gyros?
What's the mystery button for?
DemoCracy
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Do you like to buy a switch? I don't like to buy a key, switch, or something like that. The Nintendo lacks ideas for naming its products.
theSlacker
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The more I look at it the more I don't think making it so you can use each side of the controller as it's own controller was worth it.
Look at how small that is and how close the buttons and stick have to be. We will see how that feature is utilized, but I think I would have preferred just having a solid dpad on the controller that comes with the system. The "pro" controller looks okay enough but wouldn't have even needed it.
Look at how small that is and how close the buttons and stick have to be. We will see how that feature is utilized, but I think I would have preferred just having a solid dpad on the controller that comes with the system. The "pro" controller looks okay enough but wouldn't have even needed it.
Always-honest
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Seems like it. I hope for more...
PHOENIXZERO
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As expected... Eh... Need info on the hardware and games but I'm not really interested in the whole portability thing, I bought a Vita (��
and the ended up barely using it outside my place. Last Nintendo platform I bought was a Gameboy Advanced and it's a top three gaming regret purchase.
and the ended up barely using it outside my place. Last Nintendo platform I bought was a Gameboy Advanced and it's a top three gaming regret purchase.herbchamberz
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Wow - the hype did not let me down. As of now, I am DAY 1.
Speaking of which:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LTHP2ZK/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Speaking of which:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LTHP2ZK/?tag=neogaf0e-20
TheChocoboCadet
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RIP Fire Emblem dual screen
My friends 3 year old tablet runs Steam games. Bioshock infinite looks great when it's connected to a tv, After getting burned by the wii u, this seems very underwhelming.
PackAPunchedMick
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Ive never said this about a Nintendo console since the N64...........
DAY FUCKING ONE!
Wow, Nintendo, this shit is gonna be insane, actually blows my mind.
DAY FUCKING ONE!
Wow, Nintendo, this shit is gonna be insane, actually blows my mind.
GarciaHotspur
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Well it's a tablet
gutter_trash
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what about storage space?
And thats what Nintendo wants ppl to do, Switch from the Wii name. lol
I just realized this thing turns into a normal type controller. Looks kinda fat but not bad Nintendo..... not bad at all.
The nun chucks look on the small side tho.
But....this should mean a boat load of normal and nun chuck controllers available for everyone. No Wii U gamepad one and done issues. In a perfect world anyway.
How do we know that's the power level of this thing?
A tablet plus dock which is what some of us have been trying to say for months
ChackanKun
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Since I'm a long portable console fan, I'm quite curious and interested in the follow up of the Nintendo Switch (even if the name is...meh).
It was a nice move of Nintendo. Portables where always their strongest point.
It was a nice move of Nintendo. Portables where always their strongest point.
QuixoticNeutral
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Looking over the footage and the available materials again, they did a much tidier job this time around of communicating all kinds of subtle reassurances instead of confusing everyone like they did with the Wii U.
- That you can swap from the TV to the portable mode on the fly with the game still running.
- That the portable is entirely untethered—take it out to the park, to the street, without worrying about the range from the base station because the actual processing is in device in your hands.
- That you can use the pro controller in the portable mode, and indeed swap control schemes this way and that regardless of which mode you are in.
- That the pro controller has the classic D-pad.
- That multiplayer works with multiple systems as well as split-screen.
- And all of the new software, of course.
The one thing that worries me is that we haven't seen any sign of gyro control—which control schemes support it, if any, and which ones won't. This is likely to affect my choice of whether to play Breath of the Wild on the Switch or the Wii U. Given the lengths to which Nintendo has embraced subtle motion control as a form of refinement in everything from the Zelda remakes to the very core of Splatoon, I would be surprised and disappointed if it were flatly abandoned. But I could also see the marketing case for not showing it off until we see the fine print.
Things I'd like to know about:
- Battery life and charging options (I would hope and assume you can play portably with a power cord, as when you're travelling or pulling long sessions off-TV, without depending on the TV dock)
- Gyro aiming
- Backwards compatibility with older Nintendo controllers, for home multiplayer (given the layout, it should be possible with the Wii U Pro)
- Protective casing for the screen on the go
- Integration with the existing account system (e.g. Virtual Console library)
- Save data system (in particular, whether data is written to the game cartridges, and how transferrable it is)
- Dimensions—it seems very small and I at least want to see a side-by-side comparison of the screen with the Wii U GamePad's
- Price and SKU options, obviously
- That you can swap from the TV to the portable mode on the fly with the game still running.
- That the portable is entirely untethered—take it out to the park, to the street, without worrying about the range from the base station because the actual processing is in device in your hands.
- That you can use the pro controller in the portable mode, and indeed swap control schemes this way and that regardless of which mode you are in.
- That the pro controller has the classic D-pad.
- That multiplayer works with multiple systems as well as split-screen.
- And all of the new software, of course.
The one thing that worries me is that we haven't seen any sign of gyro control—which control schemes support it, if any, and which ones won't. This is likely to affect my choice of whether to play Breath of the Wild on the Switch or the Wii U. Given the lengths to which Nintendo has embraced subtle motion control as a form of refinement in everything from the Zelda remakes to the very core of Splatoon, I would be surprised and disappointed if it were flatly abandoned. But I could also see the marketing case for not showing it off until we see the fine print.
Things I'd like to know about:
- Battery life and charging options (I would hope and assume you can play portably with a power cord, as when you're travelling or pulling long sessions off-TV, without depending on the TV dock)
- Gyro aiming
- Backwards compatibility with older Nintendo controllers, for home multiplayer (given the layout, it should be possible with the Wii U Pro)
- Protective casing for the screen on the go
- Integration with the existing account system (e.g. Virtual Console library)
- Save data system (in particular, whether data is written to the game cartridges, and how transferrable it is)
- Dimensions—it seems very small and I at least want to see a side-by-side comparison of the screen with the Wii U GamePad's
- Price and SKU options, obviously
oneofthose
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im happy with the reveal. if they made a standard hardcore console they would be doomed to fail most people are content with sony/microsoft 3 of the same consoles will never work especially now how strong steam is becoming. 3 hardcore console will not work its not realistic. Especially 3rd parties would fail why would you buy ports on another nintendo hardcore console when you already have ps4 to play them or w/e. This universal platform seems like their best bet.
KillerMan91
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Looks pretty cool but I see this also as very risky concept for Nintendo. I'ts going to be expensive for handheld but at the same time as a home console weaker than competition. Considering that this time Nintendo is going with single device to the gen they need this to sell 3DS numbers and not just better than WiiU.
Parmadillo Marshmallow
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Only question: what is the resolution of the screen?
Voysa Reezun
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This looks fine. As long as it's cheap enough to justify buying pretty much only Nintendo games, I'm in.
I'm bad at comparing technical specs, so in short, will the handheld part of the hybrid be as good-looking and technically sound as my Vita?
I'm bad at comparing technical specs, so in short, will the handheld part of the hybrid be as good-looking and technically sound as my Vita?
HyperCubed4
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