Nothing especially remarkable about the system imo. Don't care about it being portable, if you could even call that bulky thing easily portable. However it's where new Nintendo games will be playable so I'll eventually get one. Think I'm fine with Zelda on Wii U for now though.
Behold Nintendo Switch (March 2017, Hybrid w/ Dock, Detachable Controllers, Nvidia)
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According to leaks it is, but they didn't show it.
Karspankey
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I'm not sold on it.
I want console games without compromises for handheld concerns, which I'm not interested in and that huge tablet doesn't look suited to. I don't think this'll be a machine for me.
My outlook is pretty pessimistic.
Though I must say, if it's cheap enough I'll probably get one as a tertiary system for the must have exclusives Nintendo always delivers.
I want console games without compromises for handheld concerns, which I'm not interested in and that huge tablet doesn't look suited to. I don't think this'll be a machine for me.
My outlook is pretty pessimistic.
Though I must say, if it's cheap enough I'll probably get one as a tertiary system for the must have exclusives Nintendo always delivers.
greycolumbus
The success of others absolutely infuriates me.
YEAH! It's not glossy anymore!!!! Now all they need to announce is that it's region free.
PrioritySe7en
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Skipped the WiiU but I'm in on this day 1!
None of the actual stuff for the Switch interest me. I won't be taking that thing with me on the go (unless on a trip or some shit) and I definitely won't be playing two player games on that small ass screen and small ass controller with my friends. The social aspect is as compelling as it was in the Wii U.
However, with it being a hybrid I guess this means no 3DS successor. Which means all effort will be put into games for just one system. And since it really has no wacky gimmick (I'd say the hybrid stuff is still a gimmick) then we don't have to worry about a Star Fox Zero situation. So maybe Nintendo will put more effort into their games this time around.
But still, it's being outclassed by its current competitors and when stuff like the Scorpio gets released then they'll really be behind. So even with these announced partnerships I can not see most current gen games being ported to the system or even future games being simultaneously release on all platforms except for the usual suspects like Fifa and CoD. The fact that Skyrim, a 5 year old game, was their primary showcase on their new console says this much to me.
So I'll be getting it since I really want to play BoTW, but just like last gen I totally expect it to collect dust and for my PS4 to still be my primary console. Which is what I didn't want.
However, with it being a hybrid I guess this means no 3DS successor. Which means all effort will be put into games for just one system. And since it really has no wacky gimmick (I'd say the hybrid stuff is still a gimmick) then we don't have to worry about a Star Fox Zero situation. So maybe Nintendo will put more effort into their games this time around.
But still, it's being outclassed by its current competitors and when stuff like the Scorpio gets released then they'll really be behind. So even with these announced partnerships I can not see most current gen games being ported to the system or even future games being simultaneously release on all platforms except for the usual suspects like Fifa and CoD. The fact that Skyrim, a 5 year old game, was their primary showcase on their new console says this much to me.
So I'll be getting it since I really want to play BoTW, but just like last gen I totally expect it to collect dust and for my PS4 to still be my primary console. Which is what I didn't want.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Hope they bundle in a pro controller because I hate both the ways that other controller looks wen at home
UnemployedVillain
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It's not like you'd ever need to play it without having access to both sides. It's not a local multiplayer game
TheCongressman1
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Has anyone noticed the small button behind the triggers?
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TheOfficeMut
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Lol at people having their "minds blown" over this. Perhaps I am trying to dampen the mood by being realistic, but as excited as I am to get this, nothing shown was mind blowing. We expected this type of hybrid console for many months now, and on top of that we already have tablets that can perform with controller attachments on the sides. Was this unveil that much of a stretch of the imagination to go from a home experience to an on-the-go experience that people are really finding this that mind blowing?
Temper your shit.
Anyway, as it's been said, I don't see how this can be backwards compatible, which is unfortunate for me. I think the only way we'll play older titles is through the virtual store, but even that has been rather poor. I hope Nintendo changes their attitude with that.
Regarding the cartridges, how much more expensive is memory in that format as opposed to Blu-ray? I imagine it has to be considerably so.
The lack of new games in the announcement didn't bother me too but because I expect more to be unveiled in due time. If I were to get this console, however, I wouldn't be buying third-party games on it. A Nintendo-only-games console is what this would be for me.
The detachable controllers look awfully small and I doubt they're going to get better. Luckily I'll only be playing this at home with the pro controller.
The Zelda and Mario games shown so far looked like they could pass for Wii U games, which isn't a big deal because I already thought they looked better. I think Nintendo relies primarily on an art style departed from most mainstream games, so let's see if they can create one that takes advantage of the extra horsepower, assuming this console is going to be considerably more powerful than its predecessor.
But on that point, this console looks very small and to power a handheld that detaches from the base console, I can't imagine it is very powerful to begin with. I need the specs on this thing. What would be an acceptable increase in power for some of you?
What is the battery life like on the tablet? Until I am shown the stats, I will automatically default to the battery being absolute ass because battery technology has sucked for far too long for me to be anything other than pessimistic about it. Will it be rechargeable through an outlet or only the base console (or both)?
If this thing is priced correctly - and I do mean correctly - at around $250-299, I'll be satisfied. Anything more and I won't consider it in the slightest. '
Temper your shit.
Anyway, as it's been said, I don't see how this can be backwards compatible, which is unfortunate for me. I think the only way we'll play older titles is through the virtual store, but even that has been rather poor. I hope Nintendo changes their attitude with that.
Regarding the cartridges, how much more expensive is memory in that format as opposed to Blu-ray? I imagine it has to be considerably so.
The lack of new games in the announcement didn't bother me too but because I expect more to be unveiled in due time. If I were to get this console, however, I wouldn't be buying third-party games on it. A Nintendo-only-games console is what this would be for me.
The detachable controllers look awfully small and I doubt they're going to get better. Luckily I'll only be playing this at home with the pro controller.
The Zelda and Mario games shown so far looked like they could pass for Wii U games, which isn't a big deal because I already thought they looked better. I think Nintendo relies primarily on an art style departed from most mainstream games, so let's see if they can create one that takes advantage of the extra horsepower, assuming this console is going to be considerably more powerful than its predecessor.
But on that point, this console looks very small and to power a handheld that detaches from the base console, I can't imagine it is very powerful to begin with. I need the specs on this thing. What would be an acceptable increase in power for some of you?
What is the battery life like on the tablet? Until I am shown the stats, I will automatically default to the battery being absolute ass because battery technology has sucked for far too long for me to be anything other than pessimistic about it. Will it be rechargeable through an outlet or only the base console (or both)?
If this thing is priced correctly - and I do mean correctly - at around $250-299, I'll be satisfied. Anything more and I won't consider it in the slightest. '
Dr. Zoidberg
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Lame commercial, IMO, but I love the idea of the console. I hated having to buy both a console and portable to play Nintendo games, so this is great. I'll be playing them all console style, but it's nice that the option to take it with you is there. Glad Pro controller is already there too.
As long as it's not worse than Wii U I'm fine with it. As you said, I'm not going to be playing multiplats on this thing anyway, and I'm not a huge graphics whore to begin with.
Yes, that's how Nintendo has operated since N64. The biggest accomodations they have made for the west is changing the NES and SNES appearances for the western market. All of their products are designed first and foremost for Japan.
As long as it's not worse than Wii U I'm fine with it. As you said, I'm not going to be playing multiplats on this thing anyway, and I'm not a huge graphics whore to begin with.
Yes, that's how Nintendo has operated since N64. The biggest accomodations they have made for the west is changing the NES and SNES appearances for the western market. All of their products are designed first and foremost for Japan.
DrROBschiz
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Yeah but then you can't play them on the go, there's only 1 screen in that case.
nekkid
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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.
Yeah, they look horrible to use.
No way, this is exactly what I want as a gamer with kids. Fun to play with the kids. Portable for me. Kids don't need a TV to play it.
Portable "hardcore" games are going to drive a lot of sales too. Portable Skyrim, Dark Souls...that's a big deal if they can pull it off.
CrimsonEclipse
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I am intrigued, but I guess I might be the only person not overly impressed with the trailer. It looks a little on the big side on mobile mode so I don't see myself really taking it outside all that much, though moving around the crib would be fantastic.
The price will have to be right for me to pick it up, I will be down for the Nintendo exclusives if anything. On the fence with this, but leaning on the more positive side, gonna wanna see more.
The price will have to be right for me to pick it up, I will be down for the Nintendo exclusives if anything. On the fence with this, but leaning on the more positive side, gonna wanna see more.
SomedayTheFire
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PLEASE NINTENDO!
this makes those dang bezels look even worse.
FallenGrace
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Really like the idea, Nintendo unifying resources from two platforms to one is also brilliant.
It looks so awful to play though, I know it has a normal controller there but every other way they showed to play looked really uncomfortable....
It looks so awful to play though, I know it has a normal controller there but every other way they showed to play looked really uncomfortable....
Yellowflashdude
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I'm hyped, just imagine pokemon on this thing.
I don't think you understand what a sequel is.
this is why i kept harping on $299.99 being a decent price point for it. of course $250 is better, but i don't think people would scoff at $300 for what this offers. not in 2017 for the first 9th-gen platform at least.
Nice!
RoadHazard
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It's not really a home console. It's a dockable handheld, with all the compromises that entails.
Don't get me wrong, I understand why they did this. It's just not really what I want.
(I'll be getting one anyway. Cannot miss out on BotW.)
Jubenhimer
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After watching this trailer. I can definitely say Nintendo has clearly learned from everything that went wrong with the Wii U. First and foremost, the name. At first, I was a bit unsure of the decision to have Nintendo's name in the finalized title, as I wanted the system to stand on it's own and not have to leech off an old brand name because Nostalgia. But Nintendo Switch actually has a pretty nice ring to it. The Nintendo name actually compliments the concept rather overpowers it, plus at this point, anything would've been better than "Wii U". Second, the concept. The Switch clearly has a lot more thought put into it's gimmick than the Wii U ever did. The Wii U was a trainwreck of jumbled, underdeveloped ideas forced into a confusing, poorly designed package. But the Switch's ideas are much like the Wii, In that it's simply just one idea, used in a variety of applications. And the different concepts they showed all make sense for gaming and don't come off as underdeveloped, or pointless.
Which brings me to marketing. Now granted, it's only a 3 minute trailer, but what we have seen is still much cleaner and simpler messaging than with the 2 E3s the Wii U had. Everything they had to show about the system is shown off, and the gimmick never feels like it overstays it's welcome like the Wii U trailer did, as again, it's simply just one idea executed in multiple ways, rather than some cluttered contraption filled with useless technology that nobody knows what to do with.
There's still a lot we don't know about the Switch and Nintendo will probably doulge out more info as in the coming months leading to it's release (at least, I hope they do). But so far, this is about what I expected. Nintendo Switch is the new Sega Dreamcast. No, not in the sense that it will inevitably fail (though that is an unlikely possibility), rather it returns the company to what made them popular before, and fixes the mess that it's predecessor made. The difference being that Nintendo may have a bit more time to amend their place in the market than the poor Dreamcast did.
Which brings me to marketing. Now granted, it's only a 3 minute trailer, but what we have seen is still much cleaner and simpler messaging than with the 2 E3s the Wii U had. Everything they had to show about the system is shown off, and the gimmick never feels like it overstays it's welcome like the Wii U trailer did, as again, it's simply just one idea executed in multiple ways, rather than some cluttered contraption filled with useless technology that nobody knows what to do with.
There's still a lot we don't know about the Switch and Nintendo will probably doulge out more info as in the coming months leading to it's release (at least, I hope they do). But so far, this is about what I expected. Nintendo Switch is the new Sega Dreamcast. No, not in the sense that it will inevitably fail (though that is an unlikely possibility), rather it returns the company to what made them popular before, and fixes the mess that it's predecessor made. The difference being that Nintendo may have a bit more time to amend their place in the market than the poor Dreamcast did.
Ninja Scooter
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Also no real dpad if you want to take it on the go. How the fuck do you play 2D Mario on directional buttons!?!
LordOfChaos
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There seem to be vents on top showing a heatsink inside which I'm also encouraged by. Maybe in docked mode it can power up more, even if the dock doesn't add anything itself.
Lol. That's kinda fucked up but clever
Glass Shark
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The dock looks a little bit derpy, but I'll get over it.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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Literally normal fitting denim jeans. What kind of pants are YOU wearing?
Does the dock add performance? or is it just to hold the system, and output to tv?
Battery should be nice if I go by my shield tablet. This should be more efficient too.
Custom design. They probably replaced the Denver cores with A57/72/whatever.
I haven't seen a stylus slot either. It may means it's capacitive (for the better of the worse, depending on who you ask)
Still, how do you market touch games? Mobile-only? I wouldn't be surprised it's only touch-enable for the UI.
ROUGE_BLOCK
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I don't know all I got to say is I have no idea how I feel about this thing. Its got more transformations than freiza, and like 16 controller configurations. Looks like their channeling the original xbox S controller from OG xbox for the pro and they made a gamepad on the go. However portability is the last thing I would call it, its freaking huge!
The name is growing on me though I just don't know if this is mobile gamings final form...
The name is growing on me though I just don't know if this is mobile gamings final form...
As little sense as that makes I'm terrified that Capcom will do something stupid like move mainline MH to mobile because this thing looks too big/expensive/not portable enough/whatever insane reason they come up with. Just show MH5 and I'm there yesterday.
Nintendo Swits confirmed to be this system's derogatory fanboy label.
Nintendo Swits confirmed to be this system's derogatory fanboy label.
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