Fess
Member
Portable Dark Souls, portable Skyrim, portable Zelda, portable EVERYTHING!
I just fear that the battery life will be horrible, they need a great battery or this social local multiplayer portable focus will fall flat on it's face.
Behold Nintendo Switch (March 2017, Hybrid w/ Dock, Detachable Controllers, Nvidia)
- Thread starter FZZ
- Start date
- Status
I just fear that the battery life will be horrible, they need a great battery or this social local multiplayer portable focus will fall flat on it's face.
AngelOFDeath
Member
Great new concept, snap and go.
I just am not feeling the name, but that isn't undermining the abilities this can have
I just am not feeling the name, but that isn't undermining the abilities this can have
As someone that has a Wii U and plays games mostly (99%) on the bigscreen....I feel like I already own the non-slim version of this system. I feel like the Switch is actually the Wii U S or Wii U Slim.
So not terribly excited. They showed off Mario, MarioKart, Splatoon and Zelda that can either be played on the Wii U or look like they would have no trouble running on the Wii U.
The Switch looks much more appealing as a successor to the 3ds. It's like if the 3ds was more like this at launch then I would never have bought a Wii U.
It's also appealing if this is indeed Nintendo's 1 platform to rule all them all and you won't have to get your panties in a bunch because a new mario or zelda game is on the handheld and not on the big screen system. That will be huge and likely get me to buy the system anyway.
And if you can still play wireless local multiplayer when docked then I might buy two or three.
So not terribly excited. They showed off Mario, MarioKart, Splatoon and Zelda that can either be played on the Wii U or look like they would have no trouble running on the Wii U.
The Switch looks much more appealing as a successor to the 3ds. It's like if the 3ds was more like this at launch then I would never have bought a Wii U.
It's also appealing if this is indeed Nintendo's 1 platform to rule all them all and you won't have to get your panties in a bunch because a new mario or zelda game is on the handheld and not on the big screen system. That will be huge and likely get me to buy the system anyway.
And if you can still play wireless local multiplayer when docked then I might buy two or three.
Lots of rumors of Smash 4 being ported. Same with Splatoon, and that turned out true, though it is upgraded in ways.
TheDinoman
Member
Smash 4 is definitely being ported to this thing.
I'd like that to be true, but I doubt it. Either way I'm due for a new Pro controller.
djplaeskool
Member
nVidia themselves confirmed it's built on Tegra.
Now, which revision of Tegra it's closest to is up for speculation.
xeroborn55
Member
Its not for me.
Then again, i'm not sure what they could have made that i would find appealing.
Then again, i'm not sure what they could have made that i would find appealing.
AppleSautts
Member
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
The Xbox One barely recovered against the PS4. Asking Nintendo to make a generic console is like asking them to go 3rd party.
Which is a valid thing to ask if that's what you really want. But I don't think there's any room for 3 identical game consoles in the market anymore.
BRocknRolla
Member
Ridiculous dreaming.
Leona Lewis
Banned
Portugeezer
Member
ty, much appreciated
sir_bumble_bee
Member
Do the detachable controllers have shoulder buttons?
Ziltoidia 9
Member
I ended up trying a Rosegold option since it's a popular color these days.....meh
Is there a place to customize it?
Sectorseven
Member
Can you plug the controllers into the dock to play and charge?
purseowner
Member
This is all I need from this now.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
That's surely coming. That could be the big showcase new IP for launch.
Look carefully at the base
2002whitegt
Member
Ok Nintendo.
Might be my first Nintendo console since SNES!
Might be my first Nintendo console since SNES!
C.Olimar788
Member
It's usually just when it's in my pocket - for instance, it happened to me once just a few weeks ago. I had my new 3DS XL in my pocket with my wallet, and some jostling or another popped out the cart. I've also had an instance where I've accidentally bumped the cart - on the bottom slot that the new 3DS has - and popped it out during gameplay, but thankfully I was playing something else at that time.
everyday math
Banned
I could see myself losing one of the controllers some how.
GustyGardens
Banned
I like it. Very cool concept and the games, from what I can tell, look great. I'm in.
Not a fan of the name Switch, though. I also think Joy-Con sounds dumb. That's not really that big a deal, though.
What's really great is that all of Nintendo developers will be working on one unified system. That's a beautiful thing.
Not a fan of the name Switch, though. I also think Joy-Con sounds dumb. That's not really that big a deal, though.
What's really great is that all of Nintendo developers will be working on one unified system. That's a beautiful thing.
Feel the Swift
Member
This is the least offensive gimmick they could have done. It's perfect for everybody. Don't really see a downside, you don't have to use it portable.
ratcliffja
Member
Hopefully they allow you to stream to the TV wirelessly without docking it so that you can use the touch screen (provided it has one) in home TV mode. Essentially, make the dock into a Chromecast-like device. Otherwise, things like Mario Maker would only be playable on the TV for playing levels rather than creating them.
Why would it be ridiculous to imagine it at $250? What would be that expensive that would justify 300+?
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Pretty much. Nintendo basically have to differentiate themselves to stand a chance, and combining their home console and handheld markets will strengthen them as a company.
vasametropolis
Member
He may not be right, but he's right. They really can't sell this for more than $250 on the sticker. They need to drive the cost down hard in the base package. The screen/console, the dock, and the two little controllers and that's it (not even the controller shell thing, if they can get away with it). It's DOA otherwise.
It is a really cool view of a hybrid console, but I'm going to say it: Smartphones. Consoles. People fall into one demographic or both, and they already have what they want. This is a companion device to both markets whether Nintendo likes it or not.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I'm actually really digging this but I'm confused - are these games backwards compatible digital upgrades, new games, etc? Because now that it's clear this is a new system (Yay for no Wii 2.0) now we're unsure of if these are new games or not (Yay, another point of confusion).
I have a lot of digital Wii U games and would like to upgrade.
I have a lot of digital Wii U games and would like to upgrade.
Why? We see the device from all angles in the trailer.
For the record, we knew before this it was about 15mm thick.
- Status