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[Colonel Mustard]

In 6 months:
"gaf I got fired, what do I do now?"

To be fair, I spend like 60 percent of my work day playing 3DS now...and I own a share of the business. ;P

 

[Wadiwasi]

I like the logo. It looks like a ladybug.

I'm getting strong Yin/Yang vibes from the logo. I'm sure the higher ups and Nintendo liked how it looked like that.


Was that a cartridge he put into the tablet or a SD card?

 

[Haines]

Will this thing work like a wiiu as well? Or is that completely off the table?

 

[BrokenFiction]

Laura Kate Dale ‏@LaurakBuzz 25s25 seconds ago
To those asking about battery life on Nintendo Switch, I'm hearing "mediocre" battery life.

 

[LadderFilter]

Amazing.... i'm speechless... i really like the concept, the design and the presentation.

The real problem is to wait for march for play the new mario!

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

What I want to know is its storage capabilities. From the looks of it, I'm assuming that we can't change the harddrive so it better be a good amount like 1TB....unless its cartridge only and no digital 0.0...

 

[Menitta]

That Nintendo is reviving the branding of my favourite console of all time is very exciting.

The animation in the trailer needs to be on boot every time.

 

[ASTROID2]

It looks awesome.

 

[xzeldax3]

I have always been a handheld gamer so this is heaven for me.

 

[zeshakag]

Lot of good reception from people on my Facebook. There seems to be a genuine excitement for this (I am also excited for it). Possibly due to being different than a Playstation or Xbox with a "gimmick" that people truly want.

I have been mashing my brain wondering what Nintendo would come up, and this was simpler and more useful than I had both guessed and hoped.

My last Nintendo console was a GameCube. I see myself buying this day one.

Also I personally haven't felt this child-like sense of console hype since the Wii/360/PS3 launches.

 

[Izuna]

Okay, I really don't like a lot about this, but yeah, it's the only thing like it on the market and I want it. I REALLY want it. I hope its online service is good, I hope it allows HiSpeed SD cards, and I hope, for the love of God, that its battery life is legit.

 

[Conkerkid11]

ill be surprised if there is any BC at all

That's gonna suck.

That Nintendo is reviving the branding of my favourite console of all time is very exciting.

Really not seeing the similarities.

 

[maquiladora]

It looks chunky, extra processing power perhaps?

How would that even work? Games are going to run worse when not in the dock? The Tegra chip is in the tablet, how would the dock even increase processing power.

To me it looks like just a device to charge the tablet, send the signal to the TV, handle accessories and external storage.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Graphics seem poor. I have no use for a portable handheld console, so Nintendo is trying to force me to spend money on a damn tablet instead of improving graphical capabilities. This seems destined to flop.

 

[BlastProcessing]

I wonder if there's a reason for the top of the portable/screen to still come out even when fully docked, other than to grab its bezel to slide it out because that'd be super sloppy design

I would assume that bit of screen will be used for notifications and such.

 

[entremet]

Will this thing work like a wiiu as well? Or is that completely off the table?

What do you mean like a Wii U?

 

[Übermatik]

Specs?

It can play games

Spoiler

None yet beyond a confirmed custom Nvidia GPU using the "latest architecture".

 

[Little Mons†er]

I'm quite perchED for the RED colour in its branding...

Xbox being green
PlayStation being blue

Now Nintendo going Red!

Hopefully this carries on into their game packages etc.

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

Laura Kate Dale ‏@LaurakBuzz 25s25 seconds ago
To those asking about battery life on Nintendo Switch, I'm hearing "mediocre" battery life.

What would be mediocre for a HH battery? It seems like the number one on the list of HH is a good battery life so that seems like a bad flaw right there.

 

[MrPhiliasfrog]

That's a classy looking console. I'm down, now nail everything else.


"From Software"

Give me the Souls trilogy

Spoiler

won't happen

It would be great if they do a trilogy.

 

[cordy]

I love the fact Nintendo consoles feel like they have their own souls rather than being just powerful upgrades. You can feel the identity in this.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

I dislike that the red ball on the right side of the logo is not symmetrical with the white ball on the left side. It's closer to the middle. Why?

 

[Fou-Lu]

The animation in the trailer needs to be on boot every time.

Yessss.

 

[McBryBry]

I'm quite perchED for the RED colour in its branding...

Xbox being green
PlayStation being blue

Now Nintendo going Red!

Hopefully this carries on into their game packages etc.

I feel the same! Red goes back to OG Nintendo, and its been kind of a no brainer in my mind since Sony abandoned red for blue.

 

[NegativeCero]

Oh man. This was unexpected news for today. Happy they're finally ready to talk about it.

 

[kunonabi]

I am highly skeptical, I worry that each component will have to have its own battery and all of the components, screen and controllers need to last a long while to be suitable as a portable

Im also skeptical that the portable aspect will limit the home games.

I worry battery life and console power go hand in hand and I worry they will limit eachother.

This tech is awesome but I also thinks it's less exciting than VR to me personally and I can't really justify buying both a switch and a VR headset.

I do really like the concept and I want it to succeed because I do like what Nintendo is doing, I am in awe on a purely technical level but slightly less excited as a practical gamer

I'm probably never taking it out of the house since it's so huge and unprotected so the battery life isn't too important to me outside of the controllers. I'm not buying the pro controller and I don't want the grip so I really hope that the joycons can actually run for a decent amount of time. If not, then I am totally waiting for a revision as this first form factor is just a mess.

 

[Hikami]

Like this but with better textures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbxQXwwURPY

And unfortunately single screen

Whoa. Sun and Moon looks great emulated.

Didn't know Citra was this far a long already.

 

[Sectorseven]

Is it getting Minecraft?

 

[franklyshankly]

I dislike that the red ball on the right side of the logo is not symmetrical with the white ball on the left side. It's closer to the middle. Why?

It's the location of the sticks on the controllers, unless I'm missing something?

 

[awilliams213]

Day one so glad it matches the initial concepts that were floating around. I only care about the portable aspects the Splatoon multiplayer stuff OMG YESSS

 

[I-hate-u]

FromSoft support? They've come a long way since 2013.

 

[icespide]

I love everything about this so far.....I just kind of wish the big ass logo wasn't on the dock like that

 

[Derwind]

I'm so damn satisfied with the showcasing, I really can't wait to see the full list of specs.

Soooo excited!!!!!

 

[Fou-Lu]

I dislike that the red ball on the right side of the logo is not symmetrical with the white ball on the left side. It's closer to the middle. Why?

Because that's how it actually looks? Those are the analog sticks.

 

[C.Olimar788]

I dislike that the red ball on the right side of the logo is not symmetrical with the white ball on the left side. It's closer to the middle. Why?

It matches the control stick placement on the little controller wand dealies. Also it drives home the yin-yang.

 

[Oddduck]

Curious to see what Pokemon would be like on this system, lol.

I like what I saw from the video.

 

[Inferno313]

Are those display ports?

USB.

 

[Manny Calavera]

Looks great! Getting a new Zelda and Mario alone is enough for me to get this on day one.

 

[linko9]

Main questions I have:

Touchscreen?
Motion controls? (guessing yes)
Possible to display different images on the screen and TV? (guessing no)
Battery life?
Support for past controllers?
VC strategy?

The touchscreen is the main thing; I think it would be a huge mistake to have no touchscreen— no VC for DS, 3DS, concessions must be made in porting Wii U games, much less attractive as a portable if controllers are always required (games like picross, and of course video shouldn't require them).

Of course the problem with having a touchscreen is that no game can require its use, since all games will need to work with the screen in the dock. So that severely hampers the types of games and control methods that are possible. Unless of course Nintendo allows portable-only games.

Lack of dual-screen is to me a big disappointment, and it seems so silly to have that nice extra screen that's rendered completely useless when using a TV.

 

[Coda]

That's gonna suck.


Really not seeing the similarities.

I think he means in terms of how the Gamecube was also kind of touted as the console you bring with you (to friends places, etc) because of the handle and cube like shape and size.

 

[zackmorris]

Not sure if it was mentioned here, but it seems that Nintendo might be targeting an older more hardcore demographic with Switch judging by the trailer, which they haven't done for at least a decade now.

That means they're competitive with Sony and MS in their market, which is awesome.

How so? They still played Zelda, Mario kart, splatoon etc. if they should off battlefield or COD I would agree.

 

[Conkerkid11]

Like this but with better textures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbxQXwwURPY

And unfortunately single screen

I thought all those pics of Dugtrio I'd been seeing were photoshopped.

What the hell

How so? They still played Zelda, Mario kart, splatoon etc. if they should off battlefield or COD I would agree.

And Skyrim, and that massive list of third-party publisher support.

 

[Giolon]

Sold. I'll buy it (probably) at a high price.

This is your last chance Nintendo. Don't screw it up!

The physical design is pretty ugly though.

 

[gustave154]

Wonder how the battery life is going to be. If it can last more than a couple of hours I'll be impressed

 

[Fess]

I would assume that bit of screen will be used for notifications and such.

Great idea! Listen to this man Nintendo!

 

[Alebrije]

Is it getting Minecraft?

Do not see why not, so is an easy bet think it well get it , I mean even WiiU has it

 

[Draper]

Love it. Any idea when preorders will begin?

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Nintendo Switch? Well, I guess gamers are suckers for punishment...

They've been sub most of the time since the N64 days besides being dom during the Wii, so I guess they can be switch.

 

[Hale-XF11]

Neat.

Not nearly as compelling as VR, but it seems to be filling its own niche with being a portable console of sorts.

I wouldn't say I'm excited about it, but I'll be interested in hearing more about pricing and software.

For now though, I can safely say that my interests moving forward lie mostly with VR.

 

[Vex_]

damn. i dont think anyone wouldve guessed such a generic name...