Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Thread: Joy-Conference

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Walmart says it won't have the product until March 7, what the heck!

They don't actually charge your card until the product arrives, correct?
 
Love:
Region free
Arms
Super Mario Odyssey
Zelda BoTW
Good vibe and Nintendo having fun

Ok:
Pay online
Price
Splatoon 2, MK deluxe, XB2, new SMT.

Low:
Third party low effort, especially Japanese studios, I expect much better from them.

7.5/10 Show. I have lots of fun watching.
 
Y2Kev said:
alpha effects yo
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Very ugly.

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HawaiianDreads said:
Don't DQH2 comes out in April worldwide, so it's getting a early release on the switch or coming out in April like Mario Kart?
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i made the same mistake. 2 is out in japan already which explains why 1+2 can be a launch title. not sure if the same will pan out for NA since that comes out in april.
 
Principate said:
They should have delayed this thing by a year. There's absolutely no advantage to them launching now. 3DS definitely had another years worth of life to it and this half assed console will do unreversible damage to the console brand after the Wii U.
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They did delay it by a year.
 
Protann said:
Is someone going to post a link to GAF's reaction to the reveal of the Wii or am I going to have to do it myself? /s

In all seriousness, the price is good and Zelda, Mario, and Splatoon look awesome. Launch will be weak but I'm guessing Nintendo doesn't care about launch as much as they do Holiday 2017. That raises the question of 'Why not just release the console in the Fall when there's a full lineup?' Couldn't tell you. Maybe they'll suddenly announce a competent launch lineup tomorrow on the Treehouse?
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Go ahead, post the reaction, people posted it when WiiU was announced and that sure changed peoples minds.
 
I couldn't keep up with the thread because of all the crash and whatnot but I hope that translator has a good support system in his life.
 
Weevilone said:
Says arrives Mar 6 with expedited shipping, or pick-up on Mar 7.. odd.
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Sometimes sites will say that and still deliver on release. Still, I'm going to wait for Amazon or Best Buy and maybe preorder at GameStop as a backup.

If NintendoNY is taking preorders, I'll definitely do that.
 
Hoo-doo said:
I wasn't going to say it, but man, the Vita launch lineup looks more appealing than this one. About triple the games available too.

Is this thing getting rushed to market?
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Everything about that conference made it seem to me the Switch should launch in the Summer. At least it would have Splatoon as well.
 
Might as well post this here too.

You should have listened to me. My predictions from nearly 10h ago.

Ok, time for final predictions with explanations. Keep in mind, I've been saying some of this stuff for days/weeks now. I'm not an insider, just my observations and what I feel like Nintendo will do.

- Nintendo will focus on the launch period with some hints for the future, don't expect to see everything.
- Nintendo's focus is offline co-op fun with friends, it's absolutely vital to Nintendo that Switch appeals to kids, they hope kids will play together with their friends on Switch thanks to the included Joy-Con. You may not like this but this will be the centre point of Nintendo's messaging.
- The controllers will rumble in some kind of new and innovative way, I got this idea from LKD's leak about the Rabbits X Mario RPG leak that described how Rabbids would infiltrate one's game through the controllers, that sounds like rumble but some kind of new rumble to me. After the 4chan leak I think it makes even more sense. It talks about some kind of money safe cracking game. How about feeling the right combination of numbers with the new rumble?
- Motion controls, Just Dance has them and Link is right-handed again.
- Splatoon 2 is a sequel and not a port, Mario Kart and Smash can get away being ports but not Splatoon, which is a new franchise, has some fan base building to do and I can't imagine Nintendo being done with the gameplay of Splatoon. I expect fresh gameplay mechanics and modes. It's also the pillar of Nintendo's eSports strategy. Launch game and so is Zelda.
- Mario Odyssey launches in the Holidays, trailer and playable demo at the event. Just doesn't make much sense to launch with Zelda, Splatoon and Mario.
- The 4chan leak is real, it confirms the minigame collection and sports game I speculated about and lists playable demos at a Europen event. Nothing on that list is outlandish. I know people see SF2 on that list and think otherwise, but the series' Anniversary is coming up so it makes sense. Same for Bomberman, which I was speculating about just a few days ago. Even in its current shape that makes sense for Konami. I also know that people might feel slightly disappointed by that list but Nintendo has got a lot to prove to the market with the Switch. If it turns out to succeed in what it sets out to do, third parties will follow. And again, there will be more at the event than this 4chan list.
- Mario X Rabbids I did expect to see at launch, but not seeing it on the 4chan list makes me question that. I thought being a launch game would make perfect sense for exposure, which is Ubisoft's goal with the Rabbids here, but maybe they're afraid people will only buy Zelda and Splatoon.
- Skyrim is not a launch game, that was always an odd assumption since Zelda is a launch game.
- No idea about price, hardware, battery life and that stuff. I'm just speculating here, baseless speculation for stuff like this is pointless.
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EatinOlives said:
Splatoon 2 looked pretty neat, but it looks more enhanced-port rather than full-blown sequel, plus it launches in the summer
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I wanted to bring some attention to Splatoon since I dunno if anyone noticed. New weapons added is something that hugely changes the gameplay. Especially with all these new specials, bombs and weapons, that is a different game of itself. It looks like there appears to be a new story of some sort; there was a quick shot of Marie appearing backwards to the camera at a temple in a kind of solemn shot. There was Octolings which also indicates new story of some sort.

If Splatoon was sort of a "90s" game, Splatoon 2 looks to be a "2000s" game; the new billboards remind me a lot of NY..and I'm really looking forward to the videos going in depth looking at every frame.
 
The presentation is disappointing. The console is relatively expensive. Even the controller is expensive. And there is also paid online.

There are only two games at launch, and there are only two games that are interesting to me, Xenoblade 2 and Zelda. There were promises, but they are hard to sell, and after Wii U, I am more skeptical now.

I still have hope that Switch will be amazing eventually, just not at launch. Maybe a holiday bundle with Pokemon would do it.
 
Pyrrhus said:
How many times must Nintendo pull the football away before you question the wisdom of going hard for the field goal?
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Shit, that's a heck of an analogy. I can't say i've ever felt that way. I don't buy every nintendo console or play all of their first party games -- what i do value is innovation in games, and seeing nintendo push the envelope when it comes to ways to play games is exciting. I don't place a whole lot of stock in high-end visuals, its about fun and creativity. Seeing everyone drunk on hype slam this thing is both hilarious and frustrating.
 
The price for me was the letdown. They are pricing this too high imo, when it seems according to hardware price it much lower.

There are still stuff we don't know, especially the inside storage. Not even their website with pre-order says anything about it which I find weird.

Maybe they'll release more info tomorrow (Or later today).

If it was $250 I would have pre-ordered one.
 
Why did they spend 20 minutes talking about souped up Wii games and 0 minutes talking about a launch lineup? Is there even a launch lineup?
 
Cindro said:
Walmart says it won't have the product until March 7, what the heck!

They don't actually charge your card until the product arrives, correct?
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They put a hold on the funds right away. I tried to do my card and I didn't have "enough funds" so I looked it up and they don't take the money just put a hold on it. but you can't use it.
 
PrintedCrayon said:
100% with you man.

Stayed up late, with mildly optimistic expectations. Feel massively let down. Nintendo have fucked it again it seems. Especially with regards to pricing of console, accessories, lack of launch lineup and now a charge for online services...

Gah. Nintendo, why do you have to be such heart breakers.
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platina said:
Very ugly.

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Well, give them time. Apparently they have around another year left. /s
 
krae_man said:
$300 US is $395 Canadian.

What were you expecting?
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They said "299 in North America". They didn't make it clear in the conference if Canada was getting the same price (unlikely but who knows, there've been iffy price conversions in the past) so I wasn't sure if we were or if they'd bump it up.

I'm not surprised but that doesn't mean I'm not miffed. I'm not plunking down $400 at launch when I already have a Wii U for Zelda.
 
nikos said:
Sometimes sites will say that and still deliver on release. Still, I'm going to wait for Amazon or Best Buy and maybe preorder at GameStop as a backup.

If NintendoNY is taking preorders, I'll definitely do that.
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Yeah I imagined picking up in person maybe getting moved up, but I don't trust Walmart so did expedited shipping.

If I decide to get it for sure and don't see other opportunities, at least have something booked. I'm pretty disappointed tbh, but if I'm gonna get it for Zelda and Mario it doesn't much matter to wait. Not like it's going to get cheaper.
 
Cindro said:
Walmart says it won't have the product until March 7, what the heck!

They don't actually charge your card until the product arrives, correct?
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It will most likely update

But why cant I find a freaking NA launch line up PR or something official come on Nintendo
 
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