There's nothing quite like the deflated feeling after a 2 year build up to end in inevitable disappointment. This really looks like what wii u could have been if the tech was advanced enough in 2012. I am really only interested in Zelda which looks spellbinding and Mario looks of interest too but I can't really justify the purchase of a console at this price for one game only.
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I usually love Mario's visual style. The contrast in artistic direction here between every world was an absolute fucking nightmare.
Mario was the saving grace for this conference.
runnin_blue
Banned
At least it has a capacitive touch screen.
megabytecr
Member
I think the system has a lot of potential, want to know more about the IR sensor and HD Rumble.
Local Network Multiplayer has lots of potential bec of the portability
After looking at the Mario youtube it looks great
Zelda looks amazing
XB2
FE Musou
Skyrim is real
Love NBA 2K
Arms looks cool
I think the presentation was solid
Local Network Multiplayer has lots of potential bec of the portability
After looking at the Mario youtube it looks great
Zelda looks amazing
XB2
FE Musou
Skyrim is real
Love NBA 2K
Arms looks cool
I think the presentation was solid
TheGreatMightyPoo
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GUYS WAT?
Is this what Zach Braff is doing post Scrubs?
orthodoxy1095
Banned
It would have been a perfect pack-in game to demonstrate the console. The price is inherently the issue for how silly and dumb it seems.
FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
I so wanted this to be good but yea Nintendo's gotta Nintendo. I can't believe they are charging $300 for this and also charging to play online. Also where are the effing games? Zelda and Mario looked awesome but I was seriously hoping for more games, A LOT more.
SMG
Member
No way, this thing is a fucking albatross.
BigJonsson
Member
Mario looked hilarious and fun
What did the PS4 cost at launch?
Edit- 400 Canadian.........same as the switch.........that makes no sense lol
What did the PS4 cost at launch?
Edit- 400 Canadian.........same as the switch.........that makes no sense lol
Yeah, exactly. We play dumb drunk shit all the time at my parties. But this thing's $400 just to set up.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
At least the launch lineup isn't quite as bad as 3DS. Switch at least has Zelda.
Sammy Samusu
Member
The presentation was horrible as I expected and the price is not good, it doesn't come with a game either.
Bad moment for Nintendo after such a great initial reveal.
Hopefully they have more games and third Larry support in the work.
Where the fuck is Monster Hunter and Resident Evil?
Bad moment for Nintendo after such a great initial reveal.
Hopefully they have more games and third Larry support in the work.
Where the fuck is Monster Hunter and Resident Evil?
Nah. I had low expectations. I joked about $199, but I knew better. I had very low expectations going in- mostly expected a ton of ports and enhanced ports I wouldn't want.
It all...was bad. It has less going for it than Wii U and 3DS did at launch and that's bad. That's really bad. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Didn't even show the trailer. Vague teasers for titles and not even a teaser for some games-- oh hey, we're gonna bring back Travis Touchdown for...something...no idea what it's called yet, but look- Travis Touchdown!
When you expect low grade and don't even hit that quality...that's not a good sign.
400USD. So about $100 more for significantly better hardware.
pixelation
Member
Horrible... horrible... horrible... even my most anticipated game from them looks awful (Mario) it looks so bad i am not interested in real life locales, and the graphics are bad. The whole presentation had me cringing so hard looking away from the screen at times even... the presentators in costumes acting stupid... oh gosh... *shudders*
The only game that looks good is Zelda, but Zelda herself looks awful... like some sort of rodent. And the Switch is overpriced beyond belief, i can't see it succeding. It will share a similar fate to that of the Wii U if not worse.
The only game that looks good is Zelda, but Zelda herself looks awful... like some sort of rodent. And the Switch is overpriced beyond belief, i can't see it succeding. It will share a similar fate to that of the Wii U if not worse.
The things I thought they'd need for mass market: a 249 price point. Free online and a good launch line up. And I actually thought they were going to deliver.
I just can't see it catching on like wildfire.
£279 in the UK and someone said Zelda is £60!? Absolutely mental if they think £60 for a standard game will fly.
I'll still get one but might want until April for MK8 Deluxe.
I just can't see it catching on like wildfire.
£279 in the UK and someone said Zelda is £60!? Absolutely mental if they think £60 for a standard game will fly.
I'll still get one but might want until April for MK8 Deluxe.
killatopak
Member
There's a lot of good stuff like
XB2
SMT V
Mario Odyssey
Spla2n
Dat SE 2D Rpg
man it could have been a good conf if ninty planned this out better.
XB2
SMT V
Mario Odyssey
Spla2n
Dat SE 2D Rpg
man it could have been a good conf if ninty planned this out better.
Naked Snake
Member
GUYS WAT?
A guy I know is in total denial. Thinks these are faked by "haters".
His words:
This system can't be their endgame. Switch doesn't have mainstream appeal of any kind and the price is steep, especially considering you have to pay for online play now. There has to be a new handheld SKU revealed within the year with the aim to recapture the Pokemon/MonsterHunter/Animal Crossing 3DS player base in Japan.
The individual games are hype, I mean we are getting to play new home console mainline entries in the Zelda, Mario Kart and Splatoon franchises within the launch window, that's just insane compared to the likes of Steel Diver and NSMB U of the last generation. The issue is that there was nothing truly exciting or surprising in the presentation, I just took it as "please buy Zelda and wait for Retro's game at E3". Even then, the term "Retro's new game" doesn't mean much until I see it considering what they did to poor 3D Mario. I'm sure the Switch platform will deliver fun Nintendo games and I'll buy it day 1 but it feels like we're near the end of a three decade long era.
The individual games are hype, I mean we are getting to play new home console mainline entries in the Zelda, Mario Kart and Splatoon franchises within the launch window, that's just insane compared to the likes of Steel Diver and NSMB U of the last generation. The issue is that there was nothing truly exciting or surprising in the presentation, I just took it as "please buy Zelda and wait for Retro's game at E3". Even then, the term "Retro's new game" doesn't mean much until I see it considering what they did to poor 3D Mario. I'm sure the Switch platform will deliver fun Nintendo games and I'll buy it day 1 but it feels like we're near the end of a three decade long era.
Given the shit pound post Brexit, that is pretty reasonable from Nintendo.
GUYS WAT?
Just do the hand talking mimic gesture and save yourself the jaw and neck joint pains.
GUYS WAT?
When you bought a Switch instead of groceries.
Then we're in trouble because it at once managed to be the same boring old shit and shockingly ugly and even offensive to my eyes
What a shit show.
I knew this would happen. Just not enough games. I think everything else would be able to overcome it but man, not enough games. After that massive drought for the Wii U and all that time and that was all they had to show. Question, where the fuck is Smash Bros? That was like the 1st game we heard about being ported and that was a while ago.
runnin_blue
Banned
Anyone else noticed the back seat they gave Miyamoto?
The words "forced retirement" come to mind, unfortunately. Sad.
The words "forced retirement" come to mind, unfortunately. Sad.
Real life WarioWare.
GUYS WAT?
GUYS WAT?
Jesus, at least Nintendo Land was bundled with the Wii U Deluxe, 1 2 Switch should be bundled with the Switch. 50 dollars for it is lame...
I thought it looked weeeeeeeeeeeeird.
Tbh I 100% expect the to announce an TV series based on that game at this point. Mario is super expressive, the villains very stylish and the setting is perfect for a TV show. In one episode Mario is in New York, the other episode in Mexico and so on.
Night Angel
Member
$400. And it released years ago.
This thing looks more like a Wii-U (maybe a bit better) than a current gen console (and no shit, that's because it's a handheld).
But given existing tech that's out there TODAY, the price point is absurd. I'm betting Nintendo gonna Nintendo and attempt make a giant profit day one on each unit sold, which will inevitably lead them to massive losses when consumers pass their poorly conceived, shitty console by.
Big Green Anus
Member
LOL! You have to admit, Nintendo has a unique sense of humor.
GUYS WAT?
Someone please make this into one image.
GUYS WAT?
Nydius
Member
FTFY
Or:
Drunk bastard isn't paying attention, bites into joy con.
Spend another $50.
Amazing.
GUYS WAT?
AlwaysTriumph
Neo Member
GUYS WAT?
It's a metaphor for how much crap we just ate watching that stream. Good Lord.
Some sort of rodent? What?
Kingpin Rogers
Member
I seem to have the opposite opinion of everybody here (this happens far too often)
I thought Nintendo were showing a confidence and swagger that I had never seen from them before and that the presentation was a great success. The joycons seem great and Zelda at launch is brilliant, I'm not sure what else people were expecting. We even got teases for a new no more heroes, xenoblade and smt game. Maybe the launch won't be the strongest (even though zelda is goty and at least 40 hours long) but it won't be long after that we'll have titles like Arms, Splatoon and Mario Kart. The price is a little more than I would have liked but all in all this seems like a great system.
We also have 3 more livestreams to look forward over the weekend. Might get some more announcements there.
I thought Nintendo were showing a confidence and swagger that I had never seen from them before and that the presentation was a great success. The joycons seem great and Zelda at launch is brilliant, I'm not sure what else people were expecting. We even got teases for a new no more heroes, xenoblade and smt game. Maybe the launch won't be the strongest (even though zelda is goty and at least 40 hours long) but it won't be long after that we'll have titles like Arms, Splatoon and Mario Kart. The price is a little more than I would have liked but all in all this seems like a great system.
We also have 3 more livestreams to look forward over the weekend. Might get some more announcements there.
depths20XX
Member
How is that dude maintaining eye contact at all? His eyes are closed half the fucking time. That was just a marketing gimmick line. He's also just chattering his mouth as quickly as he can to "eat" a sub. It's like shaking a wii-mote as hard as you can for 30 seconds. Who gives a shit? This shit costs $50 bucks.
just watched the Joycon video. Damn, i hated my messy "Wii / Wii U" drawer with all the wiimotes, nunchuks, straps, rubber 'Wiimote condoms', batteries...
The Joycon somehow seems equally bad.
Joycon grip, joycon straps (with L/R buttons), joycons themselves. Modularity is a real curse
I would prefer to simply have 4 regular old controllers and that's it :/
Also, i'm team #notimpressed by the Mario game, from a visual design point of view. Especially the city setting.
I love the 'throw hat = double jump' mechanic though. I'm sure it's gonna be a great game. I simply feel it's visually very 'busy'.
The Joycon somehow seems equally bad.
Joycon grip, joycon straps (with L/R buttons), joycons themselves. Modularity is a real curse
I would prefer to simply have 4 regular old controllers and that's it :/
Also, i'm team #notimpressed by the Mario game, from a visual design point of view. Especially the city setting.
I love the 'throw hat = double jump' mechanic though. I'm sure it's gonna be a great game. I simply feel it's visually very 'busy'.
Zen_Arcade
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I don't think it's happenstance that literally every conference thread on this site is negative as shit.
I mean, I didn't think the conference was amazing, but when literally every conference thread on this site is full of people shitting on everything it just seems like a huge chunk of this site is impossible to please. Seems like typical internet hyperbole.
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