Uno Venova
Banned
1 great game and two sequels that couldn't lace Bloodborne's boots.FromSoftware considering a Dark Souls Trilogy release on Nintendo Switch
The Switch is winning, friends.
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The Switch is winning, friends.
SallyIsNow
Banned
Lmao those cheers
Bluekaveli
Member
Mr. Macmannnnn
Mr. Macmannnnn
Mr. Macmannnnn
I dunno, I thought Dark Souls 3 was as good as the original game. Dark Souls 2 is the dogshit one.
Bloodborne is the best one, though.
Now Sony needs to get on that Demon's Souls remaster.
Uno Venova
Banned
Seriously though, the Switch is the most excited I've been for a Nintendo console since the Gamecube and I love the Gamecube.
The Switch just looks so traditional.
The Switch just looks so traditional.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I've been burned by Nintendo way too many times over systems that are alleged to be hype but then aren't
oh who am I kidding where do I sign up for Switch
oh who am I kidding where do I sign up for Switch
FlammableD
Banned
New Britsh Strong Style promo: "The only thing this title's good for is to lean on when I sign a contract"
So Moustache Mountain are tag champions now, I think most people called that.
No idea what the deal is with Tyler, looks like he's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Didn't see any of that on the last show. Be interesting to see where that goes.
So Moustache Mountain are tag champions now, I think most people called that.
No idea what the deal is with Tyler, looks like he's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Didn't see any of that on the last show. Be interesting to see where that goes.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Bunch of marks, the lot of ya! We all know 3rd party support for the Switch is gonna die around 6 months in after nothing but late ports, shovelware and "test games," and Nintendo's 1st party output is just gonna be a load of garbage in the vein of Star Fox Zero, Metroid FedForce, Super Mario 3D Blast and the like. The only game they have that can really even draw anymore is Pokemon, and, no matter how much people put faith in that Eurogamer rumor, the reality is Gamefreak's lazy asses aren't gonna get a mainline game on the Switch for at least another 2 years. Why can't Nintendo just get with the program and start kneeling at the feet of the 3rd parties while making a watered down PC?
I'll end up getting a Switch but I'm keeping my expectations in check because, since the N64, Nintendo has always had at least one major fuck up with their consoles.
N64: Sticking with cartridges over CD-Roms
GC: Going with stupid mini discs when everyone else was jumping to DVDs. Also, looking like a fucking kiddy lunch box.
Wii: Lack of hardware power, laughable online capabilities, friend codes, waggle.
WiiU: Gimmicky touchpad shit, still laughable online capabilities, underpowered compared to competition.
Considering that the Switch is still underpowered compared to the competition and it supposedly has dog shit battery life, I don't see it really taking off. Nintendo should have followed suit with Sony and just made a fucking normal console.
FlammableD
Banned
Uno Venova
Banned
People who keep thinking this time around Nintendo is going to get great third party support needs a talking to from Papa Book.
But as long as it's cheap, and get's mainline Mario, Zelda & Metroid games. It will be the perfect supplement to my PS4.
But as long as it's cheap, and get's mainline Mario, Zelda & Metroid games. It will be the perfect supplement to my PS4.
serenewarfare
Banned
Nintendo sees opportunity in doing something different and interesting as opposed to just being the third option that everyone else is doing.
And Switch could be a great thing if they get the details right, which so far it seems like they might.
Also, power level is overrated when it comes to consoles. The Gamecube had power advantages and still flopped. The Wii had no power at all and succeeded huge.
Yeah, but where can you get a portable console with similar level of games of $250? The hybrid part is obviously the pitch here.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Switch is gonna end up no less than $250, which isn't gonna look good when people can buy one of two consoles with actual game on them for $50 more.
People don't give two shits about if the hardware is "something interesting" unless it's something as rock stupid appealing like the Wii or Kinect. Games sell hardware and unfortunately Nintendo just doesn't have games people want because they can't get the devs on board to support them.
People don't give two shits about if the hardware is "something interesting" unless it's something as rock stupid appealing like the Wii or Kinect. Games sell hardware and unfortunately Nintendo just doesn't have games people want because they can't get the devs on board to support them.
Fernando Fernandez
Member
Watching out for a pissed off Jimmy Havoc. Tyler is doomed.
Bluekaveli
Member
Lex in fubu damn the 90s
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Why would I WANT a portable with that level of games. All I really need on the go are simple time wasters, which is why the smartphone games market blew up like it did. They've made a console that's trying to sell to some nebulous middle group between core gamers and casual gamers that probably doesn't exist in large enough quantities to carry an entire hardware platform.
The GameCube flopped because while it had hardware power it completely botched everything else, which is where the PS2 came and ate its lunch. PS2 had backwards compatibility - which was a continued bite in the ass from Nintendo because Nintendo was late to the CD-Rom party. Plus that also meant that newcomers to the Playstation brand had access to the entire PS1 library. PS2 also had controller backwards compatibility, which was pretty big because it encouraged PS1 customers to stick around. GameCube didn't have any kind of DVD playback either, which was a fucking huge selling point of the PS2. PlayStation 2 also beat GameCube to the market by almost a year and a half. Also, the GameCube wasn't that much more powerful than the PS2 was - the difference in what the systems could do wasn't nearly as big of a gap as, for example, what the Wii-U could do compared to a PS4.
The GameCube didn't flop because consumers unanimously determined that graphics power didn't matter. Graphics have always mattered and always will. The reason GameCube failed was because Nintendo fucked up literally everything else about the system to the point where it negated the hardware advantages the GameCube had. And Nintendo, in typical Nintendo fashion, didn't learn from their mistakes. They just brushed it all under the rug and went in a completely different direction and played ignorant to their failures of the past. They simply got lucky that the Wii ended up becoming a popular fad item, and then reality bitch slapped them hard when they thought the Wii model was a sustainable business model.
serenewarfare
Banned
The thing about it though is that the option of "just fall in line with what the other two or doing" seems like no more of a better strategy. Developers will make games for the Switch if it sells, that's been shown with every console ever, and Nintendo seems to be doing the legwork to get it off the ground quickly.
But that's my point. Pure power is not a be all, end all. It's about what you do with that power and what ideas and features you have to supplement it.
I mean the 3DS has sold like 60 million units, so obviously there's a market for portable consoles still out there.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
What the fuck are they actually planning to do with Sami Zayn anyways?
He's got a program with Braun Stro-Man but it doesn't seem like its going to make the card at Roadblock....END OF LINE (the reason they added in that tag line is probably because they already had a Roadblock this year, I assume). I can only guess he'll eliminate Stro-Man at the Rumble, get obliterated by him at Elimination Chamber and then beat him on the pre-show at WrestleMania in front of 10,000 apathetic fans who just want to get in their damn seats.
He's got a program with Braun Stro-Man but it doesn't seem like its going to make the card at Roadblock....END OF LINE (the reason they added in that tag line is probably because they already had a Roadblock this year, I assume). I can only guess he'll eliminate Stro-Man at the Rumble, get obliterated by him at Elimination Chamber and then beat him on the pre-show at WrestleMania in front of 10,000 apathetic fans who just want to get in their damn seats.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Switch did it
I did it
I did it
slightconfuse
Banned
Nintendo in the WWE if video games. You get excited only to be disappointed
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Also, it made me laugh when people complained that Enzo was too stupid in following Lana to her hotel room.
That's what people do in real life all the time. Follow their dicks against all logic.
That's what people do in real life all the time. Follow their dicks against all logic.
Here's basically Nintendo's logic, post-GameCube.
"The GameCube failed because we didn't give the system any of the supplementary features that consumers were wanting. So, for our next system, we're going to go even more counter-culture to what consumers are wanting and hope it pays off"
It's a mindbogglingly stupid mindset because it means they're willingly ignoring everything about their past failures and basically just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks. The Wii was the worst thing to happen to Nintendo because they thought that was a formula to success, and basically doubled down on that shit with the Wii-U and got a very fucking cold backhand as a result. Unfortunately Nintendo, like they did with the GameCube, didn't learn shit from Wii-U's failure and are instead continuing to play the "unique little snowflake" card hoping to catch some kind of lightning in a bottle again by appealing to a market that doesn't actually exist. Meanwhile, the PS4 is still on a record setting pace and the XB1 is selling respectably as well.
Nintendo strikes me as a company that's woefully out of touch and behind the times with what consumers actually want. Which is also why Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks like a game that would have been cool if it was released in 2011.
The 3DS compared to the DS, as well as Vita's failure, is a big indication that the standalone handheld market is dying though.
Part of me wonders if this whole Enzo / Lana thing is being written by Jimmy Jacobs.
sf2fanatic
Member
Cass gave us a great holy sheeit gif smirk.
Uno Venova
Banned
The Switch is the most 'on message' Nintendo has been in a while, there's so many gimmicks involved in it, yet in a trailer without words there is nothing confusing about it. And the best part is, it can be completely traditional if you want it to, the console never has to leave the station, and the controller never comes apart unless you want it to.
Also, the gimmick of the switch actually looks functional. Who wouldn't want a handheld and home console in one system?
This is a point I'll definitely agree with you on. This is the most "traditional" system Nintendo has made since the GameCube. I just wish they'd have beefed up the power a little bit. Battery life is also still a massive concern for me because, if the battery life is actually shit, then the system more or less just becomes a cheaper underpowered home console.
slightconfuse
Banned
Switch seems like it's too late
Also Enzo is not portrayed as being particularly smart.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
hmmmm
And then spinebuster him.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Sorry, Aron Rex already took the Spot
"Son, I'm disappointed in you!"
Sweeney Tom
Banned
I bought a PS3 thinking I'd get to play Kingdom Hearts 3 on it
I bought a PS4 thinking the same
I'd better not have to get a fucking PS5
Uno Venova
Banned
Sorry, Aron Rex already took the Spot
excelsiorlef
Member
hmmmm
God...
KO managed by Anderson to transition him to post title, post JeriKO serious heel wpuld work really well.
Will never happen but damn.
Uno Venova
Banned
I don't know why KO even has PRIZEFIGHTER merch anymore, he cares way more about Jericho than his title.
Bluekaveli
Member
Why would Eric fucking go over Ric? Dumb
You know what was really the death nail for the GameCube? Having the worst Mario Kart, Zelda, and Super Mario games ever.
Overall I had no reason to own one. But at least Metroid Prime was ok.
edit: Resident Evil never came out on xbox or ps2 as well.
avengers23
Banned
slightconfuse
Banned
You know what was really the death nail for the GameCube? Having the worst Mario Kart, Zelda, and Super Mario games ever.
