StueyDuck
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I mean, you aren't wrong, but yeah... I have no doubts this thread will be loads of fun for you.
Nintendo is the “Apple” of gaming
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ValiantInstance
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The Macbook Air M2 and Pros are fantastic.
The iPhone Pro is excellent if a tad overpriced, but it's nothing mind boggling compared to the competition. Even Google have started copying iPhone down to the design and the price point for their Pixel flagships.
The Airpod earphones are easily the best on the market. I wear them for 12 hours a day at times and forget I even have them on. No soreness at all.
The rest of their lineup is meh. I have the Apple TV which is cool but I'll admit not worth the price. I mainly bought it because I'm in the ecosystem already. Love those wallpapers on my OLED though.
Donkusei
Member
I don't think so, no. Nintendo is consumer friendly, with a very good subscription service (affordable with a lot of content). They are doing things such as GameShare (you can play with friends and family with only one game). You can use your old controllers on Switch 2 games (on PS5, for example, you can't play PS5 games with the DualShock 4).
Apple would never do things like this. If you want to compare a company to Apple in the gaming industry, then Sony is the one.
Also you're talking about mid specs but Apple has really good chipsets on mobile and laptops, and Nintendo is not using mid specs for the Switch 2.
Apple would never do things like this. If you want to compare a company to Apple in the gaming industry, then Sony is the one.
Also you're talking about mid specs but Apple has really good chipsets on mobile and laptops, and Nintendo is not using mid specs for the Switch 2.
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Walter Matthau
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It just works
Unfortunatecookie
Neo Member
Fair. Those three (size, noise, and weight) are crucial to me. If a laptop is super powerful but has the sound of a vacuum and the weight of a Clydesdale horse, that's a terrible value.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
Apple always had great specs and features for the price, bar few hiccups like 60hz on iPhone. And many of their entry-level products are actually very cheap for what they are, like Mac Mini. Apple also pioneered consumer tech quite a lot, especially with recent ARM revolution and modern nodes.
Switch 2 has a questionable value proposition, not a high price. I mean, LCD in 2025 device is something, to say the least. Plus the last time Nintendo actually pioneered tech (not isage of existing tech) was during n64 days. Nintendo is not even developing its own hardware now, they are buying off the shelf nvidia chips. Nintendo is Nintendo of gaming.
Switch 2 has a questionable value proposition, not a high price. I mean, LCD in 2025 device is something, to say the least. Plus the last time Nintendo actually pioneered tech (not isage of existing tech) was during n64 days. Nintendo is not even developing its own hardware now, they are buying off the shelf nvidia chips. Nintendo is Nintendo of gaming.
BlackTron
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People seem cognitively dissonant that Nintendo is near the line of taking a loss, depending on what happens with tariffs and whether the price increases. They are likely to be in a situation to just eat about 10% of each system, which would be smoother than confusing people, changing the story, bungling the announcement, etc. That they are flirting with taking losses says one thing: this is $450 worth of stuff. It's not overpriced. Is taking a loss to smooth over a hardware launch an Apple-like thing to do?
It appears to me that all these people who act like tech bros too matured for Nintendo, don't even understand handheld tech. Like it stops at PS vs XB console marketing terms or something. I mean if you think it's bad because it doesn't play the games you want that's different. The hardware isn't overpriced for what it's pulling, especially making room for the dock and controllers.
This thing runs on a little battery and plays PS5 games competently. Unless you were expecting it to run the same way or better as PS5, for the same price, only it comes in a tiny package...LOL
Tams
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If you treat a console like the luxury it is (back in' my day we had two or three games), then the prices are fine.
Especially compared to most other family activities, a games console and, say, five games is still an absolute bargain.
The level of entitlement and lack of resilience is through the roof these days. Your kids do not need tens or hundreds of games and should learn to appreciate what they do get.
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Donkusei
Member
Good specs, yes.
"Features", debatable.
"for the price", no, never, Apple is really expensive.
thegame983
Member
It's a tale as old as time.
On the back of a very successful console (Switch, Wii, Xbox 360, PS2), the company who made them decides to act like a dick.
The only thing that will reverse it is a humbling (WiiU, XBOX One, PS3).
On the back of a very successful console (Switch, Wii, Xbox 360, PS2), the company who made them decides to act like a dick.
The only thing that will reverse it is a humbling (WiiU, XBOX One, PS3).
Woopah
Member
Switch 2 isn't using an off the shelf chip though.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
Apple without Apple's state of the art tech.
Donkusei
Member
Steam Deck: LCD screen, 7" 800p, 60 Hz, no HDR... 420€
People: "omg great!! I love it! PC gaming is the best!"
Switch 2: LCD screen, 7,9" 1080p, 120 Hz, HDR... 470€ (with a Dock, more powerful, detachable controllers...)
People: "what? questionable value."
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ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
It's a gimped automotive chip according to leaks tho
Donkusei
Member
No, it's not. They customized the chip a lot for gaming usage and Nintendo. You can't compare the Nintendo Switch 2 chip to the T234.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
It's not like Nintendo itself eager to open up about their SoC lol.
Woopah
Member
The automotive chip was the starting point but then it was customised specifically for Nintendo. They didn't just take a part designed for cars and "gimp" it.
Gambit2483
Member
You forgot Switch 2 also has a microphone, VRR and DLSS the last two of which make it a far more competitive and capable device.
twilo99
Member
Correct.
BacklashWave534
Member
Nope. Apple marketing typically brainwashes people into thinking they need that tiny incremental upgrade. Nintendo just says fuck off and buy it.
Horseganador
Member
Only in terms of getting as much money from their fan base do Nintendo and Apple resemble each other; otherwise, they have nothing in common. Apple tries to push technology, for example, by always using the most modern manufacturing node, while Nintendo comes to you in 2025 with Samsung 8nm.
Tams
Member
This such an unintelligent and uninformed take.
Apple rarely use the most advanced technology. If anything, they use more mature technology more because they want a seemless user experience.
Also, them using the most advanced nodes is little to do with their skill. They just have enough money and demand to buy up all the capacity. Nintendo couldn't get a look in at 3nm even if they tried.
Now, both of them are companies,.and companies exist to make money.
Fahdis
Member
Oh. Sorry. So you hate Nintendo, Sony and Xbox. That leaves PC.
There you go. Don't forget to clean the crumbs off your keyboard
I'm actually a 6 foot, athlete. What now goober?
Back to your cave, troll.
Shaki12345
Gold Member
Apple is overpriced hardware. Nintendo isn't. So, no.
Musashipan
Member
No
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Yeah. I like to think about things too, sometimes
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
Thanks for sharing your ridiculous stereotypes about Apple, OP. Never heard anything like it so i'll reconsider my investment in Apple stocks.
Crunchbox
Member
You are correct!
"apple is the nintendo of smartphones!!!. "
We have to make sure nintendo is the lead and the king pin on this one. No back seat for nintendo. They are the supreme leader and gods of entertainment. Never wrong, never bad. Its the players who are bad if they dont see this to be honest.
Ps. Reggie is a traitor now.
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Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
Apple's margins are way bigger than Nintendo's. Also Apple focuses almost entirely on the upmarket, Nintendo is more in the middle.
Plus, Apple is a tech company. They don't really create any content. Nintendo is an entertainment company. So it's very apples to oranges, no pun.
The fact alone that Nintendo has a small profit margin doesn't make them like Apple.
Plus, Apple is a tech company. They don't really create any content. Nintendo is an entertainment company. So it's very apples to oranges, no pun.
The fact alone that Nintendo has a small profit margin doesn't make them like Apple.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Apple (mostly) makes premium products. Nintendo's technologies and products are generations behind.
The similarites are holding the line on price. Not discounting. For Nintendo it's the games. For Apple it's the hardware.
And the other similarity is going the extra mile on quality. Again games for the big N. And hardware for the A. (software for A too.)
There is a just works philosophy for both. But that's inherent in all consoles. That's one reason consoles exist.
Old hardware new paint? IN the console world everyone releases new colors of their hardware sometimes with new artwork. Apple does hardware in multiple colors. Pretty sure others do this as well.
It just works is inherent in all consoles. You could say Nintendo's games are like Apple's software in terms of making it easy to use.
I don't recall an Apple or Nintendo accessory that felt essential. Other than they are good/fun and you want them.
Updates? All consoles tend to push the system updates. And there is little to no reason to not update any console. Except for piracy reasons I guess.
Buying a lifestyle not a console? ...I think you're just buying a console and games.
Not made by Nintendo not allowed ...like Apple? Every console exercises some control over their platform. Apple does as well. Part of the point of it all.
And the other similarity is going the extra mile on quality. Again games for the big N. And hardware for the A. (software for A too.)
There is a just works philosophy for both. But that's inherent in all consoles. That's one reason consoles exist.
Old hardware new paint? IN the console world everyone releases new colors of their hardware sometimes with new artwork. Apple does hardware in multiple colors. Pretty sure others do this as well.
It just works is inherent in all consoles. You could say Nintendo's games are like Apple's software in terms of making it easy to use.
I don't recall an Apple or Nintendo accessory that felt essential. Other than they are good/fun and you want them.
Updates? All consoles tend to push the system updates. And there is little to no reason to not update any console. Except for piracy reasons I guess.
Buying a lifestyle not a console? ...I think you're just buying a console and games.
Not made by Nintendo not allowed ...like Apple? Every console exercises some control over their platform. Apple does as well. Part of the point of it all.
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username12
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This is why all the whining about pricing is silly. I'm sure there are a lot of people on the outer edges who will balk at it, but their core audience does not care.
Hero_Select
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I'm actually a 6 foot, athlete and am super alpha male
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Gamerfan81
Member
Actually,
Nintendo is the Donald Trump of the gaming world.
Very loved, very hated, and very polarizing in the gaming world.
Nintendo is the Donald Trump of the gaming world.
Very loved, very hated, and very polarizing in the gaming world.
DavJay
Member
Yes it is. The PS5 with better hardware is $400
Mobilemofo
Member
No. That's an insult to Nintendo..
Major Insano
Member
Nintendo products are unique and highly collectable.
Apple products are bland and disposable.
Apple products are bland and disposable.
DanielG165
Gold Member
The MacBook M1 Pro that I've used extensively for professional photography and videography work begs to differ.
cartman414
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iPhones have general price parity with comparable Android phones. Android wishes it had half the reliability.
Kataploom
Gold Member
I have that one and that's the one I remember when I say what I say about Mac
Fahdis
Member
Grizzled Ghost
Member
That's not a bad analogy
Colorful, consistent quality, clean design language, over priced, originally made for children but have embraced the adult market as their fans grew up, successfully branched out into movies.
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Fahdis
Member
What Android from 1932 did you get your hands on?