Professor Lexicovermis
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Ah. I remember now. Personally, the price cut didn't bother me. If I insist on buying Day 1, it's completely on me should the product be sold cheaper later down the line.
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Nintendo Switch Discussion Thread (Question of the Day, Countdown, etc)
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Ah. I remember now. Personally, the price cut didn't bother me. If I insist on buying Day 1, it's completely on me should the product be sold cheaper later down the line.
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Deleted member 752119
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They dropped price by $70 after a few months, leaving some feeling burned.
They did that Ambassador program with the 30(?) free VC games to try and make up for it, but that was useless to people who don't care about playing old games/had them elsewhere already.
True. Some were just miffed as it was so soon when most console/handheld official price drops are a year or two down the line from launch rather than a few months.
But you're right that it's always on early adopters. Anytime you early adopt you're paying the most the product will ever cost for the worst version it will ever have just to be there from day one.
Yeah, I kind of doubt it will since they'll want to sell the new one. Would be nice if I'm wrong on that though. Could be an issue if the joycons/new pro controller have analog triggers that are used in games too I suppose since the Wii U has digital shoulder buttons.
The joycons on grip looks a bit awkward to me, and lacks a dpad. Having to buy a pro controller ups the entry price for me and doesn't help me get off the fence.
Dark Cloud
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I didn't know you could preorder consoles at a retailer. What happens to people like me who wait for a midnight launch? Do they reserve some systems for midnight launch?
CharminUltra
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2 Splat, 2 Toon
Dark Cloud
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I don't see him doing that. He seems more formal and not have a little play in him like Iwata did.Kimishima better take the Switch out of his coat pocket.
purseowner
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Splatoon: Inkfinite Warfare
Okami Haundo
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It honestly depends on how many units they'll get. I think most stores will always save a few units for people who didn't pre-order, but it's all based on what Nintendo will ship them. Basically, it's worth a pre-order if you know for sure you'll want to buy on day one.
Father_Brain
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Well, I sure hope not! But PC is my primary platform, and I'm in no danger of finishing my massive Steam backlog anytime soon. I'll live.
Yup, Same here.
Even worse, my launch 3DS was stolen, so I couldn't even get the Ambassador GBA games when they became available.
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But you already can do that with the WiiU gamepad
Not if his bedroom isn't close to the Wii U in his house and/or the walls aren't thin.
Two houses I had my Wii U in and I could barely stream it in the next room.
Being able to play anywhere will be a HUGE improvement on Switch for people that use the Offtv feature.
Dark Cloud
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I'll preorder to be safe. Times are different now with more people preordering too so I don't want to miss out on a Switch day 1.
DrROBschiz
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Slow news day
Calm before the storm.... not expecting much to come out over the weekend
Build up to thursday will be intense
Calm before the storm.... not expecting much to come out over the weekend
Build up to thursday will be intense
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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Depends on the retailer. Not pre ordering must be an American thing though.
PadWarrior
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It's like a dam waiting to burst.
How much is required to preorder a system at Gamestop again?
DrROBschiz
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Its kind of crazy
Im not sure if hype is everywhere or just focused on enthusiasts at this point
I hope preordering my switch goes smoothly
Im not sure if hype is everywhere or just focused on enthusiasts at this point
I hope preordering my switch goes smoothly
Imagine 3D Mario AND Zelda.
Depends the price of the system at launch. Typically it's around $50-$100.
it's too much, honestly. it was weirdly annoying in 2013 to be playing link between worlds as 3D world is just sitting there shrink wrapped
Professor Lexicovermis
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The Ambassador Program consisted of 10 NES games and 10 GBA games. It's perfectly understandable that some folks weren't satisfied with that.
I'm a chronic Early Adopter, so... yeah. Heh, I don't really mind the revisions Nintendo usually does. I had a first-gen DS and never purchased so much as a DSlite. I've had my Wii U since launch and have no regrets. I already explained my 3DS experience. I plan to preorder Switch next Friday, and I'm sure it'll be worth picking up Day 1!
HackTheSlash
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Im gonna be so poor by the end of this year. With the ports i want on top of the new Nintendo games. I wonder if i can take a mortgage out on my dog.
it's too much, honestly. it was weirdly annoying in 2013 to be playing link between worlds as 3D world is just sitting there shrink wrapped
First World Problems?
Dark Cloud
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It's definitely an American thing years ago. I don't pay attention nowadays to know if it still is, but I doubt it's as big due to ordering online now is so convenient.
That's what I want but I'm not hodling my breath.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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JoshuaJSlone
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Looking forward to Breath of the Wil.
Right. In North America they went nearly 3 years and 25 million units sold before dropping price, so I think it's pretty reasonable to think they could've sold more than a handful with an early $299 price.timetokill said:
Actually, double checking now it seems like that first price drop came about the same time worldwide, so they'd sold 70+ million at the original price.
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it's too much, honestly. it was weirdly annoying in 2013 to be playing link between worlds as 3D world is just sitting there shrink wrapped
At least with Nintendo games rarely going on sale it's not like you overpayed for whichever game you don't get to for a while unlike buying a few games at once on other platforms.
PadWarrior
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Thanks!
Milly Osworth
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All this obsessing about pre ordering sounds so greedy. You will get your thing soon enough.
Unfortunately I don't have a retail store like GS or Best Buy in my town (they tried but w're too small and they closed) so I'll have to do a 40 mile drive on Friday to the closest GS for a pre-order. I'm curious if Amazon will have pre-orders available the night-of, though. Like immediately after the presentation. I'll try to get one on there if they do to be safe, because having to do a decent drive and then finding out people lined-up or something would suck, so it'd be nice to have options.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Well, I can't blame them for being so concerned about preorders after what happened with NES Mini and with rumors about numbers of Switch being available this year.
AquaWateria
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I wish I could find a game that could give me that rush like F Zero.
Nintendo consoles are difficult to get at launch, and we're expecting preorders to open after the announcement, which will be when many people are sleeping in the US. So yeah, people are interested in how it's going to work. I don't consider that greedy.
Okami Haundo
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Fast Racing Neo?
That seems less likely than the 249 price tag.
Shikamaru Ninja
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Nah. Game doesn't really control that well, and while fast, that takes one out of the rush.
Some high-pace action games could give that good ol rush though, and maybe Wipeout, but I haven't played any of the Wipeout games in a long time.
There's also Redout on PCs, haven't played it, nor seen too much gameplay, but seems like it could be a good futuristic racer.
Lord Ghirahim
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Switch will be the second time I'll be pre-ordering new hardware in my life. Wii was my first hardware pre-order.
Well, today is almost over...We are getting there so soon!
And weekdays always go by fast.
Then on Thursday we watch the presentation...
It's like two days, really.
It's like a cup of coffee, it'll go by like that. *Snaps fingers*
Dark Cloud
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It's so boring now...no leaks at all, which is fine, but damn time has slowed down considerably. 👎
AquaWateria
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Even Wipeout lacks that sense of rush that F Zero has. F Zero is just unreal in its sense of speed.
Still boggles my mind how Nintendo hasn't released a new game or even a remaster of the original.
Inb4 someone says it will sell like shit we don't know that .
Still boggles my mind how Nintendo hasn't released a new game or even a remaster of the original.
Inb4 someone says it will sell like shit we don't know that .
CharminUltra
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How can you be bored. We're currently playing the funnest game of all time ever.
The waiting game.
What? Has nothing to do with greed and everything to do with making sure you have a system.
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