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Nintendo Switch Discussion Thread (Question of the Day, Countdown, etc)
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Dark Cloud
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I've mentioned income tax wayyyy back in early 2016.
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It was a huge sales failure so I'd hardly say people were fine with it. I mean yeah I'm sure some Sony fanboys were fine with it and are knocking Switch, but that's fanboys. Add to ignore and move on.
Astral Dog
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Doesn't matter that much when you are in a Global Market,the age of the internet* why would they have to hide away a japanese conference? They want to show the system is here,in Japan too.
*As long as the content is entertaining and the message clear
sony and quite a few non English companies still do events primarily for the English market.
Mmm
If my memory serves me well Vita sold like shit even in japan
First years on the market at that price was. ..embarassing
On slide with the big three (JPN/USA/EU) dates/prices on, then tweets in the day from respective Nintendo accounts for places liek Australia etc
con-ca-te-nate
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OMG my boss approved my leave on Friday! Hooray!
Live tweeting with region specific information
DecoReturns
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I told you price will be the biggest Talking point.
Good or Bad.
Good or Bad.
BlastProcessing
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You could, but with shipping, taxes, and reseller markup, I doubt you'd come out ahead.
This is the first time I'll be able to buy a console (and some games) with my own money at launch. Can't wait!
ThanksVision
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Do you guys think the basic model will include the joy con container? I don't recall if there was an official name for it, but essentially the piece of plastic that you can slot the two controllers into to form one pad?
It's a great thing. I remember being in line for GCN, DS, Wii, 3DS, and Wii U.
GCN I spent 7 hours in line at a Walmart that my sister worked at. I was there during her whole shift. Wii came out when I was 18 and I had to spend 21 hours in line to get it at Walmart.
The JoyCon Grip should be included in the base model.
The Joy-con grip. They have featured in every display of the system, so I don't think they would exclude it (also, people would probably just buy the Pro controller instead anyway).
Serenitynow
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I really hope the price is true now. If Thursday comes and it's announced as $299, the backlash could really hurt it
Irishonion
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There has been rumors of zelda botw release at launch? At least for west/Japan?
Literally make or break of me buying day 1 or not.
Literally make or break of me buying day 1 or not.
Jerm411
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Looking very likely at this point....
Multiple rumours have stated that Zelda will be at launch, but some sources have said that the situation in Europe is uncertain because of localisation issues, and that as a result Zelda might miss the Europe launch of the Switch (personally, I can hardly accept that Nintendo would allow something like this on their big launch day game).
Dark Cloud
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The Grip has to be included. It's always shown in the marketing pictures and Nintendo is touting this as a home console on the go.
The Grip with the joy cons make it feel like a "traditional" home controller.
Hero of Legend
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https://twitter.com/KGPrestige/status/817881153101295616?lang=en
And this is where I'd put a Switch pre-order. IF I HAD ONE!!!
As far as I can tell, that Nikkei article isn't saying they've heard the price is 25,000 yen, but that analysts are just saying this would be a good price to launch it at.
I can read Japanese but not to a native level, so obviously I could be missing some nuance here. But can anyone with a native level of reading ability confirm this?
EDIT: Nevermind, the OP in this thread even says it's an assumption by Nikkei. I don't know, everyone, I would say their guess is as good as ours if they're not saying they've heard this price from their own sources.
I can read Japanese but not to a native level, so obviously I could be missing some nuance here. But can anyone with a native level of reading ability confirm this?
EDIT: Nevermind, the OP in this thread even says it's an assumption by Nikkei. I don't know, everyone, I would say their guess is as good as ours if they're not saying they've heard this price from their own sources.
Jon Carter
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Sony isn't selling 23 million PS4s in Japan alone, though. Japan is crucial to Nintendo's success.
Quite a few sources (retailers and insiders) are claiming a 250$ price, so it's still highly likely right now.
WhiteWaterM00se
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You may be right about that. But a Smash kart would be different than a Mario kart. I believe this is the only Mario Kart we are getting this Gen.
TwilightPrincess
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Yup. But Vita didn't have blockbusters for launchperiod. The 3DS didn't do too well either without big games. I think it wasn't only the price.
That said Switch isn't only a handheld and i hope people will accept a little higher price for the "TV" feature.
DecoReturns
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You guys remember Nintendo 64 Launch titles?
I have a gut feeling Nintendo will beat that.
I have a gut feeling Nintendo will beat that.
HackTheSlash
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Really hoping i can nail one of these down this Friday. Everyone here im sure knows how hard it will be to get one for a while.
Really looking forward to this launch.
Really looking forward to this launch.
At this point its almost guaranteed elements within retail have gotten the official launch details which is why so many are suddenly saying 250 etc.
Dark Cloud
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No. The Switch is comparable to the 3DS. Get ready for SFIV Switch edition.
DriftingSpirit
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It will also do well with just one of them at launch.
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There's quite a few combinations where it will do extremely well. But Zelda + 2 other first party games is nonetheless exciting.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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Pfft, Maro 64 was a killer launch title.
OrbitalBeard
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Definitely. And Pilotwings 64 was good too.
I think Mario Switch + Zelda + Splatoon would be better. I'm not sure it'll happen, but holy cow.
Dark Cloud
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The more I think about it I don't think that's a good strategy.
BotW will sell out Switches. 3D Mario should come a month or two later.
I think it makes sense for Nintendo to lean on their Japanese heritage right now. People talk about Nintendo needed to capture third party support and Japan is the place that's a real possibility.
Sony doesn't care about Japan. Vita is dying and individual software sales on PS4 aren't strong enough. There's going to be a bunch of developers scrambling to remain relevant.
OrbitalBeard
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I'm inclined to agree, as much as I'd love it at launch. Mario a few weeks later would be great for momentum. What's gonna' suck is if they hold it for the holidays.
Diprosalic
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Prepare for sucking.
Dark Cloud
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Yeah.
I'd rather be selfish and have Mario come at launch since it's my favorite series lol. Ugh I hope it doesn't come at the holidays. I'm going to trust Kimishima when he said he wanted to have software ready not only at launch, but readily as time goes on.
We'll see in 4 days!
Mario + Holidays sounds like a perfect combination to me.
OrbitalBeard
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Noooooooo!!!! I want it nooooow.
It may very well be coming at the end of the year, yes. Wouldn't surprise me at all.
Super Mario Galaxy 2's May release gives me the tiniest sliver of hope though.
BlastProcessing
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The Nikkei price thread really underscores how consumers are, in no way, rational.
A steady flow of quality releases will ensure that the Switch will do better than the Wii U. Zelda off the bat is great, but they need to have some short term software that we can look forward to after launch. I'm ready though.
Dark Cloud
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That was one of the biggest problems of Wii U. Kimishima seems to want to correct that.
Don't leave out my system seller
NeoGAF's consumers are. They're fortunately in no way representative of the real market.
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