No recent console has had a launch lineup as thin as this. Nintendo needs all the momentum they can get.
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Nintendo Switch: March 3rd 2017 worldwide, MSRP $300
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No recent console has had a launch lineup as thin as this. Nintendo needs all the momentum they can get.
Dash_Riprock
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720p screen resolution? 32GB memory?
2010 called, they want their specs back.
2010 called, they want their specs back.
At no point in it's existence did Vita actually have games support from Sony, which is a pretty significant difference.
VendettaRed07
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I wish it wasn't too late to get drunk
killatopak
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Oh boy. These assurance posts.
The market speaks for itself. If a lot of hardcore gamers think it's too much then guess how the general public is going to react? How about when they see the price for additional controllers?
Zelda has never been a mainstream system seller, either. Wii sports was the big Wii seller AND it was a pack-in. 1,2 Switch is no Wii Sports and it isn't even included.
Coolsambob
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It's never too late.
It's 6:26am here and I've just poured another bourbon.
My girlfriend's alarm has literally just gone off for her to go to work too.
AwakenedCloud
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We don't know standard game MRSP yet, do we? Safe to expect $59.99?
LOL! At least I just saved a lot of money.
Isn't for me, conference was 5pm here. I'm plastered after that abortion of a conference.
Rhazer Fusion
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bishopcruz
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FTFY
No console EVER has done that. None. The only thing they get by doing that is significantly under-utilizing a meaningful exclusive.
If anything, they should have fit a B-title in there like the Mario Kart 8 port.
I gotta admit, that's a bit rich for my blood, especially given the paywall'd online services. And, well, the rather luxurious prices for accessories and stuff. Ooof. Switch is definitely no longer a day one purchase for me. Not like it ever was, but to be honest, I'd probably have been swept up by the hype and bought it near launch, being a hopeless Nintendo fanboy and all. Now, I'd rather wait for a while and grab a bundle down the line. If at all.
You're probably trying to be "funny" but I just want to say you're wrong anyway.
onemanasylum
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Nothing about this product looks high quality, Rushed, lacking software, basic online features missing at launch, poor storage....
finalflame
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People were expecting > 720p for the handheld screen? Y'all delusional or some shit?
People were thinking $250, free online, and a pack-in game. Maybe not Zelda, but something. Also with a lineup worth something.
With this you have $300, paid online, no pack-in at all, and the only game for months worth mentioning is Zelda. As well, it looks about the same amount of power as the Wii U, and it's got heavy focus on gimmicks that nobody cares about. Nobody's going to be taking this thing to a party.
It's not just the $50, it's the fact that the package as presented isn't even worth $250. Pricing it at $300 on a shelf next to a PS4 at the same price makes this as DOA as the Wii U. Instead of replacing both of Nintendo's lines of business, this just killed them.
I have literally half a dozen 64 GB micro SD cards in my drawer, don't you guys?
Precisely.
dickroach
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1-2 Switch not being a pack-in title like Wii Sports is absurd.
BlindJesus
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Third party Nintendo looks like a non-insignificant possibility in the future. They're putting all their eggs in one basket. It looks to be a subpar handheld with poor battery life, and a subpar console with woefully underpowered specs. Shareholders are not going to be pleased I think.
lol dude, I don't think you'd want the screen res to go any higher considering the battery life on this thing...
btw. it seems like the price in the Eu is not 300 € but 330€! lel nintendo, thats like ps4 pro range
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1333369
good luck with that
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1333369
good luck with that
I have literally half a dozen 64 GB micro SD cards in my drawer, don't you guys?
You gonna be switchin them out all the time. Shit takes up space.
bananafactory
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Yeah. I'd be way more understanding if WiiU's last couple years had been similar to the PS3's goodbye. But there's no excuse for such a sparse first year here.
brickarts295
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This is what Wii U should have been in the first played. Wii U was a prototype, we've been played.
At least we'll get proper (non-gimmick) games.
At least we'll get proper (non-gimmick) games.
EventHorizon
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Problem with that logic is that there already exists two products, PS4 and XB1, that are both cheaper and better if you just want a home console. Even if you want to treat the Switch as a handheld, you have Zelda, the only major game at launch, getting around 3 hours battery life. It kinda defeats the purpose of a handheld if you have to keep finding someplace to plug it in.
The price is laughable, but given the fact Nintendo can't product stock well, it's going to sell out. I'm surprised Zelda is day one also. Low stock hardware mixed with a must have title is going to cause a bit of a frenzy, a lot of frustrated in happy people are going to be generated. I don't know why they feel they need to do it this way, inevitably It will hurt the people most loyal to them.
H3rTz DoNuT
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Yeah I don't remember such a bad line up in a long time if ever and I usually always buy most if not all games that launch with the console and here there is only one choice, Zelda.
Have you paid any attention to what screens phones and tablets are using these days? 1080p panels are dirt cheap. The problem here is that a very underpowered GPU is being used that doesn't really justify the price tag.
BoboBrazil
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This happens every time. Nintendo abandons their previous system early and then has launch droughts for the next one. Within a few months after launch Nintendo will then come out and apologize for launch droughts and say they learned from their mistakes. This literally happens every time.
You're missing the point. Consider Nintendo's current situation and the performance of their pass launches. They need to do something different, not stick with what's been done in the past.
The last thing Nintendo needs right now is another Wii U.
I can't believe they're not bundling that.
Unknown Soldier
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Lolwut? Vita had a lot of support from Sony during it's first 1-2 years. Gravity Rush, Uncharted Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048, MLB The Show, Playstation All-Stars, Killzone Mercenary, Tearaway, Littlebigplanet. There was a lot of first and second-party support on Vita in the early days, until Sony realized the little guy just wasn't selling and the third parties started to pull the plug.
There's really no excuse for it. It looks significantly sparser than Wii Sports was and that was a pack-in.
It sure as hell ain't worth $50 unless there's a LOT more minigames than what they've already shown.
BleedOrange
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This will absolutely bomb. I'll be picking up a Wii U from the pawn shop to get my Smash fix.
Going to have to pass on this until a price drop. I know that you have to look at this as a handheld device, but it's tough for me to think that I'd be spending the same amount of money on this as I would if I bought a PS4 Pro. I'll wait to see how they handle their online services and games in a year from now.
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