Definitely pleased with what I saw today. Want to know a ton more info, of course, but the idea of taking the Nintendo console experience with you on the go is really appealing to me.
Looking forward to this and the inevitable price drop on Wii U stuff now that it's going out of style
I'm not really sure about the 'you can take your gaming on the go' thing. When I'm sat on my fat lazy ass in a chair, I want to have amazing graphics, a nice controller and games with depth. When I'm out and about, staring at a smaller screen, graphics are less important (plus, battery life is important), I don't necessarily want to play a game that requires a good solid chunk of my time to get into if I'm just waiting for a bus. I just don't see the synergy between a gaming console and a handheld. I guess it sets it apart, but really, people are going to view this as a posh handheld, rather than a gaming console.
It's basically an Nvidia Shield, which failed at retail and is now clearance. It's going to look stupid as hell in a protective case. I don't see it succeeding at all. Almost the same price as "pro" versions of xbox and ps4. Low PPI screen. Crack the screen and you need an entire new console. Good stuff: 4k video chip (video not games)
This looks absolutely rubbish. So it's mobile tech in a home console, but you snap shit onto it? Nintendo clearly only want to bother with mobile market.
Oh that's not what I meant. I'm talking about the console's multimedia capabilities. It was never exactly a strong suit for Nintendo, but I've heard this is technically capable of 4K video playback.
It seems like an odd choice to me. Not having touchscreen is a backwards step compared to the last 3 handhelds - I assume that it will have touch because it would affect the opportunities to resell old games, but strange that it was not shown. I would be worried about how fragile it is for kids to use it and it won't fit in a pocket, so portability and convenience is a potential issue. Also by not being an Android tablet it will limit who carries it around unless they include apps for Email, Facebook etc. Promoting with Skyrim is laughable. An old news 2011 game? The graphics are going to be an issue on High Def TV, especially as we are mid-way through the current generation of games and moving to 4K gaming. I assume this thing will be WiiU level performance. That also means we won't see many cross platform support like with WiiU, which may mean the thing suffers from a small library. Also no chance for VR if it is portable.
The durability won't matter because in two years everyone will jump ship for the Switch Lite, two more years the Switch-i, two more years the Switch-iXL and finally they sell you two with a large headband, strange goggles that have oscillating mirrors all mounted to a neck brace and call it........Virtual Switch!
Lets see what the machine is capable of before making any prophecy. Third party developper support will be the key for the success of this system, in my opinion. About the durability of the mechanical parts of the Switch, I am also a bit sceptic about it, as the plastics looks quite cheap for me. But by looking at the money they have spent on R&D, I suppose that they have designed something pretty strong. Also, I totally see Nintendo doing some specific Joy-con controller related to specific games. I just hope that there will not be too much accessories, even if an accessory with a build-in video projector (as seen on some later patents) could be something pretty good. Regarding patents, some late patent from Nintendo, but also from NERD (Nintendo European Research and Development) are about stereoscopic display. I wonder if this Switch will have some sterescopic functions (which is pretty useless in my opinion). One last thing, does anyone saw a "share" button on the controller ?
Only if it fails miserably but who would they develop for? XBOX is dead in Japan and Nintendo would have to do a whole lot of apologizing to Sony.....
I assume that's for the Shield? Or have the Switch's price and specs been announced somewhere? Fwiw, I think Nintendo's marketing photos make he Switch screen look pretty good, but then again, they're marketing...
Nintendo will have me again when they stop this niche crap and go back to the basics. Controller with a dpad and buttons. I don't want a screen on my controller. This novelty crap needs to stop. They have enough original titles that they do not need a niche to sell their product. Anything Mario,Samus,Yoshi,Luigi and Zelda will be insta hits. How about something Kirby? If you provide the games people will buy the system. Hell, years and years ago I went to a friends house and played Modern Warfare. The next day I went out and bought a PS3. The game turned out to be one of the best fps of all time. I will be buying the new COD just because of the Modern Warfare remastered.
Have you not seen the pro controller? It looks like a xbox one pad for god's sake. Go rewatch the trailer and see that you don't even need to use the portability of the console. It becomes a home console when docked. Your argument is invalid.
It's not invalid. Why do they even need a console that has such a feature? Is it nice? at first glance yes. However I think less time should be spent on development on stuff like that and spend that money on game development and hardware/software improvements.
