*** Nintendo Switch ***

I looking forward to this and kinda joked about the 250 basic 300 premium price points yesterday but £275 with no Zelda is just not going to happen for me.

I feel Nintendo have really dropped the ball again looking for that sleeper hit that the Wii had which is never going to happen. This will be the final nail in the Nintendo hardware console market and it pains me to say that.

I will pick one up after next Christmas for sub £200 if the other titles Mario and so on are worth my time.
 
"Playing classic bomberman with real time shadows is blowing my mind".

These guys are just awful, everything sounds like a pre-written sales line and incredibly badly written at that.

I did love the first Bomberman I played which I guess was on the SNES.
 
ShortWarning said:
Completely agree with all of this.

I do think Nintendo do need make "the third console".

I would say 90% of people buy one of the 2 and then Nintendo as their backup console, it's very rarely someones first pick.

As said, the reason people buy Nintendo consoles is for their games. There is literally no other reason to buy them (unless you really like motion controls but honestly, who does?)

If they made a console that stacked up against the other 2 then for most people the choice would then be a lot harder.

Do you prefer Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo exclusives? Pick one. Rather than x + a nintendo.

I really really want Nintendo to succeed, I love their games but (IMO) they haven't done anything right hardware wise for a long time.
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But thing is, even with this 'gen' consoles. Before I had one, my friends and myself were all laughing at how bad the low powered xbox was and how bad the games were. Their was no way in hell we were gonna get an xbox. Couple of years on, we all have an xbox. Nobody has a playstation, more because we knew xbox and liked the xbox brand, we all had achievement scores and didn't want to start from fresh.

Same applies here. If you make a 3rd console to compete with Sony and MS, no matter how good the games are on the other console, most people are gonna stick to the one with all their friends/achievements(trophies)/digital downloads. You have to offer something different or the majority of people won't buy it. I've got a pc and an xbox(at some point ps4 too) and a wii u. The xbox is my main gaming platform as all my friends are on there. The others are just for exclusives.

It doesn't matter if they only released one game at launch(for me). It'll take me over a month to complete and by that time other games will be out to play. Be it on the switch or other platform.
 
The dude without the controller looks thoroughly happy to be there.

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Kobi said:
But thing is, even with this 'gen' consoles. Before I had one, my friends and myself were all laughing at how bad the low powered xbox was and how bad the games were. Their was no way in hell we were gonna get an xbox. Couple of years on, we all have an xbox. Nobody has a playstation, more because we knew xbox and liked xbox, we all had achievement scores and didn't want to start from fresh.

Same applies here. If you make a 3rd console to compete with Sony and MS, no matter how good the games are on the other console, most people are gonna stick to the one with all their friends/achievements(trophies)/digital downloads. You have to offer something different or the majority of people won't buy it. I've got a pc and an xbox(at some point ps4 too) and a wii u. The xbox is my main gaming platform as all my friends are on there. The others are just for exclusives.

It doesn't matter if they only released one game at launch(for me). It'll take me over a month to complete and by that time other games will be out to play. Be it on the switch or other platform.
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Really?

They have to offer something different, what like Kinect, Move, PSVR, EyeToy etc?
 
Kobi said:
But thing is, even with this 'gen' consoles. Before I had one, my friends and myself were all laughing at how bad the low powered xbox was and how bad the games were. Their was no way in hell we were gonna get an xbox. Couple of years on, we all have an xbox. Nobody has a playstation, more because we knew xbox(brand) and liked xbox, we all had achievement scores and didn't want to start from fresh.

Same applies here. If you make a 3rd console to compete with Sony and MS, no matter how good the games are on the other console, most people are gonna stick to the one with all their friends/achievements(trophies)/digital downloads. You have to offer something different or the majority of people won't buy it. I've got a pc and an xbox(at some point ps4 too) and a wii u. The xbox is my main gaming platform as all my friends are on there. The others are just for exclusives.

It doesn't matter if they only released one game at launch(for me). It'll take me over a month to complete and by that time other games will be out to play. Be it on the switch or other platform.
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I hear what you're saying but what are Nintendo doing "different" that people actually want? Motion controls, tablet?

The only important thing that sets Nintendo apart is their games. They have 2 choices:

1. Sell their console cheaper than everyone elses, forget about third party support, low powered console.

2. Make a comparable console and go balls out.

To be honest, I like the idea of choice 1. Choice 2, while risky, could work.

With the switch they have gone down the middle which I think is a bad move.

Last generation I was Xbox 360 all the way (but owned a PS3). This generation I'm PS4 (but own an Xbone). At the moment I'm not sure I can justify a switch because it's the same price as the other 2 (more if you account for accessories) but less powerful with a handful of 1st party games.

Sure you'll have your die hard Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo fans but I fear Nintendo are becoming more irrelevant with each generation and don't think the switch is the way to get their relevancy back.
 
antijoke said:
Really?

They have to offer something different, what like Kinect, Move, PSVR, EyeToy etc?
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He should have said different and good :)

For me the differentiator with Nintendo is the games, MK8 looks fantastic and runs beautifully on the Wii U, having an improved version for the Switch with more tracks, character and more importantly being able to take it with me sounds great.
 
antijoke said:
These dudes look like they are having fun.

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The controllers are tiny.
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Did you actually notice the game they are playing. That's right, it's both another "new ways to play" game where you play each other by looking at each other.... super exciting and exactly what most people think when buying a console, but the game is milking cows. This is where NIntendo have gone, milking cows and pretending to shoot each other. Considering the quick draw game is $50... I imagine the milking the cows race is maybe going to cost the same as it seems about as complex.

Do Nintendo have their console and new game ideas office in California, or Oregon, or Washington, Alaska or Colorado?

http://www.governing.com/gov-data/state-marijuana-laws-map-medical-recreational.html
 
drunkenmaster said:
Did you actually notice the game they are playing. That's right, it's both another "new ways to play" game where you play each other by looking at each other.... super exciting and exactly what most people think when buying a console, but the game is milking cows. This is where NIntendo have gone, milking cows and pretending to shoot each other. Considering the quick draw game is $50... I imagine the milking the cows race is maybe going to cost the same as it seems about as complex.

Do Nintendo have their console and new game ideas office in California, or Oregon, or Washington, Alaska or Colorado?

http://www.governing.com/gov-data/state-marijuana-laws-map-medical-recreational.html
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Yep, I saw the TV in the background, udderly hilarious.
 
Broken Hope said:
And you think the Switch is priced in a way that younger children are going to get one and extra controllers too? Not to mention there really isn't much in the way of games for kids until Mario.
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antijoke said:
Looking at the switch marketing it appears they are after the hipster crowd who don't drive and catch the tube everywhere and who go to their friends rooftops and hang out having a soiree.


I don't see a single child in the reveal trailer. Just a load of singletons, some creep in an airport putting moves on some poor girl just because she has a switch too and someone who should have their dog taken off them for neglect.
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Replace "children" with all hipster and my point still stands.
 
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