*** Nintendo Switch ***

I never go for those, always assume it'll be cancelled, hence how I missed the Switch for £200! Just decided to go for it, if it gets cancelled, it gets cancelled, if not big brother gets a game for £2. That's his birthday present sorted :p
 
Nintendo had a hit with Mario and Zelda back in the 80's and 90's. Game mechanics, particularly with Mario 1, 3 and Super Mario World were great. Excellent tight gameplay and controls that just kept you going back for more. Nintendo were really in their prime and could easily charge £30 or £40 per game, despite that being a lot of money back then (still is actually). Playing Mario today, on say a 3DS or Wii U, you just get that feeling of "wait, I've seen this before", and the truth is, you have. It's just more of the same. The Wii U hasn't really been successful, at least when you compare it with the SNES, and I feel the Switch will likely go down the same path. I wish it wasn't the case, but unless the Switch is successful, I think Nintendo is going to go the same way as Sega. What Nintendo really need is GREAT 3rd party titles, unfortunately, everything has been done before. Nintendo tried being innovative with Super Mario Maker, but wasn't successful, and in hindsight it was never going to work because people by large are just no good at creating great games with great gameplay. Some say Super Mario Maker has killed off Mario as many people will never want to play a Mario game again. Try playing almost any user-created level in SMM and you'll likely wind up being frustrated and disappointed.

At this point, I don't see what the Switch is bringing to the table.
 
karik666 said:
Looks like nintendo have locked the hard mode of zelda breath of the wild behind the £18 season pass,seems a ***** thing to do.
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You might think that but from a business viewpoint it makes sense as it will probably get more people to purchase it.

I guess as well for a seson pass these days its pretty cheap still. I'll be picking it up for the other content as hard mode doesn't really bother me.
 
I don't like the idea of charging for hard mode. Although I'm crap at games so wouldn't even contemplate hard mode. Won't be buying.
 
purplesky said:
Nintendo had a hit with Mario and Zelda back in the 80's and 90's. Game mechanics, particularly with Mario 1, 3 and Super Mario World were great. Excellent tight gameplay and controls that just kept you going back for more. Nintendo were really in their prime and could easily charge £30 or £40 per game, despite that being a lot of money back then (still is actually). Playing Mario today, on say a 3DS or Wii U, you just get that feeling of "wait, I've seen this before", and the truth is, you have. It's just more of the same. The Wii U hasn't really been successful, at least when you compare it with the SNES, and I feel the Switch will likely go down the same path. I wish it wasn't the case, but unless the Switch is successful, I think Nintendo is going to go the same way as Sega. What Nintendo really need is GREAT 3rd party titles, unfortunately, everything has been done before. Nintendo tried being innovative with Super Mario Maker, but wasn't successful, and in hindsight it was never going to work because people by large are just no good at creating great games with great gameplay. Some say Super Mario Maker has killed off Mario as many people will never want to play a Mario game again. Try playing almost any user-created level in SMM and you'll likely wind up being frustrated and disappointed.

At this point, I don't see what the Switch is bringing to the table.
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I don't think like that at all as I enjoy Mario and Zelda games. I regularly play a Link to the past as its still my favourite Zelda game and also the older Mario games as I don't like the 3D world ones.

People love the characters and will always enjoy those games they have more longevity than say a COD or Assassins Creed game.

I look forward to getting my Switch and as well as he new games I can't wait to get on the VC for some retro gaming.
 
purplesky said:
At this point, I don't see what the Switch is bringing to the table.
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The ability to play your games on the big TV then seamlessly take them away from the TV that and their exclusives are often exceptional.

If you're chasing console specs to play the next big third party fps then you won't understand it tbh.
 
jimferno said:
The ability to play your games on the big TV then seamlessly take them away from the TV that and their exclusives are often exceptional.
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Sounds like another Wii U does that, and look at how successful that has been. If people didn't like the Wii U, I don't understand why they think the Switch will be any different. To me, the Switch sounds like Nintendo are trying to provide a pointless solution to a pointless problem, at least for the masses.

jimferno said:
If you're chasing console specs to play the next big third party fps then you won't understand it tbh.
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FWIW, I don't like modern consoles that much - if I want to play a fps, I have my PC for that which does it much better in so many ways, although i'm not a fan of modern games anyway. I was a big Nintendo and Sega fan back in the day, and their old consoles still have a place in my heart, but Nintendo really have lost their way since.
 
Purplesky, the Wii U controller only went 10 metres from the console so this is nothing like it. The Wii U was not a fully portable, this is. I think people will love taking this away with them.
 
The WiiU pad was also horribly bulky and the screen felt cheap/flimsy. By all accounts the screen on this is incredibly good.

1-2 switch even at £1.99 is still a none purchase for me, it looks genuinely dreadful :p
 
lakitu said:
Purplesky, the Wii U controller only went 10 metres from the console so this is nothing like it. The Wii U was not a fully portable, this is. I think people will love taking this away with them.
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I understand that. As for portability, well yeah, but I still think people will just stick with their phones for gaming whilst away from home, or their 3DS, or their tablet with Bluetooth game controller. I don't think there is a huge market TBH, unless you really want to play a 1st party game in a hotel room.

I want Nintendo to succeed. TBH, if it wasn't for the DS and 3DS, the Wii U would have killed Nintendo dead and we'd have had another Sega on our hands. Not that i'm specifically pointing the finger at the Dreamcast because I think it was more a case of "Sega let the Dreamcast down" rather than "the Dreamcast let Sega down".
 
I really hope this succeeds, i am looking forward to taking Zelda and Mario with me for a quick game on the go or at lunch, i think the Switch is going to prove a lot of people wrong
 
McBain said:
The WiiU pad was also horribly bulky and the screen felt cheap/flimsy. By all accounts the screen on this is incredibly good.
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Yeah, the Wii U pad is awful, but I don't think it was specifically why the console flopped. The Switch is undoubtedly much better, both screen and form factor, but the success really hinges on whether there is a big enough market for 1st party games on a tablet sized device whilst away from home. Me = not sure.
 
purplesky said:
Yeah, the Wii U pad is awful, but I don't think it was specifically why the console flopped. The Switch is undoubtedly much better, both screen and form factor, but the success really hinges on whether there is a big enough market for 1st party games on a tablet sized device whilst away from home. Me = not sure.
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It flopped because it wasn't marketed and nobody knew a bloody thing about it. Coupled with the awkward controller setup, it just didn't gel well with a lot of people despite being an excellent console.

The Switch is not another Wii-U.
 
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