*** Nintendo Switch ***

[silvagti]

Right but it's a bit of a stretch to say they lost out on sales just to create possible future hype. It's smacks of a misjudgement of demand rather than clever marketing..

It does seem odd but then if they were serious about selling the product how come we're two weeks after Xmas and everywhere is still out of stock? Nowhere is even advertising they're going to be getting additional stock in future either nor accepting pre-orders?

Plus the £60 RRP price seemed way cheaper than what Nintendo usually charges. By the time you figure the cost of the hardware, controller and bundled games (most of which sell for around £5 a go on virtual consoles) then subtract the retailer's cut they must be making next to nothing on each one sold.

There's something very odd about the whole NES classic situation that doesn't add up.

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

Honestly I think it's just their failure to assess and meet demand. They had similar issues with the original Wii and again with the more popular Amibos.

 

[Raymond Lin]

100% going to pre-order, like the others said, better value then just upgrading to a PS4 Pro...sure, the games will be nicer looking but it's still be the same games and Nintendo games you can't get anywhere else.

 

[mahius]

100% going to pre-order, like the others said, better value then just upgrading to a PS4 Pro...sure, the games will be nicer looking but it's still be the same games and Nintendo games you can't get anywhere else.

I sure hope the first batch don't have issues then. Seems to be the norm for tech releases in this day and age. I think it' is possible to cancel pre-orders and most of them you don't have to pay in advance. Best bet is to pre-order via GameSeek, especially given that they might get hammered with pre-orders after Thursday, if the other retailers start charging more. Heck, pre-order it twice just to make sure you can get one. Best case scenario, both places have it and you cancel one, letting someone else have a chance of getting a day 1 Switch.

Me personally though, I will still be cautious as always and won't pre-order unless certain games get confirmed for release.

 

[malachi]

I sure hope the first batch don't have issues then. Seems to be the norm for tech releases in this day and age.

Very rare for a Nintendo first batch of consoles to have issues. They build quality products and have a history for doing so.

The closet I can think of is the DS hinge issue but that was mostly due to peoples carelessness especially with kids.

 

[DONOHUE07]

I love Nintendo console and there 1st party games are (mostly) brilliantand in age where devs finish the game with a few months of patches after release, Nintendos games work out of the box like you expect.

But for the 1st time ever I won't be buying the Switch day one (unless it comes at a wii £179 price tag rather than the WiiU's ridiculous £349 price tag), I'm a PC gamer mostly but I don't trust Nintendo's consoles to have many multiplatform games, nor a solid online infrastructure

 

[Kreeeee]

If you're a pc gamer why do you want multiplatform games on an inferior platform?

 

[mahius]

Rumours are that the Switch isn't getting the full AAA support from 3rd parties. It was bound to never be supported by Rockstar anyway (Rockstar hate Nintendo, probably more than I do lol), but this could be bad for the Switch in the long term. Selling it as both a handheld and a home console, there's the major potential for it to fail as the latter due to being underpowered compared to the competition.

I guess the 3rd parties are potentially looking to treat it like a handheld mostly then... a shame if we never get console-quality AAA 3rd party titles on the Switch.

Keeping in mind that this is a rumour and the fact that I was very hesitant to even write this post (there's not much point since we'll know it all in less than 36 hours). Here's the video where I first heard of this rumour, which honestly does sound rather plausible.

 

[Minstadave]

EA have been open for that they were throwing a single title at it and anything mor would depend on sales.

 

[Lokai]

Rockstar hate Nintendo, probably more than I do lol

Why do you hate Nintendo?

 

[DONOHUE07]

If you're a pc gamer why do you want multiplatform games on an inferior platform?

The Switch is portable, my PC isn't

 

[spoffle]

It does seem odd but then if they were serious about selling the product how come we're two weeks after Xmas and everywhere is still out of stock? Nowhere is even advertising they're going to be getting additional stock in future either nor accepting pre-orders?

Plus the £60 RRP price seemed way cheaper than what Nintendo usually charges. By the time you figure the cost of the hardware, controller and bundled games (most of which sell for around £5 a go on virtual consoles) then subtract the retailer's cut they must be making next to nothing on each one sold.

There's something very odd about the whole NES classic situation that doesn't add up.

It doesn't actually cost them anything to bundle those games, so it has no bearing on the cost or profitability of the Nes Classic. The hardware will also be extremely cheap to produce.

In simple terms, it's basically a raspberry Pi like board, in a NES shell.

 

[ThestigGT999]

Tons of HORI Switch accessories leaked – Zelda tie-ins, fight stick, more

 

[TNA]

Hopefully Friday they announce Zelda will be released on console launch

 

[silvagti]

It doesn't actually cost them anything to bundle those games, so it has no bearing on the cost or profitability of the Nes Classic. The hardware will also be extremely cheap to produce.

Yeah, but it could eat into their virtual console sales on other platforms. They're effectively giving away something theyre charging for elsewhere.

 

[spoffle]

Yeah, but it could eat into their virtual console sales on other platforms. They're effectively giving away something theyre charging for elsewhere.

Well they're not, they're using that specific thing as selling point of the New Classic. People buying new classics are unlikely to be the same people buying virtual console games on the 3DS or WiiU.

It's silly to assume that they're not making money on it, and use retail prices as proof. The hardware will cost very little, and the games will literally cost them nothing. They're just digital copies.

I'd be surprised if the bill of materials was over £15. You can buy the sort of single PCB computer that's used in the NES classic for not much more than a tenner retail, and that includes all the things such as shipping costs, retailer cuts and so on.

The included games are the way they manage to market very cheap hardware to people at a much higher price than it costs to manufacture.

 

[wanderer89]

Not sure if it means anything but Walmart's pre-order price is $399.

I'm hoping it's £200 max over here, anything more and I'm out.

 

[KraniX]

Why do you hate Nintendo?

And why does he come to a Switch thread and waste his time posting here about a company he hates and a device he is unlikely to purchase.

 

[Phate]

Not sure if it means anything but Walmart's pre-order price is $399.

I'm hoping it's £200 max over here, anything more and I'm out.

I'll be amazed if its under £200.

 

[GHazy]

Still think nintendo should release their games on other platforms, they would make a mint! This looks interesting purely for Zelda but otherwise not sure on the route their are going.