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A Nintendo community by the fans!
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Nintendo Switch: How has your hype changed post-reveal? [poll]
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More Hyped! (21/37 votes) |
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Less Hyped... (1/37 vote) |
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No Change. (15/37 votes) |
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10/24/16, 22:04 |
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10/24/16, 22:20 |
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10/24/16, 23:08 |
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10/24/16, 23:14 |
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10/24/16, 23:11 |
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10/25/16, 11:25 |
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10/25/16, 13:23 |
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10/25/16, 14:27 |
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10/25/16, 16:42 |
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carlosrox said:@GameDadGrant In a perfect world we'd have 4k 60fps in 3D with IR, gyros, motion, classic controls, and HMDs. I'm with you there. But $ is the real issue here. If 3D is driving up the costs and most people either don't want it or don't care then it's not gonna make it. I'm guessing the inclusion of 3D makes millions and millions of dollars difference to them.
As for the touch screen and design, same thing. Also, most of those things could be remedied by intelligent design. A game doesn't have to have an intrusive HUD if it's designed to not...be...intrusive, or fade away when not in any use! Maps could also be handled with a simple button press or well integrated into the game. The second screen is nice, but it's not necessary. Eh, those things aren't THAT expensive. Especially not now, since costs have come down so much. And sure, uses of the second screen could potentially be remedied by intelligent design. But I feel like that's trying to fix a problem that otherwise wouldn't have been there to begin with. |
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10/25/16, 17:43 |
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Hero_Of_Hyrule said:@kriswright
Huh, that's interesting. Why do you say that? Well, the thing you have to remember about the Dreamcast, for starters, is that it was generally considered a pretty good system while it was out. It had an underdog presence in the face of behemoth Sony, old rival Nintendo and rumblings about Microsoft getting into the market. It was a quirky system that included a removable screen in the controller that you could carry around with you. Overall, while it didn't have overwhelming buzz, it was viewed positively by people who followed video game news. And that just grew over time where it's almost not a cult system anymore. It's generally considered a great one. But it still flopped and drove the company out of the console business. Because none of that positive buzz mattered after Sega totally burned bridges with the average video game consumer with the failure of the Saturn. The Dreamcast turned out to be Sega's swan song as a console maker (and, honestly, you could argue as a developer as it was never the same, post-console). The Nintendo parallel goes back to my old argument that the Wii U was Nintendo's version of the Saturn - it's the unloved console that alienated casual fans, to the point that the next console, however good it might be, is going to be hobbled by expectations of failure. To keep this from happening, Nintendo has to do something here that absolutely blows everyone's minds if they want to continue to be a major player in the console business. I like the look of the Switch the way I liked the look of the Dreamcast. But I didn't buy a Dreamcast when Sega needed me to - I bought it after they were on the firesale - because I no longer had faith in Sega. I fear the same market situation for Nintendo. To be fair, though, I've feared this situation since before the Wii U launched. What I wanted to see from the Switch was something absolutely mind-blowing - the way the Wii was mind-blowing. What I saw was something that looked pretty great. Maybe that's enough and maybe it isn't, but if I had to bet, I'd bet that it isn't. I know how Negative Nancy that sounds, but that's how I see it. Here's the silver lining, though: Nintendo ain't Sega. They've always been better than Sega and they've got a few advantages Sega didn't have. For a start, they've got better franchises and they're more likely to make iterative versions of them. Even if they don't exactly set the world on fire with innovation, they will at least be surefire hits. I think there's still a question about how much the family market has been stolen by smartphones and tablets, but certainly among console makers, they have a better caché in those markets. And, frankly, I think Nintendo is just all around more beloved than Sega. So if Nintendo is an underdog, there's more chance for a groundswell. I mean, just look at what happened with Pokemon Go. So I don't want to sound like I'm in full on DepressionCast mode. I want to dispense with the Saturn > Dreamcast feelings I've had for the last 4 years, believe me, but I just didn't feel that strongly about the Switch. But I did still feel positively about it, and heard some good buzz from tech-savvy friends at work. So I hope I'm wrong. Either way, I'll be there day one. |
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10/25/16, 17:53 |
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10/25/16, 17:54 |
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10/25/16, 18:10 |
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10/25/16, 18:18 |
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10/25/16, 18:23 |
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Yeah, I don't think Nintendo is quite in the dire straits that Sega was since their financial situation is pretty great, they're sitting on a goldmine of internationally beloved IP, and they still have some of the best talent in the industry... but Wii U did hurt them and I agree with Kris that I was hoping for another Wii level revolution. Tall order, I guess.
I think the company is going to be fine, financially, as they are starting to diversify, and I honestly think mobile games are going to make them insane profits... and that's what I'm afraid of. If Switch bombs and mobile makes them billions, shareholders are going to start asking why they are bothering with pricey, risky consoles and console games.
I guess this is why I still have a fool's hope that they are hiding a big feature, sort of like they were hiding the touchscreen functionality of the DS upon announcing the original 2 screen concept, and the touchscreen is really what started to make that system so appealing. Of course, such a feature would have probably already leaked with everything else, so it's probably not happening. |
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10/25/16, 21:11 |
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10/25/16, 21:18 |
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10/25/16, 21:45 |
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10/25/16, 22:30 |
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10/25/16, 22:55 |
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10/25/16, 23:04 |
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10/25/16, 23:04 |
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10/25/16, 23:11 |
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