Of course your not gonna bash your own brand Reggie. You are definitely correct that the WIIU had some fantastic games. But as you readily admitted yourself, released too infrequently. The problem though stems from the fact that most of those fantastic games came from first party content. Your third part support barely existed. What irritates me the most too is the lack of acknowledgement from this by Nintendo. Of course an initial console release would warrant some sort of third party support but keeping them as long term partners is a different story. It's been at least 3 generation cycles that you have failed getting that support ... that's like a 15 year period. If it wasn't for the 3DS and the fluke that the WII was, you would've been long dead as a company. The Switch will be a great high end portable and that's a fact. But it is by no means a great "home console" by a long stretch... it's a geriatric. I just wish you quit making these consoles already and start becoming a 3rd party software developer.
@mathi4s: As a matter of fact I do own a 3DS and have owned most of Nintendo's potable systems. But that's beside the point. I totally agree that Nintendo has a strong line up of first party games. Your correct in pointing out that the portable market is practically dominated by them. The fact that they are combining the home console market along with the portable market was a great selling point for me. I was even considering buying one at launch. BUT the problem is that graphically the Switch is a slouch compared to X1 and PS4 and those are 5 year old consoles!! So one would wonder how will Nintendo attract big 3rd party software developers into their camp when you can almost surmise that the Switch would barely be able to run games in the calibre of let's say Cyberpunk 2077, RDR 2, ME Andromeda to name a few. These are games built from the bottom up to be played in front of the couch and not on the go. These are your system sellers do to speak aside from your Mario's and Zelda's. These are the games that would attract the hardcore gamers on your side and increase attachment to your system because your console is able to compete. With Nintendo doing away with a future proof console, they have once again isolated themselves as a niche type of gaming system. So as a consumer what am I to think? Was I swindled into buying a device that can barely compete as a home console but has the potential to be a great portable gaming device? So in a way the machine is fragmented because it can't really compete as an alternative home console and it doesn't have the great portability of a 3DS or even a mobile phone. What is the sustainability of the Switch as a home console? Without 3rd party support its DOA and we have seen what happens when you don't get that support. You end up with the WIIU. Nintendo's idea of a mediocre hybrid would eventually be its own undoing. They in a way will end up fragmenting their user base because your not buying the Switch as a hybrid anymore. Your buying it as an alternative to or replacement of a portable device. You get what I'm saying?
@mathi4s: Also the whole point of launching a brand new console is to potentially attract more users am I right? If your reading through major online threads like I am, the majority of reception for the switch is quite negative. Am I blowing smoke? No. As a matter of fact Nintendo's stock has been on the slide after the Switch reveal. So what does that tell you? People are not even sure what to make of this thing. Again fragmentation/ mixed messages. What's the message that Nintendo is putting out there? The message is "hey what we have here is an under-powered home console with portable functionality hampered by poor battery life". So is the Switch really an innovative gaming device when as far as we all know a majority of their line up consists of old gen games? I'm not totally ruling out Nintendo though as I did mention that in regards to portable gaming they do have a good track record and I do believe that Switch will better serve them as a portable device in the end.
@mathi4s: It will fragment the user base because in the long run who would Nintendo market this system for? Fine you have your diehard Nintendo fans that will praise its hybrid functionality. But for the average user would they stick with a console system in the long run that can't keep up with current state of gaming? How will that bode in the future?In regards to portability battery life is a huge issue. So what happens? Do you use it as a home console that can barely keep up or do you ignore the whole point of having a portable device? If you end up playing the switch exclusively as a home device or the other doesn't that constitute fragmentation?
For all my diehard Nintendo fans out there try to be realistic. The switch is essentially a portable device pretending to be a home console. There's nothing in this device that makes it in any way that innovative. It's just a handheld that happens to have an HDMI output to connect to your television. A price point of US $300 (approx $400 Cdn for me) really is a pretty steep price to pay for this console. Now the question is will it be a great portable system in terms of delivering the games? Given the big N's track record, I'm sure it will be. But this thing is also being promoted as a hybrid and in the long run will fragment it's users. At some point in time and I am willing to bet money on this, the Switch will be promoted as a handheld device first and foremost with the option of gaming on a big screen. Nintendo truly screwed up with the Switch IMHO. I was actually considering buying one out of the gate but this reveal did nothing for me but put a dark cloud over this system. I was initially excited with the prospect of it and the rumoured Tegra X2 chip on board made me somewhat optimistic. But as it stands now, this thing will be a geriatric of a system on release date given how fast technology moves forward. Also what is up with all the over priced accessories? It's as if the big N is willing to dig their own grave already by nickel and diming it's most loyal fanbase. There's seriously something wrong with the higher ups from Nintendo because they are so out of touch with todays market. It's like the great unflinching Yamauchi never left the building. Nintendo is that old Japanese fella who can't and won't breakaway from it's roots. The disconnect is unbelievable. I mean just looking at the big N's current stock market, optimism is quite low. Such a lacklustre reveal. Seriously lacking games and third party support. Nintendo sustainability don't go hand in hand these days. The Wii was a fluke but everything else they have touched since the SNES days have been on the decline. Say what you will but this will be the last Nintendo home hardware. They may continue on the portable market for another cycle but again this too will eventually collapse. In 5-6 years time Nintendo will either be a mobile only or third party software provider. Truth.
Should we be rejoicing that the switch is focusing on a re-release of a 25+ yr old game as part of their reveal? Maybe shake our heads instead? Close our eyes? Or pretend it never happened? Damn disappointing reveal if you ask me. Those of you rejoicing that the big N is back are delusional.
@wolfpup7: Yes we all know it's an X1 but it's suppose to run a highly modified Tegra X1 chip. It'd be great to know the exact specs so it'll give us gamers a better understanding on how it can potentially stack up against the X1 or PS4.
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