Honestly who is Nintendo's target audience for this thing? Unless your a diehard Nintendo fan I'm guessing this is going to be a tough sell at $300 a pop (based on the Cdn dollar I'm looking at $400 + tax here). As much as I love some of Nintendo's staple first party titles, I can't rationalize purchasing one unless I have a ton of disposable income and even then the other 2 competing consoles already offer a cheaper alternative with a better gaming environment albeit without the portability this one offers. It's not that far fetched to assume that theoretically this could be Nintendo's last stab at the home console market. This day and age gamers expect more from their consoles and yet again Nintendo half delivers on their product. Technology moves at such an alarming rate that relying on a niche market (which Nintendo seems to be doing again) to move your product wouldn't be sustainable. I'm totally dumbfounded that Nintendo hasn't learned from their past mistakes. I would think that most hardcore gamers nowadays who were somewhat interested in this device were hoping it would at the minimum leapfrog the X1 or PS4 which is now a 4-5 yr old tech I'm guesstimating. It's time for Nintendo to wake up and accept the fact that maybe just maybe it's time to call it quits after this console cycle and become a third party software developer instead.
@DIOSNY: To each their own. It's great that devices nowadays are multi purpose. Believe me I do appreciate that fact. All I'm saying is that in regards to my consoles, I bought them for the sole purpose of playing video games and not as a media hub etc. It's great that I can do that on my X1 but it's not a feature that I will be using. In regards to the PSN vs X1 community I can't really comment on that. It's an insult to both communities to generalize one group over the other.
@DIOSNY: You sir do have a point in regards to the UI. I do however still find it messy. In regards to features, I couldn't care less since I buy consoles for the sole of purpose of playing games and thus far X1 has disappointed. Losing a game like Scalebound that was heavily promoted by MS do not bolster confidence in their products. Don't get me wrong I'm still excited for it but I'm sure I'm not the only one who is sorely looking forward to playing new IP's on this thing.
It may sound like I'm trolling or pandering here but I recently got a X1 this christmas and to be quite honest aren't that thrilled about it. Scalebound was definitely a game I was interested in and am saddened that the game got cancelled. But in all honesty getting that X1 was quite pointless since I will be doing most of my gaming on my PS4 and that console is loaded with excellent first party games whereas X1 is loaded with a bunch of empty promises that "the games will come". I seriously have no confidence with them unlike last gen with the 360. Also on a side note I find the X1 UI to be quite messy as compared to the streamlined PS4 where I can easily access the games, apps etc. that I am searching for. Overall not pleased with this product at all right now.
Can't wait for this game to finally release. March can't come soon enough. As for the people complaining about the ending for the last trilogy, I'm totally in agreement with the sentiment that they should get over it. I don't get what the fuss is all about. I think people who had issues are just crying foul cuz maybe they wanted a longer more substantial ending. In any case, it is day one purchase for me.
There's really nothing on this list that gets me excited about owning an X1. Most games listed are multiplats and the exclusives aside from Scalebound and Cuphead are ho hum at best.... IMO at least.
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