Nintendo's new console: the Switch (formerly NX)

[Rahdulan]

Does it really surprise you that Nintendo charges out the ass for peripherals? I'm not justifying it, just saying you should know this particular devil by now.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Sony charges 60€ for their new controllers. It's not like the peripherals have ever been cheap on any of the platforms. Microsoft always charged the least amount.

 

[GrainWetski]

Yeah, PS4/Xbox One pads cost ~62$ here. Why are people acting like Nintendo is some kind of unique snowflake?

It's like people whining about Nintendo charging for multiplayer. You made your bed a decade ago and now you get to lie in it, you fucking retards.

 

[---]

Meh, once all the middle aged nerds who are still nostalgic about their NES days are gone nintendo won't be relevant in the home console field.

Dunno, it's a bit sad wishing for Nintendo failure. Especially since it's one of the few "big" software houses which actually care about the quality of their products. I can understand the hatred towards this new console, because it seems pretty horrible, but I would be sad if Nintendo failed.

 

[Great Deceiver]

I got a preorder for it. Neon controllers and Breath of the Wild. Not gonna buy a single fucking other game on it either. Oh well.

You could buy a preowned wii u for half the price and still play Zelda, why would you get a switch?

 

[shihonage]

If you're buying this console, you're throwing $300 into garbage. Nintendo, aka Crappy Gimmicks Company, has learned nothing, and will burn itself into the ground this time. This is the last console they will ever make.

Remember, what you're getting is an XBOX360 with the habitually shitty/delayed line-up and antiquated online services.

 

[Reapa]

are they doing this because they can't make PCs?

 

[Explorerbc]

Meh, once all the middle aged nerds who are still nostalgic about their NES days are gone nintendo won't be relevant in the home console field.

Dunno, it's a bit sad wishing for Nintendo failure. Especially since it's one of the few "big" software houses which actually care about the quality of their products. I can understand the hatred towards this new console, because it seems pretty horrible, but I would be sad if Nintendo failed.

Sad or not, for how much longer can Nintendo sell consoles based on titles like Donkey Kong and Zelda? These used to be big names back in the day but not anymore. The new generation has fond memories of playing CoD and Halo, not Mario and Kirby.

At this point it feels like Nintendo is on a different level than the rest of the gaming world to me. And the average gamer is gonna think "Do I buy a switch to play a few in-house IPs or do I buy a ps4 and guaranteed play every single AAA game to release in the next decade?"

Nintendo is probably the best option if you have kids or are a hardcore fan, but for everybody else I doubt it's worth it.

 

[---]

Yeah, I can understand your point.
Still, it makes me feel a bit sad.

 

[TheHeroOfTime]

Pay for play online on Switch

Fuckin yakuza, they are ruining Nintendo

 

[Siveon]

Plus that hyrule warriors musou will probably be good.

You mean Fire Emblem Warriors?

 

[Edward The Mediocre]

Even though I think this going to end up like another Wii U, this is not the console to scream nintendoom, since they still have that wii treasure hoard so they can burn through another console or maybe even two. Also stating having paid online is a deathblow for nintendo seems kinda naive since both mircosoft and sony have been doing it for years.

 

[Rahdulan]

Alright.

 

[Perkel]

 

[tet666]

55€ for 1! Joy-Con unbelievable...

 

[Edward The Mediocre]

B-but d-don't you see? Nintendotm is giving you a discount if you buy two of them instead of one! Nintendotm truly cares about it's customers!

 

[Hobo Elf]

Just be a friendless loser and you don't need to buy extra controllers.

 

[Edward The Mediocre]

Unfortunately you're going to get fucked over by paid online fees instead if you're a lonely NEET.

 

[Muty]

I'm so buying this to get random chicks on the airport to suck my dick.

 

[Edward The Mediocre]

Just crashing into a chick's shopping cart at the grocery store is more effective.

 

[Dexter]

Dunno, it's a bit sad wishing for Nintendo failure. Especially since it's one of the few "big" software houses which actually care about the quality of their products. I can understand the hatred towards this new console, because it seems pretty horrible, but I would be sad if Nintendo failed.

Honestly, if Nintendo gave up their retarded gimmicky console releases and went Multiplatform with their software products on PC/PlayStation/Xbox they could be making RockStar GTA or Call of Duty kind of money and Sales with their IPs popularity and nostalgia alone. But for some reason they have the belief that they "need to experiment" and try to recapture that Wii market that just won't give a shit about a retarded-looking ~$300+ console and bring various consoles with only a few worthwhile titles they stupidly tie to the specific platform to market every few years that nobody in their right mind will give a shit about. How do they want to sell 10-30 Million+ in games when their upper limit in people that still give a shit about their "Wii U" (and likely also translateable to "Switch" and Nintendo as a whole if they continue down this path of madness) caps out at like ~13 Million people total, less than the audience they could attract with the GameCube in 2001. At this point they're just tripping up themselves. It's not like they're pushing some incredible technology that the others don't have, they always seem to be 5-7 years behind in the hardware department and the gimmicky shit they come up with to recapture that Wii audience gets worse all the time "It's like a tablet!", "It has even shittier hardware, but you can take it around with you for a few hours!" OOOOOH!

Many people would likely want and like their software/game output, not a lot of people are still left that give a shit about their gimmicky console cycle every 5 years though with like 5 worthwhile games per cycle and throwaway third party titles that would necessitate a ~$300-400 Premium. It's pretty obvious what they could (and should) do at this point.

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

What a shit launch slate of games. Nintendo has failed.

Care to share?

I was referring to your listing. There may be others that will be included but anything major would be on the hype train already.

 

[oddech_wymarlych_swiatow]

Another SMT gaem released on separate, bullshit platform that will be emulated on PC in 2027. First Tokyo Mirrage Session then this. Fuck.

 

[---]

I wouldn't call Tokyo Mirage Session "gaem".

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

55€ for 1! Joy-Con unbelievable...

... and that 30 Euro Micro USB charger. The margins!!