Nintendo NX

[Androidpk]

Big reveal is tomorrow morning. The only thing that would make me excited is news of a new Metroid (Prime like) game.

[SHAFT]

Fuck yeah! Would love to see a metroid platformer or prime game.

The Zelda game looks pretty sweet too.

[Androidpk]

I could live with a platformer but I'm dying for another FPV game. Zelda looks like it's gonna be an instant hit.

[macgyver]

This might be a bit racist but is Zelda and Link's race Elven? And does the game(s) ever explicitly state that?

[Wyrom]

This might be a bit racist but is Zelda and Link's race Elven? And does the game(s) ever explicitly state that?

Link and Zelda are Hylian, which are elf-like but are not actually elves. This race is established throughout the franchise/series.

[Fallen]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch-turns-out-to-be-everything-we-predicted/#4237aea86d1f

It's called the Nintendo Switch. Portable/Console hybrid powered by an Nvidia Tegra GPU. Hopefully, it's enough to do all games at 1080p 60 FPS or it's gunna have a bad time.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI&feature=youtu.be

[Gelston]

$300 to have access to 1000s of kiddie games and Resident Evil. Meh.

[Taernath]

http://memestorage.com/_nw/22/61474104.jpg

I wonder what the range/limitations are. The Wii U struggles with more than 20 feet or a couple walls, whichever comes first.


$300 to have access to 1000s of kiddie games and Resident Evil. Meh.

Hey, he was playing Skyrim! The game for mature and consenting adults!

[Gelston]

http://memestorage.com/_nw/22/61474104.jpg

I wonder what the range/limitations are. The Wii U struggles with more than 20 feet or a couple walls, whichever comes first.



Hey, he was playing Skyrim! The game for mature and consenting adults!

Apparently there is no blood in the Nintendo version.

[Taernath]

Apparently there is no blood in the Nintendo version.

At least they're not robots.

[Androidpk]

This was rather uneventful. Skyrim?? Seriously?

[Gelston]

Probably because the XB1 and PS4 version are releasing in about a week.

[Wyrom]

RIP Nintendo. Hopefully they'll take a page from Sega and turn into content developers for actual next gen systems. Outside handheld, this will likely be the death of Nintendo as a console.

[Androidpk]

I'd love for them to take the Sega route and focus on game development only.

[Whirlin]

I think Nintendo has basically agreed to the fact that they are out of the conventional console market. However, I think they still do fairly well in the mobile platform market. It appears that this is an attempt to streamline and consolidate the two differing streams into a single stream. Around the :54 mark or so.. they show the user adding what appears to be a DS cartridge into the device, which could imply backwards compatibility into their current DS titles (likely not 3DS)

[Allereli]

RIP Nintendo. Hopefully they'll take a page from Sega and turn into content developers for actual next gen systems. Outside handheld, this will likely be the death of Nintendo as a console.

Lots of people have forecasted the death of Nintendo. Nintendo will be there long after you quit playing it!

[Androidpk]

I think Nintendo has basically agreed to the fact that they are out of the conventional console market. However, I think they still do fairly well in the mobile platform market. It appears that this is an attempt to streamline and consolidate the two differing streams into a single stream. Around the :54 mark or so.. they show the user adding what appears to be a DS cartridge into the device, which could imply backwards compatibility into their current DS titles (likely not 3DS)

Switch games will come on the cartridge/flash card.

[Tgo01]

If the console helps me pick up random chicks at the airport it might be worth it.

[Wyrom]

Lots of people have forecasted the death of Nintendo. Nintendo will be there long after you quit playing it!

Sega Dreamcast supporters said the same! :up:

[Gelston]

Sega Dreamcast supporters said the same! :up:

I had a Sega Saturn on launch day. I never bought the Dreamcast for a reason.

[Androidpk]

Sega Dreamcast supporters said the same! :up:

Best Sega console ever! I think new games for it are still being made in Japan.

[Allereli]

Sega Dreamcast supporters said the same! :up:

Soul Calibur was really fun

[Androidpk]

http://www.pcgamewallpapers.net/1920x1080/jet-set-radio-03.jpg

[Androidpk]

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c4mh9jhj4yicpnbbmndo.png

[drauz]

Nintendo ain't going anywhere. They have so much in the bank they could operate at huge losses for like 40 years.

http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-doomed-not-likely-just-take-look-how-much-money-its-got-bank/

[Dendum]

I will buy one

The idea has some potential and hell most of my family just likes nintendo games.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp2jJrXVYAAj6wN.jpg:large

[Ceyrin]

Sega Dreamcast supporters said the same! :up:

I still have my DC and it still works. RE: Code Veronica is the best in the franchise imo.

Skies of Arcadia was a lot of fun. Great RPG but the battle system was a little trying for how slow it was.

Also. . . Power Stone.

[Taernath]

Nintendo ain't going anywhere. They have so much in the bank they could operate at huge losses for like 40 years.

http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-doomed-not-likely-just-take-look-how-much-money-its-got-bank/

Yeah people always assume that because they don't have Call of Duty or Madden or something they're not doing well. The Wii was the best selling console of its generation, not to mention the monster that is Wii Sports. They decided a while ago that they wouldn't directly compete with MS or Sony and instead focused on innovation (or gimmicks, if you want) and solid games/gameplay, and it's worked pretty well for them. Wii U was a bit of a bad spot, but we'll see how the next one turns out.

[Androidpk]

I still have my DC and it still works. RE: Code Veronica is the best in the franchise imo.

Skies of Arcadia was a lot of fun. Great RPG but the battle system was a little trying for how slow it was.

Also. . . Power Stone.

I had a working DC up until last year when I decided to rip out all the guts to make way for a Raspberry Pi.

CV was okay but calling it the best in the franchise is a bit of a stretch.. :)

[drauz]

Yeah people always assume that because they don't have Call of Duty or Madden or something they're not doing well. The Wii was the best selling console of its generation, not to mention the monster that is Wii Sports. They decided a while ago that they wouldn't directly compete with MS or Sony and instead focused on innovation (or gimmicks, if you want) and solid games/gameplay, and it's worked pretty well for them. Wii U was a bit of a bad spot, but we'll see how the next one turns out.

People will buy their console just for Smash Brothers and Zelda alone. Zelda is one of the best game series ever, imo. I don't think I've heard of a bad Zelda game.

[Androidpk]

Zelda 2 sucked.

[Taernath]

People will buy their console just for Smash Brothers and Zelda alone. Zelda is one of the best game series ever, imo. I don't think I've heard of a bad Zelda game.

Oh my sweet summer child...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1obHjPav6NA

[Androidpk]

O_O

[Tgo01]

Oh my sweet summer child...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1obHjPav6NA

I saw someone mention how horrible this game was on Reddit the other day, I've never even heard of it, but I was thinking "How bad can it be?"

Holy shit.

[Khariz]

I wonder what the range/limitations are. The Wii U struggles with more than 20 feet or a couple walls, whichever comes first.




You obviously didn't understand what you were seeing. The "brains" of the console are in the little screen that you can pull out, not the base unit. There are no range limitations. Thus the guy taking it on a airplane with him...

It's both fully console and fully portable. You naysayers are making me laugh. This is like the Jesus Christ of consoles. This thing is gonna sell like hot cakes.

[Taernath]

You obviously didn't understand what you were seeing. The "brains" of the console are in the little screen that you can pull out, not the base unit. There are no range limitations. Thus the guy taking it on a airplane with him...

It's both fully console and fully portable. You naysayers are making me laugh. This is like the Jesus Christ of consoles. This thing is gonna sell like hot cakes.

Declaring it the 'Jesus Christ' of consoles after a short trailer is a bit fanboyish. There are a lot of ways this could fail. We don't know its full specs, we don't know its battery life, and we don't know what kind of support it's getting. Purchases tied to the console bugged the hell out of me with the Wii U.

[Khariz]

Declaring it the 'Jesus Christ' of consoles after a short trailer is a bit fanboyish. There are a lot of ways this could fail. We don't know its full specs, we don't know its battery life, and we don't know what kind of support it's getting. Purchases tied to the console bugged the hell out of me with the Wii U.

Again...comprehension issues. The "Jesus Christ of consoles" comment comes from having just said "It's both fully console and fully portable". It's a Christianity joke...Jesus fucking Christ. As in Jesus being both fully God and fully man. Le sigh.

[Taernath]

Again...comprehension issues. The "Jesus Christ of consoles" comment comes from having just said "It's both fully console and fully portable". It's a Christianity joke...Jesus fucking Christ. As in Jesus being both fully God and fully man. Le sigh.

... are you drunk?

[Khariz]

Are you? There's nothing confusing about what I said. I highlighted that you misunderstood Nintendo's announcement. I made a comment about it being "fully console and fully portable", turned that into a joke about Jesus, which you also misunderstood, and then corrected that assumption. I don't see any evidence of drunkenness on my side. Maybe a little blasphemy though.

[Khariz]

But instead of continuing to troll the thread, here's some more information:


"The dock is not the main console unit of Nintendo Switch": Nintendo confirmed to IGN that "the main unit of Nintendo Switch is the unit that has the LCD screen." The dock's main functions are TV output and power/charging, Nintendo said, which suggests the dock won't actually have much in the way of additional hardware to enable higher-fidelity play on an HDTV.

The Switch can't play physical 3DS or Wii U games: This Destructoid translation of a Japanese Famitsu story confirms that the Switch will not play physical games from Nintendo's most recent consoles. We're not holding our breath that downloadable 3DS or Wii U titles will be supported, either, due to the internal architecture changes to the system's processor. Older, downloadable Virtual Console titles aren't out of the question, though.
Switch comes with two Joy-Con controllers (left and right) to snap onto that LCD screen, according to that Famitsu translation. Nintendo wouldn't comment on whether the TV dock or Joy-Con "grip" handles come in the standard package, which strongly suggests that there could be lower-priced bundles that don't include these "optional" accessories.

Skyrim and NBA 2K are not actually confirmed for the system: Despite being the only third-party titles to feature heavily in the Switch trailer, Bethesda and 2K Games both told Polygon they couldn't confirm whether either title was actually in development for the Switch. That's especially odd, since developers like Ubisoft and Square Enix have already announced their intentions to make specific games for the system.

Switch will support Unreal Engine 4: This isn't a huge surprise, since Epic Games was listed as a partner in yesterday's trailer, but it's still nice to get direct confirmation via tweet. While we're at it, the system has Unity game engine support as well (much like pretty much every other device with a microprocessor).

Switch will support Nintendo Amiibo figures: Nintendo tells IGN that your figures will be recognized by compatible games on the new console.



http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/10/what-we-now-know-about-the-nintendo-switch/

[Ceyrin]

But instead of continuing to troll the thread, here's some more information:



http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/10/what-we-now-know-about-the-nintendo-switch/

No backwards compatibility and potentially no virtual console purchase forwarding. This thing better come with a USB powered tenga that simulates a blowjob.

At least my amiibo collection (of 1) will still work :eyeroll:

[Wyrom]

Heh. I don't think Nintendo will go anywhere, I just hope they take a page from Sega's playbook. They'll keep pissing away money and not gain the market share from the big next gen consoles. Because it boils down to power and games. No, a system doesn't need Madden or Call of Duty to be successful. But they need a variety of games that appeal to a large audience. Nintendo continues to try to reinvent the next big thing, and they've not been doing it for awhile. They took a hit for staying with cartridges with the N64, tried to go a new route with mini discs with the GameCube, had complex issues with developers for the Wii, and flopped with the Wii U by bringing a system with no proof of concept to the market. That's not even going into things like the Virtual Boy or many failed DS handhelds.

Developers don't want to to build games for a console that is a step backwards, there are already obstacles with cross platform between PS4 and Xbox One. This is why Nintendo has not gained much market share. Not enough developers, not enough games to appeal to that large audience. They hang onto their IP titles like Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Super Smash, etc because that's the only way to play those titles. Sega did this too, and that's why I use the Dreamcast as an analogy. Dreamcast 2 would have been huge, but Sega just didn't have the big titles like Nintendo, and they had a number of other business mistakes.

My RIP comment is more directed at the fact they will lean on their major titles again for console sales. I'm curious about the portability though, because the DS will lose sales over it. Odd that they aren't protecting that revenue source (which tells me they won't release the same titles across Nintendo platforms). No backwards compatibility with Wii U or 3DS also means the short lived systems will cause people without high disposable incomes the lack of ways to buy in if they already have. Nintendo could easily go into mobile development as well as just develop for bigger consoles. But if they don't hit a more mature audience, they're basically a really cool LeapFrog. I'm sure my son will enjoy all their cute games.

I'm not even touching on the no VR support, which anything new coming out should be supporting. It's just another case of pushing it out too soon.

[Androidpk]

It's going to be the 3rd party support that makes or breaks this. I'm okay with the no VR support, at this point it still seems too gimmicky and needs a few more years of work for the display and controls to improve.

[Allereli]

My RIP comment is more directed at the fact they will lean on their major titles again for console sales.

I just thought it was funny the PM of a game that regularly gets RIP commented was making an RIP comment.

[Taernath]

I'm curious about the portability though, because the DS will lose sales over it. Odd that they aren't protecting that revenue source (which tells me they won't release the same titles across Nintendo platforms).

The 3DS is the highest selling portable at this point (not that there's much competition), outselling the Wii U by a significant amount. I imagine this is Nintendo's way of consolidating their mobile and console markets into one . It bugged me that there were games only available on the 3DS but not the Wii U, I just want to play Pokemon or an actual Animal Crossing game on my Wii U, damn it!

[Androidpk]

Still bummed that Super Metroid was only available for download on the Wii and not the 3DS.

[RichardCranium]

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah212/Adam_May/Mobile%20Uploads/nintendo_switch_partners-1140x754-640x423_zpsmuser7ur.jpg

Meh

[Wyrom]

I just thought it was funny the PM of a game that regularly gets RIP commented was making an RIP comment.

Haha, yeah. I am an old Nintendo fanboy. NES and SNES influence a lot of what I've done in GS. The only console I've not bought was the Wii U (not counting handhelds here). I'm definitely not a person that needs flashy graphics to enjoy a game. But I need games to enjoy. The Wii and Wii U just didn't have any content for me. Only thing I enjoyed out of both of those systems was RE4.

[RichardCranium]

Haha, yeah. I am an old Nintendo fanboy.

I mean, the odds of this happening have been stacked against you since birth.

[Wyrom]

I mean, the odds of this happening have been stacked against you since birth.

This is true. There were no avoiding the heckling of "where Luigi was" until I was in my 30s.

[RichardCranium]

Ha, I got "where's Eve" so I feel your pain.

[Taernath]

https://photos.smugmug.com/Comics/Pa-comics/n-xmQS5/i-V523CqR/0/2100x20000/i-V523CqR-2100x20000.jpg

[Androidpk]

Snoopin' doops.. :lol2:

[Androidpk]

Isn't the Zelda game launching with this? That would pretty much guarantee lots of sales.

[Fallen]

Isn't the Zelda game launching with this? That would pretty much guarantee lots of sales.

It's launching on both Wii U and Switch.

[Androidpk]

It's launching on both Wii U and Switch.

Well yeah but is it an NX launch title?

[Taernath]

Well yeah but is it an NX launch title?

Switch is in March 2017, Breath of the Wild is in "2017".

Supposedly BotW was delayed because of the Switch.

[Androidpk]

The Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 will include the launch date and pricing for Nintendo Switch, as well as a look at the lineup of games currently in development.

metroidmetroidmetroid!

[Taernath]

Word on the street (North Ring Road) is that it has 4gb RAM and 32gb storage.

http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/648/469/b59.jpg

[Androidpk]

Gamecube games will be available for Switch on the virtual market.

[RichardCranium]

Crazy Taxi here I come.

[Androidpk]

That's on Gamecube? thought it was DC only

[Tgo01]

Word on the street (North Ring Road) is that it has 4gb RAM and 32gb storage.

http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/648/469/b59.jpg

My smart watch has more memory and disk space than that.

I'm exaggerating, but only slightly.

[RichardCranium]

That's on Gamecube? thought it was DC only

God damnit.

[Taernath]

Gamecube games will be available for Switch on the virtual market.

Are they tied to the console?


My smart watch has more memory and disk space than that.

I'm exaggerating, but only slightly.

I'm pretty sure those specs are around a Samsung S6 equivalent. The medium they're using should do a bit to not make it as shitty, but it's not too heartening.

[Androidpk]

1. Checked, Crazy Taxi was indeed released for the Gamecube.
2. No idea if they're tied to the console but I'm guessing yes.
3. Not too worried about the specs. It's good enough to run games on the Unreal 4 engine.

[Nathala Crane]

Neat. Will happily play Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door in portable form.

[Nathala Crane]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TJ7IUNWGl4

Switch at 5:00 mark.

[Androidpk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TJ7IUNWGl4

Switch at 5:00 mark.

lol at Fallon freaking out

[Androidpk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExCavQVzNrc

[Khariz]

Not bad. I dig.

[Androidpk]

Nintendo is holding a big event tonight (11pm EST) about their upcoming Switch system. They're expected to disclose the price, launch date, and release titles, ect.

[Gelston]

Hopefully the blow all their console dev money and stop making these stupid consoles so their games will be available on other, better ones.

[zennsunni]

Zelda 2 sucked.

Let me fix that for you.

Zelda 2, 5, 6 ,7, 8... sucked. Most overrated series of all time. 3 is the only truly great game in the series. 4 is good if you can stomach liddle woodsy kidsy widsy game content (which I can't). The rest are just bad.

[Nathala Crane]

The alternate universe in which Ocarina, Majora's Mask and the Wind Waker sucked must be a weird place. I'm glad I don't live there.

[drauz]

I liked the fairly recent DS game Worlds of Something Past? It was like playing a similar but different game from my childhood.

[drauz]

I am really thinking about buying the console just for Zelda, the game looks fun.

[Androidpk]

work the OT and buy it for your bday! The game does look very nice but it might take a brand new Metroid game (primish plz) for me to hand over money for this system.

[Ceyrin]

I liked the fairly recent DS game Worlds of Something Past? It was like playing a similar but different game from my childhood.

Link Between Worlds, and yeah that one was fun.

[drauz]

work the OT and buy it for your bday! The game does look very nice but it might take a brand new Metroid game (primish plz) for me to hand over money for this system.

Never got into Metroid myself.

[Nathala Crane]

A new Metroid would make it a day one purchase for sure. As it stands, though, I already know I want one.

I still need to get around to finishing A Link Between Worlds. I got drawn into SMT IV and then Dragon Quest VII, both very long games.

[Androidpk]

Launching March 3rd for $299.
Systems are region free.

[Tenlaar]

That was a truly awful presentation.

[Nathala Crane]

Region free is good. Fire Emblem Musou is good. Zelda looks REALLY good. And Atlus teased a new Unreal 4 Shin Megami Tensei game. Looks like I'll be getting this at some point, if not day 1.

[Androidpk]

Zelda looks really good. Zelda being an actual launch title seems really fucking good.

[Nathala Crane]

This.. looks really, really out of place.

http://attackofthefanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/super-mario-switch-760x428.jpg

It's bringing back terrible memories of Sonic 2006

[drauz]

Sweet, that'll launch right after my super overtime check!

[Androidpk]

still no talk of Metroid :|

[Taernath]

It's bringing back terrible memories of Sonic 2006

Still a better love story than Dhe'nar poison sperm.

[Gelston]

Still a better love story than Dhe'nar poison sperm.

Dhe'nar poison sperm is the best invention of all time.

[Taernath]

Dhe'nar poison sperm is the best invention of all time.

I could go for a nice, tall glass of Dhe'nar poison sperm right now.

[Gelston]

I could go for a nice, tall glass of Dhe'nar poison sperm right now.

Saved.

[Gelston]

Downloading The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch takes up over 40% of the console's memory.

[Taernath]

Downloading The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch takes up over 40% of the console's memory.

Is that for a digital format, physical media, or physical media + installation?

I had MP3 players with more storage a decade ago.

[Nathala Crane]

Eh, I had a 1TB external hard drive for my Wii U. I would probably do the same thing here.

[Taernath]

Eh, I had a 1TB external hard drive for my Wii U. I would probably do the same thing here.

It's supposed to use micro SD for expansion, so something like 128-256gb.

[Gelston]

It has expandable memory, but by the time you buy that, a home console controller, the price jumps to over 500 bones.

[Nathala Crane]

It's supposed to use micro SD for expansion, so something like 128-256gb.

I missed that. That's probably enough. I went full digital on Wii U, but only ended up using about half of my storage without ever deleting anything. 256gb with some occasional cleaning of the fridge should be manageable for most.

[Gelston]

I missed that. That's probably enough. I went full digital on Wii U, but only ended up using about half of my storage without ever deleting anything. 256gb with some occasional cleaning of the fridge should be manageable for most.

Well, the thing is, games are going to be getting bigger and bigger. It runs into a problem. 1tb is about what you need if you do all digital on a XB1 or a PS4.

[Nathala Crane]

I'm about half-digital on my PS4, and still haven't added an extra hard drive, though I mean to at some point. It just made more sense to do that for the Wii U, because I tend to replay Nintendo games to death (currently going through Metroid Prime 2 Echoes for what I think is the 11th time) while my other games tend to be one-and-done affairs. With the PS4, I can usually get by just deleting games after I'm finished with them. In fact, I think Mega Man Legacy Collection is the only PS4 game I've kept on my hard drive longer than a year!

[Wyrom]

My thoughts are...

Breath of the Wild looks amazing. Will probably rival A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time. Will really boil down to gameplay and story.

Super Mario Odyssey is something I know many Super Mario fans have wanted. An open world game. I think the implementation of it seems really weird. New Donk City having "humans" over "characters" is just so jarring.

Only 5 release titles with the console means they are putting all their eggs in the Zelda basket. Only 12 more titles with a 2017 launch window are confirmed (I know this number will increase quite a bit after the console is released).

Purchase bundles aren't worth it. (Console $299.99 + Zelda $59.99 + 1 - 2 Switch $49.99 + Has-Been Heroes $19.99 = $429.96 vs bundle price of $437.99) or (Console $299.99 + Zelda $59.99 + 1 - 2 Switch $49.99 + Has-Been Heroes $19.99 + Redout $39.99 + Binding of Isaac Afterbirth $39.99 = $509.94 vs 509.99) My understanding there is a cleaning kit in the bundles, but still... No value.

No pro controller included in any bundle, adding another $70 to the price tag.

[Taernath]

Didn't see anyone else mention it, but Nintendo will begin charging for online services this fall.

http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/12/14057166/nintendo-switch-paid-online-service

During the Nintendo Switch reveal event today, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima announced that the Switch will include a paid online service, breaking with Nintendo’s history of including online play for free. Kimishima also said that this paid service will be an improvement from the company’s previous offerings.

...

“Users will be able to try out Nintendo Switch online services for free during a trial period after launch. Then it will become a paid service beginning in the fall of 2017. We will provide additional details on this paid service and its features on our home page at a later date.”

It looks like they'll be doing something similar to XBL and PS+ with a "free" game a month, though the language makes it seem like you can only play it for the month it's available.

https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/IL0babNcWU-o9XgdvLtFX6tQe3Y=/1000x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7802235/C2BvR_8UcAEoxdA.jpg

[Gelston]

Oh wow, a 25 year old game each month. Just what I wanted in a 2017 console.

[Nathala Crane]

With newly-added online play, though? Legend of the Mystical Ninja with online co-op, pls.

But yeah, not so great as an incentive to pay for the service. But as a bonus, I love me some retro games.

[Velfi]

My thoughts are...

http://i.imgur.com/OB3ngEI.gif

[Fallen]

I'm getting it for Zelda and Xenoblade 2. That's about it unless they finally manage to unfuck the Metroid franchise.

[Gelston]

A lot of the Nintendo fanboys on other sites keep saying it isn't a home console, it is a mobile. It really isn't either... It is going to be a subpar console at most but it'll probably do well as a handheld... since it doesn't have much competition from other devs, except cell phones I guess(Which lead the market). Everyone keeps forgetting though... PC Masterrace.

[Androidpk]

I'll wait for Metroid.

[Ceyrin]

All this metroid hate, but no mention of Other M. Did anyone play that? I liked it as a sort of hybrid between platformer and FPS.

[Fallen]

All this metroid hate, but no mention of Other M. Did anyone play that? I liked it as a sort of hybrid between platformer and FPS.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EftgHQGHQI

Nope. Looks alright, but I stopped at the Prime series.

[Astray]

I can't wait for this console to have 5 original games and 500 rehashes of the same shit.

[Taernath]

I can't wait for this console to have 5 original games and 500 rehashes of the same shit.

Super Mario Bros 2k17

Ha, if only. There will still be 5+ Mario games a year.

[Wyrom]

Sadly, Metroid fell apart when they started focusing on Samus's backstory.

Charging for the online service is a pretty big hit. They better expand their library. Nintendo seems to think they have a lot of online play options or something...

[Ceyrin]

Personally, I liked the move to backstory for Samus. The Adam Malkovich connection back to Metroid Fusion was just another fun part of what made Other M good for me.

[Nathala Crane]

Other M actually managed to damage the franchise for me. I did not enjoy the way it portrayed Samus at all.

[Jhynnifer]

Oh Nintendo... how many consoles will it take for you to stop making the same mistakes over... and over.... and over...

[Zaigh]

Oh Nintendo... how many consoles will it take for you to stop making the same mistakes over... and over.... and over...

Mistakes?
Nintendo has sold more consoles (handheld + home) than any other manufacturer.
The top 5 selling handheld consoles are: Nintendo DS, Game Boy/GB Color, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, & Nintendo 3DS
For home consoles, the Wii ranks 3rd only behind the PlayStation and PS2. The Wii U did horribly, even worse than the GameCube, coming in 14th and 13th respectively.

They've had some rough spots but overall the consoles have performed well.

[Nathala Crane]

Wii U hasn't done so hot, but the 3DS has performed well and has a good, solid library of 1st and 3rd party games. With the Switch being Nintendo's new home AND portable console, I'm pretty confident it'll do well for them.

Now I'm struggling with whether or not I want to take advantage of Gamestop's current trade-in deal for my Wii U. Judging by previous consoles, I doubt there'll be any sort of backwards compatibility for all my Virtual Console/eShop games. :(

[Gelston]

The Wii did great because it was cheap as hell. Switch isn't. They ate optimistically hoping for the same number of sales as the U.

[Nathala Crane]

The Wii was a cultural fad because of the motion controls along with the cheap price point. The U has done pretty terribly in terms of sales despite it being significantly less expensive than the PS4 and Xbone on release.

Regardless, I don't think it's as easy to dismiss the Switch as people seem to think. It's underwhelming as a home console, but it IS their new portable as well. And when it comes to dedicated handhelds, Nintendo has historically been very successful.

[Gelston]

The Wii was a cultural fad because of the motion controls along with the cheap price point. The U has done pretty terribly in terms of sales despite it being significantly less expensive than the PS4 and Xbone on release.

Regardless, I don't think it's as easy to dismiss the Switch as people seem to think. It's underwhelming as a home console, but it IS their new portable as well. And when it comes to dedicated handhelds, Nintendo has historically been very successful.

This is a bit expensive for a handheld. and that is the thing, you pay $300 + dollars for a gaming system, you're expecting a home system. What you're getting here is something that requires and additional couple hundred dollars to still be worse than the other two home consoles out there. This system is a mistake. Hey though, we'll see. I really think they should jsut stick to what they're good at, straight up handhelds, instead of trying to make some weird hybrid that nobody asked for.

[Wyrom]

For handhelds, who are we comparing against, Tiger?

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRn0ooVnCAPt3w_WeeHrmyDCdQdTRgZ_ sC6Ht6XrsDbI9niE7mO

[Gelston]

For handhelds, who are we comparing against, Tiger?

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRn0ooVnCAPt3w_WeeHrmyDCdQdTRgZ_ sC6Ht6XrsDbI9niE7mO

Hey, they beat up a few competitors over the years, most recently Vita. I had a Sega Game Gear. Gameboy had no right to beat that one out.

[Nathala Crane]

For handhelds, who are we comparing against, Tiger?

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRn0ooVnCAPt3w_WeeHrmyDCdQdTRgZ_ sC6Ht6XrsDbI9niE7mO

Tiger's Simon's Quest and Double Dragon were pretty boss, sir. ;P

But outside of phones, I suppose the handheld gaming market is pretty much all Nintendo. I don't think Sony's going to get back into it after Vita flubbed, which is a shame.

[Androidpk]

Oh Nintendo... how many consoles will it take for you to stop making the same mistakes over... and over.... and over...

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[Zaigh]

The Wii did great because it was cheap as hell. Switch isn't. They ate optimistically hoping for the same number of sales as the U.

Highly doubtful, there have only been 13.36 million Wii U units sold worldwide.


For handhelds, who are we comparing against, Tiger?

LOL, not quite. Playstation Portable, Sega Game Gear, PS Vita, WonderSwan, N-Gage, and if we go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back to 1989 - Atari Lynx.

[Gelston]

Highly doubtful, there have only been 13.36 million Wii U units sold worldwide.



LOL, not quite. Playstation Portable, Sega Game Gear, PS Vita, WonderSwan, N-Gage, and if we go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back to 1989 - Atari Lynx.

I know it did bad. That is the optimistic numbers they put out.

[Wyrom]

Sorry, my post was sarcasm. I actually had a ton of Tiger handhelds. I had most of the big ones in the 90s. I played a lot of Crystal Warriors on the Game Gear.

[Gelston]

Sorry, my post was sarcasm. I actually had a ton of Tiger handhelds. I had most of the big ones in the 90s. I played a lot of Crystal Warriors on the Game Gear.

I had a bunch of Tiger games from Radio Shack back in the day.

[Androidpk]

I still need to get a used PSP somewhere for the FFT game.

[Gelston]

I still need to get a used PSP somewhere for the FFT game.

I have one from when I was in Iraq. One million doll hairs.

[Androidpk]

Is that slang for pubes?

[Gelston]

Is that slang for pubes?

No. Stop with your perversions, you filthy creature.

[Wrathbringer]

It's slang for doll pubes.

[Androidpk]

Latest Zelda trailer


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZOoCEhquFc

[Androidpk]

No virtual console or streaming services available at launch..

This system launch is really coming across as half assed.

[Fallen]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C57oXErWcAAvJz7.jpg

http://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild?ref=hp