Nintendo Switch Main Thread

[Ben Reilly]

The Switch should has been a true stationary and portable successor!
The Tablet should have a DS/3DS card slot along with the Switch cart slot.
The Dock should have a WiiU Disk slot and hook up for a hard drive.

They also should have made the Dock have enhancement tech! Docked should have been 4k compliant while 720p-1080p on the go.

I've defended a lot of Ninty's oddball decisions over the years, but the way they are handling the Switch is just, well, nearly terrible!

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by DarthZod

Right. The controller tho? Battery powered? USB? Etc

http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/13/142...roller-charger

There are three ways to charge the Joy-Cons.

[Talal86]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

I really don't understand this

https://www.wired.com/2017/01/reggie...ndo-interview/

lol how do you have the nerve to announce neon tiny controllers and then look down on "gamers" headsets? that would be the least of my worries if I'm carrying the switch around

plus, is there a rule that says you can't use your phone earbuds on a gaming system? Reggie should stop being a clown and say something that makes sense for once

Bulky gamers headsets??? no, thanks. I'll sit here with tiny controllers strapped on each hand, but I'm not a nerd, I'm using my phone for voice chat

[PenguinMaster]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Dropping all support for dedicated handhelds and only focusing on the Switch would be a disaster for Nintendo. Their handheld revenue was largely what kept them from financial disaster during the Wii U flop. If Nintendo puts all their eggs in one basket (the Switch) they are set up for failure.

Smart thing is Nintendo considering the Switch their home console and releasing a true handheld successor to the 3DS in a year or two. I'm no fan of handhelds myself but Nintendo cannot afford to go 100% in on the Switch while dropping the handheld market.

I expect they won't back the Switch exclusively until the Switch is successful. If the Switch sells well then they'll drop the 3DS and release everything for the Switch. If the Switch flops then they'll start work on a successor to the 3DS, but I doubt they're already working on a successor when the Switch could clearly fill that role. Going 100% on the Switch isn't dropping the handheld market... the Switch caters to that market.

[detective392]

Truthfully I don't see that many people buying/playing the Switch for it's portability. It's just to big to be something that you carry around in your pocket like a 3DS or phone.

Maybe at home or something but I don't think we'll see many people playing these in the wild like has been suggested.

I don't see Nintendo giving up on the 3DS if the switch is successful. 2 totally different crowds even if the switch is portable.

[PenguinMaster]

Originally Posted by detective392

Truthfully I don't see that many people buying/playing the Switch for it's portability. It's just to big to be something that you carry around in your pocket like a 3DS or phone.

Maybe at home or something but I don't think we'll see many people playing these in the wild like has been suggested.

I don't see Nintendo giving up on the 3DS if the switch is successful. 2 totally different crowds even if the switch is portable.

The Switch is a tablet. Do people often use tablets outside their house?

Personally I've never even seen someone else use a 3DS "in the wild" so I obviously don't know who uses them or what percentage of those people would use a Switch in the same situations. All I can comment on is my own view: I'd greatly prefer a Switch to a 3DS in all situations.

One market that probably wouldn't have a problem with the size is students. They have backpacks with them all day so the Switch being too bulky for their pockets isn't an issue.

[Talal86]

[tigertron]

Originally Posted by Talal86

[Show spoiler]

The icing on the cake.

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by detective392

Truthfully I don't see that many people buying/playing the Switch for it's portability. It's just to big to be something that you carry around in your pocket like a 3DS or phone.

Maybe at home or something but I don't think we'll see many people playing these in the wild like has been suggested.

I don't see Nintendo giving up on the 3DS if the switch is successful. 2 totally different crowds even if the switch is portable.

You must be forgetting how big the Sega Gamegear and original Nintendo Gameboy were? Neither were exactly pants pocket friendly.

[Havok83]

people also werent carrying cell phones in their pockets 25 years ago. Times have changed. A dedicated handheld is yet another device to carry around in addition to something thats a necessary staple to the vast majority of people today

Originally Posted by detective392

Truthfully I don't see that many people buying/playing the Switch for it's portability. It's just to big to be something that you carry around in your pocket like a 3DS or phone.

Maybe at home or something but I don't think we'll see many people playing these in the wild like has been suggested.

I don't see Nintendo giving up on the 3DS if the switch is successful. 2 totally different crowds even if the switch is portable.

and that'll be a mistake. They should use this opportunity to merge their lines. It seems redundant to continue on with the 3DS or a successor with the Switch being a reality. I can see a Switch Lite, which is smaller, doesnt come with the dock and has the joycons permanently attached down the line. I think that would be the 3DS successor

Originally Posted by PenguinMaster

The Switch is a tablet. Do people often use tablets outside their house?

I do. Its a better alternative that traveling around with my laptop

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Havok83

people also werent carrying cell phones in their pockets 25 years ago. Times have changed. A dedicated handheld is yet another device to carry around in addition to something thats a necessary staple to the vast majority of people today



and that'll be a mistake. They should use this opportunity to merge their lines. It seems redundant to continue on with the 3DS or a successor with the Switch being a reality. I can see a Switch Lite, which is smaller, doesnt come with the dock and has the joycons permanently attached down the line. I think that would be the 3DS successor



I do. Its a better alternative that traveling around with my laptop

That wouldn't be a Switch anymore though would it? It would be yet another generic handheld with a slightly too small screen.

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

That wouldn't be a Switch anymore though would it? It would be yet another generic handheld with a slightly too small screen.

Wouldn't be any less logical than Nintendo making a 2DS which is basically a 3DS without the 3D.

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

That wouldn't be a Switch anymore though would it? It would be yet another generic handheld with a slightly too small screen.

it would be a Switch as it would use all the same software, not have its own seperate dedicated development and library

Originally Posted by Scarface32

Wouldn't be any less logical than Nintendo making a 2DS which is basically a 3DS without the 3D.

good point on that

[PenguinMaster]

Originally Posted by Havok83

and that'll be a mistake. They should use this opportunity to merge their lines. It seems redundant to continue on with the 3DS or a successor with the Switch being a reality. I can see a Switch Lite, which is smaller, doesnt come with the dock and has the joycons permanently attached down the line. I think that would be the 3DS successor

Having the Joy-Cons permanently attached would mean you couldn't play any of the motion control games (which they've been heavily promoting). The Joy-Cons seem pretty firmly attached so there's no advantage in making them permanent.

Originally Posted by Scarface32

Wouldn't be any less logical than Nintendo making a 2DS which is basically a 3DS without the 3D.

That didn't make any games incompatible.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

Wouldn't be any less logical than Nintendo making a 2DS which is basically a 3DS without the 3D.

What would you Switch? If there was no dock and the controllers were attached? It's like Burger King not selling burgers lol.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Havok83

it would be a Switch as it would use all the same software, not have its own seperate dedicated development and library



good point on that

Where would the Switch part come in? Switching glasses to see the smaller screen?

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by PenguinMaster

Having the Joy-Cons permanently attached would mean you couldn't play any of the motion control games (which they've been heavily promoting). The Joy-Cons seem pretty firmly attached so there's no advantage in making them permanent.

Well its not a thing now. Lets see how big motion controls are in a year or two. It may be something that ends up de-emphasized and not used much when they realize people dont want them.

Originally Posted by Steedeel

What would you Switch? If there was no dock and the controllers were attached? It's like Burger King not selling burgers lol.

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Where would the Switch part come in? Switching glasses to see the smaller screen?

The Switch is nothing but a name. They can call it something different yet still pretty much be the same product just like the 2DS was to the 3DS

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

What would you Switch? If there was no dock and the controllers were attached? It's like Burger King not selling burgers lol.

Just as the 2D version of the 3DS was renamed the 2DS, they would rename the Switch as well to something that made sense. Don't be pedantic.

[PenguinMaster]

Originally Posted by Havok83

Well its not a thing now. Lets see how big motion controls are in a year or two. It may be something that ends up de-emphasized and not used much when they realize people dont want them.

This is Nintendo's second console to emphasize motion controls, if they thought people didn't want motion controls they wouldn't have put them in another console. Clearly Nintendo is trying to capture the same casual market that made the Wii such a success. It may not be what you or I want but Nintendo isn't going to give up on motion controls anytime soon.

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by PenguinMaster

This is Nintendo's second console to emphasize motion controls

Third.