Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

mayordenis wrote: »

What is this clickbaity nonsense?

Nonsense? What of it is nonsense? I agree with it. And it's as relevant as the top 5 reasons why you should buy the Switch articles I've posted before. You don't need to click on it as I've posted its content.

It can't be as confusing as the Wii U that's for sure. I don't think it will be confusing to consumers. Nintendo are being quite clear as to what the switch is a home console you can take on the go or vice versa.

C14N wrote: »

Does anyone else worry that the relative complexity of the Switch could bite Nintendo in the bum in terms of marketing it? Obviously it's perfectly understandable to those of us in the thread who have gone and researched it and keep up to date on how it works, but for the average parent or non-core gamer, I think it could potentially seem confusing.

I don't think it's main functionality is confusing at all. I reckon it comes across well in the advertising and I'd say that even if someone was unsure a quick in store demo would make it pretty clear.

Do you think we'll see demo units in any of the stores soon? There's less than 4 weeks to go and I'd love to play one (even though I've already paid off my pre-order) and can't afford to head to the UK for it!

Atari Jaguar wrote: »

I doubt it. That seems to be a long passed thing I haven't seen demo units set up in stores since the PS3 & Xbox 360.

Besides that's up to Nintendo to do. Demo units are fairly expensive and supplying smaller territories like ours isn't likely.

I see demo units in Smyths all the time. Even Wii U demo units, only last week I seen someone playing MK8.

However, I don't think we'll see Switch demo units prior to launch. I remember seeing N64 demo units with Super Mario 64 in shops long before its launch.

The Nintendo Switch is dropping on March 3, less than a month from now, and it feels like we still don’t know some key features about the console. But how does that compare to other console launches? Is this lack of information unprecedented or par for the course?

So what don’t we know about the Switch? Although we know it will have a paid online service, we don’t know how it will work or what it will look like (though we know Miiverse won’t be part of it). We don’t know if it will have an achievement system. We also don’t have any concrete information on the Virtual Console, Nintendo’s service for selling digital versions of their classic games, which has been a huge feature on Wii, Wii U, and 3DS.

To see how other consoles compare, we looked back at three different launches: the Wii U, the PS4, and the Xbox One.
Looking at this information in aggregate is kind of worrying—it seems like five months before release, we knew a lot more about the Wii U, the PS4 and the Xbox One. But what’s especially worrying is the lack of information on Virtual Console, which is a key feature specifically for Nintendo consoles, and could make the Switch a must buy.

http://kotaku.com/a-month-before-nintendo-switch-launches-we-really-shou-1792053110


It is a little worrying how little information we have so close to launch. Though we did just get that big superbowl trailer, hopefully it starts a big blowout.

Pac1Man wrote: »

It's hardly shedding any new light on a topic we know well at this stage. Each one of those points along with the opposing positive aspects have been discussed at length in previous pages.

Copy and pasting these pedestrian opinions add nothing to the discussion or to the feed of information. It's provocative at best.

That article was about 30 minutes old when I posted it. People are reading this. They see the Superbowl ad last night, go looking today and articles like that is what they'll come across. It's less than a month from launch and there's a tonne of information we don't know. I was a bit miffed that I'm skipping the first launch in ages since the SNES from Nintendo but I'm at peace with that decision now.

I honestly cannot wait for it.
Although my house is being sold and we're out on the 2nd March so I'll be living with family members until I find a new place! That means that my gorgeous 43" tv is going into storage that day
At least I can play Zelda on the Switch screen even if I can't get that big screened niceness for a while!

Wonder if it will ever be cracked / flash carts etc?

just a quick question,

i have the console pre ordered off amazon, with the zelda game. do i need to buy the pro controller, or is the one that comes with it good enough ? or what would ye recommend

hairball wrote: »

I don't think it's main functionality is confusing at all. I reckon it comes across well in the advertising and I'd say that even if someone was unsure a quick in store demo would make it pretty clear.

Atari Jaguar wrote: »

What's confusing exactly? It's a home console and a handheld.

You can play it on your TV

Or bring it with you

The premise is rather basic? I see that a lot with people who play video games a lot (I don't like the term gamer) where they seem to think anyone outside their circle is a dunce who can't do a bit of googling should they need more information on something. For anyone confused these days it's fairly simple to find out what the switch is, either ask in GameStop and the staff will explain or just google "what is a Nintendo switch"

The amount of controller configurations I can see being one thing. You've got seperate joycons, you've got one person using two, you've got them stuck to the sides of the device and you've got them locked onto the grip thing, on top of the Pro controller, which I think should probably have been sort of left out of the trailer because it isn't mandatory. It's also that it's a tablet but it's also quite different to what most people imagine when they think of a tablet. If it seems like it's trying to compete directly with Android and Apple tablets, then it's going to end up seeming like it lacks a lot of important features.

It's not about people being "dunces". Anyone could figure it out if they want to. The issue is whether they would bother based on seeing it the first time or whether looking at it instantly just puts them off. The Wii U definitely did suffer from being confusing to most people. I've had to explain the Wii U to just about anyone I've played it with before who wasn't already a core gamer, because it's got a weird controller and seems like it's just an add-on for the Wii. Nobody ever questioned my PS3 or PS4 though, because it's very clear what it is and how it works.

2smiggy wrote: »

just a quick question,

i have the console pre ordered off amazon, with the zelda game. do i need to buy the pro controller, or is the one that comes with it good enough ? or what would ye recommend

No you don't need to, the functionality is identical to the joycon controller. You just might want to buy it if you think it looks more comfortable or if you want a second full controller for multiplayer modes.

One of the things that most called our attention was knowing that the console in handheld mode, along with the Joy-Con will have mutual feedback.

What does this mean? Well, when we play with the Nintendo switch in handheld mode with the Joy-Con, these can charge the console and viceversa. This will happen when some of those parts have low battery, this way we will be able to play some extra time. For example, if the battery of the console is at 10% and the joycons are at 100%, these will charge the console.

So claims a spanish media outlet.

https://juegosadn.eleconomista.es/nintendo-switch-y-los-joy-con-se-retroalimentan-mutuamente-no-102940/

C14N wrote: »

The amount of controller configurations I can see being one thing. You've got seperate joycons, you've got one person using two, you've got them stuck to the sides of the device and you've got them locked onto the grip thing, on top of the Pro controller, which I think should probably have been sort of left out of the trailer because it isn't mandatory. It's also that it's a tablet but it's also quite different to what most people imagine when they think of a tablet. If it seems like it's trying to compete directly with Android and Apple tablets, then it's going to end up seeming like it lacks a lot of important features.

It's not about people being "dunces". Anyone could figure it out if they want to. The issue is whether they would bother based on seeing it the first time or whether looking at it instantly just puts them off. The Wii U definitely did suffer from being confusing to most people. I've had to explain the Wii U to just about anyone I've played it with before who wasn't already a core gamer, because it's got a weird controller and seems like it's just an add-on for the Wii. Nobody ever questioned my PS3 or PS4 though, because it's very clear what it is and how it works.

Yeah it's true the amount of configurations might be bewildering some people, but I still think that if the main concept, playing the same games uninterrupted wherever you are, is enough to hook people, they'll figure the rest out. The Wii U unfortunately suffered from poor marketing e.g the second screen's use being ill defined resulting in loads of confusion as to what it was exactly.

I should probably pre-order Zelda. Leaving it a bit late. I just know that if I do I'll pay the 70 feckin blips at gamestop and argos will sell it for 50.

I am starting to wonder will they even have the eShop up & running at launch.
The bare minimum you'd expect but it wouldn't surprise me if they don't which is embarrassing in 2017 tbh.
I'd like some clarification before launch but this being Nintendo they probably explain that or the new online system.