Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's next console)

Fieldog wrote: »

PS4 is boring...
Wii U games look fantastic on 1080P TVs, and Nintendo IPs will always tend to look amazing...

I think you summed it up in one line, why Im no longer disappointed with Nintendo's refusal to match the others on spec's and its no longer a major issue for me.
Especially if AAA Devs find ways to give Switch similar experiences as they get their skills together with NVidia APIs etc for the Tegra. Even if its scaled down version of a AAA but gives portable\offscreen play is worth trade off for me personally.

Argument for 4k is null in VOID when you consider XBOX One S doesnt even do this. X1 only outputs 4k for Movies and PS4 Pro is only a small subset of PS4 owners. So comparing Switch's lack of 4k doesnt make sense to me.

I have spent 1000's euros on 4K and right now none of it is getting any use, 4K SKY UHD, 4K Denon Amp, 4K TV\Projector and X1 S and PS4 pro.
And about the only think that has wow'd me is Sky's Intro before very movie, there I see 4k, everywhere else including $K Movies and Sky Footie 4k has barely any improvement.

That being said Id love 4K to be there for VR, and rather at least 1080P etc for all games,
But then there I was looking at Zelda on TVs at Pax and I must spent an hour just looking at those visuals in awe, If some made me guess resolution Id have gone for 1080P easy not 900P, its one of the must visually stunning games I have seen, albeit maybe due to art style they went with etc.

I think it goes to show the overall gameplay experience over just visuals only is what counts for me.
Thats not what everyone wants and I appreciate that fully, especially for those whom been waiting for Nintendo to match Sony\MS for many generations now. But if I want those visuals Ill play them on X1\PS4\PC, and for Nintendo, MK8, Splatoon and Zelda are plenty visually stunning for myself.

Andrew76 wrote: »

The PS4 is boring? :rolleyes:

Fingers crossed those 3rd party games you like actually make it to the Switch, aren't overpriced and aren't inferior compared to other versions.

I would have loved for Nintendo to make a 'boring home console' as you put it - one that has decent specs to allow those brilliant Nintendo developers more freedom to create even better games. One that doesn't have silly design decisions like only have 32GB of space or needing a mobile phone app to chat online.

The hybrid thing that makes it perfect for you is the very thing that hobbles the machine for those of us that have zero interest in portability.

I meant boring in concept, as opposed to execution. Traditional would be a more accurate word. Bloodborne is still one of the best games of the generation by a country mile.

Fieldog wrote: »

As I think Banjo posted above, Nintendo haven't been at the races "Power wise" since the N64 launch, which blew most things out of the water around that time, some would say it was silicone technologies input in design that was the reason for that but I don't think that was the case...

Interesting the rumours about of a 4K dock for Switch, and the console leaked specs say 4K 30FPS video output...

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Think you forgot Gamecube there too, it was more powerful than the Xbox in some areas too.

Nah, the cube had an ATI chip in it, but yeah, it was more powerful than the PS2/Xbox in some ways, and slightly weaker in others, but overall, I think it was the most capable of the three, which got overlooked by a large number of people because of it's looks and the handle...

kunst nugget wrote: »

Why? Can you not discuss what you see as the potential positives and negatives of the system without being dismissed as a hater or some such nonsense. There seems to be a lot of leeway being given here for potential issues on the Switch that would be absolutely slated on any other console.

You absolutely can, just not posting nonsense designed just to wind people up.

RasTa wrote: »

or the games...

That's not how it works in here it seems.

There's already been a warning about discussing moderation on thread. You have a problem with it, you can take it to the relevant forums.

LilRedDorcha wrote: »

Everyone keeps going on about the creepy baby game, but does anyone remember the similar one they had before? It was a mini game in one of their wii party type games (could've even been Wii party). Each player had to rock the remote in time to the "heartbeat" to get their baby to sleep, and the first person to do it won, and it kept going on until all of the babies bar the last were asleep.


I confirmed with my brother that I didn't just dream this game up I know the one on the switch is really creepy, but it's not too far from something they've done in the past.

You're thinking of Babysitting Mama, I think. IGN were only talking about it recently.

sligeach wrote: »

You're thinking of Babysitting Mama, I think. IGN were only talking about it recently.

Nope, it was a mini game from one of the other games.

The problem with some of the criticisms is that they don't take into account what the switch is meant to be and who it'd aimed at.

The switch is a hybrid system. You may not want to take advantage of its portability but it's silly to criticise the compromises that have been made to allow it to be portable. It would be like me saying "the ps4/xbone are too heavy, I should be able to carry them around, and why is there no screen on the console itself". People would think those criticisms are ridiculous and they'd be right.

I think other criticisms are fine. But giving out about a portable systems portability.......

I think a lot of the criticism has been fair, but I'm being reminded of when the 2DS was launched. If I recall correctly, it was meant to be a cheaper system for kids since kids tended to break the hinges on the 3DS so having it made the way it was suited them better. There were people I knew in their 20s giving out about how it didn't make sense and they'd never buy it, even though it wasn't meant for them.

Now, I realise this is a different scenario since it's a main console and not a variation of an established one, but the people who are complaining about not wanting it to be an on the go console should maybe realise that some people really do want that, and that's probably who nintendo are aiming for. The console won't be for everyone, and that's fine. Criticism is fine. I just feel like this argument has happened so many times before and once the console was out a while, everyone forgot about the arguments and moved on to the next one.

I think Switch is doing a Wii U and having a soft launch now then will have a load of new updated features later.

Andrew76 wrote: »

Boring has a completely different meaning to traditional. There's nothing wrong with a console being traditional in my book.



So all console owners are classed as 'poor' or 'poorer' - you're really going there? (That's a rhetorical question to be clear.)

It's already been said by the mod of this forum that the positive & negative sides to the Switch are welcome here, but a lot of the time it doesn't feel that way at all. Nothing wrong with wanting Nintendo to learn from their mistakes and do better - benefits all of us in the end.

The type of comments you're making are welcome, and are valid. People disagreeing doesn't mean the contents aren't welcome.

Is just the nonsensical and ridiculous posts that're not welcome, such as preposterous comments like "it's not a new console" / "if it's a new console, mario kart would be 4k"

The console will not, and never would meet the needs of those that are after bleeding edge tech with the most powerful chipset available. But it is trying something different. In my eyes, it's taking what was good about the Wii U, the off-tv play, and making that more free, so that you're not restricted to being in the same room as the base unit. I'll probably not use it outside the house too much, but that's guessing... Maybe I will.

Arguing over its power is simply flogging a dead horse at this stage. There are plenty other, more relevant things about it that are still unclear at this stage that we need clarified for sure though, with the online functionality, voice chat, eshop/VC, etc...