Nintendo NX / Switch Discussion

[Kelthaz]

Currently I find myself fascinated with the Nintendo Switch. And I mean the console itself. It looks like an interesting concept. However, when the Xbox One and PS4 were starting their life cycle (just before release) they already had a large prospective release list with AAA title. At this moment Nintendo Switch is lacking.

I'm not sure why you were expecting Western AAA games on the Switch. The Nintendo Switch is going to be a home for Nintendo games, Japanese third party games, and Indie games. Getting The Witcher, Call of Duty, or Grand Theft Auto was never a possibility.

I am dumbfounded why the console builder has not announced what they are developing themselves.

...they have? Arms, Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, 1 2 Switch, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Fire Emblem Switch, etc. A few too many ports, but it's not a terrible lineup for a first year.

This seems a far cry from the turn of the century when they were drumming up support from Retro, Rare and Factor 5. Has Nintendo's power really waned that much?
I wish the console the best and I will keep a close eye on it, but so far Nintendo appears to have gotten the hard things right but the easy things wrong.

Rare was purchased by Microsoft.
Factor 5 is dead.
Retro is owned by Nintendo, so they will have a game or two in development. I expect it's being held back to make a big splash at E3.

 

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[Robert Maxwell]

Sold!

 

[Jax]

^^

Wow just wow

 

[bigdaddy]

I want $500 to milk a fake cow!

Hell I have a friend who wants to get cows if I would milked them twice a day for real life. Anyone want to not buy a Switch and help me milk cows?

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I want $500 to milk a fake cow!

Hell I have a friend who wants to get cows if I would milked them twice a day for real life. Anyone want to not buy a Switch and help me milk cows?

I'll be honest I was eye rolling during that video.

 

[B.J.]

Holy.... cow.

I'm going to get a Switch eventually, but some of the stuff Japan comes up with......

 

[bigdaddy]

Straight guys everywhere are going to their girlfriends 'This is why we have hands....'

I mean really. I get that Nintendo is a Japanese company and they like different things... but damn!

And honestly though, I do need some milkers. My friend wants 25ish cows but he's in his 90s so I need helpers. We can make cheese and make some money! Then after a long day of milking you will have money to go home and buy a Switch so you can milk fake cows! Who is with me!

 

[Owain Taggart]

The guy on the right looks like he's concentrating real hard. Must be real intense stuff!

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

hehe I still can't get over the fact there's a game about milking cows. Makes my eyes roll

 

[Owain Taggart]

Honestly, I didn't know what to make of over half the mini-games in that 1-2 Switch trailer.

 

[Mr Soak]

You fight like a dairy farmer!

 

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[bigdaddy]

OMG.... I can fake shave in a $50 video game on a $300 overprice console?!?! Sweet! Because there is nothing more I have ever wanted to do than have a video game where I can shave!

I shave like once every 2-3 weeks. People go "Oh you're growing a beard", no I just really hate shaving.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

OMG.... I can fake shave in a $50 video game on a $300 overprice console?!?! Sweet! Because there is nothing more I have ever wanted to do than have a video game where I can shave!

I shave like once every 2-3 weeks. People go "Oh you're growing a beard", no I just really hate shaving.

Good grief really? Is that an actual game?

Yay Shaving Simulator.

 

[Rincewiend]

I'm reminded of something....

Oh right:

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I'm reminded of something....

Oh right:

Yes and that was an actual product that became a fad. Now everyone has moved onto the next fad. But someone made bank on those.

 

[bigdaddy]

Good grief really? Is that an actual game?

Yay Shaving Simulator.

No clue, but that's what they are doing in the video. I mean what else besides shaving could that be? Maybe it's for the Asian market because they have so little body hair? But anyone who has ever shaved in their life hates it. The next video needs to have two really beefy, hairy guys fake shaving their legs.

 

[DBR]

It's a decision I've been struggling with for a few weeks, but I just preordered Breath of the Wild for the Wii U.

Dropping $500+ CAD to play Zelda--and that's it-- on the Switch just isn't going to happen. And I'm quite bummed about that, because I'm an unapologetic Nintendo fanboy.

We've been over this for a few generations now, and I'm getting tired of saying it: where are the fucking games, Nintendo? Get back to me when you figure out that fundamental part of the whole video game business.

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