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  1. 1. Will you make the Switch?

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    • I want to hear more
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    • Yes
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    • My name is Ethan and I already pre-ordered it
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Nintendo Studios still MIA:  Intelligent Systems (Paper Mario and Fire Emblem Strategy games), HAL Laboratories (Kirby, Boxboy), Alphadream (Mario and Luigi RPG series), Sakurai's team (Smash Bros).  Camelot could have had a Mario Sports game ready to go (or even Golden Sun).  Those teams are all working on stuff, but none of it is likely to broaden appeal for this console.  Even if every one of these studios had a game for Switch landing in the first 12 months... so what?  Is there anyone not on board who would get on board if we just had MORE JRPGs and Platformers?  Maybe we just need Good Feel to follow up on Kirby Yarn and Yoshi Yarn with another cute yarn game!

 

The only studios I can think of that might have any sort of audience expanding cool shooter games are Next Level Games and Retro Studios.  Because those have both made Metroid Prime games for Nintendo.  However, both of those studios have also made Mario Universe games that sold way better than their shooter output.  Next Level killed it with Mario Strikers Charged and Luigi's Mansion 3DS.  Both strong sellers.  And Donkey Kong Country far outperformed Metroid Prime's sales numbers coming from Retro.

 

So any time I see complaints regarding the number of software titles, I just feel like it's missing the forest for the trees.  If we had more games announced, it would be more of the same because that's what Nintendo and Japan makes.  All Nintendos JRPGs and unique first party titles in the world can't fill the mainstream hole in this console's heart.

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Like some GTA San Andreas version of Mario is Missing.

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Yeah, I wanted a new "real" 3D Mario game (3D World, while awesome, felt more in the family of the 2D Marios than the M64/Sunshine/Galaxy ones), but that real world area is just... eugh.

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I still stand by the actual event being alright, doing its job and not being a technical failure (that translator though). It's everything after the event that drags it all in the mud.

 

I understand why the pair of Joy-Con controllers are $80; essentially two Wiimotes (one being $40) bundled together. It's not an enticing price and they'd be better off meeting the status quo of $60. Games like Arms shouldn't be near full price. Hell, a lot of people thought 1-2 Switch was going to be the Switch's version of Wii Sports. Not many people bought Nintendo Land for Wii U and a portion of those who own it got it through some promo.

 

And the over reliance of users having to use their smartphone for online features. It was introduced as a nice option, like what you can do with PlayStation, but it shouldn't be a damn near necessity. What about the kids who don't have a smartphone yet because their parents don't feel children can be responsible enough to manage one?

 

"Mom, I want to talk to my friends in Mario Kart. Where's your phone?"

 

At that point I'd have them use the tablet mode and use the family computer with Discord. Even that's not a perfect solution because no child of mine would bogart the shared computer.

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I mean, that's a bullshit reason but how many people use their Wii U's to watch Netflix? 

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Yeah while it's unlikely it'll be a major use of the app, it's sort of a glaring omission given most screens now have a netflix app next to their port of Doom.

 

Also they only have like 4 launch titles so "focusing on games" is a bit of a shitty excuse. If they'd put in Netflix would they only have 2?

 

Heck, I'm amazed they've not suggested using your smartphone to watch Swtich Netflix through :P

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Online is set to be between 2,000 - 3,000 yen (£14-21 or $17.50-26.50) annually. Nintendo are also still looking to add VR to Switch in the future when they are confident they can make it comfortable to play for extended periods.

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Nintendo are also still looking to add VR to Switch in the future when they are confident they can make it comfortable to play for extended periods.

 

AKA never. It's way too low-res for one unless they knock out a sort of Switch Pro/Scropio kind of dealy-o down the line with a mid-lifespan bump to up the screen resolution (and CPU/GPU power on board too).

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I've a feeling they're basically giving a half-hearted response on VR to keep investors happy. If they were truly on board the VR train was well out of the station when they started working on the Switch. Heck I'm pretty sure Oculus was firing up when Wii U was launched (Yep I googled it and Oculus Kickstarter was 3 months prior to Wii U release). They've no intention to bring VR to the Switch or it would have had the capabilities out the door.

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My anticipation for the Switch disappeared after that press conference that basically showed they're gonna have Zelda at launch along with a whole lot of nothing. I'll get it eventually. Mario and Splatoon did look cool, but what's the rush in picking it up? I'll just get Zelda for the Wii U and save my $300 or whatever it is.

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