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Mbolibombo on 21 October 2016
Lawlight said:
So, what are people thoughts on the 3-hour battery life?

As with pretty much everything else, i'll treat it as a rumor until further.

Assuming it is true (I dont think so) It's not great but not awful either, I do believe we would see improved battery life if the rumored X2 Parker is true though. 3 Hours is more than enough for my transportation to and from work so I am good, I rarely if ever play more than 3 hours on a handheld console either.

 



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FallingTitan on 21 October 2016

if i play for more then 3 hours then im probably not at home! and on a plane they have plugs in every seat now. should be a direct charge hole on the tablet part for travellers.



Azuren on 21 October 2016
Lawlight said:
Azuren said:

Literally anywhere you want? It's a handheld. And a home console. If you can't figure out where you would use it, that's on you. 

If a gamer like me cannot figure out where to use it, what would the more mainstream gamers think of it? Casuals obviously aren't going to buy it.

It really just calls into question how much a gamer you are. You could play it on lunch at work, in the car, on a plane, at a friend's, on vacation, when the power goes out, on the toilet, on the porch...



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Heavenly_King on 21 October 2016

It looks kind of weak graphically speaking.



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zorg1000 on 21 October 2016
potato_hamster said:
zorg1000 said:

gimmick is typically defined as a special feature for the sake of a special feature, something that really doesnt have a meaningful purpose and is just there to be different.

based on that, i wouldnt really consider Switch to be gimmicky since the concept of consolidating their two product lines into one serves an actual purpose.

I think the detachable controllers are a bit of a gimmick. They're not even symmetical. The two different halves will feel different in your hand depending on which side you get. Furthermore, you're literally halving your control options by splitting a controller in half. How good is it going to be trying to control a game with one thumbstick instead of two? With 1-2 shoulder buttons instead of 4?

Using those mini controllers in two player mode is probably going to suck pretty bad.

that aspect ill admit could be seen as a bit gimmicky.

as for playing multiplayer games with just one half of the controller, it will probably be reserved for games with simple control schemes and you will likely need both halves or the pro controller for more complex multiplayer games.



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Lawlight on 21 October 2016
Azuren said:
Lawlight said:

If a gamer like me cannot figure out where to use it, what would the more mainstream gamers think of it? Casuals obviously aren't going to buy it.

It really just calls into question how much a gamer you are. You could play it on lunch at work, in the car, on a plane, at a friend's, on vacation, when the power goes out, on the toilet, on the porch...

These are all time wasting situations and I have a phone or iPad for those. And I don't eat lunch and play games at the same time nor do I get driven around. And if I'm going to a friend's place there's usually a PS3 or PS4 if I want to play games there. Even on the plane - I just watch movies on my iPad.

There's just too little use for a handheld gaming device these days. We have a multipurpose device at all times with us to waste time.



Soundwave on 21 October 2016

The Joypads being used for multi is just to be used in a pinch. It's a helluva lot better than trying play with touch only controls.



Veknoid_Outcast on 21 October 2016
outlawauron said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

God bless you. Every time someone uses "gimmick" as a bludgeon against Nintendo, I die a little inside.

Anyway, Switch has me excited in a way that iterative consoles like Scorpio and Pro fail to capture. The Switch represents new ways to play and, more importantly, share games. It's not just more power under the hood.

Outside of local multiplayer on the tablet screen, what about it hasn't been done before? Everything else that was shown has been done before. I think it looks very well done, but there's nothing very innovative or market shaking about Switch.

Oh it's hardly game-changing or revolutionary. It's just something different and I love the focus on local multiplayer, at home and away from home. Just speaks to me more than 4K gaming, virtual reality, etc. I derive a lot of enjoyment out of sharing games with friends in the same room or space, so Switch is right up my alley.



Lawlight on 21 October 2016
Soundwave said:
The Joypads being used for multi is just to be used in a pinch. It's a helluva lot better than trying play with touch only controls.

Seeing how small they are, I'd say no.



malistix1985 on 21 October 2016

What I Liked:
The pro Controller looks very good
They showed many adults playing the games, hopefully thats their focus.
No move/touch gimmicky stuff
The logo

What I Disliked
The Name of the console
It being a tablet and not a full home console
The ergonomics of the (normal) controller (not the pro) both when played clicked togheter and clicked apart it seemed, well, quite painful for my hands.
I Disliked the color of the console




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