mountaindewslave said:
nonsense
the Switch is in fact a home console that CAN be used portably. Its a bit of a mix but the trailer simply emphasized the FEATURES. you don't need to go on forever in an ad for people to understand that the system can be played at home- the difficult part is to fully explain how the home console can be used on the go. That's where they needed to inform
also this system is 100% competing with the other home console platforms- gaming and entertainment in general seems to be going in a more casual direction than ever (mobile gaming). If Nintendo successfully gets a lot of casuals to adopt this it will dramatically cut into the other console manufacturer sales.
Bear in mind Microsoft already seems to sort of be going into a direction of trying to merge their home console back with their PC gaming segments (Windows Live anyone?), and frankly Sony still (overall) is financially iffy
Nintendo doesn't need to cut any deals and they ARE competing directly.
All that matters is that this device is somewhat competitive spec wise AND can easily be played from a television set. It will take some of the same market the PS4 and Xone are aiming for. Bear in mind that the majority of gamers are not die hard serious people, the majority are going to be casuals who want to kill a little time or familys
the announcement of the Switch seems mega positive to me and to a lot of the community, if anything I think the system's potential success will make Nintendo far less to cut any deals
bear in mind the most powerful thing in entertainment whether you're talking about movies, music, video games- are the namebrands and characters and recognizable things
Nintendo doesn't need to cut deals because they already have the hardest thing to get- the IPs. Nintendo has the power of people loving their brands and that alone will keep people returning.
I have to wonder what something like the Playstation truly has to permanently keep people from converting to PC. A lot of the third party games are going to PC and Sony does not have that many giantly popular game brands (God of War, Gran Turismo, what else??)
really bizarre thread. I think most would consider the 'Switch' announcement today insanely well received and I think you're absolutely flawed in thinking if you're truly trying to convince anyone that this is going to be drawing in home console fans. Of course it is. It plugs into the TV and can play awesomely new looking games on a traditional controller. End of story
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