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bigtakilla on 22 October 2016
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Salnax said:
bigtakilla said:

7: The tiny controllers in two player mode will feel awkward and will likely rarely get used. This is just obvious.

8: Battery life will likely be 3 hours roughly. Expecting more is crazy.

9: Nintendo already confirmed there is not another GPU, ect in the dock. Games will look the same with a resolution bump and better frame rate. It's just the way it is guys. "Providing power to the system" just means the tablet will run off the wall socket, your secret sauce is in another castle. That said, the games will look fine. Noticeably worse than the others, but fine.

10: Let's get back to reality. This gen for Nintendo is gonna be great because of the software, not the hardware or graphical power, and that's fine. 

1. Agreed. 32 GB is going to be more than enough for Nintendo themselves and a lot of the 3DS's current developers, but quite a few PS4/X1 games are over 40 GB. Not to mention that there is unlikely to be any internal storage on par with those consoles, meaning some space may be reserved for patches, like with retail Vita games. And even using somewhat optimistic guesswork based on existing Tegra chips, I doubt the Switch will reach PS4/X1 levels of power, though it should surpass the Wii.

I suppose the question is whether the Switch is easy enough for at least some devs to continue porting some games to. Looking at the Vita for reference, it is still getting games ported from the PS3 and PS4, at least in Japan. Dagon Quest Builders and Heroes 2, RE Revelations 2, Rayman Legends, LEGO games, and Minecraft stand out, being released well after Sony gave up on their own handheld.

2. Probably. I'm only a bit hesitant because the Switch is so different from the handhelds it will largely be replacing. Of course, even if it only sells half as well as the 3DS, it'll end up at Wii levels. It will almost certainly be the best selling console in Japan since the PS2, perhaps reaching SNES levels.

3. Honestly, I think Switch is a better name than typical for a Nintendo product. Better than "Wii U."

4. I don't know how the Scorpio and Pro will sell compared to the original X1/PS4, but I agree with your sentiment. The Switch won't dethrone any major competitors, even in victory.

6. Agreed. I would also like to point out that if/when the Switch becomes Nintendo's de facto new handheld, those 3DS developers are going to contribute quite a bit. It won't be quite the same as the combined output of Wii and DS games from 2007 through 2010, but I doubt that we'll see any droughts comparable to those on the Wii U.

7. Hopefully there will be an updated version of those things that's more ergonomically friendly.

7. The pro controller should work on the go right? Even for two players I dont see why the pro controllers wouldn't, so here's hoping. Easy enough solution.