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Frogger on 17 December 2016
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oniyide said:
spemanig said:

First of all, it's not just on the go. I've already said that. It's CoD untethered to your TV. And second of all, of course you can play Cod online on the go. You do it via 4G, which the patents say the Switch allows for and which Iwata specifically spoke about implementing nearly half a decade ago. Something mobile has been doing for years. That answers exactly what's convenient about CoD on the go.

So now we're back to how there is no reason to believe people "definitely" wouldn't buy the Switch version.

and how well will that work? will it as well as it being at home? Are there any systems out using 4g for online gaming that run smooth? Cause honestly im not holding my breath, would be cool though. 

They wouldnt buy a Switch version because they would most likely have a system that they already play those games for. Just like with the WIi Wii U pretty much every Ninty home console since N64. There are some people that will buy it sure, but id be willing to bet that the numbers wouldnt come close to their counterparts

More than well enough for people to want it. You might not personally like the idea of online gaming on data plans, but this isn't some new or revolutionary concept. It's been going on successfully and lucratively for years on mobile. Shooters. On a data plan. On mobile. For years. You're stuck on the idea that most people have this impenatrable standard for quality amongst games. They don't. They only care about good enough. 4G is good enough.

30fps is the accepted standard on consoles even though its objectively inferior to 60fps and higher, which is the bare minimum on PC. Why? Because nobody cares about that stuff. If it works well enough, they have historically gone for the most convenient option. Always. 4G works more than well enough. No one but gaming enthusiasts will ever notice the difference.

They can very easily switch to the Switch. People jumped 360's ship in droves when the PS4 dropped. All of their friends were on a platform that was still being supported with an installed base of 80m, and those people bought the completely different PS4 because it was newer and had good PR. Switch can easily be put in the same position, in fact the Switch is in an even better position since the PS4 and XBO have less than half the combined userbase that the PS360 had when the 8th generation consoles launched.

Brand loyalty and platform loyalty is not nearly as ironclad as you think it is. The Switch isn't the Wii and the Switch isn't the Wii U. They have as little effect on how the Switch will perform as the GCN had on the Wii. This isn't some insurmountable, herculean task. All it takes is something that's percieved as better to come along, and people will go there. Contrary to popular belief, the mainstream definition of "better" is "easier," not "stronger."