I Think We're Going To See A lot Of Tablet Consoles (Switch Knock-offs)

[onionberry]

BasilZero said:

onionberry said:

  Gamers should know how difficult is to create a concept or to bring a new concept for a mass market, sometimes it works(wii, ds), sometimes don't(wii u, virtual boy). But all they do is complain when a company tries to do something out of the box. Let's call different functions a "gimmick" and let's not try new things, every console should be a ps4... great idea! Nope. Even if the ps4 is selling a lot I appreciate that Nintento is trying to make something different and not a clone because as a consumer I have more options.

 And btw I don't see any unnecesary "gimmick" on the switch, the concept is very clear, hybrid console that you can play on the go and in your home, easy to understand if you don't feel the need to complain for whatever reason, different controllers but all of them work the same way, joycon or pro controllers, the same functions.  I Have a ps4 and a pc, now why in the world would I want to buy a console that does the same shit??? options is really good for the industry.

 

The thing is, they arent doing something out of the box, they are doing something that exists in one form or another.

 

@Bolded/italic/underlined - if that is the reason why you buy different game systems, then you are doing it wrong. People buy different game systems to play different games - case in point first party games. No two systems/platforms are the same, options are great for the industry, but not for the reason you are arguing for.

But that's another thing that bothers me, "it's not different, already exist!" well yeah, it's about the implementation. I can use the same excuse for a normal console, sony and xbox are not original cause well, it's a console! already exists! but I don't say that because that's just dumb,

blue ocean means a market that is not dominated by the "competition" and that's Nintendo's strategy. Since a lot of companies have been trying with the hybrid model, but none of them have great success or any success at all, that makes total sense for Nintendo because they are one of the biggest gaming companies and their handheld market is their best market. So why would they compete directly with the other two biggest console manufacturers doing the same thing if they can have a market for their own? Cause even if the Switch is not a "new" or "original" idea, it's different from the other two big players, and from a business point of view it makes sense because sony and ms are dominating the "normal" console market. Plus the fact that I can play a console quality game on a handheld, and then continue on the tv seamlessly, that's just too good and I don't know why  gamers would complain about that, but that's just my personal opinion.