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Frogger on 17 December 2016
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Ljink96 said:

spemanig said:

If it's not a huge thing Nintendo focuses on, it will not be a product that exists lol Nintendo is not a company that makes hardware and then doesn't push it like it's gods gift to earth. That's kind of their thing. If Switch VR ever exists, expect them to treat it like every other accessory or hardware gimmick they've ever pushed.

True, but they've got such a terrible taste in their mouth with Virtual Boy and VR really doesn't suit their content. It'll be years before decent Nintendo Switch VR games come out. The Wiimote, 3D, were all things that were the focus of the respective systems. But VR in addition to a hybrid, and joycons, and switching, I think it's a bit much right out the gate.

 

People are blowing the VB thing way out of perportion. That was years ago. Nintendo is clearly over it. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they actually called the HMD the Virtual Boy again.

I really don't agree at all that it doesn't suit their content. Metroid Prime would do well in VR. F-Zero would do well in VR. The entire "Wii Sports" series. Pilotwings, Excitebike, Waverace, Punch-Out, 1080p Snowboarding, Star Fox, Mario Kart, oh me, oh my. Literally anything that can be translated to VR if it can be reinterpreted in the first person.

And that's just classics. If Nintendo's doing VR, they're obviously going to bundle the HMD with a Wii Sports/Wii Fit/Nintendogs-type new IP who's job is to prove the new technology and sell it in droves.

If Nintendo wants to do Switch VR, they're going to tack it onto literally every game they can think of like they did with the Wii. I don't know when Switch VR is going to happen, but I wouldn't be even the least bit suprised if we see it as easly as in the January presentation, with it launching as early as March 2018.