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RavenXtra said:
Wouldn't that kind of functionality needlessly drive up the cost of the device, considering Wi-Fi would be much better for playing any kind of multiplayer game?

Nope, 3G/LTE hardly costs a thing. The cost is in monthly data charges.

BasilZero said:

No mobile connectivity? That sounds fantastic. Best news we heard about the Switch so far.

Keep it wifi only as a gaming console, keep the mobile data to phones and tablets only and away from console gaming.

The problem is, the few people that use it on the go will have to tether with their smartphone, which is connected via 4G, and that will cause even more problems.

FromDK said:

That would only make sense to include.. if Switch was a phone to..

Just like gps and other things.. Switch will just use the smartphone in peoples pocket.

I think they will make some kind off app for phones.. that gives acces to all these things

As above, this will only cause more issues. 

Captain_Yuri said:

Good. I don't want to play with people with shit reception. Smash Bros already has issues against people with wifi. Playing with people with 3g/LTE that have shit reception would be even more horrible. Specially the latency. People that think that 3g/LTE online play would be a good thing for serious online gaming need to get off their koolaid. One day we might be there but that day is decades away.

No upgradable battery is a bummer but exactly how many tablets have removable battery these days? Not saying its a good thing but certainly not out of the norm.

The thing is this adds even an additional layer of latency to things, because now people will have to connect to wifi via there LTE smartphone. 

 

This is extreamly bad news if true. Without 3G/LTE very few people are ever going to use this thing outside of the house. Those that do will be forced to tether to their phone for online gaming and network features. This will be even more of an issue for Nintendo and the online gaming community.

I don't see Switch taking off without simple network connectivity. If this is true Nintendo has dug themselves a massive hole. The core gaming community may see this as a positive, but from a mass market perspective, this thing has very little potential without mobile network capabilties.



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