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Soundwave on 01 January 2017
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Miyamotoo said:
Soundwave said:

All Nintendo games on one platform are nice, but do they really impact software diversity *that* much? I would question some of this. Even if you gave the Wii U a Zelda and Metroid and Animal Crossing game earlier in its life cycle, I think the only real difference is it would've sold 20 million maybe instead of 14 million. Both numbers are still abject failures. Nintendo alone cannot make up for the loss of huge genre diversity that third parties bring to the table

Fact that with Switch Nintendo dont need to make any more 2x 2D Mario games, 2x MK, 2x Mario Party, 2x Kirby games...and they can make just one game of each and make something else, means that Switch will have more diverse library than before.

 

 

maxleresistant said:

This is from the official website 

"Gaming springs into action by removing detachable Joy-Con controllers from either side of Nintendo Switch. One player can use a Joy-Con controller in each hand; two players can each take one; or multiple Joy-Con can be employed by numerous people for a variety of gameplay options. They can easily click back into place or be slipped into a Joy-Con Grip accessory, mirroring a more traditional controller. Or, if preferred, the gamer can select an optional Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to use instead of the Joy-Con controllers. Furthermore, it is possible for numerous people to bring their Nintendo Switch systems together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition."

If you think that most people aren t lost by all this, you are wrong. The wiiU was already a mess because it had 3 official controllers, people couldn t wrap their head around the fact that you could only have one gamepad per wiiU. 

I know we are all gamers here, but the market is not just us, it s mainly average consumers who likes simple and easy to use products.

I don t see the switch as a simple product, I see it as a product that tries to do too many thing and does nothing properly.

I own a WiiU, I remember when I bought Nintendoland, that game is a mess, you need the gamepad, wiimotes, wii motion plus, nunchucks, and you spend too much time changing the configurations. It had some nice mini games, but it was just a pain in the ass.


there is nothing wrong with a box and 4 normal controllers. Or a handheld that is just a handheld. The DS with its two screens was a great innovation, but that doesn t mean that every Nintendo console should try to reinvente the wheel

This is so wrong because just that 1st Switch 3 minute video was very clear about controls options and concept even for casuals, it's all very clear and simple.

Nintendo can make more diverse games perhaps, but that doesn't magically mean they're going to make games that resonate with today's Western audiences for example. It's not so easy to make the next COD or Battlefield or franchise like that. 

It's more likely Nintendo will have continued success with cartoony/easy-to-pick-and-play/family games, but they already have a lock on that market. 

But yes it will help, it doesn't magically mean though that the system is going to sell like double what it would otherwise though.