Nintendo Rebirth?

[JWeinCom]

KrspaceT said:

JWeinCom said:

The Jimmy Fallon thing isn't really new.  The marketing is definitely different than it was for the Wii U, deliberately showing older gamers in a way that is clearly influenced by apple and such.

As for the hardware, I didn't necessarily mean power.  Unlike the Wii U, they have a very clear selling point for the switch, so that's a step in the right direction.  I'm still not sure if that selling point is really appealing though.  

Mobile games have clearly shown there is a big market for that portable gaming experience, yet while people will happily pass the time with Candy Crush on the go, or will play something like Call of Duty or Mario Kart at home, there is still a stigma around playing more traditional video games in public.  If Nintendo can crack that, and make gaming on the go a cool (or at least not un-cool) thing, then they could have a hit.  They basically have to do what Sony couldn't with the Vita.

I'm in college, let me tell you just how many 3DS's you can spot. 

Anyway the Vita ran into the opposite troubles of the Wii U: It had third party but no first party. Nintendo pushing it's games on the Switch solves several of he Vita's problems, and I doubt it uses memory sticks.

I was in college and now I'm not.  Things that are common on a college campus won't be when in five years.  Appealing to the 24-40 year old market is way different than hitting 16-24