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kitler53 on 04 January 2017
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zorg1000 said:
kitler53 said:
no surprise. NS when undocked is a pretty low bar of performance. it won't be getting ports of ps4/xbone AAA games,.. just the indies and middle tier.


i swear,.. nintendo is going to kill switch by marketing it as a home console that is also portable instead of a portable console that also connects to a tv. it's a small change in marketing but a huge change to consumer expectations.

They havent even truly started marketing it yet. The whole, "its a console first" talk could very well have just been them trying not to take attention away from 3DS & Pokemon which sold pretty well this holiday.

The full reveal next week and the subsequent marketing campaign will likely emphasize on the hybrid aspect of functioning as both a handheld & console rather than over emphasizing on one or the other.

The preview trailer and the Jimmy Fallon demonstration both had a strong focus on the "switching" aspect of being able to choose how you want to play, I have a hard time seeing them stepping back from that and doubling down on it being a console forst and foremost.

2 things:

1st: http://www.polygon.com/2016/10/20/13347910/nintendo-switch-home-gaming-system   

2nd: they had skyrim in the release video which just so happens to be getting a HD remaster for ps4/xbone right around the time NS is scheduled to launch.

 

i know they haven't really gone into full marketing phase but here is the thing,.. expectations are being set right now.  on the 12th (i think) when the reveal fails to confirm peoples expectations it will be seen as a disappointment instead of a winner.   ..and as we've seen with xbone a bad first impression can do massive damage to a console's release.