DélioPT said:
I wasn't talking about HW revisions, just the number of platforms. It isn't just Nintendo PR, it's what the machine does and how people perceive it: home console and handheld in one. Yes, they won't have that low price point anytime soon and at the same time, will they actually needed it if the machine/machines sell very well? If the price is good and the machine is appealing, people are more than willing to give in and pay more. Play on the go will not make games possible on the platform nor will it eliminate the problems with the ports it can get - again, if they can get. |
It doesn't matter, point is that Nintendo always looking to have multiple price points on market and to cover wide range of market with their price points, and only difference with Switch is that will be only platform and not deviaded like before on two separate platforms (different handheld and different home console platform).
If you paid attention on Nintendo PR, you would know the current talking about Switch like home console of 1st place, and only reason why they doing that because Wii U is dead while 3DS is still selling.
Like I wrote, Sony and Nintendo operating different, and of course they will need lower price point because with current price point of Switch they dont have replacement for segment of $150-200 price point that's currently covered buy 3DS and 3DS XL. Of Course that much more people will be become part of Switch platform if they have device for $150-200 that plays Switch games instead of $300 (espacily for those who dont want to play on TV).
If you have different price points for platform, automatically you aiming at much wider market than with just one price point. Do you think that 3DS would sell so much if they had only one price point of $200!? Offcouse not.
Any games could be ported to Switch, if devs want they can ported even to PS3/Xbox360, or Wii or mobile phones. You do realise that on launch Wii U actually had pretty solid 3rd party support (Call Of Duty, Batman, Mass Effect, NFS, Fifa, NBA...) but 3rd party abandon Wii U after terrible sales and when realise that Wii U is a fail. If Switch sells good and become popular it will have more 3rd party games, but offcourse that never will be on same level like on PS4/XB1, but that would be fact even if Switch has exactly same hardware like PS4/XB1 because 3rd party knows that 3rd party games are in most cases selling worst on Nintendo platform because people buying Nintendo platforms on 1st place just to play Nintendo games.
Soundwave said:
I think you'll have both. A smaller model with bezels removed will basically replace the current 20nm model. It'll be somewhat smaller and better on battery. And they'll have a version with a larger screen and perhaps full docked performance even in undocked mode, this will "XL" but actually won't be any bigger than the current Switch. The bezels on the current Switch let them manipulate the size easily. And both the above models I think probably exist right now in Nintendo's R&D. They are just weighing when they want to release them, probably for the 2018 fiscal year, they are going to want a boost in sales. Also larger screen revisions sell better than smaller ones, so if sales are the priority (and they obviously are), guess which one will take priority. Don't be so sure Nintendo is in a huge rush to get back to the 3DS market ... the 3DS quite honestly has been a bit of a sales dissapointment the last 3 years mainly salvaged by a bump from the Pokemon Go craze, but aside from that that form factor was really, really looking tired. I think Nintendo is fine dropping the price on the Switch, they probably could do that even today without much fuss. But I don't think they're in as mad of a rush to get back to clamshell style portables as some Nintendo traditionalists think. Part and parcel *why* the Switch has been so positively received to date IMO is because of the form factor, if it was just a clamshell with a Tegra shoved into it, I really don't think it would be generating anywhere near the same buzz right now. It would just be more of the same ol', same ol'. If Switch continues to sell reasonably well, I think Nintendo is going to grow more and more confident in this form factor and let go of the DS/3DS era in many ways altogether, just like Game Boy and many of the "brand rules" of the Game Boy (ie: Game Boy can't cost more than $99) went bye-bye. |
We getting go in circles...like I wrote, I dont say there will not be at all bigger Switch at all or Tegra X2 at all, but I am certain we will not have so soon Switch XL (next year) beacuse there no need for that beacsue reason I wrote to you.
I agree that one point we could have Switch full docked with higher performance, but again I dont see that in next 2 years.
You again ignoring fact that Switch alread has big screen and its more expansive compared to 3DS (6.2" is actually very big screens for handheld console and current $300 Switch is already much more expensive than 3DS XL), that make huge difference compared when we had DSi XL and 3DS XL. Hardly you will have somone that want buy bigger Switch XL beacuse they want bigger Switch or more expansive Switch (lol), but you will definatly have actualy huge number of people who want only Switch portable (small, practical with stronger battery), or who dont want to pay $300 to play Switch games and for people that seems a lot to upgrade from 3DS.
3DS dies, thats why I say there are chanches that next year we will have smaller/cheaper Switch Mini/Pocket that will effectively replace 3DS/3DS XL with price point of around $200.
Yes, Nintendo can lower price of Switch, they were very clear stating that they want to Switch be profatible from launch compared to Wii U/3DS, but they don't have any reason to lower price if Switch sales good at this price, and its seems that Switch is selling good and that will be popular. Wii was selling great and of course they did not have price cut at 1st year, only you can expect price cut this year if they are not satisfied with sales.
Yes, I also think we will have multiple devices that will be part of Switch, Switch Mini/Pocket, maybe more powerful only docked Switch, maybe XL Switch, and one point definitely more stronger Switch that maybe will be Switch 2...and all could play same games. Thats sound like good plan.
