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friendlyfamine on 29 May 2017
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KingofTrolls said:
friendlyfamine said:
No games.
Poor marketing.
Expensive dev kits.
Underpowered.
Expensive.
Poor online services. No invite feature, no communication
32GB storage for most expensive model which is suboptimal for going digital
Poor services in general. No refunds, no purchases tied to your account, rather on console

Well, a lot of this apply to Switch also, but this time Switch has the pros to overshadow it. Handheld form, handheld games, smart gimmick etc.

Games: The Switch has far more intriguing games coming out in the first year than the Wii U ever did in its entire lifespan. 

Zelda BOTW, MK8D, ARMS, Mario Odyssey (much more hype than 3D World), Xenoblade 2, Monster Hunter XX, FE Warriors, Splatoon 2, and whatever they decide to reveal at E3, but we know that there's going to be a new No More Heroes, Project Octopath Traveler, SMT 5, whatever Retro Studios is working on, the new Pokemon, Pikmin 4, all somewhere in a timeframe of 2 years. 

That's better than what the Wii U could ever achieve. If they port Mario Maker, Smash, and bring the Bayonetta series to this next console, there's going to be almost no reason to own a Wii U anymore. 

Marketing: The Switch has had stellar marketing, at least in the states. Wii U marketing was non-existent.

Dev kits: The Switch dev kit is $450-$500. The Wii U devkit was about 5 times more expensive than that.

Underpowered: The Switch, for a handheld, it's impressive they could fit that much horsepower in it. So technically, it's not underpowered for its concept. It's not possible for it to be as powerful as the PS4. Unless they waited for Pascal, and opted for a higher price, but...

Expensive: Yes, they're both expensive. Switch is sold at around $50 profit so no surprise. I'll give it that.

Poor online services: Both fail in this area at the moment but I'd wait to see if Nintendo revamps their services when they actually start charging for online on the Switch. So there's still "hope" that they can change.

32GB storage: The Switch uses cartridges, slight advantage. But yeah, you probably will need a supplement microSD as not everything will get a physical release.

The only similarities in disadvantages are the online service, price, and storage. But the online services and price can be rectified in the future. There was a source where Nintendo said if the meet 10 million units by the end of the year, they will reduce the price or plan for an improved Switch