Switch third party price, value and perception

[Jumpin]

GhaudePhaede010 said:

Jumpin said:
Part of the problem with the Wii U is that it wasn’t a suitable multiplayer console. One proper controller was not enough. It also had a portable functionality that didn’t work; if you had it on the first floor of your house, and your bedroom was on the third floor, you couldn’t play games. Also, if you travel often, it was not very portable due to the large controller. Switch is extremely portable, you can take it to your room and play, take it to the office to play, take it when you’re commuting, take it on vacation, take it when you’re away on business. Not only that, but you can play local multiplayer, up to 8 player Mario Kart if you have multiple Switches.

The main reason Switch has not replaced my Wii U is because the multiplayer is so much better on Wii U than on Switch. Funny you should say that as your opening sentence.

But it doesn't. First off, the Wii U restricts the user to the home with only one proper controller. Local multiplayer is limited to 4 player split screen and confined to home use unless you want to lug it around with all the controllers, hook it up to some TV, load it up, and 15 minutes later have a game.  Unless you're playing with your kids, you're probably not doing much in the way of local multiplayer at home. For the most part, Wii U wasn't a quality multiplayer platform.

On the other hand, the portability factor of the Switch allows me to play up to 8-player local wireless multiplayer Mario Kart 8 at the office every lunch hour. It takes only a few seconds to get it started, very low hassle. It's one of the best local multiplayer experiences of all time.

Less than two months into the Switch's lifecycle, it had eclipsed the Wii U as a local multiplayer console. It's only been getting better since (although I don't see us being done with Mario Kart for a very long time yet), and the future holds Pokemon. I've never really played a Pokemon game (Aside from Pokemon Go), but I'm not oblivious to the fact that it will probably outstrip the entire Wii U userbase in popularity. Not to mention, when Monster Hunter arrives on the Switch, it will finally be able to mix the quality of a home console with the play style that made the series as big as it has become - local multiplayer.