Your thoughts on the Next Ninty Console

[Soundwave]

curl-6 said:

Soundwave said:

It doesn't need to be on par with the modern stationary home console, but a 1 generation gap (which is a lot still) should be the most they should allow. 

It's not a Game Boy or DS or Wii either. It's not something that's going to sell off "being cheap + kids + casuals" either. 75% of Switch owners own a PS4 or XB1, these are core players, Switch is a high end product for a portable machine, there's never really been a portable that delivers full scale console type experiences before that don't feel like they're 10+ years behind what's relevant today. 

I think you're placing too much weight on the largely mythical "hardcore vs casual" dichotomy. The real world is not that black and white, most consumers are neither forum-going "hardcore" gamers nor stereotypical "casuals" but some shade in between.

The point remains the Switch is a new kind of product even by Nintendo standards. The concept is not just appealing because it's a "Nintendo system". The whole idea of a "portable console" in itself is appealling. And we see surprising stuff in Switch software performance, like Diablo III outselling the new Nintendo Labo kit, lol. Which is fine. That's exciting, who the fuck just wants to keep repeating the DS again and again. 

That whole philosophy of using the lowest end hardware won't work any more because smartphones cornered the market on cheap/low end software. And that's fine too. Nintendo games are (believe it or not) while not necessarily requiring the best hardware, still better on better hardware. I wouldn't want to play Mario Kart 8 on the Wii or 3DS, sorry. 

Last edited by Soundwave - on 28 November 2018