Your thoughts on the Next Ninty Console

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Soundwave said:

curl-6 said:

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. 

But can we really look at a system that's flying off shelves on the back of Pokemon Let's Go, a game that would've looked outdated in 2012, and surmise that being technically up to date is one of the system's key selling points? I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree here.