0D0 said:
I couldn't agree more. The average gamer just can't find games on Nintendo since the last years of Wii at least. So many genres, so many basic 3rd party games that Nintendo lacks, plus the prices and the technology. You can get a full entertainment machine from PS4/Xb1 and dozens of great games in a reasonable price, while many average gamers out there would only get Zelda on Switch. For most gamers out there, 2d platforms, indies, FE, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, octopath, don't mean anything. I guess that's why many say "Nintendo doesn't have games". It's not as if it really doesn't, but it just lacks too much of the games that the average gamer looking for a console expects from a modern current generation console.
I thought that the question of this thread was exactly that: is Switch an equally optimal single gaming solution? I agree, not equally so. All the third party games and franchises that one can think of you can find on both current generation consoles. Not on Switch, plus all other benefits that current gen consoles offer and switch doesn't. Current gen consoles (ps4,x1) are like your regular grocery store. They're Walmart of sorts. Switch is just that vegan, organic shop with a few of the items you can find on Walmart, but with its own quality stuff for its own public. Others can go there to buy posh 95% cacau chocolate once in a while, but when they need to feed, they go to Walmart. |
I think the OP used the word viable at first but the context of the post was more in line with optimal.
As a vegetarian myself, your example is spot on. All of the veg/vegan options are for the most part viable for everyone in the sense that they could survive on them and enjoy good health. The vegan stores, eateries, etc. are definitely not for the masses though and that is all down to personal preference. So it is safe to say that something can be viable but not optimal, mostly based on personal preference. These same arguments could be made for cars, houses, or just about anything else where choice and preference are involved. Best overall is almost always subjective. Best for specific, well defined needs and preferences is much more fact based and can be supported by data and specific examples.
"There are things which, if done by the few, we should refuse to imitate; yet when the majority have begun to do them, we follow along - just as if anything were more honourable because it is more frequent!"
-Seneca