Pemalite said:
curl-6 said:
What I meant was, it just became the 3rd highest selling system of all time without a Pro model; the general audience still seems to find it acceptable as it is.
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Indeed they do, yet... Many games are held back because of the hardware.
I think it's been established over the years, most notably with the Wii, that performance and graphics aren't important for a device to sell well.
But by that same extension... Just because a device sells well, doesn't mean it's perfect by an means.
Case in point... Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is certainly held back by the hardware, an overclocked Switch resolves most of the performance issues.
And because of such, a higher performing Switch would offer a far better experience to a Switch owner than the current hardware models... It may/may not increase sales of hardware, but that is irrelevant... It's about maintaining a degree of quality and playability in games.
Chrkeller said:
This exactly. The switch clearly doesn't "need" much of anything. It was a wild success and has a superb software library.
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It needs better hardware, there are those who don't care if a game looks crap or runs at 15fps...
For someone like myself, I do care... And I want Nintendo to do better and offer us more to keep driving innovation and competition.
The game Library is definitely a strong point of the Switch, even if a chunk of it's best selling titles are ports from an older console, many newer games I am passing over or returning (Pokemon) because they are unplayable. - But there are millions who still rushed out and played the title to death despite it's technical shortcomings and issues.
There are always going to be a subset of consumers who expect a degree of quality out of their games, I'm one of them.
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I guess where I am confused is you claim it is a "need" because it would fit your "want." I want it as well, and I agree with your perspective, but 'need' is simply the wrong verbiage. Pokemon for you, based on want, is unplayable. Meanwhile it is selling millions... thus it doesn't 'need' anything. We can want all day. But a want doesn't equate to a need. The Switch doesn't need an upgrade. It is selling incredibly well as is the software. I do think in a few years it will need an upgrade, because sales are dropping. But for now, nah Nintendo is doing just fine and people can continue to want something Nintendo is not going to deliver.
