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Faelco on 24 October 2016
DonFerrari said:
Nautilus said:

Its written at the end of the trailer that "game images are not final and may not represent that game" or something of the like.No9body is being misleading here.

Fine letters are almost the exact definition of misleading, because you show one thing with the intent of other and make very little effort to prevent the confusion.

Even the fine letters disagree with the PR talk.

"Images not final" is not the same thing as "Not real images". "Footage not final" is not the same thing as "You shouldn't assume that it's actual game footage". The first one implies that they're still working on it for the console and it can still changes before the release. The second one implies that it could be anything from a BS footage made at the last minute to a fun unofficial project made by some employees at home, running on anything from a toaster to a NASA computer. So, the first one implies that the project currently looks like that but could still evolve a bit in the last few months before release, the second one implies "SURPRISE !!". Not the same thing.



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StarOcean on 24 October 2016
potato_hamster said:
StarOcean said:

I think people are reading too much into this. Nintendo only wants to reveal their console this year and because that they only showed placeholder games like MK8 and such. Even the actor who worked on set said the TVs and such were blank. The footage was added after the fact. The intention was only to show off the console, not the games. Similar to the Wii U Zelda demo

You know, you'd totally have a point, execept the Switch is releasing in 5 months. In comparison, imagine announcing a game at E3, showing a trailer that gives the impression of gameplay footage, and then coming out after the E3 announcement and stating "you shouldn't assume what you saw on the E3 trailer represents actual gameplay footage".

Ohh wait, that kinda did happen with titles like Alien: Colonial Marines. Lawsuits were filed over that.  I think that's how the phrase "bullshots" game to be. It was a big deal. Why should Nintendo get a free pass if that turns out to be the case here?

Like I said, they weren't revealing games. They were revealing the console. If the intention was to show the games then you'd have something. But nothing like games were promised. They don't want to show games so they aren't going to. There is a clear disclaimer. If you were to hypthetically sue them for this ad you would lose. They clearly stated at the end that the images were not final and do not represent games on the console. They did nothing wrong. They aren't getting a free pass because they were clear cut on their intentions



Veknoid_Outcast on 24 October 2016

The folks who profess to care nothing about Nintendo and its games sure spend a weird amount of time talking about Nintendo and its games.



Miyamotoo on 24 October 2016
AbbathTheGrim said:

They should've done the following in a conference or something:

1) show the console (the look, what it will do, etc.)

2) show the games

3) show that little video with the console showing everything it can do with actual games coming for it

If this kind of advertizement doesn't matter then during next reveal Microsoft should show footage of a Mario game running in the next Xbox and no one should complain because everyone should understand what not to expect in the future even if it is shown during a reveal.

This is a just initial reveal with focus on concept of Switch, later (most likely in January), we will have full reveal with details, games, spec...

Point of this Nintendo statement is that games are shown will maybe not look and run exactly like they are shown in trailer, (maybe will look/run better or worse), not they will not come at all on Switch. Of Course that all games that were shown in trailer will arrive on Switch.



bunchanumbers on 24 October 2016

So the gameplay footage was fake. More than likely it will look worse.

Probably like a handheld game.



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Conina on 24 October 2016
StarOcean said:

Like I said, they weren't revealing games. They were revealing the console. If the intention was to show the games then you'd have something. But nothing like games were promised. They don't want to show games so they aren't going to. There is a clear disclaimer. If you were to hypthetically sue them for this ad you would lose. They clearly stated at the end that the images were not final and do not represent games on the console. They did nothing wrong. They aren't getting a free pass because they were clear cut on their intentions

Nevertheless some people aren't getting tired to use this footage to prove that the graphics of the Switch are on par with the PS4 or at least the XBO. And this propaganda has been going on for days.



deskpro2k3 on 24 October 2016

They pick the wrong time to reveal the NinTablet. At least indicate in the trailer it was not actual Switch game footage.

It's like Milo, Xbox kinect all over again.



Okie_Loki on 24 October 2016

Odd thing to say. If they expect visuals to be better, I would have expected a follow up statement saying something like "the renditions and gameplay in our premiere video are all highly presumptive and do not fully showcase the power and graphical extent of the Switch."

Instead, theirs is a statement that leaves more questions than answers. Not good? Eh, we'll find out in the coming months.



gooch_destroyer on 24 October 2016

Welp.



Raven on 24 October 2016

How can video games be real if our eyes aren't real.

Seriously though, Nintendo needs to stop being so mysterioso and just give a straight answer for once. We're 5 months from launch, it won't kill them to loosen the grip on their box of secrets.



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