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Is it?

Very, I won't buy it if it's weak 171 25.26%
 
Moderately so 281 41.51%
 
Not really 127 18.76%
 
No, power doesn't matter to me 63 9.31%
 
No, cos I'm not buying one 35 5.17%
 
Total:677
GhaudePhaede010 on 14 December 2016
Soundwave said:
GhaudePhaede010 said:

This is a great, great post. I agree with much of it. I was on my phone and did not want to make a long post like this but if I had, it would have looked something like this post right here. Not exactly the same (as I approach personal opinions drastically differently than he does), but this post contains much of what I would have said if I was on my computer.

The Switch is evolution in the same way the home console was evolution. Home consoles basically eliminated the need for arcades and Switch (if successful) is the beginning of the end of a need for exclusive home consoles. Well, not exactly, but it is the end of traditional exclusive home consoles.

That may be true, but that doesn't mean the Nintendo formula is neccessarily going to be the one that carries that future forward. 

Honestly, tablet manufacturers could start making a lot of tablets with snap on controllers standard and the ability to dock to a TV as standard too and play games that way. It wouldn't be hard at all. 

So yeah, in 10 years, kids may basically just have a tablet that does all of those things and has the horsepower of a PS5 or whatever. 

I can see what you are saying and I can subscribe to that reality. I would prefer if Nintendo were the ones to carry that future forward but the reality is, that is very unlikely.



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Zappykins on 31 January 2017
zorg1000 said:
Zappykins said:

But I also don't see why anyone would really get it, other than super hard core gamers.  Which is a rather small market.

I like Nintendo, but this seems like WiiU2.

Why would anybody want a PS4 or XBO other than hardcore gamers? The same reason people will buy Switch, because they have the software & features that people want.

I fail to see in any way how this is a WiiU2, care to elaborate?

What I mean is that only super hard core gamers that have a specicic game in mind are going to get the switch.  I don't think there is that much appeal over a regular tablet that can do more - much more.  Why carry an extra tablet for a few specific games, when there are so many games for a regular tablet.

And without enough power vs the others two, it will not get as much 3rd party support.  Which seems to be quite important for the success of any console. 

It may be a nice little console, but I don't see anything amazing to set it appart from so much competition.   It seems like another GameCube or WiiU.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

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