Dumb? How do you know the rumor is BS? Because you want it to he maybe? Based on the last 2 Nintendo systems, this sounds credible, but I will be happy to be wrong.

You are right. Sorry to be a downer. I will make my next thread positive!

I don't know man.

Are you saying the WiiU failed because it was under-powered relative to the competition? And the Switch will fail because it replicates that power discrepancy?

What about the Wii, DS, and 3DS? All noticeably or significantly under-powered relative to the competition, yet all outperformed that competition.

So surely there are other variables at play. I think the WiiU failed because 1) the price tag was too high, 2) the controller and interface were inaccessible, and 3) it didn't get enough in-demand first-party games.

If Nintendo can fix those problems it should be fine. Here's the thing: a super-powerful console would make all three of those things MORE difficult to fix. Going the way of low-cost and accessibility is the right path forward for Nintendo. Heck, it's the only path forward.

The thing is, the exclusives may be few and far between like with Wii U.

I kinda agree. The Wii U had great games but still did not move units. There were a ton of factors and anybody in the know will tell you that, but in the eye of the consumer, the Wii U didn't look or performed like a 8th gen console.

Still, I also thought Splatoon would tank but god, was I wrong. Hoping that Nintendo finds success with the Switch but I am skeptical as fuuuuuck.

For one the clue is that he's a former Ubisoft employee so he doesn't know anything about the devkits or the Switch if you read the article itself he's commenting on the rumours so essentially you're believing a rumour that is speculating on another rumour.

Wow, mind blown.

The Switch is Nintendo learning the folly of developing for more than one platform.

Or you want to play games on the go or you want access to a library completely different than what is offered by PS4/X1.

Either that or price the Switch competitively.

The Nintendo 3ds is horribly outdated tech and yet it's still selling pretty decently... Maybe people don't buy hardware for the hardware? Maybe they buy hardware for the software?

I was skeptical about Switch too, but once I understood where Nintendo is going with it I think it can quite successful. It`s the perfect console for millennials, for people from their early 20`s to their 30`s that are always on the go and could use some more complete gaming experiences with more versatility. The way I see it I think it`s much more a 3DS successor than an Wii U follow-up.

And 3DS always got third-party support. Actually, Nintendo handelhelds always had great 3rd party, even considering DS was competing with PSP, there were tons of great 3rd party games, and PSP was the only handelheld ever to be a real competition for a Nintendo handelheld.

I think if Nintendo market it well it will do it. I don`t expect another Wii, but if sells like 3DS will be already very good.

No way. That's crazy talk, man!