Nintendo games are still highly valuable to me, but it is extreamly hard to justify paying for devices, specifically for their games.

When I buy a PS Console or Handheld, it is coming with near industry leading graphics, industry leading 3rd party support, the ability to connect with firends/family via PSN, Local and streaming Music, Photo, and Video Services, a highly functional web browser, built in calander and email apps, and much more.

I expect all of that stuff when I buy a console/handheld/phone/laptop/etc. So when Nintendo comes in at nearly the same price for tech that is 6 - 10 years old, dosent't offer sevices that can be used across multiple devices, and offer almost no non Nintedo support it is very hard to justify.

Ultimatly I would love for Nintendo software to be available on more versitle platforms. It would be a major boost in value if Nintendo games were available on PS and Xbox Consoles and Handhelds/Phones. However, for now Nintendo is continuing the require people to buy their specific box for their titles.



Really, for those that have a hard time seeing why so many people have issue with Nintendo hardware. Ask youself, would you buy an Xbox if it only had MS software? Would you buy a PlayStation if it only had Sony software? Would you buy a Take Two console if it only had Rockstar and 2K games? How about an EA only console?

If the entire industry was asking you to buy a specific console to play their games, how many would you buy? Would you really own boxes Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, EA, Activision, Take Two, Ubisoft, Capcom, Konami, and Square-Enix?

PS4 has left 3 years of gaming behind, built a huge library by now, games are cheap, console has bundles. But the value proposition is clearly in the favor of Switch though.

You guys make too much sense.

Nintendo games are so valuable and the best the insdustry has to offer, that they even have their own genre. How many time have we heard "I don't like Nintendo games"?

Only the best: Nintendo.

Also, Pokemon is coming. That alone will be a winner

Sales don't seem to back up your claims at all. Lets look at sales of Sony vs Nintendo in times they are actively competing.

Playstation: 105 million
N64: 33 million

Playstation 2: 158 million
Gamecube: 22 million

Playstation 3: 87 million
Wii: 101 million

Playstation 4: 50 million
Wii U: 14 million

Before the recent generations where they don't focus on power, the N64 and gamecube used to be as powerful if not more powerful than competition on the market and as such would receive just as much third party support. So even when they had third party support to go along with 1st party support they lost in sales. And as you see without any third party support like the Wii U they lose hard. So I still find it laughable people claim Nintendo's 1st party is so much superior and desirable when Sony has outsold them easily in almost every generation.

Everyone buys a console for the games

Unless you get it for Netflix or something like that

but everyone has their own tastes so the same could be said about PS4 for their library

It's just a matter of opinions which there isn't a right answer to see which is more valuable

Console now has artstyle, story, and music?

When DS launched in late 2004, it had the price of a PS2, PS2 had a huge catalog of games, PS2 was way more powerful, PS2 had better multimedia functions and online service.

Damn

For point #2, until the products are released, isnt that merely just your assumption? Someone should link the image of all 3rd party game developers and tell us how many of those developers actually release a game for switch.