Posted February 11, 2017 That's less than three weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 You're obviously forgetting about this bad boy. I still regret not buying one of those when I saw it on ebay a few years ago for my collection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 In hindsight, do you guys feel the Switch would have fared better releasing in time for Christmas 2016 (or even Christmas 2017)? I remember the argument that releasing a console 'mid-gen' will be no good because gamers of other consoles are already fully invested within their own consoles ecosystems... I still don't believe that to be an issue, if anything, the biggest barrier I see at the moment with shifting Switches is the lack of a killer title outside of BOTW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 In hindsight, do you guys feel the Switch would have fared better releasing in time for Christmas 2016 (or even Christmas 2017)? I remember the argument that releasing a console 'mid-gen' will be no good because gamers of other consoles are already fully invested within their own consoles ecosystems... I still don't believe that to be an issue, if anything, the biggest barrier I see at the moment with shifting Switches is the lack of a killer title outside of BOTW. Holiday season is always more desirable but the whole killer titles thing at launch really isn't make or break. When do console launches ever have multiple killer titles? PS4 had Killzone. I repeat Killzone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) Holiday season is always more desirable but the whole killer titles thing at launch really isn't make or break. When do console launches ever have multiple killer titles? PS4 had Killzone. I repeat Killzone. I tend to agree - but in the case of BOTW, people have the choice to buy the Wii U version. 1-2 Switch, Just Dance and the slew of Indie games isn't whats gravitating people to buy the console. I think Nintendo could do with a strong launch coming off the back of the Wii Us failings. Edited February 11, 2017 by King_V Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 I tend to agree - but in the case of BOTW, people have the choice to buy the Wii U version. 1-2 Switch and the slew of Indie games isn't whats gravitating people to buy the console. I think Nintendo could do with a strong launch coming off the back of the Wii Us failings. I agree. They should have delayed the Wii U Zelda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 I agree. They should have delayed the Wii U Zelda Why? Would it have made that many people buy a Switch? It certainly wouldn't have convinced me. I'd either have waited or not bothered at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) Why? Would it have made that many people buy a Switch? It certainly wouldn't have convinced me. I'd either have waited or not bothered at all. Yeah, I think another game is the solution. N64 - Pilotwings, Mario 64, (Turok, Fifa 64) GC - Luigi's Mansion, Wave Race, Rogue Squadron (Sonic Adventure 2, Fifa 02, Extreme G) Wii - TP, Red Steel, (Wii Sports, Rayman, Need for Speed) Wii U - NSMB, Nintendoland, Zombie U (Assasins Creed, Sonic Racing, Batman, Tekken Tag) Not sure if the launch quantity correlates with overall system success but there is an astounding difference in launch software options versus the Switch. (Damn we were spoiled with the GC launch, launch window and first year... ) Edited February 11, 2017 by King_V Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 Anyone here heard of Gameseek? Looks like they're doing an offer soon where you can pre-order the Switch for £198.50 (in-line with them honouring their pre- price announcement pre-order price).Sweet, Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 You're obviously forgetting about this bad boy. Oh no, that was my first thought. I quickly substituted the keyboard for a screen... and it just looked wrong. I guess if the dpad and c stick sat slightly over the screen it works a tiny bit better (10 seconds in mspaint but.. basic idea). Still don't think it looks good, but could be sweet for vc games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 Amazon are selling digital download codes for games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 Close and personal - apparently HD Rumble in MK8 Deluxe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 Amazon are selling digital download codes for games. £60. Jokers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 Close and personal - apparently HD Rumble in MK8 Deluxe The Neon Switch looks so good The grey versions looks much less appealing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 £60. Jokers Well that's worrying as that will be the same price in the eShop. £60 for digital games lol Yeah Nintendo are living in a fantasy land where they think people are happy to pay that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 How can any company sell digital content for a higher price than physical content with a straight face? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 How can any company sell digital content for a higher price than physical content with a straight face? It's ridiculous. Sony (and possibly Microsoft) do it too* and it always makes me wonder who is actually buying the games digitally for that price. Surely no one. *Thought I'd get in there before Ronnie. Trololol etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 As far as I know a lot of the time the digital prices are higher because publishers are still trying to keep stores happy. You have to assume its going to happen less and less until one of the companies finally go digital only but for the moment thats the reasoning I had always heard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 but since they have digital codes in stores... surely they can cut out the physical copy costs for both themselves AND stores... leaving the profit margin for stores? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11, 2017 Having digital codes in stores only helps the situation, doesn't really fix it. It's the used game market that's makes the stores a lot of their money which is why physical games are so important to them. I won't claim to know the ins and outs of the situation though. I'm just repeating what I've heard games journalists talk about over the years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 12, 2017 Games journalists don't know anything either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) 19 Days To Switch! Mudabitches! I think this is where a port to the Switch at launch would have helped both Capcom and Nintendo. Edited February 12, 2017 by King_V Automerged Doublepost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 12, 2017 In the UK, it's simply the case that digital games are sold as the full RRP, whereas game stores sell for below RRP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 12, 2017 http://gonintendo.com/stories/273813-nintendo-3rd-party-switch-reveals-soon-several-online-services On that lineup, Zelda looks terrific, but there isn’t many games for day one. Does that not concern you? Takahashi Certainly we look at it not just from the perspective of what are the games available on launch day but what we have from a lineup perspective not just from this year but into next year aswell. And speaking just about this year we have our launch games, Zelda and 1-2-Switch, and we’ve lined up so we’ve got great games launching in each season of this year. We’ll have Mario Kart shortly after launch, Arms in the Spring, the lineup continues after the holiday. This time we feel we’ve launched a system that has great games at launch in Zelda and 1-2-Switch but also a very strong lineup through the end of the year aswell. Koizumi As you know we’ve been focussed on development on first party games, but with Nintendo Switch we’ve also put a lot of energy into making third-party cooperation possible, and that includes a lot of attention paid to the development environment that we are provided to these partners as well as the middleware we create for them. Soon you will a lot more announcements from third-party partners Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 12, 2017 I think they accidentally a word there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
