An interesting tweet has just gone live on Nintendo's Japanese Twitter account which teases a "new way to play".
The announcement is coming at 7AM tomorrow morning in Japan, which is 10PM in the UK and 4PM CST.
Nintendo UK has also issued a Facebook post, stating that this is for "kids and those who are kids at heart":
What could this be? Hardware? Software? Something else entirely? Feel free to flood the comments with your predictions.
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Hardware - 4k Virtual Reality.
Calling it.
‘For kids and those who are kids at heart’: https://m.facebook.com/NintendoUK/photos/a.925166177577664.1073741828.327378310689790/1652307508196857/?type=3&source=48
Still interesting, but perhaps people expecting Smash or Bayo 3 should temper those expectations somewhat.
EDIT: To clarify, this wasn’t originally in the article. WHERE’S MY BROWNIE POINTS NINTY LIFE???? shakes fist
We got Tv mode, tabletop mode, handheld mode and this will be another mode to play? How Nintendo?
I assume no new games to announce, no OS updates or VC.
Germany got it as well: https://www.nintendo.de/Diverses/17-01-2018-1328637.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=170118|w3
How interesting. Look forward to seeing what on Earth this is about.
The return of the vitality sensor!!
Gonna be able to download games into your brain and play them with your feet and elbows
@Balladeer Pretty sure all the kids are hankering for some Bayo 3 in 4k VR.
They have my attention.
For those who are a kid at heart?
Lowering expectations...
Whatever it is, I'm getting it. Once my ban is over, obvs...
At midnight... I think I'll catch the news tomorrow once I wake up since it doesn't look like it's anything big.
😱🤔😱such excitement
Anything but Quality of Life, please.
Playing with the joycons separate, but without straps attached.
Kids love chocolate bars, so I'm assuming this is some kind Milky Way you can slot into where the joycons go.
@riChchestM Don't ever even think that - do want to get yourself banned?
The fact that they are pointing out something for kids makes me think that most of us won't care at all.
Amiibo successor
VR for kids then. No? Anyone...?
After the Online Service update, I'm betting it is more information about what the paid online will be.
From UK Nintendo twitter
"..a new interactive experience for Nintendo Switch that's specially crafted FOR KIDS and those who are kids at heart."
Oh, ok. I PASS.
I like the way that the Japanese tweet uses the Switch motto and bigs it up but then Nintendo UK felt the need to be more honest and really lowers expectations. I do like that about ourselves, not very willing to put on a song and dance.
But anyway I have no idea what this could be. I am very much a kid at heart so this could be exciting. The only thing that is springing to mind is some sort of cartoon streaming service, like they had on the 3DS. We will have to wait and find out.
Is there a video going live at 10pm?
@Grauz ..dont be afraid dude, my expetations are very low.
I have no clue what it can be
@CorvoRevo Nintendo Holland translated this to: 'for young and old'. So either the translation is wrong or their focus isn't just for kids.
I'm concerned this may derail the Switch as a concept, or its perception.
Last thing we want is a line of Wii-like accessories diluting the brand again.
A kid at heart? Hey that's me! Interesting... I'm working tonight, won't be home till about half ten, guess I'll find out then!
1-2-Kids
They will give the switch artificial intelligence so we can be bestest friends?
@YummyHappyPills know exactly what you mean. Love new features but really don’t want Nintendo’s pursuit of getting ‘granny’ playing to put off some of the gamers that Nintendo are only just bringing back
Mario Teaches series is returning! Joy!
@Fazermint That sends a little shiver down my spine. Not particularly against amiibo, but they seem to have run their course as far as gameplay is concerned. Hoping for something a bit more.. useful. We'll see, I guess.
It will be the Virtual Boy 2
I'm going to with a kid focused version of the switch. It's version of a 2DS something a little smaller but thicker, larger buttons, an slightly different OS/home menu and probably still dockable
Possibly some sort of new Dock for the switch with new features catered to children?
In reality probably a new party game. Mario Party 11?
@abe_hikura They said new experience. A new version is not what I would call a new experience.
I'm expecting some kind of AR experience, as that seems something both kids and adults might enjoy.
you buy an accessory that lets you strap the switch onto yourself, you run around and jump up and down like an idiot to collect some meaningless points that'll let you unlock a treasure chest in zelda or something idk, the accessory will cost 60$.
They're going to start making brightly coloured games with cute characters set in charming worlds full of outlandish (but still cute characters). The games will be super fun but highly crafted with hidden depth and pose a fiendish challenge for those who want it.
Apparently the whole family can enjoy playing together.
It'll never work.
A free-to-play amiibo game with support for all current (and any future) amiibo figurines? If that's the case, Guardian and squishy Metroid will be getting biz-ay tonight.
I can't really think of anything else, unless Switch games going forward are going to have some sort of difficulty adjustment feature that could potentially enable newborns to beat Breath of the Wild.
well, 1-2-Switch 2
My guess is that it'll be a series of toys--like Lego or similar--that interact with a new Switch game. Not Amiibo, necessarily, but something that uses both NFC communication and Bluetooth connectivity that causes actions to take place in a game and reactions in the toy itself.
Something that properly makes use of the IR camera?
All episodes of Candy Candy and Sailor Moon.
I think this is likely the Direct that will cover Nintendo Online Service, so will be interesting to see what Nintendo show us :+).
Probably something Wii-sportish like.
They'll only take this plunge though if they're not afraid of losing the more fanatic gamers who they've lost in the Wii-era.
nintendo in 2017; lets release violent games like doom and stuff...
2018 be like; make online services paid, do kids things
New2DSMiniXLi
Please be NESflix ... please be NESflix ... gotta set my alarm clock!
@Kimite For kids? Who don't have their own credit/debit cards to set up monthly subscriptions?
Sounds interesting. They'd be mad not to go for that demographic.
virtual boy 2.0
Throw a Switch, where you have to throw it until it stands up on it's side
@AirElephant Would be interesting to see Nintendo and LEGO collaborate on toys-to-life.
well, it is interesting, since Nintendo and its games are all about kids
Must be some quite significant to get a whole announcement with a really big banner on their homepage! Excited!!
@abe_hikura That need to happen sooner or later.I'm holding-off buying a Switch both because I want a cheaper portable only model,and because it doesn't have yet many games I care about.
> Announcement for kids.
> Revealed past their bedtime.
@RazumikhinPG Depends on where you live. But yes, usually Nintendo doesn't care about the time in Europe, they schedule it to fit the US and Japan.
My guess is an updated version of the power glove to probably to be used with the joy-cons or some version of VR (this would be my hope)
It will be some sort of rubbery case or even smaller joycons. Just concentrate on vc and cloud savingnot gimmicks
Some form of protection to stop joy cons being put on the wrong way. For sure.
Yes! It’s going to be a new Nintendo power glove!
Oh...actually saying it out loud doesn’t seem as exciting.
It’s an educational app, about manners and the meaning of life, and will be always watching the user, calling it!
There say you can play it on the bog or in bed lol.
It's some kind of really cool stability update. For kids. Stable kids, from a stable background.
Wouldn't be surprised if this relates to Starlink from Ubisoft.
Ubisoft guy was posting something is coming and Nintendo are saying new way to play for kids/big kids = Toys that attach to controller.
Some kind of toy/amiibo accessory, or something to do with creation/drawing. I definitely think it will have something to do with combining digital (Switch) and tangible (drawing/toy/object/gesture) elements.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it uses that IR motion/gesture camera on the bottom of the right Joy-Con that hasn't been talked about since the Switch reveal..
Virtual Console is coming!
They've timed it at 7am in Japan WHEN THE STOCK MARKET IS CLOSED and also the US STOCK MARLET WILL BE CLOSED.
Hmmmmmm!
I found out what it is through a friend at Nintendo.
What happens is Nintendo drops you off in Japan same exact location the world of Shenmue takes place in...you must avenge the death of Ryo Hazuki's dad. You wear a leather jacket like Ryo and pretty much are a Ryo Hazuki double. See what that game did to me? Or anyone who played Shenmue? It just begs to come to Switch. C'mon already!!!
This could be very interesting and the thing that propellant Switch into a completely different market. I might not buy whatever it is but I'm certainly interested.
Some kind of Amiibo evolution perhaps? Like a building toy (like Lego or K'nex) was my first thought.
Fully expecting touch screen only play - with touch screen only games.
@ZeldaNX immediately what i was thinking
New way to play. Touch screen based. New touch screen mobile games
"Interactive experience" means it's not a game. A new peripheral seems likely, or maybe some kind of online service in the style of Everybody Votes.
Guess we could get a Nintendo "Skylanders" using all of the Amiibo?
They're releasing 1, 2, 3 Switch.
I hope it's not something lame like being able to watch The Cat Mario Show on your Switch.
@Ogbert A proper Nintendo-Lego partnership probably would cause the internet to explode.
@Dev I was thinking of something like that, yes. That could be it
Perhaps a kid friendly OS similar to the Amazon Fire Kids Edition? Where you pay a monthly fee and gain access to dozens of books, educational apps, etc. But the Nintendo version could be just age-appropriate games and apps?
I hope I'm wrong. I love the PS4 motto 'For The Players'. With the way that the Switch has been solely focused on games it was almost as if the motto was meant for the Switch. Mucking about with peripherals and gimmicks etc is just going to devalue the brand.
Granted we don't all have to adopt the new ways to play, just hope the console doesn't become the wasteland of badly judged ideas like the Wii ended up becoming.
Maybe the ability to stream Switch games to your mobile device via the Nintendo Switch Online app and play it through there? On second thought, this isn't that useful, unless you can stream the game while it is in it's dock.
18 Jan 2018 , 7 AM Japan = 18 Jan 2018 , 5 AM West Indonesia Zone ?!
Guys, please help me with Time converstion !
@gcunit I technically just meant announcing what the Nintendo Online Service will be, but I see that this article has become more of a joke comment section here and there than a serious comment section, even though still some of it could come true and I haven't read all of the comments.
Still, will we hear something about the VC or to say the service that let us play old games?
I could see something mobiles yes, but we will see I guess.
I hope at least Nintendo will tell us what Nintendo Online Service will be like :+).
Could it be the online service? That may warrant an event of its own. That's my guess, I'm recalling rumors of the VC games with online multiplayer, in a way that would be pretty new and different.
Unless we are talking about hooking up sensors to our heads and playing games with our minds. Hmm, wait a minute!
A game of hide the joy-con?
@Kimite Get out of my head! I was typing this thought out
@Razer
Power glove with VR adapter for Switch would be awesome. Especially if the first game was set in the Tron universe, or The Lawnmower Man.
@Kit
Hide the Joy Cons ?
Maybe new Controllers in the form of Tennis rackets for the new Mario Tennis.
Or Roll 'n Rocker enhanced Switch HD Version!
But most liekly Nintendo Beer. So you can enjoy your four player matches even more!
@Wichtel Beer For the kids?
@progx I actually already mentioned the Nintendo Online Service, and are 46 in the list ;+).
Still, great to see that others think so as well ^^.
@Anti-Matter Yes, Japan is 2 hours ahead of West Indonesia.
You can just google "7 AM Japan"
@Bunkerneath
For the big kids.
Mario Paint!
@Anti-Matter Maybe this help :+). Also so that others can see.
@chardir
Ah, Thank you so much !
I must wake up early before 5AM then !
@Kit Hide the joy-con already exists. Just go to Controllers > Find Controllers on the switch menu.
@Kimite
Thank you.
Probably Switch Mini. Cheaper price. Something kids can just recklessly use and for those kids at heart to throw when they get frustrated.
Ooooooooh wonder what it could be
Sounds like it’ll not be for me, might be more of those Pikmin shorts with some interactivity thrown in? Who knows.. I’m expecting nothing major.
NSpecs - AR SWITCH Specs for Kids!
@Anti-Matter No problem and happy to help ^^.
Saw someone was a bit before me, but hope that map can still be helpful for some people :+).
@NinjaBadger I can believe this. Nintendo Life contributor Chris Scullion said something about toys-to-life. That fits in with what you’ve said.
https://twitter.com/scully1888/status/953589158882283520
Could fully be wrong. I'm calling Pokémon though.
Kids at heart... Meaning adults that enjoy gaming... Meaning people who played classic games as a child... Meaning virtual console.
After thinking about it, my money is actually on some kind of mobile app or mobile game stuff.
Super Wario Jump: The Revenge is also possible.
@Fazermint good call.
Smaller joy-cons...
Please be Amiibo Festival deluxe. Please be Amiibo Festival deluxe. Please be Amiibo Festival deluxe. Please be Amiibo Festival deluxe. Please be Amiibo Festival deluxe. Please be Amiibo Festival deluxe. Please be Amiibo Festival deluxe. Please be Amiibo Festival deluxe. Please be Amiibo Festival deluxe.
I bet it's the car -holder thing that they showed in the very first trailer... Kids and kids at heart who sit in the backseat can then enjoy switch games...
My prediction: online service info, virtual console info, a Skylanders style Amiibo "experience".
Well that means I be sitting in front of the tv to watch the latest announcement. Suspect it has to be about the online service
Nintendo's Italian Facebook post says "for Kids and Adults" ,so the question is : is it only for kids. Or both? I think it's a new switch design like the 2ds was for the 3ds . Like a Switch with a shell. Maybe I'm wrong
Clearly the 3DS. We are all going to get to meet Rusty in the digital world!
Or, you know, just a game few of us will be interested because it's aimed at kids.
@gcunit They literally said the other day they're still not interested in 4k hardware or vr.
Might be something like the sony robot thing?? But the kid in me is very intrigued!
@DanielRivers : that would be great! I fear the IR is going the way of the Wii U gamepad camera, the NES expansion slot, etc.
VR would be great, but my prediction is an expansion of the Nintendo Switch phone app, which I believe still only works with Splatoon 2.
5 PM NYC time....
Guys, it's a switch mini. It's for "kids," so it'll be like the 2ds of switch consoles.
I expect a Switch Mini, and I do not care. But hey, didn't someone say there would be an announcement on Thursday, January 18th?
@Zefirka Yeah, other than the fact that they still let violent or bloody games to be released on their platforms, and they announced the online service in 2017. Also, “kids at heart” are probably most Nintendo fans.
My prediction is some kind of new software that less of a game and more of an interactive toy.
@Salamiaddict #120 A good guess, but I'm not sure if a car holder is a big deal enough to tease before announcing. It's just an accessory that any third party company could make.
@YoshiPilot #129 You might not be too far off! We might be looking at a some kind of kid friendly hardware solution. It might also be a "Pro Controller 4 Kidz" since the current one is bit of big.
Its going to be the gameboy retro classic with 20 preinstalled games
@NintenerdCentral I mean, that’s not really a “new way to play” is it?
Oh Jesus, just give us a proper online mode.
Don't be stupid to start to advertise the Switch as a console for kids.
@XCWarrior Kids and “kids at heart” which means almost every hardcore Nintendo gamer.
Likely: A new game that makes use of the Joycons?
Possible: A smaller dock thats easily transportable? Maybe works with new game?
Unlikely: A smaller, portable only switch.
Far Out: The Gameboy Micro Neo!!
@Jacob1092 It can’t be a game, it has to be hardware, or really unique software at that. Don’t get me wrong, I love Pokemon, it just doesn’t seem like something they would call “a new way to play”.
... an interactive experience to play on switch so it can't be a new hardware model like Switch Mini. Also unlikely to be a traditional game. I hope it's completely bonkers and takes everyone by surprise.
There's a few things to me that scream out VR if i'm honest.
1) The Switch has a patent for VR
2) Nintendo commissioned a VR version of Mario in Tokyo
3) Nintendo have done VR in the past - Virtual Boy
4) no official sources have stated that Nintendo does NOT plan to do VR for the Switch
One of the Animal Crossing designers just tweeted about this event...
It's going to function like a board in a board game.
Anyway, that's my guess.
Switch Camera (Like Gameboy Camera but for switch)
I don't really care what they do at the moment, if it isn't a Mega Direct full of Fire Emblem Switch or Pokémon Switch news and footage, it ain't exciting. Can't watch Bayo 3 stuff coz I haven't played 1 and 2 yet.
Switch Broadcast: send Switch stream signal to any wi fi capable device.
@YummyHappyPills totally agree. Concentrate on content not gimmicky bullpoo
@Jack_Goetz #142 Amiibo Festival Extreme Edition confirmed
I think VC.
"For kids"? "Interactive experience"?
Good god, we're getting a Switch port of Teddy Together, aren't we?
Oh no, don’t tell me that they’re reviving that knitting kit that they abandoned development on during the NES era! 😂
@Salamiaddict that's been available since shortly after launch... My kids love it
Virtual Boy 2, finally!
@daveh30 oh it is?! did not know that... thanks
doubt it is a game. I know its not technically a new way to play from a physical sense, but playing online is a 'different' way to play. To me it matches with the focus on kids in the statement, as Nintendo really wants online to be something that children can enjoy without parental concern, seems to be a hugely important part of that service for them. Maybe it is that but with a Nintendo twist like miiverse was.....It does seem however to be worded in a way that suggests a physical element. I just don't see how that works when the company is only just getting round to meeting demand for the original console.
Reading some of these comments, lol. You all need to keep your expectations in check.
Not quite the Nintendo Direct people were expecting - but at least it's something...
Could be something that is truly fascinating, or it could be something minor and insignificant. I think the latter is more likely, so I'll keep my expectations low and see what's announced later.
I do love that some people on here have not only already decided what it will/won't be, but are actually annoyed about it. Patience, young grasshopper.
it is a camera or something like google home mini i can see those too or they release a VR headset. or all 3 or it maybe the annocement for the big direct
There were rumors that nintendo was possibly going to reveal something on the 18th. This must be it.
a switch mini with a camera
and for 199.99 that would be great
Yep it's definitely going to be VC related which mean news on online as well. They did just update the site pertaining to that yesterday.
A camera add on with AR gaming is a possibility. Has Nintendo even commented on AR gaming concerning the Switch?
Switch plush... Or Switch in pink...
Cant be VC, those games are more challenging than todays games for kids.
Expecting something like Buckeroo or Popup Pirate on the Switch
@Snadertjuh Same for Nintendo Italy. "Farà la gioia di adulti e bambini!", which translates to "it will be a joy for children and adults"
WE know it is not fricken Netflix.
A new handheld
I think it would be a peripheral which will be accessible to both children and adults, and showcases another way to play the Switch.
Why do people assume it will be a Switch mini, a year within the launch of the orginal Switch? Seems highly unlikely to me. Few other suggestions seem very unlikely too, because they don't address the kid demographic specifically (VR/AR, VC, most of the games mentioned, Netflix etc.).
Likely: 1) kid-friendly 'party game', with either unique use of the JoyCons or a new piece of hardware, 2) just a kid-friendly/family game
Possible: 1) very kid-friendly online platform, 2) one of the highly anticipated games with a new kid-friendly game mode (e.g. Animal Crossing)
Unlikely: something VC-related. Where's the kid demographic in that?
Very unlikely: totally new console (Mini)
It'd make sense if they'd release something with a focus on kids/families. Why ignore the demographic responsible for Wii's success? I understand that for core gamers that would suck, but form a commercial perspective you can't blame them.
It is a pacifier, with peripherals to shut all those bro dude haters up.
@E_M_I True. But as far as I was aware, there is a prescedent for a Pokémon annoucement right around now. It's probably not, but I'm gonna hang my hat on it. If it is, I will feel more vindicated than ever before about anything
Actually, it could be VC related. A new way to play (streaming), for kids (the games may be challenging, but they’re easy to play), and for kids at heart (I mean, we grew up with these games).
It’s a total long shot, but it’s possible.
Vc actually makes sense
@Jacob1092 that sounds like the best speculation yet.
I really want it to be some kind of stylus along with an app that allows you to paint and draw things and then share it on some kind of social media thing like miiverse. Its something I've missed from the 3ds/wiiu.
A projector peripheral so kids don't need to takeover their parents' TVs if they want to play on a large screen? Course, I know that's very unlikely, but it'd be ace - although I do know third-party versions of this exists.
Playing online?
Nintendo: says it’s for kids, reveals it at 10am, knows adults will all grab popcorn and tune in...
"A new way to play." If the last 10 years of Nintendo has taught me anything, I'm now extremely worried...
They say it's for kids, but realistically, Nintendo knows no one under 20 is tuning in.
It COULD be VC, but I feel like that's really reaching. For kids, and kids at heart (people that grew up with the titles). I fully expect to be wrong.
So this is a mystery wrapped in an enigma if ever there was one.
New Interactive experience for kids and adults
Well the kid part probably rules out the Rez vibrator, but somebody needs to bring that back.
Interactive has to mean something hardware related in some way. Hopefully not something as stupid as the vitality sensor or Quality of Life record your sex life device. It could be the long awaited Nintendo amiibo Land game, but that's just a game and 3 other companies have done it already and Ubisoft is already doing it again. Could be the VR headset holder. Nintendo just said they weren't interested in VR, which is Nintendo-speak for "any day now". But that's gonna break a lit of kids necks.
Anybody guess Virtual Boy? A headset holding a Switch to someones face would hurt, but a tripod might work. Sounds stupid enough for Nintendo to do it.
Of course there's always just the paid online. It's a new interactive experience if we can pay one price and play all the S/NES games we want. It's a bit of a stretch, but Nintendo has to sell paid online as a good thing somehow.
SwitchBoy or Switch Mini seems too soon. Plus, Nintendo has never made a big deal out of new hardware like 2DS or New 2DS XL. They just tell us. So it's probably not that, there's nothing really new or interactive about that either.
Peripherals. ugh. Wii Balance Board sold 42 million. FORTY TWO MILLION. For about $80 or $100 each. Gamepad should have been a peripheral for Wii U but they bundled it instead. Maybe there's a Switch peripheral we're all not thinking about? What is the Switch missing? Camera? Powerglove? VR headset? Dance Dance Revolution pad? (I own 2 of those from my PS1 days.) Just not a tennis racket like somebody mentioned, that's too lame, and not new at all. As far as I can tell Joycon are just Wiimotes on a diet, so tennis motion should work just fine with those.
Yeah, Nintendo got us good with this one. Somebody must have guessed it by now, but really who knows. Within minutes of its reveal I predict we'll all say it isn't "new" b/c somebody has already done it. But I'm at a loss.
I really doubt it's just a game though. Maybe a Skylanders amiibo game, but it would have to bring something new to the table.
Whatever it is it must be big for it to get its own Direct with 36 hours notice. The Mini just dropped, but they are building this up with 36 hours of rampant speculation? It better be new and mind blowing. Somebody go break out all the patents.
EDIT: ugh, 12 hours notice, not 36, stupid time zones.
I give up.
Been trying to work out what it might be. Wild guess, I think it could be an amiibo focused game. You scan in amiibo to gain certain abilities. The main character will be a new creation, a dog, more specifically, the Nintendo Switch dog brought to life. Maybe 2 of them, male and female. I'll post an image shortly.
Finally gonna get details on the paid online service? Virtual Console? New left Joy-con with a D-pad? An overhaul of the OS adding folders, apps, cloud storage, and voice chat? An official Nintendo toaster add on?
If hardware it might be a mini JoyCon or a kid's pad perhaps, or maybe a retro type controller?
If software some kids game, Switch Party perhaps? I don't see Mario Party getting such a low level announcement, plus Mario Party is not for kids, it's an eSports title, all these point towards a kid's game, which I think might be the aforementioned Switch Party, the successor to the Wii Party (U) series
I know this wasn't announced for the US or anything yet but if this replaces an actual full Nintendo Direct, it'll be kinda disappointing. Well it is interesting at least and I will be tuning in just in the hopes for a new game or two
"A new way to play" = finally a complete online gaming service with cloud save, social media, friends ans achievements...and a Yoshi and Kirby release dates!
@Joe-b you have to spend hours hitting a tree and trying to catch a leaf… or walking across planks in a derelict building #shenmue2!!
My guess would be some sort of child-friendly social platform for Switch and smart phones... a replacement for the Miiverse essentially.
The description doesn't really sound like a full-blown game (might have something similar to the streetpass games though) and the Switch is doing too well for them to announce a new model so soon.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE I like the dogs. Any room in your plan for an amiibo like Aibo the Sony dog? If they can charge $30 for Detective Pikachu and that huge Yoshi was $50 maybe theyll do a $100 robot dog you program on the Switch? STEM is all the rage these days over here, there's a giant programmable caterpillar for kids, and Lego recently made a $160 robot set, like a kids version of Mindstorm. (Apologies for no links, I'm on my tablet and still half asleep) Sony had 2 Eyepet games but they never made a real one that I know of. A walking barking Nintendog amiibo that used the Switch touchscreen as a control to make it do tricks might work. And that qualifies as kuds and old people, teens need not apply.
Sorry if I took that places you never intended but I'm stumped, and I'm never this stumped. 100% wrong happens a lot, but never like this.
@Gaisaph it was announced by NoA about a half hour ago.
4DS
I'm hoping for a new version of Wii Sports for the Switch. I think that was the only game other than Tetris that really caught on not only with the mass market but also with kids & older people. My parents bought a Wii just to play Wii Sports. My kids, parents, and I play it almost every family get-together.
I would also be okay with a new Tetris game.
I thought the badge arcade was fun despite it being a money grab. We never purchased additional credits but we played it for the free chances each day to win badges to pin onto the 3DS home screens.
I would also be down for an Amiibo game of some sort.
Bayonetta themed JoyCons confirmed!!!!!!
@River3636 I agree, if I do say so myself Most likely, however, it certainly is not. Cross your fingers though!
They'll announce it, another peripheral that will take up space in people's homes...will have a few games for it then be dropped (much like how the Balance board and every zapper they make for the systems) then they'll announce a date...2020 then Reggie will state 'No Other Information' for the next few years.
Other than that, I'm not expecting much. I'm still not too thrilled about the Switch, as my wife plays it more than what I do (honestly, I never want to play it), and my kids still fiddle with the Wii and Wii U or the PS3 or PS4. Guess I'm not holding my breath for anything grand, just waiting for an announcement of something that's more expensive then what it has to be (sort of like when I become wondering about Playstation's VR Head Set and other companies, saw the price, shook my head with a big 'no', but ended up buying the VR head set anyways and actually enjoy it)...yup, certain companies can get you excited and let you down at the same time, but for some reason, anything Nintendo or Sony does (at least most of them) are pretty fun.
Remember that patent for GESTURE CONTROL?
Well, heeeeere we go. Stay tuned.
@rjejr That balance board is good. I still use it. That would be a good one.
I'm gonna guess a smaller version of the pro controller.
I bet this is a VERY Nintendo announcement. You know. When they announce something nobody ever wanted, or would ask for, haha. But hey, they've been on a roll, this last year was amazing!
@Jacob1092 We can only hope, but it is the best answer.
@msvt Oh, deep cut. Good call
I'm totally thrown off by the "Kids and Kids at heart"-part... This must mean something, if they explicitly say it like that...
I'm scared, I need an adult.
Btw ppl this is about the return of the Nintendo Power Glove.
@SanderEvers EVER
Vitality Sensor (at E3 no less)
Quality of Life bedroom scanner
Wii Music
Animal Crossing amiibo Festival
Metroid Prime Federation Force
VirtualBoy
Paid online (people pay it but nobody wants it)
Switch smartphone required voice chat app - just WTF?
and the Wii U apparently
“For kids or kids at heart”- wait, this is Nintendo we’re talking about right?
What if that will be an External Devices that can play ALL Nintendo games from NES until Wii U with Physical retails and Stream on your Switch ?
@rjejr Well, it certainly seems that some of our earlier chat has stuck with you...
I honestly think that nobody here guessed it, it all sounds decidedly "been there, done that" to me, and the only thing I would agree with is that someone said that if Nintendo says "a new way to play" then that might be a bit worrisome, but it's also NEW, so it will probably NOT be some new iteration of something that we've already seen before or have experienced.
And it's most definitely not going to be VR, since that has nothing to do with kids and Nintendo has repeatedly stated that they're not going to invest in that, so why would they do so now?
No, it's probably anyone's guess, but seeing as this is Nintendo we're talking about, all guesses will most likely be wrong.
Although: that gesture sensor patent that somebody else mentioned... (nah, scratch that, it sounds too much like Kinect... )
P.S.
As for things nobody wanted, or could use for anything useful:
(and I'm probably going to step on a few hearts here, but I don't care)
R.O.B., that cute little robot that was available for the NES and which had only two games of itself. (although it did have some rudimentary usage in a few other games)
And come to think of it, the Power Glove was pretty useless too, although it was pretty damn cool to have one, back in the day...
Kids and kids at heart? Hmmm... GTAV confirmed lol.
Switch-fit and balance board bundle
@GrailUK
"Kids and kids at heart? Hmmm... GTAV confirmed lol."
@ZoneBlaze lololol no...
A Gameboy mini classic will be announced today, I saw a video on youtube about this speculation of course!
Or it's the Gamecube VC is gonna be announced!
It's a new type of Get Physical Controller. . .Squishy and bouncy and Kidproof . .but adults really wanna play with it too and will come up with more senior orientated software / uses.
u guys will be streaming it right???
I bet we will get a Nintendo game similar to Disney Infinite or Lego Dimensions, with steady updates the consumers throw money at. After all, they copied Disney and Skylanders by releasing amiibo, but they never had the same software experience to go with them. This would breathe new life into amiibo which would increase their sales.
@daveh30 Welp. Hoping it still doesn't replaces a Nintendo Direct
My body is ready.
Probably the Mini Switch; currently the Switch could be to big to hold for some kids.
@aaronsullivan So whenever you wanna stop by and throw in your 2 cents I think there's about 8 hours left before the announcement.
Game? Peripheral? SwitchBoy? Onlinve VC subsciption? Programmable amiibo robot? Nintendo amiibo Land? VR headset or tripod? Quality of Life device? The possibilities are almost endless. And I can't decide. It's giving me a headache.
i think its either some gimmicky accessory for some new ip, or a switch mini for kids.
@Razer They've said multiple times that they're not interested in VR. Most recently 5 days ago - https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/01/nintendo_reiterates_that_its_not_interested_in_virtual_reality_or_4k_support
Can't see this being a game. It's going to be a new peripheral that is basically a toy.
@GrailUK lolllll
This Pikachu-Talk thing would be Pokemon Company, right?
So.. 11PM CET tonight it is then. I'm excited! (MK8)
I'm calling vitality sensor or virtual console. It's obviously a message with the answer in it.
Not really kid centric, but this old thing might pass for a "new way to play"...
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/04/this_nintendo_patent_for_a_u-shaped_fitness_controller_is_actually_cool
@Megal0maniac 10PM UK means 11PM CET
Sounds like Nintendo is preparing to botch success again, as I predicted on here before. On the surface, this doesn't sound very good at all.
For kids, uh? I have a feeling it's going to be a Mario Paint-like. With a pen.
@Metroplex360 i highly doubt it's the virtual console. A new way to play?
Awww...why so late????
@gatorboi352 You? predict? since when?
@SanderEvers Wii U, Mario Math, Metroid Federation Force. They just get real weird sometimes, haha.
Play Switch using the Force instead of your hands.
...This comment is dedicated to all the Star Wars nerds who have yet to see a Star Wars game on the Switch.
@gatorboi352
You are NOT GOOD At All as usual here.
What's now ?
Mocking Nintendo again ?
Your worshiped machine xbox is NOT the Best at all !
@nintendork64 Amen! Preach it!
You know the hype is real when you wake up and are already this far down the comments. XD Can't wait!
@Panopticon Would love an Amiibo game. But they really insist on this NEW way to play.
Maybe some AR functionality using the amiibos?
I’m probably the only person who thinks this, but this sounds more like it’s going to be their side slogan for what’s already been released for the console, like an advert preview or sizzle reel, much like ‘Touch Generations’ back in the DS days... I don’t think this’ll be anything new.
@ThanosReXXX "Well, it certainly seems that some of our earlier chat has stuck with you..."
Yeah sorry, I wanted to give you credit for that but I was typing on my tablet this morning half asleep and I'm not very good on there, hunting and pecking on the virtual keyboard is all I can muster on there. But if anybody ask, I'll tell them that ones all you.
"Although: that gesture sensor patent that somebody else mentioned... (nah, scratch that, it sounds too much like Kinect... )"
I wrote an entire paragraph about their projector patent for projecting a flat image onto any crooked surface, and how kids could play in front of it. And by the time I was done I realized I had just described the Kinect, so I deleted it before posting.
I still really dont' know what it is, is does feel like everything has already been done before, doesn't it? I predicted within minutes after the reveal we'll know exactly what it is they copied, and it won't be "new". I ran w/ my physical Nintendog just b/c a robot amiibo would fit the description of "interactive" and none of the toys to life have done that so far. So it would be new. Since you dont' have kids do you follow programmable kids toys? Sphero is a big one over here.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sphero&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjRxLGqm9_YAhVQG6wKHXfwCwoQ_AUICSgA&biw=1440&bih=807&dpr=1
Lego Boost is new, and expensive, but it's expensive b/c it's Lego, there are cheaper versions.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B072MK1PDV/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I19O2G5Y5SB248&colid=2I24LKXYQNECG&psc=1
Wonder Workshop has $50 Dot, $150 Dash and $200 Cue. It might make a good match.
https://www.makewonder.com/
Anyway I'm sticking with that, as STEM is big now, and "interactive", and it would be "new" in the video game space. And I'll be wrong like everybody else, but picking is better than not.
Switch mini
@SethNintendo
"You take the fries from the McDonald's kids meal and dump it all over the Switch screen. One must then use the fries to smear grease drawings on their Switch's LCD screen. Every few seconds you have to pick a fry up and eat it after licking a Switch game cartridge."
Eww.... !
Online VC hypeee!!!
@AlexioC
Pssst...
Don't forget the IR Sensor on Right Joy Con.
Still NO SWITCH games use that feature.
Could it be IR Sensor will be start its First Debut ?
To be honest, the "those who are **kids at heart**" tells me it might be Virtual Console. My logic is: for those who are kids at heart, they still hold dear memories of NES and SNES (and maybe GameCube?) and want to revive that kid they still have in their heart.
Idk if literal kids would like to play those videogames, so the "crafted for kids" bit wouldn't make sense, so I'm not sure about this, but I wouldn't be surprised
I think they'll announce their Netflix-style online service. It's a new way to play, as you don't go out and buy or download games, but you subscribe to Nintendoflix (patent pending) and have access to a wide selection of classic Nintendo software.
Isn’t there a chance this announcement will be related to the themepark plans? If I recall correctly, they always said they wanted the themeparks to be more than just static attractions. They wanted them to be more interactive, to take your switch/3ds there and with that enhance your expercience, be more interactive with the park.
That would certainly be a new way to enjoy games. And themeparks are intended for kids and the young at heart... Plus, plans are to have the parks finished before the 2020 Olympic games, so it would be a good time for a sneak preview.
However, since the parks are only in the US and Japan, it would not make sense to announce this in Europe as well, so... 😕
@rjejr
My best guess was what @NinjaBadger guessed, Ubisoft's Starlink. It hasn't been properly announced or dated and it will need some explanation. Ubisoft rocked it with Mario + Rabbids and Nintendo is throwing them a bone with some focus.
It's no stretch to say it's a new way to play with your Switch. Swapping out parts to your amiibo-like toy that is clamped onto the controller. I don't see that happening in the toys to life in that way. It fits the "It's a new way to play for kids and kids at heart."
On the other hand, I just don't know if it could be that high profile or if it looked good enough for Nintendo to promote like this. It has been awhile, but I don't know.
I don't think many here will like whatever it is. In Japan there is less cushioning about how it's "for kids" because Japanese gamers seem to value novel ideas they will only use for a short time maybe more than the rest of the world that looks at fun diversions that can't be used forever as a waste of time.
Anyway, whatever it is I think it will be a fun diversion that can't be used forever that much of worldwide adults will find to be a waste of time rather than something on a Wii Sports level.
It's Pikachu Talk for Amazon Echo and Google Home...
This better not be larping...
@duartesales But what about the 'new interactive experience'?
The Nintendo tweet says nothin about a new way to play. It says new interactive experience. Could be Some sort of creative game/software
All I can think of is some new input method/accessory to sell, whether it makes sense or not. It involves Switch so it's not a non-gaming announcement. Maybe it's QoL but that didn't sound kid friendly. I can't imagine a new software warranting such a description as it sounds more universal than just a new game. Maybe just a new UI option? Though I suppose it could be just a new game. But I'm thinking more about some new ecosystem.
@rjejr Ahh the collusion between business and government/education to push kids into "STEM" careers with "STEM" toys for the sole purpose of overloading the available workforce to drive down wages to minimum wage within a generation, much like they did with nursing in the 80's and telecom in the 90's. Meanwhile they'll keep importing people who will do it for below minimum wage to avoid deportation. I guess the kids can all "retrain" when they're 25 to become "mindfulness consultents"? Any time I hear someone mention "STEM toys" I want to punch someone in the face.
@gcunit Bayonetta in VR would probably make even people not prone to VR motion sickness motion sick.
@aaronsullivan "Japanese gamers seem to value novel ideas they will only use for a short time maybe more than the rest of the world that looks at fun diversions that can't be used forever as a waste of time."
That's an interesting observation, and seems so paradoxical to me since in general Japan seems to think ahead far more than the West that tends to be short term, near-sighted about everything, and values disposable everything.
Lots of comments so maybe this is already been stated, but Nintendo already talked more motion and HD games this year, I bet they are going to announce games that center on motion control, HD rumble and touch screen. Probably smaller indie type experiences from Nintendo that will be more active in gameplay
@rjejr A STEM oriented interactive robot/amiibo thing would be really cool with a Nintendo spin on it. Good one. (not sure if that came from you, trying to catch up here)
I think Nintendo might do the SwitchBoy/SwitchFlip thing eventually, but I thought Holiday 2018 would be crazy-early and just inside the realm of possibility, it's too soon for that as you've said... but it really fits the description — everything does, almost.
I don't think virtual console because there is already the two strategies that are known to deal with that crowd: mini-classic hardware and as a support to their online service. If the online is coming in the next couple of months I don't think they'd want to undercut its value. I mean, I'm pretty sure that's one reason we don't have any virtual console so far.
Nintendo World with all the amiibo represented as playable characters would be a dream, but I think Nintendo would go for the wider audience with that. Maybe if it is sort of build-your-own world to play in a la minecraft, roblox, etc. That's a possibility.
@NEStalgia Off-the-cuff reasoning: Westerners take entertainment more seriously.
It's going to be R.O.B. 2
You know, the Nintendo Passive Walking Device they filed a patent of last December.
5PM eastern, 2PM Pacific
@NEStalgia Haven't heard the STEM conspiracy theory before. Care to elaborate with evidence?
Is it going to be about something using the IR camera on the right-hand joy-con?
@rjejr Haha, yes I do follow stuff like that, and I definitely know about Sphero. I have a lot of small nieces and nephews, so there's more than enough kids in my direct environment to make up for not having some of my own. Kind of like experiencing only the good and not the burdens... (although, truth be told, I wouldn't even mind them)
And I'm definitely still a kid at heart, certainly were it concerns Nintendo. They can still make me feel like a kid whenever I play their games.
As for your ideas: that projected image you described is still different enough from Kinect, and the patent of the NX (or was it the new 3DS?) screen having sensors on all sides, detecting motion, is still different enough as well.
I've also thought of the whole projecting images in your entire living room, so more or less like being "in the game" without the need for a VR head set, but I have already moved on from that idea as well, although it could be cool.
Ultimately, I've decided to allow myself to be surprised by them, so I'll pick nothing. I also don't think that picking anything for the sake of it being better than picking nothing is necessarily a good thing, or better, so I'll leave it up to Nintendo to prove that they can make something interesting once again.
P.S.
Had to look up what STEM is. Never heard of it before, but now I know. Man, I truly hate abbreviations...
Will this be something utilising the infrared motion camera on the right joy-con?
Maybe a 2ds equivalent for switch? Joycons attached no dock
Or R.O.B. 2?
"new interactive experience for Nintendo Switch that’s specially crafted for kids and those who are kids at heart."
Looking at this all together eliminates Switch mini, online services, and VC in my opinion.
"experience FOR nintendo switch" means it is for the switch not a new version of it.
"for kids and those who are kids at heart" is in no way referencing paid online services. What kid/kid at heart would be excited for paid online?
"NEW interactive experience" means it wont be VC because it is for old games and this existed on Wii, WiiU, and 3DS.
My guesses would be that it has something to do with motion controls, amiibo, or a miiverse replacement. These aren't even new. We have to start thinking outside of the box people, this is Nintendo remember?!
Uh, o-kay, thank you Nintendo...?
@aaronsullivan "It hasn't been properly announced or dated and it will need some explanation."
But, but, but it was shown at E3, and it's also coming to both PS4 and X1 "Fall 2018" so it's more dated and we've seen more of it than Yoshi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpTlQG6c3lE
Why would Ntineod waste any of it's hype for a multiplat game? And it's not even that new, and old people aren't going to be able to handle putting all those pieces together and taking them apart. And I'm commenting here as an old person, too complicated. I don't even rebuild the Lego D figures into their 3 models, just tell the game I did and move on.
So no, too much hype for a multiplat game we've already seen a vid for and we know it's coming out this year in the fall. SO NOT WORTHY.
Of course I agree w/ the rest of your comment, no matter what it is, nobody here will like it. Well we well, and maybe the dad brigade, but not too many of the childless.
I'm sticking w/ my real life programmable and controllable $69 Nintendog amiibo. woof woof
Thanks though, always appreciate the input (felt like my reply reads a bit harsh)
@AlexioC Right, it'll be new for Nintendo and new for amiibo.
Or maybe it'll be like a board game, Mario Party style but with amiibo, that you play with the Switch flat on a table.
It's amazing that, given the wording of the announcement, people have to go through a process of elimination regarding their own personal desires for Switch.
I'll be back later to bask in the glorious flames of disappointment.
@aaronsullivan That's sort of a redundant question isn't it? Evidence of a conspiracy?
No, it's just an observation that has been made often by many (I take no credit for it the thought), that fits the logic and patterns of the tech industries in general, coupled by their existing pattern of race to the bottom price and value for workers in their industries (these were once the most highly paid fields and in 30 years they've driven prices, literally, to below minimum wage in some corners) while there already exists an oversupply of workforce as business moves to REDUCE workforce and increase efficiency, and continues offshoring and importing cheaper labor in these fields. So if you're an industry with a workforce oversupply there isn't much incentive to spend millions to billions into steering the workforce to INCREASE.....except if you realize that the larger the oversupply the lower the value of each employee. Speaking of disposable things. If it didn't benefit the bottom line they wouldn't be spending on it. Business aren't social charities.
While, unlike rjejr I don't keep links to old news articles (and the relevant ones predate the internet, or prominence of it, anyway) there was indeed evidence, or at least admission of similar practice with the 80's nursing glut and 90's telecom glut. It's always about increasing labor supply to decrease value/wages.
Kids at heart? Is it just me or is this kind of implying nostalgia aka virtual console?
All I can think is that it has something to do with amiibos and this would make me very happy if we could actually start using all the amiibos some of us have been collecting all in one game. It would be different for everyone based on what you have.
The other thing I thought of is virtual console and possibly, hopefully a streaming service for it this time.
At least we don't have to wait long!
@aaronsullivan um yeah so I read the 2nd comment after I replied to the first, but you probably knew that would happen, my replies are always scattershot. So anyway...
"A STEM oriented interactive robot/amiibo thing would be really cool with a Nintendo spin on it. Good one. (not sure if that came from you, trying to catch up here)"
I think that came from me. I read 144 comments before posting, but the idea for Nintendogs definitely came from @SLIGEACH_EIRE dog artwork, but I think he was more virtual w/ amiibo but I put the STEM spin on it but he hasn't posted since.
I'll be very disappointed if it is amiibo Nintnedogs. You buy amiibo dogs and then raise them in game. Ugh, that would be so disappointing. Just do Pokemon Ranch Snap! instead. I'd say anything Pokemon and amiibo related is always a safe bet. 750 Pokemon amiibo living in a Free Realms world. (I'll assume you know about FR.)
I've never felt so clueless. They might have well as tweeted - "We are having a presentation tonight at 5, there will be 1 and only 1 thing in it, guess what it is?"
Million dollar ideas:
The Switch doubles as a rattle.
Fingerpainting based game using the touch screen.
Flicking marbles with the joycon unto the pit shown on the Switch screen.
Authentic tricycle peripheral.
I hope for VC, do kids like VC? 😂
Something along the lines of the Cat Mario show on WiiU maybe? How about giving us an updated operating system instead eh? You know something useful for all Switch owners 🙄
@GrailUK Lol, word
Gamecube joycons and virtual console. Calling it!
Well hey, I'm a kid at heart. I'm listening.
Calling it now.
Nintendo Switch Pro that has most the features that the Switch should of had.
Hmm. I'm kinda curious.
Nintendo trainer toilet!
@gcunit
Well, to be fair, kids also don't have $300+ to fling around for a gaming system on a whim either.
@Danrenfroe2016
Mind. Blown.
Instead of a Wii scenario where the whole console is marketed to where it seems like it's for kids and soccer moms and soccer dads and old folks playing Wii Sports, if Nintendo has it's own version of "Nick JR" as its own thing on the Switch, that's totally cool as long as it doesn't hurt DEV time toward the releases gamers want.
I have no idea. I thought most everything Nintendo did was for kids and kids at heart...
@gatorboi352 it will be like fine, as long as it's not Wii music 2
The "new way to play" line made me think it had to something hardware. The North American announcement says "interactive experience for Nintendo Switch", which definitely sounds like software. I'm leaning towards software...
@NEStalgia "to drive down wages to minimum wage"
Well considering minimum wage is $7.25 but most jobs start at $11 I think the only way wages can go is up, not down.
And STEM is the best. You have any kids? You'll be singing a different tune then, trust me. Kids have 4 choices in school, STEM, sports, ROTC or multicultural comprehension in an ever changing world. STEM it is.
I'd meet you half way if you said you didn't like the STEM moniker. It really is nothing more than a marketing ploy to sell $100 "toys" to little kids who wold be just as happy w/ a 99c box of crayons and a few pieces of paper. Or a $5 bag of plastic cowboys and Native Americans. But STEM toys is where the money is these days. And it feeds on parental guilt - buy your kid STEM toys or he'll collect garbage for a living. So there is a dark side to STEM. But it's also where the fun is as well. Here's what my son is doing in high school. Better this than eSports. I still can't believe that's a thing. The best SSB player retired, boo hoo.
https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc
@BumpkinRich ah okay i must have missed this, i did mention VR on the Switch though, but with this recent admission its more than likely not going to be VR
@ThanosReXXX "Had to look up what STEM is. Never heard of it before, but now I know. Man, I truly hate abbreviations..."
You hate abbreviations? You should go talk to @NEStalgia about STEM, he's not a big fan apparently. Just don't say STEM to his face. And do you really "hate" abbreviations, what have they ever done to you?
Oh, and I had to pick something otherwise I'd spend the rest of my day trying to figure it out. Real life Nintendog, done.
Okay, I’m hyped. What I need now is something fun om my Switch and I would love if it wasn’t a game. Roll in the apps, background themes or additional hardware Nintendo!
I turn into a kid when I play my old console games. I'm a kid at heart I think
People are too focused on the "kid at heart" statement. "For kids and kids at heart" is Marketing speech for "This is 100% for kids... but if adults will give us money for it we won't say no".
It's. For. Kids.
@rjejr Yes, I hate abbreviations, specifically those of game names and things like STEM, because they're not mainstream and they force me to Google them if I want to find out whatever the hell they mean.
And to me, they also represent how lazy today's gamer, and mostly today's youth really is, if they can't even be bothered to type the name of a game in full. Hell, even if an actor's name is more than two names, they already start to use abbreviations. Hi there, RDJ...
For months on end, I didn't know what TWEWY was, and I refused to Google it, because I didn't want to force myself to do something because someone else was too lazy to do something else.
In the end I caved, though, because needing to know started to weigh more heavily than my own stubbornness...
Nintendo Crayons: The Game - EX.
Going back to 2013 when Reggie said about Nintendo 2DS "So this device... it fits that consumer and also by taking out the 3D feature it allows us to target very young kids: five, six, seven years old."
knowing Nintendo and current limited use of motion controls... maybe revised cheaper version of switch with no separate joy cons, like the 2DS version of Switch?
@Snakesglowcaps That's just you. Today's kids would have no connection to that, let alone have any affection for it.
We need to think out of the box and about something really NEW, not a rehash of what has been done before.
And it's Nintendo, so it'll probably be weird, and possibly not much liked by most adults...
Pokemon Go designed for kids and kids at heart, what was THAT interactive design,
AR, so looks like some AR device that clips on where joy-cons are or the switch its self clips into something.
Update
No camera on switch so could have a joy con with camera, 1 kid uses camera to check for pokemon and other kid looks at the switch screen for hotspots where they can interact with each other to find there objective
Hopefully Nintendo will announce a new left joy-con with a real D-Pad. Or it is something about the online service.
@abe_hikura, 2ds' are now dirt cheap and durable. They won't bring out a mini switch to replace it until costs have gone through the floor.
@Grauz Same
Nintendo need to be broadening out their consumer base. Obsessing over 8 year olds all the time is NOT the way forward.
Hd rumble and that ir sensor used properly? I'm interested but also weary hmmm
Sticking the Switch to your face VR headset.
I know this is probably too much to say or think but the Pokemon Leaks say there's going to be a new method of battle... A new way to play Pokemon??? But if I'm going to do expectations I'm thinking Power Glove for Switch or a new controller.
@ThanosReXXX Is TWEWY the James Bond movie The World Ends With You? Or maybe that's just a game.
Yeah, acronyms are annoying, I'll give you that. I'm so old and cranky that when I text my kid that I'll be right there to pick him up and he texts back "k" it bothers me immensely b/c my son is too lazy to type the o in ok, he only has the energy or time for "k". He doesn't need to type out "yes father", but I dont' think all of "ok" is too much to ask.
As for STEM, that's less an acronym to me than a thing bc/ I'm not really sure what it stands for other than as a marketing ploy for parents to spend lots of money on kids toys. Though S is science. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math maybe. Yeah maybe that's it, but that's so forced, so I just ignore it and go w/ STEM as it's own thing having to do w/ electronics.
Glad I didn't tell ya my kid was in FIRST. I have no idea what First stands for, though the R is probably robotics. And what's worse than first is LIBGLI or something, the organization that sponsors First where I live. I'm not even sure of the letters, much less what they stand for. Long Island Business something or other. Maybe.
So yeah, I get it, but I wasn't about to pass up your use of the word hate.
My guess is gesture control.
Seems like the mini-Direct was not the only thing Nintendo had to announce this month.
I expect some meltdowns and Nintendoom when Nintendo announces something brand new for kids and not something we have heard about aimed at their core audience.
Hoping for something mildly interesting, but not anything big.
@gatorboi352 No, you predicted Nintendo wouldn't be successful, not that they'd be successful and then botch it. But do whatever you need to do to think you haven't been proven wrong.
Not gonna even attempt to guess what it is.
I am looking forward to the "Nintendo is not appealing to the hardcore gamerz!!!" meltdowns though.
I'm hoping this has something to do with amiibo. Their usefulness on the Switch has been pretty lackluster at this point, and it would be nice if they did something more deliberate with them. That said, I predict this will be more along the lines of mobile gaming. The console has all it needs to play mobile titles.
I would hope for VR but I doubt it, sadly Nintendo's leadership is lacking tech-savvy visionaries...
I’d bet all my money it’s that Starlink game. It fits everything. It’s a new way to play with puting together ship pieces, it’s for kids, and I don’t see why adults wouldn’t like it. But who knows. I’m personally hopping for Animal Crossing but that won’t happen. Ok time for a rant: I don’t know why some of you have got it fixed in your head that they are announcing a switch mini? There’s so many problems with that 1. What kind of idiotic company would realease a new device that cuts into their current device’s sales before it’s even been out a year? 2. Why is that a new way to play? The 3DS has been out for a long time and so have the devices before it. A switch mini wouldn’t be anything new but another handheld. 3. Why would I need to be a kid at heart to enjoy a Switch Mini? Ok sorry about that, I don’t know why it bothers me so much.
It’s probably an announcement about their online infrastructure... (at least I hope it is!) I’ve had $20 in my Nintendo account for weeks just waiting to sign up for their online pass!!!
Switch mini here we go
@Snadertjuh streaming games like PS NOW or Gamepass would be an interactive new way to play
@DrkBndr the switch has no cameras, so I don’t think at gaming is in the cards for this version of the console
@Salamiaddict that would be cool!
@ThanosReXXX "STEM" is a mainstream term. If you didn't know what it means that just shows a gap in your vocabulary, not any attempt to obfuscation on the part of someone using it.
@ValhallaOutcast people would go NUTS if Nintendo made their classic games available to play with a streaming service!!! I would INSTANTLY pay to get ahold of something like that!
@NEStalgia Haha, well, the lines blur around the "secret" part of the conspiracy definition. It's just not a broadly-accepted observation is all.
I did a bit of reading on it since your post. It's interesting. I think there is something to it, for sure, though the sources have been anti-immigration sites, like here, that seem to leave out the important comparisons to other industries that are needed to balance out the figures (and I'm not going to research at this point).
I do think part of it is quality of the workforce and that it differs across the parts of STEM. For instance, computer science has a different balance than general science and engineering, etc.
The less insidious side might be that, yes, industry is going to try and make their workforce cheaper, but it has perviously done that by importing cheap labor from developing countries, and hopefully the bar is raised for quality of employees from all sectors as a result of pushing STEM learning earlier in education. In other words, it makes the local employees more competitive.
Not missing the fact that it also lowers the median wages and it's all about perspective, but it would be nice if, for instance, the US could hire from its own graduates competitively even if wages are lower.
The "minimum wage" thing I'm not seeing in the US, so I'm not sure where that part is coming from. Maybe I'm missing something, there. Then again, I also tend to see things in the computing sciences category more than the rest of STEM, because I teach in that area.
Switch mini incoming! Man, that was quick!
I rather have that they focus on new games though...
@shani the switch’s screen is WAAAY too low-res to support VR...
@abe_hikura that's applies to for Kids but how does that apply to kid at heart? adults with abnormally small hands?
@mowerdude both would make me happy
Calling it now, it's the full Direct expected shortly after the Mini.
Maybe it's the Amiibo centric game we all wanted when they first came out. Calling it now!
@JamieH I'd buy it.
@Crillan this was also where my thoughts were going.
Prediction: "young at heart" is directly appealing to older gamers who grew up with Nintendo. No VC for this long and the clearly big plans they have for online suggests to me that we'll be seeing some sort of "Netflix for classic Nintendo."
If done right, this is a game changer.
Get the feeling this has nothing to do with new periferals but ways to play in your bedroom with the joy cons
It'd better be Wuhu Island Sports - a game where after 9 years, ypu can finally explore Wuhu Island in HD, open world style. Each zone would have multiple sports (for example, Wuhu Town has Bowling, Basketball, Water skiing, Race, etc.) It would have multiple accessories releasing at the same time, each costing £9.99. The game itself will release for the holiday season so all those Wii/Wii U family owners have a very good reason to buy a Switch.
The game would cost £39.99, or you could buy a bundle with 4 included Joy-Con, 4 cycling accessories, the game and the console for £299.99 after a recent £20 price drop on the base game.
If I get this even slightly right, then years of daydreaming comes true. Wuhu to me!
@jzf69 Not necessarily, contrary to popular belief, VR doesn't really depend on the resolution (e.g. you can play in VR on smartphones). You can play VR in low res as well, it just doesn't look so good.
But yeah I agree that in general, 720p is way too low.
That's one of the many compromise of making a pseudo-hybrid, which in my opinion was a big mistake.
Nintendo should've just made a Switch light as the 3DS successor and a proper home console that can use the Switch light as a controller.
@shani but aren't all smartphones atleast 1080P that support VR headsets?
@rjejr On Starlink, I don't think I ever saw that trailer — I remember something more vague and short, but maybe it's more about my memory and interest level than what I actually saw — and I agree that it destroys my argument for it. I also remembered it more focused on a Nintendo audience at the time (but I think I always knew it was multiplatform).
I mean, that is the video I'd imagine from Nintendo about it, but without the PS4 controller and with simpler graphics and followed by a detailed explanation of how the parts work. But that's not going to happen if this is already out there.
Anyway, yeah. I really don't know what this will be which is more fun anyway.
I do think that a STEM toy of some kind (and R.O.B. 2 is a strong candidate) from Nintendo would make a lot of marketing sense and be something that Nintendo could bring a unique perspective on that would make it stand out.
I'd personally like to see Nintendo take on Roblox, Minecraft as in creating a community for kids to play in, but they are going to have to improve the chatmosphere — hey, did I just coin that? — with something better than the current Nintendo online plans. (Though, come to think of it, all my kid's friends online chat with their smartphones while playing those games)
@rjejr Figured you wouldn't, but that's okay...
@Matthew010 By cycling accessories do you mean like a spin bike? Because that would be pretty cool and I’d buy that.
@ValhallaOutcast I don't know, maybe they are. But it's just an artificial limitation. There are probably even ways to circumvent that.
It's really just a matter of how good it looks (as long as the computing power of the smartphone is sufficient, of course) because the screen is sitting right in front of your eyes.
Basically, the producers of smartphone VR headsets don't want to scare off people with the lower resolution.
But that doesn't mean it doesn't work or isn't fun.
A friend of mine had the Oculus DK1 which has a total resolution of 1280×800 (so 640x400 per eye). Granted, it didn't look as brilliant as looking at a 1080p or 4K TV from a few meters distance, but it looked okay and was totally playable and fun.
Remember, the Virtual Boy had less than 720p.
Are Nintendo trying to break the internet this year or something!
@JimmySpades Well, aren't you just a little ray of sunshine?
You don't need to be dumb or "have a gap in your vocabulary" if you just happen to be unfamiliar with a certain word or term.
As a 47 year old, what use would I have for that term? And seeing as I don't have any kids, I wouldn't normally come across it in any other way either, other than it perhaps being mentioned in the news or something like that.
And I might be reading you wrong, but you almost seem to take it personally too, which seems somewhat ridiculous to me as well.
No offense, but I hate it when people just jump to conclusions without considering why people might not know a certain something or say something. We simply can't all know everything, but that's by no means any indication of our intelligence or size of our vocabulary...
Also, not everybody on here is living in the States, and over here, the term (although it does exist here, but I did have to look it up) isn't as prolific as on your side of the pond.
So, next time, perhaps think before you react, please.
@aesc yes i know someone already pointed this out.
How many hours?
@rjejr
Man! You've really put a lot of thought into this one.
Won't say anymore because I'm a granny and a gamer and someone further up said we were b-a-a-a-a-d for Ninty.
Now, everyone get the hell of my lawn!
Nintendo: "We are annoucning something that is new and that mainly targets kids"
Internet: "AR cards! IR camera stuff! VR! New Amiibo game! Switch Mini! Smash Bros! LEGO game! Starlink! Mario Party! Kinect 3.0!"
lmao
I bet it’s a wearable device that tracks body movements and heat.
A Z-ring for Switch? And we're all kids at heart, cause we love games but we're not all into childish overpriced accessorries.
I'm still disappointed that theres no built-in games that come with the switch, for the poor souls that get a Switch for their birthday with no games. Whatever this is, I'm hoping that it's free, automatically installs with an update, and can provide decent entertainment.
Some have suggested "Starlink" fits this pretty well, and we're supposed to hear new things from Ubisoft.
Keeping my expectations low
@ThanosReXXX
At least you're not a gasp granny. I love the sneering tone when it's used. I don't know who they think was playing games in the decades leading up to what we have now.
Bet they think they invented sex, too.
Apparently, some press has also seen their hands on this "new way of play". The reaction was a bit "WTF" at the beginning (as expected lol), with some fearing that the video would not do enough to explain what this "new way of play" is.
However, overall opinion is positive. It may explain Kimishima's 20 million sales forecast for the Switch.
GameXplain speculate on what it could be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDLHQxj3w48
@SimplyCinnamon53 I was thinking that, but for £9.99, no. £39.99, maybe! I'd buy it!
@SimplyCinnamon53 I was thinking the exact same thing. Starlink. Ubisoft hinted at some upcoming news just the other day, as well.
@aaronsullivan If I remember correctly - and that would be a first - we first saw a very limited reveal of Starlink for the Nintendo Switch at E3 last year then they showed the full trailer later on, either that afternoon or the following days. So that's why you might never have seen it, but it was out there.
Here's a 5 minute Endgadet overview from 2 days later showing the modularity which I think makes it's too complicated for the "young at heart".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jy68bzjOTg
Even Cnet covered it. If this is their announcement, they've already lost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQMWJL9KvHg
I kind of forgot about R.O.B., probably b/c I've never really understood what it was other than a toy that moved or held the controller or something. @ThanosReXXX mentioned it in an earlier post and I've been thinking about it since then. Mostly in the context of "When Nitneod says "new" they usually mean "reimagined" or something."
OK, so ROB was a playable robot ahead of it's time, I'm impressed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqK5qZ31CN8
So a wireless version w/ interactivity wouldn't be that far of a stretch. Nintendo needs to bump up it's game a bit more though and make it like one of these.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqK5qZ31CN8
I want a jumping Yoshi robot. ChiP at the end seems more like what I had in mind though.
EDIT: 5 more robots, Tapia seems like Alexa, but the ad is good Some of those robots are downright creepy scary. Get away from my kid you monster!! The rest are Alexa on wheels, Nintendo can do better. Mom rushing to make diner? uh no
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XmUaHf-11A
@aesc I personally interpreted that Chibi Robo Tweet as Nintendo's cheeky way of saying "we're pulling the plug on that crazy internet rumor fire"...
@ValhallaOutcast All of the Samsung GearVR compatible phones are at least QHD (2k) capable. Even then you can still manage to see pixels through the magnification. The screen door effect (along with the field of view issues based on the size and form factor) may make it very challenging.
Not to mention weight of the unit. Your head is gonna get tired pretty quick with that size unit out in front of it.
@k8sMum Yeah, I don't know what people think either, sometimes. We might even be far bigger gamers than all those phablet kids these days.
Don't know about you, but I've lived through almost everything gaming related, live as it happened. Started with a Pong console on a black & white portable TV, and moved onto Atari and Nintendo from there. And I still enjoy it to this day, so I don't feel like it should be age related.
If anything, we probably also have far more appreciation for where games are now, because we know almost all that came before, whereas kids just refuse to touch that because it's either deemed too ugly to play, or simply not popular.
As for the sneer part: in what comment did I do that? Can't remember, must be getting old...
@k8sMum Hey mum Happy New Year.
Having a little fun with this one yeah as Nintendo left it wide open. And I already have a Wii U and most of it's games so something "new" could be just what us Wii U owning Switch owners are looking for. Basically the more kids on here who are disappointed the more likely I am to enjoy it. We shall see. I really am at a loss.
Hmmm...the "interactive experience" wording makes me think it will be something similar to the "Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre Museum" or the WiiU Street thing.
What else? "Wii Sports 3"
It’s a Nintenvan with puppies and candy in the back.
If it’s the UK and for kids, it must be GTAV and Call of Duty incoming for Switch
@westman98 "The reaction was a bit "WTF" at the beginning (as expected lol)"
Well that sounds horrible. I'm picturing people jumping around wearing big pointy dunce hats trying to poke each other with them.
Thanks for posting, it does make it seem like it is a peripheral and not just a game, VC, paid online or any of the other guesses.
hmm curious on what it will be. As some have stated already maybe it is that starlink game talked about last year. One thing i know though when nintendo have these sort of reveal events they always have something in the eshop for us to download. So this is very much welcome.
@Matthew010 It’s honestly a great idea, they’d make so much money if they entered the fitness market.
@rjejr That one that stands and stares at you while you sleep. lol.
Looks like you have a duplicate link there (2nd to last) was it about CHiP? That puppy is sort of cute, but by the end the ad saying it's "the best" kind of friend. Oh my. These robot marketers have got to get out of the uncanny valley of advertising. I mean, it's so disturbing. "The best kind of friend is one that you can control with your phone and put away when you want to and also has no freewill, brain, or meaningful communication — but cute — the best kind of friend!"
As far as R.O.B. it was fascinating to watch and work through the motions about twice. The gyro stuff was cool to watch and you'd have to be patient because if you went too fast the spinning wouldn't keep them on the buttons long enough. My friend had one and we tried it out, played maybe one level of the game and that was it — but, we still kind of loved it, and I got the amiibo (and almost sent it to him... but didn't lol)
@aaronsullivan chatmosphere
I do like that, and I know we've both been waiting on Nintendo amiibo Land since amiibo launched, but I don't see it happening anymore. And even if it did happen, it certainly doesn't need it's own Direct, just show it at E3 for the holidays. My kid puts our house phone on speakerphone when he plays Minecraft and Roblox online with his friends. It's kinda funny to listen to.
Oh, BTW, somebody said this has already been seen by the press and it all sounds rather silly, see my post above, so bye-bye Nintendog. You ever play Spin the Bottle on Wii U?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3_W64oma0
I'm feeling a vibe. A vibe where they try to outdo 1 2 Switch.
New Switch XL, finally....no more having to look at that old Switch's tiny screen.
@rjejr "try to outdo 1 2 Switch" Sounds about right.
I reckon it's a table top Amiibo scanner, that let's you play table top games with Amiibo, turning them in to usable toys instead of just gateways.
@aaronsullivan "The best kind of friend"
Well considering the best kind of friend these days is anybody who when you send them nudes they don't post it on social media, well the bar is pretty low.
Sorry about the links. Sorry in 5 hours this will all be such a waste. Hope dimmed.
Oh, and don't get too cranky about the "best friend" thing, they were marketing pet rocks and chia plants as best friends in the 70's, it's just a thing. It is all uncanny valley though. I'm never doing yoga in front of a camera w/ WiFi, or letting robotic dismembered hands handle a sharp knife. Bad enough Alaexa interrupts every dinner conversation w/ "What did you say, I didn't here you?" Jeff Bezos, overlord.
""try to outdo 1 2 Switch" Sounds about right. "
Not helping. funny though
Whatever it is I expect a whole heap of "is that it????" in here...it's gonna be fun.
D-Pad Joycons?
Don't really desire them, but that's my guess.
I'm not going to expect anything big this time. It's going to be a waste of time and health if I think about it too much.
@rjejr
Happy New Year to you and yours. The last 2 months of the year are hard for me: too many sad anniversaries coincide with holiday time. Plus our lives are pretty much in the toilet at the moment due to our being collateral damage to a situation we had no part in nor control over. But it's January so I am starting to breathe again.I
@ThanosReXXX
You did no sneering. A person way above used the term granny in reference to casuals. I'm just tired of ageism being acceptable.
Re: Pong...my brother brought one home and I fell in love, lol. My kids always had the latest systems/games because I wanted them.
What da funk?
calling it. It is mario maker 2.0 and yoshi
I'm going to predict its some kind of Miiverse successor but with an actual world you can explore with an avatar.
Like Miiverse + Nintendoland + Club Penguin.
@jzf69 According to sources on Resetera, there is going to be an accessory announced at the event, so a camera accessory could be possible that would add a camera to the Switch, thus making AR possible. Other Nintendo consoles also had camera accessories, such as the gameboy and the Wii, so I wouldn't count it out.
I just want D-Pad joycon
Its in link with Pokemon. Its my guess.
I'm going to be realistic here: It's something that has to do with a smart device being in conjunction with the Switch.
@ThanosReXXX Nintendo is kind of trolling us if you ask me. That Nintendo Direct was a bit of a let down and they must have known it would be after all that hype. Obviously I’m not blaming them for unrealistic fan hype but they posted that Chibi Robot on twitter and they also had that random typo for online services thing the other day. I’m wondering if Nintendo is just bating us until they can just throw everything we’re asking for in our faces.
Switch Sports, Nintendo Lego, Amiibo Infinity, Pokemon Holodex or something like that. Mobile - Switch integration? If peripheral based, could be Switch Fit or (in my dreams) Warioware related. Whatever it is will obviously be gimmicky and aimed at casuals.
@0muros do you think it has anything to do with Pokemon?
I'm guessing its gonna be wii sports... I mean "switch" sports
@rjejr I dunno, ROTC: Government work, high paid, and you never run out of people to tell other people to shoot. Compared to that endless trajectory to $3.25 wages that sounds dreamy! STEM....wonder what the little buggers will do when they're told 20 years from now that they have to compete with mainland China's slave labor...."can you be cheaper than this guy?" Well by then China will have revolted and may or may not be on fire. But whatever country next is the slave labor capitol of the world will be the one. Of course Bezos and friends tell us 60% of the population won't be working anyway...... I can just feel the civil unrest brewing. ROTC looks better the more words I type!
For multicultural comprehension in an ever changing world: See the first paragraph
Actually collectinig garbage for a living will pay better than STEM fields by the time they're done. Actually it often already does So, you can pat yourself on the back and save a few hundred $ by not buying any more STEM toys. Unless this Direct is for Starlink. Then you need to buy a few hundred in spaceships. For science.
Hey I was in a robot club in school. We'd meet weekly and discuss designs and specifications and ever more complex technologies. We never actually built anything at all, we just talked about it and consumed school resources to do so. In reality it was an excellent preparatory program for training to be a corporate government contractor!
"STEM". You read Orwell? That's quacktalk if I ever heard it. Science, Technology, Engeneering, mathematics. Half of those are redundant, the other half is what schools already taught since the 12th century. And why do we need more engineers? Most engineers are already busy waiting tables or selling insurance
Streetpass Switch
Erm...tune in where?
@Snakesglowcaps Yes thats my guess. A Pokemon game with motion control that can be link To 3ds and cellphone.
@kingofthesofa Any of those would be great, just to the annoy the "but but but power, 4k, stubble, AAA" crowd.
@gcunit 4K and VR are overrated O.O
Under 2 hours left.
Hype
@aaronsullivan I think we're largely on the same page, but a few additions
"Not missing the fact that it also lowers the median wages and it's all about perspective, but it would be nice if, for instance, the US could hire from its own graduates competitively even if wages are lower."
There's already plenty of graduates that are quite competent in those fields that are going nowhere. Why? Because that import labor will always be substantially cheaper, but also in part, in these fields due to cultural bias in the fields in two directions. In one direction many business leaders have a perception that Asians (including India and the ME) are simply somehow naturally superior in those fields. It's a reflexive bias. It's always amusing when those with that bias are dealing with someone that appears Asian....only to discover they have no foreign accent.....suddenly they appear to lose all interest in them. Similarly many leaders in these fields are themselves from other locales and tend to prefer to hire from their own locale. The result is domestic applicants oft go ignored in favor of imported labor...leaving a surplus workforce in these fields as it is. The push to groom more people for that same contest seems ill fated at best, and instead should be grooming students for a different field/economy. But there's of course a huge influx of corporate money to continue the push.
The "minimum wage" thing I'm not seeing in the US, so I'm not sure where that part is coming from. Maybe I'm missing something, there. Then again, I also tend to see things in the computing sciences category more than the rest of STEM, because I teach in that area."
It applies there, and mostly relates to the flagrant abuse of the H1B program domestically (I'm sure the Disney incident, the most recognizable abuse in recent memory doesn't need an introduction), and of course off-shoring. Just because it's off shore, your students are still going to compete against the off shore price point. Which is of course no competition at all. With group housing and the ever dangling carrot of green cards and threat of deportation,, or simply very very good currency exchange rates and low costs of living, there are a great many roles in especially tech that are working well below minimum wages in occupations that used to be high paying. Doesn't mean these are all quality workers of course....but they're cheap and 10 for the price of one rings a lot of bells to a lot of companies. That's of course a different group than the first group where culture biases are a driving influence, as the latter group is purely a numbers crunching exercise.
Many of you have your expectations too high. Disappointment is imminent.
I would love to play on a web browser!
@GrailUK I assume here:
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/17-01-2018-1328637.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=170118|w3
Nintendo will build new factories in China so that they can get children to assemble the Switches. The experience can't get more interactive than building the switch yourself and it's specially crafted for children
@Snakesglowcaps Yeah, obviously they didn't have to post that Tweet, so instead of dousing the flames, it was probably more fuel for the fire, but then again: better than an angry Tweet about a certain despicable someone leaking their Direct before its time...
As for what they're going to serve us: still anyone's guess, but I'm keeping a neutral expectation level. I don't want to be disappointed, but I also want to be able to be pleasantly surprised. Either way, we'll find out sooner or later.
First up, a new to play...
P.S.
Thanks for being able to stomach a little criticism without blowing a fuse. Much appreciated.
I think I have figured out what it is. The first Nintendo feature film, not Mario.. not Zelda. No, this is:
Nook, An AC Story
A tale of betrayal, hardship and of course that infinite loan. Ain't nobody got your back in the Village...
@k8sMum Haha, sorry, I thought the smiley made it clear: I knew it wasn't me. It was an age joke.
@WiltonRoots Yeah... there will probably be a whole lot of salty tears and people picking up torches and pitchforks because in their eyes, Nintendo is disappointing them again...
People like @gortsi are going to have a field day...
Hopefully it's Animal Crossing amiibo Festival 2, or at the very least a Switch port of the original.
People are saying it will bring disapointment. It will if its more junk like the last direct mini. Reggie said 2018 will bring greatness. Hes made a rod if this turns out to be a childish foam holster for the joycons and a game packaged in where u have to dance around ur living room. Finally nintendo is back to greatness lets not balls it up.
@SM4SHshorts Oh. Thanks
Some Detective Pikachu tie in game thing
@Mince-Pie I’d watch it 😂
All Wii U digital content can now be transferred to Switch, free of charge.
3 hopes
Easy mode patch for all switch games.
@NEStalgia I'm not worried about China, they keep talking about no longer buying our currency, Trump will nuke'em any day know. Then it will just be one big radioactive hole, a radhole if you will.
I was a founding member of the computer club in college. Me and about 5 other people. Took us about a semester to realize the stuff we were learning in college was already outdated - Fortran, Cobol - and the kids in elementary school were learning more modern tech. I'm pretty sure all 5 of us changed majors the following year and went our separate ways depressed.
The problem with sanitation is missing out of 4 years of fun in college. My kids have too much self respect for government work and not enough animosity for the military. STEM it is.
@ThanosReXXX nuff of that on the internet already. I just come to nintendolife for civil conversations. My excitement is tepid. On one hand we could get the next big interesting thing from Nintendo or even an Animal Crossing or Pokemon reveal. On the other hand it could be something really lame that Nintendo overly invests in. I always think back to the game awards when Nintendo said they had something to announce and it was just that Cranky Kong would be in Tropical Freeze. I always kind of hold them to that moment because as great as they are, they can be really really out of touch sometimes.
Meh, hope to be disappointed but I feel this is going to be a waste of time staying up till 10pm (UK time) but being a ‘kid at heart’ I will stay up and find out
WARNING MIGHT BE A SPOILER!!!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTxLAkaW4AY6w59.jpg:large
So it sounds like Nintendo Lego. Seems like a Nintendo thing, but will be a big disappointment for many people here.
@Saventi oh just read your link. Well...that might have been cooler to have found out when they revealed it.
@Snakesglowcaps Well, of course many would like this. I just think everyone, who hopes to see an Animal Crossing or Pokemon should calm down. It's just a rumor, but it sounds very likely.
@Snakesglowcaps Some people might simply call that Japanese...
But seriously: it truly IS a completely different culture, and even though they as a country are somewhat Westernized, their mindset and view on things is still SO different from ours, that it sometimes seems alien and oblivious in comparison, but maybe they feel the same about ours.
In the not too distant past, when I was working for Hewlett Packard, I got the opportunity to work with a couple of Asian people, and after the first few weeks of being almost completely at a loss as to how to communicate with them correctly and interpret them and their ways in the right way, I really started to appreciate them, their calm, their respect for their peers and their traditions, and a lot of that is what I also see in Nintendo, so I personally don't feel so much disappointment or anger towards them.
And they always prove people wrong, even after having fallen really hard. They just get back up again, and then subsequently don't just try, but massively succeed in once again bringing something wonderfully successful to the market, and in that, they are truly unique in the industry.
But still, I do always caution myself for too much enthusiasm, even though I'm mostly an optimistic person, so I will be cautiously optimistic in this case as well, but no hype train for me.
Maybe that's also an age thing, I don't know...
Anyway, just a little more than an hour left to find out what that new way of playing consists of...
@k8sMum Sorry to hear about the collateral damage, I can already imagine the holidays being hard on you just from what little I know. Glad to hear about the breathing though, it's a start and step in the right direction. I have 2 more days of preparation for our big event then I'm hoping to relax a little myself.
Reading everybody complain and moan about whatever this turns out to be should be fun though. I can't imagine it going over well here.
@rjejr
Bah,
@saventi spoiled it.
I should have stopped looking. (If legit, which I think it is:) It actually sounds kinda neat and like there might be a lawsuit against Nintendo afterwards. It's new for Nintendo, for sure, but has been done before as far as I can tell.
Don't go read it, should be much better to watch Nintendo present it.
It's a small fun additional thing to do, not a big game or big advancement in my estimation
New joycons. Calling it now.
New game-specific Joy-Con or a Switch mini.
@aaronsullivan Sorry I've edited my Post.
@aaronsullivan Saying "don't read it" to @rjejr is like saying don't think about pink elephants...
Too late, the cat's out of the back, and that monkey has also escaped the proverbial sleeve...
That leak could actually be it, though. Sad as it is, that it's once again spoiled only moments before Nintendo themselves reveal it.
Oh well, that's the internet for ya...
@ThanosReXXX just you telling me how long is left gets me excited haha. Dang Nintendo. How do they have me so wrapped around their finger
@Snakesglowcaps That, my friend, is what they call "The Nintendo Difference". Still gets me every time as well. Big grin plastered on my face and all...
@Saventi That's okay, and considerate of you to put the spoiler warning up now, too. Nice find. Where did you dig it up?
@rjejr The concerning part of that is that they've been buying our debt for decades. They effectively own us anyway, and our betters were quite willing to offer us for sale.
We won't nuke China into a radhole. Where would Alexa and our other spy tools come from if China were gone? Still, I'll go sell iguanas on a stick if it happens. (If you don't get the reference you have to spend more time on PushSquare again )
Yeah....universities have been obsolete for tech since the internet was invented.....the very model doesn't even work. But everyone still pays them ever more absurd amounts of money to basically preen and pretend.
There's no such thing has having too much self respect for government. The bloated ego is a prerequisite. And how could they not have enough animosity for military....you don't let them on the internet enough, do you? STEM it is, huh? Well, that's ok, waiting tables is cool as long as they serve avocado toast.
@ThanosReXXX Yeah, but it's also our own fault for looking when we know we'd be spoiling it for ourselves.
Still anxious to see the details, too. Should be interesting and even if that's exactly it, the details will make the difference between me wanting it or not.
@aaronsullivan As the saying goes: a picture paints a thousand words, so it will still be better to actually see it presented officially instead of just seeing it being spoiled on a forum by means of a little bit of text...
@aaronsullivan Somewhere on twitter. An italian guy posted it. Can't find the link anymore. Sorry, it was not my itention to spoil you guys. Just thought some people here would like to read this. Maybe it's not even true.
@gcunit @gcunit lol they announce smash bros behind our backs or something we don’t know😂
Now a serious guess from me: There is a supermarket chain in my country (Plus, for those who live in the Netherlands) and they've announced that you can collect MarioKart coins if you spend a certain amount of money. Is it an option that you can buy these coins everywhere later on, so that you can collect them? And you could interact with them by scanning them on your Switch, just like amiibo's. Collecting and trading cheap stuff has always been something that children like, but there are also many adults who still like to collect Pokemon cards etc. So my guess is that Nintendo will announce a new line of physical collectables which will interact with your Switch.
Edit: I have no idea how to upload your own images on here, so I've made the advertisement my profile banner to show you what I mean.
Switch rewards for MyNintendo. Nahhh.
Just finished work... I predict Amiibo Party! A party game pack made especially for Amiibo collectors that uses a new accessory that looks curiously like a Skylander Portal & is designed for party play.
It would be awful if that was it, but I can see it going this way. Anyone else see something Amiibo based being the "kids" portion?
New ways to play games, so this isn't new enough?
Is there a link to the live stream... In the uk its 9.37pm atm. Is it 10pm tonight yeah?
I have a feeling we're going to see gta 5 on the switch think about it... All the big games have always been on a home console.... New way to play .... Gta 5 on the go for the first time ever...... If you dont count the psp games
So, I'm thinking more details on Super Nintendo World or the successor to amiibo.
@garydbz25 you'll find it at Nintendo.co.uk
only19 minutes left
is it a live event
@1UP_MARIO
Nice one cheers fingers crossed its something totally amazing eh.
@garydbz25
....For the kids, and the kids at heart? Lol!
@BanjoPickles
29 mate and il always be a big kid inside 😂
@garydbz25
Thirty-six here, my friend, and GTA V did make me feel like a kid in a candy store, so you may be on to something! Haha!
New prediction!! It's a new Child Lock system to help protect the innocent kiddies. Wouldn't put it past Nintendo to create the hype & then release a safety feature update.
@aaronsullivan @ThanosReXXX My son had a 4:15 haircut but they called me at 4 to tell me it would be delayed until 5 so I'm foregoing whatever it is save time spoiled b/c I'm otherwise at wits end. I do get WiFi there so I am planning on watching it while I'm there. Is there a NL livestream, I only just got on my tablet to check that, gotta go
It's nintencraft
12 more minutes
Where can I watch it?
Maybe it's a Switch game of Trumps cognitive test. This is it, I wish I was kidding, we're all doomed.
its the rainway app it goes into open beta jan 20th they did commerical for it showing it used on switch if they did not have good relations with nintnedo they be shutdown.
stream your steam library to switch
hypeeee 1 minute
And there's no video
So. Nowhere to look at this...
Where is the announcement supposed to appear anyway? Lol
Where are we supposed to be watching this?
@mikegamer It dropped on the YouTube channel.
Nintendo Labo,,,,stream on YT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Bd3HUMkyU
Where?
Did I stay up for nothing?
well.. that was... different
It actually looks pretty cool & cute... would definitely give that a try!!
Labo. Check YouTube
If you called IR, you win!! Bu seriously, mind blown....
I think it looks good. I want to see more of the steering wheel and whether it's restricted to one specific game only.
lol. Wut...
@Saventi Nintendo Pixelbits, eh?
Well, you know how it turned out...
Ok then. Interesting to see how it could be implemented into some games.
I predicted that it was gonna be something you strap onto yourself and act like an idiot, wasn't far off. Idk, the idea seems cool, it all depends how much they are gonna charge for a bunch of cardboard
@SonOfVon Go to the website. They are charging the robot kit at $79.99.
@Aronsuil lol. I'm good. gonna pirate me some cardboard ooohh yeaahhh
I'll have to see more, but as of now a quick three minute presentation hasn't sold me on a $80 cardboard kit. For now this one is a pass for me.
Was that VR I saw with the backpack thing?
LABO - ok, that has to be the worst name ever. But it doesn't get much more STEM than that. STEM meets arts and crafts store. It's frickin' genius. I'm impressed that I'm more impressed than I thought I would be.
Has Google sued them yet for VISTA cardboard?
Bonus points for Project Giant Robot being a thing. 😆
@rjejr Did it look like they were using VR with the robot thing or am I imagining things?
@Mopati I told you it's a rumor. Actually it's not that far away, but yeah i didn't see THAT coming Pretty funny^^
@SimplyCinnamon53 It looked like it to me at first, but I'm not sure that qualifies as VR b/c VR is more it's own thing than strapping a screen to your face. I'm not exactly sure what, 2 svreens, 1 for each eye maybe is what technically makes it VR, so this may simply be playing your Switch 2" from your face. Which kind of hurts.
But, Nintendo did say no VR a few days ago, and no company lies like Nintendo does, so it very well could be proper VR.
Need to go take it all in now, but no way no how I pay $80 for cardboard. The whole downside to this is it screams home made, so, how do they combat home made cardboard? Is the game a code? NFC chip in the cardboard? I really don't see any design they showed that would require the cardboard, maybe the piano, but the rest looks like it would work just holding the Switch and Joycon. So research is needed.
But I'll give them credit, it's intriguing, new, for kids and interactive, so they didn't lie.
I just came here to laugh at the 500 comments of hype.
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@WiltonRoots Yep. It's started already. Gutted none of my predictions were correct, I don't think my Uncle really works at Nintendo..... On a serious note, I think this is a great move by Nintendo as long as pricing and content are decent. If kids can make their own creations as well I could see it really taking off.
@DanielRivers believe it or not, but your guess of using the camera was very close!
I don't get it. Where's the scowling white protagonists? Where's the mech suits? Where's the abundance of trees and particle effects? Where's the lootboxes? Where's the power? All I saw was cardboard.
That does look like it would be a lot of fun for kids though.
@kingofthesofa It's going to be fun watching this unfold though.
@E_M_I LOL, so just saw the story about Nintendo Cardboredo.... for every Nintendo Hardcore Gamer you say?
Yeah, that's a big no from me, and so already your "every" statement is false. Cardboredo is pretty niche.... though it'll sell a couple milllion because this will prove once and for all if you put Nintendo on a box, the fans will buy it.
@ThanosReXXX things have been relatively tame so far, two of the usual trolls (gator+agramonte) felt the need to tell us what they play on their XBOX and brought up the fact that the PS4 had more sales in Japan last week. Otherwise, just a few who don't realise they are not the target audience for every single product Nintendo makes. I'm sure some of them are drooling over something like Dreams though
@rjejr "Bonus points for Project Giant Robot being a thing"
Hey man, NOTHING that Miyamoto-san comes up with gets trashed, so it was bound to come back in some shape or form...
Oh, and sorry to disappoint you and @SimplyCinnamon53, but that robot package definitely isn't VR, it's just an open visor, with no screen in it:
Would also be weird, because how else would you be able to also display the game on the TV at the same time? With two Switches?
@gortsi I was about to say that you missed the comment right above yours, but did you?
@ThanosReXXX yeah I did. Well, nothing will convince some people I guess. I realise I'm not the target audience for this as I'm not that creative or have children but that doesn't mean I'll go around moaning about its existence, I swear some people...
@Archius9
Right, and you get a fork lift as a gift. Man, I loved that game.
@gortsi Yeah, tell me about it. Some need a really good smack across the face for their idiocy, and others need to learn how to read and interpret correctly.
Oh well, we can't all be bothered to actually try and understand what a certain message means. I guess overestimating what will be announced so you can be "rightfully" disappointed and/or outraged by it afterwards, is WAY more satisfying...
@ThanosReXXX Thanks for the still, figured somebody would get one eventually.
"how else would you be able to also display the game on the TV at the same time"
From what I read somewhere I thought displaying on the TV was an either or thing. Not sure where I read that, maybe in NL's hands on or another comment, but I remember reading it as "you can put the Switch in the dock for display on the TV is you want."
Does make more sense this way, I put my 7" tablet 2" from my eyes and almost blew them out of their sockets. But I'll go see where I found that comment, can't be too hard, we've only known about it for 150 minutes.
@XCWarrior Good changing my words to appear witty there.
I said that every hardcore Nintendo fan is a kid at heart. Anyone that loves video games is a kid at heart, because of their love for the childish sense of fun they provide. Especially Nintendo fans, because of their timeless IPs. It’s not my fault that you don’t like it. Just tell me, are you a kid at heart? If you are, then why did you reply to my comment?
@ThanosReXXX Here's the sentence, I read it as "if", b/c why else spell it out like that? Though I suppose it would work in tabletop as well. It's from the official description.
"which is shown on the TV when the Nintendo Switch console is docked."
I'm willing to bet there will be 3D printed headsets by the time this releases though.
Oh look.
http://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/10/12/nintendo-switch-visor-for-lazy-people/
@SimplyCinnamon53 Yeah I think it's kind of safe to disregard everything I said earlier, about both the price and VR. Heat of the moment kind of thing, my fingers got ahead of my brain. It's so awful I'm tempted to delete it but I'll just leave it as a reminder of my own inadequacies.
@rjejr Well, to me that just reads as "docked in the dock" as in: connected to the TV, not docked in the cardboard spectacles that look WAY too open and flimsy to even safely hold a Switch sans JoyCon in...
But all joking aside, even a fake visor can be more than enough for kids to imagine that they're a giant robot, so nothing more than that is needed, really.
And the whole "if you want" part, is probably for the other games, because most of them do have a slot/dock for the Switch.
@ThanosReXXX so what’d you think my friend? Great for the kids. Looks like a lot of fun and really engaging. I’m kind of expecting a Nintendo Direct this Friday too.
@Snakesglowcaps First impressions: big grin plastered all over my face and thinking of how much fun this is going to be for kids, and moms and dads with kids.
And indeed also for people who are still able to let out the kid in themselves. I definitely want to see more of this, and preferably a hands-on video by the N-Life crew, or Alex, since he's the goto video guy.
And I'm also pretty sure that the cardboard is sturdier than most think, and even if it wouldn't be, then there will still be ways of future-proofing it, such as coating it in matte varnish, or perhaps some third party can make reproductions out of wood or plastic, to make them last longer.
Or perhaps this is actually an ongoing project and Nintendo already has plans to eventually go from cardboard to wood, to get the kids even more into the art of crafting stuff. And it would keep them hooked on it as well. How smart would that be?
I think it's brilliant, and so completely Nintendo. None of the others could have come up with this, really.
@E_M_I STOP USING ABSOLUTES. So annoying when people group everyone together as "this or that." I've been a Nintendo gamer since the NES, I own around 700 games, 500+ are Nintendo system. This doesn't interest me. I'm not only one.
I will say this, Nintendo is smart. They are going to package $10 worth of coding with $5 worth of cardboard and sell it at $70 a pop. That's some amazing profit they are going to rake in, given, like you said, there are 3-5 million Nintendo core gamers that will literally buy any box as long as it has Nintendo logo on it.
I'm a huge fan, but when I see a stupid idea, I'll call them out on it.
Some folks are funny with their expectations.
Nintendo: "New interactive experience"
People: "Must be VC"
Like, what? Just setting yourself up for disappointment.
@ThanosReXXX
Well, that deafening WHOOOOSH you heard was it going right over my head, lol. So your old joke worked splendidly.
@XCWarrior If it's going to make them a truckload of money (and it more than likely will) then we can hardly call it a stupid idea, now can we?
Companies are in it to earn money, not to soothe the minds of spoiled man-babies that cry every time that "their" Nintendo doesn't do what they want...
@ThanosReXXX it is brilliant. They basically just made a homemade remedy for overpriced VR with bad controls. Something tells me the Nintendo polish will really shine in how these games control as well. The Robot game looked to be 1:1 motion which is really cool. They found an extremely smart way to immerse kids and families into these games. My only real concern is internet backlash if the switch screen gets scratches when mounted in the cardboard. Not sure how many designs are utilizing that. One more point too I’m actually confident these cardboard cut outs are going to be more sturdy than people are giving them credit for. Sure they won’t be invincible and I’m sure some people will find reasons to complain.
@Snakesglowcaps Sadly, yes. Somehow, they'll always find something new, even if the thing that they were initially whining about, is resolved.
I always say that it is far easier to be negative, because that's what the majority of this world is, and there is strength in numbers, albeit in this case not in a good way...
Being positive and keeping faith in yourself and the people you love and/or trust, is a lot harder to do at times.
@ThanosReXXX The Last Jedi was a perfect example of this. Well the internet aspect of it. And I agree. Everyone has become very negative as of late. But I don’t believe there’s no good left. The hate seems to be easier to see as well. Where the positive always seems to take a back seat.
@ThanosReXXX "the cardboard spectacles that look WAY too open and flimsy to even safely hold a Switch"
B/c that was readily obvious in the 1/5 of a second you could see thru the back of the boys head wearing the visor. Not that I'm saying Nitneod was purposefully making it look like the kid was wearing the Switch in the visor, but they were purposefully making it look like the kid "might" be wearing the Switch in the visor. Nintendo Directs are directed and finessed to death, they knew what they were doing. Nothing illegal, but the false hope was implied. Like a topless dancer wearing a nude leotard, the brain sees what it wants to see and does the rest. And Nintendo knows this.
Upon viewing the cheap cardboard visor in a still, yeah it's obvious that Switch is never going in there. People will try, but they'll fail.
"because most of them do have a slot/dock for the Switch."
Not sure how much random reading you've been doing around here, but I wrote a post to aaron saying I think Nintnedo Labo (man I hate that name) can be used as an excuse for them to sell a dockless Swtich for $219 or $229. If you are buying Nintendo Labo for your kid, lets say daughter, to play with that piano and that house, which really that house screams girl to me, you really dont' need the dock to use them. I think they both might work on the tv if you put the builds near the dock, but that cardboard house looses it's whole magic appeal without the Switch on the front. Same for the Hexbug design. (1 joycon on each side moving it FYI in case you don't know what a Hexbug is) You can't really control that build w/ the Switch in the dock, it's touchscreen controlled.
So if you're a parent who does't like your kids playing video games - too violent, too much tv time, whatever - but you do like your kid playing piano, house, building stuff - then buy them Nintendo Labo Toy-Con set 1 and a Switch, but you may never need the dock. Except to charge it, gotta include the plug, which is why it can't be $199 w/o the $90 dock, still need the $30 plug, so $219. Maybe $229. Does Nintnedo Labo ever show the Joy-con w/ the $7.99 straps attached? If not, take those out of the box as well.
Switch: *Labo Edition - the Switch edition for Kids and kids at heart. *dock sold separately. Maybe that's why it's not called Switch Labo, b/c having to call it Switch: Switch Labo Edition is stupid and redundant.
Not saying it will happen, I certainly didn't call Nintendo Labo, but all those toys for kids, kids who may not even own their own tv, certainly gives them that option. Switch Labo (how I hate that name)
@Snakesglowcaps Oh, of course there's good left. Balance in the universe and all that...
But seriously, I agree about it taking a backseat, but that was also what I meant with it being more difficult, so people give up sooner and fall in with the masses a little bit too often. Sometimes, being positive also means putting yourself out there, and there are many who just aren't comfortable or strong enough to expose themselves to that kind of scrutiny. Oh, well. What am I moaning about? This is just a gaming website.
Let's talk games again, shall we? Otherwise, if we keep this up, I'm going to have to find my tranquilizers...
@rjejr Well, I don't know what you saw, but I spotted it the first time I saw it, and I'm really not that eagle-eyed. I also didn't see any purposeful suggestion-making concerning the head gear, so that sounds like pretty liberal interpretation to me.
What I saw, is a very thin/flimsy, Elton John style visor with a MASSIVE opening, and nothing that looked even remotely close to a Switch-holder. Sorry, can't make anything else other than that out of it.
Maybe it is due to my profession, where I sometimes also need to spot stuff quickly or spot things that other people might have missed, I don't know, but either way, I saw no VR, and no malicious intent to make people believe that there was.
I think it might be more a case of people being too quickly with connecting head gear with VR nowadays, especially if it is related to video gaming, but that's on the people, not on Nintendo.
And yeah, I know what a Hexbug is...
Interesting idea about the sets without a dock. Could work, but if they're actually gonna do it? Eh... probably not.
And you must REALLY hate that name to mention it three times over in the same comment...
I'm not really feeling it (yet) either, but I do understand (if that's what it means) the laboratory reference, since they "cooked up" this idea in their development lab, and it teaches kids tech, so it's tech lab toys.
Next they needed a name to make it sound not so nerdy/dry and someone really bad at coming up with names just said: "Hey, why don't we just call it Lab-oh, as in that cool series Yu-Gi-Oh, or as in so many English-borrowed words that you Japanese butcher by adding an oh to the end... "
Who knows what was on their minds when they thought of that? I actually liked the name of the stuff in the fake leak, Nintendo Pixelbits:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTxLAkaW4AY6w59.jpg:large
@rjejr I didn’t really get the impression the robot game was meant to be played with the switch docked in the visor...that makes very little sense. It’s clearly displayed on a tv in the ad isn’t it? Just watched it. It definitely displays it on a tv? If people don’t have the common sense to put the fact that it can’t simultaneously be in the visor and on your tv you kinda deserve the disappointment.
@ThanosReXXX also the fact this is for kids. It may seem silly for you yourself to put a cardboard cutout on your head and pretend it’s a visor, but a 6 year old kid would love that @rjejr. Why just play pirates when you can play pirates and wear a pirate hat.
@rjejr had they taken suggestive angles or not shown the tv at all then I’d see your point. But it seems the commercial deliberately pulls out to clarify that this is being displayed on your tv so there’s no confusion. Sure there may be a select few who misunderstand because they’re unfamiliar with the product but what parent wants their kid thrashing about with a $400 device strapped to their forehead anyways. I’m sure the disappointment will fade quickly when they realize that haha
@Snakesglowcaps Well, in all fairness, I don't think it being for kids necessarily excludes VR, but yes, it seemed pretty clear to me.
Good point on mentioning the TV display, forgot about that one, but that definitely nails it down.
@Joe-b please port it for Switch. My 360 is too crappy!!
@Snakesglowcaps
"It may seem silly for you yourself to put a cardboard cutout on your head and pretend it’s a visor"
Why not ?
Who said adult are not allowed to be silly for a while ?
Yes, it will looks silly, but who cares ?
Doesn't it look cute if you can explore the children fantasy ?
You don't do something wrong, just only playing a game.
By doing so, it will help you to built your confidence no matter what the situation, even you have to be silly.
Try it. Don't be afraid to be silly.
@Anti-Matter I was responding to someone. I personally don’t think there’s anything wrong with the concept at all and have no qualms about being silly. I think it’s a bit pricey but I might just splurge so me and my daughter can play together and be silly.
@ThanosReXXX AFter more reflection, I agree it's going to be a money maker cause Nintendo and Apple are probably the only two companies that can sell you $5 cardboard for $70.
It's still not a good idea in terms of 3 years from now we aren't going to look back fondly on this. It's going to be, "oh yeah, I played with that for 3-4 days and all my boxes broke and now its cluttering my closet." But people are right, the consumers will pay for their cardboard, and they will pay bigly.
I'll pass though. Eventually something will come to Switch that will make me buy it. Just still waiting and enjoying my 3DS for now.
@ThanosReXXX Labo is short for laboratory? I thought it was short for LArge BOxes.
The first time you saw the video were you watching it with someone else on a 5" phone screen? My son and I were waiting for his haircut appointment at 5:00 (the time of the Direct here), squished next to each other shoulder to shoulder, trying to watch it together on a 5" screen. Trust me, it was not clear what was going on with the Project Giant Robot cardboard. It was clear enough that we both immediately knew it was project giant robot when they showed the robot destroying the building, but it was hard to tell what the kid was wearing, it was very small and went by very fast.
As to the name, easier to copyright, register and market Labo than Labs. That's my take anyway. I would have preferred a cooler name like Pixelbits myself. Nintendo Constructo. 2 3 syllable words, it flows nicer. I still would have gone w/ SwitchLabs. Make it 1 word like that, SwitchLabs, it's short enough and copyright friendly. But they went with Ntinedo Labo, which I think we'll come into play somewhere down the road. Why take up all of that shelf space and advertising $ for Nintendo Labo when they could have been dual marketing the Switch had they called it SwitchLabs? Gotta be a reason.
@XCWarrior Yeah, as I said before: it's not for me either, but I can see this has the potential to be really popular and it is an easy money maker for Nintendo.
I also have an idea that more is coming, if it is going to be successful, and perhaps also with other materials, because I think the idea behind it is to get kids into crafting, and not just with cardboard, so perhaps there will be plywood kits as well, at a later stage.
As for the cardboard, that can be matte-varnished to make it tough as plastic, so if you'd really want to invest the time and energy in it, actually quite a lot can be done to stop it from deteriorating. Even Styrofoam can be made hard as a rock with a coating.
As for Apple: not an Apple guy at ALL, so that part went over my head.
@rjejr Oh, we'll find out some time in the future, and we'll all have a big laugh about it, but for now, that was my guess.
A better, and simpler name could have just been "Crafts, by Nintendo".
No need for flashy, invented names far as I'm concerned. Just keep it simple and let people instantly know what it is: it's crafts.
Yeah, Nintendo really could have used a Sales & Marketing professional like me...
As for how I watched it: on the PC. And now that you told me that you were watching on a smart phone, I can understand that it wasn't all that clear. If you would have watched it on a normal sized screen, you probably would have seen it, though...
@XCWarrior After 3 days they finally worn you down huh? I was going to get involved but you already seemed to be outnumbered.
And you may be right about all of us not looking back fondly on this in 3 years, but it isn't for us. We all mock Wii Sports but I bet you there are still people in old age homes thankful for it. Though most of the early adopters have probably passed away by now, but they were probably happy for the experience while they had it.
It's for kids. Kids who go to Destination Science summer camps and many similar places parents spend lots of money to send their kids every summer to do STEM stuff. Those places will be buying all of these up in June.
https://destinationscience.org/?gclid=CjwKCAiAy4bTBRAvEiwAFtatHHq7ig-9jU-jK0QOPemgDLrs3gkqoQ13EgOkBpo_KghLj6X9VQr2UxoCS24QAvD_BwE
Lego Mindstorm has been $350 for years now.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms
New Lego Boost is $160 b/c Lego finally realized they were being undersold.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/boost
It's not a game, it's a project for kids to do with their parents, whether the kid wants to or not. $70 for maybe a dozen hours, parents will see that as a decent trade-off. And if Nintendo Labo keeps putting out a new kit every 3 or 4 months parents will keep picking them up. I'm guessing individual kits in the future like the camera or bird will go for $30 or $40 depending on the software involved. It's not called SwitchLabs, it's called Nintendo Labo, Nintendo may have long term plans for this, it may still be going strong after we all stop caring.
@rjejr Hey man, no knocking Wii Sports!
I still play a game of bowling every now and then. Although, to be honest, I play it in Sports Resort, because it has more options, and that game also has table tennis and other entertaining games.
And yes, I'm dead serious. I live on the fourth floor, no one can see inside my house, so I can jump around in front of the TV all I want...
@ThanosReXXX Sports Resort I believe is also the one with 3000 bowling where every frame is 100 pins. That's the one we would play drunk at my sisters apartment. Much more interesting with 100 pins.
Does prove my point though, nobody on NL has talked about Wii Sports or Sports Resort since Wii U Sports Club came out and disappeared with in 12 months b/c Nintendo never supported it on Wii U. They ran free weekends for about 3 months then just stopped. They never ever never ever promoted it in the eShop, never put it on sale. There are probably people who bought it, own it, and have completely forgotten they have it. They eventually put out the last 2 sports but never added any more. It was a good idea, but like everything Wii U they never followed thru.
So there are definitely more people still playing Sports and Sports Resort then there are Sports Club, but nobody talks about any of them on here. NLabo could be the same type of thing, they could be building them years from now in summer camps. That piano is a good way to show people how to make something very simple - a touchscreen keyboard - into a crazed convoluted IR camera sensing cardboard box. It's the Rube Goldberg Mousetrap game for the STEM generation.
@ThanosReXXX Well I see it now.
Crafts is a horrible horrible name, sorry. Crafts has nothing to do with STEM, crafts is Popsicle sticks and cotton to put on a shelf to be looked at. Nobody does "crafts" to make interactive objects and explain to kids how IR cameras work. My kids and I have made a few crafts together, but they are all just knick knacks that don't move. If these were crafts you woudln't need the Switch, crafts are just crafts. My kids watch some YouTube channels were peoepl make stuff that does stuff, and nobody refers to them as crafts. I'm pretty sure "Crafts" Are decorative only, not to be played with. I coudl be wrong, some crafts are little cars with moving wheels and finger sock puppets, but I'm pretty sure once eltrocnics are involved they become robots, nto crafts.
That could just be a bias though, I don't have any daughters, just nieces who I buy a lot of "crafts" for. Crafts would have been a worse name than Labo, and I didn't think that was possible. $300 per week science camps don't build crafts. They will build these.
@rjejr Yeah, I was never gonna pay that much money for the Wii U version, for only a minor graphics touch-up, although I do have to tell you, I was tempted at one point, but in the end I thought that having both Wii games would already be more than enough...
And yeah, you're right about crafts; not such a good name either. It is probably due to my English mostly only be used on here, so it's Dutch 90% of the day, all day, every day. So, if you were ever wondering why I sometimes have my grammar mixed up or say something that seems slightly off, then there's your explanation...
I probably got all of it mixed up, because over here, there's crafts in school for both girls and boys, or at least: that's what they call it, but only boys do wood carving/carpenting, welding/soldering and what not, building with clay and making stuff from paper is for both, and then there's the typical girly stuff that's also separate, like knitting and the like.
And the verb is obviously "crafting", which a lot of people on here were also using, so that is how all of that started to tumble around in my head, and then it came out...
Well, at least I've come up with something that actually makes you like LABO a bit better, so you're welcome...
@SonOfVon I came back to check the comments to see if anyone was remotely close... and guess what! You were! Minus the Zelda component I think you have just described the robot kit! Haha.
@Remma nobody could've predicted cardboard... but yeah, I was close. I don't mind labo as a concept but the price point is ridiculous
@ThanosReXXX "so it's Dutch 90% of the day,"
Wow, I'm seriously impressed, never even dawned on me you spoke anything other than English. I mean I suppose if pressed on it after living there all this time I'd think you knew enough Dutch to get around, but didn't realize English was your 2nd language now. You're one of, if not the, best spoken people on here. (Best spoken is so not a thing, drawing a blank, I just stuffed $400 into envelopes for tip money, my brain is more fried than normal)
And I don't have a problem with people calling it craft. Or art. Or videogames, Or STEM. I just think as a name "Nintneod Craft" sounds a little too un-tech for what they are going for. Labo is a better name than craft, though I'd rather talk about it being crafting than laboing.
"Hey wanna come over?
What are you doing?
Laboing."
Um, no.
@rjejr Ah... this is one of those rare moments when I'm glad I'm sat here all alone at my desk, so I can take in this generous compliment, and change the complexion of my face, as well as the look in my eyes, without feeling awkward about it.
Man, that's some compliment. Thanks. (tips hat/bows/salutes/whatever's your poison)
But yeah, that's what happened here with my native tongue. Been here since I was 9, and I'm 47 now, so 38 years of stubbornly refusing to speak the local language kind of seems crazy to me. Besides, I didn't have much choice since I was too young to
make that choiceactually have a say in it, and obviously I went to school here.Of course, English will always be my first language, and besides being on here, I do mostly read English and luckily, the Dutch don't really have a thing for dubbing, so all series and movies here are all in English, but in daily life, English takes a back seat, unless I have to make the odd international call.
"Um, no. "
If it would have been Labia, then you would have been all over them, eh.. it...
P.S.
Envelopes for tip money?
@rjejr 3 days, wasn't it announced Thursday? took me 3 hours or so after reading about it to realize it's overpriced cardboard and they will make a killing. I might not have posted it right away, but it didn't take long, in terms of profit, it's brilliant.
Wii Sports was why I bought a Wii - and then 70+ physical and 30+ digital games later on for that system. One of the best experiences for a gaming system.
I know Cardboredo is for kids, but I don't think kids are going to play with it very long because their attention to building things is down. Ask Lego, whose sales are down.
I give Labo 2 years b/c Nintendo doesn't give up on things, but that's it. Will do great this holiday, then trail off by next spring. Again, profit will be bigly b/c its cardboard, but lasting appeal? Nah, motion control will have a longer era in gaming history.
@ThanosReXXX It's cardboard, even super cardboard is cardboard. I have children, things that are supposed to be sturdy are proven otherwise in children's hands.
I'm not an Apple guy either, but people didn't even blink to pay $1000 for an iphone X just so Apple now has their faces in their system and can do god knows what to their privacy and selling of them as products to the big corporations.
@XCWarrior Okay... still don't get the cardboard reference in regards to Apple, sorry.
And that solution I mentioned, is definitely kid proof. Stuff like that is done all the time in prop building for movie sets and what not. And it is also used for making set pieces in large fish tanks. Albeit all in Styrofoam, but from what I've heard from a guy who works in the business, treated cardboard will become at least as hard as plywood, so that should definitely make it more sturdy and more kid proof.
The next two questions would then obviously be: "what's that gonna cost?" and "will it interfere with the workings of the contraptions?"
But I'd be willing to give it a try if I would buy that stuff.
Then again: I don't have kids, so for me the need wouldn't be as high, although keeping the material from degrading would still be a factor, even if you take really good care of it, so it's not that I'm not aware of that, I'm just looking for solutions instead of focusing on the problems, and this is a very viable one.
Well, at least: on paper, or should I say cardboard?
@ThanosReXXX You need to meet a 2 or 3 year old. Give him your phone for, eh, 15 minutes. You'll be shocked how damaged it is and why its suddenly all in German and your password has been changed. There's is no such thing as destruction proof when put up vs a child.
@XCWarrior Cardboredo
I can so hear teenss calling it that when their parents want to play it with them?
Hey kid, what's up? Wanna build that new Nintendo Labo kit with me?
Sure dad, I can't wait to play Nintendo Cardboredo with you, it's so exciting. Can't we mow the lawn instead?
You could be right, it could fall off a cliff like amiibo, I wonder how hard they'll try to promote it? I still can't see that name working on TV commercials.
Hey kids, need some fun and excitement in your life? Try new Nintendo Labo, it's by Nintendo, it's like a lab, built out of a large box. Tell your parents now, I want Labo.
Sorry, I still can't get past the name. "Switch Kits", how hard is that?
@rjejr The name is awful, no doubt. The fact it took me 60 seconds of watching the video to realize, "yep, Cardboredo it is" means that they didn't test that name out at all.
But if people have fun with it, great. I just don't see how it will have lasting appeal.
@XCWarrior I have met 3 year olds. We have a big family, with a lot of little kids, some of which have luckily already outgrown the little wrecking ball stage. Perhaps I should have elaborated earlier.
And I know exactly what you're talking about. And I even vaguely remember my angry dad hovering over me back in the day when I was a little wrecking ball myself, asking me how the hell I was able to achieve breaking that <generic object that kids weren't supposed to touch or handle>...
But having said that, I would NEVER give kids something they couldn't handle, or wouldn't understand how to handle with care, so no toddlers with smart phones here, same with all the people in my family that actually DO have kids.
Perhaps we're a bit stricter than the average human being is, I don't know. As for my point: I stick to what I said. Of course, and again, treated cardboard is never going to be as strong as treated Styrofoam, but all I wanted to point out is that there actually IS an option to make it more durable, and that would extend its life cycle by a certain amount of time, that is at the very least an improvement over its natural life cycle.
By how much or how little, isn't the point I was trying to make. And no offense, really, but if cardboard treated to be as hard as wood will be wrecked just as easily as untreated cardboard, then I'd say the problem lies with the individuals handling it, and then I would actually be extremely anxious to let them handle something like a Switch, let alone its delicate controllers...
(well, at least not without adult supervision)
@ThanosReXXX I hear you. We'll see what happens. GOnig to make for some funny youtube videos at least.
@XCWarrior Yeah, especially if the parts get stuck together by some homemade handiwork with too much coating...
If I would buy this stuff and I would choose for making it more durable, then I would have it done by professionals, but if you're handy (and patient) enough, then a neatly applied coat of varnish shouldn't be all that difficult to do. Although I have seen some videos...
@DrkBndr I would love a camera addition, but that seems more likely for the next switch upgrade, which I still think will come out in 2019
@shani honestly I could just go without VR on switch altogether. That genre is a niche better used on high-end pc’s. I would love a 1080P or maybe even a 1440P screen on the next switchwhen it comes out. It’ll probably be 1080p, but a guy can dream! I still think we will see the next switch in 2019 btw...
@jzf69 It's a niche now (although less and less), but it won't be forever. The hardware is already at a point where it's mass-compatible and there are already some really great games that could hold their own against regular games.
it's really just a matter of the quality of the software (= the games) catching up and then of course, the prices for the hardware have to drop further by producing bigger numbers.
An Oculus with the sensors and the controllers and 7 games already costs only 450€, which is a heavy decrease. I don't think it'll take that long until it's affordable enough so be attractive to more gamers and non-gamers alike.
@shani honestly the second year upgrade hardware seems leaps and bounds better than their predecessors. I think the VR genre is only going to get better, and I agree with you completely, it will only become more affordable as it becomes accepted by a broader audience
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