Topic: Deal-breaking Things That Would Prevent Switch Purchase?

I won't be purchasing the NX. This hybrid console rubbish isn't for me. The Wii U gamepad soured me on tableted peripherals, it's a foregone conclusion that Nintendo's construction standards will fall on the cheap side with the tablet, and I'm far too OCD about my media setup to have docking peripherals sitting out there unused for any length of time.

I'm also not doing the Nintendo two-step again, buying a queer little piece of gimmicky hardware just for their first-party titles on top of paying for another console to get my third-party support. It's been several generations since Nintendo's first-party content has been worth that, and neither Miitomo or Pokémon go have done anything to convince me that their upcoming offerings will be clean, efficient, powerful and having strong innate value.

Native 3DS backwards compatibility is still a high possibility. Also given the amount of power the thing is rumoured to have (these aren't low end chips) the VC could be pretty decent. NES, SNES, N64, GB, GBA and DS will be easy and not particularly surprising. GC and Wii is very possible. Wii U won't happen unless they port.

That ain't bad if you ask me.

@AlternateButtons XB1 on a handheld is asking a lot I think. I mean, has there ever been a gen where the handhelds are as powerful as the home consoles? Mind you...I used to think home consoles would never catch up to arcade machines. It's amazing what happens when there is a market for something.

No.... typically they're a couple of generations behind

GB < GBC < NES
NES < GBA < SNES
N64 < DS < PSP < PS2
3DS < GC < XBox < Vita < 360
Wii U < NX (rumoured) < XBOne

The chip that's rumoured to be in the NX bucks the trend. At least for Nintendo portables

@skywake Well...there's hype for anyone passionate about gaming right there! Are we on the cusp of a new era?

@GrailUK
It's going to be pretty subjective. But if the 3DS was half a Wii and the Vita was 1/5th of a 360? Well the NX looks as though it's better than the Wii U and somewhere between 1/3rd and 3/4ths of the XBOne. What that means in terms of games depends on what content it gets and how hard they push it. What the various hardware quirks are. But it's still pretty impressive and I'm optimistic given that Capcom did this on the "half a Wii" 3DS....

For me it would be if the controller(s) are anything like the Wii. I hate the Wii controllers and just want a standard(ish) controller.

I've sat this home generation out (I do have a n3ds) and watched from the sidelines as Nintendo has struggled to be relevant. It hasn't been pretty and I was wondering the other day if the wii U has actually done massive damage to Nintendo. Then it all got a bit depressing so I stopped thinking. Trouble is if I go by my normal instincts and buy a console for software, I really want to play Shenmue 3 which doesn't suggest Nintendo. There'll have to be some really inticing games and IP revivals for NX to appeal.

The only thing that'd make me skip it completely is if it's digital only.

@CrazyOtto Don't worry with Nintendo's recent purchase in Japan, I get the feeling they are far from being digital only with their consoles.

I will not buy the wii u if there are no first party games from Nintendo of no xenoblade x2

Yes, but there is no way that they have put a Metroid into development in the past year and will have it readied for launch in the spring. Accept it. There is no Metroid in development as far as we know. The only hope for an exclusive fps is whatever original IP Retro is cooking up.

I am talking about RAM, and I'm saying that if it has equal or less memory than current (soon to be 4 year old) consoles, then the system's outlook for third party support... it wears a silver, metallic exo-armor and a green cape, and likes to be announced as Dr.

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If Nintendo have moved into the arboreal care market and the NX is some new kind of motorised hedge trimmer.

I don't know if it's reasonable, but I really expect that on NX they merged the WiiU and the 3DS eShops into one single digital store, so you can play all your WiiU purchases and all your 3DS purchases on the same system. Hopefully WiiWare too.
I'd be very disappointed if that doesn't happen - I certainly don't want them to start from square one again like they did on the WiiU eShop...

1) No Metroid

2) No backwards compatibility with 3DS. Why should I buy one when they are still 3DS games I want to play?

3) Not enough Japanese third party support.

4) The Mario is just a rehash of 3D World.

5) Detachable controllers.

@spizzamarozzi

This wouldn't be a dealbreaker for me, but it'd be dumb to start from scratch again.

Pay to play online might be a dealbreaker. It's why I won't touch Xbox One or PS4 (Nintendo+PC for me). They both have good exclusives, but I don't care what anyone else says: paying to play online on top of the console cost, game cost, and internet cost is a scam. The gross waves of DLC and unfinished, full-priced games they saved money on should be more than enough to pay for the servers

-Paying for playing online
-No new Mario
-No new Smash Bros
-No new Mario Kart
-It is a smartphone, not a console

If Nintendo don't hurry up and show the damn thing then people (myself included) are just going to loose interest and get a PlayStation Pro instead. There's only so much money to go round and at least you know what you're getting with a PS4 and when it's out. The NX is still just a code name and speculation.

That's not to say I won't end up with one eventually, but at launch I'm not so sure now. However, if there's no improvement to the eShop or some sort of monthly subscription service for VC it'll delay purchase even further.

@-SD- I think that waiting a while before getting it is not a bad idea at all. That's what I'm going to do at least. I'll get Zelda for Wii U, if that even is a launch game at all. And I'm just going to play the waiting game. If sales aren't great, then that's something to take into account (less support and the likes). Or in case of the 3DS, it'll get a huge price cut.

The PlayStation Pro is targeted at a limited demographic, and even then, that demographic will be more swayed by a brand new console than a console that can play existing games at higher resolution.

They won't have to worry much about the PSPro until games start being designed around those specs and downgraded backwards.