Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

I feel sometime down the line, the Switch will drop in price. I mean, the PS4 started at $400, and is now $250 with a game.

@Tsurii What are you talking about?

I agree that it's being made, not sure whether it actually being released will depend on DOOM and Skyrim sales though.

I will buy Skyrim (and any other single player, offline TES game they could bring ) for sure, then I could buy Doom but I'm not sure yet, it's a nice game but not a priority for me, and I'm almost 100% sure that I won't buy a Fallout game. Never bought any before and I'm not that much into post apocaliptic settings.. Not at all to be honest.
I hope Skyrim and Doom alone will sell good enough to convince them to release other TES games even if Fallout don't sell that much

Imagine a Wii without motion controls.

That's a Switch without portable mode.

@Caldorosso-E Imagine a 3DS without a 3DS effect. Call it a 2DS...

That's a Switch without portable mode.

I can see a permanently docked (i.e. home only) switch happening. A lot of people simply aren't interested in portable gaming and the lack of a screen would probably save a lot of money.

A portable-only switch, though? I don't see the point. At best money will be saved on the dock and cables. Rather than limiting the functionality of the thing by removing hdmi compatibility they could just offer a dockless bundle, and the costumer could still choose to pick up a dock at a later point, or use their Switch on a friend's dock.

@StuTwo Good point.

I think like the Wii's motion, the Switch's draw is the portability, but I could be wrong.

It's not a great example, but they didn't sell the Wii U without the gamepad.

Capcom’s Switch support

– A company spokeswoman said releasing older games on a new console is normal procedure for third-party software developers because there isn’t enough time to make new games for a console within a year of its launch

Koei Tecmo

“We bet big on the Switch as a game changer so we began making games before the Switch’s launch, but many software companies showed reluctance in releasing Switch games before they witnessed the current success.” – Koei Tecmo’s Yoichi Erikawa

I'm a pretty staunch Capcom supporter as a Fighting Game Fan but geez these two comments did not need to be side by side. Both make sense but Capcom's hesitant approach makes them look bad in comparison.

@Buizel Here's the point, I have 3 kids and they all have their own 3ds. The Switch in many ways almost demands multiple systems for some games. I can see us wanting another system when Pokemon comes out. No way a family of 5 can take turns on one system for a game like that.

@Spoony_Tech as I said, in your situation you could benefit from the same machine, but without the dock (as you already have one). There's no reason Nintendo would have to make a new model for that to happen.

A round of applause for Koei Tecmo...

They took a nose-first swan dive right into Switch development. Just this past week they had 2 more games release for Switch- Fire Emblem Warriors and Nights of Azure 2.

These are the companies we should be supporting. It's one thing to voice your opinion on the website about your disapproval of Capcom or whatever, but it's another to voice your opinion through your wallet- and show companies like Capcom what they are missing. For now, KT will get my dollars, because they are supporting my system with quality games.

I think there are a few potential marketing advantages of the 'handheld only' Switch (and a few equally big disadvantages):

1 - You could tell parents 'hey there are fewer parts to potentially lose'. It's an even simpler set-up to describe and understand.

2 - Built in controls would be cheaper to manufacture than a pair of Joy Cons.

3 - The overall unit could be more physically sturdy (or at least portrayed as being so).

I'd see it as a pure play for a younger audience. Whilst technically it might cost them a similar amount to manufacture they could take just enough out that the primary audience (i.e. you) would never consider buying one forcing you into the premium Switch and leaving them free to sell the 'handheld only' Switch at a cheaper price.

@Caldorosso-E I'm not sure. I think Switch has a lot more draw to it than just portability and the polls on this site that show a third of owners use it exclusively in its dock are test amount to that.

Switch is notable (relative to the PS4 and XBox One) for two big reasons other than portability:

1. It has a greater focus on local multiplayer.

2. It has a greater focus on 'family friendly' games that can be played by younger children.

...and there is a 3rd that is both intertwined with and reinforces the first 2: it's the exclusive home of Nintendo's first party games.

The comparison with the Wii U and the gamepad doesn't really hold up for me. Nintendo never conceived of the idea that anyone would want to play the console without the gamepad so all of the games (especially the early ones) needed it. At that point it was too late - they could never have un-bundled it even if they'd wanted to.

By contrast Switch has been designed from the very beginning as a console that could be either played exclusively as a handheld or exclusively as a home console.

Rocket League is releasing 14th November which makes that week even more packed.

@JaxonH Well K-T is getting my cash, that's for sure. Capcom has me because...loyalty. Plus I'm having a blast with SF. Still hoping we get CvM: I (not their best entry but not the train wreck some like to say it is ...just like SFV go figure...and it's current) on switch.

@Grumblevolcano Yeesh, that week is crazy for third party games

@JaxonH I'd gladly support Koei Tecmo but unfortunately I'm not really into hack and slash games. I hope they'll release their strategy games outside of Japan at some point. I'd buy those. I wouldn't mind another Pokémon Conquest either.

I think, a few years down the line, we'll probably see handheld only and home console only models release. Not anytime soon, though: Nintendo won't want to muddy the waters so soon in terms of marketing.

I hope everyone here is busy imagining what the latest sales figures and forecasts are going to do for third party support...

@gcunit I'm excited. As with anyone else I'm looking forward to multiplats but I'm hoping we get back to the experiments and new IPs. Capcom 5 (um 4...and we ported most of em after the fact but still) anyone?