Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Although I think the "direct line of communication" comment is really erroneous, I agree with everything else. Iwata was amazing. And it was clear to everyone that he loved games, and was truly one of the few "big 3" CEOs ever who could claim such intimate knowledge of gaming from all sides. Still very sad we no longer have him.

So yea, I think we do have to get used to the "new normal," in a way. But the moves the company has been taking lately are pretty exciting, to be honest. I'm pretty pumped about it!

So what colors should the NX be available in at launch? What colors do you want the NX to be available in?

@IceClimbers The see through Purple that GameBoy Colors had

I can see it in either black, white or silver. What I'd like as an outside choice but won't happen is Emerald Green.

@IceClimbers At least the basic black and white options.
But I need to see what it looks like for other colours. Always wanted a red Wii, never got one, though. Red is my favourite colour but not everything will look great on red.
Prior to the Wii launch, they got me hyped with these:
Show me the thingamajig 's design first!

I just hope it doesn't have a glossy finish. My game pad is literally one giant finger print after I use it.

@Samurai_Goroh, I thought they released a red Wii bundled with Super Mario All-Stars?

@RR529 I believe so, but I had a launch day white console. I wasn't buying a second one just for that, I'm not that sort of collector.

Yeah I expect it to be available in black and maybe one or two other colors (red, white, blue, or silver) at launch.

Would love to see the see-through Atomic Purple like @DefHalan mentioned though!

@IceClimbers PersonaIy I would too, but Nintendo would be going against the grain, that aesthetic is now deemed outdated for the past decade or more.

WHEN THE NIBELSNARF ARE THEY REVEALING IT ALREADY

_{calm down kid...-Joey}

They're coming out with see through Red, Blue, & Yellow 2DS' in Japan, so maybe it's a possibility.

I'd have to day 1 if it came out in see through yellow.

I also like white over black. Not a day goes by I don't regret getting a black N3DS instead of the white one.

All my Nintendo handhelds since the GBA SP have been blue except the Smash 3DS XL.

Smack bang mid September has played a big role in Nintendo's past. 2005, Iwata showed the Wii remote for the first time. In 2012, we got the release date of Wii U. Both were at TGS I think. Maybe these rumours are BS. And yes Nintendo aren't supposed to be attending TGS this year, perhaps it's a last minute surprise or they'll reveal it in a Direct just prior with some added bonus at the show. While Nintendo aren't attending, most of their major Japanese third party partners are and it would be a missed opportunity if they have to keep quiet about their NX games through Japan's equivalent of E3. For Nintendo in their home country to completely snub it in terms of NX news, I just can't see it happening, it's a massive marketing opportunity.

So in summary, I think we'll get a Direct just prior to TGS with a surprise appearance from Kimishima showing it off on stage during the event. That would make too much sense though so it may not happen.

Exactly. I was just going to write that in my follow-up, you saved me the trouble, thanks. If we don't hear anything by Tuesday then nothing's likely to happen at TGS.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I don't know. If you have a new concept, I think it would be rather irresponsible to reveal it one day and then let every man and his dog announce and demo their games the immediate weekend. I think it needs to be more considered than that. You could be inviting someone's first impression of NX being exposed to RCMADIAX's next 'game'.

@MarcelRguez That is fine for something conventional that everyone 'gets' (Sony/MS). We don't know what the NX has up it's sleeve. If you have third parties showing of games that don't take advantage of NX features, then the NX may get the wrong perception of simply being the most underpowered console at the time (as an example). Nintendo need to control the message by not rush revealing so third parties can hock their wares willy nilly.

I think they had planned to show it at E3 but then they also planned to release it in 2016(supposedly underwent a hardware upgrade which caused the delay). When it got delayed to March 2017, I'd say that threw a spanner in the works and the E3 reveal had to be postponed as well. Now if you were to transpose its original reveal date and release date with its new release date, then mid October would be the new reveal date. But I don't think that's necessary nor advisable.

This please. As ugly as the PS4 Slim and Pro's designs are, at least they got rid of that stupid glossy finish. Dust, fingerprints, everything on it is visible. Just a matte finish please.