Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@JaxonH Wow.

I've been avoiding most infodumps about the game, but those are some stunning screenshots. The use of color is really, really good. This is going to look incredible on the SWOLED.

Live A Live is coming to PS and Steam on April 27th, demo out today.

@JaxonH thanks for providing these screenshots. The game looks spectacular and June isn't getting any closer ;-;

I know this is from a few days ago but that's where I was upto in the thread. I feel dumber for having watched (most of) it (I couldn't take anymore after 2/3rds of it) though having watched I feel compared to tear the entire thing to pieces. To be clear, talking about the first of those two videos which I don't think we need to link again

For a start it seems his entire premise is that the "Switch 2" won't be "the same thing again but shinier" because. Reasons? Not entirely clear why. But the first part of the video he just splashes NX mock-ups that make the Switch we actually got look like "Wii U again but shinier" in comparison. I mean, some of those NX mock-ups were wild. I guess the argument here is that "look at how wrong these Switch guesses were"? Not off to good start in any case

Then following this he switches to calling the SNES a failure. Which is odd because it sold about as well as the NES did in every region except NA. People weren't put-off by the SNES being "just an upgraded NES". It's just that in the NA the Master System never took off and the Mega Drive did. Or in other words, Americans liked Sonic but not Alex Kidd

Then he goes onto the Wii U and tries to paint it with the same brush as the SNES. Which.... I mean I guess if you're trying to make the argument that the Wii U failed because <insertreasonhere> you always have half a point. But while it is arguably true the market saw the Wii U as a Wii with a screen in the controller I don't think you can really say the Wii U was an iterative design. The Wii U, in a technical sense, was less of a Wii with a screen in the controller than the Wii was a Gamecube with Motion Controls

He also then throws in there that it's the iterative naming that was the issue. Showing his hands a bit, this guy has no idea. But in any case there's one MAJOR thing he's ignoring. What about Gameboy? What about DS? Hell, what about Playstation and XBox? There are plenty of examples out there of iterative consoles that were hugely successful. And lets not forget, Virtual Boy. Probably the wackiest console design ever and also the biggest flop

Also when you think about it there have been only a few revolutionary hardware ideas that have genuinely pushed gaming forward and stuck. The analogue stick, digital distribution, shoulder buttons, rumble, motion control. I'd put "hybrid" gaming in that same space. Going back to even the Super Gameboy through to Sony's cross-play/cross-buy as far back as the PSP/PS3 through the Wii U and perfected with the Switch. I don't think this is an innovation that will be quickly dropped

E3 2023 has been cancelled

https://www.eurogamer.net/e3-2023-cancelled#:~:text=E3%202023...

@Giancarlothomaz I'm honestly not shocked.

@JaxonH how long until they release this game in another consoles? every Nintendo Switch "exclusive" release in another consoles, after a year of it release, it happened with Monster Hunter Rise, happened with Octopath Traveler 2 and will happen with this game, just a instereting obsevation.

@Giancarlothomaz Yeah, unfortunately, E3 being cancelled was bound to happen with so many companies deciding to not show up this year. It's a shame, but wholly expected. Can't say I won't miss E3 if this is near the end though. They will absolutely have to transform it into something else to keep it going in any capacity if this keeps up.

When the world renowned pachinko and slot machine company Konami is your E3 headline company, we all knew it was a no-go for launch.

@Magician In fairness if Konami had a new Metal Gear Solid to show off then that's a worthy headliner.

So what's more likely, a new big budget entry of Metal Gear Solid or E3 ever returning?

@jump Considering even the house of "grab-and-squeeze-your-employees" Ubisoft decided E3 wasn't for them and walked back their decision to go, I'd say E3 is deader than dead. And Konami are always eager to license and milk their legacy. A return for Metal Gear Solid is much...much more likely.

@Magician Why so negative ? Need a V8 lol

Was doing my daily walking exercise and stumped my pinkie toe on my Zelda treasure box of guide books.

Freaking broke my toe. Whole thing is purple and I have to shift my weight when walking.

@Giancarlothomaz
No idea.

What does it matter though? I'm not interested in playing the game on other consoles, so why would I care if it comes to them later or how long it takes?

@old-dad Me being negative? Nah, just facts. Spicy would be more accurate.

@Magician 🤣

@JaxonH Ouch!

I've avoided breaking any of my toes, but some people in my family have struggled with a number of toe breaks over the years, and they always seem miserable. Can't really avoid using your feet, after all.

@Colonel_Mustache
Not sure why you're being sorry, wasn't your fault. Was the Zelda treasure box..... clearly it's Aonuma's fault

@JaxonH On the plus side you can still exercise with a broken toe by switching to free weights. A few weeks doing deadlifts and skullcrushers will have you jacked enough that the Zelda box will take one look at you and will think twice about starting something again!

I broke a toy recently at work. Well, the joint connecting the toe to the foot.

I broke it again today at work. What a week of firing people and audits and injuries will do to a man.

Is Zelda out yet? Might go into a pain killer fueled sleep until it is