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Re: Nintendo To Counter Switch 2's Global Price Hikes With Robust Software Lineup

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@jsty3105

"I'd argue the Switch Lite still fits in with the overall sales point where the console fits in with your lifestyle. "

ask me how videogames fit into my lifestyle. ๐Ÿ‘‚

"A home console bound version that's also bound to your TV doesn't fit in with any of the Switch messaging"

except that half that message is that you arent stuck playing handheld if you'd rather play on a tv. there are many Nintendo fans who prefer to play this way, and saddling them with the cost of the dock, screen, battery, and joycons out of some slavish "originalism" to the 2017 Switch marketing concept doesn't quite make sense to me.

Re: Nintendo To Counter Switch 2's Global Price Hikes With Robust Software Lineup

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"To overcome this potential price "barrier" for new players wanting to join the growing Switch 2 community, Nintendo will simply offer more games."

So what was the plan to overcome the 450.00 potential price "barrier?" ๐Ÿค”

generally speaking, corporations whining about cost is a really offputting practice, and I'm more than tired of it personally. Make the product you think people want, make it as good as you can, for the best price you can, and then promote the hell out of it and support it every way you can.

complaining about the cost is just embarrassing. they could've released the Switch 2 for 500 on launch day along with a new Zelda with dungeons, a new 3D Mario game, and a new Fzero game and never said the word "cost' even once, and this whole conversation wouldn't be happening. Just my opinion.

Re: Nintendo To Counter Switch 2's Global Price Hikes With Robust Software Lineup

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@rvcolem1

"Is 50 bucks really that much money? I am not a rich person but if 50 bucks (US) ruins you, you should probably save more in general"

50 bucks isnt that much, but 50 on top of 450 is. Especially if someone already found 450 a bad value for this console.

In other words not everyone who balked at the Switch 2's price did so because they simply couldn't afford it. ๐Ÿ‘

Re: Analyst Predicts A "Silent" Year Ahead For Nintendo

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@Gryffin

I've had the same thought. After 7 or 8 years I really thought they'd have more in the tank for their new console, regardless of delay (I also seem to remember that they released it ahead of schedule because some accessory company leaked the S2? Is that right?)

Re: Analyst Predicts A "Silent" Year Ahead For Nintendo

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@LastFootnote

"I really do think headlines like this should replace โ€œAnalystโ€ with โ€œSome Dudeโ€, because really thatโ€™s about how accurate these predictions tend to be."

Very right! When I was a kid, I enjoyed looking back at my game mags from years past and finding the amusingly incorrect predictions, and woefully misguided hype. Hype about the 32X and Jaguar in particular gives me such a distinct flavor of nostalgia, to this day ๐Ÿ˜… I also remember some VERY early "PSX2" rumors in probably GamePlayers or EGM that I wouldn't mind reading again if I could find them.

In fact, I value the conjecture and predictions from videogame journalists a lot more than any "analyst." I'd like to see more content like that, and less industry wonk rumor mill pasta, personally. ๐Ÿ‘

"Switch 2 still isnโ€™t ergonomic, but at least they fixed the wobbliness! As for โ€œtabletop modeโ€, the Switch 2 screen is big enough that I actually use it quite a lot. Probably more than handled; the thing is just too heavy."

I'm very curious to try a Switch 2 in handheld, especially after using my Steamdeck for the last 6 months. like jumping from the hot tub, to the pool ๐Ÿ˜Ž or maybe the opposite idk. Everyone hates it including myself a little bit when I talk about my Steamdeck on here, but suffice to say I am very into that hardware, and I see it as almost the polar opposite approach to modern Nintendo's (but in some ways more similar to the old Nintendo's. Approach.)

Except that they are both apparently heavy ๐Ÿ˜… (I'm assuming the Steamdeck much moreso, in actual grams.)

FWIW I've played a bit of Switch 2 but only on someone else's upsettingly large TV, with a Pro Con 2.

I appreciate your input! ๐Ÿ‘

PS - I'm genuinely glad they fixed the wobbliness. ๐Ÿ™‚ any other company would have been skewered over the wobbliness.

Which is ironic because of all my vintage consoles and handhelds, the Nintendos are easily the least wobbly.

Re: Analyst Predicts A "Silent" Year Ahead For Nintendo

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@larryisaman

I've been saying exactly what you are saying about TV only switch since the Switch was first announced, in fact I initially waited to see if one would be announced once I played a Switch and realized that it is an over-engineered, fragile handheld with poor controls and a creaky, wobbly, unergonomic design. They could have fixed literally all of its problems (and lowered the cost) simply by making it a dockable conventional handheld with reasonable ergonomics and robust controls, sans joycons.

(I suspect the # of Switch users who regularly use "desktop mode" or whatever is something like 1% and mostly children who wouldnt have suffered one single lick for never having it available.)

Long story short, COVID lockdown forced my hand and I bought a switch in 2020, which has been left docked 99% of the time since.

anyway I've seen you talk about this on here before, and I appreciate literally everything you've said about it. โœŒ๏ธ

Re: Analyst Predicts A "Silent" Year Ahead For Nintendo

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@Haruki_NLI

Oh, lol ๐Ÿ˜… of course. I didn't even notice the first time that you were the user that I initially replied to, sorry about that! (threaded comments would really be an improvement around here, but i digress..)

Well, I hope my explanation was helpful, then! it's a weird turn of phrase, I'd imagine, if you aren't used to seeing it.โœŒ๏ธ

Re: Analyst Predicts A "Silent" Year Ahead For Nintendo

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@Haruki_NLI

its not even a turn of phrase. "silent" is not a relative term, period. nor is "boiling" fwiw ๐Ÿ˜† water is either boiling, or it isn't.

it's like, "I'm relatively broke" vs "I have relatively zero dollars in my bank account." ๐Ÿ˜‚

Re: Analyst Predicts A "Silent" Year Ahead For Nintendo

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@acNewUpdates

I don't think you've really thought this one through. respectfully. ๐Ÿ‘

I think "plays Nintendo games" is the primary selling point of any Nintendo console. Being handheld is very important to some, not important at all to others. ๐Ÿ‘‹

the "TV only" version would be cheaper (maybe much cheaper,) smaller, and simpler, so new major selling points are created from nothing right there.

if they include a Pro Controller and still manage to shave 100.00 or possibly even more off the price, then there's another major selling point for this model over the handheld one.

Re: Analyst Predicts A "Silent" Year Ahead For Nintendo

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@Haruki_NLI

"How can you say it's getting caught on the wrong foot when EVERYTHING that's gone wrong for them is external and unpredictable."

AFAIK that's literally what "getting caught on the wrong foot" means. Things happen outside of your control that you didn't predict, and/or weren't prepared for. โœŒ๏ธ

Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Switch 2 Port

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@Antraxx777

I dont even bother with res higher than 1080p.

(confession: I'm currently playing happily on my 2007 samsung plasma... in 720p ๐Ÿ˜…)

I think people who need more are gaming for completely different reasons than I am.

also, "ignorance is bliss" is not just a snide thing to say about ignorant people. it's also an accurate thing to say about blissful people ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Switch 2 Port

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@AmplifyMJ

lol what am I playing at? ๐Ÿ˜…

I'm saying, when the same game is on multiple platforms, people will comment when one looks better than the other. it's almost compulsory.

even in cases like MGS on GBC, or Virtua Fighter 2 on genesis, they will always point out, "while it lacks the 3D polygonal graphics of [X platform]..."

Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Switch 2 Port

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@AmplifyMJ

"Why the need to point out this isnโ€™t the best looking version of the game? "

when in your entire life of reading about videogames have they ever generally not done this?

(PS - I'm playing devil's advocate, as I don't care about graphics and any game made in the last 10 years looks shockingly realistic to my aging eyes ๐Ÿ˜‚โœŒ๏ธ)

Re: "It's Truly Baffling" - Shigeru Miyamoto Comments On The Mario Galaxy Movie's Critical Reception

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@Gryffin

i haven't seen about half of your picks so I will be checking those out, thanks!

Also, big props for mentioning Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! I saw and loved it as a little kid and never forgot that one, yet I so seldomly come across it IRL or in conversation ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

I think you'll get a kick out of "On Cinema, at The Cinema," which is a sort of anti-comedy series Tim Heidecker and Neil Hamburger did in the c.2010s as a sendup of public access TV film critic shows. The less you know going in, the better ๐Ÿ‘

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQl8zBB7bPvIooDTYwY7v_V12KJfQueXZ&si=phq5nR5BAvO7yhIt

also Dr Katz, Professional Therapist is one of the great cartoons and/or improv shows of the 90s and definitely underappreciated today, in my opinion. Just the fact that it's animated improv is kinda unique, come to think of it. If you are into 90's comedians even better, though I'm sure most of them are American. โœŒ๏ธ

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3H6z037pboGUWNoRht95JX5Vo15ZKtFb&si=FTB-q1dqa7Nc70dQ

Re: "It's Truly Baffling" - Shigeru Miyamoto Comments On The Mario Galaxy Movie's Critical Reception

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@Gryffin

"the Whitest Kids You Know, the Kids in the Hall, Knox's Klay World, Plinkett's Diaries from the Ricky Gervais Show, Garth Merenghi's Darkplace, Ghosts BBC, Derry Girls, The IT Crowd"

This guy laughs ๐Ÿ‘†

Some personal faves I could add are The State, On Cinema, Strangers with Candy, and Dr. Katz โœŒ๏ธ I'm gonna check out the couple of yours I don't know, though, thanks!

Re: Miyamoto Thanks Fans For Watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

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@LastFootnote

" I think if youโ€™re the kind of person who is interested in seeing a Super Mario movie specifically, the opinion of the self-selected group is actually more useful to you. If you just want to go see a movie in general, then yeah the critical reception is more likely to be what youโ€™re looking for."

completely agree. ๐Ÿ‘

Re: Miyamoto Thanks Fans For Watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

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People comparing the critic % to the user % as some kind of evidence don't seem to realize that one group is literally obligated to watch it and give a opinion as a professional, while the other is a self selected anonymous group among paying customers.

Honestly these aggregation websites feed fallacious arguments more than they could ever support an objective conclusion. โœŒ๏ธ

PS - critics and audiences loved The LEGO Movie. why shouldn't the Mario movies be at least as good as that? ๐Ÿค”

Re: "It's Truly Baffling" - Shigeru Miyamoto Comments On The Mario Galaxy Movie's Critical Reception

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@benmalsky198

"Whats so โ€œTrumpianโ€ about it?"

Arrogant, entitled, grandiose, and factually inaccurate.

Specifically, the rhetorical strategy of mischaracterizing other people's roles or responsibilities in order to always frame oneself as a sort of victim. Right now, it's NATO/Article 5.

EDIT - also the emphasis on "the industry." (or as Trump would call it, the "ENDUST"ry.)

"I tried to save the industry - and it's not even my industry - but these other people, who SUPPOSEDLY want to support their industry, just want to be negative. They're crazy!"

Re: "It's Truly Baffling" - Shigeru Miyamoto Comments On The Mario Galaxy Movie's Critical Reception

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โ€œWe stepped in from another medium and did our best to help energize the film industry. And yet the very people who are supposed to champion the film industry are the ones being so negative; itโ€™s truly baffling.โ€

This is the Trumpiest thing I've heard Miyamoto say. one hopes this is a mistranslation. ๐Ÿ˜•

I haven't seen the second one, but the first was particularly weak even compared to for example Shrek and Despicable Me, in terms of pacing, plot, writing, and acting. Boring yet exhausting is how I would describe it.

OTOH my absolutely brain rotted gen alpha relative loved it, bless his heart. โ™ฅ๏ธ

Re: Review: Hautepad C-AT Arcade Controller For Switch 1 & 2 โ€“ Unparalleled Versatility

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@Olliemar28

Options are good! can't argue with that. ๐Ÿ‘

I like the 8bitdo solution for this, but otoh I dont like lights on my controllers so I might not actually like it in use.

in general I just wish the buttons weren't labelled on controllers! I know what console I'm playing.

(ps - it wouldnt be that hard for Nintendo to offer the option to swap the layout system-wide, or even per game or per controller. The "other" hybrid handheld system does this, but I do realize that would be a very "Nontendo" thing to do โœŒ๏ธ)