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Unity is actually a wonderful game engine. It just gets blamed for bad developers mistakes.

@greengecko007 I tend to agree with you. It is a phenomenal game, but it's not even the absolute best of the franchise. I place it squarely in 3rd place behind OOT and Wind Waker.

The open world is impressive, but that is all for naught given that there isn't enough to do in it.

I talked to a guy the other day for a company I did some temporary work for. He was loaning his Switch out to his friends because (direct quote) "After Zelda there is nothing to do on it".

The flat side provided a wind drag, lowering the terminal velocity. You can see it as it drops. Then it just happened to hit on the left JoyCon for the initial impact which shielded the rest of the device. Had the joycons not been attached, it wouldn't have survived.

@gortsi Well then how would you know? Have you been everywhere in the world to check? No you haven't so you are only speaking from your perspective, and I am only speaking from mine. Like I said, worse advertising on the switch than even the Wii U.

@gortsi I actually saw advertising for the Wii U (though not a lot)... so it's actually worse than Wii U levels for the moment.

@gortsi I could say the same thing. Are you saying I'm blind? Cause you kinda jumped over that already and went straight to liar like a complete ass.

I don't much care for people telling me I'm lying when I'm not. I've seen nothing but a super bowl commercial and I watch and least an hour a night (on major US networks). I've seen no outdoor advertising either, but that isn't surprising as I do live in a small city (110k pop.).

@gortsi That's a blatant lie and you know it. There has been nothing.

Lol, it seems more like an autocorrect run amok than a typo.

@ANeonChicken I watch TV all the time, I've seen none. The advertisement for the Switch has been virtually non existent.

@Zoya Ok, well all we have had is that one commercial.

@Zoya We had a Superbowl commercial in the US. That was the entirety of Nintendo advertising here.

@Anti-Matter Black friday... 4 years from now maybe. Of course by the price of that system spec will be cheaper so it will still end up too expensive for it's system specs as a console.

Why do people keep saying the marketing has improved this time around? It's exactly the same as the Wii U marketing.... non existent.

This is why I'm not buying a switch. It's too expensive for a console (taking into account it's system specs) because of all that extra junk to make it mobile and I have no need for a handheld which is what it is really priced for.

When the (official) Wii U vote came up I voted for Spyro the Dragon. I'm still voting for Spyro the Dragon. He has had a showing on Nintendo consoles and his moveset from the games should be pretty easily adapted.

I would prefer one time purchase over microtransaction junk. Regardless, nobody will consider this part of the canon franchise. It will be a spinoff.

Big fat ripoff.

@JonnaGold Yes, I would say that the developer of Black Ops 2 in that case was not being honest about it being a port. However, that's not surprising for Activision. It has to be altered to run on the native operating system to be considered a port. Emulating the previous generation's operating system so that it can run a game is not a port. Porting a game means adapting it so it can run on an environment other than what it was created for, if it's running in the same environment, it's not a port, even if it is on another system.

@JonnaGold In that case Super Mario 3 is also a Wii U game. Yes we do have to swoop down to what it emulates on or you have to include nearly every Nintendo first party game ever made. A virtual console/Wii mode game is not a port. A port makes a game run Native on the console, with the native equipment.

@JonnaGold It was emulated on the Wii U. I own it on the Wii U, but it is still a Wii/GC game. It was never ported, it still relaunches the console into Wii Mode. I also have Mario Galaxy and Marion Galaxy 2, those also relaunch in Wii Mode. The only difference between these and a traditional Wii disc played on the Wii U is that it adds a Wii U icon to the menu to launch it. In the end these releases were effectively equivalent to Virtual Console games on the Wii U, they require Wii mode, and do not support the Wii U gamepad (except as an alternative to the TV) and thus require a Wii Remote.

@JonnaGold The Prime Trilogy are not Wii U games. They are Gamecube/Wii games. The article was specifically talking about Wii U ports.

@duducamargo The problem is the loyal customers who did own a Wii U currently have no reason to buy a Switch, and won't have a reason till Mario Odyssey. That loyalty won't last forever. I fully understand not everyone owned a Wii U, but it's foolish to turn your back on the most loyal customers you have to placate the fickle newcomers.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. It needs new games to succeed. Not ports and very little updated sequels of Wii U games. It needs to set itself apart.

@westman98 Cross the other one off too. I've said from the beginning we wouldn't know how well it would sell for months after release. And we probably won't know for several more.

@westman98 Not from me you didn't. I've said from the beginning it would have an initial surge of sales and then drop off. Even the Wii U had that much. So my suggestion would be to take your condescending attitude and shove it somewhere the sun doesn't shine. I posted my opinion and I have every right to do that. I don't see you attacking the people that posted their opinion it will do well.

I have full confidence that the 'fad' response buyers have shown will wear off quickly and the thing won't sell anymore.

@kurtasbestos I think they panicked because those suits in a deflated state are like putting a plastic bag over your head. It's a nylon material that can breath, but not when layered.

I would still play but... well I don't want to, it was an awful game.

@RodSD64 Your code is 42

@JasmineDragon When you say "American English" or "American Accent" or "American Citizen", you are typically referring to the United States of America, as we are known as "Americans" (because United Statesians would just sound stupid ). Canadians have a dialect called "Canadian English". While Canada is part of the North American continent, it's considered incorrect to refer to us by the continent name without explicitly saying "North". So American would be the US equivalent of British while North American would be our equivalent of European. I know that is a bit confusing. Most other North/Central/South American countries citizens are referred to by a derivation of the country name like "Canadian", "Mexican", and "Brazilian".

I too have spent a lot of time around people from other countries. As I said, I have not been to Australia or the U.K. (or anywhere in Europe) but I have been to New Zealand, and I have been to Canada and I can assure you that there are English speakers there that sound no different than many Americans. You couldn't tell where they were from unless they told you. There are also many accents there as well. The dominant New Zealand accent sounds very similar to Australian, though I'm told there are differences I'm not skilled enough to tell them apart. In any case, there is definitely a nondescript English accent prevalent across many English speaking countries.

You mentioned dialects, and that does confuse things more, but dialects and accents are not the same thing. I mentioned earlier Daruk's dialog was somewhat American. This is more the ordering of the words, or in some cases the existence of words and contractions, than the way they are spoken. For example "Y'all" is a popular contraction of you and all here in Texas. But that is an alteration of the word rather than the way it is spoken, making it part of the dialect, not the accent. Accents don't alter the words, just change the way they are pronounced. Daruk's pronunciation of the words lacks any significantly distinctive features, making his accent nondescript. You might be able to discern my dialect from what I type, you could not discern my accent from what I type.

@JasmineDragon Canada, New Zealand. Just like the United States, they have their own sets of accents but also have native citizens who speak with nondescript accents like Daruk. I've never been there but I'd be willing to bet you can find them in both Australia and the UK as well.

@JasmineDragon You should really look up the definition of 'nondescript' (hint: It doesn't mean something that doesn't exist)

What I call nondescript are accents which are prevalent all over the world (not counting immigrants) and therefore have no specific ties to any region or nation. Yes, it can be heard in America, but it isn't limited to America. Therefore it isn't an American accent.

By the way, GenAm is not an accent. It's BS someone made up and it has no real definition. The very existence a GenAm is considered to be a fallacy. Real accents can be distinguished by their unique features (Rhoticity, splits, shifts, etc), GenAm cannot because it has no accepted definition.

@YorkshireNed It is a full grown woman impersonating a teenager. Zelda is 16 or 17 in all of the memories (remember she turns 17 before going to Lanayru), of course I suppose she is 117 by end of the game

@twadezelda3dsxl Only counts for you I'm afraid, it doesn't count for the article's author ;D

@JasmineDragon Of course I've met Daruk. Why do you ask?
EDIT: If you were talking about the accent conversation, Daruk has a very American-esque dialog, but that isn't and accent. He also has a gruff voice, but that too is not an accent. He has a nondescript accent.

When you talk about American accents, there are several but they are very distinctive, just like the various British accents. New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Texas, Carolina aka "Southern", California has quite a few but the "Surfer Dude" is a very popular stereotype. I think most of the english Breath of the Wild characters are nondescript accents with the exception of Sidon (which I think is Jamaican, but not 100% sure), Mipha which I think is British? and of course Zelda.

@twadezelda3dsxl It actually said "the first English voice actor for the character of Zelda in the series' history". The CDi games are spinoffs and not part of 'The Legend of Zelda' series. Fun fact, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is the only title in the series that is not actually named 'The Legend of Zelda'. To the best of my knowledge, no games (including the CDi titles) outside the series are named 'The Legend of Zelda'.

NoA has some really strange demographic targeting. They seem to attach all their very limited advertising to sporting events. You guys are saying they have learned how to advertise, I'm not sure that is true. Sports fans don't strike me as the type to watch the game then go play some Zelda.

@GravyThief I don't think there are any American accents in Breath of the Wild. Certainly none that I heard.

@GravyThief Those are the two I thought were the best. The Revali was a perfect fit for the personality, and the Daruk wasn't bad. Urbosa was also fairly good. I could barely understand Mipha, the voice was way too high pitch.

The accent doesn't work for Zelda. Summersett could have used her native accent and it probably would have been a better fit. I honestly think Zelda shouldn't have been voiced at all, she's just too iconic and everyone has an imagining of what she sounds like.

I do feel a bit sorry for Summersett, she seems like a good voice actress that just got put in the wrong role.

@BensonUii The last 15-20 of them I found with a guide. These were the ones at Hyrule Castle, which is a PITA to search in.

@Koudai1979 No, $20 USD (no idea if you aren't in the US), Yes.

@aaronsullivan Exploring and finding things interests me. Battling insanely difficult enemies does not. It's always been that way for me in every Zelda. The collections and the puzzles are the draw, not the fighting.

Doesn't seem like anything interesting in there. Trial By Sword is basically just the Cave of Trials, which I hated. Not interested in Hard Mode, the Korok mask is the most interesting thing there but I've already found all 900 of the little buggers (and I'm sure as heck not doing it again!).

Nothing in here tells me it's worth it's price,

What do you mean he doesn't have time for puzzles? He solved the puzzle, just not in the way anyone expected.

@Crono1973 I have no interest in the Switch actually. It's clear to me now that Nintendo is incapable of making a good system anymore and I'd rather seem them start putting their amazing titles on other platforms, like PC. So I'm hoping the Switch does fail at this point.

That said, I have a very logical and analytical mind, so I can see things objectively despite my distastes for them.

@Crono1973 My cat is more of a lion than my dog, but my cat isn't a lion.

The Switch may not be a handheld, but it certainly isn't a console and it is better off being thought of as a handheld. If the public perception is that the Switch is a console then it competes with XBox and Playstation and will lose miserably. If the perception is that it is a handheld it only really competes with the 3DS/2DS which is under Nintendo's control. Nintendo can choose to market it as a console, but they are fools for doing so.

Or you can take the whole "it's a hybrid" argument, but that just makes it an unknown as to whether such a market can succeed in the long term.

@OorWullie As I said, it doesn't matter what you call it. That's not the point. Have it your way, MK8D is a sequel not a port. I still don't think it will be significant at selling Switch systems.

@OorWullie Great! It's a primarily multiplayer game with a new single player campaign. Most people don't buy Splatoon for it's single player I'm afraid. MK8D has new tracks if I am not mistake, it's still a port, so how is that different from new maps that could have been added to the Wii U version? The fact is, it is the same game engine and the same basic content with minor tweaks and a few new maps, either Splatoon 2 is a port or MK8D isn't. But regardless of the name you choose to give it, It won't have a major effect on system sales in my opinion. That is where my concern lies, it's long time between Zelda and Mario with little significance in between. Maybe the ports will be enough to hold it's momentum, but I fear it will lose it like the Wii U did.

ACNL was just the start of what saved the system, I'm not saying that one game did so by itself. Being closely followed (at least in the Americas) by Pokemon XY contributed. But it was not selling well prior to that.

@westman98 That is a question we are ONLY asking about the Switch hardware itself. Stop trying to strawman this, I'm talking about Switch sales and only Switch sales. I was never talking about the game sales. I was talking about how the games would affect Switch sales, but pre-orders are no indicator of that, as I said. I will not argue against your strawman argument, it is a fallacy and a tactic of the ignorant.

Mario Kart 7 did not sell 3DS systems during the 2011 season, that was the problem. The damn thing nearly failed up until ACNL was released in 2012/2013. It's possible Switch could have a similar scenario, but it won't be from MK8D or Splatoon 2. But that in itself assumes the Switch loses momentum, which I don't know for certain that it will... I just don't see the prospects as good from Wii U ports.