AyanamiReign

I think it looks like loads of fun. £40 though... Nope. When it's on sale I'll pick a copy up. Same goes for the £50 Bomberman game...

I think it could sell as well as the 3ds, maybe even better but certainly not as much as the Wii. Way too optimistic.
The PS4 has been selling incredibly well and hasn't hit that target.

Whilst his logic is correct for when the system is already out if you want to sell the console incredibly well when it launches you need more right now. Maybe they're fine with the approach of having less people day 1 and more later in the year for Splatoon or Mario, it makes more sense to me to capitalise on the launch hype though.

Pin badge from Shopto looks the best to me. It's still no US Master Edition though...

I'd like Bomberman to go with Zelda but not at that price. Same for 1, 2, Switch. Maybe if GAME happen to be offering them at a significant discount when I pick up my console... Like when I bought a PS4 Pro I could have bought 4 games at £20 each

The Switch should replace the 3DS line as it's a portable and home console. Plus the 3DS is embarrassingly low res compared to smart phones.
Bring Pokemon, Monster Hunter etc to Switch and it'll do incredibly well. If developers just continue to make games for the 3DS (as it's probably cheaper to) and don't support the Switch it won't go anywhere.
Make a portable-only, longer battery life edition of the Switch but don't go splitting the games up again... 1 Mario for Wii U, 1 for 3DS, 1 Mario Kart for Wii U, 1 for 3DS. You just end up competing with yourself.

The Switch should really be replacing both the Wii U and 3DS. It's both a home console and a handheld. I'm sick of amazing 3DS games being low res and always wanted the ability to play them on a big screen, like how Pokemon Stadium let you.

The price of the console is exactly where I expected it, actually I wouldn't have been surprised if it was £300 instead of £280. I also didn't expect to get the switch grip included so to me that's a plus.
I'm pretty sure it cost me a similar amount for the 3ds when that launched, though I did get mine imported from the US because region-locking.
The accessories cost a ridiculous amount though and certain games should be cheaper, which I think they will be soon enough.

£30 I'd have been okay with, more than that and I think I'll wait for a sale... Apart from buying Zelda, the Switch and a Pro controller I also really want Horizon Zero Dawn and Nier on PS4 so oh well.

No way I'm paying for online if it costs as much as ps+. Either it needs to be much cheaper or they need to make it worthwhile by giving us free games like Sony's offering does (usually 6 games a month!)

Man, the switch version looks worse than I thought from these two examples. It was inevitable really, even if the Switch is 3 years newer than PS4 it's a portable that's not super expensive.

Phew, I really want this game but at that price? I couldn't really justify it, would have waited for a sale.
Is... 1,2, Switch's price still unconfirmed?

So is this why Switch games/accessories are going to cost so much? Or is it just a case of 'launch prices are always high and will get lower'...

Is 1,2, Switch actually substantial? Because it doesn't look like it is... It just looks like a bunch of incredibly short minigames. Would have been cool included on the console but for £40, no way.
GAME has Bomberman for £60 and I don't think I can justify that even though I want it a lot.

I'm happy just getting Zelda. I want Bomberman too and I'll pick up Mario Kart, Arms, Splatoon, Mario Odyssey, Sonic Mania and Xenoblade.
That said, there is a surprising lack of 3rd party games/ports for the launch : S I guess after the Wii U developers are waiting to see if enough units sell for it to be worth it?
Or maybe it's harder than I assumed to port and scale existing PS4/XB1 games for the switch? Not that people want a ton of ports but it's what I'd have expected regardless...

Come on Region-Free Nintendo Switch. It bothered me so much how the 3DS wasn't...

I think they won't have enough stock at launch, so I'm glad I preordered from GAME after the reveal trailer. When they have more details I'm free to cancel and get my deposit back anyway, if I wanted to.

I'd rather Mario was delayed and Zelda was the launch title...

Urgh, I so wanted Zelda with the new console at launch, really hope we don't have to wait until the Summer.
Hope there's more Day 1 than that.

Well, I was expecting to ignore a bunch of other March releases in favour of Zelda but this way I can concentrate on Persona 5, Ni-Oh, Horizon: Zero Dawn etc etc
It'd be a real shame for the Switch, though if it launches with a new Mario, and Mario Kart/Smash/Splatoon ports that would be enough to sell it I think...

Was wondering why the Bayonetta one still hadn't come out... Well, I'll just have to keep being patient.
Wonder if they'll add any new characters to the Switch ver of Smash along with all the DLC...

For me it will just be the only Nintendo console I didn't buy since it's new Zelda game is going to be on it's successor as well.
A few other games are decent too but that's always been the system seller for me.
Bring on the Switch and Breath of the Wild!

"there are differences in the desired direction and the play-style of the Nintendo Switch and those of the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One"
I have no idea what they're getting at. With a pro controller and the Switch in it's dock it seems like you could port anything over from the PS4 or XB1? Also Street Fighter seems like a perfect fit for the Switch.

My money is on them releasing ports of Wii U games, then a proper sequel down the line if/when they've got something interesting to add to the series and change it up.
It's a smart move, who doesn't want a Mario Kart & Smash Bros as launch titles, they're both perfect for local multiplayer and to show off the Switch and get other people wanting one too. Plus releasing with too few games has been a massive problem for Nintendo before...

I preordered one instore from GAME with a £50 deposit (that's fully refundable once they know the price) the day after the trailer hit.

One of the best things about the Switch is the idea that they'll stop supporting the Wii U and the 3DS and concentrate on making games for one console.
Why would I want to play on my 3DS when I have the Switch, it's looking to be a much better replacement, assuming the battery life isn't atrocious .

Maybe that'll be fine for a digital library of old nes/snes/N64 games but you'd only fit about 2 modern games on one card... Then it'd end up like the Vita and having to buy new, expensive memory cards? : S
The Switch should be almost comparable to PS4/XB1, It's not unreasonable to think that games could be 50GB each after DLC+patches.

I hope this doesn't last long, I want the next Pokemon game on Switch!
The 3DS is old enough to abandon now surely...

This might actually explain the Mario Kart and Splatoon NS versions. Without a second screen no-one can do a lazy port of their Wii U title, they have to move all that stuff to the main screen/menu. If they're going that far I think they also chose to update the games in a few other ways, to increase the price since they had to put more time in.

I'm perfectly fine without the second screen. Did Bayonetta 2 use it for anything much? That's the only game I really want to see ported to NS