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Re: Feature: One Month of Nintendo Switch - Five Improvements We Want to See

Mr_Zurkon

@electrolite77 Of the three systems you lumped together (Wii U/3DS/ Vita) only one has survived to what can be considered a typical life-span for a dedicated gaming device. Vita did well in Japan because of the Indie/Japanese market but that's it, it has become a niche machine for the part. Sony never delved the big games that they promised and Vita suffered for it. Wii U has been analyzed ad nauseam as to why it is dead before its time. That leaves the 3DS, it had pretty good 3rd arty support and enough of unique hook to get it succeed.

True, having one platform will help speed up and streamline development, but I am still skeptical they can carry the load themselves. I don't know how big Nintendo's various development teams are or how they compare to other studios though.

Nintendo seemed to think console games "on the go" is big deal given the Skyrim announcement. Personally I think having top tier games, sports titles included as I guess they fit in the AAA tent, available for anywhere play would be a very compelling case to get people to buy a Switch. Who knows, maybe I am an outlier in thinking that.

Re: Feature: One Month of Nintendo Switch - Five Improvements We Want to See

Mr_Zurkon

@electrolite77 So Switch will be relegated to secondary system status again. That is not a good place to be to ensure its long term success unless Nintendo can somehow pick up the slack themselves; an option they don't have the staff to do.

This is not a universal truth either: "Everyone has at least one box they can play them games on"