Nemodius

As Nintendo does not have a problem with L.A. Noire, I doubt anything this game brings will cause a stink, so yah, i say it's an 80% chance it will come to Switch un-edited

@Gerbwmu
pretty much, just like add-on disk system expansions to a base system was very quirky with the NES and the Satellite streaming game service for it also was crap and WAY TO $$$ !!!
hell, even the "Virtual Boy", TERRIBLE headache hell, but great idea

but you look at what they inspired today and realise how if they had not had those failures, would the current tech be as good or even re-released as soon as they were

@vitalemrecords
me and all my friends on my block and several more at my school who had WILL argue that

sorry if you got a bad one, or I did also mention it took major hand/eye, so maybe it just wasn't your cup of tea at that age

@Silly_G
most games that have over sexualized female characters are just...a popular way of distracting from a mediocre or worse game
lacking good gameplay, have a character walking around through the whole game with her bare ass hanging out of her thong, lacking story or graphics ??? who cares, all I see is those BARELY covered nipples,
and the weapon being suggestively between them

just an ok game ??? make them scream "YEA !!!" with 90% bare T&A

hmm......do you have to jump on her boobs three times to knock her back before hitting the button ???

"heh, heh, he said boobs"
"Yah, Yah, BOOBIES !!!, I Am The Great Hentai-olio, Popping Boobies Better Than Mario !!! YYYEEAAHHH "

@Haywired
never said it was made by Nintendo, I said "Nintendo Mindset" of making all sorts of nifties like Nintendo has always tried to do

@vitalemrecords
I did work, quite well if you set the sensor bar up just right and practiced, it took great hand/eye, but it worked just fine, you could actually do things on some games with it that gave you cheats and exploits because of how it worked, but it did work

ahead of it's time was never in dispute, typical Nintendo mindset, come up with lots of goodies, unfortunately didn't quite work, the NES had not just the powerglove, but the add-on disk system and a digital satellite service for streaming games (LOL, back in 87) but costs and/or usefulness of these things were just not viable at the time

I didn't care for R.O.B. at all, it was dumb as hell (for me)

yah, sorry all you folks who think Sega or TG-16 invented the add-on media system or someone else creating a remote streaming game service

@Pod
I know all that, that's what the Obi Wan Kenobi reference was about, but the price....with no wireless and battery, I would be willing to pay $30-$35 for a pair, but $25 for one ???
hell, Hori's wired generic Pro controller is only $20, & Nintendo's wireless NES Switch controllers are only $60, but, Hori don't even offer a second right side controller, so the total cost of those would be $50 if there was, so yah, it's very insulting to do such a half-a**ed job then try to convince customers it's special

WOW, a "D-Pad", it's like a million Switch owners had an orgasm at the same time and then were suddenly silenced....."

(when they saw the part "handheld mode only")
and then insult with a $25/per unit price tag

in the "current" version of the Switch, a VR headset is useless, the gyroscopic sensors are in the Joy-Cons, which to play you would have to leave on the unit and buy an extra set of controllers to play...

ok, the comparison with Azure Striker is like comparing Sonic Racing and Mario Kart, seemingly very similar, but after getting Azure Striker because I wanted a Mega Man experience, I found it's nothing like, other than appearance being mildly familiar, I will get MM 11 eventually, (probably use Azure Striker at GameStop to get some credit towards MM 11 LOL

oh, wait, what was that ???
I thought I just heard a pathetic attempt at a comeback by a 6 year old, no class, no intellect, knuckle dragging, mouth breather...

Hmmm...no, no way, that couldn't be, anyone who admires Obama enough to use a pic of the former president as his very own profile pic, MUST be a respectful and intelligent person and have some dignity and class....Right ???

or is Obama REALLY a true reflection of that person, geeze, how confusing ?!?!

FF 7 wasn't the first major falling out, Super Mario RPG caused a huge rift for a while too long before the PSX

not quite sure, but it wasn't quite clear or I may have missed it, but will they both be on one cart or two sold separately ???

well, their limited list aside...
100% chance:
Skyrim
Octopath Traveler
Axiom Verge

25% chance:
L.A. Noire
Mario + Rabbids

@Neofan99
hey, unless you're referring to the "lack of a private investigator", could you watch the language, out of courtesy, I could care less, but this is supposed to be a nice place to come and people of all ages and personas come here, yes, I see examples (and even say them on occasion, but out of respect, could you use some other adjectives or expletives in place of genitalia please

I don't know if this is joke or not, but if it's not, I'd like to ask a question, a question I don't know if it has been asked or not, so forgive me, but.........

if the games are region free anyway, importing it from Japan via Amazon or Ebay would be as easy as pie, since most of the U.I. is visual, most other people can figure out the more complicated things to change the language settings easy enough

so why whine that "it's not fair" ???

@VexingInsanity
when I said "updated graphics", I was just talking if needed, like FF 3 (aka FF 6) could be updated to Octopath Traveler type, Metroid Prime 1, could use a little cleaning, nothing dramatic, but yah, it would add a couple $$$,

but I also said people would be more willing to pay $400 for the six-pack than $350 for the one-pack, so they could recoup it very easily in sheer numbers

Some bundles I would rather see would be more for the solo players

Skyrim, Final Fantasy VII, Metroid Prime 4, Yoshi's Crafted World,
or better yet a special "Starter Package"
included would be one Switch game, perhaps Mario Odyssey, but also some throwbacks blanketing genre's so you see if you may like some other type games you would not have considered

Zelda: Skyward Sword, Metroid Prime 1, Super Paper Mario, Pokemon Black 2, Final Fantasy VI (all with updated graphics)
these would introduce players to not only different genre's, but also different playstyles and Santa Claus may be more willing to spend $400 on a bundle with 6 games than a $350 bundle with one game

just an idea

I will admit BEFORE I say anything, that I don't know anything about fortnight, so I will ask this.....
isn't Fortnight an online only play game, or can it be played off-line, (no internet or other local Switch's, just you) ???

@Cosats numbers being very misleading, if you figure 99 out of millions of public businesses whose names are known by more than one country, even being #99 on a list of names recognized in most every single country in the world is still pretty damn good,

I will neither speak for anyone else, nor will I be so vain as to try and push my views as the better or correct ones, what I say is just how I roll...

I do not "fear" an all digital world, my issue is more practical,
I like to own hard copies because I like to trade, sell, borrow, ect. if my systems go kaput, I don't want to be forced to register/unregister then redownload, ect.
I just want to throw it in and bam, if I don't feel like the game is worth keeping, I can sell/trade it, if I don't like it, (for used) I can take it back in a few days, I can rent or borrow to see if all the media hype and ads really are true or was it all bs and the game sucks (for me at least), I love going to game shops, yard sales and flea markets and online for used games and/or hard to find games, maybe I want to give one of my games to my kids.....unfortunately I can't transfer just one game over

buying digital is like getting a tattoo, once you buy it, you're stuck with it whether you like it or not, Nintendo also pretty bad about taking games off their list, I may not have know about a game at first, or maybe I just didn't have the money at the time, but too little to late, oh wait, GameStop still has, screw digital

I'm a practical person and digital at this point, it is NOT practical for a person like me

@rjejr
I think you keep misunderstanding me, I have agreed with most of your points, Nintendo won't give up on current Switch, they will evolve new Switch's, all I was saying is Nintendo forced Sony/Microsoft onto the same chessboard as them, a double edged sword, because now they have to be more proactive with gaming system abilities, Nintendo can't try to back off, it's done, they cannot close Pandora's Box or they WILL die and Mario will be bouncing around PS & XB systems from now on

@rjejr
I don't disagree at all about your points, but as I mentioned, Nintendo's portables had no real risk of people getting mad and dropping them for Sony portables, so yes, they went "Games Gone Wild" on the handheld section, and they admitted the screw up with the Mini Wii, but all the time, they were on a different level of competition with Sony/Microsoft, they weren't trying to be an on par competitor with their systems, they were still being....Nintendo, crazy, unique, nifty, ect.
But now, they opened up "Pandora's Box", they made themselves a real threat to Sony/Microsoft, the Console aspect is almost on level now being able to play bigger better games and now game makers are flocking to port their games to this new system as well as put out ones optimized for Switch, that combined with the "Hybrid" aspect of the console, it puts it over the ledge, and standing on the same level of the hill as the others,

Nintendo has forced themselves into a corner, Sony/Microsoft will have to evolve or risk dropping out, and when they do, Nintendo HAS to continue to be a major threat or die, because, when (not if) Sony/Microsoft go to the next level with their systems, Nintendo will not just be able to say "I give up" and hope to fall back on a handheld only market, Nintendo forced console and portable to become one, so Nintendo would not be able to compete as a handheld only company with far less powerful systems, the people will just flock to Sony/Microsoft to have their more powerful and portable cupcakes and eat them too,

Nintendo will end up like Sega, making Mario games for Sony/Microsoft if they slack off,
Nintendo opened up this can of worms, now they HAVE to deal with the consequences

ok, the fact that you can't play most of the games in handheld mode also adds to the "poop" aspect offline also

@rjejr
never said they would or wouldn't make a clamshell version, all I said was that a clamshell would be pointless & unrealistic for a "FULL SIZE" version...
*it could only go over the tablet/base section
*it would dramatically increase the thickness
*it couldn't cover/protect the controllers as they would need to remain removable
*a new dock would have to be designed for the increased thickness, killing backwards compatibility, and if docked to an older dock while open, it would actually be dangerous to itself since the part hanging out would have a greatly increased risk to catch on or knocked over by things (raising the hight also makes it balance unstable)
*unless the screen is going to be put on the top portion, all it would be is a cover, since the unit would need to stay wide, that would leave a huge empty space in the bottom area

I did however agree that if there was a "mini" version with permanently affixed controllers, a clamshell would be a realistic option, but NOT screen on top, again, same problem, a huge empty space on the bottom, you might think that since the controllers would be permanently affixed, they could move them inward and have the bottom portion be the controller section, however, the button configuration would become cramped and very uncomfortable as well as many games (and many more to come) rely on actively using touch screen and controls at the time, trying to hold the unit with one hand while you touch the upper screen with the other, knocking the unit around would also be extremely uncomfortable AND frustrating

an already foreseeable issue with a permanently affixed controller mini is, some games coming up cannot be played in handheld mode, Nintendo has made it clear that Mario Party for Switch requires tabletop/docked mode to be able to play the games, so you would have to shell out an extra $60-$80 for extra Joy-Cons to be able to
play some games

I never argued they would NOT make revisions/upgrades, just the timing, there is nothing wrong with this version that requires an overhaul really, just minor stuff, the rear stand, Joy-Con locking mechanism, sealing the sticks from dust/debris, ect., so making a form factor change 18-20 months after birth would be suicidal and with the looming threat that the next Sony and/or XB could be a "Hybrid" also, Nintendo will wait to find out what they would be bringing to the table before doing a major physical and function overhaul, so sure, there may be a bug and issue fixed "New" Switch come the next few months, but don't expect to see any big guns until 2020-2021

they almost had a monopoly on the portable market for many decades, and the several revisions of the GBA/DS/3DS didn't really have any real risk of business loss to the PSP's/Vita's, so playing with them was not an issue, but now, even though it is "portable", it is technically considered as a "console" that is in DIRECT competition with two major competitors, so Nintendo cannot afford to experiment and make half a dozen versions, each company is now watch-dogging each other like never before and now, system design evolution is a major game of chess, Nintendo has made the first move..."The Fried Liver Attack", so things are about to become VERY interesting

you know, I would pay a decent amount of money if this guy would take an old 3DS XL, and make a perfected Wii in it !!!
including the power plug and, wifi and sd card.

I love my wii, and I can rip the ISOs from my disks, but I see only awesome things if I could have that

@Cobalt
in a recent interview with Sony's John Kodera asking if the new PS5 will be a console or a "hybrid", he replied they have not yet decided and we are going to let the PS4 & Pro live a good life before we decide, you won't be seeing it until 2021 anyway

this was late September, any supposed "official" or "confirmed" reports of anything are rumor and supposition, so Dec/2019 ???
may be when they confirm what form factor it will take, other than that, don't hold your breath

and why do people keep asking for OLED ???
the benefits of OLED over others for screens this size are almost useless, the complete shutoff effect would only have a noticeable effect on contrast and crispness on larger screens like computers and tvs, even 8"+ tablets, but, the Switch could not take advantage of it, and the added price woul shoot it up to $400 easy, I don't think so

@Kriven the clamshell wouldn't work very well in dock mode, plus I'd really only be ok if it covered the analog sticks also, a "clamshell" design may be more feasible in the unlikely event they created a Switch Mini, the joycons would not be removable, so it could be a thing under that circumstance

@Slitth an intriguing idea, one I'd be interested in as a Wii owner also, but unfortunately since Nintendo stopped support of ALL kind for the Wii in Jan, and they are worming the Wii U out by 2020 completely also, that's a nifty idea that will not come to fruition

one of the reasons I liked the GBA SP & DS Lite was the clamshell design, helping protect the buttons and screen/s from harm during transport or non-use, the little light bar effect being nifty aside, it's not even all that attractive, the changes to the surface are not nice looking, clean maybe, ok or not bad, I'll accept, but "gorgeous" ???
they take away the DS game function, uhmmm......righty then. dumb !!!
heck, i also loved playing the games on the SP and Lite on the higher screen, now you can't even do that

anyway, since you can buy used, excellent condition DS Lites for around $20-$30, what are they bringing to the table that would make you pay the probable $40-$60 ???

I was worried, but after further examination, it seems ok, two holes for the cooling fan intake and only $13,
my only real request would be some rubber feet or pads on the bottom to reduce sliding, I would pay an extra $1 for that

Not exactly new or news, Nintendo as a video game company has been one of the most recognizable brand name around the world since the late 80's, come on Nintendo Life (and Liam Doolan), are you really scrounging for anything new to write so bad you have to resort to this ???

@rjejr
I was ok with the 3DS's getting larger screens, but, this is just perfect, the way it's designed, to expand the screen without expanding the unit, you would only gain about a third of an inch total, not worth it, and size wise, i don't want the unit getting any bigger, so I'm good with it as is

@PrincessBowsette
closer to 2020-2021, acording to Sony, the next PS "won't be seen untill 2021", so id count on the big change then

well, I have no issue with selling/trading games that i feel I will never play again, but I love playing, age doesn't always matter, so long as I enjoy it, so yah, I like to gain numbers and can't wait for more, there is no such thing as "too many games",

@Angelic_Lapras_King a USB hub will solve your issue, I would actually rather have a slendered dock and a slendered or compacted power supply, I have a great case, and it is very compact and holds lots of things, but it would be great if i could put my power supply and dock in it

@SMW what way do you mean "Wii compatibility"?

@Luigi_Skywalker if people want to hack or mod their Systems who cares, they are not borrowing or renting it, they own it, if i want to use it to play my mp3s or someone wants to make it so they can do whatever, who cares, no one's business

it was bound to happen, for better, for worse, eventually someone decides to go rogue and change things up, where will Zelda end up ???
Maybe it'll rock, maybe it'll drop like a rock into the Marianas Trench, I am a huge buff of Zelda and Metroid games since the beginning, I hated first person games, and mostly still do, but Prime kind of changed my mind, when Zelda first went 3D, I was sooooo worried, but I gave in and love it.

if they try to change up after BoTW, I might be willing to give it a shot, carefully, however, if they do try to make any that are too linear, taking away the "open world" part of the formula, I will probably NOT chance it

(I know this article seems out of date being from July/2013, but when it comes to the higher ups deciding what and how to make, this article will remain relevant even beyon 2025)

@bratzdoll I've run XBC2 handheld 90% of the time since I first got it and never had any problems or annoyances, curious

@Luigi_Skywalker GEEZUS Skywalker, LOL, "Thinner" ???
a little unappreciative don't you think ???

It's only around a half an inch as is, when separated, the controls are actually a little uncomfortable after a while because of how thin they are, lighter i can understand, smaller surface area, for some people sure, but thinner ??? it's only as thick as my pinky tip, damn, get realistic man : O

@Sakura Read post #181

Boy did Nintendo Life open up a can of worms with this thread

@Turbo857 I don't consider Bluetooth a power gripe, that is a practical item which i agree with, The Switch already has Bluetooth, but Nintendo "bricked" it from all use save for the controllers, the dumbest thing I've seen since the live action Super Mario Bros. movie

Hmmmm......what is that sound ???
I swear i hear singing again...

"In The Midnight Hour, They Cry MORE, MORE, MORE !!!
With A Rebel Yell Babe, They Cry MORE, MORE, MORE....MORE, MORE POWAH !!!!!!"

@Turbo857
it's not necessarily unrealistic to add about .40" to screen size by reducing the border area, the system would remain the same size and power consumption may only increase 5%+

@NEStalgia
on another thread, i had mentioned that Sony and XB are already just disguised and restricted P.C.s and trying to make more powerful base consoles will be pointless, they will want to charge more money, but the prices of gaming P.C.s & laptops have dropped, and they offer far more, so people will eventually stop buying those consoles in place of computers and the software makers will go where the money is, both Sony & Microsoft's gaming section is in danger if they can't bring anything new and unique to the table, like Nintendo does,