I grew up with Nintendo - the first console I owned as a kid was the original NES. Ever since, I have bought every Nintendo home console on day one. I guess you could consider me a Nintendo fanboy.
I always follow gaming news and have been following the whole launch saga of the Switch. This will be the first Nintendo home console I do not buy on day one. Here are my reasons:
The Wii U was a big disappointment to me. It had some great games, don't get me wrong, but it felt very forgotten about. The Wii U controller usually felt like an afterthought and was mostly used for menus. Nintendo (not surprisingly) abandoned it very quickly, which has caused me to lose some faith in Nintendo.
The Switch launch lineup is the weakest of any launch lineup I have ever seen. The only strong game is Zelda, and I can play the exact same game on my now abandoned Wii U.
The price. As per usual, I feel like Nintendo is overpricing their console launch. I get there are extras (the controllers, dock, etc. etc.), but from a Spec standpoint, the tablet sounds like an nVidia Shield tablet, which you can buy for $200 or less. As most have said, the sweet spot would have been $249 just for the hardware, and $299 with a pack in.
It feels odd to not be buying the system day one, but I am taking a wait and see approach this time. I don't want to feel like I wasted my money like I did with the Wii U.
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Re: Feature: Reflecting on Time Spent With the Nintendo Switch
I grew up with Nintendo - the first console I owned as a kid was the original NES. Ever since, I have bought every Nintendo home console on day one. I guess you could consider me a Nintendo fanboy.
I always follow gaming news and have been following the whole launch saga of the Switch. This will be the first Nintendo home console I do not buy on day one. Here are my reasons:
The Wii U was a big disappointment to me. It had some great games, don't get me wrong, but it felt very forgotten about. The Wii U controller usually felt like an afterthought and was mostly used for menus. Nintendo (not surprisingly) abandoned it very quickly, which has caused me to lose some faith in Nintendo.
The Switch launch lineup is the weakest of any launch lineup I have ever seen. The only strong game is Zelda, and I can play the exact same game on my now abandoned Wii U.
The price. As per usual, I feel like Nintendo is overpricing their console launch. I get there are extras (the controllers, dock, etc. etc.), but from a Spec standpoint, the tablet sounds like an nVidia Shield tablet, which you can buy for $200 or less. As most have said, the sweet spot would have been $249 just for the hardware, and $299 with a pack in.
It feels odd to not be buying the system day one, but I am taking a wait and see approach this time. I don't want to feel like I wasted my money like I did with the Wii U.