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@Crono1973 The fact is, the Wii U is a dead console. Nintendo said it themselves. They need to instill confidence in their customers by ensuring they are sending all their development teams to develop for the Switch, especially in it's current state where there really isn't much to play. Part of the reason the Wii U generation was so poor is because you had to wait like, 4 months between every major release.

At this point Nintendo really should be going all hands on deck with the Switch instead of continuing to support the Wii U. I could understand wanting to continue with the 3Ds, but at least give us an ETA on the virtual console. There's so little to do on the Switch right now! lol

I still feel like Nintendo should have waited another 6 months or so to release the Switch. Right now it seems to be a mere port box, and the biggest reason to own one right now is naturally Zelda, which Im sure most people just went ahead and got on Wii U.

I'm surprised one of my biggest issues hasn't been addressed in the article: the fact that you can't fully power down the Switch while the console is docked.

I could do without the touchscreen for 2 reasons:

1. I wouldn't want developers to feel compelled to utilize off-screen play of ANY kind since it didn't work well for Wii U

2. It wouldn't add a single thing to the gameplay.

*Sure, games like Super Mario Maker wouldn't work on the Switch in that case, but its worth the trade-off. Too many forced gyroscopic and touch controls hindered my enjoyment with the Wii U

I can totally relate to your psychological method related to gaming. Im actually quite similar in that, I tend to enjoy the 'new' aspect of gaming. When I was younger id replay the same games tons of times. These days i get new games all the time and tend to refrain from retreading the same ground. Part of it is OCD, but another part could simply be habitual;]

Good article! Being a console gamer myself, I can safely say Im pretty overwhelmed with the idea of console refreshes this early on. I generally like to have to latest and greatest equipment, but its starting to get overwhelming this year since we're already looking at VR and possibly the NX

Im happy to be done with the wiimote. It had its place(and so did motion control), but Im more content pressing buttons. I barely ever use the gamepad these days.

Im not going to get all excited over screenshots because truthfully I have no idea what this game is. If its just a hack and slash like dynasty warriors than it 'could' be cool. Graphically it looks appealing, but id need to see some gameplay before I can decide. Definitely an interesting idea though.

I doubt Mario Kart will increase console sales if 3D world didnt already, but E3 might change peoples minds. Just sucks they arent having a press conference again this year.

I feel like touchscreens are horrible for most genres of games. Even though phones/tables are fast and they look cool, nothing will beat the convenience of buttons like on a handheld gaming console. Countless times have I see controller peripherals but then the phone loses its portability.

I think the gamepad was an awful idea from the start. Its too large, its got terrible battery life, AND it isnt even in high definition. Im not saying getting rid of it would "help", but it would at least drive down the price of the console and it would have a better focus on controls without the developers having to worry about off-screen support. If they NEED to have an off-screen experience they should have a companion app on a phone, or integrate the 3DS as an off-screen controller

Its great the big N still has some third parties to back them, but its like, come on. With the psn app and xbox smart glass you essentially can get that gimmicky second-screen experience from your smartphone. No one wants to look down at their controller while they play a hard core game. I know I dont. I love my wii u but the gamepads got to go. Ive seen few decent implementations such as with zombiu, but most games use it as an alternative to simply pressing the start button and viewing maps, menus and gadgets from the main pause screen. I certainly dont have a problem with it, so why does nintendo?

Its funny how ive never questioned the actual "gender" and randomness of the mario kart characters. We got turtles, girls, guys, monkeys and italian plumbers. The characters for this kart game looks pretty weird though. Looks like a bunch of animals broke out of the zoo.Could have had more interesting looking racers.

I kinda think the same way when I watch events like this. Any choreographed music in a game-industry award show needs to go away cause its annoying and it makes gamers look like mainstream morons. I personally try to avoid the mainstream and all that pop/rap/party crap...its like....stay out of our games lol

Given I have the trifecta of consoles(Xbox one, PS4, and Wii U), I can unmistakably agree with this article. ZombiU was an awesome Nintendo exclusive, and I felt their launch lineup(although weak) was still stronger than Sony and Microsofts.