gaming Do you think Nintendo Switch will fail or not?

[Luigi 7,870]

Honestly, it's looking more and more like it's going to succeed.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

I don't want it to, but Nintendo are seemingly doing everything they can to make sure it does. I definitely would want to try it, but I am still firmly against paid online services that don't make it worth your money, which is all the consoles nowadays. If it does, I don't even see Nintendo even surviving enough to even become a 3rd-party developer.

[TBD 17,256]

the game itself aren't so good these days so...what make them think the system will excite me?

[trademark2 485]

The switch is the only next gen system I am getting!

[Guest]

Personally, no. The Switch should be a success. It's really what the Wii U should of been (as my boyfriend said to me when it was first announced). The only problem I have is the lack of launch titles, compared to the Wii at the time. Then again, considering there's a major Zelda title coming out for it there and then upon launch, I have a feeling it will do well just by that.

[Tropico 226]

I think it will do better than wii u at least. 

 

while the launchs tittles are poor (except zelda, but just this one is a console-seller like Amimor said), for exemple 3DS launch was pretty poor too. and everyone said this was the definitive nintendoomed. and 6 years later 3DS is still super alive and this year will have lots of new games too. But also with wii u happened the opposite, so oops

 

Plus with switch theyre releasing big games every month at least this year. 

I think getting it by xmas will be a better choice. but that's happens with all platforms, not only nintendo. PS4 had shitty games too at launch.

 

But at least Sony has 3rd party support. I fear switch wont have them big AA(A) again.

 

So yeah, i can feel that 50/50 mixed feeling xD

Edited February 3, 2017 by Tropico

[S.F. 1,560]

I love the concept of the Switch - the home/portable console hybrid, but I probably won't get one. Like Xbox Live and PS+, the Switch needs a paid subscription to play online (after the free period) but unlike the other two services, it looks like rubbish value for money. I can just about justfiy XBL Gold as you get free games and good discounts each month, Nintendo's treatment of their online store has been abysmal, and unless their sub is really cheap, it's just not going to be worth it imo. Not being able to chat through the console and the 'free' (NES/SNES) games are removed from your account when the month is up, just shows how little Nintendo gets online services.

 

So, I'm in a weird position where I want it to come to the brink of failure, forcing Nintendo to change how they handle both their subscription services and online store - and if they do that, I would then want it to start doing really well (as I do ultimately want the hybrid idea to work).

[TheMisterManGuy 344]

No. For one thing, unlike the Wii U, the Switch isn't clumsily slapped together or badly designed. There are flaws sure, but as a whole, it feels like a well made, and attractive product. Another thing, is that Nintendo is making sure they avoid the Wii U's mistake of front loading the Switch with too many games at launch, and instead, has a major first party release lined up for almost every month this year, to maintain interest and reduce software droughts. Nintendo is also doing a much better job marketing the Switch, way better than the Wii U. Them getting a Super-Bowl commercial was something they would probably never do back in the Wii U days. Then there's the hardware itself. The Switch is a much simpler, easier to grasp concept than the Wii U is. It's versatile, but it never feels bloated or confusing. It's also way easier to develop for than it's predecessor, forgoing the outdated PowerPC Esspresso crap and needlessly complicated GPGPU nonsense in favor of much simpler hardware courtesy of Nvidia, that also supports nearly every modern engine under the sun from Unreal Engine 4, to Vulkan GL, Unlike the Wii U, which Nintendo only barely managed to get Unity running on it. 

 

Do I think it'll be an instant hit? Well no, not with that price and launch date, and the fact that it'll be pretty bare-bones at launch. But by the holiday season, I think it could be a huge success. 

Edited February 10, 2017 by TheMisterManGuy