Nintendo is using the Switch to merge their handheld and home console markets, IMO. When the DS came out, they explicitly stated that it wasn't replacing the Gameboy line, but we know how that went.
If Nintendo is going to replace the 3DS with the switch they would likely not have marketed it as a home console first, they would have marketed it as a mobile console first and saved themselves the headache of having it compared to the XB/PS. To do otherwise would be pretty stupid.
The system sold well because of BOTW.
I lined up and bought it on launch day. I’m saying I want a non-portable version because I don’t use it that way and I’d prefer not being concerned with battery health and wear. Other people buying it for portability is completely irrelevant to my desire. Heck, I took it on a month-long vacation to Thailand and Japan in May/June and didn’t turn it on once because it was just too risky and awkward... even on a plane. It does not fit me as a portable.You guys asking for non portable versions are missing why the system is selling so well.
Imma cut you off right there. The reason for its successful launch was BOTW, but that still didn't stop the mountain of doubt on the near future of the system that still occured at the same time. Also, I sold a LOT of switches this Christmas, but VERY LITTLE Breath of the wild. Zelda hasn't been the systems seller for a few months now. What I DO find is a lot of users who are appreciating the versatility of the system. When the Switch first came out I was one of those who doubted its portability. I figured the added thickness and battery life would be a huge turn off, as well as the lack of ruggedness the 3ds has. Nintendo still won't label it the successor to the 3ds but one thing stands out, a LOT of people are buying switch versions of games so they can have a portable version. (also of note, alot of the switches popularity is also a nintendo hallmark, split screen gaming. It would make or break a games sale for parents this holiday. )
How ever I digress, the 2ds shows that nintendo is willing to bring out budget versions of a game system and deleting the screen would be a perfect way to do that.
I don't buy that people bought a Switch so they could play dinky Steam games on the go.
Thankfully what you think is irrelevant. I myself am kinda sorta on the fence if I was tasked with buying an inferior version of the game just for portability. But like there is this major oldschool rpg style game coming up on all the systems very soon that used retro graphics and I would hit up something like that on a switch vs others because the graphics would be the same.
My wife had a procedure done at the hospital yesterday and I was in the waiting room for like 90 minutes. Wanna know what I did?You guys asking for non portable versions are missing why the system is selling so well.
Lol I bought that game last week and it's fun but no, I did not buy the Switch to play indie games on the go. I bought a Switch to play Zelda and Mario on my big screen TV.Yeah everyone bought a Switch to play Steamworld Dig.
Yeah everyone bought a Switch to play Steamworld Dig.
Yea cause that was the only game out on switch.
The game I was referring to above was Lost Sphear, a new game coming out from Square / Tokyo RPG Factory and will be a testament to games that are on equal footing among all the platforms except that on switch, it is portable.
Well...yeah. You could say that about any Nintendo system. About Nintendo as a company in general since 1985. It's not exactly a mark against Nintendo that two of the most popular and influential game franchises of all time are exclusive to their consoles.What is selling the switch these days is Mario. If Zelda and Mario were absent they would not have sold that many at all.
Well...yeah. You could say that about any Nintendo system. About Nintendo as a company in general since 1985. It's not exactly a mark against Nintendo that they have two of the most popular and influential game franchises of all time are exclusive to their consoles.
They're the foundation of the Switch's appeal. But they still have a good amount of games and the functionality of the system itself as a hybrid home console/portable to add to the appeal of the system. It isn't just about Mario and Zelda.
The WiiU had a lot of great Nintendo exclusives but the console as a whole was just a mess. The Switch advances on what was a big appeal of the WiiU, off TV console play, with a great year one lineup. My biggest worry is that since year one literally had a good amount of awesome games, year two so far is not looking as good as year one.
The WiiU had a lot of great Nintendo exclusives but the console as a whole was just a mess. The Switch advances on what was a big appeal of the WiiU, off TV console play, with a great year one lineup. My biggest worry is that since year one literally had a good amount of awesome games, year two so far is not looking as good as year one.
The WiiU had a lot of great Nintendo exclusives but the console as a whole was just a mess. The Switch advances on what was a big appeal of the WiiU, off TV console play, with a great year one lineup. My biggest worry is that since year one literally had a good amount of awesome games, year two so far is not looking as good as year one.
The game I was referring to above was Lost Sphear, a new game coming out from Square / Tokyo RPG Factory and will be a testament to games that are on equal footing among all the platforms except that on switch, it is portable.
I saw that game on Steam. It's a $40 game that looks more like an indie game that would normally sell for about $20.