I have some concerns about the Nintendo Switch. They are:
1. If the rumors of a $300-$400 price tag and 3 hour battery life are true, it won't be worth buying as a pure handheld.
2. It's simply too weird to buy as a pure console. In the past I have supported innovation, but not to this point.
What I'd actually like at this point is a sort of console which is a slight upgrade in power from Wii U and similar to it, but plays Wii U and 3DS physical games.
Or a good handheld kind of like the New 3DS but a higher resolution and equipped for the higher resolution.
I also have concerns with just how long the third-party support will last. I want Madden on the console but way back when, EA made a single Madden game for Wii U and 3DS, respectively, then realized the money wasn't there, and stopped. No more Madden games on the systems after that.
Contrary to popular belief, the world doesn't want gimmicks. I go to another forum where people mostly game on PS4/XBox One and 90 percent of the forum say that if the next Nintendo console was simple, they would buy it. This amounts to the opinions of like 80 people. On a single forum.
Now don't get me wrong, innovation can be good. But innovative gimmicks should be an option, not a requirement. Just look at how XBox One does it with a standard controller and an Elite controller. The weird but decent Elite controller was never forced at all.
My biggest single dislike is the removable control sticks on the handheld. The fact they can be slipped off makes the maximum durability of the handheld less and overencourages you to follow the weird and unique ways of the system.
I'm pretty sure that Wii U games and such will be ported to the Switch through the Virtual Console, but I also worry the best ones, like Xenoblade X, will be overlooked.
Lastly, many games of our dreams, like a Mario Sunshine remake, may be on the new console, but most certainly could have been done on the existing one.
But we will see.
All this being said: I will be getting one. Just because a couple of family members are getting one and I will be able to swap games with them whenever I want to assuming they are fine with it.
It's a step in the right direction to release a new console considering the Wii U didn't sell well and has overpriced internals, but I liked the idea of a simple handheld which docks, better than the idea of a handheld that docks and does a million things controller wise. It just seems too confusing.
Some might ask "Are you a Nintendo fan Shane?" and the answer is I'm impartial to almost all platforms and sometimes get really tired of them all. However when the hardware is right, I will admit it.
1. If the rumors of a $300-$400 price tag and 3 hour battery life are true, it won't be worth buying as a pure handheld.
2. It's simply too weird to buy as a pure console. In the past I have supported innovation, but not to this point.
What I'd actually like at this point is a sort of console which is a slight upgrade in power from Wii U and similar to it, but plays Wii U and 3DS physical games.
Or a good handheld kind of like the New 3DS but a higher resolution and equipped for the higher resolution.
I also have concerns with just how long the third-party support will last. I want Madden on the console but way back when, EA made a single Madden game for Wii U and 3DS, respectively, then realized the money wasn't there, and stopped. No more Madden games on the systems after that.
Contrary to popular belief, the world doesn't want gimmicks. I go to another forum where people mostly game on PS4/XBox One and 90 percent of the forum say that if the next Nintendo console was simple, they would buy it. This amounts to the opinions of like 80 people. On a single forum.
Now don't get me wrong, innovation can be good. But innovative gimmicks should be an option, not a requirement. Just look at how XBox One does it with a standard controller and an Elite controller. The weird but decent Elite controller was never forced at all.
My biggest single dislike is the removable control sticks on the handheld. The fact they can be slipped off makes the maximum durability of the handheld less and overencourages you to follow the weird and unique ways of the system.
I'm pretty sure that Wii U games and such will be ported to the Switch through the Virtual Console, but I also worry the best ones, like Xenoblade X, will be overlooked.
Lastly, many games of our dreams, like a Mario Sunshine remake, may be on the new console, but most certainly could have been done on the existing one.
But we will see.
All this being said: I will be getting one. Just because a couple of family members are getting one and I will be able to swap games with them whenever I want to assuming they are fine with it.
It's a step in the right direction to release a new console considering the Wii U didn't sell well and has overpriced internals, but I liked the idea of a simple handheld which docks, better than the idea of a handheld that docks and does a million things controller wise. It just seems too confusing.
Some might ask "Are you a Nintendo fan Shane?" and the answer is I'm impartial to almost all platforms and sometimes get really tired of them all. However when the hardware is right, I will admit it.