01-21-2017, 12:25 PM
I'm going to wait... I mean yeah, I like the concept of the system, and Zelda looks great and all but well - Zelda also looks great on the Wii U.
And, the price is too high. Like, for a new console at the start of a cycle - maybe they would get away with it, but not at this point. I can get a PS4, with a game, for £200. £299 for just the system, and no game... pretty steep. And other consoles have a massive selection of games, while this has very little.
I mean 1-2-Switch looks like ass - who is going to be buying that for £50? Why is this not a pack-in - hell just have it pre-installed on the system.
Also, the fact that the joy-con grip isn't the charging version and that version cost £50 is madness. Hell the god damn dock cost £90. £90! As far as I know it's a piece of plastic that chargers and lets you play on your TV. How can that cost £90? If it was £20 having one for multiple TVs so you can just play your Switch in different rooms on the big screen would be nice.
The whole voice-chat app thing is also very disappointing. Specially for young kids who'd want to play with their friends and may not have a smart phone. And I'm just not sure how it works, like do people in my room just automatically join my chat, is it friends only - just not enough information out there. If it was voice-chat on the system but there is also a smart phone app - sure, that would be fine
And the biggest issue: the 3DS. Nintendo's biggest competition has always been Nintendo. I'm happy enough with Mario Kart, Mario 3D Land etc etc on my 3DS that I never needed a Wii U - the portable versions scratched that itch.
With this, I was assuming the 3DS would be gone. This would be it - the one Nintendo system. You want Mario? You get the Switch. Lots of money for Nintendo.
But well, then Fire Emblem got announced on the 3DS... so well... not a great business move?
And, the price is too high. Like, for a new console at the start of a cycle - maybe they would get away with it, but not at this point. I can get a PS4, with a game, for £200. £299 for just the system, and no game... pretty steep. And other consoles have a massive selection of games, while this has very little.
I mean 1-2-Switch looks like ass - who is going to be buying that for £50? Why is this not a pack-in - hell just have it pre-installed on the system.
Also, the fact that the joy-con grip isn't the charging version and that version cost £50 is madness. Hell the god damn dock cost £90. £90! As far as I know it's a piece of plastic that chargers and lets you play on your TV. How can that cost £90? If it was £20 having one for multiple TVs so you can just play your Switch in different rooms on the big screen would be nice.
The whole voice-chat app thing is also very disappointing. Specially for young kids who'd want to play with their friends and may not have a smart phone. And I'm just not sure how it works, like do people in my room just automatically join my chat, is it friends only - just not enough information out there. If it was voice-chat on the system but there is also a smart phone app - sure, that would be fine
And the biggest issue: the 3DS. Nintendo's biggest competition has always been Nintendo. I'm happy enough with Mario Kart, Mario 3D Land etc etc on my 3DS that I never needed a Wii U - the portable versions scratched that itch.
With this, I was assuming the 3DS would be gone. This would be it - the one Nintendo system. You want Mario? You get the Switch. Lots of money for Nintendo.
But well, then Fire Emblem got announced on the 3DS... so well... not a great business move?